The Take: How Trump and Vance fuelled a firestorm against Haitian migrants

After false information about migrants eating pets, Springfield sees death threats and heightened security.

Falsely accused of eating pets by Donald Trump and JD Vance, migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are now living in a climate of fear – including many Haitians. With more than 30 bomb threats targeting schools and government buildings, how are the migrants, who arrived seeking work and safety, dealing with the growing tensions?

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This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Tamara Khandaker and Sonia Bhagat, with Phillip Lanos, Hisham Abu Salah, Hagir Saleh, Cole van Miltenburg, Duha Mosaad, and our host Malika Bilal.