People are up in arms about the comments that Dr. Amy Acton, Democratic gubernatorial candidate said, about cooperating with ICE and qualified immunity as was reported in Cleveland.com article “Amy Acton says Ohio police should work with ICE, backs qualified immunity” Cleveland.com
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/08/amy-acton-says-ohio-police-should-work-with-ice-backs-qualified-immunity.html
The Latin Community and other immigrants, as well as their advocates, and progressives are now, publicly online, talking about not supporting her. Advocate Kathleen Baldoni of Perrysburg Persists said, “How can people in good conscience vote for someone who endorses ICE who turns people in for the color of their skin.” And, Bishop Saroya King of Perrysburg, Ohio stated, “ICE has no standards, no vetting process for ICE Officers- it’s a renegade militia.” It’s been reported that many ICE officers have cruel behavior and do not follow due process. Now they are adding ICE Shock Gloves. Advocate, Lisa Nolan, of Sylvania, Ohio said, “The biggest thing that appalls me is that we are Americans and the way we are treating people. We are throwing people into torture chambers. How dare we do this to people including children. We should all be in agreement-this is a policy question, not a political one, but how we treat people. What kind of life am I going to have, or my children?”…