CLARKE AND PRESSLEY, CO-CHAIRS OF THE HAITI CAUCUS, CONDEMN DEPORTATION AND DEHUMANIZATION OF HAITIAN NATIONALS

Washington, Aug. 31 -- Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke issued the following press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [e-mail] c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chairs of the House Haiti Caucus, issued the following statement: "Today, thousands of Haitians are in chains because Donald Trump decided their lives are a crime. They broke no laws, yet that did not stop the Trump Administration from forcing them into the grips of Haiti's violent gangs and instability. The Trump Administration has declared Haiti unsafe to travel to, and in recent days alone, gang massacres have left dozens dead, more have been kidnapped, and some of t...