{"id":2395739,"date":"2025-01-27T16:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-leader-complains-even-haiti-cant-handle-haitian-migrants\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:33:14","slug":"haitian-leader-complains-even-haiti-cant-handle-haitian-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-leader-complains-even-haiti-cant-handle-haitian-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian Leader Complains Even Haiti Can\u2019t Handle Haitian Migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhaitian-leader-complains-even-haiti-cant-handle-haitian-migrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395739&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses comments\u200c made by Leslie Voltaire, the president of Haiti\u2019s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haiti-police-chief-fired-replaced-with-ex-chief-who-was-fired-in-2020-and-branded-incompetent\/\" title=\"Haiti reinstates previously dismissed police chief from 2020, replacing current chief amid concerns of incompetence\">transitional presidential council<\/a>, regarding the challenges Haiti faces in\u200d handling its own citizens\u2062 returning from abroad, notably considering changed U.S.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-flees-podium-without-answering-questions-after-delivering-remarks-in-delaware-video\/\" title=\"Biden Flees Podium without Answering Questions After Delivering Remarks in Delaware (VIDEO)\">immigration policies<\/a> under President Donald Trump.Voltaire expressed \u200bhis concerns to\u2064 the Associated Press, stating \u200cthat the influx of Haitians would be \u201ccatastrophic\u201d for a country already struggling with food insecurity and displacement. He lamented that Trump\u2063 would not prioritize Haitian issues \u200dand criticized the potential expulsion of Haitians\u2063 living in \u2062the\u200c U.S. This \u200bsentiment was echoed by Colombian authorities\u2063 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-puts-twitter-takeover-on-hold-amid-fake-account-questions\/\" title=\"Musk Puts Twitter Takeover On Hold Amid Fake Account Questions\">initially resisted<\/a> the return of Colombians deported from \u200cthe U.S., illustrating a broader resistance among some countries to accepting their \u200bmigrants back.The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article prompts readers<\/a>\u2062 to consider what \u2064this reluctance to \u2063repatriate citizens \u2064signifies about the \u2062state of these nations. \u200dThe\u200c author, Brianna Lyman, highlights\u2064 the complexities of immigration policy and its impact on countries like Haiti and \u200cColombia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v3TiQalBRAQ\">  DRM News \/ YouTube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/haitian-leader-complains-even-their-own-country-cant-handle-haitian-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Haitian%20Leader%20Complains%20Even%20Their%20Own%20Country%20Can%E2%80%99t%20Handle%20Haitian%20Migrants&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/haitian-leader-complains-even-their-own-country-cant-handle-haitian-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Haitian%20Leader%20Complains%20Even%20Their%20Own%20Country%20Can%E2%80%99t%20Handle%20Haitian%20Migrants&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/haitian-leader-complains-even-their-own-country-cant-handle-haitian-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/haitian-leader-complains-even-their-own-country-cant-handle-haitian-migrants\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Haitian%20Leader%20Complains%20Even%20Their%20Own%20Country%20Can%E2%80%99t%20Handle%20Haitian%20Migrants&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/haitian-leader-complains-even-their-own-country-cant-handle-haitian-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday Leslie Voltaire, the president of Haiti&rsquo;s transitional presidential council, whined to the Associated Press (AP) that Haiti can&rsquo;t handle an influx of its own people, as President Donald Trump takes steps to restore America&rsquo;s national sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>Voltaire visited the Vatican to &ldquo;ask for help for Haiti,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/voltaire-haiti-pope-francis-vatican-ed83defc47478996b6c4133da233abb7?taid=67962ad815e6af0001b8a990&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the AP. Voltaire lamented that Trump won&rsquo;t &ldquo;care&rdquo; about Haiti (probably because Trump is the president of the United States, not Haiti) and that new changes to U.S. immigration policy will be &ldquo;catastrophic&rdquo; for Haiti. Voltaire noted that there are approximately 1.5 million Haitians in the United States and approximately 150,000 who were accepted under the &ldquo;Temporary Protection System.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-398249546\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Voltaire then complained to the AP that Trump wants to &ldquo;expel all of them&rdquo; before, according to the report, &ldquo;adding that Haiti, which is already struggling with hunger and internally displaced people, cannot handle the influx.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Voltaire&rsquo;s argument is essentially that &ldquo;more Haitians in Haiti would be &lsquo;catastrophic.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lady_astor\/status\/1883735462382342598?s=46&amp;t=VL7JYC49nocdyMkQaKwyJg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pointed out<\/a> by X user &ldquo;Lady Astor,&rdquo; if <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/18\/facebook-censors-federalist-report-on-springfield-goose-hunting-with-chinese-funded-fact-checker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Haiti<\/a> getting people its own people is &ldquo;catastrophic,&rdquo; imagine how &ldquo;catastrophic&rdquo; it was for the residents of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/10\/flood-of-more-than-20000-haitian-migrants-wreaks-havoc-in-ohio-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Springfield, Ohio<\/a>, when the Biden-Harris administration dumped approximately 20,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/politifacts-lie-of-the-year-isnt-actually-a-lie-at-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Haitians<\/a> there?<\/p>\n<p>Haiti isn&rsquo;t the only nation putting up a fight against taking back its own people.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday Colombian authorities initially refused to take back Colombians who entered the United States illegally and were deported by President Donald Trump. Colombian President Gustavo Petro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-orders-tariffs-sanctions-colombia-denied-migrants-flights-2021031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, &ldquo;The US cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals,&rdquo; and he denied entry to American planes transporting the illegal immigrants, telling Trump he needed to create a &ldquo;protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants before we receive them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded by telling Petro to kick rocks, announcing the implementation of a 25 percent emergency tariff on all imported Colombian goods that would be raised to 50 percent by next week, as well as travel bans and visa sanctions. Shortly after Trump&rsquo;s announcement, Petro capitulated and announced he would accept his fellow Colombians.<\/p>\n<p>Surely if these are those &ldquo;hardworking&rdquo; and &ldquo;good&rdquo; illegal immigrants the left constantly lectures us about, then their native countries would be more than happy to take them back so that they can revitalize their own countries the way they supposedly are revitalizing America.<\/p>\n<p>So what does it tell you when countries like Colombia and Haiti don&rsquo;t even want their own people back? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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