Public Source profiled Pittsburgh-area business owners taking a public stance against ICE enforcement, including businesses that partnered with and fundraised for Frontline Dignity. “There are pros and cons to the general strike,” said Frontline Dignity Executive Director Jaime Martinez. “How are we showing up not just on the day of a general strike but every day to support our neighbors? … Read More

The Pitt News explored how ICE’s expanding presence was affecting Pitt’s campus and surrounding community, with Frontline Dignity among the organizations working to keep community members informed and safe. Various reports from Frontline Dignity of ICE sightings across Allegheny County caused fearful reactions throughout the Pittsburgh community. Frontline Dignity maintains a hotline for residents to report ICE sightings at 412-536-6423. … Read More

Public Source reported on how talk of ICE activity near Pittsburgh schools prompted community advocacy and a student walkout at Allderdice High School, with Frontline Dignity among the groups supporting affected communities. Early reports of an ICE arrest in Wilkinsburg alarmed residents and parents. Across town, Allderdice High School students walked out to protest immigration crackdowns. Read the full article … Read More

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

The Pitt News examined how Pittsburgh communities were preparing as ICE presence intensified nationally, featuring Frontline Dignity’s neighborhood-based rapid response strategy. “People realize that the ask is not beyond their reach — the ask is not to throw a rock, right? Or to put ourselves in a very untenable situation of harm,” Martinez said. “The ask is, root yourself in … 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

The Pittsburgh Tribune Review surveyed what Pennsylvanians need to know about police cooperation with ICE, noting Frontline Dignity’s training and organizing work at the center of community resistance. Frontline Dignity hosted a response training program at Shadyside Presbyterian Church on Jan. 20 that drew about 600 people, Martinez said. The goal was to equip the community with information about how … 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

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on rising tensions across Pennsylvania over ICE tactics, as Frontline Dignity’s community trainings and protests drew large crowds. On Tuesday, as hundreds poured into Shadyside Presbyterian Church in the bitter cold to attend training on how to document immigration arrests in the area, tensions were rising across Pennsylvania over ICE tactics. Read the full article at … Read More