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BumRushDaShow

(166,829 posts) Sat Jan 31, 2026, 08:22 PM 10 hrs ago

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

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Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, fear potential ICE raids as TPS expires (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago OP

Is this the same Ohio town that was targeted last year TSF said they were eating dogs, etc? Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #1

Yes FarPoint 10 hrs ago #2

I hope Springfield has taken some notes from Minneapolis and are ready for this next barrage Deuxcents 9 hrs ago #3

Springfield and that county is mostly MAGA mtngirl47 8 hrs ago #5

Yes, the economy is going to take a hit with all these deportations..this is just madness Deuxcents 7 hrs ago #6

That is exactly how I see it going down.... FarPoint 7 hrs ago #7

eating the DAWGS Skittles 8 hrs ago #4

Deuxcents

(25,889 posts)

1. Is this the same Ohio town that was targeted last year TSF said they were eating dogs, etc?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jan 31, 2026, 08:24 PM

10 hrs ago

FarPoint

(14,621 posts)

2. Yes

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 31, 2026, 08:26 PM

10 hrs ago

Deuxcents

(25,889 posts)

3. I hope Springfield has taken some notes from Minneapolis and are ready for this next barrage

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 31, 2026, 08:59 PM

9 hrs ago

mtngirl47

(1,220 posts)

5. Springfield and that county is mostly MAGA

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 31, 2026, 10:00 PM

8 hrs ago

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.