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Haitians in the Heartland presents the stories of Ohioans in Springfield in their own voices.

Ohio appears to have a patchwork of local policies when it comes to immigration, but AG Dave Yost says that doesn’t matter.

The American Immigration Council says just under 5% of Ohio's population are immigrants of various legal statuses.

Springfield has had a population of Haitian immigrants for a decade. But, recent increases in immigration and a community tragedy have sparked tensions over their presence in the small city.

Some Ohio small cities are seeing a surge in Haitian immigration to their communities. Churches and local nonprofits are creating the infrastructure to welcome them.

The addition of the word "noncitizen" on Ohio drivers' licenses and state IDs is not the only change now in effect under a new state law.

Two lawsuits have been filed against the state over the way it issues drivers’ licenses to legal refugees or children of undocumented Ohioans. Emily Brown…