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A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation, including Reps. Ami Bera and Brian Mast, returned from a harrowing trip to Haiti where they witnessed unimaginable suffering in Port-au-Prince — worse than anticipated — amid rampant gang violence that forced them to be escorted by armed embassy guards. The visit, the first by U.S. lawmakers in seven years, revealed a nation on the brink: hospitals overwhelmed, schools shuttered, and hunger widespread. High-ranking Haitian officials were kidnapped, and even a U.S. citizen child was held for ransom. Rep. Bera strongly opposes ending Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians, warning deportation now would be a “disaster” as returning citizens face deadly gangs. Haitian officials agreed deportations are premature, citing cities unprepared to absorb returnees. Despite DHS’s plan to end TPS, Bera vows to push for a three-year extension, calling it a moral imperative to protect lives and uphold American values while supporting a bill already passed in the House to help Haiti rebuild systematically.

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