Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica

Dairy workers on Wisconsin’s small farms are dying. Many of those deaths are never investigated.

OSHA sometimes investigates deaths on small farms if they provide housing to immigrant workers. Other times the agency says it can’t take action.

By Maryam Jameel, ProPublica and Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica

/ 1 Nov 2023

Dairy workers on Wisconsin’s small farms are dying. Many of those deaths are never investigated.

Wisconsin’s dairy industry relies on undocumented immigrants, but the state won’t let them legally drive

Undocumented immigrants in the state can own and register their vehicles, but they aren’t allowed to drive them, forcing many farm workers to risk fines and arrest. “It’s a Catch-22 for a lot of folks,” advocates say.

By Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica and Maryam Jameel, ProPublica

/ 8 Aug 2023

Wisconsin’s dairy industry relies on undocumented immigrants, but the state won’t let them legally drive

Death on a Dairy Farm

When an 8-year-old Nicaraguan boy was run over on a Wisconsin dairy farm, authorities blamed his father and closed the case. Meanwhile, the community of immigrant workers knows a completely different story.

By Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica and Maryam Jameel, ProPublica

/ 23 Feb 2023

Dairy workers on Wisconsin’s small farms are dying. Many of those deaths are never investigated.

Wisconsin’s dairy industry relies on undocumented immigrants, but the state won’t let them legally drive

Death on a Dairy Farm

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