Quigley Visits Haiti, Guantanamo Bay

WASHINGTON -- This week, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) returned from a Congressional Delegation trip to Haiti and Guantanamo Bay to assess the progress of American aid and reconstruction efforts following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and to tour detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay.

"This delegation is vitally important for two reasons," said Quigley. "We can't forget the families whose lives were destroyed by last year's terrible earthquake, and we must do all we can to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility that threatens our national security every day."

Rep. Quigley visits with children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti during a Congressional Delegation trip to Haiti and Guantanamo Bay.

Quigley has spoken out in support of closing the Guantanamo Bay prison and relocating detainees to Thomson, Illinois. Last year, he took part in an event at the Rink at Wrigley benefiting victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

A high-resolution photo is available upon request.