Editing Springfield, Ohio (section)

===Late 20th century to present===
Crowell-Collier Publishing, a longtime pillar of local employment, closed its magazines in 1957 and sold its Springfield printing plant.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 21, 1957 |title=Collier Holders Back Plant Sale; Debts Put at $9,000,000 – '56 Net of Book Business Given as $5,000,000, $3,600,000 Needed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/21/archives/collier-holders-back-plant-sale-debts-put-at-9000000-56-net-of-book.html |access-date=May 30, 2019 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918034618/https://www.nytimes.com/1957/03/21/archives/collier-holders-back-plant-sale-debts-put-at-9000000-56-net-of-book.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The city population peaked at more than 82,000 in the 1960 census.

In 1966, [[Robert C. Henry]] was appointed by the city commission as [[mayor]], making him the first [[African Americans|black]] mayor of an Ohio city.<ref>{{cite book |last=Knepper |first=George W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-X2j44h3d8IC&pg=PA392 |title=Ohio and Its People |date=2003 |publisher=Kent State University Press |isbn=978-0-87338-791-0 |page=392}}</ref>

In 1983, ''[[Newsweek]]'' called Springfield one of America's "dream cities". But the issue, which marked the magazine's 50th anniversary issue, concluded that "The American Dream" was in decline.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Borden |first1=Jeremy |date=September 19, 2016 |title=Newsweek took stock of the American Dream in Springfield, Ohio, in 1983. A taste of what things look like today. |url=https://medium.com/the-untold-story/newsweek-took-stock-of-the-american-dream-in-springfield-ohio-in-1983-e46ee2257ee1 |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=The Untold Story |publisher=Medium |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804161942/https://medium.com/the-untold-story/newsweek-took-stock-of-the-american-dream-in-springfield-ohio-in-1983-e46ee2257ee1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Deindustrialization|decline in manufacturing]] and other [[Blue-collar worker|blue-collar]] industries in the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries hit Springfield especially hard. In 2011, [[Gallup, Inc.|Gallup]] called Springfield the "unhappiest city" in the country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Patrick |date=October 14, 2012 |title=Welcome to Springfield, Ohio, the 'unhappiest city' in the U.S. |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/welcome-to-springfield-ohio-the-unhappiest-city-in-the-us/article4612263/ |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |access-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913185054/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/welcome-to-springfield-ohio-the-unhappiest-city-in-the-us/article4612263/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Its 27% decrease in [[median income]] between 1999 and 2014 was the largest of any [[metropolitan area]] in the country.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berliner |first1=Uri |title=Springfield, Ohio: A Shrinking City Faces A Tough Economic Future |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/09/19/493920060/springfield-ohio-a-shrinking-city-faces-a-tough-economic-future |publisher=NPR |access-date=April 4, 2019 |date=September 19, 2016 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404073918/https://www.npr.org/2016/09/19/493920060/springfield-ohio-a-shrinking-city-faces-a-tough-economic-future |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2020, the population had declined to 58,662, down more than one-quarter from its peak.<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218204847/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

By the mid-2010s, city leaders began revitalization of the downtown area, including residential housing, a parking garage and demolition of decayed structures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/springfield-to-build-new-townhomes-downtown/1665375123|title=Springfield to build new townhomes downtown|date=December 19, 2018|publisher=WDTN|language=en-US|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530060521/https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/springfield-to-build-new-townhomes-downtown/1665375123|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/springfield-breaks-ground-new-downtown-parking-garage/N72KdGJRS7EcVhIf22wHxJ/|title=Springfield breaks ground on new downtown parking garage|last=Riley Newton|first=Staff Writer|website=Springfield News-Sun|language=en|date=June 28, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=August 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828123948/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/springfield-breaks-ground-new-downtown-parking-garage/N72KdGJRS7EcVhIf22wHxJ/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Newton |first1=Riley |title=Demolition on Crowell-Collier picks up steam |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/demolition-crowell-collier-picks-steam/fEnYNirbRcyBXPFElWtGoK/ |website=Springfield News-Sun |access-date=May 16, 2021 |date=October 29, 2019 |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516203933/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/demolition-crowell-collier-picks-steam/fEnYNirbRcyBXPFElWtGoK/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/historic-downtown-arcue-building-demolished/6PzTQA6rLEkbnmc3gVjSQK/|title=Historic downtown Arcue Building demolished|first=Staff Writer|last=Mark McGregor|website=Springfield News-Sun |access-date=October 6, 2019|archive-date=October 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006021755/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/historic-downtown-arcue-building-demolished/6PzTQA6rLEkbnmc3gVjSQK/|url-status=live}}</ref> New downtown structures built since 2000 include the Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital, Springfield Regional Medical Center, Mother Stewart's Brewing Company, and the Chiller Ice Arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/city-long-delayed-ice-arena-ready-open/Qrn7uGH0V6negqd3fz0gQM/|title=City's long-delayed ice arena ready to open|first=Staff Writer|last=Michael Cooper|website=Springfield News-Sun |access-date=October 6, 2019|archive-date=October 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006021826/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/city-long-delayed-ice-arena-ready-open/Qrn7uGH0V6negqd3fz0gQM/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2018, the economic recovery enjoyed by larger cities since the [[Great Recession]] had not included Springfield, despite efforts by local politicians and business organizations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sanctis |first1=Matt |date=June 10, 2018 |title=Springfield among the small cities economic recovery is bypassing, report says |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/springfield-among-the-small-cities-economic-recovery-bypassing-report-says/SiCmpEWgYjcFwOKcI1B8QO/ |access-date=April 4, 2019 |website=Springfield News-Sun |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404073920/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/local/springfield-among-the-small-cities-economic-recovery-bypassing-report-says/SiCmpEWgYjcFwOKcI1B8QO/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, the [[Upper Valley Mall]], which had operated as the city's [[retail]] hub since 1971, permanently closed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Upper Valley Mall to close in June |url=https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/upper-valley-mall-to-close-in-june/ |publisher=WDTN |access-date=May 16, 2021 |date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516204302/https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/upper-valley-mall-to-close-in-june/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Immigrant influx====
In 2014, the city began the "Welcome Springfield" initiative to attract immigrants in an attempt to improve the local economy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Starr |first1=Stephen |title=How a child's death caused an Ohio city to turn on its Haitian community |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/12/12/how-a-childs-death-caused-an-ohio-city-to-turn-on-its-haitian-community |access-date=September 15, 2024 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera English]] |date=December 12, 2023 |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918034644/https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/12/12/how-a-childs-death-caused-an-ohio-city-to-turn-on-its-haitian-community |url-status=live }}</ref> About four years later, [[Haitians|Haitian]] immigrants fleeing their country's [[Haitian crisis (2018–present)|deepening crisis]] began to arrive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brangham |first1=William |last2=Fecteau |first2=Mary |title=Ohio city with Haitian migrant influx thrust into political spotlight |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ohio-city-with-haitian-migrant-influx-thrust-into-political-spotlight |access-date=September 15, 2024 |work=[[PBS NewsHour]] |date=September 9, 2024 |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918034619/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ohio-city-with-haitian-migrant-influx-thrust-into-political-spotlight |url-status=live }}</ref>

By 2024, an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 Haitian immigrants had settled in the city. The vast majority later received [[temporary protected status]], which allows them to work without the fear of deportation, due to the [[Haitian crisis (2018–present)|crisis in Haiti]].<ref name="Turner">{{Cite web |title=Thousands of Haitian immigrants now in Springfield: 5 takeaways from our reporting |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/thousands-of-haitian-immigrants-now-in-springfield-5-takeaways-from-our-reporting/QQFDZR6JAVCBNC6TGZGAEKE2JU/ |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=Springfield News-Sun |language=en |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716212329/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/thousands-of-haitian-immigrants-now-in-springfield-5-takeaways-from-our-reporting/QQFDZR6JAVCBNC6TGZGAEKE2JU/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jordan |first=Miriam |title=Why Thousands of Haitians Have Settled in Springfield, Ohio |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/us/haitian-migrants-springfield-ohio.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 17, 2024 |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918034742/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/us/haitian-migrants-springfield-ohio.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Many were drawn by jobs with Springfield's growing [[manufacturing]] sector, which includes companies such as [[Topre]], Silfex, and McGregor Metal.<ref name="NYT-Jordan" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Matt Sanctis |first=Staff Writer |title=Topre to expand, add 200 jobs, invest $73M in Springfield |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/business/employment/topre-expand-add-200-jobs-invest-73m-springfield/yOchiR72VfIKqTD8X7nJxO/ |website=Springfield News-Sun |access-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-date=March 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311162942/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/business/employment/topre-expand-add-200-jobs-invest-73m-springfield/yOchiR72VfIKqTD8X7nJxO/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Riley Newton |first=Staff Writer |title=New Silfex plant operating in Springfield; more hiring planned |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/business/new-silfex-plant-operating-springfield-more-hiring-planned/CR4RxF0xjmfCro217SilyJ/ |website=Springfield News-Sun |access-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006021810/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/business/new-silfex-plant-operating-springfield-more-hiring-planned/CR4RxF0xjmfCro217SilyJ/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The influx of Haitians triggered an increase in anti-immigrant sentiment among existing residents. In August 2023, tensions were aggravated when an improperly licensed Haitian driver crashed into a school bus, killing one child and injuring 23 others.<ref name="NYT-Jordan" /> In mid-2024, local politicians asked for federal assistance to fund an unexpected increased use of city services and to help with housing issues caused by the population increase.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orozco |first1=Jessica |title=Springfield leaders talk growing Haitian population with federal government |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfield-leaders-discuss-growing-haitian-population-with-federal-government/EJWXEEGK2ZFN7N66GWPOPMDP2A/ |website=Springfield News-Sun |access-date=August 3, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NYT-Jordan">{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Miriam |title=How an Ohio Town Landed in the Middle of the Immigration Debate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/us/springfield-ohio-school-bus-crash-haiti-immigrants.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=September 7, 2024 |date=September 3, 2024 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914191557/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/us/springfield-ohio-school-bus-crash-haiti-immigrants.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Community organizations have hired significant numbers of [[Haitian Creole]] translators.<ref name="NYT-Jordan" />

==== National attention ====
{{Main article|Springfield pet-eating hoax}}

In 2024, the city drew international attention over [[Springfield pet-eating hoax|baseless claims about local Haitian immigrants]], leading to dozens of bomb threats that forced school evacuations, government office closures, and other disruptions.<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |last1=Rozzelle |first1=Josephine |last2=Breuninger |first2=Kevin |date=September 16, 2024 |title=Ohio GOP Gov. DeWine says 'at least 33' bomb threats prompt Springfield to begin daily school sweeps |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/16/springfield-bomb-threats-ohio-republican.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917123730/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/16/springfield-bomb-threats-ohio-republican.html |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |access-date=September 17, 2024 |publisher=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> On August 26, police received a report of Haitians stealing geese, for which neither law enforcement officials nor the [[Ohio Department of Natural Resources]] found any evidence or suspects.<ref name="ORO">{{cite news | last = Orozco | first = Jessica | date = September 11, 2024 | title = County: No evidence of August claim that Haitians took geese at Springfield park | url = https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/county-no-evidence-of-august-claim-that-haitians-took-geese-at-springfield-park/NFRGJNURHREGHB32HBC6UKZJWQ/ | work = Springfield News-Sun | access-date = September 11, 2024 | archive-date = September 11, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240911220949/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/county-no-evidence-of-august-claim-that-haitians-took-geese-at-springfield-park/NFRGJNURHREGHB32HBC6UKZJWQ/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="CDR">{{cite web | title = Call Detail Report | publisher = Clark County Communication Center | date = August 26, 2024 | url = https://www.scribd.com/embeds/767911174/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-FgAt6C3w3O2whVVHFZHL | access-date = September 11, 2024 | archive-date = September 11, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240911121712/https://www.scribd.com/embeds/767911174/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-FgAt6C3w3O2whVVHFZHL | url-status = live }}</ref> Soon thereafter, a rumor about Haitian immigrants abducting and eating pets in Springfield went viral. Springfield authorities debunked the rumor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bernal |first1=Rafael |date=September 9, 2024 |title=Vance pushes false accusations of Haitians eating pets |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4869901-vance-haitians-eating-pets-ohio-trump/ |access-date=September 11, 2024 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910201726/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4869901-vance-haitians-eating-pets-ohio-trump/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The claims were amplified by [[JD Vance]], a U.S. senator from Ohio and Republican vice-president, other Republican politicians, and right-wing commentators.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ferris|first=Layla|date=September 10, 2024|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baseless-claim-haiti-immigrants-cats-springfield-ohio/|title=JD Vance repeats baseless claim Haitian immigrants are eating pets as Ohio officials say there is no evidence|publisher=[[CBS News]]|access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=September 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914192054/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baseless-claim-haiti-immigrants-cats-springfield-ohio/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Maher|first=Kit|date=September 10, 2024|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/10/politics/jd-vance-haitian-immigrants/index.html|title=Vance says false claim he spread against Haitian migrants may not be true but urges followers to keep posting 'cat memes'|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=September 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910185039/https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/10/politics/jd-vance-haitian-immigrants/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ingram|first=David|date=September 9, 2024|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/jd-vance-ohio-police-no-reports-haitian-immigrants-harming-pets-rcna170271|title=Ohio police have 'no credible reports' of Haitian immigrants harming pets, contradicting JD Vance's claim|publisher=[[NBC News]]|access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911215439/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/jd-vance-ohio-police-no-reports-haitian-immigrants-harming-pets-rcna170271|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Demissie|first=Hannah|date=September 9, 2024|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vance-magnifies-false-claims-haitian-immigrants-eating-pets/story?id=113534220|title=Vance magnifies false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=September 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910020622/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vance-magnifies-false-claims-haitian-immigrants-eating-pets/story?id=113534220|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="clevelandarticle">{{cite web |date=September 13, 2024 |title=Some Springfield locals say top Republicans are lying about Haitian immigrants in town |url=https://www.cleveland.com/open/2024/09/some-springfield-locals-say-top-republicans-are-lying-about-haitian-immigrants-in-town.html?outputType=amp |accessdate=September 13, 2024 |website=The Plain Dealer}}</ref> On September 10, Republican presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]] amplified the claims during [[2024 United States presidential debates#September 10: Second presidential debate (ABC, Philadelphia)|his presidential debate]] with [[Kamala Harris]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Arkin|first1=Daniel|last2=Ingram|first2=David|date=September 10, 2024|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-pushes-baseless-claim-immigrants-eating-pets-rcna170537|title=Trump pushes baseless claim about immigrants 'eating the pets'|publisher=[[NBC News]]|access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911015459/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-pushes-baseless-claim-immigrants-eating-pets-rcna170537|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Reinstein|first1=Julia|last2=Demissie|first2=Hannah|date=September 10, 2024|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-pushes-false-claim-haitian-migrants-stealing-eating/story?id=113570407|title=Trump pushes false claim that Haitian migrants are stealing and eating pets|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911030634/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-pushes-false-claim-haitian-migrants-stealing-eating/story?id=113570407|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Baio|first=Ariana|date=September 10, 2024|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ohio-pets-springfield-debate-fact-check-b2610589.html|title=Trump repeats false pet-eating claims leaving Harris dumbfounded as Republican nominee goes off rails|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911030623/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ohio-pets-springfield-debate-fact-check-b2610589.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the following week, Trump repeated and embellished his lies,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trump got back on track with the border. Then he started talking about the dogs (and geese). |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/12/trump-immigration-border-dogs-geese-00179017 |website=Politico |date=September 12, 2024 |access-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913223725/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/12/trump-immigration-border-dogs-geese-00179017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2024 |title=Trump drags new animal into false claims Haitian migrants are eating pets in Ohio |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-eating-pets-migrants-ohio-geese-b2612259.html |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914043722/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-eating-pets-migrants-ohio-geese-b2612259.html |url-status=live }}</ref> adding a vow to mass-deport "migrants" from Springfield.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Trump vows mass deportation of migrants in Springfield, dismisses threats to town |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-vows-mass-deportation-migrants-springfield-dismisses-threats/story?id=113661663 |access-date=September 13, 2024 |publisher=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135417/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-vows-mass-deportation-migrants-springfield-dismisses-threats/story?id=113661663 |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, unknown perpetrators began making dozens of [[bomb threat]]s to Springfield schools, city officials and employees, and municipal offices, forcing several days of evacuations, lockdowns, closures, and cancellations.<ref name=":52"/><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Lozano |first1=Alicia |last2=Li |first2=David |date=September 14, 2024 |title=Bomb threats force second consecutive day of school closures in Springfield, Ohio |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bomb-threats-force-second-consecutive-day-school-closures-springfield-rcna171043 |access-date=September 14, 2024 |publisher=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913172645/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bomb-threats-force-second-consecutive-day-school-closures-springfield-rcna171043 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Orozco |first1=Jessia |last2=Kelley |first2=Jeremy |date=September 13, 2024 |title=Springfield City Hall, schools, county hit by bomb threat tied to Haitian issues |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfield-city-hall-evacuated-due-to-unspecified-threat/LEJGCXXHZRHT3HH3HYHABRZGT4/ |access-date=September 15, 2024 |work=[[Springfield News-Sun]] |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912170953/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfield-city-hall-evacuated-due-to-unspecified-threat/LEJGCXXHZRHT3HH3HYHABRZGT4/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Helmore |first1=Edward |date=September 14, 2024 |title=More bomb threats hit Springfield, Ohio, after Trump elevates false claims about Haitians |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/14/more-bomb-threats-hit-springfield-ohio-after-trump-elevates-false-claims-about-haitians |access-date=September 15, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918034619/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/14/more-bomb-threats-hit-springfield-ohio-after-trump-elevates-false-claims-about-haitians |url-status=live }}</ref> Five schools were evacuated during their school days, and two more closed for a day. [[Springfield City Hall (Ohio)|City Hall]] and several municipal<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Lydia |date=September 13, 2024 |title=More Springfield schools evacuated after threats, officials say |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/09/13/springfield-ohio-threats-schools |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=Spectrum News 1 |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914013604/https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/09/13/springfield-ohio-threats-schools |url-status=live }}</ref> and county buildings<ref name=":1" /> were closed for one or more days. Two hospitals were locked down for part of a day.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=4 days of threats in Springfield: What happened from Thursday to today |url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/4-days-of-threats-in-springfield-what-happened-from-thursday-to-today/GYIMMNNO5NECTKYSWJB3BNEQDU/ |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=Springfield News-Sun |language=en |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916215322/https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/4-days-of-threats-in-springfield-what-happened-from-thursday-to-today/GYIMMNNO5NECTKYSWJB3BNEQDU/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Two local colleges moved classes online for one or more days.<ref name=":4" /> The episode drew national and international attention to Springfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donald Trump repeats baseless claim about Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77l28myezko |access-date=September 18, 2024 |publisher=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914180635/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77l28myezko |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany rejects Trump's energy claim, mocks him over pets – DW – 09/11/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-rejects-trumps-energy-claim-mocks-him-over-pets/a-70190020 |access-date=September 18, 2024 |publisher=Deutshe Welle |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914181330/https://www.dw.com/en/germany-rejects-trumps-energy-claim-mocks-him-over-pets/a-70190020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 14, 2024 |title=Haitian immigrant pet-eating row: Ohio woman accused of eating cat is US citizen, video is not from Springfield |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/haitian-immigrant-pet-eating-row-ohio-woman-accused-of-eating-cat-is-us-citizen-video-is-from-canton-not-springfield/articleshow/113320756.cms |access-date=September 18, 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918035121/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/haitian-immigrant-pet-eating-row-ohio-woman-accused-of-eating-cat-is-us-citizen-video-is-from-canton-not-springfield/articleshow/113320756.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

Haitian Americans in Springfield have faced race-based attacks due to these claims.<ref name="HaitianTimes2024">{{cite web |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Haitian Immigrants in Ohio Under Racist Attacks |url=https://haitiantimes.com/2024/09/11/haitian-immigrants-in-ohio-under-racist-attacks/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=The Haitian Times |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914192701/https://haitiantimes.com/2024/09/11/haitian-immigrants-in-ohio-under-racist-attacks/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Reuters2024">{{cite web |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Haitian Americans Fear for Their Safety After Trump Repeats False Claims |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/haitian-americans-fear-their-safety-after-trump-repeats-false-claims-about-2024-09-11/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref><ref name="BinNews2024">{{cite web |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Springfield Haitians Face Racist Attacks Following Trump, Vance Comments |url=https://twincities.binnews.com/content/2024-09-12-springfield-haitians-face-racist-attacks-following-trump-vance-comments/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=Bin News |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914181149/https://twincities.binnews.com/content/2024-09-12-springfield-haitians-face-racist-attacks-following-trump-vance-comments/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After [[Donald Trump]] won the [[2024 United States presidential election]], some Haitians expressed an interest in moving out of Springfield.<ref>{{cite web|last=Starr|first=Stephen|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/haitian-immigrants-springfield-ohio-trump-election|title=Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 17, 2024|access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>