On Thursday, June 5, 2025, Congressman Mike Lawler (R-US) spoke out against the inclusion of Haiti on the list of 12 countries banned from entering the United States, imposed by President Trump in his June 4th, 2025 executive order https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-45056-haiti-flash-trump-bans-haitians-from-entering-the-usa.html , along with 11 other countries…

Lawler, who represents all of Rockland and parts of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York State, strongly urges the Trump administration to reconsider the total suspension of entry to the United States for Haitian nationals. He reiterated that the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, particularly the atrocities linked to gang violence, is reason enough to welcome this struggling Caribbean nation, not to categorically reject its people.

"Haiti's disaster has been growing, and given our proximity to the nation and our historical interventions. We have a moral duty to help. Haitians cannot do it alone," Lawler said in a statement. "This travel ban will only deepen the suffering of Haitians, many of whom have strong ties to the U.S., including the vibrant Haitian diaspora in the Hudson Valley that I represent in Congress, and risks isolating Haiti further at a time when they need our support most."

"[...] I strongly urge the Trump administration to immediately remove Haiti from this list, or at the very least, reduce it to a partial ban as was done for countries like Cuba and Venezuela," Lawler said, recalling that last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that the Trump administration was "prepared to play a leading role" within the Organization of American States (OAS) and asserted that the UN-authorized Multinational Security Support Mission "alone will not solve this problem... I urge the administration to move forward with such a leading role, including a potential security mission led by OAS to end the crisis and lead Haiti on a path to stability."

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