2026 Immigration Enforcement, Expansion of Detention Facilities and Other Policies!

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HRCI & SHRM Approved Webinar | Credit Hours = 1.5 CEUs

Overview:

In early 2026, U.S. immigration enforcement had intensified significantly under a second Trump administration, focusing on high-intensity interior raids, increased worksite enforcement, and mass deportation strategies. ICE is expanding detention capacity to over 100,000 beds, with increased activity in communities and at workplaces, particularly in construction. Data published by ICE in February 2026 shows a 40 percent increase in arrests nationwide in the first month alone compared to January 2025.

The ICE expansion comes alongside announcements of new immigration policies intended to streamline removal proceedings and reduce backlogs. However, legal experts warn these changes could exacerbate vulnerabilities for many immigrants, especially in regions like North Carolina and Florida, where community ties are strong, but resources are limited.

What will You Learn:

  • What the changes are in immigration enforcement for 2026
  • What industries have been impacted by immigration enforcement
  • What aggressive crackdowns are being used for arrests and deportation
  • What the training is for ICE and Border Patrol agents
  • What the impact is for the future elections based on the actions of ICE officials
  • How the community is responding to the establishment of detention centres
  • What new policies are being enforced for arrest and deportation
  • How the courts are reacting to the current Administration's role with immigrants and their children

Why You should Attend:

The current administration is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

The current Administration surged immigration agents into major U.S. cities, where they swept through neighbourhoods and clashed with residents. While federal agents this year conducted some high-profile raids on businesses, they largely avoided raiding farms, factories, and other businesses that are economically important but known to employ immigrants without legal status. ICE is transitioning away from private contractors to manage its own facilities, with plans to consolidate into around 34 large facilities nationwide. Massive warehouses are being purchased, including sites in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and near El Paso, Texas, designed to hold 5,000–10,000 individuals each.

Who should Attend:

  • All Employers
  • Business Owners
  • Company Leadership
  • Compliance professionals
  • HR Professionals
  • Managers/Supervisors

SHRM -

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HRCI -

This webinar has been approved for 1.5 HR (General) re-certification credit hours toward California, GPHR, HRBP, HRMP, PHR, and SPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the activity. It means that this activity has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for re-certification credit.

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Margie Faulk
HR Compliance Officer

Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public, Non-profit sectors and International compliance. Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.

Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, OSHA compliance, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.

Margie’s unique training philosophy includes providing free customized tools for all attendees. These tools are customized and have been proven to be part an effective risk management strategy. Some of the customized tools include the I-9 Self Audit. Correction and Storage program, Ban the Box Decision Matrix Policy that Employers can provide in a dispute for allegations, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance Guide, Drug-Free Workplace Volatile Termination E-Book and other compliance program tools when attendees register and attend Margie’s trainings. Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).