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Haiti’s Crisis and TPS Fate | Boise News
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation, including reps from California, Florida, and Illinois, made a high-security trip to Port-au-Prince — the first in seven years — to witness Haiti’s worsening crisis firsthand. What they saw shocked them: gang violence has spiraled into chaos, with kidnappings of officials and even a six-year-old U.S. citizen, despite ransom payments. The visit was meant to decide if Haiti’s conditions justify ending TPS for 350,000 Haitians in the U.S., but lawmakers now fear sending them home would be deadly. While a new Gang Suppression Force is being built, it’s…
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