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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Back on March 3rd, the Haitian government declared a state of emergency.

Since that date, the country and its people have been under attack by gangs.

Because of the distress the gangs have caused the nation it has forced 70 children who were adopted by American families to be trapped in the unrest nation.

“There were 30 adopted children that were able to get through a bureaucratic process and come to the United States but unfortunately there were 70 more children that didn’t make it through that process,” said Rep. August Pfluger, R-TX District 11

Of those 70 children that made it to the United States one is waiting to call West Texas home.

“If someone told me that I needed to be in Miami tonight I would be on a plane that’s how willing and eager we are,” said Haley Foreman

Because of those 70 children still trapped in Haiti, families across the nation that have a child in Haiti waiting to come to America came together to ask for the government’s help, and out of all the elected officials in the U.S. Government, Congressman Pfluger took the lead on writing a letter cosigned by 22 of his colleagues to Secretary Blinken and Secretary Mayorkas advocating to bring these kids home.

“When you look at the bipartisan and bicameral support we are leaning on this effort to get the required waivers. We’re pushing Secretary Blinken and Secretary Mayorkas and the rest of the government here to do the right thing” said Rep. Pfluger

And the Foreman family sees that Congressman Pfluger and the 22 other cosigners on this letter are doing the right thing.

“The fact that Congressman Pfluger as well as the other Congressmen and Congresswomen who have signed the letter are humanizing this situation,” said Foreman

In the letter Congressman Pfluger sent to the Department of Homeland Security, it asks for the DOH to extend parole that was given to the first 30 children to the 70 children still in Haiti.

Earlier today the Foreman family had a chance to speak with their daughter for an hour where they read books, played games, and sang songs but most importantly the Foreman family heard her say for the first time that she loves them.