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SURGING GANG VIOLENCE IN HAITI HAS PROMPTED THE GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND A NIGHTTIME CURFEW UNTIL SUNDAY
THIS COMES AS C-N-N IS LEARNING THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS CONSIDERING USING THE AMERICAN NAVAL BASE IN GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA TO PROCESS HAITIAN MIGRANTS IF THERE IS A MASSIVE EXODUS TO THE U-S
C-N-N’S CARLOS SUAREZ HAS MORE

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Carlos Suarez, CNN Correspondent: A US official tells CNN, the Biden administration is discussing using the American naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to process Haitian migrants if there is a massive exodus to the US The site, which is about 200 miles from Haiti, has been used to hold and migrants before now According to officials, the US Coast Guard has not seen an increase in the number of Haitian migrants making the journey to the US Since October, 131 Haitian migrants have been stopped off the coast of Florida and sent back to Haiti Now, despite those numbers, on Wednesday, the Florida Governor's office announced more than 250 law enforcement officers and members of the National and State Guard will be deployed to southern Florida in anticipation of more Haitian migrants arriving As for the situation on the ground in Haiti, sources tell CNN that armed men attacked the home of Haiti's National Police Director We're told that they ransacked and set fire to the place It's unclear if anyone was hurt Now, CNN has also learned that the country's airport could soon reopen We're told repairs in areas that gang members broke through last month are almost complete and that 150 Haitian police and military officers are guarding the grounds Now exactly when air traffic could reopen is unclear It is also unclear if outgoing Prime Minister Ariel Henri will return to the country after agreeing to resign on Tuesday His office told CNN that Haiti's Constitution states that only he and his cabinet can appoint a council for the transition of power Carlos Suarez, CNN, Miami
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HAITI GANG VIOLENCE CARIBBEAN WORLD US CUBA