Even before President Donald Trump told Haitians this week they will no longer be welcome in the United States, travel from the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation was already difficult. It's been restricted by deadly gang violence,

South Florida's airports are common gateways for people from Haiti, Venezuela and Cuba to enter the U.S. Each nation has a presence in South Florida.

Congressman Mike Lawler on Thursday came out against Haiti's inclusion on President Trump's travel ban. The move prevents the entry of foreigners from 12 countries who are seeking to come to the U.S.

"Donald Trump just ripped a life preserver from their desperate arms and tied weights around their ankles," said Reps. Pressley and Clarke.

The Supreme Court last week upheld President Donald Trump's decision to eliminate a Biden-era program that allowed more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela to temporarily live in the United States,