Category Haiti

Overview: Eighteen suspects accused in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been extradited from Haiti to the United States to face federal charges in South Florida. The transfer marks a major development in a case that…

Overview: Third-country deportations — removing immigrants to nations that aren’t their own — have surged under the Trump administration, with recent flights sending Afghans, Venezuelans and people from eight African countries to unfamiliar territory. This Documented column explains how the…

Overview: The extradition of 18 suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, including key suspect Joseph Félix Badio and 17 jailed Colombian mercenaries, to the United States has prompted criticism from Haitian lawyers, jurists and human rights advocates who…

Overview: Jamaica is facing protests and criticism over a June agreement with the United States allowing the Trump administration to send non-Jamaican migrants to the island while they await travel to their home countries. The opposition People’s National Party and…

Overview: A Haitian human rights group released a report detailing the deadly gang attacks in Kenscoff, blaming security failures and police inaction for contributing to a massacre that killed at least 164 people, kidnapped more than 70 and left dozens…

Overview: In a Sept. 16 report, the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) said that two gang attacks in Haiti’s Kenscoff killed at least 164 people and exposed major security gaps. The human rights organization also reported that nearly two…

Overview: Violette Athletic Club, one of Haiti’s top-division clubs, has swept all four group-stage opponents in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup to reach the semifinals. Violette became the first Haitian club to win a Caribbean Cup group and only the second…

Overview: The Organization of American States is calling for people with ties to criminal organizations to be excluded from Haiti’s upcoming elections as the Provisional Electoral Council begins receiving candidate documents. The call raises questions about how such candidates would…

Overview: CPJ calls for the release of veteran Haitian journalist Wesly Renaud Jean after his abduction. New York — The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on Haitian authorities to secure the release of veteran journalist Wesly Renaud Jean, who…

Overview: Georgia’s elder care workforce could face staffing challenges as Haitians lose Temporary Protected Status. Advocates warn the loss of Haitian workers could affect elderly and disabled Georgians who rely on immigrant caregivers. Editor’s note: This article was originally published…