DeSantis Admin Threatens to Suspend Licenses of Businesses Not Checking For Illegal Alien Employees

DeSantis Admin Threatens to Suspend Licenses of Businesses Not Checking For Illegal Alien Employees
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas on Nov. 19, 2022. Wade Vandervort/AFP via Getty Images
Ryan Morgan
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The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), an office led by an appointee of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, sent letters to six Florida businesses, warning that their business licenses could be suspended for failing to verify that their employees are legally residing and working within the United States.

The DEO letters specifically flagged the businesses for failing to comply with E-Verify reporting requirements. E-Verify is a federal system established by the Department of Homeland Security that enables businesses to check that their employees are U.S. citizens or can otherwise legally work within the United States.

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