# Springfield, OH immigrants: what's the actual story? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 13, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springfield-oh-immigrants-whats-the-actual-story/1007220 "2024-09-13T17:14:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 73
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springfield-oh-immigrants-whats-the-actual-story/1007220/73 "2024-09-15T13:43:36Z")
TMZ has tracked down the story behind the photo of the guy carrying two geese. 1 they were roadkill. 2 there is nothing wrong in Ohio law in picking up roadkill geese; no permit required. 3 there is no evidence that the guy was planning on eating them. 4 the guy was not a Haitian immigrant 5 it didn’t happen in Springfield, but in Columbus, 40 miles away from Springfield. . > **[Ohio Wildlife Officials Give Context for Photo of Man Holding 2 Geese](https://amp.tmz.com/2024/09/13/ohio-wildlife-officials-give-context-man-geese-picture/)** > > A viral pic of an Ohio guy lugging around 2 geese is blowing up after Donald Trump’s bizarre pet-munching Haitian immigrant claims ... but we're told the photo’s just being twisted to fit the former prez's narrative, and what's actually going on is... --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springfield-oh-immigrants-whats-the-actual-story/1007220)._