( NewsNation) — JBS Foods told 200 workers at its Ottumwa, Iowa, plant that their visas are being revoked and they must leave the U.S., according to the town’s mayor.

The refusal of the UFCW to release a statement, much less defend any of the workers facing immediate deportation, underscores that it is not a union organized in defense of workers' economic, social and democratic rights but an organization of scabs operating on behalf of the corporations and government.

More than 200 workers at an Ottumwa meatpacking plan were notified this month by their employer that their work visas have been revoked, and now face potential deportation, according to a union official.

The Ottumwa mayor says JBS told 200 pork plant workers the Trump administration revoked their visas and they must leave U.S.

U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn said at a press conference Wednesday he was working with JBS USA and Iowa communities following the revocation of visas from about 200 employees at the JBS plant in Ottumwa. In mid July,

Ottumwa Mayor Rick Johnson announced that JBS has revoked work visas for over 200 employees, prompting community concern.

Around 200 workers at Ottumwa's JBS plant have been terminated after their work visas were revoked and are expected to leave the country immediately, Ottumwa Mayor Rick Johnson said in a July 15 city council meeting.