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Columbus School Board Says Schools Are "Safe Places"

By • Feb 8, 2017

While confusion continues over President Trump's executive order on immigration, and Statehouse  Republican and Democrats are squaring off over "sanctuary cities" bills, the Columbus Board of Education last night approved a resolution promising a safe environment for all students and staff, regardless of immigration status. 

Treasurer Backs Sanctuary City Ban; Mayors Fire Back

By & • Feb 6, 2017

Cincinnati and Columbus are the latest to adopt policies that stray away from enforcing immigration laws, essentially making them so-called sanctuary cities for immigrants and refugees.

Feds Say 87 Hundred Refugees From Countries In Trump's Ban Came To Ohio In Last Decade

By & • Feb 6, 2017

State Department figures show 87 hundred refugees from the Muslim-majority nations named in President Trump's recently suspended travel ban came to Ohio between 2007 and 2017.

Hundreds In Cleveland Protest POTUS' Immigration Ban

By • Feb 4, 2017
clevescene.com

Hundreds of people gathered in Cleveland to protest President Trump's order that temporarily banned travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Kasich Comments On White Nationalist Policies and Protesting

By • Feb 3, 2017
Ohio Public Radio

A top Ohio Democrat has voiced his concern that President Trump's executive orders reflect white nationalist rhetoric.

Students In Athens, Columbus, Sylvania Protest Trump's Immigration Ban

By & • Feb 2, 2017
itsgoingdown.org

More than 70 people protesting President Donald Trump's ban on immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations were arrested at the Ohio University student union building last night.

Cincinnati Mayor's Sanctuary City Declaration Drawing Opposition

By • Feb 1, 2017
cincinnati-oh.gov

Three Ohio Republicans are challenging Democratic Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley's designation of the queen city as a "sanctuary city." 

Cleveland Clinic Resident Refused Entry Into U.S. Files Lawsuit

By • Feb 1, 2017
propublica.org

A Cleveland Clinic resident forced out of the U.S. by President Trump's immigration ban has filed a lawsuit against the chief executive.

Pepper Spray Used To Disperse Statehouse Protestors

By • Jan 31, 2017
nbcnews.com

Columbus police used pepper spray gas to disperse a crowd of protesters who were blocking the intersection of High and State Streets last night.

Cincinnati Becomes "Sanctuary City"; Columbus Contemplates Following Suit

By , & • Jan 31, 2017
WCBE Files

Columbus City officials yesterday responded to executive orders from President Trump banning refugees and immigrants from some countries with a majority Muslim population.

Cleveland Clinic Resident Refused Entry Into U.S. Due To Trump's Immigration Ban

By • Jan 30, 2017

An internal medicine resident at the Cleveland Clinic is among those refused entry to the U.S. under an executive order by President Trump.

OSU Student's Wife Among Those Detained Because Of Trump's Immigration Ban

By • Jan 30, 2017

An Ohio State University student has been reunited with his wife after a weekend of uncertainty.

Ohioans Join Demonstrators Around The U.S. Protesting Trump's Immigration Ban

By , & • Jan 30, 2017
WCPN

President Trump's ban on accepting refugees from several Middle East countries was the reason hundreds of people rallied yesterday at the Glenn airport in Columbus.

Ohio Immigrant Groups Denounce SUPCUS' Immigration Ruling

By • Jun 24, 2016

Some Ohio immigrants and their supporters are joining others around the country denouncing the U.S. Supreme Court's new ruling on immigration policy.

Portman Weighs In On Surge Of Unaccompanied Central American Minors Crossing U.S. border

By & Ohio Public Radio & Associated Press • Jul 19, 2014
Reuters

The presidents of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras will come to Washington next week to discuss the surge of unaccompanied minors from their countries across the U.S border.  

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