WCCS Radio in Indiana County covered Frontline Dignity’s 8-day walk as it passed through Indiana, Pennsylvania on the way to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center. “This is a pilgrimage. A protest. A refusal to let this happen unseen. For 8 days, we are walking from the ICE office in Pittsburgh, PA to Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, PA — … Read More

The Pittsburgh Tribune Review detailed the planned stops on Frontline Dignity’s 8-day walk from Pittsburgh to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County. “Think of it more as a pilgrimage,” Martinez said. The group called the event “Frontline on Foot: The Way to Moshannon.” Read the full article at Pittsburgh Tribune Review →

The Butler Eagle covered Frontline Dignity’s upcoming 8-day walk from Pittsburgh to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, set to begin Easter Sunday morning. “What they do there is horrible and the conditions are deplorable and we have a way in which we can call attention to this,” said Jaime Martinez, executive director of Frontline Dignity. Read the full article at … Read More

Photo: Justin Guido/Post-Gazette Frontline Dignity was featured in the following Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article: “Pittsburgh activist’s 8-day trek aims to raise awareness about Central Pa. ICE facility” From the article: On Easter Sunday, Jaime Martinez plans to arrive at the Immigration and Customs Office on Pittsburgh’s South Side early in the morning and begin walking east on an eight-day trek toward … Read More

WTAE reported on Frontline Dignity’s plans for an 8-day walk from Pittsburgh to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, as another organization pushed back against the demonstration. Frontline Dignity announced an 8-day, 130-mile walk from Pittsburgh’s ICE office to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County — the largest ICE detention facility in the Northeast — to draw attention to … Read More

Frontline Dignity was featured in TribLIVE in the following article: Immigrant rights group plans 8-day walk from Pittsburgh to ICE facility in Clearfield County From the article: Jaime Martinez plans to walk from ICE’s field office in Pittsburgh’s South Side to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County — an eight-day journey — to draw attention to the recent detention of … Read More

The Duquesne Duke covered a new Pittsburgh city bill to prevent cooperation with ICE, featuring Frontline Dignity’s Jaime Martinez on what the legislation means for the community. “I hope they would recognize that they should protect their community and not these agents who are coming in to terrify the rest of us,” Martinez said. Read the full article at Duquesne … Read More

Public Source reported on ICE agents present at Pittsburgh International Airport, with Frontline Dignity among the groups raising concerns about the chilling effect on immigrant communities. “Deploying ICE for political gamesmanship, while the government refuses to pay TSA workers, undermines that vision by injecting fear and confusion where there should be connection.” Read the full article at Public Source →

The Pitt News reported on Allegheny County’s new legislation restricting ICE cooperation, which Frontline Dignity and coalition partners celebrated as a significant step forward. The Allegheny County Council passed a bill restricting collaboration between county employees and federal immigration authorities. Frontline Dignity, The Global Switchboard, and Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition supported the legislation: “This is a vital step forward to ensuring … Read More

The Duquesne Duke covered CMU students hosting an ICE safety training in collaboration with Frontline Dignity, expanding the organization’s campus reach across Pittsburgh universities. “Supporting neighbors is how neighbors love neighbors.” Frontline Dignity is building an effective Rapid Response Network with about 1,000 onboarded volunteers. Read the full article at Duquesne Duke →