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Haitian Diaspora in Miami on the Edge as Loved Ones Face the Collapse of the Country

Residents flee their homes as gang violence escalates in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in March 2024. (Credit: Clarens Siffroy/AFP)

As Haiti continues its descent into chaos, its diaspora is getting increasingly affected by the lawlessness that dominates the gang-dominated country.

Many of those with family members and loved ones live in Miami, which boasts a large Haitian community that has been growing since the 1970s and 1980s, when thousands migrated to the U.S. seeking to escape economic crises and military dictatorships.

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