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Trump pledges to deport Haitians in Ohio city, if elected

By Reuters
September 15, 2024
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Rancho Palos Verdes, U.S., September 13, 2024. — Reuters
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Rancho Palos Verdes, U.S., September 13, 2024. — Reuters 

RANCHO PALOS VERDES: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged on Friday to conduct mass deportations of Haitian immigrants from the Ohio city of Springfield, even though the majority of them are in the United States legally.

The city for days has found itself at the center 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,” Trump said at a press conference at his golf resort near Los Angeles. Trump’s longstanding pledge to conduct mass deportations usually refers to those in the country illegally.