A citizens’ group from Springfield, Ohio shared their joy with the recent Supreme Court decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s ending Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitian migrants, many of whom settled in the city. According to the “Stop the influx into Springfield, Ohio” Facebook group, fairness and the law are the victors after the decision.
One of the group’s leaders, Tammie Poe, stated in a post on the group page, “Nearly 5,000 members share one common belief: America is a nation of laws, and those laws matter. We welcome the DHS [Department of Homeland Security] decision to end Temporary Protected Status because we believe it is a step toward restoring respect for our immigration laws after years of policies that many felt ignored or bypassed them.”
“We expect our city, county, state, and federal agencies to fully cooperate with DHS as federal law is carried out,” the group, which held a rally after the Supreme Court found no legal grounds to stop Trump from ending TPS held by the city’s large Haitian population, went on to say. Despite the left-wing media’s attempts to paint the group up as racists, the message also expressed compassion and sympathy for the Haitian immigrants.
“We have genuine compassion for the families whose lives will be affected. Many came here believing promises made by politicians, but political promises have never been a substitute for the law. We take no joy in seeing anyone face uncertainty, but neither can we continue pretending that enforcing the law is somehow unjust. A nation without the rule of law is a nation without equal justice,” the message continued, according to Breitbart News.
While the coverage of such groups by the media has been sparse, there have been a slew of articles and pieces published slamming the pro-American policy that President Trump made a big part of his 2024 presidential campaign. Unlike the vast majority of folks who win the presidency, Trump kept his word, something he is well-known for.
Much of the work coming out of the establishment media claims ending protections for Haitians is racially motivated, giving pro-migration politicians, employers, and migrants a platform to share their point of view, all the while ignoring the priorities that are important to ordinary Americans. A prime example comes from the Washington Post, which, by the way, is owned by a billionaire.
One of the Post’s headlines says, “Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportation.” Another says, “Nursing homes, factory owners and immigrants brace for fallout from Supreme Court ruling,” while a third reads, “The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians.”
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A headline from the Boston Globe says: “More than 10,000 Haitian workers in Mass. will lose immigration protections, a move that could ‘decimate’ industries.” The article then quotes Chris White, who employs a significant number of migrants. “It’s not like these folks were taking jobs that Americans would be doing,” White said.
As if that isn’t skewed enough, the Washington Post went on to suggest in one report that the end of TPS for Haitian immigrants would lead to grandmothers tossed out on the street. “I’m telling you it’s going to cripple our health care system,” [New York Governor Kathy] Hochul told WaPo reporters. “Who’s going to show up tomorrow to take care of grandma? Who’s doing that? Who’s stepping up?”
Despite the media attempting to spin the narrative that the end of the TPS program for Haitian immigrants means they would all be deported, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in an interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper that this isn’t necessarily the case. “These individuals have a couple of choices here,” Mullin told Tapper.
“They can try to apply for a permanent residence here, they can apply for a temporary visa if they choose to or they can choose to go back,” Mullin continued. He then informed Tapper that the government would provide Haitian and Syrian immigrants with a plane ticket and provide them with $2,100 to start over in their country of origin.
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