US deports more than 100 people to Haiti as gang violence persists
Summary
The U.S. government has increased the number of flights deporting people to Haiti amid ongoing gang violence in the country. More than 100 people were deported on a recent flight that landed in northern Haiti, as gang control and violence continue to make parts of the country unsafe.Key Facts
- Over 100 people were deported to Haiti on a flight from Louisiana to Cap-Haitien.
- This was the third weekly deportation flight to Haiti, increasing from monthly flights.
- Two flights in late August deported more than 200 people to Haiti.
- One deportee on the latest flight, Renan Hédouville, is accused of corruption and previously led Haiti’s Office of Citizen Protection.
- Some deportees had Temporary Protected Status and lived and worked legally in the U.S.
- The main airport in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, is avoided for safety reasons due to gang violence.
- Gangs control about 70% of Haiti’s capital and large areas in the central region.
- Nearly 1.5 million people have been displaced by gang violence, with over 3,000 deaths reported in the first half of the year.
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