In a stunning display of political tone-deafness, failed former Senator Sherrod Brown is demanding that President Trump extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants — the very same migrants who have overwhelmed Ohio communities like Springfield with crime, housing shortages, and economic chaos.
Brown, who lost his Senate seat in 2024 after betraying Ohio voters for decades, claims that extending protections for these migrants is somehow "putting Ohio communities first." Tell that to the American families in Springfield who can't find affordable housing because landlords are packing Haitians into apartments. Tell that to the workers whose wages have been undercut by cheap foreign labor.
The TPS designation for Haitian migrants is set to expire on February 3, 2026 — just days away. While President Trump has made clear his commitment to mass deportations and putting America First, Brown is desperately trying to resurrect his political career by pandering to the radical open-borders lobby.
The Springfield Disaster Brown Wants to Continue
Brown's call comes as Ohio communities are still reeling from the Biden administration's reckless importation of thousands of Haitian migrants. Springfield alone saw its population swell with an estimated 15,000-20,000 Haitians, straining schools, hospitals, and city services to the breaking point.
Local residents have reported everything from car accidents caused by unlicensed drivers to parks being overrun. Yet Brown — who enabled this crisis during his time in the Senate — now claims these migrants are somehow essential to Ohio's economy.
"Brown is the poster child for why Ohioans rejected the Democrat Party's anti-American agenda," said one local Republican activist. "He spent decades selling out Ohio workers, and now he wants Trump to continue Biden's border disaster."
This is the same Sherrod Brown who rubber-stamped Biden's open-border policies for four years while Ohio communities suffered. Now, facing a 2026 comeback attempt, he's doubling down on the failed policies that got him voted out in the first place.
Will President Trump stand firm on his America First promises, or will he cave to pressure from failed politicians like Brown? The answer will show whether this administration is truly committed to putting American communities first — not the political ambitions of washed-up Democrats.