Haitians self-deporting from Springfield before Trump inauguration



Haitian immigrants are reportedly leaving Springfield, Ohio, "in droves" to pre-empt any deportation efforts under a second Trump administration.

The Dayton-area city of Springfield recently came under the national spotlight after Haitian immigrants living there reportedly mistreated animals, both wild and domesticated.

At the debate between President-elect Donald Trump and current border czar Kamala Harris in September, Trump famously asserted that Haitians in Springfield were eating family pets. Springfield residents have also reported horrific mistreatment of area wildlife to local police and their elected leaders.

'While we understand there are concerns that some of our Haitian immigrants may choose to leave our community in the wake of the election, ... Haitian residents who have made community connections ... are not leaving their home.'

Nonetheless, Springfield officials repeatedly insisted that they had not received any "credible" reports of animal abuse, and many legacy media outlets have relied on those official denials to characterize Trump's statements at the debate as "false" and "debunked."

Springfield citizens and others in Clark County, Ohio, have since signaled their support for Trump's view of things, voting overwhelmingly earlier this month to send Trump — who made mass deportations a central campaign issue — back to the White House.

In anticipation of Trump's inauguration in just a few weeks, some Haitian immigrants living in Springfield have already elected to leave the area, ostensibly in hopes of avoiding deportation.

Margery Koveleski, who has spent years helping Haitians settle in Ohio, now finds herself helping them leave, the Guardian reported. "Some folks don’t have credit cards or access to the internet, and they want to buy a bus ticket or a plane ticket, so we help them book a flight," she said.

Though these Haitians — many of whom are technically in the U.S. legally after the Biden-Harris administration liberally granted Temporary Protected Status to many immigrants who would otherwise be considered illegal — are leaving the Springfield area, they are not necessarily returning to their native country.

"The owner of one store is wondering if he should move back to New York or to Chicago — he says his business is way down," Koveleski told the Guardian.

Others have mentioned Boston, a logical destination for migrants with dubious immigration status since Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, both far-left Democrats, have already promised to protect illegal aliens from deportation.

Jacob Payen, co-founder of the Haitian Community Alliance, emphasized to the Guardian that Haitians are leaving Springfield as a direct result of Trump's pledge to deport illegal immigrants. "People are fully aware of the election result, and that is why they are leaving," he explained. "They are afraid of a mass deportation."

In a press release issued on Friday, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue did not deny that some Haitians will probably opt to leave the area. However, Rue then also cryptically added that most had established roots and therefore would not be "leaving their home."

"While we understand there are concerns that some of our Haitian immigrants may choose to leave our community in the wake of the election, as we know it today, Haitian residents who have made community connections whether through church affiliation, property purchases or have been contributing to our City through their employment or business ownership are not leaving their home," Rue wrote.

After commending Haitians and their manifold "contributions" to Springfield, Rue's statement added: "The City of Springfield also will continue to comply with the laws and regulations set forth by the federal government. We remain steadfast in our commitment to upholding federal law, as we have always done in the past. As such, we will continue to monitor and await further guidance on this matter as the Federal Administration transitions."

Blaze News reached out to the City of Springfield to clarify what Rue meant by Haitian migrants' "home" and his understanding of the federal statute regarding Temporary Protected Status but did not receive a response.

In their respective articles about Haitians leaving Springfield, both the Guardian and CBS News shared stories that painted deportation efforts as inhumane or potentially devastating to the area.

"I'm scared because my business in Haiti was bombed, I lost my mom," Ketlie Moise, a Haitian immigrant living in Springfield, told CBS News. "Someone come in the business, they shoot my mom with a gun, bomb my business. ... If I get deportation to go back to Haiti, for me especially, I'm going to die, I'm going to be dead."

"Because I work with Haitians to file their taxes — I see their W-2s and so on. If these people leave, that money is gone from the city and the local economy," Payen told the Guardian.

Indeed, the Guardian noted that "the Haitians who filled thousands of jobs at area packaging and auto plants have helped rejuvenate once-blighted neighborhoods and contributed to the local economy in myriad ways."

However, the outlet failed to mention that at least one area temp agency, First Diversity, is under fire for allegations of exploitation and even human trafficking, as Blaze News previously reported.

Investigative journalist Asra Nomani reported in the Jewish Journal: "Some of the whistleblowers cried, recounting their experiences working at First Diversity. Workers spoke of paychecks that never arrived, long hours with no overtime and promises of stability that quickly turned to dust. Some, like the 24-year-old woman and her mother, had their Social Security numbers allegedly stolen, while others found their I-9 forms and drug test results faked to keep them in the system."

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EXCLUSIVE: Woke Springfield mayor says his own constituents are full of 'hate' as he dismisses concerns: 'This is the swamp'



Several Springfield, Ohio, residents recently told Blaze News' Julio Rosas that their concerns about the impacts of the immigration crisis on their community are not being addressed.

Rosas attended Springfield's commission meeting on September 24, speaking with locals ahead of the scheduled discussion. Many expressed frustrations over the lack of solutions and contended that their concerns seemed to be passed over.

'If we're going to welcome them into our community, why are we going to exploit them that way?'

One resident told Rosas before the meeting, "We're not getting any solutions right now. And it's up to our leaders — all of them, even the county commissions need to come in on this because it affects the whole county."

"We need to sit down together and come up with a list of the problems and come up with solutions," he stated.

In particular, locals have stated that the influx of 20,000 Haitian nationals into the Springfield metropolitan area has led to an increase in traffic accidents, spiked rental costs, and a housing shortage. Several residents told Blaze News that women have reported being followed around retail stores by Haitian men.

"We have not gotten anywhere at these council meetings," the local continued to tell Rosas. "Can we get some support on training these people on how to drive? There needs to be some training. When you come here, you don't stalk women in the stores and scare our women. It's not going to go good for them. And to me, it's not even so much a culture thing, that's more of common sense. You don't just follow women around in a store. Our women are scared to go to the store."

He claimed that the Haitian nationals in the city should also have some grievances they would like to see addressed.

"They're being trafficked for labor and who knows what else," he told Rosas. "And the way they're being taken advantage of. They're paying three times as much for rent as what they should be."

"Why is that?" he questioned. "If we're going to welcome them into our community, why are we going to exploit them that way? Why are we going to let them be exploited that way?"

Richard Jordan, another resident, speculated that some local leaders may be benefiting from the immigration crisis and, therefore, are not eager to address the community's concerns.

"The money's going somewhere. There's a reason these people are being coddled," he said, referring to the Haitians. "And the American citizens are being put as second class. And it's bulls***."

When asked whether he was concerned about potential backlash, he told Rosas, "We've already seen the backlash. People are calling us liars because we're expressing our voice, which everybody should."

Residents confronted their city leaders in the commission meeting, demanding answers and swift solutions.

One local shouted out during the meeting, "This is the swamp right here. We need to drain it on a local level."

Diana Daniels, a Springfield resident, told city leaders, "Every time a citizen got up here and had a concern … [they receive] pushback. 'That's racist; that's xenophobic.' When, in fact, you weren't listening to what was said underneath."

"The city commission and someone decided that race needed to be the issue," Daniels added.

Jordan addressed city leaders during the meeting, stating, "I'm getting tired of people portraying white people as being racist."

"There's a bunch of scandalous things going on in our town," Jordan said.

Mark Sanders, a resident who previously spoke with Rosas, laid the blame for the city's issues at the commission's feet.

"Everything that's happened in this city in the last two weeks [is] your fault," Sanders said, pointing toward commission members. "In March of this year, I brought to the commission about domestic animal abuse. Gave you where to look. Nobody looked. Nobody."

Springfield was thrust into the national spotlight after allegations Haitians were stealing geese and ducks from parks and residents' dogs and cats.

"I've been harping since September of last year about towing vehicles driven by unlicensed drivers. It's still happening today," he said, referring to claims that Springfield Police Division is not towing vehicles of unlicensed drivers.

After the public comment period concluded, city commissioners responded to some of the questions and concerns raised by residents.

Mayor Rob Rue (R) said, "I just need to say, I had no foreknowledge of immigrants coming into our community and making a decision to allow or disallow. Folks that are here are here. And I have said this multiple times publicly: It is our job to make sure this community's secure and that we wrap our arms around this situation. It is a human thing to do, period. I don't like to see a broad brush of hate swathed against any human group, and I don't like seeing what we're seeing in the last couple weeks."

"As good city leaders, we are subject to the federal administration policy that we are dealing with ... which means we're going to deal with it, and that's the best we can do," he stated. "It is, again, a misunderstanding or absolutely not true that I would be accused not to care about the things that we're hearing from both of these podiums and microphones."

After several unanswered calls to the Springfield Police Division, the department told Blaze News in an emailed statement, "Thanks for your interest. I will see what we can get to you, but your deadline is tight and we do not have capacity right now with all the media requests we are getting. We will get back to you as soon as practical."

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'He killed the bill': Kamala blames Trump for Haitian influx issues



Kamala Harris was put in the hot seat in a recent interview with MSNBC during which concerns regarding the influx of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, were brought to her attention.

However, instead of addressing these issues directly, Kamala did what any good Democrat would and deflected blame onto former President Trump.

“There are people there that are stressed, that feel that they’re at capacity. Communities around the country that have legal immigration, many have said, ‘We’re at capacity.’ And many feel like the government has said to them, ‘Well, adapt, sit down, be quiet, this is how it is,’” the interviewer said to Kamala.

“What would a Harris administration do for those communities who’ve taken in many, many, legal immigrants, but are at capacity?” The interviewer then asked.

“Well, first of all, we do have a broken immigration system, and it needs to be fixed,” Kamala responded before mentioning a border security bill put together by members of the United States Congress.

“Donald Trump got word of the bill, realized it was going to fix a problem he wanted to run on, and told them to kill the bill, don’t put it up for a vote. He killed a bill that would have actually been a solution cause he wants to run on a problem instead of fixing a problem,” Kamala continued.

Pat Gray of “Pat Gray Unleashed” is in disbelief.

“I can’t take it, stop. It’s the same answer every time. ‘It’s Trump’s fault.’ Trump was not in office a few months ago, he couldn’t squash that bill,” Gray says, adding, “He was not president at the time, but they’re still blaming him.”


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Are Haitian immigrants REALLY eating cats? One reporter says yes



The mainstream media has been laughing at Donald Trump’s claims that pets were being eaten by Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio — but a reporter's recent findings might just confirm the former president’s claims.

The reporter, who was visiting outside Springfield, Ohio, stumbled upon what he believed to be a skinned cat sizzling on a barbecue.

“The reporter found that there’s a lot of good evidence that it actually is happening,” Pat Gray of “Pat Gray Unleashed” comments. “I don’t know if it’s prevalent, I don’t know if all Haitians are eating all cats in the area, I don’t know. But apparently, it’s happened.”

While it was just outside of Springfield where this happened, Gray notes that “it was a Haitian refugee, and it was a cat, and it was being barbecued.”

“Now, did we see it being eaten after the barbecue? No. But it was clearly being cooked,” he adds.

While Springfield has been the focal point of the pet eating debate, Keith Malinak explains that it appears to be happening in places like Pennsylvania as well.

“I got a message from someone who has family there, because remember it’s the Haitian immigrants that are taking over that town as well,” Malinak says. “Apparently, the cat population is down.”


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Exposing the TRUTH about what’s happening in Springfield, Ohio



Former President Donald Trump claimed on the debate stage that Springfield, Ohio, is in ruins after an influx of Haitian migrants — and the media took the opportunity to call him crazy.

But was he right?

In a post on X from journalist Nick Sortor, he explains that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is sending $2.5 million and state troopers to Springfield because “Haitian migrants are creating health and traffic issues.”

“These dramatic surges impact every citizen of the community, every citizen,” DeWine reportedly said.

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” isn’t surprised that the mainstream media is reporting the opposite.

“We’re getting all sorts of wild reports, on one hand, from MSNBC saying ‘there’s nothing to see there whatsoever. There’s no evidence of any crime, any problems, or anything else,’ to all sorts of audio, of 911 calls, of people saying they’re seeing these things happen,” Rubin says.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who’s from Ohio himself, has an idea of why this is being covered up.

“I think it is a divide-and-conquer strategy from the top, from the Biden-Harris administration. It’s a classic move,” Ramaswamy tells Rubin.

“If you’re literally going to take tens of thousands of migrants from a country that are not ready yet to assimilate in the United States, don’t speak the language, may not speak it or understand it well enough to follow traffic laws, require social services at a scale much greater than even people who already live here, you are necessarily inviting some kind of backlash from that community,” he continues.

“I don’t blame the Haitians who are there, I don’t blame the native residents of Springfield, I blame the policies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” he adds.


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Alabama city council abruptly boots residents inquiring about immigrant arrivals: 'This meeting is over'



Sylacauga, Alabama, residents were abruptly booted from a recent city council meeting after several asked questions about the uptick in illegal immigrants resettling in the area.

Approximately 20 minutes into last week's meeting, Sylacauga City Council President Tiffany Nix demanded the meeting come to an end after three locals raised concerns about Haitian nationals moving to the city.

'You're treating them like lawful U.S. citizens, which they are not.'

The first resident asked, "I would like to know how they were vetted."

"Was everyone vetted? Where are they located?" she continued. "It's said that they have work visas, but the work visas show that the company that they work for is not — it's not a factory that we have here."

"Who's heading up watching over this situation? What information can you give me about this situation? I'm just concerned," she added.

Nix responded, stating that "unfortunately," the city council does not have information to provide the public about the new arrivals.

"We just don't have any information on it," Nix said. "We just know that they are here legally."

Councilman Ashton Fowler also chimed into the conversation, telling the resident, "This is above us. We found out when everybody found out."

Fowler noted that he had met some of the Haitian nationals when they started attending his church.

"The ones at church with me are great people," he said. "That's the only interaction I've had with them. I know that there's more than that here in town."

"As far as knowing how they got here and what their deal is, we're left out of the loop just as you. That goes way high up," Fowler told the resident.

Nix claimed there was "no reason" for the city council to investigate the situation because "no crime has been committed."

Councilwoman Laura Barlow Heath told the concerned local that she has attempted to reach out to state and federal leaders for additional information.

A second resident asked the city council members why they do not have information about immigrants being bused into the area.

"We see the stuff on Facebook and social media just like you have. We have no knowledge," Nix replied.

The resident asked why the city council members had not reached out to someone to gather information about the busing situation.

"With all due respect, has anybody seen anybody get bused in here?" Nix questioned. "It's hearsay. But that's the thing, people are posting stuff on social media and people are saying things that they don't know anything about. Nobody has seen any of those things happen."

The resident responded, "But I also went by where they're living, some of them. And they're just sitting around outside. They're not working."

"But what's wrong with that?" Nix asked.

"They supposedly came here to work," the resident replied.

One of the city council members claimed that the foreign nationals could be working night shifts somewhere.

"I wasn't going to comment on this, but I am now because I feel like I need to," Nix said. "I want to welcome anybody to Sylacauga that wants to come to Sylacauga."

"That's how I feel about it. If people aren't breaking the law, they're not causing any problems, I don't see what the issue is," she added.

Later, during the meeting, a third resident, David Phillips, started to raise the immigration issue again but did not get far into his statements before Nix cut him off.

"The attitude of the council throughout this process is entirely unacceptable," he stated. "You're treating them like lawful U.S. citizens, which they are not."

"I'm going to cut it off," Nix retorted, referring to ending the meeting. "We have no reason to want an investigation or treat people differently because of how they look. There's no reason for it."

Phillips responded, "Who said that?"

Barlow Heath told Nix that residents were raising "valid concerns."

"How are they valid concerns, Laura?" Nix asked.

"We're done," Nix declared. "I'm going to ask all of you to leave because this meeting is over."

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Phillips stated that he was "a little shocked" the city council ended the meeting.

"I've seen some crazy things at the city council meetings in the past, but that was sort of egregious even for them," he told the news outlet. "In this country, we were designed to be able to [have] ... basic fundamental free speech. ... That's the whole point of public comment. That's what they build into the meeting. That's why there's a podium there with a microphone so the people can ask questions. And she just blew that all up."

Nix did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

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Ohio AG wants to curb influx of immigrants in Springfield



The attorney general of Ohio has launched a probe to discover whether he has any legal means of limiting the number of immigrants the federal government relocates to his state.

On Monday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, announced in a press release that his office would investigate whether he has any "legal avenues to stop the federal government from sending an unlimited number of migrants to Ohio communities," Springfield in particular.

Springfield has recently drawn national attention after up to 15,000 Haitian immigrants moved there and made the city "their new home," the city website says. Other reports put the number closer to 20,000.

While the city notes that most of these immigrants enjoy legal "temporary protected status" under the auspices of the federal Immigration Parole Program, some of the city's 60,000 local residents and others in nearby towns have complained about major disruptions to the local economy and threats to public safety as a result of the immigrants.

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Yost's press release reiterated some of those complaints: "In addition to straining available resources, locals have complained of migrants causing car crashes, stealing property – including livestock, squatting in homes and killing wildlife for food."

Yost called the Biden-Harris administration's plans regarding immigrants "absurd."

"Springfield has swollen by more than a third due to migrants," he said in a statement. "How many people can they be expected to take? What are the limits to the federal government’s power? Could the federal government simply funnel into Ohio all the millions of migrants flooding in under the current administration’s watch?

"There’s got to be a limiting principle. We’re going to find a way to get this disaster in front of a federal judge."

Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted also drew attention to the issue, claiming on X that many of the Haitian immigrants have failed to assimilate and caused spikes in health care costs and in infectious diseases like tuberculosis.

"It doesn’t need to be done this way; it’s a choice made by the Biden administration," Husted wrote.

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Republican Gov. Mike DeWine also expressed frustration. "The federal government does not have a plan to give any support to the communities impacted by surges, and we have absolutely no indication that a plan is coming in the near future," he said Tuesday.

Though the state executive Republicans stand in agreement that the massive waves of immigration in their state are a problem, they also reiterated that immigrants in general are not.

"Many local residents expressed compassion for the Haitian refugees, explaining that they understand that Haiti is a terrible place to live right now and they understood why they would want to come to America," Husted insisted. "But it was also abundantly clear that local officials and citizens have little recourse and need help."

"The problem is not migrants; it is way, way too many migrants in a short period of time," Yost claimed.

DeWine also said he does not oppose the Temporary Protected Status program, the AP reported, but wants the federal government to provide more assistance. In the meantime, he has earmarked $2.5 million over the next two years to buttress the county health department and other private health care clinics.

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HORROR! Haitians caught eating PETS and ducks in Kamala's Ohio



Haitian immigrants eating their neighbors' pets on the streets of America likely wasn’t on your 2024 bingo card — but that doesn’t matter, because it’s happening anyway.

And it’s not happening in big cities but in small towns that are being completely overrun by immigrants, like Springfield, Ohio.

The town boasts 60,000 residents, who have been overwhelmed with up to 20,000 undocumented Haitian immigrants. The influx has placed immense strain on local infrastructure, public safety, and essential services.

Now, the community is in absolute chaos.

“How did this happen? How did we get here?” Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” asks.

“That is not bringing in a few people to help some folks out,” guest Jack Posobiec comments. "That is clear and obvious operationalized immigration flow.”

Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, was hit especially hard during the 2020 pandemic, as the country is incredibly reliant on food imports, which account for 50% of all available food.

“When that happened, they saw violence, they saw crime that reached epic proportions, they had warlords who were fighting to control all of the little food supply that they had, and so they had a lot of Haitian migrants who fled the area,” Gonzales explains.

One concerned citizen took the podium at a Springfield City Commission Meeting and said that while he doesn’t blame the immigrants for where they’re from, he does blame the people who are bringing them to Ohio.

“That’s what they’re used to, bro,” the man said. “They’re in the park, grabbing up ducks by their neck, and cutting their head off and walking off with them and eating them.”

“Import the third world, become the third world. It really is that simple,” Gonzales comments, noting that the mainstream media and the left have been working overtime to claim that none of this is really happening.

One Springfield, Ohio, citizen also sent out a warning to neighbors, writing, “Warning to all about our beloved pets & those around us!!”

The citizen wrote that her neighbors’ daughters’ friend had lost her cat — only to find it hanging from a branch like a deer would be for butchering.

“They were carving it up to eat,” she explained, adding, “I’ve been told they are doing this to dogs, they have been doing it at Snyder Park with the ducks and geese, as I was told that last bit by the rangers and police.”

Another video circulating on social media shows a woman getting arrested after killing and eating a cat on the street, though whether or not she’s a Haitian immigrant has been a source of controversy.

Gonzales is horrified.

“I don’t care what your culture is in Haiti, okay? I don’t care that you come from the third world. You don’t come here and eat our pets.”


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Kamala's Crisis: Haitian Migrants Surge at the Border | Pat Gray Unleashed

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