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Yvette Clarke: “Just 700 miles from our border, the Nation of Haiti is facing an unprecedented crisis. Gangs control their capital city…”

On the recordMay 15, 2024
Just 700 miles from our border, the Nation of Haiti is facing an unprecedented crisis. Gangs control their capital city, Port-au-Prince, and every-day citizens are being terrorized by brutal murderers and kidnappings.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke highlights the crisis in Haiti as a reason for migration.

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