National Nurses United celebrates the release of fellow registered nurse, Amanda Trebach, yesterday evening without criminal charges. It is a great relief to know she is home. We thank all of our nurse members and community supporters for spreading the word and joining the efforts led by Unión del Barrio to bring her home. 

Her release is a testament to the power of organizing resistance and solidarity against the ongoing attacks by the Trump administration on our lives and livelihoods, felt sharply and painfully by our immigrant and migrant communities. We applaud the dedication and commitment of community organizers – like Amanda and other patrollers at Harbor Area Peace Patrol, who have been documenting Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol activity – in asserting justice and humanity against a government that defies these values. 

As a union of nurses who advocate for our community’s health and wellbeing, at the bedside and outside of our hospitals, we know the attacks are coming in every direction. We are empowered by this news to continue building our union to resist.

National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.