Race/Related: Inside the underground safe houses sheltering immigrants from ICE
Springfield, Ohio, residents have converted spare rooms into shelters for immigrants at risk.
Race/Related
March 6, 2026

More than 10,000 Haitians now call Springfield, Ohio, a city of 58,000 between Dayton and Columbus, home. While some are U.S. citizens, most have Temporary Protected Status. In the months ahead of a federal court ruling about the fate of the program, many Americans had mobilized to help the growing Haitian community there. Some Americans did something more risky.

A number of stuffed toys sit on top of the bedspread on a made-up bed. A ladder rests against the wall next to the bed.

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