The uncertainty of Haitian TPS status in the US is a significant source of stress for Haitian migrants, particularly women.
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With no elected government, spiraling violence, and little international success, Haiti faces a multidimensional collapse few see a clear path out of.
As the US president-elect prepares to deliver on his promise of mass deportations, it is urgent to examine the situation in the DR, the most significant case of ongoing forced returns in the Americas.
Trump’s baseless claims about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, reflect a long history of American prejudice against Haitians. In Washington, similar past falsehoods about Haitians have driven policy.
With legal routes to the US curtailed, many Haitians are looking to cross the border into the Dominican Republic − but a shaky reception awaits.
Migrants who cross the treacherous Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia often experience violence and abuse, extortion or detention by migration authorities.
The UN refugee convention’s first protected category is race. Yet the current refugee system does not protect Haitians from racism and its consequences.
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