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Three detained farm workers transferred from Vermont to Louisiana

"They are at imminent risk of deportation": Three of the eight farm workers detained in Berkshire, Vermont, have been transferred to Louisiana, according to Migrant Justice

Three detained farm workers transferred from Vermont to Louisiana

"They are at imminent risk of deportation": Three of the eight farm workers detained in Berkshire, Vermont, have been transferred to Louisiana, according to Migrant Justice

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      THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON. I'M ADRIAN PASTOR WE'VE RECEIVED NEW INFORMATION ON THE EIGHT FARM WORKERS DETAINED AT PLEASANT VALLEY FARM IN BERKSHIRE, VERMONT LAST MONTH. ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION MIGRANT JUSTICE, THREE OF THE EIGHT DETAINED WORKERS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A DETENTION FACILITY IN LOUISIANA. FOUR OTHERS ARE STILL BEING HELD AT NORTHWEST STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AND ONE WAS TRANSFERRED TO STAFFORD COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN DOVER NEW HAMPSHIRE. ACCORDING TO WILL LAMBEK, A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ORGANIZATION, THEY ARE AT IMMINENT RISK
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      Three detained farm workers transferred from Vermont to Louisiana

      "They are at imminent risk of deportation": Three of the eight farm workers detained in Berkshire, Vermont, have been transferred to Louisiana, according to Migrant Justice

      Three of the eight farm workers detained in Vermont in April have been transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana, according to the organization Migrant Justice. A spokesperson for the organization, Will Lambek, told NBC5 that four of the detained workers are still being held at Northwest State Correctional Facility. Lambek said one person was transferred to Strafford County Correctional Facility in Dover, New Hampshire, and the rest were transferred to Louisiana. "They are at imminent risk of deportation," Lambek said. "The legal team in the case is pushing for all eight to be provided with hearings to request release on bond, and in those hearings, arguments will be made about the legality of the arrests."On April 21, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents in Richford responded to a report from a citizen who allegedly saw two people carrying backpacks and exiting a wooded area before crossing into private farmland less than three miles from the U.S.-Canada border. Agents arrested one of the individuals at the scene and pursued the second. While searching the area, agents located and arrested several other people who were determined to be in the country illegally.Eight people were detained. NBC5 learned that they were employees at Pleasant Valley Farm in Berkshire. However, farm owner Amanda St. Pierre said the employees were hired "following the federal and state employment requirements."

      Three of the eight farm workers detained in Vermont in April have been transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana, according to the organization Migrant Justice.

      A spokesperson for the organization, Will Lambek, told NBC5 that four of the detained workers are still being held at Northwest State Correctional Facility. Lambek said one person was transferred to Strafford County Correctional Facility in Dover, New Hampshire, and the rest were transferred to Louisiana.

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      "They are at imminent risk of deportation," Lambek said. "The legal team in the case is pushing for all eight to be provided with hearings to request release on bond, and in those hearings, arguments will be made about the legality of the arrests."

      On April 21, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents in Richford responded to a report from a citizen who allegedly saw two people carrying backpacks and exiting a wooded area before crossing into private farmland less than three miles from the U.S.-Canada border.

      Agents arrested one of the individuals at the scene and pursued the second. While searching the area, agents located and arrested several other people who were determined to be in the country illegally.

      Eight people were detained. NBC5 learned that they were employees at Pleasant Valley Farm in Berkshire. However, farm owner Amanda St. Pierre said the employees were hired "following the federal and state employment requirements."