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Remembering Pierre Damas Bel
He was 20. Honors student. Junior ROTC lieutenant. Varsity soccer player. Texas Roadhouse server. Future neuroscientist. Son.
Pierre Damas Bel came from Haiti to Columbus in 2024, moved to Springfield so he could play soccer, and graduated Springfield High School in 2026 with a 3.8 GPA and a full future at Wright State University studying neuroscience. Yes, he was 20 when he graduated, because he arrived as a teenager and had to learn English and earn his credits all over again.
On July 29, 2026, after Haitians were stripped of Temporary Protected Status, he was placed on a GPS ankle monitor…
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