VOA, By Aline Barros, June 08, 2021 Rose Tilus was 17 when her family sent her from Haiti to live with a relative in Florida. Tilus’ parents feared for her safety because of political and civil unrest in Haiti at the time. She left behind four siblings. That was 20 years ago. Today, Tilus still … Read more
StarTribune, Associated Press, June 8, 2021 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A mission from the Organization of American States arrived in Haiti on Tuesday amid concerns over what it called the country’s grave political, security and human rights situation. The OAS said the three-day trip is aimed at securing free and fair elections scheduled for September and … Read more
Bloomberg, By Jim Wyss, June 8, 2021 Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere, has earned another grim distinction: it’s the only one that hasn’t vaccinated a single resident against Covid-19. One of a handful of nations worldwide still awaiting vaccines, Haiti was among the 92 poor and middle-income countries offered doses under the … Read more
Los Angeles Times, By Amy Wilentz, June 8, 2021 This month may prove to be crucial for Haiti’s future. Americans used to think that any country’s political problems — and thus all its other difficulties — could be solved with a good, solid, democratic, U.S.- supported election. But in many countries where we’ve proposed and … Read more
AP, by Cedar Attanasio, June 6, 2021 CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Adrián is trying to settle in to his third new city since 2016, when his wife was raped and mother was killed in Haiti. He will go anywhere but home. “Why do they send us back to Haiti?” he said outside a cheap … Read more
MAY 22, 2021 PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Biden Administration announced that Haitians will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS): “The Biden Administration’s announcement that Haitians will be eligible for the lifeline of TPS is welcome news to many vulnerable families reeling from dire … Read more
Reuters, by Andrea Shalal & Ted Hesson, May 22, 2021 The United States will expand Haitian eligibility for a humanitarian program that grants deportation relief and work permits to immigrants who cannot safely return to their home countries, the Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday. A new designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will … Read more
CBS News, By Camilo Montoya-Galvez, May 22, 2021 The Biden administration on Saturday announced it will extend deportation protections and work permits for 54,000 Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and allow hundreds of thousands of other eligible Haitians to request relief. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he will … Read more
New Designation Allows Eligible Haitians to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Homeland Security, May 22, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This new TPS designation enables Haitian nationals (and individuals without nationality who last resided in Haiti) … Read more
The Washington Post, By Nick Miroff, May 22, 2021 The Biden administration will grant a form of provisional residency known as temporary protected status to tens of thousands of Haitian migrants living in the United States without legal status, the Department of Homeland Security announced Saturday, citing worsening conditions in the Caribbean nation. Haitians granted protected … Read more