Immigration

Congress established temporary protection status, or TPS, in 1990 when civil war was raging in El Salvador.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is continuing to walk a fine line on questions about former president Trump’s comments and legal immigrants in Springfield.

A group representing Ohioans married to foreign nationals is asking Ohio's attorney general to leave a lawsuit against a program that would give their immigrant spouses legal status as they seek to become permanent residents.

During this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about Springfield being in the national spotlight because of this controversy and how this story originated.

The One Nation PAC aired an attack ad criticizing U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown's voting record on immigration. The ad falsely accused Columbus law enforcement of releasing undocumented immigrant criminals.

The Republican vice presidential nominee continues to rail against Haitian migrants living in Ohio, though many have Temporary Protected Status, as the GOP escalates its hardline immigration stance.

Schools, government buildings and elected officials' homes in Springfield were among the targets of more than 30 hoax threats made last week that forced evacuations and closures. Two more schools had to be evacuated on Monday. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said that a foreign actor was largely responsible, but he declined to name the country.

Their community is reeling — confused, frustrated, hurt — from false accusations that they are eating their neighbor’s cats and dogs. The now viral and highly politicized rumors are being fueled by former President Donald Trump, his running mate JD Vance and others, and violent threats against the community are upending daily life in their city.

The father of 11-year-old Aiden Clark, of Springfield, Ohio, who was killed last year when a Haitian immigrant hit a school bus, is imploring Donald Trump and other politicians to stop invoking his son's name in the debate about immigration.

Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday he will send at least $2.5 million in state assistance to Springfield, a western Ohio city home to a community of Haitian immigrants.