# Haitian Immigrant Dies in Ohio Traffic Amid Deportation Fears

Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, died after walking into traffic while wearing an ICE ankle monitor.

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Pierre Damas Bel's family alleged that he died by suicide due to emotional distress from an ICE ankle monitor and the looming threat of deportation. [^1]

Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, died after walking into oncoming traffic on Interstate 70 in Springfield, Ohio, where he was struck by a tractor-trailer. [^2]

Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian honors student at Wright State University, died by suicide after classmates taunted him over an ICE ankle monitor he was required to wear. [^3]

Bel had an asylum claim pending and was called to an ICE office following the Supreme Court's decision that permitted the Trump administration to move forward with terminating the protection for Haitian recipients. [^4]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed an electronic monitoring device on Bel's ankle after he lost his temporary protected status. [^5]

Bel's family stated that he called his father on Monday morning saying he was not feeling mentally okay because of the bullying and asked his father to come home so they could talk. [^6]

Police reported that Bel entered westbound traffic on Interstate 70 and was struck by a tractor-trailer shortly after his father's call. [^7]

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way in June for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitians. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Pierre Damas Bel's family alleged that he died by suicide due to emotional distress from an ICE ankle monitor and the looming threat of deportation. (Hindustan Times, News)
2. Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, died after walking into oncoming traffic on Interstate 70 in Springfield, Ohio, where he was struck by a tractor-trailer. (Hindustan Times, News)
3. Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian honors student at Wright State University, died by suicide after classmates taunted him over an ICE ankle monitor he was required to wear. (Caribbean Diaspora News | News Americas Now - #1 Syndicated Caribbean News Network, News)
4. Bel had an asylum claim pending and was called to an ICE office following the Supreme Court's decision that permitted the Trump administration to move forward with terminating the protection for Haitian recipients. (Hindustan Times, News)
5. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed an electronic monitoring device on Bel's ankle after he lost his temporary protected status. (Hindustan Times, News)
6. Bel's family stated that he called his father on Monday morning saying he was not feeling mentally okay because of the bullying and asked his father to come home so they could talk. (Caribbean Diaspora News | News Americas Now - #1 Syndicated Caribbean News Network, News)
7. Police reported that Bel entered westbound traffic on Interstate 70 and was struck by a tractor-trailer shortly after his father's call. (Caribbean Diaspora News | News Americas Now - #1 Syndicated Caribbean News Network, News)
8. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way in June for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitians. (Caribbean Diaspora News | News Americas Now - #1 Syndicated Caribbean News Network, News)

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