Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance has come under fire for promoting false and xenophobic claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are stealing and eating pets. Despite local police confirming no credible reports of such incidents, Vance continues to assert these claims, suggesting they might be false but still urging supporters to spread them. This has been widely criticized as a tactic to stoke racial tensions and shift focus from other political issues. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has also expressed concerns about the impact of the growing migrant population on local resources, calling for measures to limit federal migrant resettlement in Ohio. The controversy underscores the broader national debate on immigration policy and its social implications.