EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) rescued 13 Americans from Haiti over the weekend, marking the completion of his second trip to the Caribbean nation.
The congressman said the rescue mission included the recovery of a two-month-old baby and a three-year-old girl. The operation comes less than a week after Mills rescued ten Americans who worked for the “Have Faith” orphanage.
“Like many, the [Americans] made all attempts to work through the [U.S.] government but with no success,” Mills told the Washington Examiner. “I’ve now rescued more Americans from Haiti than all the Biden administration. It’s not the first time if we account for the 255 Americans I rescued in October of 2023, and before that, the Americans from Afghanistan in 2021.”
The mission comes as the situation in Haiti continues to escalate, with powerful gangs taking over the country’s capital, which has led former Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. More than one million Haitians are at risk of famine, aid groups say, as the country’s food sources are controlled by gangs and criminals broken out of prison.
Mills slammed the Biden administration on Friday for its failure to lead during global crises, including its handling of the crisis in Haiti.
“You have to almost shame them into doing their job, or to at least shame them into the point where they actually will just support efforts by American citizens who are willing to go over and conduct these rescues and help with the consulate processing once they come out,” the congressman said.
American-based nonprofit organizations such as Project Dynamo have also launched rescue operations for U.S. citizens trapped overseas, including rescue missions in Haiti.
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The State Department announced plans on Saturday to charter its first flight out of Cap-Haitian, for Americans that can safely travel to the city’s airport. However, no ground transportation is available to get Americans to the airport, and the trek there is considered dangerous.
The airport is located approximately 130 miles north of the country’s capital of Port-au-Prince and the highways are largely blocked and controlled by gangs.