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Undocumented Crime Victims Face Heightened Risk of Deportation
Undocumented victims of crimes who are denied a special visa may now receive an order to appear before an immigration judge.
November 30, 2018
Female Farm Workers Awarded $17 Million in Florida Abuse Case
The jury award is among the largest on record in a case involving the sexual abuse of one of the most invisible members of the U.S. workforce -- migrant workers in the agriculture industry.
September 15, 2015
California Enacts Bill to Protect Female Farmworkers From Sex Abuse
The new law requires sexual harassment training for labor contractors, supervisors and all farm employees.
September 30, 2014
Three Plans to Stop Rape in the Fields
Legislators, community organizations, academic institutions and growers have jump-started new projects to tackle sexual harassment and abuse in the agricultural industry.
June 5, 2014
What's Happened Since "Rape in the Fields"?
Once considered an open secret, sexual violence in the fields is now national news.
March 18, 2014
"Rape in the Fields" Live Chat en Español - Transcript
A Spanish-language version of the film will air Saturday night at 7 pm on Univision. FRONTLINE and Univision will jointly host a live chat on Sunday at 7 pm EST.
June 28, 2013
Can Rape in the Fields Be Stopped? - Live Chat Wed. 2 p.m. ET
Join us for a live chat about "Rape in the Fields" with correspondent Lowell Bergman, producer Andres Cediel, and reporter Bernice Yeung. Our guest questioner is Pamela Silva, Univision correspondent and host of Primer Impacto.
June 25, 2013
Luis Gutierrez: Exploitation is the "Ugly Sin" of Immigration
Immigration reform is rarely, if ever, looked at through the eyes of migrant women who face sexual exploitation on a daily basis, says the Democratic congressman.
June 25, 2013
Dolores Huerta: An "Epidemic in the Fields"
The sexual abuse can be traced to the vulnerability that most farmworker women face, especially if they're undocumented, says the labor leader and civil rights activist.
June 25, 2013
Bill Tamayo: Criminal Cases Needed to End Immigrant Abuse
Criminal convictions, which have been lacking in cases of rape in the fields, need to be part of the government's response to the sexual abuse of farmworker women, says the EEOC attorney.
June 25, 2013
Manuel Cunha, Jr.: Harassment Not “A Big Problem” On Farms
The president of the Nisei Farmers League says that while harassment might be an issue for some farm workers, the scope of the problem is no greater in agriculture than in other industries.
June 25, 2013
Resources for Agricultural Workers
If you are an agricultural worker who has been sexually victimized at work, there are a variety of resources available to you.
June 25, 2013
Home Video DVDs of Rape in the Fields are available from ShopPBS.
Educational DVDs of Rape in the Fields are available from ShopPBS.