Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
Fatiha Elgharib – Whose Son Has Down Syndrome and Severe Medical Problems – Latest Caregiver to Face Banishment from American Son Who Needs Her A recording of today’s call is available here. Ohio and Michigan – For the past 21 years, Fatiha Elgharib has built a life for herself and... Continue »
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Tuesday, November 21 at 2pm ET DIAL IN: 877-888-4312; PASSCODE: “ICE” Fatiha Elgharib – Whose Son Has Down Syndrome and Severe Medical Problems – Latest Caregiver to Face Banishment from American Son Who Needs Her Ohio and Michigan – For the past 21 years, Fatiha Elgharib has built... Continue »
Cleveland, OH – Jesus Lara Lopez, an Ohio taxpayer, homeowner, and father of four U.S. citizen children, was deported today.  He purchased his own plane ticket, put on a suit, and said tearful goodbyes to his family.  He does not know when he will see any of them again.  His three oldest children,... Continue »
Rebecca Adducci and rogue Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in the Cleveland ICE Office are at it again. Luis Nicasio Padilla, of Painesville, is one of countless fathers and mothers in NE Ohio’s vibrant Hispanic community who are being placed into deportation proceedings and ordered summarily removed, with no consideration... Continue »
Americans rally behind immigrant neighbors in face of Trump's policies.
Findings Echoed in Strong Turnout at Rallies Across the State A Quinnipiac poll of 1,000 Ohio registered voters shows that the vast majority supports creating a path to citizenship for Dreamers and other undocumented immigrants. From the poll: Ohio voters say 76 – 19 percent that undocumented immigrants brought... Continue »
Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
Last week, a workplace immigration raid in Sandusky, Ohio took away more than 100 mothers and fathers working at two different Corso’s Flower and Garden Centers.  Following are the stories of some of the families affected by the raids. Donate to help the families here.  Read statements from Ohioans... Continue »
Michigan and Ohio Families Destroyed by Detroit ICE’s Rebecca Adducci Lansing, MI —  Today marks the end of a 90-mile pilgrimage that Michigan activists are making from Detroit to Lansing, culminating in a lobby day at the Capitol lead by Michigan United. The goal of the pilgrimage is to... Continue »
american veterans are being deported. so are other american heroes.
A multi-part and deeply-reported joint investigation published by the Philadelphia Inquirer and ProPublica details how the Philadelphia regional office of ICE is arresting, detaining, and deporting a large number of immigrants without criminal records, driving up its deportation numbers by focusing on people who are simply driving to work, smoking a... Continue »
Damaging Consequences for OH & MI Children, Families, Society Analyses of government data from both the Detroit Free Press and Cleveland Plain Dealer show that the Detroit Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement–the agency that makes deportation decisions affecting Michigan and Ohio families–is one of the most aggressive in the nation. Despite... Continue »
As the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement agencies CBP and ICE continue to arrest and deport indiscriminately, observers are focusing on how states such as Ohio and Michigan are epicenters of the cruelty. A new article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer explores why Ohio is one of the worst states for undocumented immigrants.... Continue »