Trump posts graphic video of deadly hammer attack, blames Democratic immigration policies
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“President Donald Trump posted a graphic video Thursday night showing a man smashing an SUV parked outside a Florida gas station with a hammer and then using the hammer to bludgeon a woman who exited the attached convenience store to confront him.”
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“The suspect, Rolbert Joachin, repeatedly hit the woman with a hammer at a Chevron gas station in Fort Myers last week and ran off, according to the Fort Myers Police Department arrest report.”
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“The officers who responded to the scene found the woman on the ground not breathing and emergency personnel pronounced her dead.”
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“The Department of Homeland Security said in a release Tuesday that Joachin is from Haiti and is an undocumented immigrant.”
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“Police later located Joachin and took him into custody. After he was read his rights, he agreed to speak to detectives and 'provided a detailed confession about the murder,' the police report said.”
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“Joachin, 40, was charged with homicide as well as damage to property and criminal mischief, according to court records, which listed him as transient.”
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“His public defender didn’t immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.”
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“Joachin appeared for a pretrial detention hearing on Wednesday, and his next court date is set for May 4.”
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“The local NBC affiliate identified the victim as Nilufa Easmin, also known as Yasmin, who was reportedly a clerk at the gas station and a mother of two teenage daughters.”
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“Joachin entered the U.S. in August 2022 and was ordered removed by federal judge that year, the Department of Homeland Security said, but was granted temporary protected status by the Biden administration, which expired in 2024.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Joachin's immigration history.
“The Trump administration has sought to terminate temporary protected status for about 350,000 Haitian immigrants, but the effort was indefinitely postponed by a federal judge.”
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“The administration has since appealed the lower court order to the Supreme Court, which is expected to hear arguments later this month in the case.”
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“DHS said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a hold on Joachin and he will be deported 'regardless of the outcome of this case.'”
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