In 2024, OIA brought people whose loved ones had been deported to Capitol Hill to meet w congressional offices + deliver copies of "Broken Hope: Deportation and the Road Home" with @sumasetty.bsky.social @clasp.org.
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Read it for free at reunite.us/read. #ReuniteUS
Robert Vivar: "I was deported in 2013 after living in US since I was 6. It was very traumatic experience + major disruption in my life. I experienced the same struggles of finding work, adjusting to new environment + being separated from family." www.theborderchronicle.com/on-deported-... #ReuniteUS
One person missing from Family Reunion this Sat is Abdoulaye Thiaw, deported to Mauritania, where he barely survived genocide. He is intelligent + brave, one of the most important leaders in our #ReuniteUS campaign. He says you should come to the reunion, bc he can't. www.tiktok.com/@ohioimmigra...
Grateful to Ben & Jerry's Foundation for being the first funder to invest in Ohio Immigrant Alliance's #ReuniteUS campaign that brings visibility to the lives of deported people. Watch our video www.ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/10... and read our free e-book here www.reunite.us/read
A young Black girl with her hair pulled back looks at the camera. The words "have to be separated" appear in white with a green background.
#ReuniteUS is a campaign to bring visibility to ppl who were deported. We're so grateful for Ben & Jerry's Foundation's support since 2021 + invite others to join, now that the cruelty of ICE is clear. Watch www.facebook.com/share/r/1A6r... + read our free book reunite.us/read.
Ben & Jerry's Foundation was 1st [+ only] foundation to invest in #ReuniteUS, ppl who were deported + advocate to come home. Bc of BJF, Ohio Immigrant Alliance is now 501(c)3 + built other things like Ohio Immigrant Hotline #OhioIsHome. Today we learned they are investing in us again. TY BJF! ❤️💪🙏
#ReuniteUS advocates for return of ppl who were deported. Read "Broken Hope: Deportation + the Road Home," free e-book based on 255 interviews w ppl deported during 1st Trump. reunite.us/read. If Colindres family wants to return + we have a sane + rational POTUS, we would be honored to work w them.
Very moving interview w Emerson Colindres + his mom. This is community ❤️. Also great local journalism. Brenda Ordonez @ Fox 19 landed this interview bc family trusts her + she let them tell their story their way. Ohio will miss out by losing this family. #ReuniteUS
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See Us. Hear Us. A Black man in a Yankees hat to the left of a Polaroid style frame. A Black man in glasses to the right.
Member of our #ReuniteUS group of ppl deported by Trump died in Senegal
Indeed, we belong to Allah, and to Allah we shall return.
His pic is in these pages. Read for free. When we asked who wanted 2b in book, we got dozens of pics bc they want 2b SEEN/HEARD. Reunite.us/read
After 47 is over, I expect more ppl to advocate for return after deportation. US veterans started demand, adoptees + Families For Freedom also leading. NIJC, NIP/NLG + Ohio Immigrant Alliance showing leadership. It has not been priority for other orgs + that must change. #ReuniteUS www.reunite.us
👏 👏 👏 My friend Saidu Sow was on @nbcnews.com talking about the pervasive culture of violence + racism against immigrants in Butler Co. Jail. He spent years there battling his immigration case. Read about Saidu's bravery + watch his interview ohioimmigrant.org/2025/03/12/s... #OhioIsHome #ReuniteUS
NEW: OHIA stmt on Muslim, African + Caribbean ban - featuring commentary from @maryamsy18.bsky.social @dembandiath.bsky.social + context from 1st Trump admin.
ohioimmigrant.org/2025/03/11/w... #ReuniteUS #OhioIsHome #NoMuslimBanEver
Last week, Marty Schladen at @ohiocapitaljournal.com wrote about 2 members of our #ReuniteUS community who were deported during 1st Trump admin. If you're new to this whole ICE abduction/deportation/family terror thing, here's what you need to know: bit.ly/4i22WHJ
“There was a time when I thought I was from Ohio,” he said. “It’s where my daughter was born. Then people started telling me ‘Go back home.'” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/02/11/r... #ReuniteUS #OhioIsHome
Ohio is so lucky to have this family in our state! Hamdi sisters, Tina + Jasmine, are WARRIORS. They saved their mom from deportation + are fighting to get sis Tina home to her kids. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE women. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHSo... 🙏 Najmah Rashad with Ma'at TV-DMV. #ReuniteUS
Can you help us help this family at the holiday season? Ibrahima + his sons have been apart for 6 years. We want to send the boys to stay w him for a few days (he now lives in a safe third country). Watch: immigrantjustice.org/chancetocome...
Donate: secure.givelively.org/donate/ohio-... #ReuniteUS
