SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — On any given Sunday morning, Haitians gather to worship in their native languages of Creole and some French.

Some Haitian immigrants on a recent Sunday said that while they've made Springfield their home, the past month has not felt like it and the community is apprehensive..

What You Need To Know

• Springfield, Ohio, has faced national attention in recent weeks after false claims from politicians — including Republican vice presidental candidate JD Vance and former President Donald Trump— that immigrants were stealing and eating other residents' pets


• Trump used the city as an example during his first presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris


• Following the claims, city buildings, hospitals, businesses and schools became the subject of more than 30 hoax bomb threats


• New York 1 anchor Dan Balize is fluent in Creole and French and joined members of the Haitian community in Springfield at Greater Grace Temple

Springfield, Ohio, has faced national attention in recent weeks after false claims from politicians — including Republican vice presidental candidate JD Vance and former President Donald Trump — that immigrants were stealing and eating other residents' pets.

Trump used the city as an example of immigration issues during his first presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. Officials, including Springfield's mayor, chief of police and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who recently published an op-ed in the New York Times addressing...

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