The city of Springfield and its police department say there is no evidence to support the viral anti-immigrant claim.
The town of Springfield, Ohio, has recently become the center of the immigration debate, with high-profile Republicans like Donald Trump claiming Haitian immigrants have caused disruptions in the city and committed illegal acts, including harming and eating animals.
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there,” Trump said during the presidential debate on Sept. 10.
A press release released before the debate from Trump’s campaign claims “migrants have reportedly been caught ‘decapitating ducks’ and hunting geese and other livestock in public parks — and even kidnapping residents’ pets — then eating them.”
“Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country,” Vance’s post reads.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz shared a meme of …