Saying its members are sick of being labeled “Nazis” and racists by fellow unionists, the National ICE Council is filing charges with the Labor Department seeking financial autonomy from its parent unions, the AFL-CIO and the American Federation of Government Employees.
The council says it cannot get adequate representation from the two organizations, which “foster hate and prejudice” against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and backed political candidates who call for defunding ICE — essentially advocating for the erasure of the 7,600 jobs the council represents.
The council accused the two unions of holding ICE employees captive, refusing to let them manage their own affairs but also refusing to advocate for them to garner “partisan political favor” from the administration.