Day: May 20, 2017
Jonathan Meeks hopes his NFL status can help Haiti
By Bret McCormick bmccormick@heraldonline.com Jonathan Meeks and his fiancee, Anitra, sponsor the support of a Haitian child for $35 a month. But on a recent…
Chaos and Confusion on the Dajabon Border Market
Haiti Libre: Friday in Dajabon, chaos and confusion prevailed for several hours in the binational weekly market, following an order from the authorities in Port-au-Prince…
Trump made a promise to Haitian immigrants. Will he break it and deport them?
Karen Attiah May 19 at 5:05 PM Washington POST People protest the possibility that the Trump administration may not extend what is known as Temporary…
Haitians worried about deportation should start planning now, lawyers say
By Jacqueline Charles jcharles@miamiherald.com Starting in February, Haitians began showing up at the low-cost health center run by Borinquen Medical Centers of Miami-Dade worrying about…
Trump’s Latest Target: Haitians
A policy reversal on refugees — with a uniquely sinister twist. by Francis Wilkinson 27 May 19, 2017, 6:00 AM PDT Hostility is apparently not…
Massive wave of lay-offs at FAES
Charles Ernest Chatelier, the Director General of the Social and Economic Assistance Fund (FAES), confirmed the dismissal of non-essential staff due to severe budgetary constraints…