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  Farm Workforce Modernization Act Introduced             On October 30, Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA), introduced the “Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019.” This bipartisan legislation, H.R. 5038,  was the result of complex negotiations between members of … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: 11/13/19

  H-2A International Recruitment Fraud Puts Workers into Debt Under the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program, it is unlawful for recruiters to charge recruitment fees to workers. Nevertheless, it is all too common for recruiters in the H-2A program … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: 10/21/19

Farmworker Justice and Other Advocates Submitted Comments to the DOL Regarding Proposed H-2A Program Changes            On September 24, Farmworker Justice and many other organizations and advocates responded to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) published request for comments to proposed … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: 09/27/19

Trump Administration Proposes Major Changes to H-2A Agricultural Guestworker Program:  Comments Due September 24            On July 26, the Department of Labor (DOL) published proposed changes to the H-2A temporary foreign agricultural worker program regulations in the Federal Register. Interested … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 08/22/19

Today (July 26) the Trump Department of Labor announced plans to make sweeping revisions to the H-2A agricultural guestworker program to the detriment of farmworkers. The proposed H-2A changes would weaken key protections for farmworkers, reducing the ability of the current farm labor … Read more Trump Department of Labor Proposes Harmful Changes to H-2A Agricultural Guestworker Program

Year-Round H-2A Amendment Included in House DHS Appropriations Bill On June 11, the House Appropriations Committee passed an H-2A year-round rider on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill for FY 2020, via voice vote. Reps. Newhouse (R-WA) and … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 07/11/19

Farmworker Justice Update: 06/07/19 Dream and Promise Act Passed in House On June 4, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “American Dream and Promise Act of 2019,” H.R. 6, by a vote of 237-187. The bill provides critically needed … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 06/07/19

Farmworker Justice Update: 05/17/19 DOL Releases H-2A Second Quarter Data Showing Continued Growth The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) recently published data on the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program for the second quarter of … Read more Farmworker Justice Update – 05/17/19

Farmworker Justice Update: 04/24/19 2017 Census of Agriculture Results The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released the results of its 2017 Census of Agriculture. The Census is conducted every five years and is meant to capture agricultural trends. With regard … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: 04/24/19

Guest Blog about House Hearing on Immigration and Agriculture By: Lizett Aguilar Lizett Aguilar is an undergraduate senior currently interning for Farmworker Justice. She was born and raised in the farmworker community of California’s San Joaquin Valley and has worked … Read more Guest Blog about House Hearing on Immigration and Agriculture