Toledo Blade profiled Sylvania hometown hero Geoff Pipoly in a new story about his advocacy for Haitian immigrants before the US Supreme Court. A graduate of Northview High School, Pipoly works for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in Chicago.

The case, Miot vs. Trump, is one of two class action lawsuits challenging the administration’s attempts to revoke TPS for Haitians and Syrians. The administration has been steadily losing in court, but no one can predict what the U.S. Supreme Court will decide.

However, it’s crystal clear to everyone that the President’s decision to end TPS for Haitians was driven by abject racism, which is a violation of the 5th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He has made no attempt to even hide it, and built up a damning list of public evidence in his two terms, such as:A graduate of Northview High School, Pipoly works for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in Chicago. The case, Miot vs. Trump, is one of two class action lawsuits challenging the administration’s attempts to revoke TPS for Haitians and Syrians. The administration has been steadily losing in court, but no one can predict what the U.S. Supreme Court will decide.

A Cleveland detective, Donald Kopchak, was just found guilty on two counts of felony abduction, one count of ethnic intimidation, and one misdemeanor assault charge for the 2023 Hinckley hate crime he instigated. He will be sentenced in June.

His co-conspirator, Daniel Lajack, pled guilty and will be sentenced this week. Neither should be working for law enforcement.

This annotated version of Souleye Ball’s poem provides cultural references and context for people who aren’t familiar with Mauritanian history, culture, geography, and U.S. immigration policy. It offers a deeper level of understanding of the poem, and we invite you to listen to his delivery as well.

Margarita Asicona Avilés, an Ixil woman from Homestead, Florida, has been held for days in a local jail — separated from her children — without an appropriate interpreter to explain what is happening, or help her communicate with attorneys and the court. She is facing criminal charges, and possibly deportation and the loss of custody of her children. The confusion and terror Ms. Asicona Avilés must feel, without being able to fully express herself, is unimaginable.

Abdoulaye Thiaw, a leader in OIA’s #ReuniteUS campaign to raise the visibility of people who were deported, issued a video invitation here. Although he can’t be there in person, he wants the entire community to attend and support this vital organization. This is the work we do at the Ohio Immigrant Alliance, and with your support, we can continue doing it. Thank you!

Margarita Asicona Avilés, an Ixil woman from Homestead, Florida, has been held for days in a local jail, separated from her children, without an interpreter to explain what is happening, or help her communicate with attorneys and the court. She is facing criminal charges, and possibly deportation and the loss of custody of her children. The confusion and terror Ms. Asicona Avilés must feel, without being able to fully express herself, is unimaginable.

CAIR-Ohio’s Columbus and Cincinnati Office honored OIA’s Executive Director, Lynn Tramonte, with the Trailblazer Award. The Honorable Cori Bush gave a keynote speech at the banquet.

View photos and Tramonte’s video and statement here.

Police officers Donald Kopchak and Daniel Lajack were indicted in Medina County on two counts of third-degree felony abduction, one count of fifth-degree felony ethnic intimidation, and a first-degree misdemeanor count of assault due to their commission of a hate crime in Hinckley Township. Lynn Tramonte, Executive Director of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance and a native of Medina County, issued the following statement.

Listen to Mustapha Komeh talk about his time at the Butler County Jail in these testimonies, recorded in August 2025

OIA’s presentation for community groups