Trump, Springfield

Trump made an example of Springfield during the campaign. Immigrants there are bracing for the worst.
They’re afraid the mass deportations are going to start in Springfield,” said one local advocate. “They think they’re going to make Springfield the example.”
Trump’s words changed Springfield, Ohio. Its Haitian community is bracing for what’s next.
Originally published by The 19th. The Michigan Advance is part of Reporting Network. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Several minutes into President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech on Monday, as he began talking about immigration,
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Fears of deportation are high among Haitian community in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — As Haitian Community Help and Support Center Executive Director Viles Dorsainvil oversees the clean-up and renovation of their new, future location in a former fire station on West Pleasant Street in Springfield, he is focused on the worries of the people the center serves.
Springfield’s Haitian immigrants are terrified Trump will make them an ‘example’ with mass deportations
Now he’s President, and members of Springfield’s Haitian immigrant community are afraid he will make an “example” out of them as he promises to carry out mass deportations across the country, Politico reports.
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Trump falsely accused Haitians in Springfield of eating their neighbor’s cats and dogs. Now they fear raids stemming from his crackdown on immigration.
Haitian migrants in Ohio 'panicking' over mass deportations
The First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio was packed with parishioners on the first Sunday service since President Trump's inauguration.
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