BURLINGTON, Vt., April 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the detention of eight farm workers in Vermont by the Trump administration:

Trump wants to deport migrant agricultural workers. This will only disrupt families, raise food prices and put more pressure on struggling family farms. It is exactly the wrong approach. The time is long overdue for real immigration reform and a path to citizenship for migrant workers.