Locals say they are facing serious issues with housing, jobs and harassment, even though pet-eating rumours are false.

Schools in Springfield, Ohio, will open Tuesday with increased security provided by the state, as threats linked to false claims about Haitian immigrants continue to disrupt daily life in the city.

They charged Donald J. Trump and JD Vance, who spread baseless rumors that Haitians in an Ohio city were eating pets, with imperiling their community for political gain.