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Haitian PM pleads for additional funds to U.S. lawmakers to combat criminal gangs

The government is set to release $100 million for a recently-arrived international force over Republicans' objections, but Garry Conille says more is needed

Latin Times

Haiti's prime minister says Kenya police is crucial to controlling gangs, calls early days positive

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council that recently-deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections

The Independent UK

US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis

U.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral council as the country strives to rebuild its government amid rampant gang violence

The Independent UK

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Second Contingent Of Police Coming To Haiti In 'Coming Weeks': PM

A second contingent of the Kenya-led multinational policing mission in Haiti will arrive "in the coming weeks," Prime Minister Garry Conille told AFP on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Haiti PM Vows 'Transparency' To Population Traumatized By Gangs

Garry Conille, a medical doctor by training who once briefly served as Haiti's prime minister, says he never hesitated to return home to take up the post once again.

International Business Times

Stakes High For Haiti As Kenya Forces Deploy

Haiti's leaders face a high-stakes balancing act as Kenyan forces arrive in the violence-wracked country, where security is desperately needed and the new, unelected government must also win over ordinary Haitians.

International Business Times

Haiti Braces For Hurricane Beryl Impact

Haiti faces Hurricane Beryl amid existing crisis, with agencies preparing to assist those in need.

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Haiti Violence Displacing One Child Every Minute: UNICEF

Displaced children account for more than half of the 600,000 people who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, according to UNICEF, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince, much of which is controlled by gangs.

Latin Times

Haiti gang violence displaced more than 300,000 children this year, UN says

More than 300,000 children are displaced in Haiti since gangs forced out Prime Minister Ariel Henry and took over the capital Port-au-Prince earlier this year, UNICEF says. Many children, some of whom are forced to join gangs, are living in makeshift shelters and lack access to food, health care, clean…

France 24

Haiti's gang violence crisis: Fears grow among Miami diaspora

Since February, Haiti has been facing an unprecedented political and security crisis. The country is ravaged by gang violence, with 80 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince under the control of gangs accused of countless atrocities. The airport, which had been closed for three months, has just reopened. But it's still…

France 24

Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return

The Independent UK

Biden to expand deportation protections for Haitians already in the U.S. as country still engulfed in chaos

About 300,000 people could benefit from an extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for 18 months

Latin Times

Border Patrol intercepts sailboat carrying more than a hundred Haitians off the coast of Florida

The Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC), an organization advocating for immigrant rights, called for humane treatment of the 118 migrants

Latin Times

‘We Are People Too’: Scenes of Migration in Matamoros and Reynosa

Even before Biden’s recent executive order, asylum-seekers were waiting for months in dangerous Mexican border towns for an appointment to cross into Texas.

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International force in Haiti will initially have a 'static' role and won't actively go after gangs

A member of the country's transitional council said that as the force grows it will become more "dynamic"

The Independent UK

Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs

Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence

The Independent UK

More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys

Local and federal agencies say that a group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the lower Florida Keys

Latin Times

Haitian gang leader gets 35 years in U.S. prison for weapons smuggling

Germine Joly, known as "Yonyon," was the leader of a 400-strong gang called Mawozo

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Department of Homeland Security releases new set of rules for migrants claiming refugee status

The parole program was created in October of 2022 for Venezuelans, but it was extended in January of 2023 to include Haitians, Cubans and Nicaraguans.

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Foreign Police Contingent Arrives In Haiti To Combat Gang Violence

Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to combat gang violence and restore peace, facing challenges and cautious reception.

Radio France Internationale

First contingent of Kenyan security forces leave for Haiti

A contingent of 400 Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti,Tuesday, marking over 18 months since then-Prime Minister Ariel Henry initially requested a security force from the United Nations to help restore order in the violence-ridden nation.

The Guardian - UK

Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission

First contingent of multinational team lands in operation to end chaos in gang-controlled country

Latin Times

Kenyan forces finally arrive in Haiti to help fight against criminal organizations

The first contingent of armed security forces arrived on Tuesday

France 24

Kenyan police force arrives in Haiti for UN-backed security mission

The first wave of Kenyan police disembarked a plane at the Port-au-Prince airport in Haiti on Tuesday as part of a UN-backed security mission to defeat the powerful gangs ravaging the island nation.

International Business Times

Kenyan Security Force Arrives In Violence-ravaged Haiti

Kenyan police arrived in violence-ravaged Haiti on Tuesday on a UN-backed mission to help wrest the Caribbean nation from powerful gangs, just as deadly turmoil gripped Nairobi during mass protests.

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