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Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, fear potential ICE raids as TPS expires
Scripps News ^ | 7:32 AM, Jan 31, 2026 | Scripps News Group

Posted on 01/31/2026 2:52:01 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Haitian migrants in Springfield face uncertainty as Temporary Protected Status ends Tuesday.

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.

Tuesday. 'A constant fear' | Haitian migrants in Springfield fear potential ICE raids as TPS set to expire next week Photo by: Ray Pfeffer (WCPO 9) By: Scripps News Group Posted 7:32 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.

We sat down with Viles Dorsainvil, executive director of the Haitian Community Help and...

(Excerpt) Read more at scrippsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: aliens; haiti; ice; ohio; ohnoanyway; tps

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1 posted on 01/31/2026 2:52:01 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

ducks, geese, cats and dogs are happy


2 posted on 01/31/2026 2:56:40 PM PST by mowowie
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I hope they sit down to a nice dinner of rice, bananas, cat, dog and park geese while they are cowering in their kitchenettes.


3 posted on 01/31/2026 2:57:05 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Well then, take the money and leave.


4 posted on 01/31/2026 2:57:38 PM PST by DAC21
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To: mowowie

Car insurance rates will plummet


5 posted on 01/31/2026 2:58:21 PM PST by spokeshave ( Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads, Curmudgeons & old Geezers)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
What will Chief Wiggum do?


6 posted on 01/31/2026 2:59:05 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They should.


7 posted on 01/31/2026 2:59:07 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Wow! And here I thought the filthy Haitians were already gone from Ohio.


8 posted on 01/31/2026 3:00:43 PM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
A majority of them are from Haiti and fled to the United States because of safety concerns.

Safety concerns? You mean beyond the normal concerns of every 3rd world, poverty-stricken hell-hole?

9 posted on 01/31/2026 3:03:01 PM PST by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Aren’t these the ones that came up during the campaign about eating pets? Yeah, start packing for Haiti and be gone by Wednesday. It’s a lot warmer there than OH anyway. Bye.


10 posted on 01/31/2026 3:03:09 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Oh, those Haitians, welcomed to town....

Dear Hearts and Gentle People
-—Bing Crosby hit.

I love those dear hearts and gentle people
Who live in my home town πŸ§‘πŸΎβ€πŸ³πŸ‘¨πŸΎβ€πŸ”¬πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ”¬πŸ§‘πŸΎβ€πŸŒΎπŸ‘·πŸΎπŸ‘¨πŸΎβ€βš–οΈπŸ‘©πŸΎβ€βš–οΈπŸ‘¨πŸΎβ€πŸŽ“πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸŽ“

Because those dear hearts and gentle people
Will never ever let you down.

They read the Good Book from Fri’ till Monday
That’s how the weekend goes.
I’ve got a dream house I’ll build there one day
With picket fence and ramblin’ rose.

I feel so welcome each time that I return.


11 posted on 01/31/2026 3:04:17 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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yup
The Haitians were crashing into EVERYTHING


12 posted on 01/31/2026 3:05:13 PM PST by mowowie
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Their eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats!” Loved it


13 posted on 01/31/2026 3:08:25 PM PST by Az Joe (Hey Minnesota, FAFO)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
from Haiti and fled to the United States because of safety concerns.

Now the American citizens have safety concerns.

Voodoo (Voudou) practiced today in Haiti.

"Haiti has a deep, significant, and inseparable blend of Vodou (Voodoo) and Christianity, with estimates suggesting 50% to 80% of the population practice some form of Vodou, often alongside Catholicism. It is a fundamental part of Haitian cultural identity and history."

In the movie Major League they mollified the great power hitter in his demand for sacrificing a live chicken in a ritual by offering a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken..

14 posted on 01/31/2026 3:10:14 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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In the movie Major League they mollified the great power hitter in his demand for sacrificing a live chicken in a ritual by offering a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken..


That’s Santeria, not Voodoo.


15 posted on 01/31/2026 3:10:40 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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RE: My mistake of Voodoo for Santeria....

I beg your pardon. Far be it from me to insult another’s religion. I actually had a moment’s hesitation over putting that in the voodoo context but then laziness overwhelmed me and I left it in.

I won’t bring up whether the Christian player was right that Jesus Christ could hit a fast ball if he wanted to. Oops, I just did.


16 posted on 01/31/2026 3:13:52 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: frank ballenger

I don’t practice Santeria.


17 posted on 01/31/2026 3:14:30 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, fear potential ICE raids as TPS expires


So, this means no more TPS Reports?


18 posted on 01/31/2026 3:15:32 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Good


19 posted on 01/31/2026 3:15:45 PM PST by bwest
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No way for me to phrase it elegantly. I didn’t mean you as the person practicing Santeria, just others who practice it.

Sorry.


20 posted on 01/31/2026 3:17:38 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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