New York Times Downplays Savage Hammer Murder of Mother to Attack Trump, Doesn’t Include That Killer Was an Illegal Alien from Haiti

The New York Times is under fire for its coverage of the savage hammer murder of a mother in Florida by a Haitian illegal alien, downplaying the heinous crime, shielding his immigration status, and complaining about President Donald Trump’s reaction instead.

The article, while blasting Trump for “disparaging comments about Haitian immigrants,” used softened language to describe the crime and did not mention the killer’s illegal status even once.

On April 3, 40-year-old Rolbert Joachin, a Haitian national who entered the United States illegally, brutally murdered 51-year-old Nilufar Yasmin outside a Chevron gas station in Fort Myers, Florida, where she worked as a clerk.

Surveillance video captured Joachin smashing the windshield of Yasmin’s car with a hammer before she confronted him. He then repeatedly struck her in the head with the weapon, bludgeoning her to death in broad daylight.

Authorities said the attack was calculated, and Joachin later told detectives he went to the gas station specifically to kill her.

Yasmin was a mother of two teenage daughters and a recent immigrant from Bangladesh.

Members of the local Bangladeshi community described her as a devoted, kind woman who had been working at the store for only a few months.

Joachin, who is homeless, was arrested the same day with assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He faces a first-degree murder charge and is being held without bond.

In court, Joachin reportedly confessed to details of the premeditated attack.

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Joachin entered the U.S. illegally by boat in August 2022 during the Biden administration.

Joachin was released into the country despite a removal order and later shielded from deportation under the Biden-era expansion of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.

“This illegal alien barbarically hit this woman in the head multiple times with a hammer. This heinous murderer was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration. Not only did the Biden administration release him into the country, but they then gave him Temporary Protected Status. Their reckless immigration policies cost this woman her life,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “The arrest of this criminal is an example of how ICE and local authorities can work together to swiftly bring criminals to justice and make our communities safer.”

President Trump shared the graphic surveillance video on Truth Social, highlighting the case as evidence of failed immigration enforcement under the previous administration.

On Friday, The New York Times published an article under the headline: “Trump Posts Graphic Video of Deadly Attack and Rails Against Haitian Immigrants.”

The sub headline read, “The man seen beating a woman is from Haiti and faces a murder charge in Florida, officials said.”

The piece described the incident as a “graphic footage” of a “man… from Haiti” who is “seen fatally beating a woman in front of a store.”

It referred to the crime as “the attack” and focused primarily on Trump’s decision to post the video, his criticism of Democrat immigration policies, and his long-standing push to end TPS protections for Haitians.

The article noted Trump’s “disparaging comments about Haitian immigrants for years” and included claims about lower overall immigrant crime rates nationwide, while quoting immigrant advocates who accused the president of spreading “false narratives.”

This is a real headline from the NY Times

This “man” was an ILLEGAL ALIEN. And he didn’t just “attack” a woman, he brutally m*rdered her with a hammer.

This illegal was let in under Biden and given protection.

The fake news media will say anything to protect foreign criminals pic.twitter.com/CL2f0Y7iAm

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 10, 2026

Conservatives, including Libs of TikTok, pointed out that the Times avoided terms like “illegal alien,” omitted Joachin’s illegal entry and Biden-era release with TPS protection, and downplayed the premeditated, hammer-wielding brutality by framing the story around Trump’s political motives rather than the victim or the immigration failure that allowed the killer to remain in the country.

DHS has said that ICE lodged a detainer against Joachin, and “he will be deported regardless of the outcome of this case.”

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