ICE arrests Haitian alien in Boston on child assault and battery charges
BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Jean Yves Yves Ovilme, a 37-year-old Haitian national, on Jan. 22 in Boston on charges of assault and battery and indecent assault and…
New Jersey Pushing for Free Abortions and Reproductive Care to Haitian Migrants
TRENTON — A bill aimed at ensuring free access to reproductive health services for Haitian migrants in New Jersey was introduced to the state Senate on Thursday. The legislation, titled the “Reproductive…
New Jersey Introduces Menstrual Equity for Haitian Migrants Act
In a progressive move, the New Jersey legislature has proposed a bill titled the “Menstrual Equity for Haitian Migrants Act,” aimed at supporting the health and dignity of Haitian migrants in the…
Haitian groups seek billions in reparations from France
By Emma Farge and Catarina Demony GENEVA (Reuters) – France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt formerly enslaved people were forced to pay in return…
Haitian Immigrant Charged for Raping Young Girl at Massachusetts Hotel Housing Migrants
ROCKLAND, MA – A disturbing incident at a Massachusetts hotel now serving as a housing facility for asylum seekers has led to the arrest and charging of Cory Alvarez, a 26-year-old Haitian…
DeSantis Deploys State Guard To Defend Against Possible Surge Of Illegal Haitian Migrants
DeSantis Deploys State Guard To Defend Against Possible Surge Of Illegal Haitian Migrants Jake Smith on March 13, 2024 Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is deploying the state guard to protect against…
US court sentences ex-DEA informant to life for role in Haiti assassination
(Reuters) -A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) informant was sentenced to life in prison and another man pleaded guilty on Friday in a U.S. court case over the 2021 assassination of…
Ohio Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Federal Hate Crimes Against Haitian Nationals
A Springfield, Ohio, man was sentenced in U.S. District Court yesterday to 20 years in prison for committing federal hate crimes targeting and attacking Haitian nationals residing in the area. Izaye Eubanks,…
Mexico bus crash kills 16 Venezuelan, Haitian migrants
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A bus crash in the south of Mexico on Friday killed 16 Venezuelan and Haitian migrants and left 27 others injured, state authorities said in a revised statement. Oaxaca…
Colombian ex-soldier pleads guilty in plot to kill Haitian president
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – A retired Colombian army officer pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Thursday to conspiring and supporting a plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise, shot dead…
Canada, Dominican Republic reach agreement over Haitian crisis response
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the Dominican Republic have agreed that Canada will coordinate assistance for Haiti by boosting staff at its embassies in Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo, the countries said in…
Man behind guns in Haitian president’s assassination sentenced to life in prison
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after pleading guilty in a U.S. court in March to three charges involving his…
Man behind guns in Haitian president’s assassination pleads guilty
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Friday to three charges involving his role in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, gunned…
Former Haitian mayor owes $15.5 million over human rights abuses, US jury finds
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Tuesday concluded that a former Haitian mayor should pay $15.5 million over allegations he led a brutal campaign against his political opponents…
Haitian PM installs transition council to prepare for long-awaited elections
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Monday formally installed a transition council whose job will be to prepare for long-overdue elections in the Caribbean country, amid a humanitarian crisis…
Biden’s New Border Admission Policy Allows Haitian, Cuban Migrants To Receive Receive An Array Of Public Benefits
Biden’s New Border Admission Policy Allows Haitian, Cuban Migrants To Receive Receive An Array Of Public Benefits Jennie Taer on January 31, 2023 The Biden administration’s new policy to permit migrants that…
Man Indicted for Smuggling in Aliens unlawfully into the United States in a Crime that Resulted in the Death of a Three-Year-Old Haitian Boy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on January 4, 2023, charging Alcibades De Paz, a Dominican national, with smuggling aliens…
Canada, allies preparing plan in case Haitian situation worsens -Trudeau
(Reuters) – Canada is working with allies including the United States to prepare for “options” if the situation in Haiti deteriorates, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, adding any definitive solution…
U.S. imposes sanctions on two Haitian politicians over drug trafficking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a current and a former Haitian senator, accusing the two politicians of engaging in international drug trafficking activities, Washington’s latest action…
Canada imposes new sanctions on Haitian politicians – statement
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Friday imposed sanctions on three Haitian politicians, including a former president of the country’s Chamber of Deputies, with Ottawa accusing them of aiding gang leaders and laundering…
Criminal Charges Unsealed Against Haitian Gang Leaders for Kidnappings of U.S. Citizens
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced the unsealing of criminal charges against seven leaders of five Haitian gangs, including gang leaders involved in the…
High-profile Haitian politician killed in apparent gang attack -reports
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A well-known Haitian politician was killed in an apparent gang attack in an affluent suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince, Haitian media reported on Saturday, amid a gang blockade of…
Well-known Haitian journalist in stable condition after assassination attempt
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A well-known Haitian journalist is in stable condition after his car was riddled with bullets in an assassination attempt on Tuesday, a director at the radio station where he…
More than 100 Haitian migrants found on island near Puerto Rico
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) – More than 100 Haitian migrants have been found on an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Tuesday, as a gang…
U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions on Haitian gangs and ‘warlords’
By Brian Ellsworth (Reuters) – Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday said the United States should sanction Haitian gangs and those who help finance them, as the Caribbean nation remains gripped by a…
Haitian National Pleads Guilty to Firearms Trafficking
Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Haitian national Peniel Olibris, age 32, has pleaded guilty to smuggling goods, specifically firearms, from the United States. According…
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