Haitian student dies by suicide after losing US immigration status
Pierre Damas Bel, 20, died on Monday after parking his car on Interstate 70 in Springfield, Ohio, and walked into traffic, police said.
TL;DR
- Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, died by suicide after losing his Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
- Bel was forced to wear an ankle monitor, which he believed led to bullying and humiliation, impacting his mental health.
- He was a high school graduate with aspirations to study neuroscience and play college soccer.
- Family and advocates blame the Trump Administration's immigration policies for Bel's death.
- Bel was an active student, involved in JROTC and soccer, and had received academic awards.