A Haitian migrant accused of killing three family members in North Carolina last week entered the U.S. through a controversial migrant parole program initiated under President Biden’s flights, according to ICE officials.
Fayetteville police charged 26-year-old Mackendy Darbouze with three counts of first-degree murder after finding him at a crime scene on February 21. Authorities discovered 77-year-old Beatrice Desir, a 13-year-old, and a 4-year-old stabbed to death inside the home.
Police responded to a distress call early that morning and found Darbouze at the scene with blood on his hands and clothes. Surveillance footage reportedly showed him carrying a knife, which officers later found in his room with traces of 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 was paroled into the country in July 2024 through the Biden administration’s Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) migrant flights program. This policy, launched in 2022, permitted tens of thousands of migrants per month to enter the country via airports rather than crossing the southern border illegally.
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The CHNV program has faced growing criticism over its lax screening process and security concerns. Earlier this year, a Venezuelan migrant who entered under the same program was charged with murdering a college student in Georgia, raising further questions about the Biden administration’s approach to immigration.
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Darbouze, who does not speak English, was questioned by ICE agents in Creole following his arrest. The agency has since placed a detainer on him to ensure he remains in custody.
President Donald Trump shut down the CHNV program on his first day back in office, but records show that more than 50,000 migrants had already entered the U.S. before the policy was revoked. The case has intensified calls for stricter immigration enforcement as concerns grow over the vetting of parolees admitted through the Biden-era policy.
