Immigration

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25 that the Trump administration has authority to end Temporary Protected Status for Haiti. The program is the legal way thousands of Haitians came to Ohio.

As the country nears its 250th birthday, Ohio's Catholic leaders said that welcoming immigrants and refugees represents the Christian ideals that the U.S. stands on.

Columbus attorney Inna Simakovsky sued Angel Lisinski, claiming her firm filed cases for legal immigration status that used exaggerated stories of clients' experiences. Lisinski is now suing Simakovsky and others for defamation.

Ohio author Demba Ndiath is talking about his new book on challenges faced by West African immigrants in Ohio at the Columbus Arts Festival on Saturday.

Columbus hasn't put forth any proposed ban on police using Flock cameras, like other cities. Instead, the city will call a public hearing and conduct an audit of data from the surveillance cameras.

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.

A three-way judge panel will determine whether judges in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee can grant bonds.

Reginald Silencieux is pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church in Springfield.

Joyce Beatty introduced H.R. 7785, which would mandate body cameras for ICE agents, require the officers to display clear ID, forbid masks and require de-escalation training. Beatty applauded President Donald Trump for removing Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security.

There have been at least a dozen naturalization ceremonies in Ohio since the beginning of this year.