Contact: Ramiro S. Fúnez, 646-923-1858, [email protected] LOS ANGELES, CA— Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Monday that ICE officials detained 121 adults and children in Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina over New Year’s weekend, all of whom are in the process of being repatriated. In response, UNITE HERE, a union of 270,000 hospitality…
DetailsNew Video Details Impact of Bungled Enforcement Priorities on Immigrant Workers Contact: Joe Shansky, [email protected], 312-623-5382 [Chicago, IL] One year ago, President Obama reiterated his immigration enforcement priorities and announced an Executive Order that would have provided deportation relief for nearly five million undocumented workers in the U.S. By contrast, workers at Ruprecht Company, a…
DetailsLOS ANGELES, CA— María Elena Durazo, UNITE HERE General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, is urging the United States Department of Justice to act with urgency on appealing the recent injunction against President Barack Obama’s executive policy on immigration. “We must continue our fight and demand immediate action,” Durazo said on Tuesday.…
DetailsNew Video Spotlights Union’s Role in Assisting Immigrants on Path to Citizenship [New York, NY]—UNITE HERE, one of the fastest-growing labor unions in North America, proudly announces its participation in this year’s national Citizenship Day, observed annually on Sept. 17. This year, the Union joins hundreds of immigration groups nationwide in the federal observance, also…
DetailsUNITE HERE joins Hundreds of Immigrants, Advocates in New Orleans, Calling on Courts to Lift Injunction Blocking Obama Immigration Actions Actions by UNITE HERE in Los Angeles Echo Calls by Protestors and White House to Allow DAPA and DACA to Proceed [New Orleans, LA] Today, members of UNITE HERE join hundreds of immigration advocates converging…
DetailsUNITE HERE Joins Immigrant Rights Groups in Nationwide Day of Action to Fight for Immigrant Families [New York, NY] – On Tuesday, hundreds of members of UNITE HERE are participating in actions in cities nationwide, demanding an end to the Republican-inspired lawsuit currently blocking the implementation of the new DAPA and expanded DACA programs. UNITE…
DetailsAs President’s Immigration Initiative is Debated Nationally, Congressman Luis Gutierrez to Meet with Local Immigrants Facing Federal Workplace Inspection. CHICAGO, IL – This Monday, Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez, a national leader on immigration issues, will meet in Chicago with Mundelein-based meatpacking workers facing a workplace immigration audit. The Congressman will be returning from New Orleans,…
DetailsThis morning, over one hundred plant employees of the Mundelein-based Ruprecht Company, a privately-held meat processor and food manufacturer, walked off the job on strike in response to threats of a pending immigration audit by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A press conference with striking workers will be held outside of Chicago’s U.S. Immigration…
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