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RELEASE: Response to Proposed ICE Detention Facility in Nebraska

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 08/19/2025

***For Immediate Release***August 19, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Response To Proposed ICE Detention Facility in Nebraska Nebraskans want immigration policy change, not punishment. LINCOLN, NE – Today it was reported on and confirmed by Governor Jim Pillen that ICE has plans to use Nebraska as part of nationwide […]

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RELEASE: Nebraska’s Members of Congress vote to slash health care and food access to separate families

Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 07/03/2025

***For Immediate Release***July 3, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska’s Members of Congress vote to slash health care and food access to separate families The House of Representatives finalized passage of the budget reconciliation bill that will cause irreparable harm to Nebraskans for decades to come LINCOLN, NE

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RELEASE: US Senate Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 07/01/2025

For Immediate ReleaseJuly 1, 2025 Contact:Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications DirectorNebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: US Senate Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska CommunitiesThe Senate takes the same destructive path as the House, advancing a bill that will result in tens of thousands of Nebraskans losing access to healthcare and food LINCOLN, NE – Today, the U.S.

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RELEASE: Statewide Nebraska Partners Call on Congress After Immigration Actions Damage Local Communities

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 06/20/2025

***For Immediate Release***June 20, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.orgSee multi-organization media contacts below. Nebraska Statewide Partners Across Sectors Call on Congress After Worksite Enforcement Actions Damage Local Communities Overwhelming impact on people and workplaces are symptoms of a broader 40-year policy failure by Congress NEBRASKA – The Nebraska Alliance for

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RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed condemns sweeping ICE raids throughout communities in Omaha

Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 06/10/2025

***For Immediate Release***June 10, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Appleseed condemns sweeping ICE raids throughout communities in Omaha Communities and families should not be torn apart while waiting to work through long, outdated, and complicated immigration processes. LINCOLN, NE – Today, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted sweeping

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RELEASE: LB275, bill to protect foster youth’s Social Security benefits, becomes law

Child Welfare / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 06/06/2025

LB275 will protect foster youth’s access to their social security benefits For Immediate ReleaseJune 6, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116Mobile: (402) 612-0241sierrasp@neappleseed.org LINCOLN, NE – Today, LB275, officially becomes state law. This bill, introduced and prioritized by Senator Megan Hunt, protects foster youth’s access to their social security

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RELEASE: LB192, SNAP Income Eligibility Bill, Becomes Law

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 06/04/2025

***For Immediate Release***June 4, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: LB192, SNAP Income Eligibility Bill, Becomes Law LB192 maintains SNAP access for 10,000 Nebraskans LINCOLN, NE – Today, LB192, introduced by Senator Dan Quick, which permanently extends Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) income eligibility limit, has officially

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RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature passes bill to restrict paid sick leave, defying constituents

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/28/2025

***For Immediate Release***May 28, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: (402) 438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska Legislature passes bill to restrict paid sick leave, defying constituents LB415 removes paid sick leave protections from 140,000 hardworking Nebraskans LINCOLN, NE — Today, 33 senators blatantly disregarded the will of Nebraskans by voting to pass LB415

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RELEASE: US House Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities

Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/22/2025

***For Immediate Release***May 22, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 ext 116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: US House Passes Budget That Will Devastate Nebraska Communities Hundreds of thousands of Nebraskans’ access to healthcare and food is at risk LINCOLN, NE – This morning, the US House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation package that will

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RELEASE: Nebraska becomes first state to receive SNAP restriction waiver approval by USDA

Economic Justice, Press Release / By Sierra Salgado Pirigyi / 05/20/2025

***For Immediate Release***May 20, 2025 Contact: Sierra Salgado PirigyiCommunications Director, Nebraska AppleseedOffice: 402-438-8853 x116sierrasp@neappleseed.org RELEASE: Nebraska becomes first state to receive SNAP restriction waiver approval by USDA Approval strips dignity of SNAP participants and will lead to fewer SNAP retailers LINCOLN, NE – On Monday, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver that

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