This is part 2 of The Haitian Refugee Crisis. The Trump Administration, Racism and the Law. We'll be covering one of Trump's actions in 1989 concerning the Central Park 5 and how 1989's racism is still prevalent in 2026.
We'll also explore how the government is trying to force hundreds of thousands of Haitians and others, under TPS protection, to leave the United States. Both Noem and Trump claim it's OK to return. Yet, our own Stated Department has issued extreme Travel Advisories for Haiti and Venezuela.
We'll conclude with two key sections of Judge Reyes' stay, followed by a wrap-up and commentary.
For the full text of the podcast, and Notes, please go to: https://erm76.substack.com/p/podcast-and-full-text-episode-the-772
NOTES:
(6) “Central Park Five: The true story behind When They See Us,” BBC. June 12, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-48609693
(7) Ibid.
(8) “‘I Didn't Make a Mistake': Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas,” by Erica L. Green, Isabella Kwai and Zolan Kanno-Young. The New York Times, February 7, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/politics/trump-obamas-video-apes-truth-social.html
(9) “Travel Advisory.” US Department of State. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/haiti-travel-advisory.html
(10) “Trump says Venezuela safe for Americans; State Dept. warns against travel, by Matthew Hay Brown, Ana Vanessa Herrero and Lori Aratani, The Washington Post, January 30, 2026. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/30/trump-reopens-venezuela-airspace/
(11) “Travel Advisory.” US Department of State. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/venezuela-travel-advisory.html
(12) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FRITZ EMMANUEL LESLY MIOT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. Case No. 25-cv-02471 (ACR). https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/02/us/haitians-tps-ruling.html