The U.S. government will deport lawful permanent residents accused of aiding or collaborating with leaders of Haitian gang Viv Ansanm, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on July 21.
Viv Ansanm is a coalition of criminal gangs operating in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. The coalition was designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States on May 2.
In a statement, Rubio said that the group has fueled instability in Haiti through violence and criminal activity and that allowing permanent residents connected to the group to remain in the United States could have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences” for the nation….