Good morning. Welcome to Axios today. It's Wednesday, January 26th. I'm Nailibutu. Here's

what you need to know today. Concerns over China's influence on Olympics coverage. But

first, today's one big thing, a growing crisis for Haitian migrants in South Florida.

From 2020 to 2021, the number of Haitian migrants intercepted off the coast of Florida by

the US Coast Guard has tripled to at least 1500 people. In the last three months, the US

Coast Guard has intercepted three boats, including one that had the largest group of migrants to land

on the shores of the Florida Keys in more than two years. We've been in Miami this week reporting

on this and people keep bringing up something Joe Biden said two years ago. In October 2020,

then presidential candidate Biden made a campaign stop at Little Haiti Cultural Center and made

Haitians in Miami a promise. I give you my word as a Biden. I'll be there. I'll stand with you.

We're hoping to spend part of this midterm year outside of Washington, D.C. And you'll hear

on the podcast from different communities. Here in South Florida, Biden's immigration policies since

he's become president have left many in the Haitian-American community disappointed and angry,

like the Florida immigrant coalition's Tessa Petite and local Haitian-American attorney,

friendly Juliane. He has definitely failed us. Joe Biden came to Little Haiti and said,

we will protect you. We have lost our illusion when it comes to not only the Biden administration,

but the Democrats. Since the start of the Biden presidency, more than 18,000 Haitians who've tried

to enter the US have been expelled back to Haiti. The majority of these deportations have happened

since September, when thousands of Haitian migrants crossed the US-Mexico border into Del Rio,

Texas. If you remember those images of border patrol officers on horseback, trying to push back

Haitian migrants. Let's catch you up quick on why nations are coming here now.

Haiti's been in turmoil since President Juvenile Moyes was assassinated last July.

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