Hundreds of Ohioans show support for Haitians, federal judge blocks TPS ending for Haitians

By: Megan Henry

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 1,006

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Hundreds of Ohioans at a church in Springfield on Monday morning called for an extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians that had been set to expire Tuesday.

And later that day, U.S. District Court Judge Ana C. Reyes blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end temporary protected status for about 330,000 Haitians living in the United States. The program allows people from specific countries destabilized by conflict or natural disasters the chance …

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