Immigrants

The leader of a Haitian community organization in Reynoldsburg would like to see more support from elected leaders.

A strange moment in American politics paid a visit to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, brought there by a top Haitian official.

Springfield schools have hired staff to teach Haitian students and other English language learners, but there is no evidence that each student "will have a private interpreter." There is also no evidence that non-Haitian students have been displaced.

The commission would help ensure that immigrant and refugee voices are heard and will try to improve their ability to integrate, thrive and contribute to Columbus.

Nonprofit Haitian Bridge Alliance filed criminal charges in the Clark County Municipal Court against former president Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, under an Ohio law allowing private citizens to file criminal charges.

JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, was one of the first conservative politicians to elevate the falsehoods that Haitian migrants have eaten pets.

A Haitian community leader in Springfield, Ohio tells Morning Edition that some newcomers are pondering leaving after a string of bomb threats made to the city after former President Trump elevated debunked claims about new migrants during presidential debate with VP Harris.

This comes as racist rumors targeting Haitian immigrants in Springfield have been circulating on social media all week.

The FBI is investigating bomb threats made in Springfield. This comes after former President Trump spreading debunked claims that Haitians were killing and eating pets.

Questions about the process for getting licenses and ID's have risen in recent days as controversy centers on immigrants in western Ohio.