Immigrant & BIPOC Solidarity NE Ohio

Immigrant & BIPOC Solidarity NE Ohio Working for an equitable immigration policy and promoting intercultural awareness and appreciation. Separations of families became a central issue.

The Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network (GCISN) was founded in 2003 and immediately began reaching out to Greater Cleveland’s Islamic and Arab-American community. Immigrant detention cases were discovered and the GCISN began making jail visits to detainees, contacting family members, attorneys, government officials, and the media. Unfortunately, the new federal office of Immigration and Cu

stoms Enforcement (ICE) was unrelenting. Mothers and fathers were either incarcerated or eventually deported, leaving children with single or no parents, or their extended family. The GCISN provided some comfort to the families by aiding jail visitation, contacting child advocates and social services when needed, raising money for family and/or legal expenses, and sponsoring public events, press conferences and meetings to give case updates and advise immigrants of their rights.

08/20/2026
Over 150 ICE and Border Patrol Agents Committed Sexual or Violent Crimes Against Women and ChildrenVioViolenceNarrativeD...
08/18/2026

Over 150 ICE and Border Patrol Agents Committed Sexual or Violent Crimes Against Women and Children
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PRESS BRIEFING/REPORT UPDATE
Panel Discussion Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 11am ET
Registration Required; Embargoed Copies for Journalists and Content Creators

https://tramontela.substack.com/p/we-found-152-abusive-ice-and-border
Ohio Immigrant Alliance

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS — Last month the nation learned, in horror, about the many reasons ICE should not have hired David Brouillete — the agent who killed Johan Sebastián while he was driving. At the same time, the Ohio Immigrant Alliance published a report about 59 other ICE and Border Patrol agents with violent and/or sexually abusive criminal histories. As soon as we hit post in late July, the report became obsolete.

On August 18, at 11am ET, OIA will release a major update, with nearly 100 new names, alarming offenses, and a panel of experts to discuss what Congress must do to protect the public from the “worst of the worst” — criminal agents with guns and badges.

WHAT: Report release and panel discussion. “The Worst of the Worst” documents over 150 cases of ICE and Border Patrol agents, officers, and contractors who committed sexual or violent offenses, most against women and children, many while in uniform. Se ofrecerán comentarios parciales en español.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 18, 11am ET

WHERE: Virtual via Zoom (registration required). After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email with individual instructions.

WHO: Lauren Bonds, Executive Director, National Police Accountability Project; Lisalyn R. Jacobs, CEO, Just Solutions; Peter L. Markowitz, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University and Co-Director, Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic; Lilian Serrano, Director, Southern Border Communities Coalition; and Lynn Tramonte, Executive Director, Ohio Immigrant Alliance (report author & moderator).

Join us Tuesday, August 18, for a report launch and panel discussion of "The Worst of the Worst: 152 Sexually and Physically Abusive ICE Agents"

Abolish ICE!
08/12/2026

Abolish ICE!

These ICE agents enforce CIVIL laws. Paperwork problems. Theirs should be DESK JOBS.

Instead, civil immigration agents will have electric shock gloves, carry guns, lead high speed car chases + wear masks while grabbing people + putting them in criminal jails. FFS.

Learn what CONGRESS must do + how you can help at our 8/18, 11am ET virtual panel on "The Worst of the Worst," an updated report by Ohio Immigrant Alliance about predators who work at ICE + CBP. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/ice-electric-shock-gloves

Our panel of experts is ready to talk SOLUTIONS, not just problems. https://ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/8/11/over-150-ice-and-border-patrol-agents-committed-sexual-or-violent-crimes-against-women-and-children

08/11/2026

Our Haitian neighbors in Springfield are devastated to be forced to wear ankle monitors, a form of digital detention. We reject the dehumanization and criminalization of our neighbors.

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