Roughly 1% of Springfield's Haitian population arrested by ICE
Federal immigration officers have arrested 380 Haitian citizens in the small city of Springfield, Ohio, following the conclusion of a federal program that had allowed illegal immigrants from the Caribbean nation to avoid deportation.
TL;DR
- Federal immigration officers arrested 380 Haitian citizens in Springfield, Ohio.
- The arrests followed the end of a federal program that protected illegal immigrants from Haiti from deportation.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the arrests during a roundtable event in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Approximately 350,000 Haitians lost their protection from deportation.
- Mullin encouraged those arrested to return to Haiti to help rebuild the country.
- The number of arrests is more than 10 times the earlier estimate provided by a local Haitian community organization.
- Former President Donald Trump had previously made unproven claims about Haitians in Springfield during the 2024 presidential election.
- Steve Bannon discussed national deportation efforts for Haitians on his show.