Farmworkers at Lynn-Ette & Sons in Orleans County were subjected to a second ICE raid within months, resulting in arrests of four Mexicans and three Guatemalans on August 14. A prior May raid detained 14 workers, four released on bail and the remainder deported, including early labor organizers. The UFW condemns targeting of workers during union organizing, calls for an end to immigration raids against farmworkers, and accuses employers of complicity with federal efforts that erode protections and sustain low wages. UFW seeks immediate implementation of the Lynn-Ette agreement and continues organizing across New York farms.
On their way to work, they were victims of an ICE raid, the second in just over three months. Four Mexicans and three Guatemalans from the Lynn-Ette & Sons agricultural company in Orleans County were arrested on August 14. The United Farm Workers (UFW) agricultural union denounces this as targeting of certain workers; leaders in the process of signing a union contract. The union explains that this second ICE action has left more families torn apart.
In May, a similar raid at the same location saw 14 workers detained. Four have been released on bail, but the rest were deported to their home countries. Among them were the initial leaders of the labor organizing effort. Furthermore, one of those released after the first raid was also in the van intercepted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this month and was questioned. The UFW is currently organizing workers on various farms in New York State.
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