A Haitian man charged with brutally killing three people in North Carolina last week was admitted into the United States under the Biden administration’s controversial migrant flights program, immigration officials confirmed.
Authorities in Fayetteville arrested 26-year-old Mackendy Darbouze after responding to a 911 call on February 21. Inside the home, police found 77-year-old Beatrice Desir, a 13-year-old, and a 4-year-old fatally stabbed. Officers arriving at the scene reported that Darbouze had blood on his hands, face, and clothing when he greeted them at the door.
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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Federal immigration records show that Darbouze entered the country legally in July 2024 through the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole initiative. The program, launched in 2022, allowed 30,000 migrants each month to fly directly into the U.S. rather than crossing the southern border illegally via flights.
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Surveillance footage reportedly captured Darbouze moving through the house with a knife before authorities later discovered a blood-stained weapon in his room. He does not speak English, and ICE agents used Creole translators to conduct an interview after his arrest. The agency has since placed a detainer on him, ensuring he remains in custody.
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The CHNV program, originally pitched as a way to streamline legal migration, has drawn sharp criticism due to security concerns. Just weeks before this case, a Venezuelan migrant who entered the U.S. under the same policy was charged with murdering a University of Georgia student.
President Donald Trump officially terminated the CHNV program on his first day in office. However, ICE reports indicate that over 50,000 migrants had already been admitted before the policy was shut down.
