/tags/immigrants Immigrants en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:54:30 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-27/columbus-city-council-member-warns-of-scary-supreme-court-ruling-on-birthright-citizenship Columbus City Council member Lourdes Barroso de Padilla warns that Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling has implications beyond birthright citizenship. The court's decision removed lower court universal injunctions as a roadblock for President Donald Trump's administration to enforce executive orders. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:54:30 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-27/columbus-city-council-member-warns-of-scary-supreme-court-ruling-on-birthright-citizenship George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-06-19/central-ohio-iranian-immigrants-seek-community-try-to-contact-family-amid-conflicts-escalation Farnaz Maleky, an Iranian immigrant who lives in Columbus and is a professor at Ohio State University, has not been able to contact her family that lives in Tehran since Tuesday. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:47:18 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-19/central-ohio-iranian-immigrants-seek-community-try-to-contact-family-amid-conflicts-escalation Katie Geniusz /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/2025-06-05/central-ohio-immigrant-advocacy-groups-call-trumps-travel-ban-confusing-and-disappointing On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced travel bans for 12 countries, including Somalia, Haiti and Afghanistan. He also placed restrictions on several more countries. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:19:14 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-05/central-ohio-immigrant-advocacy-groups-call-trumps-travel-ban-confusing-and-disappointing Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2025-04-17/columbus-man-chairing-new-commission-focused-on-helping-immigrants-and-refugees Columbus leaders have established the Commission on Immigrant & Refugee Affairs. The commission鈥檚 new chair, Bartholomew Shepgong, spoke with 爆料每日大赛鈥檚 Debbie Holmes to explain what the agency will do. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:21:44 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-17/columbus-man-chairing-new-commission-focused-on-helping-immigrants-and-refugees Debbie Holmes /2025-03-06/a-toledo-organization-prepares-immigrants-for-in-demand-jobs-now-workers-worry-for-the-future From health care to manufacturing, industries across Ohio need more workers. Some see immigrants and refugees as the solution, but federal immigration changes may mean fewer people to train. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:35:32 GMT /2025-03-06/a-toledo-organization-prepares-immigrants-for-in-demand-jobs-now-workers-worry-for-the-future Erin Gottsacker /2025-02-07/city-of-springfield-sues-neo-nazi-group-accused-of-months-of-racist-harassment-intimidation The city of Springfield is home to thousands of legal Haitian immigrants. The mayor stated that the lawsuit "sends a clear message that hate, intimidation, and violence, have no place in our community.鈥� Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:03:41 GMT /2025-02-07/city-of-springfield-sues-neo-nazi-group-accused-of-months-of-racist-harassment-intimidation Kaitlin Schroeder /2025-01-21/how-a-federal-crackdown-on-immigration-might-affect-immigrants-in-ohio The American Immigration Council says just under 5% of Ohio's population are immigrants of various legal statuses. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:57:02 GMT /2025-01-21/how-a-federal-crackdown-on-immigration-might-affect-immigrants-in-ohio Jo Ingles /politics-government/2024-10-07/fear-rising-in-central-ohios-haitian-community-as-group-seeks-more-help-from-elected-leaders The leader of a Haitian community organization in Reynoldsburg would like to see more support from elected leaders. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:58:31 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-07/fear-rising-in-central-ohios-haitian-community-as-group-seeks-more-help-from-elected-leaders Debbie Holmes /politics-government/2024-09-27/top-haitian-official-denounces-false-claim-repeated-by-trump-that-immigrants-are-eating-pets A strange moment in American politics paid a visit to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, brought there by a top Haitian official. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:15:27 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-27/top-haitian-official-denounces-false-claim-repeated-by-trump-that-immigrants-are-eating-pets The Associated Press