‘Thousands of people are now going to die violent deaths,’ says attorney for Ohio Haitian community

By: Marilou Johanek

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 970

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Ohio native Geoff Pipoly texted me one word, “broken,” to describe how he felt after losing his first case before the U.S. Supreme Court last week.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s right-wing majority essentially sanctioned the immediate deportation of the 350,000 Haitian immigrants Pipoly represented in Miot v. Trump.

The 43-year-old lawyer, who grew up in a suburb of Toledo, has litigated on behalf of foreign nationals from Haiti since …

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