What Triggered an Immigration Status Change for 200-Plus JBS Workers in Ottumwa?

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 […]

Rep. Zach Nunn responds after more than 200 workers at JBS in Ottumwa had their visas revoked

Rep. Zach Nunn has responded after more than 200 workers at JBS in Ottumwa had their visas revoked.

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More than 200 workers at a JBS meatpacking plant in Ottumwa were informed that their legal status has been revoked.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…

Nunn addresses Ottumwa JBS workers who had visas revoked

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…

Union: Work visas revoked for 200 Ottumwa meatpacking workers

More than 200 workers at an Ottumwa meatpacking plant were notified this month by their employer that their work visas have been revoked, and now face potential deportation.