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Haitian-American leaders press Trump not to deport TPS holders to dangerous homeland

Haitian-American leaders press Trump not to deport TPS holders to dangerous homeland

Top Haitian-American community leaders in South Florida are pleading to President Donald Trump to prevent a humanitarian disaster by reversing the administration decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for hundreds of thousands...

Trump admin ends legal protections for half-million Haitians who now face deportations- critics call it a “death sentence”

Trump admin ends legal protections for half-million Haitians who now face deportations- critics call it a “death sentence”

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it is terminating legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, setting them up for potential deportation. DHS said that conditions in Haiti have improved and Haitians no longer meet...

Leaders say Haitian TPS recipients will be ‘kidnapped, raped and killed’ if forced to return

Leaders say Haitian TPS recipients will be ‘kidnapped, raped and killed’ if forced to return

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – Current and former elected leaders representing the Haitian-American community in Miami-Dade and Broward, along with faith leaders, activists, and lawyers, appealed to all Americans on Monday to rally for their neighbors and...

500K Haitians Set To Lose Protected Status In U.S., Face Possible Deportation In September

500K Haitians Set To Lose Protected Status In U.S., Face Possible Deportation In September

The Trump administration is canceling the protected status of Haitians residing in the United States due to danger and turmoil in their home country. The move, seemingly contradicting other recent declarations about the continuing lack of safety...

The U.S. declared Haiti too dangerous for Americans but safe enough for Haitians to return to

The U.S. declared Haiti too dangerous for Americans but safe enough for Haitians to return to

People living and working in Haiti are questioning the Trump administration’s reasoning that it is safe enough for Haitians temporarily living in the U.S. to return to their embattled country of origin. The Department of Homeland Security...

R.I. nonprofit leader decries Trump ending temporary protected status for Haitians as ‘utter cruelty and zealotry’

R.I. nonprofit leader decries Trump ending temporary protected status for Haitians as ‘utter cruelty and zealotry’

Georges: I am deeply disappointed in and outraged by this decision. I would have expected federal officials to have sympathy for the Haitian people. People are here because Haiti is in a civil war and a state of lawlessness, and people are scared....

'They kill people every day': 65 days before temporary protected status for Haiti ends

'They kill people every day': 65 days before temporary protected status for Haiti ends

YORK. ABOUT 500,000 HAITIANS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES WILL LOSE THEIR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS ON SEPTEMBER 2ND. THAT’S AFTER THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCED THE TERMINATION OF THE TEMPORARY LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR HAITI. REPORTER...

Trump says Haiti is safe enough for people to return. UN chief says otherwise

Trump says Haiti is safe enough for people to return. UN chief says otherwise

CAP-HAÏTIEN, Haiti — A new briefing by United Nations chief António Guterres on the worsening gang violence in Haiti is challenging the Trump administration’s view that conditions inside the volatile Caribbean nation have “improved enough” for...

Cuba to hold International Convention on Environment

Cuba to hold International Convention on Environment

The organizers announced that nearly 700 Cuban specialists and more than 70 foreigners from Argentina, Canada, Chile, Spain, the United States, Haiti, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, and Suriname will attend the Convention. The event...

Cuba will host International Convention on Environment and Development

Cuba will host International Convention on Environment and Development

Cuba will host International Convention on Environment and Development Havana, June 30 (RHC) Cuba will host the 15th International Conference on Environmental and Development Issues, which will take place from July 1st to 5th at the Havana...

North Miami town hall addresses Haitian community concerns after TPS termination

North Miami town hall addresses Haitian community concerns after TPS termination

Concerned residents, advocates, and legal experts gathered in North Miami on Sunday for an emergency town hall meeting, following the Trump administration’s announcement that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians will be revoked effective...

Global Warming and Wars: Escalating Threats to Life on Earth

Global Warming and Wars: Escalating Threats to Life on Earth

In today’s world, global warming and socio-geopolitical conflicts have become dangerously intertwined. The continuous rise in temperatures, famine, oceanic surges, and rampant wildfires have not only disrupted environmental balance but also laid...

Haiti - Education : «D-1» before the start of State exams

Haiti - Education : «D-1» before the start of State exams 29/06/2025 09:54:58 For the first round of State exams, the Ministry of National Education expects to welcome 187,419 candidates from the 9th AF, 2,308 from Teacher Training Schools and...

Trump administration to end TPS status for Haitian migrants

Trump administration to end TPS status for Haitian migrants

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem looks on during a press conference after Colombian migrants board a deportation flight bound for Medellin, Colombia, at Albrook Gelabert Airport in Panama City, Panama, on June 24. File photo credit...

Immigration leaders and activists discuss strategies for local Haitian families ahead of TPS termination

Immigration leaders and activists discuss strategies for local Haitian families ahead of TPS termination

NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - Concerned members of South Florida’s Haitian community came together this weekend as fear and uncertainty continues to spread due to the Trump administration’s decision to officially end their temporary protected status....

Trump revokes protected status for over half a million Haitian immigrants

Trump revokes protected status for over half a million Haitian immigrants

President Donald Trump listens as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Washington, as Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought and Secretary of...

Climate crisis and cash crunch: 10 countries at breaking point by 2050

Climate crisis and cash crunch: 10 countries at breaking point by 2050

A new index from Columbia Climate School reveals the 10 most climate-vulnerable countries by 2050. Many face rising disaster risks and shrinking access to finance, trapping them in a cycle of crisis and recovery. A new index called the Climate...

Legal protections end for half-million Haitians who now face deportation

President Donald Trump salutes at a campaign rally at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in October 2024, in Aurora, Colo. Alex Brandon | AP MIAMI — The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it is terminating legal...

Haitian migrants face mass deportation from America after dramatic update

Haitian migrants face mass deportation from America after dramatic update

Haitian migrants risk deportation from America after the Trump Administration terminated their temporary legal protections. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security that it is terminating legal protections for hundreds of thousands of...

Haitians to lose TPS status in September

Haitians to lose TPS status in September

June 28 (UPI) -- The Department of Homeland Security is ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 350,000 Haitians living in the United States as of Sept. 2. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the TPS status for Haiti ends on Aug. 3...

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