Springfield

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.

A group representing Ohioans married to foreign nationals is asking Ohio's attorney general to leave a lawsuit against a program that would give their immigrant spouses legal status as they seek to become permanent residents.

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.

During this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about Springfield being in the national spotlight because of this controversy and how this story originated.

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.

The town hall comes after the city was put in the national spotlight because of xenophobic rumors spread by some Republicans about the Haitian American population here.

Mayor Rob Rue declared an emergency due to ongoing threats targeting Springfield's Haitian community. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine also said a mobile health unit and clinic will come to the city.

U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno joined fellow Ohioan, Republican Sen. J.D. Vance, in claiming Haitian migrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

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.

The rally was in response to xenophobic rumors about the Haitian American community in Springfield that former president Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. JD Vance spread.