How to support SEIU sibling detained in San Antonio

SEIU 925 is calling for the Moreno Forero family to be released and returned to Washington

SEATTLE, WA (July 7, 2025) — Nicolle Forero, a mother, a child care provider, and SEIU 925 member was detained by ICE on June 18 and sent to a detention facility in Texas, along with her husband, Sebastián Moreno, and their two small children, Juan and Daniel Moreno Forero. The family are asylum seekers from Colombia who were taken from a routine court check-in.

This is an extremely urgent life-or-death situation for Nicolle’s six year old son Juan, who has a serious health condition and was being treated at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Nicolle’s union reports that she was just days away from opening her own licensed in-home child care business. Nicolle’s husband Sebastián recently completed all the necessary training to be an aide in her child care program because they saw a need in the community and stepped up to fill it. Now, families that had been counting on Nicolle for child care are left scrambling to find other options.

SEIU members on a solidarity tour across the U.S. stopped in San Antonio, Texas in late June to demand Nicolle and her family be released. Photo: SEIU

Beyond the immediate threat to their safety and to Juan’s health, the family’s absence highlights the community-wide impact of detaining child care providers in the midst of a nation-wide child care crisis which has left many working families struggling to find trusted providers and affordable care.

SEIU 925 is calling for the Moreno Forero family to be immediately released and returned to their community in Washington state where Juan can access life-saving medical care. The family has legal representation, who have submitted a bond motion for their release.

TAKE A STAND: Here’s how you can support the Moreno Forero family.

• Donate to and share the GoFundMe set up to cover the immigration bond, legal fees, medical care for Juan.
• Write a letter of support to Nicolle and her family, letting them know their community in Washington has their back.
• For Washington state childcare providers ONLY: sign the petition to DCYF demanding Nicolle’s license be kept current while she is detained. 
• SEIU 925 is also asking all supporters to continue calling their congressional representatives and demanding an end to ICE’s inhumane raids and detentions. Call 202-225-3121 for the U.S. House switchboard to be connected with your Congressperson (find your Rep. here). The number for your Senators is 202-224-3121.