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Expanding H-2A farmworker program could increase health, safety risks

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By Teresa Cotsirilos Verified
| Kiowa County Press Verified
© iStock - Pashalgnatov (Wyoming News Service) Click play to listen to this article. Shortly after Gustavo started working as a sheepherder in Cokeville, Wyoming, he says his boss took his passport. Over the years that followed, he and his brother, Iván, herded up to 2,000 sheep through the state’s remote mountains. All the while, they told me in 2023, the rancher stole their wages, deprived them of food and water, and shot more than one of their dogs in front of them.
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Expanding H-2A farmworker program could increase health, safety risks

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By Teresa Cotsirilos Verified
| North Carolina State News.Net
By Teresa Cotsirilos for the Food and Environment Reporting Network. Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Wyoming News Service reporting for the the Food and Environment Reporting Network and The Nation-Public News Service Collaboration Shortly after Gustavo started working as a sheepherder in Cokeville, Wyoming, he says his boss took his passport. Over the years that followed, he and his brother, Iván, herded up to 2,000 sheep through the state’s remote mountains.
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The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Easier Than Ever to Exploit Farmworkers

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By Teresa Cotsirilos Verified
| The Nation Verified
February 12, 2026 The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Easier Than Ever to Exploit Farmworkers What is being described as “reform” in Washington will only make the abuse and wage theft that plague the program even worse. Ad Policy Workers harvest asparagus at Yakama Nation Farms in Harrah, Washington, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (Emree Weaver / Bloomberg via Getty Images) This story was produced in partnership with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, a nonprofit news organization.
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