One year ago today, Alfredo Fajardo and hundreds of other workers lived through a harrowing experience when officers of the U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and other local and federal agencies descended upon the Hyundai Metaplant in Ellabell, Georgia to conduct one of the largest worksite immigration raids in history. Today, Alfredo filed a claim…
Migrant workers have won a huge victory! A judge in Georgia has approved an $11.5 million agreement to settle a class action suit brought by workers with TN visas against auto giants Hyundai Mobis and Kia Georgia, as well as staffing agency Allswell and recruitment agency SPJ Connect. Through this settlement, named plaintiffs Oswaldo, Nahum,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 3, 2026 Contact: Jimena De Haro Celorio jimenad@cdmigrante.org Migrant Workers Reach $11.5M Settlement with Hyundai Mobis and Kia Georgia for Claims of Fraud and Unpaid Wages. Atlanta, Georgia – A group of Mexican engineers recruited and hired to work with TN visas in Georgia’s automotive supply chain achieved an historic…
It is finally here—the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup 2026. But beyond the thrill of this global event, we are frustrated. Given FIFA’s underwhelming commitment to prioritizing the human rights of players, workers and fans, this World Cup is bound to be remembered as unsafe, unfair and unaffordable. Yet, we are incredibly proud of…
Every year, thousands of mothers leave their loved ones in search of better job opportunities to provide a brighter future for their families. Daría and Isidra are two such women who travel north from their communities in Mexico to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to pick crab. They’ve done so for more than 20 seasons. They…
Some anti-immigrant groups are calling for more worksite raids to accelerate deportations. We developed a tool to meet this moment. We know from our direct experience—including the response to last year’s Hyundai raid in Georgia—that worksite raids are chaotic, terrifying, and life-altering for workers, families, and entire communities. When a parent or caregiver is detained,…
Fernando Javier Rodríguez Luna, a former H-2A agricultural worker from Mexico, just filed a class action lawsuit against his former employers in North Carolina, Jackson Farming Company of Autryville, farm labor contractor Alvino Avilez Castaneda, and Avilez & Sons Harvesting LLC, alleging violations of trafficking and wage laws. We are proud to support Mr. Rodriguez…
We have a critical opportunity to fight forced labor and human trafficking right here in Maryland. Currently under consideration in the Maryland House is HB1543 — an important bill designed to shield migrant guest workers from economic coercion, employer retaliation, and systemic abuse. To turn this vision into reality, we need your voice. Join us in urging…
Earlier this month, CDM staff held “Know Your Rights” workshops in the states of Hidalgo and San Luis Potosi. Alongside migrant worker women from the Migrant Defense Committee, we reached out to close to 300 workers in five communities. We provided critical rights information and resources to hundreds of farmworkers, many of whom are about to begin…
In 2020 CDM supported two au pairs, Sandra and Tatiana, in suing their host family, Michaele C. Samuel and Adam Ishaeik, for human trafficking and forced labor. And today, I’m happy to announce that we just won a huge victory in court: the judge denied the defendants’ latest attempts to dismiss the case and our clients’…