Ohio's GOP governor calls Trump's plans to deport Haitians a "mistake": "You'd be sending people … back to hell"
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has criticized the Trump administration's plan to deport Haitian migrants, citing the potential negative impact on the state's economy and the dangerous conditions in Haiti. The administration's move follows the expiration of Temporary Protected Status for many Haitian nationals.
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Highlights a political rift within the Republican party regarding immigration policy and the humanitarian implications of mass deportations.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told CBS News the Trump administration's plan to ramp up arrests and deportations of Haitian migrants is a "mistake," arguing the move could bruise the state's economy and risk putting Haitians in danger in their home country.More than 300,000 people from Haiti are set this week to lose Temporary Protected Status, a humanitarian immigration program that protects them from deportation and allows them to work, after the Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration's plan to end the policy for Haitians. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drawn up plans to launch a deportation blitz focused on Haitian migrants as early as this week, CBS News reported Sunday.The operations could focus in part on the thousands of Haitians who live in Ohio, many of whom have settled in the city of Springfield in recent years.
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