Springfield Residents Vent Frustration at City Leaders Over Haitian Immigrant Surge During Ramaswamy Town Hall

Officials were invited to the town hall, Ramaswamy said, but they did not attend because of the ‘culture of fear.’

An overflow crowd attended former Republican presidential candidate and Ohio tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy's town hall about the Haitian immigrant surge in the community, on Sept. 19, 2024. Jeff Louderback/The Epoch Times

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Talk about Haitian migrants reportedly killing and eating cats and dogs catapulted Springfield, Ohio, onto the national stage, but the subject was rarely mentioned during Vivek Ramaswamy’s town hall there on Sept. 19.

Most of the residents focused on concerns about the consistently growing Haitian population. They are frustrated over safety issues and a strain on resources among other issues.