Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has brought attention to an Ohio city by airing false allegations that immigrants are abducting and eating pets. It part of a timeworn political tradition to cast immigrants as outsiders whose strange behavior is a shock to American culture. Trump is amplifying earlier claims about Springfield's Haitian immigrants made by his running mate, JD Vance. Officials in the town of about 60,000 people say there have been no credible or detailed reports about the allegations. Some Haitian immigrants in Springfield say the lies have made them fearful about rising divisiveness in the predominantly white, blue-collar city.
