Evacuation: US Orders Personnel and Families to Leave Haiti

The US State Department has ordered non-emergency government personnel and their families to leave Haiti due to the country's deteriorating security situation, including widespread kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and a poor healthcare infrastructure. The advisory also urges US citizens not working for the government to leave Haiti as soon as possible. The Caribbean nation has been grappling with violence and chaos caused by heavily armed gangs, leading to a humanitarian crisis and displacing tens of thousands of people. Haiti has not elected a new leader since President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in July 2021.