A Haitian migrant charged with killing three people in North Carolina last week had been allowed entry into the U.S. under a Biden administration program that has drawn increasing criticism, federal officials confirmed.
On February 21, Fayetteville police responded to a call and found 77-year-old Beatrice Desir, a 13-year-old, and a 4-year-old dead inside a home, all suffering from stab wounds. Authorities took 26-year-old Mackendy Darbouze into custody at the scene, where he was reportedly covered in blood.
A Haitian migrant charged with triple murder in Fayetteville, North Carolina, who allegedly killed several members of his family last week, had come to the US as part of Biden’s controversial migrant flights program, according to authorities.
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ICE confirmed that Darbouze had legally entered the country in July 2024 through the CHNV parole program. The Biden administration launched this initiative in 2022 to allow migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to fly into U.S. airports rather than cross the border illegally via flights. The program allowed 30,000 migrants per month to receive parole status upon arrival.
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Surveillance footage from the home reportedly showed Darbouze holding a knife before police later recovered a bloodied weapon in his room. Since he does not speak English, ICE officials questioned him using Creole interpreters. The agency placed a detainer on him, preventing his release from local custody.
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The CHNV program has faced increased scrutiny following multiple violent crimes linked to migrants who entered under its provisions. Earlier this year, a Venezuelan parolee from the same program was charged with murdering a University of Georgia student.
President Donald Trump ended the program immediately upon taking office, but ICE reports show that over 50,000 migrants had already been allowed into the country before it was shut down. The case has fueled fresh debate over the impact of Biden-era immigration policies.
