Here's what Ohio Republicans have said about Haitian migrants in Springfield
Their public statements have ranged from using the situation to critique Biden’s immigration policy to nods at those who believe Haitians are eating pets and park geese.
Springfield city officials declined to take call with Vance amid baseless claims about Haitian migrants
Emails obtained by ABC News show Springfield, Ohio city officials declined to meet with former President Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. JD Vance earlier this month.
Top Haitian official thankful for solidarity with migrants in Springfield, Ohio
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 Springfield, Ohio.
Fact Check: Springfield, Ohio, Claims Haitian Migrants Are ‘Legal.’ Are They?
Although city officials say thousands of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are “legal,” the reality of their legal status is nuanced.
Ohio's largest Christian group decries Trump, Vance attacks on Springfield Haitian migrants
The Ohio Council of Churches expressed solidarity with Haitian migrants and condemned rumors about them eating people's pets.
Haiti's top official grateful for Americans' solidarity with migrants in Springfield, Ohio
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,
The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, says local Haitian migrants lack ‘Western civilized values’
A man carries an AI-generated image of former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump carrying cats away from Haitian immigrants, a reference to falsehoods spread about Springfield, Ohio, during a campaign rally for Trump at the Tucson Music Hall in Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 12, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images)
Springfield Officials Decline to Speak With JD Vance After False Claims of Pet-Eating Haitian Migrants
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue and other officials expressed concerns that the claims have led to threats of violence and bomb scares targeting the Haitian community in the city
The claim: Video shows a 'Haitian militia' forming in Springfield, Ohio
A religious group's march in Springfield, Ohio, is being shared online as though it shows a Haitian militia taking to the streets.
Springfield officials declined to speak with Vance amid claims about Haitian migrants
Emails obtained by ABC News show Springfield, Ohio city officials declined to meet with former President Donald Trump's running mate Sen. JD Vance earlier this month.
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The Haitian migrant lie is a practice run for Trump’s mass deportations
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Communities seeing influx of migrants facing real hurdles beyond ‘eating cats and dogs’
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John Legend denies Haitian migrants are eating pets in his home city of Springfield, Ohio: ‘Nobody’s eating dogs’
I grew up in the Christian tradition. We said to love our neighbor as we love ourselves and treat strangers as though they ...
Trump’s focus on Haitian migrants in Springfield sounds alarm for voters in battleground states
Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, are betting they have more to win than to lose by refusing to back off ...