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Miami Heat attack ‘hateful’ speech after Trump’s lies about Haitians

The Miami Heat have issued a statement defending the Haitian community amid rumours and threats from the far right in the US

The Guardian - US

Tanker Truck Explosion In Haiti Kills 26, Injures Dozens

Tragic explosion in southern Haiti as tanker truck carrying gasoline erupts, leaving 26 dead and 40 injured. Authorities responding.

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Haitian immigrants helped revive a struggling Ohio town. Then neo-Nazis turned up

Springfield’s immigrant community was targeted by far-right extremists months before Trump shared racist rumors

The Guardian - US

Human Rights Watch calls on Latin America countries to step up aid for Haitian, Venezuelan migrants

The NGO urges governments to improve protection schemes, grant legal status and reverse "onerous visa requirements" for millions of Haitians and Venezuelans

Latin Times

Trump says his mass deportation will begin in Ohio town where he falsely claimed Haitians were eating pets

Haitian immigrants have temporary protected status which protects them from deportation

The Independent UK

Trump echoes Haitian immigrant lie

Amid bomb threats and fear amongst Haitians, Trump promised deportation, despite immigrants' legal status

Salon

Ohio Town's Schools Evacuated Amid Trump Anti-immigrant Drive: Reports

Schools were evacuated Friday for a second day in a row in the small Ohio town of Springfield, according to local media, amid anti-Haitian-immigrant tensions stoked by Donald Trump and his Republican Party.

International Business Times

Fresh wave of violence erupts in Haiti's capital over a soccer match

A pastor in one of Haitian capital's poorest neighborhoods says a fresh wave of violence between rival gangs this week in one of Haiti’s poorest neighborhoods was sparked by gunfire that broke out over a referee’s contested call during a soccer match

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Does this grisly video really show a Haitian migrant eating a cat, like Trump claimed? Nope

Pro-Trump social media users have been circulating a video since September 9 that they say shows an undocumented migrant from Haiti decapitating and eating a cat in the American town of Springfield, Ohio. Former president Donald Trump famously recounted this grisly piece of fake news during his debate with Vice…

The Guardian - US

‘This has to stop’: Biden condemns attacks on Haitian US immigrants

A bomb threat in Springfield, Ohio, came after Trump repeated baseless rumor about immigrants ‘eating pets’

The Independent UK

Marianne Williamson denies backing Trump over ‘eating pets’ smear against immigrants after saying ‘voodoo is real’

Some academics argue the term ‘voodoo’ is rooted in anti-Black racism

Reason

Lessons of the Haitian Migrant Cat Scare

Despite scaremongering to the contrary, Haitian immigrants don't eat cats, and have much lower crime rates than native-born Americans. There are some broader lessons to be learned from this epsode.

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The Independent UK

Jamaican soldiers and police arrive in Haiti to help fight criminal gangs

Two dozen soldiers and police officers from Jamaica has arrived in Haiti to join a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight powerful gangs

The Independent UK

White House hits out at Trump’s ‘eating pets’ slur against Haitians: ‘Our country deserves better’

White House Press Secretary slams ‘bizarre’ and ‘hateful’ rhetoric from former president and his allies

The Guardian - US

Bomb threat shuts down Ohio city hall after Trump spreads baseless migrants rumor

Republicans sharing false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets has put national attention on Springfield

Latin Times

Father of Ohio boy killed in accident with Haitian driver criticizes Trump, Vance for politicizing son's death

"My son was not murdered," Nathan Clark said. "He was accidentally killed by an immigrant from Haiti"

International Business Times

Haiti Condemns Bogus Claim About US Pet-Eating Migrants Pushed By Trump

Haiti's government on Wednesday condemned "discriminatory remarks" made by US presidential candidate Donald Trump and other Republicans, who spouted debunked claims that Haitian migrants were eating pet cats and dogs in the state of Ohio.

The Guardian - US

Father of Ohio boy, 11, tells Trump and Vance to stop using son’s death for ‘political gain’

Nathan Clark calls Republicans ‘hate-spewing’ for falsely claiming Aiden Clark was murdered by Haitian immigrant

The Independent UK

Father of 11-year-old killed in crash by Haitian immigrant fumes at Trump, Vance for using son as ‘political tool’

Ohio father asks ‘morally bankrupt’ politicians to stop using his son’s name to promote their political views

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