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Haitian gang violence has displaced more than 300,000 children, UNICEF says

The United Nations Children’s Fund says gang violence in Haiti has forced more than 300,000 children to flee since March. The surge in violence, including murders and kidnappings, began with a series of coordinated attacks on key government infrastructure in February and ultimately led to the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in April. The […]

Haitian migrant accused of raping girl in Boston freed on $500 bail

A Haitian immigrant accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a Massachusetts shelter has been released on bail despite federal immigration authorities’ requests to detain him. Corey Alvarez, who had been held without bail since his arrest in March, was released on just $500 bail on Tuesday after the Plymouth County Superior Court ignored an […]

118 Haitian Migrants Land on Florida Beach

Just before dawn on Wednesday, the yacht arrived on the coast of Key West, Florida. According to the Border Patrol, 118 Haitian migrants disembarked in the early morning darkness and fled toward the shoreline. Shortly after 4 a.m., the migrants were arrested by Miami Border Patrol agents with assistance from state and local law enforcement […]

Feds stop massive number of Haitian illegal immigrants landing by boat in this red state

Border Patrol agents stopped more than 100 illegal Haitian migrants in Florida on Wednesday as they tried to cross into the United States, renewing concerns about an often-hidden part of the ongoing migration crisis. “At approximately 4 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents, assisted by federal, state and local law enforcement, responded to a migrant landing […]

Hundreds mourn gang killings of a Haitian mission director and a young American couple

Hundreds of people gathered in a steamy church in Haiti’s capital on Tuesday to mourn Jude Monteith, a mission director killed by gang members who also shot and killed an American couple with whom he was working. Wailing echoed through the packed church and tears streamed down Monteith’s wife’s face during the early morning service, […]

Haitian migrant, Kenol Baptiste, fatally stabs two roommates in Middletown, NY apartment

A Haitian immigrant allegedly killed two of his roommates at a Hudson Valley apartment complex while awaiting a federal deportation hearing. Kenol Baptiste, 30, was charged Monday with stabbing two men in and around an apartment complex in Middletown, New York. Police arrived at Ruth Court’s apartment after receiving a report of a stabbing. Officers […]

Haitian Gangs Loot National Library, Historic Documents at Risk

Gangs rampaging across Haiti ransacked the National Library in the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Wednesday. Library director D’Angelo Niard said the library houses some valuable documents and that Haiti’s history is at risk due to gang attacks. “Our documentary collection is at risk. We have valuable documents that are more than 200 years old, important to […]