During the debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump poured fuel on local grievances with a baseless conspiracy theory.

Many Haitians have come to the U.S. to flee poverty and violence. They have embraced President Joe Biden's new and expanded legal pathways to enter, and have shunned illegal crossings, accounting for only 92 border arrests out of more than 56,000 in July, the latest data available.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, distanced himself from former President Donald Trump's false claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield are eating people's pets. "This is something that came up on the internet,

Nathan Clark says Trump's use of his 11-year-old son Aiden's death in crash caused by migrant "needs to stop now".

Springfield’s city manager and the father of a boy killed in a bus accident criticize assertions made by the candidates and other politicians.

The Springfield, Ohio, parents of a child killed in a bus crash caused by a Haitian immigrant asked Donald Trump and JD Vance to stop using their child as political tool.

Former President Donald Trump has amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets

Aiden Clark’s death has been amplified by leading Republicans who have to sought to attack Vice President Kamala Harris on immigration.

I wish that my son, Aiden Clark, was killed by a 60-year-old white man,” said Nathan Clark, denouncing “morally bankrupt” Republicans using his son for political gain.

During the debate, former President Trump made unfounded claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating cats and dogs. The town's city manager has reiterated that there are no credible reports of pets being abused.

Nathan Clark said Tuesday at a Springfield City Commission meeting that he wished the crash that killed his son, Aiden, had been caused by a 60-year-old white man instead of a Haitian immigrant because then “the incessant group of hate spewing people would leave us alone.