kidnapping Haitian Gang Suspected of Kidnapping 17 Missionaries A notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings was accused by police Sunday of abducting 17 missionaries from a U.S.-based organization.
Haiti She Left Haiti in the ‘80s — and Is Waiting for the Country to Have ‘A Success Story' Florida state rep. Marie Woodson (D-101), a native of Haiti, talks about emigrating to the U.S. and what she sees in the future of her home country.
US Mexico Border The Haitian Migration Story Behind the Shocking Scenes at the Texas Border Scenes of thousands of Haitian migrants gathering at the border town of Del Rio, Texas, and images of some being chased down by border control agents on horseback shocked many Americans. But not those who understand how the history of Haiti and U.S. immigration policy led to this moment. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez digs into the story behind the...
Immigration Haitian Activist Calls Out Biden's Border Response as ‘Unacceptable' “It is unacceptable for us to be turning our backs on the most vulnerable people and then say that we are supporting them,” says Guerline Jozef of the Haitian Bridge Alliance. In a live interview from the border in Del Rio, Texas, she called out President Joe Biden and other federal officials and asked for humanitarian aid to Haitian migrants,...
Joe Biden Biden on Border: ‘Of Course I Take Responsibility, I'm President' President Joe Biden says he takes responsibility for the issues at the U.S.-Mexico border, and says the images of border patrol agents were “outrageous.”
Haiti A Decade of Crises Led to Displacement in Haiti In the past 10 years, Haiti has had to deal with two earthquakes, a Chikungunya virus outbreak, a cholera outbreak, COVID-19, and the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. When all that happens, some people will decide to migrate, says Haiti’s former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. He says the nation needs investment to fix systemic issues around its infrastructure and public...
Immigration How Haitians Arrived at the U.S. Border in Texas Migrating away from crises like an earthquake, many Haitian people made their way to South American countries like Brazil and Chile – but moved north as work dried up and misinformation about the U.S. border spread. Ali Noorani, head of the National Immigration Forum, explains.
earthquake The World Needs to Come Together to Help Haiti, Says Former Prime Minister “In the past, the world came together but the aid did not get to the most vulnerable. And I hope this time will be different,” says Laurent Lamothe, who served as Prime Minister of Haiti from 2012-2014. Though he’s out of politics now, Lamothe is calling for world leaders to come together and help Haiti rebuild homes after an earthquake...
Haiti With Government Paralyzed, Rising Crime Terrifies Haitians In the political vacuum, insecurity is growing
