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Deportations up, wages down: the policy driving modern slavery in US farming

October 8th, 2025
Deportations up, wages down: the policy driving modern slavery in US farming

Source: Freedom United.

New policy changes to the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program threaten to deepen exploitation in U.S. farming, as lower wages and restrictive conditions push domestic workers out and expose migrant labourers vulnerable to exploitation.

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