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  • House advances bill to shield Haitian immigrants in defiance of Trump

    04/16/2026 7:21:32 PM PDT · by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas · 40 replies
    April 15, 2026 | Kyla Guilfoil
    The legislation was first introduced in the Republican-controlled House by Reps. Laura Gillen, D-N.Y., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., last year. "The State Department claims it is too dangerous for American citizens to go to Haiti because of kidnapping, gang violence and widespread chaos, but yet, the administration has said it's safe for Haitians to return there," Gillen said Wednesday on the House floor. She said that "removing our neighbors would not just be a humanitarian catastrophe; it would hurt our economy," adding that Haitian immigrants "work in critical sectors like health care, education, caregiving, supporting our elderly and working in...