Rep. Cory Mills airlifts Americans out of Haiti as society collapses, gangs take over capital

The Republican congressman and his team managed to bring ten Americans working at an orphanage in Port au Prince back home, including author Mitch Albom, who has run the institution since the 2010 earthquake and was visiting at the time.

According to the Detroit Free Press, the fact that Albom and nine others were still at the Have Faith Haiti Orphanage was brought to McClain's attention by a concerned constituent. She then told Mills, who leaped into action.

"It was a helicopter effort and was pretty crazy," Albom said upon arriving back in the United States. "I want to thank Cory Mills and Lisa McClain, who were instrumental in making this happen as an independent effort. We were lucky to get out."

"I am proud to report that my team and I were successful in evacuating and rescuing a trapped, and at risk group of Americans from 'Have Faith Orphanage' in Haiti last night," Mills posted on Tuesday.

"This recent mission," he added, "reiterates a disturbing reality that under President Biden’s leadership American lives are continually jeopardized. I have conducted rescue/ evacs of Americans multiple times when Joe Biden has deserted them. There's a clear pattern of abandonment!"

Mills went on to point out that he has now conducted three independent rescue missions: Afghanistan in 2021, Israel in 2023, and now Haiti in 2024.

"Americans at home and abroad are more unsafe under Biden than ever before," he lamented.

In a post online, McClain extended her "deepest gratitude" to Mills and his team for ensuring the group got home safe. Her sentiments were echoed by many others, who commended Mills for his bravery.