Crist's first TV ad hammers DeSantis on masks — Rick Scott suggests removing Biden from office — U.S. sends aid to Haiti, but is it enough? — Florida's unemployment site still a jalopy Politico / Gary Fineout / August 17, 2021 The daily rundown — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted information that there were 17,216 new Covid-19 infections… Read more »
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… Read more »
U.S. sends aid to Haiti after quake but much more needed Politico / Jonathan Custudio / August 16, 2021 As Tropical Depression Grace pounded Haiti late Monday, rescue teams from the United States, Chile and other countries scrambled to help locate residents still trapped after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake pancaked homes and churches, busted roads and killed at least 1,400 people. The… Read more »
The earthquake shocks the Haitian diaspora in South Florida Los Angeles Times / August 15, 2021 The devastating earthquake in Haiti, of 7.2 magnitude and that has left 724 dead, has shaken the Haitian community in Miami, where this Sunday the archbishop of this city, Thomas Wenski, officiated a mass in a church in the neighborhood of La Little Haiti. We have come to pray and ask the… Read more »
‘Speechless.' Shock of another devastating earthquake rocks Miami's Little Haiti Miami Herald / Bianca Padro Ocasio, Devoun Cetoute, Carl Juste / August 14, 2021 Edwina Paul, a hair salon owner, landed in Miami on Saturday morning after visiting her hometown in Haiti, when her phone froze with a barrage of WhatsApp messages and calls she was receiving, all at once. "When I finally… Read more »
Wilson Introduces House Resolution on Haiti Washington, DC – On July 21, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson introduced a resolution expressing support for the people of Haiti, condemning the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and urging support of Haitian-led solutions. Haiti has long been one of the most vulnerable nations in the… Read more »
Wilson Statement on Appointment of Special Envoy for Haiti Washington, DC – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to President Biden's appointment of a special envoy to Haiti: "I am extremely pleased that President Biden has appointed a special envoy to Haiti, a step that I urged him to take to help bring political, economic, and… Read more »
Wilson Responds to Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Miami, FL – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to assassination of Haiti's president: "I was shocked by the news of the assassination of Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse and to learn that his wife, Martine, also was shot during the attack. My thoughts are with the… Read more »
Wilson to Lead Press Conference on Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Miami, FL – On Thursday, July 8, at 1:00 p.m., Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson will lead a press conference to respond to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and to call for U.S. support and unity among Haiti's citizens during this turbulent period. She will be joined by… Read more »
Miami, FL — Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson issued the following statement on Temporary Protected Status for Haitians:"I am elated by President Biden's decision to continue Temporary Protected Status for Haitians living and working in the United States. In addition, undocumented Haitians who arrived in the United States by or before May 21, 2021, and meet certain conditions,… Read more »
