Own Goal: Haitian Trump Supporter Upset Over TPS Removal

A restaurant owner discussed the Trump administration’s removal of Temporary Protected Status for fellow Haitians - despite supporting Trump. Source: Kirk Irwin / GettyThe Trump administration’s decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants living in the United States is eliciting major concern. But one news interview of a Haitian restaurant owner about the impact also led to the owner disclosing that he voted for President Donald Trump. The situation affecting 330,000 to 350,000 Haitians in the United States was the focus of a segment on the Wednesday evening (Aug. 5) episode of the CBS Evening News. Reporter Cristian Benevides was in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, interviewing restaurant owner Wilkinson Sejour about the decision’s impact on his business. Sejour’s Chef Creole restaurant business has already been affected, to where he has lost his entire management team at the restaurant’s seven locations, and is expected to close two of them. After footage was shown of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arresting someone outside of one of his restaurants, Sejour admitted that he voted for Trump in the last election.“What would you say ...