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Rural Ohio police signed up to help ICE. But staffing shortages limit their role
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Small villages with tiny populations are entering into partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Unlike major cities, who have been rethinking cooperation with ICE,… Read More
ACLU of Ohio finds more police departments and sheriffs are signing agreements with ICE
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Contracts between Ohio police departments and sheriff’s offices with Immigration and Customs Enforcement have increased since President Donald Trump’s second term in office began. An American Civil… Read More
Amid an enforcement surge, Ohio cities are rethinking cooperation with ICE
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — As federal immigration efforts have intensified across the country, Ohio city councils are preparing for increased ICE presence. Many cities have passed legislation to limit… Read More
Senators will consider a deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl
By: Lisa Mascaro | Joey Cappelletti | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE’s enforcement… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says there won’t be an ICE surge in Springfield for now, but plans before the TPS ruling were unclear
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For now, it appears there won’t be a surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or border patrol agents in Springfield, where thousands of… Read More
What’s Temporary Protected Status and other questions about ICE and Haitians in Springfield
By: Nick Hrkman | WYSO
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WYSO) — Temporary Protected Status for Haitians was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. But U.S. Judge Ana C. Reyes of the U.S. District… Read More
Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s gotten ‘mixed signals’ on ICE action in Ohio
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday it is unwise and a “mistake” for the federal government to take legal status away from hundreds of thousands of… Read More
Senate leaders are scrambling to save a bipartisan deal and avoid a partial government shutdown
By: Mary Clare Jalonick | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders were scrambling on Friday to save a bipartisan spending deal and prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend as Democrats demanded new restrictions on federal… Read More
Ohio and Springfield officials prepare for a possible ICE surge
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S. are set to lose their legal status Tuesday, absent further court action. With the date now… Read More
The Ohio teachers’ union head defends advice to members on actions if ICE shows up at schools
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took four children into custody near schools in Minnesota on Thursday. There haven’t been reports of ICE agents at… Read More
US Sen. Jon Husted praises ICE and warns Ohioans to steer clear of agents apprehending people
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency continues to undertake operations in Ohio and elsewhere, protests against the agency have been escalating after an… Read More
What happens when ICE and Ohio social services collide
By: Clare Roth | The Ohio Newsroom
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CLEVELAND (The Ohio Newsroom) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention has increased sharply under President Trump, and the agency has ramped up its requests to local prisons and jails to… Read More
Three Ohio sheriff’s departments have inked 287(g) agreements with ICE to aid in deportations
By: Gabriel Kramer | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream Public Media) — Since February, three county sheriff’s offices in Ohio have signed 287(g) agreements with the federal government to help with immigration enforcement. It’s part of a… Read More
Ohio jails are helping Trump’s mission of mass deportation
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Outside the Butler County Jail, a neon yellow sign reads ‘Illegal Aliens Here’ with an arrow pointing at the facility. Sheriff Richard Jones… Read More
A House bill would require Ohio cities to cooperate with the feds on immigration or lose funding
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — House lawmakers are considering a Republican-sponsored bill that would require cities in Ohio to cooperate with immigration officials and if they don’t, they could… Read More
An Icy Start to 2021: Winter Weather Advisories for Freezing Rain Issued
By: Nicholas Snider
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ATHENS, OH (WOUB)—Another winter system will begin working its way through southeast Ohio Thursday night into Friday morning. The National Weather Service in has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for… Read More
ICE Agrees To Rescind Policy Barring Foreign Students From Online Study In the U.S.
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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A federal judge announced on Tuesday that ICE has reached an agreement with schools that sued it over the rule change. The directive will now be rescinded nationwide.
ICE: Foreign Students Must Leave The U.S. If Their Colleges Go Online-Only This Fall
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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New federal rules will prohibit international students from completing fully online courses of study while in the U.S. Monday’s announcement comes as more colleges release their plans for the fall.
Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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NPR’s analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52% of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.
DeWine Warns Feds: Don’t Use Ohio Facial Data For ICE Raids
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Some states have been asked to provide photos from driver’s licenses so the feds can use facial recognition software for identification and location purposes. Federal immigration officials are ramping up… Read More
Hunger, Fear, Desperation: What Came Of An Ordinary ICE Raid In Kentucky
By: Nomaan Merchant | Associated Press
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It had taken a decade for Brandon Tomas Tomas to establish a life in America: a wife, a steady job and five American-born children. It took 20 seconds for that… Read More
Immigrant Activist Protest Shuts Down Street In Ohio Capital
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A protest against U.S. immigration policy and recent deportations temporarily shut down a street in Ohio’s capital, resulting in 12 arrests. Protesters blocked the street across… Read More
Former ICE Chief Counsel Facing Prison Time For Stealing Immigrants’ Identities
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The former ICE chief counsel — who oversaw immigration removal cases in four states — stole the identities of people who were “particularly vulnerable,” the government said.
Far From Southwest, Children Of Workplace Raids Await Fate
By: Associated Press
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NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — Two of the largest workplace immigration raids yet under the Trump administration, carried out just weeks apart in Ohio, have upended the lives of hundreds of… Read More
Woman Moves To Church, Hoping To Avoid Deportation To Mexico
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A woman trying to avoid being deported to Mexico and separated from her U.S.-citizen children has moved into an Ohio church offering her sanctuary in a… Read More