Showing posts with label Haitians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haitians. Show all posts

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Trump’s words changed Springfield, Ohio. Its Haitian community is bracing for what’s next.

By Amanda Becker, The 19th News

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Several minutes into President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech on Monday, as he began talking about immigration, Yvena Jean François dug through a desk drawer for a notebook and pen.

“We now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home … it fails to protect our magnificent law-abiding American citizens but provides sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals, many from prisons and mental institutions that have illegally entered our country from all over the world,” Trump said, repeating a frequent 2024 campaign claim for which he has not offered evidence.