Mural in downtown Springfield, Ohio. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Haitians in Springfield are getting letters telling them to report to the ICE office in either Blue Ash (near…
Haitian survivors of Hurricane Melissa in Petit Goave earlier this year. (Photo courtesy of the International Rescue Committee.)A Florida congressman said last month that forcing tens of thousands of Haitians to return to the violence-ravaged country will actually help it. But a humanitarian worker on the ground in the nation’s capital said it will only…
Haitians living in Brooklyn learn to use a whistle to blow if Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrive in their neighborhood during an Immigrant Resource Fair and Know Your Rights Event in an area of Brooklyn known as “Little Haiti” on July 28, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) WASHINGTON —…
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Pedestrians walk through the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami on June 6, 2025. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A federal judge lifted a stay Wednesday on the termination of temporary protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in order to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for the…
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Signs of support for Haitians in Springfield after temporary protected status for Haitians ended on July 27. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). Ohio cities with big Haitian populations are preparing for a possible uptick of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after temporary protected status for Haitians ended this week. Carl Ruby, pastor…