Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been reeling since President Donald Trump won the election — his threats of mass deportation looming over their already uncertain futures. Now, the administration's decision to rescind the extension of their temporary legal status has put them on an expedited timeline to lose their protections and everything they've built in their new home.
First shoved into the spotlight during Trump's September 2024 presidential debate, residents, since the late February announcement on TPS, have been flocking to the Haitian Support Center in this rust-belt city of some 60,000 people, according to Viles Dorsainvil, the center's executive director. Many have called or stopped by in search of guidance on what to do next or what their options are, he said, but his advice is limited.
