Haitian Refugees
Season 2 Episode 6 | 24m 49s
Haitian Refugees
Reports on the history and current political situation in Haiti. Then, Yvette Smothers reports on the denial of political asylum to the Haitian refugees due to their classification as economic refugees. Her report covers: the incarceration of the refugees for over a year; their release on parole; the decision of seventeen refugees to return home; and the struggles of the remaining refugees.
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Folks is a local public television program presented by LPB
Haitian Refugees
Season 2 Episode 6 | 24m 49s
Reports on the history and current political situation in Haiti. Then, Yvette Smothers reports on the denial of political asylum to the Haitian refugees due to their classification as economic refugees. Her report covers: the incarceration of the refugees for over a year; their release on parole; the decision of seventeen refugees to return home; and the struggles of the remaining refugees.
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