The signs of the times are ominous. Coming events cast their shadows before. The Spirit of God is withdrawing from the earth, and calamity follows calamity by sea and by land. DA 636.1
Daphne Psaledakis and Ted Hesson
Mon, July 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM GMT+33 min read
By Daphne Psaledakis and Ted Hesson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday paved the way for the United States to deport certain lawful permanent residents, saying Washington determined some had supported Haitian gang leaders connected to a U.S.-designated “terrorist” organization.
It would be well for us to spend a thoughtful hour each day in contemplation of the life of Christ. We should take it point by point, and let the imagination grasp each scene, especially the closing ones. DA 83.4
Rubio in a statement said certain U.S. lawful permanent residents had supported and collaborated with gang leaders tied to Viv Ansanm, the armed alliance that controls most of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, which President Donald Trump‘s administration labeled a Foreign Terrorist Organization in May.
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Following the determination, the Department of Homeland Security can pursue the deportation of the lawful permanent residents, also known as green-card holders, Rubio added. It was unclear how many people could be targeted for deportation, and no individuals were named in his statement.
“Heretofore those who presented the truths of the third angel’s message have been often regarded as mere alarmists…. But as the question of enforcing Sunday observance is widely agitated, the event so long doubted and disbelieved is seen to be approaching, and the third message will produce an effect which it could not have had before.” RH April 27, 1911, par. 18
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said late on Monday that its Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested Pierre Reginald Boulos, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. and citizen of Haiti, over alleged engagement in violence and contribution to “destabilization of Haiti.”
Back to the Caves
(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.Hebrews 11 : 38
The Miami Herald described Boulos, 69, as “an influential Haitian businessman and controversial political powerbroker” who was an American-born entrepreneur and physician.
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;Acts 17 : 6
The move by Rubio comes as the Trump administration has sought to ramp up deportations as part of its wide-ranging efforts to fulfill the president’s hardline immigration agenda, with the secretary of state making unprecedented use of his power to try to revoke the visas and green cards of pro-Palestinian student protesters.
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“The United States will not allow individuals to enjoy the benefits of legal status in our country while they are facilitating the actions of violent organizations or supporting criminal terrorist organizations,” Rubio said on Monday.
The administration had shown a willingness to target students.
Stephen Yale-Loehr, a retired immigration law professor at Cornell University, said that prior to this Trump administration, trying to take away someone’s permanent-resident status in this manner was “very rare” but that the administration had shown a willingness to target students.
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.Matthew 26 : 31
He said it seemed unlikely that many Haitians would have their green card revoked as a result of the policy because of the difficulty of identifying them and then proving the affiliation in immigration court.
Three years from now, how many people from Haiti will be deported!
“Three years from now, how many people from Haiti will be deported under this ground? I think very few,” he said.
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.Acts 20 : 31
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?Luke 13 : 7
Haiti’s transitional government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Almost 5,000 people have been killed in Haiti between October 2024 and June 2025 amid worsening gang violence nationwide, according to a U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights report.
IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN
The surge in violence is deepening Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, destabilizing the country and raising concerns of spillover effects in the region.
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Genesis 6 : 13
The gang conflict in Haiti has been met with little international response, while neighboring countries, including the U.S., have continued to deport migrants back to the Caribbean nation despite pleas by the United Nations to stop the practice, citing humanitarian concerns.
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. Acts 28 : 22
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Trump has taken several steps to strip deportation relief and work permits from Haitians in the U.S., although a federal judge earlier this month blocked an attempt to end Temporary Protected Status for more than half a million Haitians.
Everything in the world is in agitation. The signs of the times are ominous. Coming events cast their shadows before. The Spirit of God is withdrawing from the earth, and calamity follows calamity by sea and by land. There are tempests, earthquakes, fires, floods, murders of every grade. Who can read the future? Where is security? There is assurance in nothing that is human or earthly. Rapidly are men ranging themselves under the banner they have chosen. Restlessly are they waiting and watching the movements of their leaders. There are those who are waiting and watching and working for our Lord’s appearing. Another class are falling into line under the generalship of the first great apostate. Few believe with heart and soul that we have a hell to shun and a heaven to win. DA 636.1
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump falsely said during a debate that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, were eating people’s pets.
Washington’s designation of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as terrorist groups followed similar measures made recently for Latin American drug cartels and was intended to isolate the groups, denying them access to financing from U.S. people or companies.
(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis, Ted Hesson, Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington and Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Additional reporting by Kylie Madry in Mexico City and Harold Isaac in Port-au-Prince; Editing by Leslie Adler, Matthew Lewis and Kate Mayberry)
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