new reaction tonight in the wake of debate talking point last night about Springfield Ohio which we should say right off the bat is not supported by any evidence that we or really anyone has been able to find in Springfield they're eating the dogs the people that came in they're eating the cats they're eating they're eating the pets of the people that live there he's talking about black people Haitian migrants and yes that actually happened last night the presidential debate the former president amplifying a claim going around in right-wing media uh he's also been citing the death of an 11-year-old Springfield boy last year when a Haitian driver now in prison hit the school bus he was riding in here's what the father uh Nathan said last night at a public meeting they have spoken my son's name and used his death for political gain this needs to stop now they can vomit all the hate they want about illegal immigrants the Border crisis and even untrue claims about fluffy pets being ravaged and eaten by community members however they are not allowed nor have they ever been allowed to mention Aiden Clark from Springfield Ohio well tonight Aiden Clark's dad built on his remark saying in a statement the attention brought to our case in the last few weeks is 100% politically motivated we've been grieving for over a year now so why are you suddenly concerned politics more on the politics of that and the related uh theories conspiracy theories about house pets from senan Omar Jimenez when you hear allegations of Haitians eating dogs and cats and and taking them off the street and stealing them from people's yards what is your reaction when you hear that I it was a shocking to me honestly because um the first question I asked myself where in the world people are eating pets VES dorsonville is the head of the Haitian community help and support center in Springfield Ohio he came to the United States about four years ago from Haiti and he hasn't just questioned the nature of the recent rumors he's questioned what they will do to his community it's just like xenophobia it's just like batry discrimination and and racist and and they do not normally take time to see the act that can have on the mental health of the immigrants fleeing the country from all kind of chaos to be clear former president Donald Trump's claims are not supported by evidence in a statement to CNN a spokesperson for the City of Springfield said there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed injured or abused by individuals within the imigrant community but all of this has also come as part of a very real surge in Haitian population in Springfield we have realistically been saying 12 to 15,000 immigrants is what we've uh what we have counted through the health department and other agencies and they are here legally under the immigration parole program once here immigrants are then eligible to apply for temporary protected status Haitian temporary protected status was recently extended and redesignated for Haiti mainly due to Violent Anarchy in the country but the total population of Springfield is around 58,000 so that's it's around 25% Haitian and the growing pains in the community have not always been easy State officials say it's stressing resources that obviously represents a massive uh increase uh based upon percentage of the population in Springfield it is it is unprecedented in such a short period of time federal government simply has to be part of the solution uh they have to step up is their policies that have created these surges the influx of Haitians has also manifested itself in other ways including a tragedy specifically in 2023 when 11-year-old Aiden Clark was killed in a Springfield bus crash one that involved a Haitian immigrant who had a driver's license that was not valid in Ohio as reported by the New York Times Aiden's father declined to speak on camera but as others have posted about the tragedy recently he told CNN in a statement we just W our family out of the news and for Aiden to not be mentioned in regards to politics putting aside any unverified theories about cats and dogs vbr dorsonville also Haitian says he understands the criticisms about the strain on resources caused by the influx of immigrants I agree with these people but he also painted a harsh reality if it was not for a matter of death or life in my country it would be better to get back and that's Al something we heard from another Haitian immigrant who spoke at that city council meeting saying that she estimates most Haitians would want to go back if it were not for the crisis there right now now since we've been here in Springfield no one we've spoken to we haven't gotten any confirmation of of pets being eaten or pets being taken to be served as food but we did run down another video claim that the former president shared on social media last night about a separate incident not in Springfield of a woman who allegedly ate a cat now followed up with the police lieutenant in Canton where this allegedly happened and they also told us they have no evidence to believe that that person was not a US citizen instead of what they've been described on as online as hatian doesn't seem to be the case men thanks very much back now new reaction tonight in the wake of debate talking point last night about Springfield Ohio which we should say right off the bat is not supported by any evidence that we or really anyone has been able to find in Springfield they're eating the dogs the people that came in they're eating the cats they're eating they're eating the pets of the people that live there he's talking about black people Haitian migrants and yes that actually happened last night in the presidential debate the former president amplifying a claim going around in right-wing media uh he's also been citing the death of an 11-year-old Springfield boy last year when a Haitian driver now in prison hit the school bus he was riding in here's what the father uh Nathan said last night at a public meeting they have spoken my son's name and used his death for political gain this needs to stop now they can vomit all the hate they want about illegal immigrants the Border crisis and even untrue claims about fluffy pets being ravaged and eaten by community members however they are not allowed nor have they ever been allowed to mention Aiden Clark from Springfield Ohio well tonight Iden Clark's dad built on his remark saying in a statement the attention brought to our case in the last few weeks is a 100% politically motivated we've been grieving for over a year now so why are you suddenly concerned politics more on the politics of that and the related uh theories conspiracy theories about house pets from CN Omar Jimenez when you hear allegations of Haitians eating dogs and cats and and taking them off the street and stealing them from people's yards what is your reaction when you hear that I it was a shocking to me honestly because um the first question I asked myself where in the world do people are eating Pets vs dorsonville is the head of the Haitian community help and support center in Springfield Ohio he came to the United States about 4 years years ago from Haiti and he hasn't just questioned the nature of the recent rumors he's questioned what they will do to his community it's just like xenophobia it's just like begat discrimination and and racist and and they do not normal take time to see the impact that can have on the mental health of the immigrants fleeing the country from all kind of chaos to be clear former president Donald Trump's claims are not supported by evidence in a statement to CNN a spokesperson for the City of Springfield said there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed injured or abused by individuals within the Immigrant Community but all of this has also come as part of a very real surge in Haitian population in Springfield we have realistically been saying 12 to 15,000 immigrants is what we've uh what we have counted through the health department and other agencies and they are here legally under the immigration ation parole program once here immigrants are then eligible to apply for temporary protected status Haitian temporary protected status was recently extended and redesignated for Haiti mainly due to Violent Anarchy in the country but the total population of Springfield is around 58,000 so that's around 25% Haitian and the growing pains in the community have not always been easy State officials say it's stressing resources that obviously represents a massive uh increase uh based upon percentage of the population in Springfield it is it is unprecedented in such a short period of time federal government simply has to be part of the solution uh they have to step up is their policies that have created these surges the influx of Haitians has also manifested itself in other ways including a tragedy specifically in 2023 when 11-year-old Aiden Clark was killed in a Springfield bus crash one that involved a Haitian immigrant who had a driver's license that was not valid in Ohio as reported by the New York Times Aiden's father declined to speak on camera but as others have posted about the tragedy recently he told CNN in a statement we just want our family out of the news and for Aiden to not be mentioned in regards to politics putting aside any unverified theories about cats and dogs vilbrun dorsonville also Haitian says he understands the criticism about the strain on resources caused by the influx of immigrants I agree with these people but he also painted a harsh reality if it was not for a matter of death or life in my country it would be better to get back and that's also something we heard from another Asian immigrant who spoke at that city council meeting saying that she estimates most Haitians would want to go back if there were not for the crisis there right now now since we've been here in Springfield no one we've spoken to we haven't gotten any confirmation of of pets being eaten or pets being taken to be served as food but we did run down another video claim that the former president shared on social media last night about a separate incident not in Springfield of a woman who allegedly ate a cat now we followed up with the police lieutenant in Canton where this allegedly happened and they also told us they have no evidence to believe that that person was not a US citizen instead of what they've been described on as online as patient doesn't seem to be the case men thanks very much back now new reaction tonight in the wake of a de talking point last night about Springfield Ohio which we should say right off the bat is not supported by any evidence that we or really anyone has been able to find in Springfield they're eating the dogs the people that came in they're eating the cats they're eating they're eating the pets of the people that live there he's talking about black people Haitian migrants and yes that actually happened last night in the presidential debate the former president amplifying a claim going around in right-wing media uh he's also been citing the death of an 11-year-old Springfield boy last year when a Haitian driver now in prison hit the school bus he was riding in here's what the father uh Nathan said last night at a public meeting they have spoken my son's name and used his death for political gain this needs to stop now they can vomit all the hate they want about illegal immigrants the Border crisis and even untrue claims about fluffy pets being ravaged and eaten by community members however they are not allowed nor have they ever been allowed to mention Aden Clark from Springfield Ohio well tonight Aiden Clark's dad built on his remarks saying in a statement the attention brought to our case in the last few weeks is 100% politically motivated we've been grieving for over a year now so why are you suddenly concerned politics more on the politics of that and the related uh theories conspiracy theories about house pets from C Omar Jimenez when you hear allegations of Haitians eating dogs and cats and and taking them off the street and stealing them from people's yards what is your reaction hear that I it was a shocking to me honestly because um the first question I asked myself where in the world people are eating pets VES dorsonville is the head of the Haitian community help and support center in Springfield Ohio he came to the United States about four years ago from Haiti and he hasn't just questioned the nature of the recent rumors he's questioned what they will do to his community it's just like xenophobia it's just like batry disc crimination and and racist and and they do not normally take time to see the impact that can have on the mental health of the immigrants fleeing the country from all kind of chaos to be clear former president Donald Trump's claims are not supported by evidence in a statement to CNN a spokesperson for the City of Springfield said there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed injured or abused by individuals Within The Immigrant Community but all of this has also come as part of a very real surge in Haitian population in Springfield we have realistically been saying 12 to 15,000 immigrants is what we've uh what we have counted through the health department and other agencies and they are here legally under the immigration parole program once here immigrants are then eligible to apply for temporary protected status Haitian temporary protected status was recently extended and redesignated for Haiti mainly due to violent Anarchy in the country but the total population of Springfield is around 58,000 so that's around 25% Haitian and the growing pains in the community have not always been easy State officials say it's stressing resources that obviously represents a massive uh increase uh based upon percentage of the population in Springfield it is it is unprecedented in such a short period of time federal government simply has to be part of the solution uh they have to step up it is their policies that have created these surges the influx of Haitians has also manifested itself in other ways including a tragedy specifically in 2023 when 11-year-old Aiden Clark was killed in a Springfield bus crash one that involved a Haitian immigrant who had a driver's license that was not valid in Ohio as reported by the New York Times Aiden's father declined to speak on camera but as other have posted about the tragedy recently he told CNN in a statement we just want our family out of the news and for Aiden to not be mentioned in regards to politics putting aside any unverified theories about cats and dogs vilbrun dorsonville also haian says he understands the criticisms about the strain on resources caused by the influx of immigrants I agree with these people but he also painted a harsh reality if it was not for a matter of death or life in my country it would be better to get back and that's also something we heard from another Asian immigrant who spoke at that city council meeting saying that she estimates most Haans would want to go back if it were not for the crisis there right now now since we've been here in Springfield no one we've spoken to we haven't gotten any confirmation of of pets being eaten or pets being taken to be served as food but we did run down another video claim that former president shared on social media last night about a separate incident not in Springfield of a woman who allegedly ate a cat now we followed up with the police lieutenant in Canton where this allegedly happened and they also told us they have no evidence to believe that that person was not a US citizen instead of what they've been described on as online as Haitian doesn't seem to be the case thanks very much back no