Ohio's GOP governor calls Trump's plans to deport Haitians a "mistake"

Core Impact Points

• Over 300,000 Haitians are set to lose Temporary Protected Status, a humanitarian immigration program that protects them from deportation.
• Governor DeWine argues that deporting Haitians would be a 'blow to Springfield' and 'a blow to the state of Ohio,' as they have filled jobs and opened businesses in the city.
• The governor also points out that Haiti is a 'hell' due to its dire security situation, with gangs controlling large swaths of territory and a lack of government control.
• The Trump administration's plan to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians was upheld by the Supreme Court, despite a judge blocking the move in February.
• DeWine has pushed back on Trump's stance toward Haitian migrants in the past, calling his claims about Haitians eating pets 'something that came up on the internet' with no evidence to back it up.
• The Department of Homeland Security argues that the Temporary Protected Status program has turned into a 'defacto amnesty program' and that it's 'closing time' for Haitians to leave the US.