U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the Organization of American States (OAS) and its member countries—given the inability of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) to solve the problem on its own—should be able to mobilize troops to help Haiti address the security crisis caused by 25,000 to 30,000 gang members involved in theft, extortion, kidnapping, and trafficking of drugs, organs, and human beings.

"If ever there were a regional crisis for which an organization like this one could be expected to intervene and provide a force—or a group of countries working together to help resolve it—it would be the OAS (...) And we are prepared to play a leading role in this regard. But we need the buy-in of other partners in the region who are also affected, if not more so, by what is happening," said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who spoke at length about the OAS during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.