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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

November 28, 2022
Op-ed

Haitian advocates appeal for immediate end to deportations and expansion of TPS

Miami Herald / Alex Dugherty / August 17, 2021

Members of Congress, Haitian-Americans and immigrant advocacy groups are calling on the Biden administration to expand Haiti's Temporary Protected Status designation after a major earthquake claimed at least 1,300 lives in Haiti's southwestern peninsula on Saturday.

Issues: Haiti Immigration

November 28, 2022
Op-ed

Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment

Daily Harald / Aaron Morrison & Astrid Galvin / September 24, 2021

The images - men on horseback, appearing to use reins as whips to corral Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico - provoked an outcry. But to many Haitians and Black Americans, they're merely confirmation of a deeply held belief:

U.S. immigration policies, they say, are and have long been anti-Black.

Issues: Haiti Immigration