CBS News moderators muted vice presidential candidates’ microphones only once during the October 1st debate when discussing immigration in Springfield, Ohio. The debate highlighted claims made by former President Donald Trump and Ohio Senator JD Vance about Haitian immigrants in the small Midwestern city. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz criticized Vance for spreading misinformation, and moderator Margaret Brennan clarified that Haitian migrants in Springfield have legal status under temporary protections.
Vance claimed that a phone app allows illegal migrants to apply for asylum or parole and be granted legal status easily, which was rated mostly false. Haitian immigrants in Springfield are said to have temporary legal protections, including humanitarian parole and temporary protected status, allowing them to live and work in the US legally.
President Joe Biden has expanded ways for Haitians to stay in the US temporarily, including through humanitarian parole and temporary protected status programs. These programs grant lawful status to Haitians, but do not provide a pathway to citizenship. If these protections expire or are terminated, individuals would need to leave the country or face deportation.
Overall, Vance’s statement that immigrants in Springfield are “illegal” was deemed false by fact-checkers, as most Haitian immigrants in the city have temporary legal protections. These protections allow them to stay in the US legally, but they do not provide a permanent solution.
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