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Message to women about ICE

ICE is Our Nightmare

In an new video, Lynn Tramonte of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance (OIA) explains how ICE’s tactics for making arrests mimic the behavior of criminals, and the agency has a history of employing violent and sexual offenders. The two facts are intrinsically linked. She says:Women are taught [that] if…
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Akron: “Ohio Is Home” Digital Billboard Sends Message of Welcome and Love

“Ohio Is Home for All” reads a new, robin's egg blue digital billboard in Akron, featuring faces of people of all races, ages, and ethnicities. According to the Ohio Immigrant Alliance and Elizabeth Zaleski, the billboard’s sponsor, all people who choose to make Ohio their home, raise their…
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Unmask ICE in Springfield, and beyond

DHS Secretary Noem announced that federal agents in Minnesota will begin wearing body cameras. This comes after the world has been outraged about their behavior in U.S. communities — behavior that resulted in death and serious bodily injury.Lynn Tramonte, Executive Director of the Ohio…
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Six ways to help Haitian-Ohioans NOW

As ICE and the Border Patrol threaten to surge in Ohio, people around the state and country are wondering what they can do. We’ve compiled a list of 6 action items.Here is a list of the key organizations working on the ground in Springfield and Lima, another area of Ohio that welcomed…