The U.S. Justice Department has fined UC San Diego $4,712 for asking immigrants who are authorized to work in this country to provide documents that they are not required to produce.

The Justice Department announced the fine on Thursday and issued a settlement agreement in which UC San Diego and the UC Board of Regents claim that they have not committed any wrong-doing.

The case involves alleged document abuse.

An unspecified number of immigrants were asked to re-establish their right to work in the U.S. after their authorization card expired, a request that was tied to their citizenship.


“The antidiscrimination provision of the (Immigration and Nationality Act) prohibits such requests for documents when based on an employee’s citizenship status or national origin,” the Justice Department said in a statement.

UC San Diego agreed to pay the $4,712 fine, and to train some of its human resource workers on the specifics of the INA’s antidiscrimination provision, the Justice Department said.

UC San Diego officials did not have an immediate comment on the matter.