Immigration Archives

Shaker Heights Changes Flock Policy After Outside Immigration Searches

Outside agencies had made hundreds of immigration-related lookups of Shaker Heights’ Flock data in recent months despite a city policy that prevents it from enforcing civil immigration matters.

by Mark Oprea May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Cleveland News

Local ICE Awareness Trainings Gain Steam as Northeast Ohio Activists Brace For More Raids

“We’ve seen very, very clearly what trouble somebody can get into when holding a phone and helping somebody up off the sidewalk,” one activist said.

by Mark Oprea February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

News & Views

Painesville Councilman Charged With Criminal Trespassing After Helping Teenagers Avoid Curfew Violation Charges

Mario Rodriguez, the city’s first Hispanic councilperson, and his wife Rachel had driven to a park on May 17 to help resolve a park curfew dispute. They were charged with crimes six days later.

by Mark Oprea July 11, 2025September 5, 2025

News & Views

Four Case Western Students’ Visas Revoked as Trump Continues Crackdown on Universities

Some 45 students total have lost their legal status, and been urged to self-deport, across Ohio as of Tuesday

by Mark Oprea April 16, 2025July 10, 2025

News & Views

Cleveland Immigration Summit Talks Trump 2.0 Questions Amid Surge of Refugee Arrivals

While uncertainty remains about the incoming administration’s policies, local systems to help immigrants are strong and advocates are prepared for legal battles

by Mark Oprea December 5, 2024February 10, 2025

News & Views

‘We Don’t Know What’s Gonna Happen’: Northeast Ohio Immigration Advocates Brace for Trump 2.0

“They’re saying, ‘Please tell me what’s going to happen to my case! They said they’re going to deport everybody!’” one lawyer said

by Mark Oprea November 18, 2024July 10, 2025

News & Views

Springfield’s Haitian Community Ready for Attention to Move Elsewhere

Gov. DeWine forcefully rejected the lies of Trump, Vance and others in a weekend New York Times op-ed

by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal September 23, 2024October 3, 2024

News & Views

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Defends Conspiracy Chorus About Haitians in Springfield

Springfield public buildings and a local elementary school had to be closed Thursday due to bomb threats

by Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal September 16, 2024January 26, 2025

News & Views

Cuyahoga County’s Welcome Center For Immigrants Opens in Old Brooklyn

It will provide connections to legal services, schools, jobs and housing

by Mark Oprea February 15, 2024April 26, 2025

News & Views

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Immigration

Shaker Heights Changes Flock Policy After Outside Immigration Searches

Local ICE Awareness Trainings Gain Steam as Northeast Ohio Activists Brace For More Raids

Painesville Councilman Charged With Criminal Trespassing After Helping Teenagers Avoid Curfew Violation Charges

Four Case Western Students’ Visas Revoked as Trump Continues Crackdown on Universities

Cleveland Immigration Summit Talks Trump 2.0 Questions Amid Surge of Refugee Arrivals

‘We Don’t Know What’s Gonna Happen’: Northeast Ohio Immigration Advocates Brace for Trump 2.0

Springfield’s Haitian Community Ready for Attention to Move Elsewhere

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Defends Conspiracy Chorus About Haitians in Springfield

Cuyahoga County’s Welcome Center For Immigrants Opens in Old Brooklyn

In the Last Few Months, Cleveland Has Become Home to Nearly 700 Afghan Refugees in an Unprecedented Immigration Wave

Know No Boundaries: Stories of Immigration in Cleveland

Migrant Worker Group Helps Vaccinate an Ohio Community