Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine tells CBS News that the Trump administration would make a “mistake” if it arrests and deports Haitians after ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In interviews, DeWine argues that returning people to Haiti amid ongoing instability would be harmful, and he warns the move could also negatively affect Ohio’s economy. DeWine says Haiti’s current conditions are dire and characterizes the situation as unsafe, arguing that many affected Haitians would not return voluntarily and could instead move to other countries. He links the potential disruptions to communities in Ohio, including Springfield, where he says Haitian residents have worked and helped local businesses and economic recovery. Bloomberg and The Hill similarly report DeWine’s warning to the GOP and his plea for the administration not to proceed with mass deportations. While DeWine opposes the approach, the reports also note that the Trump administration is pursuing increased enforcement actions against Haitians whose TPS protections have been terminated. The accounts collectively describe DeWine’s public criticism as an attempt to influence federal policy and highlight both humanitarian and economic concerns.
Ohio Governor DeWine calls Trump’s Haitian deportation plan a “mistake”
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine tells CBS News that the Trump administration would make a “mistake” if it arrests and deports Haitians after ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In interviews, De...
- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says the Trump administration’s plan to arrest and deport Haitians is a “mistake.”
- The plan follows the administration’s decision to end Haitians’ Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
- DeWine argues deportations could harm Ohio’s economy and specific local communities, including Springfield.
- DeWine describes Haiti’s security and governance situation as unstable and says conditions are not safe for returns.
- Reports describe increased federal enforcement actions aimed at Haitians affected by the TPS end.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Monday the Trump administration would be making a “mistake” if it were to deport thousands of Haitian migrants who it has stripped of their temporary protected status (TPS). “It’s a mistake. It’s not good for the United States and it’s not good for the state of Ohio,” DeWine told...
2 hours agoOhio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, is opposing the Trump administration’s move to arrest and deport Haitians following its decision to end their Temporary Protected Status this week, calling it a “mistake” and “a blow to the state of Ohio.”DeWine said in an interview with CBS Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations against the Haitian community would be bad for Ohio’s economy and that of Springfield in particular, where many Haitians have settled. “These are people who have helped Springfield really come back,” DeWine said to CBS, explaining that Haitians have filled jobs and opened businesses where the economy once struggled. “The Haitians who are living there and employed there, they came there to work, and they came there because there were jobs that were not being filled by other people.”DeWine also noted that Haiti’s security and political situation is still unstable, with gangs controlling large parts of the country and the capital, Port-au-Prince. The State Department has warned Americans not to travel there, and DeWine described the country as being in “virtual chaos” with “no semblance of government.” “Haiti is hell today. So you’d be sending people … back to hell,” DeWine said. “Very few of these Haitians will voluntarily go back to Haiti. If they have to leave, they’ll go someplace else. They want to work. They want to support their family. They don’t want to go back to Haiti.”To the Trump administration, none of this matters. White House adviser Stephen Miller is excited about the prospect of deporting Haitians. He has claimed that Haiti is safe “for Haitians” and celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the administration to end Temporary Protected Status.“We can finally remove these Haitian illegal migrants,” Miller said.More than 300,000 people are set to lose those protections this week, and many of them are among the 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians that live in and around Springfield. Back in 2024, President Trump spread a racist rumor that the community was “eating cats and dogs.” Now, Ohio’s economy could suffer a $400 million loss, and people are in danger of being sent to a war zone because of Trump and his administration’s racist deportation policy.
3 hours agoOhio Governor Mike DeWine has a warning and a plea for President Donald Trump: Don’t deport the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who have been living in the US, sometimes for longer than a decade.
3 hours agoOhio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, tells CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez that President Trump is making a mistake with his plan to ramp up arrests and deportations of Haitian migrants. "Haiti is hell today," DeWine says, "So you'd be sending people … back to hell."
16 hours agoOhio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, tells CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez that President Trump is making a mistake with his plan to ramp up arrests and deportations of Haitian migrants. "Haiti is hell today," DeWine says, "So you'd be sending people … back to hell."
16 hours agoCamilo Montoya-Galvez sits down with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to discuss the Trump administration's plan to arrest and deport thousands of Haitians residing in the U.S. under temporary protected status.
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