The nations largest nurses union has escalated its political activism by pledging to crush ICE for our patients and openly campaigning for the abolition of federal immigration enforcement.
According to The Post Millennial, National Nurses United (NNU), which claims to represent more than 225,000 registered nurses across the United States, has embraced a hardline stance against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, aligning itself with the far-left Abolish ICE movement. In a social media post accompanied by the hashtag Abolish ICE, the union declared,
Nurses take a sacred oath to advocate for our patients so when armed agents create a climate of fear in our communities, we take action! Nurses don't just treat symptoms we fight the causes, alongside a graphic depicting a boot crushing the ICE logo.
The unions rhetoric goes beyond symbolic protest and veers into direct lobbying against federal law enforcement. In a separate video released on Tuesday, NNU urged Congress to strip funding from ICE and redirect those taxpayer dollars into healthcare programs.
One nurse featured in the video framed immigration enforcement as an affront to her profession and community. I am originally from Minnesota, so this is really near and dear to my heart. I think its disgusting that were spending so much money on all of these avenues to rid of people who are actually valuable to us as nurses and are people that we take care of every day. So we want to make sure that Congress knows, as nurses, we want to abolish ICE and make sure that our community and us as nurses are safe every day," she said.
The same speaker argued that federal immigration funds should be diverted to domestic spending priorities favored by the left. Congress sending money to ICE could be better spent on us as nurses and our community. You know, our infrastructure, public transportation, just healthcare in general. You know, we have a lot of corners that are being cut currently and we could really use, in the nursing perspective, we could really use that to make sure that our patients get the care that they need."
Critics warn that a powerful healthcare union attempting to veto immigration enforcement crosses a line from advocacy into obstruction of federal law. Ohio state Rep. John Williams responded sharply to the campaign, noting the implications for public safety and the rule of law.
This is the largest union of nurses in the country and they're calling to abolish ICE. Sorry, but being a nurse doesn't mean you get to veto enforcement of federal immigration law. That's why I've introduced HB281 in Ohio-- which would require hospitals to cooperate with ICE," Williams said, underscoring a growing pushback from lawmakers who want medical institutions to assist, not hinder, immigration authorities.
NNUs official website prominently features a section titled RN immigrant rights resources, signaling that its anti-ICE posture is not a one-off statement but an institutional priority. The page asserts, The Trump Administration has changed the rules, no longer designating hospitals, as well as schools and churches, as 'sensitive areas,' free from immigration enforcement. Nurses make a vow to care for all people, and we know hospitals should remain places of healing, where all people can receive care, without fear. Armed, masked ICE agents are standing in the way of nurses effectively caring for patients - the resources on this page will aid nurses in advocating for all patients regardless of immigration status."
Among those resources is a flyer titled As patient advocates, we must protect against ICE intimidation, which blends healthcare messaging with class-warfare rhetoric. The flyer includes a graphic proclaiming, they blame immigrants so you wont blame billionaires, and instructs nurses on how to resist immigration enforcement activity inside hospitals.
The guidance tells union members that if ICE appears at their facility, they should insist that no ICE or immigration agents be allowed into patient care areas without a signed, valid judicial warrant, demand that management protect nurses, patients, and their families against ICE abuses, assure your patient that nurses will defend their right to safe patient care regardless of immigration status, and immediately contact their local union representative. Another flyer escalates the political pressure, urging members to call their senators and demand the abolition of ICE, declaring, You take on one of us, you take on all of us."
As NNU channels its considerable influence into a campaign to dismantle federal immigration enforcement, the episode highlights a broader trend of powerful unions drifting from core professional responsibilities into partisan activism. For many Americans concerned with border security, public order, and the proper use of taxpayer funds, the spectacle of a national nurses union vowing to crush ICE raises fundamental questions about whether institutions entrusted with public health should be working to undermine the very laws that help safeguard the communities they serve.
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