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Photo: Charles Reed, Associated Press
ICE makes arrests during a targeted enforcement operation in Los Angeles.
ICE makes arrests during a targeted enforcement operation in Los Angeles.
Photo: Charles Reed, Associated Press
ICE officers detain a suspect during an enforcement operation on February 7, 2017 in Los Angeles.
ICE officers detain a suspect during an enforcement operation on February 7, 2017 in Los Angeles.
Photo: CHARLES REED, AFP/Getty Images
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Thomas Homan speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Thomas Homan speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C.
Photo: Susan Walsh, Associated Press
Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan answers a question at a public forum in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.
Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan answers a question at a public forum in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.
Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after a predawn raid that failed to capture their target, in Riverside, Calif., June 22, 2017.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after a predawn raid that failed to capture their target, in Riverside, Calif., June 22, 2017.
Photo: MELISSA LYTTLE, NYT
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers, in search of 32-year-old Hugo Medina, question his mother Magdalena Medina, 69, about his whereabout in a morning raid on his residence in Riverside.
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers, in search of 32-year-old Hugo Medina, question his mother Magdalena Medina, 69, about his whereabout in a morning raid on his residence in Riverside.
Photo: Irfan Khan, LA Times Via Getty Images
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations unit raid to apprehend immigrants without any legal status and who may be deportable in Riverside.
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations unit raid to apprehend immigrants without any legal status and who may be deportable in Riverside.
Photo: Irfan Khan, LA Times Via Getty Images
An officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement stands guard during an early-morning raid on a house in Riverside, Calif., June 22, 2017.
An officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement stands guard during an early-morning raid on a house in Riverside, Calif., June 22, 2017.
Photo: MELISSA LYTTLE, NYT
ICE workplace sweep hits Northern California
Federal immigration agents raided 77 businesses in Northern California this week, demanding proof that their employees are legally allowed to work in the United States, officials said Thursday.
The businesses were given three working days to comply with the order, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said.
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It was believed to be the largest such localized sweep of workplaces since President Trump took office. Thomas Homan, the agency’s interim director, has called for a large increase in such raids in recent months.
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ICE did not identify any of the businesses its agents raided in the Bay Area and Sacramento region Monday through Wednesday. Agents made no immediate arrests, ICE said.
Hamed Aleaziz is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: haleaziz@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @haleaziz