Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting a briefing ASAP from the Department on the migrant situation in Logansport, Indiana, located in Cass County. 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.
"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," Yakym wrote. "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."
Read Congressman Yakym's full letter to Secretary Mayorkas below, and read the New York Post's original reporting on the migrant situation in Logansport here.
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
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