Between 800 and 1,200 Haitian migrants are coming to Baldwin or Mobile Counties within the next two to three weeks, according to immigration whistleblower Jay Palmer.
However, some officials say they have not received confirmation.
Palmer, who consults with Haitian pastors weekly in North Alabama, told 1819 News that an NGO (non-government organization) alerted the pastors to prepare for the influx. Palmer told 1819 News that the migrants are part of the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan (CHNV) program, a program that has been plagued with criminal allegations and fraud.
The Biden-Harris administration first created a process to permit Ukrainian nationals to live in the United States for a two-year parole period in 2022. Later that year, the program was made available to Venezuelans. In 2023, it was expanded to Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua, creating the CHNV program.
A lawsuit filed against the program by 21 states (including Alabama) was dismissed in 2023 because the states could not prove financial harm was suffered due to the program. Judge Drew Tipton of the Southern District of Texas stated the program did reduce overall border crossings.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is allowed to process up to 30,000 migrants a month through the program.
The program was briefly paused for an internal...
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