ICE has arrested 380 Haitian illegal immigrants in Springfield, Ohio: Mullin

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Giaritelli, A. (2026, September 5). ICE has arrested 380 Haitian illegal immigrants in Springfield, Ohio: Mullin. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4714439/ice-haitian-illegal-immigrants-arrested-springfield-ohio/

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced at a roundtable event in Cincinnati that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 380 Haitian citizens in Springfield, Ohio. This is more than ten times the number estimated by a local representative two weeks ago, which was around 29 arrests out of an approximate 15,000 Haitians living in the city. The arrests come after roughly 350,000 Haitians lost their temporary protected status last month and are now considered illegally present in the US. Mullin also encouraged Haitians to return home and help rebuild their country during the roundtable discussion.
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The Trump administration's crackdown on Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, has led to the arrest of over 380 Haitians**, and several have taken their own lives due to the trauma caused by the ankle monitors and deportation proceedings.

In July, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was revoked for approximately 340,000 Haitians in the US, leaving them vulnerable to deportation. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began targeting Haitian immigrants, including those who had previously been protected from deportation.

The story of Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant who died by suicide after losing his TPS status, highlights the devastating impact of the Trump administration's policies. Before his death, Bel was fitted with an electronic ankle monitor, which he said made him feel like "an animal" and interfered with his daily life.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the arrests during a roundtable event in Cincinnati, Ohio, stating that those who remain in the US are considered illegally present. The Trump administration's actions have been criticized by some politicians, including Ohio's Republican governor, Mike DeWine, who called Bel's death a "horrible tragedy" and stated that ending TPS for Haitian residents was "misguided and wrong".

In a separate development, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot deport legal immigrants for protected speech.

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Haitian Haitians ICE Ohio Springfield

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The Washington Examiner had reported earlier this summer that ICE was preparing to target Haitians on a national level as well as in Springfield, given Trump’s comments during the 2024 election accusing Haitians in Ohio of butchering household pets and putting a bullseye on the city.
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ICE has arrested 380 Haitian illegal immigrants in Springfield, Ohio: Mullin · assertive framing

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Federal immigration officers have arrested 380 Haitian citizens in the small city of Springfield, Ohio, following the conclusion of a federal program that had allowed illegal immigrants from the Caribbean nation to avoid deportation. asserted
immigrants → arrest → deportation
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced during a roundtable event in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday afternoon that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had arrested hundreds of Haitians who lost their temporary protected status last month. asserted
who → announce → status
Roughly 350,000 Haitians lost their protection from deportation and those who remain in the United States are considered illegally present in the country. asserted
who → lose → country
“We’ve made 380 arrests in Springfield. asserted
We → make → Springfield
We’re going to continue to push. asserted
We → go → ?
We encourage everybody to go home,” Mullin said during a roundtable discussion with local law enforcement and ICE officials. asserted
Mullin → encourage → enforcement
“Your state and your country needs you. asserted
state → need → you
That’s where you should be headed. asserted
you → ’ → ?
If you want to rebuild your country, go back and rebuild it. asserted
you → want → it
The figure is more than 10 times the estimate that a representative from the Haitian Community Help and Support Center in Springfield gave two weeks ago. asserted
representative → give → Springfield
At the time, the organization said 29 Haitians had been arrested of the city’s 15,000 approximate Haitian population. asserted
Haitians → say → population
President Donald Trump put Springfield in the national spotlight during the 2024 presidential election when he claimed without proof that Haitians residing in the city had been seen butchering household pets. asserted
Haitians → put → pets
The Washington Examiner had reported earlier this summer that ICE was preparing to target Haitians on a national level as well as in Springfield, given Trump’s comments during the 2024 election accusing Haitians in Ohio of butchering household pets and putting a bullseye on the city. asserted
ICE → report → city
Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon pointed out during his show on Real America’s Voice on Friday that “at 170 to 200 people a plane, one plane a week, instead of one plane a month, you’re going to deport 10,000 this year. asserted
you → point → 10,000
We have hundreds of thousands of Haitians here.” asserted
We → have → Haitians
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