Immigration & Border Security

Sens. Scott and Rubio Call for Plan to Confront Mass Migration From Haiti

‘We must consider this danger due to the numerous reports of gangs committing jailbreaks in Haiti and releasing thousands of dangerous criminals.’
Sens. Scott and Rubio Call for Plan to Confront Mass Migration From Haiti
Residents flee their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in the Carrefour-Feuilles district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Aug. 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP-Odelyn Joseph
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Two senators from Florida, Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), are asking President Joe Biden for his plan to prevent and stop a possible influx of Haitians into the United States amid political and social unrest in the Caribbean country.

In a letter dated March 15 to President Biden, Mr. Scott and Mr. Rubio raised their concerns about the recent humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti. They warned that the current open-border policy could lead to mass migration from Haiti into the United States and have a “direct negative impact on American families” across the country.
Aaron Pan
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