The Latest Breaking News from Springfield

Trump Repeats False Claim About Haitian Migrants Eating Pets

Former President Trump's false claims about Haitian migrants in Ohio spark controversy and threats, leading to safety concerns.

Top News · Oct 16, 2024

Trump’s lie-industrial complex

Real time fact-checking has gotten under Trump's skin this time around

Salon · Oct 15, 2024

J.D. Vance Accuses Ohio's Haitians of 'Massively Violating' Zoning Laws

Instead of focusing on the ways a rollback of zoning laws could lower housing costs for everyone, Vance wants to zealously enforce zoning codes to keep Haitians out of town.

Reason · Oct 14, 2024

‘He gives them the green light’: Trump’s rhetoric revives hate groups across US

Republican’s lies about immigrants eating cats in Ohio leads to swell of far-right extremism in Springfield – and beyond

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2024

Though home to about 50 white extremist groups, Ohio’s social and political landscape is undergoing rapid racial change

The first time many Americans heard about Springfield, Ohio, came during the September 2024 presidential debate when Donald Trump falsely claimed that Haitian immigrants in the city were eating other residents’ cats and dogs.

The Conversation · Oct 9, 2024

Former President Trump Calls Haitian Migrants In Ohio 'Illegal Immigrants'

Former President Trump's remarks on Haitian migrants in Springfield spark debate. False claims debunked. Haitians have legal status under parole program an...

Top News · Oct 9, 2024

Bring your pets to church, Haitian immigrant priest tells worshippers. 'I am not going to eat them.'

A New Hampshire pastor turned an annual blessing of the animals into a chance to debunk viral conspiracy theories about migrants in Ohio

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024

Former Rep. David Hobson, longtime appropriator, is dead at 87 - Roll Call

Rep. David L. Hobson, R-Ohio, who served nine terms before retiring after the 2008 elections, died Sunday, his family announced.

Roll Call · Oct 7, 2024

Getting out of the immigration doom loop

Trump’s ignorant and sloppy “solution” makes intelligent, targeted immigration proposals ever more elusive

Salon · Oct 7, 2024

For small cities across Alabama with Haitian populations, Springfield is a cautionary tale

Many small Alabama cities have been beset by the same polarizing debate that thrust Springfield, Ohio, into the spotlight after former president Donald Trump promoted debunked misinformation about Haitian migrants

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2024