Louisiana Republican Congressman Clay Higgins has deleted a tweet about Haitians after coming under intense criticism from his colleagues in the House accusing him of being racist.

In November, Acadiana U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins likely will receive a vote on being censured by the House for a social media post about Haitian migrants that drew

Higgins took to X to spread false claims that Haitian immigrants were “eating pets,” further escalating his attack with racist tropes by labeling them “thugs” and calling Haiti “the nastiest country in the Western hemisphere.