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Standing Up Against 287(g) in Wicomico County

When police work with ICE, fear replaces trust. CATA and partners in Maryland stood against 287(g) to protect immigrant families and promote dignity, safety, and justice

CATA ON THE NEWS

Tens of thousands of undocumented farmworkers in South Jersey are laying low and ‘scared to death’ of potential ICE raids

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Throughout communities of “panicked” undocumented farmworkers, however, “people are jittery — talking so fast, crying, losing sleep, and keeping kids out of school,” said Meghan Hurley, policy and advocacy organizer for CATA, a nonprofit helping farmworkers and the Latino immigrant community in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

Unfair labor laws are cheating farmworkers, lawsuit claims

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CATA and legal partners filed a lawsuit against New Jersey for excluding farmworkers from fair wage and overtime laws. They argue this violates civil rights, deepens inequality, and leaves vulnerable immigrant laborers struggling despite their essential contributions to the food system.

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Meghan Hurley, policy and advocacy organizer for CATA, an organization that advocates for farm workers and the Latino immigrant community in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

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 The plaintiffs want farmworkers to receive the same minimum wage and overtime requirements that most other workers get. (Courtesy of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture)

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