TPS: What We Know About the Death of a Young Haitian National in Springfield

Pierre Damas Bel, 20, died on Monday, August 31, 2026. After traveling through Mexico and arriving in the United States in 2024, Bel had recently been fitted with a GPS ankle monitor by DHS.

TPS: What We Know About the Death of a Young Haitian National in Springfield

Pierre Damas Bel

The young Haitian, Pierre Damas Bel, died by suicide on Monday, August 31, 2026, after losing Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Until his death, he was wearing a GPS electronic ankle monitor placed on him by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

According to testimony from his father, Pierre Ronald Bel, reported by Viles Dorsainvil of the Haitian Community Help and Support Center in Springfield, the young Bel was a bright and diligent student. When he graduated from high school, he did so with honors. During his secondary st

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