President Donald Trump has shared a graphic video of a woman being fatally beaten with a hammer outside a gas station in Fort Myers, Florida. The suspect, Rolbert Joachin, a 40-year-old Haitian national, has been charged with second-degree murder and criminal property damage. Surveillance footage shows Joachin allegedly smashing a vehicle's windshield before attacking the victim, a gas station clerk, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Joachin entered the U.S. in August 2022 under the Biden administration and was later granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which expired in 2024. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer against him as part of separate immigration proceedings. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a blurred version of the attack on social media, stating Joachin was released into the country under the Biden administration.
In response, Trump criticized the Biden administration's immigration policies, arguing that Joachin's presence in the U.S. was enabled by TPS, which his administration is working to terminate. He called the program 'massively abused and fraudulent' and urged judges to stop impeding his immigration policies. The case has reignited debates over immigration enforcement and the role of TPS.