I-9 DHS fines grid

To regularize fine setting among I-9 auditors nationwide, in 2009, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano held an employer summit in Washington, D.C. at which the Department announced that it would apply the following guidelines in assessing civil money penalties against employers charged with I-9 errors:

Substantive / Uncorrected Technical Violation Fine Schedule

After the base fine rate is set for all I-9 errors detected in the employer's production, ICE auditors then apply the following formulas to aggravate or mitigate the base fine amount:

Enhancement Matrix

For more details on fines, see ICE's Form I-9 Inspection Overview