Category Haiti

Overview: Haitian advocates, lawmakers and community organizations are mounting a nationwide push to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants as the program faces possible termination next week. The mobilization includes a letter-writing campaign, congressional briefings, public media forums, coalition…

Overview: As TPS for Haitians approaches expiration, Springfield, Ohio confronts the potential loss of thousands of Haitian workers whose labor has fueled the city’s fragile economic recovery. Families, employers and civic leaders warn of far-reaching consequences if deportations accelerate. This…

Overview: Florida prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges against Haitian media personality Carel Pedre following his December arrest in Tamarac on a domestic violence charge. The filings may resolve the county criminal allegations, but do not address Pedre’s separate…

Overview: Cap-Haïtien’s city attorney released Dr. Robins Mompremier after judicial authorities determined he was not responsible for firearms and ammunition found in a container his cousin in the United States had shipped. CAP-HAITIEN — Officials have released from jail a…

Overview: Zed Airlines, a Haiti-based company, announced the immediate suspension of flights to and from Port-au-Prince after gunfire hit two airplanes near Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Jan. 25. PORT-AU-PRINCE — Zed Airlines, a  Haiti-based company that flies passengers mostly…

Overview: At a strike by nurses outside NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia Hospital, Haitian American health care workers describe unsafe working conditions, patient violence and the financial strain of walking off the job. Interviews with emergency room and pediatric nurses, as well as…

Overview: Immigrants in New York City can access free legal clinics that offer confidential advice on immigration, housing, employment and family law. This guide lists no-cost clinics across the five boroughs and explains how to make an appointment. NEW YORK…

Overview: Several Haitian vendors are scrambling to collect some of their goods from the debris after a fire ravaged Cap-Haitien Cluny Market on Saturday night. No deaths or injuries were reported. About 30 storage units and hundreds of small shops…

Overview: The Haitian National Police graduated 877 officers from the P4000 program on January 23, marking the 35th cohort trained over three months. Authorities said the recruits would strengthen operations and help restore state authority in tackling gang-related violence. PORT-AU-PRINCE…

Overview: Canada, the European Union and other international actors are echoing the stance taken by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to support Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé amid efforts by several Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) members to remove…