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News: 2026
January 28. Nesrine Malik: ‘Political thunderstorm’: inside Trump’s attacks on the Somali community.
January 30. Andrew Lapin: Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump’s TPS end looms: “That reminds me of Anne Frank,” said the CEO of one Jewish senior residence reeling as Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is set to end.
February 10. Fabiola Cineas: Ohio city stands up to Trump’s ‘attitude of hate’ toward Haitian community.
News: 2025
October 3. Christina Carrega: Chicago’s Black Immigrants Face New Wave of ICE Arrests and Uncertainty.
November 22. The Associated Press: Trump to end temporary protected status for Somali immigrants in Minnesota: Move could affect hundreds of Somalis who fled civil war in their home country.
November 26. Maya Yang: Trump officials halt protected status for Haitians in US.
December 3. Sharon Zhang: ICE Targets Somalis in Minneapolis as Trump Calls Them “Garbage.”
December 11. Rachel Leingang: ‘Somalis are the scapegoat’: fear rises as Trump targets Minneapolis community: Residents have had to adjust how they’re living – staying home, carrying passports – since Trump launched his attack.
Trump’s racist 2024 claim that Black migrants eat pets
Jasmine Garsd: The stereotype of immigrants eating dogs and cats is storied — and vitriolic as ever.
Jared Holt: The Springfield bomb threats are a natural byproduct of MAGA’s moral panic playbook.
Jason Koebler: Internal Emails Reveal How Hate Overwhelmed Springfield After Trump’s Lies About Haitian Immigrants.
Obed Manuel: Bomb threats followed Trump’s false claims about Springfield.
Scott Waldman and Thomas Frank: Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him.
The Washington Post:
- Trump pushes false claims about migrants eating dogs.
- Anatomy of a racist smear: How false claims of pet-eating immigrants caught on.
Odette Yousef: In parroting a lie about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, Trump excites extremists.
Brandy Zadrozny: Before Trump, neo-Nazis pushed false claims about Haitians as part of hate campaign:An extremist group that marched in Springfield, Ohio, and demonized Haitian immigrants saw Trump’s mention of baseless rumors at the debate as a victory: “This is what real power looks like.”