There has been an influx of Haitians to Ohio due to the state's large manufacturing presence. Springfield, Ohio, even has a dedicated webpage for questions about the city's migrant community. The migrants "work in warehouses, manufacturing and the service industry. Some migrants are working in professional jobs as well," said the city.

The Democratic lawmaker say the “abrupt removal of over 500,000 workers will have an immense and irreparable impact on businesses across the country and the economy at large,” noting that collectively they contribute annually $2.

Three organizations filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the Trump administration’s attempt to put an early end to Temporary Protected Status for people from Haiti and Venezuela living in the U.S.

A day after Donald Trump’s administration announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians, just as it did for Venezuelans, I checked the X account for the so-called “Official Haitians for Trump Coalition of Donald J.

Coldwater's Haitian community express fear and concerns in meeting Sunday with Public Safety Director Scheid and Community Center president. Bappert.

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Haitians who lose their TPS status were "facing being sent back to certain life-threatening danger," Gillen said.

The suit claims the Trump administration doesn’t have authority to “revoke an extension that has already been granted” to U.S.-based Haitians.

The order to cut protections for Haitians reverses an 18-month extension that former President Joe Biden’s administration granted last July, which expanded the protections through February 2026. Advocates decried the decision and warned that Haiti was still far from solving its internal crisis.

In a lawsuit filed Monday, immigrants and advocacy groups say the president does not have the legal power to end TPS early and that his decision is motivated by racism.

Immigrant rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump's move to end temporary protections against deportation for thousands of Haitian and Venezuelan nationals.

An estimated half a million Haitian immigrants — including many in Springfield — will have their Temporary Protected Status to live and work in the U.S. cut short following a Thursday directive from the Trump Administration.