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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF)

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Achieving social justice and equity in partnership with farmworkers and rural underserved communities through community, legislative, and legal advocacy.

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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
On #AgricultureDay, we recognize the people whose labor sustains our food system. Across California, farmworkers plant, harvest, and process the food that feeds communities nationwide.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The recent New York Times article about César Chávez’s sexual assault of women and children during his time as President of the United Farm Workers Union is devastating.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
CRLAF’s outreach team recently joined a Know Your Rights (KYR) immigration workshop hosted by the Delhi Parent Committee in Delhi, Merced County, with a focus on supporting parents of Delhi students.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
📸 • CRLAF Advocates at UFW March for AB 2183 (2022) • CRLAF Executive Director Amagda Pérez & Consul General Liliana Ferrer (after Ferrer received award of recognition at Luchando Por Justicia Gala Dinner) • CRLAF outreach team providing resources at Mexican Embassy (2024)
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
For us, #WomensHistoryMonth is about honoring the incredible women who have shaped our communities and continue to move them forward every day.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Syngenta has announced it will end global production of the toxic herbicide paraquat by June 2026, following years of lawsuits, rising public scrutiny, and growing awareness of its documented links to Parkinson’s disease.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
A new medical clinic in California is expanding access to healthcare for immigrant farmworkers — many of whom face long hours in the fields, limited insurance coverage, and significant barriers to care. @calmatters.org calmatters.org/economy/2025...
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'They still need care': California farmworkers avoid medical clinics over immigration fears
Fearful of sharing sensitive information, California farmworkers started staying away from mobile medical clinics after President Trump took office. “There’s a lot of distrust,” said a doctor who work...
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
New research highlighted finds immigration raids (even the threat of them) are linked to measurable increases in anxiety, depression, and long-term stress among children, including U.S. citizen children in immigrant households. @calmatters.org calmatters.org/health/menta...
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What California school counselors are hearing from kids shaken by immigration raids
Kindergartners repeat worries heard at home. Older kids text to check on parents during class. Therapists say mental health is at risk now and in the long term.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
CA agencies expand E-Verify use. (federal employment verification system, confirming work authorization) Aside from ensuring compliance, it's documenting error rates, incorrectly flagging legally authorized workers, & delaying employment/wages. @calmatters.org bit.ly/4cjEfqJ
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California state employees alarmed by demand to prove their citizenship or work eligibility
Thousands of health department employees were told they must use the E-Verify system to keep funding. They are pushing back.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Federal judge blocked part of CA’s new law that would have prevented federal immigration agents from wearing masks during enforcement operations, ruling that the state cannot impose restrictions solely on federal officers. @theguardian.com bit.ly/4r186rv
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Federal judge blocks California from enforcing ICE mask ban
Judge rules that law discriminates against federal government because it does not apply to state authorities
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Today in Minnesota, hundreds of businesses closed & thousands of residents, labor unions, clergy, & community members coordinated a protest and strike against expanded federal immigration enforcement operations & ICE activity across the state. @cbsnews.com bit.ly/49XHwct
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Thousands march through downtown Minnapolis protesting against ICE as state workers hold general strike
Hundreds of businesses in the Twin Cities are closed Friday to protest the presence of federal immigration agents in Minnesota, as thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of downtown Minn...
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Earlier this December, CRLAF & partner organizations formally urged the U.S. Department of Labor to reject harmful changes to H-2A wage rules that would lower farmworker pay. Farmworkers continue to face rising costs & suppressed wages as they await a decision from this agency.
First page of letter
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📢 We’re hiring! CRLAF is seeking FULL-TIME Summer Legal Fellows for Immigration & Workers’ Rights to join our team and support rural justice, worker protections, and immigrant communities across California. 🔗 Visit crlaf.org/open-positions to learn more and apply.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
💚 This #GivingTuesday, please stand with us to ensure that the workers who feed our nation are respected and protected. secure.givelively.org/.../year-end... Donate today and help us continue fighting for justice in the fields, in the legislature, and in our communities. #nonprofit #CRLAF
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
We at CRLAF have joined @ufwfoundation.bsky.social #CovingtonandBurlingLLP, #FarmworkerJustice, and #MartinezAguilasochoLaw in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s new changes to the H-2A wage rules. www.crlaf.org/single-post/...
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CRLA Foundation Joins UFW Foundation & United Farm Workers in Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Farmworker Wage Cuts
New federal rule would slash farmworker pay by $5–$7 per hour and shift $2.46 billion annually from workers to employers—one of the largest wage transfers in U.S. agricultural history.Sacramento, CA (...
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
A recent @capitalandmain.bsky.social investigation reveals that California’s system for protecting farmworkers from pesticide exposure is dangerously fragmented. capitalandmain.com/lax-oversight-few-inspections-leave-child-farmworkers-exposed-to-toxic-pesticides
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Lax Oversight, Few Inspections Leave Child Farmworkers Exposed to Toxic Pesticides
Child laborers and other farmworkers in California are being exposed to toxic pesticides, in part because of splintered enforcement of safety regulations.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
📢 We’re hiring! The California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) is seeking a Development Associate to join our team and help build resources that support rural justice, worker rights, and immigrant communities. Job descriptions & how to apply: crlaf.org/open-positions
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
⭐𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚⭐ ICE is building a 24/7 surveillance system that utilizes AI-powered tools to scan billions of posts daily. Use these tips to help reduce risks and protect your account security, privacy, and personal safety. @theverge.com www.theverge.com/policy/80642...
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Trump Admin has announced a new rule that will cut farmworker wages by up to $7/hour, transferring $2.46B from workers' pockets to corporate employers. The time for action is NOW. Support farmworkers- donate today: www.crlaf.org/donation-page News release: www.crlaf.org/news
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
CA faces food-aid crisis as CalFresh (SNAP) benefits may be delayed/suspended in Nov. due to federal shutdown. @GavinNewsom says 5.5 million Californians who rely on CalFresh likely will not see benefits come through starting Sat., Nov. 1. @sacbee.com bit.ly/47jPz3n
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California sues to restore SNAP benefits before cutoff
California and 22 states sued the White House to restore SNAP funding as a government shutdown threatens to cut federal food aid for 40 million Americans.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
U.S. is expanding use of artificial intelligence in immigration enforcement, shifting from supportive tools to systems that guide agents’ decisions—such as tracking financial transactions, linking multiple data sources, and automating parts of raids. @cnn.com bit.ly/3JkP6Vp
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‘Like Prime, but with human beings’: How the Trump administration is using AI to ramp up immigration enforcement | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is deepening the role of AI in immigration enforcement, using technology to track migrants and help determine who gets targeted for deportation.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Immigration raids this year have had a visible impact on CA school attendance & student wellbeing: after operations in San Joaquin Valley, schools in Kern, Tulare, Kings, and Fresno counties reported a 22% jump in absences compared to past years. @latimes.com bit.ly/475EjaE
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‘Can I just be a kid?’ Students shaken by immigration raids seek help from school counselors
Immigration raids are straining school communities across California, where about 1 million children have a parent who is undocumented and about 300,000 students are undocumented themselves.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
California has directed $20 million annually toward energy-efficiency upgrades for farmworker homes, adding solar panels, heat pumps, & other climate-smart retrofits to reduce extreme heat exposure & high energy bills in rural neighborhoods. @insideclimatenews.org bit.ly/3IZk31i
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Farmworkers in the Hottest Part of California Find State Funds to Cool Their Homes and Save on Energy - Inside Climate News
California allocates $20 million a year for energy efficiency upgrades for low-income homeowners, and supporters of the farmworkers program want $10 million added.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Migrants leaving Tapachula, Chiapas, by caravan are no longer aiming for the U.S. border: Instead, many are choosing to stop in Mexico City, citing fear of stricter immigration policies and lengthy legal processing ahead of the U.S. border. @elpais.com bit.ly/3IUwF9W
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Migrant caravans no longer want to go to the United States
A group of about 1,000 people are walking north from Tapachula with the goal of staying in Mexico City instead of crossing the border into American territory
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
A federal judge in Sacramento has ruled that Grimmway Farms, the world’s largest carrot grower, engaged in systemic disability discrimination by forcing injured or ill employees onto unpaid leave rather than providing reasonable accommodations. @sacbee.com bit.ly/46IDpRb
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
According to recent ICE data, the largest single group in U.S. immigration detention is now individuals with no criminal record, surpassing those with prior convictions or pending charges. @theguardian.com bit.ly/4nH5jmy
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Immigrants with no criminal record now largest group in Ice detention
Government data shows 16,523 people with no record, versus 15,725 with a record and 13,767 with pending charges
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Gov. Newsom signs slate of immigration bills aimed to restrain federal enforcement tactics in CA. (ie. bans on masked agents, restrictions on ICE access to schools/hospitals without warrant, mandates for officer identification during immigration actions.) @latimes.com bit.ly/3KJDPhy
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'We're not North Korea.' Newsom signs bills to limit immigration raids at schools and unmask federal agents
In response to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids that have roiled Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a package of bills aimed at protecting immigrants in…
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
In Imperial County, ICE detainee Huabing Xie, died after suffering seizure while in custody at Calexico detention center. (Less than month after arrest) Despite attempts at resuscitation, he was pronounced dead at El Centro Regional Medical Center. KPBS bit.ly/46WHno7
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Another immigrant dies in ICE custody in California, this time in the Imperial Valley
Imperial County immigrants’ rights groups are calling for an investigation into the death of Huabing Xie, an immigrant from China.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
⭐ BIG THANKS TO: Our presenters: Bill Ong Hing of the University of San Francisco and Marlon Cuellar of The California Endowment.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
✨ Thank you to everyone who attended our annual Luchando por Justicia gala awards dinner this past Friday! ✨ We are deeply grateful to our incredible community of advocates, supporters, and friends who made this gathering possible. (📍 The CA Museum)
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Last chance to register for CRLAF's Luchando Por Justicia awards gala! Ticket sales end TONIGHT at 6:59 p.m. (PST). www.crlaf.org/luchando-por... Tickets will not be available at the door. Purchase them online today before they are gone!
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LUCHANDO POR JUSTICIA 2025 | crlafoundation
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
In first eight months of 2025, foreign-born, previously authorized workers in U.S. labor force dropped by 1.1 million due to mass deportations, termination of Temporary Protected Status & humanitarian parole, & cap on refugee admissions. @forbes.com bit.ly/3KwRCry
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Immigration Has Declined, But No Evidence U.S. Workers Are Better Off
A decline in the foreign-born labor force has not improved the fortunes of U.S.-born workers, despite assurances by Trump officials.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
We are excited to invite you to this year's Luchando por Justicia recognition dinner, which will honor Champions of Justice Eric Cohen, Executive Director of @the-ilrc.bsky.social, & Angel Barajas, Yolo County Supervisor. Purchase tickets here: www.crlaf.org/luchando-por...
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Farmworkers face elevated risks of anxiety, depression, and PTSD from direct exposure to wildfire smoke, as well as repeated disruptions to their individual and communal livelihoods. www.sierraclub.org/sierra/wildfires-have-lasting-psychological-effects-farmworkers
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Wildfires Have Lasting Psychological Effects on Farmworkers
Farmworking communities face a long struggle to overcome mental and emotional impacts
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A recently published study by @ucmercedclc.bsky.social confirmed that CA's farm labor force is visibly aging. In 1979, the average farmworker was just 30 years old; today, that age has climbed to 40, with many still toiling into their 60s and 70s. @kqednews.kqed.org bit.ly/41UV8SN
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‘Without People, We Are Nothing’: California’s Farm Workforce Is Growing Older | KQED
California farms are facing a crisis as the workforce ages. In Caruthers, a grape harvest supervisor says recruiting anyone under 30 feels impossible.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
“When ICE grabbed me, they never showed a warrant or explained why. I was treated like I didn’t matter. Locked up, cold, hungry, & without a lawyer. Now, the Supreme Court says that’s okay? That’s not justice. That’s racism with a badge.” - Pedro Vasquez Perdomo @theguardian.com bit.ly/46kqwLS
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Supreme court lifts restrictions on LA immigration raids in win for Trump
Conservative majority lifts judge’s restraining order that found ‘roving patrols’ were making indiscriminate arrests
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
In sharply divided 6–3 decision, U.S. Supreme Court lifts restrictions on “roving” immigration patrols in Los Angeles area, granting federal agents leeway to detain individuals based on “totality of circumstances.” (ie. race, language, employment, location.) @kcranews.bsky.social bit.ly/42vHeqf
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Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
The lawsuit will now continue to unfold in California.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
In California, where many farm operations rely heavily on immigrant labor, fieldworkers are caught between fear and necessity, enduring long hours under hotter skies, while supply chains strain and produce risks going unharvested. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/o...
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Opinion | Wilted Lettuce. Rotten Strawberries. Here’s What Happens When You Round Up Farmworkers.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
@aclu.org & @ufw.bsky.social have filed a motion to enforce a court order after Border Patrol conducted warrantless operations in Sacramento that mirrored prior unconstitutional raids in the Central Valley. @calmatters.org calmatters.org/justice/2025...
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ACLU argues Border Patrol broke court order with high-profile Sacramento raid
Border Patrol agents were supposed to stop indiscriminate raids in LA and the Central Valley. Then they moved to Sacramento.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Trump Admin’s intensified enforcement places ICE agents under extreme strain, with internal reports revealing burnout, moral conflict, & frustration over arrest quotas that now include noncriminals, legal visa holders, & even U.S. citizens. @reuters.com bit.ly/4lOdV9i
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Inside ICE, Trump's migrant crackdown is taking a toll on officers
Under President Donald Trump, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has become the driving force of his sweeping crackdown on migrants, bolstered by record funding and new latitude to conduct raids, but staff are contending with long hours and growing public outrage over the arrests.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Hundreds of miles from the coast, fieldworkers labor under relentless triple-digit temperatures. Yet two decades after California enacted landmark heat-safety laws requiring water, shade, and rest breaks, enforcement remains weak. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Farmworkers keep dying from heat illness, 20 years after California vowed to protect them
Agricultural workers are toiling in the state's worst heat wave this year, amid questions about the state's commitment to ensure their safety.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Thousands of migrants—approximately 5,000 from Latin America, Asia, and Africa—are currently sheltering in 16 precarious camps across Mexico City after their paths to the U.S. closed. @elpais.com elpais.com/mexico/2025-...
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Migrantes varados en Ciudad de México consideran regresar a sus países de origen: “Estados Unidos ya no es una opción”
Unos 5.000 extranjeros, en su mayoría latinoamericanos, se encuentran alojados en 16 albergues de la capital mexicana, atrapados entre los obstáculos de encontrar una forma asequible de volver a casa ...
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
New UC Merced study reveals: Private-sector employment in California dropped 3.1% between May & June 2025. This marks the largest one-month decline outside of the COVID-19 pandemic and Great Recession, following unprecedented ICE raid surge. @latimes.com bit.ly/47Bhiga
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California's economy is already getting hit by immigration raids
The number of people reporting to work in the private sector in California has decreased by 3.1% — a downturn only recently matched by the COVID-19 lockdown.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Trump Admin has withdrawn a $20 million federal grant earmarked for clean drinking water in Monterey County. This funding was intended to prevent pesticide-tainted groundwater from harming rural communities of mostly Latino farmworkers. @theguardian.com bit.ly/3J90jYJ
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White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide-contaminated rural California
EPA said grant to provide clean water was a ‘wasteful DEI program’ as pesticide leaches into residents’ wells
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Newly passed CA housing reforms (streamline development & use wildfire-ravaged lots for low-income housing) are marketed as improving affordability. But they highlight deep systemic failure: climate change is impacting land, weather, & housing. @reuters.com bit.ly/4fwVHYq
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Study attributes 440 'excess deaths' to January's Los Angeles wildfires
Wildfires that devastated parts of the Los Angeles area in January indirectly led to hundreds of deaths in the ensuing weeks, far exceeding the official toll of 31 fatalities, according to a study released on Wednesday.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
A recent policy change by Trump Admin rolled back a Biden-era rule that allowed DACA recipients to access coverage through state-based marketplaces—advocacy for which CRLAF played an instrumental role. Covered California is being forced to disenroll about 2,400 DACA recipients.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
During a recent raid, 300+ farmworkers were detained by ICE & National Guard agents, & 57‑year‑old Jaime Alanís Garcia became the first known fatality during these recent Trump-era raids. @democracynow.org @thenation.com: www.thenation.com/article/soci... www.democracynow.org/2025/7/14/lo...
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Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid?
With Trump and Stephen Miller cheering on ICE’s terror tactics, Jaime Alanis Garcia’s fatal fall in the raid on Glass House Farms was the most recent example of a death foretold.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
The new federal budget reduces Medicaid (Medi‑Cal in California) funding by $1 trillion over the next decade, with the most severe effects hitting lower-income households, potentially cutting coverage for 3.4 million Californians. CalMatters.org calmatters.org/health/2025/...
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5 ways Trump's new budget will affect health care in California
Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Stanislaus County’s farmworker advisory committee (CRLAF advocates helped establish) gives laborers a voice on housing, health, working conditions, & immigration. But it struggles to recruit participants due to retaliation fears & logistical barriers. @modbee.com bit.ly/4me89hV
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Stanislaus farmworker committee fails to get members. Organizers not surprised
“We’ve seen fear and uncertainty in the farmworker community with regards to the federal administration’s targeting of undocumented immigrants,” said one community leader.
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California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) @crlafoundation.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Make sure to “save-the-date” for our annual “Luchando Por Justicia” Gala awards dinner! It will be Friday, September 26th (5:30-8:30 P.M.) at The California Museum in Sacramento. We will share ticket registration and other updates in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
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