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 »
27 members of Congress urge halt of deportations to Haiti during pandemicSun Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel / Anthony Man / April 14, 2020A group of U.S. House members wants to stop the Trump administration from deporting Haitian nationals during the coronavirus outbreak. To achieve that goal, they want a deportation ban included in any future coronavirus legislation, though the 27 members of… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Gregory W. Meeks (NY-5), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), and Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie G. Thompson (MS-2) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling on him to end the practice of summarily expelling migrants under Title 42 of the Public Health Services… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Wilson hosted a forum titled "An Impending Crisis: COVID-19 in Haiti, Ongoing Instability, and the Dangers of Continued U.S. Deportations," featuring House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel; Leonie Hermantin, Haitian community leader and director of Development, Communications, and Strategic Planning for the Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center; Clarel… Read more »
