Haitian families are leaving Ohio over the uncertainty surrounding their immigration status.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision last month allows the Trump administration to end their Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

In one of Ohio’s largest populations of Haitian immigrants in Springfield, community leaders are concerned about another challenge that could create — more vacant homes.

Houses boarded up and abandoned are a reminder of a problem Springfield has spent years trying to fix. But with uncertainty around immigration status and Haitian families moving out because of it, city leaders worry the city could face another wave of empty houses.

For months, Haitian business owners in Springfield have been saying they’re losing business, and it’s getting worse.

Haitian families said many of their own left town out of fear of deportation after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Community leaders are watching another possible consequence.

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