Haitian advocates file lawsuit against Biden administration over Del Rio

A coalition of Haitian immigrant advocacy groups on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, claiming authorities have not responded to freedom of information requests regarding the treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas, in September of last year.

The lawsuit comes a year after nearly 15,000 Haitian migrants encamped under a bridge in the remote Texas border town, attracting national attention with images of alleged abuse against the migrants by the Border Patrol.

“There is an urgent need for transparency about the manner in which the fU.S. government responded to the thousands of Haitian migrants who attempted to seek asylum at the border in September 2021, and regarding the government’s ongoing response to the migrants who continue to attempt to seek asylum at the southwest border every day,” the plaintiffs wrote in the complaint.

The suit was filed by Haitian Bridge Alliance, African Communities Together and Undocublack Network, advocacy groups who filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests shortly after the events in Del Rio.

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