Union RNs to March Against ICE Violence at Alameda Board Meeting

Union Nurses to Advocate for Community Safety at Alameda County Meeting

In response to increasing incidents of violence attributed to ICE, over 150 registered nurse leaders from the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) are set to march in Oakland. The march will proceed from the union's headquarters to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting on January 27. Their goal is to support crucial measures aimed at safeguarding the community from further acts of violence by ICE agents.

"Nurses are outraged by this weekend’s cold-blooded murder of our fellow RN, Alex Pretti, who is the latest in a growing list of people killed by violent, out-of-control, lawless ICE agents. While we fight to abolish ICE, nurses are marching to call for strong protections in Alameda County before one more person is injured or one more life is lost," stated CNA/NNOC President Michelle Gutierrez Vo, a registered nurse at Kaiser Permanente in Fremont.

Event Details:

Date: January 27, 2026, 3 p.m.

Location: The march will commence at the NNU headquarters, 155 Grand, Oakland, Calif., and conclude at 1221 Oak Street, 5th floor, Oakland, Calif., where the meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m.

The nurses are rallying behind two proposals introduced by Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bass. One proposal aims to establish “ICE free zones,” which would prevent the use of county-owned properties for immigration enforcement activities. The second proposal advocates for the development of an Alameda County Immigration Enforcement Response Plan, ensuring swift communication and coordinated responses among county agencies during intensified federal enforcement.

Additionally, the registered nurses will push for opposition to the reopening of Federal Correctional Institute, Dublin (FCI Dublin) as an immigration detention facility.

"We urge the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to take strong action to protect Alameda County by saying, ‘ICE does not belong here,’” emphasized Gutierrez Vo. “The lives of our patients, and as we saw this weekend, the lives of our fellow nurses, depend on it.”

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the nation, with more than 100,000 members across over 200 facilities in California and over 225,000 RNs nationwide.