The Latest Breaking News from Haiti

Trump floats deporting legal Haitian migrants living in Ohio

Trump would revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants and "bring them back to their country."

Axios · Oct 3, 2024

Three Members of Haiti's Transitional Council Formally Accused of Corruption and Abuse of Office

The accusations stem from claims that the officials solicited over $750,000 from the former director the state-owned National Bank of Credit

Latin Times · Oct 3, 2024

DEA Pulls out of Haiti as Gangs Continue to Fund Their Operations Through Drug Trafficking

Experts warn that the decision is "shortsighted," as Haitian gangs increasingly fund their operations through drug trade links with cartels from other regions

Latin Times · Oct 3, 2024

More than 700,000 people are displaced in Haiti, according to the UN

More than 700,000 people are now displaced from their homes in Haiti, more than half of whom are children, the United Nations said Wednesday, as gang violence ravages the country.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 2, 2024

UN grants one-year extension for Kenya-led security mission to Haiti

The UN Security Council has extended its authorisation of the Kenya-led multinational policing mission to Haiti, but without any call to transform it into a full UN peacekeeping mission, as requested by Port-au-Prince.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 1, 2024

US Drops UN Peacekeeping Mission on Haiti Following Opposition From China, Russia

Instead, the focus is now on renewing the mandate of the current Multinational Security Support mission for one year

Latin Times · Sep 30, 2024

Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond

A new report has found that nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse, as gang violence smothers life in the capital of Port-au-Prince and beyond

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024

Haiti Security Mission Extended For One Year As WFP Sounds Alarm

The UN Security Council extended on Monday its authorization of the multinational policing mission in crime-ravaged Haiti, but without any call to transform it into a UN peacekeeping mission, as floated by Port-au-Prince.

International Business Times · Sep 30, 2024

UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force trying to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call from Haiti’s government to start talks on transforming it into a U.N. peacekeeping mission

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024

‘Used as a pawn’: how the US election has poisoned Springfield, Ohio

As Republicans spew lies about Haitian residents, the city is drawing armed strangers and opportunistic politicians

The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2024