The former mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, was awarded a green card to permanently resettle in the United States despite allegedly carrying out political killings and human rights abuses, the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges.
This month, 50-year-old Jean Morose Viliena — the former mayor of Les Irois — was arrested, charged, and indicted in federal court on charges that he fraudulently obtained a green card by failing to disclose political killings and human rights abuses that he allegedly carried out or ordered {snip}
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The indictment alleges that in July 2007, a witness accused Viliena of assaulting his neighbor during criminal proceedings in Les Irois. {snip} Viliena led an armed militia to the witness’s home, murdered the witness’s brother, and smashed his skull with a rock {snip}
In a second incident, the indictment claims, Viliena and an armed militia forcibly shut down and seized a local radio station that had been founded by journalists and activists. {snip}
Viliena, in the midst of seizing the radio station, allegedly pistol-whipped and assaulted an individual before ordering his murder.
Original Article: https://www.amren.com/news/2023/03/doj-feds-gave-green-card-to-haitian-mayor-who-ordered-political-killings/
