Carlos Vargas Moreno, a migrant farmworker and father in North Carolina, became permanently disabled after suffering a heat stroke in 2022 while picking watermelons for his employer, Florida Orange Gold.

Two years earlier, another one of their workers with an H-2A agricultural visa died of the same condition while on the job. For Prism @prismreports, the Guardian US @guardian_us & Enlace Latino @enlacelatinonc, our fellowship coordinator, Tina Vasquez, investigated Florida Orange Gold’s disregard for the health of their H-2A temporary agricultural workers in North Carolina and Florida. Read the story at tinyurl.om/farmworkersheat. 📸: Kaoly Gutierrez @kaolygtz [Image description from Prism: “Daysi Romero Arellano and Carlos Vargas Moreno inside their home, in Raleigh, N.C., on Sept. 18, 2026. Vargas Moreno, a former farmworker on an H-2A temporary visa, experienced heat stroke while working in a field in 2022 that caused permanent injuries. He relies entirely on his wife for care.”]