Ohio's Republican governor, Mike DeWine, is facing a wave of online criticism after speaking out against President Donald Trump's move to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants. The backlash is notable because DeWine leads a state that backed Trump, highlighting a rare public split between a GOP governor and the administration over immigration policy.

DeWine's state is home to an estimated 30,000 Haitian TPS holders, many of whom settled in Springfield, Ohio. In an interview with CBS earlier this week, he argued in favour of allowing the Haitians to remain, prompting strong reaction from critics online, though the full details of his remarks and the extent of the backlash were not fully outlined.