FORT MYERS — President Donald Trump posted a graphic video of a fatal hammer attack at a Fort Myers, Florida, gas station on Truth Social on Thursday night. In an accompanying post, Trump blamed the Biden administration, Democrats in Congress, and what he called "Deranged Liberal District Court Judges" for supporting policies that led to Temporary Protected Status for the suspect.

Rolbert Joachin, 40, repeatedly struck a woman with a hammer at a Chevron gas station in Fort Myers last week and then fled the scene, according to the Fort Myers Police Department arrest report. Responding officers found the woman on the ground not breathing, and emergency personnel pronounced her dead.

The victim was identified as Nilufa Easmin, also known as Yasmin. Easmin was a clerk at the gas station and a mother of two teenage daughters.

Police located Joachin and took him into custody, according to the arrest report. He was read his rights and agreed to speak to detectives, providing a detailed confession about the killing. Court records listed Joachin as transient. He was charged with homicide, damage to property, and criminal mischief, according to court records. He appeared for a pretrial detention hearing on Wednesday, and his next court date is set for May 4.

Joachin is from Haiti and is an undocumented immigrant, according to a Department of Homeland Security release. He entered the U.S. in August 2022 and was ordered removed by a federal judge that same year, according to DHS. He was subsequently granted Temporary Protected Status by the Biden administration. That status expired in 2024, according to DHS. The program prevents the deportation of people from countries where conditions make it unsafe to return.

Trump has made fighting illegal immigration a central issue in both his first and second terms. He has cited crimes committed by undocumented immigrants to argue that Democrats have failed to address immigration and border security. His administration instituted immigration policies that included efforts to deport undocumented immigrants quickly, though those efforts encountered multiple legal challenges.

The administration also sought to terminate Temporary Protected Status for about 350,000 Haitian immigrants. A federal judge indefinitely postponed that effort, and the administration appealed the lower court order to the Supreme Court. The court is expected to hear arguments in the case later this month.