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 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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Haitian National Indicted for Firearms Trafficking
Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Haitian national Peniel Olibris, age 32, was indicted on charges of smuggling goods, specifically firearms, from the United States.…
Haitian Gang Member Charged with Hostage Taking for Kidnapping of 16 U.S. Missionaries in Fall 2021
WASHINGTON – A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Jean Pelice, a Haitian national, also known as “Zo,” with hostage taking for his role in the…
Rockland County Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Ponzi-Like Securities Fraud Scheme Targeting Local Haitian Community
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RULESS PIERRE was sentenced to 84 months in prison yesterday in connection with his Ponzi-like securities fraud…
Haitian Police Officer Charged with International Narcotics Conspiracy, Narcotics Distribution, and Firearms Offense
Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Chicago Field Division, and Special Agent in…
Third Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President
Miami, Florida – A Haitian citizen was extradited from Jamaica to the United States on Friday to face criminal charges in the Southern District of Florida related to his alleged involvement in…
Three Haitian Nationals and One U.S. Citizen Charged with Firearms Trafficking in Support of 400 Mawozo Gang in Haiti
WASHINGTON – An indictment was unsealed today charging four defendants with participating in a criminal conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws by smuggling firearms and munitions…
Haitian National Charged with International Narcotics Conspiracy, Narcotics Distribution, and Firearms Offense
Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Chicago Field Division, and Renita D. Foster,…
123 Haitian Migrants Apprehended in the Florida Keys
Haitian vessel in Summerland Key MIAMI— CBP Air and Marine Operations, the U.S. Border Patrol, CBP Office of Field Operations, USCG along with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners respond to maritime…
AMO, Border Patrol Rescue 10 Haitian Migrants Stranded in Desolate Island off Puerto Rico’s West Coast
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Border Patrol agents teamed up Tuesday to rescue a group of 10 undocumented migrants from Haiti left…
356 Haitian Migrants Intercepted in South Florida
MIAMI— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations, the U.S. Border Patrol, Office of Field Operations, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners responded simultaneously to a maritime…
Previously Deported Haitian Citizen Arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a citizen of Haiti was arrested on February 14, 2022, at the Cyril E. King Airport on a…