The American Government is reportedly pushing for legislation that will lead to sanctions on gang leaders in Haiti in the wake of an escalation of violence in the CARICOM member state.
According to a report published by the Miami Herald, while the 77th United Nations General Assembly is underway in New York, the United States is preparing to circulate a resolution at the UN Security Council that would establish a new framework for sanctioning Haiti's gang leaders.
The article also states that the Biden administration is not ruling out international intervention.
Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, has asserted that gang leaders fueling Haiti's worst security crisis in decades and those who finance and support them, including supplying firearms, are in the crosshairs.
He says their actions to destabilize Haiti will be met with international travel and financial sanctions.
