Haitian community in Springfield demands dignity and better rights for immigrants as ICE crackdown ramps up Michaelle Louis’s feet and legs are aching. She can barely walk. Surrounded by corn fields...

via US news | The Guardian — Haitian community in Springfield demands dignity and better rights for immigrants as ICE crackdown ramps up Michaelle Louis’s feet and legs are aching. She can barely walk. Surrounded by corn fields and the distant hum of a busy highway, the native of Haiti and dozens of other activists are 23 miles into a 45-mile march from Springfield to Ohio’s statehouse in Columbus to demand better rights for Haitian immigrants. Continue reading...

via BBC News — The president thrust Springfield, Ohio, into the spotlight with a false pet-eating claim - years later, it remains at the heart of the immigration debate.

via PBS News Hour - The Latest — In June, the Supreme Court cleared the way to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians living in the U.S. The Trump administration let that TPS expire last month, and about 350,000 Haitians became at risk of deportation. The impact is now hitting the small city of Springfield, Ohio, long a political flashpoint in the debate around immigration. Stephanie Sy reports.

"All I want is to see my husband back," said Denise Gedeon, whose pastor-husband, Joubert Adrien, was detained by ICE.

As ICE shifts tactics to stealth raids and ankle monitors, churches are responding by helping Haitian parents line up temporary caregivers.

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Roughly 500 gathered at Springfield City Hall Saturday to protest the administration of President Donald Trump. But even though Trump last year highlighted the city’s 15,000 reside...

Trump says Springfield in Ohio has been "destroyed" and repeats baseless claim that migrants are eating pets.