Senior state department official calls Biden’s deportation of Haitians illegal

Senior state department official calls Biden’s deportation of Haitians illegal

Harold Koh, a legal adviser and Obama administration veteran, criticises use of health protocol to expel thousands of migrants

A senior legal adviser in the state department has accused the Biden administration of deporting Haitians illegally through the use of a public health law.

Harold Koh, a veteran of the Obama administration, had been due to leave government service to take up a teaching position at Oxford University. He wrote a letter to the state department leadership, lambasting the expulsions of thousands of Haitians in recent weeks.

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