Trump Plans to Deport 15,000 Haitian Migrants in Springfield Amid Rising Local Complaints, OANN Reports
OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:49 PM – Thursday, October 3, 2024
Former President Donald Trump announced that he plans on deporting the large concentration of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, if he wins re-election in November and defeats Kamala Harris.
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During a NewsNation interview on Wednesday, Trump revealed that he would remove the migrants’ temporary protected status (TPS) and initiate the deportation process. He noted that he plans to keep his word on carrying out a “large deportation” campaign aimed at removing the millions of illegal immigrants who took advantage of Biden’s open border policies.
“It has nothing to do with Haiti or anything else. You have to remove the people, and you have to bring them back to their own country,” Trump stated.
“Springfield is such a beautiful place. Have you seen what’s happened to it? It’s been overrun. You can’t do that to people. I’d revoke [their protected status], and I’d bring [the migrants] back to their country,” he continued.
Trump previously attempted to revoke the TPS program in his last administration for migrants from Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal, and Sudan.
His attempts, however, were unsuccessful, as the United States District Court for the Northern District of California stepped in and blocked the federal government from changing the migrants’ protected status for five years.
Currently, the Haitian migrant community in Springfield is estimated to make up around 15,000 to 20,000 people, putting a strain on city resources to accommodate the rapid influx of migrants in an otherwise small, quiet town.
According to the Congressional Research Service, over 200,000 Haitian immigrants have applied for and been approved to receive TPS services.
The city of Springville saw the national spotlight after unconfirmed reports surfaced claiming Haitian immigrants were killing and eating pets, as well as local geese and ducks, which Trump highlighted in the presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris.