They’re afraid the mass deportations are going to start in Springfield,” said one local advocate. “They think they’re going to make Springfield the example.”

Originally published by The 19th. The Michigan Advance is part of Reporting Network. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Several minutes into President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech on Monday, as he began talking about immigration,

Just hours after the president’s inauguration, the immediate future suddenly looked far less secure for Haitian immigrants in the southwestern Ohio city.

Springfield, Ohio's Haitian community is gripped by fear amidst President Trump's immigration policies and derogatory remarks. Churches serve as refuges for divine intervention, while nightmarish scenarios unfold as Temporary Protected Status faces expiration,

Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are bracing for the worst as Donald Trump enters office after making them a centerpiece of his re-election campaign. Then-candidate Trump promised "large deportations" from Springfield if elected after repeating his running mate J.

Despite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them.

Now he’s President, and members of Springfield’s Haitian immigrant community are afraid he will make an “example” out of them as he promises to carry out mass deportations across the country, Politico reports.