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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Upscale burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc faces a wider probe of its hiring by immigration officials, after the company came under scrutiny in Minnesota and had to fire workers.
Chipotle has received U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "notices of inspection" for restaurants in Washington, D.C., and Virginia, co-Chief Executive Monty Moran told Reuters on Friday.
The new notices follow ICE inspections of the restaurant chain's Minnesota employees. Labor leaders say as many as 700 Chipotle workers were subsequently fired after their eligibility for legal employment in the United States could not be verified.
The company, which operates more than 1,000 restaurants, mostly in the United States, declined to say how many Minnesota workers were fired.