An Ohio court has rejected a Haitian group's request for arrest warrants against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), over comments they made about Haitian immigrants.
The judges referred the Haiti Bridge Alliance's case against Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance to county prosecutors, but the judges found “no probable cause” to issue arrest warrants or subpoenas for “misdemeanors.” '' explained a city official. According to Associated Press.
“The matter was then referred to the Clark County Prosecutor's Office for further investigation,” Springfield officials said in a statement, according to the newspaper.
The organization describes the Haiti Bridge Alliance as a “nonprofit organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and connects immigrants with humanitarian, legal, and social services.” Website.
In September, the group reportedly cited the “chaos and intimidation” that the Haitian community in Springfield responded to after President Trump claimed that Haitian immigrants were eating cats, dogs and people's pets. He is reported to have “invoked the rights of private citizens'' over the incident. Outlet.
During the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump on September 10, Trump said: said Haitian immigrants in Springfield reportedly ate “dogs,” cats, and “the pets of the people living there.”
“In Springfield, they're eating dogs, people coming in, cats, and the pets of the people who live there,” Trump said.
President Trump's comments came after a Springfield resident claimed that Haitian immigrants were bringing “ducks” from a local park to eat.
“They're grabbing ducks by the neck in the park, decapitating them, walking away with the ducks and eating them,” Anthony Harris argued at the Aug. 27 City Council meeting.
A Facebook post said a Springfield resident's “friend lost her cat” and found the cat “hanging from a piece of bran being cut up for consumption at a Haitian neighbor's house.” insisted. According to Springfield News Sun.
Springfield police confirmed they were aware of the Facebook post, but said they had not received any reports of pets being taken or eaten, according to the report.
The claim is that over the past four years, Springfield's Haitian immigrant population has “swelled to more than 20,000 people,” Breitbart News' Warner Todd Huston reported.
The lawsuit filed by the Haitian Bridge Alliance reportedly charges the group with, among other things, “felony inciting panic and obstructing public services” and “setting off a false alarm.” According to Springfield News Sun.
The lawsuit, filed by the Haiti Bridge Alliance, charges him with felonies of inducing panic, obstruction of public service, false alarm, two counts of conspiracy, two counts of telecommunications harassment, and aggravated menacing.
According to the paper, the judges said in their decision that “the determination of whether the necessary evidence and causal link exists to initiate prosecution of the alleged crime is best left to the prosecutor's investigation.” Explained.
The justices added in their decision that “special consideration should be given to the 'strong constitutional protections afforded to speech, especially political speech,'” adding that with the presidential election “less than 35 days away,” Immigration is “debatable,” according to the newspaper.
“Due to the closeness of the election and the dispute over the immigration policies of both candidates, the court cannot presume the honesty of the affidavits,” the paper said.
