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U.S. will provide security, humanitarian assistance to Haiti

America to pull visas of Haitian officials
Barbecue, the leader of the "G9 and Family" gang, stands next to garbage to call attention to the conditions people live in as he leads a march against kidnapping through La Saline neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Senior U.S. officials say the U.S. government will revoke visas from current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations.

And they say the U.S. will provide security and humanitarian assistance to Haiti.

The officials briefed reporters on condition of anonymity Wednesday as a U.S. delegation visited the Caribbean country that has been paralyzed by gangs and anti-government protests.

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his private residence in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021.
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his private residence in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Henry and 18 top-ranking officials have requested on the second week of Oct. 2022, the immediate deployment of foreign armed troops as gangs and protesters paralyze the country.

The officials declined to name which Haitian officials lose their visas.

Both the U.S. and United Nations have indicated they're considering the Haitian prime minister's request for foreign troops to help with security, but have made no commitment.