TPS Backlash Ties Haitian Student’s Death to Ankle Monitor
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A 20-year-old Haitian college freshman, Pierre Damas Bel, died by apparent suicide in Springfield, Ohio, after being fitted with an ICE ankle monitor following the Supreme Court’s decision to end TPS for Haitians. Bel, who studied neuroscience at Wright State University and was active in soccer and JROTC, reportedly felt humiliated and bullied by the monitor and pleaded for its removal. ICE says it bears no responsibility; his family and community mourn amid calls for policy alternatives, while Ohio authorities continue an investigation into the death. The case underscores the human toll of TPS changes and immigrant stress in the Haitian community.
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- Haitian student remembered at Columbus vigil as death sparks calls for action The Columbus Dispatch
- Apparent suicide of Haitian student brings out reaction across spectrum wdtn.com
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