A 20 year old with dreams of becoming a doctor is gone, and his family says an ankle monitor is what broke him.
Pierre Damas Bel came to Ohio in 2024, threw himself into school and soccer, and started his first semester pursuing neuroscience. After losing Temporary Protected Status, he was placed on an ankle monitor by immigration officials. He wrote publicly about the shame he carried, saying he came here to learn, not to hurt anyone.
His father says everything changed the moment that monitor went on.
Please hold his family and Springfield's Haitian community close.
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