Immigrant and Employee Rights Section explained

The Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, Civil Rights Division (formerly the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC)), in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, is responsible for enforcing the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which protects US citizens and certain other individual from discriminations based on their citizenship or immigration status. It is headed by a Special Counsel, appointed by the President for a four-year term and confirmed by the Senate.

The Immigrant and Employee Rights Section was established as OSC in 1986 by the IRCA, changing its name to Immigrant and Employee Rights Section effective January 18, 2017.^[1]

Special Counsels

• Lawrence J. Siskind (1987-1989)
• William Ho-Gonzalez (-1997)^[2]
• John D. Trasvina (1997-2001)^[3]
• Juan Carlos Benitez (2001-2004)^[4]
• William Sanchez (2004-2007)^[5]
• Patrick P. Shen (2007-2009)^{[6] [7]}

As of August 2017, the position of Special Counsel is vacant.^[8]

External links

• • Reagan's signing statement for the IRCA

Notes and References

1. Web site: Overview of the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section. 6 August 2015.
2. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=53985&st=William+Ho-Gonzalez&st1=
3. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=79081&st=special+counsel+for+immigration&st1=
4. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=80992&st=special+counsel+for+immigration&st1=
5. http://www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/ircaempverif/irca062.htm Senate confirms William J. Sanchez as OSC special counsel
6. Web site: Executive Nominations and Confirmations: 110th Congress . judiciary.senate.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080915222919/http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/110thCongressExecutive.cfm . 2008-09-15.
7. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=83801&st=special+counsel+for+immigration&st1=
8. Web site: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section. 5 August 2015.