A fear of HIV — and the framing of Haitian immigrants as carriers of disease — was among the reasons that led the US to detain Haitian asylum seekers at Guantanamo Bay during the 1990s.

Trump and JD Vance's inflammatory remarks, suggesting that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio were “eating people’s pets,” felt like a slap in the face for so many in the country.

The Department of Homeland Security had in February rescinded Democratic President Joe Biden's extension through February 3, ...

Again, though, blaming Haitians for American problems is a mere revival of an old trend, with a relatively small population of Haitian immigrants serving as scapegoats for problems that far ...

Springfield has seen a large influx of Haitian immigrants in the last five years or so, with estimates varying largely between 10,000-15,000 currently living in the area.

MSNBC. Plays into a history of racism: Rev. Al slams Vance's false claims about Haitian immigrants. Posted: September 10, 2024 | Last updated: December 13, 2024 ...

One speaker at the meeting said he did see racism in previous public comments about Haitian immigrants, pointing specifically to comments about the Haitians’ IQ, calling the notion that black ...

The Haitian Bridge Alliance, Family Action Network Movement, Florida Immigrant Coalition, UndocuBlack Network, and Human Rights First together with the undersigned immigrants' rights, civil rights ...

Haitian immigrants are in the country legally, and they do not eat cats. On Monday, however, Ohio senator J.D. Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, falsely claimed otherwise. “ Months ago, I ...

As an immigration attorney, I can say that, while neither Democrats nor Republicans are framing our problems well, Trump’s rhetoric is particularly distortive and unrealistic.

A Springfield local told Vivek Ramaswamy he has been called a racial slur twice in one week, in the wake of the scandal about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.. The midwestern city found ...

Ruthzee Louijeune is the city’s first Haitian American City Council president. Now she’s fighting the Trump administration on ...