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Labor organizer Karin Martinez stands in the doorway at the Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center in Las Vegas, Nev., on January 13, 2025. Krystal Ramirez for NPR hide caption

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Business

These immigrant workers shined a light on labor abuse. Will Trump let them stay?

January 15, 2025 • Under Biden, thousands of workers who experienced wage theft and other abuses have been granted protection from deportation and authorization to work so they can participate in labor investigations.

Undocumented workers have been aiding labor investigations

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Find a new job in 60 days: tech layoffs put immigrant workers on a ticking clock

Tech workers face widespread layoffs, a hardship notably for immigrants relying on tech companies for work visas. Sukanya Sitthikongsak/Getty Images hide caption

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Economy

Find a new job in 60 days: tech layoffs put immigrant workers on a ticking clock

December 8, 2022 • Last month, tech companies laid off about 50,000 workers, many of them immigrants on work visas. Now they have to find a job soon or leave the country.

Find a new job in 60 days: tech layoffs put immigrant workers on a ticking clock

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