Cleveland, OH — Under President Trump, the twin police forces of U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have resorted to increasingly authoritarian tactics, regardless of the consequences for public safety and basic human rights. “The Border Patrol and ICE are now operating like political police forces...
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Events in nearly 30 cities are registered on familiesbelongtogether.org Cleveland, OH – In response to the Trump Administration’s needless and harmful separation of immigrant children from their parents—and the prosecution of parents seeking safety for their children in the United States—Ohioans are rallying on Friday, June 1st, as part of the National...
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Cleveland, OH – This week, a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Texas shot and killed an unarmed woman who had allegedly crossed the border without authorization. Let that sink in. An American law enforcement agent shot an unarmed woman in the head and killed her, simply because he...
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Immigrants & Refugees Come To Build Lives; Ohio to Benefit From Their Talent & Drive Columbus, OH — The Dispatch published an editorial applauding Governor Kasich’s immigration stance and creation of an Office of Opportunities for New Americans today. The piece states: We hope that, whether or not the...
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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...
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Columbus, OH — Gov. John Kasich recently announced the creation of an historic Office for New Americans, a statewide expression similar to the local initiatives lead by the city of Dayton and other Ohio communities. In light of this development, a local faith leader has released this statement. Rev. Dan Clark, Ohio...
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Akron, OH – Today we would like to take this time to announce that we stand behind the Governor’s creation of the Office for New Americans in the State of Ohio. We are happy to say that this is a strong move for our state to welcome immigrants coming...
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Immigrants Share Our Values and Should Be Welcomed Here Cleveland, OH — Today, Governor John Kasich announced the creation of an historic Office for New Americans, a statewide expression along the lines of local initiatives lead by the city of Dayton and other Ohio communities. Following is a statement...
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As Mother’s Day approaches, we condemn the ongoing separation of mothers from their children due to this Administration’s immigration policies. Maribel Trujillo, Beatriz Casillas, Edith Espinal, and Leonor Garcia are just four of the Ohio moms whose American children are living a nightmare because of the Trump Administration’s...
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Ohioans Are Looking for Problem-Solvers, Not a Race to the Bottom Cleveland, OH — After landslide victories in the primaries, Mike DeWine and Richard Cordray are facing off in the governor’s race. While Lt. Governor Mary Taylor was not able to ride to victory on being the most extreme...
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