In Ohio, Haitians’ American dream shatters as ICE prepares to deport them
by Stephen Starr in Blue Ash, Ohio from US news | The Guardian on (#77MGM)
US immigration has ramped up operations against Haitians, whose temporary protected status was removed by Trump
When Monsanto Maler walked out of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Blue Ash, Ohio, at 9.15am on Sunday with an ankle monitor freshly attached to his left leg, he put his hand over his face, burst into tears and fell to the ground.
He had come to the US in June 2023, fleeing gangs in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, where he had been hit over the right side of his head, leaving a large, visible scar.
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