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Haiti
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New Government Appointed in Haiti as Caribbean Nation Seeks to Restore Law and Order
Haiti formed a new government in the wake of mass resignations from the government of the former Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, and three years after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.
June 13, 2024
DeSantis Rescues More Than 700 Floridians from Haiti as Prime Minister Resigns Amid Gang Violence
A new transitional council of nine members has been sworn in, and seven have voting powers. Henry's finance minister, Michel Patrick Boisvert, will serve as the interim prime minister.
April 29, 2024
Haitian Prime Minister Resigns Amid New Governing Council and a Country in Crisis
Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, resigned on Thursday, the same day as the long-awaited Transitional Presidential Council started…
April 26, 2024
Haitian Groups to Seek Reparations from France
A group of civil society organizations called for the French government to schedule a reparations agreement with Haiti…
April 19, 2024
State Department Official Says Haiti’s Transitional Government Council Will Form Soon
On Wednesday, a senior U.S. diplomat told a gathering at the Council on Foreign Relations that preparations are…
April 11, 2024
U.S. Begins Rescuing American Citizens from Haiti as Nation Falls Under Violent Gang Rule
By: Jake Smith, Daily Caller News Foundation The U.S. began rescuing American citizens out of Haiti this week…
March 22, 2024
DeSantis Raises Option of Transporting Haitian Refugees Fleeing Violence to Martha’s Vineyard
Haiti is an estimated 840 miles from Florida. Haitians have suffered a terrible ordeal as their homeland has begun collapsing in the absence of political leadership.
March 21, 2024
Florida Republicans Seek U.S. Navy Support to Intercept Haitians
The group specifically pointed to testimony from U.S. Southern Command's General Laura Richardson in which she advocated for use of Department of Defense assets to interdict the maritime arrivals.
March 19, 2024
Florida Seizes Boat Carrying Haitian Illegals and Firearms, DeSantis Says
Earlier this month, Haitian gangs staged a mass prison break and freed roughly 3,700 inmates. Prime Minister Ariel Henry subsequently resigned and the chaos has prompted concerns of a surge in maritime attempts at entry into the U.S.
March 17, 2024
5 Things to Know About the Crisis in Haiti
1. Assassination of President Moïse In July 2021, President Jovenel Moïse fell victim to a meticulously planned assassination…
March 15, 2024