For immediate release: March 1, 2021 Contact: Evy Peña, evy@cdmigrante.org Bracero 2.0 is not a humane response to MX-USA labor migration Today, President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met in a highly publicized meeting to discuss among other things a proposal for a labor migration program between the two…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2021 Contact: Sulma Guzmán, sulma@cdmigrante.org Centro de los Derechos del Migrante Applauds the Inclusion of Migrant Workers in President Biden’s Bold Immigration Bill BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — Today, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) introduced President Biden’s proposal — the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 — in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 24, 2020 Contact: María Perales (mariap@cdmigrante.org) Evy Peña (evy@cdmigrante.org) BALTIMORE, MD– Today, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM), the American University Washington College of Law Immigrant Justice Clinic, and Georgetown University Law Center’s Federal Legislation Clinic have released, Breaking the Shell: How Maryland’s Migrant Crab Pickers Continue…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2020 Contact: María Perales (mariap@cdmigrante.org) Evy Peña (evy@cdmigrante.org) Atlanta, Georgia — Five Mexican workers recruited to work on temporary H-2B visas have filed a lawsuit against Atlanta-based construction company Precision 2000, its side-company Casa Properties, and the owners of these companies (“Defendants”). Juan Servando Garcia Robelo and four other workers…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2020 Contact: Marí Perales Sánchez (mariap@cdmigrante.org) Four Star Greenhouse sought to evade responsibility for thousands in wages owed to its workers, benefited from labor trafficking, and allowed workers who complained to be deported by Immigration Authorities. YPSILANTI, MI – Today, six workers from Mexico, who traveled to the U.S. on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2020 Contact: Evy Peña (evy@cdmigrante.org) Baltimore, Maryland — Today, former au pair workers Sandra Peters (née Guzman-Reyes) and Tatiana Cuenca filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, seeking compensatory and punitive damages for breach of contract, unpaid wages, forced labor, and trafficking. Peters and Cuenca allege working hour violations,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2020 Contact: María Perales (mariap@cdmigrante.org) Evy Peña (evy@cdmigrante.org) New Report Uncovers Widespread Abuse of Agricultural Workers in H-2A Visa Program 100% of Workers Surveyed Report at Least One Serious Rights’ Violation BALTIMORE, MD– A new report released today by Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) — a…
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Alissa Escarce, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) 1-855-234-9699 alissa@cdmigrante.org Government Accountability Office Issues Report “H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs: Increased Protections Needed for Foreign Workers,” CDM Urges Immediate Reform On March 6, 2015, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released its report “H-2A and H-2B…
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rachel Micah-Jones (410) 783-0236 rachel@cdmigrante.org Florida Court Enjoins H-2B Visa Program Regulations; CDM Calls for the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor to Jointly Promulgate Rule with Strong Worker Protections On March 4, 2015, the United States District Court in the Northern District of Florida…
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Sarah Karpovich, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) 410-783-0236; 972-854-2540 skarp@cdmigrante.org BALTIMORE, MD– Last night President Obama took important steps to keep immigrant families together and to uphold migrant workers’ rights. Following over a decade of advocacy by immigrant communities, workers’ rights organizations, and allies, up…