Second District Congressman Rudy Yakym has sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting a briefing ASAP from the Department on the migrant situation in Logansport.
Under the Biden-Harris administration, there has been a rapid influx of migrants from Haiti and other nations into Logansport, causing a severe strain on local resources and the community, as the New York Post recently reported on and Logansport and Cass County officials have confirmed.
You can read Yakym’s full letter to Secretary Mayorkas below:
Dear Secretary Mayorkas,
I write with great concern about the migrant situation in Logansport, Indiana, and I would like to request a briefing as soon as possible.
Logansport is a city of 18,000 in northern Indiana. However, my office has heard reports from local officials about a large influx of thousands of migrants from Haiti and other countries, which is overwhelming Logansport’s infrastructure. This includes a surge in tests for infectious diseases like HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis that are straining the medical system, hundreds of children being brought into a school system that cannot keep up with the demands of the non-English-speaking students, and an acute housing shortage.
A small town like Logansport cannot withstand such a rapid influx of foreign migrants. I am requesting a formal briefing to fully understand this crisis and the Department of Homeland Security’s role in facilitating or encouraging resettlement in Logansport.
I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Rudy Yakym
Member of Congress
1 comment
Why are they even here? Immigration is supposed to benefit the citizens, and one thing we do not need is more people.
The AI automation trend is about ready to implode the job market. The last thing we need is a bunch of unskilled labor, we have plenty of that already.