Springfield, Ohio, claimed last year that Haitian immigrants living in town faced a wave of threat last year following false accusations of “eating pets” by US citizens, causing the community to suffer on Thursday. A lawsuit has been filed against a new Nazi group. .
Springfield Mayor Rob Lou and others filed lawsuits against a group called the “Blood Tribe.” The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Dayton.
“The Brad Tribe, their members and their associates unleashed a torrent of hateful acts, including harassment, bomb threats and death threats against Springfield residents who spoke out in support of the Haitian community,” the complaint states. It's there.
President Trump made the city global attention when he repeated this last September during a presidential debate with Democratic rival Kamala Harris. False claims Haitians in Springfield were acquiring and eating people's cats and dogs.
The plaintiffs said the Brads appeared at the city's Jazz and Blues Festival in August, where they displayed their guns, waving sw flags, and wore red shirts, black pants and ski masks.
Members of the group then headed to city hall and submitted to the court that Belentz issued “racist and anti-Semitic rants” and that followers responded with “Segg Heil” and Nazi salute chants. I'm doing it.
City officials further said the group “campus of harassment and threats motivated by ethnic and racial hatred against those who supported the Haitian community in Springfield in the face of the defendant's racist attacks. He claimed he engaged and incited the group.
The petitioner requested that the group cease issuance of further threats and requested the court to trial. The Prevention League, a nonprofit focused on the fight against anti-Semitism, provided legal support to plaintiffs.
Springfield has a population of approximately 60,000 people. Among Haitians seeking evacuation from violence in their hometown, the town recently witnessed an increase in Haitian communities.
This led to tension within the community as key services such as schools, roads, hospitals and social programs were tense. Things have intensified after the 2023 accident in which a Haitian immigrant driver collided with a school bus, resulting in the death of a child
The city's lawsuit accused the Brads of adjusting “hits” against the city. In July, the group added that it presented the Haitian influx as an “invasion” that threatened Springfield's “good white residents.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
