Despite the devastation of the SCOTUS ruling, Haitian immigrants and their allies aren't giving up just yet
Published
June 27, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)
Vilès Dorsainvil, the executive director of the Haitian Community Support Center in Springfield, Ohio, speaks at a community vigil on June 25, 2026. (Tatyana Tandanpolie for Salon)
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — You can tell the last two years have drained Vilès Dorsainvil. The executive director of the Haitian Community Support Center in Springfield, Ohio, has fielded everything from false claims accusing his community of eating pets; Haitian residents facing unemployment then housing and food insecurity; interview upon interview as the government and courts sparred over their legal status. And through it all, he projected a calm and collected image.
