H-2A Wage Rules Change (Again): A Win for Growers… But Your Documentation Game Still Matters

Attention FELS members! H-2A wages just shifted again... it's a welcome relief, but not a free pass. This quick article from our member benefit partner,…

USCIS Adds Special Agents with Law Enforcement Authorities

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expanding its numbers of special agents with authority to investigate, arrest, and refer for prosecution…

Agricultural Personnel Management Association H-2A Certificate Program Begins August 13

Ag Personnel Management Association's H-2A Certificate Program offers an in-depth learning opportunity about the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa…

Immigration Enforcement Activity in Northern California

FELS' Sacramento office has received calls from subscribers and clients in recent days with reports of various types of apparently immigration-related…

MEDIA RELEASE: California Farm Bureau urges common-sense, compassionate approach to immigration enforcement on farms

The California Farm Bureau is closely monitoring the current immigration situation following the Trump administration’s reversal of its earlier decision…

ICE Enforcement at SoCal Cannabis Production Farm

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted enforcement activities at cannabis production facilities in Ventura County near Camarillo and in other…

DOL Seeks to Rescind H-2A “Worker Protection” Rule

On June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed to rescind its 2024 Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United…