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…
DetailsORLANDO, 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…
DetailsDay 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…
DetailsPlans 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsHotel 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…
DetailsIn 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 >>
DetailsTwo free, open-to-the-public workshops to be hosted by the Culinary Union on Wednesday at its central valley headquarters will aim to educate the estimated 13,000 DACA recipients in Nevada affected by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session’s Sept. 4 announcement on what to do if questioned by police or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, among other scenarios.…
DetailsJoint Statement on Behalf of UNITE HERE International President D. Taylor and General Vice President Maria Elena Durazo New York, NY – Donald Trump’s announcement today that Deferred Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA) will be terminated in six months barring congressional intervention is an astounding act of political cowardice, and a missed opportunity to make a…
DetailsThere are about 5,700 immigrants in Nevada whose home countries are either unsafe or unable to handle their return, and local advocates want the Trump administration to extend temporary protections for these residents. The secretary of homeland security has designated 10 countries whose citizens can receive temporary protection status in the U.S., allowing them to…
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