Following bomb threats that led to the evacuation of schools and City Hall in Springfield, Ohio, tensions have escalated due to a debunked conspiracy theory about Haitian immigrants. The situation has drawn national attention with President Biden condemning the spread of misinformation and former President Trump exploiting the narrative for political gain.
A police car sits outside Ohio City Hall which, according to the city government, received a bomb threat and was evacuated Thursday morning, in Springfield , Ohio , US, Sep 12, 2024. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio : Several schools in the small town of Springfield , Ohio were evacuated Friday , the second day of worrying disruptions amid
The head of the local Haitian community centre, Viles Dorsainvil, told AFP that the FBI was also investigating threatening phone calls to the organization. Trump, the Republican White House candidate, is seizing on the fake story to fuel his campaign message that the United States faces an"invasion" of illegal immigrants, whom he characterizes as violent criminals and escapees from"insane asylums."
Biden, speaking at a Black excellence brunch at the White House, said there was a"proud Haitian American community that's under attack in our country right now, it's simply wrong"., posted Friday on X that Springfield has seen"a massive rise in communicable diseases, rent prices, car insurance rates, and crime. This is what happens when you drop 20,000 people into a small community".
The arrival of an estimated 20,000 Haitians has been credited with reviving the local economy but has also put strains on public services in a town that the 2020 Census found had a population of 58,000.
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