Special envoy to Haiti resigns in protest of Biden’s continuation of Trump immigration policy – By Jon Skolnik (Salon) / Sept 23 2021
His resignation comes amid viral photos of border agents violently handling Haitian migrants
The U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigned on Thursday over the Biden administration’s “inhumane” expulsion of thousands of Haitian migrants using an immigration policy first implemented by top Trump aide Stephen Miller.
“I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees and illegal immigrants to Haiti, a country where American officials are confined to secure compounds because of the danger posed by armed gangs to daily life,” Special Envoy Daniel Foote penned in a missive to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“Our policy approach to Haiti remains deeply flawed,” he added, “and my policy recommendations have been ignored and dismissed, when not edited to project a narrative different from my own.”
His resignation, first reported by PBS, comes in the wake of recently surfaced images of border patrol agents aggressively corralling some of the 15,000 Haitian migrants making their way across the border last week. Addressing the viral pictures on Tuesday, President Joe Biden told reporters, “We’ll get it under control,” according to NBC News. White House Press Secretary likewise said the U.S. would discontinue using horses.
