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Kaiser backs off on firing DACA nurse

Kaiser nurses and other supporters rally in solidarity with a nurse facing dismissal because of Federal government delays to the processing of her DACA visa renewal
California Nurses Association
Kaiser nurses and other supporters rally in solidarity with a nurse facing dismissal because of Federal government delays to the processing of her DACA visa renewal

Today, the California Nurses Association union announced that Kaiser Permanente has backed off from firing a nurse who was having issues with her DACA visa.

On Monday, the union organized a rally outside of Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center.

The union also met with members of Congress who contacted U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services about the nurse’s DACA application.

The pressure seems to have worked.

They say that Kaiser has given her another month to get her DACA employment application renewed. And earlier today, she received notice that her DACA renewal was approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Wren Farrell (he/him) is a writer, producer and journalist living in San Francisco.