Lauren Kaori Gurley

The Trump admin has vowed to hold companies accountable for employing undocumented workers But ICE has overwhelmingly focused on arresting workers rather than punishing employers w/@marianne_levine, Aaron Schaffer washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

ICE is arresting migrants in worksite raids. Employers are largely escaping charges. W/ ⁦@LaurenKGurley⁩ and Aaron Schaffer washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

In just over two years, 155,000 migrants passed through the aging Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Eric Adams conspired to kick them out; Dr. Phil choreographed an aborted, made-for-TV ICE raid of the facility, conservative media claimed it was Tren de Aragua HQ.

FYI you can watch @unionthefilm anytime on PBS now, pretty cool pbs.org/pov/films/unio…

News: The Labor Dept announced an "aggressive" deregulatory agenda today to cut 63 regulations On cutting board: -union protections for migrant farmworkers on H2a visas -minimum wage/overtime for home health workers - affirmative action requirements for apprenticeships

Powerful NYC unions, including SEIU's 32BJ, are are switching their endorsements from Cuomo to Mamdani

My long and combative dispatch from the American gulag archipelago, featuring the KKK, Hurricane Katrina, Hillary Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Ice Cube, and a very angry newspaper editor, where everyone knew to say nothing. slate.com/business/2025/…

Disappearance has become a feature of the Trump’s ICE raids, a process that often finds people in a prison network in central Louisiana. I got a behind-the-curtain look at the operations of American Siberia—the newfangled ICE detention towns where people are sent to disappear.

Industry and business groups that depend on immigrant workers are pleading with the White House for relief from raids @LaurenKGurley @mariana_alfaro washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

On Saturday, I'll be talking to legend @jazbrisack about their new book on organizing the first unionized Starbucks in the US, at Red Emma's in Baltimore at 7pm. See u there! Jaz is co-founder of @sbworkersunited, which has unionized 600+ Sbux stores since late 2021.

Scoop: ICE has reversed its guidance from Thursday that exempted farm, hotel + restaurants from immigration raids. In a call today, DHS said agents should continue those raids. w/ @CarolLeonnig @marianne_levine @LaurenKGurley washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

SCOOP: Trump officials told ICE agents to continue conducting worksite enforcement on farms, hotels @CarolLeonnig @natalie_allison @marianne_levine washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

A Scoop: Trump officials reverse course -- now telling agents to keep raiding farms & hotels for immigrants. ICE is told White House wants higher numbers W ⁦@natalie_allison⁩ ⁦@marianne_levine⁩ ⁦@LaurenKGurley⁩ washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

For the first time in more than 50 years, U.S. immigration could go net negative in 2025—driven by sharp drops in legal inflows & increased deportations, say ⁦@BrookingsInst⁩ and ⁦@AEI⁩ economists. w/⁦@LaurenKGurley⁩ washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

We are aware of multiple federal operations impacting farm workers across California today. To all working people in California, remember: we are in this together. 1/

NEWS: A judge blocked the Trump admin from eliminating Jobs Corp, a federal training program for low-income young people that began during LBJ's War on Poverty. - 99 job training centers that serve 25k were set to close - admin cited "significant financial challenges"

NEWS: A federal judge just blocked Trump admin from ending union rights for 50k TSA officers DHS Sec. Kristi Noem revoked their rights in March saying “eliminating collective bargaining removes bureaucratic hurdles that will strengthen workforce agility enhance productivity"

Today, @USDOL has made the decision to pause operations at contractor-run Job Corps centers. This program was created to build pathways to a better life for struggling young adults, but our review shows it's not anywhere close to achieving the outcomes they deserve. Despite the…

Georgia is now the latest state to pass a law phasing out subminimum wage for workers with disabilities (bloomberg.com/news/features/…), with a bill signed this month by Republican Governor Brian Kemp: wjcl.com/article/georgi…

NEWS: the @UAW Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) reform caucus has formally voted to dissolve, citing internal divisions. Remaining funds will be split between several other union reform movements, immigrant legal services, a Mexican workers’ solidarity fund, and @jvplive.