Susan Ferriss
Center for Public Integrity
Washington, DC, United States
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These essential workers are afraid to report labor violations –
An industrial accident last year shook Gainesville, Georgia, the self-proclaimed “Chicken Capital of the World.” Six poultry-processing workers died when nitrogen gas used to freeze chicken leaked into a factory room and asphyxiated them. Five of the six people killed were Mexican nationals — as were many survivors at the plant. Some were reluctant to […] → Read More
As guest workers increase, so do concerns about wage cheating
This story also appeared in Associated Press and Univision For Maribel Hernández, falling ill with COVID-19 at a Louisiana crawfish processor and losing her job was terrible enough. But the Mexican guest worker was in for another shock. A federal labor investigation in 2020, initially focusing on worksite safety, revealed that the company failed to […] → Read More
Cheating workers on the U.S.-Mexico border –
Since January alone, the Labor Department has reached back-wage agreements with two San Diego companies that were underpaying Mexican national workers. → Read More
Lobbying groups trying to block a path to citizenship –
Despite hardening anti-legalization among the GOP, polling has found strong majorities support a conditional path to citizenship. → Read More
Georgia hotbed for voter suppression tactics –
Georgia is one of 18 states that requires a voter to show photo ID to cast a ballot. Voters must also pay postage to both request and send mail-in ballots. → Read More
Low-profile hospital workers bemoan their COVID-19 risk –
‘They don’t let us use masks. They say we don’t need them.’ → Read More
Number of ICE detainees with no criminal record rises sharply, defying Trump rhetoric –
The Center for Public Integrity is an investigative newsroom that exposes betrayals of the public trust by powerful interests. → Read More
Employers escape sanctions, while the undocumented risk lives and prosecution
Only 11 people were prosecuted for hiring undocumented workers in the last year. → Read More
ICE failed to penalize contract immigrant jails with thousands of safety and rights violations –
Federal watchdog says contractors failed to report sexual assaults and staff misconduct to ICE investigators. → Read More
Do immigrants benefit the US. economy? –
Blaming immigration—legal and undocumented—for depressing Americans’ earnings and economic prosperity is a constant theme of Donald J. Trump’s presidency. → Read More
How Trump's language led to a temporary halt to ending TPS
Judge cites claims that Trump exhibited bias in comments about nonwhite immigrants → Read More
Family separation, U.S. treaties and asylum obligations: What’s legal?
Putting whole families in detention also raises questions about child abuse → Read More
Zero-tolerance policy separating families is new, and 'horrific,' ex-Customs and Border chief says
Despite countering claims, the policy is new, and ‘horrific,’ says former Customs and Border chief → Read More
What's behind the policy separating kids from their parents at the border? –
Zero-tolerance policy separating families is new, and ‘horrific,’ ex-Customs and Border chief says → Read More
Trump blamed Democrats for ‘horrible’ bipartisan child migrant law. Here’s its purpose
The comments came ahead of an ACLU report disclosing thousands of pages of documents related to alleged abuses of unaccompanied minors. → Read More
A clash between California GOP on the DACA vote deepens a rift over Trump policies
An upstart petition drive by House Republicans to force a vote on “Dreamer” immigration proposals is roiling the party as midterm elections → Read More
A clash on the DACA vote between California GOP deepens a rift over Trump policies
An upstart petition drive by House Republicans to force a vote on “Dreamer” immigration proposals is roiling the party as midterm elections → Read More
Jeff Sessions’ latest border plan clashes with legal and economic realities
The Atty. Gen. vowed to prosecute “100 percent” of illegal border crossings, which would separate families and put more migrants in prison. → Read More
U.S. travel warnings for Central America echo the danger caravan's migrants say they face
President Trump dubbed the caravan “a disgrace,” and U.S. officials have accused migrants of inventing stories to try to win asylum. → Read More
How Trump and Sessions cherry-picked data to blame immigrants for lower wages –
The president uses disputed research to argue for dramatic legal visa cuts → Read More