Biden Admin Researched Possible Complaints Says Report
As Vice President Kamala Harris hit the campaign trail, pushing the narrative that former President Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance were stoking anti-Haitian sentiment, it appears that the Biden-Harris administration was quietly scrambling to find evidence to back up those claims. According to emails obtained by The Daily Wire, the Department of Justice (DOJ) made a concerted effort to investigate allegations of hate crimes against Haitians—allegations that Harris herself was actively promoting.
In a September 13 email, Jomaica Sherman, a Lead Conciliation Specialist at the DOJ’s Community Relations Service (CRS), reached out to Catholic Charities Dallas, asking if they were aware of any reports of hate crimes or incidents targeting the Haitian community. Sherman’s inquiry seemed to suggest that the DOJ was tasked with collecting this information in the midst of Harris’ campaign rhetoric. Catholic Charities, which receives federal funding to resettle migrants, forwarded the inquiry, but it remains unclear whether any concrete examples of anti-Haitian hate crimes were found.
This effort to gather evidence took place just days before Harris publicly blamed Trump and Vance for causing bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio. Harris claimed these threats had forced schoolchildren to evacuate and instilled fear in the community, which has seen an influx of Haitian migrants.
However, law enforcement later determined that the bomb threats were hoaxes, likely perpetrated by foreign actors aiming to disrupt the U.S. presidential election. These findings sharply undercut Harris’ claims that Republicans were responsible.
When The Daily Wire sought clarification from the DOJ’s CRS team, they were met with silence. The office refused to answer whether the investigation into anti-Haitian incidents was requested by the Justice Department or the White House, nor did they confirm if any hate crimes had been uncovered.
A CRS spokeswoman cited confidentiality mandates, declining to comment on specifics. Yet the timing of the email suggests that the administration may have been looking for ammunition to support Harris’ campaign messaging. Given that no such incidents were highlighted by Harris or her team, it seems likely that their efforts came up empty.
Interestingly, a piece from The Haitian Times quoted Haitian migrants in Ohio describing themselves as victims and claiming they were being “attacked in every way,” but the article did not provide any concrete examples of specific incidents of abuse or discrimination. Similarly, Catholic Charities did not respond to inquiries about whether they had found any evidence of hate crimes against the Haitian community.
This isn’t the first time the Biden-Harris administration has faced criticism for seemingly overreaching in its characterizations of certain groups. The DOJ’s CRS has previously listed mainstream conservative organizations, such as Moms for Liberty, alongside extremist groups like the KKK and the Proud Boys. Their involvement in cases like these raises questions about the objectivity of such investigations, especially when used in a politically charged environment.
Perhaps the most prominent example of misinformation in this arena was the claim that U.S. Border Patrol agents had “whipped” Haitian migrants during an incident at the southern border—a story that quickly spread across the media and was amplified by Democrats, including Harris herself. That claim was later debunked, with investigators finding no evidence of whippings or physical abuse. Still, Harris compared the alleged incident to slavery, stoking further division.