We’re not sure if most Americans are aware of this, but in the Bahamas there are thousands of stateless Haitians, many of whom lived on Great Abacao Island before it was devastated by Category 5 Hurricane Dorian last week. And many of those Haitians evacuated to Nassau where they now are at risk of getting deported:

Bahamas' Immigration minister said that undocumented Haitian storm survivors are safe from deportation in shelters. But if they go outside, … well… that's another story.https://t.co/pjfqr8sjl8 — Frances Robles (@FrancesRobles) September 13, 2019

From the New York Times:

In an interview with The New York Times, the minister of immigration, Elsworth Johnson, said the government had suspended deportation roundups in areas affected by the storm, and shelters are considered sanctuaries. But while the government is providing services to survivors regardless of their country of origin, the legal status of migrants affected by the storm will not be ignored forever, he said. He seemed to suggest that the undocumented in the Nassau shelters are particularly at risk if they venture outside. “Eventually persons will come out of those shelters, and we know that people are leaving those shelters, and if they’re not properly documented, then we apply the law,” Mr. Johnson said.

We eagerly await Dems to comment on this move from the Bahamas with the same anger they direct at Republicans:

DeTrump doesn’t speak for the rest of us. Floridians are #BahamasStrong during this time of need. That’s what strong, diverse, compassionate states do. https://t.co/TlviXSUPmC — Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) September 13, 2019

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Related:

TDS ALERT: The Washington Post paid a reporter to travel to Alabama and investigate how Hurricane Dorian didn't do any damage https://t.co/qa702vuBVu — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 9, 2019

She's NEVER right! Brit Hume corrects ‘AOC and company’ on what they got really REALLY wrong about Dorian and climate change https://t.co/MIKQMWDViU — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 9, 2019