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3 detained farm workers deported to Mexico following incident in northern Vermont [Video]

Three Vermont dairy workers who were detained by United States Border Patrol agents in April have been deported, according to the human rights organization Migrant Justice.NBC5 has learned that three employees at the Pleasant Valley Farms in Berkshire have been deported. They were among the eight workers who were taken into federal custody at the end of April.Migrant Justice said all three men have been deported to Mexico. They were listed as: Luis Enrique Gomez-Aguilar (28 years old) Urillas Sargento (32 years old) Dani Alvarez-Perez (22 years old) Five others remain in custody. Of those five, four migrants are being held at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans, while one person has been moved to a detention facility in Louisiana.Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets Anson Tebbetts sent the following statement to NBC5: “Farmers in Vermont tell us they are concerned about their workers and are doing …

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