The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Nevada Representative Steven Horsford, called for a censure in response to the post, saying that Higgins' views "do not reflect credibly on the House. In fact, they're inciting hate, they're inciting fear."

Rep. Clay Higgins is accused of calling Haitian immigrants "thugs" and saying they need to leave the United States in a since-deleted post on X.

The House erupted into chaos on Wednesday as Democrats attempted to censure Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., over a social media post from the lawmaker that amplified Donald Trump’s false claims about Haitians immigrants and referred to them as “wild” and “thugs.