Hojeij Branded Foods, which operates 22 restaurants at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, recently became the first airport restaurant operator in the country to be certified under the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's IMAGE program.

The voluntary program for stringent screening of workers’ documentation, called ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers program and known by the acronym IMAGE, started in 2006.

Hojeij-operated restaurants at Hartsfield-Jackson include Varasano’s, P.F. Chang’s, Gordon Biersch, Cat Cora’s Kitchen, Goldberg’s Bagels & Deli, Great Wraps, Chick-fil-A and others.

>> To read more about why ICE is focused on improving employee screening for airport workers, and how businesses qualify for waived or reduced fines for inadvertent violations, get the full story on MyAJC.com.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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