The days of Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) serving in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and as a defense contractor may be behind us, but he’s still putting his commensurate skill set to waste. I haven’t done it. The Florida Republican on Monday night took part in the rescue of a group of Americans trapped in Haiti, a rudderless Caribbean nation under the control of a cannibal gang.
“I am proud to report that last night, my team and I successfully evacuated and rescued a group of trapped and at-risk Americans from a ‘faith orphanage’ in Haiti. ” said Mills.
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In Haiti, gangs set fire to police stations and massacred civilians.
eat human flesh It was in broad daylight late last month. After all, the country’s president assassinated In 2021, criminal elements began to take full advantage of the power vacuum.
In recent weeks, armed groups have ravaged the capital, Port-au-Prince, and laid siege to the international airport. They also took control of the port and freed well over 4,000 inmates from the country’s two largest prisons.
report Independent.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry visited Kenya in late February and begged for UN-backed security forces to be sent to stabilize his country. He has since
announced At the request of Haiti’s terrorist organization, he is throwing in the towel and resigning from his post.
The State Department is
advised Americans are trying to get off the island, but it’s almost impossible.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller reportedly said Monday that Americans unable to leave Haiti should register through the State Department.
Crisis reception form It can be found on the embassy’s website.
The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince says on its website that it “cannot facilitate civilian air travel.”
Mitch Albom, founder of the Haitian Orphanage,
Said WDIV-TV, “No planes, no ships. No exits, everything is shut down by gangs.”
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shown The land route to the Dominican Republic is similarly off-limits, as it is a gang-controlled route.
don’t wait for biden
Michigan Congresswoman Lisa McClain (Republican)
Said According to WDIV, she contacted Mitch Albom after hearing he was having trouble leaving Haiti.There is another doubts expressed McClain insisted the Biden administration is addressing this challenge and reached out to Congressman Cory Mills.
“I said, ‘I need your help. My constituents need your help,'” McClain said.
reportedly said Mills.
Sure enough, Mills agrees to lead a rescue mission to the gang-ravaged island.
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report The Florida Republican assembled a crew and claimed to have secured a helicopter and pilot in the Dominican Republic. After the first attempt was aborted due to mechanical problems, Mills secured another helicopter, flew to Haiti, and successfully evacuated Albom and nine others.
The 10 evacuees, eight of them from Michigan, were safely escorted to the Dominican Republic around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Albom expressed his gratitude for the rescue,
Focus on it “The Have Faith Haiti group, including my wife and I, who had been evacuated from Haiti since the state of emergency was declared, was evacuated from Haiti overnight,” the statement said.
“I was responsible for bringing home the eight wonderful volunteers who worked with me,” Albom continued. “But my wife and I are heartbroken that our children are still there. It was very difficult to say goodbye to them. We are working hard to make their country safe again. I pray for their help and I will be back with them as soon as possible.”
The orphanage has 60 children and 40 staff members.
“Last night, I coordinated with Congressman Cory Mills to rescue several Americans trapped in Port-au-Prince,” McClain announced at a hearing on the Armed Services Committee this week.
“Congressman Mills actually participated in rescuing Americans who were abandoned by the Biden administration and the State Department,” McClain added.
“This latest mission once again illustrates the alarming reality that under President Biden’s leadership, American lives are constantly at risk,” Mills said on X. “We have repeatedly rescued and evacuated Americans when we have abandoned people. There is a clear pattern of abandonment!”
“Americans at home and abroad are more at risk than ever under Biden,” Mills continued. “The world cannot afford four more years of the Biden administration’s failures, and we need President Trump back in the White House.”
Mills has a history of intervening to help stranded Americans ostensibly left behind by the Biden administration.
As the Biden administration’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan failed, Mills, then a candidate for Congress,
reportedly He helped another group of Americans return home safely.
Veterans who received medals last year were:
relief Among the many Americans stranded in Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack is the son of U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.).
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