Opinion ID: 751803
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Heading: The Government's Investigation of Klehm's Employees

Text: 6 In January of 1995, Thomas Merchant (Merchant), an agent with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), received information from an undocumented alien and former employee of the Klehm Nursery, Hugh Phillips (Phillips), that Klehm was harboring and employing illegal aliens. As a result, the INS initiated a three month investigation of Klehm's operations. 7 On March 16, 1995, search warrants were executed at the houses where the workers resided, Klehm's home, and the nursery. The agents arrested a total of 30 illegal aliens, 27 of whom were employees of Klehm's between July of 1994 and March of 1995. 1 The agents also seized numerous counterfeit Alien Registration Receipt cards, expired Temporary Receipt Cards and counterfeit social security cards.