Conditions in Haiti ‘grave’ as Supreme Court weighs allowing revoked legal status and deportation

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 781

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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About 45,000 Haitians in Ohio are waiting nervously as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a Trump-administration move to force them back to their homeland. As they do, a new assessment says that conditions in Haiti are about as bad as anywhere in the world.

About 30,000 Haitians with temporary status live in central Ohio and an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians call Springfield, Ohio home, with a mixture of temporary protected status, citizenship and …

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