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WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- A group of lawmakers has announced it is renewing its call for the Department of Homeland Security to suspend deportations of Haitian refugees.
The House members are led by Reps. Robert Wexler, D-Fla. and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.
The current effort is in response to the refusal by the Homeland Security Administration to suspend deportations until the situation in Haiti stabilizes. The agency has since said it was monitoring the situation.
Wexler's press aide, Lale Mamaux, said Wexler believes Haiti is still "a very unsafe place -- still unstable."
"It is imperative that America act now and suspend all deportations of innocent Haitians who are seeking safe refuge in the United States," Wexler said in a statement.
The request is one among several efforts to ease the plight of Haitians trying to reach the United States and prevent them from being returned to their homeland. Advocates say conditions in Haiti are not as peaceful as the U.S. government portrays them.
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