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ICE Orders Ohio Haitians to Wear Ankle Monitors

8/14/2026

Center

ICE Seeks Contracts

ICE required Haitian immigrants in Ohio who lost Protected Status to report in person and wear ankle monitors instead of detention.
The move reflects DHS’s limited detention capacity after the Supreme Court ended TPS for over 300,000 Haitians, prompting ICE to seek new contracts.
A DHS official said ICE lacks detention space for over 300,000 Haitians who lost TPS.
ICE sought turn-key detention services in four regions, evaluating new contracts.

Left

ICE Imposes Monitors

ICE required Haitian immigrants in Ohio who lost Protected Status to report and wear ankle monitors instead of detention.
A $20 million purchase of electric-shock gloves proceeds despite manufacturer warnings about use on vulnerable populations.
Advocates warned the ankle-monitor policy deepens immigrant vulnerability and expands surveillance without due process.
Catholic churches and community groups in Socorro opposed a detention warehouse, citing water-supply strain.

Blindspot

ICE is allocating up to $20 million for electric-shock gloves that can deliver painful shocks, even though the manufacturer warned against using them on vulnerable populations.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of September 1996 gave the Attorney General authority to expand detention, electronic monitoring and 287(g) state-local partnerships, and introduced three- and ten-year re-entry bars. After the 2002 Homeland Security Act merged immigration functions into the new Department of Homeland Security, ICE inherited those tools, leading to Ohio’s ankle-monitor program for hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants.

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ICE Seeks Contracts

ICE required Haitian immigrants in Ohio who lost Protected Status to report in person and wear ankle monitors instead of detention.
The move reflects DHS’s limited detention capacity after the Supreme Court ended TPS for over 300,000 Haitians, prompting ICE to seek new contracts.
A DHS official said ICE lacks detention space for over 300,000 Haitians who lost TPS.
ICE sought turn-key detention services in four regions, evaluating new contracts.

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