City must extend unity of support

In recent months, Fort Wayne has watched one of our own community leaders — a man who has lived here for more than 30 years, operating service stations and other businesses that employ residents — detained by ICE at the Chicago airport upon his return from visiting family in India. His absence is not just a personal tragedy. It is a disruption to employees, customers and the stability of our local economy.

When long-standing business owners — taxpayers, job creators and contributors to our neighborhoods — are treated as though their decades of investment and service mean nothing, the signal sent is chilling. It tells every immigrant entrepreneur that their place in our city is precarious, no matter how much they have given back.

Our community cannot aff

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