NCAE webinar to prepare ag industry for ICE raids

The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) is scheduling the next installment of its educational webinar series to prepare America’s agricultural community for potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.

The interactive webinar, ICE, ICE, Maybe?, will begin at 3:00 ET on Feb. 27. It will be led by Chris Schulte, a partner at Fisher Phillips. Schulte will review actionable steps that agricultural operations can take to prepare for ICE and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) actions.

Attendees will engage in interactive Q & A and are encouraged to submit their questions upon registration. NCAE is encouraging people to register for the ICE, ICE, Maybe webinar as soon as possible to secure a spot.

“America’s agricultural community depends upon a reliable and skilled workforce, much of which is made of hardworking people from Mexico and Central America,” Michael Marsh, NCAE’s president and CEO, said in a news release. “Farmers and ranchers nationwide must prepare to encounter this activity and prepare their agricultural operations and workforce to avoid penalties, liabilities or losses.”

Participants will be eligible to receive one Professional Development Credit from the Society for Human Resource Management upon completion of the webinar.

NCAE is a national trade association focusing on agricultural labor issues from the employer’s viewpoint.