JD Vance's microphone cuts out as he speaks at the vice presidential debate about Springfield, Ohio

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance said “Kamala Harris’ open border” did this “destroyed” the lives of American citizens in Springfield, Ohio before his microphone was cut off Debate moderators.

In Tuesday night's vice presidential debate on CBS, Vance claimed he was undocumented Immigrants drive up real estate prices and overburden local schools across the country, at the expense of American citizens.

“In Springfield, Ohio, and in communities across the country, there are schools that are overwhelmed, hospitals that are overwhelmed, and housing that is completely unaffordable because we have recruited millions of illegal immigrants who are struggling with Americans Housing competes,” the Ohio senator said.

Springfield has been at the center of a national immigration debate since former President Donald Trump claimed it in his debate with the vice president Kamala Harris reported last month that Haitian immigrants were eating their neighbors' cats and dogs. Local officials said they had “no credible reports” that this actually happened.

Vance, who initially made the claim days before Trump's expansion, did not repeat it during the vice presidential debate.

But when confronted by Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vance said he was undocumented Immigrants take a heavy toll on Americans.

“The people I worry about most are the American citizens whose lives have been destroyed by Kamala Harris’ open border. “It’s a disgrace,” Vance said.

The influx of migrants in Springfield has strained some local resources in the city. But most Haitian migrants there are legal, and local officials have fiercely disputed Trump and Vance's portrayal of the city.

Local republicanS Like Mayor Rob Rue and Gov. Mike DeWine have rejected Trump and Vance's claims, saying that the Haitian migrants are looking for work, that they are there legally and that they have become part of the community.

Trump fired Rue and other local officials.

“The mayor of the city, I don’t know him, but he seems like a nice man, but he… doesn’t want to say anything bad. He wants to be politically correct,” Trump said at a news conference in Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Things got more heated around Springfield during Tuesday's debate, according to CBS News Hosts Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan interjected to point out that the Haitian immigrants in Springfield had legal status before attempting to move on.

Vance protested by talking over the moderators and preventing them from asking their next question.

“The rules said you wouldn’t fact check. And since you're fact-checking me,” Vance said, “I think it's important to say what's going on.”

Vance argued why the Haitian migrants should not be considered legal since their protected status was determined by the federal government upon their arrival in the United States. At recent rallies, Vance said his interpretation of the law meant they technically immigrated to the U.S. illegally.

Walz jumped in and added his own fact check. But both were then interrupted when their microphones were muted.

The moderators had indicated at the beginning of the debate that they reserved the right to turn off the microphones at any time in order to comply with the debate rules.