Soros-backed Haitian group calls for Trump, Vance’s arrest over Springfield pet-eating comments: ‘Devastating harm’

The Haitian Bridge Alliance Criminal charges On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), slammed the Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, for allegedly eating locals' pets and wildlife.

The group has reportedly received funding in the past from George Soros' Open Society Foundations, according to a 2021 report. press release From a grant-making network.

“President Trump is rightly pointing out the failures of our immigration system.”

The HBA is calling for the arrest of Trump and Vance for their “baseless and hateful rhetoric against the Haitian community,” the group said in a statement on Tuesday. press release Regarding the alleged charges.

“Both Trump and Vance led efforts to smear and intimidate Springfield's Haitian community. Together they spread and amplified debunked claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield were eating their pets, including cats, dogs and wild animals,” the HBA said. Claimed.

The group said Trump and Vance had “committed multiple crimes” and that it was asking the court to find probable cause and issue arrest warrants.

HBA Executive Director Guerin Joseph accused Trump and Vance of causing “devastating harm” to Springfield's Haitian community.

The HBA blamed politicians for recent bomb threats and “racist intimidation” in the Springfield area.

“There have been 33 alleged bomb threats across Springfield in the past two weeks. Hospitals, schools, universities and government offices have all been evacuated after receiving racist threats. Springfield government employees and their families have also received threats. Trump and Vance's lies are hurting the Springfield community and violating criminal laws,” Joseph said.

“The HBA is nonpartisan and not about any particular candidate or political party,” Joseph continued. “It is about standing up against white supremacy, anti-Black rhetoric and hate speech that have always been a part of American politics and continue to cause suffering. No one is above the law.”

“Haitian communities have suffered terror and public services have been disrupted because of President Trump and President Vance's relentless and irresponsible misinformation,” said Subodh Chandra, lead attorney on the lawsuit.

Chandra called on Trump and Vance to be “held accountable.”

“Others who have created havoc like them should have been arrested already,” Chandra asserted.

Mayor Vance previously told reporters that many locals have complained about Haitians stealing wild animals and pets. At a recent city council meeting, several residents expressed concern about the influx of some 20,000 immigrants, and many complained about an increase in traffic accidents, mostly caused by unlicensed Haitian drivers.

Caroline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, Daily Caller News Foundation“President Trump is rightly highlighting the failed immigration system overseen by Kamala Harris that has allowed thousands of illegal immigrants into Springfield and many other communities across the country.”

“President Trump will secure our border and put an end to the chaos that illegal immigration causes in our communities,” Leavitt added.

The HBA cited Ohio law, RC2935.09which allows private citizens to file affidavits for criminal charges, but a hearing must be held before such affidavits can proceed.

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