{"id":63962,"date":"2026-01-25T12:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=63962"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:37:02","slug":"ufcw-condemns-ice-cbp-operations-in-major-american-cities","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/ufcw-condemns-ice-cbp-operations-in-major-american-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"UFCW Condemns ICE &amp; CBP Operations in Major American Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WASHINGTON \u2013 <\/strong>Today, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/about\"><strong>United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)<\/strong><\/a>, which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, released the following statement regarding the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in American cities and communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>UFCW International President Milton Jones said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cICE and CBP continue to invade our communities, act with violence, and their presence has compromised public safety. Yesterday, masked agents killed Alex Pretti, a union member who cared for our nation\u2019s veterans as a VA nurse. These horrors must end before even more people end up traumatized, injured, or dead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom Los Angeles to Chicago to Charlotte, the actions of ICE and CBP have struck fear into essential workers across this country. These are people who are simply trying to provide for their families and support their communities, but now must worry about violence reaching their stores or being detained on the way to their shift.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCommunities and local economies cannot thrive unless people feel safe. ICE must end the chaos, withdraw from Minneapolis and other cities and states, and allow people to live and work free from fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The UFCW International is the largest private sector union in the United States, representing 1.2 million workers and their families in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, healthcare, cannabis, retail, and other essential industries. UFCW members serve our communities in all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Learn more about the UFCW at\u202f<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/ufcw.org\/\"><em>ufcw.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, released the following statement regarding the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in American cities and communities. 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