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Ruthzee Louijeune: “Haiti, while playing in the World cup, could not play any of…”

Featuring: Ruthzee Louijeune, At-large Member, Boston City Council | Massachusetts

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Governor Healey Responds to SCOTUS Allowing Termination of TPS for Haitians and Syrians

Published | Video Starts at 36:20

Haiti, the first black nation to have its independence. And here we are closing our doors on the most vulnerable. The governor said it perfectly. Haiti, while playing in the World cup, could not play any of its qualifying matches in Haiti because of the dangers that present themselves there. Because of kidnappings, because of humanitarian crisis. Haiti leads the world in hunger right now. What are we doing? (36:20–36:33)

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Asserts that Haiti could not host World Cup qualifying matches due to safety concerns.

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