Chipotle restaurants in Virginia under suspicion for hiring illegal aliens

On Monday, the Chipotle restaurant chain confirmed to the Washington Examiner that they have received “notices of inspection” from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, in regards to 60 Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants throughout Virginia and Washington D.C.

Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold told the newspaper: “The unfortunate part of the system is that it puts companies in a very difficult position. On one hand, we must comply with ICE requirements to verify the status of every employee we hire, but we must do that without discriminating and violating the mandate of the Department of Justice."

Arnold continued: “As for why ICE is picking on Chipotle, that is a better question to ask ICE.”

In December 2010, Chipotle fired hundreds of workers from several locations in Minnesota, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement began an investigation into the immigration status of the restaurant chain’s workforce.

Illegal alien workers were fired at locations in downtown Minneapolis (Skyway and Seven Corners), Golden Valley, Coon Rapids, Richfield, Stillwater and Hudson, Wis.

Chipotle has over 1,000 locations across the country and recorded a net income of $126 million in 2009.

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