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Omaha Steve

(106,256 posts) Sat May 3, 2025, 08:32 AM May 3

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URGENT: UFW worker leaders in NY have been detained

URGENT: This morning in Western NY, federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farm workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms. They had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained.

After worker leaders were detained, the bus transported the remaining workers to the worksite.

The targeting of known union supporters in this action is deeply troubling and raises questions about whether immigration enforcement is being misused to intimidate organizing workers.

We will be getting back to you in coming days with updates, but for now ask you to sign the pledge to support these workers.

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URGENT: UFW worker leaders in NY have been detained (Original Post) Omaha Steve May 3 OP

Video of arrest from UFW site: Tanuki May 3 #1

Wouldn't UFW leaders be either citizens or permanent residents? idahoblue May 3 #21

ICE is our Gestapo now, pure and simple. When we get back in power we must work to reign them in n/t Cheezoholic May 3 #2

Definitely! calimary May 3 #6

I do not believe that strongly worded condemnations really work with them. May actually need to be sent to Gitmo LiberalArkie May 3 #8

I like the idea of dissolving the department and reassigning the 'duties' to some other various departments. OldBaldy1701E May 3 #7

Throw ICE in goddamn prison. Joinfortmill May 3 #17

Then have them work private security in some middle of nowhere red shithole.. Crowman2009 May 4 #26

Need to fire everyone in ICE, bring back INS with wholly new personnel. eppur_se_muova May 3 #23

Fear-mongering by the current administration.............. Lovie777 May 3 #3

Cesar Chavez is rolling in his grave... Wounded Bear May 3 #4

Signed the pledge, thanks for posting. MLAA May 3 #5

I signed, too NJCher May 3 #15

Great! By the way, I love Cher. Was fortunate enough to see her show once in Las Vegas. MLAA May 3 #19

tRUMP brownshirts wolfie001 May 3 #9

Here's a link Attilatheblond May 3 #10

We're all Western NY farm workers now ReRe May 3 #11

Per article, owners may have coordinated with ICE Wild blueberry May 3 #12

That would explain why only the leaders were detained while the rest were free to work the plantation. Marcuse May 3 #20

Defund ICE nwliberalkiwi May 3 #13

ICE is operating illegally as a vigilante force with permission of our dictator. Onthefly May 3 #14

Lawlessness gone amok. Everything is reminiscent of Hitler. Joinfortmill May 3 #16

Some things never change. during a Democratic administration they keep a low profile. during a MAGAt admin they Martin68 May 3 #18

Frightening DENVERPOPS May 3 #22

Unique moment coming? PATRICK May 3 #24

Did they use the data F-eloon stole from the Labor Department not fooled May 3 #25

Tanuki

(15,926 posts)

1. Video of arrest from UFW site:

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 08:58 AM

May 3

Link to tweet

idahoblue

(436 posts)

21. Wouldn't UFW leaders be either citizens or permanent residents?

Reply to Tanuki (Reply #1)

Sat May 3, 2025, 04:19 PM

May 3

I can’t imagine any undocumented or green card person would risk their life and livelihood to be a union leader.

Cheezoholic

(3,083 posts)

2. ICE is our Gestapo now, pure and simple. When we get back in power we must work to reign them in n/t

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 09:12 AM

May 3

calimary

(87,002 posts)

6. Definitely!

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #2)

Sat May 3, 2025, 10:04 AM

May 3

Once we’ve sent them to Mar-a-Lago to “take out the trash”.

LiberalArkie

(18,570 posts)

8. I do not believe that strongly worded condemnations really work with them. May actually need to be sent to Gitmo

Reply to calimary (Reply #6)

Sat May 3, 2025, 10:14 AM

May 3

since no administration ever stopped it, might as well put it to use for anti-American values punishment.

I wonder what would happen if the right wing actually feared the left?

Note: Russia and China have never been "Left wing" they wear and have always been Totalitarian governments

OldBaldy1701E

(8,317 posts)

7. I like the idea of dissolving the department and reassigning the 'duties' to some other various departments.

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #2)

Sat May 3, 2025, 10:10 AM

May 3

You know, according to current practices and all.

Joinfortmill

(18,489 posts)

17. Throw ICE in goddamn prison.

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #2)

Sat May 3, 2025, 01:50 PM

May 3

Crowman2009

(3,171 posts)

26. Then have them work private security in some middle of nowhere red shithole..

Reply to Joinfortmill (Reply #17)

Sun May 4, 2025, 12:12 AM

May 4

...for the rest of their life, with no retirement benefits. See how they like it.

eppur_se_muova

(39,385 posts)

23. Need to fire everyone in ICE, bring back INS with wholly new personnel.

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #2)

Sat May 3, 2025, 05:20 PM

May 3

ICE recruits bullies and abusers.

Lovie777

(19,285 posts)

3. Fear-mongering by the current administration..............

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 09:13 AM

May 3

it's a pattern. Seen commercial by Noem, hearing Bondi, Rubio, Hegseth, Vance, shithole, musk, and others using threatening words and giving ultimatums.

Wounded Bear

(62,447 posts)

4. Cesar Chavez is rolling in his grave...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 09:34 AM

May 3

MLAA

(19,342 posts)

5. Signed the pledge, thanks for posting.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 09:44 AM

May 3

NJCher

(40,646 posts)

15. I signed, too

Reply to MLAA (Reply #5)

Sat May 3, 2025, 12:27 PM

May 3

Hope to hear something positive out of this and soon.

MLAA

(19,342 posts)

19. Great! By the way, I love Cher. Was fortunate enough to see her show once in Las Vegas.

Reply to NJCher (Reply #15)

Sat May 3, 2025, 02:13 PM

May 3

wolfie001

(5,651 posts)

9. tRUMP brownshirts

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 10:22 AM

May 3

Zero difference at this point.

Attilatheblond

(6,610 posts)

10. Here's a link

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 11:10 AM

May 3

https://www.ithaca.com/news/regional_news/federal-agents-detain-farmworkers-on-bus-to-work-union-says-immigrant-organizers-targeted/article_94935947-363c-47c8-9f03-5e0efc8a8501.html]

ALBION, N.Y. — Federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farmworkers on their way to work Friday morning and detained between 13 and 15 individuals, many of whom were leaders in a union organizing campaign at Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms, according to the United Farm Workers (UFW) union.

“This morning, between 6:30 and 7 a.m., a group of workers who were traveling to work on a bus were pulled over and detained by federal immigration agents in the city of Albion, New York,” said Antonio De Loera, communications director for the UFW. “We are not sure if it was ICE or Border Patrol.”

De Loera confirmed that all detained workers are employed by Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms, a company the UFW has been organizing at since 2023. “We’ve already been certified as representing a good chunk of the workers there, the seasonal workers who come in on H-2A visas.

ReRe

(11,699 posts)

11. We're all Western NY farm workers now

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 11:14 AM

May 3

They need to get their boots off our necks!

Wild blueberry

(7,738 posts)

12. Per article, owners may have coordinated with ICE

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 11:28 AM

May 3

Signed the pledge. Thank you for alerting us, Omaha Steve.

Marcuse

(8,524 posts)

20. That would explain why only the leaders were detained while the rest were free to work the plantation.

Reply to Wild blueberry (Reply #12)

Sat May 3, 2025, 02:21 PM

May 3

nwliberalkiwi

(402 posts)

13. Defund ICE

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 11:32 AM

May 3

If the Dems take the house in the mid term election they should immediately defund ICE.

Onthefly

(961 posts)

14. ICE is operating illegally as a vigilante force with permission of our dictator.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 11:36 AM

May 3

ICE- Intimidation, Coercion, Extermination. They are the Gestapo and they have added numerous evil, racist, thugs to there ranks.

Joinfortmill

(18,489 posts)

16. Lawlessness gone amok. Everything is reminiscent of Hitler.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 01:49 PM

May 3

Martin68

(26,142 posts)

18. Some things never change. during a Democratic administration they keep a low profile. during a MAGAt admin they

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 02:00 PM

May 3

come out of the woodwork.

DENVERPOPS

(12,971 posts)

22. Frightening

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 04:57 PM

May 3

"First they came for the union supporters"

PATRICK

(12,284 posts)

24. Unique moment coming?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 06:03 PM

May 3

Besides climate change, the attack on ALL hispanic people coupled with a disastrous inflationary trade war shortages could make the US extremely vulnerable to a farmworkers walkout of any type. What are they going to do? Bring back all the deportees for chain gangs in the fields?

not fooled

(6,375 posts)

25. Did they use the data F-eloon stole from the Labor Department

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2025, 08:05 PM

May 3

to target these people?

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