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Haiti Crisis Deepens: Prime Minister Resigns Amid Government Collapse and Gang Violence

American volunteers and missionaries airlifted out as international leaders discuss aid.

  • Best-selling author Mitch Albom and eight volunteers were airlifted out of Haiti amid a government collapse and rampant gang violence, facilitated by Reps. Lisa McClain and Cory Mills.
  • Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his resignation following international pressure, as the country's crisis deepens with violent gangs overwhelming law and order.
  • American missionaries and volunteers, feeling abandoned by the Biden administration, plead for rescue amidst constant gunfire and deteriorating conditions in Haiti.
  • Rep. Cory Mills, who previously organized rescue missions in Afghanistan and Israel, led the evacuation of ten Americans from an orphanage in Haiti.
  • The U.S. deploys a Marine anti-terrorism unit to Haiti to protect the embassy, as discussions on how to assist Haiti continue among international leaders.
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