Category Haiti

Overview: Human rights organizations warn that the nearly 200,000 Haitians forcibly returned to the country during the first eight months of 2026 are adding pressure to an already strained humanitarian system. The Support Group for Repatriates and Refugees says Haiti…

Overview: Haiti’s political parties are challenging the CEP’s verification of the 30,000 members required for each party or coalition to register candidates. Political actors also question the feasibility of the Dec. 13 first-round vote, citing ongoing security and operational challenges.…

Overview: A tropical wave triggered flooding and landslides in Gonaïves, the main city of the Artibonite Department, killing one person, severely injuring two and damaging about 1,500 homes. The hardest-hit areas included Bienac, Gatreau, Ka-Soleil, Praville and Bois-d’Homme, where floodwaters…

Gang de Savien – Haiti L’ex député M. Vickens Derilus, fait état des conditions de vies dégradantes imposées par les gangs dans le bas Artibonite. Il juge que plus de 60% du bas Artibonite sont sous contrôle des deux gangs…

Overview: A sweeping look at how the rise in ICE activity continues to strike fear in Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian community — prompting churches, rights organizations, legal aid groups and local advocates to support families left in crisis. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio —…

Overview: A 20-year-old Haitian immigrant living in Springfield, Ohio, died after entering I-70 and being struck by a tractor-trailer, authorities say. His father said the man was in distress over wearing an ankle monitor, but needs proof the death was…

Overview: Hundreds of mourners gathered at a church in Kenscoff, Haiti, for the funeral of four victims of an Aug. 23 gang attack that killed at least 47 people and left dozens kidnapped. Survivors have accused police of failing to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures. The spike in immigration arrests shows that the administration has continued…

Overview: A community leader, Luckson Jean—also known as Frè Luckson—helped secure the release of six children and seven women abducted during a deadly gang attack in Kenscoff, with support from UNICEF and other community leaders. The release has prompted renewed…

Overview: Since the tentative democracy experiment on Nov. 29, 1987 — following the end of the Duvalier dictatorship, which ended in a bloodbath at the Ruelle Vaillant polling station in Port-au-Prince, Haiti has held nearly 10 national elections — some…