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Labor Unions Are Stepping Up To Fight Deportations

Dave Jamieson
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Yahaira Burgos was fearing the worst when her husband, Juan Vivares, reported to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in lower Manhattan in March. Vivares, who fled Colombia and entered the U.S. illegally in 2011, had recently been given a deportation order. Rather than hide, he showed up at the ICE office with Burgos and his lawyer to continue to press his case for asylum.  

Vivares, 29, was detained for deportation. That’s when Burgos’ union sprang into action.

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