Congressional candidate targeted with anti-Haitian rhetoric in New York primary
A senior adviser to Rep. Adriano Espaillat accused candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier of helping turn Washington Heights into a 'bastion of the Haitian, Muslim community,' and she was trolled online with assumptions that she is Haitian because of her surname. Mayor Zohran Mamdani denounced the use of 'Haitian' as a slur in the attacks.
- New York, United States
- Severity 1 of 5 — Discriminatory speech or policy