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 Pittsburgh Tribune Review reported on ICE detaining three Las Palmas restaurant workers in Brookline, with Frontline Dignity on the scene providing support to the affected families. “We spoke to the families on site, and they were shocked, tears were shed, and we are working with partners to do what we can to help get the families the resources they … 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 →

The Butler Eagle reported on continued ICE operations in the Cranberry Township area, with Frontline Dignity logging a sharp increase in calls and documented enforcement activity. “It’s been really busy lately,” Jaime Martinez, Frontline Dignity’s executive director, said. “We’ve gotten a lot of calls. We’ve seen a lot of activity happening everywhere.” Read the full article at Butler Eagle →

Public Source covered the ongoing backlash in Springdale against its ICE cooperation agreement, featuring Frontline Dignity’s organizing work in the community a month after the police-prompted detention. “Every single municipality, every single borough, every single township needs to take a stance because this is the moral issue of our time,” Jaime Martinez said. “That’s enough for us to drive through … Read More

The Tartan covered a CMU panel on ICE and student safety, where Frontline Dignity’s Jaime Martinez joined county and congressional representatives to discuss protecting Pittsburgh’s international student population. “Any time a student gets detained, anytime a faculty member is at risk, anytime any student on campus or any person within the university community feels unsafe, that should be a signal … Read More