What to know about the false rumor targeting Haitian immigrants in Ohio …
WEB2 days ago · Springfield, Ohio, is seen in March 2024. Republicans including vice presidential candidate JD Vance fueled a firestorm of misinformation this month when they spread false claims about Haitian ...
How Springfield, Ohio, became home for thousands of Haitian
WEB1 day ago · The 2020 Census estimated about 60,000 people were living in Springfield, and 2022 data from the American Community Survey indicated about 2% of the city’s population was born outside the US.
Far From Ohio, Haitian Americans Feel the Sting of Threats in ...
WEB2 days ago · Many Haitian Americans said that the recent attacks felt personal, even if they were aimed at immigrants in Ohio, far from where they live. Mia Love, 47, who served as a Republican congresswoman ...
Fact-checking JD Vance's claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio
WEB13 hours ago · Ohio officials, including Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, have pushed back on some of Vance's remarks as they deal with the fallout of threats and other security issues.
Vance Says He Will Keep Calling Haitian Immigrants ‘Illegal Aliens ...
WEB21 hours 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 ...
Why is the Haitian population of Springfield, Ohio, booming?
WEB3 days ago · A mural is displayed in an alley downtown, Sept. 16, 2024, in Springfield, Ohio. Luke Sharrett/Getty Images. But Springfield's relatively small population size -- just over 58,000 in 2022 -- means ...
How the Haitian migrant community of Springfield, Ohio, got …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Springfield, Ohio — At the St. Vincent de Paul Society community center in Springfield, Ohio, Haitian immigrants receive food and clothes and get help finding work.
How an Ohio Town Landed in the Middle of the Immigration Debate
WEBSep 3, 2024 · It has been more than a year since the fateful morning last August when, outside Springfield in southwestern Ohio, a minivan veered into oncoming traffic and rammed into a school bus on the first...
Ohio city with Haitian migrant influx thrust into political spotlight
WEBSep 9, 2024 · The reason they left is their home country is disintegrating. Protests and increasing violence in the Caribbean nation culminated in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021. Since ...
Five days in Ohio: False immigrant rumors threaten to unravel an ...
WEB4 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 ...