July 18 15 of us from Refuse Fascism and Indivisible Cleveland came to the Cleveland Hopkins International airport at 5am to protest the heart-wrenching deportation of Jesus Lara Lopez, as he was taken by plane to Mexico leaving his wife and 4 children devastated. He worked in the fields and a factory in Willard Ohio for 17 years. He has no criminal record. He was discovered by the authorities as undocumented after a traffic stop in 2008 and he cooperated with immigration for years. Inside the airport we held signs, passed out the Refuse Fascism Call to Action and repeatedly said, “No Hate, No Fear, Immigrants are welcome here!” We were well received by many many travelers. One ticket agent even ran from behind the counter to get a flyer.
