Source: Jacqui Fatka, FARM PROGRESS, 2/16/21


President Biden signed a proclamation that limits and prohibits travel to the U.S. from certain countries, including South Africa, due to the COVID pandemic. Although the U.S. Department of State granted a national interest exemption for H-2A and some H-2B workers from South Africa, the travel restrictions could impact a significant number of agricultural H-2A workers. According to the Department of Labor, H-2A workers are defined as nonimmigrant workers...

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