An Ohio city inundated with threats last year related to an influx of Haitian immigrants has sued a neo-Nazi group that it says was at the heart of the onslaught.

Summary

Springfield, Ohio, has sued the neo-Nazi Blood Tribe, alleging the group led a racist harassment campaign against the city’s growing Haitian community.

The lawsuit, backed by the Anti-Defamation League, accuses Blood Tribe leaders of inciting violence, making threats, and staging armed demonstrations.

The intimidation intensified after Trump falsely claimed Haitians in Springfield were abducting pets.

The city seeks a jury trial to block further threats and impose damages. Separately, Haitian advocates continue legal efforts to hold Trump accountable for spreading inflammatory rhetoric during a 2023 debate.