He's responsible for [Miami] having a Haitian community. It was through his leadership and his creation of the Haitian Refugee Center and working with us on the legal work and organizing people politically that [he] stopped the deportations. It was the initiation and the creation of the Haitian community here. |
It's immoral to deport anyone given such horrendous conditions, and it's getting worse, not better. |
The wet-foot, dry-foot policy has no foundation in law. |
There was never any evidence and there remains no evidence of it [Aristide's involvement]. |
They certainly did not do this willingly and on their own. |
They do not want him out [of jail] because he could potentially register as a candidate for president and easily win if he has the support of Aristide. |
They're lying, just as they've lied about their kidnapping of President Aristide. |
This decision will not only have a direct and immediate impact on tens of thousands of people here, but will influence the fate of hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Nicaraguans and others throughout the United States, |
This decision will not only have a direct and immediate impact on tens of thousands of people here, but will influence the fate of hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Nicaraguans and others throughout the United States. |
This is a highly unusual situation. It seems the judge and the board disagree. |
What's happening in Haiti is what's happening in Iraq: It's just total chaos, except there are no U.S. troops on the ground. |