18 Month Investigation Finds Trafficking and Exploitation in H-2A Program

Article author: 
Jared Culver
Article publisher: 
NumbersUSA
Article date: 
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Article category: 
National Issues
Medium
Article Body: 

An 18-month investigation by Prism, Futuro Investigates, and Latino USA, is the latest to find horrific abuse throughout the H-2A agricultural temporary worker program. The H-2A visa includes extensive labor protections concerning wages, recruitment, working conditions, and housing, with multiple Federal departments playing a role in approval and oversight. And yet, the stories of abuse are as numerous as the regulations and Federal staff designed to stop it. . . .