U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions
3 years, 6 months ago

U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions

LA Times  

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers attempt to block people crossing the Rio Grande on Sunday into Del Rio, Texas, where thousands of Haitian immigrants have arrived. The Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti has resigned, protesting “inhumane” large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland racked by civil strife and natural disaster, U.S. officials said Thursday. Foote wrote Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken that he was stepping down immediately “with deep disappointment and apologies to those seeking crucial changes.” “I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees and illegal immigrants to Haiti, a country where American officials are confined to secure compounds because of the danger posed by armed gangs to daily life,” he wrote. Foote’s sudden departure leaves a void in U.S. policy toward Haiti and adds another prominent, critical voice to the administration’s response to Haitians camped on the Texas border. “When someone who is tasked with Haiti policy at the highest level resigns because ‘recommendations are ignored and dismissed’ it’s not only troubling, but shows you this administration does not tolerate anyone who won’t go along with their distorted view of the facts,” said Damian Merlo, a Republican strategist who has worked for years on Haiti policy and is now a registered lobbyist for the country’s government.

History of this topic

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1 month, 1 week ago
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1 month, 1 week ago
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