It is inconceivable to return migrants against their will to a situation of uncertainty and life-threatening danger. On top of this, the southern region of Haiti was hit by an earthquake less than six weeks ago, damaging and collapsing an already overburdened healthcare system. When all people in the US are looking to live in safety, putting them on planes and forcing them into this context is beyond inhumane.
Last week, the US Department of Homeland Security announced that it would repatriate Haitian migrants who have gathered at the US-Mexico border in the city of Del Rio, Texas.
More than 12,000 migrants and asylum seekers, most of them Haitians, are living in makeshift camps under the international bridge, with limited access to food, water and shelter. The US is speeding up deportation flights to Haiti as the country is in the midst of a political and social crisis, as growing insecurity and armed conflict force thousands to flee their homes in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Migrants in Del Rio are being expelled to Haiti under Title 42 authority, a harmful policy that exploits the pandemic as a way to effectively shut down asylum. Since the public order was issued in March 2020, the US has carried out more than one million removals.
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