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Politics5d agoScoop: Trump blesses El Salvador strongman's troop surge in HaitiEl Salvador's strongman president, Nayib Bukele, is sending thousands of troops to Haiti to boost the island's push to wipe out its gang problem — and find four of his military personnel who were captured in a recent ambush.Bukele called President Trump on Tuesday to make sure he had no problem with this major military escalation, to which Haiti's government has agreed. "Do what you have to do," Trump told him, according to sources briefed on the call.Why it matters: If it works, Bukele's troop surge could stabilize Haiti, a country 700 miles from Florida that has been devastated by deadly ganAxios
Politics6d agoHaiti again postpones presidential and legislative elections amid political and security crisis: now they will be on July 18, 2027El Tiempo
Politics6d agoHaiti Postpones Elections as Gang Violence Runs RampantNYT World
PoliticsOct 23Organized Crime Postponed Democracy in Haiti, AgainOrganized Crime Postponed Democracy in Haiti, Again As criminal governance becomes entrenched, the question about Haiti’s return to democracy is not when but how. In a briefing on October 19, the United Nations’ top delegate to Haiti, Carlos Ruiz Massieu told the UN Security Council that the country is still far from holding its first national elections since 2016. The post Organized Crime Postponed Democracy in Haiti, Again appeared first on InSight Crime.InSight Crime
PoliticsOct 13Trump attacks immigrants from Somalia and Haiti while rallying in Ohio for Republican candidates - AP NewsTrump attacks immigrants from Somalia and Haiti while rallying in Ohio for Republican candidates AP NewsAP News
PoliticsOct 10ICE agents in the US are chasing Haitians: 'No one goes out anymore, the streets and churches are deserted, people are afraid of being arrested'Since the end, on July 27, of a protective status that had allowed Haitians to reside in the United States, 350,000 of them have faced the threat of deportation by federal immigration authorities. Many no longer dare to leave their homes.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 9Welcome to Ohio where Trump says ‘Haitians eat dogs’ and Democrats threaten a comebackI drove across Ohio on Route 40, one of the many states in which Republican strategists are responding to distant sirensIrish Times World
PoliticsOct 8Keeping Haitians helps AmericaThe administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians threatens to drive skilled workers toward economic competitors like Canada, prompting calls for a bipartisan legislative solution to protect American communities and industries.The Hill
PoliticsBreakingOct 7Haiti postpones elections indefinitely as gang violence hampers preparationsFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 7MinJustice has already contacted those detained for the assassination of the president of HaitiEl ministro de Justicia, Iván Cancino, aseguró que ya hay un representante rumbo a Estados Unidos para acelerar el proceso. The post Gobierno ya contactó a detenidos por magnicidio del presidente de Haití appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
PoliticsOct 6Colombia's president offers support to veterans extradited to US over Haitian leader's killingColombian president Abelardo de la Espriella has offered legal assistance to a group of Colombian military veterans who were arrested over the 2021 killing of Haitian president Jovenel MoïseThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 6Abelardo ordered assistance for those detained for the assassination of the President of HaitiSe trata de 18 exmilitares colombianos extraditados a EE.UU. por su presunta responsabilidad en el crimen. “No pueden pagar justos por pecadores”, dijo. The post Abelardo ordenó asistir a detenidos por magnicidio del presidente de Haití appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía