Residents of Springfield, Ohio, are warning that a growing Haitian population is straining city resources and causing an increase in traffic accidents.
Recent posts from locals Social Media The story spread on social media over the weekend, sparking rumors that some of the illegal immigrants were stealing and eating residents' pets.
“You grab the duck by the neck, cut off the head and eat it.”
The post read, “My neighbor's daughters [sic] My friend lost his cat.”
“One day, she came home from work, got out of her car and immediately looked at her neighbor. [sic] “I visited a Haitian's house and saw her cat hanging from a branch. They were carving it up to eat, like a deer for slaughter,” a local wrote.
Residents claimed that neighbourhood dogs and ducks and geese in local parks were also being killed.
The Springfield Police Department Springfield News-Sun He said Monday that the incidents were “not our concern at this time.”
But an arrest 175 miles away in Canton, Ohio, further fueled rumors that pets were being stolen and eaten. 27-year-old female She was detained last month on suspicion of killing and eating a cat “in front of multiple people.” There is nothing in media reports about her arrest to suggest she is a Haitian national. Furthermore, voter registration records indicate she is registered to vote.
In Springfield, residents Recent City Commission Meetings To share our concerns about the growing number of Haitian nationals.
Resident Anthony Harris, 28, called on local authorities to do something to tackle the rise in road accidents.
“Haitians are running into trash cans. They're running into buildings,” Harris said. “They're flipping cars in the middle of the road. I don't know how they can be OK with this.”
“To be honest, I feel like someone is being paid behind the scenes,” he added.
Harris alleged that some Haitians were going into the park and “grabbing the ducks by the neck, cutting off their heads, taking them away and eating them.”
in Last City Commission MeetingMeanwhile, another local resident told city officials she felt forced to move from the home she and her husband had lived in for decades because the neighborhood had become “very dangerous.”
“I have men in my front yard who don't speak English yelling at me, throwing mattresses at me, throwing trash at me,” she said. “Look at me. I weigh 95 pounds. I can't defend myself if I need to. My husband is elderly, and after living in this house for 45 years, he said last night it's time to pack up and move. He said he can't do it anymore, and that we're both mentally exhausted.”
“I don't understand what they expect from us as a people,” she continued. “I mean, [Haitians] “We are here under temporary protected status. You are protecting them. I understand that city services are overwhelmed and understaffed. But who will protect us? If we are protecting them, who will protect me? I want out of this town. I'm sorry. Please give me a reason to stay.”
Springfield Mayor's Office letter In a July letter to Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Tim Scott (R-Lausanne, S.C.), they said the city was “facing a severe housing crisis” due to the illegal immigration crisis. The city's population previously was just 60,000, but between 15,000 and 20,000 Haitians have relocated to the city in the past four years, the letter said.
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