Jorge Oliva, an undocumented immigrant who was arrested last month and scheduled for deportation, could be home in Fort Wayne with his family as soon as today.

"We are just celebrating a victory in that he has been released from his hold of deportation," says Rev. Karen Staton.

With minimal ability to physically distance and a large number of people coming in and out, jails nationwide have been hot spots for the coronavirus.

About 20 to 30 people on Thursday gathered outside the Allen County Courthouse to phone bank for Jorge Oliva, an undocumented immigrant who was arrested last month and scheduled for deportation, [...]

By Rebecca Green | WBOI 89.1 FM (NPR, Fort Wayne)July 2, 2020 Photo caption: Family and friends of Jorge Oliva petition for his release from ICE detention during a phone bank and protest Thursday [...]

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An IndyStar analysis of ZIP code level data reveals that COVID-19 infection rates in predominantly nonwhite ZIP codes such as Martindale-Brightwood's are nearly three times as high as in the [...]

Friends and family of a Fort Wayne protester arrested and facing deportation took issue Monday with police cooperation with the federal immigration agency that is holding him.

Family and friends of a Fort Wayne man want him to be released from federal custody after he was picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

A Fort Wayne man was "arrested after Black Lives Matter protests, and could be shipped out of the United States and away from the only home he's ever really known."

Jorge Oliva "is now awaiting his fate at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Wisconsin, his brother Hector said, speaking for the Oliva-Romero family."

After facing criticism from activists, faith leaders and Common Council members for a lack of action on a disciplinary system called a “matrix” for South Bend police officers, Mayor James Mueller [...]

Perla Alamillo was relieved Thursday when she heard the Supreme Court had rejected the Trump administration's attempt to end the Obama-era DACA program. ... Still, she said, it isn't enough.

Faith in Indiana and young people identified with the Changemakers protest group who attended Mayor Tom Henry's conference Thursday on police reform came away with the impression that it was [...]

The matrix, sought by clergy leaders belonging to the group Faith in Indiana, would set up clearer guidelines on the types of punishments for officers who commit misconduct. Former Mayor Pete [...]

James Williams with Abundant Faith Family Ministry is hoping to create more trust between the South Bend Police Department and the black community. ... "We want to make sure that that mission [...]

There's power in numbers, the Rev. Karen Staton of Destiny Life Center Church said.

The day started off with a Calling All Clergy march from Lawton Park to the Allen County Courthouse, where several religious leaders shared messages urging action and change. One speaker [...]

Clergy with the group Faith in Indiana have pressed for a “disciplinary matrix” that would set up clearer guidelines on the types of punishments for officers who commit misconduct.

Pastor J.B. Williams who was a part of the meeting with Mueller says the mayor gave them nothing concrete, only telling them that things are in the works.