Getting Americans out of Haiti

 NY Post:

Private operation led by ex-NFLer rescues over 60 Americans from chaotic, gang-plagued Haiti

More than 60 Americans have been evacuated from Haiti in a private operation led by former New York Giant Jack Brewer as the Caribbean nation plunges into chaos and gang violence.

The Brewer Foundation collaborated with several organizations to help track down and evacuate Americans through what were often extremely dangerous conditions.

This effort involved more than half a dozen helicopter transfers costing between $15,000 and $80,000, and numerous volunteers working on co-ordination as well as ground efforts.

“As I was busy evacuating others, the area where my family and I reside was attacked by gangs. My partner and his neighbor’s house were overrun,” one rescued American who was granted anonymity for safety reasons, recounted to The Post.

“There were at least five children, all of whom were US citizens holed up in both that individual’s and their neighbor’s homes. Ultimately they were evacuated in the rescue effort.”

Brewer, 45, played in 40 NFL games across four seasons with the Giants, Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles.

The Texas native and his foundation have worked to support three orphanages in Haiti for well over a decade, and Brewer knows many of the people his team has helped bring to safety.

The ex-safety formally began shipping people out of Haiti late last month and is aiming to rescue up to 300 people.

At times, volunteers have been forced to reroute their evacuation routes due to sporadic shooting in the streets and take cover in nearby hotels and other venues.
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Haiti is a poorly run country, and it looks like it has become much harder for private operations to help the people of Haiti.  It looks like Brewer has managed to do an evacuation that probably should have been done by the Biden administration.