The devices, which will make it easier for authorities to locate immigrants in Springfield if large-scale deportations begin, have intensified a sense of dread.
Federal agents have begun detaining Haitians in the Ohio city, signaling an increase in ICE activity that has panicked the community and kept many from leaving home.
International Motors is set to shed 1,341 jobs at its Springfield, Ohio operations by October 2026, in one of the state's largest mass layoffs in five years, according to WARN filings.