City subjected to false rumors from Trump loses residents integral to community over mass deportation fears

Summary

Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian community is experiencing an exodus following Donald Trump’s re-election and renewed threats to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which allows many Haitians to live and work legally in the U.S.

Fear of deportation has driven families to relocate to places like Boston, New Jersey, and Canada.

TPS protections, which cover 300,000 Haitians, could face legal challenges, but experts argue mass deportations are unlikely in the short term.

Haitian workers have revitalized Springfield’s economy, and their departure could severely impact local businesses and neighborhoods.

  • TacticsConsort@yiffit.net
    49·
    1 month ago

    “But experts argue mass deportations are unlikely in the short term”

    Okay, but like. Long term planning is a thing. The long term is in fact something you need to consider in the present, especially for an action that you might only have a limited window to undertake

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        292·
        1 month ago

        I’ve been trying to explain that to my mother, who doesn’t want us leaving. She’s Jewish. She should know better, but she thinks we’re overreacting. Our daughter is queer, so we don’t think we are. I said to her, Kristalnacht didn’t happen on day one, but by the time it happened, it was too late.

        • auzy@lemmy.world
          8·
          1 month ago

          Every thing trumpians disagree with or is pure fascism is a joke to them.

          Everything is fake news, so if Trump says something stupid, he just says it’s fake

          Trump will be using the justice department and IRS to attack his enemies, and by the time people realize what is happening, it will be difficult to go back

          • badelf@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            3·
            1 month ago

            It’s not the Justice or IRS or even FBI/CIA I worry about. Trump said somewhere that he’d have no problem using the US Military against Americans. He probably already has a plan to replace all the generals who might have a conscience or be loyal to the consititution (and not him).