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Mast Leads Haiti Delegation, Decries Kenya Mission, Kidnapped Child

7/29/2026

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Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) led a congressional delegation to Haiti, the first in a decade.
He showed a video of gang members torturing an operator and hacking his limbs.
He said a 6-year-old U.S. citizen was kidnapped, held 46 days, and released when her family paid ransom.
He condemned the Kenya-led mission as the U.S.-backed force nears training 4,000 Haitian police officers.

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Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) led a congressional delegation to Haiti, the first in a decade.
He showed a video of gang members torturing an operator and hacking his limbs.
He said a 6-year-old U.S. citizen was kidnapped, held 46 days, and released when her family paid ransom.
He condemned the Kenya-led mission as the U.S.-backed force nears training 4,000 Haitian police officers.