Tragedy Strikes and Outrage Mounts Over the Trump Administration’s Cruelty Over the weekend, Nick Miroff of the Washington Post reported on the devastating story of Marco Antonio Muñoz, a Honduran father who was evidently so distraught about being separated from his wife and child as a result of the...
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Across the state, Ohioans are outraged at the military-style immigration raid carried out by federal agents at Corso’s Flower and Garden Center in northern Ohio. At this link are quotes from leaders denouncing the raid and expressing concern for the futures of affected workers, children, families, as well as...
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A recording of today’s event is available here In the midst of yet another busy week in the immigration debate, leading legal and policy experts gathered on a press call today to discuss the latest developments, including the discharge petition, family separation, and raids. A recording of today’s event...
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Miriam Jordan of the New York Times tells the heartbreaking story of Jose, a 5 year-old boy from Honduras, who has been ripped away from the father who brought him to America in search of safety. Jose is currently living in a Michigan foster home, unsure when he’ll be...
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Enormous Hardships for Salvadoran Families Facing Deportation Following Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Revoked by Trump Administration Countdown to TPS Decision Deadline for Yemen and Somalia: 4 Weeks In a feature on the lives of Salvadoran immigrants, CNN reporters Nick Paton Walsh, Barbara Arvanitidis, Julia Gavarrete and Christian Streib expose...
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Federal Judge in Decision and Syndicated WaPo Columnist Blast Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy Observers are criticizing as cruel and inhumane the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from parents in order to sow fear and deter migrants and asylum seekers. Yesterday, a U.S. District Judge in San Diego,...
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In the wake of Trump’s workplace deportation raid in Sandusky, Ohio, nationally syndicated columnist Connie Schultz details the widespread community panic and the ripple effects of the raids: innocent children left without parents or caregivers. Schultz concludes, “This is what we do now in America. Our government singles out...
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Where is the Rest of the Ohio Congressional Delegation? Cleveland, OH – Cleveland.com is reporting that Senator Sherrod Brown has strongly denounced yesterday’s aggressive, military-style raids on the Corso’s Flower and Garden Center in Sandusky and Castalia, calling them “immoral” and an “insane policy.” Sabrina Eaton reports: “Tearing families...
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