DeWine Calls End of TPS for 10,000 Ohio Haitians a Job Killer
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Updated · PBS NewsHour · Jun 26
DeWine Calls End of TPS for 10,000 Ohio Haitians a Job Killer
3 articles · Updated · PBS NewsHour · Jun 26
Summary
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians would hurt Springfield and the wider state economy, arguing many of the more than 10,000 Haitians in Ohio fill jobs employers could not otherwise staff.
Springfield employers have added shifts and taken on larger projects because Haitian workers were available, DeWine said, warning that losing TPS means many can no longer work legally and some have already left.
DeWine acknowledged the influx strained schools, hospitals and translation services, but said the economic gains outweighed those costs and the city has worked with the state to manage them.
The comments came after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end TPS for Haitians and Syrians; DeWine said the court was interpreting the law, but the policy itself is a mistake.
DeWine also rejected White House claims that Haiti is safe, calling conditions there worse than ever and arguing Ohio's labor growth increasingly depends on immigrants, who account for roughly three-fourths of the state's recent population increase.
How will Ohio’s economy adapt to the sudden labor shortage after thousands of TPS holders lose work authorization this July?
What becomes of the thousands of U.S.-born children whose parents will lose legal status and face potential removal?
As Haiti’s security crisis deepens, what international safeguards exist for people forced to return to a country in 'full-scale urban warfare'?
Supreme Court Ends TPS for 350,000 Haitians: Economic and Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds in Ohio and Beyond
Overview
On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians, upholding the Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s broad authority and limiting judicial review. This decision immediately ended years of legal uncertainty, leaving about 350,000 Haitian nationals at risk of losing their legal status and work authorization. In Ohio, where many Haitians have become vital to local economies, the ruling means thousands could become instantly unemployable, creating a crisis for families and communities that have relied on their contributions for over 15 years.