US EditionWhat Triggered an Immigration Status Change for 200-Plus JBS Workers in Ottumwa?
OTTUMWA, IOWA, JUL 30 – Over 200 visa revocations at a major Ottumwa plant affect about 10% of its workforce, with Rep. Zach Nunn collaborating with JBS to prevent production disruptions.
- In Ottumwa, JBS USA informed over 200 workers this month that their work visas were revoked, and they now face potential deportation, Brian Ulin, UFCW Local 1846, said.
- Representative Zach Nunn said the Trump administration ended the CHNV parole program, and the U.S. Supreme Court said participants can be deported while considering a broader legal challenge.
- Amid the revocations, Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice urges affected workers to meet with immigration attorneys, and the union is providing legal support while urging Congress to intervene.
- Despite assurances from JBS and Nunn, union leader Brian Ulin warned losing over 200 workers will hurt Ottumwa’s economy and strain current staff until replacements are trained.
- Policymakers are optimistic about bipartisan efforts, as Nunn said President Biden and cabinet members are `on board` with fixing visa programs for ag workers, students, and nurses.
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Union spokesman critical of visa handling for Ottumwa JBS workers - Radio Iowa
Some 200 workers at the JBS pork processing plant in Ottumwa had their work visas revoked by the Trump administration and are facing possible deportation. A spokesperson for the local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, Brian Ulin, says JBS is giving the workers 90 days to reinstate their work statuses. “These […]
What triggered an immigration status change for 200-plus JBS workers in Ottumwa?
More than 200 workers at a JBS meatpacking plant in Ottumwa were informed that their legal status has been revoked. Rep. Zach Nunn, IA-03, said the workers were in the U.S. under the CHNV parole program that the Trump administration ended.
Nunn addresses Ottumwa JBS workers who had visas revoked • Iowa Capital Dispatch
U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn speaks at a press conference in Des Moines on July 30, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn said at a press conference Wednesday he was working with JBS USA and Iowa communities following the revocation of visas from about 200 employees at the JBS plant in Ottumwa. In mid July, Ottumwa’s mayor notified city council members that about 200 employees at a JBS USA meatpacking plant there had been i…
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