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Advocates call on Biden admin to halt deportation of Haitian asylum-seekers following earthquake
Advocates are appealing to the Biden administration to halt the deportation of asylum-seekers to Haiti, following the devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the nation on Aug. 14.
They said at least two deportation flights expelled migrants to Haiti in the days preceding the earthquake.
- Gabe Ortiz
- Daily Kos
“The quake’s death toll continues to climb,” the Welcome With Dignity campaign said in a statement received by Daily Kos.
“For the Biden administration to continue returning Haitians to such dire conditions would be unconscionable and a shameful abandonment of our human rights obligations.”
Over 130 organizations had previously called on the…