ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case
a year ago
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- Immigration raid in western New York targeted farm workers involved in unionization efforts.
- 14 workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms were detained; most were active in unionization efforts.
- The raid appeared targeted, with agents having a list of workers on the bus.
- Workers and families are fearful, changing routines to avoid detention.
- Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms has been in a multiyear battle against unionization, challenging New York's 2019 farm labor law.
- The company denies involvement in the raid and rejects claims of targeting union activists.
- The detained workers' locations remain unclear, with some held in detention facilities.
- The raid highlights tensions in a region reliant on immigrant labor but politically divided.
- UFW alleges union-busting and intimidation by Lynn-Ette's owner.
- New York's 2019 farm labor law has faced legal challenges from growers but remains largely intact.