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Florida border agents placed on high alert for refugees following breakdown of order in Haiti

By
Jennie Taer
Published March 12, 2024, 4:05 p.m. ET

Border agents in Miami have been told to prepare for a wave of migration from Haiti following the takeover of the country by bloodthirsty gangs, The Post has learned.

An internal agency email leaked to The Post pointed out it is unlikely Haitians who take to the sea and enter Florida illegally will be repatriated back to their home country, given its instability.

The message also warned that one vessel of migrants landing would overwhelm agency capabilities in the area.

“One landing will cripple the station and our ability to respond to other traffic,” the email to agents read.

US Coast Guard Intercepting a boat with around 100 immigrants off the Florida coast in 2022 Getty Images
A man walks past a burning barricade during a protest against Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry calling for his resignation.
A man walks past a burning barricade during a protest against Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry calling for his resignation. AFP via Getty Images
A demonstrator holds a Haitian flag by burning tires
A demonstrator holds up a Haitian flag during protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 1. AP

Roughly 15,000 people have been internally displaced in recent days due to the gang takeover of the country, according to the UN.

The gangs have wreaked violence and terror through the burning of buildings, lootings, attacks on police stations and government infrastructure resulting in the closure of hospitals, disease and starvation.

“With the breakdown of the government in Haiti repatriating Haitians may not be happening for the foreseeable future,” the email read. “If this is the case, then the Coast Guard may not be stopping Haitian sail freighter[s].”

Border Patrol officials are concerned that if Haitian migrants reach Florida’s shores it will be difficult to contain the groups, transport them in a timely fashion for processing and identify fraudulent families, the email read.

“The hardest part is keeping the landing contained to a given area. We will want to have medical (local EMS) on scene to check on those who will need it,” the email read.

“Often, they will claim that a juvenile is accompanied when they really are not, so if there is a juvenile make sure that that is a true parent-child relationship,” the email read.

a shot woman in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
A woman with a gunshot wound waits lying on the sidewalk while calling for help as Haiti remains in state of emergency due to the violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9 REUTERS
A woman with a gunshot woman escorted by bike to hospital
A woman with a gunshot wound is transported by two men on a motorcycle as Haiti remains in state of emergency due to the violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9., REUTERS
An officer directs a group of Cuban migrants at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office.
An officer directs a group of Cuban migrants at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office. TNS
A group of of people speaking Creole depart the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Dania Beach Border Patrol Station, as families wait the arrival of Cuban migrants in Dania Florida.
A group of of people speaking Creole depart the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Dania Beach Border Patrol Station, as families wait the arrival of Cuban migrants in Dania Florida. TNS
Border Patrol memo
Border Patrol memo leaked to The Post.
Border Patrol memo
The message also warned that one vessel of migrants landing would overwhelm agency capabilities in the area.

The streets of Port-au-Prince are littered with bodies of the dead, according to local reports.

People attempting to flee have been met by roadblocks, closed access to the border with the Dominican Republic and shuttered airports.

Gangs have also released thousands of inmates from the country’s prisons and lawlessness prevails across the country.

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday he will resign from his post, following demands from notorious gang leader Jimmy Chérizier , known as “Barbecue,” who has become the figurehead of the takeover and commands the “G9 and Family” gang, which make up the bulk of the gunmen stirring anarchy in the capital.