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A beloved Springfield Haitian pastor is home after being detained in the Butler County Jail for 27 days.

Flight data shows Akron-Canton Regional Airport has become a Great Lakes hub for deportation flights after Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport partially closed its longest runway for repairs. The charters operating those flights owe months of landing fees.

The report said 63 Haitians were booked into four Ohio jails between July 27 and Aug. 31, compared to just 26 in the previous seven months.

The Ohio college student died on Aug. 31. He was among Haitian immigrants required by ICE to wear an ankle monitor or face deportation.

A Springfield man is working with the ACLU of Ohio to sue seven Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers for what he claims is retaliation that violates his First Amendment rights to record officers in public.

Pierre Damas Bel, 20, was a Haitian immigrant who died Monday by apparent suicide after being forced by the Department of Homeland Security to wear a GPS ankle monitor.

The family of Pierre Damas Bel of Springfield believe his death by suicide is connected to the DHS requirement to wear a GPS monitor. Several Haitians and activists called for the monitoring to end.

DeWine also said Tuesday morning the ongoing federal immigration efforts near there are “very misguided.”

WYSO asked more than 10 police departments and sheriff’s offices across Ohio whether they’re helping federal immigration agents carry out arrests and detentions. Many stayed quiet.

Faith leaders and community members gathered for "Unshackle Springfield" Sunday to show unity and protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the city.