At least 100 immigrant workers were freed from conditions in which at least two had died, another was repeatedly raped, and others were kidnapped and threatened with death.
live in camps and work on farms in the state in what authorities say was an illegal enterprise akin to “modern-day slavery.”
It is also the first under a new model pursued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, that deepens its focus on employer accountability, rather than the immigrant workers that are being taken advantage of.directing immigration authorities to cease the massive worksite raids that were used as an enforcement tactic under then-President Donald Trump.
"We want to have them cooperate with us to go at these employers who are kind of using this underserved population as a means to increase their bottom line," one of the officials said. Three of the defendants — Victoria Chavez Hernandez, Jose Carmen Duque Tovar and Rodolfo Martinez Maciel — are “considered fugitives and actively are being sought,” the Department of Justice said Thursday. They face charges ranging from conspiracy to commit mail fraud to forced labor.
The indictment also alleges that the defendants spent their earnings lavishly on new cars and trucks and gambled millions of dollars at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa, Florida."The casino files all required financial reports consistently," said casino spokesperson Gary Bitner."This case was no exception."
But workers are often reluctant to speak out against employers who are responsible for their housing, transportation, pay and their ability to stay in the U.S., workers and labor advocates say. The workers also are often in remote, rural areas and don’t speak the language.
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