Design and Operational Tweaks That Can Simplify Responding to ICE raids

With immigration crackdowns continuing in restaurants across the U.S., restaurateurs can’t afford to be reactive about preparing for ICE actions - and they haven’t been. When Siembra NC launched its Fourth Amendment Workplace initiative to help businesses know their rights in the event of federal agents coming onsite, F&B venues made up about a quarter of those who signed on in the first few weeks.

At this point, owners and managers might be wondering what more - or what else - they should be doing to optimize ICE preparedness and customer service simultaneously. In working with dozens of restaurants, here are the musts, the “maybes” and the “not right nows” for restaurant managers navigating the issue.

How many major operational or design changes may be required in the near future?No need to start setting aside CapEx dollars. When it comes to design, extensive renovations aren’t needed, the human aspect is, however. While there may be a few line items that need to be…