The president of Haiti’s transitional council, Edgar Leblanc Fils, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, thanking those who have shown solidarity toward migrants in

"Passions" that arise during an election "should never serve as a pretext for xenophobia or racism," Edgard Leblanc Fils said.

Edgar Leblanc Fils, the president of Haiti’s transitional council, spoke to world leaders about gang violence in his country and bemoaned the large number of citizens fleeing the violence. Then he referenced false claims that Haitians living in Springfield,

A strange moment in American politics surfaced at the U.N. General Assembly, brought up by a top Haitian official.

In his General Assembly address, Fils said the passions that arise during an election campaign should never serve as a pretext for racism.

The head of Haiti's transition council, Edgard Leblanc, told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday that he was thankful for Americans showing solidarity with Haitian migrants, especially in Springfield,