ICYMI: Migrant workers have won a major victory! A Georgia judge approved an $11.5M settlement in a class action brought by TN visa workers against Hyundai Mobis, Kia Georgia, Allswell, and SPJ Connect. 🧵 Read more: cdmigrante.org/migrant-work...

Huge victory for workers in #classaction lawsuit against Hyundai Mobis and Kia Georgia. $11.5 million settlement for guestworkers in the TN visa program who alleged wage theft and fraud. Defendants deny all allegations of wrongdoing. cdmigrante.org/migrant-work...

As reported by @nytimes, decisions to end TPS jeopardize the livelihoods, stability, and safety of hundreds of thousands of workers and their families. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status

A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.

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ICYM 📣: The federal government just opened the door for the dairy industry to utilize H-2A agricultural guestworker visas 🧵

All workers deserve the right to speak up without fear of retaliation. We’re proud of CDM Board member Laurie Burgess for supporting workers in the tech industry to hold their employers accountable. @nytimes.com @noamscheiber.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/b...

Software Engineer’s Firing Ruled Illegal in a Rare Win for a Tech Worker

A federal labor law judge determined last week that the software maker Atlassian had illegally fired an employee who questioned company policy changes.

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The abuses unveiled by Operation Blooming Onion—one of the largest agricultural human trafficking investigations in U.S. history—reflect the pervasive exploitation H-2A farmworkers face across the country every single day. 🧵

Expanding the H-2A program into dairy while dismantling worker protections is a dangerous step backward. As members of Migration That Works, we oppose this policy and call for a labor migration system rooted in safety, freedom, and fairness for all workers. migrationthatworks.org/2026/07/02/m...

Feliciano Velasco Rojas and Luis Guzman Rojas, two farmworkers with H-2A visas, reached a settlement in a federal case against multiple defendants alleging violations of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act. More ➡️ cdmigrante.org/h-2a-farmwor...

Are you graduating law school or finishing a clerkship in 2027? We're sponsoring externally funded post-law school legal fellowships, where you'll work alongside a binational team advancing the rights of low-wage migrant workers through litigation, policy advocacy, and community education. 🧵

Migrant worker leaders from the Migrant Defense Committee demand respect for the rights of all workers. Stand with them in the fight for justice by making a donation today. bit.ly/4eyLo5V

Expanding guestworker programs without addressing their fundamental flaws will only deepen existing abuses. We must move away from a system defined by power imbalances and exploitation and build a labor migration model rooted in fairness, freedom, and dignity.

CDM condemns Supreme Court decisions stripping immigrant protections and threatening farmworker safety. Read more➡️ cdmigrante.org/cdm-condemns...

The federal government just opened the door for the dairy industry to use H-2A guestworker visas. 🧵 www.newsweek.com/trump-immigr...

Trump admin eases pressure on dairy farmers with visa update

H-2A visas have been unavailable for dairy farmworkers, with the USDA saying the change would give farmers greater certainty.

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For years, the Migrant Defense Committee has led the fight against abuse and exploitation in guestworker programs. ✊🏽 Learn more about their impactful journey and support their vital work by donating today: www.cdmigrante.org/donate

ICYMI: This World Cup is bound to be remembered as unsafe, unfair, and unaffordable. But we’ll continue to support workers facing abuse through Contratados.org and our binational hotline (Mex: 55-9661-6771 / U.S.: 667 217-5738). cdmigrante.org/defending-wo...

Defending Workers' Rights at Kickoff and Beyond

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.

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CDM welcomes the growing calls to rethink U.S. immigration policy and enforcement. With global attention focused on North America right now because of the FIFA World Cup, we must keep fighting to advance policies that uphold human rights and protect migrant communities. apnews.com/article/worl...

After troubled World Cup lead-in, UN human rights chief urges 'rethink' of US immigration policy

The United Nations’ top human rights official called Wednesday for a “massive rethink” of immigration policies especially in the United States ahead of the World Cup.

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Guestworker programs have a long history of trapping workers in abusive conditions and undermining labor standards for everyone. We need to stop expanding a broken system and build a labor migration model rooted in rights, freedom, and dignity for all workers. time.com/article/2026...

The Resurgence of Bracero Logic

“The Trump Administration is increasing access to temporary migrant labor while making undocumented migrants more vulnerable,” writes Cara Kinnally.

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⚽ Defending Workers' Rights at Kickoff and Beyond ⚽ FIFA fell short in its commitment to protect human rights. Because of that, this World Cup is bound to be remembered as unsafe, unfair and unaffordable.

Fernando, un trabajador H-2A, presentó una demanda colectiva en North Carolina por trata y robo de salarios. Julia Solórzano de CDM y Carol Brooke, de @ncjustice.bsky.social, expusieron en Carolinas Informadas los abusos que plagan los programas de trabajo temporal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u3N...

Le quitaron el pasaporte: lo que denuncia un trabajador H-2A en Carolina del Norte

YouTube video by Carolinas Informadas

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ICYMI: Our Founder and Executive Director, Rachel Micah-Jones, was featured in The New York Times discussing her concerns on the expansion of the H-2A farmworker program. Read the full story here. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/b...

As a member of Migration that Works, we urge members of the House Committee on Appropriations to vote NO🚫 on the FY27 Homeland Security appropriations bill. migrationthatworks.org/2026/06/05/m...

“Having workers tied to an employer for their legal status, their wages, working conditions, their ability to return, creates such a power differential that really exacerbates vulnerability to forced labor” — Rachel Micah-Jones www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/b... @nytimes.com @lydiadepillis.bsky.social

America’s Farms Depend More Than Ever on a Troubled Visa Program

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Today from me: The Trump administration is squeezing almost every legal immigration path into the U.S. Except one: H-2A visas for guest farmworkers. That program is getting cheaper and easier to use. The problem is, it's long been plagued with labor abuses.

We’re at #WRD2026 by @jwj.org. We’ve been listening to inspiring stories and learning from the experiences and strategies that allies in labor unions are using.

Human rights are on the line at this FIFA World Cup. We join @aflcio.org in demanding that host countries, host cities and FIFA guarantee a safe and accessible World Cup for workers, players and fans. aflcio.org/press/releas...

AFL-CIO Demands FIFA Protect Workers, Keep ICE Out of Host Cities | AFL-CIO

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler called on FIFA leadership to keep Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) out of World Cup host citie...

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ICYM: Fernando, a former H-2A farmworker in NC filed a class action lawsuit against his former employers alleging human trafficking and wage violations. We are proud to stand with him alongside our co counsel @ncjustice.bsky.social cdmigrante.org/migrant-farm...

Are you already following us on all our social media channels? Find us on your favorite platform as @cdmigrante and don’t miss updates on our work, our priorities, and progress in advancing migrant workers’ labor rights. Stand with us for justice!

As immigration enforcement raids continue to have devastating impacts on migrant families, we've developed a digital tool that provides organizations responding to these crises a way to coordinate quickly, securely, and effectively. Lear more 👉 cdmigrante.org/may-day-inno...

This May Day, Support Innovation

In partnership with technologists from the Social Justice Partnership, we developed an easy-to-navigate, bilingual, trauma-informed tool designed to deliver critical, holistic support to migrant and i...

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We stand in solidarity with the Haitian and Syrian communities in the US. TPS is a lifeline that, if taken away, will uproot the lives of millions of people in our communities. @nytimes.com 🧵https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-deportations.html

Supreme Court Grapples With Trump’s Plan to Revoke Deportation Protections

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Today we remember workers who have died, been injured, or fallen ill on the job. We stand with workers to secure safe workplaces for all. #WorkersMemorialDay