Ohio senators, governor respond to calls from Brown to extend protections for Haitians

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 782

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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While thousands of Haitian immigrants feared an enforcement action in Springfield, former Sen. Sherrod Brown last week called on Ohio’s top Republicans to join him in demanding an extension of the Haitians’ temporary protected status.

Gov. Mike DeWine had already criticized termination of the protections. Sen. Bernie Moreno reiterated his stance that the protections were temporary, regardless of conditions in Haiti.

And Sen. Jon Husted — Brown’s opponent in the midterm election — didn’t …

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