Haitians in Ohio who lost protected status get ankle monitors instead of ICE detention

Key Points:

• Haitians in Ohio who lost Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are increasingly being fitted with ankle monitors by ICE instead of being detained, due to limited detention space for over 300,000 affected individuals following a Supreme Court ruling in June.
• ICE requires these Haitians to attend in-person check-ins where they receive the ankle monitors, restricting their movement to a 75-mile radius while their immigration cases, such as asylum claims, are adjudicated.
• The use of ankle monitors marks a policy shift under DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, diverging from previous practices favoring detention, and has created tension with President Donald Trump, who prefers stricter immigration enforcement.
• The Supreme Court's decision allowed the Trump administration to end TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians, causing uncertainty among employers and workers about legal status and work eligibility.
• ICE currently detains about 65,000 immigrants nationwide and is working to expand detention capacity, but officials acknowledge it is impossible to detain all Haitians who lost TPS, leading to increased reliance on monitoring technologies.