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Haitians with a special protective status from deportation must leave the U.S. by September. Thousands live in Central Ohio. Here's what some of them are planning as the deadline for them having to leave their homes looms:

'Death sentence': Haitian migrants in Ohio must leave as Trump axes TPS protections

Haitians in Columbus and Springfield are scrambling to find a safe place to live after TPS was ended by DHS' Kristi Noem and the Trump administration.

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"He was following the law. That's why we don't understand." A Brazilian man who was living with his family in Westerville as he awaited a decision on an asylum appeal was arrested by ICE while paying a speeding ticket last week in Columbus. Now he's detained. Learn more here, via @dispatch.com:

ICE arrests Brazilian asylum-seeker paying speeding ticket at Franklin County courthouse

The arrest of a Brazilian man, in the nation legally while awaiting a decision on his asylum case, is one of many recent reports of ICE arrests.

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This single mom of 2 has a master's degree, a full-time job with the county and is an artist. Still, she can't make ends meet. She's is the recipient of a universal basic income experiment in Columbus. See more about how Central Ohio is piloting #UBI, via @dispatch.com:

Can $500 change a life? Central Ohio uses Universal Basic Income concepts to target poverty

Two programs are using the principles of Universal Basic Income (UBI) to impact poverty. See why Columbus leaders are interested in the concept.

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A video shows this Muslim woman being attacked outside her Franklinton home. She says police haven't done anything, despite the attack taking place 3 weeks ago. "I'm the one who called, I'm the victim," she said of police. "They didn't think I mattered. ... When I talked, they didn't listen."

'They didn't listen': Muslim woman speaks out on Columbus police response to her assault

CAIR-Ohio and other organizations are demanding Columbus police further investigate an assault on a Muslim woman March 25 that was captured on video.

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Could getting your child an Ohio identification card help police find them if they go missing? Ohio BMV and Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation think so. See more about how in my latest story on the Ohio Missing Persons Working Group.

Ohio BMV touts kids' ID program as way to help find missing children

Ohio's ID R Kids program, giving ID cards to children, could help police find them when they go missing, BMV says to missing persons working group.

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In YouTube videos, a Columbus Community Shelter Board employee calls YouTubers who defend Islam “crackhead clown individuals.” See more in my latest for The Columbus Dispatch:

Community Shelter Board employee under investigation for anti-Islam YouTube channel

On YouTube, a Community Shelter Board employee calls Muslims "crackhead clowns;" says he is a fan of Robert Spencer, a known anti-Muslim figure.

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