### Trump Vows to Revoke Protected Status for Haitian Migrants in Springfield, Ohio

In a recent interview, former President Donald Trump has pledged to cancel Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and deport Haitian migrants residing in Springfield, Ohio. This announcement escalates his ongoing campaign against a community that has faced weeks of targeted misinformation. "Absolutely I'd revoke it and I'd bring them back to their country," Trump stated to NewsNation.

The former President's harsh stance on the Springfield migrants has been a focal point of his campaign in recent weeks. During a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump made a baseless accusation that Haitian migrants were responsible for eating their neighbor's pets. This unsubstantiated claim led to bomb threats against schools in Springfield. Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance, Trump's running mate, further amplified these allegations by reposting them on social media before the debate.

Discussing the impact of the migrant influx on the community, Trump told NewsNation that it "just doesn't work," adding, "you have to remove the people; we cannot destroy our country." Springfield has seen the relocation of approximately 15,000 Haitian migrants in recent years, according to the Associated Press.

Despite facing criticism for their rhetoric, Trump and Vance have remained steadfast. "I'm still going to keep on talking about what the migrants have done to Springfield, Ohio, and what Kamala Harris' open border has done to Springfield, Ohio," Vance stated during a CNN "State of the Union" appearance in mid-September.

Some of Trump's supporters worry that the sustained focus on Springfield could be causing the campaign to lose broader focus. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris has strongly condemned Trump's rhetoric. “Regardless of someone's background, their race, their gender, their geographic location, I know that people are deeply troubled by what is happening to that community in Springfield, Ohio, and it's got to stop," Harris expressed in an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists in September.