Oregon Public Broadcasting

Last year, ICE -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- changed tactics in its crackdown on illegal immigrants in the workforce. Instead of high-profile raids on workplaces, ICE chose audits of employers' files. Those audits would show who was working illicitly, and could result in the firing of the employees. But a Houston Chronicle story shows that based on documents obtained from ICE, almost no punishment is directed at the employers. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to reporter Susan Carroll about her story.