Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with Representatives Michael McCaul, Chairman Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, this week reintroduced H.R. 2643, the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act. The bill would require the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to Congress regarding the ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti and impose sanctions on political and economic elites involved in such criminal activities.
"The bipartisan reintroduction of the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act comes at a crucial point as Haiti endures existential economic, political, and security crises. Violence perpetuated by criminal gangs has upended daily life in Haiti and caused the displacement of more than a million Haitians, half of whom are children, from their homes. The current gang-fueled crisis doesn't just represent a threat to innocent Haitians, it impacts U.S. national security and threatens stability and security across the entire region.
"The Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act aims to deal a blow to the enablers of the violent gangs driving the violence and displacement. The legislation will help Haitians fight back against the gangs, as well as the corrupt networks that fund, arm, and benefit from the current instability."
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