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Edited by Steve Volk ([email protected])  Oberlin Community Supporting Immigrants (OCSI) does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide information, education, and analysis regarding the U.S. immigration system.   Know Your Rights: You can’t protect your rights unless you know what they are. Here’s a 2-page handout prepared by OCSI.  Previous issues…

PICK THREE (No time for all the reporting? Here are three important stories from the past week that you might have overlooked):  The FBI Spied on a Signal Group Chat of Immigration Activists, Records Reveal (Guardian, November 21, 2025): Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings. Border Patrol…

Oberlin Community Supporting Immigrants (OCSI) does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide information, education, and analysis regarding the U.S. immigration system.   Know Your Rights: You can’t protect your rights unless you know what they are. Here’s a 2-page handout prepared by OCSI.  OCSI Corner Do you need a speaker…

PICK THREE (No time for all the reporting? Here are three important stories from the past week that you might have overlooked):  What I Saw at the Epicenter of Trump’s War on “Illegals” (Tim Röhn, Politico, October 31, 2025): Migrants thought they were following the rules. Then the rules changed. ICE Plans Cash Rewards for…

PICK THREE (No time for all the reporting? Here are three important stories from the past week that you might have overlooked):  Families Once Torn Apart at Border Face Renewed Threat of Separation (LAist, October 21, 2025): The second Trump administration is abandoning a promise not to separate families, putting thousands of once-separated families at…

PICK THREE (No time for all the reporting? Here are three important stories from the past week that you might have overlooked):  Manteniéndonos íntegros y Unidos: Una Carta de Amor y Guía de Apoyo Para Familias Inmigrantes (Children Thrive Action Network, October 14, 2025): Staying Whole: A Love Letter to Immigrant Parents provides parents with…

Stand by Immigrants: News, Resources, and Actions – Week Ending October 11, 2025   PICK THREE (No time for all the reporting? Here are three important stories from the past week that you might have overlooked):  ICE Violated Consent Decree with Warrantless Arrests, Federal Judge in Chicago Says (Block Club Chicago, October 7, 2025): Attorneys argued…

PICK THREE (No time for all the reporting? Here are three important stories from the past week that you might have overlooked):  Apple Removes ICE Tracking Apps After Pressure by Trump Administration (Reuters, October 3, 2025): Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from…

PICK THREE (No time for all the reporting? Here are three important stories from the past week that you might have overlooked):  Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow End of Birthright Citizenship (New York Times, September 26, 2025): Government lawyers asked the justices to clear the way for the president’s executive order ending birthright…