President-elect Donald Trump’s administration has made the message clear – it plans to deport illegal immigrants from the United States as soon as possible once Trump is inaugurated in January.

Since President-elect Donald Trump won the election earlier this month, Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, have been living with a renewed fear of what may come should he follow through on his vow to terminate their temporary legal immigration status.

Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are leaving the city in droves, fearing deportation after President-elect Donald Trump’s election win due to his campaign promise to crack down on immigration.

Officials in Springfield, Ohio, say they can’t predict how quickly President-elect Donald Trump might act on his campaign promise to deport Haitian migrants, but they are already bracing for the economic impact.

Trump and his allies want to create a climate of fear so immigrants preemptively flee the country. That’s already happening in Springfield, Ohio

Tom Homan said last week the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program 'could end tomorrow.' There are about 15,000 Haitian immigrants living in Springfield under TPS.