How Springfield, Ohio, became home for thousands of Haitian
WEB3 days 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 ...
Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian community reels from recent threats
WEB3 days ago · One Ohio-based temp agency told CNN the demand for work in the wider Springfield area is high and it estimated most of the people it connects to nearby companies are Haitian. “At this point we ...
'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 ...
Why is the Haitian population of Springfield, Ohio, booming?
WEB6 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 ...
Baseless rumors about Haitian immigrants threaten to unravel ...
WEBSep 15, 2024 · False rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets that were boosed by Donald Trump and JD Vance are threatening to unravel Springfield, Ohio.
Far From Ohio, Haitian Americans Feel the Sting of Threats in ...
WEB5 days ago · Haitian Americans across the United States denounced former President Donald J. Trump and his running mate this week for trafficking in baseless, racially charged rumors about a Haitian...
AP Explains: Migration is more complex than politics show | AP News
WEB3 days ago · Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has deep ties to Haiti, having traveled there with his wife more than 20 times in support of a tuition-free school named after their late daughter. DeWine, who was born in Springfield and is a lifelong resident of the area, said Haitians who have landed in the city are hard workers, and have helped close labor shortages in ...
Ohio is sending troopers and $2.5 million to city where many
WEBSep 10, 2024 · COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The governor of Ohio will send law enforcement and millions of dollars in health care resources to the city of Springfield as it faces a surge in temporary Haitian migrants...
How a child’s death caused an Ohio city to turn on its Haitian ...
WEBDec 12, 2023 · How a child’s death caused an Ohio city to turn on its Haitian community. A fatal school bus crash in Springfield, Ohio, has sparked a backlash to the city’s burgeoning immigrant population.
How an Ohio Town Landed in the Middle of the Immigration Debate
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Haitians were new to the region. During the last census, in 2020, a little more than 58,000 people lived in Springfield, a town at the crossroads of America that had fallen on hard times and shed...