the real story behind this viral photo is even more heartbreaking than the one the public created.

OIA statement on ICE murders -- PULL THEM OFF OF THE STREETS NOW ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/7/...

Pull ICE off the streets of ALL communities. They enforce CIVIL laws. There's no reason they should be allowed to invade our streets with guns.

So proud of our colleague Shema! There's a terrific write-up about his incredible journey + talent in Cincinnati Enquirer by Patricia Newberry. This young man is going places + staying in touch w his roots. Read the article + learn more our coloring book collab: ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/7/...

“Mark Twain said there are 3 types of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. This website contains all 3. The American people deserve truth from our govt, not gaslighting.” Lynn Tramonte, ED, Ohio Immigrant Alliance @tatandanpolie.bsky.social @salon.com www.salon.com/2026/07/08/r... #ICELies

The man who shot a Haitian-American dad driving his kids to church was in the middle of a crime spree w other victims. But anti-Haitian hatred was part of his rant. "911 calls revealed a neighbor heard the suspect yelling multiple racial slurs before shooting his gun." www.wdtn.com/news/crime/p...

Community, we need you. Mamadou is a young man following the asylum process. 11 months ago, ICE arrested him anyway + he's been in Mahoning Jail since. HE JUST WON A 10k BOND! Whether you can donate or just share this post, please help. #WeKeepUsSafe ohioimmigrant.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/fr...

We dove deep into the White House "aliens" site so you don't have to. Ofc, it's filled w egregious errors + propaganda. We deserve truth from our govt, not lies about good people we know + love. We break it all down in here: ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/7/...

Springfield, OH hate crime. Haitian father shot driving his kids to church. "They said he was going to give someone a ride and 'they just shot him. I don’t know why.'" Consequences of hate from our gov't. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/crime/... @gregsargent.bsky.social @jimswift.bsky.social

[CW - death] Raw, devastating words from Geoff Pipoly, who argued the Haitian TPS SCOTUS case. “Thousands of people are now going to die violent deaths.... [people] with a ton of courage and a ton of resilience." People we want in our families + communities. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/02/t...

Alito, newborns don't "owe allegiance"; some can't even breathe on their own. They need their parents, a home + rights/citizenship. Baldwin said, "The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe ... whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”

Our SCOTUS statement comes w free download from "Ohio Is My Second Country" coloring book! "Mothers" depicts Ixil women from Iximulew (Guatemala). During pregnancy, the k'uyintxa' (midwife) is a temporary Txutx (mother) to the ixoj (woman). ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/6/... Collab w Comunidad Sol!

Our SCOTUS statement comes w free download from o"Ohio Is My Second Country" coloring book! "Mothers" depicts Ixil women from Iximulew (Guatemala). During pregnancy, the k'uyintxa' (midwife) is a temporary Txutx (mother) to the ixoj (woman). ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/6/... Collab w Comunidad Sol!

WE WIN. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Birthright citizenship #SCOTUS decision will be out any minute www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/anno... #OhioIsHome

More unspeakable cruelty from the pro-life (until you are born) crowd americancommunitymedia.org/health-care/... @letkidsthrive.bsky.social

Viles Dorsainvil: “Everything has changed in the community . . . . s a center, we’ll continue to do our best, but we don’t know how long we’ll be able to survive.” www.thebulwark.com/p/after-supr...

If you want to help Haitian-Ohioans and the groups serving them, check out these two links from Ohio Immigrant Alliance and the OhioIsHome.org resource site. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/1/... AND www.ohioishome.org/springfield-...

Alito: “None of the statements by President or Secretary was overtly racial + in substance all expressed policy views that could rest on race-neutral justifications.” Trump: "Why is it we only take ppl from shithole countries? Why can’t we have some people from Norway, Sweden? A few from Denmark."

Readout of Haitian Support Center, G92, ABLE, Pipoly presser on TPS decision. Top takeaways? SCOTUS doesn't see racism; Viles is a saint (we knew this); Haitian-Ohioans are HOME; Senate bill awaits; there is 💕 on this team + in our communities; leaders need to LEAD. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/6/...

Whether you are Gov of Ohio, US Sen., House Member, state legislator, county/city official, org/business leader, or person w/o a title, the only thing to say is this: Haitian-Ohioans belong HERE. I will do everything in my power + beyond to make sure they are not sent back to danger. That is all.

Butler Jail's Dwyer: “Completely false narrative going on w activists." Pastor Heishman: “We were able to look into pods but not go in [or] talk to anybody. They showed us medical facilities, but no doctors, just empty rooms. We really didn’t get to see much.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/25/m...

👀 letter from Ohio Catholic Bishops re: Haiti + Haitian-Ohioans: WE FIND NO MORAL JUSTIFICATION FOR TERMINATING THEIR TPS W/O AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO ADJUST THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. catholictimescolumbus.org/wp-content/u... Hopefully our Catholic Gov, VP, US Senator are watching ...

Calling teachers + admins, students, librarians, museum + shop purchasers, arts + culture workers, camp + troop leaders, anyone w good ideas — we need help to get "Ohio Is My Second Country" coloring book into hands, homes + 💕! Register for 6/30 4pm brainstorm sesh docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Journalists, reviewers, librarians, teachers, scout leaders, professors, store owners + more can request free review copy of Ohio Is My Second Country (coloring book) + From Welcome To Deportation: A Story of West African Immigrants Who Crossed US-Mexico Border ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/6/...

For the book, "From Welcome To Deportation: A Story of West African Immigrants Who Crossed the US-Mexico Border," Demba Ndiath asked immigration lawyers, former judges + immigrants about solutions. Read more here + the book is coming soon! ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/6/...

Check out the video of our concert with Salif Sarr at #CbusArtsFest! S/O to DS Productions USA. Learn about our coloring book, purchase concert shirts etc ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/3/... We're grateful to everyone who came + made it an electrifying event, as well as GCAC for always including us!

"You are not just numbers or files. You are people who have left behind families and homes. You have dreams that no one has the right to despise.” Pope Leo XIV via Global Sisters Report www.globalsistersreport.org/vatican/pope...

"We cannot grow accustomed to counting the dead. Human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border." — His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV (Tenerife, June 12, 2026) via www.globalsistersreport.org/vatican/pope...

TODAY. FREE. Come to Cbus Arts Fest for "Ohio Is My Second Country "concert + book launch w Salif Sarr + Demba Ndiath! We can't wait to celebrate 2nd chances, safety, community + chosen family w you, Columbus, which has become this for ppl from across 🇺🇸 + 🌎! Come early + put 139 W. Main in your 📲.

It's tomorrow! Counting the hours until "Ohio Is My Second Country" at the Columbus Arts Festival!!! (arrive 2pm, we go on stage at 3pm and you don't want to be late or miss a moment) www.wosu.org/arts-culture...

"Even as he opposes ending TPS for Haitians, DeWine has clarified that Ohio would 'follow' whatever the court decides. 'He’s acting like, ‘Well, there’s nothing I can do, I’m just the governor of Ohio,’ Lynn Tramonte said." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

What the creative community does to support immigrant justice is so beautiful. And they do it w/o anyone asking! We 💋 Ohio's artists, musicians, makers, foodies, creators, writers, builders, doers + all who use their minds, souls, hands, bodies + 💕 for good! clevelandmagazine.com/articles/cle...

MR @nicolefroio.bsky.social @prismreports.org "DHS' culture of sexual violence: DHS routinely describes undocumented immigrants as sexual predators while employing men accused of child sexual abuse, rape, and other gender-based violence" prismreports.org/2026/06/10/d...

Watcha doing Saturday, Ohio? Come to the Columbus Arts Festival and meet us at the Priscilla Tyson Cultural Arts Center's outdoor stage for this INCREDIBLE concert and book launch. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!!!! ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/6/...

Our Cbus Arts Festival event isn't only a concert + celebration of our coloring book. It's also an intro to Demba Ndiath's new book, "From Welcome To Deportation: A Story of West African Immigrants Who Crossed the U.S.-Mexico Border." ohioimmigrant.org/events-list/...

In ABLE @acluohio.bsky.social CRIS lawsuit v BP/ICE, USG defends "warrantless arrests." IRL that looks/feels like KIDNAPPING, every woman's nightmare. AND, USG lied to federal judge, saying they don't have discretion to let someone go after stopping them. www.the-review.com/story/news/c...

Not a tattoo artist, but the red tailed hawk immediately comes to mind. Along with the barrel-chested envy of ALL ornithologies, my beloved Canadian Goose, but she’s not Ohio, even though she is iykwim.

MN has the Rebel Loon. What will Ohio tattoo artists come up with to show solidarity w immigrants? Nationwide contest w cash money prizes! Your designs become legend. And for the squeamish (+ kids), temporary tattoos! Guest blog from Dexter Komakaru ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/6/...

The thing about civil rights are, everyone has them. Even immigrants and people who are incarcerated. AND incarcerated immigrants. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/6/...

Senators Husted and Moreno, my tax dollars are not an ATM for ICE. I want them to fund public needs, not a lawless police force that uses guns + high speed car chases +s let people die in jail from treatable illnesses, bc of alleged CIVIL (paperwork) violations. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/6/...

NEW BOND: Claudia from Cameroon. She received death threats from gov't + traveled thru many countries seeking safety. In US she always showed up for her ICE check-ins + they arrested her for no reason! Please donate + share! Help her get home to Cbus. ohioimmigrant.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/fr...

As of early April, ICE was detaining around 350 people at Butler County Jail.

Sheriff Richard Jones not only brags about being racist, he has been feeding everyone in his jail "mystery meat" to meet their minimum caloric countent.

I hope they sue Butler County in the ground. www.rooster.info/p/sheriff-ri...

There are now 3 civil rights lawsuits vs Butler (OH) Jail, 2 of which have been pending 6 years. "There's something wrong at this jail ... w different officers involved — it really shows that there is a pattern + practice of abuse + it starts at the top w the sheriff." local12.com/news/local/p...

In 2020, 50+ men detained for ICE in Butler sent a letter "To anyone who will listen" about racism, violence + medical neglect. "It is ironic that [we] are stripped of basic human dignity — a core value that the US prides itself on." ICE JAIL SHOULD NOT EXIST. ohioimmigrant.org/s/Sept-16-BC....

My suggestions for Butler County Commissioner Dixon. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/5/... 👀⬇️

Re: latest civil rights suit against Butler Co. Jail, Commissioner Dixon says "back the blue" + "wait for the facts." Well, we have the FACTS + the cops ARE the problem. Read the facts, my quote + more right here: ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/5/...