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The International Labor Recruitment Working Group (ILRWG) is deeply disappointed that the proposed House of Representatives 2016 Omnibus spending bill contains provisions that strip protections and lower wages in the H-2B program. These shameful provisions will result in pink slips … Read more Omnibus Budget Bill Strips Protections for H-2B and U.S. Workers

On Monday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in Texas v. U.S., upholding the lower court’s order blocking President Obama’s executive action on immigration. The court’s 2-1 decision prevents the Administration from implementing DAPA (Deferred Action … Read more Statement of Farmworker Justice on the Appellate Court Ruling on Immigration

The U.S. Department of Labor today released new regulations for employment of guestworkers that herd sheep and other livestock on the open range. The regulation, issued under the H-2A temporary foreign worker program will replace outdated guidance which allows employers to … Read more New H-2A guestworker program rule on sheepherders increases wages but problems remain

Farmworker Justice is pleased that the EPA has issued an improved Worker Protection Standard (WPS) today and that it includes many important new protections from exposure to pesticides for farmworkers. Farmworkers are routinely exposed to high levels of pesticides in … Read more Farmworker Justice’s Statement on EPA’S Worker Protection Standard

Farmworker Justice is deeply disappointed by the 5th Circuit’s decision yesterday to deny the Department of Justice’s request to stay the temporary injunction of DAPA and expanded DACA. This decision means continued delays in the implementation of the expanded DACA … Read more Temporary Injunction Remains in Place for Now with 5th Circuit Divided Decision to Deny of DOJ’s Request for Stay

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a strong message from labor, community, and environmental health groups as well as more than 160,000 people, calling for a ban on the widely-used neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos that interferes with brain development in fetuses, … Read more Groups, along with more than 150,000 Individuals, Call for Ban on Dangerous Pesticides

The federal employment laws meant to provide protection for agricultural workers need more enforcement in order to improve the conditions in our fields, according to a new report released today. The report by Farmworker Justice analyzes the Department of Labor’s … Read more New Report by Farmworker Justice Reviews Dept. of Labor Enforcement in Agriculture

The House Judiciary Committee will mark-up four punitive, one-sided immigration bills this week. The four bills revive previously-failed bills. If they were to pass, they would deepen the problems of our broken immigration system. They are: Rep. Trey Gowdy’s (R-SC) … Read more House Judiciary Committee Still Playing Cruel Games with Immigration

A very conservative, outspoken federal judge yesterday issued a temporary order blocking the Federal Government from implementing the President’s deferred action programs that were announced on November 20, 2014, known as DAPA and expanded DACA. The not unexpected ruling held … Read more President Obama’s Executive Immigration Actions Will Prevail, Despite Temporary Obstacle Presented by Court Decision

Washington, DC – Farmworker Justice opposes amendments to the appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (H.R. 240) that seek to prevent the Administration from implementing President Obama’s immigration executive actions, which are urgently needed to protect immigrant families, … Read more Farmworker Justice opposes anti-immigrant amendments to Homeland Security Appropriations bill