DHS just released its plan on how to respond to the increase in - mostly Haitian - migrants who are crossing in to the US at Del Rio, Texas. It is anti-Black, promises to use unfair procedures, and is, well, just frankly an infuriating disappointment. dhs.gov/news/2021/09/1… 
Instead of focusing on providing access to asylum , DHS promises to us illegal expulsions under Title 42 & expedited removal and " to accelerate the pace and increase the capacity of removal flights to Haiti and other destinations in the hemisphere within the next 72 hours."
Human Rights Watch’s recent assessment of Haiti concluded that the country was “facing one of its worst outbreaks of violence since 1986” and was failing “to meet the basic needs of its people, resolve long-standing human rights problems, and address humanitarian crises.”
Relying in part on @hrw's findings, the Biden admin redesigned Haiti for Temporary Protected Status in May, warranted by extraordinary conditions of insecurity, political upheaval and dysfunction, and violence, which made it impossible to return its nationals to safe conditions.
That was before the destabilizing July assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and a 7.2 earthquake on August 14, 2021, which caused large-scale damage across the country’s southern peninsula.
The situation in Del Rio wouldn't be happening if the admin had cleaved to principle & focused on universal access to asylum in an orderly manner through ports of entry. Instead its border policies are chaotic & unpredictable & people who need protection don't know what to do.
It's time to immediately stop all deportation and expulsion flights to Haiti. And to - finally - commit to a welcoming and fair approach at the border. #WelcomeWithDignity
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