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‘Nearly broke me’: Migrant workers accuse Michigan farm of trafficking, forced labor in suit ⋆ Michigan Advance
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‘Nearly broke me’: Migrant workers accuse Michigan farm of trafficking, forced labor in suit ⋆ Michigan Advance

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Photo by Anna Gustafson When Feliciano Velasco Rojas and Luis Guzman Rojas left their homes in Mexico and traveled to North Carolina for work in 2017, they did so to support their families and earn enough money to pay for sick relatives’ medication. Instead, they faced a nightmare situation in which they were trafficked from…

Lawsuit: West Michigan blueberry farm treated migrant workers unfairly
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Lawsuit: West Michigan blueberry farm treated migrant workers unfairly

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A pair of migrant workers have sued a west Michigan farm in federal court for alleged labor trafficking violations, including being forced to work long hours without breaks, accept unfair wages and share a three-bedroom house between 30 workers, under threat of legal repercussions if they complained about their situation. In the lawsuit, filed Friday…

ACCLAIMS: Fences make good neighbors in Surfside
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ACCLAIMS: Fences make good neighbors in Surfside

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Fences usually are intended to discourage attention, but the wooden barrier in Surfside Beach is purposely drawing eyes. Panels on the fence that adjoin the Fort Velasco replica site are being adorned with works of art that tell the history of the coastal community. Before it became Surfside Beach, the former home to the fort…

Readout of Southwest Border U.S. Attorneys Visit to Mexico
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Readout of Southwest Border U.S. Attorneys Visit to Mexico

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From Aug. 23 to 25, a delegation of U.S. Attorneys, their criminal division chiefs, and Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force chiefs (OCDETF) from eight border districts traveled to Mexico City to participate in a series of briefings and meetings on security cooperation matters, including efforts to combat transnational criminal organizations and efforts to…