'A Constant Fear' | Haitian Migrants in Springfield Fear Potential ICE Raids as TPS Set to Expire Next Week

Haitian community, advocates race to push for TPS extension before Tuesday deadline

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'A constant fear' | Haitian migrants in Springfield fear potential ICE raids as TPS set to expire next week

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…

Sherrod Brown Calls On Ohio Leaders To Join Him In Push To Extend TPS for Haitian Community

COLUMBUS, OH –  (1-30-26) Sherrod Brown released the following statement calling on Ohio leaders to join him in his push to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ohio’s Haitian community.  Sherrod Brown- “As I travel the state, I hear the same thing that Governor DeWine has heard from Ohioans: they are concerned about their Haitian neighbors and about the economic impact the expiration of TPS for Haitian Americans will have on their commu…

Congresswoman Wilson urges extension, redesignation of TPS for Haitian Nationals

Miami Gardens, FL – Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) sent a letter to President Trump and Secretary Noem urging them to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals. She was joined by over a dozen of her colleagues in this letter as they understand the dire need to extend TPS. Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson said, “My Haitian constituents are beginning to receive emails from the Department of Ho…