Mr. Chairman. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3844. the Haitian Refugee Protection Act. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the gentleman from Kentucky as well as the gentleman from New York [Mr. RANGELI. for their leadership as this crisis has continued. Mr. Chairman. ever since last Septembers military coup which ousted President JeanBertrand Aristide. thousands of refugees have left the island and have been Intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard. Currently. more than 7.400 are being held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo. Cuba. Over 6.000 Haitians have already been repatriated to Haiti. and Amnesty International and Americas Watch have documented the persecution they potentially face.
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