Migrant Farmworker Files Suit Alleging Violations of Trafficking and Wage Laws by North Carolina Farm and Labor Contractor

April 17, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jimena de Haro, jimenad@cdmigrante.org Carol Brooke, carol@ncjustice.org Migrant Farmworker Files Suit Alleging Violations of Trafficking and Wage Laws by North Carolina Farm and Labor Contractor Wilmington, North Carolina.- Fernando Javier Rodríguez Luna, a migrant farmworker who worked in North Carolina with an H-2A agricultural visa, filed a class action lawsuit today alleging…

CDM urges Senate to stand up for decency and workers’ rights

January 27, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francisco Díaz Pinelo Communications and Media Relations Lead francisco@cdmigrante.org CDM urges Senate to stand up for decency and workers’ rights Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM) strongly opposes additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and urges the Senate Appropriations Committee members to VOTE NO…

Georgia ICE Raid Part of Escalating Pattern of Attacks on Immigrant Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2025 CONTACT: Vanessa Contreras media@migrantequity.org Georgia ICE Raid Part of Escalating Pattern of Attacks on Immigrant Communities Savannah, GA – Immigrant rights, labor, and community based groups called for transparency, accountability and immediate support for those impacted following last week’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid where 475 workers…

Georgia Communities Condemn Government Raid Tearing People from their Jobs and Threatening Civil Liberties

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 5, 2025 Georgia Communities Condemn Government Raid Tearing People from their Jobs and Threatening Civil Liberties Today, immigrant rights and social justice organizations across Georgia are sounding the alarm after witnessing the largest ICE raid in history at the Hyundai supplier and LG Energy Solution plant in Ellabell,…