Mass rally to free detained farmworkers, new petition to free Arbey!
Posted Thu, 04/24/2025 - 9:24pm
Hundreds of farmworkers and allies rallied in an emergency mobilization demanding the release of eight dairy workers arrested in their home by Border Patrol agents earlier this week. As farmworkers led the march through downtown Burlington, their chants reverberated: “When immigrant rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!”
While this week’s on-farm arrest is one of the largest in recent history, it is part of a larger pattern of attacks against immigrant farmworkers. Just two weeks ago, federal agents stopped and detained community member Arbey Lopez as he was on his way to the same farm where workers were detained on Monday night. Arbey is now held in detention and at risk of deportation.
Read more to get the full story and sign the petition to free Arbey