Mother Sues Poultry Plant Over 16-Year-Old Hattiesburg Worker’s Death
The mother of 16-year-old Duvan Perez, who died in a Hattiesburg poultry plant, is suing Mar-Jac Poultry over his death.
The mother of 16-year-old Duvan Perez, who died in a Hattiesburg poultry plant, is suing Mar-Jac Poultry over his death.
A Hattiesburg poultry plant’s failure to follow safety protocols led to the death of 16-year-old Duvan Pérez, federal regulators said.
A 16-year-old Guatemalan immigrant worker became the third worker to die at a Hattiesburg, Miss., poultry plant since 2020 after a machinery-related accident last week.
Local law enforcement’s “entanglement” with federal immigration agencies instills “fear across Mississippi’s immigrant communities” and introduces “a host of public safety hazards,” the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi said today while announcing “Unalienable,” a statewide campaign designed to change that dynamic.
When Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves created Restart Mississippi, a commission to advise him on reopening the economy during the COVID-19 crisis, he chose 16 business leaders and corporate executives who have personally given more than $330,000 to his various political campaigns since 2008.
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