In 2007, immigration agents raided Michael Bianco, Inc., Fine Leather Products in New Bedford, taking 361 workers in the country illegally into custody.
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating possible violations of child labor, overtime pay, and anti-retaliation laws at two processors and one Rhode Island-based staffing agency.
Over 400 advocates and community members from the state met with legislators and discussed measures that would benefit the state’s immigrant population.