The Forum Daily | Tuesday, February 3, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org

Last night, a federal judge blocked the administration from ending protections that allow about 330,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States, report Suzanne Gamboa and Gary Grumbach of NBC News [link removed].  

The block to the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) [link removed] for Haitians comes as Haiti continues to experience violence and upheaval. However, the future is still uncertain for recipients.  

The would-be end of protections has caused widespread concern. "Some business owners say the loss [would] reverberate throughout South Florida’s economy," including important industries such as hospitality, health care and elder care, reports Max Klaver of the Miami Herald [link removed]. 

"They are kind, they are caring. They are excellent workers, and we are frightened about losing them, and frightened for them as well," Fran Smolar, 88, said of Haitian workers at her Sinai Residences home. 

The Herald’s editorial board [link removed] weighs in as well: "[H]ow much safer will we be when 350,000 Haitians lose their protected status, along with their authorization to work for employers that rely on labor that’s hard to find?"  

In Springfield, Ohio, hundreds of faith leaders and others packed St. John Missionary Baptist Church yesterday to show support for the Haitian community, reports Danae King of The Columbus Dispatch [link removed]. 

"Faith cannot be neutral when families are put at risk. ... We do not hurt God's children in this country," said Bishop Dwayne Royster, executive director of Faith in Action.  

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan Gordon, the Forum's VP of Strategic Communications, and the great Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark, Nicci Mattey, Malaika Onyia, Luisa Sinisterra and Clara Villatoro. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected] mailto:[email protected]. 

**ECONOMIC GROWTH** — Demographic realities in Ohio underscore the importance of immigrants, a circumstance not lost on Gov. Mike DeWine (R), reports Dan Horn of the Cincinnati Enquirer [link removed]. "I think it’s a mistake to tell these individuals you can no longer work and have to leave the country," DeWine said of Haitian immigrants living in Springfield. Per U.S. Census [link removed] data, 60% of Ohio’s population growth from 2014 to 2024 came from foreign-born residents, Horn reports. 

**NEED FOR TRUST** — Law enforcement and national security officials are pushing for changes to severe immigration enforcement that is endangering American communities, reports Jeff Brumley of Baptist News Global [link removed]. "Our role is to keep our communities safe, and what we’re witnessing all across this country, and certainly in Minneapolis, is ripping away at that trust and making it more difficult for me to do my job right here in North Carolina," Durham County, North Carolina, Sheriff Clarence Birkhead said during our press webinar [link removed] last week.  

**NEW LAWSUIT **— A lawsuit filed yesterday argues that the administration’s pause on immigration applications for people from 75 countries, "eviscerate[s] decades of settled immigration law," reports Vanessa Romo of NPR [link removed]. The plaintiffs include U.S. citizens who say the policy has resulted in separation from their family members. 

**DETENTION CENTERS** — As the Trump administration’s efforts to acquire large warehouse-style detention centers moves forward in several states, some communities targeted for potential sites are voicing strong opposition, report Sophie Alexander and Fola Akinnibi of Bloomberg [link removed]. Residents of New Hampshire, Utah, Texas and Georgia, among others, pushed back in January against warehouse-to-detention conversions, prompting some owners to publicly refuse to sell, Alexander and Akinnibi note. 

Thanks for reading,  

Dan 

**P.S.** A Los Angeles teen created an app to help immigrants understand their rights, report Amber Frias and Helen Jeong of NBC Los Angeles [link removed]. 

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