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Rocío Sáenz

@seiusaenz.bsky.social

Secretary Treasurer of Service Employees International Union, Fighting for immigration reform and workers rights

915 Followers  |  108 Following  |  233 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  1.7969

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Ending Automatic Work Authorization Will Cost Billions What to know about the federal government’s move to end automatic extensions of work authorization for long-term residents.

People are losing their jobs through no fault of their own, and the U.S. is losing $$!

Why? Trump ended the 540-day automatic work-permit extensions for people who filed to renew on time.

@SEIU submitted a public comment urging DHS to reinstate this.
www.fwd.us/news/ending-...

08.12.2025 15:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We will not be silent as our loved ones are shackled, forced onto airplanes, and flown away from their families.

Over 10,000 people have signed on to #DeICEflights!

Add your name: SEIU.org/DeICEflights

06.12.2025 18:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was 'sprayed in the face' during ICE confrontation Grijalva said that she identified herself as a member of Congress and saw "people directly sprayed," including press and members of her staff.

Rep Grijalva's responsibility is to ask questions and stand up for the community — not be punished for it, let alone pepper-sprayed by ICE. When violence replaces due process, it puts everyone’s basic rights at risk. Accountability is a must. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

06.12.2025 18:26 — 👍 30    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0
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Join SEIU members at the Art Basel in Miami this Saturday! Art reflects truth, and the reality is that immigrant workers play a crucial role across all sectors of the economy. #BraveOfUS

@braveofus.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social @iamerica.org @seiu.org

05.12.2025 00:43 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Somalis are essential workers and union leaders in MN and across the nation, strengthening our communities, workplaces, and economy. A threat to one of us is a threat to all of us. Working people have each other’s backs and refuse to be intimidated.

04.12.2025 19:08 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Government ends TPS for Haitians: What this means for 300,000 immigrants Haitian families in Palm Beach County say the federal government’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians has triggered widespread fear and uncertainty throughout the community.

Restaurant owner Emmanual Similus’ niece may face deportation after the Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.

“We feel it in every way. In the churches, everywhere. We feel the impact of the immigration fallout.” #TPSjustice

www.wptv.com/news/palm-be...

04.12.2025 17:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This is the holiday spirit working people deserve! 🎁

🎶 🎵“Feliz navidad! We don't want no more deportations at the Home Depot parking lot!” #WeAintBuyingIt

Via @couriernewsroom.bsky.social

03.12.2025 22:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi 👋 and solidarity to all the baristas across the nation striking for dignity, higher wages, better hours, and an end to union busting! #NoContractNoCoffee

03.12.2025 21:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Together, we will win ✊

02.12.2025 00:06 — 👍 141    🔁 23    💬 0    📌 1
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When we’re more welcoming, everyone thrives—families, communities, and our economy. That’s why we’re fighting for policies that let people already working and raising families here fix their immigration status, not tear them apart.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...

29.11.2025 22:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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One too many SEIU members have been ripped away from their communities on ICE Air. No company should profit from cruelty. It’s time to hold those charter companies accountable. #DeICEflights

28.11.2025 20:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Rather than provide permanent protections for working people, this administration has chosen cruelty once again — and right before a holiday weekend. We won’t back down. #TPSjustice

26.11.2025 22:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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U.S. ending deportation protections for immigrants from war-torn Myanmar The Trump administration said it would end Temporary Protected Status for nearly 4,000 immigrants from Myanmar.

Despite immigrant workers’ vital contributions, the Trump administration is moving to end work permits and deportation protections for nearly 4,000 Burmese families, friends, and coworkers. #TPSjustice #WeMakeAmericaWork
www.cbsnews.com/news/myanmar...

26.11.2025 18:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This movement is bigger than any one person. The charges against @seiuca.org & SEIU USWW president @davidhuerta-seiu.bsky.social are baseless-- an attempt to quiet anyone who speaks out. Together, we will keep pushing and demanding justice for all families. #StandWithDavid

26.11.2025 15:49 — 👍 20    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0

When you strike, WE strike!✊

Every worker deserves a voice and a seat at the table.

26.11.2025 00:28 — 👍 41    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 1
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While this administration has declared open war on working families, immigrants, and basic human dignity, we stand UP for workers and justice. That’s why I stand with my brother @davidhuerta-seiu.bsky.social and will work until every family is safe from fear. #JusticeForDavid

25.11.2025 16:26 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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David Huerta is back in court TOMORROW because this administration thinks attacking one labor leader will silence millions. They’re wrong. We don’t bend, we don’t bow, and we stand with David today and always. Justice for David. ✊🏿

24.11.2025 18:32 — 👍 14    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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We’re outside the federal court in San Francisco for a case challenging the Trump administration’s move to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Because when protections are stripped from some of us, it harms all of us! #WeMakeAmericaWork #TPSjustice

18.11.2025 18:11 — 👍 24    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 0
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'We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity.’ — In their first special message in 12 years, Catholic bishops are speaking out against Trump’s violent immigration policy.

14.11.2025 23:01 — 👍 59    🔁 21    💬 2    📌 1
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No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.

In solidarity with Starbucks baristas on strike, I'm brewing at home! ☕️

Don’t cross the picket line while workers stand up for fairness and dignity at work. #NoContractNoCoffee
seiu.co/NoStarbucks

14.11.2025 15:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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US citizen shot from behind by ICE, lawyers say DHS said the driver, Carlos Jimenez, pulled up in a separate car and began reversing toward officers, prompting one to open fire.

This is cruel and inhumane, and it’s never OK– US citizen or not. 💔
www.newsweek.com/ice-shooting...

10.11.2025 16:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Proof that our voices matter. Avelo Airlines pulled out of several airports after protests from folks refusing to fly with an airline that deports their neighbors without due process. Join us to #DeICEflights: SEIU.org/DeICEflights
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

07.11.2025 14:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Native American leadership fuels our movement as we fight together for safer workplaces, fair wages, and worker power.

As attacks on diversity grow louder, we stand together to protect history and continue the fight for justice. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

06.11.2025 22:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We’re not mad at families on SNAP—everyone deserves food. We’re mad at the CEOs getting rich off our work while paying us so little that we need SNAP to survive.

06.11.2025 16:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This pumpkin spice season, we’re standing with the 12,000 Starbucks baristas of @sbworkersunited.org demanding a fair union contract that includes higher pay, better staffing, and protections at work. #NoContractNoCoffee

05.11.2025 16:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I am proud to stand with California workers fighting for Prop 50 because we’re not waiting for permission to protect our power. We are DONE letting Trump redraw the rules while working people pay the price. #YesOnProp50

03.11.2025 21:39 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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ICE keeps detaining pregnant immigrants — against federal policy But the number is impossible to measure since Congress let lapse a requirement that ICE report how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants are in custody.

Pregnant mothers, including U.S. citizens, are being detained, separated from their young children, and in some cases, suffering miscarriages. This administration is ignoring federal policies, and it's costing lives.
19thnews.org/2025/10/ice-...

29.10.2025 15:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Working people are being torn from their communities and flown far away from their families, all while these charter companies cash in.

No one should profit from cruelty and inhumanity. Tell airline CEOs to #DeICEflights! SEIU.org/DeICEflights

27.10.2025 19:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Revenge disguised as law enforcement. That’s exactly what the charges against SEIU USWW David Huerta is really about. This sets a dangerous precedent meant to intimidate anyone who stands up to Trump’s agenda. We won’t be silenced. #EndRaids

27.10.2025 14:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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