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After SCOTUS Ruling, Ohio Places Two Haitians on Ankle Monitors

8/4/2026

Summary

Story summary

August 2, 2026, Haitian residents reported to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Blue Ash near Cincinnati, Ohio, and at least two were fitted with ankle monitors.
After Supreme Court’s June 2026 ruling that administration could end Haitian Status, ICE mailed letters to Haitian Ohio residents offering ankle monitors or self-deportation.
Haitian advocates call the ankle-monitor requirement humiliating, while Governor Mike DeWine says Ohio will enforce law, acknowledges placements, urges protest.

History

Historical Context

Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act in 1996, effective April 1 1997, which broadened removal powers, created expedited removal and the 287(g) partnership, and drove deportations above 200,000 annually by the early 2000s. ICE, formed within DHS in 2003, now enforces those provisions, and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered ankle monitors for Haitian residents, echoing the act’s enforcement legacy.

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Story summary

August 2, 2026, Haitian residents reported to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Blue Ash near Cincinnati, Ohio, and at least two were fitted with ankle monitors.
After Supreme Court’s June 2026 ruling that administration could end Haitian Status, ICE mailed letters to Haitian Ohio residents offering ankle monitors or self-deportation.
Haitian advocates call the ankle-monitor requirement humiliating, while Governor Mike DeWine says Ohio will enforce law, acknowledges placements, urges protest.

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