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Associated Press - November 20, 2009 5:15 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal immigration officials say five Vermont dairy farms are being asked to provide records proving their workers are legal. But the names of the farms aren't being released.
The farmers were targeted as part of a national crackdown on employers by federal officials.
There had initially been fears among Vermont's dairy farming community that many others had been asked to provide documentation for their workers.
Gillian Brigham, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, part of the Homeland Security Department, says that's not true, it's only five notices of inspection that have been served.
The federal immigration agency plans to audit the hiring records of 1,000 employers as part of a national effort against businesses suspected of using immigrant workers who have entered the country illegally.
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