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world18 days ago•3 min saved

Haiti Extradites 18 Suspects to U.S. Over Moïse Killing

Eighteen suspects—mostly 17 Colombian ex-soldiers and a Haitian anti-corruption official—were sent from Haiti to Florida to face U.S. charges for the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. U.S. prosecutors say the plot was planned and financed from Florida, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, with defendants facing possible life sentences; several others have already been convicted in Miami, and the extradition marks a major step in accountability amid Haiti’s ongoing gang violence.

via BBC|

#colombia-ex-soldiers #extradition #florida

world18 days ago•2 min saved

Haiti’s Moïse assassination: 18 suspects extradited to Florida for U.S. trial

Eighteen suspects in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are being extradited from Haiti to Florida to stand trial in the United States, the latest step after a drawn‑out Haitian process. U.S. prosecutors say about 30 people have been indicted in the case, with several already convicted or having pleaded guilty, and the investigation spans Haitian officials and Colombian soldiers; Martine Moïse testified in Miami earlier this year. Meanwhile, those remaining in Haiti awaiting trial include more than a dozen Colombian soldiers and a former Haitian government official.

via cbsnews.com|

#assassination #extradition #florida

world1 month ago•24 min saved

Mourners gather at Haitian church after deadly gang raid

Mourners filed into a Kenscoff church in Port-au-Prince for a funeral service honoring victims of a recent gang attack that killed dozens, underscoring Haiti’s ongoing wave of violence and its impact on families and communities.

via AP News|

#funerals #gang-violence #haiti

world1 month ago•202 min saved

Haiti Gang Frees 13 Hostages as UN Urges Stronger Security

UNICEF says six children and seven women were released by a gang that had kidnapped more than 50 people after an attack on Kenscoff near Port-au-Prince; among the released are a child under two, a 7-year-old and two teenagers. The incident prompted a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting as the U.N.-backed gang suppression force is discussed; about 2,600 people were forced to flee their homes, part of Haiti's displacement crisis of around 1.5 million internally displaced people.

via CNN|

#gangs #haiti #kidnapping

immigration1 month ago•8 min saved

TPS loss tied to death of Haitian student in Ohio, family alleges suicide linked to immigration policy

A Haitian-born student in Springfield, Ohio, Pierre Damas Bel, died after losing Temporary Protected Status and wearing an ankle monitor; his family says the TPS termination and broader U.S. immigration policy drove him to suicide. The incident follows a Supreme Court ruling permitting the end of Haiti’s TPS designation. Bel’s father and a local pastor described him as distraught, and authorities said the investigation is ongoing while ICE noted it would not comment on the cause of death until verified.

via Fox News|

#ankle-monitor #haiti #immigration

immigration1 month ago•43 min saved

TPS loss linked to suicide of Haitian immigrant in Ohio

A 20-year-old Haitian immigrant in Ohio died after losing Temporary Protected Status and being placed under an ankle monitor; his family says the stress of deportation contributed to his death, which they believe was a suicide.

via washingtonpost.com|

#deportation #haiti #immigration

world-news1 month ago•126 min saved

Haiti Masses Mourn Four Victims as Brutal Gang Attack Claims 47 Lives

Hundreds gathered in Port-au-Prince to mourn four of the 47 people killed when a heavily armed gang attacked a church and surrounding areas on Aug. 23. The UN says about 150 gang members were involved, with many victims executed after being forced from the church and dozens injured. The violence has displaced about 1.5 million Haitians and left more than 2,600 homeless, as UN tallies show 3,050 killed from January to June. Pope Leo XIV condemned the massacre and urged the release of hostages amid ongoing gang violence and insecurity in the country.

via AP News|

#funerals #gang-violence #haiti

immigration1 month ago•3 min saved

Haiti Deportations Press On Despite U.S. Travel Warnings

Border czar Tom Homan defended ongoing Haiti removals, arguing they follow the end of TPS and a court order, even as the State Department warns against traveling to Haiti; he said TPS was meant to be temporary and that ICE is enforcing the law, though he has not been to Haiti, and noted a broader rollback of TPS designations.

via Politico|

#deportations #haiti #immigration

world1 month ago•4 min saved

Kenscoff kidnapping ends with 13 captives freed as Haiti's gang violence intensifies

UNICEF says 13 captives (six children and seven women) kidnapped in Kenscoff were freed; the Aug. 23 attack killed 47, abducted more than 50 and displaced about 2,647 residents, highlighting Haiti's escalating gang violence and prompting international calls for action.

via Al Jazeera|

#displacement #gang-violence #haiti

world1 month ago•128 min saved

Haitian gang releases women and children after raid, highlighting security crisis

After a deadly raid, a violent Haitian gang released women and children it had abducted; the broader incident underscores Haiti's security crisis as nearly 1.5 million people are internally displaced and hundreds of thousands are deported from the Dominican Republic. U.N. officials and the United States urged faster international security support and investment to offer viable paths beyond gang life, while gender-based violence remains alarmingly high.

via AP News|

#displacement #haiti #kidnapping

world1 month ago•3 min saved

Haiti police under fire after deadly Kenscoff gang attack

Haiti’s Kenscoff attack, which killed 47 and kidnapped more than 50, prompts public outcry as police offer few details and face an investigation over potential negligence; the broader crisis deepens with about 1.5 million displaced, thousands killed since January, and continued US deportations amid widespread gang control around Port-au-Prince.

via NBC News|

#displacement #gang-violence #haiti

world1 month ago•127 min saved

Haitian deportees arrive amid surging gang violence as 47 killed, 50+ kidnapped

AP reports a second deportation flight from the United States landed in Cap-Haitien after Temporary Protected Status ended for many Haitians, with humanitarian groups warning about the safety of returnees. Haiti is grappling with unprecedented gang violence that has displaced about 1.5 million people and killed over 3,000 in six months; armed gangs now control large parts of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, and the government says it cannot guarantee protection for those returning.

via AP News|

#deportations #displacement #gangs

world1 month ago•3 min saved

Haiti Gang Rampage Kills 47, Targets Christians and Church

In Port-au-Prince’s Kenscoff area, armed gangs killed at least 47 people—many Christians—and burned a church sanctuary, kidnapping more than 50 others in what the U.N. condemned as a brutal attack; the violence, one of the worst mass killings in years, may signal gang strength ahead of December elections amid record displacement in Haiti.

via cbn.com|

#christians #church #gang-violence

politics1 month ago•11 min saved

DHS Resumes Deportations to Cap-Haïtien, 57 Haitians Return Including U.S.-Born Children

The Department of Homeland Security ran a second ICE charter to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti in one week, deporting 57 Haitians—including several children born in the U.S.—as part of a broader push following the termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status. The flight, from Alexandria, Louisiana, arrived as rights groups warn that Haiti remains unsafe for returns and Haitian authorities warn they are unprepared, while DHS argues conditions have improved enough to justify departures. The move signals a potential uptick in removals and reflects ongoing tensions over U.S. immigration policy and TPS changes.

via Miami Herald|

#deportation #dhs #haiti

world1 month ago•3 min saved

UN flags Haiti’s Kenscoff raid as a major security crisis after 47 killed and 50+ abducted

The United Nations says a gang raid in Kenscoff near Port-au-Prince killed at least 47, kidnapped more than 50 and injured about 22, in what is described as one of the largest mass kidnapping incidents in recent Haiti history, underscoring a deteriorating security situation and prompting calls for intensified security efforts.

via Al Jazeera|

#gangs #haiti #kenscoff