E-Verify flaws exposed after ICE raid at Phoenix sports grill
Jan 28, 2026·Location: Phoenix, AZ

An ICE raid at Zipps Sports Grill in Phoenix revealed weaknesses in the E-Verify employment verification system. Kitchen manager Diego Gonzalez-Rosales admitted to overseeing the hiring of mostly undocumented workers using fraudulent documents at the restaurant chain.
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