Haitian immigrant group calls for arrest warrants for Trump and Vance in Ohio

The fallout continues from former President Trump’s fabrications about migrants in Springfield, Ohio.  

The Guardian (United Kingdom) reports that the Haitian Bridge Alliance, a non-profit that “provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services,” filed criminal charges against Donald Trump and JD Vance over their inflammatory remarks about Haitian immigrants. The Alliance claims that ‘[t]he rhetoric has led to threats of violence in Springfield, Ohio, including more than 30 bomb threats, forced evacuations of schools and government buildings and violence against Haitians in the city.”  The filing comes after both the Republican presidential candidate and his running mate made false statements about Haitian immigrants in Springfield,

The Alliance is asking for charges to be filed against Trump and Vance for spreading “harmful lies” against Haitian immigrants in Springfield.  Ohio law allows for citizens to file affidavits for criminal offenses.  In the affidavit, the group asked a judge to find probable cause to charge Trump and Vance with making false alarms, aggravated menacing, disrupting public services, and telecommunications harassment, alleging that the pair were told that the narrative of Haitians killing and eating pets was false. The affidavit cited Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Springfield’s city manager, local residents, and the press all pointing out the rumor’s falsehood.

KJ