An Interview with William Riley
Former ICE Assistant Special Agent in Charge Discusses Enforcement Strategies
An interview series from the Center for Immigration Studies. In this series, the Center talks with former government officials, academics and pundits about their experience and thoughts on various immigration policy issues.
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Bill Riley is the Business Development and Worksite Program Manager for the Guidepost Solutions/ICS Consulting, LLC. team. Prior to joining ICS Consulting LLC, Mr. Riley was an Assistant Special Agent in Charge at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Philadelphia office. Mr. Riley was a Special Agent for 20 years with both ICE and the Immigration and Naturalization Service having worked in New York City, Washington, DC and Chicago.
Over his 20 years as a Special Agent, Mr. Riley conducted and supervised investigations focused on immigration benefit and document fraud, counter-terrorism, human smuggling and trafficking, worksite enforcement, and student/school compliance.
During his time as an investigative agent, Mr. Riley served as the Acting Executive Director for ICE's Office of State and Local Coordination. He implemented the expansion of the 287(g) program and testified before the House Homeland Security Committee regarding the improvements being made to the 287(g) program.
Mr. Riley also served as ICE's first national Unit Chief for Worksite Enforcement. While in this role, Mr. Riley developed the ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE), created the current ICE auditing program and helped develop the worksite enforcement Special Agent advanced training program.
Mr. Riley holds a Bachelor's of Science degree from Philadelphia University.
Table of Contents
Why is Worksite Enforcement Important?
How were ICE Employer Raids Conducted?
What Happens in an ICE Employer Audit?
What are the Penalties for Non-Compliant Employers?
What is the Most Effective Worksite Enforcement Strategy?
Is E-Verify Helpful?
How Does ID Theft Happen and How Can ICE Address It?
What is an IMAGE Certification?
What are No-Match Letters and How Can ICE Use Them?
How Can Employers Avoid Problems?
An Introduction to Bill Riley
Why is Worksite Enforcement Important?
How were ICE Employer Raids Conducted?
What Happens in an ICE Employer Audit?
What are the Penalties for Non-Compliant Employers?
What is the Most Effective Worksite Enforcement Strategy?
Is E-Verify Helpful?
How Does ID Theft Happen and How Can ICE Address It?
What is an IMAGE Certification?
What are No-Match Letters and How Can ICE Use Them?
How Can Employers Avoid Problems?
