Protect Immigrants

In Central Ohio as in Minneapolis, ICE agents are targeting immigrants, attacking and terrorizing workers, families, and surrounding communities. The raids are terrifying, chaotic, and sometimes deadly. You can help protect our neighbors and communities.

Protest:

We have a regular schedule of protests, events, and actions. Check out the calendar on this website, check out our Mobilize events, or subscribe to our newsletter for a full list of upcoming activities.

Know Your Rights:

Educate the community and prepare individuals for possible encounters with immigration authorities (from the Immigration Legal Resources Center)

Watch for ICE:

• Central Ohio ICE Watch Resources

• ICE Watch Resources and Trainings More Generally

Advocate:

• Get ICE Out of Franklin County Municipal Court! (Letter template and addresses for judges)

• Oppose anti-immigrant bills in the Ohio Legislature (information and actions from Ohioans Against Extremism)

Donate:

• Families in Need at 5187 North High Street in Columbus offers food and household items every day, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm on Monday through Friday, and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The pantry is asking for donations of food and supplies; items can be dropped off during hours of operation.

• Our Helpers’ Community Free Store is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00am-2:00pm. They offer dry food pantry staples so no family goes hungry, as well as housewares, diapers, hygiene kits, and household supplies. Call (614) 733-9555 for information or visit their website.

• Fund for Immigration Legal Assistance (FILA), Universal Unitarian Church, provides direct assistance to immigrants in Central Ohio, with preference given to parents of underage children and young people in the DACA age range. Learn more and donate here.

• We partner with CRIS (Community Refugee & Immigration Services) to train volunteers to support local families and raise funds for CRIS’s important work.