Report Details Plight of US Deportees in Haiti
A new Human Rights Watch report, detailed by Newsday and Yahoo, reveals that hundreds of U.S. deportees arrived in Haiti without personal belongings or legal documents, having spent years working in the U.S. before being sent to Cap-Haitien amid surging gang violence and resource shortages. The organization is now calling for a suspension of these removals, noting that more than 450 people were deported in a single month following the end of Temporary Protected Status.
Yahoo reports that Human Rights Watch has formally urged the U.S. to pause removals, citing a surge in flights to Cap-Haitien since Temporary Protected Status expired in July. The organization highlighted that over 450 individuals were sent back in just one month, a stark increase from the previous pace of one flight per month, while emphasizing that many had pending asylum claims.
Source: YahooNewsday reports that the majority of the 44 individuals interviewed by Human Rights Watch had resided in the U.S. for two to 14 years, with some separated from citizen family members, while passenger manifests for recent flights lacked details on their legal status or removal grounds.
Source: NewsdayA new Human Rights Watch report reveals that many US deportees arrived in Haiti without their personal belongings or legal documentation.
Source: New Haven Register
