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Haiti

November 28, 2022
Op-ed

Congresswoman 'pissed' about treatment of Haitians at Texas border, says some are being sheltered in Miami

Local 10 News / Amanda Batchelor / September 23, 2021

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida held a news conference Thursday afternoon with other elected officials and community activists to discuss the treatment of Haitian migrants at the Texas border.

Issues: Immigration Haiti

November 28, 2022
Congresswoman Wilson Talks Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts in Haiti

Congresswoman Wilson Discusses Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts in Haiti with Ambassador Kenneth Merten and Administration Officials

MIAMI - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on Tuesday, October 5, 2016, spoke by telephone with Kenneth Merten, the U.S. State Department's special coordinator for Haiti; Jeremy Konyndyk, director of the U.S.

Issues: Haiti

November 28, 2022
Op-ed

Dem Rep. Wilson: 'Inhumane' to Deport Haitians to Haiti - U.S. Has Obligation to Take Them In

BreitBart / Pam Key / September 23, 2021

Thursday on CNN's "The Lead," Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) called it "inhumane" to deport Haitian migrants back to a country that cannot accept them.

Issues: Immigration Haiti

November 28, 2022
Op-ed

Democrats oversee Haiti deportations and stalled immigration changes, angering advocates

Miami Herald / Alex Daugherty / September 20, 2021

Mike Fernandez, a Miami billionaire and political megadonor who left the Republican Party to pursue bipartisan immigration reform, smiled into the camera last week as he announced his support for a Democrat-only plan to provide citizenship for millions of unauthorized immigrants.

Issues: Immigration Haiti

November 28, 2022
Op-ed

Frederica Wilson rails against Haitian deportation flights, calls treatment 'inhumane'

The Hill / Celine Castronuovo / September 23, 2021

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) on Thursday called on the Biden administration to immediately end the deportations of Haitian migrants gathered at the southern border, arguing that it is "inhumane" to send people back to a country "in tatters."

Issues: Immigration Haiti

November 28, 2022
Haiti - 213th of Flag : Statement by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson

Wednesday, as part of the 213th anniversary of the creation of the Haitian flag, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) declared :

Issues: Haiti

November 28, 2022
Haiti restarts presidential election campaigning but doubts persist about vote

As campaigning for Haiti's on-again, off-again presidential vote begins for the fifth time Thursday, questions continue about whether the storm-ravaged country can hold fair and effective elections so soon after Hurricane Matthew hammered its southern region.

Issues: Haiti