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Haitian Group Brings Criminal Charges Against Trump, Vance over False Pet-Eating Claims in Ohio

HeadlineSep 25, 2024

The Arizona Democratic Party says a campaign office for Vice President Kamala Harris in Tempe was damaged by gunfire overnight Tuesday. It’s the second time bullet holes have appeared in the office’s windows in recent weeks. Harris is planning to visit Arizona in the coming days, where she’s reportedly planning to visit the U.S.-Mexico border.

Meanwhile, in Ohio, a Haitian immigrant rights group has brought criminal charges against Donald Trump and JD Vance over their false claims that Haitian immigrants living in Springfield were stealing and eating dogs and cats. Ohio state law allows private citizens to file affidavits bringing criminal charges. The Haitian Bridge Alliance wants Trump and Vance prosecuted for disrupting public services, making false alarms, telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing. Last week the group’s executive director Guerline Jozef spoke with Democracy Now! 

Guerline Jozef: “Those type of narratives, when they think they’re only attacking one person, one community, it has ripple effects. The reality now in Springfield, the entire community’s lives are at risk. And what we are saying is currently this has been a tactic that’s been used: fear, division. And this is a time for all people in cities like Springfield to come together and fight against those hateful speech, that literally are creating the security issues in Springfield and also in other places across the United States.”

Click here to see the full interview of Guerline Jozef of Haitian Bridge Alliance.

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