ABC Miami ArticleSouth Florida advocates for Haitian migrants are calling on President Joe Biden to allow those who make the desperate crossing to the U.S. to file an asylum claim.
A group of politicians and advocates joined Rep. Frederica Wilson’s disdain for Title 42, an order former President Donald Trump invoked in 2020 and the Biden administration has continued to… Read more »
Wilson Statement on the Twelfth Anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake Miami, Florida – Congresswoman Frederica Wilson issued the following statement on the anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2020. "This year, we mark 12 years since a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti led to the loss of more than 250,000 lives and caused more than $8… Read more »
Congresswomen Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) have introduced legislation to reauthorize the Haitian Hemisphere Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act and the Haitian Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act. The bipartisan bill, which was introduced in the Senate by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), would ensure that the… Read more »
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:… Read more »
U.S. envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant deportations Politico / Nick Niedzwiadek & Jonathan Custodio / September 23, 2021 The U.S. special envoy for Haiti resigned on Wednesday, rebuking the Biden administration's handling of Haitian refugees amassed along the U.S.-Mexico border. "I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport… Read more »
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. Wilson kicked off the… Read more »
The Lead With Jake Tapper Jake Tapper / September 23, 2021 We've gone to Texas and to Mexico. Coming up we'll take you to Haiti. In the meantime let's discuss this with democratic congresswoman Frederica Wilson of Florida who represents Miami's little Haiti neighborhood. Congresswoman, thanks so much for joining us. Today the U.S. Special envoy to Haiti quit over the Biden… Read more »
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." In an… Read more »
‘You Got to Fix This': Rep. Wilson Criticizes Biden Over Deportation of Haitian Migrants NBC Miami / September 23, 2021 Rep. Frederica Wilson was joined by other lawmakers and activists Thursday to urge the Biden Administration to stop large-scale deportations of Haitian migrants back to their homeland afflicted by natural disaster and the president's assassination. "You got to… Read more »
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. Wilson said, "I am pissed about the deportations back to a country that cannot accept them.… Read more »
