A Chester County man who sponsored young immigrants' entry into the United States allegedly forced them to work long days with little to no pay and used their immigration status to threaten them, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Ramiro Caal Jolomna allegedly compelled two teen girls to work "grueling" days on a mushroom farm to pay off their "debts" to him for facilitating their entry into the country. Prosecutors allege Jolomna kept the girls out of school and signed them up for 16-hour shifts, seven days a week. He also allegedly threatened to have them deported or otherwise punished if they ran away. MORE: Bucks County farm owner accused of animal cruelty returned to the U.S.

The youngest of the girls, a 14-year-old from Mexico, allegedly signed her paycheck over to Jolomna and hi

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