UN urges US to stop forced returns to Haiti after latest deportation flight
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UN urges US to stop forced returns to Haiti after latest deportation flight

Al Jazeera  

Haitians may face ‘life threatening risks’ and further displacement if returned to Haiti, UN refugee agency says. The United Nations refugee agency has called on the United States to stop forcibly returning Haitians to their home country, which is facing a months-long surge in gang violence and continued political instability. In a social media post on Friday, UNHCR urged US President Joe Biden’s administration “to refrain from forcibly returning Haitians who may face life-threatening risks or further displacement” in the Caribbean nation. The call after the UN agency said “another US deportation flight landed in Haiti” on Thursday. Sunil Varghese, policy director at the International Refugee Assistance Project, also said the deportation flights put Haitians “back into grave danger”.

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US, Colombia clash over deportations and raise tariffs in show of Trump's pledge to limit migration
2 months, 1 week ago

US, Colombia clash over deportations and raise tariffs in show of Trump's pledge to limit migration

The Independent  

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Haitian activists demand halt to deportations as gang violence and poverty soar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Haitian activists demand halt to deportations as gang violence and poverty soar

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian activists on Thursday demanded that other countries temporarily stop deportations to their country due to a surge in gang violence and deepening poverty. In October, the U.S. deported 258 Haitians, while Turks & Caicos, Jamaica and the Bahamas deported a combined total of 231, according to Sam Guillaume, a spokesperson for Haiti’s Support Group for Returnees …

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration sent about …

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Biden administration sent about 50 Haitians back to their country on Thursday, authorities said, marking the first deportation flight in several months to the Caribbean nation struggling with surging gang violence. Thomas Cartwright of Witness at the Border, an advocacy group that tracks flight data, said a plane left Alexandria, Louisiana, a hub for deportation operations, and …

‘Unconscionable’: US sends dozens to Haiti on deportation flight
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Unconscionable’: US sends dozens to Haiti on deportation flight

Al Jazeera  

Deportations ‘could be a death sentence’, advocates say, as gang violence and instability grip the Caribbean country. The US newspaper’s report drew immediate condemnation, with rights advocates accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of sending Haitians into a dangerous and potentially deadly situation in their home country. “It’s unconscionable for the administration to continue deporting people given Haiti’s catastrophic human rights …

Rights advocates demand end to Haiti deportations as unrest continues
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Rights advocates demand end to Haiti deportations as unrest continues

Al Jazeera  

IOM says 13,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti by neighbouring countries last month despite a surge in violence. “Haitians’ lives, safety and freedom are threatened by a confluence of skyrocketing gang violence and human rights violations,” Elizabeth Tan, the director of international protection at the UN’s refugee agency, said on March 20. “We also reiterate our call to all …

US deports dozens to Haiti despite telling citizens to leave country
1 year, 7 months ago

US deports dozens to Haiti despite telling citizens to leave country

Al Jazeera  

Rights advocate says more than 60 Haitians were sent back to the Caribbean nation struggling with escalating violence. Less than 24 hours after the United States urged its citizens to leave Haiti “as soon as possible” due to increased violence, authorities deported dozens of Haitian nationals back to the country, an immigration rights advocate has confirmed. The State Department said …

UN urges states not to force Haitians back to crisis-hit nation
2 years, 5 months ago

UN urges states not to force Haitians back to crisis-hit nation

Al Jazeera  

Haiti is reeling from a humanitarian and security crisis linked to months of political instability and gang violence. “Haitian women, children and men who are outside the country and returned to Haiti may face life-threatening security and health risks, and further displacement inside the country,” said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. Haiti’s acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry last month asked …

Human rights group decries deportation to ‘chaos’ in Haiti
3 years ago

Human rights group decries deportation to ‘chaos’ in Haiti

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Human Rights Watch released a report Thursday demanding the U.S. and other countries stop deporting Haitians to their homeland, calling it “unconscionable” and warning that they are putting people’s lives in danger. “Haitians and their children, many born abroad, are being returned to a country in chaos,” said César Muñoz, senior Americas researcher with Human …

Official pledges US help for Haiti on migration, stability
3 years, 5 months ago

Official pledges US help for Haiti on migration, stability

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The number of U.S.-bound Haitian migrants temporarily stuck in northern Colombia has risen to about 20,000, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, echoing reports from a local human rights organization. Earlier this week, Colombia’s Office for the Defense of the People said 15,000 to 20,000 migrants — overwhelmingly Haitians, were stuck in the Colombian city …

Deportations making Haiti crisis worse, says former US envoy
3 years, 5 months ago

Deportations making Haiti crisis worse, says former US envoy

Al Jazeera  

‘Haiti is too dangerous’ to repatriate migrants seeking protection in the US, Daniel Foote tells legislators. The former US envoy for Haiti, who resigned last month in protest of the Biden administration’s mass deportations of Haitian migrants, has warned that sending people back to Haiti will worsen conditions in the crisis-hit Caribbean nation. At a congressional briefing on Thursday, Daniel …

Mexico returns Haitian migrants on flight to Haiti
3 years, 6 months ago

Mexico returns Haitian migrants on flight to Haiti

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mexico began flying Haitian migrants …

U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions
3 years, 6 months ago

U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions

LA Times  

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers attempt to block people crossing the Rio Grande on Sunday into Del Rio, Texas, where thousands of Haitian immigrants have arrived. The Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti has resigned, protesting “inhumane” large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland racked by civil strife and natural disaster, U.S. officials said Thursday. Foote wrote Secretary …

Some Haitians are being released into US despite claims they would be immediately expelled
3 years, 6 months ago

Some Haitians are being released into US despite claims they would be immediately expelled

CNN  

CNN — The Department of Homeland Security is releasing some Haitians into the United States, despite repeated claims that they would be immediately expelled from the US, as the Biden administration scrambles to address the massive migrant encampment under the Del Rio International Bridge in Texas. On Tuesday, DHS conducted four repatriation flights from Del Rio to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with …

Here's What Haitians Are Finding When They Get Off U.S. Expulsion Flights
3 years, 6 months ago

Here's What Haitians Are Finding When They Get Off U.S. Expulsion Flights

NPR  

Here's What Haitians Are Finding When They Get Off U.S. Expulsion Flights Enlarge this image toggle caption Joseph Odelyn/AP Joseph Odelyn/AP Migrants whom the U.S. is forcibly returning to Haiti are expressing anger, frustration and desperation when they arrive at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince. Scenes of desperation on the airport tarmac Adult migrants who had just been deported …

Mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas continues
3 years, 6 months ago

Mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas continues

Al Jazeera  

Authorities plan to remove 12,000 migrants camped at the bridge on the southern border within the week. US authorities said the flights included some of the 3,300 migrants moved from under the bridge since Friday, and the government aims to “quickly” process 12,662 others living in the camp over the next seven days. I can’t be comfortable.” Mass expulsion The …

US starts sending people back to Haiti again after pausing deportation flights during Hurricane Matthew
8 years, 4 months ago

US starts sending people back to Haiti again after pausing deportation flights during Hurricane Matthew

The Independent  

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U.S. sees success in immigration programme for Haitians
14 years, 2 months ago

U.S. sees success in immigration programme for Haitians

The Hindu  

A year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the American government has received more than 53,000 applications from Haitians seeking temporary legal status in the United States, and it has approved the vast majority, a top immigration official said on January 19. The official, Alejandro Mayorkas, director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, said his agency's response to the …

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