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    Ohio Mauritanian Family Featured in Netflix Docu-Series: “Living Undocumented”
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Oct 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Ohio Mauritanian Family Featured in Netflix Docu-Series: “Living Undocumented”

    (Cross-posted from Ohio Immigrant Alliance) Cincinnati, OH – An Ohio family with Mauritanian roots is featured in a new documentary...
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    OHIA In the News! Cleveland Scene
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Sep 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    OHIA In the News! Cleveland Scene

    This month, profiles about Lynn and the Ohio Immigrant Alliance have appeared in two publications: La Mega Nota (Spanish) and the annual...
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    Many Black Mauritanians Now Home in Ohio, But Several Remain in Immigration Jail
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Sep 3, 2019
    • 4 min

    Many Black Mauritanians Now Home in Ohio, But Several Remain in Immigration Jail

    (Cross-posted from Ohio Immigrant Alliance) Columbus, OH – One year ago, two dozen Black Mauritanians were detained in Ohio immigration...
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    Cold as ICE: Adducci's “Appetite for Destruction” of OH & MI Families
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Jun 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Cold as ICE: Adducci's “Appetite for Destruction” of OH & MI Families

    (Cross-posted from Ohio Immigrant Alliance) Cleveland, OH – Rebecca Adducci is notorious in all the bad ways. She is Field Office...
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    Adducci’s (Detroit) ICE: Cruel, Incompetent, Dangerous
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Jun 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Adducci’s (Detroit) ICE: Cruel, Incompetent, Dangerous

    Rebecca Adducci is "Cold as ICE." She has an "Appetite for Destruction" of Ohio and Michigan families.
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    Freedom Center Community Conversation on Mauritania
    Lynn Tramonte
    • May 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Freedom Center Community Conversation on Mauritania

    (Cross-posted from Ohio Immigrant Alliance) Cincinnati, OH – On May 11, 2019, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center hosted a...
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    Freedom Center To Host Community-Driven Program On Mauritania
    Lynn Tramonte
    • May 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Freedom Center To Host Community-Driven Program On Mauritania

    (Cross-posted from Ohio Immigrant Alliance) Cincinnati, OH – On May 11, 2019, at 10:30am, the National Underground Railroad Freedom...
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    Three Ohio Men from Mauritania Are Home Today
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Mar 20, 2019
    • 1 min

    Three Ohio Men from Mauritania Are Home Today

    Youngstown, OH - Three Ohio men, born in Mauritania, are now home with their families--after spending between nine and thirteen months in...
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    MI Legal Groups: Kent County & Detroit ICE Detained U.S. Citizen for Deportation
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Jan 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    MI Legal Groups: Kent County & Detroit ICE Detained U.S. Citizen for Deportation

    Just the Latest Example of Local ICE Abuses Crying Out for Congressional Oversight Grand Rapids, MI – The ACLU of Michigan and Michigan...
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    Federal Workers Struggle Without Pay, While ICE Charters a $148,000 Plane to Deport Men to Torture
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Jan 7, 2019
    • 4 min

    Federal Workers Struggle Without Pay, While ICE Charters a $148,000 Plane to Deport Men to Torture

    An Obscene and Immoral Use of Government Money Florence, AZ – Federal workers may not be getting paid during the government shutdown, but...
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    Thomson Reuters Confirms U.S. Deporting Black Mauritanians to Arrest, Torture, & Extortion
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Dec 17, 2018
    • 4 min

    Thomson Reuters Confirms U.S. Deporting Black Mauritanians to Arrest, Torture, & Extortion

    “I never thought I would come back to this life” - They Are Forced to Flee Again Cleveland, OH – The Thomson Reuters Foundation just...
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    ICE Report on FY18 Deportation “Statistics”: We Are Deeply Disgusted and Utterly Ashamed
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Dec 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    ICE Report on FY18 Deportation “Statistics”: We Are Deeply Disgusted and Utterly Ashamed

    Cleveland, OH – Today, the federal government released a report on deportation statistics for Fiscal Year 2018. Lynn Tramonte, Director...
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    On UN International Day for Abolition of Slavery, Human Rights Abuses in Mauritania Continue
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Nov 30, 2018
    • 4 min

    On UN International Day for Abolition of Slavery, Human Rights Abuses in Mauritania Continue

    US Must End Deportations That Threaten Lives On November 28, 1990, twenty-eight Black Mauritanians were murdered as part of an...
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    Columbus Underground: “Ohio Resident Faces Deportation to Country that Once Enslaved Him"
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Nov 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Columbus Underground: “Ohio Resident Faces Deportation to Country that Once Enslaved Him"

    Columbus, OH - This weekend, Columbus Underground published an article from Lauren Sega about the deportation of long-term Ohio residents...
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    Outline Shows Why Refugees Continue to Flee Mauritania, Country Unsafe for U.S. Deportees
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Nov 13, 2018
    • 5 min

    Outline Shows Why Refugees Continue to Flee Mauritania, Country Unsafe for U.S. Deportees

    Cleveland, OH - Refugees are fleeing slavery and torture in Mauritania today--while the U.S. government is deporting people back to these...
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    NBC News Uncovers DHS’ Single-Minded Focus on Deportation Over Diplomacy and Human Rights
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Nov 12, 2018
    • 4 min

    NBC News Uncovers DHS’ Single-Minded Focus on Deportation Over Diplomacy and Human Rights

    Long-Term US Resident from Mauritania: “I ran away for my life. Even now I’m still running.” Cleveland, OH - The Trump administration is...
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    USTR Terminates Mauritanian Trade Preferences Due to “Scourge of Hereditary Slavery”
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Nov 5, 2018
    • 5 min

    USTR Terminates Mauritanian Trade Preferences Due to “Scourge of Hereditary Slavery”

    Columbus, OH – Recognizing that “Mauritania continues to have the highest prevalence of hereditary slavery in the world,” the Office of...
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    UD Law Students Erect “Day of the Dead” Altar to Remember Victims of Ethnic Cleansing in Mauritania
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Oct 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    UD Law Students Erect “Day of the Dead” Altar to Remember Victims of Ethnic Cleansing in Mauritania

    Dayton, OH – The Washington Post says “ICE is sending Mauritanians back to modern-day slavery,” and the USA Today writes “Trump increase...
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    Seeking Funds to Turbocharge Black Mauritanian Legal Defense
    Lynn Tramonte
    • Oct 31, 2018
    • 3 min

    Seeking Funds to Turbocharge Black Mauritanian Legal Defense

    Text to Donate: ATHOME to 44321 Columbus, OH – The Trump Administration’s callous campaign to deport Black Mauritanians to a country...
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    Lynn Tramonte
    • Oct 16, 2018
    • 4 min

    USA Today Exposes Trump Administration Hypocrisy on Deportations of Black Mauritanians

    US Government Actively Facilitating Modern-Day Slave Trade Florence, AZ — ICE agents are forcing Black Mauritanians onto a small charter...
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