Tag: Immigration

• Press Release | June 9, 2025

  SEIU Local 2015, labor leaders, and community members rallied in Los Angeles to demand the release of SEIU California President David Huerta and now free! 

  Hundreds rallied for the release of David Huerta and now free from custody.  LOS ANGELES, CA—Hundreds of SEIU members, immigrant workers and allies packed Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles today to demand the immediate release of SEIU California President...

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• Press Coverage | June 9, 2025

  News Coverage of Los Angeles protests against ICE raids

  CBS News: Hundreds gather in Los Angeles to demand release of California union leader arrested at immigration enforcement operation Hundreds gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, calling for the release of a union leader who was arrested at an...

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• Media Advisory | June 9, 2025

  SEIU Local 2015, labor leaders, and community members hold #FreeDavidEndRaids in Los Angeles to demand release of David Huerta and an end to ICE raids on immigrant communities. 

  WHEN: Monday, June 9th 202511:00 AM PT WHERE:  Grand Park200 N. Grand AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90012 WHO: Members and allies of SEIU Local 2015, the largest long-term care union in the nation and California’s largest labor union, representing more than...

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• Press Statement | June 7, 2025

  Statement from Arnulfo De La Cruz, President of SEIU Local 2015, on the Detainment of David Huerta

  Yesterday and today, ICE carried out aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles, terrorizing our immigrant communities and abducting dozens of community members. SEIU California President David Huerta was assaulted, injured, and detained while peacefully observing.  Let’s be clear: the right to...

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• Press Coverage | May 7, 2025

  News Coverage of Longtime Santa Cruz resident’s immigration detention sparks protests ahead of court hearing in Washington state

  

  Cliona Ward, a longtime Santa Cruz resident, was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on April 21, 2025, after returning from Ireland where she was visiting her sick father. Lookout Santa Cruz:Longtime Santa Cruz resident's immigration detention sparks...

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• Press Statement | April 8, 2025

  Trump Uses IRS to Target Tax-Paying Families,Exposing the Lies Behind MAGA Deportation Machine

  SACRAMENTO, CA – SEIU California responded to the reported agreement between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to share sensitive information about taxpayers and their families with the Trump deportation machine. David Huerta, President of SEIU California and...

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• Press Coverage | April 1, 2025

  Is Donald Trump watching? The U.S. is facing a massive healthcare crisis, without immigrants, there’s no one to care for the elderly 

  

  America is racing towards a home healthcare disaster, according to a report. As the population in the US ages, the nation confronts an alarming task: employing sufficient personnel to take care of the elderly, as per Off The Front Page...

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• Press Coverage | March 29, 2025

  There’s already a caregiver crisis. So who will take care of Mom if immigrant workers get deported?

  

  There will be 9.3 million job openings for direct-care workers in the home healthcare sector over the next decade, research says  As the first baby boomers turn 80 this year, the demand for home healthcare workers is expected to surge....

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• Press Coverage | March 10, 2025

  The caregiving industry relies on immigrants. These workers fear deportation under Trump

  

  A homecare worker wakes at 3:30 a.m., showers, and prepares for a more than 10-hour day of attending to her clients. She cooks. She cleans. She replaces catheter bags. She bathes her clients, checks their blood pressure, and ensures they take...

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• Press Coverage | February 24, 2025

  Mass Deportation Threats Put Caregivers, Seniors, Disabled People on High Alert

  

  President Donald Trump’s promises to implement mass deportations and other potential changes to immigration policies could strain an already-understaffed health care workforce, making it harder for older adults and people with disabilities to receive care at home and in nursing...

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• Press Coverage | January 9, 2025

  Trump’s immigration plans could imperil long-term care workforce

  

  Demand for direct care workers will grow by 35 percent to 41 percent between 2022 and 2037, according to some projections. President-elect Donald Trump’s vowed crackdown on immigration could strain an already struggling elder care workforce that relies on foreign-born...

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