TPS has ended for Haiti — and in Ohio, hundreds are ordered to report to ICE; many get ankle monitors. A monitor is NOT a deportation order. Got a letter? See a lawyer BEFORE the date. Report ICE: 1-888-600-5762. Always confirm on the official USCIS page, never social media. See what changed →
ICE is running an operation aimed at people who lost Haiti TPS on July 27. Confirmed so far: deportation flights increasing to about two a week, DHS letters ordering people to report in, and advocates confirming a surge in arrests in South Florida. Also true: most of the raid videos and location rumors going around are unverified — one viral Miami video is from 2025. Losing TPS is still not a deportation order: removal takes a legal process in which you have rights. Before you panic, and before you forward anything, check it here — every claim sourced and re-checked through the day.
USCIS: Haiti and Syria TPS terminated, effective July 27, 2026
The USCIS pages for Haiti and Syria both say the designation "is terminated, effective July 27, 2026," and are now marked archived. Source: USCIS (07/28/26)
What this means for you →TPS work permits have expired
USCIS guidance directed employers to enter 'July 24, 2026' (Haiti) or 'July 17, 2026' (Syria) as the final expiration date for EADs. Source: E-Verify (07/10/26)
Your rights at work →Deportation flights carrying former TPS holders have begun
Haitian officials were told to expect about two removal flights a week, and July flights carried people who had held TPS. Losing TPS is still not a deportation order by itself — removal requires a legal process in which you have rights. Source: Haitian Times (Jul 21) + reporting
Know your rights if ICE comes →Ohio: hundreds ordered to report to ICE; many fitted with GPS ankle monitors
Hundreds of Haitian families around Springfield, OH have received DHS letters ordering them to report to ICE in Cincinnati; many leave wearing GPS ankle monitors with a ~75-mile travel limit and a return date in about a month (Haitian Times Aug 3; ABC; NBC4; 10TV; Washington Examiner Aug 5). Gov. DeWine says federal officials told him no raids on Springfield are planned; his office could not verify the letters’ legitimacy. Removal flights toward ~2/week continue (Haitian Times, Jul 21). No raid in Little Haiti or Springfield has been confirmed by any outlet.
✎ Editor-verified Aug 6, 2026 Ohio: what’s confirmed and what to do →Check back — this board updates several times a day. Dates in this crisis have already changed three times. We show you the moment they change, with the official source. The enforcement card is marked editor-verified: a person checked those sources by hand, not the automatic checker.
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The court order that extended Haiti & Syria TPS work permits ran only through July 27, 2026 — that is the date USCIS told employers to enter on Form I-9 and in E-Verify. Losing work authorization is a real problem, but firing you over your nationality is still illegal. Work permit expired? Read this →
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Photo: Paul Becker / Becker1999 · CC BY 2.0 Hundreds of Haitian families in the Springfield, Ohio region have received DHS letters ordering them to report to ICE. Many are fitted with GPS ankle monitors and told not to travel more than 75 miles. An ankle monitor is not a deportation order. Here is what is confirmed, what the governor says, and exactly what to do if the letter comes to your house.
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