SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—The city of Springfield was thrust into the national spotlight when candidate Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that Haitian nationals there were eating people’s pets.
Now, the western Ohio city is bracing for what’s next in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 25 decision permitting the Trump administration to move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti.
Longtime Springfield resident and pastor Kenneth “Barron” Seelig is among the most outspoken locals amid the Haitian immigrant influx.
Known locally as Pastor Barron, Seelig has spent years working with Springfield’s homeless population….