His days are filled with responding to increasingly frantic calls from fellow Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, where he is a community leader known for helping make sense of immigration issues. Then he spends his evenings up late, often until midnight, working on his own schoolwork, as he pursues dual master's degrees in public administration and international relations at Wright State University near Dayton.
In recent weeks, Haitians across the country have received a stark warning from the Department of Homeland Security: accept $2,600 and return to Haiti, or refuse and be fitted with an ankle monitor, allowing Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to easily detain them for deportation at any point in the future. Some Haitians are preparing to flee to another country. Others are resigned to returning to Haiti.
"I don't know which plan I should have," he says.
That set off a monthslong legal fight that officially ended this month, with a federal judge affirming the Supreme Court's decision from June. “These individuals can either self-deport or we'll arrest you and send you back,” Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told NewsNation last week.
Since late July, at least 50 people in Springfield have received a DHS letter about their deportation status, according to the center's own tally. The letters instruct them to come to the nearest local ICE offices for a check-in appointment and preview the choice they will be asked to make.
None of the court rulings can alter the chaotic reality that still engulfs Haiti. The State Department continues to warn American citizens not to travel to the country, citing the risk of “crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, and limited health care.” The Department also recommends U.S. citizens who need to travel to Haiti leave DNA samples and dental records with trusted people to make it easier to identify their remains.
James Fleurijean helps a Haitian immigrant with paperwork at the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, as Dorsainvil (right), reviews paperwork for another Haitian immigrant, on Aug. 3, 2026. —Seth Herald—ReutersHaitian migrants scared to leave their homes
Two weeks ago, Dorsainvil made the difficult decision to close down the Haitian Support Center for two days over fears of a rumored ICE operation in Springfield. He feared ICE agents might stake out the center’s office to catch Haitians coming there for help. The heightened vulnerability has left Springfield’s Haitians in a state of panic. Many of those who haven’t fled their homes are staying indoors and keeping their kids home from school.
State authorities in Florida are now required to make immigration-related arrests on behalf of ICE. It’s a dynamic that has left the state’s Haitian immigrants "paralyzed," says Anne Piervil, an immigration attorney based in Orlando.
An ICE spokesperson said in a statement that TPS had been allowed to function as a de facto amnesty program and that the program was always intended to be temporary.
Scores of Haitian immigrants have also reportedly lost their jobs. Piervil said large amusement parks, hotels, and nursing homes in Orlando have begun dismissing hundreds, if not thousands, of Haitian workers since the Supreme Court ruling.
The option to move to Canada is also becoming increasingly infeasible. Earlier this year, Canada tightened its immigration laws in response to an influx of migrants. Any TPS holders who try to cross the border risk being returned immediately to the United States and into ICE custody.
For now, Dorsainvil, along with many volunteers in the community, continues to provide as much support as he can, from daily transportation and translation to grocery shopping. Like many other Haitians living in Springfield, he also finds solace in prayer and meditation.
“I meditate to reboost my system and mental health,” he says, “just so that I can continue to serve my community again tomorrow, and the next day.”
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