A small Indiana city is now at the heart of the political debate about immigration. Two weeks ago, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor made unsubstantiated claims in a post on X claiming Haitian immigrants were being dumped in Logansport, but 13 Investigates found his estimate appears to be greatly exaggerated. According to the US Census Bureau, Logansport has a population of 18,366 people. Republican lt. governor candidate, Micah Beckwith, claimed — without evidence — it's much larger. He did it first in a post on X, then again in an interview with 13News. "It was a town of 18,000 and now it's grown to 50, 60, 70,000,” Beckwith said. Beckwith said people on the ground told him there could be tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants in the city. The city, county and law enforcement leaders 13 Investigates spoke with said they do not have evidence to support that many new people. Haitian migrants are the latest group to settle in Logansport. At Heritage Park, in the city’s downtown, there is a statue honoring “all” immigrants. The campaign never released any documentation to support Beckwith’s assertions. His Democratic and Libertarian rivals call the post a form of "fear-mongering" that "exploits" the situation for "political purposes." So 13 Investigates traveled to Logansport to get answers. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/investigations/13-investigates/logansport-dealing-increase-migrants-beckwiths-claims-exaggerate-issue-indiana-haitian-migrants/531-76837dc4-81a2-4173-b2ce-03db3ed8d0dd