National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the U.S., said its members will join protests on Saturday, July 25 to demand justice after the killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine. Both men were killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, according to the union.
In a statement announcing the demonstrations, NNU executive director Puneet Maharaj said the union expects ICE to be held accountable and reiterated the organization’s call to abolish ICE. “We demand justice for the tragic murders of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, who should be alive today,” Maharaj said in the release included with the protest announcement.
NNU listed multiple protest sites and local times (all local) where registered nurses will participate. The union provided specific locations for each city:
The union noted these are among the sites where RNs will join community protests to press for accountability in the two deaths and to amplify their broader policy demands.
The July 25 demonstrations follow earlier NNU statements in which the organization condemned the killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero and repeated its longstanding demand to abolish ICE. The release notes NNU has called for abolition since January 2026 and that nurses have engaged in multiple actions to protest what the union describes as a campaign of community harassment and endangerment by ICE.
NNU said it has organized events including a national day of action on February 19, 2026, and a week of action to honor others killed by ICE. The union framed Saturday’s protests as part of that continuum of activity.
Puneet Maharaj emphasized accountability for the agents involved and framed the protests as a response to what the union characterized as violence committed by ICE. The union’s announcement explicitly links calls for justice in these cases to its policy goal of abolishing the federal immigration enforcement agency.
The source did not provide new investigative findings, legal actions, or responses from ICE in connection with the deaths. Details about ongoing investigations, civil or criminal proceedings, or family statements were not reported in the union’s press release.
NNU represents more than 225,000 nurses nationwide, including affiliates such as the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association. The release reiterated the union’s role as an advocate for nurses and the communities they serve and positioned the protests within NNU’s broader advocacy and organizing work.
The union also pointed readers to previous press materials that condemned the two killings and to other campaign resources related to their call to abolish ICE.
NNU’s announcement focuses on the July 25 protests as the immediate next step in its campaign to demand justice and accountability. The union did not include additional plans beyond the listed demonstrations or provide further details on follow-up actions in this release.
For members and others seeking more information, NNU’s press release included contact information for the organization’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, and links to past statements and related actions. The release also referenced NNU’s continuing education offerings and organizing support for nurses interested in workplace organizing, but it did not connect those programs directly to the protest events.
On July 25, registered nurses affiliated with NNU will take part in city protests to demand accountability for the deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero and to press again for abolition of ICE. The union provided specific locations and times for demonstrations in California, Illinois, and Maryland and framed the actions as part of a longer campaign that has included prior days and weeks of action. The press release did not report new investigative or legal details about the killings.
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