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UNITE HERE Slams Termination of Nicaraguan TPS, Delay on Honduran TPS as Cruel

News & PressBy wantyouadminNovember 7, 2017

Union Pledges to Take Fight for Central American, Haitian TPS to Congress New York, NY – The termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for recipients born in Nicaragua by the Department of Homeland Security, and the non-commitment to protect Honduran TPS beyond July 2018, is an inhumane and immoral decision that could have devastating impacts on…

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Thousands of immigrants with “protected status” face possible deportation

News & PressBy wantyouadminNovember 6, 2017

Juan Cortez of Maryland owns his own trucking business — he’s almost paid off the $50,000 loan he took to start it — and he holds county contracts to plow snow every winter just outside Washington, D.C.  After nearly a quarter of a century here, the Salvadoran immigrant is also the proud owner of a…

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New York Times: About 2,500 Nicaraguans to Lose Special Permission to Live in U.S.

News & PressBy wantyouadminNovember 6, 2017

Thousands of immigrants from Nicaragua who came to the United States illegally, many of them decades ago, will lose special permission allowing them to stay in the country, the Trump administration said on Monday. However, officials from the Department of Homeland Security said the effective date of termination would be delayed one year, until Jan.…

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Central Americans Fear Trump May End Immigration Program

News & PressBy wantyouadminOctober 30, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Iris Acosta has spent the last two decades enrolled in an immigration program that has helped her get a work permit, put three children through school in her native Honduras and obtain health insurance to cover her cancer treatment. Now, the 51-year-old hotel housekeeper from Los Angeles fears it could all come…

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Hundreds march in Pine Hills to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians

News & PressBy wantyouadminOctober 27, 2017

ORLANDO, Fla. – Thousands of Haitians are living in Central Florida under a Temporary Protected Status, and many are afraid they could be forced to return to Haiti if the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t renew their status and allow them to stay. More than 100 people marched through the streets of Pine Hills Thursday…

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UNITE HERE Hospitality Workers Mobilize in Over a Dozen Cities to Save TPS

News & PressBy wantyouadminOctober 26, 2017

Day of Protests, Worker Delegations, and Political Lobbying Launches as Part of Push by Union to Protect TPS Recipients in Immediate Lead Up to Central American Decision New York, NY – Today thousands of UNITE HERE hospitality workers are mobilizing in over a dozen American cities to push for renewal of expiring Temporary Protective Status…

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UNITE HERE Launching Full-Court Press to Save TPS

News & PressBy wantyouadminOctober 18, 2017

Plans outlined by the union include press conferences with TPS recipient members, digital campaign, and worker lobbying Washington, DC – In advance of an expected early November decision from the Department of Homeland Security regarding the fate of Central American TPS recipients, UNITE HERE is outlining plans for a national campaign to save TPS. The…

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Huffington Post: Service Workers To Rally Against Trump Immigration Policies

News & PressBy wantyouadminOctober 14, 2017

The hospitality union UNITE HERE plans demonstrations in 40 cities: “We need protections for the workers who drive this industry.” The hospitality workers union UNITE HERE was tangling with Donald Trump long before he ever became president. While the business mogul made his run for the Republican nomination last year, the group waged ― and…

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Bloomberg: Unions Are Training Hotel Workers to Face Down Immigration Raids

DACA, News & PressBy wantyouadminSeptember 20, 2017

Hotel workers in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York have been gathering for training sessions recently on how to handle visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The sessions, organized by the labor union UNITE HERE, teach workers how to effectively stonewall ICE agents, emphasizing employees’ right to refuse to answer questions…

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Huffington Post: Labor Unions Are Stepping Up To Fight Deportations

DACA, News & PressBy wantyouadminSeptember 12, 2017

In recent months unions around the country have been hosting “know your rights” workshops to teach workers how to handle encounters with ICE agents and where to turn when someone is detained. They’ve provided legal assistance to and rallied around members and their families who have wound up in deportation proceedings. Read more >>

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