Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, fear potential ICE raids as TPS expires
Source: Scripps News
Posted 8:32 AM, Jan 31, 2026
For thousands of Haitian migrants living in Springfield, the possibility of federal agents coming to the city looms large.
According to the city's website, it's estimated that between 12,000 and 15,000 migrants live in Clark County. A majority of them are from Haiti and fled to the United States because of safety concerns.
Many live under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program that allows people from countries in conflict a chance to live and work in the U.S. for a period of time.
However, TPS for Haitian migrants is set to end after Feb. 3. That was announced in November, when U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said that Haiti no longer meets the requirements for TPS.
Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/immigration/haitian-migrants-in-springfield-ohio-fear-potential-ice-raids-as-tps-expires
Deuxcents
(25,889 posts)Deuxcents
(25,889 posts)mtngirl47
(1,220 posts)My family from that county believed the eating the dogs and cats thing.
People will have to come from other places to film and document the upcoming ICE crime wave.
Many Haitians have been in the US since the 2010 earthquake...they have children and spouses that are American citizens.
Ironically, when the Haitians are deported the economy in Springfield will take a huge hit.
Deuxcents
(25,889 posts)Bengus81
(9,951 posts)They keep the construction business be it commercial or residential running--full stop. They also keep meat packing plants running just like in Kansas. The women also keep the hospitality industry running. Go ahead Fat Hitler,shut Texas down,I dare you.
FarPoint
(14,623 posts)Too many Springfield MAGAS....
Skittles
(170,080 posts)get it right
Bengus81
(9,951 posts)sanatanadharma
(4,078 posts)Springfield Ohio is where the raw racism of ICE will be demonstrated and videoed and seen worldwide.
Haitians will be un-alived. Some will be US citizens and not Haitian.
The evidence of the shit-hole-country mentality of fake-americans can be denied but it can not be negated.
We remember the "eating cats" of 2025 and the "torture is good" of 2005.
Too many fake-americans can't remember their own most deeply held beliefs and religion and conscience.
It is like they flunked kindergarten Be-Kind classes.