/tags/immigration Immigration en-US Copyright Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:54:00 GMT /2025-07-30/what-happens-when-ice-and-ohio-social-services-collide After his mom ran a stop sign in Darke County, a three-year-old Ohioan was put in foster care for months. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:54:00 GMT /2025-07-30/what-happens-when-ice-and-ohio-social-services-collide Clare Roth /news/2025-06-10/anti-ice-protesters-rally-in-downtown-columbus-against-trumps-immigration-crackdown Protestors at the ICE Out! rally that began at Columbus City Hall on Tuesday marched through downtown streets. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 02:32:58 GMT /news/2025-06-10/anti-ice-protesters-rally-in-downtown-columbus-against-trumps-immigration-crackdown Katie Geniusz, Mark Ferenchik /politics-government/2025-06-10/central-ohio-immigrants-fear-traffic-court-renewing-work-visas-due-to-possible-ice-presence Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials waiting outside of courtrooms is a new tactic that has been used in several states. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:48:16 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-10/central-ohio-immigrants-fear-traffic-court-renewing-work-visas-due-to-possible-ice-presence Katie Geniusz /politics-government/2025-06-10/ohio-state-student-from-china-says-hes-not-worried-about-federal-threat-to-revoke-student-visas Chinese students make up more than half of Ohio State University's nearly 6,000 international students. Last month, the Trump administration said it would start "aggressively revoking" Chinese students' visas if they were believed to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party or were studying in "critical fields." Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:03:58 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-10/ohio-state-student-from-china-says-hes-not-worried-about-federal-threat-to-revoke-student-visas Allie Vugrincic /2025-05-27/bill-would-bar-ohio-land-buys-by-businesses-immigrants-from-some-countries China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela under the regime of Nicolás Maduro are considered foreign adversaries. Tue, 27 May 2025 21:24:03 GMT /2025-05-27/bill-would-bar-ohio-land-buys-by-businesses-immigrants-from-some-countries Sarah Donaldson /politics-government/2025-05-20/pregnant-mexican-woman-living-in-columbus-sues-federal-government-to-prevent-deportation Carmen Guerrero Sandoval, her nine-year-old son who is a U.S. citizen and her unborn child are listed as plaintiffs in the case. A Cleveland immigration court ordered Sandoval on Monday to report for deportation on June 3. Tue, 20 May 2025 19:36:41 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-20/pregnant-mexican-woman-living-in-columbus-sues-federal-government-to-prevent-deportation George Shillcock /2025-05-20/dewine-business-worry-about-losing-haitian-employees-to-deportation Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine visited Springfield this week to talk about the city's Haitian immigrants. He said many businesses worry about losing workers to deportation. Tue, 20 May 2025 17:28:59 GMT /2025-05-20/dewine-business-worry-about-losing-haitian-employees-to-deportation Shay Frank /2025-05-20/3-ohio-sheriffs-departments-ink-agreements-with-ice-to-aid-in-deportations The 287(g) contracts with ICE grant some federal powers to local law enforcement. Tue, 20 May 2025 08:25:00 GMT /2025-05-20/3-ohio-sheriffs-departments-ink-agreements-with-ice-to-aid-in-deportations Gabriel Kramer, Ideastream Public Media /2025-05-19/ohio-jails-are-helping-trumps-mission-of-mass-deportation More Ohio jails are entering into agreements with ICE to hold people who have been arrested for lacking legal status. Mon, 19 May 2025 08:36:00 GMT /2025-05-19/ohio-jails-are-helping-trumps-mission-of-mass-deportation Kendall Crawford /arts-culture/2025-05-02/springfield-fundraiser-to-showcase-haitian-culture-benefit-new-immigrant-community A charity event for members of the Haitian community will take place at the John Legend Theater in Springfield on Saturday evening. Fri, 02 May 2025 18:30:29 GMT /arts-culture/2025-05-02/springfield-fundraiser-to-showcase-haitian-culture-benefit-new-immigrant-community Debbie Holmes