Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe plane landed in the northern Haitian city of Cap-Haitien because the main international airport in Port-au-Prince is considered too dangerous (AFP via Getty Images)The United States deported more than 160 people to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti Thursday, marking the first flight since the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians was finalized by federal courts.The deportation flight was forced to land in northern Haiti rather than the capital of Port-au-Prince due to safety concerns and a U.S. ban on commercial flights to the capital, where gang warfare remains rampant.Haitian authorities and advocacy groups strongly criticized the expulsions, emphasizing that the country lacks the infrastructure and security to support returnees amid widespread gang violence, poverty, and the displacement of 1.5 million residents.The returnees, former Temporary Protected Status recipients and people who served prison sentences, faced immediate safety risks, with many expressing intense fear of criminal gangs controlling key transit corridors across the country.Amid ongoing immigration enforcement, U.S. officials detained prominent Haitian pastor Gilbert Joubert Adrien and another Haitian national in Springfield, Ohio, a community that drew national focus after Donald Trump made false allegations about Haitian residents during his 2024 campaign.In fullFamilies torn apart as 161 Haitians are deported to nation ravaged by gang violenceMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
US deports 160 people to Haiti despite warnings that it’s too dangerous
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe plane landed in the northern Haitian city of Cap-Haitien because the main international airport in Port-au-Prince is considered too dangerous (AFP via Getty Images)The United States deported more than 160 people to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti Thursday, marking the first flight since the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians was finalized by federal courts.The deportation flight was forced to land in northern Haiti rather than the capital of Port-au-Prince due to safety concerns and a U.S. ban on commercial flights to the capital, where gang warfare remains rampant.Haitian authorities and advocacy groups strongly criticized the expulsions, emphasizing that the country lacks the infrastructure and security to support returnees amid widespread gang violence, poverty, and the displacement of 1.5 million residents.The returnees, former Temporary Protected Status recipients and people who served prison sentences, faced immediate safety risks, with many expressing intense fear of criminal gangs controlling key transit corridors across the country.Amid ongoing immigration enforcement, U.S. officials detained prominent Haitian pastor Gilbert Joubert Adrien and another Haitian national in Springfield, Ohio, a community that drew national focus after Donald Trump made false allegations about Haitian residents during his 2024 campaign.In fullFamilies torn apart as 161 Haitians are deported to nation ravaged by gang violenceMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
