Ambassador Daniel Foote wrote in his resignation letter he will not be associated with the “inhumane decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees.”
The U.S.’s special envoy to Haiti, Ambassador Daniel Foote, abruptly resigned on Wednesday amid ongoing turmoil at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying he does not want to be associated with what he described as the “inhumane” treatment of Haitian migrants, according to a resignation letter obtained byA man carries a little girl, who is clutching her Barbie doll, over the Rio Grande river toward DelRio, Texas, early Wednesday, Sept.
He argued the conditions aren’t safe in Haiti, a country still reeling from a massive earthquake in August and the shocking assassination of its president in July, and highlighted that American officials in Haiti are “confined to secure compounds because of the danger posed by armed gangs in control of daily life.”
The country is not equipped to handle the return of thousands of its people “lacking food, shelter and money,” Foote wrote, warning that it will lead to “additional, avoidable human tragedy” and further “surging migration to our borders.” He argued instead the U.S. should provide “immediate assistance” to Haitians, including humanitarian assistance and help with restoring “the government’s ability to neutralize the gangs and restore order through the national policeCrucial Quote
“Our policy approach to Haiti remains deeply flawed, and my recommendations have been ignored and dismissed, when not edited to project a narrative different from my own,” wrote Foote.
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