Michaelle Louis
ON THE RECORD · 8 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“We spent our days in silence.”
Michaelle Louis · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Louis describes the fear her family lived in while hiding from ICE agents.
“I had so many threats from the gangs. I left three months after he was killed,”
Michaelle Louis · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Louis recalls the gang threats that drove her to leave Haiti three months after her brother was murdered.
“That opened my eyes. Until then, all I did was go to work and come home. I wasn’t that interested in community issues. I was helping people – Americans facing domestic violence. I served the nation; I served citizens,”
Michaelle Louis · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Louis says Trump's false claim about immigrants eating pets opened her eyes and motivated her community activism.
“They had bought a house here [but] now they are moving back to Haiti,”
Michaelle Louis · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Louis discusses a Haitian woman she knows whose husband was deported and who is now moving back to Haiti.
“It was very hard for my mom and dad to lose their son.”
Michaelle Louis · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Louis reflects on the impact of her brother's murder on her parents in Haiti.
“And when you say I’m eating dogs and cats and I’m coming illegally, that’s something that’s shaken me. I was sleeping and now I woke up for my community.”
Michaelle Louis · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Louis describes how Trump's false statements about Haitian immigrants shook her and spurred her to advocate for her community.
“I closed the curtains. I didn’t want anyone to know there was people living in our house,”
Michaelle Louis · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Louis recalls hiding in her basement for five days during an ICE crackdown in August.
“I think this is a method by ICE – take the man and the family will follow.”
Michaelle Louis · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Louis suggests ICE's deportation of a family's breadwinner is a deliberate method to force the rest of the family to leave.