Donald Trump during his State of the Union address this week detailed an immigration proposal that is radical, racist, and un-American. As our Executive Director, Frank Sharry said, “the hardliners are high-fiving; the Statue of Liberty weeps.” Trump’s immigration plan is extreme because it: Is a radical and racist... Continue »
It’s been nearly two weeks since Jesus Lara was taken away from his family in Willard, Ohio.  The words of support, offers of prayers, and donations are helping the family cope in this rocky time, but they are grieving.   Many news articles have been written about this fund... Continue »
Jesus Lara children Bob Gibbs
When 14 year-old Eric Lara first launched a MoveOn petition to stop his dad’s deportation, he never expected that over 35,000 people would sign it. Eric’s dad, Jesus Lara, is scheduled for deportation on July 18.  He had been living here for 15 years, paying taxes, and is working... Continue »
Jesus Lara children Bob Gibbs
We recently introduced you to Eric, Elsiy, and Anuar Lara from Willard, Ohio.  Their father, Jesus, is battling a July 18th deportation. Now meet Edwin, known as the quirkiest of the four siblings.  Jesus just laughs and shakes his head when he catches Edwin daydreaming, or when Edwin asks... Continue »
Jesus Lara children Bob Gibbs
By now you know Eric and Elsiy Lara, two children from Willard, Ohio whose father is scheduled for deportation July 18th. Jesus Lara is the father of four US citizen children, and he spends most of the day with them, working at night.  His story was recently highlighted in... Continue »
Jesus Lara children Bob Gibbs
Recently we introduced you to Eric Lara, the 14 year-old Ohio teen who launched a petition to try to save his father Jesus from deportation.  Over 33,000 people have taken action to keep this family together, and if you haven’t already, you should too. The Lara family has been... Continue »
On June 16, 2015, now President Trump launched his campaign with insulting remarks against immigrants. During the campaign, he turned those insults into policy. In Phoenix, Arizona, then candidate Trump laid out an immigration policy that targeted any undocumented person for deportation and proposed to ban not only Muslims... Continue »
On February 1st, 2017, Ohio immigrants, refugees, and allies gathered on a conference call with elected officials to discuss Donald Trump’s Executive Orders attacking members of our communities.  The call was hosted by Ohio’s Voice. State Rep. Stephanie Howse (Cleveland) and State Rep. Dan Ramos (Lorain) announced that they... Continue »
In a new Medium post, Lynn Tramonte, Director of Ohio’s Voice, reflects on the tumultuous first week in Trump’s America: “Trump’s first week in office has been a disaster. He lurched from issue to issue, trying to undo years of progress our country has made on health care access, the environment,... Continue »
A version of this blog post with images is available here. This year is already shaping up to be a year of protest, from the 70-city “Here To Stay” pro-immigrant mobilizations on January 14th, to the Women’s March on Washington on January 21st.  In the spirit of powerful resistance, I have compiled... Continue »