Authorities said there are no credible or detailed reports to support debunked allegations that Haitian immigrants are eating domestic pets and birds in parks.
Published: Sep. 14, 2024, 8:20 a.m.“We will do large deportations from Springfield, Ohio,” Trump said Friday during a news conference in California, adding that he could possibly hold a campaign event or town hall in the city and claiming the migrants are “destroying the way of life.”
A city spokesperson said an emailed threat claimed that bombs had been planted in the homes of Springfield’s mayor and other city officials. A second email claimed that bombs had been placed at locations including Springfield City Hall, a high school, a middle school, two elementary schools and the local office of the state motor vehicles bureau.
Trump suggested Friday that local officials aren’t being truthful about the problem because of its severity. While he stated the “real threat” of immigration is happening at the Southern border, he said, “The people of Ohio are scared.” Trump and his supporters have used the furor over migrants in the Ohio community to draw further attention to Trump’s signature campaign issue of immigration reform and blame Harris for an influx of migrants into the U.S. It’s a theme that Trump has
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