PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti authorities on Friday confirmed gang leader Mathias Saintil was dead, after Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime said on X there was "one less gang leader."
SAN SALVADOR—El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on Saturday denied that human remains handed over to his military teams at Haiti ’s airport were the bodies of the four Salvadorans reported missing after coming under attack by gangs on Oct. 18.
The suspects who remained in Haiti awaiting trial included 17 Colombian soldiers and Joseph Badio, a former Haiti Ministry of Justice employee who was part of an anti-corruption unit.
“On July 27, 2023, the Department of State ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members to leave Haiti due to safety risks. Haiti has been under a national state of emergency since March 2024.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released details on Aug. 24 of the first deportation flight to Haiti following the termination of the country’s temporary protected status (TPS).
In a June 4 post on X, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said that the vessel from Haiti was attempting an “illegal maritime migration.” Scott praised the Coast Guard, Air and Marine Operations, and international partners for the effort.
Melissa’s center was tagged 320 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and 300 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, as of 5 p.m EDT on Oct. 22.
Haiti has faced pronounced internal turmoil in recent years as street gangs have vied for power. By some estimates, gangs effectively control about 90 percent of Haiti's capital city.
Haiti has not had elections since 2016. A nine-member Transitional Presidential Council was appointed in April 2024 but has met with challenges such as allegations of corruption and a declining security situation in Haiti.
Landau also highlighted the lack of action in response to the political crisis in Haiti, which has allowed gangs to control the streets and ports in the capital Port-au-Prince, adding that "law and order there has practically collapsed."
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Haiti’s government announced Saturday that it is implementing a three-month state of emergency in the country’s central region as gang violence surges. The measure will cover Haiti’s West, Artibonite, and Center departments “to continue the fight against insecurity and respond to the agricultural and food crisis,” according to a government statement. The […]
In less squeamish times, the United States simply took Haiti over. In 1915, after Haiti went through seven presidents in five years, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent in the Marines, who remained until 1934.
"Things here in Haiti today aren't good. Wicked gangs control an estimated 60 percent of Haiti and there is not a functioning government. The nation of Haiti is in total anarchy. These gangs murder, rape, steal and destroy at will.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named a civil engineer who grew up in Haiti as the next senator from Quebec.
Suze Youance will sit as an independent in the upper chamber.
“Money donated for Haiti earthquake relief went into a restricted account that could only be used for programs and services for Haiti. Designated funds are never used for operational deficits or payment of debt,” the Red Cross stated.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—About 150 military police officers from Central America have arrived in Haiti to reinforce the embattled government's fight against violent gangs that have upended daily life for millions in the Caribbean country.
The areas that will see more assets include the "southeast U.S. border approaching Florida to deter and prevent a maritime mass migration from Haiti and/or Cuba" as well as the maritime borders around Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico,
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A tanker truck carrying gasoline in Haiti on Saturday flipped and exploded, killing at least 17 people and seriously injuring 30 others, Radio Caraibes reported. Haitian officials couldn't be reached for comment.
