00:00And then quickly on Haiti, the Secretary announced yesterday that he had determined a number of legal permanent residents had ties to what has now been determined to be a Haitian FTO.
00:10How many people were affected by this? How did you determine that they had ties?
00:13Yes, again, for everyone at home, FTO is a foreign terrorist organization, so it's a very serious dynamic.
00:19Last month, Secretary Rubio determined that certain aliens with U.S. lawful permanent resident status who have supported and collaborated with Haitian gang leaders connected to Vive Ansan, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, are deportable due to the potentially serious foreign policy consequences of their continued presence in our nation.
00:42Vive Ansan is a driver of the violence and criminality in Haiti, contributing to the island's instability.
00:50The Department of Homeland Security also steps in here.
00:53They will pursue the removal of these aliens from the United States pursuant to our laws.
00:58The Department of State defers to DHS on any update regarding removal proceedings regarding these aliens.
01:05We also will not allow aliens who have facilitated the actions of violent organizations or support criminal terrorist organizations to remain in the country.
01:16And, of course, this demonstrates, I think it's safe to say, the administration's firm commitment to protecting the American people, advancing our national security interests, and promoting regional security and stability.
01:28There is an authority I want to share with everyone who may not know how this works.
01:33These actions are taken pursuant to Section 237A4C of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
01:41Under this section, also referred to as 4C by many, of the INA, an alien is deportable if the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that the alien's presence or activities in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.
