The desperate drive to secure passports for thousands of US-born Haitian kids – before it’s too late
by Stephen Starr in Springfield, Ohio from US news | The Guardian on (#6YE04)
Advocates in Springfield, Ohio - a city thousands of Haitians now call home - fear the fallout of Trump's DHS revoking temporary protected status for Haitian nationals
Inside a church a few blocks south of downtown Springfield, Ohio, about 30 concerned Haitians, church leaders and community members have gathered on a balmy summer evening to try to map out a plan.
It's been just a few days since Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, announced that Haitian nationals with temporary protected status (TPS) would face termination proceedings in a matter of months. By 2 September, they would be forced out of the US.
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