Overview
- Nurses rallied Monday in San Francisco after Kaiser put a surgical nurse on unpaid leave when her DACA expired April 15.
- She filed to renew on Dec. 1 and still has no work permit, leaving her at risk of firing when the 30-day leave ends Thursday.
- The California Nurses Association is urging Kaiser to grant 60 to 90 more days of unpaid leave so she can return once approval arrives.
- Kaiser told her to keep her authorization current and has not answered reporters’ questions or publicly agreed to any extension.
- Longer reviews the administration described to the Associated Press as stricter screening have slowed DACA renewals, affecting care for teams like hers and an estimated 27,000 health workers nationwide.