Judge says Trump H-2A wage rule could hurt American farmworkers

Judge Puts Stop To Trump Plan Slashing Farmworkers' Pay

By lowering pay rates in a visa program, the Trump administration has tried to “transfer” billions of dollars from farmworkers to growers.

Trump administration wage cuts for seasonal farmworkers unlawful, federal judge in California rules

The ruling is a win for farmworker advocates who sued the Trump administration last year, arguing that a Labor Department rule would "undercut and adversely affect" wages paid to U.S. workers.

Judge says Trump H-2A wage rule could hurt American farmworkers

The Department of Labor's efforts to address labor shortages and cut costs failed to consider U.S. workers, the judge said.

Judge strikes down most of Trump administration’s rewrite of farmworker wage rules

(CN) — A federal judge struck down most of the Trump administration’s rewrite of farmworker wage rules Wednesday, ruling it pushed through changes that would have lowered the minimum wages required for the majority of temporary foreign farmworkers without adequately explaining why. U.S. District Judge Kirk Sherriff held the Labor Department’s new wage formula unlawful, finding three of four challenged components arbitrary and capricious and ruli…

Trump administration’s pay cuts for migrant farmworkers ruled illegal

A federal judge in California ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration illegally lowered the wages of migrant farmworkers, in a move the government said was intended to offset the effects of its immigration policies.