Immigrant and Employee Rights Section

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government agency section of the U.S. Department of Justice

The Immigrant and Employee Rights Section is a unit of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal laws protecting workers from employment discrimination based on citizenship status or national origin.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Immigrant and Employee Rights Section canonical	3
Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division	2
Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T241377 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section
Context triple: [Civil Rights Division, hasPart, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section]

A. Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
The Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights is a Chicago City Council body that focuses on policies, protections, and services affecting immigrants and refugees in the city.
B. Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor is a federal agency responsible for enforcing federal labor standards, including minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor protections, and related workplace laws.
C. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is a U.S. government office that promotes and monitors human rights, democratic governance, and labor rights around the world as part of American foreign policy.
D. Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety
The Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety is a panel of the U.S. Senate that focuses on immigration policy, naturalization issues, and border security matters.
E. Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
The Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board is an independent adjudicatory body that reviews and decides appeals of federal workers’ compensation claims under the U.S. Department of Labor’s jurisdiction.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section
Target entity description: The Immigrant and Employee Rights Section is a unit of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal laws protecting workers from employment discrimination based on citizenship status or national origin.

A. Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
The Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights is a Chicago City Council body that focuses on policies, protections, and services affecting immigrants and refugees in the city.
B. Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor is a federal agency responsible for enforcing federal labor standards, including minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor protections, and related workplace laws.
C. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is a U.S. government office that promotes and monitors human rights, democratic governance, and labor rights around the world as part of American foreign policy.
D. Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety
The Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety is a panel of the U.S. Senate that focuses on immigration policy, naturalization issues, and border security matters.
E. Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
The Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board is an independent adjudicatory body that reviews and decides appeals of federal workers’ compensation claims under the U.S. Department of Labor’s jurisdiction.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ section of the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
abbreviation	IER ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employerType	federal executive branch ⓘ
enforces	8 U.S.C. § 1324b ⓘ anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
formerName	Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices ⓘ
handles	claims of citizenship status discrimination in firing ⓘ claims of citizenship status discrimination in hiring ⓘ claims of citizenship status discrimination in recruitment ⓘ claims of citizenship status discrimination in referral for a fee ⓘ claims of discriminatory I-9 and E-Verify practices ⓘ claims of national origin discrimination in firing ⓘ claims of national origin discrimination in hiring ⓘ claims of national origin discrimination in recruitment ⓘ claims of national origin discrimination in referral for a fee ⓘ claims of retaliation for asserting rights under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b ⓘ claims of unfair documentary practices in the employment eligibility verification process ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
languageOfService	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalAuthority	federal law of the United States ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mission	to ensure equal employment opportunities for work-authorized individuals regardless of citizenship status or national origin ⓘ
parentOrganization	U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Justice
partOf	Civil Rights Division ⓘ
practiceArea	civil rights law ⓘ employment discrimination law ⓘ immigration-related employment law ⓘ
protectedGround	citizenship status ⓘ national origin ⓘ
protects	U.S. citizens ⓘ asylees ⓘ certain non-citizens authorized to work in the United States ⓘ lawful permanent residents ⓘ refugees ⓘ
responsibility	conduct outreach and education on worker rights ⓘ investigate charges of immigration-related employment discrimination ⓘ litigate cases of immigration-related employment discrimination ⓘ protect workers from employment discrimination based on citizenship status ⓘ protect workers from employment discrimination based on national origin ⓘ provide guidance to employers on anti-discrimination requirements ⓘ resolve charges through settlement or litigation ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
website	https://www.justice.gov/ier ⓘ
worksWith	Department of Homeland Security ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Homeland Security Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (historical continuity) ⓘ linked to: Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Civil Rights Division → hasPart → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section ⓘ

Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices → successor → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division ⓘ

linked to: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section

Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices → renamedAs → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section ⓘ

IER → fullName → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section ⓘ

Form I-9 → enforcementAgency → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ

linked to: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section

Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer → hearsCasesFrom → Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division ⓘ

linked to: Immigrant and Employee Rights Section

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