6 days ago
Republican at odds with Trump on Haitian migrants gears up for tough reelection
Republican Rep. Michael Lawler's suburban New York district is home to one of the largest concentrations of Haitian immigrants in the country. President Donald Trump's decision to crack down on them has put him in a difficult spot as he gears up for reelection, interviews with local leaders show.
Lawler, a moderate Republican who announced Wednesday that he will seek a third term rather than run for governor, has repeatedly objected to Trump's move to revoke temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants and his order restricting travel from Haiti, a nation gripped by gang violence, political instability and extreme poverty. At the same time, Lawler has been careful about not directly assailing Trump, who endorsed Lawler in May, calling him a 'Highly Effective Representative' and 'true America First Patriot' in a Truth Social post.
