Trump vows mass deportations from Springfield despite residents' legal status and ongoing bomb threa

At a press conference at his Rancho Palos Verdes, California golf club on September 13, 2024, Trump pledged "the largest deportation in the history of our country," adding "we're going to start with Springfield and Aurora" and "We will do large deportations from Springfield, Ohio, large deportations. We're going to get these people out." Most Haitian immigrants in Springfield hold Temporary Protected Status or humanitarian parole and are in the country legally; Trump also said he would send them "back to Venezuela," though they are Haitian. Asked why he continued spreading the debunked pet-eating claims after the city's mayor, police chief, and Ohio's Republican governor rejected them and schools received bomb threats, he dismissed the question, saying "The real threat is what's happening at our border." The remarks extended the debate falsehood into an explicit deportation pledge targeting a specific legal-resident community under active threat.

“We will do large deportations from Springfield, Ohio, large deportations. We're going to get these people out.” Quote verified against source