United University Professions
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United University Professions is the nation's largest higher education union, with members at New York state-operated SUNY campuses and teaching hospitals.
(6/6) “We will fight for their right to due process, a right afforded to ‘all persons,' according to the Constitution."
It is unclear why ICE took detained the men. They are being held at a federal detention facility in Batavia.
It is unclear why ICE took detained the men. They are being held at a federal detention facility in Batavia.
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
(6/6) “We will fight for their right to due process, a right afforded to ‘all persons,' according to the Constitution."
It is unclear why ICE took detained the men. They are being held at a federal detention facility in Batavia.
It is unclear why ICE took detained the men. They are being held at a federal detention facility in Batavia.
(5/6) "We condemn the actions taken by ICE today," Kowal said. "We want our members to know that our union will stand shoulder to shoulder with them in the face of unlawful treatment.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
(5/6) "We condemn the actions taken by ICE today," Kowal said. "We want our members to know that our union will stand shoulder to shoulder with them in the face of unlawful treatment.”
(4/6) The men, both employees in Upstate's Environmental Services department, acted in good faith to finalize their legal status. But as we have seen over and over under the anti-immigrant regime in place in Washington D.C., they were met with handcuffs.
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
(4/6) The men, both employees in Upstate's Environmental Services department, acted in good faith to finalize their legal status. But as we have seen over and over under the anti-immigrant regime in place in Washington D.C., they were met with handcuffs.
(3/6) Two SUNY employees at Upstate Medical University were detained by federal agents when they arrived for their immigration hearings in Syracuse. One is a UUP member and the other is a member of CSEA. Both were taken into custody by ICE before they could attend their hearings.
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
(3/6) Two SUNY employees at Upstate Medical University were detained by federal agents when they arrived for their immigration hearings in Syracuse. One is a UUP member and the other is a member of CSEA. Both were taken into custody by ICE before they could attend their hearings.
(2/6) The appalling practice by ICE agents of detaining immigrants at federal courthouses found UUP today when one of our members at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse was detained.
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
(2/6) The appalling practice by ICE agents of detaining immigrants at federal courthouses found UUP today when one of our members at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse was detained.