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handle is hein.crs/govedym0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service informing the Iegislativ debate since 1 14____________________ Haiti: Concerns After the Presidential Assassination July 8, 2021 Armed assailants assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise in his private home in the capital, Port-au- Prince, early on July 7, 2021 (see Figure 1). Many details of the attack remain under investigation. Haitian Ambassador to the United States Bocchit Edmond said the attackers were foreign mercenaries posing as U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents; the Biden Administration denied any U.S. government involvement. On July 8, Haitian officials said six suspects were arrested, including one (and possibly two) U.S. citizen; four other suspects were killed. First Lady Martine Moise was wounded in the attack and later airlifted to Florida for treatment. Protesters and opposition groups had been calling for Moise to resign since 2019. The assassination's aftermath, on top of several preexisting crises in Haiti, likely points to a period of major instability, presenting challenges for U. S. policymakers and for congressional oversight of the U.S. response and assistance. The Biden Administration requested $188 million in U.S. assistance for Haiti in FY2022. Congress has previously held hearings, and the co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus made a statement July 7 suggesting reexaminations of U.S. policy options on Haiti. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11699 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Membersand Committeesof Congress-

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