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In the Wake of ICE Shooting, Protests in Ohio, Preparation for More Raids
Thousands of protesters turned out across Ohio on Saturday, days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis shot a protester there in the face, killing her. As the protests took place, advocates worked to organize responses to future ICE actions in the Buckeye State.
In Columbus, people turned out at the intersection of North Broadway and High Street, carrying signs and chanting condemnations of the shooting.
A Columbus police officer said that Saturday protests there are routine. But where they normally draw crowds numbering in the dozens, he estimated Saturday’s to be about 300.
Lynn Tramonte, founder of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance, said that large crowds also turned out to protest in Cleveland, Akron, and Youngstown.
They were protesting a masked ICE agent’s shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. Good was behind the wheel of her SUV when the agent, Jonathan E. Ross, shot her from point-blank range.
Just after the shooting, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and later President Donald Trump claimed that Good was trying to run over the masked agent.
A New York Times analysis contradicted that claim. It displayed video evidence showing that Good was steering her vehicle away from the agent when he shot her.
The killing comes after an ICE supervisor in Ohio was accused last month of multiple violent attacks against his much-younger, noncitizen partner. They also follow the sentencing last year of another Ohio officer who extorted sex from a vulnerable immigrant who was in his care.
In Columbus, people lined the wet streets, carrying signs that said things like “Ice Out,” and “No Kings, No Thugs. Stop the Chaos, Cruelty, Corruption.”
Many passing vehicles honked their horns in support of the protest. But one man driving a pickup pulled up, rolled down his window and said, “Kill them all.” Asked who he wanted to see killed, he repeated himself, rolled up his window and drove off.
Many others, however, say they want to defend immigrants and others ICE is targeting.
Izetta Thomas is a member of the Columbus Education and Justice Coalition. The group works for equity and justice in general. But it started working to protect immigrants after the Trump administration last year started rounding up people by the thousands.
“I don’t think our group came to the issue, the issue came to us,” Thomas said.
“We have a number of students and parents and neighbors in Columbus whose freedoms and rights are at risk, who are being terrorized by military raids that are coming into our city and neighborhoods. Anything that happens in or outside the school doors is our business. And anything that happens in our neighborhoods impacts our students’ lives.”
Tramonte said that people across Ohio can call her group’s hotline — 419-777-HELP (4357) — to find groups near them that react to ICE raids and assist immigrants in other ways. She said people in Central Ohio can also reach out to the Community Response Hub.
Tramonte was asked if there were resources instructing citizens on how they can monitor and protest ongoing ICE operations legally and safely. She said the SALUTE system lays out the details observers should take down, and local groups know how to go about doing it.
But last week’s shooting in Minneapolis illustrates the risks, Tramonte said.
“The ‘safely’ part is where I’m getting caught up,” she said. “Because it’s supposed to be safe, but we’re seeing federal law enforcement act in ways that if local police acted that way, they wouldn’t be able to get away with it. Pulling people out of cars, walking up and shooting people in the face… ‘Safely’ the part where I’m getting hung up.”
Meanwhile, some parents are frustrated with the way Dublin City Schools dealt with ICE detentions near at least one of its campuses on the last day before Christmas break.
They were part of an operation that resulted in more than 280 detentions in Central Ohio that week.
At least two took place about a tenth of a mile from Dublin-Scioto High School, and at least one student was reportedly detained.
Courtney O’Neil’s son is a freshman at the school. When she heard about the ICE arrests, she started calling around to Dublin schools to find out how widespread they were
“They denied it. They said this is a rumor. It’s not true. They’re not around our schools,” O’Neil said. “They said if it did happen, they had plenty of staff to see that students could get home safely.”
She said it was plain to her that those assurances were hollow.
“They’re targeting the parents,” she said of ICE. “They’re targeting the kids (who are) just trying to go to the schools and get an education.”
Asked to comment, Dublin City Schools spokeswoman Cassie Dietrich referred to a written statement the district issued on Dec. 22.
“No immigration enforcement officials were on Dublin City Schools property, no officials were inside our schools, and at this time, Dublin City Schools is not aware of any students being detained,” it said.
It added, “Through our communication with the Dublin Police Department, we have been informed that the only confirmed activity involved a traffic stop at the corner of Emerald Parkway and Hard Road, which was not connected to Dublin City Schools. Dublin Police have also shared that they did not participate in or direct any federal immigration enforcement related to this situation.”
Thomas, of the Columbus Education and Justice Coalition, said that her group, at least, would work to help immigrant schoolchildren and others.
“We’re working to protect our students and families,” she said. “It’s causing trauma. There are folks who are afraid to go to school. There are folks who are afraid to go to work. They are afraid of the authoritarian control that is being advanced by this administration. So we’re working together to do what neighbors do, and that is keep one another safe.”
Originally published by the Ohio Capital Journal. Republished here with permission.
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LeBron James could return for a final run with the Cleveland Cavaliers with a massive caveat, and it involves center Jarrett Allen, who has been one of the team’s defensive anchors.
According to ESPN insider Brian Windhorst, the Cavaliers could get LeBron from the LA Lakers in exchange for Allen, a center the Lakers would want to pair with their franchise superstar, Luka Doncic.
However, Windhorst said James would first want to go to Cleveland to make the deal happen. On the other hand, such a trade is a no-brainer for the Lakers.
“There is a thought process in Los Angeles where they have to sign-and-trade LeBron James for Jarrett Allen. And I think if the Cavs are willing to do that, they can have LeBron,” Windorst said via ESPN Cleveland radio.
“Obviously, LeBron would have to want to sign with the Cavs, but if your pathway to paying LeBron the money is to trade Jarrett Allen for him, the Lakers would kill for Jarrett Allen. Kill for him. All right? They would do that deal in 17-tenths of a second.”
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LeBron James is an unrestricted free agent after his contract with the Lakers ended in the past season.
If they were to trade Allen, the Cavaliers could accommodate James’ expected hefty salary, as reports indicated that he is not willing to take a pay cut on his next contract.
There have been rumors about retirement for James and a possible homecoming once more to Cleveland over the past few months, but there are no decisions yet on his future.
There is no word yet about James’ contract value or how long a contract he would sign for, if he is to remain an active NBA player beyond 41 years old.
On the other hand, Allen is locked into a highly secure financial situation after signing a three-year, $91 million contract extension with the Cavaliers.
James last played with the Cavaliers in 2018, leading them to the NBA Finals, but they got swept by the Golden State Warriors. After that NBA Finals stint, he signed with the Lakers and has stayed in Los Angeles since then.
Such a deal suits the Lakers’ biggest offseason objective of getting an A-list center, as reportedly requested by Luka Doncic.
LeBron James’ Future Remains Up In The Air
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LeBron James, who had won an NBA championship with Cleveland in 2016, has been contemplating many things at this juncture of his life.
As retirement looms and Father Time starts to creep in, James is expected to decide on his career in the coming weeks.
Right now, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne, James’ future remains up in the air.
“LA is the first team he can talk to because they’re their own free agent,” Shelburne said during her interview on SportsCenter. “My understanding is they had initial conversations with LeBron James’ representative, but he has not even fully committed to returning next year in these conversations.”
James’ decision is one of the most awaited ones in free agency as teams could still be interested in getting one of the greatest players of all time for a final hoorah in the league.
Rob Andrew Lo Rob Andrew Lo is a writer at Heavy Sports and is covering the NBA. He has covered local, collegiate, professional and international sports in various sites. He was the sports editor of The Varsitarian, the official student publication of University of Santo Tomas, and a sports, entertainment, and lifestyle writer for Rappler.
A Journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas, he has built his voice across both collegiate and international platforms, previously contributing NBA coverage to Fansided and Sportskeeda.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded out of the 2026 NBA Draft.
The Cavs had the No. 29 overall selection on Tuesday night. But Cavs President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman decided to trade that selection to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for No. 34 overall and a future second-round selection.
At No. 29 overall, the Cavs will send the Kings UConn forward Alex Karaban.
“It’s in the distant future,” a source told cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor about the future second-round selection acquired in this deal.
Reports from Fedor surfaced early Tuesday morning that the Cavaliers could be interested in bailing out of the first round. By late Tuesday night, Altman was able to execute a trade that sets the Cavs up for further flexibility in the offseason.
Why the Cavs traded out of No. 29 overall
The Cavaliers would’ve owed the No. 29 pick a guaranteed salary just under $2 million.
Because the Cavs are in the lone second apron – and could be looking to shed salary this offseason – ditching the No. 29 overall pick saves the Cavaliers a couple of bucks.
Second round picks are non-guaranteed, two-way deals. That gives the Cavs the financial flexibility they’re looking for.
What the Cavs could do at No. 34 overall
This is a talented draft class. A few high profile players slid into the second round.
UNC center Henri Veesaar is still waiting to hear his name called. The 7-foot center could be a backup to Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley. Duke wing Isaiah Evans is also still waiting to hear his name called, and could fill a big position of need for the Cavaliers. Arkansas guard Maleek Thomas was consistently mocked to Cleveland, and he slid to Day 2 as well.
There’s always a chance that Altman could trade back again.
Second round draft picks are valuable because they could be used as sweeteners in trades this offseason. For example, in exchange for a team taking on the contract of a player like Dennis Schroder or Max Strus, the Cavaliers might want to attach a second round draft pick to make the package more appealing to a trade partner.
Flexibility should be the name of the game for Altman as he tries to improve Cleveland’s roster this offseason. The Cavs won’t have a first round draft pick until 2028. But bailing out of Tuesday night’s first round will give Altman plenty of options on Wednesday and into the rest of the offseason.
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University of Minnesota star wrestler Max McEnelly won the 2026 NCAA national championship at 184 pounds, and he’s now set to face superstar Bo Nickal at Real American Freestyle (RAF) 12 on August 22nd in Cleveland, Ohio.
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McEnelly is preparing for his redshirt junior season with the Gophers, and Nickal is 9-1 as a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, following a storied collegiate wrestling career at Penn State. Their freestyle wrestling match will be contested at 215 pounds.
RAF is an American freestyle wrestling promotion that was founded by Chad Bronstein, Terri Francis, and Hulk Hogan in 2025. The August 22nd show at Rocket Arena will be the one-year anniversary of the promotion. The fights will be broadcast on FOX Nation.
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Nickal is 6-foot-1, and he wrestled at 197 pounds at Penn State. He competes at the 185-pound middweight division in the UFC, so he might have a slight size advantage over McEnelly, who’s 5-foot-10. The event will be a high-profile opportunity, as McEnelly continues to establish himself as one of the best pound-for-pound wrestlers in the country.
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