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Close the Butler County Immigrant Detention Center
Butler County Jail - May 30 (3pm)Please join Butler County Immigrant Justice, the Task Force on United Methodist Immigration Ministries of Ohio, the Interfaith Center at Miami University, Ignite Peace, the Amos Project’s Black Women’s Health Initiative, the Coalition for Concerned…
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Demanding an end to ICE jail across Ohio (5/23-30 week of action)
Chris Quinn of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said, "What a fascinating report about ICE detainees in Ohio, that completely flies in the face of what president Donald Trump said his immigration policy is about." He was talking about Ohio Immigrant Alliance's new detention data report, which found only…
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How to End ICE Jail in Ohio
Ohio Immigrant Alliance just released, “Ending Immigration Jail in Ohio: How and Why,” a report that breaks down the concept of immigration jail into simple terms; provides examples of successful community organizing to end ICE jail contracts in Ohio; and offers recommendations for a more logical…
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Franklin County Sheriff must repeal pro-ICE policy
Read the Columbus Dispatch story here or here (behind paywall).The Columbus Dispatch exposed the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office’s booking policy and how jail officials work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Despite the City of Columbus declaring itself welcoming to immigrants, the…