Unions Says Trump Admin Illegally Revoked Airport Workers' Security Clearances
Source: Huff Post
Mar 13, 2026, 05:28 PM EDT
A major labor union filed a lawsuit Friday accusing the Trump administration of illegally revoking the security clearances of dozens of immigrant airport workers who are authorized to work in the U.S., effectively costing them their jobs.
The Service Employees International Union said at least 80 workers at Boston’s Logan International Airport have lost what’s known as a customs seal, which they need to access certain areas of the airport. Other workers in New York, Orlando, San Francisco and Houston airports have also had their seals revoked, according to the suit.
“These actions constitute a nationwide assault on immigrant airport workers,” the union alleged in its complaint. A CBP spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
SEIU represents around 40,000 airport workers across the country who clean terminals and airplane cabins, escort elderly travelers and work in restaurants and shops. The union says many of those workers can’t do their jobs without displaying a customs seal badge. The seal application process was “straightforward” until shortly after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to the complaint. Then workers who didn’t previously have issues with their background checks were getting denied on their renewals.
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Link to SUIT (PDF viewer) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5rmW1VfWD97Uyi9WAN5-dRjxzvGuhvF/view
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