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National Domestic Workers Alliance Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Enabling Racial Profiling and Expanded ICE Powers

Sep 11 2025

This week, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that will allow racial profiling and grant Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) broader powers to detain individuals based on the color of their skin or the language they speak. The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), representing the 2.2 million domestic workers who care for our children, aging and disabled loved ones, and homes, condemns this ruling.

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This Labor Day, We Honor Domestic Workers’ Legacy and Continue the Fight Against Attacks on Care

Sep 01 2025

On Labor Day, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) honors the 2.2 million nannies, housecleaners, and home care workers whose labor sustains families and communities across the United States.

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NDWA on Senate Passage of Devastating Bill Attacking Medicaid & Long Term Care: “Care Workers and Families Want Health Care and Safety, Not Medicaid Cuts and ICE Raids.”

Jul 01 2025

National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) Executive Director Jenn Stowe issued the following statement on passage through the Senate of legislation to gut Medicaid, separate immigrant families, and hand huge tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy.

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As Care Remains Essential, Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Reintroduced to Extend Long-Overdue Labor Protections

Jun 16 2025

Led by the very workers whose labor powers homes and communities, this bill reflects a growing national consensus that care can no longer be overlooked.

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Sharing of Medicaid Data is an Attack on Family Security

Jun 14 2025

The National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations respond to the Trump administration giving personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials in the below joint statement:

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ICYMI: NDWA President Ai-jen Poo Tells Marketplace How Immigration Raids Threaten Care Economy

Jun 10 2025

“People are afraid to go to work. Entire sectors of the economy will slow, and there will be workforce crises,”

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“Human Rights Are Under Attack” National Domestic Workers Alliance Condemns Los Angeles ICE Raids

Jun 08 2025

The domestic workers movement, together with the entire labor movement, calls for the immediate release of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta.

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NDWA: House-Passed Budget Bill Will Gut Medicaid, Undermine Long-Term Care

May 22 2025

House-Passed Budget Bill Will Gut Medicaid, Undermine Long-Term Care.

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Governor Wes Moore Signs Sweeping Care Legislation Package, Advancing Equity and Transparency in Maryland’s Care Economy

May 20 2025

Governor Wes Moore Signs Sweeping Care Legislation Package, Advancing Equity and Transparency in Maryland’s Care Economy. New laws aim to improve transparency, wages, and access across Maryland’s care systems from nursing homes and hospitals to home care.

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ICYMI: Harper’s Bazaar: “I’m a Care Worker Recovering from a Stroke. Medicaid Keeps Me Alive.”

May 19 2025

NDWA Member and Georgia constituent Jacqueline Lamar shares her powerful experience as a mom, a care worker, and a Medicaid recipient, urging Congress not to cut Medicaid

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