Illegal Immigrant To Sue Employer After Work Injury

Leonardo Is Suing Owner Of Horse Boarding Ranch In Escondido After Injuring Fingers

POSTED: 6:34 pm PDT May 17, 2010
UPDATED: 9:01 pm PDT May 17, 2010

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- An illegal immigrant is suing his Escondido employer after he said his employer threatened to deport him after he experienced a gruesome injury.

Leonardo, an illegal immigrant, said his worries began in April at a horse boarding ranch in Escondido, where he worked for more than two years.

When he touched some metal on a horse walking machine, he got a big shock.

“My knees buckled,â€