The Fuenzalida Law Firm, LLC - Columbus

02/03/2026

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the U.S.

It's estimated that between 12,000 and 15,000 migrants live in the Springfield, Ohio, area. A majority of them are from Haiti.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has expressed concern over what ending temporary protected status would do to Springfield's economy.

01/28/2026

Texas immigration advocates say federal agents are trying new tactics to arrest more migrants amid a surge in immigration enforcement.

01/28/2026

A message sent to Springfield City School District staff obtained by the Springfield News-Sun says school officials are expecting a federal immigration enforcement operation in Springfield lasting at least 30 days to begin Feb. 4, the day after Temporary Protected Status runs out for Haitians.

01/23/2026

The Trump administration has continued to push mandatory detention despite a court order to stop.

01/20/2026

01/18/2026

The country’s top immigration judge has told her colleagues they aren’t bound by a district court judge’s finding that noncitizens should be given bond hearings, according to a practice alert posted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Read more at the link in our comments.

01/16/2026

Some Trump advisers quietly are talking about "recalibrating" the White House's approach — though it's unclear what changes Trump would embrace, if any.

01/16/2026

01/05/2026

The Department of Homeland Security is pausing immigration applications from 20 additional countries following increased scrutiny on people who seek legal pathways for immigrating to the U.S.

12/30/2025

Blue states sued to prevent Medicaid data from being used in deportations.

12/28/2025

At least 214 people, predominantly Latino men, have been detained as a part of “Operation Buckeye” Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, according to an analysis by an Ohio advocacy group.