Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has levied a staggering $700,000 fine on a Tennessee-based Christian trucking company. The incident has sent shockwaves through conservative circles, raising concerns about the overreach of the federal government and its impact on religiously-affiliated businesses.

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According to reports, the DOJ’s penalty stems from allegations that the company unlawfully inquired about the legal status of its workers. This move has sparked widespread debate, with critics arguing that the Biden regime is stifling businesses’ autonomy and jeopardizing American jobs.

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The investigation into the trucking company’s employment practices first came to light through a report published on The Gateway Pundit. The article shed light on the punitive actions taken by Biden’s DOJ, further fueling discontent among conservative Americans.

This is what the Justice Department said in their press release about it:

The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a $700,000 agreement with Covenant Transport Inc. (Covenant), as well as the affiliated entity Transport Management Services LLC (Transport), two transportation logistics and long-haul trucking companies headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The agreement resolves the department’s determination that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by routinely discriminating against non-U.S. citizen workers when checking their permission to work in the United States.

“Employers cannot discriminate against non-U.S. citizens by demanding specific or unnecessary documents from them to prove their permission to work,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “The Justice Department is committed to ensuring compliance with our federal civil rights laws so that non-U.S. citizens with permission to work can contribute their talents to our workforce.”

The department’s investigation found that from January 2020 through at least August 2022, Covenant and Transport routinely discriminated against non-U.S. citizens by requiring lawful permanent residents to show their Permanent Resident Cards (known as green cards) and by requiring other non-U.S. citizens to show documents related to their immigration status.

Federal law allows all workers to choose which valid, legally acceptable documentation to present to demonstrate their identity and permission to work, regardless of citizenship status, immigration status or national origin. The INA’s anti-discrimination provision prohibits employers from requiring specific or unnecessary documents because of a worker’s citizenship status, immigration status or national origin. Indeed, many non-U.S. citizens, including lawful permanent residents, are eligible for several of the same types of documents to prove their permission to work as U.S. citizens are (for example, a state ID or driver’s license and an unrestricted Social Security card). Employers must allow workers to present whatever acceptable documentation the workers choose and cannot reject valid documentation that reasonably appears to be genuine and to relate to the worker.

Under the terms of the agreement, Covenant and Transport will pay $700,000 in civil penalties to the United States, train their employees on the INA’s anti-discrimination requirements, revise their employment policies and be subject to monitoring by the department.

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State and local conservative leaders are already condemning the actions of the federal government, viewing it as an abuse of power and and a failure to put America and Americans first. They argue that businesses should have the right to ensure that their employees comply with immigration laws in order to protect American workers and maintain a safe and secure work environment.

Critics fear that this incident marks a dangerous precedent for the Biden regime’s enforcement policies, which many perceive as prioritizing political agendas over the well-being of American businesses and workers.

According to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, “It is unlawful for a person or other entity to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, for employment in the United States — an alien knowing the alien is an unauthorized alien…” So in other words, it’s illegal to hire illegal aliens, but according to the Biden regime, you can’t ask someone to prove they’re not an illegal alien?

Below is the full text of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986:

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The impact of this DOJ fine on the Tennessee Christian trucking company raises concerns about the level of oversight that government agencies have over privately-owned businesses. Many argue that the federal government should not overstep its boundaries and interfere with religiously-affiliated entities, as it undermines the fundamental values of individual freedom and religious liberty that our nation was founded upon.

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