State Leaders Weigh in on Ohio ICE Presence

In “Uncertain and Heavy Times,” Greater Columbus Shows Up for

In Central Ohio, the federal government has unleashed untrained individuals from outside the community, who think they are unaccountable. But greater Columbus has responded in one voice. From the grassroots, which quickly organized itself in sophisticated ways, to civic leaders and faith-based institutions, Columbus is sending a unified message: Immigrants are welcome, ICE is not. Read on for quotes from leaders; more examples of ICE brutality; …

State leaders weigh in on Ohio ICE presence

Columbus continues to experience a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity this week as part of what ICE has dubbed “Operation Buckeye.”

ICE Now Reportedly Questioning And Detaining Native Americans

Oh, this is rich.

Amid ICE surge in Columbus, fear is now part the job – Matter News

ICE is ramping up in Columbus. For immigrants, that sentence doesn’t arrive as information. It arrives in the body. A tightening. A pause. A quiet recalculation of how to move through the day. Recently, I spoke with a restaurant owner I admire – someone I don’t speak with often but whose values I respect deeply. He reached out because he needed to talk to someone else who might understand. As an immigrant. As a restaurateur. As someone trying to…