As Haiti continues to face a humanitarian crisis, Deportations to Haiti from the United States, including Title 42 flights, have violated Haitians’ human rights and were followed by an increase in deportations of Haitians from across the Americas.
The Hill: U.S. Abuse of Haitian Asylum Seekers is Not New — Change is Long Overdue
Haitians seeking safety have been mistreated by U.S. administrations for decades. It is time for this to finally change.
U.S. Deportations to Haiti ‘Legally and Morally Indefensible’
Expelling and returning Haitians to a country amid a political and humanitarian crisis—to a country which cannot ensure their security and basic needs—is both legally and morally indefensible.
Over 500 Advocates and Leaders Urge Biden to Redesignate Haiti for TPS Due to Instability and Violence
More than 500 organizations call on President Biden to redesignate temporary protected status for Haiti due to current extraordinary conditions of violence and instability.
States Across the Americas Must Guarantee the Lives and Right to Health of Migrants and Refugees in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis
Over the past few weeks, we have seen how the measures implemented by governments calling for quarantines, shut downs, deportations, border closures and militarization to address the emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19 are disproportionately affecting migrants and petitioners for international protections.
Haiti Temporary Protection Status (TPS) Humanitarian Letter
We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to renew temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians in the United States.
Two Steps Back: Haiti Still Reeling from Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew devestated Haiti and has not attracted the financial support and attention it deserved from the international community.
Two Countries and No Citizenship?
The Dominican Republic (DR) and Haiti share many things—a background of slavery, oppression, dictators, and the island of Hispaniola. Yet, in the DR, a history of racism and prejudice runs deep toward their Haitian neighbors who were often recruited for undesirable work in the DR’s sugarcane fields. In 1932, the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo massacred…