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Texas AFL-CIO Calls for Accountability & Justice Following ICE Violence

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TEXAS – Today, the Texas AFL-CIO leadership and Immigration Advisory Committee released the following statement on ICE’s continued violence in the state: 

“No matter where you come from or where you call home, we all work for a living. That’s why our Texas labor movement fights for the dignity of all workers, regardless of nationality or citizenship status. 

“The Trump Administration and Greg Abbott have allowed ICE to operate in our state with zero accountability — leading to chaos, fear, and violence. This is not the Texas any of us deserve.

“We demand accountability and justice for Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Ruben Ray Martinez, and all Texans who have been shot, detained, or killed by ICE, many while working.

“Accountability and justice is how we make our communities safe. Our families, our neighbors, and our communities deserve to live and work in peace.

“ICE out of Texas. ICE out of every community.” 

Signed by Texas AFL-CIO Leadership:

  • Leonard Aguilar, Texas AFL-CIO President

  • Lorraine Montemayor, Texas AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer 

Signed by the Texas AFL-CIO Immigration Advisory Committee: 

  • Rixi Castillo, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 10 

  • Elsa Flores, Service Employees International Union Texas (SEIU Texas)

  • Emily Markwiese, Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 277

  • Craig Miller, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

  • Ryan Pollock, Texas State Building & Construction Trades Council (TSBCTC)

  • Bobby Ramos, Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 350

  • Gonzalo Reyes, United Food & Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 540 

  • Jerrod Strange, International Association of Iron Workers (IW)

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The Texas AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) is the state labor federation consisting of more than 250,000 affiliated union members and advocates for working people in Texas. Learn more at texasaflcio.org