Mass deportations: The states that Trump would prioritize if he were president

Former United States President Donald Trump, the current Republican candidate for the White House, reiterated his message of carrying out mass deportations if he wins the elections on the upcoming November 5, starting with the states of Ohio and Colorado, he stated in a press conference.

"We are going to carry out the largest deportation in the history of our country," he declared to reporters from Rancho Palos Verdes, California. "And we will start with Springfield and Aurora," a report from CBS News states.

The promise came accompanied by a continuation of the falsehood towards Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, whom in the televised debate with Democratic candidate Kamala Harris he accused, without evidence, of eating animals.

"They are eating the dogs, they are eating the cats. They are eating the pets of the people who live there," Trump said in front of the audience tuned in to watch the performance of the two main presidential candidates. His statements were questioned by the debate moderators, who cited the city administrator of Springfield.

However, in the press conference, Trump assured that he would deport all immigrants to Venezuela.

"We are going to take those people out. We are going to send them back to Venezuela," he said without fear of the consequences of his words, just as he didn't measure them during his confrontation with Harris.

The accusations have put the Haitian community in the spotlight, resulting in bomb threats that forced the closure of schools and other official facilities last week. President Joe Biden urged on Friday for this rhetoric to stop.

Springfield has more than 58,000 residents, some of whom are Haitians who have come to fill positions in the manufacturing industry.

The mayor of Springfield, the police chief, and the governor of Ohio, Republican Mike DeWine, have stated that there are no credible reports supporting the allegations that immigrants are stealing and eating pets.

Since before being officially nominated for the White House, Trump has promised the deportation of immigrants and has conveyed it as a key focus in his campaign.

In May, during an interview with Time magazine, the businessman emphasized the need to address what he considers "an unsustainable immigration crisis for the country," utilizing the police, the army, and not ruling out the creation of detention camps for immigrants.