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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Evens Sanon and Dnica Coto

Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Haiti's government has banned all charter flights to Nicaragua that migrants fleeing poverty and violence had been increasingly using in their quest to reach the United States, according to a bulletin issued Monday that The Associated Press obtained.

Haiti’s government did not provide an explanation for the decision in its bulletin, which was first reported by The Miami Herald. Civil aviation authorities in Haiti did not respond to a message seeking comment.

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