Pierre Damas Bel Should Still Be Alive

Pierre Damas Bel wanted to be a doctor.

He came to the United States in 2024 to reunite with his parents, who had fled Haiti three years earlier fearing for their lives. Living in Springfield, Ohio, he had temporary protected status and a pending asylum case. Bel took quickly to life in the United States. He was a member of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. He played soccer. He graduated from high school with honors and recently started as a freshman at Wright State University, just a half-hour drive from his home.

Not too long after Pierre Damas Bel arrived in the United States, Ohio’s junior senator, JD Vance — then running to be........

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