The Republican governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, broke with the position of the Donald Trump administration by questioning the plan to intensify deportations of Haitian citizens who will lose Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In his opinion, the measure would have economic consequences for his state and would expose thousands of people to return to a country marked by violence and instability.

And more than 300,000 Haitians will no longer have TPS, a program that allowed them to work and remain legally in the United States. The decision comes after the Supreme Court allowed the government to move forward with eliminating that protection for Haiti.

“It would be sending them back to hell.”

In an interview with CBS News, DeWine stated that a deportation offensive led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would represent “a hard blow” for Springfield and all of Ohio, where thousands of Haitians hold jobs and have contributed to reactivating the local economy.

"These are the people who have helped Springfield recover. The Haitians who live and work there came because there were jobs that no one else was filling," the governor said.

DeWine also described the current situation in Haiti as “virtual chaos” and issued a stark warning about the humanitarian impact of the deportations.

"Haiti is hell today. If they did, they would be sending people back to hell," he declared.

TPS comes to an end

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) maintains that TPS should be a temporary measure and that it no longer responds to the national interest. The agency even invited those who will lose the benefit to accept a voluntary departure program that offers $2,600 and a plane ticket to return to their country.

The decision has sparked new criticism and judicial litigation, while Haitian communities in Ohio and other states remain pending the next actions of ICE and possible resolutions in the courts.

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