On June 10, dozens of masked federal agents filed into the Glenn Valley Foods meatpacking plant in South Omaha, presenting a warrant to company officials to conduct an immigration raid. As agents entered the production floor, stunned workers in hard hats and hair nets were told in Spanish to raise their hands. “Manos arriba!” The […]| Investigate Midwest
Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign workers come to the U.S. to fill temporary agricultural labor shortages through the H-2A program — a system first introduced in 1986 to address shortages in farmwork. From 2011 to 2024, the use of the program grew more than 400%, with nearly 90% of visas going to workers […]| Investigate Midwest