Agricultural Worker & Immigrant Rights
Protecting and expanding the legal rights of agricultural workers and immigrant families by addressing unfair or discriminatory employment practices and civil rights violations, including racial or ethnic profiling.
Areas of Legal Practice and Advocacy: Employment problems & disparities | Unpaid wages & minimum wage claims | Immigration | Civil rights | Housing conditions | Daycare and education | Healthcare | Pesticides | Ohio Works First | Food stamps | Other government benefits | Preserve family unity & stability | Safety from domestic violence, other crimes, persecution, torture & human trafficking | Combat unfair or discriminatory practices | Address systematic racism | Improve the quality of life for immigrants, refugees & their families
Read About the Impact of ABLE
News and Resources
Clementina's Path to Citizenship
On May 21, 2024, in Toledo, Ohio, an incredible milestone was achieved by Clementina Gonzalez Ponce, an 82-year-old woman originally from Guadalajara, México. After a nearly 30-year wait to receive permanent residency, Clementina became a U.S. citizen.
Border Patrol and Ohio Law Enforcement Engage in Racial Profiling in Northern Ohio, New Report Finds
ABLE and the American Immigration Council published a comprehensive report (available in both English and Spanish) on March 19, 2024, analyzing data suggesting that the collusion between U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Sandusky Bay station and Ohio law enforcement led to racial profiling.
Know Your Rights for Protecting Your Family
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have rights under the U.S. Constitution and other laws. Because there is no right to appointed counsel in immigration cases – even when people are in detention for months – it is essential that you Know Your Rights. Click the link for a series of videos and materials in multiple languages.
Farmworker Chronicles Podcast
Thousands of agricultural workers live in or migrate to Ohio to work in its number one industry, Agriculture. These workers are often an afterthought, stuck in the background, and the Farmworker Chronicles podcast aims to bring their stories to the forefront. Not of the people calling the shots but those who toil in the fields and harvest the food we eat, those who care for livestock and work in dairies. Co-hosts Wendy Aviña and Gwen Short want to know why they do this backbreaking work, how they got into the industry, and their hopes and dreams. They also seek to explore the dangers of these occupations and the history of worker protections in agriculture, especially those of farmworkers and foreign agricultural workers. Listen to the podcast on WGTE Public Media.
Funding Partners
