Automakers Paying $11.5M to Settle Mexican Engineers’ Claims of Job Deception August 20, 2026 In a federal court case that gained little attention until recently, Hyundai and Kia automakers and staffing firms this summer...
Lawsuit Not Allowed for Heat-Stricken Worker Despite Previous Death, NC Court Says August 11, 2026 By William Rabb One farm worker died from heat exposure in 2020, resulting in a fine and citation from the U.S. Occupational Safety...
Dozens of Immigrant Workers Detained at Carolina Metal Castings Plant After Raid June 10, 2026 By Dave Collins A two-year investigation into immigrants with fake identity documents led to federal officials detaining 48 workers at a South Carolina...
Florida Cold Damages Citrus Crop, Strains Power Supplies February 3, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan and Ilena Peng Florida endured another day of bitter cold that damaged the state’s citrus crop and prompted a local utility to ask...
North Carolina May Lose $50M in Federal Funds Over Immigrant Trucker Licenses January 12, 2026 By Josh Funk North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants...
Judge Rejects Business Group’s Challenge to Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee December 24, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner and Nate Raymond A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump’s $100,000...
US Plant Raid Jolts South Korea and Stirs Investor Anxiety September 8, 2025 By Youkyung Lee and Denny Thomas The immigration raid on a Georgia EV battery plant run by two South Korean firms has rattled Seoul, coming less...
Immigration Crackdown Unnerves Once-Protected Cuban Exiles in Florida May 28, 2025 By Joshua Goodman Immigration officials said Tomás Hernández worked in high-level posts for Cuba’s foreign intelligence agency for decades before migrating to the...
Mississippi Farms To Pay Back Wages After Favoring Immigrants over Local Workers July 5, 2023 Forty-four farms in Mississippi exploited local Black workers by paying higher wages to immigrants who were in the United States...
Jury Finds Firm Retaliated Against Injured Immigrant Worker, Awards $650K June 24, 2022 A federal jury has awarded $650,000 in damages to a Massachusetts construction worker who said his employer retaliated against him...