By — Talea Miller Talea Miller Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/longing-to-leave-haiti Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter For Some, a Long Wait to Leave Haiti World Feb 1, 2010 3:04 PM EDT Long lines form outside the immigration and emigration office in Port-au-Prince each day as Haitians wait hours, or even days, to apply for new passports or to replace old ones destroyed or lost in the Jan. 12 earthquake. Many of those people intend to leave the country, if they can ever get to the front of the line, Ray Suarez reports. He spoke with several people waiting for that chance on Friday: A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Talea Miller Talea Miller
Long lines form outside the immigration and emigration office in Port-au-Prince each day as Haitians wait hours, or even days, to apply for new passports or to replace old ones destroyed or lost in the Jan. 12 earthquake. Many of those people intend to leave the country, if they can ever get to the front of the line, Ray Suarez reports. He spoke with several people waiting for that chance on Friday: A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now