Oct 07 Watch 5:48 Deportation to turmoiled Haiti an act of ‘violence’ against migrants, advocate says By Yamiche Alcindor Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants gathered at the border town of Del Rio, Texas in September hoping to gain asylum in the United States. While the migrants have been removed and the encampment cleared, the crisis is far from over. Continue watching
Oct 07 WATCH: Former U.S. special envoy to Haiti delivers remarks By News Desk and Associated Press Foote resigned last month, saying that he did not want to be associated with what he called the United States’ “inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees” back to the island nation. Continue reading
Oct 01 U.S. official in Haiti apologizes for treatment of migrants By Evens Sanon, Associated Press The comments Friday from Juan Gonzalez, the U.S. National Security Council's senior director for the Western Hemisphere, came during a two-day official visit to Haiti to talk with local leaders about migration and other issues. Continue reading
Sep 28 Haiti prime minister says elections, referendum to be held next year By Dánica Coto, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Haiti's prime minister says he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country's constitution by February, and he hopes to organize presidential and legislative elections early next year. Continue reading
Sep 27 At U.N., turmoil in Haiti, Ethiopia draws global concern By Sally Ho, Associated Press Anticipation was high over the weekend for the world leaders speaking on behalf of some of the most unstable and unsettling current conflicts. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 4:29 How the expulsion of Haitian migrants is affecting the crisis-torn nation Thousands of Haitian migrants who have been deported by the U.S. have been arriving home as authorities scramble for resources including food and medical supplies. Haiti is reeling from a convergence of crises -- a presidential assassination, an earthquake and… Continue watching
Sep 25 Leaders at UN face global concern over regional conflicts By Sally Ho, Associated Press In today’s world, few conflicts stay local. There’s India’s fight over the Kashmir region with bitter rival Pakistan, Haiti’s inner turmoil spilling into a migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and questions about the Ethiopian government’s role in reported starvation… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 5:13 Here’s the latest on the fate of Haitian migrants in Texas, Biden response to backlash By PBS NewsHour Daniel Foote, the U.S. special envoy to Haiti, resigned in protest Thursday, over the Biden administration's move to deport Haitian migrants back to their troubled home country. Foote called the handling of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, “inhumane” and “counterproductive.”… Continue watching
Sep 23 U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns, citing ‘inhumane’ deportation of Haitians By Yamiche Alcindor “Our policy approach to Haïti remains deeply flawed, and my recommendations have been ignored and dismissed, when not edited to project a narrative different from my own.”… Continue reading
Sep 21 Options shrink for Haitian migrants straddling Texas border By Juan A. Lozano, Eric Gay, Elliot Spagat, María Verza, Associated Press The options remaining for thousands of Haitian migrants straddling the Mexico-Texas border are narrowing as the United States government was ramping up expulsion flights to Haiti on Tuesday and Mexico began busing some away from the border. Continue reading