Letters the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are sending to some area Haitians who had Temporary Protected Status are telling them to report to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Westerville.
A letter WOSU reviewed told the recipient to report to the Brooksedge Boulevard office on Aug. 12.
Kat Finneran participates with 614 ICE Watch. She told WOSU that ICE Watch members monitored the Westerville ICE office on Sunday.
"Three of the five people that went in came out with ankle monitors on," Finneran said.
Finneran said ICE gave one couple a choice as to who would wear an ankle monitor. She said the couple decided to put the monitor on the woman so the man could continue working.
"Once you get those ankle monitors on, it's difficult to go to work, because if you're working with other immigrants, then the ankle monitor becomes sort of like a beacon for ICE," Finneran said.
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians ended in July.
WOSU asked the Department of Homeland Security for comment. The department said in a statement that it does not discuss ongoing or future operations.
Haitian residents in Springfield have received similar letters telling them to report to an ICE office in Blue Ash near Cincinnati.
Protesters on Sunday went to the Blue Ash office to voice their opposition to plans to deport hundreds of thousands of Haitians nationwide.
Haitians who went to the Blue Ash office left with future court or meeting dates, and were also wearing ankle monitors.
