Noncitizen workers who witness labor violations can now report them without fear of their immigration status being held against them, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. Deferred action protects noncitizen workers from threats of immigration-related retaliation from the exploitive employers, according to DHS. (Susan Walsh/AP)MORE: Explaining Biden's new border strategy: Expelling some migrants while expanding some asylum claims"When they come forward and complain about unsafe or unfair labor conditions, they are cooperating in a labor investigation," Mayorkas explained. DHS said that often times noncitizen workers don't report labor violations or cooperate in employment and labor standards investigations "because they fear removal or other immigration-related retaliation by an abusive employer." DHS allowing noncitizens to report labor violations without jeopardizing immigration status originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 13, 2023 17:56 UTC