Thanks to the expertise of Attorney Jathaniel Shao and Pastor Luis Vizcarrando and to the generosity of AMIS and Fairmount Presbyterian donors, Alex was able to be released from the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) in Youngstown on Wednesday, May 27, by posting a bond of $10,000. Pastor Luis and Bob Dunn from AMIS/NEOFI picked …
Cultural Connections 6.0 was a great success and was a wonderful evening of connection, commitment, and celebration! We sold out weeks before the gathering and were happy to welcome well over 200 people to Centro Villa 25 for a night of friendship, celebration, and fundraising. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, guests, and bidders …
As ICE continues to tear families apart, AMIS is increasingly being asked to support those left behind after a deportation raid. Our colleagues at Global Refuge have referred a family to us whose breadwinner was taken in a raid, leaving behind a mother; a critically ill, bedridden nine year old girl; and a teenage daughter. …
View a slideshow about immigration and its impact on the economy.
Northeast Ohio Friends of Immigrants (NEOFI) is a standing committee of AMIS and is focused on raising awareness, promoting education and advocacy for the legal and human rights, dignity and well-being of immigrants in our community. Its goals are to raise awareness and promote education with other organizations, religious groups, and the community at large. …
Know Your Rights – what does that mean? Do you know that immigrants who have not yet received a final status have legal rights? They do. So, Know Your Rights workshops are being conducted all over the country to inform immigrants of their legal rights when confronted by an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officer. …