No. Although it is illegal for employers to knowingly hire you if you are not authorized to work in the United States, you still have many of the same workplace rights as a documented worker, including: The right to organize: It is illegal for an employer to punish or threaten you for organizing to improve your work conditions. The right to be paid: You have the right to be paid minimum wage and overtime. If you do not receive all of your pay for time you actually worked, you can recover that pay. The right to be free from discrimination: It is illegal for an employer to discriminate against or harass you based on such characteristics as race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, or sex. The right to be safe on the job: You are protected by workplace health and safety protections. The right to remain silent: After you have been hired, you have the right to remain silent when your employer or anyone else asks about your immigration status. At most, you may be denied back wages or reinstatement as a remedy for the period for which you were not working due to being illegally fired (but not for time which you actually worked), based upon a U.S. Supreme Court decision concerning an undocumented worker who was fired for helping to organize a union. It is against the law, in most cases, for your employer to report or threaten to report you to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (formerly known as the Immigration and Nationality Service (INS)) because you opposed unlawful employment practices. If your employer appears to have acquired information about your unauthorized status after you complained of an unlawful employment practice, the government agency investigating your complaint will also attempt to determine whether your employer's purpose in finding out information about your immigration status was to retaliate against you. Any person facing deportation, whether as a result of incidents occurring at work or not, should consult immediately with a lawyer who specializes in immigration law, as this is a serious and complex legal issue beyond the scope of the information provided by this website.