# Haitian migrants changed this US town — Trump's deportation drive is reshaping it again

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- BBC News, 2026-10-21 02:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crp3gvpek8njo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Springfield, Ohio, drew attention after Trump repeated a false claim that Haitian immigrants were eating pets, and it is now again at the centre of debate over immigration and mass deportations. The report recounts Haitian migrant Pierre Damas Bel’s death after ICE fitted him with an ankle monitor; his family blamed his feelings about wearing it.