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DC Chipotle Locations Expecting ICE Inspections

Weeks after hundreds of burrito-makers in Minnesota were laid off thanks to a federal immigration probe, the investigation's focus has shifted to the Washington area. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has served Chipotle with inspection notices for all 59 of its restaurants in DC and Virginia - meaning more potential firings for those workers who can't prove their documentation.

NBCWashington talks to Kathy Doan of the Capital Area Immigrant's Rights Coalition, who says that, "ICE realized they were getting a lot of bad publicity with construction site raids, so they switched to this."

» Chipotle Facing Illegal Immigration Crackdown [NBCWashington]

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