'Panicking' Haitians flee hoax-hit Springfield amid fear of Trump crackdown

Six months ago Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, found themselves facing unwanted attention when then-campaigning President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance spread unsubstantiated rumors about them eating their neighbors’ pets.

The dog-, goose- and cat-eating claims were swiftly debunked, but that hasn’t stopped some Springfield residents from continuing to complain about their neighbors who fled the Caribbean nation facing violence and political turmoil, leaders...