Frontline Dignity was recently featured in The Point Park Globe: Point Park University’s Student-Run Newspaper. From the article, ICE protests continue in Pittsburgh and beyond: “Frontline Dignity, a volunteer-run nonprofit, is a rapid response initiative that trains volunteers how to witness, document, accompany and respond safely to ICE activity. They have a hotline phone number available on their website that … Read More

Frontline Dignity was featured in an article on Axios: “Pittsburgh ICE Watch Newtork Grows” The deaths of two legal observers in Minneapolis, along with video that challenged the government’s official narrative, have sharpened local interest in civilian ICE monitoring, Frontline Dignity founder Jaime Martinez tells Axios. The big picture: Martinez, a former Casa San José organizer, launched Frontline Dignity late last year to build a rapid-response … Read More

Frontline Dignity was mentioned in the following 90.5 WESA article: “Allegheny County Council to consider bill barring ICE cooperation” From the article: [..] Officials with Frontline Dignity, a newly formed organization that provides rapid response to local ICE activity, called the legislation “an important and necessary step toward protecting immigrant communities.” “This proposed ordinance affirms what Allegheny County already knows to … Read More

Frontline Dignity was mentioned In The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article: “Allegheny County introduces bill to end cooperation with ICE as protests continue across Pittsburgh.” From the article: [..] “It is the latest in a series of anti-ICE protests that have taken place across the Pittsburgh-area since the death of Good and the first to happen locally since Pretti was killed. The … Read More

Frontline Dignity was featured in Pittsburgh’s Public Source in the article: 500 show for training in rapid response to ICE in Pittsburgh. From the article: Following Renee Good’s death in Minneapolis, local efforts to recruit rapid responders to witness immigration raids and arrests are gaining ground. On a frigid January night, more than 500 people gathered at Shadyside Presbyterian Church … Read More

Frontline Dignity is featured in Te Lo Cuento News in the article, Ciudadanos reciben capacitación para responder legalmente a operativos de inmigración/Citizens receive training to respond legally to immigration raids From the article: PITTSBURGH, Pa. — La organización nacional Frontline Dignity llevó a cabo el martes 20 por la noche un entrenamiento dirigido a personas interesadas en actuar como “testigos éticos” durante … Read More

Frontline Dignity is featured on CBS Pittsburgh in the article, Group holds training in Pittsburgh about knowing your rights as ICE raid witness. From the article: A national group held a training in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night for people who want to respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and activities, encouraging them to become an “ethical witness.” Frontline Dignity, … Read More

Frontline Dignity was featured on WPXI in the article, “Crowd gathers in Pittsburgh to call for an end to ‘immigration enforcement actions’” PITTSBURGH — A crowd gathered in Pittsburgh to calling for an end to “immigration enforcement actions” across the country. The demonstration was held in Schenley Plaza in Oakland. Organizers said they want local leaders to stop or avoid … Read More

Frontline DIGNITY was featured in the following Central Oregon Daily article: Bend community attends training on responding to ICE near schools BEND, Ore. — Community members spent Sunday learning how to respond if Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows up near local schools. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the Oregon for All Network hosted the free “Know … Read More

Frontline DIGNITY was interviewed in the following Public Source article: Doubling down, doubling back: local departments diverge on ICE cooperation. Stowe police cancelled an agreement with the federal agency following a Public Source inquiry, then inked a new one days later. Springdale defended its contract during a public meeting; Robinson denies being a signatory. A Mount Washington arrest stirs controversy. … Read More