Category: Haiti News
Overview: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to…
Overview: Springfield residents are raising concerns about their physical safety as ICE vehicles pursue motorists and conduct enforcement operations in residential neighborhoods, near businesses and in areas where children walk…
Overview: Federal immigration authorities have arrested dozens of people in Danbury, Connecticut, this week, despite intense opposition from elected officials and protesters. It’s another example of how the Trump administration’s…
Overview: A sweeping look at how the rise in ICE activity continues to strike fear in Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian community — prompting churches, rights organizations, legal aid groups and local…
Overview: Bridging Thee Gap Foundation [sic], in partnership with Maranatha Haitian Seventh-day Adventist Church, hosted its third annual back-to-school community day in Newark. Beyond distributing free school supplies, haircuts and…
Overview: Naomi Osaka, who has Haitian roots through her father, made a statement entrance at the U.S. Open on Monday night, wearing a hooded robe covered in newspaper clippings before…
Trigger Warning: This story discusses suicide and emotional distress. A 20-year-old Haitian immigrant who came to the United States to pursue his education has died after being struck by a…
Overview: A 20-year-old Haitian immigrant living in Springfield, Ohio, died after entering I-70 and being struck by a tractor-trailer, authorities say. His father said the man was in distress over…