Supreme Court Ruling Threatens 10,000 Haitians in Springfield as TPS Ends for 330,000
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 29
Supreme Court Ruling Threatens 10,000 Haitians in Springfield as TPS Ends for 330,000
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 29
Summary
Springfield, Ohio — a city of 60,000 with more than 10,000 Haitians — now faces losing workers and families who helped reverse decades of decline.
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling let the Trump administration move ahead with ending Temporary Protected Status for more than 330,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians, stripping a program that had allowed them to live and work legally.
Haitian arrivals had filled manufacturing, distribution and service jobs, eased labor shortages and become woven into civic life through schools and sports, making their possible removal a direct threat to the city’s revival.
Residents are already preparing for possible enforcement actions, including plans to care for U.S.-born children of Haitian neighbors and to shelter immigrants who remain.
Legal scholars say Springfield could become a test case for mass immigrant “de-documentation,” highlighting how a national policy shift may hit one local economy especially hard.