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About 15,000 Haitians live in the Springfield area and another 30,000 live in Central Ohio. We stand with all immigrant communities in Ohio. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07/sen-husted-casts-doubt-on-reports-of-planned-ice-operations-in-ohio.html

Sen. Husted casts doubt on reports of planned ICE operations in OhioConflicting messages about the possible deportation of Haitian immigrants have deepened months of uncertainty for Ohio's Haitian community.www.cleveland.com

DIGNITY NOT DEPORTATION. DIGNITY NOT DEPORTATION. DIGNITY NOT DEPORTATION. DIGNITY NOT DEPORTATION. https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/30/as-ohio-braces-for-ice-akron-airport-continues-deportations/

As Ohio braces for ICE, Akron airport continues deportations • Ohio Capital JournalOhio Gov. Mike DeWine isn't anticipating a surge of immigration enforcement as the TPS for Haitian immigrants expires, and he isn't aware of any federal plans. Still, the Akron-Canton Airport continues to host deportation flights for ICE-affiliated charters.ohiocapitaljournal.com

🔴Last year, Ohio State banned chalking on campus, a policy that violates the First Amendment. ⚪Today, we sent a letter to the university president threatening a federal lawsuit if the "chalking ban" isn't rescinded. https://ow.ly/24ps50ZuOmk

Ohio State bans chalking on campusThe university released a statement on Thursday saying that students could be disciplined if they were found chalking on university grounds.ow.ly

TLDR: Big Brother is in fact watching. matternews.org/community/po...

Local Politics: A rundown of what the Flock is going on – Matter NewsThe Columbus City Council is seeking public testimony ahead of an early August hearing on the future of Flock, a license-plate-reading surveillance camera system.matternews.org

📢Ohio State's "Chalking Ban" silences an entire medium of speech in order to discriminate against one political viewpoint; it must not stand for another school year. Without action from the university, we will not hesitate to take legal action in federal court. www.acluohio.org/press-releas...

🚨We agree with Governor DeWine, Trump's plan to ramp up arrests and deportations of Haitians living in Ohio is a "mistake." Without TPS, families will be separated and thousands of individuals could be sent back to a country in crisis. https://ow.ly/Y92g50ZukV5

Republican Ohio governor says Trump’s plans to deport Haitians a ‘mistake’Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Monday the Trump administration would be making a “mistake” if it were to deport thousands of Haitian migrants who it has stripped of their temporary protected status…ow.ly

Right now, we can make a difference in Columbus before the special hearing on Monday, August 10. 📹Send a strong message to City Council – "Big Brother" tech companies must get the flock out: action.aclu.org/send-message...

🗞️👏"Gov. DeWine was right to encourage the legislature to abolish Ohio's death penalty statute, and he can do more right now by using his executive clemency power to commute all Ohio death sentences too life without the possibility of parole." www.crainscleveland.com/opinion/comm...

This Disability Pride month and every other month of the year, we’re fighting for a world where Ohioans with disabilities can exist on their own terms.

Thousands of Haitians living in Springfield are in danger of deportation and detention, in the largest de-documentation event in U.S. history. We stand with all immigrant families in Ohio.

Columbus City Council will hold a special hearing on August 10 to assess Columbus Police’s use of Flock ALPRs. Our view? End the contract now. Stop government spying. https://ow.ly/2AxO50ZsibC

Who is tracking you? Columbus must control Flock or end it | Our viewColumbus must discontinue use of Flock or ensure safeguards are in place that all but guarantee our information does not end up in the wrong hands.ow.ly

ICE uses automatic license plate readers to arrest immigrants in Ohio, the vast majority of which have no criminal record. Mass surveillance of our communities must stop NOW. www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...

Columbus Police used Flock to watch ICE as it arrested hundreds in OhioDuring Operation Buckeye, a leader in the Columbus Division of Police used Flock data to keep tabs on plain clothes ICE officers.www.dispatch.com

We put ICE on notice that the ACLU of Ohio is diligently watching and will continue to fearlessly take action to ensure that federal immigration agents do not act above the law. https://ow.ly/aFVF50Zrzzq

In Ohio case, federal judge says warrantless ICE arrests are illegal, but denies motion to stop them • Ohio Capital JournalA federal judge on Friday ruled that ICE is making illegal arrests. Then she dismissed a case seeking to stop the practice.ow.ly

The opinion from the judge confirms what we already knew: ICE violated the law and arrested our clients illegally. Unfortunately, we are living in a world where documented human rights violations alone are insufficient to compel court action to stop them. https://ow.ly/Oqub50Zq984

Concerns with mass surveillance, government spying, and data sharing are top of mind for many citizens, and this law will further impact the ability of every day Ohioans to be free of warrantless surveillance by their government. https://ow.ly/O2vA50ZpZmf

New Ohio drone law limits police searches, but critics see loopholesA new Ohio law lays out when police need a search warrant to fly drones, but critics worry that loopholes could allow widespread surveillance.ow.ly

Mass surveillance does not make us safer. This was the wrong move by Cleveland City Council. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07...

Cleveland to keep Flock cameras after City Council voteCleveland’s Flock cameras survived a passionate City Council debate Wednesday, with members approving a new contract for the controversial license plate reader system in a 9-6 decision.www.cleveland.com

Everyone deserves the opportunity to live, work, and live freely. We’ll never stop fighting for that right.

🗣️The government should not control our reproductive healthcare decisions. 🗣️Abortion is legal in Ohio and we are fighting to keep it that way.

🚨The ACLU of Ohio condemns Cleveland City Council's passage of an emergency ordinance renewing its contract with Flock, a tech company that provides automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) to thousands of law enforcement agencies across the country. https://ow.ly/EUO050Zo29L

Cleveland City Council approves contract extension for FlockCleveland City Council members on Wednesday, July 15, voted to approve a six-month extension of the city’s contract with controversial license plate-reading camera company Flock.ow.ly

Congress must act to protect current TPS holders, prevent family separation, and create a fair pathway to permanent residency. Temporary protection should not become a trapdoor into deportation when the dangers that justified protection still exist. https://ow.ly/s6yC50ZnOQj

Haitian families now face removal to a Level 4 danger zone in Haiti. That's wrong.Ensuring the safety and well-being of Haitians with Temporary Protected Status is more than immigration policy. It is a test of our national character. Please contact your congressional representatives today and tell them to protect these vulnerable people, writes James Holcepl of North Olmsted in a letter to the editor.ow.ly