Live Breaking News & Updates on Philip Francisco

Stay updated with breaking news from Philip francisco. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Chinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land

A group of Chinese immigrant workers is suing over forced labor and human trafficking claims that stem from an illegal marijuana growing operation in northwestern New Mexico. The complaint filed Wednesday in state court names Navajo businessman Dineh Benally and Los Angeles-based entrepreneur Irving Lin as defendants, among others. The complaint states the workers were lured to New Mexico under false pretenses and forced to work 14 hours a day trimming marijuana at a motel. They claim they were prohibited from leaving and were never paid. Authorities ended up destroying a quarter-million plants at nearly two dozen farms in the Shiprock area, and the tribe sued Benally. ....

New Mexico , United States , Philip Francisco , Dineh Benally , Aaron Halegua , Irving Lin , Felicia Fonseca , David Jordan , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Associated Press , Navajo Nation Department Of Justice , Navajo Nation , Navajo Nation Department ,

Chinese immigrants in US sue over forced labour at marijuana operation

Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico under false pretences and forced to work 14 hours a day trimming marijuana on the Navajo Nation where cultivating the plant is illegal. ....

New Mexico , United States , David Jordan , Los Angeles , Dineh Benally , Philip Francisco , Irving Lin , Navajo Nation Department Of Justice , Navajo Nation Department , Navajo Nation ,