When a devastating earthquake hit Haiti in August 2021, countries and international organizations from around the world expressed their concern and sent aid in the form of donations and emergency relief. However, many Haitians fear that aid from international organizations and governments will not effectively help those in need.
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In Del Rio, Texas, thousands of Haitian migrants have gathered along the United States-Mexico border in the hopes of gaining asylum in the U.S., a reality they will not be able to achieve. The CDC, alongside the Biden Administration, has pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic as justification for the deportation of thousands of migrant families, reports ABC News.
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Haitian citizens have taken to the streets to protest, demanding the removal of President Jovenel Moïse, whose term some claim was supposed to end on February 7, 2021. Other opposition parties have accused Moïse of dictatorial actions, citing the dissolution of the parliament in 2020 and the recent removal of three Supreme Court Justices.
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In Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince, protests and outcry over hard living conditions and corruption persist in the streets among both the rich and the poor.
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On February 3, a large group of Haitian immigrants attempted to sail to Abaco, an island chain in the North Bahamas, which resulted in many of them drowning off the coast of the islands.
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United States Secretary of Homeland Security announced the termination of temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians living in the United States causing more than 59,000 Haitians who legally live and work in the United States have 18 months to self-deport.
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Regional support in addition to international support is on display for the reduction of Haiti’s peacekeeping mission. Chilean president Michelle Bachelet promises her 400 troops in the U.N. operation will withdraw from Haiti.
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President Jovenel Moise was sworn in as Haiti’s 58th president on February 7, inheriting a government that has been without a leader since early 2016.
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174 inmates escaped from prison on October 22 after killing a guard and stealing firearms. The jailbreak occurred in the Haitian coastal town of Arcahaie.
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Water surged to the roof lines of houses in Princeville, North Carolina last Thursday as Hurricane Matthew continued its campaign of widespread destruction and collateral damage. The United States was the last stop on the trail of the three-week long Category-Four hurricane.
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