Trump pledges to deport Haitians from Ohio city; Biden calls for attacks to stop
The Hindu
Trump pledges mass deportations of Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, sparking social media backlash and bomb threats.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to conduct mass deportations of Haitian immigrants from the Ohio city of Springfield shortly after President Joe Biden on Friday (September 13, 2024) called on the attacks on the community to cease.
The city for days has found itself at the centre of a social media maelstrom after right-wing agitators latched onto false claims that Haitian arrivals were eating household pets.
"We will do large deportations in Springfield, Ohio," Mr. Trump said at a press conference at his golf resort near Los Angeles.
Mr. Trump did not repeat the assertion he made during Tuesday's presidential debate with Democrat Kamala Harris that immigrants were eating dogs and cats, remarks that have been widely mocked.
The majority of the 15,000 Haitians in Springfield are there legally. Trump's longstanding pledge to conduct mass deportations usually refers to those in the country illegally.
Two elementary schools were evacuated and one middle school in Springfield was closed on Friday after anonymous bomb threats were made against the community for the second day in a row, according to ABC News.
At the White House, Mr. Biden urged the attacks on the Haitian community to stop.
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