Vermont Dairy Migrant Ice Raids put on the edge of the industry

On April 21, he and seven workers were arrested Vermont When the Commissioners said, the milk farm was one of the largest immigration raids in the state.

“I had the window of the house that immigration was there, on the farm, and when they retained us, he said in this close interview.”

Four of the workers were dragged to Mexico. A month later a month later a month later, in a month, in a way that he was waiting for asylum in a month, now he works on a different farm and speaks.

“We must fight as a society that we can all, and we will continue to fight for our rights in this country,” he said.

The owner of the target farm refused to comment. However, a lawyer representing the detained staff, Brett Stock, said he sends shock waves through the entire northeastern agricultural industry.

“These strong tactics and this is a legal or absence of this, he played a role in the fear of fear in society and said he was the director of the Center for Justice Reform Clinic at the Vermont Law and Graduate School.

This fear was given mixed messages from the White House. President Donald Trump promised to promise millions of immigrants promising millions of immigrants who work illegally in the United States last month The arrests were interrupted Farmers, restaurants and hotels. However, fewer than a week, less than a while, the Assistant of the Department of Homeland Security will continue to implement jobs.

Such uncertainty creates a problem in major states CaliforniumMore than three-quarters of farms of the country’s fruit and where more than a third of their vegetables. However, it also affects small states such as Vermont, where milk is a part of the state personality, such as the famous maple syrup.

Two-thirds of all milk production in the new UK, more than half of the country’s arable land comes from Vermont, which is dedicated to milk and dairy products. About 113,000 cows and 480 farms spread on 480 farms, 7,500 goats, the annual economic impact in the industry was spread on the 480 farm spread in Vermont, food and markets.

This impact increased in the last ten years, with a wide range of immigrant labor. More than 90% of the surveyed farms were operated in the recent report of the agency.

Among them, there are Wuendy Bernardo, who has an active application to stop the deportation of a Vermont Milk farm and has a major caring for five children and two-year-olds. 2023 letters With dozens of deputies, signed by deputies.

Hundreds of Bernardo’s supporters showed for the latest registration with immigration officials.

“Every time I came here, I don’t know if I will be back or not my family.”

Like Molina-Aguilar, Rossy Alfaro also worked a day in a day a day in a day a week. Now a lawyer with a migrant justice, said that the dairy industry will collapse without immigrant workers.

“It’s all down,” he said. “There are many people working for many hours, without complaining, ‘I don’t want to work.’ They just do the job.”