U.S. Haiti Caucus condemns violence, calls for humanitarian response

The co-chairs of the United States House of Representatives' Haiti Caucus have condemned recent violence and political instability in Haiti and called on the Biden administration to halt all deportations to the country.

The call by Yvette D. Clarke, Ayanna Pressley, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick follows the sudden dismissal of interim Haitian prime minister Garry Conille and the targeting of airplanes by Haitian gangs.

The co-chairs say the increasing violent gang activity and attacks on commercial airlines in Haiti have further destabilised the island, putting the Haitian people at greater risk and underscoring the need for a comprehensive humanitarian response from the United States.