Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian community reels from recent threats
WEB17 hours ago · The mayor and city officials have consistently noted Haitian immigrants are residing in Springfield legally under the Immigration Parole Program, which the Biden administration launched in 2023 to ...
How Springfield, Ohio, became home for thousands of Haitian immigrants ...
WEB1 day ago · Between 12,000 and 15,000 immigrants are living in Clark County, which includes Springfield, according to estimates on the city’s website. Of that group, an estimated 10,000-12,000 are Haitian ...
'It just exploded': Springfield woman claims she never meant to …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The woman behind an early Facebook post spreading a harmful and baseless claim about Haitian immigrants eating local pets that helped thrust a small Ohio city into the ...
Springfield, Ohio in spotlight: DeWine provides update on immigration
WEB2 days ago · According to local officials, about 15,000 to 20,000 Haitian immigrants have come to Springfield in about four years and they are here legally under federal temporary protected status.
What to know about the threats in Springfield, Ohio, after false …
WEB3 days ago · SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A small Ohio city has been inundated with hoax bomb threats since last week’s presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump falsely accused members of Springfield’s Haitian community of abducting and eating cats and dogs.. Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, has amplified debunked internet rumors about Haitian migrants as the Republican ticket ...
Vance Says He Will Keep Calling Haitian Immigrants ‘Illegal …
WEB1 day ago · Sept. 19, 2024, 10:31 a.m. ET. Senator JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, said on Wednesday that he would continue to describe Haitian residents in Springfield, Ohio, as ...
Baseless rumors about Haitian immigrants threaten to unravel ... - NBC News
WEB5 days ago · From 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians who fled political turmoil and violence in their home country have landed in Springfield over the past five years, arriving in the U.S. under a federal humanitarian ...
What to Know About Springfield, Where Thousands of Haitian …
WEB6 days ago · Over the last few years, many immigrants from Haiti have settled in Springfield, Ohio, drawn by the low cost of living and plentiful jobs. But the pace and volume of Haitian newcomers have...
How Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield's growth | Reuters
WEBSpringfield, Ohio, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Rose Joseph and Banal Oreus followed different paths from Haiti to this struggling Midwestern industrial city that suddenly finds itself at the center...
How the Haitian migrant community of Springfield, Ohio, got ... - CBS News
WEBSep 12, 2024 · But when it comes to immigration, Springfield has become tense since last August, when a minivan driven by a Haitian immigrant without a valid license collided head-on with a school bus, killing...