The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on Wednesday during which U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) raised concerns about the recent influx of Haitian migrants seen in Alabama and elsewhere in the country.
Tempers were hot during a Tuesday evening Sylacauga City Council meeting, where residents expressed differing views on the ongoing controversy surrounding Haitian immigrants flooding into the city.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Sylacauga City Councilwoman Laura Barlow Heath expressed her concern about the influx of Haitian migrants into her small town.
Several people spoke in his defense at Monday's City Council meeting, downplaying his infractions and many residents' concerns over the recent Haitian migrant influx in the area, which Christ Seibert had been accused of exploiting for personal gain via his rental properties.
On Friday, 1819 News spoke with Sylacauga District 5 Councilwoman Laura Barlow Heath about her search for answers to address constituents' concerns over the increasing influx of Haitian migrants into the town.
Two men who were in attendance at the council meeting that was abruptly cut short appeared on FNC's "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Saturday to discuss getting shut down while seeking answers regarding over 50 Haitian migrants getting dumped into the city.
The influx of “legal” migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and in our own Alabama towns of Sylacauga, Athens, and now Coffee County, is finally capturing national attention – and rightly so.
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) says it's "infuriating" and a "travesty" that the federal government is dumping Haitian migrants into small communities across the state like Cullman, Albertville, Athens and Sylacauga.
During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall talked about the ongoing Haitian migrant resettlement saga that is reportedly overwhelming a handful of communities in Alabama.
Like other cities in Alabama, Clint Grantham, a candidate for Coffee County District 1 Commissioner, said Coffee County has been dealing with issues brought on by recent mass migration, including increased city code violations, violence and theft.
State and local leaders held a town hall in Fayetteville to listen to county residents express concerns over the recent influx of Haitian immigrants and dispel alleged rumors that have circulated in the area.
While there are many unanswered questions about how and why an unknown number of Haitian migrants are being settled in Sylacauga in southern Talladega County, State Rep. Ben Robbins (R-Sylacauga) blames non-governmental organizations acting as intermediaries in the process.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville recently spoke on the issue of Haitian immigrants flooding into American cities, including several in Alabama that have grabbed headlines in recent months.
House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) criticized those in Sylacauga city government and suggested to listeners those officials needed to be reminded who they answer to.
Earlier in the week, Heigl sent a press release stating the Haitians were in town legally and for work. When asked by 1819 News who told him they were here legally, he said an aide from Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, along with U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), and U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), told him that.
The governor's office denied claims that Haitian immigrants were brought to Sylacauga for employment legally and said they have not received communication from the federal government.
State Rep. Ben Robbins (R-Sylacauga) found out about an influx of Haitian migrants in Sylacauga through the general public, the same way everyone else did. He is demanding answers from the federal government and says the lack of information is causing discourse throughout the community.