Generated by All in One SEO Pro v4.9.10, this is an llms-full.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Caribbean Television Network Haiti News & Immigration Stories of Haitians in the United States – CTN ## Posts ### [Blog](https://ctninfo.com/blog/) **Published:** September 1, 2021 **Author:** Stacy Saint Paul **Content:** ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/blog/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/blog/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/blog/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/blog/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/blog/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Blog&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fblog%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) --- ### [Tragic Death of 16-Month-Old Jailyn after her mother left at home Alone for 8 Days](https://ctninfo.com/tragic-death-of-16-month-old-jailyn-after-her-mother-left-at-home-alone-for-8-days/) **Published:** June 22, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** In a heart-wrenching incident that has left a community in shock, 16-month-old Jailyn, a vibrant and beloved infant girl, tragically lost her life after being left unattended for eight days. The mother, 31-year-old Kristel Candelario from Cleveland, now faces murder charges following the devastating discovery upon her return from vacation in Puerto Rico, Detroit, and Michigan. The news of Jailyn’s untimely demise has sent shockwaves through the neighborhood, where residents had known the little girl as a happy and cheerful presence. Neighbors had often expressed their willingness to lend a helping hand, hoping that Candelario would seek assistance in caring for her young daughter. Upon her return from her vacation, Candelario was met with an unimaginable sight. Her daughter, Jailyn, was discovered unresponsive. Law enforcement wasted no time in launching a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Jailyn’s death. The evidence pointed to a heartbreaking case of neglect, leading to the arrest of Kristel Candelario on murder charges. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) As news of the tragedy spread, the community came together to mourn the loss of an innocent life and demand justice for Jailyn. Community leaders and child welfare advocates also seized the opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of responsible parenting and the duty to protect vulnerable children. While the details of the case continue to be examined by authorities, it serves as a painful reminder of the critical need for vigilance and care when it comes to the welfare of children. The tragedy has sparked discussions surrounding child protection laws and the responsibility of society as a whole to ensure the safety and well-being of its youngest members. As the legal proceedings unfold, the memory of Jailyn will forever serve as a reminder of the importance of protecting and cherishing the lives of innocent children. It is a call to action for society to come together, to be vigilant, and to advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tragic-death-of-16-month-old-jailyn-after-her-mother-left-at-home-alone-for-8-days/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tragic-death-of-16-month-old-jailyn-after-her-mother-left-at-home-alone-for-8-days/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tragic-death-of-16-month-old-jailyn-after-her-mother-left-at-home-alone-for-8-days/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tragic-death-of-16-month-old-jailyn-after-her-mother-left-at-home-alone-for-8-days/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tragic-death-of-16-month-old-jailyn-after-her-mother-left-at-home-alone-for-8-days/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Tragic%20Death%20of%2016-Month-Old%20Jailyn%20after%20her%20mother%20left%20at%20home%20Alone%20for%208%20Days&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftragic-death-of-16-month-old-jailyn-after-her-mother-left-at-home-alone-for-8-days%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US **Tags:** Arrest, care, case, children, days, death, expressed, following, Home, incident, justice, leaders, legal, life, loss, news, opportunity, Puerto, Return, time --- ### [Haiti-Sequestro: O ex-presidente do CEP Pierre Louis Opont é mantido em cativeiro](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-sequestro-o-ex-presidente-do-cep-pierre-louis-opont-e-mantido-em-cativeiro/) **Published:** June 21, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** A comuna de Tabarre tem sido palco de raptos nos últimos dias. Nada menos que cinco pessoas foram raptadas. A última vítima é Pierre Louis Opont, antigo presidente do Conselho Eleitoral Provisório em 2015. Os membros do bando “Kraze baryè”, liderado por Vitelhomme Innocent, são os responsáveis pelo rapto de Pierre Louis Opont, marido da jornalista Marie Lucie Bonhomme. Bonhomme foi igualmente raptada a 13 de junho e libertada algumas horas depois de ter sido interrogada pelo chefe desta organização criminosa, Vitelhomme Innocent. Segundo informações recebidas pelo Zoomhaitinews, Pierre Louis Opont foi raptado quando regressava à sua casa em Tabarre. Na segunda-feira, 19 de junho de 2023, membros desta quadrilha raptaram o diretor da empresa Vorbe et Fils matériaux de construction, conhecido como Santiago, de nacionalidade costa-riquenha. Este foi libertado pouco tempo depois. No entanto, as condições da sua libertação não foram reveladas. No passado fim de semana, Pierre Richard Joseph, Diretor-Geral da Autoridade Portuária Nacional de Cap-Haitien, foi raptado na comuna de Tabarre. Os raptores exigem uma soma avultada de dinheiro em troca da sua libertação. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-sequestro-o-ex-presidente-do-cep-pierre-louis-opont-e-mantido-em-cativeiro/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-sequestro-o-ex-presidente-do-cep-pierre-louis-opont-e-mantido-em-cativeiro/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-sequestro-o-ex-presidente-do-cep-pierre-louis-opont-e-mantido-em-cativeiro/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-sequestro-o-ex-presidente-do-cep-pierre-louis-opont-e-mantido-em-cativeiro/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-sequestro-o-ex-presidente-do-cep-pierre-louis-opont-e-mantido-em-cativeiro/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti-Sequestro%3A%20O%20ex-presidente%20do%20CEP%20Pierre%20Louis%20Opont%20%C3%A9%20mantido%20em%20cativeiro&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-sequestro-o-ex-presidente-do-cep-pierre-louis-opont-e-mantido-em-cativeiro%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2023, CÓMO, este, foi, foram, joseph, nacional, nao, nos, pelo, pessoas, Pierre, por, presidente, que, são, sido, sua, uma, zoomhaitinews --- ### [Haïti-Kidnapping: L’ex-président du CEP Pierre Louis Opont se trouve en captivité](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-lex-president-du-cep-pierre-louis-opont-se-trouve-en-captivite/) **Published:** June 21, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** La commune de Tabarre devient ces derniers jours le théâtre des actes de kidnapping. Pas moins de cinq personnes ont été enlevées. La dernière victime en date répond au nom de Pierre Louis Opont, ancien président du conseil électoral provisoire de 2015. Les membres du gang « Kraze baryè » dirigé par Vitelhomme Innocent sont pointés du doigt dans l’enlèvement suivi de séquestration de Pierre Louis Opont, époux de la journaliste Marie Lucie Bonhomme. Cette dernière avait elle aussi été kidnappée, le 13 juin, puis relâchée quelques heures après avoir été interrogée par le chef de cette organisation criminelle Vitelhomme Innocent. Selon les informations parvenues à la rédaction de Zoomhaitinews, Pierre Louis Opont a été enlevé au moment où il s’apprêtait à regagner son domicile à Tabarre. Lundi 19 juin 2023, les membres de ce gang ont kidnappé le directeur de la compagnie Vorbe et Fils matériaux de construction connu sous le nom de Santiago de nationalité costaricienne. Il avait recouvré sa liberté peu de temps après. Cependant, les conditions de sa libération n’ont pas été révélées. Le week-end dernier, un cadre de l’administration publique a été enlevé dans la commune de Tabarre s’agissant de Pierre Richard Joseph, directeur général de l’autorité portuaire nationale du Cap-haïtien. Les ravisseurs exigent une forte somme d’argent en échange de sa libération. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-lex-president-du-cep-pierre-louis-opont-se-trouve-en-captivite/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-lex-president-du-cep-pierre-louis-opont-se-trouve-en-captivite/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-lex-president-du-cep-pierre-louis-opont-se-trouve-en-captivite/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-lex-president-du-cep-pierre-louis-opont-se-trouve-en-captivite/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-lex-president-du-cep-pierre-louis-opont-se-trouve-en-captivite/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti-Kidnapping%3A%20L%E2%80%99ex-pr%C3%A9sident%20du%20CEP%20Pierre%20Louis%20Opont%20se%20trouve%20en%20captivit%C3%A9&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-kidnapping-lex-president-du-cep-pierre-louis-opont-se-trouve-en-captivite%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2023, après, cette, dans, des, ete, gang, general, joseph, kidnapping, les, ont, par, pas, Pierre, president, son, sont, une, zoomhaitinews --- ### [Haití-Secuestro: secuestrado el ex presidente del CEP Pierre Louis Opont](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-secuestro-secuestrado-el-ex-presidente-del-cep-pierre-louis-opont/) **Published:** June 21, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** En los últimos días, la comuna de Tabarre se ha convertido en escenario de secuestros. No menos de cinco personas han sido secuestradas. La última víctima es Pierre Louis Opont, expresidente del Consejo Electoral Provisional en 2015. Miembros de la banda “Kraze baryè”, dirigida por Vitelhomme Innocent, han sido acusados del secuestro de Pierre Louis Opont, marido de la periodista Marie Lucie Bonhomme. Bonhomme también fue secuestrada el 13 de junio y liberada pocas horas después de ser interrogada por el jefe de esta organización criminal, Vitelhomme Innocent. Según la información recibida por Zoomhaitinews, Pierre Louis Opont fue secuestrado cuando se disponía a regresar a su domicilio en Tabarre. El lunes 19 de junio de 2023, miembros de esta banda secuestraron al director de la empresa Vorbe et Fils matériaux de construction, conocido como Santiago, de nacionalidad costarricense. Fue liberado poco después. Sin embargo, no se han revelado las condiciones de su liberación. El pasado fin de semana, Pierre Richard Joseph, Director General de la Autoridad Portuaria Nacional de Cap-Haitien, fue secuestrado en la comuna de Tabarre. Los secuestradores exigen una gran suma de dinero a cambio de su liberación. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-secuestro-secuestrado-el-ex-presidente-del-cep-pierre-louis-opont/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-secuestro-secuestrado-el-ex-presidente-del-cep-pierre-louis-opont/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-secuestro-secuestrado-el-ex-presidente-del-cep-pierre-louis-opont/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-secuestro-secuestrado-el-ex-presidente-del-cep-pierre-louis-opont/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-secuestro-secuestrado-el-ex-presidente-del-cep-pierre-louis-opont/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Hait%C3%AD-Secuestro%3A%20secuestrado%20el%20ex%20presidente%20del%20CEP%20Pierre%20Louis%20Opont&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-secuestro-secuestrado-el-ex-presidente-del-cep-pierre-louis-opont%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** CÓMO, del, director, esta, fue, general, han, joseph, las, los, nacional, personas, Pierre, por, presidente, Ser, sido, sin, una, zoomhaitinews --- ### [Haiti-Kidnapping: Former CEP president Pierre Louis Opont held captive](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-former-cep-president-pierre-louis-opont-held-captive/) **Published:** June 21, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** In recent days, the commune of Tabarre has become the scene of kidnappings. No fewer than five people have been kidnapped. The latest victim is Pierre Louis Opont, former president of the Provisional Electoral Council in 2015. Members of the “Kraze baryè” gang led by Vitelhomme Innocent have been implicated in the kidnapping of Pierre Louis Opont, husband of journalist Marie Lucie Bonhomme. Bonhomme had also been kidnapped on June 13, but was released a few hours after being interrogated by the head of this criminal organization, Vitelhomme Innocent. According to information received by Zoomhaitinews, Pierre Louis Opont was kidnapped as he was about to return to his home in Tabarre. On Monday June 19, 2023, members of this gang kidnapped the director of the company Vorbe et Fils matériaux de construction, known as Santiago, a Costa Rican national. He was released shortly afterwards. However, the conditions of his release were not disclosed. Last weekend, Pierre Richard Joseph, General Manager of the Cap-Haitien National Port Authority, was kidnapped in the commune of Tabarre. The kidnappers are demanding a large sum of money in exchange for his release. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-former-cep-president-pierre-louis-opont-held-captive/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-former-cep-president-pierre-louis-opont-held-captive/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-former-cep-president-pierre-louis-opont-held-captive/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-former-cep-president-pierre-louis-opont-held-captive/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-kidnapping-former-cep-president-pierre-louis-opont-held-captive/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti-Kidnapping%3A%20Former%20CEP%20president%20Pierre%20Louis%20Opont%20held%20captive&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-kidnapping-former-cep-president-pierre-louis-opont-held-captive%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2023, days, director, former, gang, general, head, information, joseph, kidnapped, kidnapping, members, monday, national, people, Pierre, president, received, release, zoomhaitinews --- ### [Nippes (Miragoâne): 14 novos agentes de polícia sobem de categoria](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-novos-agentes-de-policia-sobem-de-categoria/) **Published:** June 21, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG-20230619-WA0002.webp) 14 agentes da polícia que trabalham no departamento de Nippes, provenientes de várias unidades da Polícia Nacional Haitiana, receberam as suas cartas de patente numa cerimónia realizada na segunda-feira, 19 de junho de 2023, na sede da polícia departamental de Nippes. Estes agentes foram distinguidos pelo seu trabalho exemplar”, declarou o Comissário de Divisão Asserne Selmon. Convidou os agentes da polícia a darem provas de sabedoria no exercício da sua profissão. O porta-voz da polícia de Nippes, Astrel Calixte, também aproveitou a oportunidade para apresentar os resultados da polícia local durante o período de 23 de abril a 23 de maio de 2023, quando 86 casos foram registados por vários crimes, incluindo roubo, violação, conspiração criminosa e posse de armas ilegais. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-novos-agentes-de-policia-sobem-de-categoria/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-novos-agentes-de-policia-sobem-de-categoria/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-novos-agentes-de-policia-sobem-de-categoria/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-novos-agentes-de-policia-sobem-de-categoria/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-novos-agentes-de-policia-sobem-de-categoria/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Nippes%20%28Mirago%C3%A2ne%29%3A%2014%20novos%20agentes%20de%20pol%C3%ADcia%20sobem%20de%20categoria&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fnippes-miragoane-14-novos-agentes-de-policia-sobem-de-categoria%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2023, casos, departamento, durante, foram, local, miragoane, nacional, nippes, para, pelo, policia, por, que, segundafeira, seu, sua, tambem, Trabalho, varias --- ### [Nippes (Miragoâne): 14 nuevos policías ascendidos a rangos superiores](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascendidos-a-rangos-superiores/) **Published:** June 21, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG-20230619-WA0002.webp) 14 policías que trabajan en el departamento de Nippes, procedentes de varias unidades de la Policía Nacional Haitiana, recibieron sus cartas de rango en una ceremonia celebrada el lunes 19 de junio de 2023 en la sede de la policía departamental de Nippes. Estos oficiales fueron honrados por su trabajo ejemplar”, dijo el Comisionado Divisional Asserne Selmon. Invitó a los policías a mostrar sabiduría en el ejercicio de su profesión. El portavoz de la policía de Nippes, Astrel Calixte, también aprovechó la ocasión para presentar los resultados de la policía local durante el periodo comprendido entre el 23 de abril y el 23 de mayo de 2023, en el que se registraron 86 casos por diversos delitos, entre ellos robo, violación, conspiración criminal y posesión de armas ilegales. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascendidos-a-rangos-superiores/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascendidos-a-rangos-superiores/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascendidos-a-rangos-superiores/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascendidos-a-rangos-superiores/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascendidos-a-rangos-superiores/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Nippes%20%28Mirago%C3%A2ne%29%3A%2014%20nuevos%20polic%C3%ADas%20ascendidos%20a%20rangos%20superiores&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fnippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascendidos-a-rangos-superiores%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2023, casos, criminal, departamento, dijo, durante, entre, fueron, local, los, miragoane, nacional, nippes, para, policia, por, que, sus, una, varias --- ### [Nippes (Miragoâne): 14 nuevos policías ascienden de rango](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascienden-de-rango/) **Published:** June 19, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** 14 policías que trabajan en el departamento de Nippes, procedentes de distintas unidades de la Policía Nacional Haitiana, recibieron sus cartas de rango en una ceremonia celebrada el lunes 19 de junio de 2023 en la sede de la policía departamental de Nippes. ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG-20230619-WA0002.webp) Estos agentes fueron homenajeados por su trabajo ejemplar”, declaró el comisario de división Asserne Selmon. Invitó a los policías a mostrar sabiduría en el ejercicio de su profesión. El portavoz de la policía de Nippes, Astrel Calixte, también aprovechó la ocasión para presentar los resultados de la policía local durante el periodo comprendido entre el 23 de abril y el 23 de mayo de 2023, en el que se registraron 86 casos por diversos delitos, entre ellos robo, violación, conspiración criminal y posesión de armas ilegales. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascienden-de-rango/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascienden-de-rango/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascienden-de-rango/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascienden-de-rango/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascienden-de-rango/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Nippes%20%28Mirago%C3%A2ne%29%3A%2014%20nuevos%20polic%C3%ADas%20ascienden%20de%20rango&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fnippes-miragoane-14-nuevos-policias-ascienden-de-rango%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2023, casos, criminal, departamento, durante, entre, fueron, local, los, miragoane, nacional, nippes, para, policia, por, que, sus, también, una, violación --- ### [Nippes (Miragoâne): 14 new police officers promoted to higher ranks](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-new-police-officers-promoted-to-higher-ranks/) **Published:** June 19, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** 14 police officers from various units of the Haitian National Police in the Nippes department received their letters of rank at a ceremony held this Monday, June 19, 2023 at the Nippes departmental police headquarters. ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG-20230619-WA0002.webp) According to Commissaire Divisionnaire Asserne Selmon, these officers were honored for their exemplary work. He invited police officers to show wisdom in the exercise of their profession. The spokesman for the Nippes police, Astrel Calixte, took the opportunity to present the results of the local police during the period from April 23 to May 23, 2023, when 86 cases were recorded for various offences including theft, rape, criminal conspiracy and possession of illegal weapons. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-new-police-officers-promoted-to-higher-ranks/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-new-police-officers-promoted-to-higher-ranks/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-new-police-officers-promoted-to-higher-ranks/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-new-police-officers-promoted-to-higher-ranks/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/nippes-miragoane-14-new-police-officers-promoted-to-higher-ranks/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Nippes%20%28Mirago%C3%A2ne%29%3A%2014%20new%20police%20officers%20promoted%20to%20higher%20ranks&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fnippes-miragoane-14-new-police-officers-promoted-to-higher-ranks%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2023, cases, ceremony, criminal, department, haitian, including, local, miragoane, monday, national, new, nippes, opportunity, police, possession, received, recorded, results, work --- ### [Ronel Paul, colaborador do Zoom Haiti News, ganha o Prix Philippe-Chaffanjon 2023](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-do-zoom-haiti-news-ganha-o-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/) **Published:** June 17, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-16-at-10.25.46-AM.webp) **Ronel Paul ganhou o “Prix du reportage haïtien” pelo seu documentário intitulado “Haïti: Le calvaire des mères célibataires”. O prémio foi entregue na sexta-feira, 16 de junho de 2023, pelo presidente do júri, Pierre Haski, presidente dos Repórteres Sem Fronteiras (RSF) e colunista geopolítico da France Inter, e por Dany Laferrière, presidente honorário do Prémio Philippe Chaffanjon.** O prémio de reportagem francesa foi atribuído a Clément Di Roma e Carol Valade, da editora Arte, autores de Centrafrique: le soft power russe. O Prémio Philippe Chaffanjon, criado em homenagem ao antigo jornalista da RTL e da Radio France, recompensa um jornalista empenhado como Ronel Paul, que se desloca aos cantos mais remotos do Haiti para dar visibilidade às camadas mais desfavorecidas da população. Desde o momento em que se juntou ao Zoom Haiti News, Ronel Paul tem sido um jornalista socialmente responsável, aplicando valores universais às suas reportagens. A sua escolha de se concentrar na vida quotidiana das famílias monoparentais e das mães solteiras no Haiti está em consonância com o seu desejo de contribuir para a mudança social. O seu empenho nestas nobres causas levou-a a percorrer milhares de quilómetros. Não tinha medo de obstáculos. Nem de intimidações… No final de 2023, depois de a sua reportagem “Haïti: Le calvaire des mères célibataires” (“Haiti: O calvário das mães solteiras”) ter sido transmitida nas nossas redes, Ronel Paul recebeu ameaças graves. A reportagem despertou a curiosidade de muitos e sensibilizou para esta categoria de mulheres, que trabalham nas pedreiras de areia. As audiências explodiram. A violência contra Ronel Paul intensificou-se. As pessoas acusaram-no de denegrir a imagem do país, de trabalhar para estrangeiros e ameaçaram bater-lhe. Posteriormente, recebeu inúmeras mensagens intimidatórias e chamadas telefónicas suspeitas para o seu telemóvel. A sua vida foi posta em perigo por ter lançado luz sobre as (corajosas) mulheres que assumem a responsabilidade exclusiva pelos seus filhos, dedicando-se a actividades árduas de que ninguém se atreve a falar. ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-16-at-10.23.32-AM.webp) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Ronel Paul está em grande forma. A sua reportagem de 2021, intitulada “A urbanização anárquica e as suas consequências para a produção de arroz na planície de Gonaives”, valeu-lhe um prémio no concurso nacional de reportagens sobre economia e finanças no Haiti, organizado pela Associação Haitiana de Jornalistas Económicos para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (AHJEDD). Por “Cohabiter à tout prix avec des déchards sauvages. Quais são as consequências? ganhou o Prémio Jovem Jornalista no Haiti, organizado pela Organização Internacional da Francofonia (OIF). Para não falar dos seus numerosos temas sociais abordados nas edições noticiosas do Zoom Haiti News e difundidos nas nossas redes sociais. Também correspondente da Radio France Internationale e jornalista da Radio Référence em Gonaives, Ronel Paul é a personificação perfeita do “jornalista cidadão” defendido pelos teóricos da responsabilidade social da imprensa, incluindo o Professor Vario Sérant e o autor Theodore Peterson. Aqui está o link do youtube para a reportagem feita por Ronel Paul, com a participação de John Becker Jean e Onelson Paulemice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JbcDZCYMss ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-do-zoom-haiti-news-ganha-o-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-do-zoom-haiti-news-ganha-o-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-do-zoom-haiti-news-ganha-o-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-do-zoom-haiti-news-ganha-o-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-do-zoom-haiti-news-ganha-o-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ronel%20Paul%2C%20colaborador%20do%20Zoom%20Haiti%20News%2C%20ganha%20o%20Prix%20Philippe-Chaffanjon%202023&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fronel-paul-colaborador-do-zoom-haiti-news-ganha-o-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2021, avec, com, CÓMO, contra, des, dos, esta, foi, haiti, mais, nacional, nao, pais, para, pelo, por, que, sobre, sua --- ### [Ronel Paul, colaborador de Zoom Haití Noticias, gana el Prix Philippe-Chaffanjon 2023](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-de-zoom-haiti-noticias-gana-el-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/) **Published:** June 17, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-16-at-10.25.46-AM.webp) **Ronel Paul ha ganado el “Prix du reportage haïtien” por su documental titulado “Haïti: Le calvaire des mères célibataires”. Pierre Haski, Presidente de Reporteros sin Fronteras (RSF) y columnista geopolítico de France Inter, y Dany Laferrière, Presidente de Honor del Premio Philippe Chaffanjon, le entregaron el premio el viernes 16 de junio de 2023.** El premio de reportaje francés fue concedido a Clément Di Roma y Carol Valade, de Arte, autores de Centrafrique: le soft power russe. En su décima y última edición, el premio Philippe Chaffanjon, creado en homenaje al antiguo periodista de RTL y Radio France, recompensa a un trabajador de los medios de comunicación comprometido como Ronel Paul, que viaja a los rincones más remotos de Haití para iluminar a los sectores más desfavorecidos de la población. Desde que se incorporó a Zoom Haití Noticias, Ronel Paul ha sido un periodista socialmente responsable, que ha aplicado valores universales a sus reportajes. Su elección de centrarse en la vida cotidiana de las familias monoparentales y las madres solteras de Haití responde a su deseo de contribuir al cambio social. Su compromiso con estas nobles causas la llevó a recorrer miles de kilómetros. No le asustaban los obstáculos. Ni a la intimidación… A finales de 2023, tras la difusión en nuestras redes de su reportaje “Haïti: Le calvaire des mères célibataires” (“Haití: El calvario de las madres solteras”), Ronel Paul recibió graves amenazas. El reportaje despertó la curiosidad de muchos y sensibilizó sobre esta categoría de mujeres, que trabajan en las canteras de arena. La audiencia estalló. La violencia contra Ronel Paul se intensificó. Algunos individuos le acusaron de empañar la imagen del país, de trabajar para extranjeros y amenazaron con darle una paliza. Posteriormente recibió numerosos mensajes intimidatorios y llamadas sospechosas a su móvil. Su vida corrió peligro por haber arrojado luz sobre las mujeres (valientes) que asumen la responsabilidad exclusiva de sus hijos dedicándose a arduas actividades de las que nadie se atreve a hablar. ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-16-at-10.23.32-AM.webp) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Ronel Paul está en racha. Su reportaje de 2021 titulado “La urbanización anárquica y sus consecuencias sobre la producción de arroz en la llanura de Gonaives” le valió un premio en el concurso nacional de reportajes sobre economía y finanzas en Haití organizado por la Asociación Haitiana de Periodistas Económicos para el Desarrollo Sostenible (AHJEDD). Por “Cohabiter à tout prix avec des déchards sauvages. ¿Cuáles son las consecuencias? ganó el Premio de Periodismo Joven de Haití, organizado por la Organización Internacional de la Francofonía (OIF). Sin olvidar sus numerosos temas sociales tratados en las ediciones de Zoom Haití Noticias y difundidos en nuestras redes sociales. Corresponsal también de Radio France Internationale y periodista de Radio Référence en Gonaives, Ronel Paul encarna a la perfección al “periodista ciudadano” preconizado por los teóricos de la responsabilidad social de la prensa, entre ellos el profesor Vario Sérant y el escritor Theodore Peterson. Aquí está el enlace de youtube al reportaje realizado por Ronel Paul, con la participación de John Becker Jean y Onelson Paulemice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JbcDZCYMss ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-de-zoom-haiti-noticias-gana-el-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-de-zoom-haiti-noticias-gana-el-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-de-zoom-haiti-noticias-gana-el-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-de-zoom-haiti-noticias-gana-el-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ronel-paul-colaborador-de-zoom-haiti-noticias-gana-el-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ronel%20Paul%2C%20colaborador%20de%20Zoom%20Hait%C3%AD%20Noticias%2C%20gana%20el%20Prix%20Philippe-Chaffanjon%202023&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fronel-paul-colaborador-de-zoom-haiti-noticias-gana-el-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** CÓMO, con, contra, del, des, entre, esta, haiti, jean, las, los, mas, nacional, pais, para, por, que, sobre, son, una --- ### [Terramoto no Brasil: Pequenos danos](https://ctninfo.com/terramoto-no-brasil-pequenos-danos/) **Published:** June 17, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Um sismo de magnitude 4,0 na escala de Richter atingiu São Paulo na madrugada de sexta-feira, 16 de janeiro de 2023. O epicentro localizou-se entre as cidades de Maracatu, Iguape e Itariri, segundo informações do centro sismológico local. Não foram registados danos importantes. De acordo com a USPG, um terramoto de magnitude 4 pode ser sentido até 100 km de distância, mas não é suficientemente forte para causar preocupação. Podem ocorrer pequenos danos na zona epicentral, bem como fissuras nas casas. Os bombeiros e as autoridades de proteção civil não receberam quaisquer chamadas para vítimas e não há relatos de danos estruturais. No entanto, alguns moradores de São Paulo expressaram preocupação, lembrando que o Brasil já sofreu grandes terramotos no passado, nomeadamente em 1955 na Serra do Tombador, em Mato Grosso, e novamente em junho de 2022, que causaram danos consideráveis e perda de vidas. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/terramoto-no-brasil-pequenos-danos/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/terramoto-no-brasil-pequenos-danos/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/terramoto-no-brasil-pequenos-danos/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/terramoto-no-brasil-pequenos-danos/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/terramoto-no-brasil-pequenos-danos/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Terramoto%20no%20Brasil%3A%20Pequenos%20danos&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fterramoto-no-brasil-pequenos-danos%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2022, 2023, acordo, autoridades, Brasil, centro, com, CÓMO, entre, foram, janeiro, mas, nao, para, pode, que, richter, são, Ser, sextafeira --- ### [Notre collaborateur à Zoom Haiti News Ronel Paul remporte le prix Philippe-Chaffanjon 2023](https://ctninfo.com/notre-collaborateur-a-zoom-haiti-news-ronel-paul-remporte-le-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/) **Published:** June 17, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** #### ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-16-at-10.25.46-AM.webp)Ronel Paul a été distingué dans la catégorie ‘’Prix du reportage haïtien’’ pour son documentaire titré ’’Haïti: Le calvaire des mères célibataires’’. Il a reçu le prix ce vendredi 16 Juin 2023 des mains du président du jury, Pierre Haski, président de Reporters sans frontières (RSF) et chroniqueur géopolitique à France Inter, et Dany Laferrière, président d’honneur du prix Philippe-Chaffanjon. Le prix du reportage français a été attribué à Clément Di Roma et Carol Valade d’Arte, auteurs de Centrafrique: le soft power russe. Pour sa dixième et dernière édition, le prix Philippe Chaffanjon, créé en hommage à l’ancien journaliste de RTL et Radio France, récompense un travailleur de presse engagé comme Ronel Paul, qui se rend dans les coins les plus reculés d’Haïti afin de braquer ses projecteurs sur les couches les plus défavorisées de la population. Dès son intégration à Zoom Haiti News, Ronel Paul s’est vite soumis aux exigences de la responsabilité sociale du journaliste, en exerçant autour des valeurs universelles dans le traitement de ses sujets. Son choix de mettre l’accent sur le quotidien des familles monoparentales et mères célibataires en Haïti, s’inscrit dans sa logique de contribuer à la transformation sociale. Son engagement pour ces nobles causes lui pousse à parcourir des milliers de kilomètres. Les obstacles ne l’effrayaient pas. Ni les intimidations… Fin 2023, après la diffusion sur nos réseaux de son reportage ‘’Haïti: Le calvaire des mères célibataires”, Ronel Paul a fait l’objet de sérieuses menaces. Le reportage a suscité la curiosité de plus d’un et éveillé les consciences sur cette catégorie de femme, travaillant dans les carrières de sable. L’audience explose. Les violences manifestes se sont intensifiées à l’égard de Ronel Paul. Des individus l’accusent notamment de salir l’image du pays, de travailler pour les étrangers, en plus de menacer de le passer à tabac. Il a par la suite reçu sur son portable de nombreux messages d’intimidations et des appels suspects. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Sa vie a donc été mise en péril pour avoir mis la lumière sur de (braves) femmes qui assument seules la responsabilité des enfants en s’adonnant à des activités pénibles dont personne n’ose en parler. ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-16-at-10.23.32-AM.webp) Ronel Paul suit une trajectoire. Son reportage en 2021 intitulé “l’urbanisation anarchique et ses conséquences sur la production rizicole dans la plaine des Gonaïves”, lui a valu une distinction dans le concours national de reportages sur l’économie et la finance en Haïti réalisé par l’association haïtienne des journalistes économiques pour le développement durable (AHJEDD). Pour “Cohabiter à tout prix avec des décharges sauvages”. Quelles conséquences?”, il a été primé au Prix du Jeune Journaliste en Haïti organisé par l’organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF). Sans oublier ses nombreux sujets à caractère social traités dans les éditions de nouvelles du journal de Zoom Haiti News et diffusés sur nos réseaux sociaux. Également correspondant de Radio France Internationale, journaliste à Radio Référence aux Gonaives, Ronel Paul incarne parfaitement le ”Journaliste citoyen” que prônent les théoriciens de la responsabilité sociale de la presse dont le professeur Vario Sérant et l’auteur Theodore Peterson. Voici le lien youtube du reportage réalisé par Ronel Paul, avec la participation de John Becker Jean et Onelson Paulemice: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JbcDZCYMss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JbcDZCYMss "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JbcDZCYMss") - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/notre-collaborateur-a-zoom-haiti-news-ronel-paul-remporte-le-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/notre-collaborateur-a-zoom-haiti-news-ronel-paul-remporte-le-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/notre-collaborateur-a-zoom-haiti-news-ronel-paul-remporte-le-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/notre-collaborateur-a-zoom-haiti-news-ronel-paul-remporte-le-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/notre-collaborateur-a-zoom-haiti-news-ronel-paul-remporte-le-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Notre%20collaborateur%20%C3%A0%20Zoom%20Haiti%20News%20Ronel%20Paul%20remporte%20le%20prix%20Philippe-Chaffanjon%202023&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fnotre-collaborateur-a-zoom-haiti-news-ronel-paul-remporte-le-prix-philippe-chaffanjon-2023%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2021, avec, dans, des, ete, haiti, les, national, nos, par, pas, plus, pour, president, que, qui, son, sont, sur, une --- ### [Zoom Haiti News contributor Ronel Paul wins Philippe-Chaffanjon 2023 award](https://ctninfo.com/zoom-haiti-news-contributor-ronel-paul-wins-philippe-chaffanjon-2023-award/) **Published:** June 17, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** **![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-16-at-10.25.46-AM.webp)Ronel Paul has won the ”Prix du reportage haïtien” for his documentary entitled ”Haïti: Le calvaire des mères célibataires”. He received the award this Friday, June 16, 2023, from jury president Pierre Haski, president of Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and geopolitical columnist for France Inter, and Dany Laferrière, honorary president of the Prix Philippe-Chaffanjon.** The French reporting prize was awarded to Clément Di Roma and Carol Valade of Arte, authors of Centrafrique: le soft power russe. For its tenth and final edition, the Philippe Chaffanjon prize, created in tribute to the former RTL and Radio France journalist, honors a committed press worker like Ronel Paul, who travels to the remotest corners of Haiti to shine his spotlight on the most underprivileged sections of the population. From the moment he joined Zoom Haiti News, Ronel Paul quickly submitted to the demands of a journalist’s social responsibility, working around universal values in the treatment of his subjects. His choice to focus on the daily lives of single-parent families and single mothers in Haiti is in line with his desire to contribute to social transformation. Her commitment to these noble causes led her to travel thousands of kilometers. Obstacles didn’t scare her. Nor intimidation… At the end of 2023, after his report “Haïti: Le calvaire des mères célibataires” was broadcast on our networks, Ronel Paul received serious threats. The report aroused the curiosity of many and raised awareness of this category of women, working in sand quarries. Audiences exploded. Overt violence against Ronel Paul intensified. Individuals accused him of tarnishing the country’s image, of working for foreigners, and threatened to beat him up. He subsequently received numerous intimidating messages and suspicious phone calls on his mobile. His life was thus put in jeopardy for having shed light on (brave) women who take sole responsibility for their children, engaging in arduous activities that no one dares to talk about. ![](http://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-16-at-10.23.32-AM.webp) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Ronel Paul is on a roll. His report in 2021 entitled “l’urbanisation anarchique et ses conséquences sur la production rizicole dans la plaine des Gonaïves”, earned him a distinction in the national competition for reports on the economy and finance in Haiti organized by the Haitian Association of Economic Journalists for Sustainable Development (AHJEDD). For “Cohabiter à tout prix avec des décharges sauvages. Quelles conséquences?”, he won the Prix du Jeune Journaliste en Haïti organized by the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). And let’s not forget his many social issues covered in the news editions of Zoom Haiti News and broadcast on our social networks. Also a correspondent for Radio France Internationale and a journalist with Radio Référence in Gonaives, Ronel Paul perfectly embodies the “citizen journalist” advocated by theorists of the social responsibility of the press, including Professor Vario Sérant and author Theodore Peterson. Here is the youtube link to the report produced by Ronel Paul, with the participation of John Becker Jean and Onelson Paulemice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JbcDZCYMss ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/zoom-haiti-news-contributor-ronel-paul-wins-philippe-chaffanjon-2023-award/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/zoom-haiti-news-contributor-ronel-paul-wins-philippe-chaffanjon-2023-award/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/zoom-haiti-news-contributor-ronel-paul-wins-philippe-chaffanjon-2023-award/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/zoom-haiti-news-contributor-ronel-paul-wins-philippe-chaffanjon-2023-award/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/zoom-haiti-news-contributor-ronel-paul-wins-philippe-chaffanjon-2023-award/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Zoom%20Haiti%20News%20contributor%20Ronel%20Paul%20wins%20Philippe-Chaffanjon%202023%20award&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fzoom-haiti-news-contributor-ronel-paul-wins-philippe-chaffanjon-2023-award%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2021, 2023, avec, dans, des, final, former, haiti, haitian, including, jean, national, news, one, Pierre, president, radio, social, sur, tout --- ### [Tremblement de terre au Brésil: Des dégâts mineurs](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs-2/) **Published:** June 17, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Un séisme de magnitude 4,0 sur l’échelle de Richter a frappé São Paulo tôt ce vendredi 16 janvier 2023. L’épicentre a été localisé entre les villes de Maracatu, Iguape et Itariri rapporte le centre de sismologie local. Aucun dégât majeur n’a été enregistré. Selon l’organisme USPG, un tremblement de terre de magnitude 4 peut être ressenti jusqu’à 100km mais n’est pas assez puissant pour inquiéter. Des dommages mineurs peuvent avoir lieu dans la zone épicentrale ainsi que des fissures de maisons. Les sapeurs pompiers et la protection civile n’ont reçu aucun appel de victimes et n’ont eu vent d’aucun dommage structurel. Toutefois, quelques habitants de São Paulo ont exprimé leur inquiétude, rappelant que le Brésil a connu des tremblements de terre majeurs par le passé, notamment en 1955 à Serra do Tombador au Mato Grosso, puis en juin 2022, ayant engendré des dégâts considérables et fait des victimes. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs-2/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs-2/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs-2/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs-2/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs-2/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Tremblement%20de%20terre%20au%20Br%C3%A9sil%3A%20Des%20d%C3%A9g%C3%A2ts%20mineurs&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs-2%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2022, 2023, dans, des, entre, ete, janvier, les, leur, mais, na, ont, par, pas, pour, que, richter, são, selon, sur --- ### [Tremblement de terre au Brésil: Des dégâts mineurs](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs/) **Published:** June 17, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Un séisme de magnitude 4,0 sur l’échelle de Richter a frappé São Paulo tôt ce vendredi 16 janvier 2023. L’épicentre a été localisé entre les villes de Maracatu, Iguape et Itariri rapporte le centre de sismologie local. Aucun dégât majeur n’a été enregistré. Selon l’organisme USPG, un tremblement de terre de magnitude 4 peut être ressenti jusqu’à 100km mais n’est pas assez puissant pour inquiéter. Des dommages mineurs peuvent avoir lieu dans la zone épicentrale ainsi que des fissures de maisons. Les sapeurs pompiers et la protection civile n’ont reçu aucun appel de victimes et n’ont eu vent d’aucun dommage structurel. Toutefois, quelques habitants de São Paulo ont exprimé leur inquiétude, rappelant que le Brésil a connu des tremblements de terre majeurs par le passé, notamment en 1955 à Serra do Tombador au Mato Grosso, puis en juin 2022, ayant engendré des dégâts considérables et fait des victimes. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Tremblement%20de%20terre%20au%20Br%C3%A9sil%3A%20Des%20d%C3%A9g%C3%A2ts%20mineurs&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftremblement-de-terre-au-bresil-des-degats-mineurs%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2022, 2023, dans, des, entre, ete, janvier, les, leur, mais, na, ont, par, pas, pour, que, richter, são, selon, sur --- ### [Terremoto en Brasil: daños menores](https://ctninfo.com/terremoto-en-brasil-danos-menores/) **Published:** June 17, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Un terremoto de 4,0 grados en la escala de Richter sacudió São Paulo en la madrugada del viernes 16 de enero de 2023. El epicentro se situó entre las localidades de Maracatu, Iguape e Itariri, según informó el centro sismológico local. No se registraron daños importantes. Según el USPG, un seísmo de magnitud 4 puede sentirse hasta a 100 km de distancia, pero no es lo bastante fuerte como para causar preocupación. Pueden producirse daños menores en la zona epicentral, así como grietas en las casas. Los bomberos y la defensa civil no han recibido llamadas de víctimas y no han oído hablar de daños estructurales. Sin embargo, algunos residentes de São Paulo han expresado su preocupación, señalando que Brasil ha experimentado grandes terremotos en el pasado, especialmente en 1955 en Serra do Tombador, en Mato Grosso, y de nuevo en junio de 2022, que causaron considerables daños y pérdidas de vidas humanas. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/terremoto-en-brasil-danos-menores/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/terremoto-en-brasil-danos-menores/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/terremoto-en-brasil-danos-menores/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/terremoto-en-brasil-danos-menores/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/terremoto-en-brasil-danos-menores/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Terremoto%20en%20Brasil%3A%20da%C3%B1os%20menores&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fterremoto-en-brasil-danos-menores%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 2022, 2023, Brasil, centro, CÓMO, del, enero, entre, han, hasta, las, nuevo, para, pero, PUEDE, que, residentes, richter, são, según --- ### [O Canadá vai abrir um gabinete na República Dominicana para coordenar à distância a ajuda internacional ao Haiti](https://ctninfo.com/o-canada-vai-abrir-um-gabinete-na-republica-dominicana-para-coordenar-a-distancia-a-ajuda-internacional-ao-haiti/) **Published:** June 16, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** O Canadá vai abrir um gabinete na República Dominicana para coordenar a assistência internacional em matéria de segurança ao Haiti. O principal mandato desta unidade será responder às necessidades da Polícia Nacional Haitiana a fim de restabelecer a paz no país. O governo está investindo US$ 20 milhões para abrir esse escritório, que atuará como uma interface entre a comunidade internacional e as autoridades haitianas, disse a ministra das Relações Exteriores, Mélanie Joly, na quinta-feira. A chefe da diplomacia canadiana, Mélanie Joly, disse que “espera que esta unidade de coordenação esteja operacional este verão na República Dominicana, acrescentando que o Canadá também terá uma equipa em Port-au-Prince para trabalhar lado a lado com os peritos da linha da frente, a Polícia Nacional do Haiti e as autoridades haitianas”. O Canadá desempenhará um papel de liderança na coordenação da assistência internacional em matéria de segurança, nomeadamente no que diz respeito ao reforço das capacidades da polícia nacional haitiana, e criará um mecanismo de coordenação conjunta entre civis, militares e a polícia”, declarou a Sra. Joly. Durante vários meses, os Estados Unidos pressionaram o Canadá a liderar uma força multinacional para intervir no Haiti. O governo de Justin Trudeau sempre se recusou a enviar tropas, dizendo que estava a procurar uma solução por e para os haitianos. O Canadá está finalmente a assumir a liderança de uma operação para coordenar a ajuda internacional ao Haiti, sem realmente pôr os pés no país, como salienta a Radio Canada. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/o-canada-vai-abrir-um-gabinete-na-republica-dominicana-para-coordenar-a-distancia-a-ajuda-internacional-ao-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/o-canada-vai-abrir-um-gabinete-na-republica-dominicana-para-coordenar-a-distancia-a-ajuda-internacional-ao-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/o-canada-vai-abrir-um-gabinete-na-republica-dominicana-para-coordenar-a-distancia-a-ajuda-internacional-ao-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/o-canada-vai-abrir-um-gabinete-na-republica-dominicana-para-coordenar-a-distancia-a-ajuda-internacional-ao-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/o-canada-vai-abrir-um-gabinete-na-republica-dominicana-para-coordenar-a-distancia-a-ajuda-internacional-ao-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20O%20Canad%C3%A1%20vai%20abrir%20um%20gabinete%20na%20Rep%C3%BAblica%20Dominicana%20para%20coordenar%20%C3%A0%20dist%C3%A2ncia%20a%20ajuda%20internacional%20ao%20Haiti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fo-canada-vai-abrir-um-gabinete-na-republica-dominicana-para-coordenar-a-distancia-a-ajuda-internacional-ao-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** autoridades, com, CÓMO, das, entre, esta, estados, este, governo, haiti, nacional, pais, para, policia, por, portauprince, que, radio, tambem, uma --- ### [Décédée dans le centre de la CBP au Texas, les funérailles d'Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, 8 ans, chantées ce samedi dans le Bronx](https://ctninfo.com/decedee-dans-le-centre-de-la-cbp-au-texas-les-funerailles-danadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-8-ans-chantees-ce-samedi-dans-le-bronx/) **Published:** June 16, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Les funérailles d’Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez seront chantées ce samedi 17 juin 2023 dans le Bronx, dans le 15e district du Congrès de la ville de New York, ont annoncé la Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) et le Texas Civil Rights (TCRP) qui représentent la famille et mènent une enquête sur la mort de la fillette de 8 ans, le 17 mai dernier dans les locaux de la U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) à Harlingen dans l’état du Texas. La veillée funèbre et l’exposition de la dépouille d’Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez se tiendront vendredi soir. “Nous enterrons notre bébé et souhaitons qu’elle repose en paix. Nous voulons que justice lui soit rendue et nous ne voulons pas que cela se reproduise. Nous nous battrons pour que justice soit faite”, a déclaré la famille Álvarez dans un communiqué conjoint de la HBA et du TCRP transmis à CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork et ZoomHaitiNews. Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez est décédée dans un centre de détention de la CBP à « cause de la montée de la température. » « Alors que les fonctionnaires de la CBP ont tenté de prétendre qu’Anadith était malade et avait des problèmes de santé antérieurs, les faits sont que lorsqu’elle a été appréhendée avec sa famille le 9 mai 2023, la fillette était en bonne santé, et lorsqu’elle est tombée malade dans le centre de détention, les demandes répétées de sa mère pour obtenir des soins médicaux appropriés ont été rejetées. Quelques instants après s’être vu refuser une nouvelle fois la possibilité de se rendre à l’hôpital, la mère d’Anadith déclare que sa fille est décédée dans ses bras alors qu’elle se trouvait dans le centre de détention de la CBP », indique le communiqué du TCRP et de la HBA qui avaient demandé une autopsie indépendante d’Anadith et attendent les résultats pour déterminer la cause du décès. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Selon Kassandra Gonzalez, avocate du programme “Beyond Borders” du Projet des droits civils du Texas, Anadith était une enfant gentille, pleine de joie, qui avait à cœur d’aider les autres. Elle devrait encore être parmi nous aujourd’hui, a déclaré l’avocate. Et d’ajouter : « Ce qui est arrivé à Anadith est une tragédie qui trouve son origine dans la négligence et la dépendance systémique à l’égard de la détention des enfants et des familles qui traversent la frontière. Le manque de surveillance et d’accès à des avocats pendant la détention n’a fait qu’exacerber ce problème – il est clair que le Service des douanes et de la protection des frontières n’est pas en mesure de s’acquitter de ses responsabilités. Ce week-end, nous soutenons la famille et restons déterminés à obtenir justice pour Anadith. La cofondatrice et directrice exécutive de l’organisation Haitian Bridge Alliance Guerline Jozef a assuré que les deux organisations sont aux cotés de la famille d’Anadith en cette période de profonde perte, soulignant qu’il est primordial de continuer à se battre tous pour que justice soit rendue à la fillette et à sa famille, ainsi qu’à toutes les personnes en quête de protection. “La mort d’Ana aurait pu être évitée si ses cris et ceux de sa mère pour obtenir des soins médicaux n’avaient pas été rejetés pendant leur détention par le CBP. Lorsqu’il s’agit des Noirs, nous devons toujours nous battre pour prouver notre humanité et même alors, notre humanité est niée. 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The wake and viewing of Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez’s remains will be held on Friday evening. “We are burying our baby and we want her to rest in peace. We want justice for her and we don’t want this to happen again. We will fight for justice,” said the Álvarez family in a joint statement from HBA and TCRP sent to CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork and ZoomHaitiNews. Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in a CBP detention center due to “rising temperatures.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “While CBP officials tried to claim that Anadith was ill and had previous health problems, the facts are that when she was apprehended with her family on May 9, 2023, the little girl was in good health, and when she fell ill in the detention center, her mother’s repeated requests for proper medical care were denied. Moments after once again being denied the opportunity to go to the hospital, Anadith’s mother declares that her daughter died in her arms while in the CBP detention center”, states the press release from the TCRP and the HBA, who had requested an independent autopsy on Anadith and are awaiting the results to determine the cause of death. According to Kassandra Gonzalez, an attorney with the Texas Civil Rights Project’s Beyond Borders program, Anadith was a kind, joyful child who cared deeply about helping others. She should still be with us today,” said the lawyer. She added: “What happened to Anadith is a tragedy rooted in the systemic neglect and dependence on detention of children and families crossing the border. The lack of oversight and access to lawyers during detention has only exacerbated this problem – it’s clear that Customs and Border Protection is unable to fulfill its responsibilities. This weekend, we stand by the family and remain determined to get justice for Anadith. Co-founder and Executive Director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance Guerline Jozef assured that both organizations stand by Anadith’s family at this time of profound loss, stressing that it is vital that we all continue to fight for justice for the little girl and her family, as well as for all those seeking protection. “Ana’s death could have been avoided if her cries and those of her mother for medical care had not been rejected during their detention by CBP. When it comes to black people, we always have to fight to prove our humanity, and even then, our humanity is denied. No mother should have to endure this immense pain,” lamented Ms. Jozef. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/8-year-old-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-dies-in-texas-cbp-center-funeral-sung-this-saturday-in-the-bronx/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/8-year-old-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-dies-in-texas-cbp-center-funeral-sung-this-saturday-in-the-bronx/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/8-year-old-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-dies-in-texas-cbp-center-funeral-sung-this-saturday-in-the-bronx/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/8-year-old-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-dies-in-texas-cbp-center-funeral-sung-this-saturday-in-the-bronx/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/8-year-old-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-dies-in-texas-cbp-center-funeral-sung-this-saturday-in-the-bronx/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%208-year-old%20Anadith%20Danay%20Reyes%20%C3%81lvarez%20dies%20in%20Texas%20CBP%20center%2C%20funeral%20sung%20this%20Saturday%20in%20the%20Bronx&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2F8-year-old-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-dies-in-texas-cbp-center-funeral-sung-this-saturday-in-the-bronx%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US **Tags:** 2023, center, children, death, director, dont, fight, Friday, haitian, health, hospital, its, justice, new, opportunity, people, release, rights, states, time --- ### [Tras su muerte en el centro de la CBP en Texas, el funeral de Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, de 8 años, se celebrará este sábado en el Bronx](https://ctninfo.com/tras-su-muerte-en-el-centro-de-la-cbp-en-texas-el-funeral-de-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-de-8-anos-se-celebrara-este-sabado-en-el-bronx/) **Published:** June 16, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** El funeral de Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez se celebrará este sábado 17 de junio de 2023 en el Bronx, en el distrito 15 del Congreso de Nueva York, según han anunciado la Alianza Puente Haitiano (HBA, por sus siglas en inglés) y Derechos Civiles de Texas (TCRP, por sus siglas en inglés), que representan a la familia y llevan a cabo una investigación sobre la muerte de la niña de 8 años el pasado 17 de mayo en el centro de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) en Harlingen, Texas. El velatorio y velatorio de los restos mortales de Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez se celebrará el viernes por la noche. “Estamos enterrando a nuestra bebé y queremos que descanse en paz. Queremos justicia para ella y que esto no vuelva a ocurrir. Lucharemos para que se haga justicia”, declaró la familia Álvarez en un comunicado conjunto de la HBA y el TCRP enviado a CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork y ZoomHaitiNews. Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez murió en un centro de detención de la CBP debido al “aumento de las temperaturas”. “Mientras que los funcionarios de la CBP han intentado alegar que Anadith estaba enferma y que tenía problemas de salud previos, los hechos son que cuando fue aprehendida con su familia el 9 de mayo de 2023, la niña gozaba de buena salud, y cuando cayó enferma en el centro de detención, las repetidas peticiones de su madre para recibir atención médica adecuada fueron denegadas. Momentos después de que se le negara de nuevo el acceso al hospital, la madre de Anadith declaró que su hija había muerto en sus brazos mientras se encontraba en el centro de detención de la CBP”, afirmaba el comunicado de prensa del TCRP y la HBA, que habían solicitado una autopsia independiente de Anadith y están a la espera de los resultados para determinar la causa de la muerte. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Según Kassandra González, abogada del Programa Más Allá de las Fronteras del Proyecto de Derechos Civiles de Texas, Anadith era una niña amable y alegre que se preocupaba profundamente por ayudar a los demás. Hoy debería seguir con nosotros”, afirmó la abogada. Y añadió: “Lo que le ocurrió a Anadith es una tragedia enraizada en la negligencia sistémica y la dependencia de la detención de niños y familias que cruzan la frontera. La falta de supervisión y de acceso a abogados durante la detención no ha hecho sino agravar este problema: está claro que Aduanas y Protección de Fronteras es incapaz de cumplir con sus responsabilidades. Este fin de semana apoyamos a la familia y seguimos decididos a conseguir justicia para Anadith. Guerline Jozef, cofundadora y directora ejecutiva de Haitian Bridge Alliance, declaró que las dos organizaciones estaban al lado de la familia de Anadith en este momento de profunda pérdida, y subrayó que era vital que todos siguiéramos luchando por que se hiciera justicia para la niña y su familia, así como para todos los que buscan protección. “La muerte de Ana podría haberse evitado si sus gritos y los de su madre pidiendo atención médica no hubieran sido rechazados por el CBP mientras estaban detenidos. Cuando se trata de personas negras, siempre tenemos que luchar para demostrar nuestra humanidad e incluso entonces, se nos niega nuestra humanidad. Ninguna madre debería tener que pasar por este inmenso dolor”, lamentó la Sra. 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O velório e o velório dos restos mortais de Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez realizar-se-ão na sexta-feira à noite. “Estamos a enterrar a nossa menina e queremos que ela descanse em paz. Queremos justiça para ela e não queremos que isto volte a acontecer. Vamos lutar por justiça”, afirmou a família Álvarez numa declaração conjunta do HBA e do TCRP enviada à CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork e ao ZoomHaitiNews. Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez morreu num centro de detenção do CBP “devido ao aumento das temperaturas”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Embora os funcionários do CBP tenham tentado alegar que Anadith estava doente e tinha problemas de saúde anteriores, os factos são que, quando foi detida com a família em 9 de maio de 2023, a menina estava de boa saúde e, quando adoeceu no centro de detenção, os repetidos pedidos da mãe para receber cuidados médicos adequados foram negados. Momentos depois de lhe ter sido novamente negado o acesso ao hospital, a mãe de Anadith declarou que a filha tinha morrido nos seus braços enquanto se encontrava no centro de detenção do CBP”, refere o comunicado de imprensa do TCRP e do HBA, que solicitaram uma autópsia independente a Anadith e aguardam os resultados para determinar a causa da morte. Segundo Kassandra Gonzalez, advogada do programa Beyond Borders do Texas Civil Rights Project, Anadith era uma criança amável e alegre que se preocupava profundamente em ajudar os outros. Ela ainda devia estar connosco hoje”, disse a advogada. E acrescentou: “O que aconteceu a Anadith é uma tragédia que tem as suas raízes na negligência sistémica e na dependência da detenção de crianças e famílias que atravessam a fronteira. A falta de supervisão e de acesso a advogados durante a detenção só veio agravar este problema – é evidente que as Alfândegas e a Proteção das Fronteiras não conseguem cumprir as suas responsabilidades. Este fim de semana apoiamos a família e continuamos determinados a garantir justiça para Anadith. Guerline Jozef, co-fundadora e directora executiva da Haitian Bridge Alliance, afirmou que as duas organizações estavam ao lado da família de Anadith neste momento de profunda perda, sublinhando que era vital que todos continuássemos a lutar pela justiça para a menina e a sua família, bem como para todos os que procuram proteção. “A morte de Ana poderia ter sido evitada se os seus gritos e os da sua mãe, que pediam cuidados médicos, não tivessem sido rejeitados pelo CBP enquanto estavam detidos. Quando se trata de pessoas negras, temos sempre de lutar para provar a nossa humanidade e, mesmo assim, a nossa humanidade é negada. Nenhuma mãe deveria ter de passar por esta dor imensa”, lamentou Jozef. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/apos-a-sua-morte-no-centro-do-cbp-no-texas-o-funeral-de-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-de-8-anos-realizar-se-a-este-sabado-no-bronx/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/apos-a-sua-morte-no-centro-do-cbp-no-texas-o-funeral-de-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-de-8-anos-realizar-se-a-este-sabado-no-bronx/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/apos-a-sua-morte-no-centro-do-cbp-no-texas-o-funeral-de-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-de-8-anos-realizar-se-a-este-sabado-no-bronx/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/apos-a-sua-morte-no-centro-do-cbp-no-texas-o-funeral-de-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-de-8-anos-realizar-se-a-este-sabado-no-bronx/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/apos-a-sua-morte-no-centro-do-cbp-no-texas-o-funeral-de-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-de-8-anos-realizar-se-a-este-sabado-no-bronx/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ap%C3%B3s%20a%20sua%20morte%20no%20centro%20do%20CBP%20no%20Texas%2C%20o%20funeral%20de%20Anadith%20Danay%20Reyes%20%C3%81lvarez%2C%20de%208%20anos%2C%20realizar-se-%C3%A1%20este%20s%C3%A1bado%20no%20Bronx&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fapos-a-sua-morte-no-centro-do-cbp-no-texas-o-funeral-de-anadith-danay-reyes-alvarez-de-8-anos-realizar-se-a-este-sabado-no-bronx%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** anos, com, CÓMO, dos, durante, esta, este, foi, foram, haitian, nao, nos, para, pelo, por, que, sido, sobre, sua, uma --- ### [Le Canada n’est pas autorisé à ouvrir un bureau en République Dominicaine pour aider la PNH, dit le chancelier Dominicain](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-nest-pas-autorise-a-ouvrir-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-aider-la-pnh-dit-le-chancelier-dominicain/) **Published:** June 16, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** La République Dominicaine n’a pas autorisé le Canada à établir un bureau sur son territoire aux fins de coordonner l’aide internationale à la sécurité à Haïti. C’est ce qu’a fait savoir ce vendredi le ministre Dominicain des affaires étrangères, Robert Alvares. Le gouvernement Canadien a annoncé hier jeudi qu’il coordonnera l’aide internationale à Haïti, en implantant une cellule en République Dominicaine qui aura principalement pour mandat de répondre aux besoins de la Police nationale haïtienne afin de rétablir la paix en Haïti. “Cette cellule renforcera les efforts internationaux d’assistance à la sécurité, travaillant en étroite collaboration avec la Police nationale d’Haïti et les Nations Unies pour favoriser un environnement durable pour la paix et la sécurité à long terme en Haïti”, a déclaré le ministre Canadienne des affaires étrangères Mélanie Joly. Le gouvernement Canadien a également annoncé une aide de 13 millions de dollars via le Programme des Nations-Unies pour le développement et l’Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime, “qui contribuera à résoudre les problèmes immédiats et à long terme. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) En avril dernier, le président dominicain Luis Abinader avait abordé le dossier d’Haïti avec le premier ministre canadien Justin Trudeau au cours d’une conversation téléphonique. Les deux dirigeants avaient évoqué notamment le problème crucial de l’insécurité en Haïti, en proie à la violence aveugle des gangs armés qui contrôlent une bonne partie du territoire haïtien notamment la capitale. Ce qui, selon les autorités voisines, constitue une menace pour la République dominicaine. C’est donc environ deux mois après cette conversation téléphonique, que le Canada a annoncé son intention d’ouvrir un bureau pour coordonner l’aide internationale à Haïti en matière de sécurité. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-nest-pas-autorise-a-ouvrir-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-aider-la-pnh-dit-le-chancelier-dominicain/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-nest-pas-autorise-a-ouvrir-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-aider-la-pnh-dit-le-chancelier-dominicain/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-nest-pas-autorise-a-ouvrir-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-aider-la-pnh-dit-le-chancelier-dominicain/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-nest-pas-autorise-a-ouvrir-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-aider-la-pnh-dit-le-chancelier-dominicain/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-nest-pas-autorise-a-ouvrir-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-aider-la-pnh-dit-le-chancelier-dominicain/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20Canada%20n%E2%80%99est%20pas%20autoris%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20ouvrir%20un%20bureau%20en%20R%C3%A9publique%20Dominicaine%20pour%20aider%20la%20PNH%2C%20dit%20le%20chancelier%20Dominicain&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-canada-nest-pas-autorise-a-ouvrir-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-aider-la-pnh-dit-le-chancelier-dominicain%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** aux, avec, cette, contre, des, deux, efforts, haiti, les, pas, pnh, police, pour, premier, president, que, qui, son, sur, une --- ### [Earthquake in Brazil: Minor damage](https://ctninfo.com/earthquake-in-brazil-minor-damage/) **Published:** June 17, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale struck São Paulo early this Friday, January 16, 2023. The epicenter was located between the cities of Maracatu, Iguape and Itariri, reports the local seismology center. No major damage was reported. According to the USPG, a magnitude 4 earthquake can be felt up to 100km away, but is not strong enough to cause concern. Minor damage may occur in the epicentral zone, as well as cracks in houses. The fire department and civil protection authorities have received no calls for casualties and no reports of structural damage. 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Cette cellule aura principalement pour mandat de répondre aux besoins de la Police nationale haïtienne afin de rétablir la paix dans le pays. Le gouvernement investit 20 millions de dollars pour ouvrir un bureau, qui deviendra l’interlocuteur entre la communauté internationale et les autorités haïtiennes, a indiqué ce jeudi la ministre des Affaires étrangères, Mélanie Joly. La cheffe de la diplomatie canadienne Mélanie Joly a dit « souhaiter que cette cellule de coordination soit opérationnelle dès cet été en République dominicaine, ajoutant que la Canada aura également une équipe à Port-au-Prince pour travailler main dans la main avec les experts de première ligne, la PNH et les autorités haïtiennes ». Le Canada jouera un rôle de leadership dans la coordination de l’aide internationale à la sécurité, en particulier en ce qui concerne le renforcement des capacités de la Police nationale haïtienne et mettra en place un mécanisme conjoint de coordination entre les civils, les militaires et les policiers, a dit Madame Joly. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Depuis plusieurs mois, les États-Unis mettaient de la pression pour que le Canada dirige une force multinationale pour intervenir en Haïti. Le gouvernement de Justin Trudeau a toujours refusé de déployer des troupes et disait plutôt rechercher une solution par et pour les Haïtiens. Le Canada prend finalement la tête d’une opération de coordination de l’aide internationale en Haïti, sans pour autant y mettre le pied, souligne Radio Canada. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-ouvrira-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-coordonner-a-distance-laide-internationale-a-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-ouvrira-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-coordonner-a-distance-laide-internationale-a-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-ouvrira-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-coordonner-a-distance-laide-internationale-a-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-ouvrira-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-coordonner-a-distance-laide-internationale-a-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-ouvrira-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-coordonner-a-distance-laide-internationale-a-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20Canada%20ouvrira%20un%20bureau%20en%20R%C3%A9publique%20Dominicaine%20pour%20coordonner%20%C3%A0%20distance%20l%E2%80%99aide%20internationale%20%C3%A0%20Ha%C3%AFti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-canada-ouvrira-un-bureau-en-republique-dominicaine-pour-coordonner-a-distance-laide-internationale-a-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** aux, avec, cette, dans, des, entre, ete, gouvernement, haiti, les, par, place, plusieurs, pnh, police, portauprince, pour, que, qui, une --- ### [Canada to open office in Dominican Republic to remotely coordinate international aid to Haiti](https://ctninfo.com/canada-to-open-office-in-dominican-republic-to-remotely-coordinate-international-aid-to-haiti/) **Published:** June 15, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Canada will open an office in the Dominican Republic to coordinate international security assistance to Haiti. The unit’s main mandate will be to respond to the needs of the Haitian National Police in order to re-establish peace in the country. The government is investing $20 million to open the office, which will act as an interlocutor between the international community and the Haitian authorities, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced on Thursday. The head of Canadian diplomacy, Mélanie Joly, said she “hopes this coordination unit will be up and running by this summer in the Dominican Republic, adding that Canada will also have a team in Port-au-Prince to work hand in hand with front-line experts, the PNH and Haitian authorities”. Canada will play a leadership role in coordinating international security assistance, particularly with regard to building the capacity of the Haitian National Police, and will set up a joint coordination mechanism between civilians, the military and the police, Ms. Joly said. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) For several months, the United States had been pressuring Canada to lead a multinational force to intervene in Haiti. Justin Trudeau’s government had always refused to deploy troops, saying instead that it was looking for a solution by and for the Haitians. Canada is finally taking the lead in coordinating international aid to Haiti, without actually setting foot in the country, as Radio Canada points out. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/canada-to-open-office-in-dominican-republic-to-remotely-coordinate-international-aid-to-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/canada-to-open-office-in-dominican-republic-to-remotely-coordinate-international-aid-to-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/canada-to-open-office-in-dominican-republic-to-remotely-coordinate-international-aid-to-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/canada-to-open-office-in-dominican-republic-to-remotely-coordinate-international-aid-to-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/canada-to-open-office-in-dominican-republic-to-remotely-coordinate-international-aid-to-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Canada%20to%20open%20office%20in%20Dominican%20Republic%20to%20remotely%20coordinate%20international%20aid%20to%20Haiti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcanada-to-open-office-in-dominican-republic-to-remotely-coordinate-international-aid-to-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** country, government, haiti, haitian, head, international, million, minister, national, order, pnh, police, portauprince, radio, security, several, states, Team, united, work --- ### [Canadá abrirá una oficina en la República Dominicana para coordinar a distancia la ayuda internacional a Haití](https://ctninfo.com/canada-abrira-una-oficina-en-la-republica-dominicana-para-coordinar-a-distancia-la-ayuda-internacional-a-haiti/) **Published:** June 15, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Canadá abrirá una oficina en la República Dominicana para coordinar la ayuda internacional a Haití en materia de seguridad. El principal mandato de esta unidad será responder a las necesidades de la Policía Nacional de Haití para restablecer la paz en el país. El gobierno está invirtiendo 20 millones de dólares para abrir una oficina que actuará como interfaz entre la comunidad internacional y las autoridades haitianas, declaró el jueves la ministra de Asuntos Exteriores, Mélanie Joly. La jefa de la diplomacia canadiense, Mélanie Joly, dijo que “espera que esta unidad de coordinación esté operativa este verano en la República Dominicana, y añadió que Canadá también tendrá un equipo en Puerto Príncipe para trabajar mano a mano con los expertos de primera línea, la Policía Nacional de Haití y las autoridades haitianas”. Canadá desempeñará un papel de liderazgo en la coordinación de la ayuda internacional en materia de seguridad, especialmente en lo que respecta al refuerzo de las capacidades de la Policía Nacional de Haití, y establecerá un mecanismo conjunto de coordinación entre civiles, militares y policías”, declaró la Sra. Joly. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Estados Unidos lleva varios meses presionando a Canadá para que lidere una fuerza multinacional que intervenga en Haití. El gobierno de Justin Trudeau siempre se ha negado a desplegar tropas, afirmando en cambio que buscaba una solución por y para los haitianos. Finalmente, Canadá lidera una operación para coordinar la ayuda internacional a Haití, sin llegar a poner un pie allí, como señala Radio Canadá. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/canada-abrira-una-oficina-en-la-republica-dominicana-para-coordinar-a-distancia-la-ayuda-internacional-a-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/canada-abrira-una-oficina-en-la-republica-dominicana-para-coordinar-a-distancia-la-ayuda-internacional-a-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/canada-abrira-una-oficina-en-la-republica-dominicana-para-coordinar-a-distancia-la-ayuda-internacional-a-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/canada-abrira-una-oficina-en-la-republica-dominicana-para-coordinar-a-distancia-la-ayuda-internacional-a-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/canada-abrira-una-oficina-en-la-republica-dominicana-para-coordinar-a-distancia-la-ayuda-internacional-a-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Canad%C3%A1%20abrir%C3%A1%20una%20oficina%20en%20la%20Rep%C3%BAblica%20Dominicana%20para%20coordinar%20a%20distancia%20la%20ayuda%20internacional%20a%20Hait%C3%AD&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcanada-abrira-una-oficina-en-la-republica-dominicana-para-coordinar-a-distancia-la-ayuda-internacional-a-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** autoridades, CÓMO, con, entre, esta, este, haiti, Internacional, las, los, nacional, para, policia, por, que, radio, sera, sin, una, unidos --- ### [Crise política no Haiti, programa Biden e sanções: parlamentares norte-americanos vão reunir-se com o Secretário de Estado Blinken na próxima semana](https://ctninfo.com/crise-politica-no-haiti-programa-biden-e-sancoes-parlamentares-norte-americanos-vao-reunir-se-com-o-secretario-de-estado-blinken-na-proxima-semana/) **Published:** June 9, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** O Haiti será o foco das discussões na próxima semana entre o Secretário de Estado dos EUA, Antony Blinken, e membros do Congresso dos EUA. Durante a reunião, Blinken e os parlamentares americanos discutirão a crise política e humanitária no Haiti. De acordo com Yvette D. Clarke, representante do 9º distrito de Nova Iorque, numa entrevista exclusiva a Emmanuel Paul da CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork e ZoomHaitiNews, serão também discutidas questões relacionadas com a imigração, sanções contra personalidades haitianas envolvidas em casos de corrupção, tráfico ilícito e financiamento de actos de violência no Haiti, entre outros assuntos. “Em termos de administração, voltámos a sublinhar a importância de intensificar o nosso empenho em criar um espaço seguro para começar a reconstruir a infra-estrutura política e a estrutura de governação do Haiti, que não tem uma estrutura há três anos. No final do dia, pensamos que é essencial que os Estados Unidos usem a sua influência, talvez não de um ponto de vista unilateral, mas de um ponto de vista multilateral, para proporcionar ao Haiti o tipo de segurança de que necessita”, afirmou a congressista democrata de Nova Iorque. Nesta reunião, os parlamentares também pretendem concentrar-se no fluxo de armas dos Estados Unidos para o Haiti, de acordo com Yvette D. Clarke, que acredita que é essencial que o governo dos EUA adopte medidas para reduzir o fluxo de armas para o Haiti. Clarke acredita que isso ajudará a restaurar a segurança no país. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) A chefe da diplomacia norte-americana será também questionada sobre as sanções contra personalidades haitianas que esbanjaram fundos do Estado, financiaram actividades criminosas no Haiti e estão envolvidas no tráfico ilegal de droga. Na semana passada, o Departamento de Estado norte-americano decidiu sancionar o antigo primeiro-ministro haitiano Laurent Salvador Lamothe pelo seu envolvimento na delapidação de fundos do programa Petrocaribe. Laurent Lamothe é acusado de desviar mais de 60 milhões de dólares destinados a projectos de infra-estruturas no Haiti. “Hoje, anuncio a designação de Laurent Salvador Lamothe, antigo Primeiro-Ministro do Haiti e Ministro do Planeamento e da Cooperação Externa, pelo seu envolvimento num importante caso de corrupção. Esta acção torna Lamothe geralmente inelegível para entrar nos Estados Unidos”, afirmou Antony Blinken. “Lamothe desviou pelo menos 60 milhões de dólares do fundo de investimento em infraestruturas e protecção social PetroCaribe do governo haitiano para benefício privado. Através deste acto de corrupção e do seu envolvimento directo na gestão do fundo, explorou o seu papel de funcionário público e contribuiu para a actual instabilidade no Haiti”, continua o comunicado. Para além das sanções, a administração de Joe Biden deverá também exercer pressão sobre o governo haitiano. “Sabemos que muito do que está a acontecer no Haiti não poderia estar a acontecer sem o apoio de maus actores no terreno, indivíduos que estão a financiar algumas das operações que estão a decorrer”, disse Yvette Clarke, acrescentando: “Por isso, precisamos de garantir que o Secretário Blinken usa todas as ferramentas à sua disposição, sendo as sanções uma dessas ferramentas, para ajudar a erradicar a ameaça contínua à vida do povo haitiano”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) O programa Biden, uma dádiva de Deus para os haitianos Esta reunião será também uma oportunidade para os parlamentares se informarem sobre os progressos do programa de “liberdade condicional humanitária”. Clarke tenciona sublinhar a necessidade de a administração rever o número de pessoas admitidas por mês ao abrigo deste programa. Quando o programa foi elaborado, houve uma “subestimação flagrante” do número de pessoas que deveriam ser seleccionadas todos os meses. “Eu sabia que, assim que o povo haitiano tivesse acesso a esta tábua de salvação, veríamos mais de 30.000 pessoas por mês a candidatarem-se e, por isso, penso que é importante que ajustem esse número para algo mais manejável, que crie um canal eficiente para os Estados Unidos”, espera a congressista que representa a segunda maior comunidade haitiana nos EUA. As deportações em massa para o Haiti, as dificuldades encontradas pelos utilizadores da aplicação CBPOne e o tratamento dos imigrantes na fronteira entre os Estados Unidos e o México estarão também no centro das discussões com o Secretário de Estado Antony Blinken. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/crise-politica-no-haiti-programa-biden-e-sancoes-parlamentares-norte-americanos-vao-reunir-se-com-o-secretario-de-estado-blinken-na-proxima-semana/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crise-politica-no-haiti-programa-biden-e-sancoes-parlamentares-norte-americanos-vao-reunir-se-com-o-secretario-de-estado-blinken-na-proxima-semana/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/crise-politica-no-haiti-programa-biden-e-sancoes-parlamentares-norte-americanos-vao-reunir-se-com-o-secretario-de-estado-blinken-na-proxima-semana/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crise-politica-no-haiti-programa-biden-e-sancoes-parlamentares-norte-americanos-vao-reunir-se-com-o-secretario-de-estado-blinken-na-proxima-semana/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/crise-politica-no-haiti-programa-biden-e-sancoes-parlamentares-norte-americanos-vao-reunir-se-com-o-secretario-de-estado-blinken-na-proxima-semana/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Crise%20pol%C3%ADtica%20no%20Haiti%2C%20programa%20Biden%20e%20san%C3%A7%C3%B5es%3A%20parlamentares%20norte-americanos%20v%C3%A3o%20reunir-se%20com%20o%20Secret%C3%A1rio%20de%20Estado%20Blinken%20na%20pr%C3%B3xima%20semana&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcrise-politica-no-haiti-programa-biden-e-sancoes-parlamentares-norte-americanos-vao-reunir-se-com-o-secretario-de-estado-blinken-na-proxima-semana%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** anos, com, contra, dos, entre, esta, estados, haiti, mais, mas, nao, nos, para, pelo, por, que, seu, sobre, sua, uma --- ### [Crisis política en Haití, programa de Biden y sanciones: parlamentarios estadounidenses se reunirán la próxima semana con el Secretario de Estado Blinken](https://ctninfo.com/crisis-politica-en-haiti-programa-de-biden-y-sanciones-parlamentarios-estadounidenses-se-reuniran-la-proxima-semana-con-el-secretario-de-estado-blinken/) **Published:** June 9, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Haití será el centro de los debates de la próxima semana entre el Secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, y miembros del Congreso estadounidense. Durante la reunión, Blinken y los parlamentarios estadounidenses debatirán sobre la crisis política y humanitaria de Haití. También tratarán cuestiones de inmigración, sanciones contra personalidades haitianas implicadas en la corrupción, el tráfico ilícito y la financiación de actos de violencia en Haití, entre otras cosas, según declaró Yvette D. Clarke, representante del 9º distrito de Nueva York, en una entrevista exclusiva con Emmanuel Paul de CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork y ZoomHaitiNews. “En cuanto a la administración, volvimos a insistir en la importancia de intensificar nuestro compromiso de crear un espacio seguro para empezar a reconstruir la infraestructura política y la estructura de gobierno de Haití, que no tiene estructura desde hace tres años. A fin de cuentas, creemos que es esencial que Estados Unidos utilice su influencia, quizá no desde un punto de vista unilateral, sino multilateral, para proporcionar a Haití el tipo de seguridad que necesita”, declaró la congresista demócrata por Nueva York. En esta reunión, los parlamentarios también pretenden centrarse en el flujo de armas de Estados Unidos a Haití, según Yvette D. Clarke, que considera esencial que el gobierno estadounidense adopte medidas para reducir el flujo de armas a Haití. La Sra. Clarke cree que esto ayudará a restablecer la seguridad en el país. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La jefa de la diplomacia estadounidense también será preguntada por las sanciones contra personalidades haitianas que han dilapidado fondos estatales, financiado actividades delictivas en Haití y están implicadas en el tráfico ilegal de drogas. La semana pasada, el Departamento de Estado estadounidense decidió sancionar al ex primer ministro haitiano Laurent Salvador Lamothe por su implicación en el despilfarro de fondos de Petrocaribe. Laurent Lamothe está acusado de malversar más de 60 millones de dólares destinados a proyectos de infraestructuras en Haití. “Hoy anuncio la designación de Laurent Salvador Lamothe, ex Primer Ministro de Haití y Ministro de Planificación y Cooperación Exterior, por su implicación en un importante caso de corrupción. Esta medida inhabilita a Lamothe para entrar en Estados Unidos”, declaró Antony Blinken. “Lamothe malversó en beneficio propio al menos 60 millones de dólares del fondo de inversión en infraestructuras y protección social PetroCaribe del gobierno haitiano. Con este acto de corrupción y su implicación directa en la gestión del fondo, explotó su papel de funcionario público y contribuyó a la actual inestabilidad en Haití”, continúa el comunicado. Además de las sanciones, la administración de Joe Biden también debería presionar al gobierno haitiano. “Sabemos que gran parte de lo que está ocurriendo en Haití no podría estar teniendo lugar sin el apoyo de malos actores sobre el terreno, individuos que están financiando algunas de las operaciones que se están llevando a cabo”, afirmó Yvette Clarke, y añadió: “Así que tenemos que asegurarnos de que el Secretario Blinken utiliza todas las herramientas a su disposición, siendo las sanciones una de ellas, para ayudar a erradicar la amenaza continua a las vidas del pueblo haitiano”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) El programa Biden, un regalo del cielo para los haitianos Esta reunión también será una oportunidad para que los parlamentarios conozcan los avances del programa de “libertad condicional humanitaria”. La Sra. Clarke tiene la intención de insistir en la necesidad de que la administración revise el número de personas admitidas al mes en el marco de este programa. Cuando se elaboró el programa, había una “subestimación flagrante” del número de personas que debían ser seleccionadas cada mes. “Sabía que una vez que el pueblo haitiano tuviera acceso a este salvavidas, veríamos más de 30.000 personas al mes solicitándolo, por lo que creo que es importante que ajusten ese número a algo más manejable que cree una vía eficiente hacia Estados Unidos”, espera la congresista, que representa a la segunda comunidad haitiana más grande de Estados Unidos. Las deportaciones masivas a Haití, las dificultades que encuentran los usuarios de la aplicación CBPOne y el trato que reciben los inmigrantes en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México también centrarán las conversaciones con el Secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/crisis-politica-en-haiti-programa-de-biden-y-sanciones-parlamentarios-estadounidenses-se-reuniran-la-proxima-semana-con-el-secretario-de-estado-blinken/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crisis-politica-en-haiti-programa-de-biden-y-sanciones-parlamentarios-estadounidenses-se-reuniran-la-proxima-semana-con-el-secretario-de-estado-blinken/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/crisis-politica-en-haiti-programa-de-biden-y-sanciones-parlamentarios-estadounidenses-se-reuniran-la-proxima-semana-con-el-secretario-de-estado-blinken/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crisis-politica-en-haiti-programa-de-biden-y-sanciones-parlamentarios-estadounidenses-se-reuniran-la-proxima-semana-con-el-secretario-de-estado-blinken/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/crisis-politica-en-haiti-programa-de-biden-y-sanciones-parlamentarios-estadounidenses-se-reuniran-la-proxima-semana-con-el-secretario-de-estado-blinken/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Crisis%20pol%C3%ADtica%20en%20Hait%C3%AD%2C%20programa%20de%20Biden%20y%20sanciones%3A%20parlamentarios%20estadounidenses%20se%20reunir%C3%A1n%20la%20pr%C3%B3xima%20semana%20con%20el%20Secretario%20de%20Estado%20Blinken&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcrisis-politica-en-haiti-programa-de-biden-y-sanciones-parlamentarios-estadounidenses-se-reuniran-la-proxima-semana-con-el-secretario-de-estado-blinken%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** anos, con, contra, del, desde, entre, esta, estado, estados, este, haiti, han, las, los, mas, para, por, que, sobre, una --- ### [Classified documents affair: former president Donald Trump indicted on 7 counts](https://ctninfo.com/classified-documents-affair-former-president-donald-trump-indicted-on-7-counts/) **Published:** June 9, 2023 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Former President Donald Trump continues to make history in the United States. He has just been indicted on 7 counts by the Justice Department as part of the investigation into classified documents in his possession. The former head of state is due to appear before a judge in Florida next Tuesday. The information was revealed by the man himself on his Truth Social platform. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “I’ve been indicted, apparently for the box hoax,” Mr. Trump posted on the Truth Social social media site. He claims to have been treated with bias in the case. “I never thought it possible that something like this could happen to a former president of the United States,” he said, before adding, “I am innocent! “I AM AN INNOCENT MAN!” Donald Trump is accused of taking tons of classified documents with him as he left the White House at the end of his term. Despite numerous government requests he had refused to return the documents, according to the federal government. The charges have not yet been made public by the Justice Department, which had appointed a special counsel to finalize the investigation due to Mr. Trump’s status as a candidate. Donald Trump is also the subject of other federal and state investigations, notably in the states of Georgia and New York. He is the first former president of the United States to have been indicted. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Donald Trump has been indicted while campaigning for the 2024 presidential elections, the year in which the trial is due to take place. 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Acaba de ser acusado de 7 cargos por el Departamento de Justicia en el marco de la investigación sobre documentos clasificados en su poder. El ex jefe de Estado deberá comparecer ante un juez de Florida el próximo martes. La información fue revelada por el propio mandatario en su plataforma Truth Social. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “He sido acusado, aparentemente por el engaño de la caja”, publicó el señor Trump en la red social Truth Social. Afirma haber sido tratado con parcialidad en el caso. “Nunca creí posible que algo así pudiera ocurrirle a un ex presidente de Estados Unidos”, dijo antes de añadir: “¡Soy inocente!”. “¡SOY INOCENTE! Donald Trump está acusado de llevarse toneladas de documentos clasificados cuando abandonó la Casa Blanca al final de su mandato. A pesar de las numerosas peticiones del gobierno, se negó a devolver los documentos, según el gobierno federal. Las acusaciones aún no han sido hechas públicas por el Departamento de Justicia, que había designado a un abogado especial para finalizar la investigación debido a la condición de candidato del Sr. Trump. Donald Trump también es objeto de otras investigaciones a nivel federal y estatal, en particular en los estados de Georgia y Nueva York. Es el primer ex Presidente de Estados Unidos que ha sido imputado. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Donald Trump ha sido acusado mientras hacía campaña para las elecciones presidenciales de 2024, año en el que está previsto que se celebre el juicio. 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Acaba de ser acusado de 7 crimes pelo Departamento de Justiça, no âmbito da investigação sobre documentos confidenciais na sua posse. O antigo chefe de Estado deverá comparecer perante um juiz da Florida na próxima terça-feira. A informação foi revelada pelo próprio na sua plataforma social Truth. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Fui acusado, aparentemente pela fraude da caixa”, publicou o Sr. Trump na rede social Truth Social. O Presidente afirma ter sido tratado com parcialidade no caso. “Nunca pensei que uma coisa destas pudesse acontecer a um antigo Presidente dos Estados Unidos”, afirmou, antes de acrescentar: “Estou inocente! “SOU UM HOMEM INOCENTE! Donald Trump é acusado de ter levado consigo toneladas de documentos confidenciais quando deixou a Casa Branca no final do seu mandato. Apesar dos inúmeros pedidos do governo, recusou-se a devolver os documentos, segundo o governo federal. As acusações ainda não foram tornadas públicas pelo Departamento de Justiça, que nomeou um conselheiro especial para finalizar a investigação devido ao estatuto de candidato de Donald Trump. Donald Trump é também objecto de outras investigações a nível federal e estatal, nomeadamente nos Estados da Geórgia e de Nova Iorque. É o primeiro antigo Presidente dos Estados Unidos a ser objecto de uma acusação. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Donald Trump foi acusado quando estava a fazer campanha para as eleições presidenciais de 2024, ano em que o julgamento deverá ter lugar. 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Il vient d’être inculpé de 7 chefs d’accusation par le département de la justice dans le cadre de l’enquête sur les documents classifiés en sa possession. L’ex chef d’Etat doit comparaitre mardi prochain par devant un juge en Floride. L’information a été révélée par le concerné lui même sur sa plateforme Truth Social. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “J’ai été inculpé, apparemment pour le canular des boîtes”, a posté M. Trump sur le site de médias sociaux Truth Social. Il affirme avoir été traité avec partialité dans le cadre de ce dossier. “Je n’aurais jamais cru possible qu’une telle chose puisse arriver à un ancien président des États-Unis”, a-t-il déclaré avant d’ajouter “Je suis innocent ! “JE SUIS UN HOMME INNOCENT !” Donald Trump est accusé d’avoir emporté des tonnes de documents classifiés alors qu’il laissait la maison blanche à la fin de son mandat. En dépit des nombreuses demandes du gouvernement il avait refusé de retourner les documents, selon le gouvernement fédéral. Les charges ne sont pas encore rendues publiques par le ministère de la justice qui avait appointé un conseiller spécial pour finaliser l’enquête en raison du statut de candidat de Monsieur Trump. Donald trump fait aussi l’objet d’autres investigations au niveau fédéral et des Etats notamment dans les états de la Georgie et de New-York. Il est le premier ancien président des Etats-Unis à avoir été inculpé. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Donald Trump est inculpé alors qu’il en campagne dans le cadre des élections présidentielles de 2024, l’année durant laquelle le procès devrait avoir lieu. 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In an official notice bearing reference CE-2026-095, dated July 9, 2026, student representatives invite public and private hospitals, health professionals, learned societies, health sciences faculties, and all stakeholders in Haiti’s health sector to participate in this national mobilization. According to the Student Central Committee, this initiative aims to draw the attention of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) and state authorities to the urgent need for a sustainable solution to the situation of HUEH, which has been closed for more than twenty-seven months. The prolonged closure of this facility represents, in the students’ view, a dual crisis: a crisis of access to care for the population and a crisis in the training of future health professionals. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “No health system can hope to meet the needs of its population while abandoning its main public university hospital,” the students argue in their communiqué. #### The Student Committee also recalls that its approach is grounded in constitutional provisions relating to the right to health. It specifically cites Article 19 of the Constitution, which makes the State the guarantor of citizens’ right to life and health, and Article 23, which obligates public authorities to ensure the means necessary for protecting, maintaining, and restoring the population’s health. For the students, keeping HUEH closed constitutes a violation of the State’s responsibilities toward its citizens. They believe the time has come to break the silence and take concrete action to save the hospital institution. “Defending HUEH means defending the Constitution, the right to life, the right to health, the dignity of the Haitian people, and the future of generations of professionals called to serve the nation,” states the Executive Committee of the Student Council. It should be recalled that the Executive Committee of the Student Council of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy / School of Biomedical Sciences and Optometry (FMP-EBM-EO) at the State University of Haiti (UEH) had strongly condemned the violence that occurred during the peaceful demonstration organized on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The students were demonstrating to demand the temporary transfer of the State University of Haiti Hospital (HUEH), the main clinical training center for future physicians and health professionals. During the mobilization, student Milot Exantus was struck in the right forearm by a projectile. Two other students, Wendy and Louis-Cendeur Massenard, were also reportedly assaulted. In a communiqué issued on Thursday, July 2, the Communications Directorate of the Haitian National Police (DICOP) indicated that the PNH High Command had opened an investigation to identify the perpetrator of the gunfire. According to police, the driver of a green Nissan Xterra, license plate AA-13359, allegedly attempted to drive through the procession before firing several shots into the air after his vehicle was damaged. For its part, the Student Executive Committee reaffirmed its determination to continue the mobilization until a temporary and dignified relocation is secured for the State University of Haiti Hospital (HUEH). ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1678491663-A-quand-la-reprise.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/haiti-medical-st…eopening-of-hueh/](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-medical-st%E2%80%A6eopening-of-hueh/) By Marie Farah Fortuné and Darbouze Figaro ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-medical-students-call-for-national-strike-to-demand-reopening-of-hueh/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-medical-students-call-for-national-strike-to-demand-reopening-of-hueh/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-medical-students-call-for-national-strike-to-demand-reopening-of-hueh/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-medical-students-call-for-national-strike-to-demand-reopening-of-hueh/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-medical-students-call-for-national-strike-to-demand-reopening-of-hueh/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20Medical%20Students%20Call%20for%20National%20Strike%20to%20Demand%20Reopening%20of%20HUEH&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-medical-students-call-for-national-strike-to-demand-reopening-of-hueh%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** HAITI, SOCIETY --- ### [Senator Lindsey Graham, Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71](https://ctninfo.com/senator-lindsey-graham-staunch-trump-ally-dies-at-71/) **Published:** July 12, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of the most recognizable figures in American politics and a fervent ally of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday evening, July 11, his office announced early Sunday. He was 71. “On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness,” his office said in a statement. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.” His office did not disclose further details about the illness. CBS News reported that a recording of an emergency call on Saturday evening to a residence belonging to the senator mentioned a dispatch for cardiac arrest, though that detail has not been officially confirmed. The absence of any known health concerns made the news especially startling in Washington: Graham had been in Kyiv as recently as Friday and had returned to Washington, where he was scheduled to appear on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday morning, according to The Guardian. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### A long career in the Senate First elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, Graham was running for a fifth term in this fall’s midterm elections, having won his Republican primary on June 9, 2026. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he became one of the chamber’s most influential members. He served as chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee and the Budget Committee, but was perhaps best known as a foreign policy hawk. A former military lawyer and retired Air Force Reserve colonel, Graham was known throughout his career for his hawkish foreign policy positions, including a long-standing hard line on Iran. His death comes at a moment of heightened international tension in which he had been among the most prominent voices in Congress. Graham’s relationship with President Trump was among the most closely watched in Washington, precisely because of how dramatically it evolved. Graham briefly ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2015 and was, at the time, a sharp critic of Trump. During that period, the two men traded pointed public insults. Yet Graham transformed from a Trump skeptic into one of the president’s strongest allies, becoming a frequent presence at the president’s side. He spoke with Trump often and became a regular partner on the golf course. By the time of his death, he ranked among the president’s most outspoken and dependable defenders on Capitol Hill. President Trump paid tribute to Graham in a post on his Truth Social platform early Sunday. “Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! He was always working and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!” the president wrote. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Tributes from home and abroad Tributes arrived quickly from across the political spectrum and around the world. Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said he was “shocked and heartbroken to learn of the sudden passing of the great American patriot,” reflecting Graham’s long record as a staunch supporter of Israel. Graham’s death also marks a generational passing in the Senate. He was the last surviving member of the group of three friends and foreign-policy allies — Graham, the late Senator John McCain, and the late Senator Joe Lieberman — who were known in Washington as the “Three Amigos,” and who each mounted unsuccessful bids for the presidency. McCain died in 2018 and Lieberman in 2024. Graham’s death creates a vacancy in the U.S. Senate and removes one of the Republican Party’s most prominent voices at a consequential moment, with control of the chamber and this fall’s midterm elections already in sharp focus. Under South Carolina law, the process for filling the seat and the timing of any special election will now become the subject of attention in the days ahead. As of this writing, further details regarding the cause of death and funeral arrangements had not been released. This is a developing story. **Sources:** CNN, Bloomberg, CBS News, NPR/The Associated Press, and The Washington Post (July 12, 2026) *Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services now states work authorization for Haitians with Temporary Protected Status is only valid through Friday, July 24 — confirmed by CTN through USCIS guidance issued July 10. That date overrides earlier expirations, including the July 1 marker still printed on many permits. But as GBH News warns, this date is unstable: a federal court in Washington may change it again by July 24 in response to the volatile Supreme Court decision. The uncertainty is growing more dangerous by the day. That Supreme Court ruling — Mullin v. Doe, handed down June 25 — abruptly opened the door for the Trump administration to terminate protections for immigrants who fled Haiti’s collapse and Syria’s war, stripping most federal courts of the power to intervene. For the Haitian diaspora, the consequences could be devastating. GBH News cites FWD US is reporting that more than 19,000 Haitians in Massachusetts stand to lose TPS, protection first granted after the catastrophic 2010 earthquake and continuously renewed, but now hanging by a thread. ### Caregivers on the front line The people most exposed are often the ones caring for the state’s most vulnerable. The Massachusetts attorney general’s office estimates roughly 1,500 workers in nursing facilities alone stand to be affected, GBH News reports. Late last month, that office urged employers not to cut workers loose over immigration status before the legal picture becomes clear. The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy coalition issued its own guidance to the same effect; its chief of staff, Sarang Sekhavat, told GBH News that the confusion itself is part of the problem, driven by an administration that offers employers little clarity. Yet, despite this short extension, some employers are acting instantly. GBH News spoke with Marie Fleurival, a TPS holder and nursing assistant for seniors with Alzheimer’s at the Enclave of Franklin, who was told her last day would be July 10 and placed on leave “per company policy” — only to be recalled after already being laid off and rehired once amid the chaos. The pace of policy changes is causing real fear: Fleurival worries about her middle-school son and a $3,000 mortgage due as soon as August. The company’s CEO, Len Hartwell, told GBH News he could not discuss individual staff but said the firm takes its obligations seriously and seeks to comply with federal law. The stress mounts as jobs are threatened time and again. Other TPS holders and advocates told GBH News they’ve heard of even more providers firing workers prematurely. None would speak on the record, fearing swift and severe federal retaliation. The threat is palpable and silencing. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TPS-Supreme-court.webp) ### Community leaders push back Boston City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune, a Haitian American, urgently warned employers: do not terminate anyone before July 24. She told GBH News that companies should instead immediately help workers find other paths to work authorization. Louijeune called the cascading deadlines “chaos by design,” adding that even well-meaning employers following the attorney general’s guidance must not place anyone on leave now — every day counts. Louijeune urges residents to join a phone bank on Wednesday, July 15, at 4 p.m. at the Mildred Haley House in Jamaica Plain, according to GBH News. Callers will press Senate offices to urgently back legislation extending Haitian TPS for 3 years — GBH News reports that the House, with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s support, has already approved it. Pastor Dieufort “Keke” Fleurissaint, founder of the True Alliance Center, underscored the urgent, human scale of the crisis. He told GBH News that roughly 350,000 TPS holders nationwide have built their lives, paid their taxes, and are now facing a critical moment that could shatter entire communities. The peril is immediate and deeply personal. For thousands of Haitian families in Greater Boston, July 24 is a looming crisis point — not a distant abstraction. It means a mortgage payment, a child’s school year, a job at risk of vanishing before the calendar even catches up. With each passing day, the stakes climb higher. Source: This report is based on original reporting by Sarah Betancourt for GBH News (“As feds extend work permit date for Haitians, some Mass. employers preemptively cut workers,” July 10, 2026). Federal deadline details are independently verified via USCIS guidance. CTN thanks GBH News for its coverage of this issue. This article was originally written in English. 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Of the 320 registered formations, 316 received a favorable opinion, while four had their applications rejected. This publication constitutes a key step in an electoral process that has seen significant progress in recent weeks. On June 2, 2026, the electoral decree was published, establishing the legal framework for operations. Additionally, the election budget was adopted following a reassessment conducted by a special CEP commission in partnership with UNDP, UNOPS, and BINUH. Finally, from July 9 to 11, 2026, the CEP launched the training of future electoral agents, with approximately 4,000 aspiring Electoral Security Agents (ASE) trained simultaneously in nine cities across the country, in partnership with the Haitian National Police. Future Electoral Registry Agents (ADRE) are also receiving training to prepare for voter registration. ### The Heavyweights of the Political Scene Present Among the approved formations are the main historical parties and emerging movements. These notably include: - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Fanmi Lavalas (FL), the party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The “Organization du Peuple en Lutte (OPL)” is another major formation stemming from the Lavalas movement. La Fusion des Socialistes Démocrates Haïtiens (FSDH). The Parti INITE, a formation created under the era of the late René Préval. The Rassemblement des Démocrates Nationaux Progressistes (RDNP) of former President Leslie François Manigat. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Union nationale pour l’intégrité et la réconciliation (UNIR-Haïti), the party of Jean-Clarens Renois. Pitit Dessalines / PPPD, the party of former Senator Jean Charles Moïse. Ayiti An Aksyon (AAA), the party led by former Senator Youri Latortue. Les Engagés pour le Développement (EDE), the party of former Prime Minister Claude Joseph. La Konvansyon Inite Demokratik (KID), a party often associated with the moderate wing of the opposition. L’Alliance pour une Société sans Exclusion (ASE), a social-democratic left-wing formation of former Chamber of Deputies President Cholzer Chancy. To these formations are added dozens of other parties, including the Union Nationale des Démocrates Haïtiens (UNDH), the Mouvement Nationaliste Progressiste Haïtien (MNPH), and the Coalition Indépendante pour l’Espoir et la Libération (CIEL). Four Parties Rejected: AYIDA, PNCH, MONAPHA, and LR BLOC CENTRIST ### Of the 320 applications submitted, four parties did not obtain CEP approval. They are: AYIDA (Ayiti Demen Ansanm) The Parti Nationaliste Chrétien d’Haïti (PNCH). The Mouvement National pour la Prospérité d’Haïti (MONAPHA). The Parti Liberal Republican Bloc Centriste (LR BLOC CENTRIST). The reasons for these rejections were not specified by the CEP. The unapproved parties will not be able to participate in the upcoming electoral cycle. An Electoral Process Under High Tension This publication comes in a still highly degraded security context, as the Gang Repression Force (FRG) continues its deployment and armed groups persist in their offensives, notably in Kenscoff. The CEP indicated that the list of approved parties is available on its website (www.cephaiti.ht) and on its official Facebook and X pages. With 316 parties in the running and the initial training of electoral agents underway, the upcoming election promises to be as contested as its predecessors, in a country where political fragmentation has always been a challenge to governance and stability. ![Group of people in a registration office around computers; bold text states 320 political parties registered with CEP, with an official seal in the corner.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-10-at-122435.jpeg) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-elections-316-parties-approved-four-rejected-as-the-electoral-process-appears-to-accelerate/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-elections-316-parties-approved-four-rejected-as-the-electoral-process-appears-to-accelerate/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-elections-316-parties-approved-four-rejected-as-the-electoral-process-appears-to-accelerate/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-elections-316-parties-approved-four-rejected-as-the-electoral-process-appears-to-accelerate/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-elections-316-parties-approved-four-rejected-as-the-electoral-process-appears-to-accelerate/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%20%E2%80%93%202026%20Elections%3A%20316%20Parties%20Approved%2C%20Four%20Rejected%2C%20as%20the%20Electoral%20Process%20Appears%20to%20Accelerate&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-2026-elections-316-parties-approved-four-rejected-as-the-electoral-process-appears-to-accelerate%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, POLITICS --- ### [Haiti: 300 Sri Lankan Soldiers Arrive as Gangs Strike in Kenscoff and Mike Waltz Visits Port-au-Prince](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-300-sri-lankan-soldiers-arrive-as-gangs-strike-in-kenscoff-and-mike-waltz-visits-port-au-prince/) **Published:** July 10, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** On the night of July 7 to 8, a military aircraft from Colombo landed at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, marking the arrival of 300 Sri Lankan soldiers. This deployment, reinforcing the Gang Repression Force (FRG), aims to raise the UN mission’s strength to nearly 5,500 by year’s end. Although Haitian authorities welcome this support to address security, it also recalls previous allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by Sri Lankan Blue Helmets during missions in Haiti from 2004 to 2017. This arrival on July 8 comes as international diplomacy intensifies around Haiti. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz visited Port-au-Prince July 8-9. A government source said this trip aims to secure renewal of the FRG mandate, which expires at the end of September. “He wanted to see the situation firsthand. He had productive talks with us. We told him what we lack on the ground,” a government source told Le Nouvelliste. The U.S. Mission to the UN stated the diplomat focused on ongoing results ahead of the Security Council’s mandate renewal for the anti-gang force. The ambassador welcomed progress, saying, “Haiti’s future is moving in the right direction” thanks to the FRG deployment. ### A Necessary Military Reinforcement, but a Tenacious Memory According to the government source, the 300 Sri Lankan officers are only the first wave. “The soldiers will keep arriving until we reach 5,500. Next month, Ivorians will arrive. Equipment will be delivered in the coming days,” the source said, confirming the force’s rapid build-up. An FRG spokesperson said six countries are now represented: El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, and Chad. Other contingents from various continents are expected in the coming weeks. This deployment meets a dire need. The FRG, created by a UN Security Council resolution to support Haiti’s National Police, must secure strategic infrastructure, restore order, and prepare for credible elections. In his first Security Council report, FRG Special Representative Jack Christofides reaffirmed a strategy based on measurable objectives, with a gradual transfer of responsibilities to Haitian institutions by 2028. For many human rights organizations in Haiti and abroad, the arrival of Sri Lankan soldiers raises questions related to memory and accountability. ### The Ghosts of the Past: Systematically Documented Sexual Abuse Between 2004 and 2017, the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) was marred by several sexual misconduct scandals involving Blue Helmets, notably Sri Lankans. Reports from Human Rights Watch and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs cite dozens of exploitation and abuse cases, including some involving minors, in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, and northern provinces. These abuses took various forms, including sexual harassment in exchange for basic necessities such as food and medicine, and gang rapes during peacekeeping operations. In 2007, an internal UN investigation reported that 114 Sri Lankan soldiers had been implicated in allegations of sexual abuse, resulting in the repatriation of an entire battalion. Activists considered the global organization’s response insufficient, with few prosecutions and limited accountability for accused personnel. Several groups now call for assurances with the latest deployment. ### A Deteriorating Security Situation: The Kenscoff Massacre The security situation prompting this reinforcement is supported by recent events. During the arrival of the Sri Lankan aircraft and the conclusion of Mike Waltz’s visit, armed groups continued their operations in multiple regions. On Wednesday, July 8, an attack occurred in the commune of Kenscoff. According to initial information from local authorities, several individuals died, and homes were burned in this agricultural commune, which has experienced frequent gang violence for over 18 months. Armed individuals engaged in actions in the locality of Robin, near the center of Kenscoff, during the night from Tuesday, July 7, to Wednesday, July 8. Eyewitnesses report that armed men appeared early in the evening, firing on civilians and then setting houses and businesses ablaze. This attack in Kenscoff reflects ongoing efforts by gang coalitions, including “Viv Ansanm,” that have attempted to expand their activities beyond central neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince into peri-urban and rural zones, presenting additional challenges to local law enforcement. At the same time, the FRG, which has recently stepped up patrols in the capital, has yet to announce whether it will help secure Kenscoff. This event highlights Haiti’s central dilemma: amid gang violence, military reinforcements may be necessary. However, recent history shows foreign troops, though deemed indispensable by some, heighten the risk of human rights abuses unless command and justice systems are robust. Amid all this, Special Representative Christofides has stated that this will be a “different mission,” with increased participation from the Haitian police and strengthened oversight of participating contingents. The arrival of 300 Sri Lankan soldiers is seen as an explicit indication of the international community’s involvement and as a reminder of the importance of considering historical context in decision-making in Haiti. ![Group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms with maroon berets, holding rifles in formation.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-10-at-122054.jpeg)\#image\_title ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-300-sri-lankan-soldiers-arrive-as-gangs-strike-in-kenscoff-and-mike-waltz-visits-port-au-prince/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-300-sri-lankan-soldiers-arrive-as-gangs-strike-in-kenscoff-and-mike-waltz-visits-port-au-prince/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-300-sri-lankan-soldiers-arrive-as-gangs-strike-in-kenscoff-and-mike-waltz-visits-port-au-prince/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-300-sri-lankan-soldiers-arrive-as-gangs-strike-in-kenscoff-and-mike-waltz-visits-port-au-prince/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-300-sri-lankan-soldiers-arrive-as-gangs-strike-in-kenscoff-and-mike-waltz-visits-port-au-prince/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20300%20Sri%20Lankan%20Soldiers%20Arrive%20as%20Gangs%20Strike%20in%20Kenscoff%20and%20Mike%20Waltz%20Visits%20Port-au-Prince&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-300-sri-lankan-soldiers-arrive-as-gangs-strike-in-kenscoff-and-mike-waltz-visits-port-au-prince%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [A new federal notice extends Haitian TPS work authorization to July 24](https://ctninfo.com/a-new-federal-notice-extends-haitian-tps-work-authorization-to-july-24/) **Published:** July 10, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** A new federal notice issued July 10 keeps work authorization intact for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living under Temporary Protected Status — but only through July 24, the latest in a string of short extensions that now stand between them and the loss of their legal right to work. The guidance, posted to the government’s E-Verify system, supersedes a notice issued July 1 and pushes the date employers must record on federal employment paperwork from July 10 to July 24. For Haitian TPS holders, the practical effect is two more weeks of protected employment — and continued uncertainty about what comes after. Federal officials describe the extension as limited relief, one that will last only until the lower courts fall in line with the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 25 ruling in *Mullin v. Doe* — the decision that cleared the way to end TPS for Haiti and Syria. In that 6–3 ruling, split along ideological lines, the Court held that federal law bars judges from reviewing most challenges to a Homeland Security secretary’s decision to end a country’s TPS designation. It also found that Haitian plaintiffs were unlikely to prove the termination was driven by racial bias — a conclusion the dissenting justices rejected. Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority; Justice Elena Kagan dissented, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The decision placed the legal status of roughly 350,000 Haitians at risk. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) #### Haiti’s TPS was slated to end February 3 under a termination signed in November by former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. A federal judge in Washington, Ana C. Reyes, blocked that termination on February 2 — and it is her order, still in force as the case returns to the lower courts, that keeps work permits alive today. Markwayne Mullin now leads the department and is the named government official in the Supreme Court case. Even after the high court’s ruling, that district-court stay has not been lifted, leaving Haitian families in a rolling, two-week-at-a-time limbo while the government and courts sort out next steps. The Department of Homeland Security has said publicly that it disagrees with the order and is weighing its options with the Justice Department. For now, Employment Authorization Documents tied to Haiti’s TPS designation — including cards carrying a range of past expiration dates — remain valid under the court order. Employers are required to honor them. Workers and employers completing Form I-9 are instructed to enter “as per court order” in Section 1 and the July 24 date in Section 2, and to check the USCIS TPS Haiti page for updates, which have been arriving every few weeks. Immigration officials continue to warn TPS holders to seek help only from licensed attorneys or accredited representatives, and to avoid unauthorized practitioners who charge fees to file forms they are not permitted to handle. The longer-term fate of Haitian TPS may ultimately rest with Congress. The House passed H.R. 1689 in April, a measure that would require a new TPS designation for Haiti, but it still awaits Senate action. Until then, protection for Haitian workers depends on court orders that are renewed in increments of weeks. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=43581&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=43581&preview=true) *This article was originally written in English. 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The idea-collection window opened July 1 and runs through July 31. During that period, residents can put forward proposals online at participate.boston.gov, by calling a multilingual phone line at (617) 635-3059, in person at City Hall and selected Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) community centers, or by attending Idea Collection Workshops hosted by community-based organizations across the city. The initiative gives ordinary Bostonians — not just elected officials or department heads — a say in how a portion of public money is spent. Under the model, residents submit ideas, help shape the strongest ones into formal ballot proposals, and later vote on which projects the city should fund. It is a small share of overall municipal spending, but a symbolically significant one, placing budget decisions directly in the hands of the people those decisions affect. “Participatory Budgeting empowers community members to directly shape City investments, from strengthening youth programs and expanding access to community resources, to improving public spaces across Boston,” Wu said in announcing the new cycle. “We encourage residents to share their ideas and help shape the investments that will be made in communities across every neighborhood.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **What residents can propose** The city is casting a wide net on eligible ideas. According to the announcement, proposals may include projects that support youth mental health, expand digital access, assist senior residents, improve public spaces, advance food access, enhance parks and recreation, strengthen local economic opportunity, promote health and well-being, and address specific neighborhood needs. That breadth matters for Boston’s immigrant and diaspora communities, including the large Haitian population concentrated in Dorchester and Mattapan. Neighborhood priorities that often go underfunded — from youth programming and senior support to public spaces and food access — are precisely the categories the city is inviting residents to name. Ideas in Action offers a formal channel for those communities to press their needs directly into the budget conversation, rather than waiting for City Hall to identify them. The Office of Participatory Budgeting says it will again work with trusted community-based organizations to help residents submit ideas and take part in the process. That partnership structure, combined with a multilingual phone line, is aimed at reaching residents who may face language barriers, limited internet access, or unfamiliarity with city processes — the same barriers that frequently keep immigrant and working-class residents out of budget decisions. “Participatory Budgeting is one of the most direct ways residents can help shape how City resources are invested in their communities,” said Renato Castelo, director of the Office of Participatory Budgeting. “Every idea submitted helps us better understand what residents are experiencing, what neighborhoods need, and where public investment can have the greatest impact.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Castelo said the office’s aim is to keep participation “simple, accessible, and meaningful for residents of all ages, backgrounds, and neighborhoods.” ### **A track record and a timeline** The program has drawn steady engagement since its launch. In the previous cycle, thousands of residents took part by attending workshops, submitting ideas, and voting to fund eight projects that are now moving into implementation, the city said. After the current collection phase closes, officials will review submissions and work with residents to develop eligible ideas into proposals for a future public vote. The city notes that even ideas that do not advance to a ballot help inform its understanding of community priorities and shape future budget investments. Under the published timeline, idea collection runs through July 2026, proposal development follows from October to December 2026, public voting takes place in January and February 2027, and the winning projects are funded and implemented beginning in spring 2027. Ideas in Action grew out of a grassroots community effort that led Boston voters to approve a ballot measure in the 2021 municipal election, creating the Office of Participatory Budgeting. The ordinance formally establishing the office was adopted by Mayor Wu and the City Council in the spring of 2023. #### Residents seeking more information, or wishing to submit an idea, can visit boston.gov/participate or call the multilingual line at (617) 635-3059. ![Woman in a hat speaks at a press conference with multiple microphones, while a suited man stands behind outdoors.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/essernl06.webp)Credit: Boston Herald[https://ctninfo.com/?p=43562&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=43562&preview=true) ***Editorial Disclaimer**: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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Speaking to the press gathered at the Diplomatic Lounge of Toussaint Louverture International Airport, the Head of Government detailed the diplomatic advances and concrete commitments obtained in Haiti’s favor. The Head of Government indicated that his exchanges with regional leaders primarily focused on three sensitive issues: strengthening security, the migratory situation of Haitian nationals — particularly the consequences of the end of TPS — and support for the electoral process in Haiti. He also announced discussions on the renewal of the mandate of the Multinational Security Support Mission and the full deployment of its personnel, while welcoming the steadfast support of Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Saint Lucia. **A Caribbean delegation expected at the end of July** Beyond the Caribbean framework, the Prime Minister reported new prospects for cooperation with Romania and South Korea in the areas of security, training, trade, and health. He also announced a donation of 500 tons of rice promised by the President of Guyana to support the Government’s efforts in the fight against food insecurity. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Finally, he confirmed the visit, at the end of July, of a high-level CARICOM delegation to Haiti, aimed at assessing progress made in terms of security and preparations for the upcoming elections. **CARICOM reaffirms its solidarity with the Haitian people** In a joint declaration adopted at the end of the summit, the CARICOM Heads of Government reaffirmed their “unwavering solidarity with the Haitian people” and their commitment to supporting the country’s efforts to restore security, strengthen democratic institutions, and return to constitutional governance. The Conference welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the government of Prime Minister Fils-Aimé to strengthen national security, advance the electoral process, and lay the groundwork for free, credible, inclusive, and peaceful elections. The Caribbean leaders commend the progress made and encourage the continuation of reforms. The Heads of Government emphasize that the success of the current transition remains essential to allow the Haitian people to freely choose their leaders through a democratic electoral process. They salute the continued attention paid by the Haitian government to the country’s immediate priorities. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) **Security and regional stability: a shared challenge** CARICOM reaffirms its support for strengthening Haiti’s national security institutions and calls for the full deployment and renewal of the mandate of the Multinational Security Support Mission, recognizing that Haiti’s security is inseparable from the security and stability of the entire Caribbean region. The declaration also reaffirms the Community’s commitment to continuing its close cooperation with the Haitian authorities, the United Nations, the Organization of American States (OAS), and other international partners to help Haiti overcome the current crisis and create the conditions for lasting stability. CARICOM encourages all partners to support constructive dialogue with the Haitian authorities and all key stakeholders, in a coordinated and unified approach that places the interests, security, and future of the Haitian people at the center of collective efforts. 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CTN is one of just 45 member organizations selected as finalists from a field of 232 submissions, and stands among 58 finalists competing across 10 award categories. CTN was named a finalist in the Community Engagement Award category, in the tier for newsrooms with less than $500,000 in annual revenue — a distinction reserved for newsrooms that demonstrate an intentional, systematic approach to telling stories for, with, and by the communities they serve. In naming CTN a finalist, LION Publishers pointed to a body of work created for a community facing real and pressing decisions. The organization described CTN as having “produced original service journalism for the Haitian diaspora during a period of acute immigration uncertainty”—coverage aimed at people trying to make sense of a shifting, often frightening legal landscape. LION cited three specific pieces of that coverage: an explainer on Massachusetts Real ID and Standard Driver’s License eligibility; a Know Your Rights guide for ICE encounters; and a series on “what to know before crossing into Canada.” Each addressed a concrete question that CTN’s audience was actively asking. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Central to the recognition was CTN’s trilingual approach. LION noted that “each piece was produced in English, French, and Haitian Creole and distributed across video, web, newsletter, and social platforms” — ensuring the guidance reached community members in the language they are most comfortable navigating, on the platforms where they already are. The judges also emphasized the sources of the stories. With the coverage “stemming from conversations with community members,” LION observed, “the goal of this coverage was to replace abstract policy coverage with practical, decision-ready guidance.” That distinction — between explaining a policy and helping someone act on it — is at the heart of CTN’s approach to its work. LION summed up the newsroom’s philosophy in a single line: CTN, the citation stated, “built its journalism around the questions its audience asked, in the languages they speak, with the solutions they actually need.” That standard — journalism as a service to a community navigating urgent decisions — is the one CTN has worked to uphold since its founding, and it is gratifying to see it recognized on a national stage. ## About the LION Awards The LION Sustainability Awards, now in their eighth year, are presented by LION Publishers, a national organization supporting local independent online news businesses. The awards celebrate not only journalistic excellence but also the business operations and infrastructure that make a news organization sustainable over the long term. This year’s finalists were selected by an independent panel of 51 volunteer judges from among 232 submissions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Winners will be announced live at a celebration during the 2026 Independent News Sustainability Summit, to be held September 9 through 11 in San Diego. For CTN, the recognition marks a meaningful milestone. As a multilingual newsroom serving the Haitian and broader Caribbean community across video, social, streaming, and digital platforms, CTN has centered its coverage on the questions and needs of a diaspora that is too often underserved by mainstream media. Being named among the nation’s leading independent newsrooms affirms that a small, community-rooted organization can meet its audience where it is — and make a measurable difference in the lives of the people it serves. CTN extends its gratitude to LION Publishers, the volunteer judges, and, above all, to the community members whose questions, trust, and engagement make this work possible. The recognition belongs as much to them as to the newsroom. CTN will share news of the final results following the September ceremony in San Diego. The full list of finalists is available at lionpublishers.com, and more of CTN’s service journalism can be found at ctninfo.com. ![CTN Network Main Image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1920-par-1080-2-300x169.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/ctn-named-a-fina…inability-awards/](https://ctninfo.com/ctn-named-a-fina%E2%80%A6inability-awards/) *Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English. 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Champion opened her campaign at Florian Hall in Dorchester before a crowd that her campaign estimated at more than 120 residents, community leaders, families, and voters from across the county. She enters a competitive three-way Democratic primary — the contest that, in deep-blue Suffolk County, typically decides who holds the office. At the heart of Champion’s pitch is a promise to weigh each case individually rather than apply blanket policies. “I’m running for District Attorney because every resident and visitor deserves to feel safe, every victim deserves to feel supported, and every community deserves a justice system they can trust,” Champion said. “This office belongs to the people, I work solely for them, and I’m ready to fight for them.” She argued that a case-by-case philosophy is what public safety requires. “Each crime and offense deserves to be evaluated on its own merits, with careful consideration of the facts, the victims, and the circumstances of each case, rather than through a broad or blanket approach,” she said. “Only then will our communities be safer, stronger, and better positioned to thrive.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Champion tied that message to her own history. “As someone who came to Boston at seventeen with no safety net, I know what it feels like to fall through the cracks,” she said. “My lived experience, from homelessness to the courtroom, taught me that justice must be both firm and fair.” ## A background from homelessness to the courtroom Champion is the daughter of a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, now deceased, and an immigrant mother from South Korea. Her campaign highlights a personal story that runs from leaving home as a teenager and experiencing homelessness to working her way through school and becoming an attorney — a trajectory she says shapes her belief that justice must be accessible, transparent, and grounded in humanity. She earned her law degree at Suffolk University and began her career as an assistant district attorney in the Suffolk District Attorney’s office. She has since worked as a private attorney, as an adjunct professor at New England Law, and as a lecturer at Suffolk University. She also served as legal counsel in the Suffolk District Attorney’s office, overseeing its municipal, district, and specialty courts, which she described as the busiest in the state. #### Her campaign says her career has centered on protecting vulnerable residents and advocating for victims of domestic violence, elder financial abuse, and housing instability. Champion announced that her campaign has been endorsed by the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association and SEIU AFRAM. The backing of the city’s largest police union carries particular weight in this race, and community advocates rallied to her side at the launch. “Linda Champion has the integrity, the backbone, and the lived experience we need in the District Attorney’s Office,” said Leslie Credle, founder of Justice for Housing and a lifelong Boston resident. “She understands our neighborhoods because she’s lived what so many families are going through.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Retired U.S. Air Force veteran Hersinia Fidalgo praised Champion’s record. “Linda Champion has spent her career standing up for victims, seniors, and working families,” she said. “She understands service, sacrifice, and accountability.” Helina Fontes, a former candidate for Governor’s Council, described Champion as a hands-on presence in the county’s neighborhoods. “She doesn’t just talk about the issues; she’s in Suffolk County neighborhoods every day, listening, serving, and finding solutions,” Fontes said. ## A crowded and consequential primary While the campaign’s announcement did not name her opponents, Champion is running in a three-way Democratic primary that has drawn considerable attention. The incumbent, District Attorney Kevin Hayden, is seeking another full term. Also in the race is Rachael Rollins, the former Suffolk District Attorney and former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, who is seeking to reclaim the office she left in 2022. All three candidates cleared the 1,000-signature threshold required to appear on the ballot. The race has unfolded against the backdrop of Hayden’s decision to bring a manslaughter charge against a Boston police officer in connection with the fatal shooting of a carjacking suspect earlier this year — a decision that drew sharp criticism from the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, which publicly called for challengers to enter the race. Champion announced her candidacy in the wake of that call, and the union’s endorsement of her reflects the rupture between Hayden and a law enforcement community that had supported him four years ago. #### In Suffolk County, where the Democratic primary is typically decisive, the September vote is expected to determine who leads the office that serves Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Champion’s campaign lists six priorities: protecting victims and survivors with trauma-informed support; holding violent offenders accountable; aggressively prosecuting financial crimes that target seniors; strengthening partnerships with law enforcement and community organizations; expanding prevention and diversion programs, including for first responders; and increasing transparency to rebuild trust in the office. Champion’s next community meet-and-greet is scheduled for Monday, July 20, 2026, at Murray’s Tavern in Revere, from 6 to 8 p.m. More information is available through her campaign at lindachampion.com. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Linda-Champion.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/linda-champion-l…ce-union-backing/](https://ctninfo.com/linda-champion-l%E2%80%A6ce-union-backing/) ***Editorial Disclaimer:*** *This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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Antonio Bonheur, 75, of Mattapa, USA, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who ordered two years behind bars followed by two years of supervised release, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley. Bonheur was also ordered to pay a $1 million restitution judgment and to forfeit roughly $400,000 in funds seized during the investigation. He pleaded guilty in March 2026 to one count of food-stamp fraud and one count of wire fraud and had been arrested and charged the previous December. At the center of the case is Jesula Variety Store, which Bonheur operated at 1549 Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan, according to prosecutors and the Boston Globe. The storefront measured roughly 150 square feet — smaller than many bathrooms. It had a single cash register, no shopping carts, no baskets, no refrigerators or freezers, and, prosecutors said, only a token amount of food on its shelves. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Despite that, the store’s redemptions through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were staggering. Foley’s office said monthly SNAP redemptions at Jesula regularly topped $100,000, frequently exceeded $300,000, and at times reached $500,000. By comparison, a full-service supermarket in the same part of the city redeems roughly $82,000 a month in SNAP benefits, prosecutors said. The transaction patterns told the same story. According to the charging documents, only about 10 percent of the store’s SNAP transactions were under. In comparison,ile more than 70 percent exceeded $95 — the kind of activity typical of a large grocery store, not a cramped variety shop with bare shelves. ### How the scheme worked Prosecutors described a straightforward exchange dressed up to look like legitimate commerce. According to the Boston Globe’s account of the case, a customer receiving SNAP benefits might buy a $10 item. Still, Bonheur would charge the program hundreds of dollars for the transaction and hand the customer cash in return for using their account. Over four undercover operations, investigators said, benefits were traded for cash at the store, with Bonheur personally working the register each time. He also charged liquor purchases to the food-assistance program, which does not permit such sales. The store, prosecutors said, carried so little genuine food inventory and produced so little lawful revenue that Bonheur relied almost entirely on SNAP redemptions for income. To disguise the source of the money, according to Foley’s office, he moved the proceeds through a web of secondary bank accounts — transferring funds, withdrawing them as cash, and redepositing them to create the appearance of ordinary business activity. In all, the scheme generated about $7 million in fraudulent redemptions, of which Bonheur kept roughly 20 percent. One element of the case drew particular condemnation. Investigators said Bonheur also sold MannaPack meals — a food product manufactured by the nonprofit Feed My Starving Children, and paid for entirely through charitable donations, distributed to food-insecure children overseas. The meals are never authorized for retail sale. Bonheur sold them in his store for about $8 a package, profiting from food intended for humanitarian relief. ### Collecting benefits while stealing them Even as millions in SNAP money flowed through his store, Bonheur was himself issued a SNAP card by the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, prosecutors said. To obtain the benefits — roughly $400 a month, according to the Boston Globe — he filed a claim with the state in which he made false statements about his income and assets, reporting no income at all. He then trafficked those benefits for cash through his own store while the larger scheme was underway. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Foley pointed to that detail as evidence of a broader breakdown in oversight. “The only thing moving across his counter in any meaningful volume was stolen taxpayer money,” she said in a statement. She added that Bonheur was “collecting SNAP benefits himself after state authorities accepted his claims of ‘poverty’ with little meaningful scrutiny,” describing a program “built on trust” that had been exploited. Ted E. Docks, the FBI’s special agent in charge of the Boston division, said the case reflected “selfishness and unremitting greed,” and said Bonheur had set up “a tiny shop in Mattapan that was essentially nothing more than a front for massive fraud.” The prosecution has been accompanied by a dispute over whether the fraud could have been stopped sooner. When the charges were announced in December, Foley faulted the state, saying the case was “not a sophisticated fraud scheme” and that “a lack of oversight was all that was needed to allow it to happen.” Governor Maura Healey’s office responded at the time that it had flagged suspicious activity at Jesula to federal authorities more than a year earlier. “As a former Attorney General and now Governor, I will always support prosecution to the fullest extent of the law for anyone who engages in fraud or abuse of a federal program or any program,” Healey said. The case is one of several that prompted Foley’s office to create, in March 2026, a Benefit and Voter Fraud T26 to investigate and prosecute the misuse of taxpayer-funded benefits across Massachusetts. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Antonio-Bonheur-Saul-Alisme-300x183.avif) Court records indicate Bonheur, a native of Haiti and a U.S. naturalized citizen, shared his storefront with a second man, 21-year-old Saul Alisme, who was also charged in connection with the case. According to CBS Boston, Alisme has pleaded not guilty. As with any criminal defendant who has not admitted guilt or been convicted, Alisme is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. [https://ctninfo.com/mattapan-store-o…ood-stamp-scheme/](https://ctninfo.com/mattapan-store-o%E2%80%A6ood-stamp-scheme/) ***Editorial Disclaimer**: This article was originally written in English. 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His departure leaves the Maine Democratic Party without a candidate against Republican Senator Susan Collins in a contest that could help decide which party controls the Senate. Platner delivered his decision in an 11-minute video posted to social media. He denied the sexual assault allegation that preceded his exit, describing it as false, but said the loss of support from state and national Democrats had left his campaign unable to continue. In the video, Platner rejected any interpretation of his withdrawal as a concession. “This is incredibly difficult, because I know that some will think it’s an admission of guilt, and it most certainly is not,” he said. He attributed the collapse of his campaign not to the allegation itself but to what he called the actions of those in power, saying the decision was driven by “the structures that are being taken away from us by those in power.” Platner said he would file the paperwork required to withdraw from the race. Under Maine law, he must formally do so by an early next week deadline. He urged the state party to select his replacement through an open, transparent, and democratic process and said the choice should rest with voters rather than, in his words, “party apparatchiks.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “My name might be on the ballot right now, but that ballot line belongs to the people of Maine,” he said. ## The Allegation The allegation that triggered the campaign’s unraveling was made public earlier in the week. A Maine woman, Jenny Racicot, told Politico and CNN that Platner entered her home without permission in late 2021, while intoxicated, and forced himself on her despite her telling him to stop. Racicot said the two had met through a dating app in 2019 and had a consensual relationship before the night in question. In an interview with CNN, Racicot said Platner had, by her account, disregarded her wishes on multiple occasions that night. She described weighing her options in the moment and choosing what she believed was the safest course by complying. Platner has consistently denied the allegation. In a video posted shortly after Politico first reported the account, he called the claim categorically false. His campaign, in a statement, characterized the allegations as coordinated attacks driven by outside operatives. In his Wednesday announcement, Platner said he had learned of the allegation through press inquiries and objected to the speed with which it reached the public, arguing that accusations should mark the beginning of a process rather than its conclusion. CTN notes that the allegation has not been tested in any court and that Platner denies it. This report presents both the accuser’s account and Platner’s response without reaching any conclusion about their merits. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The allegation prompted a rapid withdrawal of support from within Platner’s own party. The Maine Democratic Party called on him to step aside. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, both urged him to withdraw. The committee said it would not spend money on the race if Platner remained the nominee, and a major Democratic-aligned political action committee announced it was redirecting resources away from Maine. Several of Platner’s prominent backers in Congress, including Representative Ro Khanna of California and Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona, rescinded their endorsements after the account became public. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who had been among Platner’s most significant supporters, said he had spoken with the candidate and recommended that he step aside. ## What Happens Next Platner’s exit reshapes a race that Democrats have long treated as a priority. Collins has held her seat since 1997 and has repeatedly won reelection even as Maine has trended toward Democrats, making her one of the party’s most sought-after targets. Under state law, the Maine Democratic Party has until July 27 to name a replacement nominee. The party said it would hold a nominating convention to make the selection and would release details of the process in the coming days. It has stated that Platner will have no role in choosing his successor. The competition to replace him began almost immediately. Within an hour of Platner’s announcement, former state senator Troy Jackson launched a bid for the nomination. Other Maine Democrats have signaled interest, and party officials face the challenge of settling on a candidate in a compressed window without the benefit of a full primary campaign. Platner, a 41-year-old military veteran and oyster farmer from coastal Maine, rose from relative obscurity over the past year to become a nationally recognized figure, drawing support from prominent progressives. He won the Democratic primary in June with more than 70 percent of the vote after Governor Janet Mills, initially seen as the establishment favorite, withdrew from the contest in the spring. His campaign was repeatedly disrupted by reporting on his past conduct. News outlets documented old social media posts he had written, and Platner acknowledged having gotten a tattoo during his military service that is widely recognized as a hate symbol, which he said he later had covered. He apologized for the online posts. Subsequent reporting raised further allegations about his personal conduct, which he disputed. Platner has said some of the past behavior stemmed from a difficult period in his life during which he struggled with undiagnosed PTSD and misused alcohol. As recently as last month, Platner had insisted he would remain in the race, telling one outlet that dropping out had never crossed his mind. His reversal this week caps a turbulent stretch that has left Maine Democrats with a narrow timeline and a consequential decision to make. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/platner.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/platner-suspends…ng-for-a-nominee/](https://ctninfo.com/platner-suspends%E2%80%A6ng-for-a-nominee/) **Source:** CBS News *Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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Following the Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for the termination of Temporary Protected Status, Florida’s hospitality sector is sounding the alarm: the sudden loss of these workers would not merely inconvenience employers — it could remove a substantial share of the state’s hospitality workforce overnight. Importantly, this plea comes not from immigrant advocates or Haitian community organizations, but directly from the businesses themselves. On June 29, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA), together with the National Restaurant Association and 11 other state hospitality associations, signed a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asking for guidance and what they called an “orderly runway” for employers now scrambling to understand their obligations. The letter stated that many affected employees are essential, long-serving, legally authorized workers, and that losing them could swiftly remove a significant portion of the hospitality workforce in states with large Haitian TPS populations. The coalition — representing Florida and 11 other states — is asking the administration for three specific things: a 90-to-120-day transition period before work authorizations are terminated; clear guidance and timelines for reverification and E-Verify requirements; and good-faith protection for employers while they await updated federal instructions. As of this writing, there was no immediate indication that Secretary Mullin’s agency had responded to the request. ### 93,000 Workers, $2.6 Billion The numbers Florida’s hospitality leaders are citing are substantial. The Supreme Court’s June 25 ruling in Mullin v. Doe affects more than 93,000 TPS holders who have built their lives in Florida — many of them working in restaurants, hotels, and the broader tourism economy. FRLA President and CEO Carol Dover put a dollar figure on their contribution. “The Supreme Court’s decision has significant implications for the more than 93,000 Temporary Protected Status holders who have built their lives in Florida, as well as for the hospitality and tourism businesses and communities that rely on their contributions,” Dover said in a statement. She estimated that TPS holders contribute approximately $2.6 billion annually to Florida’s economy. Dover described the request as essential during peak tourist season, stressing the need for clarity, guidance, and a reasonable transition to help employers comply with federal requirements while minimizing disruption for employees, business operations, and communities. Republican Congressman Carlos Giménez of Miami called ending TPS for Haitians a mistake, stating TPS is meant to protect people from failed states like Haiti and Venezuela when justified. State Rep. Dotie Joseph, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, criticized policies targeting this workforce, arguing that all key industries, including tourism, agriculture, and health care, depend on these workers, who are also community members. ### The Legislative Backstop — and Its Limits Two members of Congress are pressing a legislative response. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida and Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts are advancing legislation that would allow federal district courts to review executive branch decisions terminating immigrant protection status; currently, the Supreme Court has ruled that such authority does not exist. Moulton’s bill, the TPS Relief Act (H.R. 9523), would specifically allow courts to review these decisions before removals could proceed. The bill was introduced on June 29 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee for further consideration. But as CBS12 reported, executive actions to expel those losing TPS are more likely to occur before any legislation gains traction. In the meantime, immigration lawyers are advising employer clients to be proactive in assessing the employment authorization status of their foreign-born workers, evaluating each employee individually, since many who now hold TPS may also have separate pathways to remain in the country. The government has extended the expiration date of TPS employment authorization documents to July 10, 2026. Temporary Protected Status was enacted by Congress in 1990, allowing the federal government to grant temporary refuge to citizens of countries destabilized by natural disaster, war, or other extraordinary conditions. The designations for Haiti and Syria were both made under the Obama administration. For Haiti, it came after the catastrophic 2010 earthquake that killed more than 300,000 people. For Syria, it came in 2012, a year into that country’s devastating civil war. Sixteen years after Haiti’s designation, the conditions that produced it have not been resolved. Haiti today is a country where armed gangs control an estimated 90 percent of the capital, where the U.S. State Department warns Americans not to travel, and where the fundamental question TPS was designed to answer — is it safe to send these people home? — still answers itself. ### What It Means for the Haitian Community For the Haitian diaspora, the Florida hospitality industry’s plea is a striking development. It is one thing for advocates and community leaders to argue that Haitian TPS holders deserve to stay. It is another for the restaurants, hotels, and tourism businesses at the center of Florida’s economy to tell the federal government, in writing, that these workers are indispensable and that their sudden removal would cause real economic damage. Florida’s employers echo the Haitian community’s view: these are not temporary workers, but long-serving, legally authorized contributors. As the July 10 deadline approaches, hundreds of thousands of Haitian families remain in limbo amid pending administrative and legislative action. ![Group of diverse protesters holding a large 'TPS' banner outside a modern glass-front building, with American and Venezuelan flags visible.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/TPS.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/floridas-restaur…rs-face-the-exit/](https://ctninfo.com/floridas-restaur%E2%80%A6rs-face-the-exit/) ***Editorial Disclaimer:*** *This article was originally written in English. 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The catastrophic tremors, which rank among the most devastating seismic events in the region’s recent history, have left vast swathes of the Venezuelan coastline in ruins and triggered a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions. Led by the Minister of Public Health and Population, Dr. Sinal Bertrand, the Haitian delegation includes physicians, trauma surgeons, nurses, and several specialists in emergency medicine, orthopedics, and mental health support. These professionals have been mobilized to provide urgent medical care, perform life-saving surgeries, and offer psychosocial support to the traumatized populations in the hardest-hit areas. The decision to deploy this mission was made at the direct request of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who emphasized that Haiti, despite its own profound challenges, could not remain indifferent to the suffering of its sister nation. In an official statement, the Haitian government explained that this initiative is deeply rooted in the tradition of fraternity, mutual respect, and cooperation that has long characterized the relations between the Haitian and Venezuelan peoples. Over the years, the two countries have shared a bond of friendship, with Venezuela having previously extended support to Haiti following its own devastating natural disasters and political crises. For the Haitian authorities, solidarity must transcend borders and political differences, especially when a friendly nation is struck by an overwhelming natural catastrophe. The government further stressed that compassion and collective responsibility are essential values that guide Haiti’s foreign policy in times of emergency. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/vene.jpg)\#image\_title Venezuela is currently enduring one of the worst crises in its recent history. The two successive earthquakes, which registered magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, have caused immense human and material damage across several northern states, including La Guaira, Carabobo, and Miranda. Coastal towns and densely populated urban areas were particularly affected, with thousands of buildings reduced to rubble. According to the latest official toll, the tragedy has tragically claimed 3,535 lives and left 16,740 people injured, many of whom are in critical condition. More than 17,000 individuals have been rendered homeless, forced to sleep in the open air or in overcrowded shelters. At least 856 buildings—including hospitals, schools, and government offices—have been completely destroyed or severely damaged, further crippling the country’s already fragile infrastructure. In several regions, entire families are still living under tents or in provisional reception centers, lacking access to clean water, electricity, and basic sanitation. Faced with this unprecedented catastrophe, the international community has mobilized rapidly and on a large scale. The United States announced a substantial financial aid package of $300 million, along with the deployment of 2,000 military personnel to assist in search-and-rescue operations, debris removal, and the distribution of emergency supplies. Canada has also stepped forward, unlocking five million dollars in funding dedicated to food assistance, health services, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, and protection programs for the most vulnerable groups, including children and the elderly. France, for its part, has actively participated in this international relief effort by airlifting 44 tons of humanitarian cargo to Venezuela. This shipment includes emergency shelters, solar lamps, hygiene kits, and essential food products destined for families in desperate need. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) On the ground, numerous humanitarian organizations are continuing their interventions despite logistical challenges. The NGO SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL, which has a long-standing presence in Latin America, is distributing potable water and hygiene kits while conducting detailed needs assessments in the most affected areas, particularly in La Guaira State, where hundreds of families are now living in precarious temporary camps. Other agencies, including the Red Cross and various United Nations bodies, are also coordinating their efforts to prevent the outbreak of waterborne diseases and to provide psychological first aid to survivors. In addition to its medical mission, the Haitian government has officially conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, expressed its unwavering support for the wounded, and voiced its firm confidence in the Venezuelan people’s proven ability to overcome this ordeal with courage, dignity, and remarkable resilience. Haiti, itself no stranger to catastrophic earthquakes and humanitarian emergencies, understands all too well the long and painful road to recovery that lies ahead for its Venezuelan brothers and sisters. Through this gesture, Port-au-Prince reaffirms its commitment to regional solidarity and its belief that even the smallest nations can make a meaningful difference in times of global crisis. 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In a note published on July 6, 2026, the organization contends that persistent impunity and the absence of democratically elected institutions continue to fuel the multidimensional crisis gripping Haiti. Five years after the magnicide carried out on the night of July 6–7, 2021, at the head of state’s private residence in Pèlerin 5, the judicial case remains unresolved on national soil. For Défenseurs Plus, this assassination remains “one of the most striking symbols of the collapse of Haitian institutions,” exposing deep flaws in the security and judicial apparatus. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The human rights defense organization stresses that since this tragedy, the security situation has deteriorated considerably. Armed groups have strengthened their hold over several regions of the country, while kidnappings, massacres, forced population displacements, and violations of fundamental rights continue to affect thousands of Haitians. Although several magistrates have successively overseen the investigation, the Haitian inquiry is advancing slowly. No final closing order has yet been issued, despite proceedings having been initiated against around twenty suspects, including several former Colombian soldiers. Insecurity, threats against magistrates, and investigative difficulties are regularly cited as the main obstacles. Nevertheless, the Collectif Défenseurs Plus commends the work of Judge Jean Denis Cyprien, who was assigned by the Port-au-Prince Court of Appeal to conduct further investigations. It encourages him to pursue his inquiries “with independence, impartiality, and diligence” in order to identify not only the actual perpetrators but also the masterminds and all accomplices in the crime. U.S. progress does not replace Haitian justice Unlike the investigation conducted in Haiti, the proceedings in the United States have seen several significant developments. U.S. authorities, who have jurisdiction due to the alleged planning and financing of the operation from Florida, have already convicted several individuals involved in the plot. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) In May 2026, a federal jury in Miami found Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and James Solages guilty of participating in the conspiracy to kidnap or assassinate the Haitian president. Prior to that verdict, five other defendants, including former Colombian soldiers and a former Haitian senator, had already been sentenced to life in prison. For Défenseurs Plus, these decisions represent important advances in the fight against impunity, but they cannot absolve the Haitian justice system of its responsibility to establish the full truth about this historic crime. Four recommendations to emerge from the crisis In response to this situation, the Collective puts forward four major recommendations. First, it calls for accelerating the judicial processing of the case in order to identify, prosecute, and judge all material and intellectual authors, as well as their accomplices. The organization also recommends strengthening the capacities of the Haitian judiciary and international judicial cooperation so as to effectively combat impunity. 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But the argument he returned to again and again was not legal — it was economic. Strip Haitian TPS holders from the American workforce, he warned, and you do not just deport people. You destabilize nursing homes, collapse home care agencies, and leave hundreds of thousands of elderly Americans without the caregivers they depend on every day. “So many of us have older relatives, perhaps parents who are 80 years old or something and going into nursing homes, and they rely every single day on the amazing care of Haitian-Americans,” Moulton told CTN. “This is going to be terribly disruptive not just for families, but for the economy as well.” The numbers behind that warning are striking — and verified by researchers, healthcare economists, and industry groups who have been sounding the alarm since the Supreme Court’s June 25 ruling in Mullin v. Doe cleared the way for the termination of TPS for approximately 330,000 Haitian nationals. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### The Healthcare Workforce: How Deep the Haitian Presence Goes Moulton told CTN that Haitian immigrants make up more than 30 percent of the U.S. workforce in home care and long-term care settings. That figure is confirmed by multiple independent sources. According to a new KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) analysis of Current Population Survey data, immigrants account for 30 percent of direct care workers in long-term settings, including assisted living centers, nursing homes, and home health care. Haitian TPS holders are disproportionately concentrated in exactly those roles. Republican Representative Mike Lawler put it plainly: “Of the 350,000+ lawful Haitian TPS holders, roughly one-third work in our healthcare system. Immediately shutting off TPS will create a crisis in our hospitals, nursing homes, and in the intellectual disabilities community.” More than 112,000 Haitians work in the U.S. healthcare industry, according to the American Immigration Council, with a disproportionate share working as nursing aides, home health aides, and personal care assistants in Florida, Massachusetts, and New York. The Massachusetts picture is particularly acute. In Massachusetts nursing homes alone, 40 percent of front-line staff are foreign-born, many from Haiti, according to the Boston Globe. Massachusetts Senior Care estimates that approximately 2,000 direct care workers in the state’s nursing facilities hold TPS. According to the workforce research organization PHI, immigrant direct care workers remain in their positions longer than U.S.-born workers — providing the workforce stability that is scarce in a sector defined by chronic turnover. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) David Grabowski, a Harvard Medical School healthcare policy professor, has warned that the TPS decision will “have a major impact on nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home care agencies.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TPS-Supreme-court.webp) ### What Is Already Happening The damage is not hypothetical. It is already being felt. In 2025, an elder care facility in Florida was forced to fire dozens of Haitian employees who represented almost 10 percent of its staff. A Boston hospital that relies heavily on Haitian Certified Nursing Assistants is bracing for staffing shortages. A senior housing and healthcare facility in Virginia was forced to lay off Haitian employees after TPS changes took effect. One nursing home administrator told Skilled Nursing News: “A lot of our staff are in visa programs. The impact is obvious, right? If a significant percentage of nursing home staff are immigrant workers, and if those immigrant visas are in jeopardy, then we lose a lot of staff that we’re not prepared to replace.” Some facilities are already bracing for a workforce loss of up to 20 percent. Home care providers report turning away clients due to existing shortages. The Department of Health and Human Services projects demand for nursing assistants will grow by 44 percent between 2023 and 2038 — meaning the workforce crisis will intensify even before any deportations occur. Removing 330,000 Haitian workers from the pool is not a disruption to a stable system. It is a blow to a system already operating at the edge of its capacity. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) ### The Broader Economic Stake The healthcare workforce is only one dimension of the economic argument. Haitian TPS holders contribute to the American economy far beyond the hospital ward and the nursing home corridor. Haitian TPS holders in the New York workforce alone contribute around $1.1 billion annually to the city’s economy and $281 million in federal, state, and local taxes, according to a January 2026 report from the Haitian Bridge Alliance and FWD.us. Scaled nationally across 330,000 TPS holders in dozens of states, the economic footprint is substantial. Immigrant workers overall account for 18.8 percent of the U.S. workforce as of June 2026, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Their sudden removal does not simply open jobs for American-born workers. It disrupts supply chains, raises costs, and leaves vacancies in sectors — care work, construction, agriculture — where American-born workers have not historically filled the gap. The financial consequences for families are direct. The daily rate for a private room in a nursing home was $355 in 2025, or $129,575 annually. For assisted living, the annual cost was $74,400. When facilities lose experienced Haitian caregivers and scramble to replace them — if replacements can be found at all — those costs rise. Families bearing the weight of elder care pay the price. Moulton made this argument to CTN not as a secondary concern but as a bipartisan one. “I think Republicans also realize this is devastating for all the rest of us who depend on Haitians in our economy,” he said. ### A Demographic Collision The timing of the TPS crisis could not be worse from a demographic standpoint. America’s elderly population is growing rapidly, and the demand for caregivers was already outpacing supply before the Supreme Court’s ruling. TPS holders represent 15 percent of all noncitizen healthcare workers — a share that far exceeds their 2.1 percent share of the overall immigrant population. That concentration reflects the deliberate, sustained contribution Haitian workers have made to filling one of the most critical gaps in American society. Moulton connected all of this to his TPS Relief Act (H.R. 9523), introduced on June 29, 2026, which would give federal courts the authority to review the administration’s TPS termination decisions — authority the Supreme Court ruled they do not currently possess. “The administration should not be able to make this decision on their own,” he told CTN. “That’s a very reasonable thing to do.” For the families of elderly Americans in nursing homes and assisted living facilities from Massachusetts to Florida to New York, that reasonableness is not an abstraction. It is the difference between a parent receiving daily care and a facility posting another vacancy it cannot fill. [https://ctninfo.com/deporting-haitia…is-moulton-warns/](https://ctninfo.com/deporting-haitia%E2%80%A6is-moulton-warns/)[![Group of diverse protesters holding a large 'TPS' banner outside a modern glass-front building, with American and Venezuelan flags visible.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/TPS.jpg)](https://ctninfo.com/deporting-haitia%E2%80%A6is-moulton-warns/) *Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. Readers and listeners should rely on the English text where any discrepancy arises.* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/deporting-haitian-tps-holders-would-trigger-an-elder-care-crisis-moulton-warns/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/deporting-haitian-tps-holders-would-trigger-an-elder-care-crisis-moulton-warns/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/deporting-haitian-tps-holders-would-trigger-an-elder-care-crisis-moulton-warns/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/deporting-haitian-tps-holders-would-trigger-an-elder-care-crisis-moulton-warns/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/deporting-haitian-tps-holders-would-trigger-an-elder-care-crisis-moulton-warns/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Deporting%20Haitian%20TPS%20Holders%20Would%20Trigger%20an%20Elder%20Care%20Crisis%2C%20Moulton%20Warns&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdeporting-haitian-tps-holders-would-trigger-an-elder-care-crisis-moulton-warns%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** HAITI, IMMIGRATION, Politics --- ### [Representative Moulton introduced a bill that would give courts the power to review Haitian TPS rulings](https://ctninfo.com/representative-moulton-introduced-a-bill-that-would-give-courts-the-power-to-review-haitian-tps-rulings/) **Published:** July 7, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** In an exclusive interview with Caribbean Television Network, Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts announced the introduction of the TPS Relief Act, legislation that would give federal courts the authority to review the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and other immigrants — authority the Supreme Court ruled last week the courts do not currently possess. The interview covered Moulton’s personal experience in Haiti, the mechanics and prospects of his bill, the role of House Speaker Mike Johnson as the critical obstacle, the economic stakes for Massachusetts and the nation, and his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Throughout, Moulton was candid about the difficulty ahead while committing to the fight — and he was explicit that he would not offer Haitian families false hope. Before Moulton discussed legislation, he spoke about where his commitment to the Haitian community comes from — and it is personal. A Marine Corps veteran who served four combat tours in Iraq as an infantry officer, Moulton went to Haiti after leaving military service as a civilian volunteer. “I actually went to Haiti just after my military service as a civilian volunteer, as someone who wanted to help, who understands the deep relationship that Haiti has always had with the United States, and witnessed the devastation of this absolutely horrific earthquake,” he said. “I went down with a group of doctors, mostly orthopedic surgeons from Boston, to try to help and to save lives.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) That experience is the lens through which he views the current crisis. “Our own State Department in the United States has said that it’s not safe for Americans to travel to Haiti,” he said. “And so we have this wonderful provision in the law called temporary protected status that exists exactly for nations like Haiti, where people need a safe refuge. And America has a long history, written on the base of the Statue of Liberty, of being a destination for immigrants and a safe haven for people all across the world.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TPS-Supreme-court.webp) ### The TPS Relief Act: Giving Courts a Role They Currently Lack The centerpiece of the interview was Moulton’s introduction of the TPS Relief Act, filed on June 29, 2026, as H.R. 9523, just days after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in *Mullin v. Doe* stripped federal courts of the authority to review executive branch TPS termination decisions. The bill has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The Supreme Court’s ruling did not merely limit what courts could do — it held that under current law, courts lack the power to review TPS termination decisions at all. Moulton’s bill would change the law to explicitly grant courts that power and require them to exercise it. “Unfortunately, the Supreme Court just said that the administration can get away with this cruelty because it’s not required for the court to review this decision,” Moulton said. “The Supreme Court said it’s just beyond our power. So this piece of legislation — the TPS Relief Act — will restore that power and will tell the court very explicitly that you must review these decisions.” #### He described the bill’s design as deliberately simple and procedurally narrow. “What’s beautiful about the TPS Relief Act is it’s very simple. It just says the court should review this decision. The current law, at least as interpreted by the Supreme Court, is that they can’t review the decision. Our law just changes that and says: not only can you, but you should.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) He was careful to frame the bill not as a guaranteed win for TPS holders but as a restoration of the process. “We think this should be acceptable because it’s not predetermining what the result is. It’s just saying you should have a review. The administration should not be able to make this decision on its own. That’s a very reasonable thing to do.” In other words, the bill does not order courts to reinstate TPS — it gives them the legal authority to review the decision and decide for themselves whether the administration acted lawfully. That is the distinction Moulton emphasized repeatedly. According to his official press release, the ruling directly threatens approximately 330,000 Haitian nationals and 3,800 Syrian nationals, and effectively forecloses future legal recourse for TPS holders from Lebanon, El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and other countries the Trump administration has targeted. He also emphasized the bill’s reach beyond Haiti. “It applies not just to the situation in Haiti but to every place where the administration may consider taking back or rescinding TPS. It will force a review where we can have an honest second opinion from the judiciary about whether their decisions are right.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) ### Republicans Are on Board. The Speaker Is the Problem CTN asked directly whether there was a realistic path to a floor vote. Moulton’s answer was the most politically significant part of the interview. “Yes, I do,” he said of Republican support, “because Republicans see the horrors of this decision by the Trump administration as well.” His argument was grounded not only in human rights but in economic reality. “So many of us have older relatives, perhaps parents who are 80 years old or something and going into nursing homes, and they rely every single day on the amazing care of Haitian-Americans.” #### His own press release put numbers to that argument: Haitian immigrants constitute 32-40% of workers in home care settings nationwide. Their sudden removal would devastate nursing homes, hospitals, and care facilities across the country. But one man controls whether any of this comes to a vote. “Speaker Johnson is often the obstacle because he has the power to determine whether bills even come up for a vote in the United States Congress,” Moulton said. “He may just prevent it from coming to a vote because Speaker Johnson pretty much does whatever Trump asks him to do. That’s not the way it’s supposed to work.” He connected this obstruction to a constitutional principle. “The Congress is supposed to be an independent branch of government from the executive. In fact, it’s supposed to put a check on the executive. My bill exemplifies how Congress should work for the American people. But Speaker Johnson is not making Congress work that way. He’s making it work just for the Trump administration.” This dynamic is not new. Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s H.R. 1689 — which would have extended Haitian TPS through April 2029 — passed the full House on April 16, 2026, by a 224-204 vote with 10 Republicans crossing the aisle, only to stall in the Senate with no vote scheduled. ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/g-s1-117718/house-passes-bill-extending-protections-for-haitian-migrants-in-the-u-s)) Moulton voted for that bill and had signed the discharge petition that forced it to the floor. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) ### On Reaching the Administration CTN pressed Moulton on whether quiet diplomacy was being pursued with the Trump administration to secure even a short extension of TPS. His answer was unsparing. “Yes, I will try,” he said. “But I also want to be honest about the expectations because I think too often people in Washington tell you what you want to hear instead of the truth. And I want to be honest about the stakes here, but also about the reality. And the reality is that while we will try that approach, I’m not optimistic about the result.” He drew a comparison from his work as a veteran representing Afghan and Iraqi military allies. Despite years of bipartisan effort, he said, “they’ve refused.” He was not willing to offer hollow encouragement in Haiti. Moulton directly engaged the Republican argument that after 16 years, TPS for Haiti has ceased to be “temporary.” His response was both substantive and pointed. “This is very simple,” he said. “The situation in Haiti is still terrible. If the State Department is telling Americans it’s not safe to travel to Haiti, then by definition, by their own assessment, by their own judgment, we should not be ending temporary protected status.” He cited the history of TPS to show that the program does have a genuine off-ramp — but not the one Trump is using. “If you look at the history of temporary protected status, there are other places around the globe where we have offered TPS and then withdrawn the designation. For example, in Kosovo, when the fighting ended and the region became peaceful again, we ended TPS. In Kuwait, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. We provided TPS for Kuwaitis, and when America restored peace, that program was ended. In every case in the past, it’s been because the conditions actually improved and it was safe to go home.” #### Then the verdict: “Trump is not following that law today. He is making an assessment that’s patently untrue, and that puts countless families at grave risk.” On the Democratic record, he was equally candid. “It’s always been Republicans right from the top — from Donald Trump — who have politicized immigration. Most recently, during the 2024 campaign, Republicans in the Senate led discussions with Democrats for a compromise on immigration that would not have solved everything but would have brought some important reforms. And then Donald Trump himself came in before he was elected president again and said, ‘Don’t do this because I want to make it a campaign issue.'” ## A Direct Message to Haitian Families The most striking passage of the interview came when CTN asked what Moulton would say to a TPS holder watching the July 10 deadline approach in fear. “First of all, I would start by just saying: I see your pain. I feel it. I cannot imagine being in your shoes, and I’m here to help. I want to help. That’s the first thing,” he said. “The second thing is that I know you would love nothing more than for me to give you good news, but I do not want to give you false hope. That’s dishonest. So I want to be realistic about the situation and the challenge that this administration has put before us. It’s a hateful policy from this administration, but it is what they’re trying to do.” He then pointed to concrete action. “I’m going to keep fighting in Washington for the TPS Relief Act because I believe it would solve this problem. But in the meantime, I would encourage you to reach out to immigration attorneys and to your congressional office. If you’re in my district on the North Shore in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts, please come to our office in Salem, and we’ll do whatever we can to help.” He illustrated the human cost in terms that are meant to be felt, not just understood. “Imagine a 14-year-old kid playing on a high school basketball team here in the United States, being told your parents are taking you to a country you’ve never even known, just because of this administration’s decision. This is just devastating for hundreds of thousands of Haitian-Americans.” ## The Senate Race and a Closing Moulton described himself first as “a dad — a father of two amazing little girls who are five and seven years old.” He connected his Marine service to his commitment to immigrant communities and spoke about his Senate campaign against Senator Ed Markey. “Senator Markey is a good man, but he’s been in the political establishment in Washington for 50 years, for a very long time,” Moulton said. “I just think it’s time for a new generation of leadership, with new ideas, new plans, a new vision for the future of our country, and new ways to fight Trump and the MAGA Republicans because the old playbook just is not working anymore.” He ended with a direct address to the Haitian and broader Caribbean community. “You’re such an important part of the fabric of the United States of America. You have always been an important part, and that doesn’t change despite what’s coming from the Trump administration. What Donald Trump is doing is hateful, and it’s un-American, and we need to fight together to end this hate. I will always be with you. I will always have your back.” The TPS Relief Act (H.R. 9523) was introduced on June 29, 2026, and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. It has no Republican co-sponsors as of this writing. DHS has set July 10, 2026, as the placeholder E-Verify expiration date for Haitian TPS employment authorization documents. Rep. Pressley’s H.R. 1689 passed the House in April but awaits Senate action. Senators Markey and Lisa Blunt Rochester are leading a Senate companion effort. Rep. Frederica Wilson has introduced the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act. No action from the Trump administration on extending or restoring TPS is anticipated. --- **Sources:** Exclusive CTN interview with Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-06); Moulton’s official press release on the TPS Relief Act, moulton.house.gov, June 29, 2026: ; H.R. 9523 on Congress.gov: ; NPR reporting on House passage of H.R. 1689, April 16, 2026: ; the U.S. Supreme Court decision in *Mullin v. Doe*, 609 U.S. \_\_\_ (2026), decided June 25, 2026; and USCIS/E-Verify guidance setting July 10, 2026 as the Haitian TPS work-permit expiration date. [https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-co…-end-haitian-tps/](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-co%E2%80%A6-end-haitian-tps/) ***Editorial Disclaimer:*** *This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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Two people were killed and 11 others wounded in five separate shootings overnight on July 4th into the early hours of July 5th, most of them concentrated in Roxbury and Dorchester — the heart of the city’s Haitian and Caribbean communities. Mayor Michelle Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox held a press conference Sunday morning to address what Cox described as an “unusually high volume of calls and serious incidents throughout the city.” “It was a long and difficult night last night,” Wu said. “Our first responders and community safety teams were out throughout the night. This is a busy time of year, and when we see firearms present at large gatherings, that is never, never a recipe for peaceful celebrations.” No arrests had been announced as of Sunday. The victims had not yet been publicly identified. The Boston Police Homicide Unit is investigating both fatal shootings, according to the Boston Herald. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### The shootings, one by one The violence began shortly before midnight. At 11:54 p.m. on Saturday, officers from District B-2 responded to a person shot at 13 Fayston Street in Roxbury. The victim sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital. No arrests were made, Just after 12:30 a.m., officers spotted a shooting victim near 500 Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester, in the area of Castlegate Road near Grove Hall. Three victims were found at the scene and transported by Boston EMS. One was pronounced dead at the hospital. Two others sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and a fourth victim later walked into a hospital on their own with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Larry Calderone said the incident occurred during a street takeover party on the Mattapan-Dorchester line. At 12:36 a.m., a victim arrived at a local hospital after being shot at 24 Horadan Way in Roxbury, with injuries not considered life-threatening. At 1:56 a.m., officers from District C-11 responded to a person shot at 71 Draper Street in Dorchester. The injuries were non-life-threatening. The deadliest incident came around 3:14 a.m., when officers responded to 120 George Street in Roxbury, near Langdon Street. Three victims were found with gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the hospital. A second was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. A third is expected to survive. Then, just after 4 a.m., three more victims arrived at the hospital on their own with non-life-threatening injuries from the same location — bringing the total from that single incident to six shot, one fatally. Boston EMS personnel reported an active gun battle in the area at the time. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Officers hit by fireworks Beyond the shootings, the overnight response was further complicated by fireworks directed at police. A video obtained by the Boston Herald shows officers responding to a large crowd when a firework is tossed directly next to an officer. The device explodes, people scream, and individuals can be seen on the ground when the smoke clears. “Fireworks, firearms, and alcohol — bad combination,” Cox said. “And that’s what you saw around these events.” He acknowledged that July 4th is always the peak day for call volume in Boston and likely every major American city, but said Sunday night’s volume was still unusually high. Wu struck a careful tone, praising first responders while defending the city’s overall trajectory. She noted that as of June 28th, Boston Police crime statistics showed 50 people had been shot — five fatally — through that date, down 14 percent from the same period in 2025 and down more than 20 percent from the five-year average. “We’re still at historic low numbers overall,” she said, “but that is never something we say to suggest that our work is slowing down or finished.” She added, “We will not be satisfied until there is no violence anywhere in the city of Boston.” The mayor has faced sustained criticism in recent days after defending Boston’s status as America’s safest major city following a triple shooting the weekend before July 4th. City councilors and the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association have called for more officers on the street to address the increase in warm-weather violence. Sunday’s death toll added fresh urgency to those calls. Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said his office is investigating and asked the public for help. “Last night was obviously a challenging one,” he said. “We need the community’s help and support.” Anyone with information is urged to contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470. Anonymous tips may be submitted through the CrimeStoppers tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS, by texting “TIP” to CRIME (27463), or online through Boston Police CrimeStoppers. ### A neighborhood’s grief For the residents of Roxbury and Dorchester — neighborhoods that are home to the largest Haitian and Caribbean communities in New England — the overnight violence lands close to home in every sense. Blue Hill Avenue, George Street, Fayston Street, and Draper Street are not abstractions. They are the corridors where families live, where children go to school, where community organizations hold events, and where Haitian-owned businesses anchor block after block of daily life. CTN extends its condolences to the families of the two people killed and wishes a full recovery to all those injured. We will continue to follow this story as victims are identified and investigations proceed. **Sources:** Reporting by the Boston Herald (Colleen Cronin), the Boston Globe, and the Dorchester Reporter. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/essernl06.webp)Credit: Boston Herald[https://ctninfo.com/two-dead-11-shot…ight-of-violence/](https://ctninfo.com/two-dead-11-shot%E2%80%A6ight-of-violence/) > [Two killed, 11 others injured in July 4 shootings across Boston](https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/07/05/two-killed-11-others-injured-in-july-4-shootings-across-boston/) ***Editorial Disclaimer:*** *This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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Florida Representative Carlos Giménez, a reliable Trump ally who has backed the president’s immigration agenda, drew a firm line Sunday on CBS News’s *Face the Nation*, calling the deportation of Haitian TPS holders “a huge mistake” and arguing that the program exists precisely for situations like the one now engulfing Haiti. “In the case of Haiti, without a doubt, Haiti is a failed state, and I think that deporting Haitians that are under TPS right now back to Haiti would be a huge mistake,” Giménez told guest host Ed O’Keefe in an interview taped July 2 and broadcast July 5. #### The remarks carry particular weight coming from Giménez. The Miami-area congressman represents Florida’s 28th Congressional District, which includes significant Haitian and Caribbean communities, and has generally aligned himself with the Make America Great Again wing of the Republican Party. His willingness to break from the administration on this issue underscores how politically and morally exposed the deportation question has become, even within the president’s own coalition. Giménez framed his position not as opposition to Trump’s immigration agenda broadly but as a defense of the specific purpose for which TPS was created. “That’s the reason why TPS was established to begin with,” he said. He extended that argument to Venezuelans, whose TPS was also terminated, noting that a devastating earthquake had struck the country just days earlier. “If Venezuelans lose their TPS status — which they have, too — we should reinstate that because of the devastation caused by these earthquakes that happened last week.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) He was careful to acknowledge the program’s limits. “TPS should not be abused. TPS is what it says, temporary protected status. And if you’re here for a number of years, you should change your status from TPS to something else.” But he immediately balanced that position with the recognition that the protections exist for a reason. “It is meant to safeguard those who are fleeing countries that are either failed states, and there would be at risk of going back to them, or countries that really can’t handle them right now.” He returned to the point more forcefully later in the interview: “TPS, again, is temporary, but when there’s good cause for it, it needs to be granted, and I think there’s a good argument for the people of Venezuela and the people of Haiti to have temporary protected status.” ### A personal frame Giménez’s remarks carried a personal dimension that set the tone for his entire appearance. He was barely seven years old when his family fled Cuba at the start of the Castro regime, and he recalled arriving in Florida to find 21 relatives packed into a single house. The experience shaped his view of what the United States owes those forced from their homes by forces beyond their control. He also called on the administration to consider a broader regularization of longtime immigrants, singling out DACA recipients and farmworkers. “A family that’s divided, that’s fractured, is a weak family, and many weak families make up a weak nation,” he said. “Those that have been here for years, that have been working, are part of the community, that are part of the economy — we need to find a way to normalize them.” The Supreme Court’s June 25 ruling in *Mullin v. Doe*, decided 6-3, removed the legal barriers that had kept Haitian TPS terminations on hold. Roughly 350,000 Haitians who have lived and worked legally in the United States now face the loss of their employment authorization documents and potential deportation. Many are simultaneously navigating the asylum system, but the window for those protections is narrow and the backlog immense. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) #### Haiti itself offers no safe harbor. The country remains locked in a compounding crisis: a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in 2021, persistent gang governance over an estimated 90 percent of Port-au-Prince, the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, and a transitional government that the United Nations has described as governing a country on the verge of “total chaos.” The original conditions that produced TPS — including the catastrophic 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people — have never been resolved. They have worsened. For the Haitian diaspora in Massachusetts, the Giménez statement arrives as a measure of bipartisan acknowledgment of what community leaders, advocates, and officials from Governor Maura Healey to Attorney General Andrea Campbell have been saying for weeks: sending people back to Haiti is not deportation to a country — it is deportation to a crisis. ### Where this leaves Congress Giménez joins a small but growing group of Republicans willing to say publicly what many acknowledge privately: that mass deportation of Haitian TPS holders is neither humane nor pragmatic. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin maintained last week on CNN’s *State of the Union* that TPS holders could have and should have changed their status over the years, saying “the whole time these individuals have been here underneath the temporary protected status, they could have applied for a visa.” But that argument sidesteps the practical and legal barriers many Haitians have faced, and it does not address the conditions awaiting them if returned. Legislation to address the gap is pending but faces difficult odds. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has introduced the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act; Congressman Seth Moulton has filed the TPS Relief Act; Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s H.R. 1689, which passed the House in April, awaits Senate action; and Senators Edward Markey and Lisa Blunt Rochester are leading a companion effort in the upper chamber. Any measure requires 60 votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster — a threshold that remains out of reach without substantially broader Republican support than Giménez alone can provide. Whether Sunday’s remarks represent the beginning of a broader Republican shift, or a lonely exception, remains to be seen. For now, a Trump ally from Florida has said plainly what the administration has not: sending Haitians back to a failed state would be a huge mistake. **Source:** [CBS.](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4752802386049-florida-republican-calls-haitians-deportation-after-tps-ruling-a-huge-mistake?_f=app_share&pd=0MQG00SZ&lang=en_US&send_time=1783336581&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2226.26.1.6%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=sc_new_share_panel_v1-v4%2Csc_d2d_share_26q2-v1&s=i6) [https://ctninfo.com/another-republic…s-a-huge-mistake/](https://ctninfo.com/another-republic%E2%80%A6s-a-huge-mistake/) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Rep_Carlos_Gimenez_official_photo_117th_Congress.jpeg)***Editorial Disclaimer:*** *This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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The governing body announced the decision on Sunday. #### The committee did not wipe out the sanction. Citing Article 27 of its disciplinary code, it suspended enforcement of the suspension for a one-year probationary period. If Balogun commits a comparable offense within that window, the original ban can be revoked and enforced alongside any new penalty. The reprieve carries weight because the U.S. had no way to fight the call. A red card triggers an automatic one-game suspension under Article 10.5 of the tournament rules, with no appeal available to the federation. Balogun is now free to start at Lumen Field in Seattle, where the United States is seeking its first World Cup quarterfinal since 2002. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. Eastern. The sending-off was disputed from the moment it happened. Balogun was shown a straight red early in the second half of the Round of 32 win in Santa Clara after a video review flagged his challenge on defender Tarik Muharemović. Replays showed him landing on the back of the defender’s leg and stepping down on the ankle; the referee ruled it a serious foul. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) U.S. Soccer said it accepted the committee. The ruling also drew a public response from President Donald Trump, who posted on Truth Social, thanking FIFA for what he framed as correcting an injustice. #### FIFA has taken this route before. In 2025, a three-match ban handed to Cristiano Ronaldo was cut to a single game plus probation. Criticism of the original decision came quickly from the U.S. camp. Coach Mauricio Pochettino argued after the Bosnia match that the play did not warrant a red card, describing it as a routine collision between players contesting the ball. Midfielder Weston McKennie questioned the call given the stakes of the round. Christina Unkel, a former FIFA referee now working as a rules analyst, told NBC News the incident was subjective enough that it should not have gone to video review at all. Balogun, 25, has been one of the tournament’s breakout figures. Born in Brooklyn to Nigerian parents and raised in London, he represented England through his youth career before committing to the United States at the senior level — a path that echoes the immigrant-rooted communities following this World Cup. He has scored three times in the campaign, more than any U.S. teammate, according to [NBC4](https://www.nbcwashington.com/world-cup/folarin-balogun-available-play-usmnt-belgium-red-card-report/4126278/). Belgium, ranked ninth in the world, is the toughest opponent the U.S. has drawn so far and holds a heavy edge in the all-time series. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Balogun.webp) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=43470&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=43470&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/balogun-cleared-to-face-belgium-as-fifa-lifts-red-card-ban/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/balogun-cleared-to-face-belgium-as-fifa-lifts-red-card-ban/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/balogun-cleared-to-face-belgium-as-fifa-lifts-red-card-ban/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/balogun-cleared-to-face-belgium-as-fifa-lifts-red-card-ban/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/balogun-cleared-to-face-belgium-as-fifa-lifts-red-card-ban/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Balogun%20cleared%20to%20face%20Belgium%20as%20FIFA%20lifts%20red-card%20ban&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fbalogun-cleared-to-face-belgium-as-fifa-lifts-red-card-ban%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** SOCCER, SPORTS, US --- ### [Fuel in Haiti: Pump Prices Drop Again](https://ctninfo.com/fuel-in-haiti-pump-prices-drop-again/) **Published:** July 5, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, Sunday, July 5, 2026 – After several months of economic tensions and erratic fluctuations in global markets, the Haitian government has announced a new significant decrease in petroleum product prices across the entire national territory. This measure, formalized through a joint communiqué from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI), follows the recommendations issued by the Advisory Council for Monitoring the Petroleum Market. According to official sources, it is the recent easing of crude oil prices on international stock exchanges, combined with a slight improvement in refining margins, that has allowed authorities to revise pump prices downward, following a crisis meeting held on July 3. Concretely, the new prices are as follows: gasoline (regular unleaded) drops from 700 to 650 gourdes per gallon, a reduction of 50 gourdes, representing a decrease of approximately 7%. Diesel (gasoil), a strategic fuel for freight transport and electricity generation, is now set at 700 gourdes, compared to 790 gourdes previously, representing a substantial reduction of 90 gourdes. Finally, kerosene records the sharpest decline, with a drop of 95 gourdes, falling from 785 to 690 gourdes. A Rollercoaster Year for Fuel Prices - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) This July decrease, while welcome, is not the first in 2026. It is part of a process of gradual readjustment that the government is attempting to carry out cautiously, following a major crisis that shook the country earlier this year. To recall, on April 2, 2026, as refined fuel prices reached unprecedented highs on the global market due to geopolitical tensions, the Haitian State was forced to implement a sharp increase in tariffs. Between late February and late March, kerosene had jumped by more than 100%, diesel by 85%, and gasoline by 50%, sending shockwaves throughout the country. Faced with this surge, authorities had to respond in stages. On May 8, 2026, a first timid reduction occurred, bringing gasoline down to 700 gourdes and diesel to 800 gourdes. Then, on June 15, 2026, a second pricing grid, co-signed by Ministers Serge Gabriel Collin (Economy and Finance) and James Monazard (Commerce and Industry), brought diesel down to 790 gourdes and kerosene to 785 gourdes. Today’s measure therefore constitutes the third step in a slow journey back toward more sustainable prices, even though they remain well above the levels observed before the crisis. A Direct Impact on the Cost of Living and Transportation There is no denying that the price of fuel acts as a barometer of the Haitian economy, directly influencing the cost of living, and in particular the daily commutes of millions of citizens who depend on public transportation. During the major increase last April – which saw gasoline rise by 29% and diesel by 37% – the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor had to yield to pressure from drivers’ unions by raising public transportation fares, in order to avoid a total paralysis of the network. In the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, this inflation mechanically drove up the cost of short trips, which were set between 50 and 75 gourdes for usual routes such as Port-au-Prince to Carrefour, Pétion-Ville, or Clercine. For longer journeys to provincial towns, prices had become prohibitive, weighing heavily on families’ purchasing power and hindering trade. For example, a ticket to Saint-Marc reached 750 gourdes, to Gonaïves 1,300 gourdes, to Jacmel 1,165 gourdes, to Les Cayes 1,710 gourdes, and for remote destinations such as Jérémie or Port-de-Paix, passengers had to pay up to 3,150 gourdes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) By Marie Farah Fortuné and Darbouze Figaro ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/fuel-in-haiti-pump-prices-drop-again/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fuel-in-haiti-pump-prices-drop-again/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/fuel-in-haiti-pump-prices-drop-again/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fuel-in-haiti-pump-prices-drop-again/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/fuel-in-haiti-pump-prices-drop-again/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Fuel%20in%20Haiti%3A%20Pump%20Prices%20Drop%20Again&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffuel-in-haiti-pump-prices-drop-again%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** ECONOMY, HAITI --- ### [Haiti: A $120 Million Budget Approved for Elections](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-a-120-million-budget-approved-for-elections/) **Published:** July 5, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, Sunday, July 5, 2026 – After weeks of intense negotiations and technical debates among the highest spheres of the State, an agreement has been reached between the Office of the Prime Minister and the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) regarding the funding of the upcoming general elections. The two institutions have reached a consensus on a total package of 120 million US dollars, intended to cover all electoral operations. A decision described by observers as a “decisive step forward” toward holding a ballot that the country has been deprived of for several years. The official announcement was made public this Friday, July 3, through a joint communiqué signed by the Prime Minister and the President of the CEP, Jacques Desrosiers. According to the document, this amount was not arbitrarily set: it is the result of several in-depth working sessions conducted under the direct authority of the head of government and the CEP President, with the technical and financial support of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. These meetings made it possible to establish a rigorous assessment of the logistical, organizational, and security needs inherent to a nationwide electoral process. The authorities specified that the 120 million dollar package was calculated taking into account complex and evolving parameters. Among these are the progressive improvement of the security situation across the territory, the anticipated reopening of certain difficult-to-access areas that were until recently under the influence of armed groups, as well as the real financial capacities of the Haitian State, severely strained by the economic crisis. The government, however, left the door open for a possible revision of this budget, should circumstances require it, upon joint decision of the Office of the Prime Minister and the CEP, thus ensuring a certain flexibility in the face of unforeseen developments on the ground. A Strong Political Signal in a Climate of Distrust - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Beyond the mere figure, this agreement carries considerable political weight. It comes in a particularly tense context, where the transitional authorities, in place since the fall of the last constitutional government, are under pressure from the international community and civil society to demonstrate their ability to put the country back on the path toward elected institutions. The signing of this financial protocol is seen as a concrete response to the numerous criticisms that had denounced inaction and lack of transparency in the preparations. In their communiqué, the Office of the Prime Minister and the CEP firmly reaffirmed their shared commitment to implementing a “credible, transparent, inclusive electoral process that complies with democratic requirements.” They also insisted on the need for rigorous and impeccable management of public funds, a crucial point given that accusations of embezzlement and mismanagement have regularly tainted previous elections. The government has committed to mobilizing the necessary resources, with the support of national and international partners, to finance the various phases of the process, ranging from the revision of electoral lists to the distribution of voting materials, including the training of polling agents and the securing of polling stations. For its part, the CEP reiterated its commitment to conducting operations with impartiality, professionalism, and independence, in strict compliance with the Constitution, current laws, and international standards. This financial agreement comes less than three months after a major change at the helm of the electoral administration. On April 20, 2026, Uder Antoine was installed as the new Executive Director of the CEP, succeeding Jean Roger Philippe Augustin, who stepped down after a 22-year career within the institution. During his installation ceremony, the President of the CEP, Jacques Desrosiers, did not hide the magnitude of the challenges ahead, notably mentioning the persistent insecurity that hinders the free movement of agents and voters, as well as the chronic mistrust among a segment of the population. He then called for the process to be conducted with rigor and responsibility. Uder Antoine, for his part, promised to strengthen administrative discipline, transparency, and the institution’s efficiency in order to meet the legitimate expectations of a population thirsty for democratic renewal. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) This 120 million budget, if effectively well managed, could constitute the first real test for this new team. 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The remark raised questions about the neutrality expected of the official overseeing the sport without taking sides. But several people argue the words were mistranslated, and that what Infantino actually said was more neutral than it was made to appear. In a post-match interview with an Argentine journalist, Infantino said, as many understood it: “Tonight, I suffered with Argentina… but I’m neutral.” The second part — where he called himself “neutral” — came out hurriedly, as if he had caught himself mid-thought. That was enough for fans to spread the clip and question whether FIFA’s president is truly impartial. Not everyone accepts that translation, however. On X, several users offered a version closer to what Infantino actually said: a message of congratulations to the Argentine people in which he added that his heart — and his support — had been with both teams, Argentina and the neutrals alike. One user said they did not even bother to verify the clip, arguing that some fan bases will go to great lengths to prove a point that isn’t there. In short, the controversy rests on a disputed translation. ## The criticism and the conspiracy theories Even so, the video lit up social media. Some fans accused Infantino of bias and called for his resignation. “The FIFA president, who should be neutral, is stressed and relieved that Argentina qualified!?” one wrote on X. Others went further, reviving longstanding conspiracy theories that FIFA favors Argentina — echoing accusations that surfaced around the country’s 2022 World Cup triumph. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) It is important to be clear: those accusations are fan speculation on social media, and there is no evidence that any matches were “rigged.” Many teams have ended up on the wrong side of refereeing and VAR decisions in this tournament, and each time a call falls the defending champions’ way, the speculation intensifies. But speculation is not proof. In Infantino’s defense, some point out that it is normal for a FIFA president to attend matches and react to a tense moment — and that he congratulated both teams after the final whistle. That has not silenced the critics, in part because this is not the first time Infantino’s conduct has drawn scrutiny: among other things, he presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a “FIFA Peace Prize” in December, and his organization floated changing kickoff times for several fixtures before backing down. The match itself was a classic. Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time, but it was anything but easy: Cape Verde, an island nation off the west coast of Africa of roughly half a million people, refused to give in. The Blue Sharks came from behind twice, including a stunning second equalizer from Sidny Lopes Cabral in extra time, before a 111th-minute own goal sent Argentina through. It was that performance — and the heroics of 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha — that had everyone’s heart racing, and that explains why Infantino’s reaction drew so much attention in the first place. Argentina will face Egypt in the round of 16 on Tuesday, and fans will be watching closely every call the referees make or do not make. The 2026 World Cup final is scheduled for July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. For now, neither FIFA nor Infantino has issued an official response to the controversy. **Sources:** Reporting from EssentiallySports (via Yahoo Sports), The Mirror US, and GiveMeSport on Gianni Infantino’s interview after the Argentina–Cape Verde match [https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4750439675142-fifa-president-under-fire-after-claiming-he-suffered-during-tense-argentina-clash-at-world-cup?\_f=app\_share&pd=0MQG00SZ&lang=en\_US&send\_time=1783222270&trans\_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2226.26.1.6%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=sc\_d2d\_share\_26q2-v1%2Csc\_new\_share\_panel\_v1-v4&s=i6](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4750439675142-fifa-president-under-fire-after-claiming-he-suffered-during-tense-argentina-clash-at-world-cup?_f=app_share&pd=0MQG00SZ&lang=en_US&send_time=1783222270&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2226.26.1.6%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=sc_d2d_share_26q2-v1%2Csc_new_share_panel_v1-v4&s=i6) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) *Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English, and the English version is authoritative. 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Readers and listeners should rely on the English text where any discrepancy arises. ![Side-by-side images of Lionel Messi in Argentina's light-blue and white striped jersey (number 10) on the left, and a male goalkeeper in a yellow kit with number 1 and gloves on the right in a stadium crowd.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/messi-vozhina.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/fifa-president-f…cape-verde-match/](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-president-f%E2%80%A6cape-verde-match/)* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-president-faces-criticism-over-remark-on-argentina-cape-verde-match/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-president-faces-criticism-over-remark-on-argentina-cape-verde-match/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-president-faces-criticism-over-remark-on-argentina-cape-verde-match/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-president-faces-criticism-over-remark-on-argentina-cape-verde-match/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-president-faces-criticism-over-remark-on-argentina-cape-verde-match/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20FIFA%20President%20Faces%20Criticism%20Over%20Remark%20on%20Argentina%E2%80%93Cape%20Verde%20Match&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffifa-president-faces-criticism-over-remark-on-argentina-cape-verde-match%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** SOCCER, SPORTS, WORLD --- ### [Cape Verde Pushes Messi's Argentina to the Brink in a 3-2 Epic](https://ctninfo.com/cape-verde-pushes-messis-argentina-to-the-brink-in-a-3-2-epic/) **Published:** July 4, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — On July 3, 2026, Hard Rock Stadium played host to an instant classic. Argentina suffered, trembled, and ultimately survived, edging Cape Verde 3-2 after 120 minutes of almost unbearable tension — but the defending champions were dragged to the very edge of one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history by an island nation of roughly 526,000 people. Cape Verde, an archipelago off the west coast of Africa competing in its first-ever World Cup, did not merely make up the numbers. The Blue Sharks came from behind twice, equalizing in regulation and again in extra time, and forced the tournament favorites to claw for a winner they never truly earned in open play. When it finally came, it came off the wrong man’s boot. ### Messi strikes, then Cape Verde refuses to fold The match began as expected. In command of the ball, Argentina pressed the Cape Verdean defense from the opening whistle, and the favorites’ logic held in the first half when Lionel Messi produced a moment of magic. In the 29th minute, he opened the scoring with a delicate finish — his 20th career World Cup goal, extending his own all-time record, and his seventh of this tournament. The stadium roared, and Argentina looked bound for a comfortable evening. They had not counted on the Blue Sharks’ mentality. Rather than crumble, Cape Verde raised their level, defending with military discipline and threatening on the counter. Around the hour mark, the structure that had looked so secure gave way: Deroy Duarte drilled home from a tight angle to level the match at 1-1 — his first-ever goal for his country — and a formality turned into a war of attrition. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) At the heart of the resistance stood the man the world has come to know this summer: goalkeeper Vozinha. Argentina pushed and pushed but kept crashing into a 40-year-old wall. He denied Messi one-on-one in the 63rd minute, turned aside a free kick minutes later, and, deep in stoppage time, somehow blocked a quickly taken Messi free kick that looked destined for the net — a save that sent the game to extra time. By full time, he had made eight saves, four of them at Messi’s expense. ### Two goals, two answers, and a cruel ending Extra time only deepened the drama. Argentina struck first again in the 92nd minute, as Lisandro Martínez — who had also set up the opener — lashed a left-footed finish inside the near post. The lead lasted barely a moment. Sidny Lopes Cabral answered with a stunning curling strike from some 26 yards that flew into the top corner, one of the goals of the tournament, and Cape Verde had drawn level for a second time. As the match drifted toward a penalty shootout, the decisive blow arrived in the cruelest fashion. Messi, turned creator, whipped in a corner that Cristian Romero met with a header; the ball deflected off Cape Verde’s Diney Borges and into his own net in the 111th minute. Argentina had its 3-2 win, and its passage to the round of 16, but the one-goal margin flattered them against a side ranked 64th in the world to their 2nd. ### Vozinha, 40, the hero of a fairy tale ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/messi-vozhina.jpg)Once again, the story belonged to Vozinha. Born Josimar José Évora Dias, the goalkeeper who has represented Cape Verde since 2012 and built his club career in Cyprus and Slovakia, arrived at this World Cup an unknown and left it a national hero. He kept clean sheets against European champions Spain and against Saudi Arabia in the group stage, becoming, by some counts, only the third goalkeeper in World Cup history to record multiple clean sheets after turning 40. His Instagram following reportedly leaped from around 500,000 to more than 17 million during the run. “I’m still trying to wrap my head around everything that has happened,” Vozinha wrote in a message to fans during the tournament, saying the global outpouring of support had taken him “completely by surprise.” Against Argentina, he was beaten only by Messi’s brilliance, a deflected own goal, and the passage of time. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Cape Verde’s achievement is historic in its own right: the smallest country ever to reach the World Cup knockout rounds, and the lowest-ranked team still standing when the round of 32 began. Unbeaten through a group that included Spain (0-0), Uruguay (2-2), and Saudi Arabia (0-0), the Blue Sharks turned dreamers into believers. ### Boston and Brockton feel every kick Nowhere was that felt more deeply than in Massachusetts. The state is home to the largest Cape Verdean population outside Cape Verde itself — around 70,000 people, according to census figures — with Boston and Brockton at its heart. Brockton, where Cape Verdeans make up close to a fifth of the population, is affectionately called Cape Verde’s “11th island,” and Boston’s Cape Verdean community is concentrated in Dorchester and Roxbury. Through this improbable run, those neighborhoods have pulsed with pride, flags, and Kriolu chants, and the fervor was intense enough that Brockton officials imposed an overnight curfew ahead of the Argentina match, citing public-safety concerns after earlier celebrations. When the final whistle blew on this heartbreaking near-miss, the diaspora poured back into the streets — this time to salute a team that had made history and refused to be embarrassed by the world champions. For CTN’s New England audience, the pride cut across communities: Brockton and Dorchester are home to Haitian and Cape Verdean families alike, neighbors bound by the same immigrant story. ### The rest of the round of 16 takes shape While Argentina endured its qualification from hell, other nations punched their tickets to the round of 16 with varying degrees of ease, and the bracket delivered both the expected hierarchy and a few genuine shocks. France, the 2018 world champions, beat Sweden 3-0 and will face Paraguay, which stunned Germany to reach this stage. Brazil, the five-time champions, edged Japan 2-1 and will meet Norway, back at a World Cup after 28 years and a 2-1 winner over Côte d’Ivoire. Portugal saw off Croatia 2-1 and will renew a fierce rivalry with Spain, which beat Austria 3-0. England beat the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2-1 and will play Mexico, which downed Ecuador 2-0 for its first knockout-round win since 1986. Belgium survived Senegal 3-2 after extra time. The tournament’s underdogs kept writing their own stories. Co-host Canada eliminated South Africa 1-0 and now faces Morocco, which knocked out the Netherlands on penalties to reaffirm its status as Africa’s standard-bearer once again. With a round of 16 that pits Brazil against Norway, France against Paraguay, Portugal against Spain, and Mexico against England, the 2026 World Cup is entering its most intense phase. For Argentina, the road to a possible title defense is still long — and, on this evidence, far more treacherous than anyone imagined. 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After several weeks of tense negotiations, the Haitian government and the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) reached an agreement on the electoral decree. Adopted on Thursday by the Council of Ministers, the text has been sent to the National Press for publication in Le Moniteur, as confirmed by a government member to Le Nouvelliste. This adoption, although hailed as a step forward, comes amid a climate of mistrust and compromise that could redefine the balance of power for the upcoming elections. One of the main points of contention concerned the verification of lists of 30,000 members that political parties must provide to be eligible to present candidates. Article 133 of the government’s initial draft entrusted this task to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) through the National Identification Office (ONI), which the CEP considered an interference with its prerogatives. Following the negotiations, the electoral advisers prevailed on this issue. According to a CEP source, the electoral institution itself will now be responsible for verifying the authenticity of these lists. This concession by the government, reported by Le Nouvelliste, is seen as a victory for the CEP, strengthening its central role in the electoral process. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The appointment of the CEP’s Director-General was another major point of contention. While the CEP initially strongly opposed the principle of appointment by the Prime Minister’s Office, the appointed Director-General remains in position under the new version of the decree. However, to ease tensions, his responsibilities were changed. According to the CEP source, the “points of contention” concerning the General Director’s functions have been resolved, although the precise details of these adjustments have not been disclosed. This situation illustrates the ongoing tension between the CEP’s desire for independence and the executive’s efforts to maintain control over the electoral machinery. This adoption comes amid relations between the government and the CEP that have been marked by friction. Tensions have particularly centered on the electoral budget and the appointment of the Director-General, which many civil society actors consider an “attack on the independence” of the CEP. Furthermore, adopting the decree is only a first step. The country still faces major security challenges. The growing influence of gangs, which control a significant portion of the territory, could jeopardize the holding of a credible election. The government claims to be redoubling efforts to ensure a conducive security climate, but the situation remains critical, with some areas still under the grip of gangs. Next steps: budget and electoral calendar - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Alongside the adoption of the decree, discussions on the electoral budget continue. Technicians from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the CEP are in advanced negotiations, and a budget should be finalized by next week, a CEP adviser announced. Attention now turns to the publication of the text in Le Moniteur, which the CEP is awaiting to ensure that the adopted version matches the agreements reached. Once this step is completed, the electoral institution will be able to publish the electoral calendar and begin the concrete preparations for the elections. ![Group of professionals in a formal meeting around a U-shaped conference table; flag in the background.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Adoption-decret.jpg)\#image\_title[https://ctninfo.com/haiti-electoral-…vernment-and-cep/](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-electoral-%E2%80%A6vernment-and-cep/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-electoral-decree-adopted-reciprocal-concessions-between-government-and-cep/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-electoral-decree-adopted-reciprocal-concessions-between-government-and-cep/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-electoral-decree-adopted-reciprocal-concessions-between-government-and-cep/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-electoral-decree-adopted-reciprocal-concessions-between-government-and-cep/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-electoral-decree-adopted-reciprocal-concessions-between-government-and-cep/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20Electoral%20decree%20adopted%2C%20reciprocal%20concessions%20between%20government%20and%20CEP&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-electoral-decree-adopted-reciprocal-concessions-between-government-and-cep%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, POLITICS --- ### [Medical students denounce violence after protest for HUEH relocation](https://ctninfo.com/medical-students-denounce-violence-after-protest-for-hueh-relocation/) **Published:** July 3, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, Friday 3 July 2026 – The Executive Committee of the Student Council of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy/School of Biomedical Sciences and Optometry (FMP-EBM-EO) of the State University of Haiti (UEH) has strongly condemned the violence that occurred during the peaceful protest organized on Wednesday 1 July 2026. In an official statement issued the following day, the student organization denounced acts of intimidation that left several victims, including one student wounded by gunfire. According to the condemnation note, the students were demonstrating to demand the temporary relocation of the State University of Haiti Hospital (HUEH), the main clinical training center for future physicians and healthcare professionals. The Central Committee considers that the violence perpetrated against the protesters constitutes a serious violation of the students’ right to advocate for adequate training conditions. During the mobilization, student Milot Exantus was struck by a projectile on his right forearm. Two other students, identified as Wendy and Louis-Cendeur Massenard, were also reportedly assaulted. The Executive Committee asserts that these acts are part of a pattern of intimidation aimed at silencing what it considers a legitimate demand. “Such an attempt shall not undermine our determination, which remains full and unshakable,” reads the statement signed by the Executive Committee President, Esdras Paul. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The student organization specifies, however, that Milot Exantus is now out of danger after receiving the necessary medical care. It also expresses solidarity with all students who participated in the march, deeply affected by the events. The protest began in front of the Rectorate of the State University of Haiti before heading toward the official residence of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, where the students hoped to submit their demands. Throughout the route, protesters carried placards calling for the reopening of HUEH in a space capable of accommodating all its services, in order to allow the continuation of their practical training and improve the population’s access to healthcare. According to several testimonies reported by the organizers, the march was interrupted on Bourdon Road, where law enforcement officers used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. Shortly afterward, an armed individual traveling in a vehicle reportedly opened fire toward the crowd, wounding Milot Exantus. The scene triggered a panic before students transported their fellow student to a hospital. Barricades were later erected on the roadway as a sign of protest. In a statement issued Thursday 2 July, the Communication Directorate of the Haitian National Police (DICOP) indicated that the PNH High Command had opened an investigation to identify the shooter. According to police, the driver of a green Nissan Xterra vehicle bearing license plate AA-13359 allegedly attempted to cross the procession before firing several shots into the air after his vehicle had been damaged. The National Police stated that formal instructions had been given to identify the shooter, determine the exact circumstances of the incident, and establish the nature of the student’s injuries. It assures that this case will not go unpunished, while reminding protest organizers of their obligation to comply with legal provisions governing public gatherings. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) For its part, the Student Executive Committee reaffirms its determination to continue mobilization until a temporary and dignified relocation of HUEH is achieved. It announces that the faculty community will be informed of further actions to be taken in the coming days. It should be recalled that members of the Haitian National Police had used tear gas on Monday 22 June 2026 to disperse a protest organized by several dozen students of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the State University of Haiti. The demonstration took place in front of the Prime Minister’s official residence in Musseau, in the commune of Delmas. Through this mobilization, the protesters demanded the immediate reopening of the State University of Haiti Hospital, commonly known as the “General Hospital,” which has been closed since attacks by armed groups on 29 February 2024. 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Wilson  shares a family-preparedness checklist](https://ctninfo.com/with-more-than-a-million-immigrants-exposed-to-deportation-after-the-supreme-courts-tps-ruling-rep-wilson-shares-a-family-preparedness-checklist/) **Published:** July 1, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** As Temporary Protected Status protections crumble in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson is urging Haitian families and other TPS holders to do something painful but necessary: prepare for the worst, even while she and her colleagues fight to prevent it. In a message posted to her official [Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/RepWilson), Wilson — who represents Florida’s 24th District, home to one of the largest Haitian communities in the nation — laid out a practical checklist for families now living under the threat of deportation. Her guidance is precautionary, aimed at TPS recipients who may lose protection if Congress cannot pass new safeguards in time. The stakes are stark. The June 25 ruling in *Mullin v. Doe*, decided 6-3, cleared the way for the administration to end TPS for roughly 350,000 Haitians and thousands of Syrians, and it stripped courts of the power to review most such terminations. Immigration groups estimate the decision ultimately places roughly 1.3 million TPS holders from 17 countries at risk of losing work authorization and facing removal. For Haitian workers specifically, federal guidance now instructs employers to treat July 10, 2026, as the expiration date on their work permits. ### Wilson’s preparedness checklist Wilson’s post walks families through four steps to take before an emergency arrives: - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) - **Plan for your children.** “If your children were born in the United States, decide what is best for your family,” Wilson wrote. “Will your children remain in the United States with a trusted caregiver, or will they leave with you? Make a plan before an emergency occurs.” Notably, children born on U.S. soil remain American citizens — a status the Supreme Court reaffirmed just days later — so the decision facing many parents is one of custody and caregiving, not their children’s citizenship. - **Gather important documents.** She urged families to “keep your identification, immigration, medical, financial, and legal documents together.” - **File a Congressional Privacy Release Form.** Wilson asked constituents to “leave a signed copy with a trusted person so my office can assist if you are detained,” and to renew the form every 90 days. The release allows a congressional office to make inquiries on a constituent’s behalf with federal agencies. - **Organize your finances.** Families should “make a plan for your property, accounts, insurance, and other assets,” she wrote. The advice reflects a grim reality for mixed-status households, particularly given that the State Department continues to warn Americans against all travel to Haiti, citing gang violence, kidnapping, and collapsing services — the same conditions that led to TPS in the first place. ### “It will not be the final chapter” Even as she counsels families to prepare, Wilson has made clear she believes Congress can still act. Hours after the ruling, she introduced the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, a bill that would open a path to lawful permanent residence — and eventually citizenship — for eligible Haitian nationals who have lived in the United States since June 26, 2024, along with their families. “Today’s Supreme Court decision is heartbreaking, but it will not be the final chapter,” Wilson said. “For more than forty years, I have stood with the Haitian community, and I will not stop now. The Court may have cleared the way for this administration to end TPS protections, but Congress still has the power to protect these families.” She framed the measure as a permanent fix for a status that was never built to last. “Instead of forcing people who have lived, worked, paid taxes, and raised their children here to depend on temporary protections that can disappear with the stroke of a pen, this bill provides eligible Haitians with a pathway to lawful permanent resident status,” Wilson said. “TPS was never meant to become a lifetime of uncertainty. Haitian families have done everything this country has asked of them.” The bill’s original co-sponsors include fellow Florida Democrats Maxwell Frost of Orlando and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Broward County. ### Several bills, one hard road Wilson’s measure joins a growing stack of legislation aimed at shielding TPS holders. In April, the House passed a separate bill led by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, H.R. 1689, which would require DHS to extend TPS for Haiti through January 2029; it advanced through a rare discharge petition that gathered 218 signatures and drew support from several South Florida Republicans, including Mario Díaz-Balart, Carlos Giménez, and María Elvira Salazar. In the wake of *Mullin v. Doe*, Congressman Seth Moulton introduced the TPS Relief Act, which would restore federal courts’ power to review TPS terminations, and Senators Edward Markey and Lisa Blunt Rochester are leading a companion effort in the Senate. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The obstacle is the math. Any bill faces a steep climb in the Senate, where 60 votes are needed to overcome a filibuster — a high bar even with united Democratic support. That gap between what advocates are pushing for and what Congress is likely to pass is precisely why Wilson is telling families not to wait. ### What should families do now? Community advocates echo Wilson’s central message: prepare, but do not give up. TPS holders are urged to confirm the exact expiration dates on their documents, keep copies of the latest USCIS guidance, and seek an individual case review from a qualified immigration attorney or accredited representative, since some may qualify for asylum, family- or employment-based petitions, or the kind of permanent pathway Wilson’s bill envisions. Families with U.S.-born children are encouraged to formalize caregiving arrangements in advance, and to keep essential documents and a trusted contact readily accessible. For a community that has weathered decades of upheaval, Wilson cast the moment as another fight rather than a defeat. 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In new guidance, E-Verify — the DHS system employers use to confirm work authorization — instructs employers to treat **July 10, 2026,** as the expiration date for the work permits of Haitian holders of Temporary Protected Status, the clearest signal yet of how quickly the ground is shifting after last week’s Supreme Court decision. The instruction is technical, but its consequences are concrete. When completing an employee’s Form I-9, employers are told to enter “as per court order” in Section 1 and “July 10, 2026” in Section 2, with a note in the additional information box, and to enter that same July 10 date when running a case in E-Verify. The guidance [supersedes the update USCIS posted on March 25, 2026](https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-related-news/update-on-termination-of-temporary-protected-status-for-haiti-release-march-25-2026), which had listed July 1 as the marker. In practical terms, a Haitian TPS holder’s Employment Authorization Document (EAD) — the card many workers know simply as a work permit, bearing category code A12 o The July 10 marker is not a normal expiration. The E-Verify notice describes it as “limited relief until the lower courts align with the U.S. Supreme Court’s favorable decision in *Mullin v. Doe*,” the 6-3 ruling issued June 25 that removed the judicial barriers blocking the administration from ending TPS for Haiti and Syria. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The extension traces back to litigation. After reviewing country conditions, then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined in late 2025 that Haiti no longer met the conditions for TPS, a decision published in the Federal Register on [Nov. 28, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 54733)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21379/termination-of-the-designation-of-haiti-for-temporary-protected-status). Haiti’s designation was set to end Feb. 3, 2026. One day before that, on Feb. 2, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia stayed the termination in *Miot et al. v. Trump et al.*, and courts ordered a series of rolling extensions of affected EADs. The Supreme Court’s June 25 decision knocked out the legal foundation for those stays, and USCIS has been moving its placeholder dates forward as the lower courts prepare to fall in line, from late March to July 1, and now to July 10. ## Not just Haiti Haitian families are far from alone. The same coordinated guidance from USCIS and E-Verify applies to most of the other countries whose TPS designations remain tangled in litigation — a group that has included Burma, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Syria, each of which has been assigned its own court-ordered EAD extension in parallel notices. *Mullin v. Doe* reaches well beyond Haiti and Syria: the ruling puts the futures of roughly 1.3 million TPS holders from 17 countries in question, and immigration lawyers say it sharply limits lower courts’ ability to keep protections in place while challenges proceed. At stake for Haiti specifically are an estimated 350,000 people, many of whom have lived and worked legally in the United States since the 2010 earthquake, and whose employers span nursing homes, hospitals, factories, and small businesses across Massachusetts and the country. ## What Haitian workers and employers should do The guidance is an administrative marker, not the final word, and immigration attorneys are urging both sides to act carefully rather than rashly. For workers, the message is to prepare, not panic. TPS holders should confirm the exact category and dates on their EAD, keep copies of the USCIS Alert and the [USCIS TPS Haiti page](https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-haiti), and — most importantly — seek a case-by-case review from a qualified immigration attorney or accredited representative to determine whether another pathway to work authorization or permanent status may apply. As DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin himself acknowledged on CNN last week, TPS holders can still pursue permanent residence through family, employment, or asylum channels, though eligibility is individual and far from automatic. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) For employers, legal advisers caution against premature or discriminatory action. Under guidance from the Justice Department’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section, employers should not reverify workers early, demand specific documents, or take adverse action based solely on the original date printed on an EAD, practices that can trigger discrimination liability. Instead, they should update I-9 records with the July 10 date and the “as per court order” notation, and watch for further DHS instructions — including any Federal Register notice setting an actual termination effective date and transition period. For months, the fight over Haitian TPS has played out in abstractions — statutes, stays, and split Supreme Court votes. The E-Verify guidance turns it all into something a family can read on a calendar: July 10, 2026. Whether that date holds, moves again, or gives way to a formal termination notice now depends on how fast the lower courts act and what DHS does next. CTN will continue to track the guidance as it changes. *Individuals and employers should check the USCIS and E-Verify websites regularly, as the agencies have revised these instructions repeatedly and may do so again.* *Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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This decision, which could be implemented imminently, raises crucial questions about Haiti’s capacity to welcome its compatriots with dignity and to transform this humanitarian crisis into a lever for national development. The Supreme Court’s decision comes amid a particularly tense legal context. The TPS program, created by the U.S. Congress in 1990, authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to designate nationals of eligible countries to remain and work in the United States when they cannot safely return to their home countries due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other “extraordinary and temporary” conditions. Haiti was initially designated under this program in 2010, following the devastating earthquake that killed more than 300,000 people. This designation was renewed several times until 2025, when the Trump administration announced its intention to terminate it, arguing that there were no longer extraordinary and temporary conditions preventing Haitians from safely returning to their country. In response to this situation, the President of the OIDG, Dr. Ambroise Guillaume, urges the interim government of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to take all necessary measures to welcome a significant number of Haitian compatriots who may soon be forced to return to the country. The organization emphasizes that this also represents an opportunity for Haiti to benefit from the expertise, skills, and experience these Haitians have acquired during their time abroad. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) This perspective is part of a broader reflection on the role of the diaspora in Haiti’s development. As many experts point out, the diaspora represents “the country’s most valuable economic and intellectual asset,” with considerable potential to contribute to national reconstruction. Remittances from the diaspora are already having a growing impact on Haiti’s economy, and their integration into politics and governance has long been anticipated. A Necessary National Reintegration Plan The OIDG reminds that the potential return of thousands of compatriots requires the implementation of a genuine national plan for social and economic reintegration. This plan should include support measures in the areas of employment, entrepreneurship, housing, health, and security, in order to transform this humanitarian challenge into an opportunity for strengthening human capital and national reconstruction. Haitians returning from the United States bring with them not only technical and professional skills but also valuable experience of functional administrative and legal systems. Their knowledge of how institutions operate, their command of English, and their international networks could constitute a major asset for modernizing public administration and stimulating Haiti’s economy. The OIDG also invites Haitian authorities to engage in ongoing dialogue with the diaspora and international partners in order to coordinate the necessary efforts to ensure a dignified welcome, respectful of human rights, and conducive to the sustainable integration of those affected. This dialogue is all the more crucial as the Supreme Court’s decision could still be subject to appeals or stay measures. The Haitian government must also anticipate the reactions of the international community and seek the technical and financial assistance needed to cope with this potential influx of returnees. 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The ruling, issued the same morning, struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or on a temporary basis. For Massachusetts — home to the nation’s third-largest Haitian population and large communities of other immigrants — the decision removes a threat that had hung over thousands of families, including those whose American-born children are citizens even as their parents face the loss of their immigration status. “Today’s decision upholds a fundamental constitutional principle that has defined our nation for generations,” Healey said in a statement. The governor tied the ruling to the everyday security of families. “Birthright citizenship is central to who we are as a nation. It has provided certainty for families across the country and protects the rights of children born on American soil,” she said. “The Supreme Court made clear today: President Trump can’t rewrite the Constitution. I’m grateful to Attorney General Campbell and her colleagues for standing up for our communities.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) She closed by framing immigration as a source of the state’s strength. “Massachusetts is stronger because of the diversity of our people and the contributions of immigrant families,” Healey said. “We will continue working to ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed and thrive.” ### The coalition behind the case Healey’s gratitude to Campbell points to a fight that began the moment Trump signed the order. One day after the president issued the directive in January 2025, Campbell co-led a coalition of states — alongside the attorneys general of New Jersey and California — in suing to block it in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. A federal judge in Boston, Leo Sorokin, granted a preliminary injunction halting the order, and in October 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that the order was unconstitutional and upheld a nationwide block. In February 2026, Campbell filed a Supreme Court amicus brief, co-leading two dozen attorneys general and the city of San Francisco in urging the justices to preserve the long-standing guarantee. Campbell, the first Black woman to serve as Massachusetts attorney general, had framed the case as both constitutional and personal. “President Trump does not have the authority to take away constitutional rights,” she said as the litigation advanced, arguing in a separate statement that citizenship “should not, cannot, and must not depend on the state where a baby was born.” The justices ruled in *Trump v. Barbara*, a case that reached them from a New Hampshire decision striking down the order. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion, holding that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil. The Court rejected the administration’s argument that children of noncitizens are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and therefore fall outside the amendment’s reach. The Court divided along two lines. On the question of whether Trump’s order was lawful, the justices ruled 6-3 against the president. On the deeper question of whether birthright citizenship is constitutionally guaranteed — beyond the power of any future Congress to change — the Court split 5-4. Roberts was joined in the majority by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed the order was unlawful but parted from the majority on the constitutional question, while Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito dissented and would have allowed the restrictions to take effect. ## What it means for Haitian families For CTN’s audience, the decision carries a clear and immediate meaning. A child born in the United States to Haitian parents is a U.S. citizen — whether those parents hold TPS, a visa, a pending application, or no status at all. That guarantee matters acutely now, just days after the same Court cleared the way to end TPS for an estimated 350,000 Haitians, a move that had left families fearful about the futures of children who are citizens by birth. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Healey and Campbell have been among the most vocal Massachusetts officials defending the state’s Haitian community through that turmoil, standing with TPS holders at rallies and in court. Tuesday’s ruling does not undo the TPS terminations, and the broader battle over the parents’ protections continues in Congress and the lower courts. But for one category of vulnerable families — the citizen children at the center of the birthright fight — the state’s leaders said the law had held. ***Editorial Disclaimer**: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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For the Haitian diaspora, the decision lands as rare, reassuring news in a punishing season. Even as the same Court cleared the way last week to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, Tuesday’s ruling guarantees that the U.S.-born children of those families remain American citizens — regardless of their parents’ immigration status. Community leaders in Massachusetts had warned in recent days that tens of thousands of citizen children of TPS holders were caught in the uncertainty. The justices grounded their decision in the text and history of the 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, and in federal citizenship laws Congress later enacted. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice John Roberts traced the amendment’s promise to its origins. “Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights — to freely participate in our political community. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to ‘every free-born person in this land,'” he wrote. “We keep that promise today.” ### How the justices divided The outcome carried two different margins, and both matter. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) On the central question — whether Trump’s executive order was lawful — the Court ruled against the president 6 to 3. But on the deeper constitutional question of whether birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment itself, beyond the reach of any future Congress, the justices split 5 to 4. Five members of the Court held that the Constitution itself secures birthright citizenship: Chief Justice Roberts, who wrote the opinion, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Notably, Barrett — one of Trump’s three appointees — sided with the majority. Jackson filed a concurring opinion, joined in part by Sotomayor, that pointedly answered the dissent. Justice Brett Kavanaugh occupied the middle. He agreed the executive order was unlawful, concurring in the judgment, but dissented in part: in his view, the Constitution does not by itself compel birthright citizenship, and Congress could narrow it by statute — it simply has not, which is why the president could not do so on his own. His position produced the 6-3 result on the order, while leaving the constitutional holding at 5-4. Three justices would have let Trump’s restrictions take effect. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the principal dissent, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Justices Gorsuch and Samuel Alito each filed dissents of their own. Thomas argued the majority had stretched the 14th Amendment beyond its text, and maintained the Citizenship Clause was aimed primarily at formerly enslaved Black Americans. In her concurrence, Jackson took direct aim at that reasoning, noting the tension between Thomas’s long-stated belief in a “colorblind” Constitution and his reading of the clause as a race-conscious measure. ## What the order would have done Trump signed the birthright citizenship order on the first day of his second term, casting it as a pillar of his immigration crackdown. It sought to limit citizenship to children with at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, excluding babies born to people in the country unlawfully — and, significantly, also those born to people here legally on temporary terms, such as students and green-card applicants. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) According to the Associated Press, which reported on the decision, research by the Migration Policy Institute and Pennsylvania State University’s Population Research Institute estimated that more than 250,000 babies born in the United States each year would have been affected. The order never took effect. A series of lower courts had blocked it as unconstitutional, repeatedly invoking the Supreme Court’s 1898 decision in *United States v. Wong Kim Ark*, which recognized the U.S.-born child of Chinese immigrants as a citizen. The case the justices decided, *Trump v. Barbara*, arose from a New Hampshire ruling that struck down the order. The Trump administration had argued that children of noncitizens are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States — the qualifying phrase in the Citizenship Clause — and so fall outside its guarantee, a reading the Court rejected. The amendment’s language is sweeping: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Courts have long read its only exceptions to be the children of foreign diplomats and of an occupying enemy force. The ruling marked another instance of a conservative-majority Court declining to endorse Trump’s expansive claims of executive power. The Associated Press noted that the president attended oral arguments in person in April — an unusual move for a sitting president — and that he had publicly disparaged judges and justices in the run-up to the decision, much as he lashed out after the Court struck down his emergency-powers tariffs earlier this year. Birthright citizenship was the first of Trump’s immigration policies to reach the justices for a final ruling. For CTN’s audience, the practical meaning is direct and immediate. A child born on U.S. soil to Haitian parents is a U.S. citizen, full stop — whether those parents hold TPS, a visa, a pending application, or no status at all. That guarantee now stands reaffirmed by the nation’s highest court, even as the broader fight over the parents’ own protections continues in Congress and the lower courts. ***Editorial Disclaimer**: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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The bill, according to his office, would specifically restore federal courts’ authority to review decisions to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS), ensuring judicial oversight over these determinations. The measure, called the TPS Relief Act, directly targets the Court’s 6-3 ruling in Mullin v. Doe, which held that the TPS statute bars judges from reviewing most challenges to a decision to end a country’s designation. Moulton’s office explains that the bill would amend the relevant portion of federal law — 8 U.S.C. §1254a(b)(5)(A) — to make explicit that courts may review any decision to terminate a TPS designation, thus reinstating judicial review that the Supreme Court eliminated. “America must protect those who have helped this nation flourish, regardless of their origin, nationality, or appearance,” Moulton said in announcing the bill. “Congress has a constitutional obligation to act, and I will keep fighting until we do. No administration should have unchecked and unreviewable power to uproot families and undermine our workforce. Passing the TPS Relief Act would ensure that they won’t.” The strategy rests on a distinction that matters. The Supreme Court’s decision in Mullin v. Doe was an interpretation of a statute enacted by Congress, not a ruling on the Constitution. Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion concluded that the law’s bar on “judicial review of any determination” related to a TPS designation was, in his words, “clear” and “very broad,” reaching all of the challengers’ non-constitutional claims. Because the dispute turns on what the statute means, Congress retains the power to rewrite it and effectively overturn the result, which is precisely what Moulton’s bill seeks to do. In dissent, Justice Elena Kagan argued the law already permits courts to review whether the Homeland Security secretary followed the procedures Congress required before ending a designation. The TPS Relief Act would put that reading into the text itself, removing any ambiguity. ### What the ruling set in motion Moulton says the decision puts hundreds of thousands of Haitians and several thousand Syrians, many of whom have lived and worked in the U.S. for years, at risk of losing status within a month. The Court and other estimates vary but suggest similar or slightly higher numbers of affected people. The ruling affects more than Haiti and Syria. It blocks court review for TPS holders in multiple countries—potentially jeopardizing the status of up to 1.3 million people from 17 nations. The administration has sought to end TPS for many of these countries since the beginning of its second term. Temporary Protected Status was created by Congress in 1990 to shield foreign nationals who cannot safely return home because of armed conflict, disaster, or other extraordinary conditions. Moulton’s office notes the contradiction at the core of the terminations: even as Washington moves to send people back, the State Department warns Americans in the strongest terms against traveling to Haiti or Syria, citing gang violence, terrorism, kidnapping, and collapsing health care. For the Haitian diaspora, the bill speaks to an immediate fear, and Moulton frames the loss in economic as well as humanitarian terms. Immigrants, and Haitian immigrants in particular, make up an estimated 32 to 40 percent of workers in home-care settings, his office says, and a sudden wave of removals would hit nursing homes, hospitals, factories, small businesses, and local economies hard. It is a point Massachusetts leaders have pressed for months. Moulton joined a January field hearing in Mattapan — the heart of Boston’s Haitian community — where lawmakers heard directly from Haitian families and advocates about the human consequences of losing TPS. He also signed the discharge petition led by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, pushing for a House vote on H.R. 1689, legislation to extend Haiti’s TPS designation, and joined the congressional amicus brief, led by Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Pressley, urging the Supreme Court to reject the terminations on separation-of-powers grounds. Earlier, he backed a letter led by Senator Elizabeth Warren warning the administration about the damage to the health-care workforce. ### A steep climb Introducing a bill is only the first step. For the TPS Relief Act to become law, it must pass Congress and be signed by President Trump—or win enough votes to override a veto—a high bar for legislation intended to reverse a core administration policy. Moulton acknowledges the fight ahead, with the bill now serving as a rallying point for its supporters. For the hundreds of thousands of Haitians watching the calendar, the timing is unforgiving. The Court’s ruling is expected to take effect roughly a month after its judgment, and the case must still return to the lower courts. That leaves a narrow window in which legislation, litigation, and individual legal options are all racing the same clock. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TPS-Supreme-court.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/congressman-moul…haiti-tps-ruling/](https://ctninfo.com/congressman-moul%E2%80%A6haiti-tps-ruling/) Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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Five very long years have passed since that tragic night of June 29 to 30, 2021, when the life of journalist Diego Charles was cravenly and brutally cut down by gunfire, right in front of his private residence in Christ-Roi,” the family said in the statement, dated June 29, 2026. The family, it added, “lives in the pain of an irreplaceable absence, compounded by the unbearable torment of impunity.” The note was issued through the Gonaïves-based law firm Les Légalistes / Cabinet d’Avocats and signed on behalf of the family by Marie Samuelle Charles — Diego’s sister, who pressed authorities for answers in the months after the killing, as documented by Amnesty International. The family’s statement reads more like a charge sheet than a memorial. It denounces, “with the greatest vigor,” four failures it lays at the feet of Haitian institutions. First, “the revolting slowness of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) and the judicial apparatus, which seems to have consigned this cowardly assassination to the dustbin of history.” Second, “the total absence of any follow-up to the investigation,” which the family says has left the case frozen in “an unacceptable status quo, as if the life of a citizen, of an honest member of the press, had no value in the eyes of the State.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Third, the family condemns “the flagrant inaction of the authorities,” writing that “to this day, no serious hearing has been held, no key suspect has been genuinely troubled. This institutional silence amounts to passive complicity.” Fourth, it points to “the glaring lack of political will on the part of the Haitian State to bring out the truth and render justice to Diego Charles.” In the statement’s most searing line, the family writes: “The silence of justice is a second act of assassination for Diego. We cannot accept it.” Diego Charles was 33 years old. He worked as a reporter for the private broadcaster Radio Vision 2000, wrote for the outlet Gazette Haïti, and had recently co-founded the news website Larepiblik Magazine with activist Antoinette Duclair, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Amnesty International. His work made him enemies. At the time of his death, Charles was reporting on several sensitive subjects for Larepiblik, including the unsolved 2020 assassination of Monferrier Dorval, the president of the Port-au-Prince Bar Association. CPJ reported that his final article noted the judge in the Dorval case had faced death threats and assassination attempts, met with “the total indifference of state authorities.” ### The night of June 29, 2021 At around 11 p.m. on June 29, 2021, unidentified men on a motorcycle opened fire on Charles at rue Acacia in the Christ-Roi neighborhood of Port-au-Prince and fled. A judicial police report reviewed by Amnesty International found that Charles was shot twice. Killed alongside him was Antoinette Duclair, a 33-year-old feminist and human-rights activist and a member of the opposition movement Matris Liberasyon, who had just driven Charles home from a meeting. She was shot seven times, including in the head, while sitting in her car; a witness told Amnesty International they heard her cry out, “No, don’t shoot at us!” Known to friends as “Netty,” Duclair was widely respected for her analysis of the PetroCaribe corruption scandal, according to the Haitian outlet Infohaiti. More than 15 people were killed across Port-au-Prince that night. The director of the national police at the time, Léon Charles, characterized the deaths as random shootings amid chaos following the earlier killing of a police officer. Journalists rejected that framing. One of Diego Charles’s colleagues told CPJ it was “ridiculous and suspicious” to lump the two deaths in with the others, arguing the grouping served “to avoid having to look into possible political motives and political complicity behind the killings of Charles and Duclair.” ### Promises made, justice denied In the days after the killings, the office of then-Prime Minister Claude Joseph condemned the “serial killings” and ordered the Ministry of Justice and the national police to identify and prosecute those responsible, declaring the crimes could not “go unpunished in a democratic society,” Al Jazeera reported. The skepticism was immediate. Jacques Desrosiers, head of the Haitian Journalists Association, predicted at the time that authorities would announce investigations that lead nowhere, telling reporters, “We are used to that,” according to France 24. His warning proved accurate. Amnesty International later documented that the grieving families faced repeated death threats and intimidation as they sought justice, including gunfire outside both victims’ homes meant to silence witnesses. The killings came barely a week before the July 7, 2021, assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, an event that consumed the country’s institutions and, critics say, pushed cases like Charles’s further into the dark. For Haiti’s press, the Charles case is a familiar and painful one. The country has a long record of journalist killings that are never solved, stretching back to the still-unresolved 2000 assassination of celebrated broadcaster Jean Dominique. PEN International has noted that Charles’s murder added to a list of journalists killed since 2018 — including Vladimir Legagneur, Rospide Pétion, and Néhémie Joseph — for whom no investigation has been completed. At the time of the killings, PEN International reported, Haiti ranked 87th of 180 countries on the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders, and conditions for the press have only deteriorated as gangs have seized control of much of the capital. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### “We are demanding a fundamental right” The Charles family says it has not given up, and its statement frames the fight as a matter of principle rather than mercy. “Despite the passing years, despite the feigned indifference of the authorities and the progressive collapse of our institutions, our determination remains intact,” the family wrote. “We wait, we demand, and we still hope that justice will be rendered to Diego Charles.” The note closes with a vow. “We are not asking for a favor; we are demanding a fundamental right,” the family said. “Diego’s blood cries out for justice, and his family will not be silenced until the intellectual and material authors of this heinous crime answer for their acts before a court.” Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English. 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It is the part of his message most worth the attention of Haitian families. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” three days after the Supreme Court cleared the way to terminate TPS for Haiti and Syria, the Secretary repeatedly pointed to permanent-residence options that, by his own account, remain open. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Either try to fill out the paperwork and be here under a permanent status, or we’ll help you get back to your country,” Mullin said, [as reported by Reuters](https://www.investing.com/news/politics-news/migrants-in-us-on-temporary-status-should-seek-permanent-status-or-leave-homeland-secretary-says-4764145). Pressed by host Jake Tapper, Mullin laid out the choices directly. “These individuals have a couple of choices: they can try to apply for permanent residence here, they can apply for a temporary visa if they choose to, or they can choose to go back,” he said on CNN’s State of the Union. The Secretary argued that the pathway has existed all along. “There are a lot of people who came over here 15, 20 years ago underneath TPS that\[‘ve\] already changed their status,” Mullin said. “The whole time these individuals have been here underneath the Temporary Protected Status, they could have applied for a visa. They could have applied for LPR \[lawful permanent resident status\]. They could have applied for different directions.” He conceded he could not promise everyone would be approved, but said nothing prevented people from applying, [NTD reported](https://www.ntd.com/migrants-in-us-on-temporary-status-should-seek-permanent-status-or-leave-homeland-secretary-says_1155587.html), while noting that applicants generally cannot have felony convictions or be receiving public assistance. ## The alternative on offer For those who do not pursue another status, Mullin restated the administration’s offer to fund a return. “We’ll actually give you a plane ticket, plus roughly $2,100 to help you re-establish when you get there, but temporary protective status, according to the courts and in its name itself, is not permanent status,” he said. The remarks follow the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in *Mullin v. Doe*, which held that federal courts cannot review most challenges to a TPS termination and lifted the orders that had kept protections in place for an estimated 350,000 Haitians and more than 6,000 Syrians. The reach is potentially far wider: a Congressional Research Service report cited by NTD found that nearly 1.3 million people from 17 countries held TPS as of early 2025. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Mullin is right that TPS holders can seek permanent residence — but immigration experts are clear that the path is real, conditional, and highly individual, and that it does not flow from TPS itself. TPS is a temporary protection, not a green card, and it does not automatically convert into one. What it does is preserve lawful presence and a work permit while a person pursues an independent basis for permanent residence — most commonly a family petition (such as the spouse, parent, or child of a U.S. citizen), an employer sponsorship, or a grant of asylum, which can lead to a green card a year later, [the American Immigration Council explains](https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/temporary-protected-status-tps-overview/). The central obstacle is legal. To adjust to permanent residence from inside the United States, a person generally must have been “inspected and admitted” or paroled at a port of entry. In *Sanchez v. Mayorkas* (2021), the Supreme Court ruled that holding TPS does not, by itself, satisfy that requirement for someone who first entered the country without inspection, [as the American Immigration Council and the National Immigration Forum both note](https://forumtogether.org/article/explainer-uscis-memo-on-tps-holders-access-to-adjustment-of-status/). Many Haitian TPS holders entered that way. For them, the realistic routes are narrower: an independent grant of asylum, a waiver paired with visa processing abroad — which can trigger multi-year bars on reentry — or, in some past cases, a lawful reentry on advance parole. Each turns on the facts of an individual’s case, which is why attorneys urge TPS holders to get a professional assessment rather than assume either the best or the worst. In short, the Secretary’s invitation to “fill out the paperwork” is accurate, but it is not a guarantee. The door he described is open for those who qualify and meet the admissibility bar; for others, it is far heavier to push than his framing suggests. ## The contradiction at the center The advice to seek status or go home collides with the government’s own warnings. Even as Washington moves to end these protections, the State Department continues to caution against travel to both Haiti and Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping, [Reuters reported](https://www.investing.com/news/politics-news/migrants-in-us-on-temporary-status-should-seek-permanent-status-or-leave-homeland-secretary-says-4764145). The United States first granted TPS to Haitians after the catastrophic 2010 earthquake and to Syrians after civil war broke out in 2012, and the designations were renewed for years precisely because conditions never became safe. The prospect of large-scale removals has drawn opposition even within the president’s own party. Speaking to CNN the same day, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said it was not safe for Haitians to return and warned that pulling diligent workers out of the labor force would damage Ohio’s economy and leave its healthcare sector short-staffed. “It’s Haitians who many times are taking care of your mom or your dad who has Alzheimer’s, taking care of family members who might be in a nursing home,” DeWine said. “And to say we’re going to pull all those out, it’s just not in our own self-interest.” The Ohio example carries weight. During the 2024 campaign, Trump falsely claimed that Haitians in the state were eating residents’ pets, a charge local officials rejected; the Supreme Court’s majority nonetheless concluded that Haitians suing the administration were unlikely to prove the terminations were racially motivated. Reuters has reported that the arrival of Haitian workers helped revive some of Ohio’s post-industrial communities, lifting wages and spurring job creation. ## What should Haitian families do now? For CTN’s audience, the practical takeaway sits in the space between Mullin’s two options. The ruling is expected to take effect roughly a month after the Court issues its judgment, and the case must still return to the lower courts, so work authorization is not expected to vanish overnight. That window is time to act, not panic. Immigration attorneys advise TPS holders to confirm the exact expiration date on their documents, avoid acting on rumors, and seek a careful, individual review from a qualified immigration attorney or accredited representative to determine whether a family, employment, asylum, or other pathway applies. The Secretary said the option to pursue permanent status is available. Whether it is available to any given family is a question only a proper case review can answer — and the time to ask it is now. *Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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The remark was widely understood as a nod to the Haitian Revolution, which led to Haiti becoming the first independent Black republic in 1804. The 6-3 decision in *Mullin v. Doe*, written by Justice Samuel Alito, held that the Temporary Protected Status statute bars federal courts from reviewing most challenges to a decision to end a country’s designation, lifting the lower-court orders that had kept protections in place. The ruling reaches an estimated 350,000 Haitians and more than 6,000 Syrians nationwide. In New York City alone, [according to amNewYork](https://www.amny.com/new-york/supreme-court-ends-haitians-legal-status/), roughly 40,000 residents stand to lose their legal status, and immigration attorneys say the decision is set to take effect about 32 days after the Court formally issues its judgment, with further action from the lower courts still required before protections dissolve. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### “It falls hardest on our Haitian community” In a [statement issued by City Hall](https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/statement-from-mayor-mamdani-on-supreme-court-decision-allowing-), Mamdani framed the ruling in stark terms and put the Haitian diaspora at the center of his response. “The Supreme Court just sparked one of the largest attacks on immigrants in modern American history,” the mayor said. “In one fell swoop, thousands of Haitians and Syrians now risk losing the right to live and work in the country they call home.” He continued: “This decision will cause enormous pain across the five boroughs. Here in New York, it falls hardest on our Haitian community, one of the largest in the country, alongside Syrian families.” Mamdani then addressed affected residents directly. “To the tens of thousands of New Yorkers with TPS who are watching the news, frightened about what comes next, hear me clearly: New York City is your home. You belong here. We will not turn our backs on you,” he said, adding, “You will not face this cruelty alone. This administration will stand alongside immigrant New Yorkers today, tomorrow, and every day that follows.” The mayor described TPS holders as people who fled earthquakes, famine, war, and political violence, then built lives in the city — raising families, opening small businesses, and attending church and mosque. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Within hours of the ruling, Mamdani joined Governor Kathy Hochul, state Attorney General Letitia James, and immigrant advocates at an emergency press conference at 1199SEIU headquarters in Manhattan, [amNewYork reported](https://www.amny.com/new-york/supreme-court-ends-haitians-legal-status/). The officials framed the decision as both a humanitarian crisis and a threat to New York’s workforce, noting that Haitian and Syrian TPS holders fill critical jobs, including in health care. “I want to be clear, you are a New Yorker today, tomorrow, and every day, you are a New Yorker,” Mamdani told the crowd. “As health care workers, as teachers, as organizers, you have not just made your home in New York City, you have dedicated your lives to New York City.” The mayor’s office said the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs would share additional information and resources soon and urged residents worried about their status to seek help, [according to Just The News](https://justthenews.com/nation/states/mamdani-says-he-will-not-enforce-supreme-courts-tps-ruling-haitians-syrians). ### What the city can — and cannot — do Mamdani’s vow rests on New York’s sanctuary framework, which largely bars local law enforcement from enforcing federal immigration law or cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Since taking office in January, the mayor has strengthened those rules. In February, the New York Post reported that he signed an executive order prohibiting ICE from entering city property — including public schools, homeless shelters, and hospitals — without a judicial warrant, and ordered an audit of city agencies’ compliance and training for municipal workers. “We will make it clear once again ICE will not be able to enter New York City property without a judicial warrant,” Mamdani said at the time. “That means our schools, our shelters, and our hospitals.” Those protections carry real limits, a point underscored across the legal commentary on the ruling. The termination of TPS is a federal action, and a mayor cannot reverse a Supreme Court decision or bar federal agents from operating under federal authority within city limits. Sanctuary policies can make enforcement operations harder by denying ICE local cooperation and access to city facilities, but they do not restore the legal status that the Court has allowed Washington to revoke. In practice, the city’s most concrete tools are the ones Mamdani pointed to: legal resources, a municipal hotline, and a pledge of support. ## The other side of the ruling The Trump administration argued that the Department of Homeland Security — not the courts — has sole authority to decide whether conditions justify continued TPS, and the Court’s majority agreed. Haitians had held the designation since a [devastating 2010 earthquake,](https://nypost.com/2026/06/25/us-news/supreme-court-trump-can-remove-deportation-protection-from-haitians-syrians/) and Syrians since the outbreak of civil war in 2012; both designations were renewed repeatedly before the administration moved to end them. The decision followed an earlier ruling that allowed the administration to terminate TPS for Venezuelan migrants, and it could affect a far larger population — [as much as 1.3 million people from 17 countries](https://explainamerica.com/mamdani-syrian/), with the administration already moving against roughly one million immigrants from 13 countries. Immigration lawyers warned that the consequences are severe. “The decision is definitely bad news,” said Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, who represented Syrian TPS holders, telling reporters that most of the legal claims used to challenge the terminations are now foreclosed. Attorneys for TPS recipients maintain that both Haiti and Syria remain unsafe and that the administration failed to properly assess conditions before ending the protections. City data cited by the New York Post show roughly 115,000 Haitians and nearly 12,000 Syrians live across the five boroughs — a community now facing weeks of uncertainty. Because the ruling is expected to take effect about 32 days after the Court’s judgment, with the case first returning to the lower courts, Haitian and Syrian TPS holders are expected to retain their work authorization until at least late July. Advocates and city officials are urging affected residents not to panic, to confirm the exact dates on their work permits, and to seek help only from qualified immigration attorneys and accredited representatives, since many may hold other pathways — including pending asylum claims — that remain valid. For now, Mamdani’s message to the city’s Haitian families was more a promise than a legal strategy. “We will not turn our backs on you,” he said. *Editorial Disclaimer: This article was originally written in English. The French and other versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. Readers and listeners should rely on the English text where any discrepancy arises. 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The group landed overnight Sunday into Monday, June 22, in the vicinity of Passley Gardens and Norwich, near Port Antonio, after residents reported seeing people disembark from a weathered vessel on the rocky shoreline. Police first detained 17 — reported as 10 men, four women, and three children — and took them to the Port Antonio Police Station for medical checks and immigration processing. As officers and soldiers combed the area throughout the day, additional men were picked up, including six found on the campus of the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education (CASE), pushing the total to 28. The count climbed as the hours passed, and police said the search for anyone who may have slipped away before they arrived was still ongoing. The migrants were held overnight while the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) and the parish health department carried out screening. The canoe that carried them, abandoned after running aground, was later destroyed by fire; Nationwide News Network reported it was burned by the Portland Health Department’s vector control team, a routine step taken with derelict vessels. ### A familiar pattern on Portland’s shores This week’s landing is not an isolated event but the latest in a series of similar incidents. Portland, on Jamaica’s northeastern tip and roughly 130 miles from Haiti, has become one of the most common entry points for small boats crossing, with arrivals increasing as Haiti’s security and political situation have worsened. The script rarely changes. In May 2025, a 25-foot makeshift canoe with no engine carried 42 Haitians — among them a woman in advanced pregnancy — to Ross Craig beach in Long Bay. Within roughly two days of arrival, a group of 50 Haitians (including others who had been sheltering elsewhere on the island) was sent back to Haiti aboard a Jamaica Defense Force Coast Guard vessel, departing from Boundbrook Wharf in Port Antonio. In September 2025, another group of 30, who had landed at Kensington in eastern Portland, was repatriated after a three-day search, with several still believed to be hiding. Vessels are typically burned upon arrival, groups are processed at Port Antonio, and most are returned to Haiti within days. According to the latest available reporting, authorities had not announced whether the 28 individuals repatriated this week had been repatriated. If prior procedures are followed, a return may occur within a short time frame; however, this approach is being examined. Individuals arriving on these boats are leaving conditions described by international organizations as among the most challenging in the region. Gang groups control significant portions of Port-au-Prince and other areas, with human-rights monitors recording more than 5,600 people killed in gang-related violence in Haiti in 2025, and over a million people displaced. Women and children have experienced a considerable proportion of the harm, including instances of sexual violence. Haitians who have arrived on Jamaica’s shores have consistently reported incidents of violence, theft, persecution, and food insecurity. Their statements reflect the decline of civil order in the country. For many, traveling by canoe is regarded as the option with the lowest perceived risk. ## Security policy versus protection obligations Jamaican officials have primarily addressed the arrivals from a national security standpoint. National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang has described Haitian migration as a specific issue concentrated in Portland and has linked irregular migration to organized crime, including firearms and drug trafficking. Officials note that two suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were apprehended in Jamaica after entering the country illegally, a case often referenced to support this approach. Migrant-rights advocates see a different obligation. The Jamaica-based group Freedom Imaginaries and its founder, attorney Malene Alleyne, have repeatedly urged the government to halt summary expulsions and instead provide each arriving Haitian with a fair, individual assessment of their need for international protection, including possible refugee status. Advocates have warned that Jamaica’s rapid-repatriation approach risks amounting to refoulement — the forced return of people to a place where they face persecution or serious harm — which is prohibited under international refugee and human-rights law. The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has urged countries to suspend forced returns to Haiti given the conditions on the ground. By advocates’ counts, approximately 220 Haitians sought refuge in Jamaica between 2024 and mid-2025; most returned without the opportunity to make an asylum claim. Each arrival, including this week, raises the question of whether rapid return aligns with Jamaica’s obligations under international law. The 28 individuals in Port Antonio represent a small proportion of Haiti’s wider displacement, but illustrate a larger regional situation. The same events that led to departures to Jamaica are linked to broader discussions about protection throughout the hemisphere, from marine migration in the Caribbean to dialogue on Temporary Protected Status in the United States. For those currently held in Port Antonio, the immediate issue is whether their cases will be individually reviewed or returned to Haiti shortly after arrival. CTN will continue to follow this story as Jamaican authorities confirm the group’s status. 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She repeated it, unwavering, letting it echo until hope and defiance filled every corner of the room. “In Massachusetts, we stand with our Haitian and Syrian communities and we always will,” Healey said. The Thursday press conference was convened within hours of the June 25 ruling in Mullin v. Doe. It brought together an extraordinary cross-section of the Commonwealth’s leadership. Among them were Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, At-Large City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune, and Dr. Geralde Gabeau of the Immigrant Family Services Institute. They united behind a single idea: Massachusetts would not turn its back on immigrants that its federal government had once invited in. The decision they gathered to denounce was sweeping. In a 6-3 ruling written by Justice Samuel Alito, the Court held that the TPS statute bars federal judges from reviewing most challenges to a decision to end a country’s TPS designation. The ruling lifts the lower-court orders that had kept protections in place. For Haiti, the consequences are immediate and devastating: an estimated 350,000 Haitians nationwide — about 45,000 in Massachusetts — now face the fear of losing their work permits and protection from deportation. For many, this means the prospect of uprooting their lives, families, and futures. The ruling also ends protections for about 6,000 Syrians and places the livelihoods of TPS holders from over a dozen other countries in jeopardy. ### “This decision makes no sense” Healey did not soften her assessment of the policy or the Court that blessed it. “This decision endangers our families, economy, communities, and country,” she said. “It lets President Trump heartlessly tear away protections from families and children—children who escaped horrifying earthquakes and violence. These children are here legally, seeking safety and hope.” She underscored that the affected people had broken no rules. “They went to bed feeling secure, with legal status in the United States,” Healey said. “Overnight, that safety was ripped away. The Supreme Court and Donald Trump are not just attacking policy—they are tearing apart the lives of legal immigrants who’ve trusted this country for over a decade.” Massachusetts has the third-largest Haitian population in the country, concentrated in Boston neighborhoods such as Mattapan and Hyde Park, as well as in cities like Brockton and Randolph. The Governor called the ruling a humanitarian and economic catastrophe, noting that many TPS holders are healthcare workers, caregivers, entrepreneurs, and small-business owners woven into the state’s economy. “Massachusetts will not turn its back on families who built their lives here in our great state,” she said. Healey pointed families to a state resource page on mass.gov and to the Massachusetts Access to Counsel initiative. This effort, launched with the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), connects TPS holders to legal information and representation. She said her office would issue guidance for employers. Healey also announced a partnership with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay to raise emergency funds for impacted families. ### “We are just getting started” Attorney General Andrea Campbell called the ruling devastating and personal. “I am deeply disappointed and devastated by today’s Supreme Court decision,” Campbell said, her voice heavy. “We see you. We value you—not just for your cultural contributions, not just for the work you do for our commonwealth, but for your humanity, your families, your hearts.” She did not hedge on the state’s identity. “Massachusetts would not be the best state in the country without our immigrants. Period,” Campbell said, naming “our Haitian brothers and sisters, our Syrian brothers and sisters, and every other immigrant community who are here.” Campbell offered some of the conference’s most concrete figures. She estimated that roughly 45,000 TPS holders live in Massachusetts. About 1,500 Haitian TPS holders work in the state’s nursing-care facilities, “a space where staffing shortages were already a major concern.” Nationally, she cited an estimated 350,000 Haitian and roughly 6,100 Syrian TPS holders. More precise numbers would require a “federal partner willing to share the data.” The Attorney General urged anyone watching not to panic. “I want to assure TPS holders and their families that this decision today does not go into effect today. You remain protected today,” she said. The termination is expected to take effect upon the Court’s formal issuance of its judgment. That usually happens about 32 days from now, though the timeline remains uncertain. Campbell placed the ruling in a broader historical context. She compared it, with visible frustration, to Supreme Court decisions that shattered the promise of Reconstruction after the Civil War. “We’ve seen this playbook before,” she declared, her voice tight with emotion. Campbell warned the Court had “disregarded clear racial animus” in a way that felt like an open wound. Her call to the room rang out: “If you have stood on the sidelines, you’ve stood on the sidelines for far too long. It is now time for you to step up.” She urged every stakeholder — businesses, nonprofits, faith communities — to call the Department of Homeland Security and Congress to demand that TPS remain in place. “We are not powerless,” Campbell said. “If anything, we should be saying we’re just getting started.” ### “Boston is the antidote” Mayor Michelle Wu described a city that had spent months bracing for exactly this moment, even as it celebrated. Wu said, “Boston is the antidote to what’s happening at the federal level.” She recounted how she got on the phone the moment the headline broke — with the Governor, Attorney General, City Councilor Louijeune, and Dr. Gabeau. Dr. Gabeau had already mobilized the legal-services community. Wu was blunt about the Court. “Today, Donald Trump’s enablers on the Supreme Court handed down a decision that disregards established law, basic human dignity, and fundamental American values,” she said. Wu described Haitian neighbors who “have lived in Boston for decades and decades.” They “coach our kids, care for our elders, keep our streets safe” and “serve in our schools, our nonprofits, our public safety agencies.” To those neighbors, she delivered a direct promise: “You belong here.” Wu also offered practical reassurance, echoing the Attorney General. “This decision does not itself cancel your work permit. If you are authorized to work, you stay authorized,” she said. Wu urged employers to base any decisions only on employees’ current documents and to avoid preemptive action. Many Haitian and Syrian residents are authorized through other pathways, including pending asylum applications. Individual legal review remains essential. The Mayor pointed to a relief fund set up earlier in the year through the Boston Foundation, which she said has mobilized more than $2.6 million since March to strengthen community organizations and prepare for this moment. “The city of Boston is a home for everyone,” she said. “We will never back down from protecting all of our neighbors.” ### A daughter of Haiti speaks City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune — the first Haitian American elected to the Boston City Council and the daughter of Haitian immigrants — spoke with the weight of personal history. “This is a sad day. This is a dangerous opinion,” she began. She highlighted a contradiction: “The State Department has issued a do-not-travel warning to Haiti. Yet they think it is safe to detain and deport 350,000 Haitians. Many have been here since the devastating 2010 earthquake. Make it make sense, because it does not.” Louijeune warned of the human toll. “We are tearing families apart with this decision. We are tearing apart our workplaces and our economy,” she said. Many Haitian TPS holders have children who are U.S. citizens “who speak no other language than English.” With Juneteenth fresh in memory, she invoked Haiti’s proud, painful history. “Haiti, the first Black nation to seize independence—and here, today, we slam our doors on those most in need,” she declared. “With Haiti leading the world in hunger, what are we doing? We are handing down a death sentence to people who thought this country could be their home.” She pointed to the ongoing legislative fight. Louijeune credited Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley with securing “a bipartisan vote to extend TPS for three years” after a coalition pushed a discharge petition through the House. Senator Edward Markey and Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester are leading a companion effort in the Senate. “The fight is not over,” Louijeune said. “We are only continuing and pushing forward.” ### “I dare you to go to sleep tonight” The conference’s most piercing moment came from Dr. Geralde Gabeau, founder and executive director of the Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI) in Mattapan, a leading voice in Boston’s Haitian community. Gabeau recounted an eight-year-old girl’s question to a teacher at IFSI’s Saturday music program: “Teacher, would you take me home with you?” The teacher, surprised, asked why. The girl, her voice trembling, explained her parents had told her to find someone to care for her: “In case I get to be deported, because I was born here, but my parents are here on TPS.” That story framed Gabeau’s challenge to the justices. “What exactly am I going to say to those children who are born here and whose parents are on TPS and can be deported at any time?” she asked. In the scrum afterward, she estimated that more than 87,000 U.S.-born children currently have parents who hold Temporary Protected Status (TPS). “Behind every single decision, every single policy, there is a life,” Gabeau said. “And we’re talking about people’s lives that you are destroying. I dare you to go to sleep tonight and sleep well when you know that more than 350,000 people are not going to be able to stay.” A woman of deep faith, Gabeau closed with defiance and prayer. “What we do every day, we fight,” she said. “By God’s grace, we will win.” She noted that some Haitian TPS holders hold memos showing their status is valid only until July 1, and pressed that DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin could act on his own authority, without Congress, to preserve protections — if he chose to act compassionately. ### The World Cup that made the cruelty plain Running through nearly every speech was an unlikely throughline: soccer. Just weeks earlier, the same leaders had gathered in celebration. On May 26, Governor Healey proclaimed “Frantzdy Pierrot Day” in Massachusetts, honoring the Haitian national-team striker who grew up in Melrose, starred at Melrose High School, and played two seasons at Northeastern University before turning professional in Europe. Pierrot helped power Haiti to its first World Cup in 52 years, and on June 13, he led Les Grenadiers onto the field at Boston Stadium in Foxborough for the tournament’s opening night. Healey returned to that pride at the press conference, recalling that Haiti’s players could not even train safely in their own country because of gang violence and kidnappings — the very conditions, she noted, that TPS was created to address. Wu remembered how the city “exploded with joy across every neighborhood” when Haiti scored its first World Cup goal in 52 years. The contrast was the point. A nation too dangerous for its own team to play at home was, in the Court’s reasoning, safe enough to deport people to. “When we rooted for Haiti, we were rooting for our Haitian neighbors and our friends,” Healey said. ### The human cost, and the road ahead For families, the fear is already concrete. A community member named Angela described her household’s unraveling: her husband, a TPS holder and MBTA commercial driver, lost his job after he could no longer renew his commercial driver’s license. “I have a mortgage,” she said, her voice breaking. “We are hoping that TPS can continue so that he can find other employment opportunities.” Officials cautioned that the legal fight is not finished, but it is steeply uphill. The case returns to the lower courts, but those courts can no longer hear the Administrative Procedure Act claims at the heart of the challenge, and the justices signaled the plaintiffs are unlikely to prevail on their remaining constitutional arguments. In the meantime, Campbell warned, there would be no protections for TPS holders — a gap the Court declined to fill. Community leaders urged Haitian families to confirm the exact expiration dates on their work permits, avoid rumors, and seek help only from qualified immigration attorneys and federally accredited representatives, since many may qualify for relief through asylum, family- or employment-based petitions, or other pathways. The United Way of Massachusetts Bay’s federal response fund and the Boston Foundation are accepting donations to support affected families with housing, food, healthcare, and child care. Healey closed the way she opened — with resolve, and with a reminder that the ruling is not the last word. “Terrible, terrible Supreme Court decision,” she said. 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Senators Vow to Fight On](https://ctninfo.com/supreme-court-clears-way-to-end-haiti-tps-mass-senators-vow-to-fight-on/) **Published:** June 25, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haiti, immediately threatening the legal status of an estimated 350,000 Haitians—including thousands in Massachusetts—who now face deportation to a country plagued by gang violence. In a 6-3 decision on June 25, the Court ended the orders blocking TPS terminations, citing that the law gives the executive branch wide authority over TPS and limits most court challenges. This ruling also affects Syria and other countries facing termination of TPS. For Haiti, the consequences are immediate and personal. The 2010 designation had shielded Haitians who fled the catastrophic earthquake of that year and the deepening instability that followed. According to advocates tracking the case, the terminations are scheduled to take effect approximately one month after the June 25 decision—around late July 2026—unless a lower court intervenes again. This means affected Haitians could begin losing work authorization and protection from removal within weeks of that date. ### Massachusetts’ two U.S. senators, both Democrats, sharply condemned the decision. Senator Edward J. Markey released his statement after appearing at a press conference outside the Supreme Court alongside Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25). Markey argued that “the lives of over a million TPS holders who cannot return home safely are now at grave risk due to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s unlawful, racist termination of the Temporary Protected Status program.” He continued, stating that “the far-right extremist majority on the Court has severed a critical lifeline for people seeking safety and has worsened a humanitarian crisis.” Emphasizing the stakes, Markey said, “We have a moral duty to protect TPS holders and to provide this vulnerable group a permanent pathway to citizenship. We must continue the fight to protect our neighbors.” Warren criticized the decision, saying, “Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court just cleared the way for him to deport hard-working, legal immigrants into imminent danger in Haiti, Syria, and other war-torn and gang-controlled countries. It’s horrific and lawless.” She added, “The Supreme Court is letting the president ignore the laws set by Congress and terminate protections for up to 1.3 million TPS workers and their families across the country. This decision is a disaster for the rule of law and a disaster for thousands of families in Massachusetts.” The 1.3 million figure both senators referenced reflects the full population of TPS holders the administration’s policy could ultimately affect nationwide, across all designated countries—not just Haiti. ### What the Court decided The case reached the Supreme Court after district courts halted TPS terminations for Haiti and Syria. The government then asked the Court to review, and it agreed before a final judgment. The majority ruled that a provision in the TPS law shields the Homeland Security secretary’s termination decisions from most judicial review, leaving only constitutional claims open to review. It also concluded that the Haitian plaintiffs’ race-discrimination claim was unlikely to succeed, noting that the administration’s terminations spanned a racially diverse set of countries and that no predominantly European nation’s designation had yet come up for review under the current administration. The case bears the name of the current Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, who currently holds the office. The terminations at the center of the litigation were announced in 2025 by then-Secretary Kristi Noem, who asserted that conditions in parts of Haiti were suitable for return and that continued protection was contrary to the national interest — a rationale the plaintiffs argued was pretextual and, in Haiti’s case, tainted by racial bias. In dissent, Justice Elena Kagan argued that the majority erred by foreclosing review of whether DHS complied with the procedures Congress mandated, and she rejected the majority’s conclusion that race played no role in the Haiti decision. She wrote that the references cited by the plaintiffs were “shot through with racial stereotypes and tropes.” ### A long fight, centered in Massachusetts For the Haitian community in Greater Boston — one of the largest in the country — the ruling lands as the latest blow in a year of legal whiplash. In February 2026, a federal district court paused the Haiti termination just before it was set to expire at the end of the month. In March 2026, the D.C. Circuit blocked the administration from immediately ending the designation. Each reprieve was temporary and is now swept aside by the Supreme Court’s June 25 decision. Markey has been among the most active lawmakers on the issue. In April, he led 26 senators and 157 House members in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold protections for Haiti and Syria, joined by Congresswoman Pressley, Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz. In September 2025, he filed a bicameral amicus brief in the companion Haiti case at the district court level. And in January 2026, Markey and Pressley convened a field hearing at Jubilee Christian Church in Mattapan, where they heard directly from Haitian families, advocates, and community leaders about what the loss of TPS would mean. Both senators signaled that the legislative fight is not over. Markey has previously introduced legislation to extend Haiti’s TPS designation and supports measures that would give long-term TPS holders a pathway to legal permanent residency — the kind of durable fix that, advocates note, only Congress can now deliver after the Court’s ruling foreclosed the courts as a check. ### What comes next The Court did not say Haiti or Syria is safe. The decision only defines the extent to which courts can review terminations. Once the terminations take effect, Haitians without other status risk losing protection and facing removal. Immigration attorneys are urging affected Haitians to confirm the exact expiration date on their work permits, avoid acting on rumors, and seek a careful, individual case review to determine whether other relief — such as a family- or employment-based green card, asylum, or another status — may apply. **Editorial Disclaimer:** This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions are produced using AI translation, and errors are possible — the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text into audio. 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Doe, which allows the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants. This ruling exposes them to the potential loss of their work permits and immediate deportation to Haiti, a country still reeling from multiple crises. The judicial decision, which upholds the executive branch’s position, was met with outrage by civil rights advocates, who view it as a discriminatory act with devastating human and economic consequences. ‘A Devastating Betrayal’ for Haitian Families In a statement, Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP – the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States – called the ruling a “devastating betrayal of Haitian families who have lived, worked, and contributed to this country for years.” He denounced a deportation driven by “racist prejudice against Black immigrants,” stating that the Supreme Court gave its “green light to the expulsion of more than 350,000 people, endangering their safety while ignoring the fundamental principles of equality before the law.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) NAACP Legal Counsel Kristen Clarke echoed these sentiments, asserting that the “racial motivation behind this administration’s callous decision to end TPS for Haitian nationals is simply undeniable.” She emphasized that the ruling “defies the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which prohibits intentional acts of racial discrimination,” and condemned an administration that implements “policies driven by a toxic mix of racism and xenophobia aimed at dehumanizing, marginalizing, and erasing Black presence, political power, and voice.” The Context of the Trump Administration’s Statements and Actions This ruling comes against a backdrop in which advocacy groups and civil rights organizations have repeatedly called out the Trump administration’s statements and actions targeting Haitian immigrants. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the NAACP had filed an amicus curiae brief before the Supreme Court, arguing for the maintenance of TPS. They highlighted that the decision to end the protections came after a series of “revealing” remarks by President Trump, including unfounded accusations that Haitian immigrants “eat people’s pets,” claims that they “probably have AIDS,” and characterizations of them as “poisoning the blood of America.” The LDF and NAACP brief argued that the Constitution protects every person living in the United States, regardless of status, against racial discrimination under the Fifth Amendment. They also pointed to numerous comments by President Trump calling for a “permanent pause” on immigration from Haiti, while favoring immigration from “nice” European countries like those in Scandinavia. A Considerable Economic and Social Impact - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Beyond the legal and humanitarian dimensions, the Supreme Court’s decision carries major economic repercussions. Haitian TPS holders contribute nearly $6 billion to the U.S. economy annually and hold essential jobs in healthcare, agriculture, and industry. Their tax contributions are estimated at more than $1.5 billion. The loss of their status would strip them of their legal right to work, potentially plunging an estimated 25,000 children of U.S. citizens into poverty. For civil rights organizations, this decision weakens the country and exposes entire families to separation and deportation to a nation where gang violence and political instability persist. NAACP’s Call to Congress In response to this ruling, the NAACP has no intention of backing down. The organization has called on Congress to act immediately to overturn the measure and establish a permanent pathway to citizenship for TPS beneficiaries. “We cannot allow our neighbors, our friends, and our families – people who have lived, worked, and built families here for years – to be torn from our communities,” Johnson declared. 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The U.S. Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration a major victory in its effort to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, allowing the government to move forward with terminating the protections while related legal challenges continue. The decision places hundreds of thousands of people at risk of losing the ability to live and work legally in the United States unless they qualify for another form of immigration relief. It also carries consequences beyond Haiti and Syria, as the administration has pursued terminating TPS designations affecting several other countries. Politico first reported the ruling in an article by Josh Gerstein. TPS is a humanitarian immigration program created by Congress for people who cannot safely return to their countries due to armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. It does not create a direct path to permanent residency or citizenship, but it can provide work authorization and protection from deportation while a designation remains in effect. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) For Haitian families, the ruling comes as the country continues to face armed violence, displacement, political instability, and severe humanitarian conditions. Haiti received TPS after the 2010 earthquake, and the designation was later extended repeatedly as conditions deteriorated. In the consolidated cases involving Haiti and Syria, the central legal dispute was whether federal courts could review the Department of Homeland Security’s decisions to terminate TPS designations. The Trump administration argued that Congress had made those determinations largely immune from court review. The TPS statute states that there is “no judicial review” of a decision by the Homeland Security secretary concerning the designation, extension, or termination of TPS for a foreign country. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito concluded that the lower courts could not block the administration’s TPS decisions on the procedural grounds raised by the challengers. The Court also found that the allegations of racial discrimination presented by Haitian TPS beneficiaries did not justify keeping the lower-court injunction in place. The outcome means the Trump administration may proceed with ending TPS for Haitians and Syrians unless individual beneficiaries obtain another lawful immigration status, such as asylum, family-based relief, employment-based status, or another form of protection for which they qualify. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The ruling does not automatically create deportation orders for every TPS recipient. However, losing TPS can result in the loss of work authorization and protection from removal, leaving affected individuals vulnerable to immigration enforcement if they do not secure another legal basis to remain in the country. The decision may also influence other pending disputes involving TPS holders from countries including Venezuela, Honduras, Afghanistan, Nepal, and others. The immediate effect of the ruling depends on the specific status of each country’s designation, court order, and federal agency guidance. For the Haitian community, the ruling is especially significant because many TPS holders have lived in the United States for years, built families, purchased homes, worked in essential industries, and raised U.S.-born children. Many may now face urgent decisions about whether they have another immigration option available. Immigration attorneys and community organizations are urging TPS holders not to make rushed decisions and to seek qualified legal advice before filing applications, traveling outside the United States, or responding to immigration enforcement actions. The Supreme Court’s ruling changes the legal landscape, but it does not resolve every question facing Haitian TPS holders. 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Facing the Moroccan Atlas Lions, Haiti’s Grenadiers delivered a performance full of flair and courage, ultimately falling 4-2. A result that seals Haiti’s elimination, but one that hints at a promising future for the Caribbean side. From the very start, Sébastien Migné’s protégés shocked the crowd. In the 10th minute, Lenny Joseph, with a backheel as audacious as it was perfect, beat Yassine Bounou to give Haiti the lead. Trailing, the Moroccans launched wave after wave of attacks, only to be repeatedly denied by a magnificent Johny Placide, who produced a spectacular double save against Hakimi and El Kaabi just past the half-hour mark. Although Achraf Hakimi managed to equalize just before the break (39′), the Haitians were not done yet. With a stunning strike from outside the box, Wilson Isidor found the top corner of Bounou’s net to restore Haiti’s lead (43′) – a goal that will remain among the most beautiful of this World Cup. Morocco responded immediately through Saibari (45’+1) to send both teams into the locker room at 2-2, a testament to a first half of rare intensity. After the restart, Moroccan dominance grew more pressing. The Atlas Lions, driven by the urgent need for victory, eventually broke through a heroic but exhausted Haitian defense. Soufiane Rahimi gave his side the lead in the 78th minute, before Gessime Yassine sealed the match in stoppage time (90′). Despite the 4-2 defeat, the Grenadiers can leave the competition with their heads held high. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Overwhelming Pride in Port-au-Prince and the Diaspora In Port-au-Prince, the echoes of this performance resonated far beyond the sporting result. Despite the elimination, Haiti’s capital and Haitian households across the United States fervently praised the Grenadiers’ fight. In a context of deep political and social crisis, this World Cup appearance provided a much-needed breath of fresh air. For many Haitians, the national team has become a symbol of resilience. On social media, messages of support poured in, lauding the players’ “heart, courage, and dignity.” For the diaspora, often living under the shadow of uncertain immigration policies, this World Cup was a moment of unity and restored pride – a “dream come true.” Supporters turned out in large numbers to see their heroes, despite the fear of ICE looming over immigrant communities. This match against Morocco will remain the perfect illustration of Haiti’s journey in this World Cup: a blend of individual brilliance, collective solidarity, and unshakeable faith, against opponents often superior on paper. 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The ruling, issued Tuesday by U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts in California, invalidates policies that opened the door for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to make civil arrests at immigration courts. The decision is a major rebuke of the administration’s efforts to use court appearances as opportunities for immigration enforcement, according to [CNN.](https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/politics/judge-blocks-trump-policy-arrests-immigration-courts) For months, immigration lawyers and community organizations have warned that courthouse arrests were discouraging people from attending hearings that are often required to pursue asylum, challenge deportation, or request other forms of immigration relief. In some cases, immigrants were reportedly detained after leaving a hearing or while inside courthouse buildings. Judge Pitts concluded that the administration did not adequately explain why it abandoned prior limits on immigration arrests in or around courthouses. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) #### In his ruling, Pitts said the policy failed to confront the “chilling effect” that courthouse arrests could have on people required to attend proceedings. He found that the government had not sufficiently addressed the consequences of making immigrants fear that complying with a judge’s order to appear could place them at risk of detention. The court determined that the administration’s approach was “arbitrary and capricious,” a legal finding that means an agency acted without the reasoned explanation required under federal administrative law. The case focused on policies adopted in 2025 after the Trump administration withdrew earlier guidance that had treated courthouses as sensitive locations for immigration enforcement. The previous restrictions did not prohibit all arrests, but they generally limited enforcement in court settings to exceptional cases. Trump administration officials argued that those limits made it harder for ICE to take custody of people with removal orders or individuals considered threats to public safety. The judge rejected the government’s explanation as insufficient, particularly because the policy did not account for the impact on immigrants who must attend court to defend themselves in removal proceedings. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Jordan Wells, a senior staff attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, welcomed the decision in comments to CNN. #### “The courthouse is meant to be a refuge for the pursuit of justice, not a hunting ground for ICE,” Wells said. Wells added that immigrants should not have to choose between protecting their liberty and appearing in court. The ruling applies nationwide, meaning ICE cannot continue relying on the 2025 policy to make civil immigration arrests at immigration courthouses while the order remains in effect. DHS General Counsel James Percival sharply criticized the decision in a post on X. He argued that people ordered removed by immigration judges should be taken into custody and described the ruling as judicial overreach. The administration may seek to challenge the order on appeal. But the decision immediately changes the legal landscape for immigration courts across the country, including those in Boston, New York, Miami, Chicago, and San Francisco. For immigrants with pending cases, the ruling restores an important safeguard: appearing in court to comply with a judge’s instructions should not, by itself, expose someone to arrest under the policy struck down by the court. **Source note:** This article was independently written by Caribbean Television Network. It is based on reporting first published by CNN journalist Priscilla Alvarez, as well as reporting by Reuters and the Associated Press on Judge P. 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The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit revives a January 2025 policy that allows immigration authorities to use expedited removal against certain undocumented immigrants encountered anywhere in the United States, not only near the border, according to [CNN.](https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/politics/dan-goldman-poetica-coffee-shop-israel?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc&recs_exp=most-popular-article-end&tenant_id=popular.en) The expanded policy applies to people who were not formally admitted or paroled into the country and who cannot establish at least two years of continuous physical presence in the United States. Under expedited removal, an immigration officer can issue a removal order without the standard immigration-court process. For years, the government generally used expedited removal against people apprehended shortly after crossing the border or near a land border. The Trump administration sought to extend that authority across the country, significantly increasing the number of immigrants who could be placed into the rapid-removal process. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) #### A federal district court had halted the policy in 2025, concluding that its broader application raised serious due-process concerns. But the appeals court ruled that the plaintiffs were unlikely to succeed on their constitutional challenge and vacated the lower court’s order. Judge Justin Walker wrote that the law permits the Department of Homeland Security to designate certain immigrants already inside the United States for expedited removal. He concluded that the process provides notice and an opportunity for a person to respond to the government’s allegations. The court noted that a person may raise claims that expedited removal does not apply to them, including proof of U.S. citizenship, lawful status, parole, refugee or asylum status, or evidence of at least two years of continuous physical presence in the country. The decision also recognizes that people who express fear of persecution or torture, or an intention to apply for asylum, may be referred for a credible-fear screening. That process is separate from the standard immigration-court hearing and can still lead to further review in some cases. Judge Neomi Rao joined the judgment allowing the administration’s policy to move forward. Judge Robert Wilkins dissented from the court’s due-process ruling, warning that the process is particularly inadequate for people encountered inside the country. Wilkins wrote that placing people into expedited removal “without even being asked how long they have been in the country” may be insufficient for immigrants who have lived away from the border. He argued that the system creates a heightened risk of error when authorities do not provide a meaningful opportunity to gather evidence of long-term residence. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The Department of Homeland Security welcomed the ruling. DHS General Counsel James Percival said the decision “vindicated” the administration’s approach and argued that the agency is applying the statute as written, according to CNN. #### Immigrant-rights advocates strongly disagreed “The Trump administration’s push for fast-track deportations will subject people to an unfair and error-prone system,” Anand Balakrishnan, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, said in a statement reported by CNN. He added that the ruling undermines due-process protections for people facing deportation. The case is expected to remain a major point of contention between the administration and immigrant-rights organizations. While the ruling allows the expanded policy to take effect, advocacy groups may still pursue additional legal challenges. For immigrant communities across the country, the decision makes the two-year residency threshold especially significant. 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According to the latest data from the IOM’s Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT 97), approximately 5,025 people, spread across 1,225 households, have been forced to flee their homes following armed clashes that occurred between June 13 and 19, 2026, in several neighborhoods of the commune of Cité-Soleil. The violence primarily affected the sectors of Belekou, Hasco–Village Démocratie, and Quai Jérémie, where exchanges of gunfire between armed groups plunged residents into a new humanitarian emergency situation. Faced with growing insecurity, thousands of families abandoned their homes in hopes of finding refuge in safer areas. The data collected indicate that 89% of displaced persons have settled in eight reception sites. Among these, four already existed prior to the recent events, while four others were created to respond to the sudden influx of new displaced persons. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Most of the affected families—85% of the displaced—remained within Cité-Soleil itself, where they now live in often precarious conditions. The others found refuge in the neighboring commune of Delmas. These new displacements occur against a backdrop of continued deterioration of the security situation in the commune. Between March and May 2026, several episodes of armed violence had already triggered significant population movements in Cité-Soleil, as documented in ETT reports 85.1, 91, and 93.2. On June 1, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced in a statement that it had gradually resumed its medical activities at its hospital in Cité-Soleil, a neighborhood in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. “Three weeks earlier, our teams had been forced to suspend their activities due to violent clashes between armed groups. This resumption allows us to respond to the significant needs of this community,” explained Thomas Curbillon, MSF’s project manager in Haiti. After a period of relative calm, MSF decided to reopen the hospital’s emergency department. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “We have also resumed offering services for survivors of sexual violence. After examination and stabilization, patients are transferred to other facilities. The teams continue to assess the security situation before resuming other activities. If conditions allow, outpatient consultations and hospitalization services should resume in the coming days.” A police intervention took place on Wednesday, June 17, in the “Belekou” neighborhood of Cité-Soleil. Officers from specialized units, supported by armored vehicles, conducted an operation aimed at apprehending armed individuals operating in that area. 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Ramdin, has issued a clear message: the ongoing transition must produce concrete results and lead directly toward credible elections. This statement was made on Sunday following a meeting with Haiti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Raina Forbin, on the sidelines of the 56th OAS General Assembly held in Panama. In a context marked by political instability, violence from armed groups, and a persistent humanitarian crisis, the OAS chief insisted on the need to succeed in the current transition in order to restore security, rebuild trust in institutions, and enable a return to constitutional order. “The transition in Haiti must succeed,” Albert Ramdin emphasized, stating that it represents the only pathway toward organizing “credible, inclusive, and peaceful” elections. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) This position comes as many observers question the ability of the transitional authorities to meet the political timeline and create the minimum conditions necessary for holding the vote. Beyond statements of solidarity, the Secretary General recalled that the transition process must remain “focused” and geared toward tangible progress. According to him, the success of this phase will depend on several factors: improved security, the strengthening of democratic institutions, the accountability of political actors, and consideration of the population’s humanitarian needs. Albert Ramdin announced his intention to travel to Haiti in the coming weeks. This visit is intended to allow him to continue consultations with national authorities, political representatives, civil society organizations, and regional and international partners involved in the Haitian dossier. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The stated objective is to strengthen coordination between the OAS, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the United Nations, and other actors engaged in the search for a sustainable solution to the crisis. United Nations Secretary General António Guterres visited Haiti on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. During this intense day, he met with Haitian authorities, representatives of civil society, and displaced families. At the end of this busy day, he delivered a speech filled with hope and urgency, calling on the international community to fully assume its responsibilities in the face of the multidimensional crisis affecting the country. Speaking to the press gathered at the BINUH headquarters at the Karibe Hotel in Pétion-Ville, António Guterres had sought from the outset to reassure the Haitian people: “I came to Haiti with a simple message: you are not alone. The United Nations stands with you. And the world has no right to look away.” The UN chief did not minimize the gravity of the situation, citing alarming figures: 6.4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, nearly 1.5 million are internally displaced, and more than 2,300 people have been killed since the beginning of 2026 due to gang violence. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-oea-puts-pressure-on-transition-and-announces-decisive-visit-by-its-secretary-general/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-oea-puts-pressure-on-transition-and-announces-decisive-visit-by-its-secretary-general/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-oea-puts-pressure-on-transition-and-announces-decisive-visit-by-its-secretary-general/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-oea-puts-pressure-on-transition-and-announces-decisive-visit-by-its-secretary-general/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-oea-puts-pressure-on-transition-and-announces-decisive-visit-by-its-secretary-general/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20OEA%20Puts%20Pressure%20on%20Transition%20and%20Announces%20Decisive%20Visit%20by%20Its%20Secretary%20General&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-oea-puts-pressure-on-transition-and-announces-decisive-visit-by-its-secretary-general%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** HAITI, POLITICS, SECURITY --- ### [The FIFA Rule That Ended Haiti’s World Cup Hope, and Eliminated Two Other Teams](https://ctninfo.com/the-fifa-rule-that-ended-haitis-world-cup-hope-and-eliminated-two-other-teams/) **Published:** June 21, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Haiti’s return to the FIFA World Cup after more than five decades has ended earlier than supporters had hoped. After defeats to Scotland and Brazil, Les Grenadiers can no longer finish third in Group C, a position that would have kept alive a possible route to the Round of 32. The decisive factor is not simply Haiti’s goal difference. It is FIFA’s head-to-head tiebreaking system, which now plays a central role when teams finish level on points within their group. Mirror US first highlighted the effect of the rule in reporting by Ben Crawford, noting that Haiti, Türkiye, and Tunisia became the first three teams eliminated after two matches. FIFA’s competition regulations confirm that, when teams are tied on points, their direct results against one another are considered before overall goal difference and goals scored. #### For Haiti, the numbers leave little room for a final-match rescue. The Haitian national team opened its campaign with a 1-0 defeat against Scotland in Boston before falling 3-0 to Brazil in Philadelphia. Haiti enters its final Group C match against Morocco with no points, while Scotland has three points after defeating Haiti. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Even if Haiti defeats Morocco and reaches three points, Scotland could also remain on three points if it loses to Brazil. In that scenario, Haiti and Scotland would be level on points, but Scotland would finish above Haiti because of its victory in their direct meeting. That result would place Haiti fourth in the group. Under the expanded 48-team World Cup format, the top two teams in each group advance automatically, along with the eight best third-place teams. Fourth-place teams are eliminated, regardless of their overall goal difference. The result is that Haiti’s final match against Morocco will still carry significance for pride, performance, and the team’s World Cup legacy, but it can no longer alter the qualification outcome. #### A rule with immediate consequences The 2026 World Cup features 12 groups of four teams. The format allows eight third-place finishers to advance to the Round of 32, creating more opportunities for teams that do not finish in the top two. However, the system also makes group placement critical. FIFA’s regulations state that when two or more teams are level on points, the first criterion is the points obtained in matches between the tied teams, followed by goal difference and goals scored in those head-to-head games. Only after those steps are exhausted do the overall goal difference, goals scored, disciplinary records, and FIFA rankings come into play. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) A large victory in the final group match would not be enough to move Haiti ahead of Scotland if both teams finish on three points. Scotland’s direct win over Haiti gives the European side the advantage. Türkiye’s World Cup campaign has also ended due to the same mathematical reality. Türkiye lost 2-0 to Australia in its opening match and then fell 1-0 to Paraguay. With the United States already on six points and Australia and Paraguay both holding three points, Türkiye cannot reach the top two places in Group D. A final-match victory over the United States would give Türkiye three points. But the Australia-Paraguay match guarantees that one of those two teams will finish with at least three points. If Australia wins, Paraguay would remain on three points and finish ahead of Türkiye, having defeated Türkiye. If Paraguay wins, Australia would remain on three points and would hold the same advantage over Türkiye after its opening victory. A draw would send both Australia and Paraguay to four points. In each scenario, Türkiye is unable to move above fourth place. ### Tunisia’s route is closed as well Tunisia faces a similar situation in Group F after losing 5-1 to Sweden and 4-0 to Japan. The North African side can still finish on three points by defeating the Netherlands in its final group match. But Sweden already holds three points and defeated Tunisia directly. If Sweden remains on three points, it would stay above Tunisia because of that head-to-head victory. If Sweden earns a draw or a win against Japan, it would move beyond three points and remain ahead of Tunisia in the standings. Tunisia, like Haiti and Türkiye, cannot reach third place in its group. ### Haiti’s final match still matters For Haiti, the elimination does not erase the importance of the final World Cup fixture. The match against Morocco gives the players an opportunity to secure the country’s first World Cup points since Haiti’s historic appearance in 1974. It also provides Haiti with a chance to close the tournament with a performance that reflects the resilience of a team representing a nation that has continued to face profound political, humanitarian, and security challenges. But the qualification equation has changed. Under FIFA’s head-to-head rules, Haiti’s loss to Scotland became more than an opening defeat. It became the result that ultimately sealed third place and ended the possibility of advancing from Group C. This original CTN article was prepared in accordance with FIFA competition regulations and official match results. [Mirror U.S.](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4723348121347-fifa-world-cup-rule-change-means-three-teams-have-already-been-eliminated?_f=app_share&pd=0MQG00SZ&lang=en_US&send_time=1782054423&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2226.24.0.15%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=sc_d2d_share_26q2-v1%2Csc_new_share_panel_v1-v4&s=i6), in a report by Ben Crawford, first drew attention to the early eliminations of Haiti, Türkiye, and Tunisia. ![Soccer action: players in white and red kits contest the ball on a green pitch with a crowded stadium behind them.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/HAITI-VS-ECOSSE.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/the-fifa-rule-th…-two-other-teams/](https://ctninfo.com/the-fifa-rule-th%E2%80%A6-two-other-teams/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/the-fifa-rule-that-ended-haitis-world-cup-hope-and-eliminated-two-other-teams/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-fifa-rule-that-ended-haitis-world-cup-hope-and-eliminated-two-other-teams/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/the-fifa-rule-that-ended-haitis-world-cup-hope-and-eliminated-two-other-teams/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-fifa-rule-that-ended-haitis-world-cup-hope-and-eliminated-two-other-teams/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/the-fifa-rule-that-ended-haitis-world-cup-hope-and-eliminated-two-other-teams/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20FIFA%20Rule%20That%20Ended%20Haiti%E2%80%99s%20World%20Cup%20Hope%2C%20and%20Eliminated%20Two%20Other%20Teams&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fthe-fifa-rule-that-ended-haitis-world-cup-hope-and-eliminated-two-other-teams%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** HAITI, SOCCER, SPORTS --- ### [Brazil – Haiti: A Historic Clash and Unprecedented Popular Fervor](https://ctninfo.com/brazil-haiti-a-historic-clash-and-unprecedented-popular-fervor/) **Published:** June 19, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** This Friday evening, under the floodlights of Lincoln Financial Field, a wind of history will blow over the 2026 World Cup. At 8:30 PM, Brazil, five-time world champions, will face Haiti in the second matchday of Group C. A game that feels like a turning point for both teams, but also a unique celebration for an entire nation. A High-Stakes Context for Both Teams The stakes are enormous for the Seleção. After a disappointing 1-1 draw against Morocco in their opening match, Brazil—deprived of Neymar due to injury—is walking a tightrope. A poor result against Haiti would be simply unthinkable for a nation dreaming of reclaiming the world title. The pressure is at its peak for the Brazilian squad, who absolutely must kickstart their campaign. On the other side, Haiti approaches this encounter with the energy of desperation. Narrowly beaten by Scotland (0-1) in their first match, the Haitian side delivered a courageous performance, albeit marred by an officiating controversy. Haitian supporters heavily criticized the Algerian referee, arguing that their team should have been awarded at least one penalty for a handball by a Scottish player in the box, as well as the dismissal of an opponent for dangerous play. Despite this bitterness, the Grenadiers know that a positive result against Brazil would be a resounding achievement. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Unprecedented Popular Fervor What makes this match exceptional is the fervor it has sparked in Haiti. The country is experiencing its second World Cup appearance since 1974—a first in 52 years. And ironically, Haitians, many of whom are historically passionate Brazil supporters, are now mobilizing almost entirely behind their own national team. From the streets of Port-au-Prince to the Florida diaspora and New York, an entire nation is holding its breath. The ambition is immense: to secure at least a draw to celebrate, and who knows, perhaps write a page of legend. Spanish Refereeing as a Guarantee of Impartiality To avoid any controversy, FIFA has entrusted the officiating of this match to a 100% Spanish refereeing crew. The center referee will be Alejandro Hernández Hernández, an experienced official, assisted on the sidelines by José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. Carlos del Cerro Grande will be in charge of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). This choice, coming after criticism of the officiating in Haiti’s previous match, appears to be a guarantee of serenity for what promises to be an electric encounter. On paper, Brazil holds a significant advantage. The technical superiority and experience of the Brazilian players should make the difference against a Haitian side that will likely sit deep and look to hit on the counter-attack. The Haitians, however, have nothing to lose. Carried by the hope of an entire people and the pride of being back on the world stage, they are determined to compete and make their country proud. 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The development was first reported by NPR in an article by Nina Totenberg and Grady Martin. According to NPR, lawyers for Haitian immigrants filed a motion Tuesday asking the justices to drop the administration’s case, which seeks to allow the government to end protections for more than 330,000 Haitians living legally in the United States under TPS. In their motion, the attorneys argue that recently produced DHS documents strengthen their claim that the termination of TPS for Haiti was not the result of a neutral review of conditions in the country, but rather a predetermined decision. They also argue that because new evidence is still being uncovered, it would be premature for the Supreme Court to rule on the merits of the case. TPS is a temporary immigration status created by Congress in 1990 to protect certain foreign nationals who cannot safely return to their home countries because of armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. Haiti was designated for TPS after the devastating January 2010 earthquake, which killed more than 200,000 people and severely weakened the country’s institutions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) #### Since then, protections for Haitians have been extended multiple times because of Haiti’s ongoing humanitarian, security, and political crises. The country continues to face expanding gang violence, the collapse of key public institutions, mass displacement, and persistent public health and economic emergencies. At the center of the legal battle is a major question: Can federal courts review the administration’s decision to terminate TPS for Haiti? The Trump administration argues that the law grants the executive branch broad authority in this area and sharply limits the courts’ role. Lawyers for TPS recipients argue that the government must still follow legally required procedures and cannot make a decision based on discriminatory motives. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case on an expedited basis, before a federal appeals court had completed its review. That unusual move gave the case national significance because its outcome could affect not only Haitians with TPS but also other immigrant communities protected under similar designations. According to a motion filed by attorneys for Haitian TPS recipients, the new DHS documents show that career staff recommended extending TPS for Haiti. That recommendation was based in part on worsening violence and rapidly changing security conditions in the country. The attorneys argue, however, that a political appointee overruled that recommendation and that internal documents were later revised to support a decision to terminate the designation. #### The motion also says some internal documents cited justifications that, according to the attorneys, were not sufficiently supported by evidence. The lawyers argue that these details are directly connected to their claims that the decision to end TPS for Haiti was procedurally flawed and driven by hostility toward Haitians. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Those allegations are important because, during oral arguments before the Supreme Court, the administration argued that courts cannot review executive branch decisions on TPS. However, when questioned by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Solicitor General John Sauer acknowledged that courts may review claims involving racial discrimination. The Haitian plaintiffs have raised precisely that kind of claim, arguing that the revocation of Haiti’s TPS designation was influenced by discrimination. The attorneys are therefore asking the Supreme Court to dismiss the case as improvidently granted. Their argument is straightforward: until discovery is complete, the Court lacks a full factual record to properly evaluate the claims raised by Haitian TPS recipients. For Haitian communities across the United States, this case is more than a legal dispute. It directly affects families, workers, small-business owners, students, and parents of U.S. citizen children. An unfavorable ruling could expose hundreds of thousands of people to the loss of legal status, work authorization, and, eventually, possible deportation to a country that many international organizations continue to describe as deeply unstable. The government is expected to have an opportunity to respond to the motion. The Supreme Court could then decide to continue reviewing the case, dismiss it, or send it back to the lower courts for further development of the factual record. For now, the future of TPS for Haiti remains in the hands of the Supreme Court. 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Facing Algeria at Kansas City Stadium, the Albiceleste secured a commanding 3-0 victory thanks to an exceptional Lionel Messi, who scored a historic hat-trick. This magnificent performance by the Argentine captain immediately made headlines around the world and sparked a wave of praise in the international press. Meanwhile, the French team also successfully passed their baptism of fire by dominating Senegal 3-1, confirming their ambitions in the competition. A Historic Evening for Messi, Unanimous Reactions in the World Press At 39 years old, Lionel Messi continues to write the most beautiful pages in the history of world football. Against Algeria, the Argentine world champion delivered a demonstration of talent that left observers speechless. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) From the 17th minute, the number 10 opened the scoring with a powerful strike following an excellent pass from Rodrigo De Paul. Highly influential throughout the game, he then doubled the lead in the 60th minute by capitalizing on a ball parried by Algerian goalkeeper Luca Zidane. Sixteen minutes later, he completed his recital with an unstoppable strike from the edge of the box to score the first hat-trick of his World Cup career. Beyond the victory, this performance allowed Messi to further cement his legendary status. With his three goals, he reached the mark of 16 World Cup goals, thus equaling German Miroslav Klose at the top of the all-time World Cup scoring charts. He also became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup and the first to score in the competition over a twenty-year span. The international press was quick to hail this feat. In Spain, AS ran a simple yet evocative front-page headline: “Historic Messi!” while Marca described his performance as “brutal.” In Italy, Corriere dello Sport spoke of a true “spectacle” offered by the Argentine genius. The Portuguese daily A Bola summed up the evening in one sentence: “Messi is from another world.” In Germany, Bild opined that the Argentine had once again worked his magic, while in France, L’Équipe emphasized that “the greatest goalscorer in history is Messi.” On the American continent, tributes were equally numerous. Uruguay’s El País highlighted the collection of records accumulated by the Inter Miami player in his sixth World Cup. In Brazil, Globo emphasized his equaling of the record previously held by Klose. In Mexico, the daily Récord simply chose the title “Historic!” to illustrate the magnitude of the event. On the Argentine side, enthusiasm was naturally at its peak. The country’s media celebrated the latest demonstration by their captain, a true symbol of a golden generation. After the match, coach Lionel Scaloni also paid tribute to his leader: “He will be the best as long as he wants to be,” he declared. Messi, named man of the match, was more measured, saying he was “happy with this start” and proud to see his team begin the competition in the best possible way. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) In Algeria, despite the disappointment, the press acknowledged the opponent’s superiority. The daily Compétition cited Messi’s “genius” as the main explanation for the Fennecs’ defeat. El Khabar lamented the lack of fighting spirit from Vladimir Petkovic’s men, while El Watan called for optimism, reminding that qualification remains possible in a group that is still wide open. A few hours earlier, France had also successfully entered the tournament. Facing Senegal, Les Bleus had to be patient before making the difference. It was ultimately Michael Olise who broke the deadlock in the 66th minute, delivering a perfect assist to Kylian Mbappé. The Real Madrid forward then scored a brace to guide his team to a 3-1 victory. In his first World Cup appearance, Olise was rewarded with the man-of-the-match title thanks to his decisive influence on the French game. The other matches of the day also provided their share of spectacle. Norway dominated Iraq 4-1, confirming their status as a serious contender for qualification in Group I. Finally, Austria secured a 3-1 victory over Jordan in Group J, joining Argentina at the top of the standings. 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At the end of this intense day, he delivered a message filled with both hope and urgency, calling on the international community to fully assume its responsibilities in the face of the multidimensional crisis gripping the country. Speaking to the press gathered late in the day at the BINUH headquarters at the Karibe Hotel in Pétion-Ville, António Guterres sought from the outset to reassure the Haitian people: “I came to Haiti with a simple message: you are not alone. The United Nations stands with you. And the world has no right to look away.” These words resonate as the country has been plunged for several years into a security, humanitarian, and political crisis of unprecedented magnitude. The UN chief did not shy away from the gravity of the situation, citing alarming figures: 6.4 million people are in need of humanitarian aid, nearly 1.5 million are internally displaced, and more than 2,300 people have been killed since the beginning of 2026 due to gang violence. An Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis in the Western Hemisphere - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Haiti is experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere – and the one deteriorating the fastest,” the Secretary-General emphasized. He particularly stressed the devastating impact on women and children: in the first quarter of 2026, an average of more than 20 women and girls were assaulted every single day, while the recruitment of children by gangs has tripled in one year. Now, up to one in every two gang members is a child. “Stolen childhoods – by violence, by exploitation, by hunger. That is the true nature of these groups, which thrive by exploiting the most vulnerable. This is absolutely intolerable. It must stop,” he insisted. An Appeal to Donors On the humanitarian front, the Secretary-General made an urgent appeal to international donors. The UN response plan, amounting to $880 million to help 4.2 million people, is barely funded at one-quarter of its target. “I say it bluntly to donors: Haiti is not asking for charity. Haiti is asking the world to keep its word. And Haiti cannot wait,” he declared firmly. Security, a Prerequisite for Everything On the security front, António Guterres welcomed recent progress, including the recapture of certain neighborhoods in downtown Port-au-Prince and the resumption of Cabinet meetings at the National Palace after more than three years of interruption. He also met with members of the Gang Suppression Force (FRG), whose deployment offers, in his view, “a real chance to roll back violence and restore state authority.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) He nonetheless took care to remind that this force, although logistically supported by the UN, is not a United Nations operation. He thanked the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic for their cooperation, while saluting the courage of Haitian police officers and soldiers who “hold the line, day after day, often at the risk of their lives.” The Secretary-General also insisted on the need to respect human rights in security operations: “Human rights and the fight against impunity are not an obstacle to security: they are its condition, and the foundation of public trust.” A Political Process to Accelerate Beyond the security emergency, António Guterres called for an acceleration of the political process. He met with Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as well as representatives of civil society, and advocated for credible and inclusive elections, the only legitimate path toward the restoration of constitutional order. “The opportunity that presents itself today may not come again – I am counting on Haitian leaders to seize it,” he warned, while recalling that “it is for Haitians, and Haitians alone, to chart the way forward.” A Robust International Force, but Still Insufficient Support Questioned by journalists about the reasons for the delay in deploying a truly robust international force, the Secretary-General acknowledged that previous mandates were not up to the challenges. He welcomed the new Security Council authorization for a force of 5,500 men and women, with a strong mandate aimed at disarming and dismantling gangs. However, he deplored the lack of engagement from developed countries in this force, noting the participation of Chadian, Jamaican, and soon Bangladeshi troops, but no contingents from wealthy nations. “It is time for developing countries to start engaging in this type of operation, because it is important to send the signal that we all matter in today’s world,” he stated. Concrete Progress, But a Long Road Ahead Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé welcomed the visit as a sign of renewed trust between Haiti and the United Nations. He highlighted the encouraging results achieved on the ground, including the recapture of strategic areas of the capital and the gradual improvement of living conditions for displaced persons. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s office affirmed that both parties agreed to strengthen their cooperation in a spirit of partnership, shared responsibility, and international solidarity, in order to pave the way for a Haiti that is “more stable, more serene, and more prosperous.” A Glimmer of Hope Despite the scale of the challenges, António Guterres concluded his press conference on a hopeful note. “For the first time in years, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” he said, recalling the resilience of the Haitian people and their history of struggle for freedom. “More than two centuries ago, at Vertières, a people achieved what the world believed impossible: they broke their chains and liberated themselves. That same people will know, I am convinced, how to free themselves from the grip of the gangs – and reclaim their security, their institutions, their future.” The UN chief left Haiti with a promise: “Our role is not to act in your place. Our place is by your side. 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A gala evening where the two reigning world champions delivered royal performances, carried by their respective geniuses. While Argentina, the defending champions, made a spectacular entrance thanks to a Lionel Messi at his very best, France was not to be outdone, responding in style through a Kylian Mbappé every bit as brilliant. Argentina and Messi: A Demonstration of Class In Kansas City, the Albiceleste arrived with the serenity of true champions. Facing a tenacious but limited Algerian side, Lionel Scaloni’s men delivered a recital of control and efficiency, securing an emphatic 3-0 victory. But the scoreline only tells part of the story, such was the imperial manner of their performance. The stadium, a true extension of Buenos Aires, pulsated to the rhythm of their captain’s inspirations. Lionel Messi, in his sixth World Cup appearance, delivered a masterful performance, a hat-trick bearing his trademark: world-class goals that remind us that age is just a number for geniuses. The first, in the 17th minute, was a pure gem: a left-footed curling strike from 20 meters that nestled into the top corner, leaving a retreating defense helpless. He doubled the lead just past the hour mark, pouncing on a ball poorly cleared by the goalkeeper, before completing his masterpiece in the 76th minute with another unstoppable long-range strike. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) This hat-trick carries immense historical weight. It allows Messi to join Miroslav Klose at the top of the all-time World Cup scoring charts with 16 goals. He also surpasses Luis Nazario de Lima (Ronaldo), further cementing his legend as the greatest goalscorer in World Cup history. France and Mbappé: The Champion’s Response A few hours earlier, it was the French team’s turn to take the stage. And if expectations were high, Kylian Mbappé rose to the occasion. The French striker, who had already scored a brace earlier in the day, proved that he is indeed Messi’s main rival in the race for records. His performance, blending blistering pace and clinical precision, allowed Les Bleus to launch their tournament in ideal fashion. Mbappé, through his display, not only secured victory for his team but also sent a clear message to the competition: France is very much here to compete for the title. Norway Imposes Its Law and Takes Group Lead - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) That same Tuesday, June 16, on the pitch at Boston’s stadium, Norway delivered a highly convincing performance, defeating Iraq 4-1 in their tournament opener. A victory that puts them atop Group I, ahead of France—who also won earlier in the day—thanks to a superior goal difference (+3 vs +2). While the match started cautiously, the “Vikings” quickly made their power felt. Erling Haaland broke the deadlock in the 28th minute, arriving at the far post to finish off a fine team move. Iraq, far from being overwhelmed, responded with flair: Aymen Hussein equalized with a header in the 39th minute, giving his side renewed hope. But that hope was short-lived. Following a glaring error from the Iraqi goalkeeper’s clearance, Haaland pounced to score an opportunistic goal just before halftime (43rd), completing a brace that would prove to be the turning point. In the second half, the Norwegians managed their advantage before putting the game to bed. Leo Østigård, left unmarked by an Iraqi defense fixated on Haaland, powered home a header from Martin Ødegaard’s corner to make it 3-1 (77th). In stoppage time, an own goal from Aymen Hussein sealed the match with a comprehensive 4-1 scoreline. This success, driven by the class and efficiency of Erling Haaland, proves that Norway is a serious outsider and intends to shake up the hierarchy in this competitive Group I. The symbolic showdown between the two reigning world champions, Messi and Mbappé, electrified this sixth matchday. Their respective performances, coupled with those of other top teams, are already shaping the contours of an exceptional World Cup. This sixth matchday confirmed that the 2026 World Cup is well on its way to being a tournament of extraordinary caliber, where global stars rise to the occasion from the very first matches. 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This decision, made upon the recommendation of the Advisory Council dated June 10, 2026, took effect on June 15, 2026. In an official notice addressed to the general public, importers, distributors, and consumers of petroleum products, the authorities have set the new pump prices as follows: Diesel (Gasoil): 790 gourdes per gallon. Diesel sees a reduction of 35 gourdes per gallon, with its price dropping from 825 to 790 gourdes. Kerosene: 785 gourdes per gallon. Its price drops from 845 to 785 gourdes per gallon, a decrease of 60 gourdes. Gasoline: 700 gourdes per gallon. No changes have been made to the price of gasoline, which remains fixed at 700 gourdes per gallon. According to the statement, this measure aims to establish official prices applicable throughout the national territory and concerns all stakeholders in the fuel supply and distribution chain. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The notice is signed by Serge Gabriel Collin, Minister of Economy and Finance, and James Monazard, Minister of Commerce and Industry. This announcement comes at a time when fluctuations in petroleum product prices remain a major economic issue for households, transport companies, and fuel-dependent sectors. A few weeks earlier, the Haitian government had made an initial downward adjustment to fuel prices. Announced on May 8 during a press conference by the Advisory Committee for Monitoring the Petroleum Market, that measure aimed to reflect changes in international market conditions on pump prices. On that occasion, the price of a gallon of gasoline was reduced from 725 to 700 gourdes, while diesel dropped from 825 to 800 gourdes. Kerosene, however, remained unchanged at 845 gourdes per gallon. That price reduction followed a substantial increase in petroleum product prices that took effect on April 2, 2026. Authorities had cited the surge in refined fuel prices on the international market to justify that decision. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) According to data presented by the government, the price of kerosene had increased by more than 100% between late February and late March 2026, compared to nearly 85% for diesel and about 50% for gasoline. 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While the defeat provoked a feeling of desolation in certain neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, some of the more astute Haitian supporters were able to see beyond the result: in a tough Group C featuring Brazil and Morocco, the Grenadiers delivered a performance full of desire and fighting spirit. An analysis of a duel between “comeback teams” and its consequences. **The Duel of the Comeback Teams Favors Scotland** This was a special matchup. On one side, Scotland, returning to the competition after a 28-year absence (their last participation dating back to 1998). On the other, Haiti, returning to the pinnacle of world football after a desert crossing lasting several decades (their only previous World Cup before 2026 was in 1974). This duel of the “comeback teams,” played in an electric atmosphere on the US East Coast, had the feel of a final for these two nations thirsting for recognition. At kickoff, the Tartan Army, renowned for its boisterous away support, had taken up residence in the stands. But facing them, the Grenadiers had not come as sacrificial lambs. Sébastien Migné, the strong-willed French manager, had hammered this point home in his press conference: “We are not making the trip to the United States to make up the numbers. I hope we can be one of the surprises of the tournament.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) For a good half-hour, his team proved him right. Carefree, intense in their duels, the Haitians took control of the game. Providence, on his left flank, tormented the Scottish defense, and the Isidor-Pierrot tandem looked dangerous. One began to dream of a resounding upset against a nation accustomed to big occasions. McGinn’s Stroke of Genius and the Ruthless Punishment But Scotland, under the guidance of their manager Steve Clarke, knew how to be patient and clinical. Where Haiti pushed with their hearts, the Tartan Army struck with their heads. In the 17th minute, a first warning was sent: Scott McTominay, found in retreat by the prodigy Ben Doak, unleashed a powerful strike that crashed against Johnny Placide’s right post. The respite was short-lived. Ten minutes later, the inevitable Ben Doak eliminated Martin Expérience with a brilliant piece of control that made the Scottish supporters howl with delight. His cut-back cross caused a scramble in the Haitian penalty area. The ball fell to John McGinn, Aston Villa’s strong man. His shot, deflected by a defender, looped over a helpless Johnny Placide (27th, 1-0). It was a hammer blow for the Haitians. Lawrence Shankland could have added a second with a header moments later (31st), but Haiti reacted immediately. On a lightning-quick move, Providence crossed, the ball lingered in the box, and Isidor arrived to try a close-range finish. But the Scottish goalkeeper, Angus Gunn, pulled off a miraculous reflex save (33rd). Half-time arrived with this slender scoreline, leaving a wild hope hanging over the second half. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) **A Gritty Second Half and Legitimate Regrets** After the break, the match became bogged down. Both teams struggled with clumsiness and poor touches, as if frozen by the stakes. While Scotland controlled the game better and created a few chances through the inevitable McGinn (72nd), the Grenadiers refused to lower their flag. The final thrill came from Haitian feet. In the 83rd minute, from a perfectly taken corner, Frantzdy Pierrot rose higher than everyone else. His powerful, well-directed header flew… just a few centimeters to the left of Gunn’s post. Total disillusionment on the Haitian bench. 1-0, the final score. Scotland thus returned to winning ways in the competition for the first time since 1990 and seized the top spot in Group C, taking advantage of the earlier draw (1-1) between Brazil and Morocco. **Port-au-Prince: Between Tears and Astonishing Lucidity** In the streets of the Haitian capital, the contrast is striking. In the neighborhoods, where screens had been set up in small bars or in the open air, the atmosphere was heavy. At the final whistle, there was desolation. Groups of young people, wearing Grenadiers jerseys, stared at the ground in silence. Others shouted their frustration, blaming the referee or cursing that post hit by Pierrot. “We deserved at least a draw,” said a disappointed street vendor, as the first moto-taxis and other supporters armed with their “famous little trumpets” honked their dismay. But in certain areas, the more knowledgeable and lucid supporters felt that the country had done well for its first match. For these observers, the real objective is not to get out of the group stage, but to gain experience and avoid being given a lesson in humility. Haiti’s first ever World Cup point will have to wait, but the fighting spirit, at least, is already there. **The Brazilian and Moroccan Mountain in Sight** Now, the Grenadiers must look ahead. The defeat against Scotland is not a surprise in itself, but it seriously complicates the road ahead. With this setback, Haiti’s back is already against the wall. They will have to face Brazil, five-time world champions, who looked shaky against Morocco (1-1) but remain a winning machine. And above all, Morocco, semi-finalists of the 2022 edition, who impressed with their work rate against the Seleção. Scotland, with three points in their pocket, can already dream of historic qualification for the Round of 16 (a first in eight World Cup appearances). For Haiti, the road is steeper, but if the Grenadiers reproduce the intensity they showed on Saturday evening, they could, if not create a surprise, at least leave the World Cup with their heads held high. And in Port-au-Prince, after the desolation of the first night, it is perhaps this lucidity that will ultimately prevail. **Group C Results (Matchday 1):** Scotland 1-0 Haiti Brazil 1-1 Morocco (Goals: Vinicius Jr for Brazil; Ismael Saibari for Morocco) Standings: 1. Scotland (3 pts), 2. Brazil (1 pt), 3. Morocco (1 pt), 4. 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Between the American display of power in Los Angeles and the historic fight of the Canadians in Toronto, the North American continent thrilled its crowds. A look back at these two memorable matches. **SoFi Stadium, Inglewood (California) – Group D: United States 4-1 Paraguay** **A Thunderous Start for the Co-Host** In front of a SoFi Stadium with the feel of a Super Bowl venue, the United States did not tremble. Facing an overwhelmed Paraguay, Mauricio Pochettino’s team delivered a polished performance, winning 4-1 with an authority that already makes them one of the favorites in Group D, where Australia and Turkey will enter the fray on Sunday. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Before the 70,000 spectators even had time to digest Katy Perry’s spectacular show, the Americans struck hard. As early as the 3rd minute, a lightning counter-attack, launched by Weston McKennie and finished with a cross from Christian Pulisic, found the unfortunate foot of Damián Bobadilla, who beat his own goalkeeper (1-0). The Paraguayan nightmare was just beginning. **Balogun on Fire, a One-Sided First Half** Paraguay, led by Julio Enciso (RC Strasbourg) clearly not fully recovered from his injury, tried to respond. A shot from the Strasbourg player wide of Matt Freese’s goal (12th) was merely a flash in the pan. The United States, carried by a high-class midfield where Malik Tillman (ex-PSV) operated as a holding midfielder and Sergiño Dest tore apart the right wing, did not let up. Folarin Balogun, the AS Monaco striker, first saw a goal logically disallowed for offside (24th). But 75 seconds later, he didn’t miss his chance. Perfectly served on the left side, he picked out Orlando Gill with a fine cross-shot into the far corner (2-0, 25th). American success was total: Chris Richards saw his header go over (30th), McKennie was denied by Gill (32nd), before Balogun, with a drop of the shoulder on Omar Alderete, found the top corner for 3-0 just before halftime (45th). At the break, the match was already over. **Calm Management and a Final Fireworks Display** - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) In the second half, Pochettino rotated, bringing on Ricardo Pepi (ex-PSV) in place of Balogun, who had already scored a brace. The Americans, less sharp, managed their lead. Paraguay, resigned, took advantage of the hosts’ drop in intensity to save face. Twenty minutes from time, after an aerial duel, Enciso crossed for Mauricio, whose cross-shot reduced the deficit (3-1, 70th). Pepi thought he had served up a golden opportunity for Tillman, but the latter lacked conviction in the box (78th). The end of the match was quiet, until stoppage time. Coming off the bench, Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach) put the icing on the cake: a well-placed right-footed shot from the edge of the box that sealed the fate of the match (4-1, 90+2nd). A five-star performance for the Stars and Stripes, who take the lead in Group D and send a clear message to their rivals. **BMO Field, Toronto (Ontario) – Group B: Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina** **A Historic First Point, Gritted Out** While the American victory was expected, Canada’s fate was much more uncertain. For their debut in Group B, the Canadians experienced an evening full of tension. Trailing on the scoreboard, they ultimately snatched a 1-1 draw that will go down in the history books: it is the first point in Canada’s World Cup history. The first period was nightmarish for Jesse Marsch’s men. Without Alphonso Davies, injured and watching from the bench, the Canadian attack lacked sharpness. Worse, from a set piece, pragmatic Bosnia opened the scoring. From a Basic corner, Sead Kolašinac (ex-Marseille) deflected the ball at the near post, and the giant Jovo Lukić (6’4″) extended it into the net (0-1, 21st). **Courage Pays Off, Larin Enters Legend** After the break, the game changed radically. Canada pushed forward, but bad luck plagued them. In the 53rd minute, Laryea thought he had equalized, but Kolašinac, heroic, miraculously deflected the ball onto the crossbar. Immediately after, Demirović missed a chance to double Bosnia’s lead (55th). A frustrated Jesse Marsch made bold changes, bringing on Promise David in place of Jonathan David. Nothing worked. The Bosnian defense, led by a heroic Muharemovic, held firm. As time ticked away, Marsch played his trump card: Cyle Larin. The national team’s all-time leading scorer (90 caps, 30 goals) came on in the 72nd minute. And as the saying goes, old pots make the best jam. In the 78th minute, after a superb piece of skill, Larin saw his shot deflected by a Bosnian defender, wrong-footing goalkeeper Vasilj (1-1). BMO Field erupted. The final eight minutes plus six minutes of stoppage time were a Canadian siege. Larin, once again, had a golden opportunity in the 96th minute to snatch victory, but Muharemovic saved his team with a desperate tackle. The score did not change. This draw, earned through courage, is a first for Canada, sparing them the worst. Bosnia, for their part, can thank their defense for this precious point. **The Verdict on This Second Day** This day confirmed the balance of power. The United States, carried by a brilliant collective and a Balogun in inspired form, are already on their way to the Round of 16. Canada, less flashy but combative, laid the first brick of their world championship history. With Mexico victorious the day before, all three hosts of this 2026 edition have risen to the occasion, offering a spectacular show to an entire continent hanging on its heroes. 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In front of over 80,000 fervent spectators, Mexico, co-host of the event alongside the United States and Canada, lived up to its reputation as a giant of the opening rounds. By winning the opening match against South Africa (2-0), El Tri gave its people a dream evening, marked by goals, suspense, and a true display of disciplinary fireworks. Just as in 1986, when Mexico opened its home World Cup with a victory against Belgium (2-1), the pressure did not overwhelm the Mexican national team players. Quite the opposite: they transcended it. **Shakira, Bocelli, and the Azteca Party** Before kick-off, a spectacular opening ceremony electrified the Azteca Stadium. For about twenty minutes, the world’s cultures mingled in a living tableau. Dancers in indigenous costumes with immense feather headdresses, accompanied by pre-Hispanic drums, opened the ball, followed by Mexican groups Maná and Los Ángeles Azules, Venezuelan Danny Ocean, Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin, and Hispano-Mexican singer Belinda. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) But it was the undisputed queen of the evening, Shakira, who set the stands on fire. With sunglasses, a bright yellow bodysuit, and a purple skirt, the Colombian first reminded the 80,000 spectators of her global 2010 anthem, Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), before unveiling Dai Dai, the new official song of the 2026 World Cup, in a virtual duet with Nigerian star Burna Boy, blending afrobeat and Caribbean rhythms. To close the show, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performed DNA, the competition’s official anthem, produced by French DJ David Guetta – a bold mix of opera and electronic music that suspended the moment. Then, the 22 players of the opening match took to the pitch. **The Scenario: A 2010 Remake That Favors Mexico** This Mexico vs. South Africa match was a remake of the 2010 World Cup opener, which ended in a draw (1-1) at Soccer City in Johannesburg. This time, there was no suspense: Mexico imposed its law from the very first moments. 9th minute: Lira causes panic, Quiñones opens the scoring - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The die was cast very early. South African goalkeeper Rowen Williams, under pressure, attempted a risky clearance. Mexican midfielder Erik Lira anticipated, intercepted the ball in front of Sphephelo Sithole, and delicately slid it to Julián Quiñones. The attacker only had to push the ball into the back of the net. 1-0. The Azteca exploded. This was the first goal of the 2026 World Cup. 20th, 42nd: Quiñones, man of the first act Quiñones was everywhere. He tried his luck from distance in the 20th minute, forcing Williams into a difficult save. Then, just before halftime (42nd minute), he hit the right post on a solo run. The South Africans, organized in a 5-3-2 formation, endured but held on. However, a spanner was about to be thrown into their works. **Red cards galore: a match that explodes** The second half began with a major turning point. In the 50th minute, Sphephelo Sithole, already at fault for the first goal, committed a blatant late foul on a Mexican midfielder. The referee did not hesitate: second yellow card, then red. South Africa was reduced to ten men. The South African block, disciplined until then, began to crack. Spaces opened up. In the 67th minute, Roberto Alvarado, with a pinpoint cross from the right, placed the ball perfectly onto the head of Raúl Jiménez. The veteran striker only had to nod it home. 2-0. The stadium was in a trance. But the match, already physical, descended into chaos in the final minutes. In the 84th minute, South African Themba Zwwane, who had come on in the 61st minute for Jayden Adams, was in turn sent off for violent conduct. The Bafana Bafana finished the match with nine players. And to top it all off, in added time, a Mexican player (César Montes, central defender) also received a direct red card for a dangerous tackle. Final tally: three ejections (two for South Africa, one for Mexico) and a match that will go down in the annals for its intensity, both technical and nervous. **What to remember for the rest of the tournament** With this victory (2-0), Mexico temporarily takes the lead in Group A and ideally launches its world campaign. Mexican supporters, who have been holding their breath since 2018 (round of 16 elimination) and 2022 (group stage elimination), can finally rejoice. South Africa, for its part, must absolutely regroup during its next match to prevent its qualification hopes from vanishing. The Bafana Bafana showed worrying defensive flaws, but also a fighting spirit despite being outnumbered. ![Group of soccer players in green uniforms celebrate on a grass field, wearing brown bibs that say FIFA World Cup 2026, as they hug and cheer around one player stepping forward.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-12-at-000047.jpeg) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-mexico-dominates-south-africa-2-0-and-kicks-off-the-global-football-festivities/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-mexico-dominates-south-africa-2-0-and-kicks-off-the-global-football-festivities/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-mexico-dominates-south-africa-2-0-and-kicks-off-the-global-football-festivities/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-mexico-dominates-south-africa-2-0-and-kicks-off-the-global-football-festivities/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-mexico-dominates-south-africa-2-0-and-kicks-off-the-global-football-festivities/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%202026%20World%20Cup%3A%20Mexico%20Dominates%20South%20Africa%20%282-0%29%20and%20Kicks%20Off%20the%20Global%20Football%20Festivities&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2F2026-world-cup-mexico-dominates-south-africa-2-0-and-kicks-off-the-global-football-festivities%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** INTERNATIONAL, SOCCER, SPORTS --- ### [2026 World Cup: FIFA Forces Saeta to Modify Haiti's Jersey](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-fifa-forces-saeta-to-modify-haitis-jersey/) **Published:** June 10, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Just days before the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA, world football’s governing body, demanded that kit manufacturer Saeta modify the Grenadiers’ official jersey, ruling that certain visual elements on the shirt did not fully comply with its regulations on political neutrality. The news has since spread across social media, sparking strong reactions among the Haitian diaspora and football fans. According to available information, the illustrations depicting Haiti’s independence heroes are precisely at the heart of this controversial decision. These images, which adorned the original jersey design, were conceived as a tribute to the historical heritage and resilience of the Haitian people. Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Henri Christophe, and Alexandre Pétion – these emblematic figures of the fight against slavery and colonization – were meant to accompany the players onto the field, a powerful symbol of a nation proud of its history. Yet FIFA judged that these representations could be interpreted differently under its strict rules governing messages and symbols displayed on official kits. The governing body’s regulations, which prohibit any political, religious, or commercial display outside authorized frameworks, were thus applied to what was merely a patriotic homage. ### Faced with this demand, the manufacturer Saeta responded quickly. In a statement, the company firmly asserted that the initial design had “no political purpose” and aimed solely to “celebrate Haitian national identity” – a reminder that football is also, and perhaps above all, a vector of cultural and identity expression. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) However, aware of the stakes and FIFA’s authority, Saeta indicated that it had complied with the governing body’s requirements by making the requested modifications. The manufacturer stated that the changes had already been made and that the Grenadiers would wear a new version of the jersey during the competition. “Although this interpretation differs from our original intention, Saeta has respected the process and applied the final requirements communicated by FIFA,” the company soberly stated, without hiding a certain bitterness. The Grenadiers have already taken their official photos with this modified version of the jersey. A highly anticipated first match against Scotland Despite this last-minute controversy, the Haitian national team remains fully focused on its sporting objective. The Grenadiers will make their competition debut on Saturday, June 13, in Boston against Scotland. A historic match for the Caribbean nation, which will play its first World Cup match since its sole participation in 1974. Haiti’s schedule has also been revealed. The players will hold a training session on June 10 at Stockton University before heading to Boston the following day. June 12 will be marked by the pre-match press conference at Boston Stadium, followed by the final training session at the NER Training Center. The team will thus complete its preparations before entering the competition against the Scots. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### An Algerian referee for Haiti – Scotland Furthermore, FIFA has appointed the refereeing team for this match. Algeria’s Mustapha Ghorbal, 41, will referee Haiti’s first match of the 2026 World Cup. An experienced referee, Mr. Ghorbal, will be taking charge of his second World Cup finals match, having previously officiated during the 2022 edition in Qatar. A sign of confidence from the international governing body, which is entrusting a seasoned referee with the responsibility of this match, the stakes of which are already significant for both nations. Between national pride and regulatory constraints: a debate reignited This jersey affair reignites a recurring debate in the football world: how far can one express national identity on sports equipment? For Haiti, the essential thing lies elsewhere: to deliver a worthy performance against Scotland and, why not, cause a surprise in a group that also includes other formidable nations. The Grenadiers, deprived of their heroes on their jersey, now hope to embody, through their play and fighting spirit, the spirit of resistance and pride that has always characterized the Haitian people. See you on June 13 in Boston for the kickoff of an adventure that, beyond the simple sporting result, already carries a strong historical and symbolic dimension. The ball itself has no political color. Whether it will roll in Haiti’s favor remains to be seen. ![Blue Haiti national football team jersey displayed in front of the badge for the Haiti Football Federation logo background.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-10-at-144458.jpeg) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-fifa-forces-saeta-to-modify-haitis-jersey/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-fifa-forces-saeta-to-modify-haitis-jersey/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-fifa-forces-saeta-to-modify-haitis-jersey/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-fifa-forces-saeta-to-modify-haitis-jersey/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/2026-world-cup-fifa-forces-saeta-to-modify-haitis-jersey/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%202026%20World%20Cup%3A%20FIFA%20Forces%20Saeta%20to%20Modify%20Haiti%27s%20Jersey&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2F2026-world-cup-fifa-forces-saeta-to-modify-haitis-jersey%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SOCCER, SPORTS --- ### [Bayassociates Inc Honors  "the Pioneers of Haitian Soccer in Boston" ](https://ctninfo.com/bayassociates-inc-honors-the-pioneers-of-haitian-soccer-in-boston/) **Published:** June 11, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Bay Associates Inc. organized a ceremony in Boston to honor Jean-Claude Désir—”Tom Pouce”—and other Haitian footballers, celebrating their impact on the city’s Haitian community and the progress of the sport. Mayor Michelle Wu and City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune were unable to attend due to the Boston city budget vote. They sent representatives who presented plaques and affirmed the city’s recognition of the honorees. Désir, a midfielder, helped Haiti reach the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany—the country’s debut on football’s biggest stage. Born in Port-au-Prince on August 8, 1946, he played mainly for Aigle Noir AC. He also had loan spells at Racing Club Haïtien and the Detroit Cougars in the North American Soccer League, becoming one of the earliest Haitian professionals in the US. Désir was especially known for team play and leadership. The 1974 squad, coached by Antoine Tassy, made history when striker Emmanuel Sanon scored against Italy and ended goalkeeper Dino Zoff’s unbeaten streak. Several teammates later settled in the northeastern US. #### Roosevelt Jean, Raynald Dévilmé, and Frantz Guillaume were also honored at the ceremony. Each built a remarkable career with top Haitian clubs such as Aigle Noir de Bel-Air, Don Bosco de Pétion-Ville, and Racing Club Haïtien. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-85141-AM.png) The president of Bay Associates Inc. witnessed these players’ best moments and presented plaques, calling them “the masters of Haitian football.” Lucner Bayas shared anecdotes from his experiences with the legends, feeling privileged to observe them in Haiti and Boston. For Tom Pouce, the honor was deeply meaningful, as it showed that his work was valued. Jean-Claude Désir thanked the organizers for their initiative. In an exclusive interview with CTN, Désir addressed the Grenadiers as they prepare for their World Cup campaign, expressing confidence in the current Haitian national team and comparing his era to the present, noting the evolution in professionalism. “In 1974, we were amateurs. Today’s players are real professionals competing in the world’s biggest competitions,” said the former Aigle Noir and Racing Club Haïtien player. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-85309-AM.png) Current squad members mainly play in Europe’s top leagues. In 1974, most players were domestic amateurs. Roseline Éloissaint, a Haitian women’s national team member who plays for FC Nantes in France’s Première Ligue, also joined the ceremony. Born February 20, 1999, in Miragoâne, she rose through Haiti’s domestic game before moving to Canada and then France. Éloissaint is a consistent contributor for Nantes and the Grenadières internationally. She stressed the great importance of respecting the trailblazers who paved the way for the new generation. #### The tribute to former Haitian greats is part of Boston events marking Haiti’s second World Cup finals. More celebrations are planned within the Haitian community, 52 years after the nation’s first participation in 1974. For the Haitian community, the ceremony not only celebrated the legacy of the 1974 team but also symbolized a passing of the torch—from pioneers like Désir in Boston to a new generation preparing to represent Haiti on football’s world stage. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-85247-AM.png) This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions were produced using AI translation software; errors may occur, and the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text to audio. 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Despite a slight decrease compared to the previous month, the organization denounces practices that undermine the fundamental rights of migrants, particularly the most vulnerable groups. According to the GARR report, 21,007 Haitians were expelled by Dominican authorities between April 1 and April 30, 2026, while 6,333 others were turned back to Haiti. In parallel, 23,372 people voluntarily returned to their country during the same period. The document also highlights that the United States deported 133 Haitian nationals, including 117 men and 14 women, to the Cap-Haïtien international airport. The expulsions recorded in April show a slight decrease compared to March, during which 22,103 people were deported, versus 21,140 in April, notably due to the absence of return operations from the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands during this period. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Vulnerable groups particularly affected The report highlights the presence of many vulnerable profiles among those expelled from the Dominican Republic. In April 2026, GARR recorded: 96 deported pregnant women; 237 deported breastfeeding women; 149 people living with disabilities; 217 deported unaccompanied minors. According to the organization, pregnant and breastfeeding women continue to be apprehended in Dominican health facilities before being transferred to detention centers deemed unsuitable for their condition. Several testimonies collected by GARR report poor hygiene conditions, unsanitary surroundings, as well as allegations of physical violence and the use of tear gas against detained individuals. Faced with the scale of the expulsions, GARR teams based in Belladère provided assistance to 453 expelled migrants during the month of April. Among them were 74 women, 26 girls, 21 boys, and 332 men. Within the Belladère reception center, the organization identified several people requiring specific care, including 8 pregnant women, 11 breastfeeding women, 3 people with physical disabilities, and 12 unaccompanied minors. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) GARR denounces a “brutal” migration policy Beyond the numbers, GARR considers that the deportation operations carried out at the Haitian-Dominican border continue to be accompanied by violations of the fundamental rights of Haitian migrants. The organization calls for the suspension of these policies, which it describes as brutal, and advocates for treatment that respects human dignity. The report also observes that, despite the persistent deterioration of the economic and security situation in Haiti, many citizens continue to try their luck on migration routes, including by sea, hoping to reach destinations perceived as offering better life prospects. 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This one-day visit, his second since July 2023, comes at a time when the country sinks a little deeper each day into a spiral of armed violence, massive population displacement, and political paralysis. Between assessing humanitarian needs, supporting the multinational gang suppression force, and examining fragile institutional advances, Mr. Guterres’s trip is shaping up as a test of the international community’s ability to prevent the total collapse of the Haitian state. **A country under security pressure** For several months, the metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince and the department of Artibonite, the country’s breadbasket, have been the scene of coordinated offensives by coalitions of armed gangs. Neighborhoods considered “strategic” are regularly targeted by attacks that cause the sudden displacement of thousands of families. According to the latest estimates from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the number of internally displaced persons in Haiti has exceeded 1.45 million, more than half of whom are women and girls. The UN Secretary-General, who is scheduled to meet with displaced persons during his stay, intends to see for himself the human impact of this systemic violence, according to the American newspaper Miami Herald. Particular emphasis will be placed on the situation of women and girls, victims of sexual violence used as a weapon of terror by gangs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) **The multinational force: a tense deployment** One of the major objectives of Mr. Guterres’s visit is to assess the deployment status of the UN-mandated gang suppression force, whose logistics and operations are overseen by a new United Nations Support Office in Haiti (BANUH) in close coordination with a standing group of partner countries. However, criticism is mounting over the lack of resources and responsiveness. As violence reached record levels in the spring of 2026, several observers believe the international response is still too timid. Mr. Guterres is therefore expected to urge member states to accelerate the payment of promised financial and material contributions in order to overcome the armed groups that control nearly 80% of the capital. **Political crisis: postponed elections and open power struggle** On the political front, the UN chief’s visit comes in the midst of a new power struggle that illustrates the fragility of Haitian institutions. The holding of general elections, long postponed and considered an essential condition for a return to constitutional order, seems more compromised than ever. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Last week, a disagreement over the electoral decree escalated into a standoff between Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). CEP members accused the government of overstepping its prerogatives and adopting an electoral decree without any prior consultation. Also at issue was the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Uder Antoine, the Council’s executive director, to the position of director general, which would place him under the authority of the executive branch rather than that of the nine electoral advisers. In protest, the majority of the CEP signed a document barring Antoine from accessing the institution’s offices in Pétion-Ville, then passed a resolution dismissing him. Subsequently, Antoine took an oath last Friday during a brief ceremony, attended only by the President of the CEP, Jacques Desrosiers. **Role of international mediators** In this climate of heightened tensions, the UN political office in Haiti (BINUH) and the United States Embassy have attempted to play a mediating role. Both institutions welcomed the adoption of the electoral decree, which was finally published in the official journal Le Moniteur and made public over the weekend. However, no lasting solution has yet emerged to resolve the impasse. Mr. Guterres is expected to meet with Prime Minister Fils-Aimé during his stop in Port-au-Prince. The latter, whose legitimacy is contested by part of the political class, is also scheduled to travel to Boston on July 13 to attend the first FIFA World Cup match between the Haitian national team and Scotland – a trip that has drawn criticism in the midst of a national crisis. **A visit by land: Santo Domingo as an antechamber** António Guterres will arrive in Haiti by land from the Dominican Republic, with which Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola. Before crossing the border, he will meet with Dominican authorities in Santo Domingo, in a context marked by massive expulsions of Haitian nationals – more than 21,000 in April 2026 according to GARR – and recurring diplomatic tensions over the management of migration flows Mr. Guterres’s visit is part of a series of high-level diplomatic trips in the region. At the end of May, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau visited Port-au-Prince before continuing on to Santo Domingo. A delegation from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) had also planned a similar mission, but Haitian authorities deemed the timing “not opportune.” Ultimately, António Guterres’s trip to Haiti comes at a critical moment. As gang violence continues to spread, the international response struggles to materialize on the ground, and political divisions paralyze any credible electoral perspective, the UN faces an unprecedented challenge. Can the Secretary-General convince member states to unlock additional resources for the multinational force? Will he be able to impose effective mediation between the government and the Provisional Electoral Council to salvage what remains of the electoral calendar? Can he finally draw the world’s attention to a humanitarian crisis that, while alarming, remains largely underfunded? Is a single day enough to answer these questions? 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The Superior Council of the Judicial Power (CSPJ) made public, on June 5, 2026, the results of the review mechanism for certification files of magistrates who had not obtained their certification during previous evaluations, as stated on the institution’s Facebook page. This process, undertaken in accordance with a resolution adopted on March 27, 2025, is part of a dynamic of transparency and building trust in the judge evaluation process, the statement reads. According to figures released by the CSPJ, 68 requests were submitted under this exceptional procedure. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) After analysis, 52 files were deemed admissible, while 15 were rejected for non-compliance with formal requirements. Thirty-seven magistrates were summoned and heard individually, respecting the procedural guarantees provided by current standards. Following deliberations, the Council decided to uphold 26 decisions of non-certification. However, six initially rejected files were favorably reconsidered, allowing their holders to be declared certified and eligible to rejoin the judiciary. Five other cases were referred back to the Technical Certification Commission for further investigation. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Through this decision, according to the communications unit, the CSPJ affirms its commitment to conducting the certification process with rigor, fairness, and impartiality, while guaranteeing respect for judicial independence and the principles governing the exercise of the judiciary in Haiti. Alongside these institutional efforts, several jurisdictions across the country have intensified their activities to reduce case backlogs and combat prolonged pretrial detention, a recurring problem in the Haitian penal system. In Petit-Goâve, the Court of First Instance organized, from March 9 to 31, 2026, a significant session of criminal assizes without jury assistance. Under the direction of Magistrate Fritzner Duclair, Dean of the court, thirty-two criminal trials were heard during this period. The outcomes of these hearings demonstrate sustained judicial activity. Seven people were acquitted and released, while twenty-three others were sentenced to prison terms varying according to the severity of the charges against them. Among the sentences handed down were notably seven terms of seven years’ imprisonment, five terms of five years’ imprisonment, two sentences of two years in prison, two one-year sentences, and two sentences of eight years’ imprisonment. Judicial authorities consider these assizes as an important step in efforts to decongest prisons and guarantee litigants the right to be tried within a reasonable time. They intend to regularly continue such initiatives to strengthen public confidence in the administration of justice. In the Southeast Department, the Court of First Instance of Jacmel also conducted a series of criminal assizes without jury assistance between April 7 and April 29, 2026. Eight cases were on the docket for these hearings, of which five resulted in convictions and three were referred for further investigation or additional inquiry. Among the decisions rendered, Jean Pierre Joël was sentenced to five years of hard labor for nighttime theft and criminal conspiracy in a case dating back to 2019. Étienne Chrisnord received four and a half years of imprisonment for the rape of a minor, while Frito Henry was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for attempted murder. The court also sentenced Noël Edner, known by the nickname “Louibon,” to eight years of criminal imprisonment for murder and motorcycle theft. Jules Salomon, for his part, received a four-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy. Some cases, however, were postponed to allow for further investigations or the submission of new evidence, particularly in cases involving charges of rape of a minor, drug trafficking, or illegal weapons possession. According to the CSPJ, these various initiatives reflect the judicial authorities’ desire to strengthen court operations, accelerate criminal case processing, and ensure more effective justice. 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USCIS officers now question immigrants about obstacles to returning to their home countries during the adjustment process. Immigration attorney Nadine Gédéon disclosed this after witnessing a similar case while accompanying a client to an adjustment-of-status interview. Gédéon, an immigration law professor and practitioner, says the immigration officer asked two questions that immediately stood out to her. The first question was why the immigrant had chosen to apply for adjustment of status rather than pursue the process at the consulate. The second was what factors might prevent the applicant from returning to their country to wait for permanent residence. According to Attorney Gédéon, the two questions were not routine. “These two questions are of critical importance because they speak to the applicant’s intent at the time the applicant sought authorization to enter the United States,” she explained. Nadine Gédéon said she intends to closely monitor how the practice develops. “We will continue to follow the situation. I have two upcoming interviews. I will be watching the trend to see whether they continue asking these questions, knowing that the answers can have a major impact on USCIS’s decision to approve or deny the adjustment-of-status application,” she added. ### A Policy Announced, Then Clarified On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, titled “Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace, and an Extraordinary Relief that Permits Applicants to Dispense with the Ordinary Consular Visa Process.” The memorandum reminds officers that adjustment of status, authorized under Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, is a discretionary form of “administrative grace” and is not intended to replace the ordinary immigrant visa process conducted through U.S. consulates. In its public announcement, USCIS stated that adjustment of status would be granted only in “extraordinary circumstances.” According to the law firm Morgan Lewis, the agency’s public statements at the time the memorandum was released suggested that many nonimmigrants who were lawfully present in the United States could be required to return to their home countries to complete the green card process. Following concern among immigrant communities, attorneys and employers, the Department of Homeland Security appeared to narrow the scope of the policy. According to the law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth, later DHS statements, reported by The New York Times, indicated that USCIS was stepping back from some of the broadest interpretations of the policy and framing the measure as a reminder of the discretionary authority officers already possess, to be applied on a case-by-case basis. Gédéon’s account highlights the gap between DHS’s statements and actual interview practices. ### Questions Aimed at Intent Gédéon’s observations match what several U.S. immigration law firms report. According to Boundless, USCIS officers now ask applicants during interviews why they did not use consular processing, if they could have applied from abroad, and about family ties in their home country. Hunton Andrews Kurth has also noted that the memorandum will likely lead to more detailed Requests for Evidence or interview questions focused on discretionary factors and the availability of consular processing, as well as closer scrutiny of an applicant’s immigration history and intent at the time of entry into the United States. Gédéon raised the key issue: legal intent. Erickson Immigration Group notes the memorandum instructs officers to consider all relevant factors—including family ties, moral character, and any violations or fraud before, during, or after obtaining immigration status. This is especially important when violations suggest intent to reside permanently in the United States, a goal that could be pursued through the regular immigrant visa process. The answer to “Why did you not go through the consulate?” may reveal the applicant’s true intent at entry and strongly influence the final decision. ### Who May Be Affected? Not all applicants face the same risks. Holland & Knight notes that dual-intent visa holders, such as H-1B and L-1 visa holders, can seek permanent residence without violating their status, but this status does not guarantee a favorable decision. Quarles & Brady notes that the memorandum lacks a grandfathering provision for pending cases, so it may affect already filed I-485 applications. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center emphasizes an important point: the law itself has not changed. However, the organization warns that the memorandum could make the process riskier for some applicants because it directs officers to look more closely for discretionary reasons to deny a case. The ILRC also reminds applicants that, during an interview, they may ask the officer to clarify any question they do not understand. For the Haitian and other immigrant communities, Gédéon’s observations have real effects. The interview questions may determine the outcomes of thousands of applications, more than the policy memo or later clarifications. Gédéon, who said she has two upcoming interviews, plans to observe whether the pattern continues. CTN will continue to monitor developments in this matter. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The central takeaway is clear: All applicants should consult a trusted attorney or legal adviser before any interview or immigration filing and never make important decisions—such as leaving the United States—without professional legal guidance. This remains the most critical precaution in the changing policy environment described above. *This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions were produced using AI translation software; errors may occur, and the English version is authoritative. CTN also uses AI to convert text to audio.* ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Green-Card-Permanent-resident.webp) Source: [Statement from Attorney Nadine Gédéon, an immigration attorney, obtained by CTN.](https://www.facebook.com/reel/1040778145143008) [https://ctninfo.com/immigration-atto…reen-card-policy/](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-atto%E2%80%A6reen-card-policy/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-attorney-witnesses-uscis-officers-quietly-enforcing-walked-back-green-card-policy/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-attorney-witnesses-uscis-officers-quietly-enforcing-walked-back-green-card-policy/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-attorney-witnesses-uscis-officers-quietly-enforcing-walked-back-green-card-policy/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-attorney-witnesses-uscis-officers-quietly-enforcing-walked-back-green-card-policy/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-attorney-witnesses-uscis-officers-quietly-enforcing-walked-back-green-card-policy/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Immigration%20Attorney%20Witnesses%20USCIS%20Officers%20Quietly%20Enforcing%20Walked-Back%20Green%20Card%20Policy&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fimmigration-attorney-witnesses-uscis-officers-quietly-enforcing-walked-back-green-card-policy%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, Politics, US --- ### [Federal Judge in Massachusetts Strikes Down Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-in-massachusetts-strikes-down-trump-administrations-100000-h-1b-visa-fee/) **Published:** June 9, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** A new legal setback for President Donald Trump, as a federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down one of his administration’s major immigration-related measures, ruling that the $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visa petitions exceeded presidential authority. The ruling was issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of the District of Massachusetts. According to JURIST, Judge Sorokin vacated the policy connected to President Donald Trump’s September proclamation, which had imposed the $100,000 fee as part of a broader change in H-1B immigration policy, according to jurist.org. The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers for specialty occupations. USCIS describes H-1B as a nonimmigrant classification for people performing services in specialty occupations, while the U.S. Department of Labor says the program applies to employers seeking to hire nonimmigrant workers in specialty occupations or as fashion models of distinguished merit and ability. The Trump administration had defended the fee as a response to what it described as abuse of the H-1B program. The administration argued that some employers had used the visa category to hire foreign workers at lower wages, reduce demand for U.S. workers, and weaken employment opportunities in certain sectors, according to jurist.org. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, challenged the policy in court. In announcing the lawsuit in December 2025, Bonta’s office said the $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions would affect employers seeking highly skilled foreign workers, including physicians, researchers, nurses, and other workers in fields facing labor shortages. #### Judge Sorokin ruled in favor of the states. According to Reuters, the court concluded that the $100,000 charge constituted an unauthorized tax. Reuters also reported that the ruling bars the State Department and USCIS from enforcing the fee. The decision is significant because the H-1B program remains one of the main legal pathways used by U.S. employers to bring skilled foreign professionals into the country for temporary work. USCIS says H-1B specialty occupations may include fields such as architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, and medicine. (\[USCIS\]\[5\]) For immigrant communities, including Haitian professionals, students, and families pursuing employment-based opportunities, the ruling highlights the continuing legal fight over how far a president can go in changing immigration policy without congressional action. The court’s decision does not eliminate the H-1B program or change the basic eligibility rules for H-1B workers. Instead, it removes the $100,000 fee requirement imposed by the Trump administration’s proclamation. Reuters reported that the White House expects the ruling to be overturned on appeal. For now, however, the federal government cannot enforce the fee unless a higher court intervenes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The case comes as immigration policy remains one of the most contested issues in the United States. Employers, states, and immigrant-rights advocates have repeatedly challenged executive actions in federal court, while the Trump administration has continued to pursue stricter immigration measures. For businesses, universities, hospitals, and research institutions that rely on skilled foreign workers, the Massachusetts ruling provides immediate relief from a fee critics said could have made the H-1B process unaffordable for many employers. For immigrant workers and families, the decision is another reminder that major immigration changes often depend not only on presidential action, but also on congressional authority and judicial review. The legal fight may not be over. If the administration appeals, a higher federal court could be asked to decide whether the executive branch had the authority to impose such a large fee on H-1B petitions without direct congressional approval. *This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions were produced using AI translation software; errors may occur, and the English version is authoritative. 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Governor Maura Healey, joined by Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Public Safety and Security Secretary Gina K. Kwon, MBTA General Manager and Interim Transportation Secretary Phillip Eng, and a roster of state public safety, transportation, and public health officials, laid out the Commonwealth’s preparations at a press conference ahead of the tournament’s first match. “Bottom line today is that Massachusetts is match-ready, match-ready for these games,” Healey said. “And we’re really excited that they are happening.” ### **Seven matches, eight nations, and a generational moment for Haiti** The Commonwealth will host seven World Cup matches running from Saturday, June 13, through July 9 at Boston Stadium in Foxborough. Healey said fans will arrive from around the world to support teams from “Scotland, Haiti, Norway, Iraq, Morocco, England, Ghana, plus four teams that will compete later on in the knockout stages.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) For the Haitian diaspora concentrated in Boston and across Massachusetts, Haiti’s presence on that list represents a once-in-a-generation moment, the kind of event that draws entire communities to stadiums and watch parties alike. Healey framed the tournament as a statewide opportunity that reaches well beyond the stadium gates. “We have fans who live in Massachusetts who’ll be going to the games and to local watch parties across the state,” Healey said. “And we know we have so many coming in from not just around the country but around the globe to enjoy these games. These are major international events. We’re having them here to benefit our state.” The governor urged residents to memorize the schedule, pointing to seven match dates: June 13, 16, 19, 23, 26, 29, and July 9. ### **1,100 free tickets for children, funded by Airbnb** The announcement that drew the most attention was Healey’s reveal that the state has secured 1,100 free World Cup tickets to be distributed to children across Massachusetts, an initiative she returned to repeatedly throughout the press conference. “We have secured over 1,100 free tickets for the World Cup games that we’re going to be distributing to kids across Massachusetts,” Healey said. “We wanted to make sure that kids who may otherwise not be able to see these games and see some of their heroes play had an opportunity to get to Boston Stadium and actually see the games.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The governor emphasized the rarity of the opportunity. “Most of us won’t be able to see a World Cup game in our lifetimes, let alone young people,” Healey said. “I’m really happy that those community organizations that serve kids, particularly a lot of kids in need, these kids are going to have an opportunity.” The tickets were paid for by Airbnb, which Healey said purchased them at face value from FIFA. The 1,100 tickets are a total figure spread across all seven matches, not per match, the governor clarified in response to a reporter’s question. Asked what Airbnb hoped to gain, Healey was candid. “We’ve seen a lot of corporations and companies want to participate in this,” she said. “I think Airbnb wanted to share in that experience, and I’m really grateful that they stepped up, especially to support our kids, especially to support young people who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to get to Boston Stadium to see a game like this.” The tickets will be distributed through community organizations that serve young people, with the Boys and Girls Club among the designated recipients, and will cover all of the matches, Healey said. ### **$76 million in federal funding and a two-year planning effort** Driscoll described the operation as the product of a years-long partnership spanning state agencies, local governments, and federal partners. “We are fired up to host the World Cup,” Driscoll said. “It’s been a lot of work going on over the last several months, and it’s all coming to fruition as we have our first game later this week. So when we say we’re ready, we mean we’re ready.” The Lieutenant Governor said the state secured significant federal support to fund its preparations. “We’re able to secure $76 million in federal funding to make sure we can coordinate closely so we can plan for every potential scenario that could happen,” Driscoll said. She drew on the Commonwealth’s track record with large-scale events. “Massachusetts is used to this,” she said. “Certainly, when we think about the Boston Marathon, the Army-Navy game, all the championship series we’ve had here that bring together lots of individuals. We are doubling down on that experience.” Driscoll stressed that the tournament’s reach extends far beyond Foxborough, pointing to 90 watch parties planned across the state. “There are plenty in the greater Boston region. There are just as many happening in Western Mass and Central Mass,” she said. “So many communities are part of this effort. And frankly, more are joining every single day.” She also confirmed that every community hosting a watch party had secured the necessary licensing. “All of our communities have their licenses and are ready for their watch parties,” Healey added. ### **A public safety operation “among the largest” in state history** Secretary Kwon described the World Cup as one of the most complex events the Commonwealth has ever prepared for, and detailed a planning structure built over two years. “As Massachusetts prepares to welcome the world to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, our priority is clear: to support a safe, welcoming, well-coordinated experience,” Kwon said. “As one of the largest, most complex international events our Commonwealth has ever prepared for, an undertaking of this magnitude requires more than one agency, one city, or one discipline.” Kwon said the effort had drawn together more than 70 organizations. “In the last two years, we’ve brought together more than 70 organizations in a structured planning process,” she said. “That effort has been supported by 14 planning groups focused on a variety of public safety mission areas, including emergency management, communications, intelligence sharing, transportation security, public information, health and medical services, fan festival planning, command and coordination, team movements, and stadium operations.” She highlighted two public awareness campaigns — one to help residents and visitors stay informed, and another focused on a sober subject that often accompanies major international gatherings. The second campaign was designed “to raise awareness of the signs of human trafficking and how to report concerns or suspected exploitation,” Kwon said. Her message to the public was direct. “Plan ahead and review the list of prohibited items. Stay aware of your surroundings and make sure your phone is charged and with emergency alerts enabled,” Kwon said. “Report suspicious activity or immediate danger by calling 911. Avoid ticket and merchandise scams.” Kwon said it was the strength of the partnerships, more than the state’s experience, that gave her confidence. “In the weeks ahead, these seven matches will create a once-in-a-generation opportunity to welcome the world to Massachusetts and illustrate why there is no better place to host a large-scale event,” she said. “Together, we are ready to welcome the world safely and successfully.” ### **Transportation: the train is “the best option,” but plan ahead** Interim Transportation Secretary and MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng delivered the most detailed portion of the briefing, urging fans to take the commuter rail to Boston Stadium and to buy tickets early. “For fans deciding how to get to Boston Stadium, the train, we believe, remains the best, easiest, and one of the most convenient options,” Eng said. “I know we’re beginning to see boarding groups sell out. So I would strongly encourage World Cup fans to purchase their tickets as soon as possible.” Round-trip tickets to Boston Stadium cost $80 and can be purchased through the MBTA’s mTicket app, Eng said, with all-day travel across the entire commuter rail network included on match days. The MBTA will run 14 trains per match to and from the stadium, departing roughly 15 minutes apart from South Station. Eng walked through the logistics for match-day passengers. “On the day of your match, passengers should stay in Dewey Square across the street from South Station until it’s time to get in line,” he said. The train queues will form on the Summer Street side of South Station, with staff on site to direct fans. He was firm on the rules. “Riders must have a valid same-day World Cup match ticket to board. You will not be allowed on the train without a day match ticket,” Eng said. “Only wallets or small clear bags are permitted on the train, and items cannot be left on the train during the match.” After each match, trains will begin leaving Foxboro station 30 minutes after the final whistle and run every 15 minutes. To support returning fans, the MBTA has extended subway service on match days — running until 4 a.m. on June 13 and until 2 a.m. on every other match day, Eng said. In a detail aimed squarely at the international and immigrant fans the tournament will draw, Eng noted that multilingual staff would be stationed throughout the system. “They’ll be wearing pins to indicate that they’re multilingual,” he said. “We want to make sure that we really support this world-class experience.” He repeated a core safety message several times. “Never walk near or along the tracks. It’s dangerous,” Eng said. “And finally, if you see something, say something. We can’t repeat that enough.” For drivers, Eng described a MassDOT highway operation centered on Route 1, including a dynamic bus lane set up and broken down as needed, a heavy police presence, and wayfinding signs installed on Interstates 95 and 495 and on Route 1 using international symbols to guide unfamiliar visitors. He encouraged drivers to download the free Mass 511 app, which now includes travel-time widgets for major routes to Boston Stadium. “Our message to the public is plain and simple. Plan ahead. Give extra time,” Eng said. “And avoid the stadium if you’re not going to the game at all in that area.” Eng also reminded regular commuters that adjusted schedules are in effect from June 8 through July 12 across all commuter rail lines, and pointed to summer discounts including half-price monthly passes, free Fridays on the commuter rail, and a $1 weekend companion pass for monthly ticket holders. ### **Ticket sales strong as opening match nears sellout** Officials said ticket demand had been robust. The state reported that sales broke records on the first day and have climbed again in recent days, with 1,400 to 1,600 tickets sold per day over a recent weekend. More than 50 percent of tickets for the first five matches have sold, officials said, with the opening match roughly 80 percent sold and expected to sell out. The Iraq-Norway match had sold around 6,000 tickets at the time of the briefing. Healey closed by urging fans to prepare for summer conditions, noting that the Department of Public Health would monitor events in close contact with EMS and medical teams. “We know that there could be real heat and a lot of heat and a lot of crowds,” she said. “We want to make sure that people have taken the right precautions and are hydrated and dressed appropriately.” She placed the World Cup within a packed Massachusetts summer that includes the MA250 celebrations, July 4th festivities, and the arrival of tall ships on July 11, alongside Red Sox, Revolution, and Boston Legacy FC action. “This is a great opportunity for our state. It’s a great opportunity for residents, and it’s a great opportunity for our young people,” Healey said. “So we just want everybody to have a wonderful, safe, and happy World Cup experience.” All match-day information — covering safety, public health, transportation, prohibited items, and travel modifications — is available at mass.gov/worldcup, officials said. “Massachusetts is match ready,” Healey said, “and we’re going to have a really wonderful experience here.” *This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions were produced using AI translation software; errors may occur, and the English version is authoritative. 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That is the conclusion of a final evaluation report issued June 4, 2026, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the independent watchdog known as TIGTA that oversees the IRS. The report, numbered 2026-IE-R010, examined how the IRS carried out a Memorandum of Understanding it signed with the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of ICE. The numbers tell the core of the story. In a letter dated June 27, 2025, ICE asked the IRS for the last known addresses of more than 1.2 million individuals. According to the report, the IRS ultimately provided address information for approximately 47,000 records, a figure TIGTA’s own analysis put at 47,289, corresponding to roughly 46,965 individuals. The rest of ICE’s request went nowhere. The report’s data breakdown shows that 25,253 records were rejected for not meeting the agreement’s criteria, and a further 1,204,922 records simply did not match IRS records at all. In the report’s own summary phrase, “Most ICE Data Did Not Match IRS Records.” Put differently, the overwhelming majority of the people on ICE’s list could not be matched to an IRS address. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The auditors were concerned about the quality of the IRS’s matching system. “The criteria were unable to identify and match the records accurately and consistently,” the report states. The IRS designed an automated process that, in places, required an exact match to the data ICE supplied — but the auditors found that approach buckled under messy, inconsistent data. ### **Why did the matching fail** The report devotes a section to the technical breakdown, and the examples are revealing. The data ICE provided “had no uniform formatting,” the auditors wrote. Addresses arrived crammed into a single field, sometimes missing street numbers, city, or state. Names came in inconsistent forms — one name, two names, an initial, or some combination, separated by hyphens, spaces, or nothing at all. Because the IRS’s filters demanded near-exact matches, trivial differences broke them. The report lists address variations that failed to match, including “AVE vs. AVE” and “STREET vs. ST.” On the name side, “JOHN MICHAEL DOE” would not match “JOHNMICHAEL DOE.” The consequence cut both ways: some genuine matches were missed, while some invalid records slipped through. On that second point, the report found the IRS’s validation was thin. The process essentially checked that an address field was not blank and contained a five- or nine-digit number that “could be considered a ZIP code,” but it built no filter to weed out non-ZIP codes. As a result, the auditors identified addresses that the IRS treated as valid and passed to ICE, but that were plainly unusable. The report’s examples include entries reading “REFUSED TO PROVIDE U.S. ADDRESS” and “FAILED TO PROVIDE U.S. ADDRESS,” along with placeholder ZIP codes such as 99999 and 00000. After TIGTA raised these concerns with IRS officials in November and December 2025, the IRS manually reviewed what it had sent and confirmed the auditors’ findings. On February 11, 2026, the IRS’s Chief Risk and Control Officer filed a declaration in related litigation acknowledging that the agency may have supplied last-known addresses to ICE when ICE-provided address information was incomplete or insufficient. The IRS estimated that fewer than 5 percent of the 47,289 individuals it matched had potentially incomplete or insufficient address information. IRS officials stated that they provided only the last known address and shared no other tax information. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **The security gap** Beyond the matching problems, the report flags a separate and serious issue: ICE had not satisfied the IRS’s own data-security requirements before the agreement was signed. The IRS conducts what it calls a safeguard review of any agency that receives federal tax information, then issues a Safeguard Review Report documenting any findings. The report states that, for ICE, a number of those findings — the specific count is redacted — “remained open at the time of the data transfer.” The auditors noted that ICE had not submitted a Corrective Action Plan to address those findings before signing the April 2025 agreement, and that ICE had failed to file required semiannual corrective action plans due in January 2024, July 2024, and January 2025. When ICE did submit a plan in July 2025, the report states, it “provided no implementation date for when these actions would be completed.” A scheduled triennial safeguard review of ICE, set for April 13, 2026, was postponed due to a partial government shutdown that furloughed the DHS team responsible for it. As of May 2026, the report says, ICE had not provided its updated January 2026 corrective action plan. The auditors warned of the stakes in measured language: “Without assurance that findings have been mitigated, there is a potential risk that ICE could fail to properly safeguard taxpayer data received from the IRS.” ### **The legal backdrop** The data-sharing arrangement traces to two executive orders issued in early 2025 — one directing DHS to move quickly to remove certain noncitizens, and another aimed at breaking down barriers to interagency data sharing. The Treasury and Homeland Security secretaries signed the Memorandum of Understanding on April 7, 2025, citing an exception in Internal Revenue Code Section 6103(i)(2) that permits the IRS to disclose certain non-tax return information to aid criminal investigations. The report notes plainly that IRS officials had reservations. News media reported that IRS officials “were concerned about developing and signing the data-sharing agreement,” primarily over the arrangement’s legality. Those legal questions remain live. The report lists three lawsuits filed in federal court. In one, *Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent*, a judge in May 2025 declined to block the data sharing, and an appeals court upheld that denial in February 2026. But in another, *Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS*, a court in November 2025 temporarily barred the IRS from sharing further return information with DHS except in strict compliance with the law, finding, in the report’s words, that the IRS’s “unlawful conduct has created a substantial likelihood that plaintiffs and their members will suffer irreparable harm.” A third case was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in September 2025. The IRS told the auditors it notified DHS on January 23, 2026, of the address-matching problems and asked for help fixing them. Pending the lawsuits, the report states, DHS and ICE confirmed they “will not inspect, view, use, copy, distribute, rely on, or otherwise act on the IRS data provided.” ### **What the watchdog recommended** Notably, the report makes no formal recommendations. The auditors explained that they have separate, ongoing reviews of the IRS’s broader data-sharing practices and that they plan to share their concerns about ICE’s security findings with the DHS Office of Inspector General. The evaluation, signed by Deputy Inspector General Nancy A. LaManna, was framed around what TIGTA called a major management challenge: “Protecting Taxpayer Data.” The report grounds that concern in a principle it states directly: taxpayers “have the right to expect that any information they provide to the IRS will not be disclosed unless authorized by the taxpayer or by law.” *This article was originally written in English. 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During an interview with CTN, Jacqueline Fitzgerald, Marketing Director at Patriot Place — the shopping, dining, and entertainment destination adjacent to Boston Stadium — said the team has spent months preparing to host fans from around the world, with particular excitement about welcoming Haitian supporters when Haiti plays its first World Cup match at the venue. “We’re thrilled to host seven matches and to welcome Haitian supporters ahead of their match day”, she said. Fitzgerald said the scale of the World Cup sets it apart from anything Patriot Place has hosted before, including its regular slate of New England Patriots games, New England Revolution matches, and concerts. “We’re ready for Patriots, Revolution, and concert events, but this stretches over more than 30 days, with a match every three days,” Fitzgerald said. She added that more than 600 fans are expected at Patriot Place around match days, with the venue prepared to “celebrate with you” through an extended festival atmosphere rather than a series of one-off events. “We’re really looking forward to welcoming supporters and starting the party early,” she said. “Whether it’s right before the team takes the field or five to six hours before, we’re here to celebrate and to help you celebrate.” ### **More than 20 bars and restaurants, all on board** The cornerstone of the World Cup experience at Patriot Place is its food and beverage program. Fitzgerald said the venue’s more than 20 bars and restaurants have been preparing for months to host visiting fans. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “We have more than 20 bars and restaurants here that have been preparing for months to welcome all these groups,” she said. The restaurants are planning watch parties, special events, themed drinks, themed cocktails, and shared beer experiences tied to the tournament. Asked how restaurants are adapting their menus from their usual offerings, Fitzgerald said the teams are working actively to create themed cocktails and food pairings keyed to the participating nations. She pointed to one restaurant in particular — Cisco Brewers (referenced in the interview as serving a “world menu year-round, with each country featured as it arrives”) — as an example of how venues are building their programs around the tournament’s international rhythm. “We’re open year-round for events here — this is also home to the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution, with regular concerts,” she said. “The teams are stepping up and creating themed cocktails.” For traveling fans, one of Patriot Place’s most practical advantages is proximity. Fitzgerald said two hotels are on-site, within walking distance of Boston Stadium. “Yes, we have hotels directly on site — zero kilometers, walking distance from Boston Stadium,” she said. “It takes less than \[a few minutes\] to walk there.” She named two properties available to fans: the Renaissance and another hotel within Patriot Place. The proximity, she said, makes Patriot Place “the perfect destination” for fans who want to attend a match and stay nearby to experience everything the site has to offer. ### **On the venue’s official FIFA name** Asked about the venue’s official World Cup name — Boston Stadium, replacing the familiar Gillette Stadium designation — Fitzgerald embraced the change. “I love it. We’re also welcoming home fans,” she said. “It’s simple — we know where we are. We’re thrilled to participate in the World Cup with Boston as the host city.” For fans visiting Boston Stadium for the first time during the World Cup, Fitzgerald offered a recommendation that goes beyond the matches themselves: come early, stay late, and explore. She suggested visitors take in the broader Patriot Place experience, including the Boston market and the year-round shopping, dining, and entertainment options surrounding the stadium. Patriot Place, she noted, is a destination not just for football but for shopping, restaurants, and leisure throughout the year. “It’s ideal for discovering the Boston market and everything Boston Stadium has to offer — shopping, dining, and leisure all year long,” she said. She also pointed visitors toward New England specialties featured in the restaurants — a chance, she said, to combine a World Cup match with a taste of the region. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **A noticeable surge in activity** Asked whether she had already seen an uptick in visitors this year as the tournament approaches, Fitzgerald said yes — and that the venue is preparing for much more. “Yes, we’ve seen more people here than ever,” she said. “We’ve been delighted to welcome many officials and groups who have been preparing these events for weeks. And we can’t wait to welcome even more football fans — whether international or from the region. We’re seeing more and more visitors join us every day.” Closing out the interview, Fitzgerald summarized what Patriot Place wants Haitian supporters and World Cup visitors to know. “Patriot Place at Boston Stadium is ideal for celebrating before matches and between match days,” she said. On match days, ticket holders can enjoy the venue’s more than 20 bars and restaurants. On non-match days, the area shifts toward shopping and family-friendly entertainment. The message, simply put: come early, stay late, eat well, and bring the party. Boston Stadium will host seven matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and Haiti is among the teams scheduled to play there, alongside Scotland, France, and Morocco. For the Haitian diaspora, particularly the large Haitian community concentrated in Boston, New York, and South Florida, Haiti’s first match at Boston Stadium represents a generational moment. Fitzgerald’s message to Haitian supporters was clear: Patriot Place is ready. 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In this text, the signatories denounce the desire of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to “take control of the electoral process” and reject in advance “any electoral charade orchestrated in contempt of the law.” The statement, a copy of which has reached our newsroom, affirms that Haiti is going through one of the most critical moments in its contemporary history. The signatory forces believe that the exclusive and fundamental mission of the current executive branch was to restore a climate of security allowing a return to constitutional order through the organization of free, honest, and inclusive elections in 2026. However, according to them, by moving away from this objective, the government is abdicating its primary responsibility toward the Haitian people. “While the nation legitimately aspires to the renewal of the political class, the executive branch has deliberately provoked an open conflict with the CEP in the sixth month of 2026. This unprecedented crisis does not result from an act of fate, but from a planned political strategy,” write the signatories. For the first time in the country’s recent history, the text emphasizes, Haiti is experiencing a pre-electoral crisis. This crisis reveals, without ambiguity, Prime Minister Fils-Aimé’s desire to take control of the electoral process to favor “a partisan movement.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) An “unconstitutional” decree denounced At the heart of the controversy lies the publication of an electoral decree that the government adopted in the Council of Ministers last June 2. The political and social forces consider this decree “unconstitutional” because it transfers the CEP’s prerogatives to a director general, thus neutralizing the electoral body and reducing it to the role of a “mere spectator.” They recall, referring to Article 191 of the Constitution, that the CEP is the constitutional body responsible, in complete independence, for the management and direction of electoral operations. The CEP has the exclusive constitutional responsibility for drafting the electoral decree. This independence, they insist, is “not an option, but the very foundation of the legitimacy and credibility of the results to come.” “This act constitutes a brutal rupture of the democratic order,” the statement stresses. Faced with this situation, the signatory forces say “NO to the capture of the electoral process by Prime Minister Fils-Aimé.” They reject in advance any electoral charade orchestrated in contempt of the law and demand the immediate restoration of the CEP’s independence as well as the establishment of real conditions for credible, transparent, and sovereign elections. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The text also calls on the nation’s living forces — trade unions, civil society organizations, the private sector, social forces, and citizens — to “rise up with dignity.” “The time of submission is over. The time for vigilance and citizen resistance to save Haitian democracy has arrived,” conclude the signatories. **An appeal to the international community** The political and social forces also call on the international community. They emphasize the need to continue supporting the Provisional Electoral Council in its struggle to defend its constitutional prerogatives. This appeal comes as several of the country’s technical and financial partners have already expressed their support for the electoral process as conducted by the government, but without clearly taking a position on the current institutional dispute. The joint statement is signed by several political and social organizations of the Republic. Among the structures that have affixed their signatures are notably RDNP, EDE, SDP, Debout Citoyen, INITE, INIFOS, PALMIS, KORE-N, Plateforme Solidarité, AHTM, SSH, Grand Bloc du peuple, MUTH, and CSH. This solemn declaration comes the day after the controversial installation of Uder Antoine as Director General of the CEP, a ceremony marked by the absence of nearly all the electoral advisors and an open rift between the Electoral Council and the government. While the government reaffirms its determination to organize elections on schedule, a growing segment of the political class and civil society is meeting it with a flat refusal. 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According to the latest report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) published this Friday, June 5, 2026, nearly 1.5 million people are currently displaced within the country. Among them, more than half are women and girls, a figure that bears witness to the growing distress of a population caught in a vice between the violence of armed groups and the collapse of protection structures. “The displacement crisis in Haiti is entering an even more alarming phase,” declared Grégoire Goodstein, IOM Chief of Mission in Haiti, in a statement from the UN agency. “The crisis is no longer confined to specific neighborhoods or regions. As violence spreads to areas once considered safe, more and more people are forced to flee repeatedly, often with nowhere to go.” **Violence spreading** The figures recorded by the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) reveal a situation deteriorating at an alarming speed. Unlike previous months when displacements remained confined to a few hotspots in the capital, violence has now spread to entire regions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Last May, the resurgence of violence in Cité Soleil forced more than 18,000 people to flee within just a few days. This single episode was enough to cross a symbolic and tragic threshold: for the first time, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area exceeded 300,000. A few weeks earlier, the Sud-Est department was hit. Armed attacks in this region, until then considered a refuge zone for those fleeing insecurity elsewhere in the country, displaced more than 5,000 people. This movement illustrates a worrying shift: communities that once offered shelter are themselves becoming displacement epicenters. **Forced returns aggravating the crisis** Alongside these internal displacements, Haiti is facing a massive influx of returnees. Since the beginning of 2026, more than 110,000 Haitians have been forcibly returned to their country. Among them are women, children and other vulnerable groups. Upon their return, these people often arrive without resources and with limited support. Many are sent back to communities already struggling to absorb new arrivals, or even to areas directly affected by the activity of armed groups. Vulnerable profiles remain very present among these returnees: unaccompanied children, pregnant women and postpartum women continue to be received in precarious and often dangerous conditions, with very limited access to basic services and protection. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) **Dire humanitarian needs** In displacement sites as well as in host communities, the picture is uniformly bleak. People interviewed by IOM teams report critical shortages: Shelter: many families sleep on the ground, exposed to bad weather and pests; Food: hunger is omnipresent, especially among children; Drinking water: the lack of clean water encourages the spread of diseases such as cholera; Healthcare: medical structures are either non-existent or inaccessible due to insecurity; Psychosocial support: trauma linked to violence and repeated displacement is not being addressed. Children, pregnant women, people with disabilities and female-headed households are among the most vulnerable. Overcrowding in displacement sites and limited access to services significantly increase protection risks, including exploitation and sexual abuse. Thousands of people are thus exposed to a continuous deterioration of their humanitarian conditions. **Hurricane season: an additional threat** As the Atlantic hurricane season has now officially begun, humanitarian concerns are intensifying even further. Flooding and severe weather events could worsen already fragile living conditions, particularly in overcrowded displacement sites where many lack adequate emergency shelter. Climate models predict a particularly active season this year. For displaced Haitians, already facing insecurity, hunger and lack of care, a hurricane could transform a critical situation into a major humanitarian catastrophe. **IOM maintains operations despite insecurity** Despite a context of widespread insecurity and extremely difficult operational conditions, the IOM continues to provide vital humanitarian assistance in some of the hardest-hit areas of Haiti. In collaboration with national authorities and humanitarian partners, the organization says it is providing emergency shelter, basic healthcare, psychosocial support, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, essential relief items and site management assistance for displaced communities. **Call for sustained investment** The needs of Haitian communities are clear and urgent: security, access to essential services, legal identity and livelihoods enabling people to support themselves and their families. As violence spreads inexorably and the number of displacements continues to rise, the IOM is advocating for sustained investment in humanitarian aid, recovery efforts and community resilience. “Sustained investment remains indispensable to help vulnerable communities rebuild their lives and reduce the risk of repeated displacement,” insist the organization’s officials. **A country at the crossroads of crises** Haiti thus finds itself at the crossroads of several simultaneous crises: chronic insecurity, institutional collapse, acute economic crisis and now a humanitarian catastrophe linked to mass displacement. The 1.5 million displaced people represent more than 10% of the country’s total population, one of the highest ratios in the world for a crisis not officially classified as an armed conflict. As electoral deadlines approach that the government says it wants to organize, the humanitarian issue risks being relegated to the background. Yet, as the IOM reminds us, it is impossible to hold credible elections in a country where more than a million citizens have been torn from their homes, live in unworthy conditions and have no access to basic services. 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The ceremony, which took place at the institution’s headquarters in Pétion-Ville, occurred despite fierce opposition from the majority of CEP members. Although the government attempted to give an official character to this installation, several absences marked the event. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé did not attend, leaving the Minister of Justice, Dr. Patrick Pélissier, to lead the ceremony. Above all, apart from CEP President Jacques Desrosiers, no other electoral advisors were present. Mr. Desrosiers himself attended the ceremony very briefly. According to witnesses, he hastily left the room without speaking or exchanging any handshakes with the government officials present, an obvious sign of the discomfort and persistent disagreement. Nevertheless, those present included the Secretary General of the Prime Minister’s Office, Jacques Francis Mary Gratia, and the Minister of Economy and Finance, Serge Gabriel Colin. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) A standoff between the Government and the CEP The appointment of Uder Antoine, until then Executive Director of the CEP, to the position of Director General, has provoked a genuine crisis of legitimacy. While relations had previously been cordial, the Electoral Council firmly opposed this promotion, arguing that the electoral decree drafted by the Prime Minister’s Office, on which this appointment is based, is “unconstitutional.” In a resolution signed earlier by eight of the nine CEP members, Uder Antoine’s employment contract was terminated with immediate effect. The advisors had even banned him from entering the institution’s premises. This decision was ignored by the Executive Branch, which maintained its installation plan. Jacques Desrosiers’s failed attempt at dialogue Wanting to avoid an open confrontation, CEP President Jacques Desrosiers had sent an official letter to the Prime Minister on June 4, 2026, requesting an urgent meeting. In this letter, he warned that this disagreement “is on the verge of plunging the country even further into crisis.” He argued for dialogue to examine the “points of disagreement” and find a consensual solution. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) However, until the installation ceremony took place, no official response from the Prime Minister’s Office was communicated to Mr. Desrosiers, although some sources report a favorable response from the Prime Minister for a possible meeting this weekend. Uder Antoine calls to “Bury the Hatchet” Faced with these tensions, the new Director General attempted to make an appeal for calm during his inaugural speech. “It’s not about who is right or wrong in the quarrels that preceded my taking office. It’s about knowing whether we are collectively capable of overcoming these disagreements to focus on the essential: organizing credible elections,” he declared. Mr. Antoine, who says he is taking on his role with a “keen awareness,” promised to work in synergy with all Council members. He also invited the government to guarantee the administrative and financial autonomy of the CEP, which he considers a “sine qua non condition for the credibility of the process.” The Government stands its ground For its part, the government reaffirmed its determination to organize elections. In a press release issued after the ceremony, the Executive Branch presented this installation as “a major step in accelerating the electoral process,” in line with the Prime Minister’s vision centered on national priorities: security, elections, and economic recovery. As the CEP now finds itself with a Director General imposed against the will of eight of its nine advisors, the unfolding events promise to be complex. 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The ruling in *Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services* is one of the most significant legal defeats the administration has suffered in its campaign to restrict both illegal and legal immigration. It effectively forces the government to resume processing more than a million backlogged applications that had been stalled for months, many of which belong to people who followed every step the system asked of them. For the Haitian diaspora, the decision carries particular weight. Haiti was among the original 12 countries placed under a full travel ban in June 2025, with all immigrant and non-immigrant visas suspended. When the ban was expanded to 39 countries in December 2025, Haiti remained on the most restrictive tier. On January 1, 2026, USCIS confirmed that the adjudication pause was expanded to include all 39 countries, freezing all immigration benefit applications, including green cards, naturalization, work permits, fiancé petitions, and asylum. Haitian nationals already in the United States who had filed applications, paid fees, submitted biometrics, and attended interviews saw their cases grind to a halt, not because of anything they had done wrong, but because of where they were born. ### **What the judge said** Chief U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr., in a 135-page opinion issued from the federal courthouse in Providence, Rhode Island, wrote that the administration’s policies had “placed the lives of countless individuals on hold — solely by virtue of their countries of birth”, according to the New York Times. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The judge found that USCIS had violated the immigration laws Congress charged it with administering and had failed to follow the administrative procedures required of federal agencies. He identified three independent failures under the Administrative Procedure Act: USCIS provided no rational connection between two crimes committed by Afghan nationals cited in support of the freeze and the decision to halt adjudications for 39 countries plus all asylum applications; the agency ignored serious reliance interests of people who had built lives, careers, and families in reasonable expectation that their applications would be processed; and its stated national security rationale was pretextual. Judge McConnell wrote that the burden of these policies fell hardest on the people who had done everything the system demanded of them. “The court is reminded of a line often repeated in discussions around immigration policy: If people wish to immigrate to the United States, they ought to ‘follow the law’ and ‘do things the right way,'” he wrote. “This case serves as a perfect example of immigrants doing just that.” He turned that language back on the government itself: “The rule of law has to apply to everyone equally, and, as evident here, USCIS has neither ‘followed the law’ nor ‘done things the right way.'” ### **Four policies were struck down** The ruling vacated four distinct Trump administration policies: a global hold on asylum applications filed with USCIS; an indefinite freeze on immigration benefit applications; including work permits, green cards, and naturalizations; for nationals of the 39 travel-ban countries; a “comprehensive review” policy subjecting previously approved cases to re-evaluation; and country-specific guidance instructing officers to weigh an applicant’s nationality against them in discretionary decisions. The policies were enacted starting in November 2025, after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The man, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, has pleaded not guilty. The administration used the incident to justify a sweeping freeze on immigration processing that extended far beyond Afghan nationals, reaching Haitians, Somalis, Yemenis, Venezuelans, Nigerians, and dozens of other nationalities. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Judge McConnell noted the disconnect between the stated justification and the breadth of the freeze. He found that USCIS failed to establish a rational connection between the two crimes cited in support of the memorandum and the decision to freeze adjudications for millions of people from 39 countries. He also struck down the “re-review” policy under which immigrants from travel-ban countries who entered the country after 2021 and had already been approved for benefits were subject to re-evaluation, rejecting the government’s claim that re-interviewing those individuals or weighing “country-specific facts and circumstances” against them was justified on national security grounds. ### **The scale: over a million applications, over $1 billion in fees** The scope of the freeze was enormous. David Bier of the Cato Institute, who testified before the U.S. Senate about the policies, estimated that USCIS had received over $1 billion in fees from more than two million applications that the agency was refusing to process. Bier called it “one of the largest immigration frauds in American history”, the government collecting money from applicants without providing the services they paid for. Even Senator John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, expressed shock at what Bier described as brazen misconduct. For Haitian nationals caught in the freeze, the consequences were concrete: pending green card applications stalled indefinitely, work permits expired without renewal, naturalization interviews canceled, and families left unable to plan for their futures. Many had been in the country legally for years. Some had been waiting months with no decision, no explanation, and no timeline. As Judge McConnell wrote: “Over six months later, many of those individuals remain without work, without legal status and without any meaningful ability to plan for their futures.” ### **Who brought the case** The lawsuit was filed in March 2026 in the Federal District Court for the District of Rhode Island by a coalition of immigrant service organizations and labor unions. The plaintiffs included the Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, the Refugee Dream Center, the Service Employees International Union, the United Auto Workers, African Communities Together, the Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans, and American Gateways. They were represented by Democracy Forward, the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island, RAICES, Muslim Advocates, and the South Asian American Justice Collaborative. Milagro Sique, CEO of the Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, said in a statement: “Today is a good day. On behalf of the thousands of immigrants we serve, we are grateful to Judge McConnell for his ruling. These policies were wrong, plain and simple, and led to needless and profound fear and uncertainty for so many of our friends, neighbors”. Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, said the ruling “reaffirms a basic principle: The federal government cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from.” ### **The administration’s response** James Percival, the DHS general counsel, dismissed the ruling. He blamed “the left” for what he called “sabotage dressed in legal clothing” and characterized the legal reasoning as a formula: claim the administration is racist, therefore any policy one dislikes is motivated by race, therefore it is invalid. “They have used it on virtually every Trump-era Department of Homeland Security policy,” he said in an emailed statement. He did not say how the administration planned to respond, per the New York Times reporting. The administration has generally reacted aggressively to court losses on immigration — appealing quickly and sometimes enacting nearly identical substitute measures to prolong litigation. Inside the United States, Haitian nationals who had legally filed for green cards, work authorization, asylum, or citizenship saw their cases frozen alongside those of nationals from 38 other countries. The ruling now requires USCIS to resume adjudicating those applications — though how quickly the agency will comply and whether the administration will appeal or attempt to issue replacement policies remain to be seen. Separate lawsuits are also pending in New York and the District of Columbia challenging the Trump administration’s suspension of visas for citizens of 75 countries, according to the New York Times. As Judge McConnell wrote in closing: “USCIS’s hold on adjudications cannot be attributed to anything that these individuals did wrong; rather, it arises solely by the happenstance of their birth.” [https://ctninfo.com/judge-strikes-do…-other-countries/](https://ctninfo.com/judge-strikes-do%E2%80%A6-other-countries/) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Citizenship-300x200.avif)*Sources: The New York Times (original reporting); Reuters (verification); CBS News; Newsweek**This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions were produced using AI translation software; errors may occur, and the English version is authoritative. 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The event nearly reached its $10,000 fundraising goal during a year when every dollar is tough to secure. The event brought together students, supporters, community leaders, and local business owners. It honored the immigrants behind Boston’s restaurant industry. It also raised critical funds for an organization that has spent nearly a quarter-century teaching English to the city’s newest residents. For English for New Bostonians, the evening was both a party and a lifeline. It was a chance to celebrate resilience and to sound an alarm about the financial and political pressures on immigrant communities and the nonprofits that serve them. Executive Director Claudia Green, who has led the organization for 20 of its 25 years, told CTN in an exclusive interview at the event that the celebration carried a particular urgency this year. “This year, we’re happy to come together to celebrate and just have fun together,” Green said. “And we also know that this has been a year of extreme pressure on immigrant communities. It’s been a really tough year. It’s been a tough year for immigrant families and immigrant workers, immigrant business owners, and nonprofits — for everyone.” ### Fear, persistence, and the decision to keep showing up Green did not soften her description of what immigrant families in Boston are going through. She spoke about a climate of fear that has changed the most basic routines. Even the decision to leave home and attend an English class is affected. “Sometimes people are afraid to go out of their house because they’re afraid that ICE may be in the neighborhood,” Green said. “But they’re finding a way. We’re finding a way to meet people’s needs. If they want to learn remotely, virtually, they can do that. Or they can come to class.” What struck Green most was not the fear itself, but what her students are doing despite it. “We’re so moved by the persistence that people just want to find a way to keep moving forward,” she said. “We want to remind people what the challenges are. We also want to remind them that people are persisting in English classes. They really want to move forward.” The organization has adapted to that reality by offering remote and virtual learning options. These options are offered alongside in-person instruction. This ensures that students who feel unsafe traveling to a classroom can still access English education from home. ### The organization: 25 years, 16 staff, up to 1,500 students a year English for New Bostonians was founded in 2001 with what Green described as “about one and a half staff people.” Today it employs 16 and is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The organization serves between 1,300 and 1,500 students every year through community-based programs and workplace partnerships. The student body reflects the full breadth of Boston’s immigrant population. Green said the organization’s classrooms include speakers of roughly 60 languages. The largest immigrant group the organization serves is the Haitian community. In recent years, speakers of Asian languages have followed, then Spanish speakers from the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, and other Latin American countries. Portuguese, Chinese, and Arabic speakers also make up the mix. The organization’s management structure really reflects its demographics. A significant part of ENB’s employees are immigrants. This is the case for Wilfrix Cherazard, who came to Boston more than a decade ago. After obtaining an associate degree from the Urban College in Boston, he was hired as a career coach at English for New Bostonians, where he supported immigrants in finding employment alongside regular English classes. #### ENB does not teach the classes itself. Instead, it supports many organizations by providing human and financial resources, as noted by Mr. Cherazard. That linguistic diversity shapes the way English for New Bostonians designs its programs. “We find new and better ways to offer English classes customized to people’s backgrounds, their current roles, and their goals,” Green said. “We really try to do more of that.” While English instruction remains the organization’s core mission, Green described a broader ecosystem of services built around the idea of meeting people where they are — literally and professionally. “We have a team of career coaches that offer career workshops to help people start thinking about what their vision is, what they want to do in the future, and how to get there,” Green said. That includes guidance on further education, professional training, and business development, as well as one-on-one coaching sessions. The organization also runs an immigrant entrepreneurs program. This is designed for students who want to start or grow businesses. It also offers an English track for parents and caregivers that connects language learning to raising children in a new country. One of the organization’s most distinctive offerings is its workplace English program. It partners directly with businesses to deliver on-site English classes for employees. Green described this as one of the most effective tools in the organization’s portfolio. “When someone can’t get to an English class in the community, they can get the English training at work,” she said. “It’s a win-win for businesses because it really helps businesses’ bottom line.” The model works for both sides. Employees gain language skills without needing extra time or transportation for classes. Employers benefit from a more confident, communicative workforce. ### A funding crisis across the nonprofit sector Green was candid about the financial pressures the organization faces. These pressures made the evening’s fundraising results even more significant. The event came close to its $10,000 target, raising just under that amount. This happened in a year when public funding has contracted, and philanthropic dollars are stretched thin across more organizations competing for support. “It’s been a tough year,” Green said. “Public funding is a little scarcer. Many foundations have stuck with us, and we’re pleased about that. But because many nonprofits have lost public-sector funding, there’s much more pressure on philanthropy now. Many foundations can’t take on new organizations.” The challenge, Green explained, is structural. When government funding dries up across the nonprofit sector, organizations that previously relied on public dollars all turn to the same private foundations. This flood of need makes it harder for any single organization to grow its philanthropic support, even when its mission and track record are strong. Green said English for New Bostonians is looking to diversify its funding base by seeking support from corporations and businesses in Boston and across Massachusetts, as well as from individual donors. “We need it,” she said. “It’s a tough year in nonprofits, and it’s a tough year in immigrant communities, and we hope to stay strong.” ### The “Language of Food”: why the restaurant industry The choice to center the annual event around food and the restaurant industry is deliberate. The “Language of Food” is built on a simple premise: immigrants are the backbone of Boston’s food economy. They cook, serve, wash, manage, and own. They are the dishwashers in fine dining kitchens and the entrepreneurs behind neighborhood restaurants. Many of them are also English for New Bostonians students. Green said the event exists “to really just lift up all those folks and remind us all who is powering this industry.” The seventh annual gathering continued that tradition. But this year, the celebration carried an undertone of defiance. In a political climate where immigrant workers are under heightened scrutiny, and their communities live with the daily weight of enforcement fears, gathering publicly to honor their contributions was itself a statement. ### How to support English for New Bostonians depends on community support to sustain its programs. Anyone who wishes to contribute — whether as an individual donor, a corporate sponsor, or a business interested in workplace English training — can visit the organization online at englishfornewbostonians.org. Green’s closing words to CTN were simple. “We’d be really happy for the support,” she said. “We need it.” This article was written in English. French and Haitian Creole translations were generated by AI software; the English version is authoritative. 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On Saturday, June 6, 2026, the Haitian-American professional boxer from Brooklyn, New York, will step into the ring at Fenway Park in Boston for the co-main event of Fight Night at Fenway — the biggest stage of his career. He will face Cassius Chaney, who has a professional record of 24 wins (16 by knockout) and 4 losses. Chaney is currently ranked 25th among U.S. heavyweights by the National Boxing Association. The fight will be broadcast on DAZN pay-per-view. Roy, who fights under the name “The Haitian King,” told CTN in an exclusive interview that a win would change the trajectory of his career. “This will bring me up to the top 20 in the country,” he said. “Right now, I know he’s 25, but with me winning this match, it’ll rip me up to the top 20, and then I’ll be able to fight in other bigger venues for bigger opportunities.” He was direct about the stakes. “This is as big as it gets,” he said. “All I have to do is win this fight. Once I win it, I’ll advance on to bigger, better things. My next match will probably be in Las Vegas, or somewhere overseas, but the opportunity will be endless.” ### A late start, a hard road Roy carries a professional record of 7 wins and 3 losses, with his first loss resulting from a bicep injury that required surgery. He then won seven straight fights. His last two losses came in title bouts against undefeated, highly regarded opponents. “I started boxing really, really late,” he told CTN. “Didn’t have much of an amateur career, but I’ve been progressively getting better throughout the years. So much so that I have a big fight in Fenway on June 6.” Roy said he has been around the sport since he was 11. He cycled in and out of the boxing gym while playing basketball and football through college and into semi-professional leagues. But the ring kept pulling him back. “Whether I’m doing it as a workout or getting ready for my basketball season, I always found my way back to being a professional boxer,” he said. “I don’t like to lose. I started late, but I’ve got some good coaches who put me into training. I have no regrets.” He credits the Nolan Brothers, the promoters behind Fight Night at Fenway, for believing in him early. “I want to say eight years ago,” Roy said, describing when he first connected with them. “They saw my passion and strength. They saw that I could be successful. So, they’ve been putting me in a position to succeed. I can’t thank them enough for this opportunity.” He called the Nolan Brothers promotion “the best promotion in New England.” ### Film study, six weeks of preparation, and a plan Roy said he has spent the past six weeks in intensive preparation. He has been sparring, studying film, and building a game plan tailored to Cheney’s style. At the time of the interview, he had two days left before fight night. “I do a lot of film study,” he said. “He had a lot of good matches. As far as style, I think I have a good style to win this match. He’s a strong competitor. I think working on what I have over the past six weeks, I will come out victorious.” He corrected himself mid-sentence. “I don’t think — I know I will come out victorious,” he said. “I’ve watched him. I know what he does and doesn’t like to do. My job is to go and execute.” Roy described Cheney as a Hall of Fame-caliber fighter. Cheney competed for a championship roughly two months ago. “He’s been in the game for a while,” Roy said. “He’s been on a national level.” If everything goes as planned, Roy said his next fight after Fenway would come quickly — a July 14 bout, likely in Philadelphia. ### A controversial loss is still on his mind Roy did not shy away from the frustrations that have marked his journey. He described a recent fight in which he believed he won. By his account, the decision was initially awarded to him before being reversed. “My last fight, I thought I won. A lot of people thought I won, but the judges thought otherwise,” he said. “They said I won, they raised my hand, and then all of a sudden they changed the decision,” Roy said. Even his opponent, who had a record of 14-1 at the time, acknowledged that Roy had won. “He even said that I won, but you know, with boxing and how it works, sometimes the decision isn’t for me to make, it’s for the judges.” He said the experience shaped his approach to Saturday’s fight. “I learned from that. Next time, I won’t give a reason for the judges to take that decision from me.” ### Haiti is in his blood Roy was born in the United States, but he has chosen to carry the Haitian flag into the ring — and he explained why in terms that went beyond sport. “It’s my culture, the struggles that we’ve been through,” he said. “I was in Haiti when the earthquake happened. I lost six people.” After the earthquake, Roy returned to Haiti and trained in CPR. “My connection and who I am and how I grew up — my blood is Haiti, man. I couldn’t think of any other way to represent my culture than by bringing the flag and calling myself the Haitian King.” He spoke about the meaning that representation carries in a moment when positive news from Haiti is scarce. “I know not too much good news is coming out of Haiti, and my job is to bring good news and positivity and represent Haiti the best I can,” he said. “This is really, really important to me. It’s really, really important to the culture.” Roy said his appearance on Channel 7 News after last year’s Fight Night at Fenway — alongside his daughter, who spoke about what it meant for her father to represent the Haitian community — was one of the proudest moments of his career. “I’m living a dream come true,” he said. “I would love to do this journey with my Haitian brothers, sisters, and businesses.” ### A pitch to Haitian businesses Roy made a direct appeal to the Haitian business community for sponsorship and visibility. He pointed to a Dorchester dispensary that already sponsors him and appears on his shirt and fight-night logo. He said this exposure will be broadcast on television. “These are opportunities for the Haitian businesses to have that exposure and then acquire other people to come to their business,” he said. “My job is to be on platforms like yours, to reach out to the Haitian community and invite Haitian sponsors to come in and support me. The exposure that we’ll have not only for this fight, but for future fights, is going to be massive.” He explained that ticket sales directly linked to his name determine whether promoters bring him back to major venues. “The more people that come in and support me, the more times that they’ll have me come to the venue,” he said. “Not only is he a good performer, but he brings a big crowd.” ### How to watch and support All seated tickets and VIP sections for Fight Night at Fenway are sold out. General admission tickets remain available at $100 through MLB.com. Search for Fight Night at Fenway and enter the code HaroldRoy (one word) at purchase.ase. The event will also air live on DAZN pay-per-view. Roy fights as the co-main event on a card headlined by Anthony Vieira and Jay Brown. Asked what he would say to young Haitians considering the sport, Roy did not hesitate. “Follow your dream and follow your heart,” he said. “Boxing is so much like life. You go through life, you get hit, and you fall down, you have to get back up and keep going. Surround yourself with people that care about you, that believe in you, and then before you know it, and you work hard, you’ll get to exactly where you need to be.” He closed with gratitude. “If it wasn’t for God, number one. Number two, my family, who support me. And number three, my supporters, my community — I wouldn’t be where I’m at right now,” he said. “Just stay focused, pursue it. I think it’s life-changing. It saved my life.” This article was written in English. French and Haitian Creole translations were generated by AI software; the English version is authoritative. 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That line has always existed. But under the Trump administration’s intensifying immigration crackdown, the consequences of crossing it are growing sharper, for attorneys and non-attorneys alike. The issue is called the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL). It applies to anyone who gives legal counsel or makes legal recommendations without being licensed to do so. In the immigration context, where community members, tax preparers, notaries, and document service providers routinely help people navigate government paperwork, the risk is real, immediate, and widely misunderstood. The distinction is straightforward in principle and treacherous in practice. According to the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), immigration consultants and immigration assistance service providers cannot give legal advice or provide legal services unless they are attorneys or accredited representatives. What they can do is limited to clerical and administrative tasks: help clients get documents, fill out forms that the client selects with information the client provides, translate information into English, refer clients to an attorney (without charging a fee for the referral), secure supporting documents, and prepare or arrange for photographs, fingerprints, and medical tests What they cannot do is tell a client which form to file, which immigration benefit to pursue, or what legal strategy is best for their situation. Notarios, document preparers, immigration consultants, and travel agents are not allowed to give any legal advice, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s self-help guide on immigration representation USCIS itself warns on its website: “‘Notarios,’ notary publics, immigration consultants, and businesses cannot give you immigration legal advice unless they are authorized legal service providers.” The agency notes that in many other countries, the word “notario” signifies someone with legal authority, but that is not the case in the United States. On May 26, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security released a new directive instructing ICE to take additional steps to crack down on fraudulent asylum claims, including developing anti-fraud policies to further enforce 8 U.S.C. § 1324c(d), a federal law that establishes penalties for violations of document fraud. The directive is aimed at attorneys, but its logic extends to anyone involved in preparing immigration filings. DHS said that as a result of the directive, ICE attorneys have greater authority to enforce the law, including through enforcement actions against immigration attorneys who file false asylum claims in immigration court. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) DHS General Counsel James Percival framed the issue in sweeping terms. The directive instructs ICE attorneys in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to develop formal anti-fraud policies to support the robust enforcement of existing federal statutes. The policy builds on a March 2025 presidential memorandum. President Trump wrote at the time that “the immigration bar, and powerful Big Law pro bono practices, frequently coach clients to conceal their past or lie about their circumstances when asserting their asylum claims, all in an attempt to circumvent immigration policies enacted to protect our national security and deceive the immigration authorities and courts into granting them undeserved relief”. If the federal government is now pursuing licensed attorneys for their role in asylum filings, the exposure for unlicensed individuals who offer the same or similar guidance, without even the basic protections of a law license, is far greater. ### Reports from the interview room What makes this environment especially dangerous for non-attorney service providers is what reportedly happens during USCIS interviews. There are reports from people who have attended asylum interviews that USCIS officers are asking applicants directly whether they decided to file for asylum on the advice of an attorney or of someone who is not a lawyer. This is a critical question. If an applicant tells a USCIS officer that a non-attorney told them to file for asylum, that statement can trigger consequences in two directions: for the applicant, whose case may be questioned, and for the non-attorney, who may face an accusation of unauthorized practice of law. USCIS has also tightened the conditions for asylum interviews. Effective May 18, 2026, the agency will no longer permit attorneys and accredited representatives to participate remotely in asylum interviews at field offices, except in limited circumstances. All legal representatives must now be physically present. That policy change signals a broader push toward scrutinizing who is advising applicants and how. Unauthorized practice of law is not a theoretical risk. The penalties span both state and federal law. According to CLINIC, the majority of states have enacted laws targeting unauthorized practice of immigration law or have applied existing unauthorized practice of law statutes to immigration cases, imposing fines, civil penalties, and misdemeanor charges. At the federal level, the consequences can be far more severe. Under 8 U.S. Code § 1546, individuals convicted of immigration document fraud can be fined or imprisoned for up to 25 years, with penalties varying based on the intent behind the offense. In Massachusetts specifically, there is precedent. In 2016, a Waltham man, Gerson Barahona, and his company were ordered to pay more than $155,760 in restitution to victims, civil penalties, and attorneys’ fees after he posed as an immigration attorney and unlawfully charged Massachusetts residents hundreds or thousands of dollars for legal advice and services. Then-Attorney General Maura Healey said at the time that Barahona “deceived vulnerable people who trusted him to help them with sensitive immigration matters, resulting in significant personal and financial harm”. The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office has maintained a multilingual education campaign warning immigrant communities about fraudulent practices in immigration law. The office has issued an advisory stating that the unauthorized practice of immigration law is a widespread problem and that dishonest individuals frequently hold themselves out as attorneys, charging hundreds or thousands of dollars for preparing forms or providing advice and services they are not qualified or authorized to perform. In California, the State Bar seized the offices of Salve Esperanza of Los Angeles in 2024 for the unauthorized practice of law after she falsely represented herself as an attorney and charged Filipino immigrants significant sums while directing them to enroll at a university and take jobs with a specific employer with whom she collaborated. The State Bar’s chief trial counsel called the case “a stark reminder of the risks posed by unauthorized practitioners”. ### The consequences for the people you are trying to help The harm does not stop with the service provider. According to legal analysts, the consequences of unauthorized practice can be devastating for the immigrants who receive the flawed assistance; they face loss of money, missed filing deadlines, and severe immigration ramifications, including deportation. In one documented case cited by the California State Bar, two former clients of a non-attorney face a substantial risk of removal and deportation due to the false and incorrect information the practitioner provided on their asylum applications. The American Bar Association has warned that the problem extends beyond obvious fraud. While most people can readily identify the “notario” scenario as the unauthorized practice of law, seemingly innocent assistance by community members can also cross the line. For anyone who assists immigrants with paperwork and is not a licensed attorney or an accredited representative recognized by the Department of Justice, the following protections are not optional; they are essential: You must not advise a client on which immigration benefit to pursue. The decision to file for asylum, a green card, a work permit, or any other benefit must come from the client alone or from a licensed attorney. You must make the client sign a written acknowledgment stating clearly that you did not provide any legal advice, that the decision to pursue the particular filing was the client’s own, and that you informed the client of the availability of free or low-cost legal services. You should provide a list of pro bono legal organizations and accredited representatives in your area. In Massachusetts, legal aid can be obtained through organizations such as the International Institute of New England, Greater Boston Legal Services, or the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project. The Department of Justice maintains a national list of free legal service providers at justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers. ### Where to find authorized help USCIS directs immigrants to the American Bar Association for help finding an attorney in their state and to the Department of Justice’s list of accredited representatives and recognized organizations (https://www.uscis.gov/scams-fraud-and-misconduct/avoid-scams/find-legal-services). The DOJ also provides a list of attorneys who offer immigration services at no cost or at reduced cost. Before hiring anyone to provide legal advice or representation in connection with immigration or other matters, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office urges residents to verify that the individual is a licensed attorney in good standing by checking the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. The federal government’s enforcement posture has changed. Under a DHS that is actively directing ICE to pursue fraud in asylum cases, and under interview conditions where USCIS officers are reportedly asking applicants who told them to file, the margin for error has collapsed. Anyone providing immigration-related services without a law license must understand that the boundary between helping someone fill out a form and telling them what form to fill out is the boundary between lawful assistance and a criminal offense. This is not legal advice. This article is for informational purposes only. Sources: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (dhs.gov); U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov); U.S. Department of Justice (justice.gov); Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (cliniclegal.org); American Bar Association (americanbar.org); Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (mass.gov); California State Bar (calbar.ca.gov); Nolo (nolo.com); STL News; Ramapo Journal of Law & Society. This article was originally written in English. 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Noting a relative lull in the commune, MSF intends to respond to the significant needs of residents. In a press release, MSF explains that medical teams had treated more than 40 people wounded by gunfire in less than 12 hours, while a security guard was hit by a stray bullet inside the hospital premises during these events. More than 800 people fleeing the violence had taken refuge there, causing scenes of panic as gunfire was continuous, the organization continues. “All our services had to be suspended. The hospital emptied completely, and several bullet impacts are visible on the various buildings,” said Thomas Curbillon, MSF’s Head of Mission in Haiti. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Usually, in the outpatient department of the MSF hospital in Cité Soleil, we welcome an average of 150 patients per day, and the bed occupancy rate regularly exceeds 80%. That gives an idea of the consequences for the population when our activities are interrupted for several weeks.” The emergency department and the service for survivors of sexual violence are open, MSF announces. After examination and stabilization, patients are referred to other facilities. If conditions permit, the clinic and inpatient services should resume in the coming days, the organization indicates. Teams are continuing security risk assessments before resuming other activities, the press release reads. “This is the third time in three years that MSF has been forced to suspend its activities at its Cité Soleil hospital. We call on all parties to the conflict to respect the safety of civilians and healthcare workers, so that we can carry out our work: saving lives.” In Cité Soleil, where approximately 300,000 people live with extremely limited access to essential services and healthcare, medical needs remain immense, the international organization emphasizes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) MSF has been working in Haiti for 35 years. Last year, its teams provided 129,458 medical consultations, including 12,984 for children under 5, and assisted 2,812 deliveries. They performed 8,469 surgical interventions, treated 4,975 survivors of sexual violence, treated 3,419 people for violence-related injuries, and provided 19,819 physiotherapy sessions. Reminder of the facts: Thousands of residents, fleeing rare and extremely violent armed clashes in Duvivier and Martial, spent the night of Sunday, May 10 to Monday, May 11, 2026, taking refuge near the SONAPI industrial park. Automatic weapon fire and flames from burning houses plunged the neighborhood into indescribable chaos, forcing women, children, and the elderly to sleep on the ground for lack of shelter. The violence began on Saturday afternoon and intensified throughout the night from Sunday to Monday. According to consistent testimonies gathered on site, the clashes involve several rival armed groups. In Duvivier, an attack carried out by heavily armed men, belonging according to local sources to the group led by the gang leader known as Jeff Gwo Lwa, sowed panic. The advance of the assailants toward the Martial neighborhood forced many families to flee hastily. The situation is all the more complex as the “Chen Mechan” gang, allied with the “Talibans” groups (Jeff Gwo Lwa) and “400 Mawozo” led by an individual known as “Lanmò San Jou” (Death Without a Day), was engaged in a bloody struggle against the rival gang of Pierre 6. Heavy exchanges of gunfire were reported in several strategic sectors, including Sarthe, Terre-Noire, and on Route 9. Residents describe scenes of war: continuous bursts of gunfire, detonations of heavy weapons, and masked men traveling in pickup trucks. 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Just months before the upcoming electoral deadlines, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and the Executive are now in open warfare. The most glaring evidence: the ban on access to CEP premises imposed on Uder Antoine, the institution’s Executive Director, who was appointed Director General by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. This precautionary measure was taken on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, the day after the controversial adoption of the electoral decree by the Council of Ministers. According to an internal note initialed by eight of the nine members of the electoral college, Uder Antoine is now persona non grata within the institution he was supposed to help lead. The document, a copy of which has been obtained, states that “Mr. Antoine has shown no signs of life for approximately 48 hours.” This prolonged absence, deemed suspicious by his peers, justifies an immediate precautionary measure: “Access to CEP facilities is prohibited until further notice.” This nearly unanimous vote — eight out of nine votes — sends a strong signal. The CEP, led by Jacques Desrosiers, refuses to endure what it perceives as an attempt by the Executive to interfere in its internal affairs. **A Standoff Over the Electoral Decree** To understand this radical decision, we must go back to the day before. On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, the Council of Ministers adopted the long-awaited electoral decree. This text, which establishes the organizational rules for the upcoming elections (calendar, funding, candidacy criteria, composition of polling stations), has been crystallizing tensions between the National Palace and the CEP for weeks. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) One of the most sensitive points concerns the appointment of senior officials within the electoral institution. In several government circles, Uder Antoine’s name had been insidiously circulating to fill the strategic position of Director General of the CEP. A position of great responsibility — financial management, supervision of electoral logistics, personnel management — that the Executive clearly wanted to entrust to a trusted person. A decree appointing Uder Antoine was even circulating Wednesday evening. CTN could not immediately confirm its authenticity. The problem: for the CEP, this appointment was never officially ratified. Hired on April 14, 2026, as a simple Executive Director, Uder Antoine had, according to the institution, no legitimacy to aspire to the position of Director General. The public association of his name with this position, relayed by certain media outlets and government offices, was seen as a provocation. This standoff comes in an already explosive context. The Haitian electoral process, faced with growing insecurity, a glaring lack of funding, and the chronic distrust of political parties, did not need this internal leadership crisis. With an Executive Director banned from access and an open conflict between the CEP presidency and the Executive, the electoral administration risks total paralysis. **What Scenarios for the Future?** - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Three main scenarios immediately emerge. First scenario: escalation. The Executive persists in wanting to impose Uder Antoine as Director General. The CEP radicalizes its position. The electoral process sinks into an open institutional crisis, with possible collective resignations. Second scenario: a mediated compromise. An external intervention attempts mediation. Uder Antoine renounces any ambition for the position of Director General. The CEP lifts the access ban, but relations remain execrable. Third scenario: direct interference. The Executive uses the electoral decree to force its way through, appoints a Director General by its own authority, and reduces the CEP to a purely decorative role. The way would then be open to elections under government control, without any national or international credibility. **A Democracy Under Trial** What seemed like a simple internal governance crisis within the CEP reveals a much deeper conflict. On one side, an Executive seeking to lock down the electoral machine to control the calendar and the results. On the other, a CEP trying to preserve its autonomy, but now paying the price for its divisions. 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The match at Chase Stadium—home of Inter Miami CF—gave Haiti’s staff the ideal pre-World Cup result for a group that includes Brazil, Morocco, and Scotland. Four players scored in a dominant display, signaling that Haiti plans to compete seriously on football’s biggest stage when the tournament starts next week. It is Haiti’s first World Cup in 52 years; the Grenadiers last played in 1974 in West Germany. For the Haitian diaspora in Boston, New York, Miami, and Montreal, Tuesday’s match was more than a friendly—it was proof this team belongs. Ruben Providence scored in the 12th minute, settling nerves and giving Haiti early control. Providence, who has emerged as one of the most dynamic attacking players in the current Haitian squad, gave New Zealand’s defense work to do throughout the first half. Lenny Joseph added the second, giving Haiti a halftime lead that effectively secured the result. The second half brought two more: Frantzdy Pierrot, among the squad’s most experienced, scored to make it 3-0 on his 51st international cap. His 34th goal keeps him third on Haiti’s all-time scoring list—a record stretching back decades. Duke Lacroix finished the rout with the fourth, capping a match where Haiti created chances and defended with poise against a fellow World Cup-bound side. ### A Statement of Collective Strength What made Tuesday’s result particularly encouraging for the Haitian technical staff was not any single moment but the breadth of the performance. Four different scorers across four phases of the match suggest a team with multiple attacking options and a collective confidence that has been steadily building through the qualification cycle and into the pre-tournament friendlies. Haiti’s coaches assembled a squad mainly from European and North American club players, reflecting both talent and the diaspora’s ties to professional football. The choice of Chase Stadium as the venue was significant in itself. Fort Lauderdale sits at the center of one of the largest Haitian-American communities in the United States. Broward County and neighboring Miami-Dade County are home to hundreds of thousands of Haitian families, many of whom turned out Tuesday evening to watch the Grenadiers in person before the tournament begins. While encouraging, the friendly result will be tested further when the tournament begins—Haiti faces both opportunity and challenge in its group. Brazil, five-time World Cup champions and the most decorated team in the tournament’s history, will be the marquee opponent. Morocco, which reached the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and became the first African nation to advance that far, will present a tactically sophisticated and physically demanding test. Scotland, competing in its first World Cup since 1998, will bring the intensity and organization that characterize British football. For Haiti, the group stage goal is clear: compete credibly, take points where possible, and show that the 52-year gap was only an interruption. ### Pierrot’s Place in History Pierrot’s 34th international goal keeps him among Haiti’s top scorers. At 31 and with 51 caps, he enters the World Cup as a key veteran—his record and experience are crucial for navigating this group. His third-place finish on the all-time Haitian scoring list places him behind only the legends whose records have stood the test of time. Whether he can climb further during the World Cup itself will depend on the team’s ability to create chances against defenses that are considerably more organized than what New Zealand offered Tuesday. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) For the Diaspora, It Has Already Begun Across the diaspora, Tuesday marked the unofficial start of the World Cup. In cities like Miami, Boston, Flatbush, Brockton, Randolph, and Montreal, Haitians watched and began to hope for something remarkable this summer. Caribbean Television Network will provide daily multilingual coverage of Haiti’s World Cup journey in English, French, and Haitian Creole. This will include match-day reporting from inside the stadiums, fan reactions from host cities, and community programming from across the diaspora. Note: This article was originally written in English. Other language versions use AI translation. 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While the government of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé claims it wants to accelerate the electoral process, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) is denouncing a flagrant violation of the Constitution. At the heart of the dispute is the draft 2026 electoral decree, which the Executive intends to adopt and publish despite formal opposition from the CEP and criticism from several political groups and civil society organizations. On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, an “informational” meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s invitation between the Prime Minister’s office and CEP members. But the two institutions offer diametrically opposed accounts of the meeting. In a government press release, the Executive reports a “convergence of views” between the two parties on the need to organize credible and transparent elections. The Prime Minister reaffirms his “determination to mobilize all institutional, administrative, and financial resources of the State” to ensure the vote takes place, and even announces an upcoming meeting with the Gang Repression Force (FRG) to strengthen electoral security. Yet the CEP’s press release, published the same day, tells a completely different story. According to the Electoral Council, the meeting was purely “informational.” The Head of Government reportedly announced his decision “to adopt and publish an electoral decree” without prior agreement. Worse still, this document, presented to the councilors for the first time, is allegedly “totally different” from the draft submitted to the Executive by the CEP on April 24, 2026. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) For the CEP, this government action confirms the “unconstitutional nature of the Prime Minister’s decision, which violates the principle of independence of any Electoral Council,” the press release reads. CEP members firmly recall that “the initiative to draft the electoral decree falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the CEP.” Thus, the councilors express their “disagreement with the Prime Minister regarding the application of a text that does not comply with constitutional requirements.” **Government inflexible despite criticism** According to sources close to the matter, the government is expected to publish this contested electoral decree imminently, despite objections from the CEP and sharp criticism from several political parties and civil society organizations. Critics denounce an attempt by the Executive to interfere in electoral affairs in order to lock down the process to its advantage. Haiti’s amended 1987 Constitution is clear: the organization of elections falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Electoral Council, and the government is required to respect the independence of this institution. By imposing a decree rewritten behind closed doors, the Executive exposes itself to serious accusations of authoritarian drift. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) On another front, the Prime Minister has announced the upcoming holding of a coordination meeting with security sector actors, notably the Gang Repression Force (FRG). The stated objective: to strengthen the electoral security apparatus and provide the CEP with essential elements for developing the electoral calendar. But this security commitment is not enough to ease tensions. For now, the CEP and the Executive have simply “agreed to continue technical work at a future session” – a cautious formulation that hardly conceals the gap separating them. As the Haitian population desperately hopes for elections to emerge from the political and security crisis, the open confrontation between the government and the CEP casts an additional shadow over the process. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-electoral-decree-cep-denounces-constitutional-violation-as-government-persists/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-electoral-decree-cep-denounces-constitutional-violation-as-government-persists/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-electoral-decree-cep-denounces-constitutional-violation-as-government-persists/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-electoral-decree-cep-denounces-constitutional-violation-as-government-persists/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-2026-electoral-decree-cep-denounces-constitutional-violation-as-government-persists/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti-2026%20Electoral%20decree%3A%20CEP%20denounces%20constitutional%20violation%20as%20government%20persists&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-2026-electoral-decree-cep-denounces-constitutional-violation-as-government-persists%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, POLITICS --- ### [Foxboro Station Opens in Record Time as Massachusetts Prepares for Seven World Cup Matches at Gillette](https://ctninfo.com/foxboro-station-opens-in-record-time-as-massachusetts-prepares-for-seven-world-cup-matches-at-gillette/) **Published:** June 2, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Governor Maura Healey joined transportation officials and community leaders Monday to mark the completion of a major reconstruction of Foxboro Commuter Rail Station, with state officials describing the project as the fastest permanent station construction in the history of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The newly upgraded station officially opened to passengers on Monday, less than nine days before the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins. Seven matches of the tournament are scheduled to take place at Gillette Stadium — referred to in tournament branding as Boston Stadium — making the Foxborough complex one of the most significant venues in the U.S. portion of the multi-host competition. For thousands of fans expected to travel from across New England and beyond, the station will serve as a primary transit gateway to the matches, replacing what officials acknowledged would otherwise have been a much heavier reliance on highway traffic to a venue roughly 30 miles south of downtown Boston. ### Built in Under a Year The reconstruction was completed in less than 12 months, according to state officials, a timeline that included a winter of record-setting snowfall and the need to keep the station operational throughout the project to accommodate ongoing events at Gillette Stadium, including New England Patriots and New England Revolution games and concerts. “As Massachusetts prepares to welcome the world this summer, we’re delivering the modern transportation infrastructure needed to support residents, visitors, and our regional economy,” Healey said in remarks issued by her office. “These upgrades at Foxboro Station will help thousands of fans safely and efficiently travel to World Cup matches and other major events while creating lasting transportation improvements for commuters for years to come.” Interim Secretary of Transportation and MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng described the construction timeline as unprecedented for the agency. “Not only did we accelerate the full construction of this station in under a year, but we found ways to progress work during a challenging winter with record snowfall, while still providing service to the station, and supporting many special events at Gillette in parallel with construction,” Eng said. According to the governor’s office, the construction partner was Suffolk Construction, with additional design and engineering work led by VHB. The project was carried out in close coordination with the Kraft Group, which owns Gillette Stadium and the surrounding Patriot Place complex. ### What the Upgrades Include The completed station includes an 800-foot fully accessible platform with level boarding, designed to accommodate substantially larger passenger volumes than the previous facility could handle. According to materials released by the MBTA, the project also includes expanded passenger capacity, improved lighting and signage, new seating, canopies, upgraded communications systems, and additional accessibility features. The MBTA estimates that up to 20,000 passengers per match could use the dedicated event train service to the station during the World Cup. According to State Representative Michael Chaisson (R-Foxborough), the upgrades were specifically accelerated in preparation for the tournament. “I am excited about the expansion of the Foxboro train station and the opportunities it creates as we prepare to welcome the world to Foxborough for the FIFA World Cup,” Chaisson said in the governor’s announcement. “This investment will improve transportation, support local businesses, and help ensure fans have a great experience when they visit our community.” State Senator Paul Feeney (D-Foxborough) framed the project as part of a broader transportation investment serving both major events and daily commuters. “Whether it’s for the people of our region that live here and work in Boston and want to avoid sitting in soul-crushing traffic on the highway, or the folks that are staying in Boston coming here to spend money and support our local businesses, the completion of upgrades to the Foxborough MBTA Station reflects the Commonwealth’s real investment in transportation infrastructure,” Feeney said. ### The Town’s Perspective For Foxborough itself, a town of roughly 18,000 residents, the World Cup represents the largest international event in its history. Foxborough Town Manager Paige Duncan said the upgraded station carries significance well beyond the seven matches scheduled this summer. “The completion of the new Foxboro Station is a significant milestone for our community and the region,” Duncan said. “While the station will play an important role during this historic summer, its benefits will extend far beyond the World Cup by improving connectivity and expanding transportation options for residents, employees, and visitors for years to come.” Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group, characterized the project as a demonstration of effective public-private coordination. “Foxboro Station represents what can be achieved when public and private partners work together toward a common goal,” Kraft said. “This investment will benefit fans, commuters and visitors to Gillette Stadium year-round while helping us welcome the world back to Foxborough for the FIFA World Cup.” Mike Loynd, president of Boston 26 — the local organizing committee responsible for the Boston portion of the tournament — credited the project as part of broader preparations for a fan-ready experience. “The completion of the Foxboro Commuter Rail Station marks a major milestone in our tournament preparations as we work toward delivering a safe and welcoming experience for fans,” Loynd said. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Affordability and Access The MBTA has separately announced a series of summer fare promotions on the Commuter Rail system, designed in part to encourage more transit use during the tournament. According to the Healey administration, monthly passholders are expected to save between $321 and $639 over the summer, depending on their route, through programs including Free Fridays and a 50 percent discount on monthly passes throughout June, July, and August. The fare promotions, paired with the increased capacity at Foxboro Station, are intended to address one of the practical concerns of any major event held at Gillette Stadium: traffic congestion on Route 1 and the surrounding highway network. For the Haitian and Caribbean diaspora communities across Greater Boston, concentrated in Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Brockton, and Randolph, the new station offers a direct and affordable path to one of the most anticipated cultural events of the year. With Haiti returning to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in over 50 years, demand for travel to matches involving Caribbean nations is expected to be especially high. Commuter Rail service from South Station and Back Bay reaches Foxboro Station in approximately 50 minutes, providing a far more predictable alternative to driving Route 1 on match days. For families traveling from outside Boston, the station offers a transit option that avoids navigating parking constraints at the Gillette Stadium complex. The first of the seven World Cup matches scheduled at Gillette Stadium is set to take place later this month. **Note to Readers:** This article was originally written and published in English. Versions in other languages are translations generated by artificial intelligence tools. While CTN strives for accuracy across all language editions, only the original English version should be considered authoritative. 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It is a dreaded period in a country where each rainy season painfully highlights the flaws of an exhausted, deforested, poorly urbanized territory lacking adequate protective infrastructure. According to a note consulted by CTN, this season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, marks the most favorable period for the formation and development of tropical systems in the Atlantic basin. The UHM emphasizes that these six months are generally characterized by the appearance of tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes, some of which may pose a direct threat to territories in the region. While these natural phenomena worry all Caribbean nations, they take on a particularly tragic dimension in Haiti. The country accumulates vulnerabilities: massive deforestation (less than 2% of original forest cover), denuded soils that no longer retain water, drainage channels clogged with plastic waste and sediment, slums built on flood-prone areas or unstable slopes, and a road network already destroyed by years of neglect and insecurity. The UHM is fully aware of this. In its note, it reminds that a season considered “normal” – or even “below normal” – in no way means an absence of risk for Haiti. “A single cyclone directly hitting the national territory can cause significant loss of life, flooding, landslides, and considerable damage to infrastructure and people’s livelihoods,” the institution warns. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) According to forecasts available to date, the 2026 hurricane season is expected to be near normal or slightly below normal, due to the anticipated development of the El Niño phenomenon, which may limit cyclonic activity in the Atlantic. However, the UHM cautions, Atlantic Ocean surface temperatures remain slightly above average, and trade winds are weaker than normal – conditions that could favor the formation of certain tropical systems. Numerical forecasts for 2026 indicate approximately: 8 to 14 named tropical storms 3 to 6 hurricanes 1 to 3 major hurricanes, categories 3, 4, or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) But in Haiti, the danger is not limited to major hurricanes. A simple tropical storm or even a depression can be enough to devastate entire neighborhoods when gutters are clogged, rivers have not been dredged for years, and thousands of families live under rusted tin roofs clinging to steep slopes. Landslides, frequent in the south and southeast, have already killed thousands in the past, such as during Hurricane Matthew in 2016 (over 500 dead, 200,000 homes destroyed) or the floods of 2023. **Call to prepare: UHM’s instructions** Faced with this alarming picture, the UHM, in coordination with the National System for Risk and Disaster Management (SNGRD) and the Directorate General of Civil Protection (DGPC), urges the population to exercise the utmost vigilance and provides concrete instructions: Regularly follow official weather bulletins Identify risk zones in your area (gullies, riverbanks, unstable slopes, low-lying areas) Prepare a family emergency plan (assembly point, evacuation routes, contacts) Inspect and secure homes (roofs, windows, drainage systems) Assemble an emergency kit containing drinking water, non-perishable food, essential medications, flashlights, battery-powered radio, and important documents in a waterproof bag Strictly follow instructions issued by competent authorities in case of alert (evacuation, sheltering) **A Broad call to media and institutions** On the occasion of the opening of this hurricane season, the SNGRD, DGPC, and UHM are issuing a call to spoken, written, television, and online press, as well as to public and private institutions, local authorities, and non-governmental organizations. The goal: to strengthen collaboration, awareness, and preparedness actions throughout this period, particularly in rural areas and disadvantaged neighborhoods where access to information is limited. The UHM, in collaboration with relevant institutions, will continue to provide permanent monitoring of weather conditions and to disseminate in a timely manner all information regarding the development of tropical systems that may pose a threat to the country. “Prevention remains the best protection. Everyone’s preparation contributes to everyone’s safety,” the note concludes. Finally, the World Meteorological Organization has already defined the list of names assigned to storms and hurricanes for the 2026 season, alternating alphabetically between male and female names: Arthur, Bertha, Christobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Leah, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, Wilfred. 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FIFA reports 1,248 players from 48 national teams will compete in 104 matches in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, starting in nine days. This expanded field—now the largest ever—reflects FIFA’s goal to broaden the competition’s reach. “The confirmed squad lists embody what makes the tournament truly unique — a celebration of excellence, diversity, and global unity through football,” FIFA stated in the communiqué accompanying the publication of the lists on Monday, June 1. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) FIFA’s published squad data highlights both returning veterans and a generational influx of new players on football’s main stage. Of the 1,248 participants, 357 have prior World Cup experience and 891 are first-timers, according to FIFA. The federation calls this mix evidence of “continuity and renewal in the global game.” Among the returning veterans are 22 players who have previously won the World Cup, FIFA confirmed. The age range in the 48 squads is notable: over 25 years separate the oldest and youngest players, FIFA reports. Scotland’s Craig Gordon is the oldest at 43 years, 162 days; Mexico’s Gilberto Mora is the youngest at 17 years, 240 days, FIFA confirms. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) A total of 22 players under 20 and 7 players aged 40 or older could feature in the competition, the federation reported. Three of football’s most recognizable figures are positioned to make tournament history. According to FIFA, Lionel Messi of Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, and Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico are each set to participate in a sixth FIFA World Cup — an unprecedented milestone in the competition’s history. FIFA’s communiqué identifies the trio alongside a new generation of players whose tournament debuts will define the next era of the global game. Among those highlighted by the federation: France’s Warren Zaïre-Emery, New Zealand’s Finn Surman, Morocco’s Bilal El Khannouss, and Manchester City defender Abdukodir Khusanov, who will represent Uzbekistan in its first-ever World Cup appearance. ### Four New Nations on the World Stage The expanded 48-team format has produced what FIFA describes as one of the most geographically representative tournaments to date. Four nations will make their FIFA World Cup debut in 2026, according to the federation: Cabo Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan. FIFA says the expanded format makes the competition more globally representative, calling the debuts a milestone. For Cabo Verde, Curaçao, and several other nations, the tournament represents a significant step in their footballing development. According to FIFA, Cabo Verde, Congo DR, Côte d’Ivoire, Curaçao, Senegal, and Uruguay have selected squads composed entirely of players based in overseas leagues — a profile reflecting the diaspora-driven nature of football talent in many of these federations. Meanwhile, FIFA contrasts this with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, whose squads mainly feature domestically based players—25 of 26 squad members from their own leagues. The global scope of modern football is reflected in the club affiliations of the 1,248 confirmed players. According to FIFA, the squads draw from 449 different clubs across 71 countries, distributed as follows: 14 from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), six from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), seven from CONCACAF, eight from CONMEBOL, one from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and 35 from UEFA. This distribution shows that player development now spans every confederation, with talent increasingly nurtured by clubs worldwide rather than just traditional leagues. ### A Coach Making His Own History According to FIFA, Ghana’s Portuguese coach, Carlos Queiroz, will lead his fifth straight World Cup, having previously managed Portugal in 2010 and Iran in 2014, 2018, and 2022. The federation noted that Queiroz becomes only the second coach in tournament history to appear at five straight World Cups, joining Bora Milutinović, who managed teams at five consecutive tournaments from 1986 to 2002. Under the rules governing the 2026 tournament, squad changes will be tightly restricted going forward. According to the \*\*Regulations for the FIFA World Cup 26\*\* cited in the federation’s communiqué, replacements to the confirmed squad lists are permitted only in the case of serious injury or illness, and only up to 24 hours before the kickoff of a team’s first match. Any deviation from this standard requires explicit FIFA approval. The full squad lists submitted by all 48 participating member associations on Monday, June 1, have been published on FIFA.com. With nine days before the opening match, focus shifts to competitive readiness. National federations are finalizing preparations for camps and friendlies, while FIFA gears up to stage the largest World Cup ever across three countries and many venues. For the 891 players preparing for their first FIFA World Cup, for the four debutant nations stepping onto football’s largest stage, and for Messi, Ronaldo, and Ochoa preparing for their unprecedented sixth tournament, the next nine days mark the final stretch before what FIFA has described as a “watershed moment for the global game.” Note to Readers: This article was originally written and published in English. Versions in other languages are translations generated by artificial intelligence tools. While CTN strives for accuracy across all language editions, only the original English version should be considered authoritative. 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Within just a few days, two public statements – an open letter from the signatories of the National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections, and a declaration from the UNIR/AYITI-INI party – have highlighted a shared sentiment: the executive branch stands accused of not wanting to organize elections, of allowing security to systematically deteriorate, and of governing outside the Constitution. On May 28, 2026, the Assembly of Signatories of the National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections published a scathing open letter addressed to the head of government. These signatories, who present themselves as guarantors of a political compromise meant to lead the country toward credible elections, recall having formally invited the Prime Minister to a “crucial meeting” on May 20. According to them, he issued a categorical “refusal.” “This refusal, far from being trivial, illustrates a troubling detachment from the realities affecting our fellow citizens,” they write. For these signatories, the government is no longer simply open to criticism – it has become deaf to calls for dialogue and blind to the national emergency. The letter does not limit itself to political controversy. It paints a grim picture of the security situation. “The security situation is now out of control,” the signatories state, citing Marchand Dessalines, Seguin, Cité Soleil, and “several other neighborhoods” where “lives are being cut short daily.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) As a symbol, the signatories cite the assassination of a doctor, owner of the Gama laboratory, described as a “competent and responsible pillar of our society.” For them, this murder is just “one of the many signs that violence is spreading unchecked.” Every citizen who falls to bullets or “into the clutches of insecurity” becomes a “tragic reminder of the government’s inability to protect life.” **The electoral dispute: 30,000, 100,000, and a “villainous decree”** The heart of the conflict lies in the organization of elections, the cornerstone of any resolution to the crisis. The text accuses the Prime Minister of wanting to impose his views against the advice of the Electoral Council, whose independence is enshrined in the amended 1987 Constitution. The signatories note that the Electoral Council had planned a mechanism of 30,000 members to bring together the 300 registered and approved parties. However, “in Mr. Fils-Aimé’s laboratory,” this figure was allegedly inflated to 100,000 members, without consultation with the political sector. They also denounce a “villainous decree” – without naming it further – that would place the government above the law. “We must understand at this point that Mr. Fils-Aimé’s government does not want to organize elections,” concludes the open letter from the signatories of the National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) **UNIR: “Nou bouke!” – popular exasperation** On June 1, 2026, it was the turn of the political group UNIR-Haiti, led by Clarens Renois, to add its voice to the chorus of grievances. In a statement, the party denounces a “criminal-political-imported ambush” trampling the country. The more time passes, the more Haiti seems bogged down in this trap of criminal-political-imported insecurity, the political formation of Jean Clarens Renois charges, in an even more incisive tone. The party deplores the recent deaths of several police officers, killed or wounded by gang bullets. But beyond the traditional tribute to law enforcement, UNIR raises a troubling question: what are all these international forces in Haiti actually doing? Mission after mission, nothing changes, it asserts. Clarens Renois’s party makes a merciless assessment: despite 17 months of government under Alix Didier Fils-Aimé (who came to power in January 2025 after the previous cabinet resigned), security is non-existent. Two concrete facts are put forward: The airport remains closed (or partially functional), a symbol of the country’s isolation. National roads remain blocked, paralyzing the economy and the free movement of citizens. UNIR also denounces contracts signed with mercenary companies worth millions of dollars. “The drones fall, the bandits stand firmer.” In other words, the technological and foreign resources deployed have not reversed the balance of power on the ground. Entire territories remain under gang control. **UNIR calls on the people to take responsibility** UNIR’s message goes beyond simple criticism of the government. It speaks directly to the population, with a phrase that has become a rallying cry: “Nou bouke!” (We are exhausted!). The party believes the international community must stop “making a mockery of Haiti”: a country so close to the United States, neighboring the Dominican Republic, at the heart of the Caribbean, cannot simply be handed over to national and international criminal forces. Our eyes are open! We are not children! We understand what is happening! The conclusion is almost insurrectionary in its wording, though non-violent: “Haitian people: it is time, it is high time for us to take responsibility!” ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-adrift-fils-aime-government-accused-of-inaction-and-contempt-as-violence-explodes/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-adrift-fils-aime-government-accused-of-inaction-and-contempt-as-violence-explodes/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-adrift-fils-aime-government-accused-of-inaction-and-contempt-as-violence-explodes/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-adrift-fils-aime-government-accused-of-inaction-and-contempt-as-violence-explodes/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-adrift-fils-aime-government-accused-of-inaction-and-contempt-as-violence-explodes/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%20adrift%3A%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%20government%20accused%20of%20inaction%20and%20contempt%20as%20violence%20explodes&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-adrift-fils-aime-government-accused-of-inaction-and-contempt-as-violence-explodes%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, POLITICS --- ### [Haiti: PNH strikes Village de Dieu, GSF officially launches operations](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-pnh-strikes-village-de-dieu-gsf-officially-launches-operations/) **Published:** June 1, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** While the Haitian National Police (PNH) launched a large-scale operation on Monday, June 1, 2026, in Village de Dieu, the stronghold of the dreaded “5 Segonn” gang, the brand-new Gang Suppression Force (GSF) has officially announced the start of its operations across the entire territory. A double offensive that marks a decisive turning point in the country’s security strategy. In the middle of the day on Monday, law enforcement entered the sensitive neighborhood of Village de Dieu, located in downtown Port-au-Prince. Considered for several years as one of the main hotspots of insecurity in the metropolitan region, this area is the stronghold of the gang led by Johnson André, infamously known by his war name “Izo 5 Segond.” Officers from various specialized units of the national police were mobilized for this large-scale operation. According to resident testimonies, heavy weapons fire was heard in downtown Port-au-Prince for several hours, reflecting the intensity of the clashes. The operation is distinguished by the scale of the resources deployed. PNH armored vehicles successfully penetrated the village, while explosive drones were used to strike gang positions. Heavy machinery was also mobilized to destroy several houses blocking passage, allowing the armored vehicles to advance through roads deemed difficult to access. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) This combined use of surveillance technology and heavy equipment reflects a notable change in the methods employed by security forces to face heavily armed gangs. According to police sources, several gang members were killed, either by drone strikes or during direct shootouts with law enforcement. Images circulating widely on social media show the scale of the operation. Several residences were demolished, including that of “Manno,” as he is known, identified as the gang’s second-in-command. The house of the presumed leader was also targeted by law enforcement. According to consistent sources, the gang leader Izo no longer resides in Village de Dieu, having left several months ago. He is reportedly being sheltered by another gang leader going by the name “Krisla” in the commune of Carrefour. This information, if confirmed, could explain the relative absence of strong organized resistance during this offensive. The Village de Dieu gang is one of the most powerful criminal groups in the capital. Beyond its historic stronghold, it operates in various sectors of Port-au-Prince and is regularly accused of kidnappings, assassinations, and even drug trafficking. This intervention also carries a highly symbolic dimension. It comes more than five years after the tragedy of March 12, 2021, during which five police officers lost their lives in an operation carried out precisely in this same neighborhood. This heavy toll left its mark on people’s minds and constituted a lasting trauma for the police institution. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The Gang Suppression Force (GSF) officially enters into action On that same Monday, June 1, 2026, the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) announced the official launch of its operations in Haiti. In a post in Creole and French on X (formerly Twitter), the force states: “Jodi a make kòmansman operasyon yo nan Pòtoprens. Se lansman yon efò gradwèl pou febli gwoup ame yo epi retabli kondisyon ki pral pèmèt otorite Ayisyen yo asire sekirite piblik la.” \[Translation: “Today marks the start of operations in Port-au-Prince. This is the launch of a gradual effort to weaken armed groups and restore conditions that will allow Haitian authorities to ensure public safety.”\] The GSF specifies that initial operations are targeted, with the intention of expanding them progressively as personnel and capabilities increase. The organization also commits to working systematically and to reporting on each of its actions—a promise of transparency rare in Haiti’s security landscape. Parallel to events in the capital, the PNH has stated that it has intensified its operations in the Artibonite department, where it is recording significant advances in the fight against gangs operating in the region. Last Friday, an operation against alleged members of the Gran Grif gang in Saint-Marc unfortunately turned tragic. Three officers from the Anti-Gang Tactical Unit (UTAG) and a brigadier from the vigilance brigade lost their lives. The victims are two UTAG officers, one officer from the Motorized Intervention Brigade (BIM), and a brigadier belonging to a civilian self-defense group in the area. These losses cruelly remind us of the risks faced by officers tasked with restoring order when confronting heavily armed and determined adversaries. The international context is also favorable to this escalation of operations. Following a lightning visit by US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to Port-au-Prince last week, the office of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé issued a statement affirming that “the United States stands shoulder to shoulder with the head of Haiti’s transitional government to restore state authority, dismantle criminal networks, and stabilize institutions in Haiti.” As attention now remains focused on the concrete results of the operation in Village de Dieu, several questions persist. Will the offensive succeed in lastingly changing the balance of power in this strategic area? Will the GSF, still in its infancy, be able to maintain pressure across the entire territory? 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The proposed regulation, described in federal documents obtained by CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez, would target applications that USCIS officers determine were filed more than one year after the applicant entered the United States — a window that, under existing U.S. immigration law, generally renders a person ineligible for asylum unless certain exceptions apply. If finalized, the rule would represent the latest in a series of measures the Trump administration has taken to narrow access to the U.S. asylum system, which administration officials have characterized as plagued by systemic fraud. ### How the Rule Would Work Under current practice, virtually every asylum-seeker who files a claim with USCIS receives an interview before a decision is rendered. The interview is the central evidentiary moment in the asylum process — the point at which the applicant can explain their fear of persecution, describe the circumstances of their flight, and respond to questions about the timeline of their case. The new regulation would change that for cases the agency considers filed late. According to documents reported by CBS News, USCIS officers would be empowered to reject such applications based solely on the paper record and refer the applicants to deportation proceedings before the Justice Department’s immigration courts. Once placed in those proceedings, applicants would have to argue their case to remain in the country in what CBS News described as an adversarial setting — meaning they would face a government attorney seeking their removal, rather than the more administrative posture of a USCIS asylum interview. USCIS officers would retain the discretion to allow a case to proceed to a full interview if they determine the applicant qualifies for one of the recognized exceptions to the one-year filing deadline. Those exceptions include serious medical conditions, ineffective legal counsel, and other circumstances that prevented timely filing. Unaccompanied minors are not subject to the deadline at all. ### The Administration’s Rationale In a statement to CBS News, a USCIS spokesperson said the administration is “considering multiple options” to address a backlog of more than one million asylum claims, which the spokesperson attributed to what they described as “the Biden administration’s dangerous open borders policies.” The spokesperson said the proposed approach would allow USCIS to “avoid wasting time on asylum applications that it would otherwise refer to immigration proceedings” and would route those cases more quickly to a judge. The framing reflects a broader administration argument that the asylum backlog itself has become an incentive for what officials describe as economic migration — people who enter the system, receive work authorization while their case is pending, and remain in the country for years before any final determination is reached. That concern has been articulated, in various forms, by both Republican and Democratic administrations. ### Legal Advocates Raise Alarm Conchita Cruz, co-executive director of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, told [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-plan-would-allow-for-quick-asylum-rejections-without-interviews/) she was concerned that the regulation would place applicants in deportation proceedings without giving them an opportunity to explain why they filed their applications after the one-year mark. Cruz noted that there are many reasons asylum-seekers may file after the deadline, including periods spent in the United States under another temporary status, such as a valid visa, before circumstances in their home country deteriorated to the point that they require asylum. She characterized the proposed regulation in remarks to CBS News as changing the rules for people who have been navigating a complex immigration process, often over many years. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### The Scale of the Backlog The numbers behind the policy debate are substantial. USCIS, which adjudicates asylum cases for people who are not in deportation proceedings, had approximately 1.5 million pending asylum applications as of last fall, according to government figures cited by CBS News. The Justice Department’s immigration courts, which handle removal proceedings, had 3.3 million pending cases as of March, including roughly 2.3 million involving asylum requests. The proposed rule is one of several measures the Trump administration has pursued to constrain asylum access and accelerate deportations. The administration has signed “safe third country” agreements with multiple countries to redirect asylum-seekers to nations other than the United States. Last year, USCIS froze all asylum cases for several months following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., by an individual who had previously been granted asylum. That suspension was later scaled back but remains in effect for asylum-seekers from 39 countries listed on the administration’s travel ban proclamation. What This May Mean for the Haitian Community For Haitian asylum-seekers, many of whom entered the United States under humanitarian parole programs or through periods of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the one-year filing deadline has long been a source of confusion and risk. Haitian families who arrived years ago under one legal status and later filed for asylum as conditions in Haiti deteriorated further are precisely the type of applicants who could be affected by the proposed rule if their filing falls outside the one-year window without a recognized exception. 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Over the past five years alone, more than 20,000 Haitians have received support through the organization, according to Jeffrey Thielman, IINE’s president and chief executive officer. For many of those families, IINE is the first stable American institution they encounter — one that does not bill them, does not turn them away, and does not require them to navigate a foreign legal system on their own. “What makes IINE different is that our services are completely free to our clients,” said Rodeney Pierre, a case manager who has served at IINE for more than three years and now works in a management capacity. Pierre is one of several Haitian-American staff members the organization has hired in recent years as the share of Haitian clients has grown. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) IINE was founded more than 100 years ago to serve immigrants arriving in New England — a region whose economy and identity have been shaped by successive waves of newcomers. Today, the organization operates from three principal locations: **Boston** and **Lowell** in Massachusetts, and **Manchester** in New Hampshire. Each office offers a comprehensive bundle of services designed to help newly arrived immigrants do what mainstream institutions are rarely set up to help them do: legalize their status, learn English, find work, and build a life. In its Massachusetts offices, Haitians are now the largest client group — a reflection of the sustained migration that has reshaped the demographics of Boston, Brockton, Mattapan, Randolph, and Lowell over the past decade. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/images.jpg) ### Immigration legal services, free of charge The heart of IINE’s work is immigration legal services. The organization’s attorneys and accredited representatives help clients file applications for the protections U.S. immigration law makes available to people fleeing persecution, violence, instability, or family separation. These include applications for asylum, work authorization, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), humanitarian parole, family reunification, lawful permanent residence (the green card), and eventually U.S. citizenship. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) For many Haitian families arriving today, the legal terrain is unfamiliar and frequently misunderstood. The terms describing newcomers — *refugee*, *asylum seeker*, *parolee*, *TPS recipient* — are not interchangeable. Each carries its own legal definition, rights, and pathway to permanent status. #### Among the most important distinctions: **Refugees** are people who have left their home countries and cannot safely return because of a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Refugee status is generally determined before a person arrives in the United States, often by the U.S. government or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Refugees can work legally and have a clear pathway to lawful permanent residence and citizenship. **Asylum seekers** are individuals who arrive at or cross the U.S. border and apply for the same protections refugees receive, but from inside the country. Their application must demonstrate the same kind of persecution or fear of persecution. Asylum cases can take years to adjudicate. While their case is pending, asylum seekers can apply for work authorization. Those granted asylum — known as *asylees* — also have a pathway to a green card and eventually citizenship. **Temporary Protected Status (TPS)** is granted to nationals of countries that the U.S. government has designated as unsafe for return due to armed conflict, natural disasters, or extraordinary conditions. Haiti has been designated for TPS for over a decade. TPS allows recipients to live and work legally in the U.S. while the designation is in effect, but it does not, in itself, provide a pathway to citizenship. TPS recipients, however, can apply for asylum or other humanitarian protections separately. **Humanitarian Parolees** are admitted to the United States temporarily — usually for one year at a time — for urgent humanitarian reasons. Under the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) Parole program, individuals from those four countries can be admitted for two years if they have a U.S.-based sponsor committed to providing financial and housing support. Like TPS, parole does not, in itself, lead to citizenship, but parolees can apply for asylum or other statuses while in the country. For Haitian families in particular, the practical distinctions between these statuses have become urgent in recent years. As legal challenges over Haitian TPS have moved through the federal courts, and as immigration enforcement has intensified, the difference between holding the correct legal status and holding the wrong one — or none at all — can determine whether a family stays together. This is precisely the kind of guidance that families struggle to obtain elsewhere. Private immigration attorneys are expensive. Online information is often outdated or misleading. IINE’s free legal services close that gap. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IINE-staff-scaled-1.jpg) ### Beyond immigration: preparing newcomers for the workforce IINE’s services do not stop at legal paperwork. The organization also offers free **English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)** classes, **Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training**, and other workforce development programs designed to help newly arrived immigrants enter the U.S. labor market, Thielman explained. The bundling matters. Legal status without language is incomplete. Language without job skills is incomplete. IINE’s approach is to help clients move forward on all three fronts at once — legal, linguistic, and economic — so that the path from arrival to self-sufficiency is shorter and more stable. Recognizing that Haitians make up the majority of its Massachusetts client base, IINE has deliberately built a staff that reflects the community it serves. A substantial portion of the organization’s personnel is Haitian-American, with several serving in management roles. Pierre, the case manager who has been with IINE for more than three years, is among them. For Haitian clients arriving from Limbé, Port-au-Prince, Gonaïves, or Cap-Haïtien — or arriving from intermediate stops in the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Chile, or Mexico — being met by a case manager who speaks Haitian Creole, who understands the family pressures of remittances and reunification, and who has walked similar streets is more than convenience. It is the difference between feeling like a file number and feeling like a person. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IINE.jpg)**How to reach IINE**IINE operates three primary offices: - **Boston, Massachusetts** - **Lowell, Massachusetts** - **Manchester, New Hampshire** The organization can be reached through its website at **iine.org**, where prospective clients can learn about specific programs, find office contact information, and request services. All services described in this article are provided at no cost to the client. For Haitian families navigating an unfamiliar legal system at the most vulnerable moment of their lives, IINE is one of the institutions making a difference quietly, one case at a time, over the course of more than a hundred years. 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The blast was reported at about 2:11 p.m. Eastern, with residents describing a sudden bang that startled pets and shook houses. WBZ-TV said dozens of calls flooded its newsroom reporting an explosion heard around Boston and as far away as Ipswich, Massachusetts, and Johnston, Rhode Island. The event was no isolated local sighting. According to preliminary reports submitted to the American Meteor Society, dozens of people across the Northeast reported seeing a fireball around 2 p.m. Saturday, with sightings spanning several states, observations that help scientists reconstruct the object’s path through the atmosphere. Satellite lightning data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed a signature consistent with a meteor at roughly the same time, and indicated the object likely entered the atmosphere over the South Shore near Boston, WBZ-TV reported. NASA offered a more precise account of where and how the meteor came apart. “The meteor appears to have fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles over northeast MA and southeast NH,” the agency said in a statement. “The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, which accounts for the loud noise.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Why does a meteor make that much noise? Most meteors are no larger than pebbles or grains of sand and burn up harmlessly high in the atmosphere. The ones that make headlines are the rare survivors. Meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere at tremendous speeds — often between 25,000 and 160,000 miles per hour — and when a larger object plunges deep enough, it tears through the air and generates powerful shock waves, much like a supersonic jet. Those pressure waves can reach the ground as a sonic boom heard dozens of miles from the meteor’s actual track. Shauna Edson, who works in astronomy education for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, explained the sound to WBZ-TV. “What you hear is the air compression of it moving really fast, creating those pressure waves, and occasionally, sometimes you’re also hearing the stone itself break apart from the forces that it’s going through,” she said. The U.S. Geological Survey noted a key difference between these events and earthquakes, stating that “unlike earthquakes, which occur at discrete locations in the earth, sonic boom events occur along a linear path in the atmosphere.” ### Where did it land? If the meteor came down off the coast, recovering any pieces is unlikely, Edson said, noting that the vast majority of meteorites land in the ocean because most of the planet is covered in water. Even without fragments, she said, eyewitness accounts and video can tell scientists a great deal. “How bright it was, how fast it was moving, the angle it was coming from, and how long it stayed bright for, that gives us a lot of information,” Edson said. “Maybe it’s part of a broken-off piece of a lone asteroid. Maybe it’s just one of these smaller space things that’s been floating around that we don’t associate with something we know the name of.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) She described meteors as irreplaceable records of the solar system. “Meteors are the time capsules that carry information, so when we find pieces of them, each one is a treasure trove of information about the solar system,” she said. ### Has anyone ever been hit? The odds of a meteorite striking a person are vanishingly small. WBZ-TV reported only one documented case of a direct hit: in 1954 in Sylacauga, Alabama, a woman identified as Ann Hodges was struck on the thigh after a space rock crashed through her roof and bounced off her radio. She survived with bruising. Edson urged perspective. “We as humans are a very, very tiny part of a very big planet,” she said. “There’s not much you can do about it if it is going to happen, so live your life.” ### A busy year for fireballs Saturday’s event was the latest in a series of high-profile fireballs across North America in 2026. In March, a meteor exploded over Ohio, producing a sonic boom heard across several states. Days later, a fireball over Texas generated a shock wave and scattered meteorites around the Houston area, including a fragment that reportedly crashed through a home’s roof. WBZ-TV reported that the American Meteor Society has documented an unusual rise in large fireball events and sonic booms during the early months of 2026. The Massachusetts boom also came a day after residents across South Carolina reported a mysterious blast many first mistook for an earthquake; the USGS later determined it was consistent with a sonic boom, though the source remains under investigation. Researchers stress there is no evidence of any impact or threat to Earth. Source: [WBZ-TV / CBS Boston](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4681323255706-meteor-explodes-off-coast-of-massachusetts-causing-loud-boom?_f=app_share&pd=0PemK2jF&lang=en_US&send_time=1780179427&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2226.20.1.16%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=sc_d2d_share_26q2-control&s=i0) This article was originally written in English. 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The walk-back addresses guidance announced in a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services news release that many read as requiring applicants to return to their home countries except in “extraordinary” cases. Newsweek reported that DHS now characterizes the measure not as a broad policy overhaul but as a restatement of authority that immigration officers already hold, to be applied on a case-by-case basis. A DHS spokesperson, in a statement Newsweek attributed to The New York Times, described the guidance as a reminder to officers of discretionary authority that has long existed and is exercised on a case-by-case basis. The underlying document at the center of the controversy is Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199. Issued by USCIS, it is titled “Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace, and an Extraordinary Relief that Permits Applicants to Dispense with the Ordinary Consular Visa Process,” and was followed by a public announcement stating the agency would grant adjustment of status only in “extraordinary circumstances”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) #### When the policy first landed, USCIS framed it in far broader terms than the later clarification. Agency spokesman Zach Kahler said the move returned to “the original intent of the law,” adding that nonimmigrants such as students, temporary workers, and tourists come to the U.S. for a short time and a specific purpose, and that their visit “should not function as the first step in the Green Card process”. The same week, another USCIS spokesperson signaled the softer line that DHS has now confirmed, telling Business Insider that people whose applications provide an economic benefit or are otherwise in the national interest would likely continue on their current path, while others might be asked to apply abroad depending on individualized circumstances. According to Newsweek, the clarification comes after days of confusion and pushback from applicants, attorneys, and business groups, who feared the original wording would upend immigration processes that families and employers have relied on for years. The outlet reported that while some applicants may still be asked to leave the United States depending on their individual circumstances, most are expected to keep applying from within the country, subject to an officer’s discretion. The stakes are considerable. Newsweek noted that for decades, many immigrants have used a process known as “adjustment of status,” which lets eligible people seek permanent residency without departing the United States, and that family-based applicants, who account for the largest share of green cards, frequently apply from inside the country. #### The outlet reported that the original announcement last week threw that pathway into doubt and rattled the broader immigration system. The scale of that pathway helps explain the alarm. Legal analysts noted that the memo affects a large population: one law firm described the guidance as disrupting adjustment-of-status processing for millions of current and future applicants (Womble Bond Dickinson, link above). Importantly, attorneys have pointed out that the memo does not rewrite the law itself. It is a USCIS policy memorandum, not a statute passed by Congress; adjustment of status still exists in law, and USCIS still maintains Form I-485, the form used to apply for permanent resident status from inside the United States. Newsweek also reported that significant questions remain unresolved, including precisely who could be affected, and said some attorneys have noted that applicants are already encountering new lines of questioning during interviews. Independent legal reporting bears that out. Immigration attorneys say USCIS officers have begun issuing Requests for Evidence and asking interview questions about why applicants chose to apply for a green card inside the U.S. rather than through a consulate abroad — including questions about whether there is any reason they could not apply from overseas and what family ties they hold in their home country. Newsweek said it had reached out to DHS for comment by email. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Some categories appear to be carved out. Non-discretionary adjustment-of-status pathways, which cover humanitarian categories such as VAWA self-petitioners, remain unaffected, according to immigration attorneys reviewing the memo. For those still eligible to adjust from within the country, attorneys are advising applicants to build a strong record. Manifest immigration attorney Ana Gabriela Urizar said applicants may need to place even greater emphasis on presenting the full picture of their positive equities, professional contributions, and long-term value to the United States. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/immigration-300x169.png) [https://ctninfo.com/dhs-walks-back-g…-can-stay-in-u-s/](https://ctninfo.com/dhs-walks-back-g%E2%80%A6-can-stay-in-u-s/) This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions were produced using AI translation software; errors may occur, and the English version is authoritative. 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In a statement released by its communications directorate, the police institution said the incident occurred in the locality of Morne Robert, on the axis linking Saint-Marc to Verrettes. According to initial findings, a vehicle carrying the officers was first involved in an accident, after which the police came under armed attack attributed to the Gran Grif gang, based in Savien in the same region. The victims are two UTAG officers, one officer from the Motorized Intervention Brigade (BIM), and one brigadier from the local civilian self-defense group, the statement said. Units deployed in the Carrefour Robert sector came under heavy fire from heavily armed men, the PNH added. Security forces returned fire, claiming to have inflicted casualties on the assailants. No official toll regarding possible gang members wounded or killed has been released. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Police leadership condemned what it called “acts of barbarism” and paid tribute to the officers who died in the line of duty. Specialized units remain mobilized to secure the area and recover the bodies of the fallen agents. The PNH also announced the immediate reinforcement of its operations in Artibonite, in response to the deteriorating security situation in certain areas of the department. Images circulating on social media, attributed to the Gran Grif gang, show the bullet-ridden bodies of police officers as well as seized equipment, including handguns, assault rifles, and ammunition. The authenticity of these videos could not be immediately verified. This is not the first time law enforcement officers have been gunned down during anti-gang operations in Artibonite. Several Haitian police officers and a member of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) have been killed in recent years in the department, where two powerful gangs operate, notably Gran Grif, whose stronghold is in Savien, in the commune of Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite. In March 2025, a Kenyan police officer serving with the MSS was killed in an ambush on the main road linking Kafou Pèy to Savien. His body was desecrated, sparking strong international outrage. In July 2024, three officers from the Departmental Unit for the Maintenance of Order (UDMO) fell into a trap set by Gran Grif, which also set a armored vehicle on fire. In January 2023, a deadly attack on the Liancourt police station claimed the lives of six Haitian police officers. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Despite these losses, the PNH says it has stepped up operations in Artibonite and achieved significant progress, particularly against the Kokorat san ras gang, active in the Lacroix Périsse area. Backed by the Task Force and equipped with armored vehicles, security forces have in recent days managed to penetrate previously inaccessible perimeters, allowing a partial resumption of car traffic on National Route Number One near L’Estère, according to an earlier PNH statement. Earlier this week, the PNH said security forces had killed several members of the Kokorat san ras gang and dismantled numerous barricades that had been blocking strategic roads. U.S. official visit on day of tragedy The latest tragedy comes as U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau paid a discreet visit to Port-au-Prince on Friday. He met with Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who has been leading the country alone for nearly five months following the departure of the Transitional Presidential Council. Discussions focused on security challenges, progress in institutional stabilization, and bilateral cooperation. According to a statement from the Haitian Prime Minister’s office, the Prime Minister highlighted the “concrete victories” of his security forces, including the gradual recapture of strategic areas of the capital and the joint buildup of the PNH and the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H), reinforced by the bilateral P4000 program. The Prime Minister’s office stated that “the United States stands with the Prime Minister to restore state authority, dismantle criminal networks, and stabilize institutions.” The Gran Grif and Kokorat san ras gangs have for several months controlled entire segments of National Route Number One, making overland travel between the capital and the country’s far north extremely difficult and dangerous. 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According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office, the White House is aligning its total, exclusive, and unwavering support behind the head of the Haitian government. Facing the crisis, Washington chooses clarity: the United States stands with the Prime Minister to restore state authority, dismantle criminal networks, and stabilize institutions, the statement indicates. During the talks, the Deputy Secretary of State praised the leadership and determination of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, reiterating that his government is the legitimate pivot to lead the country toward free and sovereign elections. Several members of the Haitian government were present, including the Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Sandra Paulemon, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Raïna Forbin, the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Patrick Pélissier, as well as the Minister of Defense, Mario Andrésol. The Deputy Secretary of State was accompanied notably by the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Haiti, Henry T. Wooster. The discussions focused on security challenges, progress made in institutional stabilization, as well as bilateral cooperation. The Prime Minister presented the concrete victories of his security forces: gradual recovery of control over strategic areas of the capital, full restoration of institutional activity at the National Palace, and the joint ramp-up of the Haitian National Police (HNP) and the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H), reinforced by the decisive impact of the bilateral P4000 program. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) After the official meeting, the delegation visited the Champ de Mars to assess the security situation in this symbolic area and to observe the actions taken to retake several sensitive sectors of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan region. This highly symbolic tour aimed to show that the Haitian state — with international support — was regaining a foothold in sectors once abandoned to armed groups. But this visit comes amid a still tense political and security context. On one hand, armed gangs continue to maintain their grip on strategic areas of the Haitian capital, despite ongoing operations and advances by the Haitian National Police (HNP) supported by a Task Force. It is within this framework that the controversial deployment of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) falls, of which the United States is one of the main architects. The GSF, officially intended to neutralize the criminal coalitions paralyzing the metropolitan region, is raising concerns in Haiti about the slowness observed in the deployment process. Alongside the security challenges, the government is facing a backlash against a proposed electoral decree it was preparing to adopt. This proposal is being denounced by a broad coalition of political parties and civil society organizations, who see it as an attempt to manipulate the electoral process. While questions remain about the real purpose of the visit — whether to support or pressure the Prime Minister — the Prime Minister’s office statement insists on a clear message: this historic visit seals an unshakeable pact between Port-au-Prince and Washington to annihilate armed terror and rebuild, under the exclusive direction of the Prime Minister, a stable and democratic Haiti. 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Jeffrey Thielman, who leads one of New England’s largest refugee and immigrant resettlement organizations, said his staff has been fielding a surge of anxious calls since the guidance was announced, and that no one should depart the United States to pursue a green card abroad without first seeking legal advice. “Our first advice to every single one of our clients, and to anyone who has a pending green card application or is filing a green card application, is to talk to a lawyer to get advice,” Thielman said. “Don’t take steps now to leave the country to go through this processing. Talk to your lawyer about your specific case.” #### The memo in question was issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on May 22, 2026. USCIS said adjustment of status is a matter of discretion and administrative grace, and directed that immigrants applying must generally do so through consular processing with the Department of State outside the United States. The directive frames adjustment of status as an “extraordinary form of relief” rather than an automatic entitlement. (The full USCIS announcement is available at uscis.gov.) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Thielman said the volume of inquiries since then has been significant. “We have a lot of people that are calling our attorneys, and sometimes our case managers, asking what to do,” he said. “Our answer right now is, it’s not clear.” His guidance to worried clients, he said, is to hold off on any drastic step — above all, leaving the country — until the picture clears. “Let’s just not do anything. It’s not clear what to do at this point. So the best thing is not to do anything,” Thielman said. “We’ll tell you what to do when we have more information. So yes, many people are concerned, and many people are calling our staff.” Asked which categories of immigrants the memo affects, Thielman said his reading suggests it affects people in the United States on a temporary basis. “My understanding of the memo is that it applies to people who are temporarily in the United States on visas,” he said. “So it could be student visa holders, it could be people that are here on work visas, and it could impact people who have overstayed their visa.” He added a particular note of concern for humanitarian parolees. “It would certainly impact people, humanitarian parolees, who are here on a temporary basis,” Thielman said. “But you can’t adjust your status from a humanitarian parole to a green card without other steps — an employment reason or a family relationship.” #### Not every client is affected. “We have refugee clients, for example, that are not impacted by this policy,” Thielman said, while noting that others “who have filed marriage green cards, or whatever the case may be,” may fall within its reach. The uncertainty over exactly who is covered, he said, is itself part of the problem. “We’re not clear on who it’s going to impact,” he said. “We know it’s focused on people who are temporarily in the United States.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) CTN’s Emmanuel Paul asked Thielman about the range of people who might be caught up in the change, including those who came seeking asylum and later became eligible to apply for a green card, those who obtained legal status through marriage, and those who arrived on a visitor visa and later adjusted their status. Thielman argued the memo rests on shaky legal ground and predicted court challenges. “This policy is going to be challenged in the courts,” he said. “It hasn’t gone through what we call a proper Administrative Procedure Act review, a proper publishing of the policy so that people can comment on it.” He returned to that argument in explaining why he believes the guidance will ultimately fail. “We think this is contrary to law because Congress has voted several times to allow people temporarily in the United States to apply for permanent resident status or green cards,” he said. “We also believe this is a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, because they just announced this guidance last week, on May 22nd. There was no notice to people. There was no chance for people to give a comment on it. So we think the policy eventually is not going to survive in the courts.” #### For applicants who have already filed, Thielman said the path forward remains unsettled. “We question whether or not the policy could be implemented for those who have already filed green cards, but we’ll see what the courts say,” he said. He closed with the same message he opened with — and made clear that the warning was about leaving the country, not about abandoning a case. “That said, I go back to what I said earlier,” Thielman said. “Talk to your attorneys.” The scope of the memo remains contested beyond IINE’s offices. The American Immigration Council said USCIS has issued conflicting messaging that has created confusion and panic for applicants, employers, and practitioners, and that the agency’s press release went further than the memo itself in suggesting most temporary visa holders would need to leave the country. Some attorneys have also noted that the new policy may be less applicable to dual-intent visa categories such as H-1B and L-1 workers and their dependents. Sources: Interview with Jeffrey Thielman, president and CEO of the International Institute of New England, conducted by CTN. This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions were produced using AI translation software; errors may occur, and the English version is authoritative. 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The interception happened on May 9, when Air and Marine Operations’ Maceda Marine Unit detected and stopped a suspected yola-type vessel near southwestern Puerto Rico, according to a CBP statement released May 20. A yola is a small, often makeshift craft frequently used in clandestine sea crossings in the region. Agents boarded the vessel and found 64 people aboard—58 from the Dominican Republic and six from Haiti. The migrants were transferred to AMO and Puerto Rico Police marine units, then taken to the Mayagüez Port of Entry. Border Patrol processed the group for removal, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations and Puerto Rico Police. #### The operation involved AMO, Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, and Puerto Rico Police, with each agency supporting at sea and on shore. Christopher Hunter, director of the Caribbean Air and Marine Branch, cast the operation as part of a broader push to police the waters around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “This interdiction underscores the relentless commitment of our agents and partners to securing our maritime borders and protecting lives,” he said in the statement. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Hunter said the speed of the response mattered both for enforcement and for the safety of those aboard. “The swift, coordinated response prevented dangerous crossings and ensured migrants received necessary care,” he said, adding that “our ongoing collaboration is essential to safeguarding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from the threats posed by illegal maritime activity.” CBP framed the operation within the current administration’s enforcement posture. The release said the work was carried out “under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin,” said the CBP. The agency described AMO as an arm that “safeguards our Nation by anticipating and confronting security threats” across the air and maritime environments of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The statement leaves several questions unanswered, including key details such as the vessel’s point of departure, whether any injuries occurred during the crossing or interception, and whether smuggling charges were brought against the operator or organizer. The release also omits information about the current location of the migrants and the anticipated timeline for their removal proceedings, offering no further clarification from CBP.![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ChatGPT-Image-May-29-2026-02_09_42-AM.png) [https://ctninfo.com/58-dominicans-an…e-us-coast-guard/](https://ctninfo.com/58-dominicans-an%E2%80%A6e-us-coast-guard/) Note: This article was originally written in English. The French and Haitian Creole versions were produced using AI translation software; errors may occur, and the English version is authoritative. 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The process has not yet been finalized, the source cautioned, but federation officials are confident the approval will come through in time for the 21-year-old defensive midfielder to join Haiti’s World Cup training camp in Florida. Pierre is the only Haiti-based player on Les Grenadiers’ 26-man roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. His delayed arrival stems from sweeping U.S. visa restrictions imposed on Haitian nationals in June 2025 — restrictions that have complicated travel not just for the player, but for several federation staff members who are also still awaiting visa approvals, CTN has learned. The Haitian Football Federation confirmed to The Haitian Times that an official passport — a document typically reserved for individuals traveling in a government capacity — was secured for Pierre to help navigate the additional administrative requirements triggered by the travel ban. Federation spokesperson Thecieux Jeanty told the outlet the process “could be completed at any moment.” CTN’s source within the federation echoed that assessment, though they stressed that nothing has been formally resolved. Pierre has been training at Parc Sainte-Thérèse in Pétion-Ville while he waits. Haiti’s national team began its World Cup preparations on May 26 in Port St. Lucie, Florida, meaning Pierre has already missed the opening days of camp. Every session without him adds to the concern among supporters and federation insiders that his readiness for competitive play could be compromised. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The stakes are significant. The reigning Haitian Soccer League MVP led Violette Athletic Club to back-to-back league titles this season, capping a dominant campaign with a 2-0 victory over Baltimore SC in the championship final. He is the only player on the World Cup roster still competing domestically in Haiti, making his participation a source of particular pride for fans on the island. “It’s good news, but the process hasn’t been completed,” James Louis-Charles, founder of the Pétion-Ville youth club F.C. Juvenat, told The Haitian Times. “We won’t be happy until we see him in Florida.” Louis-Charles, who lives in Manhattan, warned that the delay could affect Pierre’s preparation and playing time once the tournament begins. Haiti is one of 19 countries subject to a blanket U.S. ban on both immigrant and non-immigrant visas. Although athletes competing in major international events are technically exempt, Pierre’s case required additional steps — including an official passport — that players based in Europe or North America did not. The situation has drawn attention to the uneven burden the restrictions place on Haitian athletes competing at home rather than abroad. The disruptions extend beyond Pierre. CTN has confirmed that multiple Haitian Football Federation personnel — staff who would ordinarily travel with the team during a World Cup — have not yet received their visas. The delays threaten to leave Haiti’s support structure understaffed at one of the most consequential tournaments in the country’s sporting history. This is not an isolated pattern. Earlier this year, six players from the Jamaica-based Mount Pleasant Football Academy were reportedly unable to travel to the United States for a Concacaf Champions Cup match against LA Galaxy due to visa complications affecting Haitian nationals, as reported by The Haitian Times. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Haiti is scheduled to face New Zealand in a friendly on June 2 in Fort Lauderdale and Peru on June 5 in Miami before moving its base to Stockton University in New Jersey on June 8. Les Grenadiers open their World Cup group stage against Scotland on June 13 in the Boston area. They will also face Brazil and Morocco. For now, Pierre continues his individual work in Pétion-Ville. His federation says his visa is on the way. 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A spectacular operation that, while causing no casualties among employees, casts a direct threat over the electricity supply to a large part of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The attackers are reportedly demanding eight hours of continuous electricity per day for Carrefour, notably during the 2026 World Cup. According to converging local sources, “Krisla” and his men entered the premises of the EDH power plant 2 in the Thorland area of Carrefour in the middle of the day. The attackers immediately demanded the evacuation of all employees present. An internal EDH source cited by the media outlet “VantbefInfo” stated that no employee was physically assaulted, and no major material damage was immediately reported. However, the takeover of such a strategic infrastructure is extremely concerning. This plant contributes to the electricity supply of a large part of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. Any shutdown or prolonged malfunction could plunge several sectors of the capital into darkness, paralyzing essential services, businesses, and hospitals. **The demand: eight hours of electricity per day for Carrefour** - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Beyond the show of force, the demands of the “Krisla” gang are clear. The attackers are demanding that the commune of Carrefour benefit from a continuous electricity supply of eight hours per day, with particular attention to the period of the 2026 World Cup – a strong symbol intended to show that gangs now dictate their law even in the management of public services. This demand, as unrealistic as it may be technically and financially in the current Haitian context, reveals a deliberate strategy: energy as a tool of pressure and territorial domination. **Carrefour, more than two years under gang sway** The takeover of the Thorland plant does not surprise those who are familiar with the evolution of the commune of Carrefour. For nearly two years, this commune on the southern periphery of Port-au-Prince has become a territory under the absolute control of armed groups. Entire areas such as Fontamara, Mariani, and the neighboring commune of Gressier no longer answer to the laws of the Republic. In these neighborhoods, police presence is nonexistent. The inhabitants, abandoned to their fate, coexist with the criminals for lack of choice. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) **A failing state, glaring powerlessness** The assault on the EDH Thorland plant is more than just a criminal news item. It constitutes a wake-up call regarding the collapse of the Haitian state’s authority. The authorities, whether the National Police of Haiti (PNH) or the central government, seem incapable of curbing the expansion of armed gangs. Despite repeated announcements, the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) – supposed to be operational to conduct large-scale offensives – is still slow to deploy on the ground. Citizens, for their part, are asking ever louder questions: What is the PNH waiting for to react to this hostage-taking of a vital infrastructure? Why is the GSF still unable to regain control of lost areas? How much longer will we have to wait for concrete actions to dismantle gangs and reopen national roads? **A Metropolitan region under permanent threat** If the Thorland plant were to be damaged or deliberately disconnected, a large part of Port-au-Prince and its surroundings would risk plunging into darkness. For the moment, EDH and the authorities have not officially communicated on possible negotiations or a plan to retake the site. **The population waits for actions, not promises** While bandits impose their law in Carrefour, the exasperated Haitian population continues to wait for concrete actions from the authorities: dismantling of gangs, retaking of controlled zones, securing of national roads, and above all, restoration of state authority. The takeover of the EDH Thorland plant is not a simple thug operation. It is an act of war against the state, committed in broad daylight, without anyone being able – or daring – to intervene. 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While the decision is seen as a first diplomatic step, it formally excludes Port-au-Prince and does not lift the deep security tensions that motivated the initial closure. **An air thaw under unprecedented constraints** The Dominican Junta de Aviación Civil (JAC) formalized on May 20, 2026, through Resolution 141-2026, the authorized resumption of commercial passenger and cargo flights between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. A set of mandatory protocols, unveiled on May 27, specifies the drastic modalities. From May 30, airlines will again be able to operate between the two countries, but exclusively from Cap-Haïtien International Airport. All other points on Haitian territory — including and especially Toussaint Louverture Airport in Port-au-Prince — remain strictly prohibited for Dominican commercial aviation. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) This reopening comes two years after a unilateral closure decided by Santo Domingo, which at the time denounced the lack of reliable security controls at Haitian airports and the risks associated with connections to cross-border criminal networks. **Enhanced surveillance: APIS, PNR, and single form** The system imposed by the JAC sets a very high bar for intelligence and immigration filtering. Airlines are now required to transmit, before each flight, APIS (Advanced Passenger Information System) and PNR (Passenger Name Record) data to the Dominican National Department of Investigations (DNI). These files, which include identity, travel coordinates, baggage, payment methods, and booking history, will be systematically analyzed. Passengers must also complete, prior to boarding, an electronic migration form accessible via eticket.migracion.gob.do, as well as a health declaration validated by the Dominican Ministry of Public Health. Without these documents, boarding is refused. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) **Visa flexibility for select travelers** One of the most notable provisions of Resolution 141-2026 concerns the paradoxical easing of visa conditions. Foreigners — including Haitians who do not hold a Dominican visa — may enter the Dominican Republic if they possess a valid visa from the United States, Canada, the Schengen Area, or the United Kingdom, subject to three imperative conditions: The visa must have a remaining validity of at least six months. It must have already been used at least once in the issuing country (evidencing a prior trip). The passenger must present a return ticket to their country of origin. This measure, already partially tested by Santo Domingo for other nationalities, is extended to travelers originating from Haiti. It aims to attract a business and diaspora clientele already possessing proven international mobility. **Exception flights: humanitarian, medical, and emergency** The JAC simultaneously maintains a special regime for non-commercial flights. Aircraft chartered for medical evacuation, humanitarian emergency, or natural disaster missions must obtain direct authorization from the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, bypassing standard air circuits. These flights retain the possibility of using other airports, subject to case-by-case validation. **Diplomatic context** The Dominican decision echoes the diplomatic meeting of April 17, 2026, between the Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Raina Forbin, and her Dominican counterpart, Roberto Álvarez. This meeting, the first of its kind since the air closure, allowed the reopening of discussion channels on border security, trade, transport, and bilateral cooperation mechanisms. Following these exchanges, both parties affirmed their common desire to prioritize dialogue, consultation, and good neighborliness. The Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEC) welcomed the Dominican decision, seeing it as “a positive step forward in relations between the two countries sharing the island of Haiti.” The MAEC stresses that this reopening “follows the resumption of bilateral dialogue on matters of common interest.” **Cap-Haïtien gains, Port-au-Prince sanctioned** The exclusion of Toussaint Louverture Airport is perceived by observers as an indirect sanction against the Haitian authorities, accused of failing to guarantee the security of the facilities and of being unable to filter at-risk passenger flows. **What specifically changes as of May 30, 2026** Authorized flights: Only between Cap-Haïtien International Airport (CAP) and Dominican airports (Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, Santiago, etc.). Prohibited flights: Any departure or arrival from Port-au-Prince, Jérémie, Les Cayes, Jacmel, or any other Haitian airport or airstrip. Formalities: Transmission of APIS/PNR data to the DNI + mandatory eticket + health declaration. Dominican visa waiver: Possible with a US, Canadian, Schengen, or UK visa (valid 6 months + already used + return ticket). 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The event, held in an atmosphere of pride and recognition, brought together several dozen attendees who came to celebrate the rise of the Grenadier, regarded by many as a symbol of success for young people across the Haitian diaspora. Shortly before 6 p.m., Pierrot arrived at the venue in a black SUV, accompanied by an escort and met by municipal officials. Police vehicles were visible outside the building, while several members of the local police force and city representatives awaited his arrival. The player was welcomed by Randolph officials, including Town Councilor Natacha Clerger, the Randolph chief of police, and other municipal leaders. The ceremony took place in a hall decorated in the colors of Radio Concorde Boston and the Haitian community — red and white balloons, Haitian flags, and a dedicated banner honoring Pierrot. On stage, organizers presented the event as a special moment to recognize the striker for his career trajectory, his ties to the community, and his role as a model for young people. ### Officials and Community Leaders in Attendance Among the notable attendees were Boston City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune, Tamisha Civil, a member of the Massachusetts Governor’s Council, Brockton City Councilor Jeff Charnel, former Brockton City Councilor Jean Bradley Derenoncourt, and other prominent figures from the Massachusetts Haitian community. Roosevelet Jean and Reynald Dévilmé, two former players of the Haitian National Soccer team, also participated in the event. The presence of these officials gave the gathering a dimension that was at once communal, athletic, and civic. Pierrot’s parents, Sonia Saint-Surin and Destiné Pierrot, were also in attendance. Their presence carried particular weight throughout the evening, as the player would later emphasize the central role they have played in his personal and professional journey. ### A Story Rooted in Immigration and Family Born in Limbé, in Haiti’s Northern Department, Pierrot grew up in Massachusetts after arriving in the United States at age 11. His story — shaped by immigration, family sacrifice, discipline, and perseverance — sat at the heart of the testimonies and tributes delivered throughout the evening. As is customary, the player took time to address the media and the audience. In his remarks, Pierrot reflected on the difficulties he faced before reaching the professional level. He stressed that his path was not easy and that his success is the product of hard work, exacting family guidance, and steady determination. He paid particular tribute to his mother, Sonia Saint-Surin, and his father, Destiné Pierrot, noting that their support, sacrifices, and discipline were decisive in his development. Before fully committing to soccer, Pierrot first tried his hand at basketball with his father’s support — describing him as a demanding figure, at times tough, but profoundly invested in his son’s success. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### A Message to the Next Generation Beyond his words of thanks, the Grenadier used the occasion to deliver a message to young people. He encouraged them to stay focused on their goals, to avoid activities that could compromise their future, and to believe in their ability to succeed despite obstacles. His message was directed in particular at young Haitians and young immigrants seeking to build futures in sports, education, or professional life. Pierrot also highlighted his academy and his foundation — two initiatives aimed at supporting young Haitian talent, particularly in Haiti, in order to offer them broader opportunities on the international stage. Through these projects, the striker said he hopes to contribute to the development of Haitian soccer and to open doors for a new generation of athletes. The evening was also marked by musical and cultural performances and enthusiastic audience participation. The atmosphere in the hall reflected the deep attachment of the Massachusetts Haitian community to its figures of achievement and its commitment to celebrating those who continue to carry Haiti’s colors abroad. For Radio Concorde Boston, the event carried symbolic weight. In honoring Pierrot in Randolph, the organizers sought to underscore the connection between the Haitian diaspora, sport, youth, and community success, as Jean Claude Sanon, a member of the Radio Concord board who also served as MC for this special event, reminded. The tribute paid to the player extended beyond his athletic achievements: it also celebrated his journey as a Haitian child who became an international athlete, his roots in Massachusetts, and his commitment to the next generation. The ceremony arrives at a moment of pride for Haitians, as soccer continues to bring the diaspora together around the national team. For many in attendance, Pierrot embodies perseverance, discipline, and fidelity to his origins. In Randolph, the tribute to the Grenadier took the form of a collective celebration: of a player who grew up in Massachusetts, who has carried Haiti’s colors on the world stage, and who continues to remind young people that with work, guidance, and determination, hardship can be transformed into success. The evening closed with a performance by Freda de Boston, a Haitian rara band. 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The proclamation, read aloud by the Governor herself before a packed gathering inside the State House, marked a moment of formal recognition for an athlete whose path from Cap-Haïtien to the world stage has come to symbolize the journey of an entire community. Boston City Councilor, Ruthzee Louijeune, announced that she had also proclaimed today Frantzdy Pierrot Day in the City of Boston, a parallel honor that drew applause from the attendees who filled the chamber. But perhaps the most significant news of the afternoon came not from the elected officials but from Pierrot himself. Taking the microphone after the Governor’s remarks, the 31-year-old striker, who currently plays for Çaykur Rizespor in Turkey’s Süper Lig on loan from AEK Athens, used the occasion to officially introduce the Frantzdy Pierrot Foundation — a new organization that will serve as an umbrella for football academies and youth development clubs across Haiti, building pathways for thousands of young Haitian players to gain exposure to scouts, academies, and tryouts in Europe, North America, and South America. For the diaspora community gathered in Boston, the announcement felt long overdue. Pierrot had previously founded the Frantzdy Pierrot Academy in Haiti, which has operated quietly, fully funded by Pierrot himself and run by family members on the ground. The Foundation announced Tuesday that it will formalize and expand that work into a structured organization built to outlast a single career. ### A State House Filled With the Community The atmosphere inside the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday afternoon reflected the moment’s scale. The chamber filled to capacity as Pierrot arrived for a live performance by Melrose student musicians, a welcome that drew on his own roots in the Middlesex County city, where he attended high school after moving from Haiti to Massachusetts at the age of eleven. Boston-area media turned out in force. Cameras from major Massachusetts television, print, and digital outlets — NBC10 Boston, Boston 25 News, the Boston Globe, MassLive, and others were stationed throughout the chamber, joined by community media, including Caribbean Television Network. The audience included members of Pierrot’s family, his brothers (one of whom, Frantz Pierrot, is also a professional footballer currently playing in Greece), and a remarkable cross-section of Massachusetts public officials and Haitian-American community leaders. Among the elected officials present were Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Massachusetts State Senator Liz Miranda, State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian (who represents Melrose), and Mayor Jen Grigoraitis of Melrose — the first woman elected mayor of that city, who attended in support of one of her city’s most accomplished alumni. The reach beyond Boston was equally meaningful. City officials from across the Commonwealth’s Haitian population centers had traveled to the State House for the occasion: Randolph Town Councilor Natasha Clemons, a Shirley Town Council member, and Brockton City Councilor Jean Bradley Derenoncourt were among those who came to honor Pierrot in person — a delegation that reflected the geographic breadth of Haitian community life in Massachusetts. The Haitian community was represented at every level. Pastors, business leaders, university administrators, and cultural organizers attended, a testament to the gravity of the moment. ### The Governor’s Proclamation Governor Healey opened the formal program by acknowledging the historic timing of the gathering. Eighteen days, she noted, separated the State House celebration from Haiti’s June 13 opening match against Scotland at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough — a match that will mark Pierrot’s first World Cup appearance and Haiti’s first appearance at the tournament since 1974. Healey, who, as Governor, is expected to remain neutral in sporting matters, broke from protocol with a smile to wish the Haitian team luck in its opening match, drawing laughter and applause from the Haitian Americans filling the chamber. In her remarks, Healey reflected on the broader meaning of the moment for Massachusetts. The Commonwealth, she noted, is home to one of the largest Haitian-American communities in the United States, a community whose contributions span healthcare, business ownership, faith leadership, the arts, civic life, and athletics. Pierrot, she said, embodied the resilience that has defined the Haitian people and the Haitian-American community in Massachusetts. The Governor described the unique obstacles Haiti’s national team has overcome on its road to the World Cup, including the inability to play true home qualifying matches due to the ongoing security crisis in Haiti, which has left many players’ family members in danger and uncertainty. Despite those conditions, she said, the team had not only survived but had qualified for the World Cup, inspiring a country and a diaspora in the process. Healey then signed and presented Pierrot with the official proclamation declaring today Frantzdy Pierrot Day in Massachusetts. The proclamation, she noted with a smile, was physically larger than any she had previously signed, drawing sustained applause from the audience. ### Ruthzee Louijeune: A Parallel Boston Proclamation Following the Governor’s remarks, Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune took the podium. Louijeune, the first Haitian American elected to the Boston City Council, announced that she had matched the Governor’s proclamation with one of her own at the city level: today is also officially Frantzdy Pierrot Day in the City of Boston. In her remarks, Louijeune spoke of the symbolism of Pierrot’s journey for a community that has watched Haiti endure profound suffering even as its national team prepared for the World Cup. The fact that Haiti could not host a single home qualifying match on its own soil, she said, made the team’s qualification all the more meaningful. The image of a Haitian national team carrying the hopes of an entire country and its diaspora has become a powerful symbol for the community. Louijeune also acknowledged the recent visibility of the Haitian community in Boston’s sports culture, citing the first-ever Haitian Night at the New England Revolution earlier this season and the third annual Haitian Night at Fenway Park with the Boston Red Sox the previous Friday. The Haitian community in Massachusetts, she said, is growing in confidence and in political and cultural power. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Pierrot Speaks: From Cap-Haïtien to the World Stage When Pierrot finally took the stage, he was visibly moved. He began by thanking Governor Healey, her team, the State House, his family, his coaches, his supporters, and the community that had come out to honor him. He then turned to his own story. Pierrot was born in the town of Limbé near Cap-Haïtien, Haiti’s second-largest city and the place where Haitian independence was declared in 1804. He described his childhood there in simple terms: like many children in his community, he played football with whatever he could find — sometimes barefoot, sometimes using oranges as a ball. At age eleven, his life changed when his father moved to the United States, and he and his brothers joined him in Massachusetts. Pierrot described the dislocation of arriving in America, a new language, a new culture, a new world. Football, he said, became his way forward. He spoke openly about the difficulty of the years that followed. The early-morning training sessions before school. The long walks to catch the bus. The years in the lower divisions of European football — the fifth and fourth divisions, before reaching the elite levels of the European game. He described being drafted into Major League Soccer in the United States, then having to start again two weeks later when an opportunity arose in Belgium. Pierrot’s professional career has since taken him from Mouscron in Belgium to Guingamp in France, to Maccabi Haifa in Israel — where his team faced Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League and Pierrot found himself competing against Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappé — and eventually to AEK Athens in Greece, where he remains under contract. He is currently on loan at Çaykur Rizespor in Turkey. Through it all, he said, he had been told repeatedly that he was not good enough. Each rejection, he said, became motivation to continue. ### Announcing the Foundation Pierrot then turned to the second major announcement of the afternoon. He told the audience that as he stood at the State House, he had come to recognize something specific about his position: he is one of the very few players from his region of Haiti, the area around Cap-Haïtien, to represent the country at the international level. Major European clubs, he observed, are filled with players from Africa and South America who have managed to find pathways to the global game from places often described in negative or stereotyped terms. Haiti, he said, has the same talent. What it lacks are the structures, the exposure, and the systems to turn that talent into opportunity. “A child’s future should not depend on leaving their home,” Pierrot said. “There must be opportunity where they are.” It was, he said, this conviction that led him to create the Frantzdy Pierrot Academy in Haiti — and the conviction that has now led him to formally launch the Frantzdy Pierrot Foundation. The Foundation, he explained, will function as an umbrella organization connecting different youth academies and football clubs across Haiti, helping thousands of children play the game while building structured pathways to scouts, academies, and tryouts in Europe, North America, and South America. “We cannot wait another 52 years to show the world,” Pierrot said. The announcement drew sustained applause. For many in the room, Haitian-American parents, community organizers, and current youth coaches, the Foundation represents exactly the kind of long-term, structural investment in Haiti that the community has been calling for. ### A Coach’s Tribute The afternoon closed with remarks from one of Pierrot’s longtime mentors and coaches, who took the stage at the Governor’s invitation. The coach, who spoke with visible emotion, described having begun working with Pierrot nearly fifteen years ago, when Pierrot was a young multi-sport athlete still figuring out his path. Originally from Jamaica, the coach described the decision he and Pierrot had made together to commit fully to soccer rather than basketball — a decision he said reflected Pierrot’s own belief that he could become a professional. He described watching Pierrot rise through the ranks of European football, including a moment at a Champions League match when his biological son turned to him and said: “Dad, you did the right thing.” The coach said he had thought of himself as Pierrot’s coach for many years — but had come to see, he said, that Pierrot was now coaching him. ### Looking Ahead to June 13 The State House event concluded with a reception, with additional celebrations planned the following day in Randolph, one of the Massachusetts municipalities with the densest Haitian population. For Pierrot, the State House celebration marked a brief pause in what has been an extraordinary year. He returns to Haitian national team duty shortly as the squad enters its final preparation period before its opening match against Scotland on June 13 at Gillette Stadium. Haiti will face Brazil on June 19 and Morocco on June 24 in its remaining group stage fixtures. For the community in Massachusetts, the celebration on Tuesday felt like a beginning rather than an end. The Frantzdy Pierrot Foundation will continue its work in Haiti regardless of how the World Cup unfolds. The proclamations issued by the Governor and the Boston City Council President will remain on the official record. And the gathering at the State House — bringing together five decades of Haitian community history in a single room — will be remembered as the moment Massachusetts officially recognized one of its own. Caribbean Television Network covered the Frantzdy Pierrot Day proclamation ceremony at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. CTN is a multilingual digital news organization serving the Haitian diaspora and broader Caribbean community across the United States. CTN holds FIFA media accreditation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **Editorial Disclaimer** This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages, including French and Haitian Creole, are made available through AI translation software. Errors and inaccuracies may be present in translated versions. Only the English version should be considered the authoritative record. Additionally, CTN uses AI software to convert article text into audio format for accessibility and broader community reach. 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This text, which must be approved by the Council of Ministers, aims to organize the upcoming popular ratification as well as the presidential, legislative, and local elections. However, several of its provisions raise concerns about the independence of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and equitable access to elections. One of the most controversial points of the draft concerns the governance of the CEP. According to the circulating document, the government intends to subject the electoral institution to a body entirely controlled by the executive branch. Article 8 of the decree provides that the CEP will be composed of three bodies: a Policy and Decision-Making Body (OOD), a Litigation Body (OC), and an Executive Body (OE) represented by a Director General. However, according to Article 17, this Director General is appointed by the Prime Minister, which, critics say, considerably reduces the CEP’s autonomy. Articles 13 and 16 reinforce this interpretation by stripping the CEP President of any real administrative authority. The Director General is entrusted with the management of human, financial, and material resources, as well as the implementation of the OOD’s decisions. He would even be the only one authorized to announce election results. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Registration fees considered prohibitive The draft also sets high registration fees, which risk restricting access to electoral competition. According to Article 157, presidential candidates will have to pay two million gourdes, while senators will have to pay 800,000 gourdes and deputies 300,000 gourdes. For local governments, the amounts are 100,000 gourdes for a municipal council slate, and 25,000 gourdes for CASEC and ASEC candidates. Although reductions are provided for women (50%), people with disabilities (50%), and political groupings, these amounts remain very high in a country where a large portion of the population lives below the poverty line. Enhanced eligibility conditions: criminal record and massive endorsements The draft decree introduces strict requirements regarding morality and transparency. Thus, individuals facing legal proceedings, an arrest warrant, or a wanted notice, at the national or international level, will not be able to run as candidates. This provision also applies to individuals under criminal or administrative investigation. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) This measure is welcomed by those who see it as a way to exclude controversial profiles from political life. However, other voices worry about possible abuses, urging “the authorities to avoid any political persecution aimed at excluding opponents,” according to Radiotélé Métronome. Furthermore, independent candidates will have to provide particularly large lists of supporters: 150,000 for the presidential election, 25,000 for senatorial elections, 5,000 for deputy elections, and 1,000 for local government elections (Article 153-28). Political parties: 100,000 members and academic level valued Article 130 requires political parties, groupings, or coalitions approved by the CEP to submit a list of 100,000 members, adherents, or supporters enjoying their civil and political rights. This threshold marks a significant tightening compared to the previous requirement of 30,000 members. According to more than one, this measure could “erect a wall against the proliferation of fictitious political parties” and favor the emergence of “more representative, solid, and truly rooted” structures. The draft also values the academic level of candidates. Article 162 provides that a political party presenting 90% of candidates holding at least a bachelor’s degree will benefit from a 30% reduction in registration fees. This incentive could help raise the profile of elected officials, but it also risks excluding legitimate but less educated local leaders. Campaign spending caps In order to limit the influence of dirty money and guarantee some fairness, the text sets spending caps (Article 191.1): 2 billion gourdes for a presidential candidate; 200 million for a senator; 40 million for a deputy; 20 million for a municipal council slate; 4 million for a CASEC; 2 million for an ASEC. Although regulated, these amounts remain very high in the Haitian context. They could favor candidates with substantial funding, to the detriment of those with more modest resources. Lack of Consultation with Electoral Advisors Finally, several media outlets in Port-au-Prince report that no member of the CEP was consulted on the changes made by the Prime Minister’s Office to the initial draft. This lack of dialogue raises concerns about the legitimacy and acceptance of the text by the electoral institution itself. While the government justifies these measures by the need to clean up the electoral system, strengthen transparency, and avoid the proliferation of puppet parties, detractors see it as a worrying takeover of the electoral process by the executive branch. 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Supported by the Task Force, law enforcement officers, equipped with several armored vehicles, have managed to penetrate previously inaccessible perimeters, signaling a gradual recapture of territory. After two weeks of intensive operations, marked by the deaths of several bandits and the seizure of large-caliber weapons, the PNH is beginning to regain control of the commune of L’Estère. The combined presence of police and Task Force agents has caused a massive flight of numerous criminals who occupied certain areas, following violent clashes. According to a statement from the Police Communications Directorate (DICOP), law enforcement carried out a clearing and securing operation during the night of May 22 to 23, 2026, in the “Carrefour Marchand” area and its surroundings. Thanks to forceful interventions, police officers were able to enter the perimeters of the old Lacroix-Périsse cemetery, located in the First Communal Section of L’Estère, this Sunday. Law enforcement shot dead several members of the “Kokorat San Ras” gang and dismantled numerous barricades that were blocking strategic road axes. In the morning, law enforcement also took control of the Rigaud area, heading towards the sector known as “Point Rouge,” a strategic zone where armed individuals regularly operate. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Late in the afternoon, police officers were seen standing guard at the Carrefour de Marchand-Dessalines, a key hub in the region. Several barricades obstructing the road have been removed, including two major barricades located at Lacroix-Périsse, now “completely cleared.” “Law enforcement remains mobilized to continue the operation, notably to remove the large barricades made of tree trunks and consolidate these areas,” the PNH statement specifies, reaffirming its determination to combat armed criminal groups and restore peace throughout the national territory. A Criminal network paralyzing national route #1 The “Kokorat San Ras” gang and the other criminal group named “Gran Grif” from Savien, in Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite, have been controlling several segments of National Route #1 for some time, making land transport between the capital and the country’s Far North extremely difficult and perilous. The recent operations aim to break this stranglehold that is choking the economy and citizen mobility. Port-au-Prince: The fight continues in the Cul-de-Sac Plain - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Meanwhile, in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, the PNH says it is continuing its efforts to try to regain the upper hand in the Cul-de-Sac Plain, which has been plagued in recent weeks by a resurgence of clashes between rival gangs. This violence has caused no fewer than 400 deaths, dozens of injuries, and more than 10,000 newly internally displaced persons. In a video published on its official Facebook page, the PNH states that its specialized unit, CIMO (Corps of Intervention and Maintenance of Order), continues to work tirelessly to secure the lower part of Delmas and other areas of downtown Port-au-Prince recently retaken from gangs. Strengthening cooperation with the FRG Alongside these operations, the strengthening of security capacities also involves international cooperation. The Minister of Defense, Mario Andrésol, met on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Port-au-Prince, with the Commander-in-Chief of the Gang Repression Force (FRG), Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri. The discussions focused on essential issues: the rules of engagement for forces on the ground, the establishment of an effective coordination mechanism between the FRG, the PNH, and the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H), as well as the development of a joint operational strategy to intensify the fight against gangs. Authorities also discussed the prospect of a full operationalization of the mission starting next October. This phase should be marked by the deployment of several international contingents promised by various contributing countries, including Chad, El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast, and Bangladesh. Asked by local media “Vantbef Info” about the delay in the deployment initially announced for April 2026, the FRG mentioned a “progressive and structured process.” It specified that the first operational interventions are still in the preparation phase. Regarding the personnel already present in Port-au-Prince – while the force is expected to have approximately 5,500 members – the FRG refused to provide precise figures, citing reasons related to operational security. The mission stated that it is actively working towards launching operations on the ground, without providing further details on the strategies considered, in order to preserve the effectiveness of future interventions in an environment marked by the active and organized presence of armed groups. Strengthening Personnel: The 36th promotion soon ready On another note, the PNH continues to strengthen its human capacities. Since February 2026, 1,200 young people, including 239 women, have been undergoing training at the National Police School (ENP) to join the 36th promotion, as part of the P4000+ program. As the graduation ceremony approaches, activities have intensified, with assessments in report writing, shooting and tactics, road traffic, and police sciences. Meanwhile, recruitment for the 37th promotion is continuing normally. As insecurity continues to paralyze several neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince and other regions of the country, the dual approach – forceful operations on the ground and institutional strengthening – appears to be the authorities’ roadmap to try to lift the country out of the security crisis. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/anti-gang-operation-in-artibonite-pnh-advances-in-lestere-frg-finalizes-preparations/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/anti-gang-operation-in-artibonite-pnh-advances-in-lestere-frg-finalizes-preparations/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/anti-gang-operation-in-artibonite-pnh-advances-in-lestere-frg-finalizes-preparations/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/anti-gang-operation-in-artibonite-pnh-advances-in-lestere-frg-finalizes-preparations/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/anti-gang-operation-in-artibonite-pnh-advances-in-lestere-frg-finalizes-preparations/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Anti-Gang%20Operation%20in%20Artibonite%3A%20PNH%20advances%20in%20L%27Est%C3%A8re%2C%20FRG%20finalizes%20preparations&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fanti-gang-operation-in-artibonite-pnh-advances-in-lestere-frg-finalizes-preparations%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [U.S. and Iran Reach Framework on Strait of Hormuz and Uranium, but Significant Gaps Remain](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-and-iran-reach-framework-on-strait-of-hormuz-and-uranium-but-significant-gaps-remain/) **Published:** May 24, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The United States and Iran have reached an agreement in principle that would wind down their three-month war by reopening the Strait of Hormuz and committing Tehran to dispose of its highly enriched uranium, according to a senior American official cited by The New York Times on Sunday. The official, who briefed reporters anonymously, cautioned that no deal had been signed and that final approval still rested with President Donald J. Trump and Iran’s supreme leader — a process that could take days. The framework, as described by U.S. officials, would mark the most significant diplomatic step toward de-escalation since the conflict began in late February, when U.S. and Israeli forces launched coordinated strikes against Iranian targets. According to The New York Times, the war has killed thousands of people, destabilized global energy markets, and drawn broad public opposition in the United States. Yet the picture emerging from American and Iranian sources over the past 48 hours suggests an agreement whose foundations may be less settled than the headlines indicate. The two sides are describing the terms differently. Critical issues — including Iran’s missile arsenal and any moratorium on uranium enrichment — remain entirely outside the framework. And the mechanism by which Iran would dispose of its enriched uranium stockpile remains, according to the U.S. official cited by The New York Times, still under negotiation. ### **What the Framework Reportedly Includes** According to a senior U.S. official who briefed reporters Sunday, as reported by The New York Times, the proposed framework would have two principal components. First, Iran would commit to reopening the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that has been at the center of the conflict’s economic disruption. Second, Iran would commit to disposing of its highly enriched uranium, the material at the heart of long-standing Western concerns about its nuclear program. President Trump has publicly insisted that the United States seize the material directly as part of any agreement, an idea that has been part of his broader posture on curbing Iran’s nuclear capabilities. The senior U.S. official told reporters that the mechanism for that disposal remains under active negotiation. In exchange, according to the official, the United States would lift its blockade of Iranian ports — an enforcement measure imposed during the conflict to pressure Tehran to reopen the strait. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Trump confirmed elements of the framework in a social media post on Saturday, in which he announced that the two countries had largely negotiated a memorandum of understanding, in his words, pertaining to peace. On Sunday, however, the president told reporters that he had instructed his negotiators “not to rush into a deal,” as reported by The New York Times — a posture that has characterized much of his approach to the talks over the past several weeks. ### **Why the Strait of Hormuz Matters** The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is the framework’s most economically consequential provision. The strait sits between Iran and Oman, connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and, through it, to global shipping lanes. It is the single most important maritime chokepoint for global oil trade. According to the International Energy Agency, [an average of 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and oil products were shipped through the strait in 2025](https://www.iea.org/about/oil-security-and-emergency-response/strait-of-hormuz), representing approximately one-fifth of global petroleum liquids consumption. The IEA further reports that 93 percent of Qatar’s and 96 percent of the United Arab Emirates’ liquefied natural gas exports transit the strait, accounting for 19 percent of global LNG trade. The Strait is the primary export route for oil produced by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Bahrain, and Iran itself. According to the EIA, only Saudi Arabia and the UAE operate crude oil pipelines capable of bypassing the strait, and the combined capacity of those alternatives falls well short of replacing the volumes that ordinarily transit the waterway. ### **The Political Calculations** For President Trump, an agreement with Iran, even an imperfect or contested one, would offer a path out of a war that, according to The New York Times, has been broadly unpopular among the American public. The administration’s domestic political pressures, combined with the economic costs of sustained energy market disruption, have created strong incentives to bring the conflict to a close on terms that can be presented as a clear American victory. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) For Iran’s leadership, the calculations are different but parallel. The Iranian economy has absorbed three months of war damage and the additional pressure of a U.S. naval blockade of its ports. The supreme leader and his negotiators face their own domestic political constraints, including hardline factions opposed to any substantive concession on the nuclear program. A framework that delays substantive commitments while delivering immediate sanctions relief and the lifting of the port blockade may be more acceptable to Tehran than a deal that locks in irreversible terms for uranium disposal. The gap between the two sides’ descriptions of the framework may, in this light, be less a reporting discrepancy than a feature of the agreement itself: each side is presenting the version of the deal that best fits its own domestic and diplomatic narrative. ![CTN news cover with large cargo ships at sea and headline: 'U.S. and Iran Reach Agreement in Principle to Reopen The Strait of Hormuz' (source: NYTimes).](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ChatGPT-Image-May-24-2026-04_56_53-PM.png) #### **Editorial Disclaimer** This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages, including French and Haitian Creole, are made available through AI translation software. Errors and inaccuracies may be present in translated versions. Only the English version should be considered the authoritative record. Additionally, CTN uses AI software to convert article text into audio format for accessibility and broader community reach. Listeners are encouraged to refer to the original written English text for verification of any specific facts, names, or figures. 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The estimates reflect a shift in tax-filing behavior that immigration tax preparers say is already visible in their offices. Practitioners attributed the trend to data-sharing arrangements between the Internal Revenue Service and federal immigration enforcement, as well as the elimination of certain tax benefits previously available to immigrant families. Daisy Schmidt, a tax adviser who works primarily with Latino clients, said her client base has contracted by as much as 75 percent. Many of those who walked away no longer see filing as worth the perceived risk. “Our target is the Latino community, and many people didn’t file taxes because of fear of ICE,” Schmidt told The Guardian. “They said: ‘If they can deport me, what am I filing taxes for?’” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) In Maryland and Virginia, tax adviser Edgar Villacorta reported that 30 to 40 percent of his clients did not file this year. He cited the recent loss of the child tax credit for some parents without legal status — including those whose children are U.S. citizens — as a key reason filers see diminishing value in compliance. Some of his colleagues reported even steeper declines, with up to half of their clients skipping returns. The IRS has previously estimated that a 1% decline in voluntary tax compliance results in roughly $46 billion in lost federal revenue. No official federal data has yet quantified the impact of the current drop-off. Undocumented immigrants have historically contributed substantial sums to public coffers despite being ineligible for most deductions and credits. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that roughly half of undocumented households file income tax returns, and that this population paid approximately $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022. The same research indicates that every one million undocumented immigrants generates about $8.9 billion in additional tax revenue for public services, according to the Latin Times. A separate analysis from the Cato Institute found that immigrants contributed more in taxes than they received in government benefits every year from 1994 through 2023. The study estimated a cumulative surplus of nearly $10.6 trillion in federal, state, and local tax revenue, exceeding spending on immigrant-related government services during that period. According to Cato’s findings, immigrants produced this fiscal surplus despite earning lower average incomes than U.S.-born residents. The institute attributed the gap to higher labor-force participation rates, a younger working-age profile, and lower reliance on age-related government programs among the foreign-born population. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The decline in filings comes amid the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement agenda, which has expanded interior removals beyond the initial focus on individuals with criminal records. 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The new decision prevents individuals with temporary status—such as tourist visas, the Biden parole program, student visas, and others—from obtaining permanent residence while remaining in the United States. According to DHS, those with pending green card applications would be required to return to their home countries and wait there for a decision on their residency applications. USCIS will now restrict most foreign nationals on temporary visas from obtaining permanent residency from within the U.S., directing them to apply abroad through American consular offices. The agency announced the change on Tuesday, saying it returns to the original text of federal immigration law and closes what officials call longstanding green card loopholes. This is one of the most significant changes in legal immigration since the second Trump administration began. For the Haitian community—most of whom entered through temporary or humanitarian categories—this policy immediately and significantly raises barriers to permanent residency. ### What the Policy Does According to the USCIS announcement, agency officers will now be directed to determine on a case-by-case basis whether applicants for adjustment of status qualify for what the agency now characterizes as an “extraordinary form of relief.” In a statement issued through the agency, USCIS Spokesman Zach Kahler said: “We’re returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly. From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances.” Kahler added that the change is intended to redirect adjustment-of-status applications back through the U.S. State Department’s network of consular offices overseas, a process commonly referred to as consular processing. “This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law intended instead of incentivizing loopholes,” Kahler said in the agency statement. “When aliens apply from their home country, it reduces the need to find and remove those who decide to slip into the shadows and remain in the U.S. illegally after being denied residency.” Kahler also addressed temporary visa categories directly: “Nonimmigrants, like students, temporary workers, or people on tourist visas, come to the U.S. for a short time and for a specific purpose. Our system is designed so they can leave when their visit is over. Their visit should not function as the first step in the Green Card process.” The agency says redirecting these applications abroad will free up space for naturalization, U visa, and human trafficking case processing within USCIS. ### The Legal Background The policy memorandum touches a procedural distinction at the heart of U.S. immigration law: the difference between adjustment of status, in which a person already inside the United States transitions to permanent residency without leaving, and consular processing, in which a person applies for an immigrant visa from outside the United States. Both pathways have existed in federal law for decades. For many years, the choice between the two has typically depended on the applicant’s location, the visa category they qualify under, and various procedural and legal factors. According to the U.S. Department of State, consular processing typically takes place at the American consulate in the applicant’s country of nationality and culminates in the issuance of an immigrant visa that permits entry into the United States as a lawful permanent resident. The new memorandum shows USCIS now treats adjustment of status from inside the country as the exception, not the norm, for temporary visa holders. Immigration attorneys have warned for months that an internal shift along these lines could carry significant consequences for individuals on student, tourist, employment-based temporary, and humanitarian visas who had been planning to adjust status through marriage, employer sponsorship, or other qualifying mechanisms. ### What This Means for the Haitian Community The change carries particular weight for Haitian nationals in the United States. According to data published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Migration Policy Institute, the overwhelming majority of Haitian immigrants in the country today entered through temporary or humanitarian categories rather than as direct immigrant visa holders. Among the most significant entry pathways for Haitians over the past two decades: The Temporary Protected Status designation, first granted to Haiti following the catastrophic 2010 earthquake and renewed multiple times under successive administrations until the Trump administration’s recent effort to terminate it, is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Cuban Haitian Nicaraguan Venezuelan parole program, launched in late 2022, authorized hundreds of thousands of Haitians to enter the United States on temporary humanitarian parole. The program was terminated by the current administration, and litigation over its wind-down continues. Family-based and humanitarian reunification programs, including the Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program, which operated under the Biden administration and was suspended early in 2025. Tourist visas issued to Haitian nationals visiting family members in the United States, many of whom subsequently pursued adjustment of status through marriage or employment. Student visas, particularly for Haitian nationals attending universities in Massachusetts, Florida, and New York, are in demand, as these three states have the largest Haitian American populations. Previously, Haitians entering on temporary or humanitarian status who became eligible for permanent residency could apply for adjustment of status from within the U.S., keeping families together and allowing continued work during the process. Now, USCIS officers will be much less likely to approve such applications from within the U.S. The agency hasn’t issued details on what qualifies as “extraordinary circumstances.” ### Returning to Haiti as a Practical Question For many Haitians, returning to Haiti for consular processing is not just a bureaucratic hurdle—it can be an insurmountable barrier to legal status due to security concerns. The U.S. State Department currently maintains a Level 4 advisory for Haiti, its highest warning level, instructing American citizens to avoid travel to the country due to widespread gang violence, kidnapping, civil unrest, and the collapse of essential services in much of the country. The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince operates with significantly reduced staffing, and consular operations have been disrupted multiple times since 2024. The contradiction has been raised repeatedly in recent litigation over Haitian Temporary Protected Status. During oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this term, attorneys for TPS beneficiaries argued that the federal government’s position is internally inconsistent: instructing American citizens to avoid Haiti while simultaneously requiring Haitian nationals to return there to access basic immigration benefits. Immigration attorneys interviewed in past coverage of the Haiti security crisis have noted that consular processing in Port-au-Prince has been operating with significant backlogs, limited appointment availability, and recurring security-related closures. The American Immigration Lawyers Association has previously warned that consular processing requirements in dangerous countries effectively amount to a denial of relief for individuals who cannot travel safely. ### Reaction From the Immigration Community While a formal response to the new USCIS memorandum is still developing, immigration advocates have been preparing for weeks for an announcement along these lines. The American Immigration Council, a Washington-based research and advocacy organization, has previously documented the practical consequences of requiring applicants to leave the United States during the green card process, including separation of families during the months or years that consular processing can require, loss of employment authorization during the period of departure, and the risk of triggering inadmissibility bars that prevent re-entry for years. Federal law currently imposes a three-year or ten-year bar on re-entry for individuals who accumulate certain periods of unlawful presence in the United States before leaving the country. For an individual whose temporary visa has expired before they leave for consular processing, that bar could prevent them from returning to the United States for as long as a decade, even if they would otherwise qualify for permanent residency. Whether the new USCIS memorandum will trigger such bars for individuals who comply with its requirements remains a significant open question for immigration attorneys and the families they represent. ### What Comes Next The new USCIS memorandum becomes effective immediately, according to the agency’s announcement. Officers reviewing pending and incoming adjustment-of-status applications are expected to begin applying the new framework right away, with applications already in process subject to the revised standards. USCIS has not yet released the full text of the memorandum or the agency’s internal guidance on how officers should evaluate the “extraordinary circumstances” exception. Immigration attorneys are expected to file legal challenges to the policy in the coming weeks, arguing that the agency lacks statutory authority to redefine adjustment of status as an extraordinary remedy rather than a routine procedural option. For Haitian families in Boston, New York, Miami, and across the country, the immediate practical question is whether pending applications will be processed under the previous framework or the new one, and whether the announcement will prompt withdrawals, refilings, or, in some cases, departures from the United States by individuals who can no longer pursue residency from within the country. CTN will continue to follow the implementation of this policy and its impact on the Haitian community across the United States. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Green-Card-Permanent-resident.webp) This article was originally written and published in English. Versions in other languages are translations generated by artificial intelligence tools. While CTN strives for accuracy across all language editions, only the original English version should be considered authoritative. 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The violence, linked to territorial control struggles, also led to the burning of 87 homes and public buildings, severely disrupting health, education and commercial services. In an alarming assessment, the UN stated that several victims were shot in their homes or while trying to flee. Others were deliberately targeted, wrongly suspected of collaborating with rival factions. Sexual violence was also used as a “form of punishment” against civilians, according to the same source. 10,000 displaced in five days, according to IOM The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday that more than 10,000 people were displaced between May 10 and May 15 in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. This figure is nearly double the initial estimates, which had projected 5,300 displaced persons. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The UN agency specified that more than 70% of the displaced are currently being housed in 20 reception sites, five of which have recently opened. Others are staying in already overcrowded communities with inadequate infrastructure. A direct consequence of this situation is increased pressure on an already fragile health system. In the Port-au-Prince area, only 11% of hospital units remain fully operational, according to the UN. Tension in Canapé-Vert: barricades against the hosting of displaced persons This Friday, May 22, high tensions were observed in Canapé-Vert, east of Port-au-Prince. Residents blocked the road with barricades, disrupting traffic and slowing commercial activities. Protesters were denouncing the hosting of displaced families from the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac in a designated area of the neighborhood. They are demanding more active involvement from authorities in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by armed violence. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) For several days, clashes between armed groups in the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac have forced many residents to leave their homes under precarious conditions. Government announces “zero tolerance” against gangs On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé convened officials from the Haitian National Police (PNH), the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H), the Ministry of Defense, and members of the Gang Repression Force at the Prime Minister’s office. Following the meeting, the Executive branch announced the establishment of a permanent coordination mechanism between the various security structures. Strategic meetings will now be held weekly to ensure follow-up on interventions. Authorities plan to focus on three priority areas: the immediate reinforcement of joint operations in gang-controlled territories; the implementation of a “zero tolerance” policy against gangs, their logistical supporters, and their financing networks; and weekly coordination between the PNH, the army, and the Gang Repression Force. On the ground, the PNH, supported by the Task Force and the Armed Forces, has conducted several operations in recent weeks in northern Port-au-Prince as well as in the Artibonite department. Clashes between armed gangs in Haiti, particularly in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area and its peripheries (Cité Soleil, Croix-des-Bouquets, Plaine du Cul-de-Sac), have caused mass displacement of populations for several months. Essential services — health, education, drinking water, food distribution — are severely disrupted in affected areas. 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The recruitment campaign, posted publicly on the Justice Department’s hiring portal at join.justice.gov, was first reported by MassLive on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The recruitment listings come on the heels of a wave of terminations that has removed more than a dozen Massachusetts immigration judges since President Trump returned to office in January 2025, and over 100 immigration judges nationwide before the end of their two-year probationary period, as reported by WBUR and cited in MassLive’s coverage. For former judges who lived through those firings — many of whom were locked out of their computers and escorted from courthouses, according to their accounts — the rebrand from “immigration judge” to “deportation judge” is more than semantic. They describe it as the visible piece of a structural transformation underway across the country’s immigration court system, one that they say prioritizes rapid removal over the careful weighing of evidence that defined the bench until recently. ### The Recruitment Page The Justice Department’s hiring page features the image of Lady Justice against a navy-blue background and invites applicants to “be the judge,” according to screenshots captured by MassLive and confirmed at the join.justice.gov portal. The salary range for the positions is $159,951 to $207,500, with remote positions available alongside in-person positions. The 25 percent salary incentive is being offered in regions the administration has identified as enforcement priorities — including Massachusetts, New York, and California, three states that contain so-called “sanctuary city” jurisdictions. Boston and Chelmsford in Massachusetts; New York City; Los Angeles, San Francisco, and three other California cities are all eligible for the bonus, according to the MassLive report and the Justice Department’s hiring page. Each of these regions has already seen significant judicial turnover in the past year — turnover that, according to former judges and their lawyers, did not come at the judges’ own initiative. ### A Termination Wave That Reshaped the Bench Among those terminated was George Pappas, 68, who served as an immigration judge in both Boston and Chelmsford before being removed from the bench. Last week, Pappas filed a federal lawsuit seeking reinstatement, MassLive reported. The suit alleges that the Justice Department discriminated against him on the basis of his prior work defending immigrants, his age, and his Greek national origin. According to the lawsuit summary as reported by MassLive, Pappas argues that he exceeded all performance standards during his time on the bench and never received negative feedback prior to his removal. He was one of more than 20 judges in his hiring class who were not converted to permanent positions, his suit contends. According to his attorney, Kevin Owen, who spoke to MassLive, the group reportedly included every judge in the class whose surname was Hispanic, Middle Eastern, or Indian. According to Owen, the pattern suggests that the Justice Department is profiling judges based on their backgrounds to reshape the bench in line with the administration’s enforcement priorities. The Justice Department has not publicly responded in detail to the allegations. Among the former judges raising public concerns about the recruitment campaign is Jeremiah Johnson, a former California immigration judge who was dismissed more than six months ago, according to ABC7 Bay Area, as cited in MassLive’s reporting, approximately 30 minutes after he granted asylum to a family from Guatemala. Johnson appeared at a national press conference on Thursday alongside other judges who had been terminated. Speaking about the Justice Department’s recruitment ad, he told reporters that judges initially believed the listing was fraudulent. “We thought it was a fake,” he said, as reported by MassLive, distinguishing the role of an immigration judge — which involves weighing evidence — from the implication that case outcomes are predetermined. Johnson also warned, per the MassLive coverage, that because the recruitment campaign’s “deportation judge” imagery was associated with the Department of Homeland Security — a party in immigration cases — the messaging “tinges the process” and blurs the line between an independent court and an enforcement agency. ### Why This Matters to the Haitian Community The Boston immigration court, located inside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in downtown Boston, is one of the central venues where Haitian immigration cases in Massachusetts are adjudicated. For the estimated 45,000-plus Haitian Temporary Protected Status holders in the Commonwealth, along with asylum seekers, family-based petitioners, and those facing removal proceedings, the composition and orientation of the immigration bench is not a distant policy matter — it is the courtroom where their cases are decided. The Trump administration moved in 2025 to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haiti, leaving an estimated 350,000 to 564,000 Haitian nationals nationwide facing the loss of legal protections. While the legal status of those terminations continues to be contested — most recently through Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s successful April 2026 House discharge petition extending Haitian TPS through 2029, which now faces uncertain prospects in the Senate — many Haitian families in the meantime are navigating ongoing immigration proceedings before judges whose jobs may not be secure, and whose successors are being recruited under a title that, according to former judges, signals predetermined outcomes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Enforcement Reaching Into the Courts The transformation is not limited to the bench itself. Boston immigration attorney Todd Pomerleau told MassLive that the way immigration cases now move through the system has changed substantially. Pomerleau described to MassLive a process in which, historically, immigration matters in Massachusetts followed a predictable pattern. His clients went to the Boston immigration court, appealed if they lost, checked in with ICE, and proceeded through the process locally. Now, Pomerleau said, clients are being picked up at multiple points — ICE check-ins, green card interviews, biometrics appointments — and then transferred to detention facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Vermont, and other distant locations. In some cases, he told MassLive, the detained individuals do not appear in the online ICE detainee locator, and their attorneys are not notified. According to Pomerleau’s account to MassLive, the enforcement footprint has expanded into state courthouses as well. He described a rape victim arrested in a courthouse hallway after testifying, and human trafficking victims detained at fingerprint appointments — circumstances that, he noted to the outlet, federal law has historically been intended to prevent in order to avoid retraumatizing crime victims. MassLive reports that it has documented numerous public arrests during court proceedings in Boston, Chelsea, Lowell, and Worcester over the past six months. In response, Pomerleau has founded Mass Deportation Defense (MaDD), a Boston-based nonprofit that operates a grant-funded clinic for individuals who cannot afford legal representation, mentors attorneys nationwide in emergency habeas corpus filings, and brings lawsuits over unlawful detention. The organization, according to MassLive, also operates a media arm to amplify the cases of detained individuals. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/POLICE-ICE-300x205.avif) #### [https://ctninfo.com/?p=42942&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42942&preview=true) Editorial Disclaimer This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages — including French and Haitian Creole — are made available through AI translation software. Errors and inaccuracies may be present in translated versions. Only the English version should be considered the authoritative record. Additionally, [CTN](https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia) uses AI software to convert article text into audio format for accessibility and broader community reach. 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The order, titled Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System, was signed on Tuesday. According to Newsweek, the Trump administration instructs federal banking regulators to issue guidance within 60 days on how financial institutions should tighten their “know your customer” procedures, particularly when assessing the backgrounds of clients whose immigration status may be uncertain or who may be subject to deportation. According to Newsweek, the order falls short of earlier reported plans that would have required banks to collect citizenship information directly from every customer. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had publicly previewed such a mandate in an April interview with Semafor, reportedly questioning why the United States lacks systematic data on who participates in its banking system. The signed order does not impose that direct citizenship-check requirement. Instead, the document instructs the Treasury Department to publish guidance within 60 days, alerting banks to specific “red flags” that may indicate what the administration characterizes as unauthorized financial activity, Newsweek reported. Among the warning signs the administration has identified, according to Newsweek: payroll tax evasion, the use of non-U.S. identity documents, and the use of Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers — known as ITINs — when applying for credit instead of a Social Security number. The Internal Revenue Service issues ITINs to individuals who are required to file U.S. tax returns but who are not eligible for a Social Security number. For decades, ITINs have allowed undocumented immigrants and many lawfully present non-citizens to file taxes, build credit history, and access basic financial services. According to Newsweek, the White House has signaled that ITIN use in credit applications may now be treated as a potential indicator of unlawful employment. ### A Real Risk for Mortgages, Auto Loans, and Credit Cards The administration’s reasoning, according to a White House fact sheet referenced by Newsweek, is that lending to individuals who may eventually face deportation introduces what officials describe as “structural credit risks” to the banking system. The fact sheet argues that when banks are forced to absorb these risks, the costs are ultimately passed to American consumers through higher fees and elevated interest rates. Newsweek cited a 2024 study from the Urban Institute, a Washington-based think tank, which estimated the ITIN mortgage market remains relatively small — between 5,000 and 6,000 ITIN mortgages were issued in 2023. But that statistic obscures the broader picture. ITIN borrowing extends well beyond mortgages. Many immigrant families across Massachusetts, Florida, New York, and other diaspora-heavy states use ITIN credit cards, auto loans, and small-business financing as foundational tools for building life in the United States. A tightening of bank policies around these instruments would not affect a marginal slice of the financial system — it would affect families whose economic existence is wired through ITIN-based banking. Beyond the human cost, the order raises a fiscal question that Newsweek’s reporting captured concisely. According to the news outlet, the Yale Budget Lab has estimated that increased scrutiny of non-citizens’ financial activity could result in a $479 billion reduction in federal tax revenue over the next decade — driven largely by a projected decline in tax filings as immigrants exit the formal financial system out of fear of exposure. Newsweek reported that the American Bankers Association issued a measured response to the order. In a statement quoted by the outlet, the association’s president and chief executive, Rob Nichols, said the banking industry shares the administration’s commitment to a “safe, sound, and secure financial system” and that banks would continue working with regulators and law enforcement to identify bad actors. But Nichols’s statement also signaled a careful balance, according to Newsweek — emphasizing the importance of “maintaining consumer access to banking services,” language that suggests the industry is aware of the order’s potential to drive law-abiding customers away from regulated banking entirely. A more direct warning came from Kathryn Judge, a professor at Columbia Law School, who Newsweek quoted as saying the order could impose “an inappropriate and costly new set of obligations on banks.” Judge added, according to Newsweek, that if implemented aggressively, the order could create new procedural hurdles affecting nearly any customer seeking basic banking services — and could, by its mere existence, “scare people away from accessing bank services.” ### What This Means for the Haitian Community For Haitian families across the United States, the order arrives amid compounding pressure. The Haitian community is already navigating the legal battle over Temporary Protected Status, now before the U.S. Supreme Court; expanded ICE enforcement under the second Trump administration; and a steady stream of policy signals indicating that immigrants — including those with lawful presence — face escalating scrutiny across multiple dimensions of American life. The new banking order layers an additional vulnerability onto that landscape. Massachusetts, Florida, and New York — the three largest centers of the Haitian diaspora in the United States — have substantial populations of TPS holders, ITIN filers, and mixed-status households. Many of those families maintain mortgages, auto loans, business credit lines, and remittance accounts that move money to relatives in Haiti. Under the order’s timeline reported by Newsweek, Treasury Secretary Bessent has 60 days to issue formal guidance to banks. He has also been tasked with assessing whether existing federal bank secrecy regulations require updating to allow banks to “identify the true owners of accounts when necessary to assess risks related to unlawful activity,” Newsweek reported. Trump separately signed a second financial-services executive order on Tuesday, Newsweek reported, this one focused on financial technology firms and instructed regulators to review rules that may be limiting innovation in the sector. Civil rights organizations, immigrant advocacy groups, and the banking industry are all expected to weigh in during the 60-day comment and guidance period. Several legal scholars cited by Newsweek and other outlets have suggested the order’s implementation will determine whether it functions as a targeted enforcement tool or as a broader chilling mechanism that pushes millions of Americans away from regulated banking. **Note to Readers:** This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages — including French and Haitian Creole — are made available through AI translation software. Errors and inaccuracies may be present in translated versions. 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This historic recognition of Haitian art within one of America’s most comprehensive museum collections was announced by the founder of the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts, Charlot Lucien, during an interview with CTN, prior to the exhibition’s 2026 opening.* ***By Emmanuel Paul, Caribbean Television Network (CTN)*** BOSTON — A piece of art by Haitian artist André Pierre will be displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts of Massachusetts beginning on June 19, 2026, as part of a newly announced exhibition. Starting on June 19, 2026, the artwork of André Pierre will be exhibited at the MFA for 5 years. The announcement was made by the president and founder of the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts, Charlot Lucien, in an interview with Caribbean Television Network (CTN). Professor Lucien will be in charge of the initial presentation on June 19. During this event, he will discuss the life and work of André Pierre, one of the most prolific and well-known Haitian artists. André Pierre was also a Vodou priest. For Boston’s Haitian community and the diaspora, placing André Pierre’s work at the MFA is highly significant, said Charlot Lucien. The MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the Americas, housing over 450,000 works and ranking as the 20th-largest by public gallery area. For five years, beginning next month, visitors from across the United States and the world will encounter the spiritual vision of one of Haiti’s greatest 20th-century painters on the walls of one of the country’s most respected museums. The exhibition’s timing is significant in itself. June 19 falls within Haitian Heritage Month and arrives just six days after the historic opening of Haiti’s first FIFA World Cup match in 52 years, scheduled for June 13 at nearby Gillette Stadium. For the Haitian diaspora in Massachusetts and beyond, the summer of 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most culturally consequential periods in recent memory — and the André Pierre exhibition at the MFA will be one of its enduring contributions, according to Professor Lucien, who also announced a partnership with 5 other museums in Massachusetts this summer. ### Who Was André Pierre? To understand the weight of this moment, it is worth understanding the artist whose work will now hang at the MFA. André Pierre was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1915, and moved at an early age to Croix-des-Missions, a community on the outskirts of the capital, where he would spend the rest of his life. He made his living as a farmer, but he had practiced Vodou since childhood, and it was within that tradition that his artistic life would eventually take shape. In the late 1940s, Pierre met the American filmmaker Maya Deren, who had come to Haiti to make a film on Haitian dance. Deren became an initiate in the houmfour — the Vodou temple — where Pierre served as La Place, the second-in-command. The houmfour was decorated with hollowed gourds on which Pierre had painted images of Vodou spirits. Deren, recognizing the unusual gift in those paintings, suggested that Pierre transfer his work to canvas and offer it to the Center d’Art in Port-au-Prince. He did, joining the Center d’Art in 1949 — the institution that had helped launch the careers of Haitian modernist painters, including Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin, and others. Shortly afterward, Pierre began a more than 20-year working relationship with the celebrated Haitian dealer Issa el Saieh. Every morning, he would travel from Croix-des-Missions to the capital to paint in the atelier el Saieh provided him. As his reputation grew — both for his art and for the depth of his personality — Pierre eventually stopped traveling to the capital and painted instead within the family compound and Vodou community he had built at Croix-des-Missions. Pierre’s main subjects were the lwa—the spirits of Vodou. He painted them in vivid, symbol-rich compositions, capturing their personalities and energy. He often wrote on his paintings, identifying spirits and their actions. By his death in October 2005, Pierre was seen as the spiritual successor to Hector Hyppolite, who brought Vodou imagery to the international art world. Pierre advanced this tradition through a body of work collected and studied worldwide. ### A Painter With a Mission Describing Pierre solely as a painter overlooks his uniqueness. He was both an artist and a houngan—Vodou priest—combining both paths in his mission. Pierre aimed to present Vodou as a legitimate religion deserving of respect alongside major world faiths. For him, painting was theology: each Lwa portrait was an act of faith, education, and cultural assertion against Vodou misrepresentation. Collectors, journalists, scholars, and filmmakers from around the world made the journey to Croix-des-Missions to visit him in the modest hut where he painted by the light of an oil lamp. He received them with characteristic generosity — often opening a bottle of rum, pouring three drops on the dirt floor of the hut to honor the Trinity, and speaking at length about the spiritual dimension of his work and the philosophy of Vodou as a whole. As the political situation in Haiti deteriorated in the mid-1990s, the road to Croix-des-Missions grew increasingly dangerous, and Pierre’s contact with the outside world diminished. In his final years, he was diagnosed with diabetes, which affected his eyesight. By 2004, he had become almost totally blind and had stopped painting altogether. He died on October 4, 2005, at his home in Croix-des-Missions. Pierre’s legacy has grown. In 1996, he won gold at the 5th Venezuelan Biennale. His work is in the permanent collections of major American museums, including the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Figge Art Museum in Iowa, the Wadsworth Atheneum in Connecticut, and Ramapo College in New Jersey. His art appears in major books on Haitian and naïve art, including Haiti: Art Naïf, Art Vodou (1988), Selden Rodman’s Where Art Is Joy (1988), and Island on Fire (1995) by Jonathan Demme and Edwidge Danticat. Now, beginning June 19, his work will also be on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Andre-Pierre-.jpg) ### Charlot Lucien and the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts The exhibit announcement came from Charlot Lucien, the founder and director of the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts (HAAM), in an interview with CTN. Lucien, a celebrated Haitian-born storyteller, visual artist, lecturer, and public health administrator based in Massachusetts, will lead the opening presentation on June 19, speaking about Pierre’s life, creative practice, and lasting influence. HAAM was founded in January 1995 by more than 60 Haitian visual artists, writers, storytellers, and performers in New England. For three decades, the volunteer group has promoted new narratives about Haiti, elevated Haitian art, and bridged cultural gaps. Through exhibits, workshops, lectures, and partnerships, HAAM is central to Haitian artistic life in the region. Lucien himself has played a pivotal role in that work, both as the founder of HAAM and as a leading figure in efforts to establish a permanent Haitian cultural institution in Massachusetts — most recently as a member of the executive committee that helped bring the Toussaint L’Ouverture Cultural Center to fruition in Boston’s West End in 2025. #### Editorial Disclaimer This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages — including French and Haitian Creole — are made available through AI translation software. Errors and inaccuracies may be present in translated versions. Also, CTN uses AI software to convert articles into audio for accessibility and community reach. Listeners should refer to the original English text to verify facts, names, or figures. verification of any specific facts, names, or figures. [https://ctninfo.com/andre-pierres-wo…n-for-five-years/](https://ctninfo.com/andre-pierres-wo%E2%80%A6n-for-five-years/) **Sources** - Haitian Art Society memorial page: - Indigo Arts profile: - Documenta 14 artist page: - Central Fine exhibition essay (curated by Tomm El-Saieh and Diego Singh, 2016–2017): - Myriam Nader Haitian Art Gallery biography: - Galerie Macondo Haitian art profile: - Artsy artist page: - iArtX artist page: - ArtCloud artist biography: ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/andre-pierres-work-to-be-displayed-at-the-mfa-boston-for-five-years/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/andre-pierres-work-to-be-displayed-at-the-mfa-boston-for-five-years/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/andre-pierres-work-to-be-displayed-at-the-mfa-boston-for-five-years/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/andre-pierres-work-to-be-displayed-at-the-mfa-boston-for-five-years/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/andre-pierres-work-to-be-displayed-at-the-mfa-boston-for-five-years/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Andr%C3%A9%20Pierre%27s%20Work%20to%20Be%20Displayed%20at%20the%20MFA%20Boston%20for%20Five%20Years&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fandre-pierres-work-to-be-displayed-at-the-mfa-boston-for-five-years%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** CULTURE, HAITI, IMMIGRATION, MASSACHUSETTS --- ### [Arizona Autopsy Confirms Haitian Detainee Died From Complications Linked to Untreated Dental Infection](https://ctninfo.com/arizona-autopsy-confirms-haitian-detainee-died-from-complications-linked-to-untreated-dental-infection/) **Published:** May 18, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** A long-awaited autopsy report has confirmed that the death of Emmanuel Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian national who died in March after months in immigration detention in Arizona, was connected to severe dental problems — though the report also indicates the detainee twice declined recommendations to have problematic teeth extracted before his condition deteriorated, according to reporting by the Associated Press. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that Damas died from complications of a chest infection accompanied by abscesses in his neck and throat, with severe dental problems listed as a contributing cause, the AP reported Monday. Damas was held at the Central Arizona Florence Correctional Center, a facility operated by the private corrections company CoreCivic on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, when his condition declined. According to the AP, Damas’s death is one of at least 51 deaths recorded among detainees in ICE custody since President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The AP reported that medical examiners have ruled the majority of those deaths to be from natural causes — but that experts have repeatedly observed that many such deaths involve conditions that would have been preventable with timely and effective medical care. What makes Damas’s death distinctive, the AP reported, is the underlying cause: among the roughly three dozen detainee deaths for which medical examiner and coroner findings have been publicly released, Damas is the only one in which dental problems have been listed as a cause or contributing factor. ### The Timeline of Medical Care — and Refused Treatment According to the autopsy details obtained by the AP, Damas’s dental troubles were identified months before his death. A dental examination in October flagged that a tooth required extraction, and Damas was placed on a waiting list for the procedure. When his appointment for the extraction came three months later, the AP reported, Damas declined the procedure, stating that the tooth was no longer causing him pain. At a follow-up dental appointment in mid-February, the autopsy indicates Damas again declined a recommendation to have teeth removed. Within days of that appointment, his condition deteriorated rapidly. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) According to the AP, when Damas complained of a sore throat and abdominal pain shortly thereafter, staff at the Florence detention facility instructed him to report to the medical unit. He declined. On February 19, Damas was transported to a hospital for respiratory failure and later transferred to other facilities for a higher level of care. He died on March 2 at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, the AP reported. ### The Family’s Account In a statement provided to the AP, Raymond Audain, an attorney representing Damas’s family, said the autopsy confirms what the family has long believed: that Damas died as a result of an infection that originated with untreated tooth pain and spread through his head, neck, and chest. According to Audain’s statement, Damas “begged prison staff for medical care on numerous occasions, including the night before he was hospitalized, but he was ignored.” The attorney attributed responsibility to both ICE and CoreCivic, the AP reported. The Damas family is now weighing further legal action, though specific next steps have not been publicly announced, according to Presly Nelson, the younger brother of the victim, in an interview with CTN. The Damas family also commissioned a private pathologist to conduct an independent autopsy, the AP reported, though Audain declined to share that report with the news agency. The county’s findings, Audain said in his statement, support the family’s broader claim that Damas’s death was the result of a failure to provide basic medical care during his detention. ### CoreCivic Responds In a statement to the AP, CoreCivic, the private corrections company that operates the Florence facility, said it takes detainee deaths seriously but declined to address Damas’s case in detail, citing federal medical privacy laws. “We are committed to providing safe, humane, and respectful care for everyone entrusted to us,” the company said in its statement, according to the AP. “We take seriously our obligation to adhere to all applicable federal detention standards and will continue to ensure that all detainees receive appropriate and timely medical attention.” The AP reported that it left a message with ICE seeking comment on the autopsy report. The agency’s response had not been received as of the AP’s publication. Damas’s death arrives amid mounting scrutiny of medical care standards within ICE detention facilities, the majority of which are operated by private contractors including CoreCivic and the GEO Group. Civil rights organizations, congressional Democrats, and immigrant advocacy groups have for years documented cases in which detainees have died from preventable conditions — including diabetes complications, infections, and untreated chronic illnesses. The Haitian community, both in the United States and abroad, has been particularly affected by aggressive enforcement during the second Trump administration. The administration’s effort to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, and detention of Haitian asylum seekers and visa overstayers has expanded significantly across multiple states. **Source:** [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/immigration-detention-center-death-arizona-teeth-10ef6d3292079040679265cac34b9c27) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=42879&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42879&preview=true) **Note to Readers:** This article was originally written and published in English. Versions in other languages are translations enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) tools. While CTN strives for accuracy across all language editions, only the original English version should be considered authoritative. 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The 2026 edition of the annual expo was particularly significant. It coincided with the 10th anniversary of the organization itself, founded in 2016, and unfolded against the backdrop of one of the most culturally significant moments in modern Haitian history — Haiti’s return to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 52 years, scheduled to begin next month with the opening Boston-area match at Gillette Stadium. For Dr. Hans Patrick Domercant, founder, president, and CEO of the U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce, the convergence of timing was not coincidental. The expo, he has said, is designed to position Haitian American businesses to benefit from the international visibility and economic activity surrounding the tournament — and to present a vision of Haiti and the Haitian community that goes beyond the headlines. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_0074-300x225.jpg) ### A Decade of Building The U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce, Inc., also known as the Haitian American Business Expo, Inc. (HABEXPO), was founded in 2016 with a mandate to connect, advocate for, and elevate Haitian-owned and diaspora-connected businesses across the United States. Over the course of a decade, it has expanded from a single-state Massachusetts organization into a national network, with regional directors in Florida, Georgia, Rhode Island, and other states, and partnerships extending to chambers and Haitian American business associations from Philadelphia to Cap-Haïtien. The annual Business Expo and Job Fair, recognized as one of the largest Haitian American business and career networking events in the region, has served as the chamber’s flagship gathering since its founding. Each year, it has brought together entrepreneurs, professionals, students, job seekers, public officials, and community leaders for a day of networking, programming, and visibility. For the chamber’s general management team and its North Shore Regional Director Emmanuel Jean, the 8th edition was a success on the institutional metrics that matter most. All of the organizations that have historically participated in the expo were represented this year. However, according to Joana Emilca, who spoke with CTN at the event, attendance from the general public was lower than in previous years — a development that organizers will analyze as they plan for the chamber’s next decade. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Boston’s Haitian Elected Leadership Steps Forward In keeping with tradition, the expo drew significant participation from Boston’s elected officials and senior public servants — particularly those of Haitian descent who hold leadership positions at the highest levels of city government. Boston City Councilor at large, Ruthzee Louijeune, the first Haitian American ever elected to the Boston City Council and currently the highest-ranking Haitian-origin elected official in the city, was present and reaffirmed her support for the chamber’s work. Louijeune’s continued visibility at the expo is itself a marker of the community’s political and civic progress over the past decade. Her elevation to Council President has made her not only a symbol of representation but a working partner for Haitian American business and civic organizations across the city. Also representing the Mayor’s Office at the expo was Jean Julien, who serves as an advisor to the Mayor and as a community liaison between City Hall and Boston’s Haitian community. Julien has made a practice of being present at almost every major Haitian community gathering in the city, and his attendance at the 8th annual expo was, according to organizers and attendees, no exception. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_0081-300x225.jpg) ### A Showcase of Haitian Excellence Across Sectors Beyond its function as a marketplace and a job fair, the expo serves a second purpose: it gathers, in a single room, a generation of Haitian American professionals who have risen to positions of significant responsibility across Massachusetts. For many attendees — particularly younger members of the diaspora — the expo is an opportunity to see, in person, the breadth of Haitian success in the United States. Among those who spoke with CTN at the event was Evonflow Guillomaître, who introduced herself as a Vice President at TD Bank, one of the largest private banks operating in the United States. CTN also met Ali Manigat, a Haitian-origin lawyer with over 15 years of experience in real estate. In the cultural domain, CTN spoke with Charlot Lucien, the founder and director of the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts (HAAM), a group established in January 1995 that brings together Haitian visual artists, writers, storytellers, and performers from across New England. HAAM has spent three decades promoting new narratives about Haiti and elevating Haitian artistic voices in the region. Lucien, who is also a public health administrator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of Haitian cultural advocacy in the United States. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_0083-300x225.jpg) ### Faith, Community, and Cultural Leadership The expo also drew prominent community figures from outside the business and political spheres. Pastor Guirval Mercédat, Pastor Dieufort Fleurissaint, and Jacky Poteau, well-known personalities in Boston’s Haitian community, attended in support of the event. Their presence reflected what several attendees described to CTN as the day’s central theme: community service. “Serving the community is the central theme,” several participants told CTN over the course of the afternoon — a sentiment echoed in nearly every conversation at the venue. Preslet Nelson, a prominent Haitian entrepreneur in the Boston area, was also present at the expo to support the chamber’s work and engage with fellow business leaders. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Entrepreneurs Building in Real Time A core focus of the expo was its showcase of working Haitian American entrepreneurs — individuals who have built businesses from concept to operation, many of them in fields that did not exist a decade ago. Artists and entrepreneurs Nixson Leger and Nephtalie Charles were among those present to promote their products and engage with potential customers and partners. For Charles, building a business has long been a personal goal — one she has been working toward since 2015. Today, with the rise of social commerce and digital platforms, she is reaching that objective through direct-to-consumer sales on TikTok and her own website. Speaking with CTN, Charles offered a message to anyone considering starting a business but hesitating to take the first step: the path is available, the tools are accessible, and the time to begin is now. The presence of entrepreneurs like Charles at the expo — alongside more established executives, attorneys, and elected officials — illustrates the depth and generational range of Haitian American economic life in the United States today. ### Beyond the Haitian Community Notably, the 8th edition of the expo was not attended exclusively by Haitian Americans. Jean Kemayi, representing African and African-descendant organizations in the United States, also participated. Speaking with CTN, Kemayi discussed several activities his organization is planning in connection with the 2026 FIFA World Cup — reflecting the broader cross-cultural collaboration that the chamber has worked to cultivate over its decade of operation. The participation of African and Pan-African organizations alongside Haitian American partners speaks to a particular vision of the diaspora that the chamber has long articulated: one in which Haitian American success is part of, and supportive of, a broader Black diaspora economic and cultural network. ### Looking Ahead: A World Cup Summer For the U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce, the 8th annual expo is just one event in a broader slate of activities planned around Haiti’s return to the World Cup. During the 2026 World Cup tournament — which begins June 11 in Mexico City and includes Haiti’s group-stage opener against Scotland at Gillette Stadium on June 13 — the chamber plans to organize a series of activities designed to present Haiti to the world from a new angle. The vision, as Dr. Domercant has publicly described it, is to leverage the tournament’s global visibility to highlight Haitian entrepreneurship, talent, and cultural contributions at a moment when international attention will be focused on the country and its diaspora as never before. Beyond the World Cup itself, the chamber has signaled that additional programming will continue throughout the year. The 10th anniversary of HABEXPO is not being marked as a single event, but as the opening of a new decade for the organization — one in which the chamber intends to continue expanding nationally, deepening partnerships, and advocating for Haitian American business growth at every level. For the entrepreneurs, executives, elected officials, artists, and community leaders who gathered in Hyde Park on Saturday, the 8th annual expo was a moment to celebrate what has been built. For the chamber and its founder, it was a foundation for what was to come. **Editorial Disclaimer** This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages — including French and Haitian Creole — are made available through AI translation software. Errors and inaccuracies may be present in translated versions. Only the English version should be considered the authoritative record. Additionally, CTN uses AI software to convert article text into audio format for accessibility and broader community reach. Listeners are encouraged to refer to the original written English text for verification of any specific facts, names, or figures. 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Thousands of residents, fleeing rare and extremely violent armed clashes in Duvivier and Martial, spent the night from Sunday, May 10, to Monday, May 11, 2026, huddled outside the premises of the SONAPI industrial park. The sound of automatic weapons fire and the flames of burning houses plunged the area into indescribable chaos, forcing women, children, and the elderly to sleep on the bare ground due to a lack of available shelters. The violence began on Saturday afternoon and intensified throughout Sunday night. According to consistent on-the-ground testimonies, the clashes involve several rival armed groups. In Duvivier, an attack carried out by heavily armed men, belonging according to local sources to the group led by the gang leader known as Jeff Gwo Lwa, sowed panic. The advance of the assailants towards the Martial area forced many families to flee in a hurry. The situation is all the more complex as our editorial staff has confirmed that the “Chen Mechan” gang, allied with the Taliban groups of “Jeff Gwo Lwa” and “400 Mawozo” led by an individual known as “Lanmò San Jou” (Death Without a Day), is engaged in a bloody struggle against the rival gang of Pierre 6. Heavy gunfire has been reported in several strategic sectors, notably in Sarthe, Terre-Noire, and on Route 9. Residents describe scenes of war: continuous bursts of gunfire, detonations of heavy weapons, and masked men circulating in pickup trucks. ### Duvivier school attacked Among the infrastructure hit, the Duvivier school was targeted. According to initial accounts, the establishment was first attacked on Sunday, causing a wave of panic among the population. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Several houses have also been set on fire in the areas of Sarthe, Terre-Noire, and on Route 9, fueling the mass exodus of civilians. Witnesses claim to have seen several lifeless bodies in the streets, but no official death toll has yet been released by the authorities. Psychosis is total: entire families left their homes in the middle of the night, carrying a few personal belongings, walking under gunfire to reach areas considered safer. Faced with the intensity of the fighting, many residents sought refuge in the Trois-Mains area, which has become an improvised shelter. But the pressure is such that many displaced persons continued on their way to the SONAPI industrial park. This Monday morning, women, infants, and the elderly were still gathered there, without any shelter, without sufficient water or food. Anger and helplessness: displaced persons block Trois-Mains Faced with what they perceive as an “unacceptable inaction of the authorities,” angry displaced persons blocked the Trois-Mains area on Monday morning, May 11. They are demanding concrete interventions from the state to restore security. The protesters denounce the abandonment of civilian populations left to armed gangs and demand urgent police presence in the conflict zones. While some residents remain trapped in areas considered high-risk, with no possibility of fleeing or receiving immediate assistance, armed groups continue their advance into new territories once controlled by rival factions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Limited Police presence, no direct intervention On the night from Sunday to Monday, armored vehicles of the Haitian National Police (PNH) were spotted at Carrefour Drouillard and Carrefour Vincent. However, according to local sources, no direct intervention was reported in the areas most affected by the clashes, including Duvivier, Martial, and Sarthe. This lack of action has heightened residents’ fear, prompting them to call for a rapid, massive deployment of law enforcement to secure the neighborhoods. “We see armored vehicles passing by, but no one comes to get us out of hell. The gangs are burning our schools, our homes, and the police are looking the other way. How much more of this are we supposed to take?” protested a young man taking refuge in front of the SONAPI building. ### A worsening local humanitarian crisis The Plain of Cul-de-Sac has been facing a resurgence of gang violence for several weeks, causing massive population displacement and a local humanitarian crisis. This Monday, May 11, 2026, the situation remains extremely tense. Residents fear an escalation of the fighting in the coming hours, amid rumors of reinforcements arriving for the armed groups. The population issues an urgent appeal to national and international authorities: strengthen security measures, protect civilians, open humanitarian corridors, and facilitate the evacuation of people in danger. In the meantime, hundreds of displaced persons continue to sleep under the stars, in fear and uncertainty, in front of the SONAPI facilities. ![Crowd of diverse protesters marching down a sunny street, some holding signs overhead; a person in a yellow shirt with a mask and backpack leads the group.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-11-at-162920.jpeg) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-security-crisis-new-night-of-terror-in-the-plain-of-cul-de-sac-displacing-thousands-more/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-security-crisis-new-night-of-terror-in-the-plain-of-cul-de-sac-displacing-thousands-more/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-security-crisis-new-night-of-terror-in-the-plain-of-cul-de-sac-displacing-thousands-more/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-security-crisis-new-night-of-terror-in-the-plain-of-cul-de-sac-displacing-thousands-more/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-security-crisis-new-night-of-terror-in-the-plain-of-cul-de-sac-displacing-thousands-more/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%20%E2%80%93%20Security%20Crisis%3A%20New%20night%20of%20terror%20in%20the%20Plain%20of%20Cul-de-Sac%2C%20displacing%20thousands%20more&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-security-crisis-new-night-of-terror-in-the-plain-of-cul-de-sac-displacing-thousands-more%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [Haiti names 26-man squad for first World Cup since 1974](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-haiti-unveils-its-26-man-grenadiers-squad-to-challenge-the-elite/) **Published:** May 15, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** The Haitian Football Federation has named the 26-man squad that will represent the country at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking Les Grenadiers’ first appearance at football’s premier tournament in 52 years. Head coach Sébastien Migné announced the roster ahead of a group-stage schedule that pits Haiti against five-time world champion Brazil, 2022 semifinalist Morocco, and Scotland in Group C — widely viewed as one of the most challenging draws in the tournament. The squad draws almost entirely from players competing in European and North American leagues, reflecting Haitian football’s international footprint and the growing role of diaspora talent in the national team’s resurgence. Migné, a French manager, took charge of Haiti after stints leading national teams in Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Congo. His most prominent prior tournament experience came at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where he led Kenya through the group stage. He guided Haiti through CONCACAF qualifying without ever setting foot in the country — political instability and a security crisis forced the national team to stage all of its qualifying matches at neutral venues, with the decisive final win against Nicaragua played at Ergilio Hato Stadium in Curaçao. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Group C: A Test of Resilience Drawn into Group C, Haiti faces three opponents with deeper recent World Cup pedigrees. Brazil arrives under coach Carlo Ancelotti as the only nation in the field with five tournament titles. Morocco, under new head coach Mohamed Ouahbi, reached the semifinals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar — the first African nation to do so. Scotland brings physical play, set-piece danger, and a sizable traveling support. Haiti’s three group-stage fixtures: - **Saturday, June 13, 2026** — Haiti vs. Scotland at Boston Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts - **Thursday, June 19, 2026** — Brazil vs. Haiti at Philadelphia Stadium - **Wednesday, June 24, 2026** — Morocco vs. Haiti at Atlanta Stadium The opening match against Scotland is widely viewed as Haiti’s clearest path to a result. Both nations are arriving as underdogs in the group, and the matchup is the most evenly weighted on paper. Migné is expected to deploy a compact 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 out of possession, prioritizing defensive organization and fast transition play. The fixtures against Brazil and Morocco will require even greater defensive discipline and decisive moments on the counter-attack. Johny Placide — Haiti’s longtime captain and a former French Ligue 1 player with experience at SC Bastia — is expected to start in goal. Behind him, Alexandre Pierre and Josué Duverger provide depth and competition for minutes. Burnley’s Hannes Delcroix and Angers SCO’s Carlens Arcus are expected to anchor the back line, joined by Ricardo Adé of Ecuadorian side LDU Quito, Belgian-based Jean Kévin Duverne of KAA Gent, and Martin Expérience of AS Nancy-Lorraine. Duke Lacroix, Wilguens Paugain, and Keeto Thermoncy round out the defensive options. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### A Premier League Core in Midfield Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is widely seen as the squad’s most influential creator. Born in France and a former French Under-21 international, Bellegarde switched allegiance to Haiti in August 2025 and has rapidly become central to Migné’s plans. He is joined in midfield by Danley Jean-Jacques of MLS side Philadelphia Union, Carl-Fred Sainté of USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive FC, and Leverton Pierre, Woodensky Pierre, Josué Casimir, and Dominique Simon. Sunderland’s Wilson Isidor — who switched allegiance from France to Haiti earlier this year and made his debut for his new nation in March 2026 — adds Premier League pedigree to a forward line led by Duckens Nazon, Haiti’s all-time leading goalscorer. Nazon scored six goals in qualifying, including a hat-trick against Costa Rica. Frantzdy Pierrot, Deedson Louicius, Ruben Providence, Yassin Fortuné, Lenny Joseph, and Derrick Etienne Jr. complete the attacking options, giving Migné a mix of pace, technical quality, and physical presence to deploy across the group stage. #### Haiti finished atop Group C in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying, recording three wins and two draws to seal direct qualification. The result was made all the more remarkable by the circumstances. With Haiti unable to host home matches due to the security crisis, every fixture was played abroad. This will be Haiti’s second-ever World Cup appearance. The country debuted at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, where the team lost all three group-stage matches against Italy, Poland, and Argentina, conceding 14 goals. Haiti remains the only Caribbean nation to have qualified for a FIFA World Cup. For the Haitian diaspora across the United States and Canada, the team’s return represents a generational moment of pride and visibility, particularly with all three of Haiti’s group-stage matches scheduled in U.S. host cities — Boston, Philadelphia, and Atlanta — that are home to substantial Haitian-American communities. ### The Complete 26-Man Squad **Goalkeepers:** Johny Placide, Alexandre Pierre, Josué Duverger **Defenders:** Carlens Arcus, Wilguens Paugain, Ricardo Adé, Jean Kévin Duverne, Hannes Delcroix, Keeto Thermoncy, Martin Expérience, Duke Lacroix **Midfielders:** Dominique Simon, Leverton Pierre, Woodensky Pierre, Carl-Fred Sainté, Danley Jean-Jacques, Josué Casimir, Jean Ricner Bellegarde **Attackers:** Duckens Nazon, Frantzdy Pierrot, Deedson Louicius, Ruben Providence, Yassin Fortuné, Wilson Isidor, Lenny Joseph, Derrick Etienne Jr. ![Three male soccer players pose together in blue jerseys with a team crest, standing against a blue background (team photo).](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Haiti-Mondial.jpg) [](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-haiti-unveils-its-26-man-grenadiers-squad-to-challenge-the-elite/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-haiti-unveils-its-26-man-grenadiers-squad-to-challenge-the-elite/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-haiti-unveils-its-26-man-grenadiers-squad-to-challenge-the-elite/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-haiti-unveils-its-26-man-grenadiers-squad-to-challenge-the-elite/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-haiti-unveils-its-26-man-grenadiers-squad-to-challenge-the-elite/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-haiti-unveils-its-26-man-grenadiers-squad-to-challenge-the-elite/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%20names%2026-man%20squad%20for%20first%20World%20Cup%20since%201974&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffifa-world-cup-2026-haiti-unveils-its-26-man-grenadiers-squad-to-challenge-the-elite%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SOCCER, SPORTS --- ### [New Resignation at DHS: Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks Steps Down, Effective Immediately](https://ctninfo.com/new-resignation-at-dhs-border-patrol-chief-michael-banks-steps-down-effective-immediately/) **Published:** May 14, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** New resignation at the DHS. Michael Banks, the chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, has stepped down from his post effective immediately, becoming the third senior Department of Homeland Security official to exit the agency in the past two months, CNN reported Thursday. Banks confirmed his departure in remarks to CNN, citing a desire to step away after nearly four decades in federal service. According to the network, he characterized the moment as a turning point after “almost 37 years of public service” and said it was time to focus on family and personal life. In a statement reported by CNN, Banks said he was proud of his tenure leading Border Patrol and described the current state of the southern border as the most secure in U.S. history. He did not elaborate publicly on the timing of his decision or whether it was prompted by internal disagreements. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, who oversees the parent agency that oversees Border Patrol, acknowledged Banks’s departure in a statement to CNN, thanking him for his decades of public service. ### A Career Anchored in Texas Border Policy Banks’s career in immigration enforcement spans nearly four decades, including a high-profile stint as Texas’s border czar before his federal appointment. In that state-level role, he served as a senior adviser to Texas Governor Greg Abbott during Operation Lone Star — the controversial state-led border enforcement initiative launched in response to what Texas officials characterized as a crisis at the southern border during the Biden administration. Banks’s leadership of Operation Lone Star drew public praise from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, who later elevated him to lead U.S. Border Patrol following his return to the White House in January 2025. During Banks’s tenure, the federal immigration enforcement landscape was reshaped by an aggressive expansion of interior immigration operations. According to CNN, Gregory Bovino — a Border Patrol official who reported through the agency’s chain of command — assumed a central role in the Trump administration’s interior enforcement push, operating with the approval of then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. CNN previously reported that Bovino’s enforcement style generated friction within the federal agency, with some Border Patrol agents reportedly at odds with his approach. The internal tensions formed part of the backdrop against which Banks led the agency in his final months. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Third Major Departure in Two Months Banks’s resignation is the latest in a series of senior-level departures from the Department of Homeland Security, the federal agency at the heart of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda. President Trump removed Secretary Kristi Noem from her position in March, following months of controversy. CNN reported that the controversies involved federal spending on what the network described as exorbitant advertising campaigns under Noem’s leadership, as well as the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal officers in Minneapolis earlier this year. Noem was succeeded by Markwayne Mullin, who has since assumed the role of DHS Secretary. Last month, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons also announced his departure, telling colleagues he wanted to spend more time with his family. His final day at ICE is scheduled for May 31. According to CNN, the Department of Homeland Security has named David Venturella — described by the network as a longtime immigration official and former executive at a private prison company — to serve as acting secretary in place of Lyons. The vacancy at the top of Border Patrol comes at a moment when the agency remains central to the administration’s enforcement priorities. Neither DHS nor the White House has publicly identified a successor to Banks at the time of CNN’s reporting. Note to Readers: This article was originally written and published in English. Versions in other languages are translations enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) tools. 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Madonna, Shakira, and the Korean pop group BTS will co-headline the show, FIFA and the advocacy organization Global Citizen announced this week. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin will curate the performance, which will be broadcast live to a global audience expected to rival or exceed the more than one billion viewers the World Cup Final routinely draws. For Caribbean Television Network viewers across the Haitian and broader Caribbean diaspora, the announcement adds a layer of cultural anticipation to a tournament that already carries historic significance. Haiti is returning to the World Cup for the first time in 52 years, and the United States — alongside Canada and Mexico — is hosting the expanded 48-nation tournament for the first time in U.S. soccer history. #### The World Cup, which traces its origins to 1930 in Uruguay, has never previously included a halftime entertainment segment at its championship match. The decision to introduce one in 2026 represents a notable break with tradition for FIFA, which has historically kept the Final’s pace closer to that of a club football match than to an American-style sporting spectacle. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) FIFA President Gianni Infantino framed the announcement as both a cultural and humanitarian milestone. “Madonna, Shakira and BTS are global icons whose music transcends borders and generations, and we are proud to welcome them to the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay,” Infantino said in the joint statement released by FIFA and Global Citizen. He added that the performance is intended to serve a purpose beyond entertainment. “As the world comes together for the biggest match in football on 19 July 2026 in New York, New Jersey, this historic show will also shine a light on a greater purpose,” Infantino said. “It will be a celebration of football, unity, and shared humanity that will resonate far beyond the final whistle.” ### The Education Fund at the Center of the Show The halftime show will serve as a centerpiece event for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a philanthropic initiative aiming to raise $100 million for children’s education and football access programs worldwide. According to FIFA, more than $30 million has already been committed to the fund. Each ticket sold to the 2026 tournament will contribute $1 to the fund — a structural fundraising mechanism that, given the scale of the expanded 104-match tournament, could meaningfully accelerate progress toward the $100 million target. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) FIFA announced earlier in the week that the fund has already issued its first round of grants to organizations operating in 10 countries, supporting programs that combine education with access to football in underserved communities. Shakira, who serves on the fund’s advisory board, said the cause is personal. “I’ve spent my life doing two things — making songs and building schools,” the Colombian singer said in the FIFA statement. “At the FIFA World Cup, those two paths come together.” Shakira confirmed she will perform “Dai Dai,” a track she wrote specifically for the 2026 tournament and the education fund it supports. “My hope is that on the world’s biggest stage, the importance of investing in children’s education steals the show,” she said. ### Madonna and BTS Join the Cause Madonna, who has not previously performed at a FIFA World Cup, addressed her involvement in the same announcement. “Performing at the World Cup final in support of the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund is deeply meaningful to me,” she said. “Without education, children are denied opportunity before they even have a chance. Every child deserves access to quality learning — because education expands possibilities and creates lasting change.” BTS, the South Korean group whose international fanbase has driven multiple billion-stream records over the past decade, framed the performance as a vehicle for connection rather than spectacle. “Music is the universal language of hope and harmony,” the group said in the statement, “and we’re honored to celebrate that power at the World Cup by connecting with millions of viewers around the world in support of children’s education.” In a less expected programming choice, FIFA confirmed that characters from Sesame Street and The Muppets will appear during the halftime show. The pairing — global pop stars alongside puppets that have shaped early childhood education across multiple continents for more than half a century — appears designed to underline the show’s stated focus on children and learning. The decision is consistent with the broader thematic frame organizers are constructing around the performance: a global cultural moment tied to a measurable social outcome, rather than a standalone musical spectacle. ### Production and Broader Context The halftime show is being produced by Global Citizen in partnership with Live Nation and the production company Done + Dusted. In a short promotional film unveiling the lineup, Chris Martin described the show as being “all about togetherness,” adding, “everyone’s invited.” Hugh Evans, the co-founder and chief executive of Global Citizen, framed the production as an attempt to translate a singular cultural moment into long-term humanitarian impact. “By bringing together the world’s greatest artists, football, and a shared commitment to education, we have an opportunity to turn a defining cultural moment into enormous impact through the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund,” Evans said. “My hope is that in a decade from now, we will see millions of lives impacted because of this historic moment.” The fund’s non-fiduciary advisory board includes Infantino, Evans, Shakira, Australian actor Hugh Jackman, businesswoman Ivanka Trump, Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd, tennis champion Serena Williams, Brazilian football legend Kaká, and Bank of America co-president Jim DeMare. For Haitian and Caribbean audiences, the announcement reinforces the tournament as already shaping up to be the most consequential cultural event of 2026. Haiti’s return to the World Cup after a 52-year absence has galvanized the diaspora across Boston, New York, Miami, Montreal, and throughout the Caribbean. The presence of Shakira — whose Colombian and Lebanese heritage makes her one of the most recognized Latin American performers in history — adds an additional layer of representation for Latin and Caribbean audiences, who will dominate viewership in this hemisphere. CTN will provide multilingual coverage of the tournament throughout June and July 2026, including coverage of the Final and its halftime show in English, French, and Haitian Creole. 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The report, released this week by the Vera Institute of Justice — a New York-based nonpartisan research organization that studies the criminal-legal and immigration systems — is based on records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the U.S. Department of Justice agency that oversees the nation’s immigration courts. According to the report, the number of immigrants in removal proceedings who received “voluntary departure” decisions rose from roughly 800 per month at the close of the Biden administration to more than 8,800 per month by February 2026 — an increase of more than tenfold in approximately one year. The surge has been recorded across the country, with the report finding that roughly three-quarters of U.S. states and territories have seen voluntary departure decisions rise more than fivefold since the end of the Biden term. The findings, first reported by ABC News, arrive amid the most aggressive interior immigration enforcement push in modern U.S. history — and at a moment when hundreds of thousands of immigrants, including a substantial number of Haitian nationals stripped of legal status under the current administration, are facing the most consequential decisions of their lives inside a strained court system. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### What Voluntary Departure Actually Means A voluntary departure is a formal decision issued by an immigration judge in which a person already in removal proceedings is permitted to leave the United States on their own initiative, provided the judge determines that the person is legally eligible to depart. The procedure exists separately from the self-deportation pathway managed by the Department of Homeland Security, in which immigrants notify DHS that they intend to leave the country — often as a strategy to avoid detention or a formal removal order on their record. That distinction matters. DHS recently announced it would raise its self-deportation stipend from $1,000 to $2,600 per person, signaling the administration’s broader strategy to encourage departures outside the immigration court system. The Vera report focuses on what is happening inside the courts themselves, where the decisions are issued by federal judges and the immigrants in question are already in the formal removal pipeline — many of them in detention. ### A Tenfold Increase, Spread Across the Country “This is widespread across the United States,” Jacquelyn Pavilon, one of the authors of the Vera report, told ABC News, noting that voluntary departure decisions have risen more than fivefold across roughly three-quarters of U.S. states and territories since the end of the Biden administration. A central finding of the report is that the rise in voluntary departures is not the result of judges substituting one form of forced departure for another. Removal orders — the formal deportation decisions issued at the conclusion of immigration court proceedings — have continued at comparable rates over the same period. “This increase in voluntary departures is not happening instead of removal orders; it’s actually happening alongside removal orders,” Pavilon told ABC News. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) In other words, the share of the immigration court docket producing some form of required departure has expanded, while the share permitting an immigrant to remain in the United States has contracted. That shift, researchers said, is the more consequential structural change captured in the data. ### Newly Appointed Judges and a 93 Percent Outcome The Vera report identifies a particular pattern among immigration judges appointed under the second Trump administration. According to the data, these newly appointed judges have granted voluntary departures at higher rates than their more experienced peers, while continuing to issue removal orders at rates comparable to those of their more experienced peers. The combined effect, the report found, is that more than 93 percent of initially detained cases assigned to these newer judges resulted in an outcome requiring the immigrant to leave the United States — whether through a voluntary departure decision or a formal removal order. The data also reflected partisan patterns. Pavilon told ABC News that, among detained cases, judges appointed by Republican administrations encouraged immigrants to leave the country at higher rates than judges appointed by Democratic administrations. ### The Role of Legal Counsel One of the most consistent findings in the Vera analysis concerns legal representation. According to the report, immigration judges are, on average, less likely to encourage immigrants to leave the United States when those immigrants are represented by counsel — a pattern that tracks with longstanding research showing that legal representation dramatically improves outcomes for immigrants in U.S. removal proceedings. Pavilon emphasized that many of the immigrants now opting for voluntary departure may, in fact, have legal options available to them — including asylum claims, withholding of removal, cancellation of removal, or other forms of relief. The decision to depart, she said, is often driven less by a clear-eyed assessment of legal merits and more by the cumulative pressure of detention, separation from family, the cost of legal services, and the prolonged uncertainty of court proceedings. “Many of those people may have legal avenues to remain in the United States,” Pavilon told ABC News. It is important to note that voluntary departure does not preserve future immigration options. Once a person has departed under such a decision, returning lawfully to the United States typically requires navigating a complex set of barriers, including multi-year reentry bars depending on the individual’s immigration history. ### The Haitian Stakes For the Haitian community in the United States, the Vera report’s findings carry particular weight. The Department of Homeland Security terminated Temporary Protected Status for Haiti in 2025, exposing an estimated 350,000 to 560,000 Haitian nationals — many of whom have lived and worked in the country for years, some for more than a decade — to the prospect of removal proceedings. Massachusetts alone is home to more than 45,000 Haitian TPS holders, according to the International Institute of New England, making it the state with the third-largest Haitian population in the country. Florida and New York host the largest concentrations. For Haitians who have since been placed in removal proceedings, the dynamics described in the Vera report are not abstract. The same combination of detention conditions, limited access to attorneys, high legal costs, and prolonged court timelines has been documented at length in Haitian community organizations across Boston, New York, and South Florida. Immigration advocates have raised concerns that some Haitians may be agreeing to voluntary departure not out of a settled wish to return to Haiti — a country still defined by acute political instability and widespread gang violence — but because the alternative path through the court system has become, as Pavilon put it to ABC News, a matter of “very difficult decisions” made “under harsh conditions.” The Vera report does not break out outcomes by nationality, and the data do not allow for a precise count of Haitian voluntary departures. But the overall pattern — that immigrants with legal options are nonetheless leaving the United States at record rates — is one that Haitian legal service providers say they are observing firsthand in their casework. ### What Comes Next The Vera Institute report adds to a growing body of research documenting the on-the-ground effects of the current administration’s enforcement strategy and is likely to intensify debate among lawmakers, federal courts, and advocacy organizations over the conditions under which voluntary departure decisions are made within the immigration court system. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment. For Haitian families across the United States, the report sharpens the urgency of broader questions about the future of legal protections for the community — including the discharge petition that forced an April 2026 House vote to extend Haitian TPS through 2029, which passed 224 to 204 and now faces a veto threat from the White House, and the DIGNIDAD Act, the bipartisan bill that would offer renewable legal status to long-term undocumented immigrants who have been in the United States since December 2020. CTN will continue to follow these developments and their implications for the Haitian community in the United States. Caribbean Television Network (CTN) is a multilingual digital news organization serving the Haitian diaspora and broader Caribbean community across the United States. #### Editorial Disclaimer This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages — including French and Haitian Creole — are made available through AI translation software. 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The appointment, first reported by the Washington Examiner, comes as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on the agency to expand arrests and deportations of unauthorized immigrants. Venturella replaces Todd Lyons, who served as acting director through the opening months of President Donald Trump’s second term and is now departing the agency. Venturella is a familiar figure inside ICE. He held senior posts at the agency under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, including oversight of the Obama-era Secure Communities program, which cross-referenced fingerprints collected by local police against federal immigration databases, according to Associated Press. He later spent more than a decade at GEO Group, one of the largest private contractors operating federal immigration detention facilities, before quietly returning to ICE earlier this year as a senior adviser, the Wall Street Journal reported. His elevation lands as senior White House adviser Stephen Miller continues to press ICE leadership for sharply higher enforcement numbers. According to the Associated Press, Miller has urged the agency to carry out as many as 3,000 immigration arrests per day — a target well above historical levels and one that has strained ICE’s detention and processing capacity. Immigration advocates and Democratic lawmakers are expected to push back on the selection. Critics have long objected to Venturella’s GEO Group tenure on conflict-of-interest grounds and have raised concerns about his earlier oversight of Secure Communities, a program civil rights groups have accused of entangling local police in federal immigration enforcement. The Washington Post reported that Venturella was granted an ethics waiver to rejoin ICE due to his prior work in the private prison sector. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Within the administration, however, Venturella has reportedly taken a different posture from some of the louder voices behind the deportation push. The Associated Press said he has argued internally for less visible enforcement — fewer televised raids and a reduced media footprint — citing concerns among some officials that high-profile operations have created political and legal complications. His arrival also points to a longer-running structural issue at ICE: the agency has operated for years without a Senate-confirmed director, with nominees from administrations of both parties unable to clear one of the most politically contentious confirmation processes in Washington. **Editorial Disclaimer** This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages — including French and Haitian Creole — are made available through AI translation software. Errors and inaccuracies may be present in translated versions. Only the English version should be considered the authoritative record. Additionally, CTN uses AI software to convert article text into audio format for accessibility and broader community reach. Listeners are encouraged to refer to the original written English text for verification of any specific facts, names, or figures. 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The order, confirmed by Miami-based immigration attorney Frandley Denis Julien, brings to an end nearly eight months of immigration detention for Vorbe, who has been held at the Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami since his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at his Florida home on September 23, 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, the Department of Homeland Security will transport Vorbe to a commercial flight bound for the Dominican Republic within seven days of the order. The court has explicitly barred the U.S. government from deporting Vorbe to Haiti. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) #### “In no case can we deport him to Haiti. That is the agreement the two parties have reached,” Judge Gayles wrote in the order, according to Attorney Julien. The resolution closely mirrors the path taken last month by another prominent Haitian businessman, Pierre Réginald Boulos, who was deported under a nearly identical court-approved arrangement. Boulos, given the choice between Colombia and Mexico, selected Colombia and departed the United States on April 7, 2026. Vorbe, who offered a similar option, has chosen the Dominican Republic. Both cases have been followed by Attorney Frandley Denis Julien; both detainees were held at the Krome North facility in Miami, and both were targeted under the same provisions of U.S. immigration law tied to alleged contributions to Haiti’s destabilization. The parallel between the two cases is unmistakable — and tells a broader story about the Trump administration’s approach to Haiti’s economic and political elite. ### **The Terms of the Agreement** Under the agreement approved by Judge Gayles, two days after Vorbe’s arrival in the Dominican Republic, the legal action he had filed against the administration challenging his detention will be formally dismissed. The arrangement effectively closes the legal saga that has consumed nearly eight months of Vorbe’s life and his family’s, while resolving the case without a definitive ruling on the underlying allegations brought against him by U.S. authorities. The dismissal clause is not unique to Vorbe’s case. Boulos’s deportation was similarly tied to the end of his legal challenge, allowing both the government and the detainee to reach a resolution without a contested ruling on the merits. The seven-day window for Vorbe’s removal is somewhat faster than the 15-day window agreed to in the Boulos case. As with Boulos, Vorbe will travel on a commercial flight rather than being transported on a chartered ICE deportation aircraft — a distinction that, in the context of Haitian immigration enforcement, carries its own significance. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **The Arrest and the Charges** Vorbe was apprehended at his Florida home on September 23, 2025, by agents of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He was taken to the Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami, where he has remained in custody throughout his case. In a statement released two days after the arrest, ICE confirmed that Vorbe was being held for “violating the Immigration and Nationality Act and contributing to the destabilization of Haiti.” The agency described him as having “engaged in a campaign of violence and gang support that contributed to Haiti’s destabilization.” The investigation, ICE noted, was conducted jointly with Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations, the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate. The U.S. Embassy in Haiti echoed those allegations in a statement posted on social media on September 25, 2025, describing Vorbe’s detention as the result of a joint investigation by multiple U.S. government agencies into his alleged involvement in violent gang activities that have fueled chaos in Haiti. Vorbe and his family have consistently denied wrongdoing. No criminal charges have been filed against him in U.S. courts, and the case has proceeded entirely within the immigration system. ### **The Vorbe Family and SOGENER** To understand the gravity of Vorbe’s case, it is necessary to understand the role his family has played in Haiti’s economic and political life over the past several decades. Dimitri Vorbe is the executive director and vice president of Société Générale d’Énergie S.A., known as SOGENER — a private electricity company that, for years, was one of Haiti’s largest energy providers. The company supplied a significant portion of the country’s electrical generation capacity through contracts with the Haitian government dating back to the presidency of René Préval. The Vorbe family’s history with Haitian state contracts has been a source of both wealth and controversy. They have won lucrative contracts not only in the energy sector but also in roads and infrastructure during multiple administrations. That arrangement collapsed in 2020, when then-President Jovenel Moïse, who would be assassinated the following year in July 2021, accused Vorbe and other members of Haiti’s economic elite of corruption and ordered the seizure of SOGENER. The episode exposed the deep tensions that had been brewing between Haiti’s traditional oligarchic class and a sitting president attempting to assert state control over the energy sector, which Moïse claimed was draining public resources. Vorbe has also been a vocal critic of corruption in Haiti’s PetroCaribe program, publicly clashing with former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe over fund mismanagement in 2018. In 2019, the Port-au-Prince Prosecutor’s Office issued an arrest warrant against him in connection with the SOGENER dispute. He has consistently denied any connection to the events surrounding President Moïse’s assassination. ### **The Boulos Parallel** The similarities between Vorbe’s case and that of Pierre Réginald Boulos are striking, and they suggest a discernible pattern in how the current U.S. administration is handling high-profile members of Haiti’s economic elite. Boulos, a Haitian physician and former presidential candidate, was arrested by ICE on July 17, 2025, at his home in Palm Beach County, Florida — roughly two months before Vorbe. He, too, was held at Krome North. He, too, was accused of violating the Immigration and Nationality Act and contributing to Haiti’s destabilization through what U.S. officials described as a campaign of violence, gang support, and trafficking of weapons and drugs. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had personally invoked a rarely used foreign policy provision of immigration law to authorize Boulos’s removal. That same legal mechanism appears to underpin the Vorbe case, although the public record in Vorbe’s case has been less detailed than that in Boulos’s. After nearly eight months of detention, Boulos accepted a deportation arrangement on April 2, 2026, under which he could choose to be deported to Mexico or Colombia. He chose Colombia and was placed on a commercial flight from a South Florida airport on April 7, 2026. The U.S. State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Haiti issued coordinated statements on April 11, 2026, confirming the deportation and declaring: “The Trump Administration will not allow anyone who supports the brutal gangs terrorizing Haitians to remain on American soil.” Now Vorbe will follow a nearly identical procedural path — with one notable difference. Where Boulos chose Colombia, Vorbe has chosen the Dominican Republic, Haiti’s neighbor on the island of Hispaniola. ### **Why Not Haiti?** A central feature of both deportation arrangements has confounded observers in the Haitian community: the U.S. government is barred from sending either businessman to his country of origin. Why? The reasons appear to lie in a combination of legal, security, and humanitarian considerations. Haiti remains in the midst of one of the worst humanitarian and security crises in its modern history, with armed gang coalitions controlling more than 90 percent of Port-au-Prince. The U.S. State Department maintains a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory for Haiti — the highest such designation. Deportation to Haiti could expose both men to the very violence the U.S. government has accused them of fueling, creating both legal liability and practical impossibility. There is also the strategic dimension. By removing Vorbe and Boulos to third countries rather than to Haiti, U.S. authorities accomplish the stated goal of expelling them from American soil while avoiding the optics — and the legal risks — of placing them directly in the path of a Haiti they are accused of destabilizing. ### **A Broader Pattern** The Vorbe deportation is the second known instance in recent months of the Trump administration successfully removing a prominent Haitian businessman from the United States. Together, the Boulos and Vorbe cases represent a coordinated enforcement effort directed at Haiti’s economic elite — particularly those individuals whom U.S. officials have linked, however publicly or privately, to the Viv Ansanm gang coalition that the administration designated a foreign terrorist organization in early 2025. The cases have unfolded against the broader backdrop of the Trump administration’s aggressive posture toward Haitian immigration generally. The Department of Homeland Security has moved to terminate Temporary Protected Status for some 500,000 Haitians, deportation flights have continued, and enforcement operations have intensified across major Haitian diaspora communities in Florida, New York, and Massachusetts. The administration has cast all of these actions — from rank-and-file TPS terminations to the removal of high-profile businessmen — as part of a single, coordinated effort to address what it has framed as the role of Haitian nationals in their own country’s collapse. ### **What Comes Next** Within the coming week, Dimitri Vorbe is expected to board a commercial flight from South Florida to Santo Domingo or another destination within the Dominican Republic. Two days after his arrival, his legal challenge against the U.S. administration will be formally dismissed. His departure will mark the end of one chapter in the long story of his family’s relationship with Haiti’s energy sector — and perhaps the beginning of another, conducted from the Dominican capital rather than from Port-au-Prince or Miami. What role he chooses to play from there, if any, remains to be seen. For now, the U.S. immigration system has produced a result that few outside observers might have predicted nine months ago: two of Haiti’s most prominent businessmen, accused but never criminally charged, removed to third countries by agreement rather than by trial, with their cases closed not by ruling but by compromise. Caribbean Television Network will continue to follow the Vorbe case as developments emerge. *Caribbean Television Network (CTN) is a multilingual digital news organization serving the Haitian diaspora and broader Caribbean community across the United States. 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[https://ctninfo.com/dimitri-vorbe-to…nald-boulos-path/](https://ctninfo.com/dimitri-vorbe-to%E2%80%A6nald-boulos-path/) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dimitri-Vorbe.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/dimitri-vorbe-to-be-deported-to-the-dominican-republic-under-court-approved-agreement-following-reginald-boulos-path/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/dimitri-vorbe-to-be-deported-to-the-dominican-republic-under-court-approved-agreement-following-reginald-boulos-path/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/dimitri-vorbe-to-be-deported-to-the-dominican-republic-under-court-approved-agreement-following-reginald-boulos-path/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/dimitri-vorbe-to-be-deported-to-the-dominican-republic-under-court-approved-agreement-following-reginald-boulos-path/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/dimitri-vorbe-to-be-deported-to-the-dominican-republic-under-court-approved-agreement-following-reginald-boulos-path/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Dimitri%20Vorbe%20to%20Be%20Deported%20to%20the%20Dominican%20Republic%20Under%20Court-Approved%20Agreement%2C%20Following%20Reginald%20Boulos%20Path&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdimitri-vorbe-to-be-deported-to-the-dominican-republic-under-court-approved-agreement-following-reginald-boulos-path%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** HAITI, IMMIGRATION, US --- ### [House Problem Solvers Caucus Backs Pathway for Immigrants Here Since 2020](https://ctninfo.com/house-problem-solvers-caucus-backs-pathway-for-immigrants-here-since-2020/) **Published:** May 12, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Endorsement of the DIGNITY Act revives debate over a measure that would offer renewable legal status — but not citizenship — to immigrants who have been in the United States since December 2020, including potential relief for Haitian TPS holders who have lost protection under the Trump administration. A bipartisan group of nearly 50 House lawmakers has formally backed legislation that would offer millions of long-term undocumented immigrants a pathway to renewable legal status in the United States, reigniting one of the most contentious debates in American politics at a moment when the Trump administration is aggressively pursuing mass deportation operations. The House Problem Solvers Caucus, an evenly split bipartisan coalition of Democrats and Republicans, announced its endorsement of the DIGNIDAD Act on Monday — a bill known formally as the Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act, or H.R. 4393. The legislation was introduced in July 2025 by Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a Florida Republican, and Rep. Veronica Escobar, a Texas Democrat, with 18 original cosponsors split evenly between the two parties. The caucus’s endorsement, while not advancing the bill to a vote on its own, represents one of the most significant bipartisan signals of support for comprehensive immigration reform in the current Congress. It comes despite intense backlash from elements of the MAGA wing of the Republican Party, some of whom have publicly campaigned against fellow Republican lawmakers who have cosponsored the measure. For the Haitian community in the United States — particularly the hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals who have lost or are losing Temporary Protected Status under the current administration — the bill represents a complicated and consequential development. ### What the DIGNIDAD Act Would Do The DIGNIDAD Act is structured around a single central premise: increased border enforcement and tougher immigration measures in exchange for legal status for long-term undocumented immigrants who meet specified eligibility requirements. At the heart of the legislation is what supporters call the Dignity Program. Under the program, undocumented immigrants who have been continuously present in the United States since December 31, 2020, would be eligible to come forward, register with the Department of Homeland Security, and obtain protection from deportation along with work authorization. To qualify, applicants must pass a criminal background check, pay an initial $1,000 fee, and commit to a multi-year participation period during which they must either work or attend school for at least 4 years. Over the course of the program, participants would pay additional restitution payments totaling $7,000, along with back taxes from the previous decade and an additional 1 percent income tax surcharge. Applicants who previously held Temporary Protected Status would be exempt from the $7,000 restitution requirement, according to the Washington Examiner. #### Following successful completion of the Dignity Program, participants could apply for what the bill calls “Dignity Status” — a seven-year renewable form of non-immigrant legal standing. Dignity Status would protect holders from deportation and allow them to work and travel legally, but it would not include a path to U.S. citizenship and would not allow recipients to sponsor family members for immigration. Holders would remain ineligible for federal needs-based programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Separately, the bill includes provisions modeled on the DREAM Act for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. Under that pathway, individuals who arrived before age 18 and have lived in the country since January 1, 2021, could obtain a green card and an eventual path to citizenship, provided they meet education, military service, or employment requirements. The legislation also includes substantial enforcement provisions: increased Border Patrol pay, mandatory nationwide E-Verify for employers, the establishment of three humanitarian processing campuses along the southern border, expedited asylum determinations, and stricter penalties for repeat illegal border crossings. ### A Bipartisan Endorsement at a Polarized Moment The Problem Solvers Caucus is co-chaired by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, and Rep. Tom Suozzi, a New York Democrat. Both used Monday’s announcement to frame the bill as a rejection of partisan deadlock on immigration. “America is a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants — not one or the other, but both,” Fitzpatrick said in the statement announcing the endorsement. “That principle has guided our work on immigration reform, and it is the standard any serious solution must meet.” Fitzpatrick continued: “For too long, Washington has turned a broken system into a political weapon. The Dignity Act offers a responsible bipartisan path forward: securing the border, restoring order, protecting American workers, and ensuring legal status is earned through accountability and respect for the law. This is not amnesty; it is common sense, compassion, and the rule of law working together.” Suozzi struck a similar note. “We can secure our border and treat people like human beings. We can deport violent criminals and give hard-working families a fair shot. We can enforce our laws and uphold core American values of freedom and opportunity,” he said. “The American people are tired of the excuses and political games. They want leaders to come together and finally get this done.” Supporters of the bill argue that it would bring millions of long-term undocumented immigrants out of what advocates have long described as “the shadows” — allowing them to work openly, pay taxes formally, and participate in their communities without the constant fear of deportation that has intensified under the Trump administration’s enforcement operations. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Sharp Opposition from the Right The endorsement has also brought deep divisions over immigration within the Republican Party to the surface. Critics from the right have characterized the bill as a mass amnesty, arguing that the legislation would effectively grant permanent legal residence to immigrants who entered the country unlawfully, and noting that immigration officials would retain significant discretion in determining eligibility. Rep. Brandon Gill, a Texas Republican, has gone so far as to campaign against Republican colleagues who have cosponsored the bill publicly. In a recent post on social media, Gill targeted Rep. Young Kim, a California Republican who has signed on to the legislation, framing the choice between her and another candidate, Ken Calvert, as a referendum on illegal immigration. “Young Kim cosponsored the DIGNIDAD Act, supporting mass amnesty for illegal aliens,” Gill wrote. “If you’re tired of mass migration ripping our communities apart, the choice is obvious.” The political tension reflects the broader environment in which the bill is moving. The Trump administration has made aggressive enforcement of immigration law a defining feature of its second term, and any legislative effort that would expand legal protections — even one that does not extend citizenship — faces an uphill path in a GOP-controlled House. ### The Haitian Stakes For the Haitian community, the legislation arrives at a moment of acute vulnerability. The Department of Homeland Security terminated Temporary Protected Status for Haiti in 2025, leaving an estimated 350,000 to 560,000 Haitian nationals — many of whom have lived and worked in the United States for years, some for more than a decade — facing the loss of legal protections and exposure to deportation. Massachusetts alone is home to more than 45,000 Haitian TPS holders, according to the International Institute of New England, making it the state with the third-largest Haitian population in the country. Florida and New York host the largest concentrations. Against that backdrop, the DIGNIDAD Act offers a possible — though narrow and conditional — alternative pathway for Haitian TPS holders. Under the bill, individuals who previously held TPS would be exempt from the $7,000 restitution fee otherwise required of Dignity Program participants. They would still need to meet the other eligibility requirements, including the criminal background check, the initial $1,000 contribution, the work or education requirements, and the 1 percent income surcharge. #### It is important to note that the bill does not restore TPS. Nor does it offer Haitian TPS holders a direct path to citizenship. What it would provide is a renewable, seven-year legal status that would shield qualifying Haitians from deportation and allow them to continue working legally in the United States — provided they meet all program conditions. Salazar, the lead Republican sponsor of the bill, has also been an outspoken supporter of TPS for Haitians. She was one of four House Republicans who voted in April 2026 in favor of the discharge petition led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a Massachusetts Democrat, which forced a House vote to extend Haitian TPS through 2029. That measure passed the House 224-204 but faces an uncertain future and a veto threat from the White House. ### Critics from Both Directions The DIGNIDAD Act has drawn criticism not only from the right but also from immigrant advocacy organizations that argue it does not go far enough. The National Immigration Law Center has criticized the 2025 version of the bill, noting that earlier versions included a path to citizenship that has now been eliminated for most participants. The organization has expressed concern that Dignity Status, as currently structured, would create what it calls “a permanent second class of people in the United States” — individuals protected from deportation but excluded from full participation in American civic life, including the right to vote, to access health and food assistance programs, or to sponsor family members. The cost of participating in the program has also been identified as a barrier. Even with the TPS exemption from the $7,000 fee, the combination of legal fees, application costs, back taxes, and ongoing income surcharges could make the program unaffordable for many low-income Haitian families. ### What Comes Next The Problem Solvers Caucus endorsement does not move the bill to a floor vote, and the path forward for the DIGNIDAD Act remains uncertain. The legislation continues to face opposition from senior figures in the Trump administration and prominent voices within the House Republican conference, even as its bipartisan support grows. The bill currently has about 50 cosponsors split between the parties, and the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsement is expected to add additional momentum among centrist lawmakers. Whether that momentum can translate into action in the current Congress, however, will depend on the willingness of House leadership to bring the measure forward for consideration — and on whether the political environment shifts in ways that allow bipartisan immigration legislation to advance. For now, Haitian families across the United States are watching the legislative debate closely while continuing to navigate the immediate consequences of TPS termination. CTN will continue to follow developments on the DIGNIDAD Act and on the broader question of legal protections for the Haitian community in the United States. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Caribbean Television Network (CTN) is a multilingual digital news organization serving the Haitian diaspora and broader Caribbean community across the United States. **Editorial Disclaimer** This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages — including French and Haitian Creole — are made available through AI translation software. Errors and inaccuracies may be present in translated versions. Only the English version should be considered the authoritative record. Additionally, CTN uses AI software to convert article text into audio format for accessibility and broader community reach. Listeners are encouraged to refer to the original written English text for verification of any specific facts, names, or figures. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Citizenship-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/house-problem-so…-here-since-2020/](https://ctninfo.com/house-problem-so%E2%80%A6-here-since-2020/) > [Problem Solvers Caucus endorses pathway to legal status for millions of illegal immigrants](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4564512/problem-solvers-caucus-endorses-pathway-legal-status-millions-illegal-immigrants/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/house-problem-solvers-caucus-backs-pathway-for-immigrants-here-since-2020/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/house-problem-solvers-caucus-backs-pathway-for-immigrants-here-since-2020/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/house-problem-solvers-caucus-backs-pathway-for-immigrants-here-since-2020/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/house-problem-solvers-caucus-backs-pathway-for-immigrants-here-since-2020/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/house-problem-solvers-caucus-backs-pathway-for-immigrants-here-since-2020/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20House%20Problem%20Solvers%20Caucus%20Backs%20Pathway%20for%20Immigrants%20Here%20Since%202020&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhouse-problem-solvers-caucus-backs-pathway-for-immigrants-here-since-2020%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, US --- ### [The Haitian Government faces escalating violence: The Plaine du Cul-de-Sac on the front line](https://ctninfo.com/the-haitian-government-faces-escalating-violence-the-plaine-du-cul-de-sac-on-the-front-line/) **Published:** May 12, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** While the eyes of Haiti were still turned toward the symbolic gestures of Vatican diplomacy and the fervor of a Mass for Peace celebrated in Rome, the grip of insecurity was tightening dramatically on the metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince, and more particularly on the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac. In just a few days, this strategic area of the capital has become the epicenter of a new outbreak of armed violence. Back on national soil after an official mission to Europe – marked by a private audience with Pope Leo XIV – Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé landed in a climate of absolute urgency. As soon as he stepped off the plane, he suspended all non-essential protocol to convene an extraordinary Council of Ministers at the diplomatic lounge of Toussaint Louverture International Airport. An unprecedented decision that reflects the gravity of the events that occurred in his absence. In recent days, the populations of the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac, the communes of Croix-des-Bouquets and Cité Soleil, have been living a true waking nightmare. Testimonies concur: violent clashes between rival gangs, numerous civilian casualties, and the mass displacement of residents. Images are circulating on social media, showing the charred shells of trucks and families fleeing on foot, mattresses on their heads. “Legitimate anguish” and declared firmness - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The Head of Government did not evade reality. In his opening address to ministers and high-ranking officers of the Armed Forces and National Police, he spoke of a “legitimate anguish of the population,” according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office. A rare and direct admission from a Haitian leader, recognizing that the upsurge in criminal acts has now reached an intolerable threshold. In response, the Council of Ministers adopted measures of “absolute rigor.” Without revealing operational details, the communiqué mentions an “immediate reinforcement of operational capabilities” and a “coordinated, energetic, and sustainable response.” Clear instructions have been issued to dismantle criminal networks in this sector. On Monday, the National Police of Haiti announced the deployment of officers from its specialized units to the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac in order to rescue and protect the population, as well as to secure areas and limit the movement of “terrorist gangs.” The State will neither yield to fear nor intimidation The Prime Minister hammered home a message of firmness: “The State will neither yield to fear nor intimidation,” the Prime Minister’s office communiqué states, reaffirming that all available resources would be “mobilized to render the bandits incapable of causing harm.” The goal, according to the Prime Minister’s office, is to “durably restore public peace” and “lead the country out of this crisis.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Alongside this tough security announcement, the government calls on the population for “vigilance and national solidarity.” A delicate balance between a resurgence of authority and managing the collective psychosis spreading through peripheral neighborhoods. The roman echo, between symbols and realities This brutal escalation on the ground contrasts strangely with the tone of events in Rome. On Saturday, May 9, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé was granted an audience with Pope Leo XIV, a meeting described by the government as one of “mutual respect and consideration.” To mark the spirit of this trip, a highly symbolic gesture was made: the presentation to the Sovereign Pontiff of a jersey from the Haitian national team, which has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup – a symbol of unity and pride for a beleaguered nation. Later, after the Mass for Peace in Haiti celebrated in a Roman basilica, the Head of Government pleaded for “increased support from the international community” and relaunched the idea of an international solidarity conference. On paper, the Church and the Haitian State score diplomatic points. But in Cité Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets, where families are counting their dead from the past week, these exchanges seem distant. Elections, diaspora, and daily battle Away from the spotlight, the Prime Minister did not forget to link security to a resolution of the political crisis. He reiterated his commitment to preparing “inclusive elections,” a sine qua non condition for donor countries. He also praised “the essential role of the Haitian diaspora” in the national reconstruction process, a clear appeal to the capital and skills of Haitians abroad. However, before any elections or international conference, it is the battle for the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac that will determine the credibility of this executive branch. National roads must be reopened. Farmers must be able to return to their fields without fear of gunfire. And food trucks must be able to reach public markets without being looted. The government promises to “continue to regularly inform the Nation.” This is no longer a time for declarations, but for results. In this decisive fight for stability, the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac is now the ultimate test of the State’s real will to retake lost ground. The Prime Minister, who has just lived through a week oscillating between Roman prestige and the powder keg of the peripheries, knows that it is on this plain that his “personal commitment to relentlessly lead this battle for collective security” will be judged. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/the-haitian-government-faces-escalating-violence-the-plaine-du-cul-de-sac-on-the-front-line/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-haitian-government-faces-escalating-violence-the-plaine-du-cul-de-sac-on-the-front-line/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/the-haitian-government-faces-escalating-violence-the-plaine-du-cul-de-sac-on-the-front-line/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-haitian-government-faces-escalating-violence-the-plaine-du-cul-de-sac-on-the-front-line/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/the-haitian-government-faces-escalating-violence-the-plaine-du-cul-de-sac-on-the-front-line/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20Haitian%20Government%20faces%20escalating%20violence%3A%20The%20Plaine%20du%20Cul-de-Sac%20on%20the%20front%20line&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fthe-haitian-government-faces-escalating-violence-the-plaine-du-cul-de-sac-on-the-front-line%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, POLITICS, SECURITY --- ### [Security emergency in Haiti: MSF evacuates its Cité Soleil Hospital; businesses continue to denounce inaction on Airport roads](https://ctninfo.com/security-emergency-in-haiti-msf-evacuates-its-cite-soleil-hospital-businesses-continue-to-denounce-inaction-on-airport-roads/) **Published:** May 11, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** As gang violence continues to intensify north of the capital, Port-au-Prince, the humanitarian and economic situation has reached a breaking point. This Monday, May 11, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced the forced evacuation of its Cité Soleil hospital and the temporary suspension of its activities. At the same time, a coalition of major Haitian companies is once again denouncing the glaring inadequacy of repair work on the strategic roads leading to Toussaint Louverture International Airport, while the CEO of Rhum Barbancourt issues a solemn appeal to the state. For more than 24 hours, the commune of Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince has been the scene of heavy clashes between rival armed groups. The MSF hospital, located in the heart of this highly sensitive area, found itself caught in the crossfire. “In just 12 hours, our teams treated more than 40 people with gunshot wounds. One of our guards was also hit by a stray bullet, inside the hospital grounds itself,” said Davina Hayles, MSF’s head of mission in Haiti. The facility also sheltered more than 800 people seeking safety, including MSF staff members and their families. The teams even treated patients transferred from Fontaine Hospital, including pregnant women who gave birth overnight from Sunday to Monday. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Faced with unprecedented violence, the organization made the difficult decision to evacuate its staff and suspend its medical activities. “A hospital whose staff is not safe cannot function,” Davina Hayles stressed, noting that the suspension remains temporary, even though medical needs are exponential. MSF, which has been working in Haiti for 35 years, recalls that last year it provided more than 129,000 medical consultations and treated nearly 5,000 survivors of sexual violence. The organization calls on all parties to the conflict to respect the safety of healthcare workers and civilians. Airport roads: businesses speak out In a press release issued the day before, on Sunday, May 10, 2026, four of the country’s largest companies — Rhum Barbancourt S.A., Comme Il Faut S.A., Brasserie de la Couronne S.A., and Séjourné S.A. — once again sounded the alarm over the critical condition of the roads surrounding Toussaint Louverture International Airport. The signatories recall that they had already issued a public alert more than a week ago, followed by a formal request for a meeting with the authorities. Yet, according to them, the response so far remains “very largely insufficient.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “Small-scale work has indeed begun at the Rita intersection, but nothing significant has yet been undertaken on RN1,” the statement laments. The companies point to the absence of an overall timeline, any working meeting with the signatories, or a complete intervention plan. Yet the facts are alarming: severely degraded roads, restricted movement of public forces on strategic axes, direct exposure of businesses, employees, and residents, and the suspension of essential services. “You cannot secure an airport by allowing the roads that provide access and bypass routes to deteriorate,” they insist. The companies, which rank among the country’s leading taxpayers and employ thousands of people, reiterate their demand for an immediate meeting with the relevant ministers and the Director General of Public Works. On her X account (formerly Twitter), Delphine Gardère, President-Director General of Rhum Barbancourt, expressed her anger and dismay at the resurgence of fighting. “Fighting resumed in Sarthe this morning (editor’s note: Sunday, May 10). Once again, families are living under the threat of weapons, while waiting and abandonment continue,” she wrote. Ms. Gardère issued a solemn appeal to the authorities: “It is time for the state to fully assume its responsibilities and intervene firmly to protect the population, restore order, and allow our companies to continue operating in dignified and secure conditions.” The combination of these two crises — humanitarian on one side, economic and logistical on the other — plunges Haiti into an untenable situation. On one hand, thousands of civilians find themselves without access to healthcare in one of the capital’s most impoverished areas. 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Philadelphia, despite a competitive showing that belied its standing in the table, fell to 1-7-3, remaining stranded in 15th place in the Eastern Conference. The result was fashioned from three moments of quality spread across 87 minutes — a 37th-minute own goal, a 60th-minute strike from Langoni set up by Gil, and an 87th-minute finish from Gil himself — the kind of captain’s performance that has become a reliable feature of New England’s strongest nights at home. ### **A Match for the Record Books — For More Than One Reason** Before a ball had been kicked, Saturday night carried a distinction worth noting. Tori Penso served as the match referee, flanked by assistant referees Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt. All three on-field officials were women — a quiet landmark in professional soccer, carried out with the same authority and precision as any other night at Gillette. Edson Carvajal served as the fourth official, with Edvin Jurisevic and TJ Zablocki as VAR and assistant VAR, respectively. Head Coach Marko Mitrović deployed his side in a 4-3-3 attacking formation, with Matt Turner between the sticks, Mamadou Fofana and Ethan Kohler at center back, Will Sands at right back, and Peyton Miller on the left. Brooklyn Raines and Alhassan Yusuf joined Carles Gil in midfield, with Griffin Yow on the left wing, Dor Turgeman leading the line, and Luca Langoni on the right. Philadelphia Head Coach Bradley Carnell lined up his Union side in a 4-4-2, with Andre Blake in goal, Nathan Harriel and Olwethu Makhanya anchoring the defense alongside Geiner Martinez and Francis Westfield. Jovan Lukic and Danley Jean Jacques held the center of midfield, flanked by Cavan Sullivan on the left and Indiana Vassilev on the right. Milan Iloski and Ezekiel Alladoh led the attack. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **A Haitian in the House** Among those taking the field for Philadelphia on Saturday night was Danley Jean Jacques, the 25-year-old Haitian central midfielder who wears the No. 21 shirt for the Union and hails from Petit-Goâve, Haiti. For the Haitian community in Greater Boston and beyond, his presence in the starting lineup carried particular meaning — a son of Haiti competing at the highest level of professional soccer in the United States, on the very pitch that will host FIFA World Cup 2026 matches this summer. Jean Jacques started and contributed throughout the match, part of a Union midfield that worked hard to contain New England’s creativity through the first hour. Following the final whistle, CTN sought him out for an interview. He declined. His play, however, spoke clearly enough. ### **The Own Goal That Changed the Tone** The match opened with both sides cautiously finding their footing. New England, as has become their habit at home, took control of possession and tempo without creating immediate danger. Philadelphia, despite their poor league record, organized well and looked to threaten on the counter. The breakthrough arrived in the 37th minute — and it came in the most deflating way possible for the Union. A New England attacking move into the Philadelphia penalty area created confusion in the visiting defense, and the ball found its way into the net off a Philadelphia player. An own goal. New England doubled their lead in the 60th minute when Luca Langoni finished calmly inside the area, converting a precise delivery from Carles Gil, who added an assist to what would become a complete evening’s work. Mitrović made his move in the 79th minute, withdrawing Langoni and introducing Matt Polster to protect the lead and add defensive solidity. The insurance goal came eight minutes later. Gil, finding space inside the Philadelphia half, drove forward and finished with the authority of a player who has owned this stage all season — his 87th-minute strike making it 2–1 and ending the contest. ### **The Numbers Behind the Night** New England finished with 10 shots and 9 corners, exerting consistent pressure throughout the 90 minutes. Philadelphia created 11 shots of their own — a reminder that this was a competitive match — but Matt Turner, commanding in goal all evening, was rarely genuinely troubled. He made one save from the Philadelphia attack that tested him. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) On the other end, Andre Blake made no saves. Both of New England’s outfield goals — from Langoni and Gil — were clinical finishes that gave the Union goalkeeper no chance. For Gil, the evening extended a remarkable run of form. He now has 90 assists since arriving in MLS in 2019, ranking second in the league. His 27 key passes over the season’s first 10 appearances are tied for seventh-most in MLS and the most among Eastern Conference players. For Turgeman, who leads the Revolution with 21 shot attempts and nine shots on target this season, the match was another industrious performance even without a goal — the Israeli international’s willingness to press and create space was a constant headache for the Union backline. For New England, the focus now shifts to maintaining momentum as the regular season deepens and attention across Greater Boston turns, inevitably, toward June, when Haiti will make its long-awaited return to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in over 50 years, with the opening Boston-area match to be played at this same Gillette Stadium. #### **Editorial Disclaimer** This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages — including French and Haitian Creole — are made available through AI translation software. Errors and inaccuracies may be present in translated versions. Only the English version should be considered the authoritative record. Additionally, CTN uses AI software to convert article text into audio format for accessibility and broader community reach. Listeners are encouraged to refer to the original written English text for verification of any specific facts, names, or figures. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/New-England-Revolution-.avif)New England Revolution center-back Mamadou Fofana (far left) leaps and exults with teammates after smashing home his first MLS goal during the second half against CF Montréal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Saturday, April 4, 2026. Forward Luca Langoni (center), who set up the goal, rushes in to join the celebration. 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Commissions do not affect our editors’ opinions or evaluations. If you’re wondering what you can do with a criminal justice degree, know that graduates at every degree level qualify for criminal justice roles that earn above-average salaries. Some employers, such as police departments, tend to promote from within, offering advancement opportunities to criminal justice workers. This guide explores several career pathways for graduates with criminal justice degrees. We discuss the different types of criminal justice degrees and careers, and we answer frequently asked questions about the field. ## What Types of Criminal Justice Degrees Are There? ### Associate in Criminal Justice Associate degrees in criminal justice usually involve two years of full-time enrollment, totaling 60 to 65 credits. Candidates typically need a high school diploma or GED certificate for admission. Coursework explores fundamental topics in criminal justice, such as policing in America, introduction to ethics and criminology. Individuals who earn associate degrees in criminal justice can pursue roles as police officers, bailiffs and correctional officers. ### Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice Criminal justice bachelor’s degrees usually involve about 120 credits and dive deeper into criminal justice than associate-level programs. Admissions departments seek applicants with high school diplomas or their equivalent. Enrollees explore topics such as victimology, the juvenile justice system and alternatives to incarceration. ### Master’s in Criminal Justice Master’s in criminal justice degrees generally comprise 30 to 40 credits, which full-time enrollees typically complete in two years. These programs prepare graduates to pursue advanced leadership positions in criminal justice by taking a big-picture view of societal factors that can influence crime. 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The United States says it wants to build a strong partnership, and that the summit aims to show its “permanent commitment to Africa,” while African leaders speak of their aspiration to build strong relations “away from the politics of dictates.” It was no secret to anyone that the summit comes in the context of America’s strategy to limit Chinese and Russian influence, which has grown significantly on the African continent over the past two decades. The Biden administration was keen to invite all African countries, including some countries that have reservations about its policies, and only Sudan, Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso were excluded because of the military coups that took place there. Africa is important in the context of the US-Chinese competition for influence. Because it is the second largest continent after Asia, with a population of one billion and 400 million people, young people under the age of 25 represent 60 percent of the population, and this number is increasing. US Vice President Kamala Harris said the day before yesterday that Africa is the fastest growing continent in the world, and its need for education, technology and infrastructure is increasing, in light of the population increase, which means a purchasing power of $ 2.1 trillion for the global economy. The question is, will America succeed in curtailing Chinese influence in Africa? It certainly won’t be easy. China has become the largest trading partner of the African continent during the last decade. According to official figures published by Beijing, the volume of its trade exchange with Africa increased by 35 percent in 2021 and amounted to $254 billion, in addition to the fact that Beijing is the largest lender to African countries. 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The panel unanimously made four criminal referrals Monday against Trump for his role in the “multi-part conspiracy,” that started with his false claims of a stolen election and ended in the mob siege of the Capitol. It’s sending the recommendations to the Justice Department, which is already conducting its own probe. In adopting its final report, the panel also recommended a congressional ethics investigations for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and other members of Congress over defying congressional subpoenas for information about their interactions with Trump before, during and after the bloody assault. “The committee is nearing the end of its work, but as a country we remain in strange and uncharted waters,” said Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. “Nearly two years later this is still a time of reflection and reckoning.” He said, “We have every confidence that the work of this committee will help provide a roadmap to justice.” ‘ONE MAN’ CAUSED JAN. 6 Over its 18-month investigation, the panel laid out evidence that the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol was not a spontaneous protest, but an orchestrated “scheme” by Trump to try to overturn the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden. Trump urged supporters to come to Washington for a “big rally” Jan. 6. He whipped up supporters in a speech outside the White House. Knowing that some were armed, he sent the mob to the Capitol and encouraged them to “fight like hell” for his presidency as Congress was counting the vote. He tried to join them on Capitol Hill. 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However, unlike the country’s ancestors, whose renowned diplomatic strategies upheld China’s position and brought peace to all neighboring nations, the wolf-warrior diplomacy brought the communist rulers nothing but shameful moments and a bad image on the world stage. 2022, in retrospect, is a year full of challenges for China. From the ongoing COVID pandemic and its draconian “zero-COVID” policy, the Russia-Ukraine tension, and Xi Jinping’s questionable attitude to the economic downturn that disrupts the global economy. At the Politburo meeting on December 7, the CCP admitted that this year’s international environment is “turbulent.” So in, this video will go through five of China’s top 10 diplomatic scandals in 2022. **China withdraws 6 diplomats from UK ahead of questioning over Manchester consulate violence** On October 16, a clash between Chinese consulate diplomats and protesters occurred outside the consulate’s gate in Manchester. Footage shows pro-democracy protesters holding a campaign against the CCP, condemning the regime for violating human rights in Hong Kong and elsewhere. However, a group of men wearing plain clothes came from inside the consulate and attacked protesters. The highlight of the clash was that the Chinese consulate general Zheng Xiyuan was found in the thick of the action. In response, British officials had asked six Chinese diplomats to submit to local police questioning about the clash. The British government also required permission to investigate the accident. However, before the deadline came, the Chinese regime suddenly withdrew the six diplomats from Britain on December 14. Alicia Kearns, the Tory chairperson of the UK’s Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, said, “The consul general and five others brutalized a refugee on British soil. 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Cette initiative, qui a débuté le 8 avril et se poursuivra jusqu’au 3 mai 2024, fait partie des préparatifs pour les changements prévus dans le cadre de la phase 1 du programme de refonte du réseau de bus (BNR). Les nouveaux panneaux d’arrêt de bus visent à améliorer la visibilité et la convivialité pour les passagers, selon un communiqué du MBTA Le MBTA a également programmé huit événements pop-up aux arrêts de bus pilotes afin de recueillir les commentaires des usagers. Ces événements sont essentiels pour recueillir les avis du public et s’assurer que la nouvelle signalisation répond efficacement à leurs besoins. Les usagers sont encouragés à faire part de leurs réflexions et de leurs suggestions sur les nouveaux panneaux afin d’aider la MBTA à en finaliser la conception, a indiqué le bureau de communication du MBTA. Phillip Eng, directeur général de la MBTA, a souligné l’importance d’une signalisation claire et informative pour améliorer l’expérience globale des transports en commun. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Alors que nous nous efforçons de proposer des trajets plus fiables et plus fréquents, l’information et la communication sont tout aussi essentielles pour les usagers actuels et futurs”, a déclaré Phillip Eng. “Votre contribution est inestimable alors que nous nous lançons dans la première phase de la refonte du réseau de bus en décembre 2024”, a ajouté l’ingénieur Eng. Les nouveaux panneaux d’arrêt de bus comportent plusieurs améliorations, notamment une taille accrue, des affichages double face pour une meilleure visibilité dans les deux sens, et des textes et des chiffres plus grands pour une meilleure lisibilité. En outre, un symbole d’horloge indiquant les lignes de bus fréquentes sera inclus sur les panneaux. Afin de faciliter l’engagement de la communauté et de recueillir des commentaires, le MBTA entend organiser des manifestations à divers arrêts de bus en avril et en mai. Ces événements permettent aux usagers d’interagir directement avec les responsables du MBTA et de donner leur avis sur les changements proposés. **Calendrier des événements:** **Malden Center (busway)** : Mardi 9 avril, de 16 h à 18 h **Harvard (busway)** : Jeudi 11 avril, de 16 h à 18 h **Nubian (busway)** : Mardi 16 avril, 14h00 – 16h00 **Forest Hills (busway)** : Jeudi 18 avril, de 16 h à 18 h **Brighton Ave opp Quint Ave** : Mardi 23 avril, de 7 h à 9 h **Talbot Ave @ Centre St** : Jeudi 25 avril, de 7 h à 9 h **Dudley St @ Belden St** : Mardi 30 avril, de 15 h à 17 h **Centre St @ Seaverns Ave** : Jeudi 2 mai, de 15 h à 17 h En plus de ces événements, les nouveaux panneaux d’arrêt de bus sont testés à différents endroits, notamment sur Boylston St @ Dartmouth St, Hyde Park Ave @ Mt Hope St, Hancock St @ Bowdoin St, Blue Hill Ave @ Morton St, Surface Rd @ Hanover St, et Park St @ Hawthorne St, a indiqué le MBTA. La refonte du réseau de bus est une initiative globale visant à réimaginer le réseau de bus du Grand Boston afin de mieux refléter les besoins de déplacement de la région et de créer un système de transport en commun plus efficace et plus convivial. La phase 1 de la refonte devrait être mise en œuvre en décembre 2024, avec des améliorations significatives prévues pour les lignes desservant Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Malden, Somerville, Cambridge et East Boston. Parmi les changements prévus dans la phase 1 figurent une augmentation de la fréquence des services, des modifications d’itinéraires et de nouvelles correspondances avec les lignes de métro. Le MBTA continuera à s’engager auprès de la communauté et à fournir des mises à jour sur l’avancement de la refonte du réseau de bus. 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The initiative, which began on April 8 and will run until May 3, 2024, is part of preparations for changes planned as part of Phase 1 of the Bus Network Redesign (BNR) program. The new bus stop signs are designed to improve visibility and user-friendliness for passengers, according to an MBTA press release. The MBTA has also scheduled eight pop-up events at pilot bus stops to gather user feedback. These events are essential to gather public input and ensure that the new signage effectively meets their needs. Riders are encouraged to share their thoughts and suggestions on the new signs to help the MBTA finalize the design, said the MBTA’s communications office. Phillip Eng, MBTA general manager, stressed the importance of clear, informative signage to enhance the overall transit experience. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “As we strive to provide more reliable and frequent routes, information and communication are just as essential for current and future riders,” said Phillip Eng. “Your input is invaluable as we embark on the first phase of the bus network redesign in December 2024,” Engineer Eng added. The new bus stop signs feature several improvements, including increased size, double-sided displays for better visibility in both directions, and larger text and numbers for improved legibility. In addition, a clock symbol indicating frequent bus routes will be included on the signs. To facilitate community engagement and gather feedback, the MBTA plans to hold events at various bus stops in April and May. These events allow riders to interact directly with MBTA officials and provide feedback on the proposed changes. Calendar of events: **Malden Center (busway):** Tuesday, April 9, 4-6 p.m. **Harvard (busway)**: Thursday, April 11, 4 pm to 6 pm **Nubian (busway):** Tuesday, April 16, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. **Forest Hills (busway):** Thursday, April 18, 4 pm – 6 pm **Brighton Ave opp Quint Ave:** Tuesday, April 23, 7am – 9am **Talbot Ave @ Centre St :** Thursday, April 25, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. **Dudley St @ Belden St:** Tuesday, April 30, 3 pm to 5 pm **Center St @ Seaverns Ave:** Thursday, May 2, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. In addition to these events, the new bus stop signs are being tested at various locations, including Boylston St @ Dartmouth St, Hyde Park Ave @ Mt Hope St, Hancock St @ Bowdoin St, Blue Hill Ave @ Morton St, Surface Rd @ Hanover St, and Park St @ Hawthorne St, the MBTA said. The bus network redesign is a comprehensive initiative to reimagine Greater Boston’s bus network to better reflect the region’s travel needs and create a more efficient, user-friendly transit system. Phase 1 of the redesign is scheduled for implementation in December 2024, with significant improvements planned for routes serving Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Malden, Somerville, Cambridge and East Boston. Among the changes planned for Phase 1 are an increase in service frequency, route modifications and new connections with subway lines. The MBTA will continue to engage with the community and provide updates on the progress of the bus network redesign. For more information and to provide feedback, riders can visit - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) mbta.com/BusSigns and mbta.com/BNR or email BetterBusProject@mbta.com ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/mbta-launches-pilot-program-to-improve-bus-stop-signage/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/mbta-launches-pilot-program-to-improve-bus-stop-signage/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/mbta-launches-pilot-program-to-improve-bus-stop-signage/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/mbta-launches-pilot-program-to-improve-bus-stop-signage/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/mbta-launches-pilot-program-to-improve-bus-stop-signage/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20MBTA%20launches%20pilot%20program%20to%20improve%20bus%20stop%20signage&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmbta-launches-pilot-program-to-improve-bus-stop-signage%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** 400, according, center, current, december, first, future, general, including, increase, information, new, part, public, Service, several, Significant, Thursday, Travel, tuesday --- ### [La MBTA pone en marcha un programa piloto para mejorar la señalización de las paradas de autobús](https://ctninfo.com/la-mbta-pone-en-marcha-un-programa-piloto-para-mejorar-la-senalizacion-de-las-paradas-de-autobus/) **Published:** April 9, 2024 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** En un esfuerzo por mejorar la accesibilidad y la claridad para los viajeros de autobús, la Autoridad de Transporte de la Bahía de Massachusetts (MBTA) ha puesto en marcha un programa piloto para rediseñar la señalización de las paradas de autobús. La iniciativa, que comenzó el 8 de abril y se prolongará hasta el 3 de mayo de 2024, forma parte de los preparativos para los cambios previstos como parte de la Fase 1 del programa Bus Network Redesign (BNR). Las nuevas señales de parada de autobús están diseñadas para mejorar la visibilidad y la facilidad de uso para los pasajeros, según un comunicado de prensa de la MBTA. La MBTA también ha programado ocho eventos en paradas piloto para recabar la opinión de los usuarios. Estos eventos son fundamentales para recabar la opinión del público y garantizar que la nueva señalización satisfaga eficazmente sus necesidades. Se anima a los usuarios a compartir sus opiniones y sugerencias sobre las nuevas señales para ayudar a la MBTA a finalizar el diseño, dijo la oficina de comunicaciones de la MBTA. Phillip Eng, director general de la MBTA, subrayó la importancia de una señalización clara e informativa para mejorar la experiencia general del transporte. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “A medida que nos esforzamos por ofrecer viajes más fiables y frecuentes, la información y la comunicación son igualmente esenciales para los usuarios actuales y futuros”, dijo Phillip Eng. “Su opinión es muy valiosa a medida que nos embarcamos en la primera fase del rediseño de la red de autobuses en diciembre de 2024”, añadió Eng. Las nuevas señales de parada de autobús presentan una serie de mejoras, incluyendo un mayor tamaño, pantallas de doble cara para una mejor visibilidad en ambas direcciones, y texto y números más grandes para una mejor legibilidad. Además, se incluirá en las señales un símbolo de reloj que indica las rutas de autobús frecuentes. Para facilitar la participación de la comunidad y recoger sus opiniones, la MBTA tiene previsto celebrar eventos en varias paradas de autobús en abril y mayo. Estos eventos permitirán a los usuarios interactuar directamente con los funcionarios de la MBTA y dar su opinión sobre los cambios propuestos. Calendario de actos: **Malden Center (busway):** martes, 9 de abril, de 4 a 6 de la tarde. **Harvard (busway):** jueves 11 de abril, 4-6 p.m. **Nubian (busway):** martes 16 de abril, de 14.00 a 16.00 horas **Forest Hills (metrobús):** jueves 18 de abril, 16.00-18.00 horas **Brighton Ave opp Quint Ave:** martes 23 de abril, de 7.00 a 9.00 horas **Talbot Ave @ Centre St :** Jueves 25 de abril, de 7.00 a 9.00 horas **Dudley St @ Belden St**: martes 30 de abril, de 15.00 a 17.00 horas **Centre St @ Seaverns Ave**: jueves 2 de mayo, de 15.00 a 17.00 horas Además de estos eventos, las nuevas señales de parada de autobús se están probando en varios lugares, incluyendo Boylston St @ Dartmouth St, Hyde Park Ave @ Mt Hope St, Hancock St @ Bowdoin St, Blue Hill Ave @ Morton St, Surface Rd @ Hanover St, y Park St @ Hawthorne St, dijo la MBTA. El rediseño de la red de autobuses es una iniciativa global para reimaginar la red de autobuses de Greater Boston para reflejar mejor las necesidades de viaje de la región y crear un sistema de tránsito más eficiente y fácil de usar. La fase 1 del rediseño está prevista para diciembre de 2024, con mejoras significativas previstas para las rutas que dan servicio a Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Malden, Somerville, Cambridge y East Boston. Entre los cambios previstos en la fase 1 se encuentran un aumento de la frecuencia del servicio, modificaciones en las rutas y nuevas conexiones con las líneas de metro. La MBTA seguirá colaborando con la comunidad y proporcionando actualizaciones sobre el progreso del rediseño de la red de autobuses. 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Estos fondos forman parte de la contribución de 50 millones de dólares prevista en el presupuesto estadounidense que debe aprobar el Congreso. El anuncio fue realizado por una portavoz del Departamento de Estado, que afirmó que la administración Biden seguía colaborando con los comités del Congreso sobre Haití. Se han celebrado más de 70 reuniones informativas con el Congreso desde mayo de 2023, según la portavoz en una conversación por correo electrónico con CTN. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Estas sesiones informativas demuestran el compromiso y la atención continuos del Gobierno de Estados Unidos con la situación en Haití”, dijo. Esta ayuda financiera se complementa con 200 millones de dólares de apoyo en especie del Departamento de Defensa. Esta cantidad procede de una asignación previamente aprobada por el Congreso para el Departamento de Defensa estadounidense. El Secretario de Estado Blinken anunció el 11 de marzo que el Departamento de Defensa duplicaría su apoyo a la misión, pasando de 100 a 200 millones de dólares. Esto eleva el apoyo total previsto de EE.UU., en colaboración con el Congreso, a 300 millones de dólares para la misión SMS”, declaró la portavoz, recordando que el rápido despliegue de la misión SMS es una prioridad absoluta para la administración Biden. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Con el fin de facilitar el urgente restablecimiento de la seguridad en Haití, el Departamento de Estado está trabajando estrechamente con los socios internacionales y el Congreso para proporcionar apoyo inmediato a la Policía Nacional Haitiana (PNH) y acelerar el despliegue de la misión MSS, dijo la portavoz a Emmanuel Paul de CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork (CTN). Estados Unidos insta a sus socios internacionales a unirse a él para aumentar su apoyo a estos esfuerzos, reconociendo la importancia crítica de restaurar la estabilidad y la seguridad en Haití. Situación de seguridad: más de 800 ciudadanos estadounidenses habían abandonado Haití el 17 de marzo. El Departamento de Estado ha facilitado con éxito la salida segura de Haití de más de 800 ciudadanos estadounidenses y sus familiares desde el 17 de marzo, según ha revelado una portavoz del Departamento de Estado estadounidense, subrayando el compromiso de Estados Unidos de garantizar la seguridad y el bienestar de sus ciudadanos en Haití en estos difíciles momentos. Se anima a los ciudadanos estadounidenses actualmente en Haití que deseen informar al gobierno de EE.UU. de su situación y proporcionar información de contacto actualizada a que rellenen el formulario de gestión de crisis disponible en o en la página web de la Embajada de EE.UU. en Haití https://ht.usembassy.gov/. Esto les permitirá comunicarse eficazmente con el gobierno de EE.UU. y recibir su ayuda en tiempos de crisis”, dijo la portavoz, que espera que las condiciones en Haití mejoren pronto, permitiendo que los viajes comerciales vuelvan en su totalidad. Estados Unidos, la comunidad internacional y las autoridades haitianas están trabajando activamente para lograr este objetivo, añadió. Establecimiento del gobierno de transición En cuanto al establecimiento de un nuevo gobierno de transición, la portavoz del Departamento aplaudió los progresos realizados en las discusiones para instalar a los miembros del consejo. Sin embargo, el gobierno dimisionario de Haití parece reacio a publicar el decreto relativo a la formación del colegio presidencial, esencial para el establecimiento del nuevo gobierno. Los miembros del gobierno dimisionario de Ariel Henry recurren al chantaje. Han propuesto modificar el documento que se les ha remitido, por considerar que los miembros del colegio presidencial se otorgan demasiado poder, según informó el miércoles Radio Métronome. Las negociaciones del Consejo Político de Transición (CPT) finalizaron el 7 de abril, con la firma por todos los miembros del CPT y sus apoyos sectoriales de un acuerdo político que incluía, como anexo, un decreto de procedimiento necesario para una transición ordenada del poder. Los dos documentos han sido enviados al CARICOM para su transmisión al gobierno actual”, declaró la portavoz del Departamento de Estado, que no quiso hacer demasiados comentarios, limitándose a remitirnos al colegio presidencial y al gobierno dimisionario de Ariel Henry para los trámites administrativos relativos a la instalación del CPT. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/despliegue-de-la-mms-establecimiento-del-nuevo-gobierno-y-evacuacion-de-los-ciudadanos-estadounidenses-en-haiti-nuevas-reacciones-de-estados-unidos/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/despliegue-de-la-mms-establecimiento-del-nuevo-gobierno-y-evacuacion-de-los-ciudadanos-estadounidenses-en-haiti-nuevas-reacciones-de-estados-unidos/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/despliegue-de-la-mms-establecimiento-del-nuevo-gobierno-y-evacuacion-de-los-ciudadanos-estadounidenses-en-haiti-nuevas-reacciones-de-estados-unidos/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/despliegue-de-la-mms-establecimiento-del-nuevo-gobierno-y-evacuacion-de-los-ciudadanos-estadounidenses-en-haiti-nuevas-reacciones-de-estados-unidos/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/despliegue-de-la-mms-establecimiento-del-nuevo-gobierno-y-evacuacion-de-los-ciudadanos-estadounidenses-en-haiti-nuevas-reacciones-de-estados-unidos/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Despliegue%20de%20la%20MMS%2C%20establecimiento%20del%20nuevo%20gobierno%20y%20evacuaci%C3%B3n%20de%20los%20ciudadanos%20estadounidenses%20en%20Hait%C3%AD%3A%20nuevas%20reacciones%20de%20Estados%20Unidos&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdespliegue-de-la-mms-establecimiento-del-nuevo-gobierno-y-evacuacion-de-los-ciudadanos-estadounidenses-en-haiti-nuevas-reacciones-de-estados-unidos%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** ariel, CÓMO, con, del, dos, esta, estados, este, haiti, henry, las, les, los, mas, para, por, que, sobre, sus, una --- ### [U.S. Halts Embassy Operations in Haiti as Armed Clashes Escalate in Capital](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-halts-embassy-operations-in-haiti-as-armed-clashes-escalate-in-capital/) **Published:** August 5, 2025 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** The United States announced on Monday, August 4, that it was forced to temporarily close its embassy in Haiti due to intense gunfire in the vicinity of the diplomatic compound located in the Tabarre district, northeast of the Haitian capital. The U.S. State Department stated in a security alert posted on the social media platform X that embassy personnel were immediately placed on lockdown and all movement outside the embassy complex was suspended due to the heavy gunfire near the facility. **A Capital Paralyzed by Violence** Just over a month ago, the U.S. government had issued a travel advisory urging American citizens not to travel to Haiti and to leave the country as soon as possible using commercial or private transportation. Since 2023, the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince has significantly scaled back its operations due to the deteriorating security situation, including limiting consular services and appointments. Tabarre, a commune in northeastern Port-au-Prince, is grappling with an unprecedented security crisis. Armed gangs, who now control much of the metropolitan area, continue to carry out violent attacks, making travel in and around certain areas extremely dangerous. According to the United Nations, at least 3,141 people were killed in Haiti between January 1 and June 30. The number of internally displaced people has also surged to approximately 1.3 million, further worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis. The gangs are expanding their influence beyond the capital, particularly in the Artibonite and Centre departments, intensifying their violence. Haitian authorities continue to make promises to the population, while the international community struggles to provide concrete support. As the crisis deepens on multiple fronts, hope for a return to normalcy in Haiti grows fainter by the day, with the population bearing the brunt of a seemingly unending catastrophe. 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Ces fonds entrent dans le cadre de la contribution de 50 millions de dollars prévue dans le budget américain devant être approuvé par le Congrès. L’annonce a été faite par l’une des porte-parole du Département d’État qui informe que l’administration Biden continue de s’engager auprès des commissions du Congrès en ce qui concerne Haïti. Plus de 70 séances d’information ont été organisées avec le Congrès depuis mai 2023, selon la porte-parole lors d’une conversation électronique avec la rédaction de CTN. Ces séances d’information témoignent de l’engagement et de l’attention continus du gouvernement américain à l’égard de la situation en Haïti, a-t-elle fait savoir. Cette aide financière est complétée par un soutien en nature de 200 millions de dollars fourni par le Département de la Défense. Ce montant provient d’une enveloppe préalablement approuvée par le Congrès en faveur du ministère américain de la Défense. Le secrétaire d’État Blinken avait annoncé le 11 mars dernier que le département de la Défense doublerait son soutien à la mission, qui passerait de 100 à 200 millions de dollars. Cela porte le total du soutien américain prévu, en collaboration avec le Congrès, à 300 millions de dollars pour la mission MSS, a rappelé la porte-parole qui a rappelé que le déploiement rapide de la mission MSS est une priorité absolue pour l’administration Biden. Afin de faciliter le rétablissement de la sécurité en Haïti en toute urgence, le Département d’État travaille en étroite collaboration avec les partenaires internationaux et le Congrès pour apporter un soutien immédiat à la Police nationale haïtienne (PNH) et pour accélérer le déploiement de la mission MSS, a révélé la porte-parole à Emmanuel Paul de CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork (CTN). Les États-Unis exhortent leurs partenaires internationaux à se joindre à eux pour accroître leur soutien à ces efforts, reconnaissant l’importance critique du rétablissement de la stabilité et de la sécurité en Haïti. Situation sécuritaire : plus de 800 citoyens américains ont quitté Haïti jusqu’au 17 mars dernier. Le Département d’État a réussi à faciliter le départ en toute sécurité de plus de 800 citoyens américains et des membres de leur famille d’Haïti depuis le 17 mars, a révélé la porte-parole du ministère américain des Affaires étrangères, qui a souligné l’engagement des États-Unis à assurer la sécurité et le bien-être de leurs citoyens en Haïti en ces temps difficiles. Les citoyens américains qui se trouvent actuellement en Haïti et qui souhaitent informer le gouvernement américain de leur situation et fournir des informations de contact actualisées sont encouragés à remplir le formulaire de prise en charge de crise disponible sur ou sur le site web de l’ambassade américaine en Haïti https://ht.usembassy.gov/. Ils pourront ainsi communiquer efficacement avec le gouvernement américain et recevoir son aide en temps de crise, a déclaré la porte-parole qui espère que les conditions en Haïti s’amélioreront bientôt, ce qui permettra un retour complet des voyages commerciaux. Les États-Unis, la communauté internationale et les autorités haïtiennes travaillent activement à la réalisation de cet objectif, a-t-elle ajouté. De la mise en place du gouvernement de transition En ce qui concerne la mise en place d’un nouveau gouvernement de transition, la porte-parole du Département a applaudi les avancées dans les discussions visant à aboutir à l’installation des membres du conseil. Cependant, le gouvernement démissionnaire d’Haïti semble réticent à publier le décret concernant la formation du collège présidentiel, qui est essentiel pour la mise en place du nouveau gouvernement. Les membres du gouvernement démissionnaire d’Ariel Henry font du chantage. Ils ont proposé de modifier le document qui leur a été acheminé, estimant que les membres du collège présidentiel se donnent beaucoup trop de pouvoir, selon ce qu’a révélé Radio Métronome ce mercredi. Les négociations du Conseil politique de transition (CPT) se sont achevées le 7 avril, avec la signature par tous les membres du CPT et leurs partisans sectoriels d’un accord politique comprenant en annexe un décret de procédure nécessaire à une transition ordonnée du pouvoir. Les deux documents ont été envoyés à la CARICOM pour être transmis au gouvernement actuel, a rappelé la porte-parole du Département d’État, qui n’a toutefois pas voulu faire trop de commentaires, se contentant de nous renvoyer au collège présidentiel et au gouvernement démissionnaire d’Ariel Henry pour les procédures administratives relatives à l’installation du CP. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-mms-mise-en-place-du-nouveau-gvt-et-evacuation-des-citoyens-americains-en-haiti-les-nouvelles-reactions-des-etats-unis/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-mms-mise-en-place-du-nouveau-gvt-et-evacuation-des-citoyens-americains-en-haiti-les-nouvelles-reactions-des-etats-unis/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-mms-mise-en-place-du-nouveau-gvt-et-evacuation-des-citoyens-americains-en-haiti-les-nouvelles-reactions-des-etats-unis/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-mms-mise-en-place-du-nouveau-gvt-et-evacuation-des-citoyens-americains-en-haiti-les-nouvelles-reactions-des-etats-unis/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-mms-mise-en-place-du-nouveau-gvt-et-evacuation-des-citoyens-americains-en-haiti-les-nouvelles-reactions-des-etats-unis/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20D%C3%A9ploiement%20de%20la%20MMS%2C%20mise%20en%20place%20du%20nouveau%20Gvt%2C%20et%20%C3%A9vacuation%20des%20citoyens%20Americains%20en%20Haiti%3A%20les%20nouvelles%20r%C3%A9actions%20des%20Etats-Unis&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdeploiement-de-la-mms-mise-en-place-du-nouveau-gvt-et-evacuation-des-citoyens-americains-en-haiti-les-nouvelles-reactions-des-etats-unis%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** avec, dans, des, est, ete, haiti, henry, les, ont, par, pas, plus, pour, que, qui, situation, son, sont, sur, une --- ### [Deployment of the MMS, installation of the new Gvt, and evacuation of American citizens in Haiti: new reactions from the State Department](https://ctninfo.com/deployment-of-the-mms-installation-of-the-new-gvt-and-evacuation-of-american-citizens-in-haiti-new-reactions-from-the-usa/) **Published:** April 11, 2024 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The United States has allocated an initial $10 million of the $50 million pledged for the deployment of the Multinational Mission in Haiti. These funds are part of the $50 million contribution provided for in the US budget to be approved by Congress. The announcement was made by a State Department spokesperson, who said that the Biden administration continues to engage with congressional committees on Haiti. More than 70 briefings have been held with Congress since May 2023, according to the spokesperson in an electronic conversation with CTN’s editorial staff. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) These briefings demonstrate the U.S. government’s ongoing commitment and attention to the situation in Haiti, she said. This financial assistance is complemented by $200 million in in-kind support from the Department of Defense. This amount comes from an appropriation previously approved by Congress for the U.S. Department of Defense. Secretary Blinken had announced on March 11 that the Department of Defense would double its support for the mission from $100 million to $200 million. This brings the total planned U.S. support, in collaboration with Congress, to $300 million for the MSS mission, said the spokeswoman, who reiterated that rapid deployment of the MSS mission is a top priority for the Biden administration. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) In order to facilitate the urgent restoration of security in Haiti, the State Department is working closely with international partners and Congress to provide immediate support to the Haitian National Police (HNP) and to accelerate the deployment of the MSS mission, the spokesperson explained to Emmanuel Paul of CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork (CTN). The United States urges its international partners to join us in increasing their support for these efforts, recognizing the critical importance of restoring stability and security to Haiti. **Security situation: more than 800 U.S. citizens had left Haiti by March 17** The State Department has successfully facilitated the safe departure of more than 800 U.S. citizens and their family members from Haiti since March 17, revealed a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State, who underscored the U.S. commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of its citizens in Haiti during these difficult times. U.S. citizens currently in Haiti who wish to inform the U.S. government of their situation and provide updated contact information are encouraged to fill out the crisis intake form available at or on the U.S. Embassy in Haiti website https://ht.usembassy.gov/. This will enable them to communicate effectively with the U.S. government and receive its assistance in times of crisis, said the spokesperson, who hopes that conditions in Haiti will soon improve, enabling a full return to commercial travel. The United States, the international community and the Haitian authorities are actively working towards this goal, she added. **Setting up the transitional government** With regard to the establishment of a new transitional government, the Department’s spokeswoman applauded the progress made in discussions aimed at leading to the installation of council members. However, Haiti’s resigning government seems reluctant to issue the decree concerning the formation of the presidential college, which is essential for the establishment of the new government. Members of Ariel Henry’s resigning government are blackmailing the government. They have proposed amending the document sent to them, believing that the members of the Presidential College are giving themselves far too much power, according to a report by Radio Métronome on Wednesday. Negotiations within the Transitional Political Council (CPT) ended on April 7, with the signing by all CPT members and their sectoral supporters of a political agreement which included, as an annex, a procedural decree necessary for an orderly transition of power. 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Le Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP), formé par les socialistes, les verts, les communistes et la France insoumise, a dépassé les attentes, créant un changement significatif dans le paysage politique. Aucun parti n’a obtenu la majorité absolue, laissant la France dans un état d’incertitude politique pour la formation d’un nouveau gouvernement. Cette situation survient deux jours seulement avant un sommet crucial de l’OTAN et trois semaines avant les Jeux olympiques de Paris. Le Premier ministre Gabriel Attal a annoncé son intention de présenter sa démission au président Macron dès ce lundi, mais il est prêt à poursuivre son mandat si nécessaire, notamment en raison de l’imminence des Jeux. Le NFP, formé le mois dernier en réponse à l’appel de M. Macron à des élections anticipées, devrait obtenir entre 172 et 215 sièges. La coalition centriste de M. Macron devrait obtenir entre 150 et 180 sièges, tandis que le parti d’extrême droite, qui espérait une majorité absolue, devrait obtenir entre 115 et 155 sièges. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Ce résultat représente une avancée significative pour l’extrême droite, mais n’atteint pas la victoire qu’elle espérait, ce qui aurait constitué un revers majeur pour M. Macron. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, chef de file de la France insoumise (gauche dure) et figure de proue de la coalition du NFP, a demandé que la gauche soit autorisée à former le gouvernement. Il a félicité la coalition pour s’être montrée à la hauteur et avoir empêché le pays de tomber dans le piège tendu par les élections anticipées. “Ses composantes, la gauche unie, se sont montrées à la hauteur de l’événement historique et ont, à leur manière, déjoué le piège tendu au pays. À sa manière, une fois de plus, elle a sauvé la République”, a déclaré M. Mélenchon selon Al Jazeera. En revanche, le Rassemblement national de Marine Le Pen, qui était arrivé en tête du premier tour le 30 juin, a subi un coup dur, puisque les sondages de sortie des urnes le placent désormais derrière le NFP et l’Ensemble de Macron. Mme Le Pen a reconnu ce revers mais est restée optimiste, déclarant : “La marée monte. Elle n’est pas montée assez haut cette fois-ci, mais elle continue de monter et, par conséquent, notre victoire n’a été que retardée.” La campagne électorale, considérée comme la plus courte de l’histoire de France, a été marquée par des menaces et des violences, notamment des insultes racistes à l’encontre de nombreux candidats et militants, a rappelé Al Jazeera. Malgré l’atmosphère tendue et le déploiement de 30 000 policiers pour maintenir l’ordre, le taux de participation a été particulièrement élevé. À 17 heures, environ 61,4 % des électeurs avaient voté, ce qui représente le taux de participation le plus élevé à ce stade depuis 1981, a rappelé le média arabe. Rim-Sarah Alouane, analyste politique, a souligné que si la France a évité le scénario catastrophe d’une victoire de l’extrême droite, le scrutin serré souligne la gravité des clivages politiques au sein du pays. “Il y a eu un vote massif de la part de personnes qui, je pense, ont simplement réalisé à quel point l’arrivée au pouvoir de l’extrême droite était dangereuse”, a déclaré Mme Alouane. “Mais nous devrions tout de même nous inquiéter du fait que nous nous soyons retrouvés dans cette situation.” Lorsque la poussière retombe, les projections indiquent un environnement politique fragmenté, sans voie claire vers la formation d’un gouvernement stable. Ce résultat inattendu place la France à la croisée des chemins, confrontée à des décisions importantes juste avant des événements internationaux majeurs. Les manœuvres politiques des prochains jours seront cruciales pour déterminer l’orientation du gouvernement français et son approche des défis à venir, tant sur la scène nationale que mondiale. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Ce contenu est basé sur un article d’Al Jazeera. 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The Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP), formed by the Socialists, Greens, Communists and France insoumise, exceeded expectations, creating a significant shift in the political landscape. No party won an absolute majority, leaving France in a state of political uncertainty over the formation of a new government. This comes just two days before a crucial NATO summit and three weeks before the Paris Olympics. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced his intention to tender his resignation to President Macron as early as this Monday, but is prepared to continue in office if necessary, not least because of the imminence of the Games. The NFP, formed last month in response to Mr. Macron’s call for early elections, is expected to win between 172 and 215 seats. Mr. Macron’s centrist coalition is expected to win between 150 and 180 seats, while the far-right party, which had hoped for an absolute majority, is expected to win between 115 and 155 seats. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) This result represents a significant advance for the far right, but falls short of the victory it had hoped for, which would have been a major setback for Mr. Macron. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France insoumise (hard left) and figurehead of the NFP coalition, called for the left to be allowed to form the government. He praised the coalition for rising to the occasion and preventing the country from falling into the trap set by early elections. “Its components, the United Left, have risen to the historic occasion and have, in their own way, thwarted the trap set for the country. In its own way, once again, it has saved the Republic,” declared Mr. Mélenchon, according to Al Jazeera. On the other hand, Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National, which had come out on top in the first round on June 30, suffered a major blow, as exit polls now place it behind the NFP and Macron’s Ensemble. Ms. Le Pen acknowledged the setback, but remained optimistic, declaring: “The tide is rising. It didn’t rise high enough this time, but it’s still rising and, as a result, our victory has only been delayed.” The election campaign, considered to be the shortest in French history, was marked by threats and violence, including racist insults directed at numerous candidates and activists, Al Jazeera recalled. Despite the tense atmosphere and the deployment of 30,000 police officers to maintain order, turnout was particularly high. By 5 p.m., some 61.4% of voters had cast their ballots, the highest turnout at this stage since 1981, the Arab news provider reported. Political analyst Rim-Sarah Alouane pointed out that while France had avoided the worst-case scenario of a far-right victory, the close vote underlined the seriousness of the political cleavages within the country. “There was a massive vote by people who, I think, simply realized how dangerous it was for the far right to come to power,” said Alouane. “But we should still be concerned that we found ourselves in this situation.” When the dust settles, projections point to a fragmented political environment, with no clear path to the formation of a stable government. This unexpected result puts France at a crossroads, facing important decisions just before major international events. The political maneuvering of the next few days will be crucial in determining the direction of the French government and its approach to the challenges ahead, both domestically and globally. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) This content is based on an article by Al Jazeera. 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L’attaque, qui a fait un mort et un blessé grave, souligne les tensions accrues dans le climat politique actuel. Le rassemblement, qui s’est tenu dans une banlieue de Butler, était rempli de partisans de Donald Trump. Pendant son discours, des coups de feu ont éclaté, semant la panique parmi les participants. Le tireur, identifié plus tard comme Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20 ans, de Bethel Park (Pennsylvanie), a utilisé une arme de type AR pour tirer plusieurs coups de feu depuis le toit d’un immeuble proche du lieu du rassemblement. Les agents des services secrets sont rapidement intervenus et ont tué Crooks. Crooks, qui ne portait aucune pièce d’identité, a été identifié plus tard grâce à l’arme utilisée lors de l’attaque, a rapporté CNN. Des sources policières ont confirmé que l’arme de type AR a fourni des informations cruciales pour l’identification du tireur. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Les antécédents de Crooks font actuellement l’objet d’une enquête afin de comprendre ses motivations et tout lien éventuel avec des menaces plus importantes. La tentative d’assassinat a fait un mort et un blessé grave parmi les participants au rassemblement. L’identité des victimes n’a pas été révélée. La personne blessée est toujours dans un état critique et reçoit des soins médicaux intensifs. L’incident a laissé la communauté et la nation en état de choc, soulignant les risques extrêmes encourus par les personnalités publiques et leurs partisans. L’incident a suscité des réactions de l’ensemble du spectre politique. Le président Joe Biden et la vice-présidente Kamala Harris ont été informés de la situation par le ministère de la Sécurité intérieure et les forces de l’ordre. Dans un élan d’unité, le président Biden a appelé l’ancien président Trump pour lui présenter ses condoléances et l’assurer d’une enquête approfondie. Cet appel, qualifié de “court et respectueux”, a marqué un rare moment de communication directe entre les deux rivaux politiques. Le sénateur Lindsey Graham et d’autres dirigeants politiques ont souligné la nécessité de modérer la rhétorique politique. “La rhétorique est beaucoup trop chaude, et nous devons probablement faire un examen de conscience en tant que nation”, a déclaré M. Graham. Il a salué la condamnation bipartisane de la violence, soulignant l’importance de l’unité face à de telles attaques. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) D’autres personnalités démocrates et républicaines ont condamné cette tentative d’assassinat sur l’ancien président Donald Trump, également candidat à la présidence. C’est le cas notamment de l’ancien président Barack Obama et l’ancienne “House Speaker” Nancy Pelosi, qui ont publié des messages sur les comptes X, anciennement Twitter. “La violence politique n’a absolument pas sa place dans notre démocratie”, a écrit Barack Obama ajoutant que “bien que nous ne sachions pas encore exactement ce qui s’est passé, nous devrions tous être soulagés que l’ancien président Trump n’ait pas été gravement blessé, et profiter de ce moment pour nous réengager à faire preuve de civilité et de respect dans notre politique.” http://\[https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1812271849893442018\] L’attentat a suscité de vives inquiétudes quant à la sécurité des événements politiques. Les autorités, notamment les services secrets et le FBI, ont réfuté les affirmations selon lesquelles M. Trump aurait demandé des mesures de sécurité supplémentaires qui lui auraient été refusées. Le chef de la communication des services secrets, Anthony Guglielmi, a déclaré : “Il est faux d’affirmer qu’un membre de l’équipe de l’ancien président a demandé des moyens de sécurité supplémentaires et que ceux-ci ont été refusés. C’est absolument faux.” Le FBI a également confirmé qu’aucune demande de sécurité supplémentaire n’avait été rejetée. Le secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, Alejandro Mayorkas, a assuré qu’une enquête approfondie était en cours, avec la collaboration de diverses agences chargées de l’application de la loi, afin de garantir la sécurité des personnalités politiques et de leurs partisans. \*\*Réactions publiques et internationales\*\* La tentative d’assassinat a suscité de vives réactions de la part du public, qui a appelé à réduire la violence politique et à promouvoir un discours civil. Le président de la Chambre des représentants, Mike Johnson, a exhorté les Américains à se traiter mutuellement avec dignité et respect, même lors de débats politiques houleux. Il a souligné l’importance de condamner les propos susceptibles d’inciter à la violence. Les dirigeants internationaux ont également exprimé leur choc et leur inquiétude. Le secrétaire général de l’OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, le président chinois Xi Jinping et d’autres dirigeants mondiaux ont condamné l’attentat et souligné que la violence politique n’avait pas sa place dans les sociétés démocratiques. Le Collège présidentiel de transition en Haïti a également dénoncé cette attaque dans un communiqué sur le compte Twitter du coordonnateur du CPT Edgard Leblanc Fils. http://\[https://x.com/EdgardLeblanc/status/1812506199616889069\] Des utilisateurs de Twitter ont également réagi à cette tentative d’assassinat sur l’ancien président Donald Trump. Beaucoup d’entre eux ont dénoncé un coup monté par le clan Donald Trump. Mise en scène (“Staged”) était le hashtag le plus populaire sur Twitter ce dimanche. http://\[https://x.com/FirstName736928/status/1812282274085281830\] http://\[https://x.com/CantBEffedWit/status/1812449221015994407\] ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/lancien-president-donald-trump-objet-dune-tentative-dassassinat-lors-dun-rassemblement-1-personne-morte-une-autre-grievement-blessee/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lancien-president-donald-trump-objet-dune-tentative-dassassinat-lors-dun-rassemblement-1-personne-morte-une-autre-grievement-blessee/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/lancien-president-donald-trump-objet-dune-tentative-dassassinat-lors-dun-rassemblement-1-personne-morte-une-autre-grievement-blessee/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lancien-president-donald-trump-objet-dune-tentative-dassassinat-lors-dun-rassemblement-1-personne-morte-une-autre-grievement-blessee/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/lancien-president-donald-trump-objet-dune-tentative-dassassinat-lors-dun-rassemblement-1-personne-morte-une-autre-grievement-blessee/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27ancien%20pr%C3%A9sident%20Donald%20Trump%20objet%20d%27une%20%22tentative%20d%27assassinat%22%20lors%20d%27un%20rassemblement%20%3A%201%20personne%20morte%2C%20une%20autre%20gri%C3%A8vement%20bless%C3%A9e&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flancien-president-donald-trump-objet-dune-tentative-dassassinat-lors-dun-rassemblement-1-personne-morte-une-autre-grievement-blessee%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** avec, cette, dans, des, entre, est, ete, les, ont, par, pas, plus, pour, president, que, qui, son, sont, sur, une --- ### [Former President Donald Trump the target of an assassination attempt at a rally: 1 person dead, another seriously injured](https://ctninfo.com/former-president-donald-trump-the-target-of-an-assassination-attempt-at-a-rally-1-person-dead-another-seriously-injured/) **Published:** July 14, 2024 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Former President Donald Trump was the target of an “assassination attempt” at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The attack, which left one person dead and another seriously injured, underscores the heightened tensions in the current political climate. The rally, held in a Butler suburb, was packed with Donald Trump supporters. During his speech, gunfire erupted, spreading panic among the participants. The gunman, later identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, used an AR-type weapon to fire several shots from the roof of a building near the rally site. Secret Service agents quickly intervened and killed Crooks. Crooks, who carried no identification, was later identified by the weapon used in the attack, CNN reported. Police sources confirmed that the AR-type weapon provided crucial information for identifying the shooter. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Crooks’ background is currently under investigation to understand his motivations and any possible links to larger threats. The assassination attempt left one of the rally’s participants dead and another seriously injured. The identities of the victims have not been released. The injured person remains in critical condition and is receiving intensive medical care. The incident has left the community and the nation in a state of shock, highlighting the extreme risks faced by public figures and their supporters. The incident prompted reactions from across the political spectrum. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed on the situation by the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement. In a show of unity, President Biden called former President Trump to offer his condolences and assure him of a thorough investigation. The call, described as “short and respectful”, marked a rare moment of direct communication between the two political rivals. Senator Lindsey Graham and other political leaders stressed the need to tone down political rhetoric. “The rhetoric is way too hot, and we probably need to do some soul-searching as a nation,” Graham said. He welcomed the bipartisan condemnation of the violence, stressing the importance of unity in the face of such attacks. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Other Democratic and Republican figures condemned the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, who is also a presidential candidate. These include former President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who posted messages on X accounts, formerly Twitter. “Political violence has absolutely no place in our democracy,” wrote Barack Obama adding that “while we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump was not seriously injured, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics.” http://\[https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1812271849893442018\] The attack has raised serious concerns about the security of political events. Authorities, including the Secret Service and the FBI, have refuted claims that Trump requested additional security measures that were denied. The Secret Service’s head of communications, Anthony Guglielmi, said, “It is untrue to say that a member of the former president’s team requested additional security and that it was denied. This is absolutely false.” The FBI also confirmed that no requests for additional security had been denied. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas assured that a thorough investigation was underway, with the collaboration of various law enforcement agencies, to ensure the safety of political figures and their supporters. \*\*Public and international reactions The assassination attempt provoked strong reactions from the public, who called for a reduction in political violence and the promotion of civil discourse. House Speaker Mike Johnson urged Americans to treat each other with dignity and respect, even in heated political debates. He stressed the importance of condemning language that could incite violence. International leaders also expressed shock and concern. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders condemned the attack and stressed that political violence has no place in democratic societies. Haiti’s Presidential Transition College also denounced the attack in a statement on the Twitter account of CPT coordinator Edgard Leblanc Fils. http://\[https://x.com/EdgardLeblanc/status/1812506199616889069\] Twitter users also reacted to this assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Many of them denounced it as a set-up by the Donald Trump clan. Staged” was the most popular hashtag on Twitter on Sunday. http://\[https://x.com/FirstName736928/status/1812282274085281830\] http://\[https://x.com/CantBEffedWit/status/1812449221015994407\] ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/former-president-donald-trump-the-target-of-an-assassination-attempt-at-a-rally-1-person-dead-another-seriously-injured/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/former-president-donald-trump-the-target-of-an-assassination-attempt-at-a-rally-1-person-dead-another-seriously-injured/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/former-president-donald-trump-the-target-of-an-assassination-attempt-at-a-rally-1-person-dead-another-seriously-injured/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/former-president-donald-trump-the-target-of-an-assassination-attempt-at-a-rally-1-person-dead-another-seriously-injured/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/former-president-donald-trump-the-target-of-an-assassination-attempt-at-a-rally-1-person-dead-another-seriously-injured/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Former%20President%20Donald%20Trump%20the%20target%20of%20an%20assassination%20attempt%20at%20a%20rally%3A%201%20person%20dead%2C%20another%20seriously%20injured&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fformer-president-donald-trump-the-target-of-an-assassination-attempt-at-a-rally-1-person-dead-another-seriously-injured%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US **Tags:** department, dont, Face, former, general, including, international, joe, one, place, police, political, president, public, security, several, situation, state, the, world --- ### [El expresidente Donald Trump blanco de un "intento de asesinato" en un mitin: 1 persona muerta y otra herida grave](https://ctninfo.com/el-expresidente-donald-trump-blanco-de-un-intento-de-asesinato-en-un-mitin-1-persona-muerta-y-otra-herida-grave/) **Published:** July 14, 2024 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** El expresidente Donald Trump fue objeto de un “intento de asesinato” en un mitin en Butler (Pensilvania). El ataque, que se saldó con una persona muerta y otra gravemente herida, pone de manifiesto las crecientes tensiones del actual clima político. El mitin, celebrado en un suburbio de Butler, estaba abarrotado de partidarios de Donald Trump. Durante su discurso, se produjeron disparos que sembraron el pánico entre los asistentes. El pistolero, identificado posteriormente como Thomas Matthew Crooks, de 20 años y natural de Bethel Park (Pensilvania), utilizó un arma de tipo AR para efectuar varios disparos desde el tejado de un edificio cercano al lugar del mitin. Los agentes del Servicio Secreto intervinieron rápidamente y mataron a Crooks. Crooks, que no llevaba identificación, fue identificado posteriormente por el arma utilizada en el ataque, informó la CNN. Fuentes policiales confirmaron que el arma de tipo AR proporcionó información crucial para identificar al tirador. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Actualmente se están investigando los antecedentes de Crooks para conocer sus motivos y cualquier posible vinculación con amenazas de mayor envergadura. El intento de asesinato se saldó con un participante muerto y otro gravemente herido. No se ha revelado la identidad de las víctimas. El herido permanece en estado crítico y recibe cuidados médicos intensivos. El incidente ha conmocionado a la comunidad y al país, y ha puesto de relieve los riesgos extremos a los que se enfrentan las personalidades públicas y sus partidarios. El incidente suscitó reacciones de todo el espectro político. El Presidente Joe Biden y la Vicepresidenta Kamala Harris fueron informados de la situación por el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional y las fuerzas del orden. En una muestra de unidad, el Presidente Biden llamó al ex Presidente Trump para ofrecerle sus condolencias y garantizarle una investigación exhaustiva. La llamada, descrita como “breve y respetuosa”, marcó un raro momento de comunicación directa entre los dos rivales políticos. El senador Lindsey Graham y otros líderes políticos subrayaron la necesidad de rebajar el tono de la retórica política. “La retórica es demasiado acalorada, y probablemente necesitemos hacer un examen de conciencia como nación”, declaró Graham. Celebró la condena bipartidista de la violencia, subrayando la importancia de la unidad ante este tipo de ataques. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Otros destacados demócratas y republicanos condenaron el atentado contra el expresidente Donald Trump, que también es candidato presidencial. Entre ellos, el expresidente Barack Obama y la expresidenta de la Cámara de Representantes Nancy Pelosi, que publicaron mensajes en cuentas X, antes Twitter. “La violencia política no tiene absolutamente ningún lugar en nuestra democracia”, escribió Barack Obama, añadiendo que “aunque todavía no sabemos exactamente lo que pasó, todos deberíamos sentirnos aliviados de que el expresidente Trump no resultara gravemente herido, y aprovechar este momento para volver a comprometernos con el civismo y el respeto en nuestra política.” http://\[https://x.com/BarackObama/status/1812271849893442018\] El ataque ha suscitado serias preocupaciones sobre la seguridad de los actos políticos. Las autoridades, incluidos el Servicio Secreto y el FBI, han refutado las afirmaciones de que Trump solicitó medidas de seguridad adicionales que le fueron denegadas. El jefe de comunicaciones del Servicio Secreto, Anthony Guglielmi, dijo: “Es falso decir que un miembro del equipo del ex presidente solicitó medidas de seguridad adicionales y que éstas fueron denegadas. Eso es absolutamente falso”. El FBI también confirmó que no se había denegado ninguna solicitud de seguridad adicional. El Secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, aseguró que se estaba llevando a cabo una investigación exhaustiva, con la colaboración de diversos cuerpos de seguridad, para garantizar la seguridad de las personalidades políticas y sus simpatizantes. \*\*Reacción pública e internacional El atentado provocó fuertes reacciones de la opinión pública, que pidió que se redujera la violencia política y se promoviera el discurso civil. El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, instó a los estadounidenses a tratarse con dignidad y respeto, incluso en los acalorados debates políticos. Subrayó la importancia de condenar el lenguaje que pueda incitar a la violencia. Los líderes internacionales también expresaron su conmoción y preocupación. El Secretario General de la OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, el Presidente chino, Xi Jinping, y otros líderes mundiales condenaron el atentado y subrayaron que la violencia política no tiene cabida en las sociedades democráticas. El Colegio Presidencial de Transición de Haití también denunció el atentado en un comunicado publicado en la cuenta de Twitter del coordinador del CPT, Edgard Leblanc Fils. http://\[https://x.com/EdgardLeblanc/status/1812506199616889069\] Los usuarios de Twitter también reaccionaron al intento de asesinato del expresidente Donald Trump. Muchos de ellos lo denunciaron como una operación montada por el clan Donald Trump. 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The fallout from this technical problem was felt on every continent, with significant impacts in the USA, Europe, Asia and other regions. **Critical services affected** The most alarming disruption concerns 911 emergency services, which are out of service in several US states, posing a serious risk to public safety. Major U.S. airlines, including Delta, United and American Airlines, saw their flights grounded, leading to major delays and cancellations. The knock-on effect of these outages was also seen in Europe and Asia, where airlines faced similar disruptions. In Massachusetts, several airlines cancelled their flights, adding to the chaos at airports. Massachusetts General Hospital, the state’s largest hospital, also canceled elective surgeries. Other hospitals in the state reported significant impacts on their operations due to the disruptions. Banks in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Great Britain reported problems, as did health services in Israel, Germany and the UK. The scale of these outages highlights the global dependence on interconnected technological systems and the potential vulnerabilities they present. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) **Root cause and response** The outages appear to be linked to a software update for Microsoft Windows operating systems released by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. According to several experts, this update caused widespread disruptions. CrowdStrike’s CEO announced that a patch had been deployed, and Microsoft confirmed that the “underlying cause” had been resolved. However, the effects of the outages persist and are affecting various services, CNN reported, interviewing some IT experts. The US Department of Homeland Security issued a statement on [X](%E2%80%9Chttps://x.com/DHSgov/status/1814286042318643492%E2%80%9D), saying it is “working with CrowdStrike, Microsoft and our federal, state, local and critical infrastructure partners to fully assess and remediate system outages”. **Impact on US airports** The computer failure has particularly disrupted flight operations at major US airports. Here’s what some airports are communicating to their customers, according to an article published on CNN.com: - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: Despite current difficulties, airside operations are up and running. Andrew Gobeil, public affairs manager at the airport, urged passengers to remain patient, acknowledging the discomfort caused by the situation. “It’s Atlanta, it’s summer. It’s hot, it’s humid. People are a little nervous,” said Gobeil. “You have to be patient. We try to be gracious and patient with all passengers.” Dallas Fort Worth International Airport: The airport warned of significant delays and cancellations throughout the day due to global technology issues. “We ask our customers to check their flight status with their airline before coming to the airport. Longer queues are possible, so allow extra time,” the airport advised. Chicago O’Hare International Airport: Passengers were advised to check the status of their flight directly with their airline due to technical problems, and to expect longer queues and waiting times. John F. Kennedy International Airport: The airport reported that the Port Authority was not affected by the global network outage, but that some airlines were experiencing delays and cancellations. “Do not proceed to the airport until the status of your flight is confirmed,” the airport warned. Charlotte Douglas International Airport: The airport advised passengers not to go to the airport if they have not confirmed their flight with the airline. Miami International Airport: Authorities noted that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol operations were affected nationwide, resulting in a slowdown in the processing of international passenger arrivals. **Ongoing assessment and mitigation** Efforts to understand and mitigate the impact of the outages continue. Collaboration between government agencies and private companies such as CrowdStrike and Microsoft underlines the critical nature of maintaining robust cybersecurity measures. As the situation evolves, the relevant sectors and departments are working diligently to restore normal operations. In the meantime, the public is urged to remain informed and patient as efforts continue to address and resolve these unprecedented disruptions. 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In a statement on his X account, President Biden expressed his deep conviction that Vice President Harris has the ability to lead the country. “Today, I want to give Kamala my full support and endorsement to be our party’s nominee this year. Democrats, it’s time to unite and beat Trump. Let’s do it,” wrote the 46th US president, adding that ‘…I have decided not to accept the nomination and to devote all my energy to my duties as president until the end of my term,’ he declared, recalling that he had not hesitated at any time when it came to choosing Kamala Harris as vice president in 2020. “My very first decision as the party’s nominee in 2020 was to choose Kamala Harris as vice president. And it was the best decision I ever made,” wrote Joe Biden. The statement not only underscores Biden’s support for Harris, but also serves as a call to action for unity within the party as they face a challenging election cycle. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) President Biden’s call was very well received by the Democratic Party establishment. Several high-ranking members of the Democratic Party have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate. This is also the case for the Clinton family, who issued a statement supporting Kamala Harris’s candidacy. “We join millions of Americans in thanking President Biden for all he has accomplished, standing up for America time and time again, his North Star always what’s best for the country. We are honored to join the President in supporting Vice President Harris and will do everything in our power to support her,” Bill Clinton wrote on his Twitter account. [https://x.com/BillClinton/status/1815102085198958657).](%E2%80%9Chttps://x.com/BillClinton/status/1815102085198958657).%E2%80%9D) Other prominent party members also threw their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The former Attorney General of the State of California will have the heavy responsibility of reunifying the Democratic Party and rallying delegates to her cause at the Democratic convention in around two weeks’ time. 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Cette prévision est due aux promesses du futur président américain de mener la plus grande campagne de déportation de l’histoire des États-Unis, une initiative qui pourrait inciter un grand nombre de migrants à fuir vers le nord. La Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) se prépare depuis plusieurs mois pour faire face à ce qu’elle appelle le “pire scénario”. Le Canada anticipait un éventuel retour de Donald Trump depuis plusieurs mois, lorsque la possibilité de voir Donald Trump reprendre le pouvoir est devenue tangible. En conséquence, le gouvernement avait alors commencé à mettre en place un ensemble de dispositions susceptibles de pallier le flux migratoire, selon le sergent Charles Poirier cité par Reuters. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Nous savions il y a quelques mois que nous devions commencer à préparer un plan d’urgence parce que s’il prenait le pouvoir, ce qui sera le cas dans quelques mois, cela pourrait entraîner une migration illégale et irrégulière dans (la province de) Québec et au Canada”, a-t-il expliqué à Reuters. La crainte de la GRC est qu’une vague de migrants traverse la frontière de façon irrégulière, rendant difficile la gestion et la sécurité de cette situation. Le souvenir de la première présidence de Trump, en 2017, est encore présent. À cette époque, des milliers de demandeurs d’asile avaient traversé la frontière canadienne pour échapper à des politiques migratoires strictes aux États-Unis. La majorité de ces passages s’est effectuée à Roxham Road, un point de passage non officiel entre le Québec et l’État de New York. Cependant, cet itinéraire n’est plus accessible en raison de l’élargissement de l’accord bilatéral entre le Canada et les États-Unis. Désormais, les demandeurs d’asile qui tentent de passer la frontière, peu importe le lieu, risquent d’être renvoyés, sauf s’ils remplissent certains critères spécifiques. Pour ceux qui veulent demander l’asile, il devient nécessaire de franchir la frontière de manière discrète, de rester cachés pendant deux semaines, et seulement ensuite d’entamer leur demande – une situation que les défenseurs des droits des migrants qualifient de dangereuse, a fait remarquer le journal Reuters. Abdulla Daoud, directeur du Centre des réfugiés de Montréal, souligne que cette restriction risque de pousser les migrants à prendre davantage de risques. “Lorsque vous ne créez pas de voies d’accès légitimes, ou lorsque vous ne créez que des voies d’accès où les gens doivent faire l’impossible pour être en sécurité, vous savez, malheureusement, que les gens vont essayer de faire l’impossible”, a-t-il déploré. Les défenseurs des droits de l’homme s’attendent à ce que le nombre de personnes prenant ces risques augmente dans les mois à venir. Pour gérer cet afflux potentiel, la GRC est en “alerte maximale”, selon le sergent Poirier. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les préparations incluent le déploiement de ressources supplémentaires pour patrouiller la frontière. “Tous les regards sont tournés vers la frontière en ce moment”, a-t-il déclaré, ajoutant que le nombre d’agents pourrait être augmenté de manière significative si la situation l’exige. Ces mesures incluent également la mobilisation de véhicules de patrouille supplémentaires, l’affrètement de bus, la construction de remorques et la location de terrains afin de répondre aux besoins de sécurité et d’accueil. Le contexte actuel est également marqué par un nombre record de demandes d’asile au Canada. En juillet, le Canada a enregistré près de 20 000 demandes, un chiffre record selon la Commission de l’immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR). Bien que ce chiffre ait légèrement baissé pour atteindre environ 16 400 en septembre, il reste élevé par rapport aux moyennes historiques. Selon la CISR, plus de 250 000 demandes d’asile sont actuellement en attente de traitement. Dans ce contexte de surcharge, les groupes de soutien aux réfugiés, comme le centre de réfugiés FCJ de Toronto, travaillent déjà à pleine capacité. Sa fondatrice, Loly Rico, s’attend à une augmentation de la demande d’assistance à mesure que les migrants traversent la frontière pour chercher protection et soutien. Elle craint particulièrement les risques de traversée pendant l’hiver, rappelant la tragédie de 2022 où une famille de quatre personnes est morte de froid en tentant de franchir la frontière près d’Emerson, dans le Manitoba. “Il sera difficile pour tout réfugié aux États-Unis de se sentir à sa place, et c’est pourquoi ils commenceront à chercher d’autres pays qui pourraient leur offrir une protection”, a-t-elle expliqué. La décision du Canada de resserrer sa frontière a également ouvert la porte à des passeurs, selon Rico. Là où les migrants autrefois tentaient de traverser seuls, ils se tournent de plus en plus vers des réseaux de passeurs pour les aider à entrer discrètement au Canada. Cette tendance, note-t-elle, expose les migrants à des risques supplémentaires et les pousse à payer des frais élevés. Pour Abdulla Daoud, l’anticipation d’un nouvel afflux souligne le besoin d’investissement dans les infrastructures d’accueil des demandeurs d’asile au Canada. “Malheureusement, tant que le gouvernement n’aura pas modifié sa politique en la matière, la situation restera inchangée. Nous ne serons pas préparés et la question sera à nouveau politisée”, a-t-il affirmé, appelant le gouvernement à agir pour éviter que la question devienne un sujet de division politique. Malgré les inquiétudes, le gouvernement canadien affirme être prêt à faire face. Marc Miller, ministre de l’Immigration, a déclaré qu’il disposait d’un plan d’action pour gérer l’augmentation des demandes d’asile, sans toutefois fournir de détails spécifiques. Dans un communiqué, le ministère de l’Immigration a précisé qu’il continuerait à “se préparer et anticiper tous les scénarios possibles”, ajoutant que toute réponse à cette situation visera à protéger les intérêts du Canada et de ses résidents. En attendant, les agents de la GRC et les groupes d’aide aux migrants restent sur le qui-vive, préparés pour le “pire scénario” alors que l’Amérique du Nord s’apprête à gérer les conséquences de la politique migratoire de Trump. Les Haïtiens en situation irrégulière aux États-Unis sont les groupes les plus ciblés par le président élu, qui n’a jamais raté l’occasion de s’attaquer aux Haïtiens aux États-Unis, qu’il promet de déporter massivement durant son deuxième mandat. Après l’élection de Monsieur Trump en 2016, plus de 25 000 Haïtiens avaient quitté les États-Unis pour le Canada. La grande majorité d’entre eux disposait de certains documents légaux, tels que des statuts de protection temporaire ou autres. Mais la rhétorique de Donald Trump ne leur avait pas laissé d’autre choix que de chercher refuge au Canada. Cet article est écrit par Emmanuel Paul à partir d’un article publié par le journal Reuters. Les citations peuvent avoir de légères différences avec l’article publié en anglais par Reuters, que vous pouvez consulter en cliquant sur le lien ci-dessous. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-police-brace-worst-case-scenario-asylum-seekers-fleeing-trump-2024-11-08/ ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-se-prepare-deja-aux-consequences-migratoires-du-retour-de-donald-trump/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-se-prepare-deja-aux-consequences-migratoires-du-retour-de-donald-trump/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-se-prepare-deja-aux-consequences-migratoires-du-retour-de-donald-trump/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-se-prepare-deja-aux-consequences-migratoires-du-retour-de-donald-trump/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-se-prepare-deja-aux-consequences-migratoires-du-retour-de-donald-trump/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20Canada%20se%20pr%C3%A9pare%20d%C3%A9j%C3%A0%20aux%20cons%C3%A9quences%20migratoires%20du%20retour%20de%20Donald%20Trump&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-canada-se-prepare-deja-aux-consequences-migratoires-du-retour-de-donald-trump%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Canada is already preparing for the migratory consequences of Donald Trump's return](https://ctninfo.com/canada-is-already-preparing-for-the-migratory-consequences-of-donald-trumps-return/) **Published:** November 8, 2024 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, Canadian authorities and migrant aid groups are anticipating an increase in asylum seekers seeking to cross the border into Canada. This prediction is due to the future American president’s promises to lead the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history, an initiative that could encourage large numbers of migrants to flee north. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been preparing for several months for what it calls the “worst case scenario”. Canada had been anticipating a possible Donald Trump comeback for several months, when the possibility of Donald Trump returning to power became tangible. As a result, the government had then begun to put in place a set of provisions likely to palliate the migratory flow, according to Sergeant Charles Poirier quoted by Reuters. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “We knew a few months ago that we had to start preparing an emergency plan, because if he came to power, which he will in a few months’ time, this could lead to illegal and irregular migration in (the province of) Quebec and in Canada,” he told Reuters. The RCMP’s fear is that a wave of migrants will cross the border irregularly, making it difficult to manage and secure the situation. The memory of Trump’s first presidency, in 2017, is still fresh. At that time, thousands of asylum seekers had crossed the Canadian border to escape strict migration policies in the United States. The majority of these crossings took place at Roxham Road, an unofficial crossing point between Quebec and New York State. However, this route is no longer accessible due to the expansion of the bilateral agreement between Canada and the United States. From now on, asylum seekers attempting to cross the border, regardless of location, risk being sent back, unless they meet specific criteria. For those who want to apply for asylum, it becomes necessary to cross the border discreetly, stay hidden for two weeks, and only then begin their application – a situation that migrant rights advocates describe as dangerous, Reuters noted. Abdulla Daoud, director of the Montreal Refugee Centre, points out that this restriction risks pushing migrants to take more risks. “When you don’t create legitimate access routes, or when you only create access routes where people have to do the impossible to be safe, you know, unfortunately, that people will try to do the impossible,” he lamented. Human rights activists expect the number of people taking these risks to increase in the coming months. To manage this potential influx, the RCMP is on “high alert”, according to Sergeant Poirier. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Preparations include deploying additional resources to patrol the border. “All eyes are on the border right now,” he said, adding that the number of officers could be significantly increased if the situation demands it. These measures also include mobilizing additional patrol vehicles, chartering buses, building trailers and renting land to meet security and reception needs. The current context is also marked by a record number of asylum claims in Canada. In July, Canada recorded almost 20,000 claims, a record figure according to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). Although this figure dropped slightly to around 16,400 in September, it remains high by historical standards. According to the IRB, more than 250,000 asylum claims are currently awaiting processing. Against this backdrop of overcrowding, refugee support groups such as Toronto’s FCJ Refugee Centre are already working at full capacity. Its founder, Loly Rico, expects the demand for assistance to increase as more migrants cross the border to seek protection and support. She is particularly concerned about the risks of crossing during winter, recalling the tragedy of 2022 when a family of four froze to death trying to cross the border near Emerson, Manitoba. “It’s going to be hard for any refugee in the U.S. to feel like they belong, and that’s why they’ll start looking for other countries that might be able to offer them protection,” she explained. Canada’s decision to tighten its border has also opened the door to smugglers, according to Rico. Where migrants once tried to cross alone, they are increasingly turning to networks of smugglers to help them enter Canada discreetly. This trend, she notes, exposes migrants to additional risks and pushes them to pay high fees. For Abdulla Daoud, the anticipation of a new influx underscores the need for investment in Canada’s reception infrastructure for asylum seekers. “Unfortunately, until the government changes its policy in this area, the situation will remain unchanged. We won’t be prepared, and the issue will once again become politicized”, he asserted, calling on the government to act to prevent the question from becoming a divisive political issue. Despite the concerns, the Canadian government says it is ready to deal. Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, said he had an action plan to deal with the increase in asylum claims, without providing specific details. In a press release, the Immigration Department said it would continue to “prepare for and anticipate all possible scenarios”, adding that any response to the situation would be aimed at protecting the interests of Canada and its residents. Meanwhile, RCMP officers and migrant aid groups remain on the alert, prepared for the “worst case scenario” as North America prepares to deal with the consequences of Trump’s migration policy. Haitians in the United States illegally are the groups most targeted by the president-elect, who has never missed an opportunity to attack Haitians in the United States, whom he promises to deport en masse during his second term. After Mr. Trump’s election in 2016, more than 25,000 Haitians had left the United States for Canada. The vast majority of them had certain legal documents, such as temporary protection statuses and the like. But Donald Trump’s rhetoric had left them no choice but to seek refuge in Canada. **Note1:** This article is written by Emmanuel Paul based on an article published by Reuters. Quotations may differ slightly from the article published in English by Reuters, which you can view by clicking on the link below. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-police-brace-worst-case-scenario-asylum-seekers-fleeing-trump-2024-11-08/ **Note2:** Note: This article was originally written in French. It was translated using translation software and edited by Emmanuel Paul. Quotations and extracts in this article may differ slightly from the original version. 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Esta predicción se debe a las promesas del futuro presidente estadounidense de llevar a cabo la mayor campaña de deportaciones de la historia de Estados Unidos, una iniciativa que podría animar a un gran número de migrantes a huir hacia el norte. La Real Policía Montada de Canadá (RCMP) lleva varios meses preparándose para lo que denomina el «peor escenario posible». Cuando la posibilidad de que Donald Trump volviera al poder se hizo tangible, Canadá llevaba varios meses anticipándose. Por ello, el Gobierno comenzó a poner en marcha una serie de medidas para frenar el flujo de migrantes, según el sargento Charles Poirier, citado por Reuters. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) «Sabíamos hace unos meses que teníamos que empezar a preparar un plan de emergencia porque si él tomaba el poder, lo que ocurrirá dentro de unos meses, esto podría provocar una migración ilegal e irregular en (la provincia de) Quebec y en Canadá», explicó a Reuters. El temor de la RCMP es que una oleada de migrantes cruce la frontera de forma irregular, lo que dificultaría la gestión y la seguridad de la situación. El recuerdo de la primera presidencia de Trump, en 2017, aún está fresco. En aquel momento, miles de solicitantes de asilo cruzaron la frontera canadiense para escapar de las estrictas políticas migratorias de Estados Unidos. La mayoría de estos cruces tuvieron lugar en Roxham Road, un paso no oficial entre Quebec y el estado de Nueva York. Sin embargo, esta ruta ya no es accesible debido a la ampliación del acuerdo bilateral entre Canadá y Estados Unidos. Los solicitantes de asilo que intenten cruzar la frontera, independientemente de su ubicación, corren ahora el riesgo de ser devueltos a menos que cumplan unos criterios específicos. Para quienes quieran solicitar asilo, será necesario cruzar la frontera discretamente, permanecer escondidos durante quince días y sólo entonces iniciar su solicitud, una situación que los activistas de los derechos de los migrantes califican de peligrosa, señaló Reuters. Abdulla Daoud, director del Centro de Refugiados de Montreal, señala que esta restricción corre el riesgo de empujar a los migrantes a correr más riesgos. «Cuando no creas rutas de acceso legítimas, o cuando sólo creas rutas de acceso en las que la gente tiene que hacer lo imposible para estar a salvo, sabes, por desgracia, que la gente intentará hacer lo imposible», lamentó. Los activistas de derechos humanos prevén que el número de personas que corren estos riesgos aumente en los próximos meses. Para gestionar esta posible afluencia, la RPMC está en «alerta máxima», según el sargento Poirier. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Los preparativos incluyen el despliegue de recursos adicionales para patrullar la frontera. «Todos los ojos están puestos en la frontera en este momento», dijo, añadiendo que el número de agentes podría aumentar significativamente si la situación lo exige. Estas medidas también incluyen la movilización de vehículos de patrulla adicionales, el flete de autobuses, la construcción de remolques y el alquiler de terrenos para satisfacer las necesidades de seguridad y acogida. El contexto actual también está marcado por un número récord de solicitudes de asilo en Canadá. En julio, Canadá registró casi 20.000 solicitudes, una cifra récord según la Junta de Inmigración y Refugiados (IRB). Aunque esta cifra descendió ligeramente a cerca de 16.400 en septiembre, sigue siendo alta en comparación con los niveles históricos. Según el IRB, más de 250.000 solicitudes de asilo están pendientes de tramitación. En este contexto de hacinamiento, grupos de apoyo a los refugiados como el Centro de Refugiados FCJ de Toronto trabajan ya a pleno rendimiento. Su fundadora, Loly Rico, espera que la demanda de asistencia aumente a medida que más inmigrantes crucen la frontera en busca de protección y apoyo. Le preocupan especialmente los riesgos de cruzar durante el invierno, recordando la tragedia ocurrida en 2022 cuando una familia de cuatro miembros murió congelada intentando cruzar la frontera cerca de Emerson, Manitoba. «Será difícil para cualquier refugiado en Estados Unidos sentir que pertenece a su país, y por eso empezará a buscar otros países que puedan ofrecerle protección», explicó. La decisión de Canadá de endurecer su frontera también ha abierto la puerta a los traficantes de personas, según Rico. Donde antes los migrantes intentaban cruzar solos, ahora recurren cada vez más a redes de traficantes para que les ayuden a entrar en Canadá discretamente. Esta tendencia, señala, expone a los migrantes a riesgos adicionales y les obliga a pagar tarifas elevadas. Para Abdulla Daoud, la previsión de una nueva afluencia subraya la necesidad de invertir en las infraestructuras de acogida de solicitantes de asilo en Canadá. «Desgraciadamente, hasta que el gobierno no cambie su política en este ámbito, la situación no cambiará. No estaremos preparados y la cuestión volverá a politizarse», afirmó, pidiendo al gobierno que actúe para evitar que el asunto se convierta en una cuestión política divisiva. A pesar de la preocupación, el gobierno canadiense dice estar preparado para hacer frente a la situación. Marc Miller, Ministro de Inmigración, dijo que tenía un plan de acción para hacer frente al aumento de las solicitudes de asilo, pero no dio detalles concretos. En un comunicado de prensa, el departamento de inmigración afirma que seguirá «preparándose y anticipándose a todos los escenarios posibles», y añade que cualquier respuesta a la situación tendrá como objetivo proteger los intereses de Canadá y de sus residentes. Mientras tanto, agentes de la Policía Montada de Canadá y grupos de ayuda a migrantes permanecen en alerta, preparados para el «peor escenario posible», mientras Norteamérica se prepara para lidiar con las consecuencias de la política migratoria de Trump. Los haitianos que se encuentran ilegalmente en Estados Unidos son los grupos más atacados por el presidente electo, que no ha perdido ocasión de arremeter contra los haitianos en Estados Unidos, a los que promete deportar en masa durante su segundo mandato. Tras la elección de Trump en 2016, más de 25.000 haitianos abandonaron Estados Unidos rumbo a Canadá. La gran mayoría de ellos disponía de determinados documentos legales, como estatutos de protección temporal u otros. Pero la retórica de Donald Trump no les había dejado otra opción que buscar refugio en Canadá. Nota1: Este artículo ha sido escrito por Emmanuel Paul a partir de un artículo publicado por Reuters. Las citas pueden diferir ligeramente del artículo publicado en inglés por Reuters, que puede consultar haciendo clic en el siguiente enlace. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-police-brace-worst-case-scenario-asylum-seekers-fleeing-trump-2024-11-08/ Nota2: Nota: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente en francés. Fue traducido utilizando un programa de traducción y editado por nuestro editor, Emmanuel Paul. Las citas y extractos de este artículo pueden diferir ligeramente de la versión original. Para leer el artículo original en francés, visite nuestra página en francés. > [Le Canada se prépare déjà aux conséquences migratoires du retour de Donald Trump](https://ctninfo.com/le-canada-se-prepare-deja-aux-consequences-migratoires-du-retour-de-donald-trump/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/canada-ya-se-prepara-para-las-consecuencias-migratorias-del-regreso-de-donald-trump/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/canada-ya-se-prepara-para-las-consecuencias-migratorias-del-regreso-de-donald-trump/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/canada-ya-se-prepara-para-las-consecuencias-migratorias-del-regreso-de-donald-trump/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/canada-ya-se-prepara-para-las-consecuencias-migratorias-del-regreso-de-donald-trump/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/canada-ya-se-prepara-para-las-consecuencias-migratorias-del-regreso-de-donald-trump/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Canad%C3%A1%20ya%20se%20prepara%20para%20las%20consecuencias%20migratorias%20del%20regreso%20de%20Donald%20Trump&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcanada-ya-se-prepara-para-las-consecuencias-migratorias-del-regreso-de-donald-trump%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [O Canadá já está a preparar-se para as consequências migratórias do regresso de Donald Trump](https://ctninfo.com/o-canada-ja-esta-a-preparar-se-para-as-consequencias-migratorias-do-regresso-de-donald-trump/) **Published:** November 8, 2024 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** No momento em que Donald Trump se prepara para regressar à Casa Branca, as autoridades canadianas e os grupos de ajuda aos migrantes antecipam um aumento do número de requerentes de asilo que procuram atravessar a fronteira com o Canadá. Esta previsão deve-se às promessas do futuro presidente americano de levar a cabo a maior campanha de deportação da história dos Estados Unidos, uma iniciativa que poderá encorajar um grande número de migrantes a fugir para norte. A Real Polícia Montada do Canadá (RCMP) prepara-se há vários meses para aquilo a que chama o “pior cenário possível”. Há vários meses que o Canadá estava a antecipar um possível regresso de Donald Trump, quando a possibilidade de Donald Trump regressar ao poder se tornou tangível. Por isso, o governo começou a pôr em prática uma série de medidas para travar o fluxo de migrantes, segundo o sargento Charles Poirier, citado pela Reuters. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Sabíamos há alguns meses que tínhamos de começar a preparar um plano de emergência porque, se ele tomasse o poder, o que acontecerá dentro de alguns meses, isso poderia levar à migração ilegal e irregular no Quebeque e no Canadá”, explicou à Reuters. A RCMP receia que uma vaga de migrantes atravesse a fronteira de forma irregular, dificultando a gestão e a segurança da situação. A memória da primeira presidência de Trump, em 2017, ainda está fresca. Nessa altura, milhares de requerentes de asilo atravessaram a fronteira canadiana para escapar às políticas migratórias rigorosas dos Estados Unidos. A maioria destas travessias teve lugar em Roxham Road, um ponto de passagem não oficial entre o Quebeque e o Estado de Nova Iorque. No entanto, esta rota deixou de ser acessível devido ao alargamento do acordo bilateral entre o Canadá e os Estados Unidos. Os requerentes de asilo que tentam atravessar a fronteira, independentemente do local, correm agora o risco de serem reenviados, a menos que satisfaçam critérios específicos. Para os que querem pedir asilo, torna-se necessário atravessar a fronteira discretamente, permanecer escondidos durante quinze dias e só depois dar início ao pedido – uma situação que os activistas dos direitos dos migrantes descrevem como perigosa, nota a Reuters. Abdulla Daoud, diretor do Centro de Refugiados de Montreal, salienta que esta restrição pode levar os migrantes a correrem mais riscos. “Quando não se criam vias de acesso legítimas, ou quando apenas se criam vias de acesso onde as pessoas têm de fazer o impossível para estarem seguras, sabe-se, infelizmente, que as pessoas vão tentar fazer o impossível”, lamentou. Os activistas dos direitos humanos esperam que o número de pessoas que correm estes riscos aumente nos próximos meses. Para gerir este potencial afluxo, a RCMP está em “alerta máximo”, segundo o Sargento Poirier. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Os preparativos incluem o destacamento de recursos adicionais para patrulhar a fronteira. “Neste momento, todas as atenções estão viradas para a fronteira”, afirmou, acrescentando que o número de agentes poderá ser significativamente aumentado se a situação o exigir. Estas medidas incluem igualmente a mobilização de veículos de patrulha adicionais, o fretamento de autocarros, a construção de reboques e o aluguer de terrenos para satisfazer as necessidades de segurança e de acolhimento. O contexto atual é também marcado por um número recorde de pedidos de asilo no Canadá. Em julho, o Canadá registou quase 20 000 pedidos, um número recorde de acordo com o Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). Embora este número tenha diminuído ligeiramente para cerca de 16 400 em setembro, continua a ser elevado em termos históricos. De acordo com o IRB, mais de 250.000 pedidos de asilo aguardam atualmente tratamento. Perante este cenário de sobrelotação, os grupos de apoio aos refugiados, como o FCJ Refugee Centre de Toronto, já estão a trabalhar na sua capacidade máxima. A sua fundadora, Loly Rico, espera que a procura de assistência aumente à medida que mais migrantes atravessam a fronteira em busca de proteção e apoio. Loly Rico está particularmente preocupada com os riscos da travessia durante o inverno, recordando a tragédia de 2022, quando uma família de quatro pessoas morreu congelada ao tentar atravessar a fronteira perto de Emerson, Manitoba. “Será difícil para qualquer refugiado nos Estados Unidos sentir que pertence ao país, e é por isso que começará a procurar outros países que possam oferecer-lhe proteção”, explicou. De acordo com Rico, a decisão do Canadá de reforçar a sua fronteira também abriu a porta aos traficantes de pessoas. Os migrantes que antes tentavam atravessar sozinhos estão cada vez mais a recorrer a redes de passadores para os ajudar a entrar discretamente no Canadá. Esta tendência, observa, expõe os imigrantes a riscos adicionais e obriga-os a pagar taxas elevadas. Para Abdulla Daoud, a antecipação de um novo afluxo sublinha a necessidade de investir nas infra-estruturas de acolhimento dos requerentes de asilo no Canadá. “Infelizmente, enquanto o governo não mudar a sua política neste domínio, a situação permanecerá inalterada. Não estaremos preparados e a questão voltará a ser politizada”, afirmou, apelando ao governo para que actue no sentido de evitar que a questão se transforme numa questão política polémica. Apesar das preocupações, o Governo canadiano afirma estar preparado para lidar com a situação. Marc Miller, Ministro da Imigração, disse que tinha um plano de ação para lidar com o aumento dos pedidos de asilo, mas não forneceu pormenores específicos. Num comunicado de imprensa, o departamento de imigração afirmou que continuaria a “preparar-se e a antecipar todos os cenários possíveis”, acrescentando que qualquer resposta à situação teria como objetivo proteger os interesses do Canadá e dos seus residentes. Entretanto, os agentes da RCMP e os grupos de ajuda aos migrantes permanecem em alerta, preparados para o “pior cenário possível”, à medida que a América do Norte se prepara para lidar com as consequências da política migratória de Trump. Os haitianos que se encontram ilegalmente nos Estados Unidos são os grupos mais visados pelo presidente eleito, que nunca perdeu uma oportunidade para atacar os haitianos nos Estados Unidos, que promete deportar em massa durante o seu segundo mandato. Após a eleição de Trump em 2016, mais de 25.000 haitianos deixaram os Estados Unidos em direção ao Canadá. A grande maioria deles tinha certos documentos legais, como o estatuto de proteção temporária ou outros. Mas a retórica de Donald Trump não lhes deixou outra alternativa senão procurar refúgio no Canadá. **Nota1:** Este artigo foi escrito por Emmanuel Paul com base num artigo publicado pela Reuters. As citações podem diferir ligeiramente do artigo publicado em inglês pela Reuters, que pode consultar clicando na hiperligação abaixo. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-police-brace-worst-case-scenario-asylum-seekers-fleeing-trump-2024-11-08/ **Nota2:** Nota: Este artigo foi originalmente escrito em francês. Foi traduzido com recurso a software de tradução e editado pelo nosso editor, Emmanuel Paul. As citações e os extractos deste artigo podem diferir ligeiramente da versão original. 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Following Donald Trump’s return to the presidency in the recent U.S. election, considerable focus has centered on his unexpected backing from minority groups, notably Muslims and Arab Americans. However, his subsequent cabinet appointments, featuring individuals with strong pro-Israeli leanings, have generated significant unease among these same supporters. Many Muslim American leaders who supported Trump did so out of frustration with President Biden’s approach to the Israel-Gaza conflict and his support for Israel’s military operations in Lebanon. However, the appointment of figures such as Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, and Elise Stefanik has created a sense of betrayal among these constituencies, according to Reuters. “Our support was crucial to Trump’s victory, but his choices for secretary of state and other positions have left us deeply concerned,” stated Rabiul Chowdhury, a Philadelphia-based investor who established the “Muslims for Trump” organization and spearheaded the “Abandon Harris” initiative in Pennsylvania, Reuters reported. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Political analysts note that Muslim and Arab American voters, particularly in crucial swing states like Michigan, were instrumental in securing Trump’s victory. Many rallied behind him based on his campaign pledges and community outreach. His campaign consistently portrayed Trump as a peace-oriented candidate, highlighting his commitment to resolving Middle Eastern conflicts. The nomination of Republican Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State has emerged as a major point of contention. Rubio’s steadfast support for Israel and his previous statements opposing a Gaza ceasefire have raised concerns. “These people are vicious animals,” Rubio remarked, in reference to Hamas. Further intensifying the controversy, Trump has selected Mike Huckabee, Arkansas’s former governor and an outspoken supporter of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as ambassador to Israel. Huckabee has consistently rejected the viability of a Palestinian two-state solution, describing it as “unworkable.” Elise Stefanik, another staunch Israel supporter, has been nominated as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Her past criticism of the U.N., which she labeled a “cesspool of antisemitism” for condemning Palestinian casualties in Gaza, has added to the concerns. These cabinet selections have triggered strong responses from Muslim community leaders. Rexhinaldo Nazarko, who leads the American Muslim Engagement and Empowerment Network (AMEEN), voiced significant concerns. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “Our disappointment runs deep,” he told Reuters. “The administration appears to be filled with neoconservatives and strongly pro-Israel, pro-war individuals, representing President Trump’s failure to honor his commitments to the pro-peace and anti-war movement.” Nazarko added that while disappointed, the community remains committed to advocating for peace in Gaza, noting, “At least we’re now part of the conversation.” Hassan Abdel Salam, a former professor at the University of Minnesota and co-founder of the “Abandon Harris” initiative, shared similar concerns. While he had anticipated some pro-Israel appointments, Salam expressed that the actual selections exceeded even those expectations. “The administration seems to be pursuing an intensified Zionist agenda,” Salam observed. “Though we maintained our skepticism throughout… We’re still monitoring the administration’s direction, but it appears our community’s trust has been misplaced.” Throughout his campaign, Trump made deliberate attempts to secure support from Muslim and Arab American voters. His campaign trail included visits to areas with significant Arab American populations, such as Dearborn, Michigan, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he described Muslims for Trump as “an inspiring movement” dedicated to achieving peace and stability. During his visit to Dearborn, a city with a predominantly Arab population, Trump expressed admiration for the community, stating, “I love Muslims.” These campaign stops appeared to successfully connect with voters, including Bill Bazzi, who serves as mayor of neighboring Dearborn Heights and endorsed Trump’s candidacy. Bazzi, who had three personal encounters with Trump, maintains optimism that despite his cabinet selections, the president-elect will actively work to resolve the Gaza conflict. “I maintain my belief in his commitment to ending the war,” Bazzi shared with Reuters. Rola Makki, who serves as vice chair for outreach within the Michigan Republican Party and identifies as a Lebanese American Muslim, expressed similar sentiments. “While not every Trump appointment will meet universal approval, what truly matters are the results,” she stated. Makki also highlighted the conflict’s devastating impact, stating, “We must acknowledge the tragic toll: 50,000 Palestinian lives lost and 3,000 Lebanese casualties under the current administration.” The Trump campaign strategically deployed key allies to strengthen support within Muslim and Arab American communities. Richard Grenell, who previously served as Trump’s acting director of national intelligence, played a crucial role in these outreach initiatives. Grenell, frequently introduced at campaign events as a potential Secretary of State candidate, was vital in portraying Trump as a peace-advocating leader. Massad Boulos, father-in-law to Trump’s daughter Tiffany and of Lebanese descent, emerged as another significant figure. Through multiple engagements with Arab American and Muslim leaders, Boulos helped reinforce Trump’s image as a decisive leader capable of resolving Middle Eastern conflicts. However, the recent cabinet appointments have raised significant doubts about Trump’s dedication to addressing these communities’ concerns. As Trump’s Muslim and Arab American supporters wrestle with the implications of his cabinet selections, many remain committed to ensuring accountability. Community leaders including Nazarko and Chowdhury have pledged to maintain their advocacy for peace and continue amplifying their community’s political voice. As Nazarko reflected, “While this outcome is deeply disappointing, we’ve at least succeeded in making our presence known.” When contacted by Reuters for their perspective on these developments, Trump campaign officials did not provide an immediate response. 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Après le retour de Donald Trump à la présidence lors des dernières élections américaines, l’attention s’est portée sur le soutien inattendu qu’il a reçu de la part de groupes minoritaires, notamment des musulmans et des Américains d’origine arabe. Toutefois, les nominations qu’il a effectuées par la suite au sein de son cabinet, avec des personnes ayant de fortes tendances pro-israéliennes, ont suscité un malaise important parmi ces mêmes partisans. De nombreux dirigeants musulmans américains qui ont soutenu M. Trump l’ont fait parce qu’ils étaient frustrés par l’approche du président Biden à l’égard du conflit israélo-gazaoui et par son soutien aux opérations militaires d’Israël au Liban. Toutefois, la nomination de personnalités telles que Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee et Elise Stefanik a créé un sentiment de trahison parmi ces groupes, selon Reuters. « Notre soutien a été crucial pour la victoire de Trump, mais ses choix pour le poste de secrétaire d’État et d’autres postes nous ont profondément inquiétés », a déclaré Rabiul Chowdhury, un investisseur basé à Philadelphie qui a créé l’organisation “Muslims for Trump” et dirigé l’initiative “Abandon Harris” en Pennsylvanie, a rapporté l’agence Reuters. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Les analystes politiques notent que les électeurs musulmans et arabo-américains, en particulier dans des États clés comme le Michigan, ont joué un rôle déterminant dans la victoire de M. Trump. Nombre d’entre eux se sont ralliés à lui sur la base de ses promesses électorales et de son action auprès des communautés. La campagne de M. Trump l’a toujours présenté comme un candidat pacifiste, soulignant son engagement à résoudre les conflits au Moyen-Orient. La nomination du sénateur républicain Marco Rubio au poste de secrétaire d’État est apparue comme un point de discorde majeur. Le soutien indéfectible de Rubio à Israël et ses déclarations antérieures s’opposant à un cessez-le-feu à Gaza ont suscité des inquiétudes. « Ces gens sont des animaux vicieux », a fait remarquer Rubio, en référence au Hamas. Pour renforcer la controverse, M. Trump a choisi Mike Huckabee, ancien gouverneur de l’Arkansas et partisan déclaré des colonies israéliennes en Cisjordanie, comme ambassadeur en Israël. M. Huckabee a toujours rejeté la viabilité d’une solution palestinienne à deux États, la qualifiant d’« irréalisable ». Elise Stefanik, une autre fervente partisane d’Israël, a été nommée ambassadrice des États-Unis auprès des Nations unies. Ses critiques passées à l’égard de l’ONU, qu’elle a qualifiée de « cloaque de l’antisémitisme » pour avoir condamné les victimes palestiniennes à Gaza, ont renforcé les inquiétudes. Ces choix ministériels ont suscité de vives réactions de la part des responsables des communautés musulmanes. Rexhinaldo Nazarko, qui dirige l’American Muslim Engagement and Empowerment Network (AMEEN), a fait part de ses vives inquiétudes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) « Notre déception est profonde », a-t-il déclaré à Reuters. « L’administration semble être remplie de néoconservateurs et d’individus fortement pro-israéliens et pro-guerre, ce qui représente l’échec du président Trump à honorer ses engagements envers le mouvement pro-paix et anti-guerre. » M. Nazarko a ajouté que, bien que déçue, la communauté reste engagée dans la défense de la paix à Gaza, notant : « Au moins, nous faisons maintenant partie de la conversation. » Hassan Abdel Salam, ancien professeur à l’université du Minnesota et cofondateur de l’initiative « Abandon Harris », a partagé les mêmes préoccupations. Alors qu’il s’attendait à quelques nominations pro-israéliennes, M. Salam a déclaré que les sélections actuelles dépassaient même ces attentes. « L’administration semble poursuivre un programme sioniste intensifié », a observé M. Salam. « Bien que nous ayons maintenu notre scepticisme tout au long du processus, nous continuons à surveiller l’évolution de l’administration. Nous continuons à surveiller les orientations de l’administration, mais il semble que la confiance de notre communauté ait été mal placée. » Tout au long de sa campagne, Donald Trump a délibérément tenté de s’assurer le soutien des électeurs musulmans et arabo-américains. Il s’est notamment rendu dans des régions à forte population arabo-américaine, telles que Dearborn (Michigan) et Pittsburgh (Pennsylvanie), où il a décrit les musulmans pour Trump comme « un mouvement inspirant », voué à la paix et à la stabilité. Lors de sa visite à Dearborn, ville dont la population est majoritairement arabe, M. Trump a exprimé son admiration pour la communauté en déclarant : « J’aime les musulmans ». Ces étapes de la campagne semblent avoir réussi à toucher les électeurs, notamment Bill Bazzi, maire de la ville voisine de Dearborn Heights, qui a soutenu la candidature de M. Trump. M. Bazzi, qui a eu trois rencontres personnelles avec M. Trump, reste optimiste et pense qu’en dépit de ses choix ministériels, le président élu travaillera activement à la résolution du conflit de Gaza. « Je reste convaincu qu’il s’engage à mettre fin à la guerre », a déclaré M. Bazzi à Reuters. Rola Makki, qui occupe le poste de vice-présidente chargée de la sensibilisation au sein du Parti républicain du Michigan et qui s’identifie comme une musulmane libano-américaine, a exprimé des sentiments similaires. « Même si toutes les nominations de M. Trump ne seront pas approuvées par tous, ce qui compte vraiment, ce sont les résultats », a-t-elle déclaré. Mme Makki a également souligné l’impact dévastateur du conflit, déclarant : « Nous devons reconnaître le bilan tragique : 50 000 vies palestiniennes perdues et 3 000 victimes libanaises sous l’administration actuelle. » La campagne Trump a stratégiquement déployé des alliés clés pour renforcer le soutien des communautés musulmanes et arabo-américaines. Richard Grenell, qui était auparavant le directeur intérimaire du renseignement national de Trump, a joué un rôle crucial dans ces initiatives de sensibilisation. Souvent présenté lors des événements de la campagne comme un candidat potentiel au poste de secrétaire d’État, il a joué un rôle essentiel dans l’image de M. Trump en tant que leader partisan de la paix. Massad Boulos, beau-père de Tiffany, la fille de Trump, et d’origine libanaise, est apparu comme une autre figure importante. Grâce à de multiples engagements avec des dirigeants arabes américains et musulmans, M. Boulos a contribué à renforcer l’image de M. Trump en tant que dirigeant décisif capable de résoudre les conflits au Moyen-Orient. Toutefois, les récentes nominations au sein du cabinet ont suscité de sérieux doutes quant à la volonté de M. Trump de répondre aux préoccupations de ces communautés. Alors que les partisans musulmans et arabo-américains de M. Trump s’interrogent sur les implications de ses choix ministériels, nombreux sont ceux qui restent déterminés à faire en sorte que l’on rende des comptes. Les leaders communautaires, dont Nazarko et Chowdhury, se sont engagés à poursuivre leur plaidoyer en faveur de la paix et à continuer d’amplifier la voix politique de leur communauté. Comme l’a fait remarquer Nazarko, « bien que ce résultat soit profondément décevant, nous avons au moins réussi à faire connaître notre présence ». Contactés par Reuters pour connaître leur point de vue sur ces développements, les responsables de la campagne Trump n’ont pas donné de réponse immédiate. 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L’Administration fédérale de l’aviation (FAA) a récemment annoncé cette réouverture partielle. Cette décision fait suite à une interdiction temporaire des vols vers les aéroports haïtiens pour des raisons de sécurité, après des incidents où des avions auraient été touchés par des tirs. La FAA a autorisé les vols américains à desservir les aéroports situés dans six départements : Port-de-Paix, Cap-Haïtien, Pignon, Jérémie, Antoine-Simon aux Cayes, et Jacmel. Cependant, les vols vers la capitale, Port-au-Prince, restent suspendus en raison de la situation sécuritaire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Malgré cette avancée, des restrictions strictes demeurent. Un avis de mission aérienne (NOTAM) modifié interdit aux aéronefs civils et aux pilotes américains d’opérer en dessous de 10 000 pieds dans les zones désignées jusqu’au 12 décembre au moins. Selon un article publié par *The Hill*, cette mesure remplace une interdiction antérieure qui bloquait toutes les opérations aériennes sous 10 000 pieds dans tout l’espace aérien haïtien pendant 30 jours. Ces ajustements visent à concilier les préoccupations en matière de sécurité avec la nécessité de maintenir des services aériens essentiels. ### Une réouverture dans un contexte de violence accrue La réouverture des aéroports intervient dans un contexte de violence exacerbée en Haïti, notamment à Port-au-Prince, où des gangs armés ont intensifié leurs attaques, forçant plus de 20 000 personnes à fuir leur domicile. Depuis l’assassinat du président Jovenel Moïse en 2021, le pays traverse une profonde instabilité. Début novembre, la situation s’est encore détériorée lorsque des tirs ont touché un vol de JetBlue en provenance de Port-au-Prince, qui a heureusement pu atterrir sans encombre à New York. Un autre vol de Spirit Airlines, en provenance de Fort Lauderdale, a été contraint de se dérouter vers Santiago, en République dominicaine, après avoir été pris pour cible. Aucun passager n’a été blessé, bien qu’un membre d’équipage ait subi une légère blessure lors de l’atterrissage d’urgence. Ces incidents ont poussé les autorités américaines à restreindre temporairement les vols à destination et en provenance d’Haïti, soulignant les défis sécuritaires croissants. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Un lien vital pour le commerce et l’humanitaire La reprise des vols dans les six aéroports autorisés est essentielle pour Haïti, un pays fortement dépendant des voyages aériens internationaux. Ces aéroports, notamment celui de Cap-Haïtien, servent de points d’entrée pour le commerce, l’aide humanitaire, et les déplacements personnels. Avec l’inaccessibilité actuelle de Port-au-Prince, ils représentent une alternative indispensable. Cap-Haïtien, en particulier, joue un rôle central dans le nord d’Haïti, reliant les centres régionaux aux destinations internationales. La reprise des vols devrait faciliter les déplacements des voyageurs et des organisations humanitaires tout en atténuant les problèmes logistiques. Cependant, la violence et l’instabilité continuent de poser des défis majeurs. Les pilotes doivent respecter des protocoles stricts et les compagnies aériennes restent prudentes face aux risques persistants. ### Une crise humanitaire toujours préoccupante La crise humanitaire en Haïti ne montre aucun signe d’apaisement. Les Nations unies ont récemment rapporté que plus de 20 000 personnes avaient été déplacées à Port-au-Prince en seulement trois jours, cherchant désespérément à échapper à la violence. L’accès limité à la capitale et aux infrastructures essentielles complique davantage l’acheminement de l’aide humanitaire. Pendant ce temps, l’instabilité économique et la violence des gangs continuent d’aggraver les souffrances des populations locales. Bien que la réouverture des aéroports représente une avancée, les causes profondes de l’instabilité en Haïti nécessitent des solutions durables et une réponse coordonnée à l’échelle internationale. Cet article est basé sur des informations publiées par *The Hill*. 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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced this partial reopening. The decision follows a temporary ban on flights to Haitian airports for safety reasons, after incidents in which aircraft were reportedly hit by gunfire. The FAA authorized American flights to serve airports in six departments: Port-de-Paix, Cap-Haïtien, Pignon, Jérémie, Antoine-Simon aux Cayes, and Jacmel. However, flights to the capital, Port-au-Prince, remain suspended due to the security situation. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Despite this progress, strict restrictions remain. An amended air mission advisory (NOTAM) prohibits U.S. civilian aircraft and pilots from operating below 10,000 feet in designated areas until at least December 12. According to an article published by *The Hill*, this measure replaces an earlier ban that blocked all flight operations below 10,000 feet in all Haitian airspace for 30 days. These adjustments are designed to reconcile safety concerns with the need to maintain essential air services. ### Reopening against a backdrop of heightened violence The reopening of the airports comes against a backdrop of heightened violence in Haiti, particularly in Port-au-Prince, where armed gangs have stepped up their attacks, forcing over 20,000 people to flee their homes. Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, the country has experienced profound instability. In early November, the situation deteriorated further when gunfire hit a JetBlue flight from Port-au-Prince, which fortunately landed safely in New York. Another Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale was forced to divert to Santiago in the Dominican Republic after being targeted. No passengers were injured, although one crew member suffered a minor injury during the emergency landing. These incidents prompted US authorities to temporarily restrict flights to and from Haiti, underlining the growing security challenges. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### A vital link for trade and humanitarian aid The resumption of flights at the six authorized airports is essential for Haiti, a country heavily dependent on international air travel. These airports, particularly Cap-Haïtien, serve as entry points for trade, humanitarian aid and personal travel. With Port-au-Prince currently inaccessible, they represent an indispensable alternative. Cap-Haïtien, in particular, plays a central role in northern Haiti, linking regional centers with international destinations. The resumption of flights should facilitate the movement of travellers and humanitarian organizations, while alleviating logistical problems. However, violence and instability continue to pose major challenges. Pilots must adhere to strict protocols, and airlines remain cautious in the face of continuing risks. ### A humanitarian crisis that continues to give cause for concern The humanitarian crisis in Haiti shows no sign of abating. The United Nations recently reported that over 20,000 people had been displaced in Port-au-Prince in just three days, desperate to escape the violence. Limited access to the capital and essential infrastructure further complicates the delivery of humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, economic instability and gang violence continue to compound the suffering of local populations. While the reopening of airports represents a step forward, the root causes of instability in Haiti require lasting solutions and a coordinated international response. 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Over two days in June, three nations will each stage their own landmark celebration before their respective opening matches. México kicks things off on Thursday, June 11, in México City. Canada and the United States both follow on Friday, June 12, in Toronto and Los Angeles, respectively. Together, FIFA says, the three ceremonies form a unified creative statement — distinct in identity, connected by design, and anchored by an extraordinary collective lineup of global artists. It is the first time in FIFA World Cup history that three separate opening ceremonies have been held across three host nations in a single tournament. The 2026 edition — with 104 matches spread across 16 host cities in Canada, México, and the United States — is itself the largest World Cup ever staged, and the opening ceremonies are built to match. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **México City: Where It All Begins** The world’s attention turns first to México City on the morning of Thursday, June 11, when the Estadio Ciudad de México — a venue already embedded in FIFA World Cup history as the first stadium to host matches across three separate tournaments — stages the tournament’s inaugural ceremony at 11:30 local time. The lineup in México City is dense with Latin music royalty. Alejandro Fernández, Belinda, Danny Ocean, J Balvin, Lila Downs, Los Ángeles Azules, and Maná will each take the stage, joined by South African-born international star Tyla. The ceremony is designed to serve as both a national celebration and a continental opening note — the first movement in what FIFA describes as a trilogy of events. At the center of the México City production is the art of papel picado — the intricate, colorful cut-paper craft that has been woven into Mexican festivals and traditions for generations. The FIFA World Cup Trophy, the tournament’s iconic symbol, will be reimagined through this lens as the creative anchor of the ceremony, produced in partnership with Balich Wonder Studio, the production company behind all three events. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Lineup-MEX-16x9_EN.png)The ceremony also deliberately centers indigenous talent and modern folkloric performers alongside the international headliners — a signal that México’s opening is not simply a pop concert, but a cultural statement about who México is and what it brings to this tournament.México will face South Africa in the opening match, a fixture that carries its own layer of historical resonance. South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup — the first held on African soil — and its return to a World Cup tournament opening match, this time as the visiting side in México City, adds a layer of history to an already significant occasion. “The FIFA World Cup is a moment the world shares, and that begins with how we open it,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “Starting with México City and continuing the next days with Toronto and Los Angeles, these ceremonies will bring together music, culture, and football in a way that reflects both the individuality of each nation and the unity that defines this tournament”, he added in a series of three separate statements released Friday. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Gates at the venue open four hours before kick-off. The ceremony begins 90 minutes prior, and fans are encouraged to arrive early to access pre-match activations, exclusive entertainment experiences, and live programming throughout the stadium. ### **Toronto: Canada’s Moment on Home Soil** Some 26 hours after México City’s opening kick, the ceremony moves north to Toronto, where Canada will take the stage at 13:30 local time on Friday, June 12. The artistic lineup assembled for Toronto is among the most culturally eclectic of the three ceremonies, reflecting Canada’s identity as one of the world’s most diverse nations. Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Elyanna, Jessie Reyez, Michael Bublé, Nora Fatehi, Sanjoy, Vegedream, and William Prince are confirmed performers, with additional artists expected to be announced. The range of styles — from Morissette’s arena rock to Elyanna’s Arabic pop, from Bublé’s jazz-inflected standards to Vegedream’s Afrobeat-influenced French rap — is a deliberate artistic choice, mapping the breadth of the country’s diasporas onto a single stage. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Lineup-CAN-16x9-1.png) The visual centerpiece of the Canadian ceremony is a mosaic-inspired reimagining of the FIFA World Cup Trophy — each piece symbolizing the peoples, cultures, and communities that have shaped Canada’s national identity. It is a concept that parallels México’s papel picado approach: the same iconic trophy, refracted through each host nation’s cultural language. The ceremony opens with a journey across Canada itself — a countdown built around images and moments drawn from the country’s coastlines, communities, and landscapes — before building toward a welcome to the global audience gathering in the stadium. #### Canada’s opening match carries its own historic weight. The Canadian Men’s National Team will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first FIFA World Cup match on Canadian home soil. Canada has appeared in the World Cup before — most recently at the 2022 tournament in Qatar — but never with a home crowd. That changes on June 12 in Toronto, and the opening ceremony is built to mark the occasion accordingly. FIFA President Infantino framed the Toronto ceremony as an expression of Canadian identity at the world’s largest sporting moment. “The opening ceremony in Toronto will be a powerful reflection of Canada’s identity and the energy surrounding the FIFA World Cup 2026,” Infantino said. “It will be a moment of pride, unity, and anticipation as Canada takes its place on football’s biggest stage.” As in México City and Los Angeles, fans in Toronto are asked to arrive early. Gates open four hours before kick-off, with the ceremony starting 90 minutes prior. **Los Angeles: The Entertainment Capital Opens Its Doors** Hours after Toronto’s ceremony concludes, the day’s celebrations shift to Los Angeles, where the United States will host its own opening event at Los Angeles Stadium at 16:30 local time — 90 minutes before the U.S. Men’s National Team faces Paraguay in the country’s opening match. The Los Angeles lineup is anchored by Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, LISA, Rema, and Tyla, with additional artists described by FIFA as forthcoming. The six confirmed headliners span genres and continents: Perry’s stadium-scale pop; Future’s Southern hip-hop; Anitta’s Brazilian funk and reggaeton; LISA’s K-pop; Rema’s Afrobeats; and Tyla, the South African artist who also performs in México City the day prior, making her the only artist to appear at more than one of the three opening ceremonies. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Lineup-USA-16x9-1.png)The choice of Los Angeles as the U.S. opening host is deliberate. As the global center of the entertainment industry, the city lends particular credibility to the production’s ambition. FIFA and Balich Wonder Studio have designed the L.A. ceremony around large-scale visuals, immersive storytelling, and live performance — a spectacle built for a stadium audience and a global broadcast simultaneously.The FIFA World Cup Trophy will once again serve as the unifying symbol, woven through the ceremony’s visual identity as it is across all three events. In Los Angeles, the creative treatment reflects the city’s character: cosmopolitan, entertainment-forward, and culturally layered by generations of immigration and diaspora. Infantino was direct about what the U.S. opening is meant to represent. “The lineup of artists reflects the cultural diversity of the United States and the vibrancy of its many diasporas,” he said, “highlighting the nation’s rich influence on music, entertainment, and pop culture, while showcasing the power of music to bring people together across the country.” Fans inside the stadium will play an active role in the experience, FIFA said, and are encouraged to arrive early. Gates open four hours before kick-off. As with the ceremonies in México City and Toronto, there will be exclusive activations, entertainment experiences, rewards, and live pre-match programming throughout the venue ahead of kick-off. ### **One Heartbeat Across Three Nations** What binds the three ceremonies together is a concept FIFA describes as “one shared heartbeat” — a creative through-line designed by Balich Wonder Studio that connects the separate events across time zones, borders, and cultures into a single continental statement. Each ceremony reimagines the FIFA World Cup Trophy through the cultural lens of its host nation — papel picado in México City, mosaic in Toronto, and a treatment still to be fully revealed in Los Angeles. Each production begins 90 minutes before kick-off. Each invites fans to become active participants rather than passive spectators. And each is designed to stand alone as a reflection of its host nation while contributing to a larger whole. It is an approach that acknowledges both the novelty and the complexity of the 2026 format. A 48-team tournament spread across three sovereign nations — playing in 16 cities from Vancouver to Miami, from Guadalajara to Boston — requires a different kind of opening than the single-stadium ceremonies of past editions. FIFA has chosen to respond to that complexity with multiplication rather than consolidation: three ceremonies, three stories, one tournament. The tournament begins on Thursday, June 11, in México City and concludes with the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (near New York City) on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Known as “New York New Jersey Stadium the same venue that will serve as the climax of a competition that will have touched every corner of a continent over 39 days. Tickets and hospitality packages for the opening matches and the wider tournament remain available on FIFA.com/tickets, with additional inventory released on a rolling basis throughout the competition. *Caribbean Television Network (CTN) holds FIFA media accreditation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and will produce daily multilingual coverage of the tournament in English, French, and Haitian Creole. [https://ctninfo.com/fifa-world-cup-2…ross-a-continent/](https://ctninfo.com/fifa-world-cup-2%E2%80%A6ross-a-continent/) Connect with CTN on [LinkedIn,](https://www.linkedin.com/company/100253760/admin/dashboard/) [Facebook,](https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia) X, and TikTok* > [@ctn\_caribbeantelevision](https://www.tiktok.com/@ctn_caribbeantelevision?refer=creator_embed) #### **Editorial Disclaimer** This article was originally written in English. Versions in other languages — including French and Haitian Creole — are made available through AI translation software. 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While security forces have limited the territorial expansion of gangs in certain neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, violence is spreading beyond the capital, particularly in Artibonite and the Centre department. Gangs, self-defense groups, and security force operations—including drone strikes—are implicated in this heavy toll. Violence That Shows No Sign of Abating The figures are devastating. Between January 1 and March 31, 2026, 1,642 people were killed and 745 others injured in Haiti, according to data published Friday by BINUH. That is an average of approximately 18 deaths per day, in a country already scarred by years of political instability and security crisis. “Despite security advances in certain areas of downtown Port-au-Prince, insecurity is a daily and unbearable reality for a large number of Haitians, and violence continues to spread beyond the capital, particularly in Artibonite and Centre,” said Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Haiti and head of BINUH. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The report, covering the first three months of the year, paints a mixed but generally alarming picture: localized security progress, but widespread deterioration of human rights and a geographic expansion of violence. The report acknowledges some positive inflection points in the fight against gangs. Thanks to operations conducted by Haitian security forces, supported by international partners, the territorial expansion of armed groups has been “limited” in the heart of the capital. In several Port-au-Prince neighborhoods, criminal activities (extortion, kidnappings, targeted killings) have seen some reduction. But this measured optimism should not obscure reality for millions of Haitians. In areas that remain under gang control, abuses continue—daily, systematic, and unpunished. Gangs: Targeted Killings, Kidnappings, and Executions of Children Of all people killed or injured in the first quarter, 27% are directly attributable to gang members. These groups continue to spread terror through targeted killings, kidnappings for ransom, acts of extortion, and property destruction. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) One episode illustrates with horror the everyday brutality of these groups: during March, in an area under gang influence, a 13-year-old child was executed for… flying a kite. The boy, who served as a “lookout” for the gangs, was accused of disobeying or drawing attention. The precise details of the execution have not been made public, but the UN condemns it as a “tragic example” of daily abuses. While Port-au-Prince remains the epicenter, violence is spreading. On the outskirts of the capital and especially in the Artibonite department—Haiti’s agricultural breadbasket—gangs have committed serious abuses against rural populations. One of the most violent attacks took place between March 29 and 31, in Lower Artibonite. Gang members then coordinated an attack on 16 localities where several self-defense groups were based. The toll: at least 83 residents killed and 38 others injured. According to testimonies collected by the UN, some victims were pulled from their beds in the middle of the night, dragged outside, and shot in front of their homes. Sexual Violence and Child Trafficking The BINUH report also highlights the scale of sexual violence committed by gangs. At least 292 victims—mostly women and girls aged 12 to 17—have suffered gang rape or sexual exploitation. Gangs use this violence as a tool of punishment, submission, and control over populations living under their sway. Furthermore, the report warns about child trafficking, often linked to these criminal networks. Self-Defense Groups: 4% of Killings and Injuries Faced with impunity and state failure, self-defense groups have formed in several regions. BINUH estimates these militias are responsible for 4% of the killings and injuries recorded in the first quarter. Their targets: suspected gang members, but also people suspected of collaborating with them. These summary executions pose a major legal and ethical problem. While they reflect legitimate despair among populations, they also contribute to a spiral of violence entirely outside legal frameworks. Security Forces Accountable for Over 69% of Deaths and Injuries The most striking—and most controversial—figure in the report concerns security force operations (Haitian National Police, sometimes supported by a private military company using drones). These operations are responsible for more than 69% of people killed or injured during the quarter. Of all victims of drone strikes, 69 were civilians, including five children. Two young girls, aged seven and nine, were seriously injured after a drone crashed in their home’s courtyard in Martissant during March. The report also highlights persistent allegations of summary executions or attempted summary executions involving national police members. These incidents, mostly documented in specific locations in the capital, resulted in 33 deaths and 7 injuries. Informed by BINUH, the Inspector General of the Haitian National Police (IGPNH) has opened investigations into all of these cases. A positive sign, but one insufficient to reassure given the scale of human rights violations. Specialized Judicial Hubs: Slow Implementation Faced with the chronic impunity that plagues the Haitian judicial system, progress has been made in operationalizing two specialized judicial hubs designed to combat mass crimes and financial crimes. In March 2026, 14 judges were appointed by the Superior Council of the Judiciary to join these hubs. These appointments add to those of 10 deputy prosecutors appointed in January. A technical step forward, but still insufficient given the hundreds of pending criminal cases. Some progress has also been made in the judicial investigation into the Wharf Jérémie massacre (December 2024), in which at least 207 people were killed by gang members. In March 2026, arrest warrants were finally issued against ten individuals. A modest first step after nearly sixteen months of waiting. Urgent Recommendations from BINUH Faced with the extreme gravity of the human rights situation in Haiti, the BINUH report formulates several urgent recommendations: Accelerate the full operationalization of specialized judicial hubs (mass crimes, financial crimes) so that perpetrators of serious violations do not remain unpunished. Ensure that all operations by national and international security forces are conducted in strict compliance with international human rights law, particularly the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution. Accelerate the effective implementation of the vetting process within the national police to exclude corrupt or violent elements. Establish a prevention, disengagement, and rehabilitation program for minors involved in gangs. Combat arms trafficking, which fuels gang violence, by strengthening customs control measures and calling on the international community to keep Haiti on its agenda. “The international community must keep Haiti on the international agenda,” the report insists. BINUH also calls for strengthening measures to prevent arms trafficking into Haiti. 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A breath of fresh air, but a titanic challenge in a country where 5.8 million people suffer from acute food insecurity. Announced on Friday by the Petroleum Market Monitoring Advisory Council, the slight drop of 25 gourdes per gallon of gasoline—down to 700 gourdes—is hardly a cause for optimism. It comes after months of dizzying price hikes that have paralyzed transportation, sent food prices soaring, and plunged thousands of families into even more extreme poverty. In this country where more than one in two people regularly lack food, any fluctuation in fuel prices immediately affects what goes on the plate. It is against this backdrop of overlapping crises—gang violence, political instability, climate shocks—that the FAO announced this week new funding of more than $16 million, granted by the Regional Humanitarian Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean (RHPF LAC) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) 5.83 Million Haitians in Acute Food Insecurity The numbers are staggering. According to the latest report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), dated April 2026, 5.83 million people—more than one in two Haitians—are experiencing acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or higher). In other words: families skipping meals, reducing portions, or turning to wild foods to survive. This crisis is not accidental. It results from a succession of shocks: the rise of armed groups now controlling large swaths of territory, including rural areas; collapsing supply chains; chronic economic instability; and increasingly frequent climate hazards (droughts, floods, cyclones). Added to that, for several months, is the fuel crisis strangling transportation and local production. 326,600 People Targeted in Artibonite, Centre, and West Departments The funding obtained by the FAO aims for an urgent humanitarian intervention: saving lives by rapidly reducing acute food insecurity, while also giving communities the means to produce again. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The operation will target 326,600 people—approximately 65,000 households—in three of the hardest-hit departments: Artibonite (the country’s breadbasket, severely affected by violence and drought), Centre (a mountainous region where isolation complicates aid delivery), and West (which includes the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, the epicenter of the security crisis). Concretely, the FAO will distribute emergency food production kits containing short-cycle seeds (vegetables, beans, corn) and small livestock (goats, chickens, ducks). The idea is to provide agricultural tools capable of yielding results within 90 days, sometimes less. Each kit is designed to cover the food needs of a family of five for nearly six months. “What makes these interventions effective is that they enable households to quickly meet their own needs, no matter what. This prevents irreversible survival strategies—selling tools, pulling children out of school—and reduces long-term dependence on aid,” explains Pierre Vauthier, FAO Representative in Haiti. An Innovative Approach: Short-Cycle Seeds + Small-Scale Animal Husbandry The originality of this project lies in its dual agricultural and livestock component. Where many emergency interventions are limited to food distributions, the FAO is focusing on rapidly restarting local production. Short-cycle seeds—N22 beans, early-maturing corn, sweet potatoes—allow for a first harvest as early as the second half of the growing season. As for small livestock (egg-laying hens, goats, ducks), they provide a regular supply of protein and income (selling eggs, milk, kids). Beneficiaries are not left on their own. Technical support is provided, with follow-up visits by agronomists backed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development. The goal: ensure optimal use of inputs and prevent losses. Chronic Underfunding and Absolute Urgency The Regional Humanitarian Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean (RHPF LAC), which finances this operation, is part of the global system of Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPF). It allows humanitarian partners to respond quickly to the most critical needs, particularly in complex and underfunded crises. Chronic underfunding remains a recurring problem. In 2025, Haiti’s humanitarian response plan was only 35% funded. The result: interrupted assistance programs, reduced distributions, and worsening malnutrition. This new $16 million funding, while significant, remains a drop in the bucket compared to the scale of needs. More than 5.8 million people are suffering from hunger, and the country is sinking into a multidimensional crisis where insecurity, rising fuel prices, and collapsing public services reinforce one another. The FAO says it is working with local partners and community networks to secure distributions. “The challenge is to reach the most vulnerable where they are, without endangering teams. We adapt the modalities on a case-by-case basis,” says Pierre Vauthier. Local Production to Restore Dignity and Independence Beyond the numbers—326,600 people helped, 90 days to a first harvest, six months of food autonomy—this project carries a broader ambition: breaking the cycle of dependency. 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The four defendants — Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and James Solages — were all found guilty on Friday in Miami federal court. According to reporting by NBC6 South Florida, LSV Media, and the Associated Press, jurors convicted them on charges that included conspiracy to kill or kidnap Moïse, providing material support connected to the plot, and violating the U.S. Neutrality Act. The verdict is one of the most significant legal outcomes so far in the international investigation into Moïse’s killing. The Haitian president was assassinated on July 7, 2021, when heavily armed men entered his residence near Port-au-Prince in the early morning. His wife, Martine Moïse, survived the attack after being wounded and was later taken to the United States for medical care, according to the NBC6/AP report. #### Federal prosecutors argued that the plan to remove Moïse was not simply a Haitian political operation. They presented South Florida as a major hub of planning and financing, where business figures, security contractors, and political actors allegedly worked to replace Haiti’s elected leader with someone favorable to their interests. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) At the center of the case were two South Florida-based security companies linked to the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU). Prosecutors said Pretel Ortiz and Intriago were principals of CTU-related companies, while Veintemilla was tied to Worldwide Capital Lending Group, which prosecutors described as a financial backer of the operation. Solages, a Haitian American, was described by investigators as a CTU representative in Haiti. According to court documents cited by NBC6 and AP, the conspirators initially supported Christian Sanon, a Haitian-American figure whom they expected to install after Moïse was removed from power. Prosecutors said meetings in South Florida included discussions of future government contracts involving infrastructure, security services and military equipment if Sanon became Haiti’s leader. The government also said Worldwide Capital provided financial support to CTU, including a line of credit and funds that were sent to Haiti to help purchase ammunition. Colombian nationals with military backgrounds were also brought into the operation, initially under the explanation that they would provide security for Sanon. But prosecutors said the plan changed as the conspirators lost confidence in Sanon’s ability to legally or politically assume power. They later shifted their support to Wendelle Coq Thélot, a former Haitian judge who remained wanted in connection with the case until her death in January 2025, according to NBC6 and AP. Defense attorneys tried to cast doubt on the government’s narrative, arguing that the investigation was flawed and that their clients were being used as scapegoats for a deeper internal Haitian power struggle. They also told jurors the defendants believed they were operating under a valid Haitian legal order, rather than participating in an assassination plot. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### The jury did not accept that defense. The four men are scheduled to be sentenced on July 28. Each faces the possibility of life in prison. NBC6 and AP reported that at least five other people connected to the broader conspiracy have already pleaded guilty and are serving life sentences. The convictions come as Haiti continues to live with the consequences of Moïse’s assassination. His killing deepened a political vacuum that has never been fully resolved and coincided with the rapid expansion of armed gangs, the weakening of state institutions, and a justice system unable to fully prosecute the case inside Haiti. While the Miami trial has produced convictions, the Haitian side of the investigation remains troubled. NBC6 and AP reported that 20 people, including 17 Colombian soldiers, still face charges in Haiti, where violence, threats, and institutional collapse have slowed the judicial process. For many Haitians, Friday’s verdict may answer some questions about the international network behind the assassination. But it does not fully explain how a sitting president could be killed inside his own home, why Haiti’s security apparatus failed so dramatically, or who ultimately carried the greatest political responsibility for the crime. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jovenel-300x169.jpeg) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=42642&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42642&preview=true)Source: [LSV Media,](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1500193301898459&set=a.214055377178931) [NBC6,](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/4-men-found-guilty-in-miami-in-haitian-president-jovenel-moises-assassination/3806678/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_MIBrand&fbclid=IwY2xjawRrCapleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1bnZjUk10SkR2V2cxNUV6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuwbpFHNPAktPXVWGmn08i6D-Z9J3IxkcJS8QfyM0pgKxIZ8WupBeADmJ1vC_aem_FX9aPB_gowxjjSEufjYtNQ) and Associated Press. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/four-men-convicted-in-miami-over-plot-that-led-to-president-jovenel-moises-assassination/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/four-men-convicted-in-miami-over-plot-that-led-to-president-jovenel-moises-assassination/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/four-men-convicted-in-miami-over-plot-that-led-to-president-jovenel-moises-assassination/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/four-men-convicted-in-miami-over-plot-that-led-to-president-jovenel-moises-assassination/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/four-men-convicted-in-miami-over-plot-that-led-to-president-jovenel-moises-assassination/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Four%20Men%20Convicted%20in%20Miami%20Over%20Plot%20That%20Led%20to%20President%20Jovenel%20Mo%C3%AFse%E2%80%99s%20Assassination&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffour-men-convicted-in-miami-over-plot-that-led-to-president-jovenel-moises-assassination%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** FLORIDA, HAITI --- ### [Assassination of Jovenel Moïse: Four Defendants Found Guilty by U.S. Justice](https://ctninfo.com/assassination-of-jovenel-moise-four-defendants-found-guilty-by-u-s-justice/) **Published:** May 8, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** The four defendants – Arcángel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio “Tony” Intriago (owners of the CTU), James Solages (an employee of the CTU), and Walter Veintemilla (a mortgage broker from the Broward area) – have been found guilty by U.S. justice for conspiring to kidnap or kill Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who was assassinated at his home in the hills above Port-au-Prince on July 7, 2021. The verdict was delivered by a jury of twelve people before a federal court in Miami, nearly five years after the assassination, following 39 days of testimony spread over nearly nine weeks. The jury deliberated for two days, after having questioned the judge on one of the nine counts related to the delivery of bulletproof vests to mercenaries in Haiti. Arcángel Pretel Ortiz and Antonio “Tony” Intriago, owners of the Counter Terrorist Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security in Doral – collectively known as the CTU – were found guilty, alongside James Solages, who worked for the CTU, and Walter Veintemilla, a mortgage broker from the Broward area who, according to prosecutors, helped finance the plot. All the men were accused of conspiring in South Florida and hiring a commando of former Colombian soldiers to violently overthrow the Haitian president, as part of a coup d’état that, initially planned to remove him from power, turned into an assassination attempt a few weeks before his death. The defense contested these allegations, claiming that the Haitian police and presidential security forces had killed Moïse before the Colombian commando arrived at his home, located on a hill, in the middle of the night. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) But prosecutors argued that the South Florida group, in collaboration with a few key Haitians starting in April 2021, wanted to replace Moïse with a new president willing to grant them lucrative security and infrastructure contracts in Haiti. “This case is very simple,” Principal Deputy Prosecutor Sean McLaughlin told jurors during his closing argument, as reported by the Miami Herald. “It is a case about greed, arrogance, and power.” The jury found the four defendants guilty on five counts, including: conspiracy to provide material support, a terrorism-related charge, and conspiracy to conduct a military expedition against a friendly nation, in violation of the U.S. Neutrality Act, which prohibits American citizens from making war against a country at peace with the United States. Intriago, 63, was also prosecuted on four additional counts related to sending bulletproof vests to Haiti for about twenty former Colombian soldiers recruited by the CTU and sent to Port-au-Prince about a month before the killing. Although the four defendants were tried simultaneously, jurors were instructed to consider them individually. A fifth defendant, Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Haitian-born physician and pastor residing in South Florida, will be tried later for health reasons. Initially, the South Florida conspirators supported Sanon, 67, to succeed Moïse, 53, after his removal, but they abandoned him in favor of another political candidate – a Haitian Superior Court judge – in the weeks leading up to the assassination. The four defendants could be sentenced to life in prison by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Becerra. Well before the trial, six accomplices in the case had pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap or kill Moïse, or to a lesser charge of trafficking bulletproof vests to the Colombians. Two other individuals have also entered plea agreements after being charged with money laundering in connection with the plot. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The U.S. investigation relied on more than 40 witnesses, crime scene photos provided by the Haitian National Police, and some of the weapons used by the Colombian commandos. FBI agents collected 8,000 gigabytes of data from more than 100 electronic devices in the United States, Colombia, and Haiti. This evidence was contained in a 900-page summary of text messages and voice messages tracing the evolution of the plot: from the use of gangs to poisoning the victim, to detaining him at the airport upon his return from a trip abroad. As the trial concluded Tuesday, McLaughlin told jurors that the defense could argue for hours, but that would not change the “overwhelming and devastating” evidence and testimony against the four defendants, according to the Florida newspaper. “The United States has overwhelmingly proven the guilt of each of these defendants on every single count, for every single one of them,” he said, refuting defense attorneys’ attempts to portray the killing as an operation carried out by Haitians who used their clients as scapegoats. He also refuted efforts to question the credibility of Martine Moïse’s testimony – which differs from what she initially told FBI investigators after being airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital – and to portray Haiti as a corrupt country where even police evidence is unreliable. In contrast, the investigation carried out in Haiti into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse continues to drag on. Former First Lady Martine Moïse has renewed her call for justice, 57 months after the assassination. In a message posted Thursday on the social network X, she accuses “criminal oligarchs and politicians” of having organized the assassination of her husband. She also asserts that certain actors have taken control of the executive and judicial apparatus in order to slow down proceedings and protect suspects involved in the case. 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The free, public event runs from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Boston Preparatory Charter Public School and is expected to bring together more than 60 businesses, employers, nonprofits, government agencies, and community organizations. Chamber officials describe it as one of the largest Haitian-American business and networking events in the region. The Expo arrives at a notable moment for the Chamber, which is celebrating a decade of work supporting Haitian-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and workforce development programs across the United States. “This year is not just another expo — it is a celebration of 10 years of impact, resilience, growth, and vision,” Dr. Hans Patrick Domercant said in a statement issued by the Chamber. He added that the event will bring together entrepreneurs, job seekers, corporate partners, elected officials, and community leaders to mark the Chamber’s milestone and present its plans for the years ahead. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### A New Chapter Tied to the 2026 World Cup A central announcement at the May 16 event will be the Chamber’s formal unveiling of a slate of FIFA World Cup 2026 activities and initiatives planned across Massachusetts, the organization said. According to the Chamber’s release, those plans include cultural celebrations, community watch parties, business engagement programs, positive-narrative campaigns about Haiti, and statewide collaborations. The initiatives are designed to highlight Haitian culture, entrepreneurship, tourism, and economic contributions during what will be one of the most-watched global sporting moments in recent memory — and the first World Cup featuring Haiti’s national team in 52 years. Boston is a confirmed U.S. host city for the tournament, and Massachusetts is home to one of the largest Haitian-American populations in the country, concentrated in Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Mattapan, Hyde Park, and the surrounding metropolitan area. The Chamber’s framing of the World Cup as both a cultural celebration and an economic opportunity reflects broader interest among Haitian-American business leaders in capturing the tournament’s visibility, tourism, and consumer attention. ### A Decade of Growth and a Next-Decade Roadmap The Chamber said it will also use the May 16 event to share its strategic roadmap for the next ten years. According to the release, that roadmap includes continued national expansion of the Chamber’s network, strengthening of local chapters across the United States, expanded support for Haitian entrepreneurs, increased participation in supplier diversity and procurement opportunities, and growth of the Chamber’s workforce development programs and digital platforms. The organization has framed the next decade as an effort to deepen its national footprint while continuing to serve as a connective hub for Haitian-American businesses, professionals, and community leaders. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The Expo will feature a mix of business networking, employment opportunities, technical assistance for small businesses, government and community resource tables, vendor showcases, product demonstrations, and announcements from Chamber leadership. The Chamber said the event will also include several giveaways for registered attendees, including a round-trip ticket to Haiti, a 55-inch television, and additional prizes. Registration is free and available through the Chamber’s website at ushaitianchamber.org. Entrepreneurs, small business owners, professionals, students, families, employers, and job seekers are all encouraged to attend, the Chamber said. ### Why This Matters The Chamber’s 10-year anniversary lands at a moment of particular weight for the Haitian-American community in the United States. Ongoing immigration policy uncertainty around Temporary Protected Status, sustained instability in Haiti, and a national environment in which Haitian-Americans are frequently the subject of public commentary rather than participants in it have raised the stakes for organizations that build economic infrastructure inside the diaspora. Events like the Business Expo serve a function beyond their immediate networking value. They are visible platforms for a community whose contributions to U.S. economic life — through small business ownership, professional services, healthcare, and entrepreneurship — are often undercounted in mainstream discourse. For a Chamber marking ten years of work, the May 16 gathering is both a celebration and a statement of intent. ![Poster for the 8th Annual Haitian American Business Expo & Job Fair: a crowded indoor expo with booths and attendees; text reads 'Save the Date May 16, 2026, 12 pm–4 pm at Boston Prep, Hyde Park, MA' and a blue skyline section with 'Empowering Businesses. Creating Opportunities. Building the Future.' followed by 'Celebrating 10 Years of Impact' and the event website.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/dc67abe9-7625-5d9b-1f4c-c0a11a055a25.png) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=42631&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42631&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-chamber-marks-10-years-with-major-boston-business-expo/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-chamber-marks-10-years-with-major-boston-business-expo/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-chamber-marks-10-years-with-major-boston-business-expo/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-chamber-marks-10-years-with-major-boston-business-expo/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-chamber-marks-10-years-with-major-boston-business-expo/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitian%20Chamber%20marks%2010%20years%20with%20major%20Boston%20business%20expo&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitian-chamber-marks-10-years-with-major-boston-business-expo%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** BUSINESS, HAITI, MASSACHUSETTS --- ### [U.S. State Department to Begin Stripping Passports From Parents With Unpaid Child Support, Affecting Thousands](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-state-department-to-begin-stripping-passports-from-parents-with-unpaid-child-support-affecting-thousands/) **Published:** May 8, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The U.S. State Department is set to begin revoking the passports of thousands of parents who have fallen significantly behind on child support payments, expanding what the agency describes as a long-standing but underused enforcement tool, according to reporting by the Associated Press. The first wave of revocations is scheduled to take effect on Friday and will target parents whose unpaid child support debt totals at least $100,000, AP reported. Department officials told the news agency that approximately 2,700 American passport holders fall into that category, based on figures supplied to the State Department by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The action represents a significant escalation of an enforcement framework first established under a 1996 federal law that has remained largely unenforced for nearly three decades. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Under the original 1996 statute, the federal government has been authorized to deny or revoke U.S. passports for parents who owe more than $2,500 in past-due child support. In practice, however, the penalty has been applied narrowly — typically only when an affected individual filed an application to renew an expired passport, AP reported. #### The new policy substantially expands the law’s reach. According to AP, the State Department will now coordinate with HHS to identify all parents who exceed the $2,500 threshold and proactively revoke the passports of those who already hold valid travel documents — rather than waiting for them to seek renewal. The department has not yet released a precise figure on how many passport holders currently fall into the broader category, AP reported, because HHS is still gathering data from state-level agencies that track child support arrears nationwide. Officials told the news service that the expanded enforcement could ultimately affect tens of thousands of additional Americans. The expansion was first reported by AP in February. ### State Department Frames Move as Effective Pressure Tool In remarks shared with AP, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar characterized the change as a strengthening of an enforcement strategy with a demonstrated track record. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “We are expanding a commonsense practice that has been proven effective at getting those who owe child support to pay their debt,” Namdar told the news agency. “Once these parents resolve their debts, they can once again enjoy the privilege of a U.S. passport.” The State Department also told AP that the public disclosure of the policy expansion has already prompted some affected parents to settle outstanding balances. According to the department, hundreds of parents have moved to resolve arrears with state authorities since the AP first reported on the planned expansion in February. “While we can’t confirm the causation in all of those cases, we are taking this action precisely to impel these parents to do the right thing by their children and by U.S. law,” the department said in a statement provided to AP. Federal officials pointed to historical collection data to justify the expansion. According to figures the State Department provided to AP, the passport-denial program has facilitated the collection of roughly $657 million in past-due child support since enforcement began in earnest in 1998. More than $156 million of that total has come from over 24,000 individual lump-sum payments made within the past five years alone, AP reported. The State Department described the program as a “powerful tool” for compelling delinquent parents to meet their financial obligations. ## What Affected Passport Holders Can Expect According to AP, parents whose passports are revoked under the policy will receive formal notice from the State Department that their documents are no longer valid for international travel. To restore their travel privileges, they will need to satisfy their child support arrears and then submit a new passport application once payment is confirmed by the relevant state authorities. The policy includes accommodations for individuals who may be overseas at the moment of revocation, AP reported. Affected travelers abroad will need to visit a U.S. embassy or consulate to request an emergency travel document, which will permit them to return to the United States but not to continue international travel until their child support debt is resolved. The expansion arrives at a politically charged moment in U.S. immigration and border policy, with the State Department under heightened scrutiny over its travel-document policies more broadly. While the new enforcement focus on child support arrears is procedurally distinct from immigration enforcement, it shares a common feature: a willingness to leverage federal travel documents as a compliance mechanism. Child support arrears in the United States represent a longstanding policy challenge. Federal and state authorities have used a range of tools over the years — including wage garnishment, tax refund seizures, professional license suspensions, and credit reporting — to compel payment. The expanded passport-revocation program adds another lever, one that supporters argue is particularly effective with high-earning delinquents who may travel internationally for business or personal reasons. For parents within the affected community — including significant numbers in immigrant and diaspora populations who travel frequently between the U.S. and family abroad — the policy change could carry particular weight. Travel abroad to visit family, attend funerals, or conduct business will become contingent on resolving outstanding child support obligations. The first wave of revocations is set to take effect on Friday. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Untitled-design-2026-02-11T191530674-e1770855393842.png) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=42622&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42622&preview=true) This article is based on reporting by the [Associated Press.](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4637774698449-us-will-start-revoking-passports-for-thousands-of-parents-who-owe-child-support-ap-learns?_f=app_share&pd=0MQG00SZ&lang=en_US&send_time=1778214032&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2226.17.2.3%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&sep=sc_d2d_share_26q2-v1&s=i6) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-state-department-to-begin-stripping-passports-from-parents-with-unpaid-child-support-affecting-thousands/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-state-department-to-begin-stripping-passports-from-parents-with-unpaid-child-support-affecting-thousands/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-state-department-to-begin-stripping-passports-from-parents-with-unpaid-child-support-affecting-thousands/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-state-department-to-begin-stripping-passports-from-parents-with-unpaid-child-support-affecting-thousands/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-state-department-to-begin-stripping-passports-from-parents-with-unpaid-child-support-affecting-thousands/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20U.S.%20State%20Department%20to%20Begin%20Stripping%20Passports%20From%20Parents%20With%20Unpaid%20Child%20Support%2C%20Affecting%20Thousands&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fu-s-state-department-to-begin-stripping-passports-from-parents-with-unpaid-child-support-affecting-thousands%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, US --- ### [Haiti to base 2026 World Cup camp at Stockton University, NJ](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-to-base-2026-world-cup-camp-at-stockton-university-nj/) **Published:** May 7, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Haitian national soccer team will base its 2026 FIFA World Cup operations at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey, joining Brazil, Morocco, and Senegal in selecting the New Jersey area as its tournament training and accommodation hub, according to [The New York Times.](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7253613/2026/05/05/new-jersey-world-cup-base-morocco-haiti-brazil-senegal/?redirected=1) A formal announcement of all four base camps is expected this week, the Times reported, citing sources familiar with the tournament planning. The selection places Haiti in close geographic proximity to its three group-stage opponents and to MetLife Stadium, the East Rutherford venue scheduled to host the World Cup final on July 19. For Haitian-American fans across the United States — particularly in the densely populated diaspora of New York, New Jersey, and Boston — the Galloway base means the national team will spend the tournament within a short drive of communities that have waited 52 years for this moment. Stockton University, located in Galloway Township, southern New Jersey, near Atlantic City, will provide training and accommodation facilities for the Haitian delegation. The New York Times reported that the campus previously hosted the Brazilian club Flamengo during the FIFA Club World Cup in the summer of 2025. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The Haitian Football Federation has not yet released a public statement on the decision, but the choice gives the team access to a full Division III athletics infrastructure on a coastal campus roughly 2.5 hours by road from MetLife Stadium and within reach of Philadelphia. ### A Region Loaded with Talent The New Jersey area now ranks as one of the two most in-demand training regions across the three host countries — the United States, Canada, and Mexico — alongside Kansas City, which will host the base camps for Argentina, England, the Netherlands, and Algeria, according to the New York Times. Brazil, the five-time World Cup champion and 1994 winner on U.S. soil, will use the New York Red Bulls’ Columbia Park Training Center in Morris Township as its operations base. The 80-acre facility recently underwent improvements that the Times reported cost more than $100 million. Morocco, which reached the semifinals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, will train at the Pingry School. The school was previously used as a base camp during the 1994 World Cup, when Italy — that tournament’s eventual finalist — chose it for training. Senegal, originally declared champions of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations before tournament organizers reversed the final result, will train at Rutgers University. Senegal is scheduled to play two group-stage matches at MetLife Stadium — against France on June 16 and Norway on June 22. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Brazil, Haiti, and Morocco are also drawn together in the same group, meaning all three teams will be training within roughly an hour’s drive of each other through much of the group stage. ### A Diplomatic Reset Between FIFA and New Jersey The base camp announcements arrive at a moment of relative calm between FIFA and New Jersey state officials, after weeks of public disagreement over local transportation costs. According to the Times, the dispute centered on a New Jersey Transit decision to raise round-trip rail fares between New York’s Penn Station and MetLife Stadium to as much as $150 during the tournament. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill defended the pricing decision, arguing that she would not ask state taxpayers to absorb an estimated $48 million in transportation costs while FIFA projects more than $11 billion in tournament revenue. FIFA, in turn, cited lower transportation costs in other host markets and warned that the New Jersey approach could have what The New York Times described as a “chilling” effect. In a statement quoted by the New York Times welcoming the four national teams, Sherrill said her state is “excited to welcome the world” and described the tournament as a “once-in-a-generation event.” For CTN viewers and for the broader Haitian community in the United States and Canada, the Galloway selection sets the geographic anchor for diaspora coverage of the tournament. The base camp’s proximity to major Haitian-American population centers in northern New Jersey, Brooklyn, Queens, Boston, and Philadelphia places the team within a manageable travel radius for fans, journalists, and community organizations seeking to engage with the squad during the tournament window of June 11 through July 19. 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This attack marks a new escalation of the insecurity devastating the Lower Artibonite, a region already hard hit by armed violence. Many residents have been forced to abandon the imperial capital. According to media reports, some members of the armed group may have remained on site to maintain control over the area. The vice-delegate of the Dessalines arrondissement, Dunelson Duval, cited by the agency HaïtiInfoPro, confirmed the destruction of the police station by the “Kokorat san ras” gang. He strongly criticized security officials and political authorities for taking no action in the face of these destructive acts, despite numerous warnings. To succeed in bringing down the building housing the police station, the bandits, armed with sledgehammers, mobilized young people from the Cité impériale. This destruction, lamented the executive’s representative in Marchand-Dessalines, follows a seduction campaign carefully orchestrated by the criminals aimed at the civilian population. Distributing money extorted from users of National Road No. 1, conducting an awareness campaign to demonize law enforcement — these are some of the strategies used by the thugs to advance their destructive project. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The departmental director of police in Artibonite, Divisional Commissioner Jean Alex Pierre-Louis, is being singled out as gangs make alarming progress, particularly following this violent attack on the Marchand-Dessalines police station. ### The unraveling continues in Artibonite In recent months, the “Kokorat san ras” gang and another criminal group, “Gran Grif” from Savien, have carried out deadly attacks in several localities. The attack perpetrated on the night of March 28 to 29, 2026, in Jean-Denis, in the commune of Petite-Rivière-de-l’Artibonite, killed dozens of people and destroyed numerous homes and plantations. In Saint-Marc, where recent demonstrations against insecurity have taken place, the city was shaken by high tension on Monday, May 4. Demonstrators, most of them from Jean-Denis, erected barricades of burning tires, paralyzing activities. They intended to denounce persistent insecurity and demand concrete action from the state against the gangs. The following Tuesday, the city hall, in coordination with the Saint-Marc Municipal Security Council, announced the imposition of a 72-hour curfew in the commune — a measure intended, according to officials, to curb insecurity and protect the population. Vehicle and motorcycle traffic is prohibited between 8:30 PM and 6:00 AM. Authorities also require that any demonstration be declared to the police and that participants keep their faces uncovered, signaling a state of alert in the city. The organization Justice and Solidarity has strongly condemned the alarming rise of armed violence in the Artibonite department, pointing to the inaction of Haitian authorities in the face of the current security situation. According to the organization, farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs from Lower Artibonite have been directly targeted. Faced with the powerlessness of public institutions, the organization calls on the civilian population to organize to ensure their own safety. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) As gangs multiply their abuses, the Haitian National Police (PNH) announced two weeks ago the launch of the Gang Repression Force (FRG). 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Caleb Vitello, then the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raised the warning during a February meeting with Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and members of Scott’s team, the report said. The dispute escalated to the point that aides to both men ended the meeting and cleared the room, according to officials at the Department of Homeland Security cited by The Independent. The plan under discussion — approved by then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — would have established a National Incident Command Center, drawing on resources from ICE, CBP, and the Pentagon, to push annual deportations to 1 million people. The target aligned with President Donald Trump’s pledge to carry out the largest removal operation in U.S. history. Under the proposed framework, federal agents would have been authorized to enter the last known addresses of immigrants with outstanding removal orders without judicial warrants, and detained individuals would have faced accelerated deportation proceedings with no avenue for appeal, DHS officials told NBC News. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Vitello’s objection focused on the operational risk of executing such raids against an outdated address list. According to the report, records for the roughly 700,000 people with prior removal orders had not been recently verified, and warrantless home entries could result in U.S. citizens being swept up in the operation. The Independent reported that Scott pounded the table during the exchange, while Vitello remained in place. Within days, Vitello was replaced by Todd Lyons as acting ICE director. ### Concerns Echoed in Minneapolis Vitello’s warnings drew renewed attention months later, when federal immigration agents conducting an enforcement surge in Minneapolis fatally shot two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in January. A Marist poll the following month found that nearly two-thirds of Americans believed ICE’s actions had gone too far, the report noted. Trump himself appeared to acknowledge that adjustments were needed. In a February interview with NBC News, the president said, “I learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch”, while adding that aggressive enforcement would continue. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The proposed command center never materialized in its original form, but elements of the plan have been implemented. The Independent reported that in May, Lyons authorized federal agents to detain individuals with removal orders inside their residences using administrative warrants issued by ICE offices, rather than judicial warrants signed by a judge — a key procedural shift that bypasses court oversight at the point of entry. ### Cabinet Fallout In March, as public criticism of the administration’s immigration enforcement intensified, Trump fired Noem — making her the first Cabinet member dismissed in his second term, according to the report. Corey Lewandowski, her top aide, departed shortly afterward. The administration has so far fallen well short of its annual deportation goal. At an April congressional hearing, Lyons testified that approximately 570,000 people had been deported since Trump’s inauguration, the report said — a pace short of the one-million-per-year target. The dispute between Vitello and Scott is one of several reported confrontations inside the second Trump administration. In April 2025, then-Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had a heated argument at the White House over the future of the Internal Revenue Service, witnesses told Axios, a report cited by The Independent. The exchange reportedly continued from the Oval Office into a hallway, where the president witnessed it. Musk has also been involved in disputes with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, according to The New York Times, which The Independent also cited. In a statement to Axios, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described internal disagreements as a normal feature of the administration’s policy process and said officials ultimately serve at the president’s pleasure. 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But this year, the alarms are ringing louder than ever. Between a historic decline in freedom of expression, record impunity for crimes against journalists, mass surveillance, manipulation through artificial intelligence, and targeted warfare against field reporters, the democratic edifice is crumbling. From Port-au-Prince to Lusaka, via Paris and Oslo, media actors are sounding the alarm. In his message published for this occasion, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres recalled a cruel adage: “It is often said that in times of war, truth is the first casualty. But all too often, the first casualties are the journalists who risk everything to reveal the truth.” The UN chief denounced the increase in attacks against media professionals, “not only where war rages, but everywhere the powerful fear being held accountable.” Censorship, surveillance, judicial harassment, assassinations: the threats are multiplying. He particularly emphasized the “sharp” rise in the number of journalists killed in war zones, often deliberately targeted.” Guterres also decried the shocking impunity surrounding these crimes: “85% of crimes committed against journalists are neither investigated nor punished. Such a level of impunity is unacceptable. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) For him, press freedom is also being tested by economic pressures, new technologies, and deliberate manipulations. “When access to reliable information erodes, mistrust sets in. When public debate is distorted, social cohesion weakens.” He concluded: “All other freedoms flow from press freedom. Without it, there can be no human rights, no sustainable development, no peace.” UNESCO, which coordinates this day globally, placed the 2026 edition under the main theme: “Shaping a Future of Peace.” The world conference is being held on May 4 and 5 in Lusaka, Zambia, bringing together journalism actors, digital rights defenders, and artificial intelligence experts. #### In its World Trends Report on Freedom of Expression and Media Development (2022-2025), UNESCO presents damning figures: Since 2012, freedom of expression worldwide has declined by 10%, a deterioration comparable to the most troubled periods of the 20th century (World Wars, Cold War). Journalist self-censorship has increased by 63%, due to fear of reprisals, online harassment, judicial intimidation, and economic pressures. Information manipulation, particularly through AI used by malicious actors, weakens trust and national security. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Faced with this picture, UNESCO insists: “Free, reliable, and verified information strengthens accountability, dialogue, and human rights. Journalism shapes peace.” ### IFJ: 128 journalists killed in 2025, widespread surveillance The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) painted an equally grim picture. According to its figures, 128 journalists were killed while carrying out their duties in 2025, and 9 others have already lost their lives in 2026. The IFJ particularly denounces armed conflicts in which “press” status has become a reason to be targeted rather than protected. In Ukraine, Palestine, Lebanon, and Sudan, reporters are being arrested, killed, and sometimes forced into exile because of their work. But beyond war zones, it is the new forms of repression that are worrying. In its latest World Surveillance Report published on April 28, the IFJ highlights systematic and unprecedented surveillance against journalists: state-level spyware, advanced phishing, fake websites, all without real legislative control. Source protection is seriously compromised. The IFJ is also concerned about the rise of artificial intelligence, which enables large-scale disinformation, identity theft, and the replacement of journalists by automated tools, without respect for ethics or remuneration for the use of their work. “Every attack on a media professional is an attack designed to silence a story. The deplorable state of press freedom must mobilize all of us. It is time to act. Together,” said IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger. For its part, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its 2026 World Press Freedom Index, and the finding is historic: for the first time in 25 years, more than half of the world’s countries are in a “difficult” or “serious” situation. The global average score has never been so low. Among the five indicators measured (economic, legal, security, political, social), the legal framework is the one declining the most, a sign of the growing criminalization of journalism. National security laws, in particular, are increasingly being used to silence critical investigations. ### Key trends in the 2026 Index Norway remains at the top for the tenth consecutive year. Eritrea still closes the ranking. Syria (141st) makes the largest upward jump (+36 places) after the fall of the Assad regime. The United States (64th) drops seven places. In Latin America, Ecuador and Peru plunge into violence and repression. “Passivity becomes a form of endorsement. It is no longer enough to affirm principles: active protection policies are essential. This begins with ending the criminalization of journalism. The ball is in the court of democracies and their citizens,” RSF concludes. ### Haiti: A multi-voiced alarm over insecurity and impunity In Haiti, World Press Freedom Day was marked by a series of converging statements from the main journalist and media associations. The Association of Haitian Journalists (AJH) The AJH alerts to the deterioration of working conditions: assassinations, kidnappings, and forced exile. It calls for concrete measures to protect journalists and fight impunity. “Without safety for journalists, neither lasting peace nor the rule of law can be guaranteed,” the organization insists. The Haitian Association of Online Media (AHML) The AHML describes a climate marked by insecurity and violence, which limits the work of professionals. It calls for a rapid response from the authorities and condemns any attack on press freedom. “Without security progress, press freedom will remain under pressure in Haiti,” it warns. ### The National Network of Online Media (RENAMEL) RENAMEL strongly denounced the disappearance of two journalists – Osnel Espérance (Uni FM) and Junior Célestin (Megastar) – who have been missing since March 13, 2026, while reporting on the security situation in downtown Port-au-Prince. The organization severely criticizes the lack of investigation: “The Government Commissioner can initiate proceedings. The Haitian National Police, via the Central Directorate of Judicial Police, has not opened an investigation for lack of a complaint.” RENAMEL calls on the government led by Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to take urgent measures. ### The National Network of Haitian Journalists (RENAJOUH) RENAJOUH wished “good continuity in the struggle” to all journalists worldwide. The association recalls that May 3 originates from the Windhoek Declaration (May 3, 1991, Namibia), a founding text that underscores the importance of a free, independent, and pluralistic press for democracy. RENAJOUH calls for collective mobilization to protect imprisoned or persecuted journalists. World Press Freedom Day 2026 is no ordinary commemoration. The figures are undeniable: the decline is historic, impunity is the norm, and new technologies are increasing the vulnerability of journalists. As António Guterres reminded us: “Let us protect the rights of journalists and make this world a haven for truth, and for those who reveal it.” ![Blue background with text 'May 3 World Press Freedom Day 2026' beside a split globe, quill, and dove. 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On April 28, 2026, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) submitted a revised version of the electoral budget to the Haitian government. This submission follows the categorical refusal of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to accept the initial budget of $250 million, which he had described as “unacceptable and absurd.” The Prime Minister had clearly stated that he would not authorize the disbursement of such a sum for election-related purposes. The OIDG considers this position legitimate in principle. “It is legitimate for the government to request a budget revision if it deems the budget too high,” stated the President of the Observatory, Dr. Ambroise Guillaume, in a press release sent to CTN. However, the Observatory does not hide its frustration with the method. It openly questions the role of the entities meant to act as intermediaries between the CEP and the Executive branch: why were these budgetary issues not anticipated earlier? The OIDG denounces this institutional back-and-forth as a waste of time that the Haitian people can no longer afford. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “This situation of back-and-forth between the two institutions constitutes a waste of time for a population that can no longer wait for a return to constitutional order, in a transition that is dragging on,” warns sociologist Guillaume. The OIDG therefore urges the Fils-Aimé government to respond “as soon as possible” to follow up on the new budget proposal and to publish the electoral decree necessary to finalize the electoral calendar. ### A controversial electoral decree Alongside the financial standoff, the CEP has submitted a revised version of the electoral decree to the Executive. This document introduces several major changes, both at the local authority level and regarding the conditions for political party participation. One of the most notable reforms sets a new threshold for participation in elections. According to the CEP’s proposals, a political party must have at least 30,000 members to be eligible to take part in the elections. This measure is perceived as a real barrier by several political parties, who see it as disguised exclusion. They believe that compiling a database of 30,000 members is a real challenge. They also denounce an intention to lock down the political game in favor of a handful of long-established parties. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Economic insecurity: Businesses threatened with closure in northern Port-au-Prince Beyond the electoral crisis, the OIDG is alerting to another urgency: the deterioration of the security situation and its direct economic consequences. The Observatory expresses concern over the fate of certain large companies located in the north of the capital. These companies, facing growing insecurity, risk having to close their doors. This is a catastrophic scenario in a context where unemployment is already dramatically high. “This situation risks leading to closures and causing job losses for thousands of people,” warns OIDG President Ambroise Guillaume. For the Observatory, the State’s inability to secure the strategic economic zones of the metropolitan area aggravates an already explosive social crisis. The closure of large companies would only add thousands more unemployed to a population that is at its breaking point. ### Cap-Haïtien on edge: airport activity threatened The OIDG also expresses its deep concern about the tensions in Cap-Haïtien. In recent days, mobilizations have shaken several neighborhoods, particularly at the southern entrance to the country’s second-largest city. Barricades, protests, blockages: the social climate is visibly deteriorating. If this situation is not quickly brought under control, warns the Observatory, it could disrupt or even paralyze activities at the Cap-Haïtien international airport. Such a scenario would further isolate the North of the country, cutting off an entire region from its links with the rest of the country and the world. The OIDG does not hide its bitterness over the authorities’ attitude. “The government, already incapable or lacking the will to resolve the situation at the Toussaint Louverture airport, must take its responsibilities,” the Observatory insists. ### Call for the reopening of the main airport The OIDG reiterates its demand: the Haitian State must ensure the effective reopening of the Toussaint Louverture airport in Port-au-Prince by taking the necessary measures to face insecurity. Otherwise, the paralysis of the country’s main air hub could spread to Cap-Haïtien, plunging the entire country into logistical and economic asphyxiation. The International Observatory for Democracy and Governance, which makes an uncompromising assessment, reminds us of an obvious fact that is too often forgotten: without security, there can be no credible elections. 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The most spectacular operation, carried out off the coast of Môle Saint-Nicolas by the US Coast Guard, resulted in the seizure of more than 1.3 tons of Marijuana. In the South, a fourth cocaine seizure in one month confirms the intensification of land-based operations. #### A Joint Operation at Sea: 1,376 kg of Marijuana Seized On Sunday, May 3, 2026, in the early afternoon, Haitian authorities officially received a large drug shipment seized in territorial waters. The operation, conducted by the US Coast Guard, took place on April 30, 2026, around 7:00 PM (Haitian time), off the coast of Môle Saint-Nicolas, in the extreme northwest of Haiti. According to a press release from the Police Communication Directorate (DICOP) published on May 4, a US vessel intercepted a suspicious boat navigating in an area near Haitian territorial waters. On board, officers discovered 66 white bags, carefully sealed and containing dried vegetable matter. Preliminary tests confirmed it was Marijuana, with a total weight of 1,376 kilograms. The arrested suspect is a Jamaican national, Aldane Anderson, alias “Ali,” aged 25. After his apprehension, he was handed over to Haitian authorities along with the shipment. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The official handover of the drugs and the suspected trafficker took place on May 3, 2026, around noon, in Cap-Haïtien. The ceremony, held in the presence of the Justice of the Peace of Cap-Haïtien, Maître Samuel Philippaux, and his clerk, brought together representatives of the US Coast Guard, the Haitian Coast Guard of the North, and the Anti-Drug Trafficking Brigade (BLTS/North). All evidence and the suspect have been handed over to BLTS North for judicial proceedings. The PNH welcomes in its press release “the effectiveness of the collaboration” between the US Coast Guard and Haitian units. “The PNH reaffirms its commitment to combating drug trafficking throughout the national territory and salutes the cooperation between the US Coast Guard and the BLTS/DCPJ, as well as with the PNH Coast Guard,” reads the document. #### In the South: Peterson Lavajesse Arrested for Cocaine Possession The same weekend, but in the Southern Department, another operation took place. On Saturday, May 2, 2026, around 7:00 AM, in the locality of Grand Bouchiet, commune of Torbeck, law enforcement officers (BLTS and South Coast Guard) arrested Peterson Lavajesse. The suspect was apprehended in possession of two packets of white powder. Rapid tests conducted on-site tested positive for cocaine. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) What makes this arrest particularly notable is its context: this is the fourth drug seizure recorded in the South in less than one month. According to the PNH, this unusual pace reflects intensified patrols and better collaboration with the population. “This intervention constitutes the fourth drug seizure recorded in less than a month in the region, which demonstrates the determination of law enforcement to combat drug trafficking throughout the national territory,” emphasizes another communiqué from the police institution. #### A Message of Firmness and an Appeal to the Population In both communiqués, the Haitian National Police repeats its signature message: “The PNH is for you, the PNH is closer to you.” The institution renews its commitment to pursue and dismantle criminal networks, while inviting the population to continue cooperating. Both cases are now in the hands of the judicial system. For Aldane Anderson, the Jamaican national arrested at sea, the proceedings could lead to prosecution for international drug trafficking, a crime punishable by severe penalties under Haitian law. Peterson Lavajesse, arrested in Torbeck, will be tried for possession and trafficking of cocaine. These seizures illustrate the porosity of Haiti’s coasts to illicit flows. Môle Saint-Nicolas, the westernmost point of the island, is historically monitored for its potential role in drug transit between Colombia, Jamaica, and the United States. 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This increase in the basic daily wage follows several days of protests organized by workers of the National Society of Industrial Parks (SONAPI) in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and those of the Industrial Development Company (CODEVI) in Ouanaminthe, in the Nord-Est department. The announcement was made by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Serge Gabriel Collin, during a press conference held at the headquarters of the Economic and Social Assistance Fund (FAES) in Delmas 75, in the presence of the Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Sandra Paulemon, acting Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, as well as the Director General of FAES, Kesner Romilus, and members of the Superior Wage Council. “This decision illustrates the government’s determination to respond, with responsibility and a sense of state duty, to the legitimate expectations of workers, who are essential actors in the dynamics of national economic recovery,” stated a government press release. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Minister Serge Gabriel Collin indicated that the minimum wage increase will be gradually extended to all relevant segments, with a concern for balance and sustainability. During the protests organized last month, workers demanded a minimum wage of 3,000 gourdes to cope with the rising cost of living. The main union associations involved in the protests had not immediately responded to the government’s announcement of an increase in the basic daily wage to 1,000 gourdes. #### The communiqué states that the government is “aware of the strategic role of the private sector in creating jobs and wealth and, therefore, has initiated discussions regarding the reduction of energy costs, particularly in its renewable component.” As of January 2027, the electricity tariff in the Caracol Park area will be reduced to 21 cents per kilowatt-hour, compared to the current 30 cents. This measure, coordinated with economic partners, aims to improve access to essential services, particularly for the most vulnerable populations, the communiqué reads. The Minister of Economy and Finance also announced the implementation of direct financial support for workers. To this end, a fund of 625 million gourdes will be mobilized for the last five months of the 2025-2026 fiscal year, reflecting the executive branch’s ongoing commitment to social protection and purchasing power. Like households, Haitian businesses are being hard hit by the severe security crisis that has shaken the country for several years. The consequences are catastrophic for many companies, some of which have been forced to reduce operations, implement staff cuts, or even close permanently. This persistent deterioration of the business climate further weakens an already vulnerable economic fabric and undermines job creation, even as social needs remain immense. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) In this difficult context for businesses, the government assures that it wants to support the private sector to prevent the minimum wage increase from worsening the situation of the most fragile employers. The press release reaffirms the government’s commitment to creating an environment conducive to investment, employment, and growth while respecting national priorities. 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Ayanna Pressley used a town hall in her home district last weekend to push back against what she described as a creeping sense of defeatism among Democrats, pointing to her successful Haitian TPS discharge petition as evidence that organized resistance can still produce results under the second Trump administration. The Massachusetts Democrat addressed roughly 60 constituents gathered Saturday, May 2, in the gymnasium at the Dorchester YMCA on Washington Street, according to reporting by Yawu Miller of the *Bay State Banner*. The meeting was emceed by state Rep. Brandy Fluker Reid, with Boston city councilors Julia Mejia and Brian Worrell also in attendance. “I want to speak to victories, because we are in a fascist state,” Pressley told the audience, according to *Dorchester Reporter.* She framed her message as a counter to what she characterized as the Trump administration’s deliberate political demoralization. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “What a dictator or an authoritarian wants you to believe is that their dark, divided view of the country is an inevitability,” Pressley said. “They want a citizenry that is ignorant and uninformed. They want a citizenry indifferent to its neighbors’ suffering. And they want a citizenry that is inactive.” ### The TPS Petition as Case Study The congresswoman walked the audience through the procedural mechanics of her successful discharge petition to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals — a measure she said could have prevented the deportation of more than 350,000 Haitian refugees living in the United States had the administration’s termination effort gone unchallenged. A discharge petition is a parliamentary tool House members use to force a floor vote on legislation that has been blocked by chamber leadership. Reaching the 218-signature threshold requires support from a majority of the House — a steep climb in any Congress, and especially in one controlled by the opposing party. Pressley said she secured the threshold by combining unified Democratic support with targeted outreach to Republicans representing districts with significant Haitian-American populations. “I was able to reach that 218-vote threshold with the support of four Republicans and one independent who joined me in signing that petition,” she told the audience, according to the *Banner*. “So I got the Democratic caucus, and then I went and talked to Republicans who represent large Haitian constituencies — Ohio, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania. They’re all running for reelection, and I reminded them of this.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The discharge petition cleared the threshold, and the House subsequently passed a three-year extension of Haitian TPS by a vote of 224 to 204. The procedural maneuver itself is rare. Only 15 discharge petitions have successfully forced floor votes in the past four decades, according to the *Banner’s* reporting. House Democrats have deployed the same tactic to force votes on releasing the Epstein files and on extending the Affordable Care Act. “They want you to believe we’re losing all the time, which is why I am deconstructing this victory,” Pressley said. “So you understand what went into it, that it is possible when we agitate, when we organize, when there is public outcry.” ### Federal Officer Accountability and ICE Concerns Pressley also outlined ongoing legislative priorities, including a bill she is currently pushing that would eliminate qualified immunity for federal officers. The doctrine, established through court precedent, generally shields federal agents from civil lawsuits arising from their official conduct. “For families who experience injury and harm, there can never be justice, because that would mean the harm would never have come from the first place,” Pressley said. “But there must be a pathway to some sort of accountability. Some sort of restitution. They should be able to sue.” She framed the legislation as a response to recent reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement violence in Chicago and Minneapolis, where officers have been involved in fatal shootings of both immigrants and U.S. citizens. The concern carries particular weight in light of the budget resolution House Republicans passed last week, which authorizes up to $140 billion in funding for ICE. Pressley warned that an expanded enforcement presence in Boston could replicate the patterns seen in other cities. “They would make it rain on our communities,” she said. In remarks directed to her African-American constituents, Pressley argued that the agency’s enforcement posture poses risks regardless of citizenship status. “They will not care if your name is Jermaine or Joseph. They won’t know the difference,” she said, according to the *Banner*. “Those agents mean harm to people, young, old, disabled, LGBTQ, Black, brown, white — they don’t care. So it can’t be about law and order because it is creating chaos and terror in our communities.” She pledged to continue using the procedural and rhetorical tools available to her office. “I’m leveraging every tool available to you, the power of my pen, the power of my letterhead, the power of my platform, the power of convening, the power of the movement,” Pressley said. ### $39 Million in District Earmarks The congresswoman used the town hall to highlight $39 million in community project funding she said she had secured for the 7th Congressional District through the federal budget process. The earmarks include funding for Bunker Hill Community College to expand tuition-free degree offerings, an expansion of substance use disorder programs at Dimock Community Health Center, support for an LGBTQ-friendly housing development in Hyde Park, $1.5 million for St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children in Dorchester, and $1 million for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. “Community project funding and earmarks are some of my favorite collaborations, because it allows us to do work in a way that is cooperative,” Pressley said. “Instead of governing top down, you’re governing community up. You say, ‘This is what we need.’ So, it’s community-informed, government-endorsed, and government-invested.” Pressley closed the town hall on a note that mixed warning with encouragement, urging her constituents to remain politically engaged and to actively look after immigrant neighbors who may be at heightened risk during the current administration. “Every time we practice radical love and do the work of mutual aid, that is how we oppose an authoritarian state,” she said. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Pressley-Reid-staff-1024x683-1.jpg)Credit: Dorchester Reporter[https://ctninfo.com/?p=42549&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42549&preview=true) **Source:** Reporting and quotations in this article are drawn from coverage of the May 2, 2026, town hall by Yawu Miller of the *Bay State Banner*. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/pressley-rallies-dorchester-crowd-frames-discharge-petition-as-blueprint-for-resisting-trump-era/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pressley-rallies-dorchester-crowd-frames-discharge-petition-as-blueprint-for-resisting-trump-era/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/pressley-rallies-dorchester-crowd-frames-discharge-petition-as-blueprint-for-resisting-trump-era/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pressley-rallies-dorchester-crowd-frames-discharge-petition-as-blueprint-for-resisting-trump-era/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/pressley-rallies-dorchester-crowd-frames-discharge-petition-as-blueprint-for-resisting-trump-era/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Pressley%20Rallies%20Dorchester%20Crowd%2C%20Frames%20Discharge%20Petition%20as%20Blueprint%20for%20Resisting%20Trump%20Era&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fpressley-rallies-dorchester-crowd-frames-discharge-petition-as-blueprint-for-resisting-trump-era%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, MASSACHUSETTS --- ### [Boston's 12th Citizenship Day Draws Fewer Than 200 Immigrants as Fear and Federal Policy Changes Keep Applicants Away](https://ctninfo.com/bostons-12th-citizenship-day-draws-fewer-than-200-immigrants-as-fear-and-federal-policy-changes-keep-applicants-away/) **Published:** May 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** ***Fears and Trump-era policy changes cut Boston’s 12th Citizenship Day turnout to under 200 immigrants, the lowest ever for the region’s largest citizenship event.*** ***Record-low turnout at New England’s largest free naturalization clinic reflects a community in retreat — as Trump-era obstacles stack up against a 12-year effort to bring immigrant Boston into full civic life.*** By Emmanuel Paul Caribbean Television Network (CTN) May 3, 2026 On Saturday, May 2, fewer than 200 green card holders attended Boston’s 12th annual Citizenship Day at the Reggie Lewis State Track Athletic Center. According to organizers, this is the lowest turnout in the event’s history, sharply down from the typical attendance of more than 300 applicants, who usually fill the gymnasium each year. The free legal clinic, a partnership between the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement and Project Citizenship, has supported thousands of lawful permanent residents in preparing for U.S. naturalization since 2014, resulting in over 1,900 new citizens, making Saturday’s low attendance all the more notable. This shift in numbers, organizers noted, tells a story beyond what any press release can capture: a community pulling back—not from the process itself, but from the perceived risks of participation. “Usually, over 300 are registered, and we have a wait list,” said Monique Tú Nguyen, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement. “But this year, we only had 200 registered — 200.” ### A federal squeeze on naturalization The decline did not occur in isolation. Instead, it reflects broader shifts, as federal immigration policy under the Trump administration’s second term has systematically narrowed the path to citizenship at nearly every stage. The impacts are now evident in the data. Data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, as analyzed by NPR in April, show that monthly naturalization approvals fell sharply—from a peak of 88,488 in April 2025 to just 32,862 in January 2026. This is the lowest monthly figure since the agency began publishing month-by-month data in 2022. “In April of last year, USCIS approved 88,000 applications for naturalization. In January of this year, it was down to 33,000,” said Gail Breslow, Executive Director of Project Citizenship. “It just shows all of the efforts they are making to discourage people from making the United States their home.” The policy changes extend well beyond processing slowdowns. The federal agency has lengthened the civics exam and made it more difficult. It has reduced the payment methods available for the $760 application fee. It has revived a 1991-era practice of neighborhood checks, in which USCIS officers visit applicants’ homes. It has paused processing of immigration benefits — including naturalization — for nationals of 39 countries. And it has introduced a new screening framework requiring applicants to demonstrate “good moral character” through written testimony from landlords, employers, or religious leaders. “Now they are asking each applicant to get a letter from a landlord, an employer, or a religious leader that can attest to the contributions they make to society,” Breslow said. Each of these changes, taken individually, represents an added burden. Together, they have produced something harder to quantify: a pervasive sense of dread among communities that once viewed naturalization as a straightforward path forward. “People are just scared about putting themselves at risk,” Nguyen said. “They are scared about coming here and being targeted, and also wondering, ‘What’s the point anymore,’ if they are hearing that the federal administration is deporting citizens.” ### “First of all, the deportation of citizens is illegal.” That last fear — that citizenship itself may no longer offer protection — has become one of the most common concerns the clinic’s staff now faces. Both Breslow and Nguyen said they hear it constantly, and both addressed it directly on Saturday. “First of all, the deportation of citizens is illegal,” Nguyen said. “So I remind them that even though it is happening, it is not right. You are even more protected as a citizen from deportation than as a green card holder.” The reassurance carries weight. In Boston, one in ten residents is a naturalized citizen. About 30,000 Boston residents are currently eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship, according to the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement — a number that dwarfs the turnout at Saturday’s clinic and underscores how many people are quietly calculating not to proceed. “For more than a decade, Citizenship Day has helped Boston residents apply for U.S. citizenship at no cost. Now more than ever, naturalization offers an important pathway to stability, opportunity, and a more secure future,” Mayor Wu said in a statement released Monday. “I’m grateful to the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, Project Citizenship, and the hundreds of volunteers who help make Boston a welcoming home for everyone, no matter where you come from”, she added. Breslow was equally direct about what citizenship delivers beyond deportation protection. “The right to vote, the right to travel freely, and the right to petition for other family members to join you here in this country,” she said — rights that a green card alone does not provide. ### A clinic 12 years in the making Saturday’s low turnout stands in stark contrast to the scale of the clinic’s achievements over the past 12 years. Launched in 2014 by the City of Boston and Project Citizenship, Citizenship Day has become New England’s largest one-day naturalization clinic, annually bringing together hundreds of volunteers and attorneys to help applicants complete Form N-400, the Application for Naturalization. The model is comprehensive. Applicants are paired with individual volunteers who walk them through each section of the form. Pro bono attorneys review every completed application for legal accuracy. Eligible applicants are screened for a USCIS fee waiver — a process that has resulted in over 2,000 fee waiver submissions since the event’s founding. Project Citizenship then assumes the role of attorney of record, following each case through to the oath ceremony. “They follow through, making sure they get to the finish line of getting the application and getting their citizenship,” Nguyen said. Since 2014, Project Citizenship has helped over 14,000 people naturalize, extending beyond the one-day clinic. Citizenship boosts family reunification and civic engagement. “We are proud to have sponsored this event for over 12 years,” Nguyen said. For Breslow, the philosophy behind the clinic is as important as the logistics. “At a time when many who weren’t born in this country feel especially vulnerable, Boston Citizenship Day honors the important role that immigrants play in our communities,” she said. “By providing free legal help, we make sure everyone eligible has access to the benefits and protections of citizenship, as well as the opportunity to participate fully in our democracy.” ![A large gymnasium filled with many tables and people sitting or walking, likely a community event or registration day, with an American flag in the background and a high, industrial ceiling above.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Citizenship-day-2.jpeg)\#image\_title ### A diverse turnout, even at lower numbers Yet even with fewer registered applicants, Saturday’s room remained linguistically and culturally vibrant—a testament to the event’s enduring significance, even at reduced scale. In past years, Citizenship Day has drawn applicants from more than 50 countries in a single day. This year, Haitians were among the largest immigrant groups served, reflecting Boston’s significant Haitian diaspora, concentrated in neighborhoods across Dorchester, Mattapan, and Hyde Park. Application assistants were on hand in Haitian Creole, Spanish, and Russian. More than 200 volunteers filled the floor. “It is so inspiring to see so many people — volunteers, staff both from my organization, Project Citizenship, as well as the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement — come together to help people,” Breslow said. For Nguyen, the group setting itself carries meaning that gets lost when people go through the process alone. “Typically, this process for becoming a citizen is very isolating, very solitary,” she said. “You do it by yourself with your lawyer. But doing it this way really creates a sense that many people share a desire to become citizens. So it makes it more heartwarming and more exciting.” ![Gymnasium filled with rows of folding tables and chairs for a community event, volunteers in blue shirts assisting attendees.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Citizenship-day-3.jpeg)\#image\_title ### Cost remains a major barrier Even for those willing to come forward, the financial obstacle is real. The USCIS application fee currently stands at $760 to file Form N-400 by paper, or $710 online — a sum that is prohibitive for many of the low-income immigrants the clinic serves. Breslow said a significant number of applicants do not realize they may already qualify for a fee waiver. “We help people who might not know, for example, that they are eligible for a fee waiver if they are on MassHealth or food stamps,” she said. The clinic’s fee-waiver screenings have resulted in more than 2,000 submissions since 2014 — totaling millions of dollars in relief for qualifying applicants. The filing cost, like the civics test and the moral character review, is not a new obstacle. But in combination with a federal climate that discourages applicants at every turn, even modest financial barriers have taken on new weight. ### A unique model under pressure Project Citizenship’s focus is narrow by design. The organization does not handle green card renewals, asylum claims, or other immigration matters. It does one thing: help permanent residents become citizens. “We are singularly focused on citizenship services,” Breslow said. “We are truly experts at it.” That focus has come under financial strain. The organization lost a $150,000 federal grant earlier this year — roughly five percent of its annual budget. And last week, Project Citizenship took the step of joining a federal lawsuit on behalf of 14 of its clients — 11 from Haiti, two from Venezuela, and one from Côte d’Ivoire — who allege that the Trump administration unlawfully paused their citizenship applications based on their countries of origin. “It is a mark of courage but also frustration and disappointment to be treated like this by the country they love and call home,” Breslow said in a statement to the Boston Globe. The lawsuit reflects a broader shift in how the organization operates. Project Citizenship, which spent more than a decade building a model of quiet, steady service, is now also a litigant — defending the rights of clients whose applications have been frozen not because of anything they did, but because of where they were born. ### What organizers want immigrants to know For organizers, Saturday’s smaller, quieter event carried the same message as every year — but with more urgency. Breslow said the personal nature of the decision to apply for citizenship has not changed. “We advise people: ‘You know what — this might not be the right time for you to apply,'” she said. Common reasons for waiting include unresolved criminal records or unpaid back taxes that require a payment plan before applying. “We are happy to have those conversations with people, and it is completely free of charge with no obligation. You can at any point along the way decide, ‘You know what — this isn’t for me.'” But for those who are eligible and afraid, both directors had the same message: the protection citizenship offers is real, and the path to it does not end with one annual clinic. “I would encourage them to call Project Citizenship,” Breslow said. “Our phone number is 617-694-5949, or go to our website, [www.projectcitizenship.org](https://procit.my.site.com/Portal/s/application-screening-form). We have smaller events like this all throughout the year. So it is not the case that if you miss today, you have to wait another year. We are serving clients all year round.” Nguyen offered the same encouragement directly to Boston’s immigrant communities. “If you know people who are eligible, please encourage them to work with us to get their citizenship,” she said. Boston’s next annual Citizenship Day is expected in spring 2027. In the meantime, Project Citizenship, with the support of the City of Boston, continues to take applications, conduct eligibility screenings, and carry cases through to the oath — one applicant at a time, week after week, through whatever the federal climate brings next. 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In a statement released this Wednesday, the CDH rejects the Directorate General’s version, which mentioned a “group of individuals pretending to be protesters.” According to the organization, they were in fact genuine customs agents, wearing their institutional badges, who had come to demand several months of salary arrears. The collective believes that resorting to law enforcement against striking employees constitutes an attempt to criminalize a legitimate social movement. It accuses the administration of favoring repression over dialogue and resolving wage demands. The CDH also states that its media absence in recent weeks is explained by repeated threats targeting several of its leaders and their loved ones. Faced with this climate of intimidation, some officials have voluntarily reduced their public exposure for security reasons. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Despite this temporary withdrawal, the collective assures that it has never abandoned its positions. It recalls having continued to denounce, particularly on social networks, several sensitive files affecting the AGD, including payment delays, the blocking of the recruitment of 80 customs agents, and the controversial case of a shipment of spoiled rice that allegedly was put on the market despite internal alerts. Five Demands Addressed to the State At the heart of its statement, the Collective of Haitian Customs Officers formulates five major demands towards the Directorate General of the AGD and the competent authorities: Immediate and full payment of all salary arrears owed to customs workers; the cessation of any disciplinary or legal proceedings against striking agents; the opening of an independent investigation into the distribution of spoiled rice and sanctions against those responsible; an end to threats and pressure against CDH members and leaders; the resumption of the recruitment process for the 80 customs agents, launched the previous year with the support of the Office of Management and Human Resources. This new statement illustrates the rising tensions within the General Administration of Customs, a strategic institution for Haitian public finances. The CDH concludes by recalling that customs agents deserve “respect, security, and remuneration,” believing that no intimidation can silence their demands. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Contractual employees have been denouncing several months of unpaid wages for several weeks and are demanding the immediate payment of their salary arrears, in an increasingly tense social context within the institution. In a public notice, these workers state that they have received no payment since October 2025, despite the renewal of their contracts in August of the same year and the transmission of their files to the relevant administrative authorities. They explain that this situation severely undermines their living conditions and those of their families. The contract workers are also demanding the regularization of their professional status and denounce administrative delays, particularly the blocking of certain appointments. They also point to decisions deemed unfair regarding recruitment and benefits granted within the AGD. Faced with this crisis, the employees had issued an urgent appeal to state authorities, in particular to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Superior Court of Accounts and Administrative Litigation, and the Office of the Citizen Protector. 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Through a joint statement, they demand immediate state intervention to rehabilitate the road axes leading to their facilities and to allow the effective return of law enforcement to a sector weakened by armed violence. Between April 18 and 21, violent clashes between armed groups broke out in the immediate vicinity of several industrial sites located not far from Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Although relative calm has since returned, the companies say the situation remains extremely precarious. Employees, families, and local residents are still hesitant to return to the area, now threatened with becoming a new “lost territory,” according to the signatories. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Beyond insecurity, the companies point to a logistical problem they consider central: the advanced state of deterioration of National Route 1 prevents armored vehicles of the Haitian National Police (PNH) from effectively accessing several key points. Among the areas cited are the former Cazeau police station and the Ministry of Agriculture. According to the signatories, armored vehicles risk getting bogged down, making any sustained operation difficult, if not impossible. “How can the airport be secured sustainably if the forces responsible for protecting it cannot even move around its immediate perimeter?” they ask. Faced with this situation, the companies are demanding an urgent response from public authorities around four priorities: immediately rehabilitate the strategic section of National Route 1; enable the PNH to intervene effectively; regain control of the area; guarantee the safety of populations and economic activities. The signatories also recall the economic and social weight of the sector concerned. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Brasserie de la Couronne employs more than 1,100 people. The Barbancourt distillery has more than 1,000 direct employees and works with 3,000 growers. Brasserie Séjourné employs nearly 400 people and supports approximately 40,000 indirect jobs. In total, these companies represent more than 2,500 direct jobs and nearly 160,000 indirect jobs, according to the figures provided. The Barbancourt Foundation, also affected, has had to suspend its services. It usually provides care for more than 1,500 patients per month and supports more than 400 children daily. The companies believe that inaction would have consequences far beyond the economic framework. “Abandoning this zone means abandoning families, jobs, the economy, and a strategic perimeter at the gates of the airport,” they warn, adding: “The time for observations is over. The State must act now.” Nearly 5,000 displaced after renewed armed clashes between Cité Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets The resurgence of armed violence in several neighborhoods located on the border of the communes of Cité Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets has caused a new massive population movement. According to the latest data collected on the ground by IOM, nearly 4,994 people, or 1,191 households, were forced to flee their homes between April 18 and 21, 2026. The clashes broke out in many localities already weakened by insecurity. On the Croix-des-Bouquets side, the areas of Jammeau, Fourgy, Dorigol, Lerbourt, Sibert, Village La Renaissance, Les Orangers, Silvina, and Madelaine were affected. In Cité Soleil, the violence notably affected Martial, Terre Noire–Blanchard, Sarthe, as well as Village des Rapatriés–Menetas. Faced with the emergency, 52% of displaced people have found refuge with host families. The remaining 48% have settled in seven shelter sites, including one pre-existing site and six new spaces created following the recent violence. A recurring crisis This is not the first time this year that these neighborhoods have been hit by armed clashes. In March 2026, the same areas had already experienced violent incidents that forced many families to abandon their homes. The repetition of displacements in such a short time reveals a continuous deterioration of the security situation in this pivotal zone between Cité Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets. With nearly 5,000 newly displaced people in just a few days, needs for food, drinking water, medical care, protection, and shelter are likely to intensify rapidly. 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The hearing pitted the U.S. government — represented by the Solicitor General — against attorneys for the TPS beneficiaries from Haiti and Syria. Over the course of the argument, justices from across the Court’s ideological spectrum — including Justices Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson, Kavanaugh, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett — pressed both sides on a central question: when Congress wrote that “no judicial review” exists for TPS determinations, did it really mean to strip courts of all oversight, even when the Secretary may have skipped legally required steps? - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) What emerged was a tense, technically dense exchange in which the government’s lawyer struggled at times to explain how a statute imposing binding procedural requirements on the Secretary could, at the same time, place those requirements beyond any court’s reach. ### Part One: The Government’s Argument The Solicitor General opened with a clear and forceful position: the statute means what it says, and what it says is that no court can review TPS termination decisions. “Mr. President, may it please the Court,” the Solicitor General began. “The respondents are seeking judicial review of the Secretary’s decisions terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria and Haiti. Yet Section 1254A(b)(5)(A) provides that there is no judicial review of any determination of the Secretary regarding the designation, termination, or extension of designation of a foreign state under Temporary Protected Status.” The government’s position rested on the breadth of the statutory language. “This provision means exactly what it says,” the Solicitor General argued. “The term ‘determination’ is a common word, broadly encompassing the decisions, conclusions, or assessments of the Secretary. The terms ‘any’ and ‘concerning’ both have a very broad meaning and a broadening effect.” According to the government, the statute therefore excludes judicial review not just of the Secretary’s final decision to designate, extend, or terminate, but of every preliminary step leading to that determination. The respondents, the Solicitor General argued, were attempting to carve out exceptions to the bar on review — exceptions that would swallow the rule entirely. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “The respondents would want exceptions to the prohibition on review, which would entirely annihilate it,” the Solicitor General said. “Because virtually any substantive challenge could be reformulated as a procedural argument, as their own arguments demonstrate.” The government further contended that even if the respondents’ claims were not procedurally barred, they were substantively meritless. “The law does not regulate in detail the degree of consultation with other agencies,” the Solicitor General said, adding that the Secretary’s reliance on national interest considerations was not a pretext but rather a legitimate exercise of statutory discretion. “The Secretary used her discretion consistently; this is a virtue, not a vice.” ### Justice Thomas Questions the Pre-Statutory Practice Justice Clarence Thomas opened the questioning by asking about the historical context that preceded the TPS statute itself. “What was the practice before the law was adopted?” The Solicitor General pointed to the Extended Voluntary Departure (EVD) program, an executive practice without statutory codification. “It was the EVD practice, evoked in the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union v. Smith ruling, rendered by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, and which Judge Silverman described as a policy of restraint, at the heart of Heckler v. Chaney.” The Solicitor General used this history to bolster the government’s argument that judicial review of executive immigration discretion was historically rare. “Historically, this law provided little, if any, judicial review over executive discretion here,” the lawyer said, noting that President George H.W. Bush had objected to congressional encroachment on what his administration considered traditionally unreviewable executive authority. Justice Thomas then probed the constitutional dimension of the issue. “If the president, or the executive branch, has the constitutional authority to proceed in this discretionary way, can Congress limit that?” The Solicitor General conceded the point: “We do not contest that. Bush opposed it, but Congress can intervene, transform tolerance into status, and set the criteria. We do not contest that Congress has the authority to do so.” Pressed by Justice Thomas for examples of when this discretionary power had been challenged, the Solicitor General offered the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) policy as a parallel — a program “born in the 1980s and continued since then” — though acknowledged that Congress had specifically created the TPS statute to bring structure and rules to a previously unregulated area. ### The Trump v. Hawaii Question A justice — referencing the 2018 travel ban case — pressed the Solicitor General on whether the government’s argument represented an expansion of *Trump v. Hawaii* beyond its facts. “Counsel, you do not rely on Trump v. Hawaii in your argument, but that case concerned the president and entry restrictions. Here, we are interested in the Secretary and aliens already present on the territory. Your argument considerably broadens Trump v. Hawaii, doesn’t it?” The Solicitor General defended the analogy, pointing to the rationality review standard. “I refer to the paragraph where the Court explains why simple review based on rational basis applies here, rather than a stricter examination according to Arlington Heights. The Court noted that the measure was facially neutral, as it is here, that it touches the heart of executive powers, and that it raises major issues of foreign relations and national security.” The government’s lawyer argued that the precedents the respondents sought to apply — including *Kleindienst v. Mandel* and *Mathews v. Diaz* — lacked the precise features at issue in this case. The Solicitor General concluded: “If the Court decides otherwise, we maintain that it is meritless, regardless of the standard of review.” ### A Pointed Exchange on Legislative History The most pointed exchange came when a justice — armed with the legislative record — pushed back hard on the government’s reading of the statute’s purpose. “May I bring you back to the discussion on EVD that you had with Justice Thomas? Even though President Bush may have opposed the restrictions and the intent to limit the Secretary’s discretion, wasn’t Congress of the view that the EVD program had serious flaws? In fact, I now quote the legislative history: ‘serious flaws and an urgent need for reform.'” When the Solicitor General began to deflect — “That may have been the view of elected officials; we know that…” — the justice cut in directly: “I am speaking of the House report, which says that the reason TPS came into being — and that we still do not have an unregulated EVD regime — stems from the fact that Congress was concerned by, for example, I quote, ‘the conditions under which refuge can be granted, extended, or terminated do not appear in any regulation.’ It seemed that the executive was exercising its discretion in an unregulated manner, and Congress therefore adopted this law to restrain the executive. Wasn’t that the reason President Bush opposed it?” The Solicitor General gave ground: “I do not speak for Bush; I dispute little of what you say. We think Congress entered a domain where one saw, at least, unbridled discretion, without rules, based on broad criteria.” ### The justice then pressed on the practical implications. If Congress imposed clear procedural steps, were they reviewable? “Not reviewable: any decision or determination concerning—” “What is reviewable here?” the justice interrupted. “Is it subject to judicial review for a person to allege that the Secretary made this determination without respecting the steps provided by law?” “Certainly not. That would be a determination relating to—” “Then what is the point, for Congress, of adopting this law and imposing requirements on the Secretary if there were no possibility for anyone to challenge the Secretary’s compliance with these requirements?” The Solicitor General offered an answer that several justices appeared to find unsatisfying: “Congress can presume, as this Court often does, that the executive will act within the limits set. Congress provided for continuous parliamentary oversight: there is an annual reporting obligation, and there is the 6-to-18-month mechanism.” The Solicitor General’s broader argument was structural: judicial review, the lawyer argued, “fits poorly with this particular law, because the Secretary must come back every 18 months to reexamine the situation.” ### Bowen, McNary, and the Meaning of “Determination” Several justices pressed the government on this Court’s prior interpretations of the word “determination” in immigration statutes — particularly *Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians* and *McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center*. These cases, the justices noted, had distinguished a “determination” from procedural challenges that preceded it. “What do you do with the case law of this Court — I am thinking of Bowen, and other cases in which we did not adopt the idea that a ‘determination’ means what you say it means? In other words, in Bowen, we clearly said that this terminology distinguishes the determination from the prior procedural questions and from the criteria that lead to that determination.” The Solicitor General contested this reading: “I dispute this reading of Bowen. Bowen concerned a separate law, in a separate context, and the Court was interpreting different terms. The word ‘determination’ in this law has a broad meaning, which includes the entire decision-making process.” But a justice noted that Congress legislated against the backdrop of *Bowen* and, in 1996, in the IRARA legislation, “Congress retained the formulation of Bowen and McNary. It is reasonable to interpret the exclusion of the remedy here as consistent with that of Bowen and McNary.” ### The State Department Consultation Problem Perhaps the most damaging exchange for the government came over whether the Secretary actually consulted with the State Department on country conditions in Haiti and Syria. A justice noted the limited administrative record: “Concerning the administrative record: there are two email exchanges. In the Syrian record, it says we are examining conditions on the ground for that country. In the Haitian record, I believe we consider the following four countries. But that’s all. The State Department provided no other information.” “It is true that the record is limited,” the Solicitor General acknowledged. The justice continued: “The question is the following: if we think the law, by its terms, requires specific consultation regarding conditions in the country — as opposed to foreign policy concerns — no information was communicated by the State Department concerning conditions in the country. They invoke foreign policy as the motive. You also argue that, regardless of whether conditions in the country were bad or not, national interest required termination. Is that correct?” “Yes,” the Solicitor General said. “So we cannot presume that the State Department, which does not respond to the question asked, in fact describes conditions in the country.” “Yes,” the Solicitor General conceded, retreating to a broader argument about the nature of consultation. ### Justice Kavanaugh’s Final Probe Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked the Solicitor General to articulate, plainly, why Congress would have so broadly stripped courts of jurisdiction. “Can you say clearly why Congress would have prohibited any judicial review, as broadly as you assert, in this case, on what precise legal basis?” The Solicitor General’s answer was rooted in foreign policy and the political branches’ constitutional role. “The type of decision at issue here is precisely the type of decision that lies at the heart of what has traditionally been entrusted to the political branches.” The lawyer pointed to the rationale in the Syria termination order: “The Secretary says that our foreign policy consists of sending a message of confidence to the nascent government of Syria. The president lifted sanctions, he recognized this government, and refugees are returning from around the world. If we do not terminate TPS, this will send a message of doubt about that country.” Tribunals, the Solicitor General argued, were overstepping. “District courts question this, instead of staying in their role. It looks as if they were proclaiming themselves second-class assistant secretaries of state, saying: ‘I, I question that.'” When asked the same question about Haiti, the Solicitor General urged the justices to consult footnote 35 of the termination decision, which addressed the issue of “chain migration” continuing from Haiti. The lawyer pointed to the Haitian diaspora — already established in neighboring Caribbean countries, the United States, and Canada — and argued that maintaining TPS would create “a self-fulfilling prophecy” of “the brain drain from Haiti.” #### Justice Kavanaugh suggested Congress had tools to police executive abuse — annual reports — but acknowledged “annual reports would intervene after the fact.” The Solicitor General used this opening to make a temporal argument. “It’s done, to be reviewed every 18 months. This structure makes judicial review unsuitable: it lasts 18 months or more. Under preliminary injunction, as in Ramos — you know, from 2018 to 2020 — even though there is supposed to be this continuous reexamination every 18 months, district courts impose an injunction and suddenly everything is prolonged.” The lawyer drew attention to the word “temporary” in the statute. “Remember: this is a status of *temporary* protection. The word ‘temporary’ is used repeatedly in the law, including in its title. Yet we are facing a situation where initial designations go back to 1991 in the case of Somalia, to Hurricane Mitch in 1998 — that is, 20 to 27 years ago for Honduras and Nicaragua — and these were still in force, or still are.” For Haiti specifically, the Solicitor General noted that “the attempt to end the program has already been blocked by tribunals twice: under the first Trump administration and under the current one, and to date.” ### Justice Jackson Closes In Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered what may have been the most cutting question of the government’s argument, returning the focus to the statute’s underlying purpose. “I do not doubt that there are foreign policy considerations, but do you contest that the principal orientation of this law is, in reality, a humanitarian concern? The initial designation under this law is supposed to consist of determining whether there is an ongoing armed conflict in the country and whether, due to such a conflict, the return of aliens from that country would impose, I quote, ‘a serious threat to their personal safety.'” She continued: “It seems to me that this law allows the Secretary to take into account the type of elements you mentioned with Justice Kavanaugh, but against the backdrop of the very purpose of the law — namely, what are the conditions in this country and would it, or would it not, be safe to return these people there? I have difficulty following your argument that the Secretary can make this decision without, on a procedural level, taking into account country conditions, as the law requires.” The Solicitor General defended the statutory structure but conceded that Justice Jackson had identified a tension between the statutory requirements and the bar on review. Her reply was sharp: “This clause is not the one I have read elsewhere in the statute requiring her to examine country conditions. And you are saying that, if she does not do so, this is not reviewable. See the provisions on foreign policy. I do not understand how one can say that the Secretary is supposed to do certain things, but is not bound by them because it is not enforceable. In the end, she can do just about whatever she wants, it seems?” “Congress assumed that risk,” the Solicitor General replied, “when it said that there was no judicial review of any decision relating to a termination.” “Thank you, General,” the Chief Justice said. ### Part Two: The Beneficiaries’ Argument The attorney for the TPS beneficiaries from Haiti and Syria opened with a framing diametrically opposed to the government’s. “Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the Court. Congress balanced the law on TPS. It accorded the Secretary a wide margin of appreciation to designate countries at the outset, but it framed the power to terminate TPS — once persons have begun to rely on it — by means of mandatory procedures and rules.” The beneficiaries’ lawyer argued that Congress likewise balanced judicial review. “It did not prohibit, as in other immigration laws, the review of all policies or any law and fact. It targeted only any decision falling under subsection B — namely, the assessment of country conditions — a domain where the Secretary is supposed to be an expert, and not an isolated legal or factual question.” The lawyer’s central thesis was simple: “The Secretary can terminate TPS, but she must scrupulously respect the rules and follow those Congress set. By contrast, today, the government treats the law as a blank check.” ### The Syrian Defect On the merits, the lawyer argued that the Syria termination was procedurally defective on its face. “One of the bases for the designation of Syria is the existence of an armed conflict. But the Secretary never consulted the State Department about the armed conflict. Even today, the State Department’s website indicates that the armed conflict in Syria remains active.” Moreover, the lawyer noted, the Secretary terminated Syria’s “extraordinary and temporary conditions” on national interest grounds alone — even though “the text is clear: the decision to terminate must be based exclusively on conditions in the foreign state.” The lawyer also gave human faces to the legal abstractions, naming “Dr. Sarah Doe, a pediatrician who saves children” and “Lela Doe’s daughter,” who arrived in the United States at age three and is about to finish high school. Without the preliminary court order preserving TPS, “they have no remedy if they illegally lose their work permit, much less if they risk detention or deportation.” ### Pressed on the Scope of Review A justice pressed the lawyer on what, exactly, remained subject to review under the statute’s broad bar on judicial review. “It is admitted that it is broad, Your Honor,” the lawyer conceded. “It prohibits everything the Secretary judges in paragraph B. The word ‘determines’ returns there often, in several places, clearly. But there are other terms as well: for example, in B(3)(A), the Secretary has an obligation to consult competent agencies. This is not a decision in itself. So here, consultation can still be reviewed.” The lawyer argued that the statute distinguishes between the substantive “determination,” which is unreviewable, and the procedural steps that lead up to it, which are reviewable. The lawyer pointed to *McNary*, *Reno v. Catholic Social Services*, and *Bowen* as supporting this distinction. ### The Crucial Concession — and Its Limits In a key exchange, Justice Clarens Thomas walked the lawyer through what may be the case’s central question. “You agreed that the determination according to which conditions in the country no longer meet the criteria is not subject to review.” “Yes — the substantive conclusion of the Secretary,” the lawyer answered. “This is the determination, isn’t it? This is what the law says.” “This is how we have defined the determination.” The justice continued: “And it takes effect once published in the Federal Register, plus 60 days, under B(3)(B), is that right?” “That is correct.” “Okay. And this is the determination, and this is the effect of the law. But you say that a tribunal can still suspend it by injunction.” “Well, no, no injunction here; just a deferment under Section 705 of the APA.” The judge reviewed the lower court’s ruling. “The DC Circuit says the tribunal delayed the termination, is that right?” “Exact, in application of Section 705 of the APA.” “How is this not a judicial review of the Secretary’s determination?” The lawyer acknowledged the difficulty. “I grasp this procedural point. You want to see the anterior elements, but how do you avoid judicial review if you defer the decision? I recognize that I have difficulty answering.” ### Justice Jackson’s Sharp Question Justice Jackson — who had pressed the government hard — was no easier on the beneficiaries. “I understand all the points, but the text says that this determination takes effect, in substance, automatically. It tells us when it takes effect and how — this is what Congress told us. Decision made, boom, it’s gone. I have difficulty understanding how this can be true and, yet, that it could also be true that judicial review, which defers this decision, is not a judicial review of this determination.” The lawyer’s response: “Yes, because the termination decision — the final administrative act — comprises much more than the determination. It comprises elements like the effective date, as well as anterior elements that feed into this determination.” “I hear that. Okay, very well, thank you,” Justice Jackson replied. ### The Equal Protection Argument In a final phase of questioning, justices probed the lawyer’s Fifth Amendment equal protection claim — arguing that the Haiti termination was animated by racial animus. A justice noted the technical issue: “The equal protection clause targets the states here.” The lawyer clarified: “It is a remedy based on the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment — the equal protection component of the due process guarantee (life, liberty, and property) of the Fifth Amendment.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor confirmed: “The Fifth Amendment prohibits the federal government from any racial discrimination, is that correct?” “That is correct.” The lawyer cited *USDA v. Moreno*, in which a federal program denying food stamps to unmarried households was struck down despite a facially plausible rationale. “This Court nonetheless said that there was something else at stake — animosity toward a particular group, a simple aversion.” The lawyer connected this to the case at hand: “And the president’s statements, whether you consider them as intrinsically racial or as another form of classification, reflect a simple aversion toward Haitians in particular.” The Chief Justice closed: “Thank you, Counsel.” ### What’s at Stake The case will determine the fate of TPS protections covering hundreds of thousands of Haitians, Syrians, and nationals of other designated countries. A ruling for the government would dramatically reduce judicial oversight of executive immigration decisions; a ruling for the beneficiaries would preserve at least procedural review, even as it leaves the Secretary’s substantive country-conditions judgment beyond the court’s reach. For the Haitian community in particular — the focus of much of the questioning, including the discussion of “chain migration” and “brain drain” — the stakes are immediate. As the Solicitor General himself acknowledged, attempts to terminate Haiti TPS have been blocked twice by federal courts under both Trump administrations. What the justices do next will determine whether such judicial intervention remains possible at all. [https://ctninfo.com/?p=42479&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42479&preview=true) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) **Note:** This article was originally written in English. Translations into other languages are produced with the assistance of AI. 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Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) said in an exclusive interview with Caribbean Television Network that a coalition of immigration and Temporary Protected Status advocates is working to identify Republican senators who could be persuaded to back an extension of TPS for Haiti, calling the effort “more urgent now than ever” as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments the same day on the Trump administration’s bid to terminate the program. The interview with CTN editor-in-chief Emmanuel Paul came one day after Markey co-headlined a press conference at the U.S. Capitol with Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), demanding that the high court preserve TPS, and as the justices took up a case that could determine the legal status of more than one million people across the country. Markey told CTN that the legislative momentum from the House — where Pressley’s discharge petition cleared the chamber on April 16, forcing a vote on a three-year extension of Haitian TPS — must now be replicated in a Senate where the political math is significantly steeper. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “It’s a huge step,” Markey said of the House passage, attributing the breakthrough to what he called Pressley’s “historically great leadership.” The senator was direct about the source of the momentum. “All credit to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley,” he said, noting that her efforts persuaded a “small number, but sufficient number” of House Republicans to release the bill from committee and move it to a floor vote. ### A Steeper Climb in the Senate Markey acknowledged the Senate path is harder. Supporters need to flip more than a dozen Republican senators to overcome a likely filibuster — a lift he described as challenging but not impossible. “We need to do the same thing in the Senate,” Markey told CTN. “I’m working with the coalition right now in order to identify Republicans in the Senate.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) He framed the legislative effort in moral rather than partisan terms, calling Haitian TPS “a human rights, humanitarian cause.” Pressed on whether the petition has a realistic path through a Republican-controlled chamber, Markey did not minimize the obstacles. He pointed to a “very polarized political environment” and said many Republican senators are reluctant to break with President Donald Trump. “Republicans are afraid of Donald Trump in the United States Senate,” Markey said. He went further, casting the administration’s posture toward Haitian immigrants as part of a broader pattern of demonization. “He wants to make America great again by making America hate again,” Markey said, adding that Trump “constantly references Haiti.” Despite that, the senator said he refuses to write off the bill’s chances. “I’m not giving up hope,” he told CTN. “What Congresswoman Pressley did is what we have to try to achieve.” Markey said the coalition’s strategy involves direct outreach to every Republican senator, with no assumptions about who is and is not persuadable. “We’re not going to assume that people are going to say no,” he said. “We’re going to be working on every single Republican senator.” He pledged to continue the canvass until “every single remedy” available has been exhausted. #### No Floor Date Yet Asked whether the Senate has scheduled the bill for a vote, Markey said no — and made clear that the timing decision will be made jointly with affected communities and the broader TPS coalition rather than unilaterally. “They want to ensure that we bring a vote when we are confident that we can be successful,” he said. That decision-making process, the senator stressed, includes Haitian, Venezuelan, and other communities whose TPS designations are at stake in both the legislative fight and the parallel Supreme Court case. Markey said his office is “talking to them right now” about the path forward. #### Amicus Brief and Supreme Court Hopes Markey confirmed he co-signed an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court urging the justices to preserve TPS. The case before the high court could affect the legal status of approximately 1.2 million people currently protected under the program — including hundreds of thousands of Haitians, as well as nationals of Venezuela, Syria, and other countries previously deemed unsafe for return. “Our hope is that the 1.2 million individuals who are now covered by TPS are given a fair hearing,” Markey said. He urged the justices to bring “their hearts to this” alongside their legal analysis. In one of his sharpest critiques of the federal government’s posture, Markey highlighted what he described as a basic contradiction in the administration’s stance on Haiti. “You can’t say on the one hand that a Haitian community deeply rooted in Massachusetts of 40,000 to 50,000 individuals should be sent back to Haiti,” he told CTN, “even as the Trump administration is saying it’s too dangerous for Americans to go to Haiti.” The U.S. State Department maintains a Level 4 — Do Not Travel — advisory for Haiti, citing kidnapping, violent crime, civil unrest, and the collapse of essential services. Federal challenges to the administration’s termination of TPS for Haiti have been consolidated under *Miot v. Trump*, the case now before the Supreme Court. #### The Care Economy at Risk Beyond the courtroom and legislative stakes, Markey emphasized the practical impact of any TPS termination on Massachusetts and the country’s elder-care infrastructure. He described Haitian TPS holders as essential to the long-term care system, particularly nursing homes. “There are no nursing homes,” Markey said, “if we don’t have Haitian TPS holders working in the nursing homes of Massachusetts.” He warned of “a collapse of the nursing care system” if those workers lost work authorization, and said the same dynamic plays out across the country. The argument echoed Tuesday’s Capitol Hill press conference, where Markey, Pressley, and Blunt Rochester appeared alongside care workers, faith leaders, and senior-services administrators. Roughly 28 percent of the U.S. direct care workforce is foreign-born, according to research from LeadingAge and KFF, and as many as one in three home-care workers nationwide are immigrants. #### A Senator from Malden Asked about his ongoing engagement with the Haitian community in Massachusetts beyond the TPS fight, Markey grounded his answer in geography. “I live in Malden,” he said. After Boston, Cambridge, and Brockton, Malden hosts the largest Haitian community in the Commonwealth, the senator told CTN, adding that he sees Haitian families daily in his own neighborhood. “They’re my neighbors,” Markey said. “Families I can see in my community.” He framed his advocacy as a defense of those neighbors against what he called sustained demonization by the Trump administration. “Trump is bringing out the Malden in me,” Markey said, “to fight for those families.” He extended that pledge beyond his hometown to “Boston, Brockton, and all across the Commonwealth.” #### A Personal Story Pressed by Paul on why he has invested significant political capital in a community that — while substantial — does not on its own determine his electoral prospects, Markey grounded his answer in his own family history. His grandparents arrived in Malden as immigrants, the senator said, and raised five daughters, including his mother. His father drove a truck for the Hood Milk Company. Markey himself, he said, lived at home through both college and law school because the family could not afford otherwise. “We didn’t have any money,” he said. “I understand that struggle.” He noted that 75 percent of last year’s graduates from Malden High School were Black, Hispanic, or Asian, with only 25 percent white. “That’s our future,” Markey said. He said his 2026 reelection campaign is, at its core, about ensuring that today’s immigrant families have access to the same path his own family walked. “In one generation, I became a United States senator,” Markey told CTN. “Each of those families should be able to realize their American dream.” He said the goal should be no longer than two generations for any immigrant family in the country. #### Hurricane Matthew, 2016 Markey closed the interview by recalling his trip to Haiti in October 2016, days after Hurricane Matthew devastated the country’s southern peninsula and killed more than 500 people. “I flew down three days later,” he said. “No other senator went there.” The senator said he traveled to assess the damage firsthand and to help mobilize health care and food assistance for affected communities. He cited the trip as evidence of his long-running engagement with Haiti, not only at moments of legislative urgency. “That’s an indication of the concern which I have,” Markey said, “the care which I have for the Haitian community.” He framed his commitment as part of a broader politics of empathy, drawing again on his working-class upbringing. “We just have to keep that ladder there,” he said, “that ladder of opportunity, for every family, including the Haitian families.” #### What Comes Next The Supreme Court’s decision in the consolidated TPS cases is expected later this term. A ruling could either preserve current protections, allow the administration’s terminations to take effect, or send the matter back to the lower courts for further proceedings. Pressley’s three-year extension bill, meanwhile, awaits action in the Senate, where it has not yet been scheduled for a vote. Markey, who is running for reelection in 2026, told CTN he intends to remain a central voice in the upper-chamber effort. “I’m not giving up,” he said. For Haitian TPS holders watching from Massachusetts, Florida, New York, and across the country, the outcome of both the court case and the Senate vote could determine whether they remain legally authorized to live and work in the United States, a country where many have built lives and raised U.S.-citizen children for more than a decade. The Haiti TPS designation, first issued after the catastrophic 2010 earthquake, was renewed by every administration in the years that followed, until the Trump administration moved to terminate it earlier this year. Note: This article was originally written in English. Translations into other languages are produced with the assistance of AI. 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The press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET at the House Triangle, will be led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.). Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) is also slated to participate, according to an announcement from Pressley’s office. #### The gathering arrives at a pivotal moment for hundreds of thousands of TPS holders. The Supreme Court is set to take up the Trump administration’s effort to terminate TPS designations covering Haiti, Venezuela, Syria, and additional countries that the federal government has previously found too dangerous or unstable for nationals to safely return. The administration’s bid to wind down the protections has drawn legal challenges across multiple federal circuits before reaching the high court. The Capitol Hill event also follows a significant legislative development for Haitian TPS holders specifically. On April 16, the House adopted a discharge petition spearheaded by Pressley that would extend TPS for Haiti by three years. The measure, which forced the bill out of committee and onto the floor, now awaits action in the Senate. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Joining the three lawmakers will be the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, auxiliary bishop of Washington; Athena Jones, chair of the Home Care Chapter of SEIU Local 512; Jenn Stowe, executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance; Pierre Shostal of Goodwin House Alexandria; Todd Andrews, chief operating officer of Asbury Communities Inc.; and Rita Siebenaler of Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads. #### The lineup, which pairs federal lawmakers with senior-care administrators and home care workers, reflects what organizers describe as the deepening intersection between immigration policy and the country’s long-term care system. The coalition is expected to argue that protecting immigrant care workers is essential to preventing further strain on an already fragile aging services workforce. Immigrants account for roughly 28 percent of the U.S. direct care workforce and as many as one in three home care workers, according to research cited in the announcement. Advocates warn that any loss of work authorization tied to a TPS termination would disrupt continuity of care for older adults, intensify existing staffing shortages, and increase financial pressure on American families who often regard their caregivers as part of the household. Temporary Protected Status, established by Congress in 1990, allows nationals of designated countries to legally live and work in the United States when armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary conditions in their home nations make safe return impossible. Designations are reviewed periodically by the Department of Homeland Security. The outcome of Wednesday’s oral arguments — and the Supreme Court ruling that follows — could significantly affect the executive branch’s authority to terminate TPS designations and determine the legal footing of TPS holders living and working across the United States. 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In a tense, end-to-end battle on Saturday night at Inter Miami’s brand-new Nu Stadium, the Revolution fought to a 1-1 draw against one of the most talent-rich rosters in MLS, ending their four-game winning streak but extending an undefeated run that has reshaped their season. Carles Gil opened the scoring in the 56th minute, before Germán Berterame equalized for Inter Miami off a rebound in the 76th, leaving the defending MLS Cup champions still searching for their first home win of the season. For New England, the result was both a missed opportunity and a statement. Marko Mitrović’s side became the third visiting team to walk out of Inter Miami’s new stadium with at least a point in hand. Nu Stadium, the 26,700-seat soccer-specific venue that opened in April 2026, replaced the interim Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale — and so far, the new home has not produced a single Miami victory. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **A Cautious First Half** From the opening whistle, Mitrović’s game plan was clear: absorb pressure, deny space behind the back line, and rely on quick transitions through Carles Gil and Dor Turgeman. With Matt Turner anchoring the defense between the posts, the Revolution conceded the majority of possession — Miami would finish the night with 63 percent of the ball — but limited the Herons’ clear chances in the opening 45 minutes. Inter Miami, lining up in their 3-4-3 with Messi, Luis Suárez, and Berterame in attack, threatened first. A through ball from Rodrigo De Paul found Tadeo Allende, who finished the play, but the goal was ruled out for offside. The Revolution responded with sharp counters, with Griffin Yow and Peyton Miller looking to stretch Miami’s defense. The first half ended scoreless, with both managers making changes at the break. Mitrović withdrew defender Ilay Feingold for Luca Langoni, while Inter Miami head coach Ángel Guillermo Hoyos replaced Noah Allen with Tadeo Allende. ### **Gil Strikes First** The deadlock broke in the 56th minute — and it was the captain who delivered. Carles Gil came out of nowhere to open the scoring for the Revolution in Miami, finishing a sequence that began with a New England corner and continued through a two-phase build-up. The Spanish playmaker, a former MLS MVP, has now contributed to goals in three consecutive matches, extending the most influential stretch of his 2026 campaign. The visiting bench erupted. The home crowd, who had filed into Nu Stadium expecting their first home win in three tries, fell silent. For nearly twenty minutes, New England held the lead and looked the more compact, more organized side. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **Miami’s Pressure Pays** But Inter Miami’s quality eventually came to light. Hoyos turned to his bench, introducing Preston Plambeck and Ian Fray. The substitutions tilted the field. Plambeck fired a strong shot off a pass from Messi, but Turner produced a great save. Miami earned consecutive corners; on one of them, De Paul sent in a cross that found Fray unmarked, but his header was poor. The breakthrough finally came in the 76th minute. Germán Berterame, the Mexican striker, equalized off a rebound — his third goal in four matches. Turner had made the initial save, but the ball bounced into Berterame’s path, and he made no mistake. The momentum had shifted, and the final fifteen minutes turned into a war of attrition. Miami pushed for the winner. New England absorbed and counterattacked. Tempers rose: David Ruiz was shown a yellow card after a hard challenge on Gil right at the edge of the box, earning the Revolution a dangerous free kick. The match would yield three yellow cards for Inter Miami and none for New England — a measure of just how disciplined Mitrović’s road performance had been. **Turner Holds the Line** If the Revolution leaves Miami with a point, much of the credit belongs to the man between the posts. Matt Turner, the U.S. international, was again outstanding. He stopped Plambeck’s dangerous strike, smothered a shot from Suárez, and commanded his area against a Miami attack featuring three of the most decorated forwards in MLS. His work — combined with the Revolution’s compactness in central defense, where Mamadou Fofana and Ethan Kohler were once again steady — kept the score tied through stoppage time. ### **What the Result Means** For Inter Miami, the draw is the latest chapter in a strange contradiction. The Herons are now 0-0-3 at Nu Stadium this season, compared with 5-1-1 in MLS road matches. Hoyos’s team has not lost in MLS play since the season opener at LAFC, but the new stadium continues to host stalemates rather than celebrations. Inter Miami is now unbeaten in 9 consecutive MLS matches (5-0-4) and in 11 across all competitions (5-0-6). Yet they have not won at home since the building opened. For the Revolution, the picture is sharper. The four-game winning streak ends, but the unbeaten run now stretches to five. New England had lost each of its previous four meetings with Inter Miami — a streak that stretched back across multiple seasons — and Saturday’s result snapped that pattern emphatically. Mitrović’s side has now collected points in five straight matches, climbing into firm contention in the Eastern Conference. There is also the symbolic weight of the result. To take a point off a Miami squad starring Messi, Suárez, De Paul, and Berterame — on the night the new stadium hosted its third home match — is the kind of performance that builds belief inside a locker room. The Revolution return to Gillette Stadium next Saturday, May 2, when they host Charlotte FC at 7:30 p.m. ET. 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The meeting provided an opportunity to address the main priorities of the bilateral agenda and to announce the reopening of airspace between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, effective May 2026. According to Haiti’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (MAEC), this initiative follows up on the Joint Declaration signed on January 10, 2021, in Elías Piña. It also reflects the Haitian government’s desire, led by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, to revitalize relations with its Dominican neighbor in a spirit of dialogue, mutual respect, and reciprocal sovereignty. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) At the conclusion of the discussions, the two delegations agreed to resume air links between Cap-Haïtien International Airport and several Dominican airports. This measure, long-awaited for several months, aims to facilitate travel between the two nations, stimulate economic exchanges, and consolidate human and commercial ties. The discussions also covered several sensitive issues, including border security, migration matters, and trade. Both parties described the exchanges as frank and constructive, reaffirming their commitment to prioritizing cooperation amid shared challenges. Furthermore, Haiti and the Dominican Republic acknowledged the international community’s support for stabilization efforts in Haiti. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Special mention was made of the United Nations and the Gang Repression Force (FRG), both of which are engaged in restoring security and peace. ### A renewed commitment to dialogue At the end of the meeting, both governments agreed to keep diplomatic communication channels open. They emphasized that bilateral dialogue remains the best path to resolving matters of common interest, in compliance with international law and the principles of good neighborliness. ### Two high-level delegations in attendance The Haitian delegation was led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Raina Forbin, and was notably accompanied by Haiti’s Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Emmanuel Fritz Longchamp; her Chief of Staff, Winnie Hugot Gabriel; and several ministry officials. On the Dominican side, the delegation was headed by Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez, surrounded by several senior diplomatic officials, including Deputy Ministers Rubén Silié and Francisco Caraballo, as well as the Dominican Ambassador to Haiti, Faruk Miguel. In line with the directives of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, Haiti’s head of diplomacy reaffirmed her commitment to promoting a proactive foreign policy focused on concrete results, serving national interests, and the strengthening of international partnerships. Since March 5, 2024, flights between Haiti and the Dominican Republic have been suspended — a decision that has particularly affected Cap-Haïtien Airport, located in a relatively more stable area than Port-au-Prince. This measure has deeply impacted bilateral relations and trade between the two nations. Dominican President Luis Abinader had reaffirmed his position regarding the closure of airspace between his country and Haiti during an appearance on March 31, 2025, on the program La Semanal. 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The contribution will be paid into a United Nations trust fund created to support the recently authorized force, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, said, according to the *Miami Herald*. With Qatar’s donation, the trust fund has now received a total of $203 million. Of the pledged contributions, including a donation made this week by Greece, $174.1 million has already been deposited. The announcement comes as the Dominican Republic and other countries urge the international community to intensify support for both the Gang Suppression Force and the special trust fund that finances its operations. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Although deployment is underway, a significant gap remains between the number of personnel currently on the ground and the authorized ceiling of 5,500 troops. That shortfall represents “the main operational challenge at this stage,” Dominican Ambassador Wellington Bencosme said Thursday during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Haiti. The Security Council, which authorized the U.S.-backed force in September 2024, received an updated briefing on its deployment. International support is now shifting from the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission, known as the MSS, toward a broader coalition and a larger, more robust force. Jack Christofides, the special representative overseeing the Gang Suppression Force, told the Council that the new multinational force would deploy in “phases” over the coming months. “This new suppression force is taking shape in a structured and deliberate manner,” Christofides said. “Pre-deployment training and integration are being prioritized to ensure that all incoming personnel are prepared to operate effectively in a complex and sensitive environment, and in full compliance with international standards,” he added. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Christofides declined to provide precise troop deployment figures but said a deployment plan had been developed, focused on priority areas and designed to leverage the specialized capabilities of contributing countries. At the same time, the deployment of civilian personnel is moving forward, and structures are being put in place to support planning, coordination, and intelligence-led mission control. A finalized concept of operations now provides “a clear framework for how the mission will unfold in practice, particularly regarding integration with Haitian counterparts,” he said. ### Christofides stressed that the mission is not starting from scratch. “But we are approaching the situation differently,” he said. “The GSF is being established as a disciplined, accountable, and partnership-driven mission, designed to achieve targeted security objectives while respecting the highest standards of conduct and Haitian sovereignty.” The Security Council met on Thursday as Haiti continues to confront both tentative electoral progress and persistent gang violence. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Representative, said Haiti is at a “pivotal moment.” He welcomed the recent completion of political party registration — the first such process since 2016 — as well as updates to the electoral legal framework. However, he warned that crucial steps, including approval of the electoral budget, require immediate attention. Haitian stakeholders, he said, remain clear that elections are the only legitimate path toward restoring constitutional order. On the security front, the situation remains “extremely concerning.” Massieu cited the recent Jean-Denis massacre on March 28 and 29, as well as attacks in Marigot on April 11. Today, more than 1.45 million people are displaced, mostly because of violence. Without tangible improvements in security, he warned, political progress could be erased. Created on September 30 under Resolution 2793, the Gang Suppression Force is intended to help Haitian institutions regain control. Christofides said the force is not an end in itself, but a means to create the necessary space for the Haitian state to reassert its authority. Civilian protection and respect for human rights, he said, are central to the mission’s operations. The United States, represented by Jennifer Locetta, welcomed the operationalization of the Gang Suppression Force while emphasizing that stability will not be achieved by force alone. Credible alternatives, she said, must be offered to the population. Russia, through Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, warned against foreign interference in Haiti’s electoral process and expressed concern about the circumstances surrounding the deployment, citing a bullet reportedly found on an aircraft carrying a Chadian contingent. He also called for avoiding a security vacuum during the withdrawal of the Kenyan contingent. Kenya said it is imperative that the Gang Suppression Force become fully operational and receive adequate resources, as the transition from the MSS nears its conclusion. The Dominican Republic urged the international community to redouble its efforts, stressing that political progress is just as essential as security gains for the country’s stability. ### Haiti’s Prime Minister Issues Urgent Appeal Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on Thursday called for the rapid deployment of the Gang Suppression Force. “The urgency is absolute. The deployment of the GSF must take place without delay, while we also act over the medium term,” he said, urging the Security Council to provide “greater, rapid and concrete” support for the force’s deployment, particularly in logistical and financial terms. Fils-Aimé said that, thanks to the Haitian Armed Forces, the Haitian National Police, and the Gang Suppression Force, several areas of the capital are gradually being retaken from gangs. “Economic and social life is timidly but surely resuming there,” he said. The Haitian head of government highlighted progress in strengthening the Haitian National Police and the Armed Forces of Haiti. His government, he said, has three priorities: restoring state authority, protecting the population, and preparing the return to constitutional order. “Our conviction is clear: without security, no development is possible,” he said. ### Strengthening Haiti’s Security Forces In the immediate term, efforts are underway to reinforce the Haitian National Police. About 1,200 officers are already operational, and 887 others are on track to graduate. The goal is to reach a force of 2,500 to 3,000 officers by the end of 2026. In addition, 338 new soldiers joined the ranks of the Haitian Armed Forces this week. “To members of armed groups who continue to refuse to lay down their weapons, I reiterate — with the same firmness and urgency — that justice will be served, in full respect for human dignity and applicable laws,” Fils-Aimé said. The prime minister also praised progress in the electoral process, reaffirming the goal of restoring citizens’ trust in democratic institutions. “The Haitian people are not asking for charity, but for solidarity and the means to rebuild their future. 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According to ICE Boston, Jean is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by Chilean authorities in connection with an alleged child kidnapping case. The announcement was posted by ICE Boston on X and later reported by local media outlets, including *New Bedford Guide*, which published the federal agency’s statement. According to ICE, Wilfrid Jean is described as a “foreign fugitive from Haiti” and is wanted in Chile for the crime of “kidnapping a child.” ICE also alleges that Jean entered the United States with the child in July 2024. The agency claims he sought to “exploit” a family-unit-related agreement or process, but the public statement reviewed did not provide further details about that mechanism, the circumstances of his entry into the United States, or the exact relationship between Jean and the child. #### At this stage, the publicly available information comes primarily from ICE. CTN has not obtained a Chilean court document, arrest warrant, or U.S. immigration record that would independently confirm the precise circumstances of the case. ICE also has not stated whether the allegations in Chile stem from a parental dispute, a custody disagreement, or another type of criminal allegation. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) That distinction is important. In several migration cases involving families who traveled through South America, including through Chile before reaching the United States, disputes between parents can be legally classified as child abduction or unlawful retention when one parent leaves a country with a minor without the consent of the other parent or without court authorization. The U.S. Department of State defines international parental child abduction as the removal or retention of a child outside the child’s country of habitual residence in violation of another parent’s or guardian’s custody rights. The State Department also warns that removing a child from a foreign country without the other parent’s consent can carry serious legal consequences, including arrest or imprisonment. The United States and Chile are both parties to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, which entered into force for Chile in 1994. However, nothing in the publicly available information allows CTN to conclude that Wilfrid Jean’s case involves a custody conflict between two parents. ICE has not released details about the child’s identity, the family situation, the exact nature of the complaint in Chile, or the status of any possible proceedings before Chilean or U.S. courts. In its communication, ICE Boston presented the arrest as part of its enforcement priorities targeting people the agency describes as foreign fugitives or immigrants with criminal histories. The agency said it would continue prioritizing the arrest of people accused of serious crimes, particularly cases involving children. The case comes amid intensified ICE operations in several states, including Massachusetts, where arrests of Haitian immigrants and other foreign nationals have drawn increased attention within immigrant communities. Immigrant rights advocates have repeatedly warned that ICE statements are administrative or law-enforcement allegations and do not replace a final court ruling. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Wilfrid Jean is therefore presumed innocent of any accusation that has not been proven before a competent court. No public information reviewed so far indicates whether he has an attorney, whether he is contesting the Chilean warrant, or whether he is facing extradition, immigration detention, or administrative removal proceedings. 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In her first sit-down interview with a Haitian media outlet since the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 965 by a vote of 224 to 204 — a bill that would extend Temporary Protected Status for the approximately 360,000 Haitian nationals currently living in the United States — the Massachusetts Democrat was direct about what comes next. “Of course, I believe that’s possible,” she said when asked whether TPS could be preserved through the courts or through Congress. “And the amicus brief is simply saying: enforce the law. Temporary Protected Status is a legal status.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) That combination of legal argument and political confidence defines how Pressley is approaching the Senate phase of what she describes as a relay race — one that began many weeks ago, required an extraordinary degree of coalition-building, and produced a legislative outcome that surprised even some of those closest to the effort. But the congresswoman is careful not to mistake a House victory for a finished race. “We are certainly,” she said, pausing before continuing, “and I do want to say that the decisive mandate that came out of the House, and the momentum that was shown, the stamina that was shown, the strategy that was employed — all of that supports us in the Senate, because it demonstrates a decisive mandate.” She is heading to the Senate, she said, with that mandate in hand. And she is not forecasting the final margin. ### “I Come as One, But I Stand as 10,000” To understand where this fight is going, Pressley insists you first have to understand where it came from — and more specifically, who built it. When asked how she pulled off a victory that many observers did not see coming, the congresswoman reached for a line she had quoted on the House floor: “Maya Angelou once said, ‘I come as one, but I stand as 10,000.’ So when I said don’t underestimate me, it really was about not underestimating the strength of this coalition and this movement.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) That coalition, as Pressley describes it, was deliberately wide and required months of careful cultivation. It included Haitian Bridge, the IFSI, the Archdiocese, organized labor, the faith-based community, healthcare workers, and the families of those directly at risk of losing their protected status. It also, she was emphatic to note, included Haitian media. “You were critical partners in keeping that drumbeat up and stressing the urgency,” she said. “And that supported our efforts to have phone banks from throughout the country, people flying in from throughout the country to lobby their members — and that was just to sign the petition.” The strategy, as she frames it, was built on one central tool: storytelling. “We used the powerful tool of storytelling to amplify the lived experiences and to underscore the contributions being made by some 360,000 Haitian nationals in this country.” It was not, she underscored, a campaign organized around charity or sentiment. “This is not an appeal for charity or benevolence. Do I think it is the humane thing to do to extend Temporary Protected Status for the next three years? Of course, I think it’s the moral and humane thing to do. I also think it’s the smart thing to do. I also think it’s the responsible thing to do — not from a place of benevolence, but from a place of reciprocity. It’s the very least we can do. This is what we owe our Haitian neighbors.” ### The Relay Race: Three Legs, Three Tests Pressley organized her account of the legislative effort around a single recurring metaphor: a relay race with three distinct legs, each carrying its own pressure and its own risk of failure. The first leg was the most fundamental — reaching the 218-signature threshold required to formally trigger the discharge petition process. In a political environment defined, in her words, by “the dysfunction and obstruction under the Republican majority in Congress,” that threshold was far from automatic. “It has been nearly impossible to advance any legislative victories in any space on matters of consequence to everyone who calls this country home,” she said, “but including and especially when it comes to immigration.” She noted that discharge petitions are a rare instrument. “In the last 40 years, only 15 of them have been able to meet that threshold. So that is a testament to the strength of this coalition.” The 218 signatures came from the full Democratic caucus plus four Republicans: Congressman Don Bacon, Congressman Lawler, Congresswoman Salazar, and Congressman Fitzpatrick. Getting those four was itself a story. But securing signatures, Pressley explained, was only the beginning. The second leg of the relay was the formal discharge of the petition — the procedural step that moves the bill to an actual floor vote. And this, she said, was where the pressure intensified in ways that were not always visible from the outside. “I didn’t stop lobbying members, because I wanted to make sure that those signatures on the petition would translate to votes,” she said. “And I had some Republicans that were saying they would support final passage on a bill, but they wouldn’t support a vote to discharge the petition. So up until the last minute and 30 seconds, I was organizing, pushing, pushing, pushing to ensure that we would be able to advance in the second leg of that relay race.” The distinction she draws between signing a petition and voting to discharge it — and then voting for final passage — is important. Each step carried its own political calculation for members, particularly Republicans operating within a majority conference that had not voluntarily put the bill on the floor. For Pressley, navigating those distinctions required constant, granular engagement with individual members, right up to the moment the vote began. The third and final leg of the House relay was the floor vote on final passage. And even here, with the outcome appearing increasingly likely, Pressley refused to stand down. “Even when, on the floor, members were coming up to congratulate me in anticipatory delight for what they foresaw was about to happen, I still did not allow myself to fully believe that it was about to happen,” she said. “I said, ‘Nothing is real until it is, and I’m just going to keep having conversations, keep working.'” She positioned herself deliberately in the well of the House chamber, wearing what she described as “a brightly colored fuchsia-pink jacket — as a way to sort of hold people accountable to their word.” The final count: 224 to 204. Ten Republicans and one independent voted in favor, joining the full Democratic caucus. Pressley had hoped for more. “I was getting very bold — perhaps even greedy — in the work of organizing, and I desperately wanted us to reach a 230-vote threshold, both Democrats, Republicans, and independents, so that we would be veto-proof.” That number was not reached. But 224 was, by any measure, beyond what most had predicted. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Republicas-who-voted-for-TPS-.jpeg) “We certainly did exceed expectations,” she said. “I think we met the moment and succeeded in giving a lot of hope to a lot of people whose lives are uncertain in this landscape.” ### Her Grandfather’s Counsel and a Pink Jacket Throughout the interview, Pressley returned repeatedly to the personal framework that guided her through the months of organizing. She quoted her grandfather more than once: “Plan your work and work your plan.” That discipline extended to her refusal to think about failure. “People kept asking me, ‘What will you do if you’re not successful? What will happen?’ And I wasn’t prepared to be considering contingency plans. I just wanted to continue to work towards a victory.” There were moments on the floor when members she had not secured commitments from voted yes. “There were people that had not made commitments to me who surprised us on the floor,” she said, “and that is because they know full well the contributions that our Haitian neighbors are making to major industries like healthcare, construction, and hospitality — contributions that are being made to civic life, culture, the workforce, the economy, and our tax base.” This, for Pressley, was the argument that transcended party lines. Not sentiment, but fact. Not appeals to conscience alone, but a clear-eyed accounting of economic and civic contribution. ### The Amicus Brief and Every Available Lever With the House vote secured, the congresswoman has been working the legal track simultaneously. An amicus brief, filed in advance of oral arguments at the Supreme Court, was led by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida — who also served, Pressley noted, as an effective member of her whip team during the discharge petition effort. The brief was co-signed by Congressman Maxwell Frost of Florida, Congressman Tom Suozzi of New York, Representative Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, and Congresswoman Laura Gillen of New York, whose legislation Pressley described as “foundational to the actual drafting of our discharge petition.” The legal argument, Pressley said, is straightforward. “The amicus brief just says: enforce the law. The State Department, under the Trump administration, maintains that Haiti is not a safe country to visit — much less to be permanently deported to.” She continued: “It is not safe. It is not a stable country. It’s a beautiful country, and I know that if it were stable, we wouldn’t be having this conversation, because many would want to return home and reunite with family and loved ones. But it is not a safe — albeit beautiful — country to be right now.” On what the House vote might mean for the Supreme Court’s deliberations, Pressley was measured. “I think them seeing a decisive mandate and momentum coming out of the U.S. House of Representatives, them being thoughtful about the amicus brief that we filed, them seeing a vigorous effort coming out of the Senate — all of those things support the kind of pressure and visibility that we need for this issue.” She framed her overall approach as four parallel tracks operating simultaneously: “Litigation in the form of an amicus brief, legislation in the form of the discharge petition that we forced a vote on, agitation — because we are not letting up, we are keeping our foot on the gas — and organization and mobilization.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TPS-Supreme-court.webp) ### A Blueprint, Not Just a Bill Pressley was also careful to place H.R. 965 in a broader context. She noted that the discharge petition on immigration was, to her knowledge, the first of its kind in Congressional history. She also pointed to what she sees as its implications beyond the Haitian TPS case. “We now see dueling discharge petitions being filed in support of the 1.6 million TPS holders in this country,” she said. “And people are hopeful that, with this blueprint, perhaps we’re establishing a new floor — an effective workaround.” Back home, in the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District — which includes the city of Boston and is home to the third-largest Haitian diaspora in the country — Pressley and Senator Edward Markey had already held a field hearing as the February TPS deadline approached. “We did a field hearing with Senator Markey to draw attention as the deadline was fast approaching.” That local work, combined with the national coalition strategy, was, she argued, what produced the result. “This was a very broad and diverse national coalition that has proven it is not to be underestimated, that it is powerful.” ### A Personal Debt Pressley, who is not Haitian — a point she acknowledged directly and with warmth — was asked why she poured so much into this fight. She rejected the premise that she had nothing personal at stake. “I will correct the record and say there is a personal benefit, and it is to demonstrate my gratitude actively,” she said. “It’s the people of Haiti who have been an inspiring example to me — as an African-American woman, as a Black woman, as a part of a larger diaspora — about what resistance looks like, about the work of liberation.” And then she offered the most personal explanation of the interview: “It was Haitian nurses who cared for my mother in the final days of her life, in her cancer battle — who lovingly oiled her scalp and braided her hair and said prayers over her and sang songs to her. So it’s true I don’t have a political benefit, but there is a deeply personal benefit, and it’s really just for me to demonstrate my gratitude to our Haitian neighbors, to the people of Haiti.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ayanna-Pressley.webp) On the question of what comes next, she did not hesitate. The Senate. The amicus brief. The organizing. The coalition. The relay race continues. “As I’ve said, these 360,000 Haitian nationals are already home,” she said. “They are already home.” The full interview will be available on all CTN platforms starting Thursday, April 23, around 6 PM. [https://ctninfo.com/exclusive-pressl…e-for-the-senate/](https://ctninfo.com/exclusive-pressl%E2%80%A6e-for-the-senate/) **Note to readers:** This content was originally produced in English by Caribbean Television Network. Translations in other languages are automatically generated using AI-powered software and may not perfectly reflect the original text. 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Wednesday night in Atlanta was no different. The 18-year-old Homegrown defender came on as a second-half substitute and delivered the decisive moment of the New England Revolution’s 2-1 comeback win over Atlanta United FC, chipping the ball over goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos in the 78th minute to seal the club’s fourth consecutive victory and, importantly, their first road win of the 2026 MLS season. Before Miller’s winner, it was Will Sands who hauled New England level. The defender, making his eighth consecutive start to open the season, met a Carles Gil corner at the back post in the 73rd minute and headed the ball into the net for his first career MLS goal — a milestone moment that ignited a five-minute span that turned the match on its head. Atlanta had entered halftime with a 1-0 advantage, courtesy of veteran striker Fafà Picault, who converted on the rebound after Matt Turner produced a diving stop to deny Saba Lobjanidze’s close-range effort in the 38th minute. The Revolution had appeared to break through in the 18th minute when Alhassan Yusuf lashed a volley into the net, but the goal was waved off after a VAR review for offside. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Head Coach Marko Mitrović used his substitutions to shift the game. He introduced fellow Homegrown Player Diego Fagundez alongside Miller in the second half, and the pair helped unlock a struggling Atlanta side. It was Fagundez who initiated Miller’s winner — playing a pass into the box for Gil, whose deft touch redirected the ball directly into the 18-year-old’s path. Miller, calm under pressure, lifted a composed chip over Hoyos that found the back of the net. Miller signed as the 12th Homegrown Player in Revolution history and the first from Connecticut, becoming the youngest player in club history to sign an MLS contract when he put pen to paper at age 15. All three of his goals in 2026 have come from the substitutes’ bench. Gil, the Spanish playmaker, continues to assert himself as the engine of New England’s attack. His corner kick set up Sands’ equalizer, giving him three assists on the season. According to the club, Gil is now the 14th player in MLS history to record 90 regular-season assists — a milestone underscoring his enduring influence after nearly a decade in Foxborough. In goal, Turner was outstanding on a night when he was called upon repeatedly. The U.S. international finished with a season-high eight saves, including a critical stop in the final minute to protect the result. His performance anchored a defensive unit that absorbed significant pressure despite operating on the road against a side desperate for points. Atlanta entered Wednesday’s match with just one win in eight games, sitting near the bottom of the Eastern Conference table. New England, by contrast, has now strung together four straight victories and climbed into fifth place in the East. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The Revolution return to action Saturday, April 25, when they host Inter Miami CF at Gillette Stadium. 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The decision raises as many hopes as it does questions, as the Haitian capital and large parts of the Artibonite and Center departments are being strangled by criminal groups. Before the Chadian National Assembly, it was through the voice of its president, Ali Kolotou Tchaïmi, that the head of state, Mahamat Idriss Déby, officially confirmed the dispatch of two full battalions to Haiti. That means 1,500 soldiers, 400 of whom are already deployed on the ground, according to his remarks reported by AFP. “The state will contribute to this force with two battalions of 750 members each,” he announced. This announcement concretizes and amplifies the initial commitment made on March 24, when N’Djamena had promised 750 security force members. A second battalion of the same size will thus complete the deployment. The Chadian president did not fail to recall his country’s experience with international coalitions: fighting Boko Haram, missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Cameroon, as well as a leading role within the G5 Sahel. This served to justify the logistical and operational capability of his troops, far from their Sahelian bases. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) To understand the urgency of this deployment, one must grasp the abyss into which Haiti has been sinking for years. Murders, rapes, looting, kidnappings: criminal gangs rule there as masters. The situation has deteriorated sharply over the past two years, to the point that almost all of Port-au-Prince has slipped out of state control. Armed groups control approximately 90% of the capital. They have even extended their influence beyond the metropolitan area. Communes such as Cité Soleil, Croix-des-Bouquets, Tabarre, Martissant, and Carrefour have become impregnable strongholds, while areas previously spared, such as Pétion-Ville or the heights of the capital, regularly suffer deadly incursions. The Gang Repression Force (FRG) is supposed to change the situation. The successor to the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), it can count up to 5,500 international police officers and soldiers. Its objective: to support the Haitian National Police (HNP), which is largely overwhelmed and poorly equipped, in its counterinsurgency operations. However, the start has been slow. And this is where the problem lies. While President Déby assures that 400 Chadian soldiers are already operational in Haiti, no images, joint statements with Haitian authorities, or the UN have confirmed their presence on the ground. In Port-au-Prince, questions are pouring in: “If they are already there, what are they doing? What is the FRG waiting for to engage while the gangs continue to spread terror?” These are legitimate questions that the weary and disillusioned population asks itself daily, seeing illegal checkpoints and deadly attacks multiply. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Fragile progress against adaptive gangs, according to the UN Encouraging signs do exist, however. According to a recent report by experts mandated by the UN Security Council, “law enforcement operations in Haiti have succeeded in slowing the expansion of gangs in the capital.” This achievement is nonetheless described as “fragile,” as criminal groups have already adjusted their tactics. Between March 2025 and mid-January 2026, gang-related violence and counterinsurgency operations have killed more than 5,500 people in Haiti, according to a new report from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published in March. President Mahamat Idriss Déby’s announcement is, on paper, excellent news for Haiti. A reinforcement of 1,500 experienced soldiers, integrated into a UN mission, could tip the balance of power against the gangs. 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On the agenda: American support for the new Gang Repression Force (FRG), pressure for credible elections, the future of TPS, and economic recovery through the HOPE/HELP programs. Behind the surface-level statements, the Trump administration appears to be setting its conditions for lasting stabilization in Haiti. On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in the hushed salons of the State Department in Washington, a handshake took place before the cameras. Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, head of the Haitian government, and Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, exchanged only a few words before withdrawing behind closed doors. The image is smooth, but the stakes are raw: the survival of a Haitian state still under the threat of gangs, and the American strategy to contain instability in the region. According to a statement from State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigot, Marco Rubio “reaffirmed the United States’ support for Haiti’s stability and security.” This support, however, materialized as pointed insistence on the Gang Repression Force (FRG) – whose still-partial deployment Washington presents as the decisive test of the Haitian government’s credibility. “The Secretary welcomed the progress made in deploying the Gang Repression Force and reaffirmed the need for the rapid implementation of its mandate,” Tommy Pigot said. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) A message in the form of a summons: the United States will not abandon the Haitian issue, but expects concrete results on the ground before considering political normalization. ### “Shield of the Americas”: A Security Umbrella with Blurry Outlines Following the meeting with Rubio, the Prime Minister met Kristi Noem, special envoy for the “Shield of the Americas” initiative – a regional security framework promoted by the Trump administration. Officially, this “shield” aims to combat drug trafficking, transnational criminal networks, and irregular migration. The Haitian Prime Minister’s office hailed this tool as a “decisive strategic lever for restoring public order.” In practice, the American initiative resembles more of an expanded coordination mechanism than a dedicated intervention force. For Haiti, the challenge is to secure some of the promised funding and intelligence without eroding its sovereignty. “The discussions also underscored the importance of reinforced cooperation with regional partners to combat drug trafficking effectively,” the Prime Minister’s statement specified. ### The Security Litany as Electoral Prerequisite One constant of the marathon day on April 21 was the repetition, before each interlocutor, of the same mantra: no elections without security. The Prime Minister presented the FRG to Congressman Brian Mast (Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee), then to Mario Díaz-Balart (Vice-Chairman of the Appropriations Committee), as the cornerstone of the democratic transition. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The formula was well-rehearsed: “Security remains the essential condition for any democratic transition and the holding of general elections,” Fils-Aimé hammered home, according to the official record. For their part, American lawmakers expressed cautious support. Díaz-Balart “encouraged continued efforts” without announcing any new funding releases. The message was clear: Washington will not endorse an election organized in chaos, but it will not indefinitely fund a security force without a clear political horizon. This position was reaffirmed during the meeting with Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock – one of the few elected officials to mention, beyond security, the country’s “economic and institutional priorities.” The meeting ended with a symbolic gesture: the Prime Minister gave Warnock a jersey from the national soccer team, referencing Haiti’s qualification for the upcoming World Cup – an attempt to project an image of resilience and normality, light-years away from the reality of massive population displacements in Port-au-Prince. ### TPS and the Diaspora: The Other Silent War A less publicized but equally explosive issue: the fate of the roughly 350,000 Haitians benefiting from Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States. The Prime Minister met with Senator Chuck Schumer, a historic figure of the Democratic Party and longtime TPS advocate. The discussion focused on the “critical importance” of maintaining this status, given the still-precarious humanitarian situation in Haiti. Haiti’s request is clear: to obtain a multi-year renewal of TPS, sheltered from American political vagaries. But the Trump administration, which attempted to end TPS for several countries during its first term, remains unpredictable. The Fils-Aimé government is therefore playing a double game: reassuring Washington about its ability to control migrant departures, while advocating for the protection of those already settled. “The Haitian government considers its diaspora an essential pillar of national development,” the statement recalls. A declaration of principle that must translate into concrete actions, given that remittances from Haitians abroad represent more than a quarter of the national GDP. ### Economy and Humanitarian Aid: The Blind Spot of Discussions Only one meeting with Representative Gregory Murphy truly addressed the economic and humanitarian dimensions. The discussions highlighted the HOPE/HELP programs – preferential trade agreements for Haitian textiles – whose multi-year renewal is deemed crucial to preserving jobs in industrial parks. But beyond the statements, the situation on the ground remains catastrophic. Nearly half of Haiti’s population suffers from acute food insecurity, and gangs still control 80% of the capital. No concrete announcement of new humanitarian aid emerged from this day of meetings. The United States appears to have chosen its angle of attack: security first, the rest will follow – or not. The Haitian head of government remains in the United States until April 24, with scheduled stops in Washington and New York. Officially, this mission is part of “strengthening strategic dialogue” with international partners. Unofficially, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé came seeking guarantees of his government’s survival, as the transition process stalls and American fatigue grows. The signals from Washington are contradictory: on the one hand, Rubio praises the Prime Minister’s “leadership”; on the other, members of Congress condition any new aid on rapid, verifiable progress on the security front. As for the “Shield of the Americas,” it could quickly become a tool of regional pressure, serving U.S. immigration and anti-drug priorities. In the meantime, Haiti holds its breath. The window of opportunity opened by the FRG’s deployment is narrow. If results are not forthcoming by the end of the year, there is a significant risk that Washington will reconsider its commitment downward – and with it, the last glimmers of hope for an exit from the crisis. ![Collage of political meeting: two men shaking hands with flags in the background, and others presenting a jersey beside a government seal; CTN logo visible in the lower left.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-22-at-175602.jpeg) [https://ctninfo.com/fils-aimes-washi…ocratic-progress/](https://ctninfo.com/fils-aimes-washi%E2%80%A6ocratic-progress/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/fils-aimes-washington-visit-anti-gang-support-conditioned-on-democratic-progress/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fils-aimes-washington-visit-anti-gang-support-conditioned-on-democratic-progress/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/fils-aimes-washington-visit-anti-gang-support-conditioned-on-democratic-progress/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fils-aimes-washington-visit-anti-gang-support-conditioned-on-democratic-progress/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/fils-aimes-washington-visit-anti-gang-support-conditioned-on-democratic-progress/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%27s%20Washington%20Visit%3A%20Anti-Gang%20Support%20Conditioned%20on%20Democratic%20Progress&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffils-aimes-washington-visit-anti-gang-support-conditioned-on-democratic-progress%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, POLITICS, SECURITY --- ### [The FAd'H are ramping up: 339 new soldiers graduate, aiming for 3,000 by end of 2026](https://ctninfo.com/the-fadh-are-ramping-up-339-new-soldiers-graduate-aiming-for-3000-by-end-of-2026/) **Published:** April 22, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** In a still-critical security context, the Haitian army is reaching a new milestone in its reconstruction. On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 339 recruits officially joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H) during a solemn ceremony held at the Vertières military base. This graduating class is named “François Capois,” in homage to the hero of independence. The Ministry of Defense’s stated goal is to recruit 2,500 to 3,000 new soldiers by the end of the year. In an atmosphere charged with emotion and patriotic fervor, the 339 new soldiers of the “François Capois” class took their oath on Tuesday, April 21, at the Vertières military base. Dressed in their crisp new uniforms, the recruits pledged to respect the Constitution and to “serve and defend” the nation, in accordance with the 2015 decree that governs the Ministry of Defense. The choice of name for this class is no coincidence. François Capois, nicknamed “Capois-la-Mort,” is one of the most emblematic heroes of the Battle of Vertières (1803), which sealed the defeat of Napoleon’s army and Haiti’s independence. By evoking this memory, the military institution intends to anchor its rebirth in the continuity of the struggle for national sovereignty. Trained by experienced instructors and monitors, the recruits followed a solid training program including, beyond basic military skills, modules on respect for human rights, equality between men and women, and the protection of civilians – a crucial requirement in a country where accusations of human rights violations have regularly tarnished security forces. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Speaking at the ceremony, Colonel Neoxles P. Arné, head of FAd’H training, welcomed the new soldiers while urging them to demonstrate “discipline, maturity, and a great sense of duty” to fully assume their responsibilities. He also hailed the growing interest of young Haitians in military careers, a sign, according to him, of renewed confidence in the institution. Colonel Arné did not fail to thank all the actors involved in training this class, from the instructors to the technical and financial partners supporting the reconstruction of the Haitian army. ### 200 soldiers are soon to be deployed to reinforce the Task Force Beyond the ceremonial aspect, concrete announcements regarding the deployment of the new troops reveal the scale of the government’s ambitions. A source within the Ministry of Defense, cited by Le Nouvelliste, detailed the assignment of the 339 newly graduated soldiers: 200 of them will receive special training to reinforce the “task force” – the elite unit responsible for the most sensitive operations against armed gangs. 100 others will join the ranks of the National Guard, based in Clercine. Their primary mission is to secure the immediate vicinity of Toussaint Louverture International Airport, a vital strategic axis for the country. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) About fifty soldiers will likely be sent as reinforcements to the Artibonite department, a region regularly shaken by gang violence where the state has until now struggled to impose its authority. This distribution shows a dual priority: retaking the most sensitive urban areas (Port-au-Prince and its periphery) and securing critical infrastructure, while consolidating territories that are already partially stabilized. ### A Massive recruitment plan: 900 soldiers trained every four months The graduation of the “François Capois” class is only the first step in a vast force reinforcement plan. According to the same ministerial source, 570 candidates have already passed all tests and medical examinations and are awaiting their call to begin their individual basic training. These recruits will spend four months at the training center before being deployed on the ground. Infrastructure is being adapted: repairs are currently underway at the Vertières base to accommodate these new waves, with a first call scheduled for the third week of May 2026, if the timeline holds. The Ministry of Defense’s stated goal is ambitious: to recruit between 2,500 and 3,000 new soldiers by the end of 2026. To achieve this, authorities are banking on a gradual increase in training capacity. Ultimately, the Vertières base will be able to train 500 soldiers per four-month cycle, while the Anacaona base – located between Gressier and Léogâne – can accommodate 400, after its facilities are rehabilitated. That makes a total of 900 soldiers trained every four months, a sustained pace that would significantly renew and expand the ranks. Three new recruitment offices are also scheduled to open soon: one at the Anacaona military base, another in Petit-Goâve, and a third in the Grand Sud region, specifically in Les Cayes. This is a way to decentralize recruitment and attract young people from across the country. ### Equipment and materiel: orders awaiting delivery Ramping up troop numbers is not enough: the soldiers must also be equipped. According to the Ministry of Defense source, equipment orders have been placed and are due to arrive “imminently” in Haiti. Without going into detail, these deliveries should cover needs for uniforms, individual weapons, communication devices, and light vehicles. Still, the question of funding this buildup remains sensitive. While the Haitian government is devoting an increasing share of its budget to defense, international partners – the United States, Canada, and the United Nations program – are also contributing, through technical assistance and equipment programs. ### On the ground: 200 troops already engaged in consolidating retaken zones The new Haitian army is not waiting until it reaches full strength to act. Asked about the concrete support the FAd’H is providing to the Haitian National Police (PNH), the ministerial source indicated that 200 soldiers are already engaged in stabilizing retaken areas in downtown Port-au-Prince. The “consolidated points” – areas once controlled by gangs and now secured by law enforcement – number five, including the upscale neighborhood of Pacot. A strong symbol: Pacot, perched on the capital’s heights, had been infiltrated and then partially controlled by armed groups in recent years, causing the exodus of many residents. The military presence in these areas aims to prevent the return of gangs and to create a secure environment that enables the progressive return of displaced populations, as well as the reopening of businesses and public services. While these announcements reflect a clear political will to rebuild the Haitian army – dissolved in 1995, then reestablished in 2017 – the challenges remain immense. The accelerated training of thousands of soldiers raises questions about the quality of supervision, psychological follow-up, and the integrity of recruits in a country where political and criminal allegiances have sometimes infiltrated the ranks of security forces. Moreover, the cohabitation between the PNH and the FAd’H – two institutions with different cultures and traditions – remains a work in progress. While complementarity is publicly stated, tensions on the ground cannot be ruled out, particularly regarding the division of roles and intervention zones. Finally, the overall security context allows no respite. Gangs still control vast portions of the territory, and reconquest operations are costly in terms of human lives and equipment. The training of 3,000 soldiers by the end of 2026, if achieved, would represent only a first step: the real needs to secure the entire country far exceed this number. For Haitian authorities, the “François Capois” class is far more than just a graduating class of soldiers. It embodies the state’s determination to retake control of its security destiny, in a country where gang violence has driven hundreds of thousands of people into internal exile and paralyzed the economy. “The goal is to reach between 2,500 and 3,000 new soldiers by the end of 2026,” they repeat at the Ministry of Defense. A figure that, if met, would mark a decisive step in the rebirth of an institution long decried but whose role is now considered indispensable by a large segment of the population. The question remains whether time – and resources – will follow. Because of facing heavily armed and structured gangs, the battle for Haiti’s security will not be won solely on parade grounds. It will be fought on the ground, in the alleyways of Martissant, Croix-des-Bouquets, in the hills of Kenscoff, and in Artibonite, where every soldier must prove their worth. ![Line of soldiers in camouflage uniforms with rifles standing at attention in a military yard with armored vehicles behind them.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/75b0ed49-9292-402f-8b38-05184a8e6cad.jpg)\#image\_title[https://ctninfo.com/the-fadh-are-ram…0-by-end-of-2026/](https://ctninfo.com/the-fadh-are-ram%E2%80%A60-by-end-of-2026/) By Darbouze Figaro and André Louis ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/the-fadh-are-ramping-up-339-new-soldiers-graduate-aiming-for-3000-by-end-of-2026/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-fadh-are-ramping-up-339-new-soldiers-graduate-aiming-for-3000-by-end-of-2026/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/the-fadh-are-ramping-up-339-new-soldiers-graduate-aiming-for-3000-by-end-of-2026/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-fadh-are-ramping-up-339-new-soldiers-graduate-aiming-for-3000-by-end-of-2026/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/the-fadh-are-ramping-up-339-new-soldiers-graduate-aiming-for-3000-by-end-of-2026/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20FAd%27H%20are%20ramping%20up%3A%20339%20new%20soldiers%20graduate%2C%20aiming%20for%203%2C000%20by%20end%20of%202026&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fthe-fadh-are-ramping-up-339-new-soldiers-graduate-aiming-for-3000-by-end-of-2026%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [Haiti: New outbreak of violence in Cité Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets, nearly 5,000 displaced in a few days](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-new-outbreak-of-violence-in-cite-soleil-and-croix-des-bouquets-nearly-5000-displaced-in-a-few-days/) **Published:** April 22, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Since Saturday, April 18, violent clashes have pitted several armed groups against each other in strategic neighborhoods north of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The fighting is primarily taking place in the communes of Cité Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets, affecting densely populated areas such as Jammeau, Fourgy, Dorigol, Lerbourt, Sibert, Village la Renaissance, Les Orangers, Silvina, and Madelaine (in Croix-des-Bouquets), as well as Martial, Terre Noire – Blanchard, Sarthe, and Village des Rapatriés – Menetas (in Cité Soleil). According to an IOM report published following these events, approximately 4,994 people (1,191 households) have been displaced within just a few days. Slightly more than half of them (52%) have found refuge with host families, while the remaining 48% have settled in seven sites — one of which already existed before these incidents, and six were created on an emergency basis. These same neighborhoods had already been the scene of armed clashes in March 2026, displacing nearly 3,000 people. According to the IOM, this recurrence of violence reflects “a growing deterioration of the security situation in this sector.” In a statement released Wednesday, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) expressed “great concern for the civilian population trapped in the clashes.” The medical organization describes a chaotic situation: hundreds of families fled in the middle of the night in heavy rain, while many residents did not even attempt to leave “because they are afraid of running into armed men.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Several MSF staff members found themselves trapped at home due to gunfire, with no way to leave their neighborhoods safely. About forty people — employees and their families — had to take refuge in the MSF hospital in Cité Soleil, the only place deemed sufficiently safe. Medical teams on the ground are witnessing the direct consequences of this new wave of violence. On Sunday and Monday, emergency services treated five times more gunshot wounds than the usual average. On Sunday, gunfire rang out in the immediate vicinity of the hospital, repeatedly forcing staff to take cover. To protect patients and caregivers, MSF had to reduce certain activities, including services for victims of sexual violence. On Monday, some outpatient consultations were also suspended. Davina Hayles, MSF’s Head of Mission, recalls that “in a context where the health system is already weakened after several years of violence, it is imperative to guarantee the access of the sick and wounded to health facilities that are still functioning.” The organization issued a solemn appeal to all relevant actors to respect and protect medical facilities, sanitary transport, and healthcare personnel. ### **The Défenseurs Plus Collective denounces state “impunity”** In a firm statement, the Défenseurs Plus collective strongly condemns this new wave of violence in the Cul-de-Sac Plain. The human rights collective asserts that these “acts of banditry” do not happen by chance: they are the direct consequence of the absence of effective public authority and a state that fails to fulfill its fundamental obligations — guaranteeing security, protecting life, and ensuring respect for the rights of every person on Haitian territory. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “The right to live in security is not a favor, but a legal and constitutional obligation of the state toward the population,” the collective reminds. Each time these violent acts recur without a concrete response from the state, it raises, according to them, questions about “the real existence of public authorities.” Défenseurs Plus demands, without delay: an effective and coordinated intervention to restore order and security in the affected areas; immediate protection for the civilian population directly threatened by armed groups; rapid humanitarian assistance for all displaced persons; and a credible judicial response to identify, arrest, and prosecute the perpetrators and accomplices of these criminal acts. The organization warns: “Each time the state stands idly by without acting, it allows violence to appear normal. This is what we call the impunity of the transition government.” According to them, this impunity represents “a major threat to social stability and respect for human rights,” and proportionally reduces the chances of organizing credible elections before 2027. Finally, the Défenseurs Plus collective calls on the international community to support the Haitian National Police (PNH) and the Armed Forces (FAd’H) through the framework of the Gang Repression Force (FRG). It emphasizes the need for technical and logistical support to enable law enforcement to be effective without violating citizens’ fundamental rights. As fighting continues, MSF teams are monitoring the situation and assessing needs. The organization says it is ready to intervene to assist displaced people “as soon as security conditions permit.” The IOM, for its part, continues its monitoring and has promised to communicate any additional information in the event of further developments. In the Cul-de-Sac Plain, where thousands of families now live under sheet metal roofs or with relatives, without access to drinking water or healthcare, the emergency is total. But for now, the guns continue to speak — and the failing state seems powerless to protect its own people. ![Aid worker in a blue IOM UN Migration vest speaking with a crowded group outdoors.](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/deplaces.jpg)\#image\_titleBy Darbouze Figaro and Marie Farah Fortuné [https://ctninfo.com/haiti-new-outbre…ed-in-a-few-days/](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-new-outbre%E2%80%A6ed-in-a-few-days/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-new-outbreak-of-violence-in-cite-soleil-and-croix-des-bouquets-nearly-5000-displaced-in-a-few-days/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-new-outbreak-of-violence-in-cite-soleil-and-croix-des-bouquets-nearly-5000-displaced-in-a-few-days/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-new-outbreak-of-violence-in-cite-soleil-and-croix-des-bouquets-nearly-5000-displaced-in-a-few-days/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-new-outbreak-of-violence-in-cite-soleil-and-croix-des-bouquets-nearly-5000-displaced-in-a-few-days/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-new-outbreak-of-violence-in-cite-soleil-and-croix-des-bouquets-nearly-5000-displaced-in-a-few-days/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20New%20outbreak%20of%20violence%20in%20Cit%C3%A9%20Soleil%20and%20Croix-des-Bouquets%2C%20nearly%205%2C000%20displaced%20in%20a%20few%20days&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-new-outbreak-of-violence-in-cite-soleil-and-croix-des-bouquets-nearly-5000-displaced-in-a-few-days%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [Massachusetts Governor  Urges Businesses to Apply for Refunds on Trump's Illegal Tariffs, Renews Call for $1,745 Relief Check for Every Household](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-governor-urges-businesses-to-apply-for-refunds-on-trumps-illegal-tariffs-renews-call-for-1745-relief-check-for-every-household/) **Published:** April 22, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Gov. Maura Healey is urging Massachusetts businesses that paid duties under President Donald Trump’s struck-down tariff regime to file for refunds through a newly opened federal portal, while pressing the Trump administration to extend that relief directly to consumers. In a statement issued Wednesday, Healey said businesses in the state should move quickly to recover costs they incurred under tariffs the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unlawful earlier this year. She also repeated her demand that the federal government send a $1,745 check to every Massachusetts household to offset the higher grocery, household-goods, and construction costs residents absorbed while the tariffs were in effect. “President Trump’s illegal tariffs have increased costs for every Massachusetts business and resident,” Healey said. “It’s important that refunds are now available, and I encourage eligible businesses to apply. But this isn’t enough.” The governor said Massachusetts families should not be left out of the refund process as importers begin recovering what they paid. “The Trump Administration must also issue refunds to American households — and the President needs to actually focus on making life more affordable and abandon his costly tariff plans for good,” she said. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) #### The federal refund window opened Monday. According to the Washington Times, U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched an online system named “the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries system, or [CAPE,](https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/trade-remedies/ieepa-duty-refunds) to process claims from companies that paid tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. CBP estimates roughly 330,000 importers paid IEEPA duties, and that total refunds could reach about $166 billion, the Times reported. The Supreme Court struck down those tariffs on Feb. 20 in a 6-3 decision in *Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump*, ruling that IEEPA does not give the president authority to impose sweeping, nation-by-nation duties, SCOTUSblog reported. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, and Samuel Alito dissented. The ruling applied only to the IEEPA-based tariffs, which Trump unveiled in April 2025 as part of what the administration called “Liberation Day.” Separate duties imposed under Sections 232, 301, and 122 of federal trade law remain in place and are not affected by the decision, according to an analysis published by the Tax Foundation. #### Healey’s Tuesday statement builds on a letter she sent to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last month. As the Boston Globe reported, the governor demanded on March 10 that the federal government refund $1,745 to every Massachusetts household — a figure her office calculated using data from the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, which estimated American consumers paid about that much in tariff-driven costs between February 2025 and January 2026. With roughly 2.8 million households statewide, Healey’s office put the total Massachusetts tab at nearly $4.9 billion. The governor has portrayed her administration as one of the most assertive Democratic responses to the tariff fallout. According to her office, Healey previously launched the Massachusetts Tariff Response and Business Operations Support Initiative to help businesses navigate the new costs, convened state business leaders to hear how the duties were affecting operations, and hosted six Northeastern governors and six Canadian premiers at the State House to discuss regional coordination. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The Treasury Department has not publicly committed to any household-level refund program. 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U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., the first Haitian American Democrat ever elected to Congress, resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, just minutes before the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to recommend disciplinary action against her, NBC News reported. Her resignation, effective immediately, followed the bipartisan panel’s finding last month that she violated 25 House rules and ethics violations tied to allegations that she funneled millions of dollars in federal disaster relief funds into her 2021 congressional campaign, NBC News reported. “Rather than play these political games, I choose to step away so that I can devote my time to fighting for my neighbors in Florida’s 20th district,” Cherfilus-McCormick said in a statement posted on X, per NBC News. “I hereby resign from the 119th Congress, effective immediately.” She has denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to the separate federal charges she faces. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cherfilus-McCormick, 47, made history in January 2022 when she won a special election to succeed the late Rep. Alcee Hastings, becoming the first Haitian American Democrat elected to the U.S. House. She represented Florida’s 20th Congressional District, which covers parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties and includes one of the largest Haitian American populations in the country. She served on the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Haitian Caucus and the Caribbean Caucus, according to her official biography. For the Haitian diaspora in South Florida and across the United States, her departure removes one of the most visible Haitian American voices in Washington during an especially fraught moment for the community. In January 2026, Cherfilus-McCormick appeared at a rally in Fort Lauderdale in support of extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants, according to WLRN. ### The Allegations The congresswoman was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2025 on charges of stealing and laundering federal disaster funds, per CNBC and NPR. Prosecutors allege that Trinity Healthcare Services, her family’s health care company, received a roughly $5 million overpayment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through a COVID-19 vaccination contract, according to NBC News. The Department of Justice has alleged that Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother never returned the money, routed it through multiple accounts, and used portions of it to fund her successful 2022 special election campaign. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Among other expenditures, the DOJ alleges she used some of the funds to buy a $109,000, 3.14-carat yellow diamond ring, NBC News reported. Her federal criminal trial, originally scheduled for 2026, has been delayed until February 2027 — well after the November midterm elections. Her attorney, William Barzee, told CNN that the Ethics Committee process had been unfair. “She was put in an absolutely terrible position by the Ethics Committee. This was not a fair process. She has a pending criminal case down in the Southern District of Florida. She wasn’t able to defend herself,” Barzee said. If convicted on the federal charges, Cherfilus-McCormick could face more than 50 years in prison, according to NBC News. ### A Vote That Will No Longer Happen Had she remained in Congress, Cherfilus-McCormick would likely have faced a House floor vote on her expulsion later this week, CNN reported. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., had publicly committed to filing a motion to expel her, according to Fox News. Expulsion requires a two-thirds vote of the House, meaning roughly 70 Democrats would have had to join Republicans to oust her — a high threshold that House Democratic leadership had been under mounting pressure to clear. Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., said the panel “now has lost jurisdiction on this matter” as a result of the resignation, but defended the committee’s two-and-a-half-year investigation as “a very deliberate process,” per NBC News. According to the Associated Press via Spectrum News, the investigation produced 59 subpoenas, 28 witness interviews and a review of more than 33,000 pages of documents. ### Third Resignation in Eight Days Cherfilus-McCormick is the third House member to resign in just over a week, NBC News reported. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, both announced their resignations on April 13 ahead of potential expulsion votes tied to separate allegations of sexual misconduct. Only six members have ever been expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives in the nation’s history, according to NBC News. The most recent was former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who was expelled in December 2023 in a 311-114 vote. Reaction to the resignation was swift. “Corruption has no place in Congress,” Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said in a statement shared by the Associated Press. “Now it’s Cory Mills’ turn to resign,” referring to the Florida Republican congressman currently under separate Ethics Committee investigation for alleged campaign finance violations, misuse of congressional resources, and sexual misconduct allegations. Mills has denied wrongdoing. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., credited Cherfilus-McCormick for her contributions during her tenure, Axios reported. Florida’s 20th Congressional District will now remain vacant until Gov. 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Carried out on the instructions of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, this initiative has entered a concrete phase with an official visit to Solino this Friday by a high-level government delegation, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. The objective: to assess the damage, listen to residents, and accelerate the implementation of a structured reconstruction plan. Led by the Prime Minister’s Office, several institutions are mobilized, including the ULCBP, the Port-au-Prince City Hall, DINEPA, Civil Protection, and various relevant ministries. For the executive branch, the focus is now on coordinated action. The delegation included the Minister of Youth, Sports, and Civic Action, Pythagore Dumas; the Principal Mayor of Port-au-Prince, Yves Andrel Salomon; the project coordinator, Pascale Oriolle; as well as representatives from the Ministry of Public Health and DINEPA. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Speaking on behalf of the Prime Minister, Minister Dumas announced urgent measures to support affected residents. He also unveiled a large-scale national training program for 5,000 young people, focused on promising trades such as welding, motorcycle repair, and solar energy. Beyond the immediate emergency, the executive branch is demonstrating a deep-rooted strategy: to offer young people prospects in order to curb exclusion and rebuild the social fabric. According to Pascale Oriolle, this field mission marks the launch of a long-term rebirth project for Solino. Municipal authorities struck a similar tone, promising sustainable support for the families involved. Enhanced security, social assistance, psychosocial support, public space sanitation, and the restart of economic activities are among the initial priorities identified. Former President-Councillors Leslie Voltaire and Edgar Leblanc Fils, along with Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, had visited Solino on Saturday, December 20. The neighborhood in Port-au-Prince had returned to calm after more than a year of gang terror. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Presented by authorities as a “strong political act” marking the “concrete return of the State,” this outing under the “Return to the Neighborhood” program had sparked both hope and skepticism among the displaced, who are waiting for concrete action and lasting security. For the first time in over a year, senior state officials were able to enter the Solino neighborhood. Solino, like many neighborhoods in the metropolitan area, had been under the yoke of the “Viv Ansanm” criminal coalition for more than a year. Gangs sowed terror, forcing thousands of residents to flee. Businesses and homes were systematically looted and then set on fire, leaving behind a landscape of ruins. In August 2025, the leader of “Viv Ansanm,” Jimmy Chérizier, alias “Barbecue,” paradoxically called for calm, inviting the displaced to return. No large-scale law enforcement operation was carried out in Solino to retake the neighborhood from the gangs. 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Gil became only the second player in Revolution history to record both 50 goals and 50 assists in the regular season, a landmark that underscores the Spanish captain’s enduring impact since arriving in New England in 2019. The milestone came on a night when the Revs needed every bit of his composure, trailing for more than half the match before rallying in the second period to extend their winning streak to four consecutive matches across all competitions. The match started under difficult circumstances for the home side. Defender Brayan Ceballos went down with an apparent injury just 17 minutes into the contest, forcing head coach Marko Mitrović to send on Peyton Miller as an early substitute. The defensive reshuffle unsettled New England’s shape, and Columbus took advantage. In the 25th minute, Crew midfielder Max Arfsten capitalized on a well-placed delivery from Uruguayan forward Diego Rossi to put the visitors ahead, 1-0. It was a deserved goal for a Columbus side that started the brighter of the two teams. The Crew pressed high and used their set-piece threat to keep New England pinned back for stretches of the opening half, finishing the match with seven corner kicks to the Revs’ three. Goalkeeper Matt Turner proved pivotal in keeping the deficit to one before halftime. The U.S. international turned in a commanding performance between the posts, finishing with three saves on the night. Turner’s shot-stopping ensured New England entered the break still within striking distance despite Columbus controlling large portions of the first 45 minutes. The second half was an entirely different match. New England came out of the tunnel with urgency and controlled the tempo from the opening whistle of the second period. The equalizer arrived in the 55th minute when Israeli forward Dor Turgeman latched onto a chance created by Argentine winger Luca Langoni and buried his finish to level the score at 1-1. Turgeman, who has now found the scoresheet in five of his first six games played at Gillette Stadium, earned an 8.1 match rating from data provider FotMob for his night’s work. New England continued to push forward and generated the better chances as the half wore on. Columbus, already without leading scorer Wessam Abou Ali for the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL, struggled to hold its defensive line under sustained pressure. The decisive moment came in the 85th minute when the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Gil, the 33-year-old captain, stepped up and calmly slotted the ball home to make it 2-1 and send the Gillette Stadium crowd into celebration. It was a fitting way to reach the half-century mark — under pressure, in a decisive moment, on a milestone night. Gil finished with the highest match rating of any player on the pitch at 8.5. The final minutes grew heated. Columbus collected three yellow cards across the second half, with André Gomes cautioned in the 71st minute, Arfsten booked in the 87th, and center back Rudy Camacho picking up a card deep in stoppage time as the Crew threw numbers forward in search of an equalizer. Turner and the Revs’ back line held firm through 10 minutes of added time. The match statistics reflected the balanced nature of the contest. Both sides registered 10 shots apiece. Possession was split nearly evenly, with Columbus holding a marginal 52-48 edge. But the difference came in finishing and goalkeeping: Turner’s three saves dwarfed the single stop managed by Columbus goalkeeper Patrick Schulte on the other end, a disparity that told the story of the second half. New England’s expected goals figure of 1.23 also outpaced Columbus’s 0.95, confirming the Revs were the more dangerous side when it mattered. The result pushes New England to 4-3-0 on the season with 12 points, lifting the club to fifth in the Eastern Conference. Columbus sinks to 1-4-3, sitting 12th in the East with six points through eight matches under first-year manager Henrik Rydström. For New England, the win marks a fourth straight victory across all competitions following the 3-0 shutout of CF Montréal on April 4, the 1-0 triumph over D.C. United on April 11, and the U.S. Open Cup penalty shootout win over Rhode Island FC at midweek. The Revs’ home record this season now stands at a perfect 4-0-0, with the club outscoring opponents by a combined margin of 12-2 in Foxborough. New England faces a quick turnaround, traveling to Atlanta United on Wednesday for a 7:45 p.m. ET kickoff before heading to Inter Miami on April 25. 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Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced on social media that passage through the strait was “declared completely open” for commercial vessels for the duration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, with ships required to use a coordinated route established by Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization. President Donald Trump responded by thanking Tehran — then immediately clarified that the U.S. blockade was not going anywhere. “The U.S. blockade will remain in full force, “until a peace deal is reached, according to CNBC. ### **A Declaration With Conditions Attached** Araghchi’s announcement left critical questions unanswered almost immediately. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Iranian media affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps described the opening as limited rather than unconditional. A source close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council told Tasnim News that commercial ships must coordinate with Iranian forces before transiting, and that vessels linked to hostile nations — or carrying cargo destined for hostile nations — would not be permitted passage. The strait would be closed again, the report warned, if the U.S. naval blockade continues. Whether Tehran intends to charge tolls for passage also remained unresolved on Friday. Earlier in the crisis, Iran had been charging tolls of over one million dollars per ship — a practice that became a central sticking point in negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Financial markets reacted sharply to the announcement, regardless of the ambiguity — stocks surged, and oil prices dropped significantly on the news, though analysts noted it was not immediately clear what the declaration would mean for the mines still present in the waterway. ### **The Biggest Oil Supply Disruption in History** The backdrop to Friday’s announcement is a crisis without modern precedent. Before the war, roughly one-fifth of the world’s total crude oil supply transited the Strait of Hormuz daily — the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to global energy markets. Its near-total closure since the conflict began has produced what energy analysts have described as the largest oil supply disruption in recorded history, sending prices surging past $100 per barrel in recent weeks. As recently as Thursday, Brent crude had climbed to nearly $100 a barrel as tanker traffic through the strait remained minimal under the U.S. naval blockade, with only a handful of commercial vessels transiting the waterway each day. On Friday, following Araghchi’s announcement, oil fell more than 10 percent to below $90 per barrel. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **The Road That Led Here** The current standoff is the product of weeks of failed diplomacy. On April 8, a temporary ceasefire was agreed between the U.S. and Iran, under which Iran was to reopen the strait in exchange for a two-week pause in hostilities. But Iran began exerting control over traffic through the waterway and charging passage tolls, triggering accusations of a ceasefire violation from Washington. Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, countered that the U.S. had itself violated the agreement by allowing Israel to continue military operations in Lebanon — a position Tehran had made explicit, arguing that the ceasefire should include Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected that interpretation, asserting the ceasefire did not include Lebanon, a stance backed by Trump and Vance. On April 11, Vice President JD Vance, accompanied by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, traveled to Islamabad for direct talks with an Iranian delegation that included Foreign Minister Araghchi and parliamentary speaker Ghalibaf. The negotiations lasted more than 21 hours. On April 12, Vance left Pakistan without a deal. U.S. officials said Iranian delegates could not agree on ending uranium enrichment, dismantling major nuclear facilities, allowing retrieval of highly enriched uranium, ending funding for Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, or fully opening the strait without charging passage tolls. Following the collapse of those talks, Trump announced a full U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports, which took effect on April 13. ### **Lebanon as the Linchpin** Friday’s limited opening of the strait came directly in response to a separate development: Israel and Lebanon agreed Thursday to a 10-day ceasefire, beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern time. For Tehran, the Lebanon conflict has been inseparable from the Hormuz dispute — Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group at the center of the Israel-Lebanon fighting, is one of Iran’s closest regional allies. Araghchi’s announcement made the connection explicit, tying the strait’s opening directly to the Lebanon ceasefire rather than to any breakthrough in U.S.-Iran negotiations. Trump said the leaders of Israel and Lebanon had agreed to speak directly for the first time in 34 years. He also said U.S. and Iranian negotiators could meet again this weekend in Pakistan for a second round of talks, adding that the war was “very close to over.” ### **What Comes Next** The two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire is set to expire Tuesday, April 21 — meaning the window for a negotiated resolution is narrow. With the strait’s status still effectively contested, the mines still unaccounted for in the waterway, and the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports still active, the announcement from Tehran on Friday represents at best a partial and conditional step, not a resolution. Barclays analysts had warned earlier this week, per reporting from Mettis Global, that oil prices would race past $100 per barrel in any scenario where the strait remained closed, given the limited alternatives for rerouting Persian Gulf energy exports and the constraints that continued closure would place on global spare capacity. Whether Friday’s announcement holds — and whether it translates into actual resumed traffic through one of the world’s most critical chokepoints — remained an open question as markets closed. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26070478014685.webp)Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. 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Those 52 referees come from 44 countries — a figure that underscores the geographic breadth of the selection. No single nation dominates the list, though the traditional football powerhouses of Europe and South America hold the largest shares. Only two countries earned three referee appointments: **Argentina** (Yael Falcon Perez, Darío Herrera, and Facundo Tello) and **Brazil** (Raphael Claus, Ramon Abatti, and Wilton Sampaio). Four countries secured two spots each: **England** (Michael Oliver, Anthony Taylor), **France** (François Letexier, Clément Turpin), **Mexico** (Katia García, César Ramos), and the **United States** (Ismail Elfath, Tori Penso). The remaining 38 countries on the list each contributed a single referee. Those 38 single-country appointments span every inhabited continent and represent a wide range of footballing traditions: **Algeria** (Mustapha Ghorbal), **Australia** (Alireza Faghani), **Canada** (Drew Fischer), **Chile** (Cristian Garay), **China** (Ma Ning), **Colombia** (Andrés Rojas), **Costa Rica** (Juan Calderón), **Egypt** (Amin Mohamed), **El Salvador** (Ivan Barton), **Gabon** (Pierre Atcho), **Germany** (Felix Zwayer), **Honduras** (Héctor Said Martínez), **Italy** (Maurizio Mariani), **Jamaica** (Oshane Nation), **Japan** (Yusuke Araki), **Jordan** (Adham Makhadmeh), **Mauritania** (Dahane Beida), **Morocco** (Jalal Jayed), **Netherlands** (Danny Makkelie), **New Zealand** (Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh), **Norway** (Espen Eskas), **Paraguay** (Juan Gabriel Benítez), **Peru** (Kevin Ortega), **Poland** (Szymon Marciniak), **Portugal** (João Pinheiro), **Qatar** (Abdulrahman Al Jassim), **Romania** (Istvan Kovacs), **Saudi Arabia** (Khalid Al Turais), **Slovenia** (Slavko Vincic), **Somalia** (Omar Abdulkadir Artan), **South Africa** (Abongile Tom), **Spain** (Alejandro Hernández), **Sweden** (Glenn Nyberg), **Switzerland** (Sandro Schaerer), **UAE** (Omar Al Ali), **Uruguay** (Gustavo Tejera), **Uzbekistan** (Ilgiz Tantashev), and **Venezuela** (Jesús Valenzuela). - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **Among the 44 countries represented, Haiti is not one of them** Despite the Haitian national team’s historic qualification for the 2026 World Cup, marking the country’s return to the tournament for the first time in 52 years, no Haitian referee was selected among the 52 appointed referees or the 170 match officials. Haiti is one of only a handful of participating nations with no officiating representation at its own tournament. The omission will not go unnoticed by a diaspora community that has followed every detail of Haiti’s World Cup journey with particular intensity. FIFA’s selection criteria are based strictly on performance assessments conducted over three years, but for a community already navigating significant political and legal pressures in the United States, the absence of a Haitian flag on the officiating roster is a quiet but pointed reminder of the ground the country’s football infrastructure still has to cover. The announcement marks the formal completion of a selection process that began the day after the final whistle sounded in Qatar in December 2022. The cohort, formally designated FIFA Team One, consists of 52 referees, 88 assistant referees, and 30 video match officials. That figure represents a substantial expansion from previous editions — FIFA Chief Refereeing Officer Pierluigi Collina noted the group includes 41 more match officials than were appointed for Qatar 2022, reflecting the tournament’s expanded 48-team format and 104-match schedule across three host countries. ### **Three Years in the Making** Collina, speaking on behalf of the FIFA Referees Committee, described a selection framework built on sustained evaluation rather than a single audition. Candidates were monitored across FIFA tournaments, international competitions, and domestic leagues over the full three-year period, with fitness coaches, physiotherapists, and mental performance specialists all involved in the assessment process. “The selected match officials are the very best in the world,” Collina said. “Each of them must be ready to be appointed for a match and to contribute actively to ensuring that the refereeing at the World Cup is a success.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) FIFA Director of Refereeing Massimo Busacca echoed that framing, describing the preparation cycle as continuous rather than event-driven. “The road to the FIFA World Cup 2026 began immediately after the conclusion of Qatar 2022, with a structured program involving seminars, workshops, and continuous monitoring,” Busacca said. The full cohort will convene in Miami on May 31 for a ten-day preparation seminar before the tournament begins June 11. Following that gathering, video match officials will relocate to Dallas — home to the International Broadcast Center — while referees and assistant referees remain in Miami. ### **Technology Takes Center Stage** Beyond the human element, the 2026 tournament will deploy a more sophisticated technological infrastructure than any previous World Cup. Goal-line technology and connected ball technology will again be in use, alongside an upgraded version of semi-automated offside technology. At last year’s Club World Cup, FIFA quietly advanced that system by routing certain offside alerts directly to assistant referees via audio rather than through the VAR room, effectively eliminating additional delays on positional offside calls. FIFA and Lenovo also unveiled AI-enabled 3D player avatars built from digital scans of players’ bodies, designed to improve the accuracy of offside reconstructions and produce clearer visual explanations of VAR decisions for fans in stadiums and on broadcast. The most visible new feature for viewers will be an upgraded version of what FIFA has branded “Referee View.” Using AI-powered stabilization software, footage from the referee’s body camera will be smoothed in real time, reducing motion blur to produce broadcast-quality images from the official’s on-field perspective. The original version was tested at last year’s Club World Cup. The 2026 edition will mark its first use on the World Cup stage. ### **A Women’s Refereeing Milestone** Six women match officials were appointed across the full cohort — continuing a trend FIFA launched at Qatar 2022 when women referees appeared at a men’s World Cup for the first time. Among the referees, Mexico’s Katia García and the United States’ Tori Penso represent two of the six. Collina called the continued inclusion deliberate, describing it as part of FIFA’s broader effort to develop women’s refereeing at the highest levels of the game. The 2026 World Cup kicks off June 11 and runs through the final on July 19. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260417_112315.png) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=42243&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42243&preview=true) ![YouTube player](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Fdo8yhcHGsg/maxresdefault.jpg) [](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42243&preview=true) Note to readers: This article was originally written and edited in English by Caribbean Television Network. Versions in other languages, including Haitian Creole and French, Spanish, and Portuguese, are generated using artificial intelligence translation tools. 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After securing enough votes on the discharge petition to force the measure to the floor, the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 16, 2026, passed H.R. 1689, a bill to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals for three years, by a vote of 224-204. The legislation, introduced by Congresswoman Laura Gillen of New York’s 4th Congressional District, now heads to the United States Senate. A total of 224 members of Congress voted in favor of the bill, including 10 Republicans and one independent, according to the tally displayed on the House floor. However, only seven Republican names appear in the official clerk’s recording on the House website. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Earlier Thursday, the House also adopted Pressley’s bipartisan discharge petition by a separate vote of 220-207, clearing the procedural hurdle that brought the underlying bill to the floor. Pressley had won a key procedural vote on Wednesday and managed debate on the House floor throughout the week. ### **The Republicans Who Crossed Party Lines** The seven Republicans recorded in the clerk’s tally who voted in favor of the bill are: [Don Bacon](https://bacon.house.gov/) — Nebraska, 2nd District ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Donc-Bacon.webp) [Mario Diaz-Balart](https://mariodiazbalart.house.gov/)— Florida, 26th District - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MArio-Diaz.jpg) [Brian K. Fitzpatrick](https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/)— Pennsylvania, 1st District ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Brian-K.-Fitzpatrick.jpg) [Carlos Antonio Gimenez](https://gimenez.house.gov/) — Florida, 28th District ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Carlos-A.-Gimenez.jpg) [Mike Lawler](https://www.congress.gov/member/michael-lawler/L000599)— New York, 17th District ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mike-lawler-240x300.avif) [Nicole Malliotakis](https://malliotakis.house.gov/)— New York, 11th District ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Nicole-Malliotakis.jpg) [Maria Elvira Salazar](https://salazar.house.gov/media) — Florida, 27th District ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Maria-Elvira-Salazar.jpg) [Kevin Kiley](https://kiley.house.gov/) of California’s 3rd District, who recently left the Republican Party and declared himself an independent, citing concerns about gerrymandering, also voted in favor. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kevin-Kiley.jpg) ### **“This Is a Monumental Victory”** Pressley, who serves as co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus and represents one of the largest Haitian diaspora communities in the country, issued a statement calling the passage a watershed moment in her years-long advocacy for Haitian communities. “This is a monumental victory in a long-fought battle to protect the safety, dignity, and humanity of our Haitian neighbors,” Pressley said. “This win would not be possible without the strength and organizing power of the broad, diverse coalition to defend our Haitian siblings — a movement that has seen the humanity in the Haitian parents, workers, caregivers, faith leaders, business owners, and children who contribute so much to our communities daily.” She addressed the bipartisan nature of the vote directly. “Democrats and Republicans alike have come together to support our Haitian neighbors not just because this is good, commonsense policy, but because it is the right, humane thing to do,” she said. Pressley then spoke to the Haitian community itself. “To our Haitian neighbors in the Massachusetts 7th and across this country — this is for you. Today, we are closer than ever to getting this over the finish line, and the Senate must pick up this critical priority without delay. The lives of our Haitian families, neighbors, and friends depend on it.” The discharge petition that made Thursday’s vote possible had reached the required 218-signature threshold on March 28 — only the 15th discharge petition to do so in the last 40 years, as Pressley has noted throughout the process. ### **Gillen: “The First Bill I Introduced in Congress”** Congresswoman Gillen, who authored H.R. 1689, celebrated the passage as a personal and legislative milestone. “I’m thrilled that the first bill I introduced in Congress has just passed the House,” Gillen said. “I was proud to lead the bipartisan effort to extend TPS for law-abiding and tax-paying Haitians who would face horrific conditions if forced back to Haiti. Not only would this threaten the lives of our neighbors, it would have a devastating effect on our economy.” She urged the Senate to act quickly. “The push will go on after this important victory, and I urge the Senate to take up this measure and show the compassion and good sense to protect our Haitian community members,” Gillen said. ### **Lawler: “No One Should Be Forced to Return”** Congressman Mike Lawler, the New York Republican who co-led the bill with Gillen, explained his decision to break with party leadership in a statement released Thursday. “I am proud to see the House take an important bipartisan step forward in extending TPS for Haitians,” Lawler said. “The situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate with gang violence rampant, political instability persisting, and the humanitarian crisis deepening by the day. No one should be forced to return to those conditions, determined by the State Department to be unsafe, especially while living in the United States lawfully and working in our communities.” Lawler pointed to the direct impact on his own constituents. “The Haitian community here at home plays a critical role in our local economy and the vibrant culture of the Hudson Valley. Haitians in my district are healthcare workers, small business owners, and faith leaders. They are an integral part of our community.” He outlined the steps he had taken to bring the bill to this point. “That is why I worked to introduce this bill, led letters to the Administration about working towards a solution, and ultimately signed a discharge petition to bring this bill to the floor for consideration,” Lawler said. ### **The Road leading to the Thursday vote** The path to passage was months in the making. In January 2026, Pressley announced the discharge petition and organized a press conference in Washington to highlight the impact of TPS termination on seniors and the U.S. care economy. That same month, she and Senator Ed Markey held a field hearing in Massachusetts, the testimony from which was entered into the Congressional Record. In February, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked the Trump administration’s move to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling in March. The administration has since appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. This week, Pressley joined Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Senators Ed Markey and Chris Van Hollen in leading 26 senators and 157 representatives in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case *Miot v. Trump*, a consolidated challenge to the administration’s termination of TPS for Haiti and Syria. The bill now moves to the Senate, where 60 votes are needed to overcome a filibuster. Securing that threshold would require significant Republican support in a chamber where the party holds a majority. Thursday’s vote is a significant victory. It is also the beginning of the next fight. Note to readers: This article was originally written and edited in English by Caribbean Television Network. Versions in other languages, including Haitian Creole and French, Spanish, and Portuguese, are generated using artificial intelligence translation tools. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy across all versions, only the English version has been fully reviewed and verified. CTN is responsible for all editorial content. > [House Passes Pressley-Led Bill to Extend Haiti TPS 224-204 With Bipartisan Support; Measure Now Heads to Senate](https://ctninfo.com/house-passes-pressley-led-bill-to-extend-haiti-tps-224-204-with-bipartisan-support-measure-now-heads-to-senate/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/seven-republicans-and-one-independent-join-all-democrats-to-pass-pressleys-bill-extending-haitian-tps/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/seven-republicans-and-one-independent-join-all-democrats-to-pass-pressleys-bill-extending-haitian-tps/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/seven-republicans-and-one-independent-join-all-democrats-to-pass-pressleys-bill-extending-haitian-tps/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/seven-republicans-and-one-independent-join-all-democrats-to-pass-pressleys-bill-extending-haitian-tps/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/seven-republicans-and-one-independent-join-all-democrats-to-pass-pressleys-bill-extending-haitian-tps/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Seven%20Republicans%20and%20One%20Independent%20Join%20All%20Democrats%20to%20Pass%20Pressley%27s%20Bill%20Extending%20Haitian%20TPS&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fseven-republicans-and-one-independent-join-all-democrats-to-pass-pressleys-bill-extending-haitian-tps%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** HAITI, IMMIGRATION, POLITICS --- ### [House Passes Pressley's Discharge Petition to Extend Haiti TPS by Vote of 224-204; Final Passage Vote Set for Thursday](https://ctninfo.com/house-passes-pressleys-discharge-petition-to-extend-haiti-tps-by-vote-of-224-204-final-passage-vote-set-for-thursday/) **Published:** April 16, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s bipartisan discharge petition to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals by a vote of 224-204, clearing a critical procedural hurdle and setting the stage for a final passage vote on the underlying bill Thursday afternoon. The vote marks a significant victory for Pressley, who has led the legislative fight to protect more than 350,000 Haitian TPS holders from deportation. If the bill passes the Senate it would require the Department of Homeland Security to extend Haiti’s TPS designation for three years, through April 2029. “I am immensely grateful to the members who supported my discharge petition on both sides of the aisle,” Pressley said during floor debate on Wednesday. She credited “the broad, intergenerational and multiracial coalition of justice-seekers throughout the country who power this movement” as well as her staff for driving the effort forward. The underlying bill was introduced by Congresswoman Laura Gillen of New York’s 4th Congressional District. Pressley, who serves as co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus and represents one of the largest Haitian diaspora communities in the country, managed the floor debate on the discharge petition and won a key procedural vote on Tuesday before Wednesday’s successful adoption. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **A Rare Legislative Maneuver** The discharge petition — one of only five to succeed in the current Congress — bypassed House leadership and Speaker Mike Johnson to force the measure directly to the floor. The petition had reached the required 218-signature threshold on March 28 with bipartisan support, including signatures from Republican Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Lawler, and Don Bacon. Democratic Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was the 218th and final signatory. Pressley has repeatedly noted the historical rarity of the achievement. In a recent interview with WCVB in Boston, she said: “In 40 years there have only been 15 discharge petitions to reach that 218 threshold. And mine is one of those 15.” On Tuesday, Pressley and Gillen held a press conference alongside colleagues and advocates calling for passage of the measure. Gillen praised the bipartisan nature of the effort, saying: “This is one of only five successful discharge petitions this Congress, which shows how important and rare this bipartisan issue is. It affects districts across the country, red and blue.” House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts also joined the press conference, underscoring the breadth of support behind the measure. ### **What Is at Stake** Without an extension, more than 350,000 Haitian nationals currently protected by TPS would face the risk of deportation to a country gripped by political instability, widespread gang violence, and a deepening humanitarian crisis. The U.S. government currently advises against all travel to Haiti due to security conditions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Pressley has framed the issue in both humanitarian and economic terms. During her floor remarks, she described receiving a message from a Haitian TPS holder who wrote simply: “Please help.” “Today, Congress has the ability to do just that — for Rebeca in Massachusetts, for the teacher in Ohio, for the entrepreneur in Florida, and the more than 350,000 Haitian TPS holders whose lives hang in the balance,” Pressley said on the House floor. She has previously pointed to the critical role Haitian TPS holders play in the American workforce, particularly in health care, construction, and hospitality. Advocates have noted that over 20 percent of Haitian nationals in the United States work in the health care sector, and immigrants comprise one in four long-term care workers nationally. Pressley acknowledged the coalition that powered the effort, citing support from labor unions including SEIU, business groups such as the American Business Immigration Coalition, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Black Lives Matter Grassroots, and other civil rights and faith-based organizations. ### **A Fight on Multiple Fronts** The legislative push comes alongside an active legal battle over Haitian TPS. The Trump administration moved to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation in 2025. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked the termination in February 2026, and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling in March. The administration has since appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. This week, Pressley joined Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Senators Ed Markey and Chris Van Hollen in leading 26 senators and 157 representatives in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case *Miot v. Trump*, a consolidated challenge to the administration’s termination of TPS for Haiti and Syria. The dual-track approach — legislation in Congress and litigation in the courts — reflects the urgency of the issue. Even if the courts ultimately uphold the administration’s termination, passage of the bill would provide an independent statutory basis for extending TPS protections. “The success of this discharge petition is a testament to our collective organizing and the strength of our broad, diverse movement to affirm the humanity, dignity, and safety of our Haitian siblings,” Pressley said when the petition first reached 218 signatures last month. 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While the Commander-in-Chief of the new Gang Suppression Force (FRG), Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri (Armed Forces of Mongolia), arrived in the capital and met Tuesday with the Chief of the Haitian National Police (PNH), André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, the massacres carried out by criminal coalitions continue unabated, spreading terror among a population whose concern continues to grow. The meeting, held at the PNH General Directorate headquarters in Tabarre, aimed to “exchange views on arrangements related to the operational implementation” of the FRG on national territory. General Batsuuri, surrounded by officers from Sri Lanka, Chad, and Mongolia, has received a clear offensive mandate: neutralize gangs, secure critical infrastructure, and support the under-equipped and overwhelmed Haitian police. According to a statement from the Police Communication Directorate (DICOP), this international force will be tasked with “consolidating and stabilizing areas already retaken by the PNH,” before considering a gradual restoration of security across the entire territory. While the FRG’s command structure is now in Haiti, an advance team has already arrived. Approximately 50 Chadian police officers and soldiers have arrived in the capital in recent days, accompanied by several civilian and military officials. Among the personalities already present are the Force’s Special Representative, Jack Christofides, as well as the head of the United Nations Office in Haiti (BANUH), German national Daniela Krosla. Meanwhile, shipments of heavy equipment, armored vehicles, and other supplies continue to be unloaded in Port-au-Prince, suggesting a large-scale deployment in the coming weeks. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Despite this visible buildup, concern remains strong within the Haitian population. Official announcements struggle to convince a civil society scarred by decades of foreign interventions with mixed results. Following the recent experience of the MSS, many are questioning the real effectiveness of the FRG, which is supposed to include 5,500 soldiers and police officers. “They talk to us about Mongolian and Chadian special forces… but in the neighborhoods, it’s our children dying every night from gang bullets. Where is this force?” a resident of the Haitian capital said indignantly. Gangs continuously challenge the state While senior officials discuss strategy, armed groups are not disarming. In recent weeks, several areas of the country, particularly in Artibonite and the Southeast, have been targeted by coordinated attacks. The atrocities committed by criminal coalitions and clashes with the overwhelmed PNH continue to cause civilian deaths, hundreds of displaced people, and worsen the humanitarian crisis. In this climate of chaos, the FRG appears to many as the last chance to regain control of the country. But while the leaders and first elements of the Force are on the ground, the gangs continue to write their own law, defying the Haitian state and its new allies. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/gang-suppression-force-mongolian-general-in-port-au-prince-but-gangs-intensify-violence/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/gang-suppression-force-mongolian-general-in-port-au-prince-but-gangs-intensify-violence/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/gang-suppression-force-mongolian-general-in-port-au-prince-but-gangs-intensify-violence/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/gang-suppression-force-mongolian-general-in-port-au-prince-but-gangs-intensify-violence/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/gang-suppression-force-mongolian-general-in-port-au-prince-but-gangs-intensify-violence/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Gang%20Suppression%20Force%3A%20Mongolian%20general%20in%20Port-au-Prince%2C%20but%20gangs%20intensify%20violence&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fgang-suppression-force-mongolian-general-in-port-au-prince-but-gangs-intensify-violence%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [Congress Reaches Historic Crossroads on Haiti TPS as Pressley Brings Discharge Petition to the House Floor](https://ctninfo.com/congress-reaches-historic-crossroads-on-haiti-tps-as-pressley-brings-discharge-petition-to-the-house-floor/) **Published:** April 15, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** *For the first time in congressional history, an immigration-related discharge petition has cleared the 218-signature threshold — and Wednesday’s procedural vote could determine the legal status of more than 350,000 Haitian Americans* Three months of relentless organizing, bipartisan negotiation, and community pressure arrived at a decisive moment on Wednesday morning as Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley prepared to take the House floor and advance the first-ever immigration discharge petition to reach the 218-signature threshold in U.S. congressional history. Before heading to the floor, Pressley joined Congresswoman Lauren Gillen of New York and a coalition of senior House members at the Senate Swamp on the U.S. Capitol Complex at 10:45 a.m. to address the press — and the nation — one final time before the procedural vote that could determine the fate of more than 350,000 Haitian TPS holders living and working across the United States. ### **What Is Being Voted On** At the center of Wednesday’s action is H.R. 1689, a bill introduced by Rep. Gillen that would direct the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status for an additional three years, extending protections through April 2029. The bill has been bottled up in the House Rules Committee, with Republican leadership showing no appetite to bring it to the floor voluntarily. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) To break that deadlock, Pressley filed Discharge Petition No. 119-15, formally known as H.Res. 965, which would discharge the Rules Committee from further consideration and bring the legislation directly to the House floor for a vote. Wednesday’s vote is not yet a vote on the bill itself — it is the procedural step that clears the path for that vote. But in a Congress where immigration legislation rarely surfaces without leadership’s blessing, getting to this moment is itself historic. ### **How the 218 Signatures Came Together** On Friday, March 28, Pressley’s discharge petition met the 218-signature threshold required to move forward with bipartisan support. The achievement capped weeks of intensive advocacy. The final composition of the petition’s 218 signatures reflects a narrow but consequential bipartisan coalition. All House Democrats ultimately signed, joined by four Republicans: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, and Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska. Rep. Bacon, who signed late on Thursday, March 26, proved to be the pivotal fourth Republican signature. Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington was the petition’s final and 218th signatory, signing late on the evening of March 28, just before the House left Washington for a two-week spring recess. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “I’m so grateful for our broad coalition that made this moment possible,” Pressley said in a video posted after the threshold was met. “This is essential to saving lives and the 350,000 Haitian nationals that call this country home are so deserving.” This was the first time an immigration-related discharge petition had ever reached 218 signatures in the history of the U.S. Congress. ### **The Procedural Clock** Under House rules, once a discharge petition reaches the required signature threshold, it triggers a seven-day waiting period before the motion becomes eligible for consideration. After a member announces their intent to offer the motion on the floor, the House Speaker is required to schedule a vote within two legislative days. With Congress returning from recess the week of April 14, that clock expired Wednesday — placing Pressley in position to formally call up the motion and force the Speaker’s hand. Wednesday’s press conference drew a broad coalition of House members, reflecting both the geographic reach of the Haitian diaspora and the political urgency surrounding the vote. Standing alongside Pressley and Gillen were House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Yvette Clarke of New York, Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida. Immigration advocacy organization FWD.us was also represented. ### **What Is at Stake** TPS for Haitians currently protects more than 350,000 Haitian nationals from deportation, according to the government. But the real numbers might be above , according to data cited by Judge Ana C. Reyes earlier this year. Many of the TPS holders work in key service industries, including healthcare and elder care. Haitian TPS holders are also heavily represented in the construction sector — industries that would face significant workforce disruption if those protections are removed. Haitian Americans have been granted TPS dating back to 2010, when a catastrophic earthquake devastated the country and left its government unstable. The Trump administration moved to terminate that designation in 2025, a decision that was temporarily blocked by a federal judge in February 2026. The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case and is expected to rule in late June or early July, creating a parallel legal track that gives Wednesday’s legislative vote even greater urgency. If the courts ultimately side with the administration before Congress acts, the legislative window could close rapidly. ### **The Road Ahead** Passing the discharge motion on Wednesday would force a full House vote on H.R. 1689 — but that is not the end of the road. Even if the House passes the bill, it would still need to clear a deeply divided Senate and survive a near-certain veto threat from the Trump administration. Advocates have already called on the Senate to act swiftly once the House votes. “The vote is not yet taken. The work is not yet done,” said Alex Gonzalez, national immigration campaign manager at Faith in Action. For the Haitian diaspora, Wednesday represents something beyond legislative procedure — it is the culmination of a grassroots campaign built in church halls, community centers, and congressional offices across the country, driven by a community determined to make Congress see them before the courts decide their fate. [CTN](https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia) will provide live updates as the floor vote proceeds. [https://ctninfo.com/?p=42147&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42147&preview=true) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) *Sources: Office of Rep. Ayanna Pressley; Office of Rep. 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Cherfilus-McCormick as Congress Confronts a Mounting Ethics Crisis](https://ctninfo.com/speaker-johnson-calls-for-expulsion-of-rep-cherfilus-mccormick-as-congress-confronts-a-mounting-ethics-crisis/) **Published:** April 14, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** After Erick Swawell and Toni Gonzales, Haitian American Congresswoman Sheila Sheifilus McCormick might be the next to resign or be expelled from Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson broke from his characteristic caution Tuesday and said publicly what many members of both parties had been saying privately: Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick should be expelled from Congress. “I have been a zealous guardian of due process around here,” Johnson told reporters, according to The Hill. “I do think certainly on Cherfilus-McCormick, the Ethics Committee has gone through all of its processes, and they found some alarming facts. I believe it’ll be the consensus of the body that she should be expelled.” The statement marks a significant shift for a Speaker who voted against the 2023 expulsion of Republican Rep. George Santos, citing concern about removing members before criminal proceedings concluded. With the Ethics Committee now having issued formal findings, Johnson appears to have crossed his own threshold. The case carries particular weight for the Haitian diaspora community. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cherfilus-McCormick was born in Brooklyn to parents from Haiti and raised in Queens, before building a career in South Florida’s heavily Haitian-American congressional district — a seat she won in a 2022 special election following the death of longtime Rep. Alcee Hastings. ### **Three Years of Investigation, 25 Findings** An adjudicatory subcommittee found on March 27 that Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations, including breaking campaign finance laws. The allegations center on her receipt of millions of dollars from her family’s health care business following Florida’s overpayment of roughly $5 million in disaster relief funds — money prosecutors say she used to fund her 2021 special primary campaign and 2022 congressional campaign through a network of businesses and family members. The findings followed a rare public ethics hearing — the first since 2010 — that stretched more than six hours, during which lawmakers from both parties questioned Cherfilus-McCormick’s attorney. The subcommittee deliberated past midnight before announcing its decision. Federal prosecutors separately indicted Cherfilus-McCormick on November 18, 2025, before a Miami grand jury, on charges of stealing more than $5 million in FEMA disaster relief funds. Prosecutors say she and her siblings used the money for personal expenses, including the purchase of a large diamond ring she wore in her official congressional portrait. If convicted on all 15 federal charges, she faces up to 53 years in federal prison. She has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing throughout the proceedings. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **A Fractured House, a Rare Precedent** Expelling a sitting member of Congress is one of the most consequential and infrequent acts the House can take. If the full House votes to remove Cherfilus-McCormick, she would be just the seventh member in history to be expelled. The most recent was Republican Rep. George Santos in 2023, ousted after the Ethics Committee found substantial evidence of illegal financial activity. The political math makes the decision unusually fraught. Republicans currently hold the narrowest of House majorities, and a group of more than a dozen swing-district House Democrats sent House leadership a letter Monday urging them to direct the Ethics Committee to expedite its investigations into members facing serious misconduct allegations. The pressure is compounded by a broader congressional ethics storm. On Monday, both Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas announced their resignations amid separate sexual misconduct allegations. Their departures have intensified calls for accountability — and raised the political stakes around Cherfilus-McCormick’s case. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida has been among the most vocal advocates for removal. “Either resign or be expelled. Those are your two options,” Luna posted on social media Tuesday, adding: “Sheila stole $5 million in FEMA funds.” Rep. Nancy Mace went further Monday, calling for four members — Cherfilus-McCormick, Gonzales, Swalwell, and Rep. Cory Mills — to resign immediately or face expulsion votes. “We don’t care what party you’re in,” Mace said. “Stealing millions in taxpayer dollars, sexually assaulting your staff, lying about your service record — none of it is acceptable.” ### **Democratic Leadership Stays Quiet** House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries declined to call for Cherfilus-McCormick’s resignation when asked directly after the Ethics findings, saying only that the panel “has one final step in their process.” Cherfilus-McCormick herself has stated she will not resign. The full Ethics Committee is scheduled to meet on April 21 to determine what sanctions to recommend to the full House — a decision that could set the stage for one of the most consequential expulsion votes in decades. For the Haitian diaspora — a community that celebrated her 2022 election as a milestone of representation — the case presents a painful reckoning between pride in that history and the weight of the findings against her. Should Sheila Sherfilus McCormick leave Congress, the Haitian diaspora would lose one of their strongest advocates on Capitol Hill. Since her election in 2022, Mrs. Sherfilus has been at the forefront of several battles to protect the legal status of Haitian immigrants in the United States. 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The death toll stands at least seven people killed, several houses burned, while the local police substation as well as two vehicles of the Haitian National Police (PNH) were reduced to ashes. A methodical attack carried out by a coalition of armed bandits coming from the neighboring commune of Kenscoff, where they have established their bases for more than a year. According to testimonies gathered from residents of the area, the attackers are not strangers. They are members of the criminal coalition that has been operating for several months in the communal sections of Kenscoff, a commune located in the heights of Port-au-Prince. These groups, which control vast territories in the metropolitan region and its surroundings, are now extending their influence towards the Southeast. The attack was quick and brutal. In just a few hours, the criminal coalition sowed terror, killed seven people according to a still provisional count, and dealt a severe blow to local law enforcement. One of the attackers’ priority targets was clearly the Seguin police substation. The latter was completely set on fire, as were two vehicles of the Haitian National Police (PNH) stationed there. This destruction deals a major blow to the intervention capacity of law enforcement in the Southeast region. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Residents of Seguin do not hide their anger. They recall that in February 2025, the PNH communications directorate had announced the training of several agents from the departmental law enforcement units. These agents had been specially trained in driving and handling armored vehicles in high-risk situations. The stated objective was clear: to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Southeast Departmental Directorate to face the rise in insecurity. But for Seguin residents, this training and deployment were useless. For several months, pressure from criminal groups had been felt on the outskirts of Seguin. Sporadic incursions, attempts to take control of roads, threats made against the population. “The bandits took advantage of our vulnerability. They know the police are overwhelmed, poorly equipped, and cannot be everywhere at once. But what happened here is a total defeat of the state.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The Seguin attack is part of a broader dynamic. For several months, criminal coalitions, including the one known as “Viv Ansanm” (Living Together), have been extending their territorial grip well beyond the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. After controlling entire neighborhoods of the capital, these groups are now advancing towards neighboring departments: Artibonite, Centre, and now the Southeast. They impose illegal tolls, extort the population, loot businesses, and do not hesitate to kill anyone who resists them. Faced with local powerlessness, local authorities and community representatives have issued a solemn appeal to the country’s highest authorities. The mayor of Marigot, René Danneau, was one of the first to react. Speaking on Magik 9 radio, he directly appealed to the Prime Minister and head of the Superior Council of the National Police (CSPN), Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, as well as to the PNH Directorate General. “The situation is untenable. We are requesting an immediate intervention. This is not just about Seguin, but about the entire Southeast department. If nothing is done, other localities will fall,” he warned. The Seguin attack is not an isolated incident. It is an alarm signal for the entire country. It demonstrates, if any further proof were needed, that gangs are no longer content with controlling neighborhoods in the capital as well as the departments of Artibonite and Centre. 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Laura Gillen brought their push to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals directly to Nassau County on Monday, meeting with Haitian American community leaders at Le Spot Cafe in Elmont as a pivotal House floor vote approaches later this week. The roundtable event, first reported by the Herald’s Hailey Fulmer, came as the House prepares to act on legislation that would extend TPS protections for an estimated 350,000 Haitian nationals living in the United States. The discharge petition, led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, secured 218 signatures after four Republicans — Reps. Mike Lawler of New York, Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida, Don Bacon of Nebraska, and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania joined all House Democrats. If passed, the measure would extend Haiti’s TPS designation for three years. According to the Herald’s account, Jeffries told attendees that the bipartisan threshold had been met and expressed confidence that the bill would reach the floor this week. Gillen urged community members to press beyond Democratic ranks, calling on advocates to contact congressional offices and build support among undecided lawmakers. #### The legislative effort runs in parallel with ongoing legal battles. The U.S. Supreme Court announced last month that it would hear oral arguments in the Haiti TPS case during the second week of its April session, declining the Trump administration’s request for an emergency ruling and leaving lower court protections in place. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The case, Miot v. Trump, challenges the administration’s 2025 termination of Haiti’s TPS designation as unlawful. A coalition of 19 state attorneys general has filed an amicus brief opposing the administration’s effort to overturn the lower court’s stay. As of Monday, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the NAACP also filed an amicus brief urging the justices to uphold the block on the termination of TPS. Gillen, one of the original Democratic co-sponsors of the bipartisan Dignity Act, acknowledged at the roundtable that temporary measures alone are insufficient, underscoring the need for broader immigration reform, as reported by the Herald. That bill, introduced by Reps. María Elvira Salazar and Veronica Escobar have now attracted 35 cosponsors from both parties and would create legal pathways for individuals who have been residing in the country without legal status prior to 2021, provided they meet criteria including tax payments and background checks. The proposal has drawn fierce opposition from immigration restrictionists and the Trump White House. Community leader Mimi Pierre-Johnson, Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages, and Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages also participated in Monday’s discussion, according to the Herald’s report. Pierre-Johnson emphasized the importance of grassroots mobilization in sustaining political momentum. Haiti was first designated for TPS after the catastrophic 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people. Ongoing armed conflict, humanitarian crisis, and a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory from the U.S. State Department have kept the designation in place through successive administrations. Ending TPS for Haitians would leave more than 350,000 nationals at risk of deportation, many of whom have lived and worked in the United States for more than a decade. #### The anticipated House vote is expected to be one of the most significant bipartisan tests on immigration policy in the current Congress. Although the bill is very likely to pass the House, given the 218 signatures already secured, it faces a far more difficult path ahead. In the Senate, 60 votes would be needed to overcome a filibuster — a threshold that would require significant Republican support in a chamber where the party holds a majority. Even if the bill were to clear both chambers, it would still land on President Trump’s desk, who has the power to veto it. Overriding a presidential veto would require a two-thirds supermajority in both the House and the Senate — an exceedingly high bar. Trump has been one of the most vocal critics of Haitian immigration to the United States, and his administration moved to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation in 2025, making a presidential signature on this legislation highly unlikely without extraordinary political pressure. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-13-at-22.14.55.jpeg) [https://ctninfo.com/house-minority-l…ension-this-week/](https://ctninfo.com/house-minority-l%E2%80%A6ension-this-week/) Original reporting by Hailey Fulmer, [Herald Community Newspapers](https://www.liherald.com/stories/urging-action-on-haitian-tps-before-key-congressional-vote,221647). ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/house-minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries-urges-colleagues-to-vote-in-favor-of-haitian-tps-extension-this-week/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/house-minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries-urges-colleagues-to-vote-in-favor-of-haitian-tps-extension-this-week/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/house-minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries-urges-colleagues-to-vote-in-favor-of-haitian-tps-extension-this-week/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/house-minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries-urges-colleagues-to-vote-in-favor-of-haitian-tps-extension-this-week/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/house-minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries-urges-colleagues-to-vote-in-favor-of-haitian-tps-extension-this-week/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20House%20Minority%20Leader%20Hakeem%20Jeffries%20Urges%20Colleagues%20to%20Vote%20in%20Favor%20of%20Haitian%20TPS%20Extension%20This%20Week&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhouse-minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries-urges-colleagues-to-vote-in-favor-of-haitian-tps-extension-this-week%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** HAITI, IMMIGRATION, Politics, US --- ### [The Machine Learned From Us. That Is the Problem](https://ctninfo.com/the-machine-learned-from-us-that-is-the-problem/) **Published:** April 13, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** ### Every Transformative Technology Has Faced the Same Fear. AI Is No Different. What Matters Now Is How We Choose to Use It. **By Emmanuel Paul | Caribbean Television Network (CTN)** When seatbelts were first introduced in automobiles, they were met with suspicion. Some believed they were a government mechanism for control. Others theorized they would actually cause more accidents. The conspiracy theories were plentiful. Today, seatbelts are the law in virtually every country, and the debate is over. More people buckle up than don’t. When the internet arrived, the same cycle repeated. It was a surveillance tool, people said—a government instrument for monitoring citizens. The theories multiplied. Today, the internet reaches every corner of the globe — including places most of us could never have imagined. Social media followed the same trajectory. In some churches, pastors warned their congregations that platforms like Facebook were instruments of darkness, tools created to corrupt the faithful and control the world. Today, every one of those churches has a Facebook page, an Instagram account, and a YouTube channel. The irony is not lost on anyone paying attention. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Now we find ourselves in the same debate — this time about artificial intelligence. And once again, the conversation is generating more heat than light. Fear is running ahead of understanding. But beneath the noise, there is a serious discussion worth having — not about whether AI should exist, but about how it should be used. ### **AI Is Already Everywhere** The scale of AI adoption is no longer theoretical. According to [McKinsey](https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai)‘s 2025 Global AI Survey, about 90 percent of businesses report using AI in at least one capacity. Over 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies have employees using ChatGPT. ChatGPT alone surpassed 800 million weekly active users globally by mid-2025, according to OpenAI. Chief AI Officer roles now exist in 61 percent of enterprises. The World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report projects that AI and automation will displace an estimated 85 million jobs globally by 2028 — while simultaneously creating 97 million new roles. The disruption is real, but so is the creation. The question is not whether AI is coming. It is already here. The question is whether we are prepared to use it responsibly. ### **The Tool Is Neutral. The User Is Not** The fundamental point that too many people miss in the AI debate is this: artificial intelligence, like every tool humans have ever created, is morally neutral. It is not inherently good or evil. It is a capability. What determines its character is the person wielding it. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) A musician who has spent years mastering composition, arrangement, and performance can use AI to refine a mix, experiment with a new sound, or accelerate production. There is nothing wrong with that. In fact, every major record label in the United States already uses AI in some form — from mastering tracks to analyzing listener data to generating promotional content. But if someone with no musical training, no creative investment, and no original contribution takes the catalog of a legendary group — say, the Orchestre Septentrional, Tropicana d’Haïti, Klass, or Disip — and feeds it into an AI system to generate an album, slaps their name on it, and sells it for profit, that is not innovation. That is theft. The technology made it possible, but the decision to abuse it was entirely human. The same principle applies across every field. A journalist who reports a story, conducts interviews, and writes an article can and should use AI tools to check facts, improve clarity, translate into other languages, and distribute more efficiently. That is responsible, professional use. But a person who types a prompt into ChatGPT, receives a fully written article, and publishes it under their own byline without any original reporting or editorial judgment — that is dishonest. It is a failure of ethics, not of technology. A lawyer can use AI to accelerate legal research, draft motions more efficiently, and analyze case law. But AI cannot replace the judgment, the courtroom instinct, and the human understanding that a competent attorney brings to a case. A doctor can use AI-assisted surgical systems to perform operations with greater precision — and they are doing so at a remarkable rate. A meta-analysis of 25 peer-reviewed studies published in the Journal of Robotic Surgery found that AI-assisted surgeries reduced operating time by 25 percent and intraoperative complications by 30 percent, while improving surgical precision by 40 percent. The global surgical robot market is projected to reach $64.4 billion by 2034, according to Precedence Research. But the surgeon still needs to be a surgeon. The AI assists. It does not replace expertise. It amplifies it. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Surgery_access_expands_at_LRMC_7009207.webp) ### **Hollywood Understood This Before Most Industries** In 2023, the entertainment industry became the first major sector to confront the AI question head-on — and the confrontation was dramatic. Writers represented by the Writers Guild of America and actors represented by SAG-AFTRA, a union of approximately 160,000 entertainment professionals, went on strike simultaneously for the first time in over 60 years. AI was a central issue. The concern was straightforward: studios wanted to use generative AI to perform tasks previously handled by paid human writers and actors, including digitally replicating performers’ faces and voices. The unions fought back and won significant protections. The WGA reached a deal in September 2023. SAG-AFTRA followed in November, with 78% of its members ratifying the agreement. A [Gallup-Bentley University survey](https://news.gallup.com/poll/648953/americans-express-real-concerns-artificial-intelligence.aspx) cited by Cornell University, conducted during the strikes, found that 77 percent of the American public agreed that AI should be regulated and prohibited from replacing writers, and 82 percent agreed that actors and writers should be fairly compensated for their work. The strikes cost the California economy an estimated $3 billion, according to CNBC. Still, they set a precedent: AI must be governed by human ethics and labor protections, not left to run unchecked by corporate interests. ### **The Economics of AI Are Hard to Argue With** Here is a reality that anyone working in media, translation, or content production understands intimately. Three years ago, a journalist conducting an interview in English and needing it interpreted and translated into French might have paid $300 to a professional translator — perhaps based in Senegal — and waited two days for delivery. If the story was time-sensitive, by the time the translation arrived, the news cycle had moved on. The story was dead. That was my personal experience. Today, the same interview can be translated and interpreted using AI tools for a fraction of the cost — roughly $10 — in under 20 minutes. Is the quality identical? Not always. There is often a gap between human nuance and AI output. But for a small, independent newsroom without deep resources, the calculus is unavoidable: $10 in 20 minutes versus $300 in two days. For breaking news, the choice makes itself. This is the economic reality of AI adoption across industries. A [Morgan Stanley](http://A%20Morgan%20Stanley%20survey%20published%20in%20early%202026%20found%20that%20companies%20using%20AI%20reported%20an%20average%2011.5%20percent%20increase%20in%20net%20productivity) survey published in early 2026 found that companies using AI reported an average 11.5 percent increase in net productivity. Workers using AI tools save an average of 5.4 percent of their weekly hours, according to research compiled by Azumo. And according to ManpowerGroup’s 2026 Global Talent Barometer, regular AI usage among workers jumped 13 percent year-over-year, reaching 45 percent of the global workforce. The numbers do not lie. AI is making people faster, more efficient, and more productive. But it is also raising uncomfortable questions about who benefits, who gets left behind, and what happens to the work that used to require a human being. ### **Will AI Cost Jobs? Yes. Does That Make It a Bad Tool?** The honest answer to whether AI will eliminate jobs is: it already has, and it will eliminate more. The World Economic Forum estimates 85 million jobs will be displaced globally by 2028. According to Accenture, 40 percent of all working hours across all occupations could be affected by large language models. A PwC workforce survey found that 47 percent of employees are worried that AI will replace their roles within five years. But displacement is not the full story. The same World Economic Forum report projects the creation of 97 million new jobs — a net gain of 12 million. The nature of work is shifting, not disappearing. History has shown this pattern before: the automobile eliminated the horse-drawn carriage industry but created the modern economy. The internet decimated print newspapers but gave rise to an entirely new media ecosystem. Each disruption is painful in the short term but productive in the long run. The key is to give workers the tools and training to adapt. According to AI adoption research, 63 percent of companies plan to reskill existing employees rather than hire AI specialists externally. Companies that invest in AI upskilling see 2.3 times higher employee retention. ### **The Expert Gets Better. The Mediocre Gets Exposed** There is an observation worth making, and it is one that personal experience consistently bears out: people who were already excellent in their field before AI tend to benefit the most from it. A skilled musician uses AI to enhance production, not to replace talent. A strong journalist uses AI to translate, fact-check, and distribute work faster — not to fabricate reporting. A competent doctor uses AI-assisted systems to operate with greater precision — not to skip medical school. But if someone was mediocre before AI arrived, the technology is unlikely to save them. In fact, it may expose them. When an article reads like it was written entirely by a machine, readers notice. When a song has no soul, no lived experience behind it, listeners feel the absence. AI can replicate patterns. It cannot replicate authenticity. And in the long run, audiences know the difference. ### **The Real Conversation We Need to Have** The debate about AI should not be about whether the technology is good or bad. That framing is as outdated as the debates about seatbelts and the internet. AI is here. It is embedded in medicine, journalism, law, music, education, finance, and every other sector of the global economy. The debate we need to have is about ethics, transparency, and responsibility. How do we ensure that AI is used to enhance human work rather than erase it? How do we build systems of accountability so that people cannot pass off machine-generated work as their own? How do we protect workers during the transition while still allowing innovation to move forward? How do we make sure that the economic benefits of AI are shared broadly, rather than concentrated in the hands of a few? A person who studies criminology can use that knowledge to solve crimes — or to become a better criminal. The people who build antivirus software and cybersecurity systems study the same disciplines as the hackers they defend against. They simply chose a different purpose. The problem is not the knowledge. It is the application. The same is true of artificial intelligence. It is a tool of extraordinary power. It can be used to create wealth, expand access, break down language barriers, and accelerate human progress — all in full transparency and with ethical intention. It can also be used to deceive, to steal, to cut corners, and to hollow out the professions that give work its meaning. **The choice is not the machine’s. It is ours.** *This article is adapted from an original analysis written in Haitian Creole by [Emmanuel Paul](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CKAHP3sk8/). We used AI Software to help find data from reputable sources.* *The original Haitian Creole text can be consulted on Emmanuel Paul’s* [*Facebook Page.*](https://www.facebook.com/MannyEPaul)*[ ](https://www.facebook.com/MannyEPaul)Supporting data sourced from the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2025, McKinsey Global AI Survey 2025, Morgan Stanley AI Adoption Survey 2026, ManpowerGroup 2026 Global Talent Barometer, PwC Global Workforce Survey, Accenture AI Workforce Impact Study, Precedence Research, the Journal of Robotic Surgery, CNBC, Cornell University, and the Association of Health Care Journalists. [https://ctninfo.com/?p=42069&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=42069&preview=true)* > [What Americans Really Think About AI Algorithms: Public Confidence and Transparency in Government](https://publicpolicy.cornell.edu/masters-blog/what-americans-really-think-about-ai-algorithms-public-confidence-and-transparency-in-government/) [Click to access economic-research-chatgpt-usage-paper.pdf](https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/a253471f-8260-40c6-a2cc-aa93fe9f142e/economic-research-chatgpt-usage-paper.pdf) [Click to access WEF\_Future\_of\_Jobs\_Report\_2025.pdf](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs_Report_2025.pdf) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/the-machine-learned-from-us-that-is-the-problem/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-machine-learned-from-us-that-is-the-problem/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/the-machine-learned-from-us-that-is-the-problem/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-machine-learned-from-us-that-is-the-problem/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/the-machine-learned-from-us-that-is-the-problem/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20Machine%20Learned%20From%20Us.%20That%20Is%20the%20Problem&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fthe-machine-learned-from-us-that-is-the-problem%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics, TECHNOLOGY --- ### [Orbán Loses Despite Washington's Backing as Vance Campaign Visit Fails to Sway Hungarian Voters](https://ctninfo.com/orban-loses-despite-washingtons-backing-as-vance-campaign-visit-fails-to-sway-hungarian-voters/) **Published:** April 12, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was defeated on Sunday, despite strong support from President Donald Trump, who sent Vice President JD Vance to Budapest to campaign for Orbán just five days before the vote. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited in February to reinforce Trump’s commitment. However, the unprecedented American intervention could not overcome deep domestic dissatisfaction, resulting in a landslide victory for opposition leader Péter Magyar and his Tisza party, according to the New York Times. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat after his Fidesz party suffered a decisive loss to Péter Magyar’s Tisza party, ending 16 years of his influential rule—a result that marks a dramatic shift in Hungarian and European politics. Orbán, 62, who had sought a fifth consecutive term, addressed supporters in Budapest after partial results showed his party trailing badly. He described the outcome as “painful” but “clear.” “I congratulated the victorious party,” Orbán told the crowd. “We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition as well.” Magyar confirmed the concession on social media, writing that Orbán had called him personally. “Prime Minister Viktor Orbán just congratulated me on the phone on our victory,” Magyar posted on Facebook. He followed with a two-word message on X: “Thank you, Hungary!” ### A Historic Margin With approximately 53 percent of precincts reporting on Sunday evening, Magyar’s Tisza party held roughly 52 percent of the vote compared to approximately 39 percent for Fidesz, according to Hungary’s National Election Office. Early projections from Hungarian pollsters Median and 21 Research Center suggested Tisza could win between 132 and 135 seats in the 199-member parliament — potentially approaching or reaching the two-thirds supermajority of 133 seats required to amend Hungary’s constitution. Voter turnout was staggering. By 6:30 p.m. local time, more than 77 percent of eligible voters had cast ballots — a record for any election in Hungary’s post-Communist history. Magyar told supporters he estimated that as many as six million Hungarians voted in a country of just over nine million people. Thousands of Tisza supporters gathered along the banks of the Danube River in Budapest as the results came in, waving Hungarian flags and celebrating into the night. ### The Fall of a Populist Icon Orbán had been in power since 2010, winning four consecutive elections as he methodically consolidated control over Hungary’s judiciary, public institutions, and media. He championed a model he openly called “illiberal democracy” — one that drew admiration from far-right movements worldwide, from the MAGA movement in the United States to nationalist parties across Europe. His relationships with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin positioned him between Western populism and Eastern authoritarianism. EU lawmakers and watchdogs had questioned Hungary’s democratic status under his leadership. But at home, Orbán’s foundation was weakening. Economic stagnation, rising costs, and frustration with corruption eroded support. His campaign leaned on fear, warning Magyar would drag Hungary into Russia’s war on Ukraine—claims Magyar firmly denied. Ultimately, these dynamics fueled voters’ desire for change, central to the election’s outcome. Magyar, casting his own ballot on Sunday, framed the choice differently. “This is a choice between East or West, propaganda or honest public discourse, corruption or clean public life,” he told reporters. ### The Unlikely Challenger Péter Magyar’s political rise has been remarkably swift. A lawyer by profession, Magyar is a former director at a state investment agency and was previously an adviser within Orbán’s own Fidesz party. Magyar broke publicly with the ruling establishment in early 2024, following a presidential pardoning scandal in which Hungary’s then-President Katalin Novák pardoned a man convicted of covering up child sexual abuse — a decision that also implicated Magyar’s ex-wife, former Justice Minister Judit Varga, who had signed off on the pardon. Magyar channeled the resulting public outrage into a political movement. He took over the previously obscure Tisza party, rebranded it as a centrist, pro-European force, and spent the next two years barnstorming the country, holding rallies in communities large and small. His message — anti-corruption, pro-EU, and deliberately positioned as neither traditional left nor right — resonated with Hungarians who had grown disillusioned with both Fidesz and the fragmented opposition parties that had failed to mount a credible challenge for over a decade. In the June 2024 European Parliament elections, Tisza emerged as the dominant opposition force, signaling the shift that would culminate in Sunday’s result. European Reaction European leaders reacted swiftly to the outcome. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on X that “Europe’s heart is beating stronger” in Hungary, adding: “A country reclaims its European path, the union grows stronger.” French President Emmanuel Macron said France welcomed Magyar’s victory, describing it as evidence of the Hungarian people’s attachment to EU values. ### What Comes Next If Tisza secures a supermajority, Magyar would be able to reverse changes Orbán implemented over 16 years—from judicial appointments to media and electoral rules that critics say were meant to entrench Fidesz. Magyar has pledged to rein in corruption, restore judicial independence, and realign Hungary more closely with the European Union. However, analysts have cautioned that the sheer scale of a potential supermajority carries its own risks, as it would leave Tisza largely unchecked by opposition forces in parliament. For Orbán, the loss marks the end of an era that reshaped Hungary and European populism. As he moves to the opposition, this record-breaking election signals that Hungarians, in unprecedented numbers, were ready to reject populist dominance in favor of a new direction under Magyar. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Viktor-Orban.webp)“Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address a “Day of Friendship” event at MTK Sportpark in Budapest, Hungary on April 7, 2026. US Vice President JD Vance is in Hungary to deliver the US President’s support to his ally, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, ahead of tightly contested parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12, 2026. 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Authorities have warned that the death toll could rise significantly, with many still reported missing. As of Sunday, no final official death count had been released by the Haitian government. However, people living in the area told CTN that the number of dead exceeds 30. Eyewitness accounts gathered by the Cap-Haïtien Municipal Commission suggest the total number of victims could surpass 50. ### What Happened The Citadelle Laferrière, a 19th-century mountaintop fortress and UNESCO World Heritage Site, had drawn an exceptionally large crowd on Saturday for the annual Easter gathering — a popular tradition that brings students, families, and visitors to the historic site each year. According to multiple reports, the event had been widely promoted on social media this year, attracting far more people than the site could safely accommodate. According to the Cap-Haïtien Municipal Commission, severe overcrowding, linked to deficiencies in crowd management measures, triggered a stampede. The crush resulted in numerous cases of asphyxiation, trampling, and loss of consciousness. Jean Henri Petit, the head of Civil Protection for Haiti’s Nord Department, confirmed to Le Nouvelliste that the stampede occurred at the site’s entrance. Petit said that heavy rain further worsened the disaster, as people surged toward the entrance simultaneously to seek shelter. Local media, including reporting cited by the Associated Press, have also reported unverified accounts that police in Milot may have deployed tear gas to break up a fight near the Citadelle, potentially contributing to the panic and subsequent stampede. People familiar with the incident also told CTN that tear gas may have been launched, causing suffocation among participants. The government has not confirmed or denied these reports. ### Government Response Haiti’s Culture Minister Emmanuel Ménard confirmed the deaths in a written message to the AFP news agency on Sunday. “The Minister of Culture and Communication has confirmed the deaths of 30 people at the Citadelle Henri on Saturday, April 11, 2026,” Ménard stated. He added that the injured were receiving medical care and that rescue teams were searching for missing persons, though he did not provide an exact number of injured. Ménard also announced that the Citadelle had been closed to visitors until further notice. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé issued a statement expressing the government’s dismay, describing the victims as largely young people attending a tourist activity. The Prime Minister said an investigation had been launched and that all relevant authorities had been mobilized to provide assistance. He urged the public to remain calm while investigations continued. The Cap-Haïtien Municipal Commission said it had immediately dispatched an ambulance and support teams to assist with rescue, evacuation, and victim care. The Sacré-Cœur Hospital in Milot reportedly received several bodies of young people who were rushed to the facility. The location of the tragedy has complicated rescue and recovery efforts. The Citadelle Laferrière sits at an elevation of approximately 3,000 feet above sea level on the summit of Bonnet à l’Évêque, making it one of the most physically difficult sites to reach in Haiti. CTN learned that weather conditions in the area, including the heavy rain that contributed to the stampede itself, made it extremely challenging for local authorities to reach the site and assess the full extent of the damage in the hours following the disaster. ### The Citadelle’s Significance The Citadelle Laferrière, also known as Citadelle Henri, was built between 1805 and 1820 under the direction of Henri Christophe, a leader of the Haitian Revolution who later became king of the northern part of Haiti. The fortress was designed to defend the newly independent nation against a potential French invasion and stands as a powerful symbol of Haitian independence and resistance. The site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982, alongside the nearby Sans-Souci Palace. It is Haiti’s most visited historical landmark and one of the largest fortifications in the Western Hemisphere. The tragedy at the Citadelle comes as Haiti continues to grapple with a compounding humanitarian crisis. Gang violence has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, with armed groups controlling large portions of Port-au-Prince and other regions. Security forces have intensified operations against gangs in recent months. Haiti has also suffered a series of disasters in recent years, including a fuel tanker explosion in 2024 that killed dozens and a devastating earthquake in 2021 that left approximately 2,000 people dead. This is a developing story. 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United as Gillette Stadium Fortress Holds](https://ctninfo.com/yusufs-strike-and-turners-shutout-lift-revolution-past-d-c-united-as-gillette-stadium-fortress-holds/) **Published:** April 12, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The New England Revolution remained perfect at home, winning every match at Gillette Stadium since the 2026 season began. In Saturday night’s meeting with D.C. United — the 101st all-competitions encounter between the two Original MLS clubs — it was Boston that came out on top. In the 35th minute, midfielder Alhassan Yusuf broke the deadlock. The New England Revolution defeated D.C. United 1-0 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, maintaining their flawless 3-0 home record this season. The match, featuring two Eastern Conference rivals in their first 2026 meeting, was tightly contested. Ultimately, it was the 25-year-old Nigerian international who made the difference with his right-footed shot from the center of the box—Yusuf’s second goal of the campaign. Forward Dor Turgeman and defender Will Sands provided the assists. The result propels New England to 3-3-0 on the season with nine points, surpassing D.C. United in the Eastern Conference standings. Matt Turner commanded the Revolution’s defense with five saves, securing his second consecutive clean sheet. His most critical moment came in the second minute of stoppage time, when Turner sprang off his line to block a shot from D.C. United’s João Peglow. With these decisive actions, he now boasts two shutouts in his last two home starts this season. D.C. United crafted chances throughout the match but failed to convert. Sean Johnson, the veteran goalkeeper making his first start of the season for D.C. United, tallied three saves. The visitors missed top scorer Tai Baribo, who sat out due to a thigh injury. The victory keeps the Revolution unbeaten at Gillette Stadium this season under first-year head coach Marko Mitrović, following earlier home wins of 6-1 over FC Cincinnati on March 15 and 3-0 over CF Montréal on April 4. The Revs have dominated opponents 10-1 across their three home matches. New England’s road form — 0-3-0 entering Saturday — remains a concern, but home dominance has defined the campaign’s opening weeks. D.C. United, now 2-4-1 with seven points, has lost two straight and is scoreless in three matches. The rivalry between the two clubs dates back to New England’s inaugural home match on April 27, 1996. Heading into Saturday, the all-time record across prior meetings stood at 37-37-16, according to statistics from the New England Revolution’s communications team. Saturday’s win tilts the series in New England’s favor for the first time. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/New-England-Revolution-.avif)New England Revolution center-back Mamadou Fofana (far left) leaps and exults with teammates after smashing home his first MLS goal during the second half against CF Montréal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Saturday, April 4, 2026. Forward Luca Langoni (center), who set up the goal, rushes in to join the celebration. 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On Thursday night, the president posted surveillance footage of the April 3 attack on Truth Social, calling on federal judges to stop blocking his administration’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals. In his post, Trump called TPS “a massively abused and fraudulent program” and wrote that “this one killing should be enough” for judges to allow his administration to terminate it. The case involves Rolbert Joachin, a 40-year-old Haitian national charged with second-degree murder and criminal property damage in the death of Nilufar Yasmin, a 51-year-old gas station clerk and mother of two, at a Chevron station in Fort Myers. According to the gas station’s owner, Joachin had come into the store the day before the attack and attempted to withdraw money from an ATM. When the machine failed, he allegedly demanded cash from Yasmin, who told him the store did not own the ATM and could not help him. The following day, Yasmin was reportedly praying inside the station when she heard glass breaking outside. Surveillance footage showed a man smashing her car’s windshield. When she stepped out to confront him, police say Joachin struck her repeatedly with a hammer, killing her. Fort Myers Police Chief Jason Fields described an intensive search that used aviation support, K-9 units, and officers stationed on every block in the area where Joachin was last seen. Joachin, described in jail records as a transient, was arrested hours later. He made his first court appearance on April 3 and is being held without bond, with a next hearing scheduled for May 4. According to DHS, Joachin entered the United States in August 2022 and was issued a final order of removal by a federal judge that same year. However, the Biden administration granted him Temporary Protected Status, which expired in 2024. DHS said ICE assisted local police in locating him and has now placed an immigration detainer on Joachin, meaning he will be deported after the criminal case concludes. After being read his rights, Joachin agreed to speak with detectives and provided what police described as a detailed confession, according to the arrest report. Trump acknowledged the graphic nature of the video but said he felt obligated to share it publicly. Several Republican lawmakers echoed his message. Florida Senator Ashley Moody wrote that Democrats “actively worked to shield this monster from deportation under the Biden Administration.” Trump has repeatedly targeted Haitian immigrants granted temporary protection since his 2024 campaign, including making false claims that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating residents’ pets. 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The government’s own enforcement records tell a different story. New findings published Tuesday by the Deportation Data Project, a research initiative run by academics and lawyers at UC Berkeley and UCLA, draw on ICE arrest data obtained through federal court litigation to document a sweeping shift in who is actually being detained. The numbers are blunt: arrests of immigrants with no criminal conviction rose 770 percent in the first year of Trump’s second term. Street arrests — carried out in neighborhoods, at immigration check-ins, and outside courthouses — climbed by more than 1,000 percent, according to NBC News. ### The data covers arrests through March 10 of this year. The Deportation Data Project does not rely on estimates or surveys. It files Freedom of Information Act lawsuits against ICE to obtain the agency’s internal enforcement records, then publishes them in full alongside its analysis, NBC News explains. When the Department of Homeland Security disputed the findings this week — calling the research “cherry-picked” and designed to “peddle a false narrative” — the project’s response was direct: the dataset came from ICE itself. “These are ICE’s own records of who is arrested, detained, and deported,” the project stated. The administration’s standard counter-claim is that 70 percent of its arrests involve people with criminal histories. That figure has not held up under independent review. An analysis by FactCheck.org found that the share of ICE detainees with criminal convictions fell from 64 percent in December 2024 — Biden’s final full month in office — to roughly 29 percent by January 2026, while the number of people detained with no convictions or pending charges at all climbed from 869 to more than 25,000 in that same span. The Cato Institute, whose researchers obtained nonpublic ICE data through separate channels, reached nearly identical conclusions. Per Cato’s findings, nearly three in four people booked into ICE custody since October 2025 had no criminal conviction. Only 5 percent had a violent criminal conviction on record — and researchers noted that even some of those cases involved minor altercations rather than serious felonies. ### Detention as a Tool of Last Resort — Used First David Hausman, co-director of the Deportation Data Project and an assistant professor at UC Berkeley School of Law, identified a consequence of the arrest surge that goes beyond the numbers: detention itself is ending cases before they can be fought. “Even as ICE has arrested more people who likely could win their cases and stay in the United States, arrests have been ending more often in deportation,” Hausman said in a statement Tuesday. “One big factor is that detention causes people to give up on their cases.” That observation is supported by a separate report from the American Immigration Council, which found that discretionary releases from detention fell 87 percent by the end of November 2025, and that by that point, 14.3 people were being deported directly from detention for every one person released pending a hearing. In practical terms, that means people who entered ICE custody with valid legal claims — pending asylum petitions, long-term residency, family ties to U.S. citizens — are accepting deportation rather than endure months of detention with no clear endpoint. ### The Reach of Enforcement One persistent argument from the administration is that the surge is concentrated in so-called sanctuary cities, where federal officials say local governments obstruct enforcement. The Deportation Data Project addressed that directly. Graeme Blair, the project’s co-director and a political science professor at UCLA, said the arrest data show no such geographic concentration. Even during the highly publicized Minneapolis operations, those arrests accounted for only 15 percent of street arrests nationwide during that same period. The enforcement expansion, Blair said, is national in scope. The geographic spread carries particular significance for immigrant communities in New England, including Massachusetts, where Haitian residents holding Temporary Protected Status, humanitarian parole, or pending legal proceedings have reported avoiding immigration check-ins and court appearances out of fear of arrest — moves that can, paradoxically, accelerate deportation. The Brennan Center for Justice examined the broader law enforcement trade-offs involved in meeting the administration’s arrest quotas. To staff the surge, the administration reassigned nearly one in five FBI agents from criminal investigations to immigration enforcement, along with roughly half of DEA agents and two-thirds of ATF agents — pulling those resources away from counterterrorism, drug trafficking, and violent crime work. Meanwhile, the detention infrastructure required to hold the expanded population has grown faster than staffing and oversight. The American Immigration Council reported that 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE detention on record, with overcrowding, substandard medical care, and documented violations of detention standards across facilities. The Deportation Data Project says it will continue publishing updated ICE records as litigation produces new data releases. Sources: Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley/UCLA); FactCheck.org; Cato Institute; American Immigration Council; Brennan Center for Justice; [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arrests-immigrants-no-criminal-convictions-increase-trump-rcna267168?_branch_match_id=link-1570495340300515553&link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=69d82ac98830ae00017d0fb8&fbclid=IwZnRzaARFx3ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeFSwu4PbVWOUmZQG0mgpm2qikpIGOlFv-U7LkJJh32W2jprSSU2XdTd_CKi4_aem_5uaENhCWvM4u7c8__U1RHQ). 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On April 7, the Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of Rolbert Joachin, a 40-year-old Haitian charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Nilufa Easmin, a 51-year-old gas station clerk and mother of two. The statement referenced the case while addressing immigration policies during the Biden administration. This announcement comes at a politically significant moment, as the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Trump v. Miot — the legal challenge over the administration’s effort to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation — during the last week of April. Following these arguments, a decision could come as early as May or June. Jeremy Redfern, deputy chief of staff for Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, drew the connection explicitly on social media, writing that a federal judge had blocked the termination of Haitian TPS and that oral arguments over the matter are scheduled for April 29. “So, here we are,” Redfern wrote. The Fort Myers Police responded on April 2 to multiple 911 calls reporting an attack at a Chevron gas station. Police found Easmin, also known as Nilufar Yasmin, on the ground with multiple head wounds. She was not breathing. Surveillance footage captured the attack. Witnesses said Joachin smashed Easmin’s car windshield, then struck her in the head with a hammer when she came outside, continuing to hit her while she was on the ground. Joachin fled on foot. Three schools nearby were placed on lockdown as a precaution. After a multi-hour manhunt with aviation and K-9 units, officers found Joachin about a mile away on Mango Street and arrested him without incident. Gulf Coast News reported Joachin confessed to detectives. He said he’d tried and failed to withdraw money from an ATM the day before, then demanded cash from Easmin, who told him the store didn’t own the machine. Joachin told police he wore the same clothes so Easmin would recognize him and smashed her car to lure her outside. Detectives said Joachin is also a suspect in another open case. Joachin, charged with murder without premeditation and criminal mischief, is held without bond at Lee County Jail until his May 4 arraignment, as a judge ruled him too dangerous to release. ### DHS Blames Biden, Highlights TPS DHS stated Joachin entered the U.S. in August 2022 and was released during the Biden administration. That year, an immigration judge issued a removal order, but the Biden administration later granted Joachin TPS, which expired in 2024. Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated, “This heinous murderer was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration.” She added, “Not only did the Biden administration release him, but they also gave him TPS.” Bis said the arrest demonstrates how ICE and local authorities can collaborate to bring individuals accused of crimes to justice. ICE has filed a detainer against Joachin. DHS said he will be deported regardless of the outcome of the criminal case. DHS did not identify the victim by name or nationality in its statement. The Fort Myers case comes amid a legal fight over TPS for about 350,000 Haitian nationals in the U.S. Haiti received TPS in 2010 after a catastrophic earthquake. The status has been renewed by both parties amid worsening conditions marked by instability, violence, displacement, and famine-like hardship. In November 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ended Haiti’s TPS, effective February 3, 2026, saying conditions no longer met the threshold. A day before termination, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocked it, finding it likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the equal protection clause, and that DHS hadn’t consulted other agencies as required. Reyes also found evidence of possible racial animus. The Trump administration appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court, which denied an emergency stay. The administration then approached the Supreme Court. On March 11, Solicitor General D. John Sauer sought an immediate stay and expedited Supreme Court review in Miot v. Trump. He argued that lower courts overstepped, blocking major policy decisions and citing a “far-fetched and far-reaching equal-protection claim.” On March 16, the Supreme Court granted certiorari before judgment, expediting review of both the Haiti and Syria TPS cases. The district court’s stay remains in place, so Haitian TPS holders retain protection during proceedings. Oral arguments are scheduled for the last week of April, with a decision expected by June. ### A Case Built for Political Utility The DHS statement on the Fort Myers case is consistent with previous instances where the Trump administration has referenced individual criminal cases involving immigrants in relation to its enforcement agenda. The April 7 statement described Joachin as a “Haitian illegal alien” and related the incident to Biden-era policy decisions, combining policy arguments with law enforcement updates. Several facts go unaddressed in the DHS statement. TPS applicants must pass criminal background checks and cannot have a felony or more than 2 misdemeanors. DHS didn’t explain how Joachin obtained TPS despite a final removal order, or whether he had any criminal history at the time. Joachin’s TPS expired in 2024, leaving him without legal status for about two years before the incident. His continued presence was due to the unexecuted removal order. Attorneys for Haitian TPS holders argue that Haiti remains dangerous. In filings, they describe widespread violence, scarcity of essentials, and report four women killed after deportation from the U.S. A coalition of 19 attorneys general, led by Maryland’s Anthony Brown, urged the Supreme Court to preserve TPS, arguing that termination would separate families, hurt economies, and reduce the workforce. TPS-eligible Haitians contribute an estimated $3.4 billion annually to the U.S. economy. The criminal case against Joachin will proceed in Lee County, where he remains held without bond pending his May 4 arraignment. On the immigration front, the consolidated Supreme Court cases—Trump v. Miot and Noem v. Doe—will test executive authority over TPS terminations and the scope of court review. The Court will also assess the equal protection claims from TPS holders. For about 350,000 Haitian nationals, the stakes are high. 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In the background: the implementation of a government decree imposing a revision of the electoral legal framework. The CEP explains that this decision follows the publication, on March 24, 2026, of a decree adopted by the Council of Ministers modifying the terms of its mandate. This text requires the electoral institution to comply with the provisions of Articles 12 and 14 of the National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections. With this in mind, the Council indicates that it is engaged in work to harmonize the electoral decree of December 1, 2025, with these new requirements. This is a technical yet structural process that directly affects the electoral calendar. This postponement comes even as concrete progress had been made on the ground. On April 1, a simulation of the voter registration process was organized at the National Lyceum of Pétion-Ville. On that occasion, electoral registry agents successfully tested a digital registration system using connected tablets. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) According to the President of the Provisional Electoral Council, Jacques Desrosiers, who spoke during the simulation, these tests demonstrate that “the voter registration process was on the verge of being technically realized,” suggesting an advanced level of preparation despite administrative constraints. At the same time, the CEP had already taken a significant step by publishing, on March 26, 2026, the list of political parties approved to participate in the upcoming elections. Out of 320 registered organizations, 282 were validated, while the others were given additional time to complete their files. Although new dates for registration and candidate filing operations are expected “imminently,” this postponement raises questions about meeting electoral deadlines. However, the CEP seeks to reassure. The institution reaffirms its commitment to conducting the electoral process “in strict respect for its institutional independence and democratic norms,” guaranteeing inclusiveness, impartiality, and transparency. It should be noted that the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has set the first round of presidential and legislative elections for August 30, 2026. It had officially submitted the draft electoral decree and the detailed calendar to the Presidential Transition Council on Friday, November 14, 2025. According to this calendar, the first round of legislative and presidential elections is scheduled for August 30, 2026. The second round, which will also include local government elections, is scheduled for December 6, 2026. The electoral campaign for the first round will run from March 15 to August 29, 2026, while the final results of the first round will be published on October 3, 2026. The country is expected to have newly elected leaders sworn in around January 20, 2027. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Several observers had expressed doubts about meeting the schedule after the signing and promulgation of the National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections. 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The legislation, known as the Dignity Act, is the most comprehensive bipartisan immigration proposal to move through Congress in decades, and its sponsors argue it addresses something that neither party has managed to fix in over thirty years. The bill — H.R. 4393 — was introduced on July 15, 2025, by Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican from Florida, and Representative Veronica Escobar, a Democrat from Texas. It is an updated version of legislation Salazar had introduced previously, this time with a stronger bipartisan architecture and a broader coalition of supporters. As of January 2026, the bill had secured 35 congressional cosponsors. It also had endorsements from 60 national organizations, including employers, veterans groups, faith communities, farmers, small businesses, construction industries, higher education institutions, and immigrant advocacy organizations. These endorsements make it the most broadly backed immigration reform proposal in decades, according to [Newssweek.](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41879&preview=true) ### What the bill contains The Dignity Act does not offer a single solution. It is a multi-layered piece of legislation that tries to address the immigration system from several angles simultaneously — border enforcement, asylum processing, legal status for long-term residents, worker protections, and modernization of the legal immigration framework. At its center is what the bill calls the Dignity Program. Under this provision, undocumented immigrants already living in the United States could apply for temporary legal status. Applicants must pass background checks, pay restitution and taxes, and maintain employment. The program is not a shortcut. It carries financial obligations and strict eligibility conditions. It also explicitly excludes anyone with a criminal record. The bill offers neither amnesty nor a path to citizenship. Its stated goal is to give long-term undocumented residents the stability of being able to live and work legally. They will be able to pay taxes and avoid living under constant threat of deportation. To finance the program, the bill creates the Immigration Infrastructure and Debt Reduction Fund, supported by a 1% levy on income from those granted work authorization under the Dignity Program, projected to generate at least $50 billion—enough to cover costs and reduce the national debt. Separately, the American Worker Fund, financed through participant restitution payments, will cover upskilling and retraining for at least one American worker per immigrant in the Dignity Program. On border security, the bill takes an enforcement-first posture. It requires the Department of Homeland Security to deploy physical barriers, technology, and personnel along the most strategically critical sections of the border. The bill mandates that most asylum claims be adjudicated by an asylum officer within 60 days. This would prevent most individuals from being released into the country while their cases are pending. Three humanitarian campuses would be established along the southern border to hold migrants during that adjudication window. Nationwide mandatory E-Verify would also be codified under the bill, requiring every American business to confirm the legal work eligibility of its employees — a provision that targets the demand side of unauthorized labor rather than focusing exclusively on migrants at the border. The legislation also reaches into legal immigration reform. It incorporates the American Families United Act. Under this act, family separation constitutes a presumption of hardship. The bill gives the Department of Homeland Security case-by-case authority to preserve family unity in proceedings involving the spouses or children of U.S. citizens. It also expands dual intent for international student visa applicants. This removes the requirement that F-1 visa holders prove they have no intention of remaining in the United States after their studies. This change aims to retain skilled graduates in the American workforce, rather than pushing them toward other countries. For unaccompanied minors, the bill would require criminal background checks for potential sponsors, with biometric samples where appropriate. ### When will the bill be presented? The Dignity Act is currently advancing through the House, having been referred to multiple committees, including the Judiciary Committee, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Ways and Means, according to records on Congress.gov. According to a Newsweek report, Representative Salazar is scheduled to present the bill at a Capitol Hill event on April 16, 2026, at 10 a.m. People familiar with her office’s plans told Newsweek she will face direct questions at the event. These will include pointed ones about how the bill fits within a political environment shaped by the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. What the bill would accomplish if approved The scale of what this legislation would change is hard to overstate. The last time Congress passed comprehensive immigration reform was in 1986, forty years ago, under President Ronald Reagan. Since then, the immigration system has remained structurally frozen. Meanwhile, the country, its economy, and the demographics of its immigrant population have changed dramatically. If the Dignity Act became law, its most immediate consequence would be bringing millions of long-term undocumented residents out of legal limbo. Many have lived in the United States for decades, raised children who are U.S. citizens, paid into Social Security and Medicare without access to those benefits, and built lives in communities across the country. The Dignity Program would give them formal legal standing. It is not citizenship, but it allows them to work openly, pay taxes transparently, and live without the constant risk of deportation. Polling cited during the bill’s introduction found that eight out of ten Americans believe immigration benefits the country. Most also support allowing undocumented immigrants to earn legal status if they meet requirements over time. This level of public consensus rarely shows up on any policy question in today’s political environment. The asylum reforms would carry equally significant practical effects. The current immigration court backlog stretches into the millions of cases, with wait times of 3, 4, or 5 years. A 60-day adjudication standard, backed by properly funded asylum officers, would compress that timeline dramatically — reducing the limbo period for migrants, reducing the administrative burden on courts, and producing faster, more legally sound outcomes. Colleen Putzel-Kavanaugh, an associate policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, told Newsweek that immigration policy has historically focused almost exclusively on enforcement at the southern border while other parts of the system stagnated under massive backlogs. The Dignity Act, she noted, examines the full length of the immigration process and proposes solutions at multiple points — with bipartisan support. On the economic front, the mandatory E-Verify provision and the American Worker Fund together attempt to rebalance the labor market. By requiring businesses to verify worker eligibility, the bill would reduce the underground economy that has long kept undocumented workers in exploitative conditions. This problem also undercuts wage floors for American workers in certain industries. The retraining fund would direct resources specifically toward American workers in sectors where immigrant labor is concentrated. For the estimated population of Dreamers — young people brought to the United States as children — the bill would provide conditional permanent resident status to children who have been continuously present in the U.S. since January 1, 2021, were 18 years old or younger when they entered, and meet additional eligibility requirements. For this group, the stakes are existential: their entire lives are American, and their legal status has been mired in political uncertainty for years. ### The reactions The bill’s bipartisan makeup has not shielded it from sharp criticism, particularly from within the Republican Party. Hardline members of the MAGA wing of the GOP have labeled it amnesty. They argue it betrays the mass-deportation mandate that was a core pillar of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. Representative Brandon Gill of Texas has been among the most vocal opponents. He calls the legislation a betrayal of Republican voters and insists that legal status for undocumented immigrants, under any conditions, is incompatible with the administration’s immigration posture. Salazar, herself the daughter of immigrants and a representative of a heavily Hispanic district in Miami, pushed back forcefully. She accuses critics of distorting the bill’s contents without reading it. David Bier, director of immigration studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, told Newsweek that the tension between mass deportation and the Dignity Act is real but not necessarily irreconcilable. Trump’s stated enforcement priorities, Bier noted, have centered on removing criminal elements — and the Dignity Act specifically bars anyone with a criminal record from participating in the program, which he argued was consistent with the GOP platform and the administration’s stated direction. From the left, some critics have argued that a bill without a citizenship pathway falls short of meaningful reform, leaving long-term residents in a permanent second-class legal status rather than fully integrating them into the country’s civic fabric. What neither side disputes is that the status quo is untenable. A system that has gone substantially unchanged for 40 years, that leaves millions in legal uncertainty, that processes asylum claims over years rather than months, and that has failed to establish workable labor verification at scale is not serving anyone well. Whether the Dignity Act is the vehicle that finally changes it — or whether it becomes another casualty of a polarized Congress — will depend on whether enough members on both sides are willing to accept a bill that gives neither side everything it wants. [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41879&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41879&preview=true) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Green-Card-Permanent-resident.webp) Sources: Representative María Elvira Salazar’s official congressional website (salazar.house.gov); National Immigration Forum bill summary (forumtogether.org); NAFSA: Association of International Educators; Congress.gov — H.R. 4393, 119th Congress; Floridian Press; WLRN Public Media; Newsweek, April 8, 2026. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/a-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-proposes-a-bill-that-would-allow-undocumented-immigrants-to-obtain-legal-status/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/a-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-proposes-a-bill-that-would-allow-undocumented-immigrants-to-obtain-legal-status/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/a-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-proposes-a-bill-that-would-allow-undocumented-immigrants-to-obtain-legal-status/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/a-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-proposes-a-bill-that-would-allow-undocumented-immigrants-to-obtain-legal-status/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/a-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-proposes-a-bill-that-would-allow-undocumented-immigrants-to-obtain-legal-status/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20A%20bipartisan%20group%20of%20lawmakers%20proposes%20a%20bill%20that%20would%20allow%20undocumented%20immigrants%20to%20obtain%20legal%20status&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fa-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-proposes-a-bill-that-would-allow-undocumented-immigrants-to-obtain-legal-status%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, Politics, US --- ### [528 million gourdes for the Grenadiers: Haiti bets on football to heal the wounds of a nation standing tall](https://ctninfo.com/528-million-gourdes-for-the-grenadiers-haiti-bets-on-football-to-heal-the-wounds-of-a-nation-standing-tall/) **Published:** April 9, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Haiti’s Head of Government, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, handed over two checks totaling 528 million gourdes to the national football team, the Grenadiers, during a major official ceremony held on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the Villa d’Accueil in Port-au-Prince. The event was attended by the Minister of Sports, Pythagore Dumas, the President of the Normalization Committee of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF), Monique André, and several high-ranking state officials. A financial gesture, certainly. But behind the numbers, the government sought to honor and unite an entire people around a universal dream: the 2026 World Cup. In his address, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé did not shy away from the country’s reality. Security crises, social fragilities, economic tensions – Haiti is going through a dark period. Yet, with an almost stubborn faith, the Prime Minister chose to highlight the exceptional resilience of the Haitian people, their ability to rise again, to move forward, and to refuse to be erased, noted a statement from the Prime Minister’s office on Wednesday evening. “Football,” he declared, “is a powerful lever for cohesion. It is a universal language that brings people together, unites, and transcends differences.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) This message of national unity was aimed as much at Haitians at home as at the diaspora, which has repeatedly been called upon to play a key role in the country’s rebirth. For the Head of Government, collective hope is built through unity – and the Grenadiers have now become its most vibrant embodiment. The Prime Minister insisted that the Grenadiers are not just eleven players chasing a ball. “They embody the soul of a people, their dignity, their fighting spirit, and their unshakable pride. Through them, the entire nation stands tall and looks toward the future.” This elevation is no mere rhetorical flourish. It takes on its full meaning in light of a historic achievement: Haiti’s qualification for the 2026 World Cup, secured on November 18, 2025, with a 2-0 victory against Nicaragua in the final qualifier. A return after more than 52 years of absence – since 1974. The Prime Minister described this accomplishment as “a moment of national unity, a unique opportunity to revive hope and strengthen cohesion around a shared dream.” 528 million: an ambitious and structured preparation - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) To ensure this dream does not remain a mere enchanted interlude, the government turned its support into concrete action. The two checks, each for 264 million gourdes, were handed over to the FHF Normalization Committee. The first check is allocated to the qualification bonus, direct financial recognition for the players’ achievement. The second is intended to guarantee optimal preparation for the national team: training camps, friendly matches, technical coaching, travel, medical care – everything needed to approach a world competition without logistical disadvantages. Speaking on the occasion, Monique André, President of the FHF Normalization Committee, did not hide her emotion. “This support is not only financial. Above all, it is a message of trust, accompaniment, and hope. It is the symbol of a people who recognize their children, of a country that still believes in itself,” she declared, adding that this support comes at just the right time, just months before the World Cup kickoff. Her gratitude, expressed on behalf of the entire staff and players, resonated as a commitment: to turn these gourdes into collective pride. Presence of living witnesses to history The ceremony was also marked by a strong heritage and symbolic dimension. Present was Joseph-Mario Léandre, one of the national team players who participated in the 1974 World Cup – that founding generation which, half a century ago, wrote the first page of the Grenadiers’ epic. Alongside him was Olivier Woodensky Pierre, the only player based in Haiti selected to compete in the 2026 World Cup. A powerful symbol: between these two men, the entire continuity of a Haitian dream took shape. A historic first round: Scotland, Brazil, Morocco On the sporting front, the challenge is immense. The Grenadiers will face in the first round: Scotland – June 13 Brazil – June 19 Morocco – June 24 To ensure this historic adventure is truly shared by all, the Executive Branch plans to deploy public viewing facilities across the country. Giant screens will be installed in major cities, and televisions will be made available in the most remote areas. The goal is clear: that no Haitian, wherever they may be, is deprived of the joy of seeing their Grenadiers step onto a World Cup pitch. That in the hills as in the working-class neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, the same cry, the same roar, can be heard. “Every Haitian man and woman will be able to cheer as one,” the Prime Minister’s office insisted. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/528-million-gourdes-for-the-grenadiers-haiti-bets-on-football-to-heal-the-wounds-of-a-nation-standing-tall/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/528-million-gourdes-for-the-grenadiers-haiti-bets-on-football-to-heal-the-wounds-of-a-nation-standing-tall/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/528-million-gourdes-for-the-grenadiers-haiti-bets-on-football-to-heal-the-wounds-of-a-nation-standing-tall/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/528-million-gourdes-for-the-grenadiers-haiti-bets-on-football-to-heal-the-wounds-of-a-nation-standing-tall/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/528-million-gourdes-for-the-grenadiers-haiti-bets-on-football-to-heal-the-wounds-of-a-nation-standing-tall/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20528%20million%20gourdes%20for%20the%20Grenadiers%3A%20Haiti%20bets%20on%20football%20to%20heal%20the%20wounds%20of%20a%20nation%20standing%20tall&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2F528-million-gourdes-for-the-grenadiers-haiti-bets-on-football-to-heal-the-wounds-of-a-nation-standing-tall%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SPORTS --- ### [Massive Deportations at the Haitian Border](https://ctninfo.com/massive-deportations-at-the-haitian-border/) **Published:** April 9, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The migration crisis between Haiti and the Dominican Republic continues to worsen in a context already marked by insecurity and economic collapse. According to a report by the Support Group for Returnees and Refugees (GARR), no fewer than 22,793 people were repatriated at the Haitian-Dominican border between February 1 and February 28, 2026. Added to these figures are 20,079 spontaneous returns and 7,952 pushbacks, illustrating the scale of migratory movements in both directions. Over the entire month, 22,966 cases of deportation were recorded. Among those deported are many particularly vulnerable individuals. The GARR lists: 103 pregnant women deported, compared to 38 in spontaneous return and 35 pushed back; 254 breastfeeding women deported, 83 in spontaneous return, and 42 pushed back; 119 people living with disabilities deported, and 26 pushed back; 57 unaccompanied minors deported, 52 in spontaneous return, and 3 pushed back - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The report highlights repeated human rights violations during deportation operations from the Dominican Republic. Testimonies collected report brutal practices: pregnant and breastfeeding women hunted down even in maternity wards, expulsions without respect for procedures, cases of extortion and mistreatment during the journey to the border. Some breastfeeding women claim they were forcibly expelled from their hospital beds, then detained with their infants before being sent back to Haiti. These practices reportedly take place outside the framework of the official repatriation protocol between the two countries. In a statement issued on February 6, 2026, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) expressed serious concern over the degrading treatment inflicted on Haitian migrants. These deportations come as the situation in Haiti remains extremely fragile. The economy continues to deteriorate, while gang-related violence is causing massive internal displacement. Many citizens, forced to flee their homes, find themselves homeless, worsening an already acute humanitarian crisis. At the beginning of the year, concerns over the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians in the United States intensified migratory pressure. However, the decision by the U.S. judiciary to maintain this program offered a reprieve to thousands of Haitian nationals living on U.S. soil, according to GARR. Without this decision, deportation numbers could have been even higher, GARR adds. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) A limited humanitarian response Faced with the influx of migrants, reception facilities remain under pressure. At the Belladère reception center, 506 repatriated people were assisted between February 1 and February 28, 2026, including 89 women, 41 girls, 47 boys, and 329 men. Among them were: 6 pregnant women, 18 breastfeeding women, 8 people with disabilities, 5 unaccompanied minors, including 2 girls. These figures remain low compared to the total volume of people returned, highlighting the limits of reception capacities, the report notes. Consequently, GARR calls for a more humane treatment of Haitian migrants and urges Dominican authorities to respect the fundamental rights of those expelled. The organization also calls on the Haitian state to strengthen internal stability in order to better welcome the thousands of citizens sent back each month. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/massive-deportations-at-the-haitian-border/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massive-deportations-at-the-haitian-border/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/massive-deportations-at-the-haitian-border/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massive-deportations-at-the-haitian-border/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/massive-deportations-at-the-haitian-border/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Massive%20Deportations%20at%20the%20Haitian%20Border&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmassive-deportations-at-the-haitian-border%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** HAITI, IMMIGRATION --- ### [Toddler allegedly sexually abused in federal shelter while father fought for months to bring her home, attorney says](https://ctninfo.com/toddler-allegedly-sexually-abused-in-federal-shelter-while-father-fought-for-months-to-bring-her-home-attorney-says/) **Published:** April 8, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** A 3-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused multiple times while held for more than five months in a federal shelter for migrant children, even as her father — a lawful permanent resident of the United States — repeatedly sought her release, according to her immigration attorney. Lauren Fisher Flores, an attorney with the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project, told ABC News that the child, referred to by the pseudonym “Lily,” was placed in an Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter after being separated from her mother upon their arrival at the southern border on September 16, 2025. The child’s father submitted sponsorship paperwork immediately, yet delays caused by systemic issues extended the process over five months, highlighting failures in timely reunification that should concern legal professionals and the public. The child’s alleged sexual abuse by an older child at the Hands of Healing foster home highlights systemic failures, as the father was initially told it was an “accident” and only learned details months later, illustrating delays in addressing abuse allegations. ### The father and daughter have since been reunited, Flores confirmed. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency that oversees ORR, did not respond to a request for comment from ABC News. The case highlights ongoing legal and political scrutiny over the federal government’s handling of migrant children, urging policymakers and advocates to confront systemic issues that prolong detention and harm children. Federal data shows the average length of care for migrant children in ORR custody surged to 195 days by February 2026, up from 27-33 days between 2021-2024, underscoring systemic delays in reunification. Flores said the prolonged confinement is causing significant harm, with children showing increased depression, anxiety, and self-harm, which should concern policymakers and advocates committed to child welfare. “This has changed her life. It’s changed her family’s life,” Flores told ABC News of the 3-year-old. “And it’s really hard to see it happening.” The allegations also arrive amid broader concerns about conditions inside federal immigration facilities. Deaths at ICE detention centers have risen during the second Trump term, according to ABC News reporting, and federal inspectors have documented dozens of safety violations at the nation’s largest ICE detention facility. Federal law mandates ORR to place migrant children in the least restrictive, most appropriate setting, but systemic failures have led to prolonged detention and inadequate protections, violating policies meant to safeguard children’s dignity and safety. For the family of the child known as Lily, those protections came too late. ABC News first reported the allegations on April 6, 2026. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to a request for comment. The South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project represents the family. Democracy Forward v. 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This new deadline came amid diplomatic intervention by Pakistan to avert an imminent military escalation, as both sides signal progress toward a broader agreement.Trump announced Tuesday evening that he has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, stepping back from a self-imposed deadline that had threatened massive U.S. strikes against Iranian power plants and bridges. The announcement came less than two hours before the 8 p.m. ET deadline Trump had set over the weekend, during which he demanded Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz — a critical waterway through which roughly one-fifth of global oil shipments pass — or face devastating military action. Trump posted the ceasefire announcement on Truth Social, stating that the pause was agreed to at Pakistan’s request. He conditioned the agreement on Iran immediately and fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The diplomatic breakthrough followed days of intense back-channel negotiations involving the United States, Iran, and third-party mediators, including Pakistan. Trump had ratcheted up his rhetoric sharply in the hours before the announcement; earlier Tuesday, he posted that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” according to his Truth Social account. Despite the pause, no formal long-term agreement between the two nations has been reached. Trump indicated that Iran submitted a 10-point peace proposal that he described as a viable starting point for negotiations. That came after Iran had rejected a 15-point American proposal the previous day. Trump wrote that the two sides have resolved most outstanding issues and that the two-week window would allow negotiators to finalize a comprehensive agreement. The ceasefire averts what would have been a significant military escalation with broad implications for global energy markets, regional stability, and immigrant communities with ties to the Middle East and surrounding regions. 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His arrest by U.S. immigration authorities last summer sent shockwaves through the Haitian diaspora. Sources close to Boulos told [RFM](https://x.com/MARADIOFM/status/2041586584361767410) that following his release on April 7, he was in route to Colombia. He published a picture of himself in an airplane the same day. His release occurred approximately eight months after his July 2025 arrest and just days after an immigration judge issued a formal deportation order on April 2, 2026. This development is the latest in a case drawing sustained attention in Haiti, the diaspora, and U.S. immigration law circles since federal agents initially arrived at Boulos’s South Florida home last summer. ICE arrested Boulos on July 17, 2025, at his residence in Palm Beach County, Florida, accusing him of violating the Immigration and Nationality Act by contributing to the destabilization of Haiti through what officials described as a campaign of violence and gang support. The agency said the case was investigated jointly with the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and the fraud detection arm of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Boulos was born in New York to Haitian parents but renounced his U.S. citizenship in order to run for president of Haiti. He obtained U.S. permanent residency in 2024 under the Biden administration. He has not been charged with a crime in the United States or in Haiti. Federal authorities brought two principal grounds for removal. The first rested on a foreign policy provision — the Department of State determined that his presence or activities in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences. The second alleged immigration fraud: authorities claimed Boulos failed to disclose his role in founding the Haitian political party MTVAyiti, and that Haiti’s anti-corruption unit had referred him for prosecution over the alleged misuse of loans. Boulos and his family consistently denied the allegations. His attorneys mounted a legal challenge, arguing, among other things, that his renunciation of U.S. citizenship was procedurally defective and never properly completed, and that he should have been eligible for a bond hearing rather than mandatory detention. ### A Deportation Order — and a Third Country On Thursday, April 2, an immigration judge issued a deportation order against Boulos, according to Miami-based immigration attorney Frandley Denis Julien. According to a court-approved agreement following the April 2 deportation order, the Department of Homeland Security planned to transport Boulos to a South Florida airport, where he would board a commercial flight to Colombia within 15 days of the ruling. During this process, the U.S. government is barred from deporting him to Haiti. Sources close to the situation alleged that Boulos was given a choice between removal to Mexico or Colombia. On April 7, RFM, citing sources close to Boulos, reported that he had left U.S. custody and was traveling toward Colombia. Boulos remains the most high-profile Haitian figure detained under the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign. He is not the only one. On September 23, 2025, ICE arrested Dimitri Vorbe, a Haitian citizen and head of the energy company SOGENER, on identical charges of violating the Immigration and Nationality Act and contributing to Haiti’s destabilization. Vorbe’s family denied the allegations. As of this writing, no ruling has been issued in his case, and he remains held at the Krome facility in Miami. 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In a sharply critical report, OIDG condemned the authorities’ lack of response to recent massacres by the Gran Grif gang, while expressing cautious hope regarding the arrival of Chadian troops for the Gang Repression Force (FRG). Everything changed last week. Heavily armed men from the Gran Grif gang, well-known for spreading terror in the Lower Artibonite region, launched a coordinated offensive against several rural localities. The provisional toll, according to local sources relayed by the OIDG, is dozens dead, wounded by bullets or burns, and dozens of homes reduced to ashes. Survivors, mostly women and children, fled on foot to nearby towns, with nothing but fear in their bellies for shelter. “The Observatory is appalled by the continued atrocities of armed gangs against the Haitian population,” the organization writes, pointing especially to “the silence of government authorities” following these acts, which it describes as “barbaric.” No official statement from Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé condemning this massacre has been made public, despite the severity of the facts. The OIDG notes that, since the departure of the Presidential Transition Council (CPT), Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has led the executive branch alone through the Council of Ministers. However, the Observatory’s president, Dr. Ambroise Guillaume, warns, “he does not have a blank check” and urges him to take “all necessary measures” to protect citizens, improve security, and, above all, organize general elections before the end of 2026. OIDG stresses the main issue: the transition has lasted too long. The lack of an elected president for nearly five years has deepened Haiti’s legitimacy crisis, fueling ongoing chaos. “It is imperative to close this chapter,” sociologist Guillaume insists, reinforcing the call for urgent elections. Furthermore, the Observatory noted the arrival in Haiti on April 1, 2026, of the special representative of the Gang Repression Force (FRG), Jack Christofides, accompanied by the first elements of a Chadian contingent. Fifty Chadian police officers and soldiers are already on the ground to prepare for the announced deployment of 750 soldiers from Chad, as part of a force authorized by the United Nations. OIDG welcomes this “advance” but maintains that swift, concrete international and national actions are essential. The organization warns that only tangible results—not promises—will help counter the gangs that control 80% of the capital and are extending their power. More expensive oil, poorer people OIDG raises alarm about another urgent crisis: the government’s decision to increase petroleum product prices. The organization warns that this measure risks devastating consequences for an already struggling population and urges immediate action to prevent worsening hardship. The Observatory warns that, without urgent government mitigation measures, a social explosion could worsen chronic insecurity. In its conclusion, the International Observatory for Democracy and Governance reiterates its commitment to closely monitor the situation, to play “its full role as a watchdog,” and to continue its initiatives “to contribute to the lasting return of democratic order and stability to the country.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Haiti-crise-300x192.avif)Credit: Odelyn Joseph, Associated Press ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/worsening-situation-in-haiti-oidg-denounces-inaction-and-sounds-the-alarm/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/worsening-situation-in-haiti-oidg-denounces-inaction-and-sounds-the-alarm/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/worsening-situation-in-haiti-oidg-denounces-inaction-and-sounds-the-alarm/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/worsening-situation-in-haiti-oidg-denounces-inaction-and-sounds-the-alarm/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/worsening-situation-in-haiti-oidg-denounces-inaction-and-sounds-the-alarm/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Worsening%20Situation%20in%20Haiti%3A%20OIDG%20denounces%20inaction%20and%20sounds%20the%20alarm&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fworsening-situation-in-haiti-oidg-denounces-inaction-and-sounds-the-alarm%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, POLITICS, SECURITY --- ### [32 Lawmakers Demand Federal Watchdog Investigate ICE's Broken Detainee Tracking System](https://ctninfo.com/32-lawmakers-demand-federal-watchdog-investigate-ices-broken-detainee-tracking-system/) **Published:** April 7, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** A bipartisan group of 32 members of Congress asked the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General on Tuesday to look into ongoing problems with the federal system meant to help families find people in immigration detention. They said these failures have let Immigration and Customs Enforcement make detainees vanish within the United States. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, along with Representatives Veronica Escobar of Texas and Lauren Underwood of Illinois, led the effort in a formal letter sent to the DHS Office of Inspector General on April 7. “Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating ‘disappearances’ on U.S. soil,” the lawmakers wrote. The letter focuses on the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, a public database meant to show families, attorneys, and advocates where a detained person is being held. ICE policy requires the agency to update the system within 8 hours after someone arrives at a detention facility. However, lawmakers say this rule has often not been followed since January 2025, and some people have gone days or weeks without being listed in the system. In some cases, detainees were deported from the United States before their location was ever added to the database. ### The Boston Case That Put the Problem in Focus One case mentioned in the lawmakers’ letter is about Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College in Massachusetts. She was detained at Boston Logan International Airport in November 2025 while trying to fly home to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. Her lawyers later filed court documents claiming the government acted in bad faith by not answering calls to the Boston-area ICE office, not updating the detainee locator database, and moving her without letting her contact her parents or lawyer. Her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, said the ICE database showed Lopez Belloza was in Massachusetts on the day she was arrested, but had no information about her location the next day. “We literally have to guess not only where our client is but why they’re being held, because they don’t give us any information,” Pomerleau said. Lopez Belloza was sent to Honduras two days after her arrest, even though a court order told the government to keep her in the United States for at least 72 hours. The Trump administration later apologized in court, admitting that an ICE deportation officer did not activate an alert system that should have flagged her case for review. Her case was dismissed in March 2026 after she refused to board an ICE-arranged return flight. Her lawyers said the flight was a trap that would have led to her being detained and deported again. ### A System Under Strain The lawmakers’ letter comes as the immigration detention system has grown faster than almost any time in recent history. ICE is now detaining over 75 percent more people than last year, with a record 73,000 in custody as of mid-January 2026. Advocates say 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE detention and that conditions have only gotten worse in 2026. The press release says there are now more than 70,000 people in ICE custody, which is 80 percent more than in December 2024. This high number of arrests, along with frequent transfers between facilities, has made it much harder to track detainees in real time. The lawmakers also pointed out what some legal experts call a deliberate pattern. Reports show that in some cases, detainees were moved across state lines to take them away from areas with stronger legal protections or more favorable judges. The lawmakers noted that one ICE agent told a detainee she was being moved from California to Indiana because of California’s laws. The letter also lists other places where detainees are being held outside of traditional facilities. These include military bases, state-run facilities, ICE field offices, and warehouses that were originally built to store consumer goods. ### What Congress Is Asking For The lawmakers asked the Inspector General to fully review the ODLS system. They want to know why its accuracy has dropped since January 2025, what types of information ICE is not adding to the database, how location updates are managed, and how these issues affect detainees’ legal rights. Attorneys told the lawmakers that the system’s failures have made it harder to file habeas petitions, meet deadlines, and attend court hearings. The letter says some families found their detained relatives only after they had already been deported. “When individuals in DHS custody cannot be located, their legal representation suffers,” the lawmakers wrote. The letter was co-signed by eleven senators, including Ed Markey and Angela Alsobrooks, and twenty-one House members, including Massachusetts Representatives Stephen Lynch, Seth Moulton, and Lori Trahan. ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 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In a recent WCVB interview, the Massachusetts 7th District representative said the House will soon hold a full floor vote on her discharge petition to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals. Pressley noted that she has secured 218 signatures and is confident these will translate into the votes needed to pass the bill, outlining these as the immediate next steps once Congress reconvenes. “When I return to Washington, and we are back in session, that discharge petition has seven days to ripen — two days to call the question, to call the vote,” Pressley told WCVB. “I have every reason to believe those signatures will hold, translate to votes, and pass the House. Then we take this right to the Senate.” The House is on its Easter/Passover recess from March 27 to April 13. Congress returns the week of April 14, when the seven-day period Pressley referenced will begin. ### A Historic Legislative Maneuver Discharge Petition No. 119-15 reached 218 signatures with bipartisan support on March 28. It seeks to bypass the House Rules Committee and bring H.Res. 965 to a floor vote, allowing immediate consideration of H.R. 1689. This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to extend TPS for Haiti for an additional 3 years. Pressley placed the achievement in historical context during the interview, noting the rarity of what her office accomplished. “Due to Congressional dysfunction, we’ve had to use a discharge petition to force votes on major issues, such as the Epstein files and the Affordable Care Act,” she said. “In 40 years, only 15 discharge petitions have reached the 218-signature threshold—mine is one of them.” The congresswoman credited her office’s strategy, effective whip operation, and a broad national coalition for this achievement. The petition garnered the support of every House Democrat and four Republicans: Maria Elvira Salazar, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Lawler, and Don Bacon. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was the 218th signatory. ### “This Is a Matter of Keeping Families Together” Pressley emphasized the stakes of the TPS fight, framing it in humanitarian and economic terms. “There are 350,000 Haitian nationals in this country. I represent the third-largest Haitian diaspora in the country. I co-chair the House Haiti Caucus,” she said. “And for me, this is a matter of keeping families together.” Pressley described the prospect of deporting Haitian TPS holders as tantamount to condemning them to grave danger. “Deporting those Haitian nationals back to a politically destabilized Haiti—ravaged by natural disasters, presidential assassination, and rampant gang violence—is a death sentence,” she said. She cited the economic risks of ending TPS, spotlighting industries where Haitian nationals are essential. “Threatening families and industries—health care, construction, hospitality—is why I’m leading this fight,” Pressley said. According to data cited by advocates at a January 2026 press conference organized by Pressley, immigrants make up one in four long-term care workers and over 30 percent of nursing home support roles nationwide; over 20 percent of Haitians nationwide work in health care. ### The Road Ahead: Floor Vote, Then the Senate Once a discharge petition reaches 218 signatures, House rules set a seven-legislative-day waiting period, then a vote within two more legislative days. With Congress in recess, the clock has not started. When lawmakers return on April 14, the ripening period starts, and a vote could occur by late April. Pressley expressed confidence that the vote would succeed. “I have every reason to believe that those signatures will hold, translate to votes,” she said. “It will pass the House. And then we take this right to the Senate.” If the bill passes the House, it goes to the Senate, where prospects are uncertain. It needs 60 votes to beat a filibuster. The Trump administration opposes extending TPS for Haitian nationals. ### The Legal and Political Backdrop The legislative push coincides with active legal battles over Haitian TPS. In February 2025, the Trump administration moved to end TPS for Haiti, which was set to expire on February 3, 2026. A federal district court in Washington, D.C., issued a temporary restraining order before the deadline. The D.C. Circuit upheld that ruling in March 2026. The administration has appealed to the Supreme Court, which is expected to hear arguments on TPS cases this spring. Current TPS protections and work authorizations for Haitian beneficiaries remain in effect under the court order. The discharge petition offers a legislative approach alongside the ongoing litigation. Even if courts permit terminating TPS, passing H.R. 1689 would create a separate legal basis for extending Haiti’s TPS designation three more years. In January 2026, Pressley and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) held a Massachusetts field hearing on extending TPS for Haiti, with testimony later entered into the Congressional Record. That month, Pressley also led a Washington press conference to highlight the impact of TPS termination on seniors and the U.S. care economy. Haiti received TPS in 2010 after an earthquake killed an estimated 220,000 people and displaced over a million. The designation has been extended several times due to ongoing instability, including the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 and ongoing gang violence, displacing hundreds of thousands and leaving much of Port-au-Prince under the control of armed groups. 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Argentine forward Luca Langoni tallied a goal and an assist. Goalkeeper Matt Turner recorded a five-save clean sheet before a crowd of 19,461. Langoni opened the scoring after six minutes. Mamadou Fofana netted his first career MLS goal in the 77th minute. Peyton Miller sealed the result with a delicate lob in stoppage time. The Revolution improved to 2-3-0 on the season and stayed unbeaten at home. CF Montréal fell to 1-5-0, losing its third consecutive match. The match featured it all — an early goal, a head coach ejected, a woodwork-shaking blast, and a goalkeeper putting on a masterclass. ### A Fast Start in Foxboro New England imposed its will from the outset. The Revolution struck inside the first five minutes, catching Montréal napping. In the sixth, Dor Turgeman unleashed a drive that Montréal keeper Thomas Gillier parried but could not corral. Langoni pounced on the rebound, firing in for a 1-0 lead and his first goal of the 2026 season. It marked Langoni’s fifth goal or assist against CF Montréal, underscoring his habit of hurting the Canadian side. Montréal answered with sustained possession through the opening ten minutes. They pinned New England back and probed for an equalizer but could not convert their territorial advantage into anything meaningful. Gradually, Boston seized control. By the 13th minute, the Revolution nearly doubled their cushion. Just two minutes after, a New England attacker broke through, finding himself almost one-on-one with Gillier; however, the opportunity slipped by. The hosts looked decisive, sharp, and relentless. ### Cards, Controversy, and a Coach Sent Off The match began to tighten around the half-hour mark. Brooklyn Raines picked up a yellow card in the 28th minute, and Will Sands was cautioned in the 33rd for a hard challenge. Moments later, in the 34th minute, the afternoon took a dramatic turn: Revolution head coach Marko Mitrović was shown a straight red card for storming out of his technical area to dispute the Sands’ booking. The Revs would have to play the remainder of the match without their manager on the touchline. New England made its first substitution in the 39th minute. Almost immediately, Montréal nearly leveled, but Turner made a crucial stop, preserving the lead. That save was just the first of several outstanding interventions by the U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper, who was returning from international duty after starting a friendly against Belgium during the March window. As halftime neared, Montréal threatened again. In the 45th minute, a Montréal player unleashed a thunderous shot from distance that smashed off the post and ricocheted away — agonizingly close to altering the game. Early in stoppage time, Langoni found himself in a golden position after a breakaway but could not beat the Montréal keeper. Turner then produced another fine save in the dying seconds of the half to ensure New England carried their 1-0 advantage into the break. The halftime statistics painted a clear picture. Although the scoreline favored the home team, Montréal produced 20 shots to New England’s 10. However, Turner’s sharp goalkeeping and the visitors’ lack of composure in the final third allowed the Revolution to withstand the pressure. ### Second Half: Montréal Knocks, Turner Answers Montréal came out for the second half determined to restore parity. The visitors pushed hard, hoping to exploit their coaching bench advantage and test New England’s resolve without Mitrović on the sideline. New England absorbed Montréal’s push. In the 58th, Dawid Bugaj smashed a shot from outside the box off the crossbar. On the rebound, Hennadii Synchuk rose for a header, but Turner reacted brilliantly to swat it away — perhaps the save of the match, preserving New England’s edge. Montréal’s frustration began to boil over. A second yellow card was shown to a Montréal player in the 65th minute. Another one followed in the 69th. The visitors’ discipline crumbled as their equalizer remained elusive. ### Fofana Doubles the Lead In the 77th minute, the Revolution finally put some daylight between themselves and Montréal. Langoni threaded a through ball to center-back Mamadou Fofana, who controlled and slotted it past Gillier for his first MLS goal. The goal gave Langoni his fifth assist of the season, putting him atop the MLS leaderboard. The goal deflated Montréal, though they kept pressing. In the 86th, a Montréal player unleashed a dangerous free kick. Turner, yet again, pulled off an exceptional full-stretch stop — denying a stunning consolation goal. ### Miller Puts the Exclamation Point Deep in stoppage time, the Revolution removed doubt. Peyton Miller, the 18-year-old academy product, collected the ball and spied Gillier off his line. Miller lofted an exquisite lob past the Montréal keeper — 3-0. The goal displayed both poise and flair, igniting the night’s loudest celebration. The final whistle cemented what was clear: the Revolution’s commanding display, despite losing their coach for the final hour. Turner’s five-save shutout — his first of 2026 — anchored the win. Langoni’s goal-and-assist display fueled his hot start. Fofana’s maiden goal added a fitting highlight. For the Revolution, the win was their second of the season and extended their unbeaten home record to start 2026. The 6-1 demolition of FC Cincinnati in the home opener on March 15 still stands out. New England climbed to 6 points, improving its position in the Eastern Conference standings as the club settles into a three-game homestand. CF Montréal, meanwhile, has now dropped three straight and languishes at the foot of the Eastern Conference at 1-5-0 with only 3 points. The visitors created opportunities but lacked a clinical finish, and poor discipline undermined their efforts. The two sides will meet again on August 1 at Stade Saputo in Montréal. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/New-England-Revolution-.avif)New England Revolution center-back Mamadou Fofana (far left) leaps and exults with teammates after smashing home his first MLS goal during the second half against CF Montréal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Saturday, April 4, 2026. Forward Luca Langoni (center), who set up the goal, rushes in to join the celebration. 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Miami-based immigration attorney Frandley Denis Julien confirmed the order overnight. The ruling represents the culmination of a legal saga that began on July 17, 2025, when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Boulos at his home in Palm Beach County, Florida. ICE accused Boulos of violating the Immigration and Nationality Act and contributing to the destabilization of Haiti through what officials described as a campaign of violence and gang support. [ICE](https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-haitian-engaged-violence-and-destabilization-haiti-support-department) Boulos, 69, was born in New York City to Haitian parents but renounced his American citizenship in 2008 at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince in order to meet constitutional requirements for seeking the Haitian presidency. That decision, which was once a strategic political calculation, has had profound legal consequences. After renouncing his citizenship, Boulos obtained U.S. permanent residency under the Biden administration in 2024, according to [NBC 6 South Florida.](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/federal-agents-in-miami-arrest-haitian-businessman-and-once-presidential-hopeful/3663371/) The U.S. government’s case against Boulos rests on two principal grounds. First, the Department of State determined that Boulos’s presence or activities in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences, providing a legal basis for his removal. Second, federal authorities allege that Boulos made material misrepresentations on his residency application. According to ICE, Boulos failed to disclose his role in founding a Haitian political party called “Mouvement pour la Transformation et la Valorisation d’Haïti (MTVAyiti)”, and that Haiti’s Unit for the Fight Against Corruption (ULCC) had referred him for prosecution over the alleged misuse of loans, per reporting from [Fox News.](https://www.foxnews.com/us/legal-immigrants-status-revoked-over-campaign-violence-gang-support-haiti-ice) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The broader context of Boulos’s arrest is the Trump administration’s campaign to deport Haitian nationals — including lawful permanent residents — who are accused of ties to Viv Ansanm, the coalition of armed gangs that the White House designated a foreign terrorist organization. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the government would seek to remove Haitian permanent residents who allegedly supported and collaborated with gang leaders connected to Viv Ansanm. Since his arrest, Boulos has been held at the Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami. On July 31, 2025, an immigration judge denied his release from detention, ordering that he remain in custody. In subsequent hearings, his legal defense raised a novel argument: that his renunciation of U.S. citizenship was procedurally defective and never properly took effect. His attorneys argued that the State Department had failed to follow its own procedures, citing missing documents and the absence of necessary official seals ( [Yahoo!)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/boulos-argues-still-u-citizen-004518875.html) The immigration judge acknowledged the complexity of the citizenship question but expressed doubt about whether he had jurisdiction to overrule a State Department determination. Boulos’s family has consistently denied all allegations. In a statement released in July 2025, the family described him as a U.S. lawful permanent resident who left Haiti in 2021 after decades of service as a physician, humanitarian, and entrepreneur. No criminal charges have been filed against Boulos in either the United States or Haiti. Boulos is the most prominent Haitian figure detained under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, but he is not the only one. On September 23, 2025, ICE arrested Dimitri Vorbe, a Haitian citizen and head of the energy company Société Générale d’Énergie S.A. (SOGENER), on identical charges of violating the Immigration and Nationality Act and contributing to Haiti’s destabilization. Vorbe’s family denied the allegations, with his brother Joel Vorbe telling Reuters that the charges were inexplicable and that Dimitri had never supported or financed gang activity. As of this writing, no ruling has been issued in the Vorbe case, which remains under active review. Vorbe is also being held at the Krome facility in Miami. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The parallel detentions of Boulos and Vorbe have drawn intense attention both within the Haitian diaspora and in Haiti itself. Jake Johnston, international research director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, observed that both men were among the elite figures whom the late President Jovenel Moïse had targeted during his time in power. Johnston noted that while many Haitians view the arrests as a rare form of accountability in a country with a broken judicial system, the broader strategic purpose of the detentions remains unclear. The deportation order against Boulos arrives at a moment of heightened tension in U.S.-Haiti immigration policy. The administration has moved aggressively to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals, has deported Haitians on multiple flights — including one in February 2026 that carried 136 individuals, among them TPS and Green Card holders — and has expanded enforcement actions targeting the Haitian community across the United States. For the Haitian diaspora, the Boulos case raises fundamental questions about due process, the reach of executive power, and the legal vulnerability of individuals who surrender one nationality in pursuit of political ambitions in another. Whether Boulos will be deported to Haiti or whether his legal team will mount a successful appeal remains to be seen. 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The only goal came in the 43th minute, when the visiting Wave broke through a Boston defense that had held firm for most of the opening 45 minutes. The home side suffered a cruel blow, despite the approximately 10,000 supporters in attendance who had reason to believe a breakthrough result was close at hand. Boston opened with energy, controlling possession and playing assertively for the first half. From goalkeeper Casey Murphy through the back line and into the attack, Legacy players moved the ball with composure and intent, generating play that drew audible enthusiasm from the Foxboro crowd. The team’s early confidence suggested that a first victory in club history wasn’t merely aspirational but genuinely attainable. Aïssata Traoré made history in the last match, becoming the first Malian to score in the NWSL, and then led Boston’s attack again. She made several threatening runs and created chances, but couldn’t beat the San Diego goalkeeper. Amanda Gutierres, who notched the club’s first-ever assist in last week’s 2–1 loss to the Utah Royals, contributed to Boston’s spirited yet fruitless attack. The defeat drops Boston Legacy to 0–4–0 to start the season, leaving the club last in the NWSL standings without a point. Head coach Filipa Patão has constantly emphasized the quality of play and squad development over an immediate push for results. In comments to the media ahead of the match, the coach acknowledged San Diego’s possession-based style as a challenge. According to The Blazing Musket, Patão observed that the Wave has difficulty without the ball and aims to deny Boston prolonged possession. San Diego, meanwhile, extended its strong start with a fourth win in five matches. The Wave entered the contest at 3–0–1, sitting second in the league and outscoring opponents 7–2 over three weeks. The attack has been powered by a prolific trio—Dudinha, Lia Godfrey, and Melanie Barcenas—who have accounted for all goals so far. Godfrey, a rookie midfielder, had scored in three straight matches and earned the NWSL Rookie of the Month for March. Per a San Diego Wave FC preview, Godfrey became just the sixth player in league history to score the winning goal in three straight regular-season games, and the first to do so during her first four NWSL matches. Boston’s task grew more complicated as a depleted roster limited options. Thigh injuries sidelined defenders Laís Araújo and Nicki Hernandez. Kaká stayed on the 45-day injured list after ankle surgery. The NWSL suspended forward Ella Stevens for one game after reviewing the yellow card she received in the previous match against Utah. Patão’s starting lineup featured Murphy in goal behind Smith, Jorelyn Carabalí, Ansbrow, and St-Georges in defense; Karich, Caño, and Olivieri in midfield; and Gutierres, Nichelle Prince, and Traoré in attack. Despite the loss, positives emerged for a club still finding its footing. Boston’s first-half stamina and Traoré’s attacking threat offer signs of optimism. Legacy FC still looks for its first victory and point, but Friday showed the club is finding its identity and can compete with established opponents. The match also marked an off-field milestone. Boston Legacy FC announced a multi-year regional media partnership with NBC10 Boston and NBC Sports Boston, securing live coverage of 13 inaugural-season matches for fans across New England. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/in-game-edit-2_1600x.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/fourth-defeat-fo…-as-many-matches/](https://ctninfo.com/fourth-defeat-fo%E2%80%A6-as-many-matches/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/boston-legacy-fc-falls-to-san-diego-wave-fc-0-1-at-gillette-stadium-extends-winless-start-to-four-matches/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/boston-legacy-fc-falls-to-san-diego-wave-fc-0-1-at-gillette-stadium-extends-winless-start-to-four-matches/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/boston-legacy-fc-falls-to-san-diego-wave-fc-0-1-at-gillette-stadium-extends-winless-start-to-four-matches/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/boston-legacy-fc-falls-to-san-diego-wave-fc-0-1-at-gillette-stadium-extends-winless-start-to-four-matches/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/boston-legacy-fc-falls-to-san-diego-wave-fc-0-1-at-gillette-stadium-extends-winless-start-to-four-matches/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Boston%20Legacy%20FC%20Falls%20to%20San%20Diego%20Wave%20FC%200%E2%80%931%20at%20Gillette%20Stadium%2C%20Extends%20Winless%20Start%20to%20Four%20Matches&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fboston-legacy-fc-falls-to-san-diego-wave-fc-0-1-at-gillette-stadium-extends-winless-start-to-four-matches%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** MASSACHUSETTS, SOCCER, SPORTS --- ### [American F-15E Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran as War Enters Fifth Week, Fate of Two-Person Crew Unknown as Search and Rescue Operation Unfolds](https://ctninfo.com/american-f-15e-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-as-war-enters-fifth-week-fate-of-two-person-crew-unknown-as-search-and-rescue-operation-unfolds/) **Published:** April 3, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** An American F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Friday, U.S. officials confirmed. This marks the first known loss of a U.S. aircraft since the war began five weeks ago. The fate of the two-person crew remains unknown. U.S. forces are scrambling to mount a search and rescue operation deep inside Iranian territory, according to the New York Times. The downing represents the most significant U.S. military setback since the conflict began on February 28. It comes at a moment when President Trump has escalated threats to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructure. The targets named include bridges, power plants, and energy facilities. The aircraft was an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. This unit is normally based at RAF Lakenheath in England and was deployed to Jordan for the conflict. The jet went down over central Iran on Friday, according to reports from the New York Times, CBS News, Axios, and the Washington Post. All reports cited U.S. officials. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was the first to claim it had downed the aircraft. Tehran initially identified it as an F-35 stealth fighter. Photographs circulating on the Iranian state and social media showed debris. Aviation analysts, as cited by The Aviationist and the New York Times, identified the debris as from an F-15E, not an F-35. The wreckage included parts of a vertical stabilizer with the U.S. Air Force in Europe insignia and the red tail flash of the 494th Fighter Squadron. An ejection seat was also photographed at the crash site. The F-15E carries a standard crew of two, a pilot and a weapons systems officer. Whether either crew member survived and ejected remains unclear. The Washington Post reported that a search-and-recovery mission was underway for the two-person crew. CBS News confirmed the same, citing two sources. Iranian state media reported that authorities in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province were offering rewards for anyone who captures the American crew alive. According to Türkiye Today and The War Zone, Iran’s armed forces issued public appeals urging civilians not to mistreat any survivors. Videos appeared to show U.S. C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft and Black Hawk helicopters flying low over southwestern Iran. It was unclear whether these flights were confirmed as part of an official rescue operation. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, which has close ties to the IRGC, claimed that the American rescue attempt had failed and that one of the helicopters involved was fired upon by air defenses near the border, according to The War Zone. ### The Broader Day of Escalation The downing occurred amid escalated regional fighting. Iran attacked energy sites in Kuwait, the UAE, and other Gulf states. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation confirmed drone strikes on the Mina al-Ahmadi refinery. Firefighters worked to control several fires, the Associated Press reported. Kuwait also reported material damage to a power and water desalination plant from an Iranian attack, per Al Jazeera and the AP. In Abu Dhabi, Emirati authorities said falling debris from an air defense interception started a fire at a major gas field, halting operations, the AP reported. Iran and Hezbollah also fired additional missiles toward Israel, resulting in several impact sites and one injury. On Thursday, the United States struck a highway bridge near the town of Karaj, west of Tehran. Iranian news outlets reported that at least eight people were killed — many of them civilians who had gathered under the bridge and along the riverbank to celebrate “Nature Day,” a traditional holiday, CBS News reported. ### Trump’s Threats President Trump has responded to Iran’s continued attacks with escalating threats aimed at the country’s civilian infrastructure. Late Thursday, he wrote on social media that the U.S. military would target bridges, power plants, and energy facilities if Iran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This is the narrow waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil passes. Iran’s blockade of the strait has sent global oil prices surging since the war began. “Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!” Trump wrote. “New Regime leadership knows what has to be done, and has to be done, FAST!” The threat to deliberately target civilian infrastructure has drawn criticism from international legal experts and human rights organizations. Intentionally targeting energy infrastructure and civilian facilities could constitute a war crime under international humanitarian law. Iran’s foreign ministry has rejected any prospect of negotiations under current conditions. Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Thursday that talks with Washington were impossible while the strikes continued, the New York Times reported. ### The Human Cost The war, now in its fifth week, has produced a mounting death toll across the region. The Human Rights Activists News Agency, an Iranian monitoring group, reported that at least 1,606 Iranian civilians have been killed, including 244 children, as of Thursday, according to the New York Times. Iran’s Health Ministry has cited a higher figure — at least 1,937 killed and more than 24,800 injured. The injured include some 4,000 women and 1,621 children, according to Al Jazeera’s live tracker. In Lebanon, fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated into what has been described as the 2026 Lebanon war. The health ministry reported at least 1,345 Lebanese killed as of Thursday, the New York Times reported. Al Jazeera’s tracker put the figure at 1,318. Across Gulf nations, at least 50 people have been killed in attacks attributed to Iran, according to the New York Times. In Israel, at least 17 people had been killed as of Friday. The American death toll stands at 13 service members killed in action, with hundreds more wounded, according to the New York Times and U.S. Central Command. The first U.S. combat deaths occurred on March 2 when an Iranian strike hit a makeshift operations center at the civilian port of Shuaiba in Kuwait, killing six service members, CNN reported at the time. Some estimates suggest the war is costing the United States as much as $1 billion per day, the New York Times reported. This figure underscores the economic trade-offs facing an administration that came into office promising to reduce consumer costs and focus on domestic priorities. ### The F-15E and What It Means The loss of the F-15E complicates the administration’s narrative about the state of Iran’s military capabilities. Just days before the downing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran’s air defenses were so degraded that the United States was sending B-52 bombers over the country. The F-15E is a smaller, faster, and more agile aircraft than a B-52, making it a more difficult target. Yet, Iran’s defenses brought it down. The F-15E Strike Eagle has been a workhorse of U.S. air combat operations for decades and is flown by a two-member crew. While Iran claimed the aircraft was an F-35 — which carries only one pilot — the physical evidence points to an F-15E, and the unit markings visible in the debris photographs match those of the 494th Fighter Squadron, deployed from Lakenheath, according to The Aviationist’s analysis. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/03dc-shootdown-fwtq-superJumbo.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41688&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41688&preview=true) **Sources: [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/03/world/iran-war-trump-oil?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260403&instance_id=173543&nl=breaking-news®i_id=144779785&segment_id=217698&user_id=e6b8843ca2e143aa4eacd672c1a759b8)**, CBS News, Washington Post, Axios ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/american-f-15e-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-as-war-enters-fifth-week-fate-of-two-person-crew-unknown-as-search-and-rescue-operation-unfolds/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/american-f-15e-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-as-war-enters-fifth-week-fate-of-two-person-crew-unknown-as-search-and-rescue-operation-unfolds/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/american-f-15e-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-as-war-enters-fifth-week-fate-of-two-person-crew-unknown-as-search-and-rescue-operation-unfolds/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/american-f-15e-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-as-war-enters-fifth-week-fate-of-two-person-crew-unknown-as-search-and-rescue-operation-unfolds/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/american-f-15e-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-as-war-enters-fifth-week-fate-of-two-person-crew-unknown-as-search-and-rescue-operation-unfolds/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20American%20F-15E%20Fighter%20Jet%20Shot%20Down%20Over%20Iran%20as%20War%20Enters%20Fifth%20Week%2C%20Fate%20of%20Two-Person%20Crew%20Unknown%20as%20Search%20and%20Rescue%20Operation%20Unfolds&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Famerican-f-15e-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran-as-war-enters-fifth-week-fate-of-two-person-crew-unknown-as-search-and-rescue-operation-unfolds%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US, WORLD --- ### [Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren Celebrates Bondi's Firing, Calls Justice Department Under Her Leadership 'a Cesspool of Corruption'](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-senator-elizabeth-warren-celebrates-bondis-firing-calls-justice-department-under-her-leadership-a-cesspool-of-corruption/) **Published:** April 2, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren celebrated the firing of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, issuing a statement that offered no sympathy for the ousted Cabinet official and described her tenure as deeply corrupt. Warren said the Justice Department under Bondi’s leadership “became a cesspool of corruption.” She accused Bondi of “blocking the release of the Epstein files” and “weaponizing the DOJ to go after Trump’s political opponents.” Warren also charged that Bondi had been “handing out merger approvals as political favors.” The Massachusetts senator concluded with two words: “Good riddance.” Warren’s statement made no distinction between her opposition to Bondi and President Trump’s reasons for removing her. While Trump and his allies have expressed frustration that Bondi did not prosecute his political opponents aggressively enough, Warren and other Democrats have argued the opposite — that the Justice Department under Bondi pursued politically motivated investigations that had no legitimate legal basis. ### The Epstein Controversy Warren’s reference to the Epstein files points to a dispute that followed Bondi throughout her 14-month tenure. In February 2025, shortly after being confirmed, Bondi said in a Fox News interview that a client list related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was on her desk for review. The Justice Department later stated that no such list existed, and the FBI declared in July 2025 that the case was closed and no further disclosures were warranted. The resulting backlash from both parties led Congress to pass a bipartisan transparency law in November 2025, requiring the release of nearly all Epstein-related files. The department eventually published roughly three million pages of records, but lawmakers from both sides continued to criticize the scope of redactions. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee had subpoenaed Bondi to testify under oath on April 14 — a hearing that will now not take place as originally planned. Warren’s accusation that Bondi weaponized the Justice Department refers to a series of investigations and indictments that Democrats have characterized as politically driven. Under Bondi’s leadership, the department indicted former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Both cases were dismissed by a federal judge who found that the prosecutor who brought the charges had been unlawfully appointed, according to CBS News. Investigations into Democratic Senator Adam Schiff, Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell, and Federal Reserve officials did not produce charges. A grand jury unanimously rejected criminal charges against a group of Democratic lawmakers who had posted a video urging military members to refuse unlawful orders, CBS News reported. ### Merger Approvals Warren’s reference to merger approvals as political favors touches on a less widely covered aspect of Bondi’s tenure. The Justice Department’s antitrust division saw its own internal turbulence during Bondi’s time in office. Variety reported that the department’s former acting head of the antitrust division, Gail Slater, was ousted after reportedly clashing with Bondi. The department is currently reviewing the proposed $111 billion Paramount Skydance takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that has drawn scrutiny because of the Ellison family’s ties to President Trump. Bondi’s removal is the second firing of a Trump Cabinet member in recent weeks. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was ousted in early March. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously served as one of Trump’s personal defense attorneys, has been named acting attorney general. Multiple news outlets have reported that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is the leading candidate to replace Bondi permanently. Warren, who serves on the Senate Banking and Finance Committees, has been among the most vocal critics of the Trump administration’s use of federal agencies for political purposes. Her statement on Bondi’s firing suggests that Democrats intend to continue pressing for accountability over the Justice Department’s actions during Bondi’s tenure, regardless of who succeeds her. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pam-Bondi.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41666&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41666&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-senator-elizabeth-warren-celebrates-bondis-firing-calls-justice-department-under-her-leadership-a-cesspool-of-corruption/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-senator-elizabeth-warren-celebrates-bondis-firing-calls-justice-department-under-her-leadership-a-cesspool-of-corruption/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-senator-elizabeth-warren-celebrates-bondis-firing-calls-justice-department-under-her-leadership-a-cesspool-of-corruption/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-senator-elizabeth-warren-celebrates-bondis-firing-calls-justice-department-under-her-leadership-a-cesspool-of-corruption/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-senator-elizabeth-warren-celebrates-bondis-firing-calls-justice-department-under-her-leadership-a-cesspool-of-corruption/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Massachusetts%20Senator%20Elizabeth%20Warren%20Celebrates%20Bondi%27s%20Firing%2C%20Calls%20Justice%20Department%20Under%20Her%20Leadership%20%27a%20Cesspool%20of%20Corruption%27&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmassachusetts-senator-elizabeth-warren-celebrates-bondis-firing-calls-justice-department-under-her-leadership-a-cesspool-of-corruption%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** POLITICS, US --- ### [Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files and Failure to Prosecute Political Opponents — Todd Blanche Named Acting AG](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-attorney-general-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files-and-failure-to-prosecute-political-opponents-todd-blanche-named-acting-ag/) **Published:** April 2, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after a turbulent 14 months marked by fallout over the Jeffrey Epstein files and what Trump and his allies saw as insufficient pursuit of investigations into his political opponents. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously served as one of Trump’s personal defense lawyers, will assume the role of acting attorney general, Trump announced on Truth Social, according to CNN. Trump offered no specific reason for the dismissal. Instead, he praised Bondi as “a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend” and credited her with overseeing what he described as a major drop in crime during her time leading the Justice Department. He said she would be “transitioning to a much-needed and important new job in the private sector.” Despite the warm public language, multiple news outlets reported that Bondi had been fired. CNN, NBC News, CBS News, and Reuters each cited sources confirming that the departure was not voluntary. Bondi is the second Cabinet member Trump has removed in recent weeks, following the ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in early March. ### What Led to the Firing Trump’s frustration with Bondi had been building on multiple fronts, according to reporting from CNN, NBC News, and CBS News. The most persistent source of tension was her handling of the Epstein files. In February 2025, shortly after taking office, Bondi said in a Fox News interview that an Epstein client list was “sitting on my desk right now to review.” The Justice Department later stated that no such list existed, and Bondi subsequently clarified that she had been referring to the broader body of documents related to the Epstein investigation, not a specific client list. The episode fueled criticism from both the left and the right and created a political liability that never fully dissipated. Reuters reported that a bipartisan law was eventually passed in November 2025, requiring the Justice Department to release nearly all of its Epstein-related files. The release of roughly 3 million pages of records did not resolve the controversy, as lawmakers from both parties objected to redactions and to the disclosure of certain victims’ identities. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Bondi to testify under oath about the matter. She was scheduled to appear on April 14, CBS News and Reuters reported. The second major source of frustration was what Trump viewed as the Justice Department’s failure to successfully prosecute his political opponents. The department had secured indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, but both cases were thrown out by a federal judge who ruled that the prosecutor who brought the charges had been unlawfully appointed, CBS News reported. Investigations into Democratic Senator Adam Schiff, Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell, and Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook had not produced charges. A federal judge quashed subpoenas related to a probe of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and a grand jury unanimously rejected criminal charges against a group of Democratic lawmakers who posted a video urging military members to refuse unlawful orders, according to CBS News. NBC News reported that in September 2025, Trump inadvertently posted what appeared to be a private message to Bondi on Truth Social, urging her to prosecute several of his most prominent critics by name — including James, Comey, and Schiff. Indictments of Comey and James followed weeks later but were subsequently dismissed. ### The Final Days The firing followed several days of private deliberations. CNN reported that Trump spoke directly with Bondi on Wednesday about the possibility of her removal, describing the conversation as “tough.” Sources told CNN that Bondi was initially told she might be offered a different government position, possibly a judgeship, but Trump’s public statement indicated she would be leaving government entirely. Bondi was informed of her dismissal before Trump’s Wednesday address on the Iran conflict and had already departed for Florida, according to Fox News Digital and Newsweek. In the days leading up to the firing, Bondi had taken steps that some inside the department interpreted as an effort to demonstrate continued loyalty to the president’s priorities. CNN reported that she summoned the lead prosecutor in a Miami-based investigation into whether former CIA Director John Brennan made false statements to Congress — a case career prosecutors have privately described as weak — to Washington on Wednesday to discuss the probe’s progress. Bondi had also increased her physical proximity to the president in recent weeks, joining him at the Supreme Court on Wednesday for oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case and attending his prime-time address on the Iran war. NBC News noted that this was the opposite approach taken by officials in Trump’s first term, who tended to reduce their time around the president when they sensed his dissatisfaction growing. ### Todd Blanche as Acting Attorney General Blanche, who now leads the department on an interim basis, issued a statement praising Bondi and pledging continuity. He said he was grateful for the president’s trust and that the department would “continue backing the blue, enforcing the law, and doing everything in our power to keep America safe,” NBC News reported. Blanche’s ascent reflects his close personal relationship with Trump. Before joining the Justice Department, he served as one of Trump’s criminal defense attorneys during his various prosecutions. CBS News reported that some of Bondi’s allies within the department believed that Blanche himself had not pushed the politically sensitive investigations aggressively enough, partly out of concern about the political fallout and his own post-government career prospects. Multiple outlets reported that Trump is considering Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin as Bondi’s permanent replacement. CNN reported that the idea of installing Zeldin at the Justice Department first surfaced in January but faded as the Epstein controversy temporarily receded from the news cycle. It resurfaced in the West Wing on Monday, and CBS News reported that Trump met with Zeldin at the White House on Tuesday. Zeldin, a former Republican congressman from New York who lost the 2022 gubernatorial race to Democrat Kathy Hochul, has remained a close Trump ally. Other candidates are also reportedly under consideration, but Zeldin has been mentioned most frequently, CNN reported. ### A Department Transformed Bondi’s 14 months at the helm of the Justice Department produced sweeping structural changes that will outlast her tenure. CBS News reported that the department experienced a mass exodus of thousands of federal lawyers who resigned, accepted buyouts, or were fired. Most of them were career employees who had worked on cases or issues disfavored by Trump and his allies. NBC News reported that Bondi oversaw the removal of prosecutors and FBI agents who had been involved in the criminal investigations of Trump related to his retention of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The department’s Civil Rights Division was significantly reduced under her leadership. Her confirmation on February 4, 2025, by a 54–46 Senate vote came after Trump’s original nominee, former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pam-Bondi.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41661&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41661&preview=true) **Sources: [CNN,](https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/pam-bondi-role-trump)** NBC News, CBS News, Reuters, Newsweek, Time ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-attorney-general-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files-and-failure-to-prosecute-political-opponents-todd-blanche-named-acting-ag/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-attorney-general-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files-and-failure-to-prosecute-political-opponents-todd-blanche-named-acting-ag/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-attorney-general-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files-and-failure-to-prosecute-political-opponents-todd-blanche-named-acting-ag/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-attorney-general-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files-and-failure-to-prosecute-political-opponents-todd-blanche-named-acting-ag/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-attorney-general-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files-and-failure-to-prosecute-political-opponents-todd-blanche-named-acting-ag/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Fires%20Attorney%20General%20Pam%20Bondi%20Over%20Epstein%20Files%20and%20Failure%20to%20Prosecute%20Political%20Opponents%20%E2%80%94%20Todd%20Blanche%20Named%20Acting%20AG&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-fires-attorney-general-pam-bondi-over-epstein-files-and-failure-to-prosecute-political-opponents-todd-blanche-named-acting-ag%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haiti: The chadian vanguard of the FRG arrives as gangs bloody the Artibonite](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-the-chadian-vanguard-of-the-frg-arrives-as-gangs-bloody-the-artibonite/) **Published:** April 2, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** A wind of cautious hope blew over the Haitian capital this Wednesday, standing in brutal contrast to the smell of smoke and mourning that still hangs over the commune of Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite. Around fifty Chadian police officers set foot on the ground in Port-au-Prince. They form the pre-deployment of what is set to become, in the coming days, a major contingent of the new Gang Repression Force (FRG), intended to break the deadly stranglehold of armed groups. A Pre-deployment to prepare for the arrival of 1,500 men “This is a pre-deployment. Of the 1,500 Chadian police officers who will take part in the FRG, 350 are to be deployed shortly,” a source within the Haitian government revealed. Strictly speaking, these first elements constitute the first FRG agents deployed in Haiti since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2793, which transformed the former Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS). The FRG, which replaces the mission led until now by Kenya (deployed since June 2024), aims to ramp up its capabilities with a total force of up to 5,500 members from eighteen countries committed to participating in this force. “It’s about preparing the ground for a broader deployment,” detailed the government source, without specifying the exact date for the arrival of the main body of troops. This reinforcement comes as most countries that sent troops under the MSS have begun repatriating them in recent weeks. Only a handful of Kenyan police officers are expected to remain on the ground at least until October to ensure the transition to the FRG. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Parallel to this arrival on the ground, the FRG made official on the social network X the arrival in Haiti of its Special Representative, Jack Christofides. The U.S. Embassy confirmed this information, specifying that he was accompanied by a team from the United Nations Support Office in Haiti (BANUH), including Under-Secretary-General Daniela Kroslak. “The FRG, with the support of BANUH, will strengthen efforts to combat terrorist gangs and will help bring security and stability to Haitians,” the U.S. representation emphasized on X. The day before, on Tuesday, the head of the Haitian government, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Raina Forbin, met with a UN delegation led by Atul Khare (Assistant Secretary-General for Operational Support) and Daniela Kroslak to finalize the last logistical details of this new setup. The CSPN promises a “total response” despite a heavy human toll While the Chadians are landing, the national security apparatus is trying to get into battle formation. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé thus chaired, this same Wednesday, an expanded strategic meeting of the Superior Council of the National Police (CSPN). “The government’s determination is total: to restore republican order, protect the population, and regain control of the national territory. The State is engaged in a dynamic of reconquest,” the executive branch hammered in a statement. This declaration of war on gangs comes as the country is still licking its wounds. According to several national human rights organizations and the UN, more than 70 people were killed over the past weekend in the single commune of Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite, more precisely in the locality of Jean-Denis. The reality could be even darker: residents reached by phone speak of a toll of around a hundred dead after three days of uninterrupted violence. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The testimonies gathered on the ground are horrifying. It all began on the night of Saturday to Sunday, as the population was participating in a rara evening, a major cultural and traditional event in Haiti. It was then that the heavily armed men of the “Gran Grif” gang, whose stronghold is in Savien, struck. According to Bertide Horace, a local official, the attackers first cut off access routes to prevent any intervention, then fired indiscriminately into the crowd and set homes on fire. The ordeal continued on Sunday and saw another episode on Monday. Videos circulating on social media show rows of charred houses and wounded people lying on makeshift stretchers. Faced with the scale of the tragedy, the official toll from the Haitian National Police (PNH) appears to be a vast underestimate. In a statement, the police institution reported 16 people killed and 10 wounded by gunfire, explaining that a joint operation involving police officers from Saint-Marc and Kenyan troops from the former MSS took place on Sunday morning. Police operations continued on Monday and Tuesday in Jean-Denis and other localities in the lower Artibonite, according to the police institution. Government silence and International condemnations Until the special CSPN meeting on Wednesday, there had been no official government communication condemning the massacre, leaving a staggering void. This silence was filled by diplomatic missions and international organizations. The U.S. Embassy said it was “deeply saddened,” extending condolences to the victims’ families while reaffirming its support for the FRG. “We condemn the terrorist gangs who continue to murder their fellow Haitian citizens, with no respect for human life or dignity,” the U.S. representation stated. The French Embassy, for its part, “condemned in the strongest possible terms” the attack attributed to “Gran Grif,” a group already targeted by UN sanctions for serious human rights violations. Paris reaffirmed its commitment alongside the PNH and the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H). United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres also strongly condemned the attacks, urging Haitian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation. Finally, the Office of the Citizen Protector (OPC) denounced the “insufficiency of interventions” and called for urgent humanitarian and psychosocial assistance for the survivors. While the bodies of the victims from Jean-Denis were being identified, the government tried to show that it is anticipating the post-crisis period. In a move revealing the gravity of the situation, described as a “defense-level” crisis, the Ministry of Defense launched a call for applications to recruit military experts and strategic risk analysis specialists. The goal is to move beyond a simple logic of police repression to adopt a comprehensive defense approach, by profoundly reforming the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H) and developing a new military doctrine. As the Chadian police officers settle into their positions in Port-au-Prince, the equation remains formidable for the FRG and the CSPN: will they manage to stem the terror of the gangs before the country sinks into even deeper chaos? 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The deal is contingent on his receipt of his P-1 Visa. Sasaki, 23, joins New England after a strong graduate season at the University of Michigan in 2025, coached by Sean Hughes—now a Revolution assistant. This past connection links Sasaki directly to the club. In his lone graduate season with Michigan, Sasaki appeared in 15 matches (13 starts), led the team with 39 shots, and totaled three goals and two assists (eight points) per Michigan Athletics. He scored key goals: the season opener against Notre Dame (Aug. 21), the game-winner vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 1), and another against Michigan State (Sept. 26), per Michigan match reports. Michigan’s review credited Sasaki as a catalyst, drawing multiple penalty-area fouls that resulted in penalty kicks for the team—reflecting his direct, aggressive style. Michigan reached its second consecutive Big Ten final and made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance during Sasaki’s season. He earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team, according to Michigan athletics. ### Building Through the College Ranks Previously, Sasaki played four seasons at the University of the Cumberlands (NAIA), logging 69 matches (64 starts), 12 goals, and 25 assists. In 2024, he led the team with eight assists, earned All-Conference and Scholar-Athlete honors, and helped them finish No. 4 nationally and reach the NAIA Final Four, per Michigan’s player bio. Sasaki also gained experience in the U.S. Open Cup in 2024, making three starts with Lubbock Matadors SC of USL League Two, contributing 2 goals and 1 assist. Born in Utsunomiya and raised in Kawasaki, Japan, Sasaki is a left winger (Transfermarkt) listed at 5-foot-8 and 163 pounds by the Revolution. His major at Michigan was Social Work. Sasaki is a skilled, aggressive winger who creates chances, draws fouls in dangerous areas, and steps up in big moments—aligning with the MLS NEXT Pro developmental model that bridges college, academy, and first team. His connection to assistant coach Hughes, who coached him at Michigan, provides a built-in familiarity with the coaching staff’s tactical expectations. For a player transitioning from college soccer to the professional level, that continuity can be significant. 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This result not only concludes a global qualifying campaign that lasted over two and a half years, but also locks in the expanded tournament’s group stage lineup and full match schedule. Haiti, which qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1974, is confirmed in Group **C** alongside Brazil, Morocco, and Scotland. The Grenadiers will open their campaign against Scotland on June 14 before facing Brazil and Morocco in a group that represents one of the most demanding draws in the tournament. Following the confirmation of group allocations, a schedule adjustment announced with the finalized bracket directly affects Haiti’s second group match. The Brazil vs. Haiti match in Philadelphia has been moved 30 minutes earlier to 8:30 p.m. ET on June 19. The change was made in conjunction with a time adjustment to the Türkiye vs. Paraguay match in the San Francisco Bay Area on the same date. ### The Final Six The last six spots in the tournament were decided Tuesday in a dramatic day of playoffs across Europe and Mexico. Iraq returned to the World Cup for the first time since 1986 with its victory over Bolivia. DR Congo secured a place with a 1-0 extra-time win over Jamaica in Guadalajara. The biggest shock came from Europe, where Bosnia and Herzegovina eliminated four-time champion Italy on penalties after a 1-1 draw — confirming Italy’s third consecutive failure to qualify for the World Cup. The remaining European spots went to Czechia, which defeated Denmark on penalties, Türkiye, which beat Kosovo, and Sweden, which edged Poland on a late goal from Arsenal striker Viktor Gyökeres. Italy’s elimination has triggered a political and institutional crisis in Italian football. Sports minister Andrea Abodi called for the sport to be rebuilt from the ground up, while Lazio president and senator Claudio Lotito launched a Senate petition calling on the Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina to resign. ### The Groups With the field finalized, the group stage lineup for the 48-team format is set. Among the notable groupings: Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, and Czechia. Group B: Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland. Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland. Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, Türkiye. Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia. Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway. Group K: Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia. ### Boston Stadium and the Local Schedule In Foxborough, Massachusetts, Gillette Stadium — which will be referred to as “Boston Stadium” under FIFA rules that prohibit commercial naming — will host seven World Cup matches from June 13 to July 9, including a quarterfinal. Iraq is scheduled to face Norway on June 16 in Group I play at the venue. The stadium is undergoing a FIFA-mandated transformation that includes covering New England Patriots Super Bowl banners and all non-approved commercial branding. Preparations are also advancing across the region. Cambridge recently received a $65,000 state tourism grant from Governor Healey’s administration to fund free neighborhood watch parties throughout the tournament window. ### Amnesty International Raises Concerns The finalization of the field comes amid growing scrutiny of the tournament’s human rights dimensions. Amnesty International issued a warning this week that millions of fans heading to the World Cup face significant risks, describing the United States — which will host three-quarters of the 104 matches — as being in a “human rights emergency” driven by mass deportations, immigration enforcement, and restrictions on protest. Amnesty called on FIFA to use its leverage with the Trump administration to guarantee that no immigration enforcement operations take place around stadiums, fan zones, watch parties, or other World Cup events. The organization also flagged concerns about security deployments in Mexico and the displacement of homeless populations in Canadian host cities. For the Haitian diaspora in the United States, where hundreds of thousands of TPS holders and CBP One parolees face ongoing legal uncertainty over their immigration status, the intersection of a World Cup that features Haiti’s national team and an intensified federal enforcement climate creates a situation unlike any previous tournament. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will run from June 11 to July 19 across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, featuring 104 matches. The opening match is set for June 11 in Mexico City, with Mexico facing South Africa. It will be the first World Cup played under the expanded 48-team format and the first co-hosted by three nations. For Haiti, the tournament represents a return to the world stage after a 52-year absence — the longest gap between World Cup appearances in the current field. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/48-Team-World-Cup-2026.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41644&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41644&preview=true) Source: [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/us/politics/no-kings-rallies-takeaways.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20260329&instance_id=173284&nl=from-the-times®i_id=144779785&segment_id=217439&user_id=e6b8843ca2e143aa4eacd672c1a759b8) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/all-48-teams-confirmed-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-haiti-draws-brazil-morocco-and-scotland-in-group-c-as-tournament-schedule-is-finalized/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/all-48-teams-confirmed-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-haiti-draws-brazil-morocco-and-scotland-in-group-c-as-tournament-schedule-is-finalized/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/all-48-teams-confirmed-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-haiti-draws-brazil-morocco-and-scotland-in-group-c-as-tournament-schedule-is-finalized/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/all-48-teams-confirmed-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-haiti-draws-brazil-morocco-and-scotland-in-group-c-as-tournament-schedule-is-finalized/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/all-48-teams-confirmed-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-haiti-draws-brazil-morocco-and-scotland-in-group-c-as-tournament-schedule-is-finalized/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20%C2%A0All%2048%20Teams%20Confirmed%20for%202026%20FIFA%20World%20Cup-Haiti%20Draws%20Brazil%2C%20Morocco%2C%20and%20Scotland%20in%20Group%20C%20as%20Tournament%20Schedule%20Is%20Finalized&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fall-48-teams-confirmed-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-haiti-draws-brazil-morocco-and-scotland-in-group-c-as-tournament-schedule-is-finalized%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** SPORTS, US, WORLD --- ### [Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, Haitian American Trailblazer, Shot and Killed; Husband in Custody](https://ctninfo.com/coral-springs-vice-mayor-nancy-metayer-bowen-haitian-american-trailblazer-shot-and-killed-husband-in-custody/) **Published:** April 2, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Coral Springs, Florida, Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was shot and killed on Wednesday, April 1. According to preliminary elements of the investigation, domestic violence is suspected to be at the root of the killing. Coral Springs police confirmed they have arrested the victim’s husband, Stephen Bowen, who is the primary suspect. According to Caribbean Television Network, Bowen is reportedly of Jamaican descent. Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, was an environmental scientist, first-generation American of Haitian descent, and a recognized advocate for Haitian and immigrant communities in South Florida. Coral Springs Police Chief Brad Mock said at a 5:45 p.m. press conference that officers discovered Metayer Bowen’s body at her home after conducting a welfare check at approximately 10 a.m. Police did not disclose the cause of death but confirmed the case is being investigated as a domestic violence incident. According to Florida Politics, a friend of Metayer Bowen tried to reach her by phone on Wednesday but was unable to. The friend then called Stephen Bowen, who reportedly sounded suspicious, prompting the friend to contact the police. After discovering the body, officers issued an alert for Stephen Bowen, who had already fled the residence. Plantation license plate readers detected his vehicle traveling along SR 7/U.S. 441. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office subsequently apprehended him at a friend’s home at the Landmark Towers apartment complex in Plantation. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Nancy-and-Husband.jpg) ### A Pioneer in Public Service Metayer Bowen received significant recognition for her unrelenting fight on behalf of the Haitian community and all Coral Springs residents. She won her seat on the Coral Springs Commission in 2020, becoming the first Black and Haitian American woman elected to the panel. In 2024, she was re-elected unopposed. In November 2025, fellow commissioners appointed her to serve a second one-year term as vice mayor. Metayer Bowen graduated from Florida A&M University and earned a master’s from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She began public service with internships in federal agencies and worked on Haiti relief before joining the Broward County government. She spent approximately 2 years working on relief efforts in Haiti before joining Broward County government as a program manager for the Junior Sustainability Stewards Program. In 2017, she was elected to the Broward Soil and Water Conservation District. On the Coral Springs Commission, she served on several committees and backed economic development, small business, youth programs, housing, and public safety. In 2024, former President Joe Biden and later former Vice President Kamala Harris tapped her to serve as their presidential campaign’s Florida Caribbean Vote Director. That same year, she drew national attention as one of the first elected officials to publicly challenge then-Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance over false claims that Haitian immigrants were eating pets in Ohio. In March 2025, the Florida Democratic Party named her Vice Chair of Haitian American Voter Engagement. Sources told REDBROWARD that Metayer Bowen had reached out to local politicians earlier this week about a potential run for U.S. Congress. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Nancy-in-Office.png) ### An Outpouring of Grief and Outrage Commissioner Joshua Simmons described the loss as devastating. “She truly cared about people. My soul is heavy, my heart is broken,” he said. City Manager Catherine Givens called Wednesday “a very dark day for us in Coral Springs.” Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried recalled meeting Metayer Bowen days earlier, calling her “a scientist, environmentalist, barrier-breaker, and a friend to all who believed in fighting for democracy.” State Rep. Dotie Joseph said Metayer Bowen “always showed up for the Haitian community from which she hailed.” House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell called the killing “beyond horrific” and said Metayer Bowen’s legacy “reverberates throughout our state.” Sen. Rosalind Osgood said she was “shocked” and called Metayer Bowen “a model of public service and a tireless advocate for Broward and the Haitian American community.” A Family Already Marked by Tragedy The Metayer family has endured devastating loss in recent months. In December, Metayer Bowen’s 26-year-old brother, Joshua, died by suicide after a years-long battle with schizophrenia. He was a survivor of the Feb. 14, 2018, mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Metayer Bowen had celebrated her second wedding anniversary with Stephen Bowen in a November 2024 Instagram post. The investigation remains active and ongoing. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE). This is a developing story and will be updated. 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A high-level UN delegation was indeed visiting Port-au-Prince and the Dominican Republic this week to accelerate the implementation of the support mechanism, even as clouds gather over international commitment. The new United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH/BANUH), established by Security Council Resolution 2793, is set to become operational as of April 1, 2026. Its role will be crucial in supporting the GRF, whose first contingents are expected in the coming days. The stated objective is to achieve the full deployment of 5,550 international soldiers and police officers “by summer, or fall at the latest,” according to the UN. It was in this context that Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé received a UN delegation on Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Office, led by Mr. Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support. Accompanied by Ms. Daniela Kroslak, Head of UNSOH, and Mr. Stephen McOwan, Director of Mission Support, Mr. Khare held a working session focused on “the operational, logistical, and institutional conditions necessary for the rapid and effective implementation of the international mechanism,” according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. The Haitian head of government reaffirmed his “full mobilization” in the face of the security emergency, recalling that restoring public safety is an “absolute priority.” Discussions centered on BANUH’s central role in infrastructure planning, logistical coordination, and technical support, including access to water and essential basic services on the ground. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Yet, the optimism expressed by Haitian authorities contrasts with the current geopolitical realities. The GRF, for which the United States is the main architect and expected contributor, comes at a time of particularly tense international context. Washington, deeply engaged in the Middle East conflict, sees its military and financial resources drained by other strategic priorities This situation fuels concerns in Port-au-Prince: could the promised deployment be slowed down, or even reduced, in light of American imperatives elsewhere in the world? Historical precedents – where international commitments to Haiti have often been scaled back – fuel skepticism. Adding to these fears is the chronic reluctance of the international community to contribute to the fund dedicated to the mission. Despite repeated appeals, financial contributions have been slow to materialize, casting doubt on the ability to sustainably support an operation of this scale. Several countries show little eagerness to back their words with action. The success of the GRF, whose deployment is awaited as a breath of fresh air by a population suffocated by gang violence, will therefore depend as much on effectiveness on the ground as on the political will of international donors. In its statement, the Prime Minister’s Office insists on “a spirit of close partnership, respect for national sovereignty, and operational efficiency.” It remains to be seen whether the commitments made will be reflected in reality, as the countdown for the arrival of the first contingents has now begun. 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This decision, justified by an unfavorable international situation and the need to preserve the country’s macroeconomic balances, comes alongside a series of “austerity measures” within the public administration. Increases Ranging from 165 to 230 Gourdes In a joint notice signed by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Serge Gabriel Colin, and the Minister of Commerce and Industry, James Monazard (represented by acting Minister Sandra Paulemon de la Planification), the new rates were made official. According to the notice, a gallon of gasoline now sells for 725 gourdes, up from 560 previously, an increase of 165 gourdes. Diesel rises from 620 to 850 gourdes, a hike of 230 gourdes, while kerosene climbs from 615 to 845 gourdes, an identical increase of 230 gourdes. These revisions, which represent a relative increase of up to nearly 37% for diesel, come on the recommendation of the Advisory Council dated March 31. They apply across the entire national territory. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) In an attempt to justify such a sharp increase amid a persistent economic crisis, the government highlights a mechanism of “shared sacrifices” between the State, importers, and distributors. A source within the Ministry of Finance, cited by Le Nouvelliste, explained that industry stakeholders had made significant concessions to limit the impact on consumers. “In absolute terms, importers have frozen their margins, while distributors have agreed to reduce their margin from 7% to 5%. For its part, the government has agreed to forgo approximately 70% of its tax revenue on these products,” the source detailed. The same source confirmed that this decision would inevitably widen the state’s budget deficit. “The budget deficit is increasing. It’s logical. We have less and less revenue, particularly on fuel. We are even paying certain amounts to oil companies as reimbursements for recent orders. This is to protect the supreme interests of the nation,” she explained. Strict Austerity Measures Within the Administration Just hours before the price hike was made official, the government had already established a strict framework to reduce its own spending. A circular (No. 017) addressed to all budget managers in the national public administration, signed by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, imposes drastic restrictions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Key provisions include a formal ban on the acquisition of new vehicles for public institutions, downward revisions to fuel expenditure credits, and strict limits on foreign travel, now reserved for missions deemed “essential” and subject to the Prime Minister’s prior approval. The circular also limits the security escort for public figures to a single vehicle. In this document, Mr. Fils-Aimé cites an “international situation marked by the rapid rise in oil prices on the global market” and “risks of supply disruptions.” He emphasizes that the country’s energy dependence makes it particularly vulnerable to external fluctuations, threatening a “already fragile” macroeconomic balance. The stated objective is to “preserve the provision of basic social services to the population” and maintain the State’s capacity to intervene in security matters. While the announcement of this increase, reminiscent of episodes of sometimes violent mobilizations related to fuel prices in the country’s recent history (notably in 2018), has caused a stir, the capital appeared to be holding its breath for the moment. On Wednesday morning, voices were raised in some sectors to denounce the circumstances of this decision. However, no form of protest had been recorded. All eyes are now on the coming days, as the new prices officially take effect on Thursday. This increase comes as the transitional government attempts to stabilize a political and security situation that remains precarious. 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U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs found in a 25-page memorandum and order that the Department of Homeland Security exceeded its statutory authority and violated its own regulations when it sent mass emails to CBP One users in April 2025 informing them that their parole had been revoked and that it was “time for you to leave the United States.” “The regulations do not give the agency unfettered discretion to terminate parole,” Judge Burroughs wrote in her decision, as reported by the Boston Globe. “When Defendants terminated the impacted noncitizens’ parole without observing the process mandated by statute and by their own regulations, they took action that was ‘not in accordance with law.'” The ruling restores parole status to all individuals nationwide who received a DHS termination notice canceling their parole. The decision also reinstates the work authorizations that were revoked alongside the parole terminations. The CBP One app was a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s border management strategy. Beginning in January 2023, the Department of Homeland Security required many asylum seekers at the southern border to use the mobile application to schedule appointments at ports of entry. After being inspected and processed by Customs and Border Protection officers, migrants were granted humanitarian parole — a form of temporary legal status that allowed them to remain in the United States for up to two years and to obtain work authorization while they pursued asylum claims or other forms of immigration relief. By the end of 2024, approximately 936,500 people had entered the country through CBP One appointments at border crossings with Mexico, according to the Boston Globe. The program processed nationals from multiple countries, but the largest groups included migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua. ### The April 2025 Terminations Shortly after taking office in January 2025, President Trump shut down the CBP One app and canceled all pending appointments. In early March 2025, the administration launched the CBP Home app, a replacement tool designed to encourage migrants to arrange their own departures from the country and receive, as DHS described, “cost-free travel” back to their home countries, NBC News reported. Then, beginning on April 18, 2025, DHS sent mass emails to individuals who had entered through CBP One, notifying them that their parole was being terminated. According to the lawsuit, the emails were not addressed to any specific recipient, were not signed by any government official, and provided no individualized explanation for the termination, NBC News reported. The emails told recipients that if they did not leave the United States within seven days, they would be “subject to potential law enforcement actions that will result in your removal from the United States — unless you have otherwise obtained a lawful basis to remain here.” Work authorizations were simultaneously revoked. The effect was immediate and sweeping. Hundreds of thousands of people who had been living and working in the country legally were reclassified overnight as being present without authorization. DHS defended the action at the time, telling the BBC that the Biden administration had “abused the parole authority to allow millions of illegal aliens into the US, which further fuelled the worst border crisis in US history.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CBPHome-300x162.avif) ### The Lawsuit The class-action lawsuit challenging the terminations was filed in August 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts by Democracy Forward, a nonprofit legal organization, and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. The plaintiffs included the Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, a Haitian woman living in Massachusetts, a Cuban woman living in Texas, and a woman from Venezuela, according to the Boston Globe and NBC News. The plaintiffs alleged that the blanket termination of parole violated the Administrative Procedure Act because DHS had not followed the legally required process for ending each individual’s parole. Under federal regulations, the government must determine that the purposes of the parole have been served or that the reasons for granting it no longer exist before it can be terminated. Judge Burroughs found that DHS made no such determination — it simply sent a mass email revoking the status of the entire population at once. Bloomberg Law reported that the judge specifically found that the agency failed to determine whether the purposes of parole had been accomplished prior to ending it, as required by law. ### Reactions Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, said the ruling rejected an administration that had tried to erase the legal status of hundreds of thousands of people “with the click of a button.” “Our clients followed the law: they waited, registered, were inspected, and were granted parole under the law,” Perryman said in a statement reported by multiple outlets. “The Trump administration’s effort to tear that status away overnight was unlawful and cruel — and today, the court rejected that harmful and destabilizing policy.” Carlina Velásquez, president of the Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts, said the ruling brought relief after months of fear. “These are individuals who followed every step required of them, trusted the system, and built their lives here only to be told they had to leave everything behind,” she said, as quoted by NBC News. Georgia Katsoulomitis, executive director of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, said in a statement reported by the Boston Globe that DHS had stripped families of their status “with just an email,” causing immense fear, instability, and disruption. “Their parole status and their ability to live in the United States have finally been restored,” she said. DHS reiterated in a statement that it has the authority to revoke parole status granted under the Biden administration, according to News Directory 3. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling, consistent with its pattern of challenging judicial decisions that have blocked elements of its immigration agenda. ### What the Ruling Means — and What It Does Not The ruling is significant but comes with important limitations. It restores parole status for individuals who received termination notices and remain in the United States, and it reinstates their work authorizations. However, it does not guarantee permanent residency for any of the affected individuals. The CBP One program granted parole for up to 2 years. Some individuals who entered in 2023 may have already seen their parole expire under its original terms, regardless of the termination notices. Others who entered later in 2024 will see their two-year parole windows close in the coming months. The ruling preserves whatever time remained on their parole but does not extend the underlying two-year limit. For Haitian nationals who entered through CBP One, the ruling intersects with the broader legal and legislative fight over Temporary Protected Status. Some CBP One parolees may also hold or be eligible for TPS, which is the subject of separate legal proceedings before the Supreme Court and a discharge petition in the House of Representatives. The two forms of protection are legally distinct, but for many Haitian families, they represent overlapping layers of uncertainty about their future in the United States. The case now moves into a phase in which the Trump administration must decide whether to appeal, and, if so, on what grounds. 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Appeals Court as Nearly 353,000 Haitians Await a Ruling That Could Decide Their Future](https://ctninfo.com/supreme-court-takes-control-of-haiti-tps-case-freezing-d-c-appeals-court-as-nearly-353000-haitians-await-a-ruling-that-could-decide-their-future/) **Published:** April 1, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit placed the Haiti Temporary Protected Status lawsuit on hold on Tuesday. In a one-page order, the court confirmed that the case now belongs entirely to the Supreme Court of the United States. The fate of nearly 353,000 Haitians living and working in this country will be decided there. The order, filed March 31 in Miot v. Trump, No. 26-5050, directs both sides to wait. The appeals court is not dismissing the case. It is simply a matter of stepping aside until the nation’s highest court issues its ruling. The road to the Supreme Court began on November 28, 2025. On that day, the Trump administration announced it would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation, effective February 3, 2026. The Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, concluded that Haiti no longer met the program’s legal conditions. Plaintiffs and a coalition of state attorneys general immediately challenged this, saying the determination was factually unsupported and legally flawed. One day before the termination was set to take effect, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes of the District of Columbia issued an order blocking it. Judge Reyes found it substantially likely that the administration’s decision violated the Administrative Procedure Act, which governs how federal agencies must conduct and justify their decisions, and potentially the Constitution’s equal protection clause. Her order also cited DHS’s failure to properly consult with other federal agencies before announcing the termination — a procedural step required by law. In plain terms, the judge found that the government appeared to have broken its own rules when it ended Haiti’s TPS. As a result, she stopped the termination from taking effect while the legal fight continued. That order maintained TPS protections and work authorization for Haitian holders. The government immediately pushed back. ### The Administration’s Losing Streak in Lower Courts On February 6, the Trump administration appealed to the D.C. Circuit, asking the court to override Judge Reyes’s order and allow the termination to proceed even as the underlying lawsuit moved forward. However, on March 6, a divided three-judge panel of the appeals court, by a 2-1 vote, refused to lift the lower court’s block, leaving it in place. The two-judge majority found that the government offered only vague, generalized claims of harm from being held in contempt of court. This, they ruled, fell short of the legal standard to suspend a lower court ruling pending appeal. The majority noted that the plaintiffs faced concrete and severe consequences: loss of legal status, threat of detention and deportation, and return to a country the U.S. State Department classifies as Level 4—the highest risk designation—under “Do Not Travel.” Judge Walker dissented, arguing the government should win based on prior Supreme Court intervention in similar Venezuela TPS cases. ### The Supreme Court Steps In Having lost twice, the Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court on March 11, seeking an emergency stay — an immediate order allowing the TPS termination to proceed during ongoing litigation. The Supreme Court declined to issue an emergency ruling. On March 16, the justices took a more significant step: they agreed to hear the case. The Court converted the administration’s request into a petition for certiorari, the formal mechanism for taking a case. The case was consolidated with a parallel TPS dispute involving Syrian nationals. Oral arguments were set for the second week of the April 2026 session. That Supreme Court decision triggered Tuesday’s D.C. Circuit order. The justices pulled the case up to themselves before the appeals court had ruled on the merits. Now, the D.C. Circuit has no active role left to play—at least not yet. Its order places the case ‘in abeyance,’ meaning suspended or frozen, pending the Supreme Court’s decision. Both parties have 30 days from the Supreme Court’s ruling to tell the D.C. Circuit how to proceed. Judge Reyes’s protective order remains in effect. Haiti’s TPS status continues. Haitian TPS holders’ work authorizations, including those that have expired since 2017, are valid under the order. USCIS has issued updated I-9 guidance reflecting extended validity dates. Based on the Supreme Court’s April argument schedule, a decision is expected in May or June 2026. The Miot case began with five Haitian TPS holders and has now become the entire community’s main legal battle. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, leading a coalition of 19 state attorneys general, filed a brief at the Supreme Court urging the justices to keep protections in place. “Haitian TPS holders are essential to the fabric of our communities, contributing every day as neighbors, workers, caregivers, and leaders,” Campbell said. “Without this community, critical industries in Massachusetts, like elder care and health care, would face grave workforce shortages.” Attorneys for the plaintiffs have argued in court filings that Haiti remains gripped by gang violence, mass displacement, disease, and political collapse — conditions that make forced return not a policy outcome but a humanitarian catastrophe. They describe a country where armed groups control large portions of the capital, and more than one million people have been driven from their homes. The government’s position is that the TPS statute grants the Secretary of Homeland Security broad discretion to end the program. Courts should have limited power to second-guess those decisions. The government says keeping the court block is an improper judicial intrusion into executive branch powers. 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National Guard Shooting, But Millions From Haiti, Cuba and Venezuela Remain Locked Out](https://ctninfo.com/washington-partially-lifts-asylum-freeze-tied-to-d-c-national-guard-shooting-but-millions-from-haiti-cuba-and-venezuela-remain-locked-out/) **Published:** March 31, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The Trump administration moved Monday to restore asylum processing for a portion of the nearly four million applicants whose cases have been on hold since last November, but the change offers nothing to migrants from Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela, and dozens of other nations still locked out under the administration’s travel ban. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it was removing what it called an “adjudicative hold” on cases belonging to applicants from countries not designated as high-risk. According to the Department of Homeland Security, maximum vetting and screening would continue, and the move was intended to redirect agency resources toward higher-risk cases requiring more intensive national security review. CBS News first reported the development. The shift marks one of the few occasions the Trump administration has reversed course on an immigration restriction. However, this development, while notable, may have a limited immediate impact. Advocates for migrant communities should be careful not to read too much into it. For the overwhelming majority of those waiting, nothing has changed, setting the stage for a closer look at what triggered the freeze. ### What Triggered the Freeze The original pause, announced in November 2025, placed a hold on roughly four million asylum applications after an Afghan national shot two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., on November 26. One of those soldiers, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from her injuries the following day. Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, 24, survived after weeks of hospitalization. The accused shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome. His asylum application, filed under Biden, was approved by the Trump administration, according to PBS NewsHour and court records. Lakanwal pleaded not guilty in February to charges including first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill, firearm transportation, and multiple counts of weapons possession during a violent crime. He remains in federal custody without bond. Federal prosecutors have not ruled out seeking the death penalty. A status conference before Judge Amit Mehta is scheduled for May 6, at which point the government is expected to signal whether it will pursue a superseding indictment that could include capital charges, according to NBC News. ### Who Stays Frozen — and Why It Matters Monday’s announcement applies only to applicants from nations not covered by Trump’s expanded travel ban. The freeze remains in place for nationals of 39 countries subject to full or partial entry restrictions — a list that includes Haiti, Cuba, and Venezuela in the Western Hemisphere, along with African nations such as Senegal, Somalia, and Nigeria, and Asian countries including Afghanistan, Iran, and Laos, CBS News reported. These 39 countries account for the majority of backlogged applicants. For Haitian applicants, the asylum process remains entirely closed under these rules, despite ongoing legal challenges. The administration has also extended a pause on immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries and continues requiring many asylum seekers to wait in Mexico—as mandated under the “Remain in Mexico” policy reinstated on Trump’s first day back. Immigration attorneys and advocates have long warned that the broad freeze, triggered by one individual’s actions, was legally questionable and counterproductive, leaving backlogged cases unassigned and without hearing dates. Monday’s decision does not lift the freeze for applicants affected by the travel ban. Ports of entry for asylum seekers remain closed, and the appointment-based entry system remains canceled. For the Haitian community, asylum remains blocked by the travel ban, a TPS termination order is still in litigation, and priorities are accelerating deportations. USCIS did not indicate how quickly case adjudication will resume or how many applicants will benefit immediately. 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Charles, 39, of Brockton, was ordered not to drive and to surrender his passport as conditions of his release. He is due back in court on May 11. Charles faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless motor vehicular homicide, and negligent motor vehicle homicide in connection with the April 28, 2025, incident that killed Joseph, a kindergarten student at UP Academy Charter School in Hyde Park. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. According to prosecutors, Charles struck Joseph with his school bus moments after the boy had been dropped off and was attempting to cross the street. Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Charles drove away after waiting only a few seconds without confirming where Joseph was, running over the child and causing his death. “Lens got off that bus that day with the same expectation that any child would get off safely and to get home to their family, but he didn’t get home safely that day,” Hayden said outside the courthouse. He described the actions that led to Joseph’s death as reckless and said they had left an irreparable void for everyone who knew and loved the boy. The prosecution outlined a series of failures it says preceded the fatal incident. Charles allegedly failed to conduct a required pre-trip inspection that would have revealed that the bus’s safety crossing bar was broken and that its left rear tire was flat. Prosecutors said he failed to stop at a stop sign and did not drop Joseph off at his designated bus stop. Transdev, the contracting company that manages bus operations and hires drivers for Boston Public Schools, had previously acknowledged that Charles missed the turn onto Joseph’s Street. Prosecutors also told the court that a witness observed Charles acting belligerently and appearing annoyed at the children on the bus. He was also accused of striking a mail truck. Transdev has previously disclosed that Charles hit a separate vehicle on the day of Joseph’s death and failed to report the collision to the company — a violation that, had it been reported, would have resulted in his immediate removal from service. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Joseph-lens.avif) The prosecution further alleged that Charles was involved in a hit-and-run incident last August, months after Joseph’s death. Kenneth Anderson, Charles’s attorney, described the case as a tragic accident and expressed sympathy for Joseph’s family. “Our hearts go out to the family of Lens Arthur Joseph. We can’t imagine the loss they’re going through. We can’t fathom that. There are no winners in this case,” Anderson said. Charles had been employed by Transdev since May 2023. Following Joseph’s death, the company revealed that Charles had been operating the school bus with an expired school bus certificate. He was scheduled to appear at a due-process hearing related to the incident, but he resigned before it took place. Joseph’s death prompted an independent investigation and a broader review of Boston school bus safety conducted by the city in the months that followed. Joseph’s family has filed a lawsuit against both Charles and Transdev. 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His death is the 14th in ICE custody in 2026—a pace experts say could make this the agency’s deadliest year. Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano was pronounced dead at 9:29 p.m. on March 25, 2026, at Victor Valley Global Medical Center in Victorville, California, according to ICE. Earlier that evening, Adelanto security staff found him unresponsive, performed CPR, and summoned emergency services, who provided advanced life support and took him to the hospital. ICE has not stated a cause of death. The Mexican government released statements in response to the incident. President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that her administration would formally address the death of another Mexican citizen in U.S. immigration custody, according to Al Jazeera and the Jerusalem Post. Mexico’s Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente described the deaths of Mexican nationals in ICE detention as “unacceptable” and said Mexico expects the United States to clarify the circumstances, determine responsibility, and implement measures to prevent recurrence, as reported by Latin Times. Ramos-Solano was arrested by Redondo Beach Police on May 6, 2025, and convicted by the Los Angeles Superior Court for possession of a controlled substance and theft of personal property on August 21, 2025. ICE detained him during a targeted operation in Torrance, California, on February 23, 2026, and transferred him to the Adelanto facility the next day. Upon arrival, a health screening identified diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. ICE stated he received daily medication and ongoing medical care in custody. The agency has not said if these conditions contributed to his death. ### Fourth Death at Adelanto Ramos-Solano’s death is the fourth at the Adelanto facility since President Trump took office. The three previous detainees who died at Adelanto were also Mexican men, Reuters reported. The Adelanto ICE Processing Center is located in San Bernardino County. It is operated by The GEO Group, a private, for-profit prison company. The pace of deaths in ICE custody in 2026 has drawn intensifying scrutiny from lawmakers, advocates, and the Mexican government. This concern is heightened by the fact that at least 31 people died in ICE detention in 2025, which was a two-decade high. Now, as of March 29, 2026, 14 deaths have already been recorded in fewer than three months, putting this year on track to surpass 2025’s figure, Reuters reported. The broader picture is even more alarming. On Monday, March 29, ABC News reported that as of that date, at least 45 people had died in government immigration custody during the current Trump administration. Notably, two of those deaths resulted from a shooting at a Dallas detention facility in September 2025. Furthermore, ABC News calculated that the mortality rate within federal immigration facilities has accelerated sharply, using a methodology that accounts for the rising detention population—meaning the increase in deaths is not simply a function of more people being held. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, an immigration policy expert, told ABC News that 2026 stands out. “There is really no contest—fiscal year 2026 is on track to be the deadliest year ever in ICE’s history,” he said. “Things are dramatically worse this year. We are seeing more deaths than ever.” ### Record Detention Levels The rising death toll comes against the backdrop of an immigration detention system that has expanded to historic proportions. According to Reuters, the number of immigrants held in ICE detention reached approximately 68,000 as of early February 2026. Although ICE has not published official detention statistics for March, a source familiar with internal figures told Reuters the number had dropped to roughly 60,000 as of the week of March 22, 2026. Meanwhile, ABC News reported that the actual detained population has recently exceeded 70,000. A Republican-backed spending bill passed in 2025 provided ICE with a massive funding increase, enabling the agency to detain more than 100,000 people at any given time, Reuters reported. The Trump administration has also expanded detention capacity by converting warehouses and other non-traditional spaces into detention facilities, according to ABC News. ### Broader Pattern of Concern The deaths in ICE custody in 2026 have occurred at multiple facilities and have involved individuals from various nationalities and circumstances. These incidents include detainees with chronic medical conditions whose families allege inadequate care, such as Emmanuel Cleeford Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian man from Dorchester, Massachusetts. He died on March 2 at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, after his family reported that an untreated toothache progressed to septic shock. ABC News also reported that at least three or four deaths by suicide have occurred in ICE custody in 2026, including the death of a 19-year-old Mexican detainee. In another instance, the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant who died in January at a facility in Montana, was initially described by DHS as resulting from “medical distress.” The El Paso County Medical Examiner later ruled the cause as homicide due to asphyxia related to neck and torso compression, according to ABC News. Responding to these concerns, ICE said it “is committed to ensuring all those in custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments.” The agency notified the DHS Office of Inspector General and its own Office of Professional Responsibility, as required by policy. 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Over 100 mourners gathered at the Boston Teachers Union Hall in Dorchester to honor Emmanuel Cleeford Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian man who died March 2 at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center in Arizona while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Damas’ coffin stood at the front, beneath a photo and a message: ‘We Can Take Care of a Toothache’—a nod to what his family says started the medical crisis that claimed his life. His twin brothers, Presly and Presner Nelson, draped the Haitian flag over the coffin, WBUR reported. The family maintains that an untreated toothache at the Florence Correctional Center in Arizona, a facility operated by the private prison company CoreCivic, escalated into a series of life-threatening conditions over the final two weeks of Damas’ life. ICE and the Department of Homeland Security have disputed the family’s account. They state Damas received health screenings upon arrival and that medical staff identified no serious issues at that time. ### How Damas Ended Up in Arizona Damas arrived in the United States in February 2024 through the Biden administration’s Humanitarian Parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. He settled in Dorchester with his brothers and other family members. On September 14, 2025, at a family gathering in Dorchester, Boston police arrested Damas for an alleged domestic assault. According to the family’s account, neighbors called police for a safety check, which led to a misunderstanding and escalation. After Damas’ arrest, his family posted bail at Nashua Street Jail, but he was not released. ICE agents took him into custody the next day, and, according to an ICE news release, he was detained under the Laken Riley Act due to his pending immigration case and perceived risk to public safety. ICE first transferred Damas from Boston to Buffalo, New York, then to the Florence Detention Center in Arizona—over 2,400 miles from his family. Hannah Hafter, Dorchester hub leader for LUCE Network Massachusetts, told WBUR that the distance was a critical factor, calling the transfer to Arizona ‘a deadly move.’ While in ICE custody, Damas’ asylum application was denied, according to NBC Boston. On January 27, 2026, he filed an appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals but remained detained under the Laken Riley Act during the appeal process, as outlined in an ICE news release. ### The Medical Timeline Before falling ill, Damas called his family from the Florence Detention Center several times a day, according to NBC Boston. His brothers said he was in regular contact and that the family deposited money into his account so he could make calls. On February 19, 2026, Damas reported shortness of breath and was sent to Florence Anthem Hospital, according to the ICE timeline. He was then transferred to the John C. Lincoln Medical Center Intensive Care Unit in Phoenix for a higher level of care. The family, however, says the underlying problem began earlier with a toothache that worsened over days, despite inadequate dental treatment. ICE’s official account of the case does not mention a toothache, referring only to the shortness of breath complaint. On February 20, Damas was intubated and placed on a ventilator with 50 percent oxygen. His condition remained critical over the next several days. By February 24, his ammonia levels, liver function tests, and white blood cell counts were elevated. According to the ICE timeline, the hospital reported a likely diagnosis of septic shock due to pneumonia. On February 25, Damas was transferred from John C. Lincoln Medical Center to Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center for a cardiothoracic workup. When his family arrived in Arizona, they found him in a coma with no chance of recovery, according to CBS Boston. He was pronounced dead at 1:12 p.m. on March 2, 2026. The preliminary cause of death was listed as unknown. The family has requested an independent autopsy. ### Eulogies and Calls for Accountability At Saturday’s memorial, Presley Nelson delivered a eulogy remembering his brother as a man with a generous spirit. He recalled first bringing Damas to America and said his brother arrived with simple aspirations — he wanted to visit New York, save enough money to buy a BMW, and find an apartment where he could support his two sons and his mother, as reported by WBUR. None of those dreams were realized. “My brother was not perfect, none of us are,” Presly Nelson said. “But what must never be forgotten is his heart. He had a big heart, one that gave, even when he had little. He shared, he protected, he loved his own way.” Presner Nelson, Damas’ twin brother, rejected the dehumanizing language used in immigration enforcement. ‘He wasn’t an illegal alien,’ he said. ‘Let me make it clear. We are human beings, not aliens. Our blood is the same color.’ Boston City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune told the gathering that ICE must be held accountable. ‘We must face this truth: something went gravely wrong,’ she said. ‘A life that mattered was lost in a system meant to uphold the law.’ Congressional Response Damas’ death has drawn attention from officials in Massachusetts and Arizona. U.S. Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley called Damas’ death ‘highly preventable’ and questioned ICE’s ability to provide timely medical care, CBS Boston reported. In Arizona, U.S. Representatives Adelita Grijalva, Yassamin Ansari, and Greg Stanton sent DHS Secretary Kristi Noem a letter on March 9 citing ‘grave concern’ over possible medical negligence. Representative Ansari subsequently delivered a floor speech in Congress, calling for an independent investigation. She said she traveled to the Florence Correctional Center on March 13 to conduct an oversight visit but was met with resistance, including from private counsel for CoreCivic, and was denied the ability to speak with detainees. Christine Ellis, a Chandler, Arizona, city councilwoman, registered nurse, and Haitian American, also called for an investigation. ‘Nobody should die from a toothache,’ Ellis told the Arizona Daily Star. ### A Pattern of Deaths Damas’ death is part of a troubling pattern. In 2026, 13 people, including Damas, died in ICE custody nationwide, according to agency records. Thirty-one died in 2025. The Florence Correctional Center is operated by CoreCivic, a private, for-profit company that has referred all inquiries about the case to ICE. Critics have argued that the private detention model prioritizes cost reduction over the health and safety of detainees, often resulting in delayed access to specialized medical care, such as dentistry. Damas’ brother Presner told NBC Boston that Emmanuel had been eligible for Temporary Protected Status before his arrest — a claim that carries additional weight as the broader fight over Haitian TPS protections continues in Congress and at the Supreme Court. 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Service will be free on every Friday in June, July, and August 2026, and monthly passes will be half price. These promotions are timed with Massachusetts hosting FIFA World Cup matches and other major visitor events. The announcement was made at North Station alongside Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Interim Transportation Secretary and MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng. The fare promotions include four distinct offers. These are designed to lower costs for regular commuters and to encourage broader public transit ridership during a summer the administration describes as unprecedented. Monthly passholders stand to save between $321 and $639 over the three-month period, depending on their commuter rail zone. ### The Four Promotions The centerpiece of the package is Free Summer Fridays. All commuter rail service will be free on Fridays in June, July, and August, including Juneteenth and July 3. Standard fares will still apply for Boston Stadium trains, the CapeFLYER, and special event trains to Foxboro. The second promotion cuts monthly commuter rail passes by 50 percent for all three months. The discount applies to full-fare and reduced-fare passes across Zones 1 through 10 and Interzones 1 through 10. It also applies to commuter ferry passes. Zone 1A passes are not included. Prices for single-ride tickets, 5-Day Flex Passes, and Weekend Passes will remain unchanged. Third, monthly passholders will get expanded weekend travel privileges. Any rider with a monthly pass for any zone can travel through the entire system up to Zone 10 on weekends. This applies to both Saturdays and Sundays, no matter which zone their pass covers. Interzone passholders can also travel through Interzone 10. Zone 1A passes, and ferry service is excluded. Standard fares remain for Boston Stadium trains, the CapeFLYER, and Foxboro event service. Fourth, the MBTA is introducing a $1 Weekend “Summer Companion” fare for monthly passholders. Each passholder may bring one companion on any weekend commuter rail trip covered by their pass for $1 per day. The offer is limited to one companion per passholder. It does not apply to stadium trains, the CapeFLYER, or Foxboro event service. ### World Cup Service Adjustments To handle the expected surge in ridership during the FIFA World Cup, the MBTA will adjust commuter rail schedules in June and July. The agency will expand service to handle up to 20,000 passengers on 14 trains per match day to Boston Stadium, according to the administration. The MBTA acknowledged that these temporary schedule changes may affect regular riders and stated that the fare discounts are intended in part to offset those disruptions. “As we prepare for events like the World Cup, MA250, Tall Ships, and for millions of visitors to experience all that Massachusetts has to offer, we want to thank our regular riders who rely on us 365 days a year,” Eng said. He encouraged passengers across the region to take advantage of the promotions. Eng described the free and discounted service as a direct expression of gratitude to daily commuters who have continued to choose transit. ### A Busy Summer Ahead The fare package reflects the administration’s concern about congestion during a busy summer with events such as FIFA World Cup matches, MA250 celebrations, and the Tall Ships festival. Governor Healey framed the promotions as a cost-of-living measure for commuters. She also called it a strategy to shift travel behavior. “We want to make using public transportation easier and more affordable for people — for our regular commuters, for residents going out to local businesses and restaurants, and for everyone who will be enjoying the exciting special events we have going on this summer,” Healey said. Lieutenant Governor Driscoll emphasized accessibility. “We want residents and visitors to be able to travel affordably and take advantage of everything our communities have to offer,” she said. 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According to Bertide Horace, a local official contacted this Monday, March 30, the provisional toll stands at around thirty dead, at least eight people taken hostage, and numerous houses burned. Other sources report a much heavier toll, with more than 50 dead and approximately 6,000 displaced. The attackers, who had divided into several groups, first cut off access routes leading to Jean-Denis to prevent security forces from intervening. The attack continued throughout the day on Sunday, and the criminals were still operating with impunity until this Monday, according to consistent testimonies. According to a statement from the Communications Directorate of the Haitian National Police (DIKOP), an intervention finally took place on the morning of Sunday, March 29. Police officers from Saint-Marc, supported by Kenyan forces deployed as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, recently transformed into the FRG, conducted an operation to rescue the population. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The statement specifies that before the arrival of security forces, the bandits had cut the road and dug large holes to prevent the police from passing. The police officers, deployed with three armored vehicles, had to fill these holes, which gave the criminals time to claim numerous victims and set several houses on fire before fleeing. Faced with the deployment of forces, the bandits fled. The police then took control of the area, secured the premises, and facilitated the transport of the wounded and the bodies to the Saint-Marc police station, the PNH statement continues. The Saint-Marc justice of the peace, Faneld’s Michel, went to the scene to document the facts. According to the toll released by the PNH, 16 people were killed and 10 others wounded by gunfire. Videos circulating on social media show the horror of the scene. Most victims were shot dead. About twenty houses were set on fire, and dozens of injured were treated at Saint-Nicolas Hospital in Saint-Marc. This attack comes amid a context of chronic violence in Artibonite, a region regularly devastated by the atrocities of armed gangs. Despite repeated alerts from residents and local organizations, the presence of security forces remains insufficient. As of Monday morning, no official communication from the government had been released to condemn the massacre or announce concrete measures. In the face of this new tragedy, several civil society organizations are calling for urgent measures to protect civilians in the region. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) In a statement released last Thursday following a visit by the Minister of Defense, Mario Andrésol, to the Vertières base of the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAD’H) in Tabarre, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé reaffirmed “with the greatest firmness” the government’s commitment to addressing the security imperative. He welcomed the minister’s visit and announced decisive measures: the upcoming adoption of a new military doctrine, the imminent graduation of the “François Makandal” promotion — a first intervention unit of approximately 400 members set to be deployed against armed groups — as well as the training of 1,200 new soldiers within three months. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/massacre-in-jean-denis-gran-grif-gang-spreads-terror-in-artibonite/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massacre-in-jean-denis-gran-grif-gang-spreads-terror-in-artibonite/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/massacre-in-jean-denis-gran-grif-gang-spreads-terror-in-artibonite/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massacre-in-jean-denis-gran-grif-gang-spreads-terror-in-artibonite/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/massacre-in-jean-denis-gran-grif-gang-spreads-terror-in-artibonite/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Massacre%20in%20Jean-Denis%3A%20%22Gran%20Grif%22%20Gang%20Spreads%20Terror%20in%20Artibonite&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmassacre-in-jean-denis-gran-grif-gang-spreads-terror-in-artibonite%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [Football: Haiti falls to Tunisia in friendly match](https://ctninfo.com/football-haiti-falls-to-tunisia-in-friendly-match/) **Published:** March 29, 2026 **Author:** Charilien Jeanvil **Content:** The Haitian national team lost 1-0 to Tunisia on Saturday evening at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, in a friendly match as part of their preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The match marked the first-ever meeting between the two nations. Starting the match timidly, the Grenadiers were caught off guard as early as the 7th minute by Sebastian Tounekti, who capitalized on a through ball from Gharbi, also taking advantage of a somewhat loose defensive line on the Haitian side. Head coach Sébastien Migné acknowledged the poor start in his post-match press conference, saying the team failed to begin the game well and that against an opponent ranked in the top 40 in the world, such lapses can quickly become costly. Tunisia is currently ranked 47th in the FIFA world rankings, compared to Haiti’s 83rd. The Grenadiers quickly reacted, however, showing greater determination and commitment and putting their opponents in difficulty. Nevertheless, they lacked finishing throughout the match. Evidence of this included a poorly handled ball by Frantzdy Pierrot in the first half, as well as a header from Duckens Nazon that struck the post in the final moments of the match. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Migné expressed satisfaction with the team’s response after the break, noting that the second-half performance was encouraging despite the result. ### **Isidor Earns First Senior Cap** Wilson Isidor, the 25-year-old English Premier League striker who plays for Sunderland AFC, came on at halftime as a replacement for Frantzdy Pierrot and was quickly involved in the play, bringing mobility, availability, and a new dimension to Haiti’s attacking movement. The match represented his first senior international cap after switching his allegiance from France, where he had represented the national team at every youth level from U-17 to U-20. Born in Rennes, France, to Haitian and Malagasy parents, Isidor confirmed his decision to represent Haiti on social media on March 17 after months of public calls from Haitian fans urging him to join the national team. Isidor is the first Haitian international to represent Sunderland. While Isidor did not find the net, his movement and energy offered a clear upgrade to Haiti’s forward line and provided an encouraging sign heading into the World Cup. He joins a growing group of Europe-based players reshaping Haiti’s squad, including midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde of Wolverhampton in the English Premier League and winger Josué Casimir of AJ Auxerre in French Ligue 1. ### **Jean-Jacques Red Card Creates Opening** Very influential in midfield throughout the match, Danley Jean-Jacques — a consistent starter for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer [The Haitian Times](https://haitiantimes.com/2026/03/28/haiti-soccer-tunisia-iceland/) — was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card in the 90th minute plus three, according to ESPN. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) His suspension for the next match against Iceland, scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, at BMO Field, will open an opportunity for other players. It could notably allow Woodensky Pierre, a promising talent from Violette AC who helped the club win the Haitian League in February [The Haitian Times](https://haitiantimes.com/2026/03/28/haiti-soccer-tunisia-iceland/) and a native of Cité Soleil, to earn his first minutes wearing the colors of the senior national team. Louicius Don Deedson also entered the match in the 86th minute as a replacement for Josué Casimir, as Migné sought to add attacking presence in the closing stages. ### **Iceland Up Next — Behind Closed Doors** Haiti will return to BMO Field on Tuesday for a second friendly against Iceland. The match will be played behind closed doors, according to the Haitian Football Federation, which did not provide a specific reason for the decision. Iceland, while not a World Cup-qualified team, is ranked higher than Haiti at 79th in the FIFA rankings. Analysts have noted that Iceland’s physical style, reliance on long balls, and set-piece threats mirror aspects of Scotland— Haiti’s opening opponent at the World Cup on June 14. These two friendlies in Toronto are part of a broader arrangement organized by Canada Soccer, which scheduled supplementary matches for both Tunisia and Iceland against Haiti to ensure the FIFA World Cup preparation window could accommodate all four teams at BMO Field. ### **The Road to the World Cup** Haiti qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup by finishing atop their qualifying group, sealing their spot with a 2-0 victory over Nicaragua. [El-balad](https://www.el-balad.com/16895280) The qualification ended a 51-year wait, marking only the second World Cup appearance in the nation’s history since 1974. The Grenadiers have been drawn into Group C alongside Brazil, Morocco, and Scotland — a demanding group that will test the limits of Migné’s squad. These friendlies are considered critical given Haiti’s limited exposure to top-tier and non-Concacaf opponents in recent years. The Tunisia match, in particular, was seen as a tactical rehearsal for the Morocco encounter, as analysts have noted that both North African teams share a similar identity built on defensive discipline and quick counterattacks. Saturday’s match was played in front of thousands of Haitian fans in Toronto, reflecting the strong presence of the Haitian diaspora in Canada. ### **Starting XI for Haiti (4-2-3-1):** Goalkeeper: Alexandre Pierre. Defenders: Duke Lacroix, Hannes Delcroix, Ricardo Adé, Jean-Kevin Duverne. Midfielders: Danley Jean-Jacques, Leverton Pierre, Yassin Fortuné, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Josué Casimir. Forward: Frantzdy Pierrot. **Substitutes used:** Wilson Isidor (for Pierrot, 46′), Duckens Nazon (on during second half), Louicius Don Deedson (for Casimir, 86′). **Referee:** Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada). ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-28-at-22.43.55.webp) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/football-haiti-falls-to-tunisia-in-friendly-match/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/football-haiti-falls-to-tunisia-in-friendly-match/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/football-haiti-falls-to-tunisia-in-friendly-match/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/football-haiti-falls-to-tunisia-in-friendly-match/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/football-haiti-falls-to-tunisia-in-friendly-match/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Football%3A%20Haiti%20falls%20to%20Tunisia%20in%20friendly%20match&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffootball-haiti-falls-to-tunisia-in-friendly-match%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43acbae258195f53778ffbdf3116c36a74b2b00250539785722378cde24a356e?s=300&r=g) Charilien Jeanvil [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/cjeanvilctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/cjeanvilctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SOCCER, SPORTS --- ### [Millions Turn Out for Third Round of 'No Kings' Protests as Iran War, Immigration Crackdown and Midterm Campaigns Converge Across the Country](https://ctninfo.com/millions-turn-out-for-third-round-of-no-kings-protests-as-iran-war-immigration-crackdown-and-midterm-campaigns-converge-across-the-country/) **Published:** March 29, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The third nationwide wave of “No Kings” demonstrations drew millions of people into the streets on Saturday, with organizers estimating roughly eight million participants at thousands of rallies held from Maine to Southern California, according to reporting by the New York Times. The protests unfolded at a moment when three forces are pressing simultaneously on American politics: the military conflict with Iran that President Trump initiated on February 28, the administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement campaign, and a midterm election season that is rapidly taking shape in competitive states across the country. The war with Iran, now one month old, appeared to be the single largest factor drawing new participants to the protests, particularly younger Americans. At a rally held near the University of Iowa, organizers from the youth group Voters of Tomorrow reported a noticeably younger and more diverse crowd than at previous “No Kings” events, the New York Times reported. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The conflict has produced tangible economic consequences, with gasoline prices rising sharply since the strikes began, and it has created political problems for Republican incumbents heading into the November elections. Dana R. Fisher, a professor at American University who studies civic engagement, surveyed protesters in Washington and found that the share of demonstrators who identified war and peace as their primary motivation increased dramatically compared with earlier rounds of protests, according to the Times report. However, concern over the administration’s immigration enforcement was roughly equal as a motivating factor. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26087586441266.webp)Demonstrators participate in the No Kings protest in Washington, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)### **Immigration Enforcement Remains a Central Grievance** Despite the dominance of the Iran conflict in national headlines, opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and to Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations remained a defining theme at Saturday’s rallies. The largest single demonstration took place in St. Paul, Minnesota — a state where two U.S. citizens were killed by federal agents during unrest connected to the administration’s immigration operations earlier this year. The administration subsequently withdrew its surge of federal agents from Minnesota following sustained public criticism, the Times reported. Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont both addressed the St. Paul crowd at the State Capitol. Bruce Springsteen also performed, dedicating a song to the two citizens who died during the federal operations. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) What distinguished this third round of protests from the previous two was the visible presence of Democratic candidates running in competitive 2026 midterm races. The rallies have become a venue where candidates can connect directly with an energized Democratic base in advance of primary elections and general election contests this fall. In Maine, Governor Janet Mills, who is running for a Senate seat in one of the year’s most closely watched races, attended three separate protests in the Portland area. Her Democratic primary opponent, Graham Platner, spoke at a rally in the state’s rural, heavily Republican northernmost county, according to the Times. Both are seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Senator Susan Collins, widely considered one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents in the current cycle. In Michigan, two leading Democratic Senate primary candidates — state legislator Mallory McMorrow and Representative Haley Stevens — attended separate rallies in the Detroit metropolitan area. In Massachusetts, Senator Ed Markey, facing a primary challenge from Representative Seth Moulton, joined protests in the Boston area, as did Moulton at a separate event. Several Democrats considered potential 2028 presidential candidates were also present at rallies across the country. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attended a demonstration in Traverse City, Michigan, where he resides. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey appeared at a protest in St. Louis while on a book tour. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26088022611087.webp)People participate in a “No Kings” march and protest Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)### **Counterprotests and White House Response** The demonstrations were not without opposition. Near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach County, Florida, counterprotesters gathered to show support for the president while thousands of “No Kings” demonstrators rallied at a public space roughly 15 minutes away, the Times reported. The area has taken on additional political significance after Democrat Emily Gregory won an upset victory in a Florida state legislative race in a district that Trump carried by 11 points in 2024. Gregory attended Saturday’s rally, where she was met with enthusiasm from supporters. The White House dismissed the protests. Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told reporters on Thursday that the demonstrations were of interest only to the journalists assigned to cover them, characterizing them as political therapy sessions, according to the Times. Two days before the rallies, the Treasury Department announced that U.S. currency would begin bearing President Trump’s signature — making him the first sitting president to have his name appear on American money while still in office, the New York Times reported. The decision fed directly into the “No Kings” messaging that has defined the protest movement since its inception. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who chairs Senate Democrats’ campaign committee, announced on Saturday that she would introduce legislation to prohibit presidents from placing their name, likeness, or signature on federal property or currency. The Treasury decision is the latest in a series of moves by the administration and its allies to attach the president’s name to federal institutions, a pattern that critics have cited as evidence of authoritarian tendencies. ### **What the Protests Signal** Saturday’s demonstrations were the first “No Kings” rallies since October and the largest since the movement began. The combination of an active military conflict, an aggressive domestic enforcement campaign, and an approaching midterm election has created conditions that are drawing participants who did not attend earlier rounds. Whether that energy translates into electoral results in November remains an open question that will be tested in primary races and general elections across the country over the coming months. 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All the 214 democrats and 4 republicans have signed the petition. [Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, ](https://clerk.house.gov/Members/G000600)Democrat representing Washington State’s Third Congressional District, became the final lawmaker to sign the discharge petition, bringing it to the 218 votes required to advance the measure through the House. She signed just minutes before midnight on Friday, March 27, 2026, marking the culmination of a process that began several months earlier. The development was confirmed to CTN by a member of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s communications team, who introduced the petition on December 18, 2025, during the first session of the 119th Congress. It provides for consideration of H.R. 1689, a bill that would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 3 years. ““Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall designate Haiti for temporary protected status until the date that is 3 months after January 20, 2029”, says the text of the petition. The resolution was initially referred to the Committee on Rules, where it had faced no prospect of advancing under the current Republican majority. The discharge petition allowed Pressley and her allies to bypass that committee entirely and bring the bill directly to the House floor. This historic milestone now shifts the battle to the Senate, where the path forward becomes considerably steeper. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Massachusetts-delegation-tps--300x172.avif) ### **What the Petition Says** The discharge petition lays out precise procedural instructions for how the House must handle H.R. 1689 once the resolution is adopted. According to its text, “immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the House shall proceed to the consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.” The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and against provisions within it, a procedural step that prevents opponents from using technical objections to block debate. It also stipulates that the bill shall be “considered as read,” meaning the full text does not need to be read aloud on the floor before members vote. On the substance of the protection itself, the key operative provision is direct. The petition’s amendment in the nature of a substitute states that “the Secretary of Homeland Security shall designate Haiti for temporary protected status until the date that is 3 months after January 20, 2029.” That language would lock in TPS protections for Haitian beneficiaries for approximately three years, extending well beyond the current administration’s term in office. The resolution also provides for one hour of floor debate, “equally divided and controlled by the majority leader and minority leader or their respective designees,” and permits one motion to recommit. Additionally, it requires the Clerk of the House to transmit the bill to the Senate no later than one week after passage. Discharge petitions are rare instruments in Congress. They require an absolute majority of the full House membership — 218 out of 435 — to force legislation out of committee and onto the floor for a vote. The mechanism exists precisely for situations like this one, where a committee chair or party leadership refuses to schedule a bill for consideration despite broad support. Democrats hold fewer than 218 seats in the current Congress, which meant Pressley needed Republican co-signers to reach the threshold. The final push required only a small number of Republican members to cross party lines, but securing those signatures took weeks of sustained pressure from advocacy organizations, faith communities, business groups, and constituents in districts with significant Haitian and immigrant populations. Pressley represents Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District, which includes one of the three largest Haitian communities in the United States. She has championed Haitian TPS protections since introducing the petition roughly a month ago, consistently stating that the legislation would extend legal status for at least three years if enacted into law. Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska was the 4th republican to sign the petition on Thursday March 26, 2026. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Donc-Bacon.webp) ### **The Senate Challenge** Under Senate rules, the legislation needs at least 60 votes to overcome a filibuster and advance to a final vote. Where the House required only a handful of Republicans to push the petition over the line, the math in the upper chamber is far more demanding. Democrats must hold their entire caucus together and recruit at least 13 Republican senators to join them — a level of bipartisan cooperation that has been exceedingly difficult to achieve on immigration matters in recent years. Pressley is already coordinating with Senate allies. She has been working with Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey and other members of the upper chamber to build bipartisan support for the bill’s companion effort in the upper chamber. Whether that coordination can produce 60 votes remains an open and urgent question. The resolution itself anticipates the need for speed. By requiring the Clerk to transmit the passed bill to the Senate within one week, the petition’s drafters built in a timeline that prevents unnecessary delay between the two chambers. ### **The Supreme Court Track** Even as the legislative effort advances, the nine justices of the Supreme Court may determine the ultimate fate of Haitian TPS beneficiaries. The court plans to hear oral arguments in April in a consolidated case that could decide whether the Trump administration has the authority to cancel TPS designations for Haitians and Syrians. The administration has asked the court to authorize ending TPS protections for more than 350,000 Haitians and approximately 6,000 Syrians, according to figures the federal government presented in its filings. However, those numbers likely undercount the full scope of the affected population. U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes cited data during a January hearing showing that more than 560,000 Haitians currently hold or are eligible for TPS — a figure that reflects both current beneficiaries and those who may qualify under existing designations. If the Supreme Court sides with the administration, every TPS beneficiary without an independent legal immigration status would face the risk of deportation — unless Congress acts first and enacts Pressley’s legislation into law. That dual track — the courts and the legislature — is why advocates have pressed forward on both fronts simultaneously, treating neither as a guaranteed outcome. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) ### **What Is Temporary Protected Status** Temporary Protected Status is a humanitarian immigration designation that the Secretary of Homeland Security can grant to nationals of countries experiencing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary conditions that make safe return impossible. Congress created the TPS program as part of the Immigration Act of 1990. Haiti has been designated for TPS multiple times over the past two decades. The most significant designation followed the catastrophic earthquake of January 12, 2010, which killed an estimated 220,000 people, displaced more than 1.5 million, and destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure. Subsequent redesignations have reflected ongoing instability, including the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, a second major earthquake in August 2021, and the continued deterioration of security conditions driven by armed gangs that have effectively paralyzed large parts of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. TPS holders are authorized to live and work in the United States for the duration of their designation. They receive Employment Authorization Documents, can obtain driver’s licenses, and in many cases have built deep roots in American communities over years and sometimes decades of legal residence. Many are parents of U.S.-born children who are American citizens by birth. The program does not provide a direct path to permanent residency or citizenship, which means that TPS holders remain in a legally precarious position if their designation is terminated. They would revert to whatever immigration status — or lack of status — they held before receiving TPS, exposing them to removal proceedings. ### **Economic Stakes** The economic stakes surrounding Haitian TPS have not escaped members of both parties. Several Republican members of Congress and at least three Republican governors have voiced concern about how ending Haitian TPS would affect American businesses and public services that depend on TPS holders as workers, taxpayers, and community members. Of the 350,000-plus current TPS beneficiaries from Haiti, more than 100,000 work in healthcare — an industry that already relies heavily on immigrant labor and faces chronic staffing shortages across the country. Haitian TPS holders also work in significant numbers in construction, hospitality, food processing, and transportation, sectors where labor shortages have been persistent and where the sudden removal of a large segment of the workforce would create immediate disruptions. The economic argument has proven to be one of the most effective tools for building bipartisan support. Business owners, hospital administrators, and local government officials in states with large Haitian populations — including Florida, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut — have spoken publicly about the consequences of mass deportation for their operations and communities. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TPS-Supreme-court.webp) ### **What Comes Next** The discharge petition’s success in the House represents the clearest legislative victory for Haitian TPS advocates in years. But the path from 218 House signatures to a law signed by the president remains long and uncertain. The bill must survive a Senate where the filibuster gives the minority enormous power to block legislation, where immigration has been a politically toxic subject for members of both parties, and where the current administration has made the termination of TPS designations a central element of its immigration enforcement agenda. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court’s April oral arguments will proceed on a separate but parallel track. A ruling in the administration’s favor could render the legislative effort not just important but existentially urgent for the more than half a million Haitians whose legal presence in the United States depends on the TPS designation. Pressley and her allies in both chambers are operating under the assumption that neither track is certain and both are necessary. The discharge petition has demonstrated that a majority of the House supports extending Haitian TPS. The question now is whether that support can be replicated in the Senate before the court renders its decision — and before the administration moves to begin terminating protections. [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41439&preview=true](http://Haitian%20TPS%20Discharge%20Petition%20Hits%20the%20218%20Signatures%20Needed%20to%20Force%20a%20House%20Vote) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TPS-218-atenn-.jpeg) **Disclaimer:** This article was originally written and published in English by the Caribbean Television Network (CTN). Versions in other languages have been produced through automated translation using artificial intelligence software. While every effort is made to ensure quality, automated translations may contain inaccuracies, awkward phrasing, or errors that do not reflect the intent of the original text. Readers are encouraged to consult the original English version for the most accurate and authoritative account. 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Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts introduced the resolution on December 18, 2025, in the 119th Congress. The resolution seeks to force consideration of H.R. 1689, which would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for TPS until three months after January 20, 2029. Securing 218 signatures is a key procedural step, but just the first in a multi-step legislative process. The bill still faces several distinct steps, each with its own procedures and requirements, before it can become law. Below, each step is explained in accordance with United States Congress rules and procedures. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Massachusetts-delegation-tps--300x172.avif) ### Step 1: The Seven-Day Legislative Waiting Period After a discharge petition collects 218 signatures, it does not go straight to the House floor for a vote. House rules require the petition to stay on the House calendar for 7 legislative days before it can be considered. **Here’s a key question for understanding Congress: What is a legislative day?** A legislative day begins when the House opens session and ends on formal adjournment. If the House only recesses, the same legislative day continues. So, a legislative day can span multiple calendar days, or the House can complete several legislative days quickly by adjourning and reconvening. The distinction matters because the seven-day legislative waiting period often lasts longer than a week, depending on the House’s schedule. During recesses—like district work periods, holidays, or other breaks—no legislative days pass, as the House is not in session. If the petition hits 218 signatures during a recess, the clock starts only when the House reconvenes and legislative days resume. Typically, when the House is in session, one legislative day equals one calendar day, since the House usually adjourns after each sitting. This waiting period is intentional. It gives House leaders, committee chairs, and members notice that the discharge petition has succeeded and that the bill will come to the floor. It also gives time to prepare procedures, schedule debates, and organize floor action. House Resolution 965 requires the House to consider H.R. 1689 immediately after adoption. The resolution waives all points of order, allows one hour of debate—split between the majority and minority leaders or their designees—and permits one motion to recommit. These procedures ensure that after the waiting period, the resolution moves directly to a clearly defined vote, preventing procedural objections. ### Step 2: Full House Floor Vote After seven legislative days, any petition signer may move to bring the resolution to the floor. If a simple majority agrees, the House considers H.R. 1689 under the terms set by House Resolution 965. The debate is limited to one hour, split between the majority and minority leadership or their designees. After debate, the House votes on the bill with the included substitute language, which directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for TPS until three months after January 20, 2029. Passage requires a simple majority of members present and voting. If more votes favor the bill than oppose it, it passes the House. The resolution requires the Clerk to send the approved bill to the Senate within one week. However, 218 signatures on the discharge petition do not guarantee passage. A member may sign the petition but still vote against the bill. The petition forces consideration; the final vote decides if the bill advances. ### Step 3: Senate Consideration and the 60-Vote Threshold If H.R. 1689 passes the House, it goes to the Senate, where different and stricter rules apply. Senate rules give the minority more power. The majority does not always control the floor or limit debate. The filibuster allows extended debate. Ending debate (cloture) needs 60 out of 100 senators. Even if a majority supports H.R. 1689, 60 senators must vote for cloture to end debate. Democrats would need all in their caucus plus 13 Republicans for cloture, a higher bar than in the House. Key takeaway: the Senate’s rules make passing the bill significantly harder than in the House. If 60 senators back cloture, debate is limited to 30 more hours. Then the bill needs a simple majority (51 votes, or 50 plus the Vice President). The Senate might amend the bill. If its version differs from the House’s, both chambers must agree on one version—either through a conference committee or by adopting amendments. Any changes need new votes, adding time and complexity. ### Step 4: Presidential Action If both the House and Senate pass the same version of H.R. 1689, the bill goes to the President. Under Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution, the president has three options when presented with a bill passed by both chambers of Congress. The first option is to sign the bill into law. Once signed, the legislation takes legal effect according to its terms. In this case, the Secretary of Homeland Security must designate Haiti for TPS until three months after January 20, 2029. The signed law is published in the Federal Register, the official public record for executive and statutory actions. The President can veto the bill, returning it to the original chamber with objections. Congress can override a veto only with a two-thirds majority in both chambers (290 in the House and 67 in the Senate). Overrides are rare. If the President does nothing for 10 days (excluding Sundays) and Congress adjourns, the bill is dead (pocket veto) and cannot be overridden. If Congress stays in session, the bill becomes law without the President’s signature. The administration’s stated stance on TPS terminations means a possible veto is a risk advocates and lawmakers must consider as the bill moves forward. In short, the administration’s position could be a decisive hurdle at the final stage. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) ### The Broader Context This legislative process occurs alongside a separate court case. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April about whether the administration can end TPS for Haitians and Syrians. The administration says over 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians could lose TPS, but U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes cites over 560,000 Haitians who currently have or are eligible for TPS. Key takeaway: The outcome of the legislative process is affected by simultaneous developments in the courts. The two tracks — legislative and judicial — operate independently but intersect in their consequences. If the Supreme Court rules that the administration has the authority to terminate TPS, the only remaining protection for affected individuals would be a congressional statute. If Congress enacts H.R. 1689 before or after such a ruling, the statutory mandate would supersede any executive action to end the designation, because a law passed by Congress and signed by the president — or enacted over a veto — carries greater legal authority than an administrative decision. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TPS-Supreme-court.webp) ### Understanding the TPS Designation Temporary Protected Status is a form of humanitarian relief established by Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990. It allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate countries whose nationals in the United States cannot safely return due to armed conflict, environmental disaster, or other extraordinary and temporary conditions. TPS holders are authorized to live and work in the United States for the duration of their designation, but the status does not provide a path to permanent residency or citizenship. Haiti has received TPS designations repeatedly since 2010, following the January 12 earthquake that devastated the country, and subsequent redesignations have reflected continued instability, including political crisis, natural disasters, and the collapse of security conditions in Port-au-Prince and other regions. The discharge petition on Haitian TPS represents an uncommon use of a procedural mechanism that most members of Congress encounter rarely in their careers. It reflects both the urgency that supporters attach to the issue and the political reality that the legislation could not advance through the normal committee process under the current House leadership. The 218 signatures mark the beginning of the legislative path, not its conclusion. Each subsequent step carries its own requirements, risks, and political calculations. What is certain is that the rules governing each stage are well established, and the process will follow the constitutional and procedural framework that has governed American lawmaking since the founding of the republic. [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41485&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41485&preview=true)### **Disclaimer:** This article was originally written and published in English by the Caribbean Television Network (CTN). Versions in other languages have been produced through automated translation using artificial intelligence software. While every effort is made to ensure quality, automated translations may contain inaccuracies, awkward phrasing, or errors that do not reflect the original text’s intent. Readers are encouraged to consult the original English version for the most accurate and authoritative account. CTN assumes no responsibility for misinterpretations arising from automated translations. All articles are written by CTN staff, with artificial intelligence used to assist with grammar, translation, and minor corrections. > [Pressley Secures Key House Breakthrough on Haiti TPS, Calls Vote ‘Critical Step to Saving Lives](https://ctninfo.com/pressley-secures-key-house-breakthrough-on-haiti-tps-calls-vote-critical-step-to-saving-lives/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/the-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-has-218-signatures-a-step-by-step-guide-to-what-must-happen-before-it-becomes-law/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-has-218-signatures-a-step-by-step-guide-to-what-must-happen-before-it-becomes-law/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/the-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-has-218-signatures-a-step-by-step-guide-to-what-must-happen-before-it-becomes-law/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-has-218-signatures-a-step-by-step-guide-to-what-must-happen-before-it-becomes-law/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/the-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-has-218-signatures-a-step-by-step-guide-to-what-must-happen-before-it-becomes-law/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20Discharge%20Petition%20on%20Haitian%20TPS%20Has%20218%20Signatures%20%E2%80%94%20A%20Step-by-Step%20Guide%20to%20What%20Must%20Happen%20Before%20It%20Becomes%20Law&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fthe-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-has-218-signatures-a-step-by-step-guide-to-what-must-happen-before-it-becomes-law%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** HAITI, IMMIGRATION, US --- ### [Pressley Secures Key House Breakthrough on Haiti TPS, Calls Vote ‘Critical Step to Saving Lives](https://ctninfo.com/pressley-secures-key-house-breakthrough-on-haiti-tps-calls-vote-critical-step-to-saving-lives/) **Published:** March 28, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley celebrated the success of her discharge petition that will force a House vote on extending Temporary Protected Status for Haiti, calling it “a testament to our collective organizing and the strength of our broad, diverse movement to affirm the humanity, dignity, and safety of our Haitian siblings.” The petition reached the required 218-signature threshold to bypass the committee and bring H.R. 1689 directly to the House floor. The bill mandates that the Secretary of Homeland Security redesignate Haiti for TPS for 3 years. All 214 House Democrats and four Republicans signed the petition. Pressley introduced it on December 18, 2025, during the first session of the 119th Congress, and the successful threshold was reached on March 27, 2026. “Throughout the nation, Haitians are parents, workers, caregivers, faith leaders, business owners, and children who are deeply rooted in our communities, essential to our economy, and are shamefully at risk of being deported to an island grappling with a devastating humanitarian crisis,” Pressley said. “Today, we are a critical step closer to saving lives and delivering the protections they deserve. The House must vote on this and I urge all of my colleagues to strongly support.” Pressley, a Democrat representing Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District, serves as co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus and represents one of the largest Haitian diaspora communities in the country. She has been among the most vocal members of Congress pushing back against the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate TPS for Haitians. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington’s Third Congressional District became the final lawmaker to sign the petition, adding her name just minutes before midnight on Friday, March 27, 2026. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska was the fourth Republican to sign, doing so the previous day, Thursday, March 26, 2026. Congress rarely uses discharge petitions. They require an absolute majority—218 out of 435 members—to force legislation out of committee and onto the floor. The mechanism became necessary because the Committee on Rules would not advance H.R. 1689 under the current Republican majority. With fewer than 218 Democrats in the House, Pressley needed Republican co-signers to reach the threshold, prompting weeks of sustained pressure from advocacy organizations, faith communities, business groups, and constituents in districts with significant Haitian and immigrant populations. The petition’s key operative provision locks in TPS protections for Haitian beneficiaries until three months after January 20, 2029, extending well beyond the current administration’s term. The resolution provides for one hour of floor debate, divides time equally between the majority and minority leaders, and requires the Clerk of the House to transmit the bill to the Senate within one week of passage. ### What Is at Stake Ending TPS for Haitians would put more than 350,000 Haitian nationals at risk of deportation, according to federal court filings. However, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes cited data in January showing that over 560,000 Haitians currently hold or are eligible for the designation. Many TPS holders have lived and worked legally in the United States for years, sometimes decades. They have built families, deep community ties, and many raise U.S.-born children. Of the current TPS beneficiaries from Haiti, more than 100,000 work in healthcare—an industry facing chronic national staffing shortages. Many also work in construction, hospitality, food processing, and transportation sectors, where suddenly removing a large portion of the workforce would immediately disrupt operations. Several Republican members of Congress and at least three Republican governors have voiced concern about the economic consequences of ending the designation, and advocates have found the economic argument highly effective in building bipartisan support that ultimately carried the discharge petition across the finish line. ### The Path Forward The petition’s success now shifts the battle to the Senate, where the path is considerably steeper. Under Senate rules, the legislation needs at least 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. This means Democrats must hold their entire caucus and recruit at least 13 Republican senators. That level of bipartisan cooperation has been difficult to achieve on immigration in recent years. Pressley is already coordinating with Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, as well as other members of the upper chamber, to build support for a companion effort. The legislative push advances alongside court proceedings. In April 2026, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a consolidated case that could determine whether the Trump administration holds the authority to cancel TPS designations for Haitians and Syrians. In March 2026, Pressley joined Haitian faith leaders and advocates to urge the court to affirm lower court rulings that found the administration’s attempt to terminate Haiti’s TPS unlawful. In February 2026, she applauded a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocked the termination. If the Supreme Court sides with the administration, every TPS beneficiary without an independent legal immigration status would face the prospect of deportation — unless Congress enacts Pressley’s legislation into law first. Advocates have pressed forward on both fronts simultaneously, treating neither as a guaranteed outcome. Haiti has been designated for TPS multiple times over the past two decades. Most significantly, this happened after the catastrophic earthquake of January 12, 2010, which killed an estimated 220,000 people and displaced more than 1.5 million. Subsequent redesignations have reflected ongoing instability, including Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, and a second major earthquake in August 2021. The continued deterioration of security conditions driven by armed gangs has paralyzed large parts of Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas effectively. Pressley’s statement made clear she views the discharge petition not as the end of the fight but as a decisive turn in a campaign she intends to see through to the finish. “The House must vote on this,” she said. “I urge all of my colleagues to strongly support.” Ayanna Pressley is one of the fiercest advocates for Haitian immigrants in Massachusetts and throughout the United States. She confounded the Haiti Caucus along with former representatives Andy Levin of Michigan, Val Demings of Florida, and Representative Yvette D. Clarke of New York. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ayanna-Pressley.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41476&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41476&preview=true) ### **Disclaimer:** This article was originally written and published in English by the Caribbean Television Network (CTN). Versions in other languages have been produced through automated translation using artificial intelligence software. While every effort is made to ensure quality, automated translations may contain inaccuracies, awkward phrasing, or errors that do not reflect the original text’s intent. Readers are encouraged to consult the original English version for the most accurate and authoritative account. CTN assumes no responsibility for misinterpretations arising from automated translations. 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Bryan Polanco, identified as a co-worker of the detained men, recorded the incident on video and posted it to social media. In the footage, reviewed by Newsweek, Polanco speaks in Spanish about witnessing the arrests firsthand. “I’ve seen many videos, and sadly today I had to experience it,” Polanco said in the clip. The incident in Cambridge has drawn widespread attention online and renewed debate over the vulnerability of undocumented workers in industries like construction, where immigrant labor is common. Advocates have long warned that workers without legal status face exploitation precisely because employers or clients can use the threat of deportation to avoid honoring payment. Newsweek reported that it contacted the Department of Homeland Security, the construction company believed to have employed the workers, the homeowner, and Polanco for comment on Thursday. No responses were cited in the initial report. The arrests come amid an intensified federal enforcement campaign. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have expanded across the country under the current administration’s mass deportation policy, producing a steady stream of viral videos documenting detentions in workplaces and residential neighborhoods. Labor rights organizations have argued that enforcement actions targeting workers on job sites create conditions for wage theft and abuse, discouraging immigrants from reporting nonpayment or unsafe conditions. No charges related to fraud or wage theft against the homeowner have been publicly reported. 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This high-profile inquiry could carry significant political consequences. In a decision released Friday, the committee found the Florida lawmaker responsible for 25 separate breaches of House rules, following an extensive review and a lengthy hearing held the day before. Lawmakers on the panel — evenly split between Democrats and Republicans — said they would announce recommended disciplinary measures at a later date, according to PBS News. The inquiry focused largely on financial transactions linked to Cherfilus-McCormick’s family-run healthcare company. Investigators said the business received about $5 million in excess payments from the state of Florida for pandemic-related services. The committee examined whether those funds were later routed through intermediaries to her successful 2022 congressional campaign. PBS revealed that a comprehensive report by committee staff alleged broader misconduct. The claims included that the campaign was presented to voters as self-financed when, in reality, it may have been supported by funds tied to the overpayment. Investigators outlined more than two dozen potential violations. The committee ultimately substantiated 25 of them. Cherfilus-McCormick has consistently rejected the allegations. She did not testify at the public hearing, invoking her constitutional right against self-incrimination. Her counsel, William Barzee, argued the proceedings lacked trial structure. “We should have had the opportunity to present witnesses and fully challenge the findings,” Barzee said, disputing the conclusions drawn by investigators. He also maintained that the funds at the center of the case were legitimately owed. Barzee pointed to internal agreements within the family business. The attorney further warned that the case risks being used to justify removing “a duly elected member of Congress.” He suggested the evidence relied too much on financial documentation without adequate context. The ethics findings arrive as the congresswoman faces separate federal charges. These charges stem from the same pool of pandemic-related funds. Prosecutors allege the money was improperly obtained and used for personal and political purposes. Cherfilus-McCormick has pleaded not guilty. A trial is expected in the coming months. Several individuals connected to her—including her brother, a former chief of staff, and an accountant—have also been charged. The committee’s conclusions could intensify calls for further action, especially from Republican lawmakers. Such actions could include expulsion from the House. Any such effort would likely need bipartisan support. It could put pressure on Democratic leadership at a politically sensitive time ahead of national elections. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rep._Sheila_Cherfilus-McCormick_-_117th_Congress-245x300.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41445&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41445&preview=true) Source: PBS News Disclaimer: This article was originally written and published in English by the Caribbean Television Network (CTN). Versions in other languages have been produced through automated translation using artificial intelligence software. While every effort is made to ensure quality, automated translations may contain inaccuracies, awkward phrasing, or errors that do not reflect the original text’s intent. Readers are encouraged to consult the original English version for the most accurate and authoritative account. CTN assumes no responsibility for misinterpretations arising from automated translations. Our texts are written by CTN staff members. 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The charges stem from the April 2025 death of Joseph Lens, a child also of Haitian descent, whom Charles let off at the wrong stop without a valid school bus credential, while driving a bus that should not have carried children that day. Nearly one year after 5-year-old Joseph Lens was struck and killed by a Boston Public Schools bus in April 2025, the driver involved appeared before a Suffolk Superior Court judge on Thursday and entered a not guilty plea. WBUR first reported the case in full on March 26, 2026. The incident has exposed several failures—such as a broken safety bar, a flat tire, and the driver lacking proper credentials—that prosecutors say should have been caught before the bus transported any children. Jean Charles, 39, faces three counts: felony involuntary manslaughter, felony reckless motor vehicle homicide, and misdemeanor negligent motor vehicle homicide. He was taken into custody on a $15,000 bond. The prosecution’s account of what happened in April 2025 begins not with the moment of impact, but hours earlier — before Charles ever turned the ignition. Prosecutor Ursula Knight told the court that a pre-trip inspection that Charles was required to perform would have revealed two disqualifying problems: a broken crossing bar — the safety arm that extends in front of the bus to protect children as they cross the street — and a rear left tire that was flat and resting on its rim. A bus in that condition is not supposed to carry children. Had Charles conducted the inspection, Knight argued, the bus would have been pulled from service before any students boarded. Charles did not have a valid school bus driving credential on the day of the crash. He resigned from his position afterward. ### The Moment Joseph Lens Was Killed That afternoon, Charles missed several designated bus stops, including the one assigned for 5-year-old Joseph Lens, a kindergartener who is also Haitian. Prosecutors state that Charles let Lens and his older cousin off at a different location instead. Joseph was subsequently struck while crossing in front of the bus. “As a trained school bus driver, the defendant had a special responsibility to Lens Joseph and each of the children on the bus that day,” Knight said, according to WBUR. “Deliver them to school and home safely.” The courtroom was filled with members of both families — the family of the child who died and the family of the man now facing charges. Charles’ attorney, Kenneth Anderson, opened with an expression of grief addressed directly to the Lens family. “Our hearts go out to the family of Lens Arthur Joseph,” Anderson said, as quoted by WBUR. “We can’t fathom the loss that they’ve been through.” ### A Second Incident After the Crash The prosecution further alleged that, after the April 2025 crash, Charles did not simply resign. Prosecutor Knight told the court that in the aftermath, and before his license was reinstated, Charles was involved in a second crash while driving with a suspended license and then left the scene. Charles’ conduct on the day of the crash did not occur in a vacuum. A city-commissioned audit published in August 2025 concluded that Transdev Services, Inc. — the private contractor that holds the school district’s bus operations contract — failed to properly oversee its own operations. The audit’s findings suggested the problems ran deeper than a single driver on a single day. The Lens family has since filed a civil lawsuit against Transdev, alleging negligence. That case proceeds separately from the criminal prosecution of Charles. Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden spoke to reporters outside the courthouse after the arraignment. Joseph’s father, Esaie Joseph, was present as Hayden addressed the media, according to WBUR. With Charles now formally arraigned and in custody on bond, the case moves toward pre-trial proceedings. The not-guilty plea means the prosecution must now build its case for trial, likely centering on the inspection failure, the credential lapse, and the sequence of decisions that led to a kindergartener being dropped at the wrong stop and left to cross a street in front of a bus with a broken safety bar. For Joseph Lens’ family, Thursday marked another step in an ongoing legal process related to their loss. Further proceedings are expected. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Jean-Charles.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41431&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41431&preview=true) Source: WBUR Disclaimer: This article was originally written and published in English by the Caribbean Television Network (CTN). Versions in other languages have been produced through automated translation using artificial intelligence software. 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The petition now stands nine signatures short of the 218 required to bypass the House Rules Committee and bring the bill directly to the floor for a vote. The news marks a continued, if slow, expansion of bipartisan support for protecting more than 350,000 Haitian TPS holders from deportation — at a moment when the Supreme Court is preparing to hear oral arguments on the legality of the Trump administration’s termination of Haiti’s TPS designation, with a final ruling expected by late June or early July 2026. Discharge Petition No. 119-15 was filed on January 22, 2026 by Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus. It targets H.R. 1689, a bipartisan bill introduced by Representative Mike Lawler of New York alongside Representative Laura Gillen, which would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain Haiti’s TPS designation for three years. The bill was referred to the House Rules Committee after its introduction in December 2025. The Republican majority on that committee refused to bring it up for consideration. The discharge petition is a procedural mechanism that allows lawmakers to override that decision — but only if a majority of the full House, 218 of 435 members, agrees to sign. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) A discharge petition forces the House leadership’s hand. Once the threshold is reached, the bill must be brought to the floor for a vote within a set period, regardless of whether the committee or party leadership wants it to proceed. It is a tool rarely used successfully, but its value as a political pressure instrument is significant even when it falls short of the threshold. ### A Growing but Still Narrow Republican Flank When the petition was filed in January 2026, its success depended almost entirely on whether a handful of Republicans would be willing to break with their party leadership to sign it. The first Republican to do so was Representative Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida, who signed on February 2, 2026 — the same day a federal judge in Washington blocked the TPS termination from taking effect. Representative Brian K. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania followed on February 10. Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who co-authored the underlying bill, signed on March 4, 2026 — making him the third Republican and underscoring his personal stake in the legislation. The addition of a fourth Republican signer, as reported to CTN, extends that bipartisan thread, though the petition still faces a steep climb. Getting Republican members to sign means asking them to publicly defy their own House leadership, which has shown no interest in advancing the bill through normal channels. With 209 signatures on the petition and 218 needed, the math is straightforward: nine more members of Congress must sign. Given that the overwhelming majority of Democrats are already expected to be on board, the remaining signatures will almost certainly have to come from Republicans. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The current composition of the House complicates the math further. Four seats have been vacant since early 2026 following the deaths and resignations of several members. That reduces the effective membership, though the 218 threshold is calculated based on the full 435-seat House and does not adjust for vacancies. Advocates have noted that even a petition count of 209 represents substantial political weight. It signals to the administration and to the courts that a near-majority of the House of Representatives believes the Haiti TPS termination was wrong — a fact that may carry weight as the Supreme Court weighs its decision this summer. ### The Larger Fight The discharge petition runs parallel to — and complements — the ongoing legal battle in the federal courts. A federal judge in Washington has blocked the TPS termination since February 2, 2026. The Supreme Court agreed on March 16 to hear the cases on Haiti and Syria TPS and set oral arguments for late April, with a ruling expected before the end of the current term. If the Supreme Court rules against Haitian TPS holders, a successful discharge petition and a subsequent House vote passing H.R. 1689 could provide a legislative override — though it would still need to clear the Senate and survive a potential presidential veto. That is a long path. But advocates point out that the petition is not only about its immediate legislative outcome. Every Republican who signs is publicly stating that Haiti does not meet the standard for deportation and that the Trump administration’s decision was wrong. “Our Haitian neighbors are integral members of our communities, and they deserve safe homes here,” Representative Pressley said in a statement earlier this year. “We’ll continue to use every tool available to protect our Haitian families.” The petition remains open. 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While the figures reflect sustained police activity, insecurity persists in several areas, particularly in Kenscoff, where gangs continue to spread terror. During a press conference held at the PNH Directorate General headquarters in Clercine, in the commune of Tabarre, PNH spokesperson Garry Desrosiers detailed the results of his forces’ interventions between January and March 2026. In total, 32 large-scale operations were conducted, leading to significant seizures and the neutralization of several dozen criminals. According to Desrosiers, law enforcement seized, over these three months, 46 rifles, 19 pistols, 6 drones, 5 communication radios, a stock of Molotov cocktails, and 10,659 rounds of ammunition. Two armored vehicles were also confiscated. On the ground, clashes resulted in 43 alleged bandits fatally wounded. Additionally, the Central Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ), as part of operations codenamed “Goudougoudou,” referred 50 individuals to the justice system, including 39 men and 11 women. These interventions led to the seizure of 10 additional firearms, 140 rounds of ammunition, 76,304 kilograms of narcotics (cocaine and marijuana), as well as 28,090 gourdes. Ten vehicles and one building were confiscated, and one hostage was released unharmed. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Gang dismantled and immigration arrests The PNH also announced the dismantling of the gang led by Rodolphe Louissaint, alias “Chalè,” seven of whose members were killed during the interventions. In a different vein, the police reported the arrest of 10 executives from the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration, without specifying the exact reasons for these arrests Respite in certain neighborhoods of the Capital In a statement published on its official Facebook page, the PNH sought to reassure the public about the situation in several arteries of Port-au-Prince. According to the police, commercial activities and public transportation are beginning to resume in certain areas of the city center, including Grand Rue, Portail Léogâne, Avenue Christophe, and Boulevard Harry Truman, commonly known as Bicentenaire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The PNH assures that debris removal and cleaning work are continuing in these sectors to facilitate a gradual return to normalcy and allow citizens to go about their business safely. A still concerning situation in Kenscoff Despite these results and the efforts deployed by law enforcement, the reality on the ground remains grim in several localities. Armed gangs continue to inflict suffering on the population, particularly in the Kenscoff area, where violence persists and residents live in constant fear of armed incursions. The PNH nonetheless reaffirms its determination to continue the fight against insecurity in all its forms and to restore order throughout the national territory. 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This announcement marks a turning point in the U.S. strategy to combat instability in Haiti. The “Rewards for Justice” (RFJ) program, managed by the State Department, offers a substantial reward as well as potential relocation for any information leading to the disruption of revenue sources and financial networks of the Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs. These two criminal alliances, responsible for much of the violence that has plagued the country for several years, were officially designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations by Washington in May 2025. The decision aimed to cut off their funding and prosecute their supporters on U.S. soil. Created in September 2023, Viv Ansanm (“Live Together” in Haitian Creole) is a strategic alliance born from the merger of Port-au-Prince’s two main rival factions: G9 and G-Pép. This coalition quickly established an unprecedented power dynamic against Haitian institutions, the State Department noted. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Members of Viv Ansanm are accused of waging a campaign of systematic violence aimed at destabilizing the government. Their actions include coordinated attacks on the penitentiary system (including the massive prison escapes of March 2024), police stations, hospitals, and Port-au-Prince’s main international airport. According to U.S. authorities, this organized terror directly contributed to the forced resignation of then-Prime Minister Ariel Henry in April 2024. Beyond political terror, Viv Ansanm is directly involved in massacres of civilians, gang rapes, and acts of violence targeting American citizens in Haiti. The gang finances its activities through systematic extortion of the population, kidnappings for ransom, arms trafficking, and forced recruitment, including of child soldiers. While Viv Ansanm dominates the capital, Gran Grif reigns unchallenged over the Artibonite department, the country’s agricultural breadbasket. Considered the largest criminal organization in this region, Gran Grif was created around 2016 by former deputy Prophane Victor, according to U.S. authorities. Originally an armed militia intended to secure the Petite Rivière de l’Artibonite constituency to facilitate the politician’s election, the group quickly evolved into a formidable gang, spreading terror among rural populations. Gran Grif members have been responsible for mass kidnappings, murders, sexual violence against women and children, crop looting, cattle rustling, and extortion. The group has also challenged international security forces. In February 2025, an attack attributed to Gran Grif claimed the life of a Kenyan officer from the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), authorized by the United Nations. In 2023, the UN had already accused Gran Grif of flagrant human rights violations. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) A Financial Net to Smother the Gangs The reward offered by the Rewards for Justice program is not aimed at obtaining military intelligence on gang leaders but rather at targeting the nerve center of the conflict: money. The State Department seeks to identify and dismantle the financial networks that allow these organizations to survive. The information sought includes: Businesses, bank accounts, and investments owned or controlled by the gangs or their financiers Financial contributions made by donors or facilitators Significant transactions conducted by financial institutions or exchange houses on behalf of these groups Shell companies used to launder criminal proceeds Transfers of funds, weapons, ammunition, or drones Specific criminal activities (kidnappings, extortion) that generate direct profits for these organizations Since their designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) in May 2025, the United States has frozen all assets and interests of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif under U.S. jurisdiction. It is now formally prohibited for any U.S. person to engage in transactions with these entities. Knowingly providing material support, resources, or funding to these groups constitutes a criminal offense subject to federal prosecution. This provision aims to deter the diaspora or any international intermediaries who would participate, directly or indirectly, in financing violence in Haiti. How to Submit Information? The Rewards for Justice program, established in 1984, has paid over $250 million to more than 125 individuals worldwide who provided crucial information for U.S. national security. U.S. authorities encourage anyone with actionable information to contact the program via secure applications Signal, WhatsApp, or Telegram at +1-202-702-7843. Source confidentiality is guaranteed. For more information, the public can visit the program’s official website: www.rewardsforjustice.net. With this initiative, Washington hopes to create cracks in the financial structures of Haitian gangs, betting on the deterrent effect of the reward and potential internal collaborations. 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In a letter filed Tuesday with U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton for the Southern District of New York disclosed that a May 2025 ICE memorandum the government had repeatedly cited as legal justification for courthouse arrests never actually applied to immigration courts. The memo only authorized enforcement actions at regular courthouses, not at the immigration courts run by the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review. The revelation is significant because Judge Castel relied in part on that same memo when he denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction last September. As NBC News reported, DOJ prosecutors acknowledged that the court’s September 12 opinion and order would now need to be reconsidered and re-briefed. On Thursday, Judge Castel responded by ordering the Trump administration to preserve all records related to the case and the May 2025 memo, including internal communications between DOJ lawyers and ICE, according to The Hill. DOJ prosecutors apologized to the court, calling the episode a regrettable error caused by an ICE agency attorney who provided a faulty interpretation of the memo’s scope. Prosecutors insisted, however, that the rest of their legal arguments still hold. Immigrant rights advocates rejected that framing forcefully. Amy Belsher, the New York Civil Liberties Union’s director of immigrants’ rights litigation, called the government’s admission devastating in a public statement reported by The Hill. She said ICE had claimed for over a year that the 2025 memorandum authorized mass arrests at immigration courts, and that the court relied on that representation to deny relief to her clients. “It is yet again another example of ICE’s brazen disregard for the lives of immigrants in this country,” Belsher said, as reported by The Hill. She added that the admission makes clear there was never any justification for what she described as ambushing people who showed up to court as required. The lawsuit was originally filed last August by the New York City-based advocacy organizations African Communities Together and The Door, as NPR reported. The NYCLU represents the plaintiffs. The arrests had become a flashpoint in immigration enforcement over the past year. ICE prosecutors would move to dismiss a person’s immigration case in court, only for agents waiting nearby to detain that same person as they left the courtroom, believing the government was no longer pursuing their removal. Attorneys for the plaintiffs described the pattern as turning mandatory court hearings into traps, according to The Hill. Despite the DOJ’s concession, the Department of Homeland Security signaled no intention of halting the practice. A DHS spokesperson told NPR that there is no change in policy and that the government would continue making arrests at immigration courts following proceedings. The case, which centers on enforcement at Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, now enters a new phase. With the government’s primary documentary justification withdrawn, the court will need to reassess the legality of the arrests on different grounds — a development that could have implications well beyond New York for the thousands of immigrants nationwide who have faced detention after appearing for court hearings in good faith. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/doj-admits-it-misled-federal-court-with-faulty-ice-memo-on-immigration-courthouse-arrests/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/doj-admits-it-misled-federal-court-with-faulty-ice-memo-on-immigration-courthouse-arrests/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/doj-admits-it-misled-federal-court-with-faulty-ice-memo-on-immigration-courthouse-arrests/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/doj-admits-it-misled-federal-court-with-faulty-ice-memo-on-immigration-courthouse-arrests/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/doj-admits-it-misled-federal-court-with-faulty-ice-memo-on-immigration-courthouse-arrests/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20DOJ%20Admits%20It%20Misled%20Federal%20Court%20With%20Faulty%20ICE%20Memo%20on%20Immigration%20Courthouse%20Arrests&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdoj-admits-it-misled-federal-court-with-faulty-ice-memo-on-immigration-courthouse-arrests%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, Politics, US --- ### [Massachusetts declares itself 'match ready' and unveils an online hub as it prepares to host seven FIFA World Cup games at Gillette Stadium](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-declares-itself-match-ready-and-unveils-an-online-hub-as-it-prepares-to-host-seven-fifa-world-cup-games-at-gillette-stadium/) **Published:** March 26, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** With fewer than 80 days until Gillette Stadium hosts its first FIFA World Cup match — a Group F showdown between Haiti and Scotland on June 13 — Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday launched a centralized state website designed as a one-stop resource for residents and visitors preparing for the tournament. The announcement, made during a press conference in Framingham and reported by WBUR, came as 70 state, local, federal, and private-sector agencies finalize a security and logistics plan that Healey said is backed by $76 million in federal funding. The new online hub consolidates transportation options, public health and safety guidance, and tournament-related announcements in a single portal. Launching this website is just one example of the extensive coordination underway for the event. Gillette Stadium, which will be officially referred to as Boston Stadium during the World Cup, is scheduled to host seven matches between June 13 and July 9, including five group-stage fixtures, a Round of 32 elimination match on June 29, and a quarterfinal on July 9. Healey expressed confidence in the state’s plans. “This will be a safe, secure, and successful World Cup in Massachusetts,” she told reporters, as reported by WBUR. She emphasized that residents and visitors should know what to expect and how to participate, and that safety is the top priority. Security planning is extensive. Secretary of Public Safety and Security Gina Kwon told WBUR that local, state, federal, regional, and private partners have worked on the plan for more than a year for what she called one of the region’s largest international events. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency will coordinate communication between involved agencies. Massachusetts State Police Colonel Jeff Noble, speaking at the same press conference, said the agency will execute a multi-layered security plan developed in coordination with its federal and local counterparts. Attendees should expect a visible law enforcement presence, including uniformed troopers, canine units, and aerial support, Noble said. He also indicated that additional personnel would be operating out of public view to identify and respond to potential threats. Specific operational details were not disclosed. ### A Funding Fight Resolved, A Dress Rehearsal Underway Wednesday’s announcement followed weeks of uncertainty over whether the matches would take place at Gillette at all. The Foxborough Select Board had threatened to withhold the entertainment license required for the games unless FIFA or the host committee guaranteed coverage of approximately $7.8 million in local security costs. The standoff ended on March 17 when the board voted unanimously to approve the license after the Boston Soccer 2026 host committee, backed by Kraft Sports + Entertainment, pledged that the town would bear no financial burden. Under the arrangement, the host committee is providing advance funding for security-related expenditures with the Kraft Group, which owns and operates Gillette Stadium, serving as a backstop. The state is also treating today’s international friendly between France and Brazil at Gillette Stadium as a full-scale operational rehearsal. The match, pitting the third- and fifth-ranked teams in the world against each other, is drawing fans from across the region and beyond and giving transit systems, security teams, and stadium operations a live test run before the tournament begins in June. ### Haiti Opens the Tournament in Foxborough For the Haitian diaspora community in Massachusetts and across New England, the stakes of the World Cup in Foxborough go well beyond logistics and security. Haiti’s national team will play its opening Group F match against Scotland on June 13 — the very first World Cup game at Gillette Stadium this summer. The match schedule also includes Scotland vs. Morocco on June 19, England vs. Ghana on June 23, and Norway vs. France on June 26, among others, but it is the June 13 opener that will draw particular attention from the state’s large Haitian-American population. Transportation to the stadium will differ from typical events. The MBTA is expanding commuter rail service to Foxboro Station, a short walk from the stadium, for all seven match days. Express trains will run from South Station, and tickets will be available in early April through the MBTA’s mTicket app. Only about a quarter of the 20,000 stadium parking spots will be available. Transit officials urge attendees to use public transportation. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, runs from June 11 through July 19. Massachusetts is one of 16 host regions across the three countries. As the tournament approaches, Healey said she feels confident in the teams assembled to deliver the event. For a region that has invested heavily in growing its soccer presence, the next three months represent a test not just of infrastructure, but of ambition. 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Major outlets, including CNBC, NPR, and Associated Press, as well as Iran’s Press TV and Fars News Agency, reported the exchange on March 25, 2026. The rejection followed nearly four weeks of conflict that started on February 28, when the United States and Israel conducted joint strikes against Iran. In response, Iran blocked most Western and Arab shipping through the vital Strait of Hormuz, sharply raising global energy prices. The United States transmitted a 15-point ceasefire plan to Tehran through Pakistani intermediaries, according to AP and Euronews. Pakistani officials said the proposal addressed sanctions relief, Iran’s nuclear program, limits on missile capabilities, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said Tuesday that negotiations with Iran were underway. Iran flatly denied this claim and insists it will not talk directly with Washington. Any communication, they say, must pass through third parties. ### What Tehran Answered Iran’s state broadcaster Press TV, citing a senior Iranian political-security official, published Tehran’s five-point counteroffer on Wednesday. It is as follows, as reported by CNBC and confirmed by multiple outlets: First, Iran demands a complete halt to what it calls “aggression and assassinations” by the opposing side. Second, Iran wants binding mechanisms that would guarantee war will not be reimposed. Third, Iran requests that the United States and its allies pay war reparations. Fourth, Iran seeks a simultaneous end to fighting across all fronts, including groups allied with Tehran. Fifth, Iran insists on formal international recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, which Press TV called Iran’s “natural and legal right.” The same official told Press TV that Iran “will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met,” according to Euronews. A separate source quoted by the Fars News Agency was even more categorical: “Iran does not accept a ceasefire. Basically, it is not logical to enter into such a process with those who violate the agreement,” the source said, according to a translation cited by CNBC. ### The Strait: The Demand Washington Cannot Accept Of Iran’s five conditions, the demand for sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz is almost certainly the most difficult for the United States to consider because it would grant Iran control over a vital global oil corridor. Under international maritime law, the strait — which runs between the Iranian and Omani coasts — is treated as an international waterway through which all vessels have the right of transit passage. The United States has long held that position. Trump signaled the difficulty on Monday, suggesting the strait could be jointly controlled—”me and the ayatollah”—as CNBC reported. Iran’s full sovereignty demand goes beyond this, seeking not shared oversight but uncontested Iranian legal authority over the passage. More than 1,000 ships, most of them oil tankers, are stranded near the strait, according to NPR. NPR also reported that about 20,000 seafarers are caught in the standoff. Iran has recently allowed vessels from neutral countries, such as those linked to Pakistan and India, to pass. Ships linked to the United States, Israel, and their allies remain blocked. The International Energy Agency has warned that the resulting oil price surge is now more severe than the combined energy shocks of 1973 and 1979, as reported in previous CTN coverage of the conflict. ### Diplomacy Through Third Parties Even though Iran rejects direct talks, diplomatic channels remain open. Pakistan delivered the U.S. proposal and may host indirect negotiations. Turkey and Oman are also involved, continuing their longstanding diplomatic roles. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it would allow ships from “non-hostile” countries to pass through the strait. This is a limited opening but shows that Tehran has not ruled out negotiated arrangements, even as it publicly rejects American ceasefire terms. Iran’s rejection of the American proposal came the same day its forces kept striking targets in the region. A drone attack caused a large fire at Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, according to AP reporting cited by The Hill. Israeli strikes on Beirut and southern Lebanon continued overnight. Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 33 people were killed, including a three-year-old child, according to NPR. Israel has killed over 1,000 people in Lebanon this month and displaced more than one million, Lebanese authorities told NPR. At least 1,000 soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expected to deploy to the Middle East in the coming days, according to AP. The Pentagon is also sending about 5,000 additional Marines and thousands of sailors to the region. According to previous CTN reporting based on New York Times sources, the death toll since February 28 has surpassed 2,000, the majority in Iran and Lebanon. ### What It Means for the World Economy For families in the Haitian diaspora and across the Caribbean, the consequences of a prolonged conflict are already tangible. Every week that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed or restricted adds to the cost of gasoline, cooking gas, electricity, food, and goods transported by sea. The energy shock does not stay in the Persian Gulf — it arrives at the pump, the grocery store, and the utility bill in Dorchester, in Little Haiti, and in Port-au-Prince. Trump’s periodic hints at a diplomatic solution have produced temporary drops in oil prices — Tuesday’s suggestion of active negotiations sent prices down roughly 10 percent before Iran’s Wednesday rejection reversed some of those gains. Whether the back-and-forth between Washington and Tehran represents the beginning of a genuine peace process or a prolonged war of attrition remains unclear. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26070478014685.webp)Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. 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These missions must end within seventy-two (72) hours. These missions have until now benefited civilian authorities, former public officials, and various personalities. This measure follows formal instructions from the new Minister of Defense, Mario Andrésol, dated March 19, 2026. It aligns with a clear legal and institutional framework that aims to end practices considered contrary to national defense priorities. The memorandum was signed by Major General Jonas Jean, assistant to the Commander-in-Chief, General Derby Guerrier. It emphasizes that the decision aims for rigor in personnel and resource management. The stated objective is unambiguous: to refocus the Armed Forces of Haiti on their core sovereign missions, namely the defense of national territorial integrity and the protection of the population. In a context where security needs are immense, and every soldier counts on the ground, this direction aims to rationalize the use of defense resources. The assignment of military personnel to protect former and current political authorities, as well as civilian figures, had sparked strong criticism within the Haitian population. Many denounced the disproportionate use of national defense resources for tasks deemed non-priority, even clientelist. This feeling grew stronger, especially as armed gangs, well-organized and well-armed, took over large parts of the country. With weak institutions and rising insecurity, interim leaders kept assigning military roles to themselves, top officials, and even close friends, rather than letting the army focus on its main job. In the streets of the capital and on social networks, people often spoke out against what they called the “privatization of the army” and the “waste of defense resources.” This move by the High Command seems to be a clear answer to these concerns. According to sources cited by Le Nouvelliste, exactly 81 members of the Armed Forces of Haiti provided close protection for former Presidential Council members, ministers, senior officials, and other figures. These sources are close to the Ministry of Defense and the army’s general staff. The High Command’s memorandum names several categories of beneficiaries. These include members of the former Transitional Presidential Council; the president and magistrates of the Court of Cassation; former and current ministers; the president and members of the Permanent Electoral Council (CEP); former and current directors general; and any figure currently benefitting from a military detail. Only Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is exempt from this rule. No clear reason is given, but it may be because he leads the government. All close protection mission orders will be void after the 72-hour period following the document’s signing, on March 26, 2026. This follows the High Command’s decision. The memorandum details strict implementation. Military personnel engaged in escort or guard missions must stop all service to beneficiaries at the end of the period allowed. Unit commanders have formal orders to ensure all personnel return to their barracks within 72 hours. Major General Jonas Jean added a threat of sanctions: “Any failure or delay will be sanctioned in accordance with general discipline regulations.” The General Staff will supervise the immediate and secure return of weapons, ammunition, and vehicles. This measure is to prevent the loss or diversion of sensitive equipment. The memorandum tells beneficiaries to contact the Haitian National Police (PNH) to coordinate their security with specialized units. This provision aims to protect these figures and clearly separate the roles of the army and the police, in accordance with their legal powers. This shift aims for a clearer separation of missions. The army will focus on national defense and protecting the population. The police, through specialized units, will handle the security of people and property, including top authorities. Army leaders say they trust political leaders to help ensure soldiers return to their bases in an orderly manner. The announcement brought some relief to the public and observers. For many, it signals a desire to restore institutional discipline and refocus the armed forces on fundamental missions. It answers demands for transparency, resource rationalization, and respect for the Armed Forces’ constitutional missions. 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The guidance supersedes the previous update posted on March 13, 2026, which had listed March 27, 2026, as the operative deadline. The update is a technical adjustment in the documentation employers must complete — it does not alter the legal foundation, keeping Haitian TPS protections in place. That foundation remains a court order issued February 2, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of the District of Columbia, which indefinitely blocked the Trump administration’s termination of Haiti’s TPS designation. As long as that court order remains in effect, Haitian TPS holders retain their status, work authorization, and protection from deportation. ### What Changed — and What Did Not Periodic updates to Form I-9 work permit expiration dates reflect ongoing litigation, not changes in core legal protections. Each USCIS guidance update communicates the latest court-ordered extension, and employers must keep I-9 records up to date. USCIS clarifies that July 1, 2026, is only for the expiration field on Form I-9 and E-Verify. It does not signal an end to TPS protections or a cut-off for work rights. So long as the Miot et al. v. Trump et al. court order, No. 25-cv-02471-ACR (D.D.C.), remains in effect, TPS holders with valid work permits may keep working without interruption. The legal situation is straightforward: the termination of Haiti’s TPS, published by DHS on November 28, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 54733) and set to take effect on February 3, 2026, is null and void while the court order remains in effect. Judge Reyes’ order makes clear that the termination is legally ineffective during the stay, so all TPS protections—including work authorization and protection from removal or detention—remain in effect as if the termination had never been issued. ### Instructions for Employers: Form I-9 and E-Verify For employers with Haitian TPS workers on staff, USCIS has issued precise instructions for updating employment eligibility records. When completing Form I-9, the employer must write “as per court order” in the Expiration Date field in Section 1 and enter July 1, 2026, in the Expiration Date field in Section 2. A note referencing the court order should also be added in the Additional Information box. USCIS recommends that employers download the official TPS Haiti Alert page and attach it to the Form I-9 as supporting documentation. For cases processed through the E-Verify system, employers must enter July 1, 2026, as the document expiration date when creating or updating a case. That date must match the one that appears on the Form I-9. Employers are reminded that, under federal law, they must accept a facially expired Employment Authorization Document that has been automatically extended by court order. Refusing to accept such a document, or requiring additional documentation beyond what USCIS prescribes, can expose an employer to liability for employment discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status. ### Which Work Permits Are Covered The court-ordered extension applies to Employment Authorization Documents carrying category codes A-12 or C-19 on the face of the card, with any of the following original expiration dates: February 3, 2026 — August 3, 2025 — August 3, 2024 — June 30, 2024 — February 3, 2023 — December 31, 2022 — October 4, 2021 — January 4, 2021 — January 2, 2020 — July 22, 2019 — January 22, 2018 — July 22, 2017. If a Haitian TPS holder’s work permit carries one of these dates and one of those category codes, it is currently valid, and the holder has full work authorization. While the February 2 court order maintains protections at the trial court level, the case is moving toward the Supreme Court. On March 11, 2026, the U.S. Solicitor General filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Miot, seeking a stay of Judge Reyes’ order and allowing the TPS termination to proceed. On March 16, the Supreme Court declined to grant that emergency relief and instead agreed to hear the case on the merits, scheduling oral arguments for the second week of April 2026. A final ruling is expected by late June or early July 2026. That timeline is directly relevant to the July 1, 2026 date now appearing in USCIS guidance. The agency is essentially calibrating its I-9 instructions in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s ruling. If the court rules in favor of TPS holders before July 1, the protection continues. If the court rules in favor of the government, USCIS will update its guidance again, and employers may face a reverification window. This is precisely why USCIS urges both beneficiaries and employers to monitor the agency’s TPS Haiti page regularly and to sign up for automated updates through GovDelivery. ## A Note to TPS Holders The USCIS deadline update does not require Haitian TPS holders to take any immediate action regarding their existing work permits. If your EAD carries a category code of A-12 or C-19 and one of the expiration dates listed above, your authorization is extended by court order, and you retain the right to work. What does matter is staying informed. The Supreme Court could issue a ruling at any time between now and late June, rapidly changing the legal landscape. Anyone with a pending TPS renewal, an adjustment of status application, or any other immigration matter that depends on a maintained TPS status should consult a licensed immigration attorney now — before a court decision requires urgent action. To stay current, visit the USCIS TPS Haiti page at uscis.gov or subscribe to updates at GovDelivery. 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This guidance replaces the previous March 17 update from USCIS. It arrives at a significant point: the Syria TPS case is now combined with the Haiti TPS case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court will hear arguments from both sides in the second week of April. USCIS determined that Syria no longer meets TPS criteria after reviewing country conditions, and the decision was published on September 22, 2025. Syria’s TPS designation was set to end on November 21, 2025, but a U.S. District Court intervened just before this date. On November 19, 2025, the court stayed the termination of Syria TPS in Dahlia Doe v. Noem. The stay remains in effect through ongoing appeals, keeping Employment Authorization Documents valid as per the court order. Under the latest USCIS instructions, employers completing Form I-9 should input “as per court order” in the Expiration Date field of Section 1, and enter “July 1, 2026” in Section 2, along with a note in the additional information box. When completing a case in E-Verify, employers should enter the expiration date of July 1, 2026, from the Form I-9. USCIS also advises employers to download the alert and the TPS Syria webpages and to attach them to the Form I-9 for documentation purposes. The shift to July 1 is a significant extension from USCIS’s recent rolling short-term dates. March 12 guidance set the E-Verify date to March 13, 2026, and the March 17 update extended it to March 24, 2026. With the Supreme Court hearing the case on an expedited timeline—oral arguments in late April and a decision expected by early summer—USCIS now appears to align employer guidance to that anticipated ruling date. ### Syria and Haiti: Two Cases, One Supreme Court Showdown The Supreme Court will consider the Syria TPS case with the Haiti case, combining both into a single session. Lower court orders keeping TPS in place for both countries remain as the Court reviews broader legal questions. The Haiti case arrived at the Supreme Court days before the Syria case. Approximately 352,000 Haitian nationals hold TPS in the United States, compared to roughly 6,100 Syrians. Haiti first received a TPS designation in 2010 under President Obama, following a catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people. The designation has been extended repeatedly in response to ongoing political instability, gang violence, and natural disasters. Then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of Haiti’s TPS in November 2025, effective February 3, 2026, stating that “there are no extraordinary and temporary conditions in Haiti that prevent Haitian nationals … from returning in safety.” One day before the termination was to take effect, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., blocked the move, finding DHS had not adequately reviewed on-the-ground conditions or consulted required agencies. She also cited merit in the plaintiffs’ equal protection claims, referencing Trump’s 2024 campaign statements about Haitian migrants. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to lift the block, and on March 11, Solicitor General D. John Sauer sought an emergency Supreme Court stay and expedited review. As of this publication (8:43 p.m. ET), USCIS has not updated Haiti TPS E-Verify guidance to use the new July 1, 2026, date set for Syria. The latest Haiti-specific guidance, issued on March 13, 2026, states that employers should enter March 27, 2026, as the E-Verify expiration date. Now that both cases are combined on the same expedited court schedule, immigration attorneys expect USCIS to update the Haiti guidance soon. ### What This Means — and What It Does Not Mean It is important to know that the July 1, 2026, date set by USCIS is a guidance for employer only. It is an administrative placeholder. Employment Authorization Documents will not necessarily expire on that date. As long as the courts have not issued a final decision ending TPS, EADs covered by court orders stay valid. The date guides employers in E-Verify and Form I-9 processes—nothing more. It is equally important to understand who this guidance covers. The E-Verify update applies specifically to individuals who already held a valid Employment Authorization Document under TPS and who timely renewed their TPS status before it was set to expire. It does not apply to individuals who never obtained a work permit under TPS. If a person submitted a TPS-based EAD application and USCIS has not yet responded, the E-Verify system update does not directly affect that pending application—but the underlying court orders protecting TPS status still apply to it. The Supreme Court case is very important. The justices will decide if courts can review TPS terminations. They will also decide whether TPS holders have valid legal claims under the Administrative Procedure Act and whether the equal protection claims of Haitian plaintiffs have merit. The decision, expected by late June or early July, could change TPS termination rules for all countries. The Trump administration tried to end TPS for 13 of 17 countries designated under TPS when it took office. Similar lawsuits are filed in federal courts across the country. For employers, the practical takeaway is clear: do not treat the printed expiration dates on TPS-based EADs as controlling. Follow the USCIS and E-Verify guidance, enter July 1, 2026, for Syrian TPS holders, and monitor the USCIS TPS country pages and E-Verify alerts regularly. USCIS has urged employers to subscribe to GovDelivery updates. Immigration compliance counsel should be consulted before any reverification action is taken, as premature reverification or adverse employment action based on an expired date printed on an EAD could expose employers to discrimination claims under federal law. The Supreme Court’s April hearings will be the first time it reviews TPS termination for both Haiti and Syria together. Last year, the Court quickly ruled on two TPS cases for Venezuelans and others, siding with the administration. This time, the Court did not act quickly. It is unclear if this means the outcome will change or if the Court wants more information. 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The order blocks enforcement of an administration policy, drafted in December and disclosed publicly last month, that authorized returning refugees to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security if they had not secured lawful permanent residency within that timeframe. The International Institute of New England, a resettlement nonprofit, and four individual refugees filed the lawsuit challenging the policy earlier this month, according to Axios. Jeff Thielman, CEO of the International Institute of New England, told Axios that the ruling was a significant development for his organization’s clients. “It gives us some relief and a break, really, from this pressure that we’ve all been feeling, that our clients are going to be arrested and detained indefinitely,” Thielman said. The legal dispute centered on the language of the December directive. The policy stated that refugees could “return or be returned to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for inspection and examination for admission to the United States as an immigrant,” Axios reported. Attorneys for the nonprofit argued that the directive improperly treated custody and detention as the same thing. Judge Stearns accepted that argument, Axios reported. He further noted that refugees are not placed in detention upon their arrival in the United States, meaning they cannot be “returned” to a status they never held. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The ruling also highlighted a contradiction in the green card application timeline. Thielman told Axios that prior to this year, refugees were instructed to begin their permanent residency applications at the one-year mark after arrival, and that applications filed before that deadline were routinely denied. The December policy effectively created detention consequences for refugees who had not completed a process the government had previously told them not to start early. The refugees named in the lawsuit entered the United States through the federal refugee admissions program, which requires extensive security vetting before arrival. They were authorized to apply for permanent residency after one year of legal presence in the country. The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to Axios’ request for comment on the ruling. The order is temporary. 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On Monday, March 23, 2026, its director, Antoine Jean Simon Fénélon, and nine other senior officials were arrested. The arrests took place during a joint operation by units of the Central Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ). Placed in custody, they are suspected of being part of a vast network that fraudulently issued Haitian passports to foreign nationals. This forceful intervention, requested by the Port-au-Prince public prosecutor’s office—responsible for overseeing criminal investigations in the capital region—marks an escalation in the fight against administrative corruption, following months of discreet investigation initiated by the Ministry of the Interior, the government ministry charged with overseeing national institutions like DIE. The case, whose details are just beginning to emerge, originated from an alert issued by the Ministry of the Interior. According to a source close to the case cited by the newspaper Le Nouvelliste, the ministry, suspecting serious dysfunctions within the DIE, decided not to settle for simple internal checks. Instead, it opted for an infiltration strategy worthy of a crime novel. An unidentified individual was commissioned and funded by the authorities to carry out a real-world test. Their mission: to visit the DIE and attempt to obtain a Haitian passport using only their photo—no identification or supporting documents. This irregular request was designed to test the system’s integrity and, above all, to detect complicit agents willing to bypass procedures. The scheme worked: the passport was issued, convincing prosecutors that organized trafficking existed and prompting the judicial operation. According to Me Jean Fritz Patterson Dorval, the government commissioner (chief prosecutor) at the Port-au-Prince Court of First Instance, the investigation seeks to determine the level of involvement of the arrested DIE executives in an alleged network issuing “authentic-fake” passports—official documents printed in the registries but based on falsified files. Initial accounting and technical checks confirm the scale of the scheme. Investigators discovered that the tax identification numbers (NIF) associated with several of these passports do not match the actual applicants. This inconsistency reinforces suspicions of a parallel system in which external accomplices may have introduced fictitious applications or even sold Haitian nationality to foreigners. A source close to the investigation also mentions the issuance of passports to foreign nationals, a trafficking operation with potentially international ramifications. The operation, which took on the appearance of a raid, was carried out by several DCPJ intervention units. In a statement released Monday evening, the Haitian National Police (PNH) detailed the sequence of events. “Intervention units of the Central Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ)—the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI), the Anti-Vehicle Theft Brigade (BLVV), and the Criminal Affairs Bureau (BAC)—conducted a joint operation at the Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) on March 23, 2026. Following a requisition from the Port-au-Prince prosecutor’s office, they entered the DIE to carry out targeted arrests.” The statement says suspects were taken to the Port-au-Prince Prosecutor’s Office for a first hearing. Afterward, they were handed over to the DCPJ, which is now responsible for further investigating the case and establishing the facts. During the raid, a justice of the peace sealed the passport production office, halting part of the institution’s work during the investigation. The arrest of Director Antoine Jean Simon Fénélon is a major event in Haitian administration. It comes at a time when identity document management is vital for national stability and security. 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Warren Accuses Trump Admin of Betraying Veterans targeted for deportation despite promises of immigration protections](https://ctninfo.com/sen-warren-accuses-trump-admin-of-betraying-veterans-targeted-for-deportation-despite-promises-of-immigration-protections/) **Published:** March 24, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says new Department of Homeland Security data show the Trump administration began deporting hundreds of veterans and their families, breaking earlier promises to protect immigrants who enlisted for military service. Warren said, “Donald Trump’s way of thanking our veterans for their service is by targeting and deporting them and their families.” She continued, “The Trump administration must be held accountable for this betrayal.” Data from the congressional investigation indicate that in the first year of the second Trump administration, ICE arrested 125 veterans, most without an active criminal warrant, and initiated deportation proceedings against 282 veterans and relatives who had previously been protected under earlier policies. USCIS referred more than 100 immediate relatives of veterans for deportation after denying Military Parole in Place applications, in some cases while applications were still pending. These findings follow ICE’s decision to discontinue its policy that considered military service, replacing it with one that provides fewer protections. At the same time, military recruiting continues, despite reduced or withdrawn immigration benefits. Warren co-led the investigation with Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), as well as Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), and Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.). Duckworth, a combat veteran who lost both legs serving in Iraq, called the enforcement actions “absolutely unconscionable” and added, “There is no higher betrayal to our heroes than to be deported by the same nation they sacrificed to defend.” Durbin demanded that the practice be halted immediately. “Wearing our country’s uniform in service is an ultimate sign of patriotism,” he said, adding that detained or deported veterans “deserve to be reunited with their loved ones, brought back, and issued an apology.” Goodlander described the situation as a violation of the nation’s covenant with service members, saying, “We make a sacred promise to every patriot who serves our country in uniform: we will stand by you and your family. Betraying that promise by going after veterans is dishonorable and dangerous.” Houlahan called on USCIS to reverse course. “Non-citizen servicemembers have answered the call to defend our country, and they deserve respect and due process in return,” she said. 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Between March 1, 2025, and January 15, 2026, at least 5,519 people were killed and 2,608 injured, the report reveals. Behind this toll lies a multi-headed mechanism of violence: gangs, security forces, private companies, and self-defense groups. Gangs first caused 1,424 deaths and 790 injuries. But the security response has proven even deadlier: law enforcement operations resulted in 3,497 deaths and 1,742 injuries. Added to this are self-defense groups, responsible for 598 deaths and 76 injuries, the report states. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Over the past twelve months, the report continues, armed groups have extended their reach far beyond Port-au-Prince. They now control key areas in Artibonite and Centre departments, securing essential road and maritime routes. This strategy allows them to secure funding and operational capacity, transforming certain regions into veritable parallel territories, it relates. On the ground, the population lives in constant terror. Targeted killings, kidnappings, extortion, illegal roadblocks: gangs impose their law. They target those suspected of collaborating with the police, execute some, burn bodies, and organize impromptu “trials.” Violence has become a spectacle and an instrument of domination, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights notes. Among the most serious crimes, sexual violence has reached alarming levels. Between March 1 and December 31, 2025, at least 1,571 women and girls were victims of abuse, often gang rapes. Some, including minors, are forced into sexual relationships with gang members, trapped in prolonged exploitation. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “Gangs have continued to use sexual violence to spread terror, subjugate, and punish the population,” the report adds, detailing grave atrocities on a horrifying scale. But the report also points to abuses on the part of authorities. Between March 2025 and January 2026, 247 cases of summary executions, actual or attempted, were recorded, resulting in 196 deaths and 51 injuries. A trend that raises serious concerns about the disproportionate use of force. It indicates that since March 2025, a private military company — hired by the Haitian state — has been participating in operations, notably through drone strikes and helicopter fire. Some of these actions may resemble targeted assassinations, deliberately carried out against pre-identified individuals. Yet, according to the report, no judicial investigation has been opened to verify the legality of these operations. This judicial vacuum fuels a central problem: impunity. “No solid mechanism appears to be in place to allow victims to obtain justice or reparations. Yet, as international law reminds us, the state remains responsible for the actions of the private companies it employs.” In this explosive climate, self-defense groups add an additional layer of violence. Armed with machetes, stones, and increasingly firearms, they practice expedited “vigilante justice.” Suspects are lynched in the street, sometimes with the alleged complicity of certain police officers, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights notes. Amid this chaos, the report highlights only a few emerging signs of hope. The judicial system is attempting to recover, with the establishment of two specialized units to handle mass crimes and sexual violence. But these advances remain fragile, particularly in the fight against corruption and the financing of gangs. “It is essential that authorities ensure security while fully respecting human rights,” insisted Volker Türk. “It is imperative to maintain the priority of strengthening the rule of law, particularly in the justice and detention sectors, in order to combat corruption and impunity, because these scourges undermine public trust,” Türk added. In this context, the creation by the UN Security Council of a Gang Suppression Force (GSF), equipped with a monitoring mechanism, could mark a turning point, the report concludes. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-24-at-14.28.18.webp) [](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-high-commissioner-warns-of-thousands-of-victims-linked-to-gangs-and-security/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-high-commissioner-warns-of-thousands-of-victims-linked-to-gangs-and-security/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-high-commissioner-warns-of-thousands-of-victims-linked-to-gangs-and-security/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-high-commissioner-warns-of-thousands-of-victims-linked-to-gangs-and-security/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-high-commissioner-warns-of-thousands-of-victims-linked-to-gangs-and-security/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-high-commissioner-warns-of-thousands-of-victims-linked-to-gangs-and-security/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20UN%20high%20commissioner%20warns%20of%20thousands%20of%20victims%20linked%20to%20gangs%20and%20security&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-un-high-commissioner-warns-of-thousands-of-victims-linked-to-gangs-and-security%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [Senate Confirms Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary, Tasking Him With Rebuilding a Battered Agency](https://ctninfo.com/senate-confirms-markwayne-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary-tasking-him-with-rebuilding-a-battered-agency/) **Published:** March 24, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The 54-to-45 vote installs a Trump loyalist and Cherokee Nation member to lead a department facing falling public support, a partial government shutdown, and recent controversies. Markwayne Mullin is now the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. The Senate confirmed the 48-year-old Oklahoma Republican on Monday in a party-line vote. President Trump now has a new leader for an agency at the center of a national debate over immigration enforcement. The confirmation vote was 54 to 45, according to The New York Times. Most Republicans supported Mullin; only Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky opposed him after a contentious exchange at Mullin’s confirmation hearing. Two Democrats, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, crossed the aisle in support. The timing of Mullin’s confirmation is complicated. He takes over a department whose public standing has eroded. In January, two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis. These incidents shifted public opinion against the administration’s enforcement approach. Polls show the longstanding Republican advantage on immigration is narrowing. Most Americans now believe immigration agents have overstepped their authority, according to the New York Times. At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security is operating amid a partial government shutdown. Thousands of its employees are working without pay. Airport security lines have grown dangerously long as Transportation Security Administration staffing thins. To manage the backlog, President Trump deployed more than 100 immigration agents to airports on Monday. This stopgap measure speaks to the depth of the disruption, the Times reported. The funding gap stems from a standoff between Democratic and Republican lawmakers over immigration enforcement restrictions. Democrats have refused to fully fund the department without new constraints on how agents can operate. Republicans have rejected those conditions. The result is a department in financial limbo, even as it sits on more than $170 billion in immigration enforcement funding approved by Congress last year — money that Mullin will now oversee distributing. [![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ICE-airport.webp)](https://ctninfo.com/senate-confirms-markwayne-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary-tasking-him-with-rebuilding-a-battered-agency/ice-airport/) ## Who Mullin Is Mullin brings an unusual background to a top federal law enforcement job. He is a member of the Cherokee Nation. He took over his family’s plumbing business at 20. He was a mixed martial arts fighter for a short time. He served a decade in the U.S. House and was sworn in as Oklahoma’s junior senator in 2023. He is known as a loyal ally to President Trump. This reputation led to his selection after Kristi Noem’s abrupt dismissal. Noem’s tenure had been defined by a series of controversies that damaged the department’s image. The White House is betting that Mullin can stabilize the agency without abandoning the aggressive enforcement posture that has been central to Trump’s political brand. At his confirmation hearing, Mullin signaled his approach might differ in tone, not substance. He told senators that immigration officers would generally avoid entering private homes without a judicial warrant. This was a sharp change from earlier practices criticized by legal advocates. He also showed interest in closer ties with local jails. This suggests a shift away from highly visible sweeps in Democratic-led areas. Those comments generated cautious skepticism among people who spent the Biden years working in the same building Mullin now leads. “We’ll see whether that translates to immigration enforcement efforts focused on public safety and restoring order, not terrorizing communities,” Royce Murray, who served as an assistant secretary at DHS under President Biden, told the Times. “He’ll be at the mercy of the White House, which cheered on violent, camera-ready mass deportation efforts this past year.” On the opposite side, some saw Mullin’s arrival as an opportunity. Jeremy Beck, a NumbersUSA co-president, noted the Minneapolis shootings cost the administration politically. “Public opinion dropped after Minnesota, so there’s work to do,” Beck said. “Still, there is strong public support for enforcement at the border and in the interior.” He also wants stronger workplace enforcement, arguing that illegal hiring and illegal immigration are connected. That last point may test Mullin’s room to maneuver. The Times noted that President Trump has previously reversed immigration enforcement measures that threatened to conflict with his economic priorities — a dynamic that could constrain how aggressively a new secretary pursues policies that disrupt businesses dependent on immigrant labor. [![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mullin-2.webp)](https://ctninfo.com/senate-confirms-markwayne-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary-tasking-him-with-rebuilding-a-battered-agency/mullin-2/) ## What Comes Next For immigrant communities, Mullin’s confirmation means a new face leading the agency. Hundreds of thousands of people from Haiti, Venezuela, El Salvador, and other nations are waiting for litigation outcomes affecting their legal status. Whether Mullin’s emphasis on warrants and jail partnerships becomes real change remains to be seen. The department he now leads is large, short-term underfunded, and under scrutiny from both sides of a deeply polarized debate. His ability to navigate all of that simultaneously will define not only his tenure but the next phase of the Trump administration’s immigration legacy. This article is based entirely on reporting by The New York Times, published March 24, 2026. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mullin.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41241&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41241&preview=true) Source: [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/23/us/trump-news?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260324&instance_id=172965&nl=breaking-news®i_id=144779785&segment_id=217122&user_id=e6b8843ca2e143aa4eacd672c1a759b8#markwayne-mullin-confirmed-homeland-security-secretary) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/senate-confirms-markwayne-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary-tasking-him-with-rebuilding-a-battered-agency/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/senate-confirms-markwayne-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary-tasking-him-with-rebuilding-a-battered-agency/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/senate-confirms-markwayne-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary-tasking-him-with-rebuilding-a-battered-agency/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/senate-confirms-markwayne-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary-tasking-him-with-rebuilding-a-battered-agency/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/senate-confirms-markwayne-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary-tasking-him-with-rebuilding-a-battered-agency/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Senate%20Confirms%20Markwayne%20Mullin%20as%20Homeland%20Security%20Secretary%2C%20Tasking%20Him%20With%20Rebuilding%20a%20Battered%20Agency&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fsenate-confirms-markwayne-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary-tasking-him-with-rebuilding-a-battered-agency%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, US --- ### [Haiti-Massive deportations from the Dominican Republic: Collective Défenseurs Plus sounds the alarm](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-massive-deportations-from-the-dominican-republic-collective-defenseurs-plus-sounds-the-alarm/) **Published:** March 23, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The Collective Défenseurs Plus urgently denounces a worsening humanitarian crisis arising from the escalated deportations of Haitian nationals by the Dominican Republic. In the context of extreme vulnerability in Haiti, the organization denounces, in its March 19 press release, practices that violate fundamental human rights principles. According to multiple sources cited by the organization, including independent observers, border monitoring agencies, and Dominican authorities such as the Directorate General of Migration (DGM), over 62,000 Haitians have been expelled in the past two months. The group notes that around 32,000 people were expelled in January and more than 30,500 in February 2026. These repatriation operations, the statement reads, are being carried out under conditions deemed contrary to international standards, notably toward sensitive border areas such as Jimaní/Malpasse and Anse-à-Pitres/Pedernales, where insecurity remains a concern. The trend intensified during the first half of March. Between March 1 and 18, 2026, expulsions at main border crossings intensified notably. Nearly 7,400 people were turned back at Belladère/Elías Piña, the primary deportation crossing. Ouanaminthe/Dajabón saw about 5,800 expulsions, including vulnerable individuals such as pregnant women, the sick, and unaccompanied children. Other areas saw more than 2,100 expulsions at Malpasse/Jimaní and about 1,900 at Anse-à-Pitres/Pedernales. In several cases, those expelled are returned to areas under the control of armed groups, which worsens their already difficult situation. ### Violations denounced The Collective Défenseurs Plus denounces serious violations of the American Convention on Human Rights, particularly in the areas of non-discrimination, family protection, and respect for procedural guarantees. The organization also condemns racial profiling practices and family separations. According to the group, these expulsions also violate the repatriation protocol signed between Haiti and the Dominican Republic on March 2, 1999, which specifically prohibits nighttime expulsions and family separations. Another major concern: the Haitian government’s silence. The Collective believes that this inaction in the face of repeated violations of fundamental rights could be perceived as implicit tolerance. Défenseurs Plus urgently appeals to the international community, especially the United Nations and the Organization of American States, to exert diplomatic pressure on Dominican authorities. It urges the Dominican government to strictly comply with international human rights commitments. The organization requests international partners to strengthen support for overwhelmed reception structures in Haiti. Finally, it calls on Haitian authorities to pursue high-level bilateral dialogue to better protect Haitian nationals. The Collective also notes the consequences of these deportations, including family separation, increased hardship for migrants, and exposure to security risks upon return to Haiti. 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In particular, the U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce stands out among the grant recipients. The Chamber will organize a multi-game watch party series in Boston, Canton, Everett, and Randolph — making the Haitian community one of the few immigrant communities in the state to receive a dedicated grant for World Cup programming. Massachusetts will host seven World Cup matches between June 13 and July 9, 2026, most of them at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. The tournament is expected to draw tens of thousands of international visitors to the region, creating, state officials say, a once-in-a-generation opportunity for local businesses, neighborhoods, and community organizations. Governor Healey framed the grants in explicitly inclusive terms. “The World Cup will bring people from across the globe to Massachusetts, and we want every resident across our state to be part of that moment,” she said in the official announcement. “These events will create opportunities for residents and visitors to come together, celebrate the world’s game, support our local businesses, and experience the energy and connection that sports can inspire. By investing in community celebrations across Massachusetts, we’re making sure this global event delivers for people in every region.” Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll echoed that message, emphasizing the partnerships that made the grants possible. “Great events are built through strong partnerships,” Driscoll said. “From municipalities and tourism partners to nonprofit organizations and local organizers, collaboration is what makes moments like this possible. These grants will bring people together and make this global moment even more special for residents and visitors alike.” ## The Haitian Community at the Table The inclusion of the U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce among the 17 grant recipients is significant. The organization will produce what the state is calling the Massachusetts Haitian Community Multi-Game Watch Party Series, with events spanning four communities: Boston, Canton, Everett, and Randolph — all home to substantial Haitian populations. For a diaspora community that has faced significant stress over the past year due to federal immigration enforcement and the ongoing legal battle over Haitian Temporary Protected Status, the recognition of the Haitian community as a full participant in one of the world’s most celebrated sporting events carries weight beyond the soccer field. Looking more broadly at the range of grant recipients, the 17 organizations represent a geographic and organizational cross-section of the state, from the largest cities to smaller communities that rarely receive this kind of visibility during major international events. The City of Boston received a grant to support neighborhood activation and celebrations across its diverse districts. The City of Chelsea — one of the most immigrant-dense municipalities in Massachusetts — will host “Fiesta Fútbol ’26,” a name that reflects its large Latino population. The City of Cambridge will host what it is calling “Cambridge United — Where the World Comes Together.” Several cities with large immigrant and working-class populations also received funding: Brockton, which the state is calling a “City of Champions Fan Zone,” Everett, Lowell — where the Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council and the Latinx Center of Lowell will co-produce a watch party series — and Worcester, which will host multiple watch party events throughout the tournament. The Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association received one of the broadest geographic mandates, with grants covering programming in ten cities: Barnstable, Brockton, Fall River, Fitchburg, Lawrence, Leominster, New Bedford, Northampton, Pittsfield, and Worcester. Smaller communities were also included. Easthampton will host a watch party and USA250 Festival at Millside Park. Greenfield, Lexington, Burlington, and Weymouth each received funding for local watch party events. Franklin and Marlborough will be served through the MetroWest Tourism and Visitors Bureau’s regional fan zone. ## The Economic Case State officials clarified that the grants are a strategic investment intended to generate economic returns for localities hosting World Cup events. These events are expected to boost spending at local restaurants, hotels, and shops, and attract visitors and residents to underrepresented areas, thereby driving economic activity. “Events like these have measurable economic impact on Massachusetts communities,” said Economic Development Secretary Eric Paley. “Watch parties and festivals increase patronage at local businesses, drive hotel bookings, and introduce cities and towns to new visitors, creating visible economic uplift. These grants help communities benefit economically from World Cup excitement while showcasing their unique character.” Kate Fox, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, emphasized the link between events and local economic growth: “These community celebrations will drive economic activity by drawing visitors to neighborhoods, encouraging spending at restaurants and attractions, and highlighting unique destinations statewide. By extending stays and increasing foot traffic, these events help build economic momentum for host communities.” The $10 million program was authorized through the Fiscal Year 2025 Supplemental Budget, which designated funding specifically for World Cup-related costs, including public safety, transportation infrastructure, and community celebrations. The grants cover operations, marketing, and safety planning — a recognition that events of this scale require professional management, not just enthusiasm. The program is administered by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism within the Executive Office of Economic Development. For more information on the grant program, visit mass.gov. 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This appointment comes at a critical moment for Haiti, where armed gangs control large swaths of territory, including the capital Port-au-Prince and the departments of Artibonite and Centre. According to a recent UN report, at least 26 criminal organizations are active there, tightening their grip on the population day by day. Daniela Kroslak, a recognized expert in peace operations, brings more than 25 years of experience in political affairs, mission leadership, and managing fragile transition contexts. Her career, described by the UN as “remarkable” in strategic leadership and mediation, has led her to hold key positions in some of the most complex missions in recent years. She served as the principal facilitator of the review of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in 2025, after leading the independent review of staffing at the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) in 2024. Previously, she served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General within the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), until its dissolution in December 2023. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) From 2020 to 2022, she was Deputy Head of Mission for the United Nations Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) in Yemen. She also served as Chief of Staff for the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), an experience that gives her direct knowledge of Haiti’s challenges. A polyglot, Ms. Kroslak speaks fluent English and French in addition to her native German, and has working knowledge of Arabic, Slovak, and Russian. She holds a doctorate in international politics from Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom. Established by the UN Security Council in 2025, the United Nations Support Office in Haiti (BANUH) is mandated to provide logistical, technical, and administrative support to the Gang Repression Force (FRG). This force, composed of 5,500 soldiers and police officers, was authorized by the Security Council but does not constitute a traditional peacekeeping mission. It operates autonomously, with its own chain of command. The FRG is essentially the expanded version of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), which was previously led by Kenya. While the Kenyan police officers currently deployed under the former model are gradually withdrawing, new contingents from other countries are expected to bolster the force. ### An uncertain international deployment According to Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez, the UN-backed force is expected to reach its full capacity of 5,500 personnel by October. Among the anticipated new contributions, Chad has announced its intention to deploy 800 police officers and gendarmes to Haiti this year. A senior Chadian police official told Reuters that these forces are expected to arrive by June, after receiving training from European and American partners. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) However, discrepancies remain regarding the location of this training. While the Dominican minister stated that the Chadian forces were being trained in the United States, a State Department spokesperson denied this information, stating: “Chadian troops are not training in the United States.” Chad had initially expressed its readiness to provide troops to the UN in October 2023, without specifying numbers or a timeline. Other countries, such as Benin and Bangladesh, had also made pledges of contribution, but no deployments have yet taken place to date. The appointment of Daniela Kroslak comes as Haiti faces one of the most complex crises in its recent history. Insecurity, described by the UN as “alarming,” is compounded by a severe humanitarian situation and a deep political crisis, marked by the absence of presidential elections for a decade and the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-23-at-17.15.40.webp) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/un-appoints-peace-operations-expert-to-head-its-support-office-in-haiti-a-new-chapter-in-the-fight-against-gangs/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-appoints-peace-operations-expert-to-head-its-support-office-in-haiti-a-new-chapter-in-the-fight-against-gangs/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/un-appoints-peace-operations-expert-to-head-its-support-office-in-haiti-a-new-chapter-in-the-fight-against-gangs/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-appoints-peace-operations-expert-to-head-its-support-office-in-haiti-a-new-chapter-in-the-fight-against-gangs/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/un-appoints-peace-operations-expert-to-head-its-support-office-in-haiti-a-new-chapter-in-the-fight-against-gangs/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20UN%20appoints%20peace%20operations%20expert%20to%20head%20its%20support%20office%20in%20Haiti%3A%20A%20new%20chapter%20in%20the%20fight%20against%20gangs&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fun-appoints-peace-operations-expert-to-head-its-support-office-in-haiti-a-new-chapter-in-the-fight-against-gangs%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [Trump Claims U.S.-Iran Negotiations Are Moving Toward Resolution of Hostilities, but Tehran Denies Any Diplomatic Talks](https://ctninfo.com/trump-claims-u-s-iran-negotiations-are-moving-toward-resolution-of-hostilities-but-tehran-denies-any-diplomatic-talks/) **Published:** March 23, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The Trump administration’s simultaneous pursuit of peace negotiations and ongoing military action against Iran highlights the deep and unresolved contradictions driving the current conflict. On Monday, President Trump told the public that Washington and Tehran were working toward a “total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East,” according to the New York Times. Just hours before this statement, American and Israeli warplanes had bombed targets across Iran. Residents of the Iranian capital woke up to blackouts following those strikes. That contradiction — diplomacy by press conference, warfare by air power — has become the defining rhythm of a conflict that is remaking the Middle East and punishing the global economy simultaneously, as The New York Times notes. ### What Trump actually said, and what Iran heard The president’s Monday statement came with a concrete gesture: a five-day postponement of threatened strikes against Iranian power generation facilities, the Times reported. This threat had been issued only two days earlier, on Saturday, when Trump gave Tehran a 48-hour window to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face American bombs. Tehran read the reversal its own way. Iranian government media declared that the president was retreating under pressure, the New York Times reported, after Iranian officials pledged massive retaliation for any attack on energy infrastructure. Iran also flatly denied that any diplomatic contact had occurred between the two sides. Oman stepped into the gap. The Gulf sultanate, which has spent decades quietly shuttling messages between Washington and Tehran, signaled Monday that it was attempting to broker safe transit through the strait. Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi did not mince words about the stakes. “Whatever your view of Iran, this war is not of their making,” he wrote on social media, as quoted by the New York Times. “This is already causing widespread economic problems, and I fear they promise to get much worse if the war continues.” One-fifth of the planet’s oil supply normally moves through that waterway. Since conflict erupted on February 28 with a joint American-Israeli military operation against Iran, Tehran has blocked most Western and Arab tanker traffic through the passage since that day, causing an energy price explosion. The head of the International Energy Agency told the New York Times that this surge is now more severe than the oil crises of 1973 and 1979 combined. Fuel prices worldwide have jumped more than 50 percent in less than a month. For families in the Haitian diaspora and across the Caribbean, that statistic translates directly into higher costs for gasoline, cooking gas, electricity, food, and shipping. Every dollar added to a barrel of oil shows up at the grocery store, at the gas pump, and on the utility bill. When the Strait is closed, those costs do not stay in the Persian Gulf. They arrive in Dorchester, Little Haiti, Flatbush, and Port-au-Prince. Trump’s suggestion Monday that talks were possible sent oil prices down about 10 percent almost immediately, the Times reported. But some financial analysts quoted by the paper raised the possibility that the president’s periodic hints about diplomacy are partly designed to keep markets from spiraling further — a theory that, if accurate, suggests those price drops may be temporary. ### A president who contradicts himself by the hour As the New York Times noted, Trump has repeatedly issued conflicting statements about his military strategy, sometimes on the same day. Saturday’s 48-hour ultimatum to bomb became Monday’s five-day delay and negotiations, leaving observers unclear whether the war is escalating or winding down. That unpredictability affects not only the markets but also governments, military leaders, and civilians, who struggle to predict the next moves of an administration whose public stance changes daily. Even as Trump spoke of resolution, war raged on. Overnight Monday, American and Israeli jets battered Iran. Iran’s response: salvos of missiles and drones at Israel and Persian Gulf targets. Tehran plunged into darkness—airstrikes crippled power for millions, after Israel vowed attacks on infrastructure. Admiral Brad Cooper, who leads U.S. Central Command, told reporters Monday that American forces were “largely ahead of or on plan for our main military objectives,” as quoted by the Times. But the paper noted that analysts and officials have struggled to identify how this war will actually end. Trump has called for the fall of Iran’s government. That government remains standing. Iran’s nuclear program, one of the original concerns driving the confrontation, remains largely functional. ### Lebanon becomes a second front. At the same time, Israel has unleashed a broader assault on Hezbollah in Lebanon. Its top military officer announced Sunday, per the Times, that major operations are only beginning. Forces now prepare to drive deeper into Lebanon, while Defense Minister Israel Katz has demanded accelerating the demolition of bridges and homes, fueling fears of a prolonged, devastating occupation. For Caribbean communities with roots in Lebanon — and the historical ties between Lebanon and Haiti run deep — the expansion of fighting there adds another dimension of concern to an already overwhelming crisis. Israel’s own defenses came under question over the weekend after Iranian missiles hit the city of Dimona, just eight miles from the country’s main nuclear site, as well as the nearby city of Arad, the Times reported. More than ten people were seriously injured. Military observers cited by the paper have raised the possibility that Israel is deliberately holding back its most advanced missile defense technology to avoid exhausting it during a prolonged war. According to the New York Times, more than 2,000 people are dead, the vast majority of them in Iran and Lebanon. Iran’s representative at the United Nations put the civilian toll inside Iran at a minimum of 1,348, though the New York Times noted that figure had not been updated in over a week. An independent Washington-based monitoring group, the Human Rights Activists News Agency, counted at least 1,398 Iranian civilian deaths. Lebanese authorities reported more than 1,000 killed. Fifteen people have died inside Israel from Iranian attacks. Thirteen American military personnel have been killed since the war began, according to the [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/23/world/iran-war-oil-trump?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260323&instance_id=172929&nl=breaking-news®i_id=144779785&segment_id=217092&user_id=e6b8843ca2e143aa4eacd672c1a759b8). [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41204&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41204&preview=true) Disclaimer: This article was originally written and published in English by the Caribbean Television Network (CTN). 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The deployment follows long security waits at airports, with TSA ranks thinned by unpaid workers during the shutdown. Homan told CNN, “We will be at airports tomorrow, helping move those lines along,” the New York Times reported. Trump called the operation both a remedy for airport congestion and an enforcement action, saying agents would arrest undocumented immigrants during the operations, as reported by the New York Times. Homan said on CNN that details of the deployment—including agent numbers and airport locations—were still being finalized, but would focus on airports with the longest security delays. “We’ll have a well-thought-out plan,” Homan told CNN, as quoted by the New York Times. Homan emphasized that ICE agents will support TSA by handling non-specialized duties, allowing trained screeners to focus on checkpoints. Immediate pushback from Democrats House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warned that deploying ICE agents to airports could “potentially brutalize or kill” the public, citing the fatal shooting of two American citizens during an ICE operation in January, according to the New York Times. For immigrant communities — and particularly for Haitian diaspora families who travel frequently between the United States, Haiti, and other Caribbean nations — the deployment raises immediate practical concerns that extend well beyond airport wait times. The presence of ICE agents in domestic airports, even in a nominally supportive role, creates an environment where immigration enforcement and routine travel intersect in ways they previously did not. Travelers with pending immigration cases, those holding Temporary Protected Status, and even lawful permanent residents may face a heightened sense of vulnerability in airports where armed immigration officers are now stationed at exits and checkpoints. Homan’s statements, as reported by the Times, focused on logistical support for TSA. President Trump’s comments, which included promises of arrests, leave significant ambiguity about what agents will actually do once deployed. That ambiguity is itself a source of concern. Immigration attorneys and civil liberties organizations have long warned that the expansion of immigration enforcement into spaces associated with everyday life — courthouses, hospitals, schools, and now airports — produces a deterrent effect that goes beyond any individual arrest. People avoid travel. They skip appointments. They withdraw from public life. The cumulative impact falls hardest on communities that are already navigating the immigration system under enormous stress. ### What travelers should know? As of Sunday evening, the administration had not specified which airports will see ICE deployments or what authority agents will have. Travelers with questions about their rights should consult a licensed immigration attorney or legal aid organization before traveling. CTN will provide updates as more details become available. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TSA-ICE.jpeg) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41169&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41169&preview=true) Source: [The New York Times, March 22, 2026.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/us/politics/ice-airports-homan-trump.html) Disclaimer: This article was originally written and published in English by the Caribbean Television Network (CTN). Versions in other languages have been produced through automated translation using artificial intelligence software. While every effort is made to ensure quality, automated translations may contain inaccuracies, awkward phrasing, or errors that do not reflect the intent of the original text. Readers are encouraged to consult the original English version for the most accurate and authoritative account. 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The Trump administration has quietly abandoned a controversial proposal that would have forced American banks to demand proof of citizenship from their customers, retreating after an unusual and forceful round of opposition from the financial industry itself. The Washington Post first reported the decision, which The Daily Beast and American Banker later confirmed through additional reporting. Wall Street’s resistance compelled the White House to withdraw this immigration enforcement measure before it reached the executive order stage, marking a rare instance of industry influence. For weeks, senior administration officials circulated a draft executive order that would have required banks to collect citizenship documentation—such as passports—from both new and existing account holders. According to The Washington Post, the proposal went well beyond the current regulatory framework governing financial institutions. Under existing federal “know your customer” rules, banks are required to verify a customer’s name, date of birth, and address, typically through a driver’s license or similar identification, as noted in the Inquisitr. The proposed order would have added a citizenship verification requirement to these existing protocols. This addition would have pulled private financial institutions into the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. According to The Daily Beast and U.S. State Department data, many Americans lack passports, making a citizenship-based verification system unworkable for many, especially lower-income or rural citizens. That reality created a fundamental problem for the proposal. Industry officials argued, as American Banker reported, that a passport-based verification system would have effectively barred lawful U.S. residents and citizens from opening or maintaining bank accounts, pushed them toward unregulated financial channels, and increased their vulnerability to fraud and exploitation. Banking groups told reporters that compliance alone would have created an enormous burden, forcing institutions to overhaul onboarding systems, retrain staff, and handle a documentation process that their existing infrastructure was never designed to accommodate. The idea first surfaced publicly in February, when The Washington Post reported that the administration was considering whether banks should collect citizenship data from all account holders as part of a broader immigration policy strategy. The backlash arrived immediately. Jeremy Kress, an associate professor of business law at the University of Michigan, told The Washington Post at the time that the plan would turn the financial system into a vehicle for political objectives. Kress called the initiative an attempt to use banks as instruments of enforcement rather than institutions serving the public interest. Not everyone in the administration shared the industry’s alarm. Jonathan Gould, the comptroller of the currency, sought to minimize operational concerns during Senate testimony in late February. As The Washington Post reported, Gould told lawmakers that he believed additional compliance requirements would pose only a minor burden for financial institutions. However, bankers and compliance professionals—who would have implemented the policy—offered little support for this assessment. American Banker stated that most of the industry viewed the White House’s decision to withdraw the draft order with relief. Compliance experts warned that the proposed citizenship checks would have strained operational capacity and could have driven a segment of customers out of the regulated banking system—an outcome that would undermine longstanding federal efforts to promote financial inclusion and combat money laundering through formal channels. Even a reduced version of the proposal, which would have applied the citizenship requirement only to new customers rather than retroactively auditing existing ones, failed to gain traction. The Daily Beast reported that lenders continued to oppose the measure in any form, arguing that even a narrower mandate would have introduced unacceptable complexity and risk. The White House, in a statement to The Washington Post, acknowledged that a draft had been prepared but distanced itself from the more ambitious version of the plan. Administration officials emphasized that they never seriously considered requiring banks to audit the citizenship status of their entire existing customer base—a characterization that some banking industry sources disputed, according to multiple outlets. As of this writing, the administration has not signed any executive order. Reports from Friday suggest that the concept could re-emerge later in a more limited form. For now, the administration has stepped back from a clash with an industry it rarely confronts—an industry that argued with considerable force that the plan, as conceived, was too expensive, too disruptive, and too difficult to enforce to justify the immigration enforcement gains it promised. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2216120763.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41162&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41162&preview=true) Sources: The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, American Banker, Inquisitr. 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Immigrant families know well the dread of waiting—months or years for a sign in their immigration case. You keep checking the mailbox, ask neighbors about missing mail, and contact the person handling your application. Then one day, you learn the notice came and went, your interview was scheduled, and now your case may be jeopardized. This is not a hypothetical. It is happening right now, across the Haitian diaspora and other immigrant communities, with consequences that can be devastating and, in many cases, irreversible. USCIS operates on its own timeline. When the agency schedules an interview, it sends a notice by mail, posts it online, or both. In theory, you receive both. In practice, neither is certain. Physical mail gets lost. It gets sent to old addresses. It gets delivered to apartment buildings where mailboxes are shared or insecure. In some cases, USCIS mails a notice to an address the applicant left two years ago, because no one updated the file. The notice sits in a dead-letter pile or is returned, and the applicant never knows it existed. The USCIS online account is meant to be your main safeguard—your best way to confirm case status and avoid missing updates. The problem: many applicants lack access to their own accounts. This gap is the critical risk. ### The danger of not controlling your own account In immigrant communities across Massachusetts, Florida, New York, and elsewhere, it is common for people to hire a non-attorney preparer to file their immigration applications. These preparers — some competent and well-meaning, others not — often create USCIS online accounts for the applicant. They use their own email address. They set their own password. They submit the application and hand the applicant a receipt number. And then, in too many cases, the relationship ends there. In some instances, the application might be rejected, with the preparer not even knowing or even bothering to inform their clients. Applicants may have a receipt number but no access to the USCIS account or linked email. They miss notifications and are effectively locked out of their own case. This issue is a trap—one that catches people every day. When USCIS posts an interview notice to an online account that the applicant cannot access, and the mailed copy never arrives or arrives too late, the applicant misses the interview. A missed interview can result in a case being closed, an application being denied, or the loss of a filing fee that may have taken months to save. For someone whose Temporary Protected Status is expiring or whose work permit depends on a pending adjustment of status, a missed interview can trigger a chain of consequences that ends in the loss of legal status and, potentially, a deportation order. ### The consequences are not theoretical. Immigration attorneys and legal aid organizations have raised alarms about this pattern for years. The American Immigration Lawyers Association has repeatedly flagged the unreliability of USCIS mail notices and urged applicants to monitor their cases online. The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, has published guidance warning that applicants who miss interviews may face denials that are difficult and expensive to reopen. USCIS acknowledges that missed interviews are persistent. The policy manual says missing an interview can mean denial. Rescheduling is possible only if the applicant proves good cause—a much harder task than most realize. In the current enforcement climate, the stakes are even higher. Under the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement posture, any lapse in legal status — even one caused by a missed interview that was never the applicant’s fault — can create vulnerability. A denied application can mean the loss of a work permit. The loss of a work permit can result in job loss. And the loss of employment, combined with an expired or denied application, can put a person on the radar of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in ways that would not have occurred if the interview had simply been attended. ### What you should do right now The message is clear and urgent: Take control of your USCIS account today. If you paid someone who is not a licensed attorney to prepare and submit an immigration application, take these steps: immediately obtain access to the USCIS online account they created for your case. Ask them directly for the email address and password they used. This is your account; you have the right to access it, and you should do so without delay. Ensure you have access to the email account linked to your USCIS profile. If the preparer used their own email, request those credentials. Refusal is a serious red flag; seek help from a licensed immigration attorney or legal aid organization. Third, check your USCIS account every day. Not once a week. Not when you remember. There is a strong likelihood that USCIS will not send a notice to your physical address, or that it may never reach you. The only way to know for certain if USCIS has contacted you is to log in and check. It takes two minutes. Those two minutes can save your case. Silence from USCIS does not mean your case is on hold. It may mean a notice was posted to an unchecked account, and a deadline is passing. Missing an interview because you didn’t check your account is not an acceptable excuse. Courts and officers expect you to monitor your own case. Negligence has lasting consequences in immigration law. ### A community responsibility This is not just an individual problem but a community one. Every person in the Haitian diaspora with a pending immigration case—or who knows someone with one—has a role in spreading this message. Talk to your family, neighbors, and people at your church, workplace, or children’s school. Ask: Do you have access to your USCIS account? Do you check it regularly? Do you know what is happening with your case? The immigration system is slow, unreliable, and leaves applicants to make mistakes. Your only protection is staying vigilant. Check your USCIS account every day. Missing it risks your future. To stay informed on immigration developments, legal updates, and community news, subscribe to CTN. 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President Donald Trump has privately questioned the scale of his administration’s immigration enforcement, telling senior advisers that operations should target those with criminal records rather than sweeping roundups, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Latin Times, citing the WSJ, reported Thursday that Trump told aides: “We’ve got to focus on the criminals.” The president’s behind-the-scenes directive marks a notable recalibration of the immigration agenda that defined his return to office. Building on initial media reports, the Latin Times’ Pedro Camacho, synthesizing accounts from the WSJ, Axios, Politico, and others, reports that Trump has now urged his team to dial back highly visible operations that had drawn sustained public backlash. Instead, the administration is being asked to prioritize arrests of people described as “bad guys.” The shift is not merely rhetorical. Daily arrest figures compiled by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have dropped from more than 1,500 during the administration’s initial high-profile operations to approximately 1,200, the Latin Times reported, citing individuals with knowledge of the data. Large-scale raids in major metropolitan areas have been paused. In their place, officials are pursuing a more surgical approach: coordinating with county jails and conducting smaller-scale workplace enforcement actions. ### Public opinion as a driving force The recalibration appears to be largely driven by polling data. For example, a Washington Post/ABC News survey in February found that 58 percent of respondents believed the deportation campaign had overreached. The Latin Times called this central to the administration’s reassessment. Since the president has long viewed public opinion as a political barometer, these numbers have particular influence. The political anxiety extends beyond the White House. As the Latin Times detailed, Republican congressional leaders have moved to distance themselves from the phrase “mass deportation,” a term that once served as an applause line at party rallies. During a closed-door legislative retreat, Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair counseled lawmakers to emphasize removing violent offenders when discussing immigration, a message first reported by Axios and cited in the Latin Times account. The language shift is evident in administrative communications. Politico found official social media accounts have greatly reduced use of “mass deportation,” though they still highlight arrests of those accused of serious crimes. Republican strategist Kevin Madden told Politico that this signals a deliberate move to focus on immigrants with criminal histories, as the Latin Times noted. ### Operational fallout and leadership changes Several episodes accelerated the course correction. Latin Times cited backlash after a high-profile Minneapolis enforcement operation as one trigger. Meanwhile, concerns among Republican strategists that aggressive deportation imagery could become a midterm liability have intensified calls for change. Personnel changes are significant. Trump replaced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and her nominated successor, Markwayne Mullin, has signaled plans for less confrontational enforcement, the Latin Times reported. Despite the shift in tactics, the White House denies a policy reversal. Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told the WSJ the administration’s immigration agenda is unchanged, and the president’s priority remains removing undocumented immigrants who pose a community danger, as the Latin Times reported. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/0_Moment-ICE-agent-holds-family-at-gunpoint-and-smashes-car-window-Theres-a-baby-inside-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41117&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41117&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-privately-signals-shift-away-from-broad-deportation-sweeps-pushes-aides-toward-criminal-enforcement/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-privately-signals-shift-away-from-broad-deportation-sweeps-pushes-aides-toward-criminal-enforcement/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-privately-signals-shift-away-from-broad-deportation-sweeps-pushes-aides-toward-criminal-enforcement/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-privately-signals-shift-away-from-broad-deportation-sweeps-pushes-aides-toward-criminal-enforcement/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-privately-signals-shift-away-from-broad-deportation-sweeps-pushes-aides-toward-criminal-enforcement/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Privately%20Signals%20Shift%20Away%20From%20Broad%20Deportation%20Sweeps%2C%20Pushes%20Aides%20Toward%20Criminal%20Enforcement&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-privately-signals-shift-away-from-broad-deportation-sweeps-pushes-aides-toward-criminal-enforcement%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, US --- ### [Dominican National Extradited to Boston in $5 Million Elder Fraud Case](https://ctninfo.com/dominican-national-extradited-to-boston-in-5-million-elder-fraud-case/) **Published:** March 20, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** A Dominican national accused of helping launder millions stolen from elderly Americans has been extradited to the U.S. He appeared this week before a federal court in Boston, authorities confirmed. Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez, 42, was transferred to U.S. custody earlier this month following his arrest in the Dominican Republic in August 2025. He is now being held without bail pending trial, according to WWLP’s report on March 19, 2026. Federal prosecutors say Nuñez Nuñez was a key financial operator in a large fraud scheme. It targeted over 400 elderly victims across the U.S., including at least 50 in Massachusetts. Investigators say the operation stole about $5 million from victims, whose average age was 84. According to court documents, the scheme was orchestrated by a call center in the Dominican Republic and relied on a well-known tactic known as the “grandparent scam.” Callers pretended to be grandchildren in trouble. They claimed to be in accidents or urgent legal trouble. Next, someone posing as an attorney would urge the victim to send money fast for bail or legal fees. Prosecutors say the calls were scripted to cause panic and stop victims from checking the story. Once payment was secured, ‘runners’ collected cash from victims’ homes or at meeting points. Authorities say the operation was highly organized. Workers followed written steps, while supervisors tracked daily results based on callers’ earnings. ### Alleged Role in Laundering Proceeds Others contacted victims directly. Prosecutors say Nuñez Nuñez moved the illegal funds out of the U.S. He is accused of giving access to bank accounts tied to shell companies. Runners deposited the cash they collected there. Authorities say he sometimes arranged to transfer money to contacts in New York before sending it overseas. Investigators allege Nuñez Nuñez earned 8% to 10% commissions on transactions he handled. He faces a conspiracy to commit money laundering charge. The sentence could be up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors also seek large financial penalties, up to $500,000 or twice the laundered amount. The case is part of a broader investigation by the FBI and Dominican authorities. In August 2025, officials charged 13 people tied to the scheme. Nuñez Nuñez is the last defendant brought before a U.S. court, nearly seven months after his arrest. Authorities say the case shows fraud schemes against older Americans are growing and becoming more complex. These operations cross countries and involve organized roles, from callers to couriers and financial handlers. Law enforcement warns the public, especially seniors and families, about emergency calls asking for money. Officials urge people to check claims with relatives. They advise avoiding urgent transfers requested by phone. The investigation remains ongoing, and additional developments are expected as the case proceeds through the federal court system. > [Haitian-Born Boston Store Owner Pleads Guilty in $7 Million SNAP Fraud Case, Agrees to Forfeit $1 Million](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-born-boston-store-owner-pleads-guilty-in-7-million-snap-fraud-case-agrees-to-forfeit-1-million/) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Nunes.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=41078&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=41078&preview=true)**DISCLAIMER**: This article was originally written in English. Translations into other languages are generated automatically using AI software and may not fully reflect the accuracy of the original text. 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However, the latest reactivation of the CNDDR is met with skepticism. The Haitian government is attempting to implement its strategy to combat insecurity. On Wednesday, the head of government, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, chaired a “high-level” meeting at the Prime Minister’s office with the National Commission for Disarmament, Dismantlement and Reinsertion (CNDDR) and the country’s main international partners. The initiative comes at a time when security forces are intensifying operations aimed at regaining control of areas occupied by armed groups. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office, the government intends to “consolidate this dynamic through complementary action, based on a clear link between the crackdown on criminal activities and a rigorous reinsertion policy.” The Prime Minister was categorical: “the reinsertion policy is neither a concession nor a sign of weakness on the part of the State.” Yet, the announcement of this new strategy comes at a time when the CNDDR, reactivated only a few weeks ago by the Council of Ministers, is struggling to convince people of its ability to deliver tangible results. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Established on August 28, 2006, nearly twenty years ago, the National Commission for Disarmament, Dismantlement and Reinsertion had already been reactivated by a presidential decree on March 8, 2019. It is clear that it has failed to fulfill its primary mission: curbing the proliferation of weapons and gangs on national territory. Today, Port-au-Prince and other regions of the country remain largely under the control of powerful armed coalitions. The government has, however, recently published a decree appointing new members to lead this structure. The CNDDR is now composed of Guerda Prévilon as coordinator, assisted by Michel Jean Marie Léonidas and Gardy Maisonneuve as members. It is precisely to Guerda Prévilon that the Prime Minister has now entrusted the mission of “defining an integrated operational strategy, including the establishment of secure reception facilities, training programs, and socio-economic support systems.” The head of government, who also serves as president of the Superior Council of the National Police (CSPN), firmly reminded that “the enlistment of young people within armed groups constitutes a serious attack on public order and the future of the Nation.” He stressed that the State “cannot tolerate an entire generation being led astray from its destiny by organized criminal networks.” Meanwhile, the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Me Patrick Pélissier, who attended the meeting alongside the Minister of the Interior, Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé, received clear instructions to strengthen public action against crime. The deployment of judicial hubs across the national territory is expected to support this demand for firmness. On the side of international partners, the displayed mobilization contrasts with the slow disbursements observed in the past. The head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz Massieu, as well as representatives from IOM, UNICEF, the European Union, UNDP, UNESCO, and UNOPS, “took note of this direction and reiterated their readiness to support the Haitian State, respecting its priorities and sovereignty.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Behind the proactive statements, the question remains: how will the CNDDR succeed where it has failed in the past? Disarming armed gangs, some of which are better equipped than the police, requires colossal resources and unwavering political will. Reinsertion programs, a recurring promise from successive governments, require reception facilities and socio-economic follow-up that Haiti does not currently posses The government claims it wants to “offer credible alternatives” to young people exposed to the influence of gangs, “through structured reinsertion programs aimed particularly at children, adolescents, and women.” This is a commendable approach on paper, but one that will have to contend with the distrust of a population weary of decades of violence and impunity. The government, at any rate, displays its determination: “the State is fully committed to restoring republican order, protecting the population, and guaranteeing that no one can place themselves above the law.” ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-government-revamps-disarmament-and-reinsertion-strategy-with-international-partners/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-government-revamps-disarmament-and-reinsertion-strategy-with-international-partners/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-government-revamps-disarmament-and-reinsertion-strategy-with-international-partners/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-government-revamps-disarmament-and-reinsertion-strategy-with-international-partners/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-government-revamps-disarmament-and-reinsertion-strategy-with-international-partners/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20Government%20revamps%20disarmament%20and%20reinsertion%20strategy%20with%20international%20partners&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-government-revamps-disarmament-and-reinsertion-strategy-with-international-partners%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, SECURITY --- ### [Haitian-Born Boston Store Owner Pleads Guilty in $7 Million SNAP Fraud Case, Agrees to Forfeit $1 Million](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-born-boston-store-owner-pleads-guilty-in-7-million-snap-fraud-case-agrees-to-forfeit-1-million/) **Published:** March 18, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** ***Antonio Bonheur, 74, co-owner of a tiny Mattapan store that prosecutors said processed more SNAP benefits per month than a full-service supermarket, has admitted his role in one of the largest food assistance fraud cases in Massachusetts history.*** **BOSTON** — One of two Haitian-born store owners charged in a sweeping federal food stamp fraud case in Boston has agreed to plead guilty, court documents filed this week reveal. Antonio Bonheur, 74, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Haiti, admitted in a federal plea deal to unlawfully trafficking Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for cash and to wire fraud. As part of the agreement, he has consented to forfeit $1 million in proceeds from the scheme, according to CBS Boston, which first reported the development on March 12, 2026. Bonheur owned the Jesula Variety Store on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan, a neighborhood in Boston with a large Haitian community. He shared the storefront with Saul Alisme, 21, a Haitian national and legal permanent resident of the United States, who was also charged in the case when federal prosecutors announced the indictments in December 2025. Alisme has pleaded not guilty and his case remains pending. ### A Closet Masquerading as a Store Federal prosecutors painted a stark picture of what the two storefronts actually were. The Jesula Variety Store, according to U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley, occupied less than 150 square feet — smaller, she noted at the December press conference, than some bathrooms. Yet records showed the store was processing up to half a million dollars in SNAP redemptions per month, a volume that would be extraordinary for a full-service grocery store, let alone a space barely large enough to qualify as a convenience store. Surveillance video gathered during the investigation told the story clearly: customers walked out the door without grocery bags despite records indicating they had supposedly purchased more than $100 worth of food. The mechanics of the scheme, prosecutors said, were straightforward. Customers holding EBT cards would exchange their benefits for cash, receiving less than face value in return — with the store owners pocketing the difference, CBS News noted. According to the original indictment, undercover agents documented paying $120 in food benefits and receiving $100 in cash. Alcohol was also reportedly exchanged for SNAP funds, a practice that is categorically prohibited under federal law, since the program is restricted to food purchases only. Among the more unusual elements of the case, prosecutors said the stores were also selling MannaPacks — prepackaged meals intended for free distribution in food-insecure countries, including Haiti — which are not authorized for retail sale in the United States. “These were not supermarkets. They were not full-service groceries. It would be a huge stretch to even call them convenience stores,” Foley said in December. “The only thing convenient about these stores was how easy it was to commit SNAP benefit fraud.” ### Scale of the Alleged Fraud When federal charges were first announced in December 2025, prosecutors alleged that Bonheur had diverted approximately $6.8 million in SNAP benefits since 2022. Alisme, the younger co-defendant, was accused of diverting roughly $122,000 beginning in May 2025. Under the terms of the plea agreement accepted by Bonheur this week, he admitted to personally profiting by $1 million from the scheme — the amount he has agreed to forfeit to the government. The charges to which he pleaded guilty carry a combined maximum sentence of up to 25 years in federal prison, though the U.S. Attorney’s office indicated it would recommend a sentence on the lower end of the federal sentencing guidelines. The case also reignited a political dispute over the adequacy of Massachusetts’ monitoring of the SNAP program. Foley was direct in her criticism when charges were announced, arguing that the fraud was neither sophisticated nor difficult to detect, and that inadequate state oversight had allowed it to continue unchecked for years. “This was not a sophisticated fraud scheme, and it didn’t have to be because a lack of oversight was all that was needed to allow it to happen,” Foley said, according CBS News. #### Governor Maura Healey pushed back, asserting that her administration had flagged suspicious activity at the Jesula store to federal authorities more than a year before the arrests. “As a former Attorney General and now Governor, I will always support prosecution to the fullest extent of the law for anyone who engages in fraud or abuse of a federal program or any program,” Healey said at the time of the December announcement. The case unfolded amid a broader political confrontation between the state of Massachusetts and the Trump administration over SNAP data. The federal government had demanded that states provide information about SNAP recipients, including their immigration status, as part of what it described as an anti-fraud initiative. Massachusetts declined, and the state is party to ongoing federal litigation challenging that demand. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s data-sharing requirement in October. A spokesperson for Healey was clear that the Mattapan fraud case had no bearing on the state’s decision to withhold private data from federal immigration authorities. “Massachusetts will continue to stand with families in our state by not turning over their private information to President Trump and ICE,” the statement read. ### A Broader Pattern The Bonheur case is not an isolated incident in Massachusetts. Last month, four individuals in the state were accused of using more than 100 stolen identities as part of a separate $1 million multi-state SNAP fraud scheme, underscoring the ongoing challenge federal and state authorities face in policing a program that serves more than 42 million Americans nationwide, including over one million in Massachusetts alone. A sentencing date for Bonheur had not been announced as of the time of publication. Alisme’s case continues. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Antonio-Bonheur-Saul-Alisme-300x183.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40999&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40999&preview=true) Source: [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/massachusetts-store-owner-guilty-snap-fraud/)> [Boston: deux commerçants d’origine haïtienne accusés de fraude aux bons alimentaires (SNAP) pour près de 7 millions de dollars](https://ctninfo.com/boston-deux-commercants-dorigine-haitienne-accuses-de-fraude-aux-bons-alimentaires-snap-pour-pres-de-7-millions-de-dollars/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-born-boston-store-owner-pleads-guilty-in-7-million-snap-fraud-case-agrees-to-forfeit-1-million/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-born-boston-store-owner-pleads-guilty-in-7-million-snap-fraud-case-agrees-to-forfeit-1-million/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-born-boston-store-owner-pleads-guilty-in-7-million-snap-fraud-case-agrees-to-forfeit-1-million/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-born-boston-store-owner-pleads-guilty-in-7-million-snap-fraud-case-agrees-to-forfeit-1-million/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-born-boston-store-owner-pleads-guilty-in-7-million-snap-fraud-case-agrees-to-forfeit-1-million/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitian-Born%20Boston%20Store%20Owner%20Pleads%20Guilty%20in%20%247%20Million%20SNAP%20Fraud%20Case%2C%20Agrees%20to%20Forfeit%20%241%20Million&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitian-born-boston-store-owner-pleads-guilty-in-7-million-snap-fraud-case-agrees-to-forfeit-1-million%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** HAITI, IMMIGRATION, MASSACHUSETTS --- ### [Richard Jeudy, a Haitian legal permanent resident, arrested by ICE in Florida for alleged drug trafficking](https://ctninfo.com/richard-jeudy-a-haitian-legal-permanent-resident-arrested-by-ice-in-florida-for-alleged-drug-trafficking/) **Published:** March 18, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** ICE agents arrested the Riviera Beach man in late February following days of surveillance. His prior convictions include selling cocaine, heroin possession, and larceny. Richard Jeudy, a Haitian immigrant and legal permanent resident of the United States, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Riviera Beach, Florida, in late February 2026, following a multi-day surveillance operation, according to the New York Post, which presented Mr. Jeudy as an “illegal alien”. However, in a video posted on its Facebook page, ICE confirmed he is a legal permanent resident. “You can’t be a legal permanent resident and sell drugs in the United States”, said one of the ICE agents during the arrest of Richard Jeudy. The agency moved to arrest him based on his criminal history, which includes convictions for selling cocaine, heroin possession, and larceny, according to ICE. The arrest is part of the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement campaign, which has targeted not only undocumented immigrants but also legal residents with prior criminal records. The arrests also include many immigrants with no criminal background. ### **A Legal Resident in ICE Custody** The fact that Jeudy holds a green card is legally significant. As a lawful permanent resident, he is entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge before any deportation can be carried out. Under U.S. immigration law, legal permanent residents with certain criminal convictions — particularly drug-related offenses — can be placed in removal proceedings, but they retain due process rights that undocumented immigrants do not automatically receive. ICE has the authority to detain legal residents it deems deportable based on criminal history, and drug trafficking convictions in particular can render a green card holder subject to removal under federal immigration statutes. Jeudy’s arrest reflects a broader shift in ICE enforcement strategy under the Trump administration, which has moved aggressively not only against undocumented immigrants but also against legal residents with or without criminal records. Since January 2025, ICE has significantly expanded its operations across South Florida, home to one of the largest Haitian immigrant communities in the United States. The New York Post, which first reported the arrest, described Jeudy as an illegal immigrant — a characterization that was inaccurate. ICE itself confirmed his status as a green card holder, a distinction that carries meaningful legal implications for how his case will proceed. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Richard-Jeudy-.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40991&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40991&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/richard-jeudy-a-haitian-legal-permanent-resident-arrested-by-ice-in-florida-for-alleged-drug-trafficking/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/richard-jeudy-a-haitian-legal-permanent-resident-arrested-by-ice-in-florida-for-alleged-drug-trafficking/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/richard-jeudy-a-haitian-legal-permanent-resident-arrested-by-ice-in-florida-for-alleged-drug-trafficking/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/richard-jeudy-a-haitian-legal-permanent-resident-arrested-by-ice-in-florida-for-alleged-drug-trafficking/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/richard-jeudy-a-haitian-legal-permanent-resident-arrested-by-ice-in-florida-for-alleged-drug-trafficking/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Richard%20Jeudy%2C%20a%20Haitian%20legal%20permanent%20resident%2C%20arrested%20by%20ICE%20in%20Florida%20for%20alleged%20drug%20trafficking&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Frichard-jeudy-a-haitian-legal-permanent-resident-arrested-by-ice-in-florida-for-alleged-drug-trafficking%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** HAITI, IMMIGRATION, US --- ### [First Senior Trump Official Resigns Over Iran War, Blaming Israel for Pushing the United States Into the Conflict](https://ctninfo.com/first-senior-trump-official-resigns-over-iran-war-blaming-israel-for-pushing-the-united-states-into-the-conflict/) **Published:** March 17, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, quit Tuesday in an open letter to President Trump — becoming the highest-ranking administration official to break publicly with the president over the 18-day-old war. For the first time since the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran 18 days ago, a senior Trump administration official has resigned in direct protest of the war. Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, submitted his resignation on Tuesday and made it public in a letter addressed to President Trump, writing that he could not, in good conscience, continue to serve while the conflict persisted. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.” The resignation, first reported by The New York Times on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, marks a significant moment for an administration whose senior ranks have remained remarkably unified since January 2025. No official of Kent’s stature had previously resigned while openly disagreeing with the president. ### A Veteran’s Break With the Commander in Chief Kent is not a typical Washington bureaucrat. He is a combat veteran who was deployed eleven times across multiple overseas conflicts, and a Gold Star husband — his wife, Shannon Kent, a military cryptologist, was killed in a suicide attack in Syria in 2019. He drew on both of those identities in his resignation letter, framing his decision in explicitly personal terms. “As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war influenced by foreign interests, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that does not serve American interests or justify the cost of American lives,” he wrote. Kent drew a direct historical parallel, stating that the justifications for attacking Iran and the promises of swift victory echoed the debate over the 2003 war with Iraq, a conflict he served in and believes was a strategic mistake. ### Trump’s Swift Rejection President Trump did not let the resignation pass without a response. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, he dismissed Kent in characteristically blunt terms. “I always thought he was a nice guy, but weak on security,” Trump said, according to the Times. “It’s a good thing he’s out—he said Iran was not a threat.” Trump continues to support the war, recently posting on Truth Social that Republicans questioning the mission “are not MAGA,” and emphasizing that stopping Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons is central to his movement. Kent’s departure has exposed, in unusually sharp relief, a tension that has simmered within Trump’s political coalition since the war began. The president built much of his support in 2016 and 2024 on explicit criticism of prolonged military interventions abroad. An anti-interventionist wing of the MAGA movement — aligned with figures such as Tucker Carlson and, to varying degrees, Vice President JD Vance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard — had hoped that a second Trump term would mean a more restrained American footprint overseas. The Iran war has sharply tested that assumption. Carlson, a close friend of Kent’s, praised the resignation in terms that made clear he sees it as an act of principle rather than impulsiveness. “Joe is the bravest man I know, and he can’t be dismissed as a nut,” Carlson said in a brief interview cited by the Times. “He’s leaving a job that gave him access to the highest-level relevant intelligence. The neocons will now try to destroy him for that. He understands that and did it anyway.” Vance has expressed some personal skepticism about the war — Trump himself acknowledged last week that the vice president was “less enthusiastic” about the mission than others — but has been careful not to put public distance between himself and the president. On Monday, Vance told reporters he would not allow the media to drive a “wedge” between him and Trump. Gabbard, who is Kent’s direct superior as Director of National Intelligence, is scheduled to appear before the Senate on Wednesday and the House on Thursday for annual threat hearings. The Times reported that Kent’s resignation is expected to dominate lawmakers’ questioning. ### Not the First, But the Highest-Ranking Kent is not the first member of the administration to publicly resign over the Iran war. Last week, Sameerah Munshi, a lower-level appointee to the White House Religious Liberty Commission, announced her own resignation. Munshi, a Muslim woman, wrote that most Americans opposed the U.S.-Israel campaign and that she had witnessed hostility toward her religion within the commission. She also cited the revocation of another commission member’s seat as a contributing factor in her decision to leave. Kent’s resignation, however, carries a different weight. As director of the National Counterterrorism Center, he held a senior post with access to the highest levels of classified intelligence on threats facing the United States. His willingness to walk away from that access — and to do so publicly — gives his dissent credibility that lower-level departures do not. Javed Ali, a former senior U.S. counterterrorism official now at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, told the Times that Kent’s background gives his critique substance: “Kent’s former experience as a seasoned combat veteran and with U.S. special operations and intelligence elements gave him a unique perspective on the risks and dangers associated with conflicts overseas.” **DISCLAIMER**: This article was originally written in English. Translations into other languages are generated automatically using AI software and may not fully reflect the accuracy of the original text. For the most accurate version, please refer to the original English text. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/victim-war-iran.webp)“A U.S. Army carrying the remains of U.S. soldiers killed in Kuwait in Dover, Delaware on March 7. 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The court issued a brief, unsigned order consolidating the two cases, establishing a detailed briefing schedule, and setting oral arguments for the second week of the April 2026 argument session. A final ruling is expected before the end of the court’s current term, in late June or early July 2026. The two cases arrived at the Supreme Court through separate emergency applications filed by U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security. The first application, numbered 25A952, was submitted to Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her capacity as Circuit Justice for the Second Circuit. It concerned the Syria TPS case, in which U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York had blocked the administration from ending TPS for Syrian nationals before the program’s scheduled termination date of November 21, 2025. The Second Circuit had declined in February 2026 to freeze Failla’s ruling pending appeal. The second application, numbered 25A999, was submitted to Chief Justice John Roberts in his capacity as Circuit Justice for the District of Columbia Circuit. It concerned the Haiti TPS case, in which U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of the District of Columbia had issued an order on February 2, 2026, blocking the administration from terminating TPS for Haitian nationals. The D.C. Circuit declined on March 6, 2026, by a divided panel, to freeze that ruling pending appeal. Following standard procedure, Sotomayor and Roberts referred the emergency applications to the full court, which considered both requests together. ### The Court’s Decision: No Emergency Stay, Full Merits Review The Supreme Court’s response was deliberate and consequential. Rather than granting the administration’s request for an immediate stay — which would have allowed the TPS terminations to take effect immediately while the cases were litigated — the court deferred consideration of the emergency applications entirely. Instead, it treated both applications as petitions for certiorari before judgment, meaning it agreed to take the cases directly without waiting for the federal appeals courts to complete their review. Those petitions, now docketed as cases 25-1083 and 25-1084, were granted. The two cases were consolidated into a single proceeding, and a total of 1 hour of oral argument time was allocated, divided between the parties. The lower court orders blocking both TPS terminations remain in full effect until the Supreme Court rules. The administration had argued strenuously that the court should intervene on an emergency basis, pointing to two earlier cases in which the Supreme Court had granted it emergency relief to end TPS for Venezuelan nationals. Solicitor General Sauer called the Haiti and Syria cases “the legal equivalent of fraternal, if not identical, twins” to the Venezuela disputes and warned that without Supreme Court intervention, litigation over TPS terminations would continue to produce conflicting rulings across the country. The court was unmoved by that argument, at least on the question of emergency relief. ### The Full Briefing Schedule The court’s order established the following schedule, which governs what each side must file and when: March 30, 2026, is the deadline for the Trump administration — the petitioner in both cases — to file its merits brief setting out its full legal arguments before the court. Any outside organizations or advocacy groups wishing to file amicus curiae briefs in support of the administration or neither party must also submit their briefs by this date. April 13, 2026, is the deadline for respondents — the Haitian and Syrian TPS holders who filed the original lawsuits — to file their merits briefs. Any outside organizations wishing to file amicus curiae briefs in support of the TPS holders must also submit by this deadline. April 20, 2026, is the deadline for the administration to file a reply brief if it chooses to respond to arguments in the respondents’ briefs. Oral arguments are scheduled for the second week of April 2026 before the full court. Attorneys for both the government and the TPS holders will have a total of one hour — divided between the two sides — to present their arguments directly to the nine justices and to respond to questions from the bench. Late June or early July 2026 is when the court’s final ruling is expected, consistent with the end of the current Supreme Court term. ### What Is at Stake in Each Case Haiti. Haiti was first designated for TPS in January 2010, days after a catastrophic earthquake killed more than 300,000 people and left the country in ruins. The designation was extended multiple times across successive administrations — most recently under President Biden in 2024, citing simultaneous economic, political, security, and health crises, including surging gang violence, a collapsed government, and the absence of a functioning state. Then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced on November 28, 2025, the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation, effective February 3, 2026. Noem maintained that the decision reflected a “necessary and strategic vote of confidence” in Haiti’s future and was consistent with the administration’s foreign policy vision. She acknowledged conditions she called “concerning” but concluded that parts of the country were “suitable” for return. The State Department simultaneously maintained — and continues to maintain — a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory for Haiti, citing kidnapping, crime, terrorist activity, civil unrest, and limited healthcare. Judge Reyes blocked the termination and found that Noem’s decision was likely motivated in part by racial animus. She cited both the secretary’s own public statements characterizing immigrants in derogatory terms and President Trump’s remarks about Haiti, including his promotion during the 2024 campaign of the false claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating residents’ pets — a claim local officials said had no factual basis. “Kristi Noem has a First Amendment right to call immigrants killers, leeches, entitlement junkies, and any other inapt name she wants,” Reyes wrote. “Secretary Noem, however, is constrained by both our Constitution and the [Administrative Procedure Act] to apply the facts to the law faithfully in implementing the TPS program. The record to date shows she has yet to do that.” Syria. Syria was designated for TPS by the Obama administration in 2012 in response to the Assad government’s violent crackdown on the civilian population following the Arab Spring protests. The designation was extended through multiple administrations, including during Trump’s first term. Noem moved to end Syria’s TPS in September 2025, citing the collapse of the Assad regime at the end of 2024 and the subsequent lifting of U.S. sanctions. She argued that with the prior government gone, the extraordinary conditions that had justified the designation no longer existed. Judge Failla found otherwise, concluding that the administration’s decision was grounded not in a genuine assessment of country conditions but in a broader political objective to eliminate TPS wherever possible. The State Department’s current travel advisory for Syria warns against travel due to terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, hostage taking, and armed conflict. ### The Broader Legal Question Both cases ask the Supreme Court to resolve questions that have produced conflicting rulings across federal courts nationwide. The central issue is whether federal courts have any authority to review TPS termination decisions. The TPS statute provides that there is “no judicial review” of the Secretary of Homeland Security’s determinations regarding TPS designations. The Trump administration has argued that this provision strips courts of jurisdiction over any challenge, regardless of the legal theory. Every federal court that has considered the question — including the Ninth Circuit, the Second Circuit, the D.C. Circuit, and multiple district courts — has rejected that argument, holding that courts retain the power to review whether the Secretary acted within the boundaries of the statute, even if they cannot second-guess her assessment of country conditions. The Supreme Court’s decision will have a major impact on the federal government’s power over TPS and the extent to which courts can review those decisions. The outcome will set a precedent not just for the TPS status of Haitians and Syrians but also for other TPS-holding groups and future administrations, potentially affecting more than 1.3 million people and shaping the national immigration landscape. **DISCLAIMER**: This article was originally written in English by CTN journalist Emmanuel Paul. Translations into other languages are generated automatically using AI software and may not fully reflect the accuracy of the original text. 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Speaking to journalists in New York, he painted a picture of a nation caught between armed violence, mass displacement, and weakened institutions, while nevertheless mentioning a fragile “glimmer of hope.” According to him, recent operations aimed at reclaiming certain territories from gangs, accompanied by a more “motivated and visible” police presence, show that change is still possible. However, these advances remain limited given the scale of the security crisis gripping the Haitian capital. Today, at least twenty-six gangs control up to 90% of Port-au-Prince and some surrounding areas. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) In these neighborhoods fragmented by violence, armed groups impose their law through kidnappings for ransom, extortion, rape, and assassinations. They also clash with security forces in a constant struggle for territorial control. This territorial war has triggered an unprecedented internal displacement crisis. At least 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes, primarily in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. Thousands of others remain trapped in gang-dominated areas or along shifting front lines, unable to move freely within their own city. “Residents live behind invisible borders,” O’Neill explained. Crossing a street or changing neighborhoods can be life-threatening. In this context, women and girls face increased vulnerability. They are victims of discrimination because they live in gang-controlled areas, because they are poor, and because they are women. During his meetings on the ground, the UN expert was struck by the testimony of a young girl living in one of these neighborhoods. “I just want to live well and in safety, because this is my country,” she told him. The security crisis is compounded by a critical humanitarian situation. The persistent violence, combined with frequent natural disasters – floods, droughts, and earthquakes – exacerbates the precariousness of an already vulnerable population. At the same time, the political impasse has continued since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, leaving the country without an elected president and with weakened institutions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Despite this bleak picture, O’Neill believes that Haiti is going through “a difficult but promising time.” But to transform this fragile opening into a genuine way out of the crisis, he warns that the country must tackle three major challenges: insecurity, corruption, and impunity. National strategy against insecurity Optimizing the deployment of mobile patrols and fixed points, intensifying prevention and crackdown operations in the ten geographical departments, strengthening the police presence by increasing substations and forward posts, enhanced internal control of troops and strict identification of officers: these are the main measures decided during a high-level strategic meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. The discussions also reaffirmed a clear intention: to restore State authority, protect lives and property, and neutralize criminals, while strictly respecting the law and fundamental rights, the statement reads. 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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request for an emergency ruling that would have immediately ended Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria. While the justices agreed to take up the cases, they will not issue a final ruling until late June or early July. Oral arguments in the two cases are scheduled for late April, according to CBS News. In a brief, unsigned order, the court deferred consideration of the administration’s emergency requests and left in place the lower court rulings that have blocked the terminations. The Justice Department had filed emergency applications asking the Supreme Court to freeze lower court injunctions blocking the terminations. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued the Haiti and Syria cases were legally equivalent to earlier TPS cases involving Venezuela. In those Venezuela cases, the Supreme Court had twice granted the government emergency relief through its shadow docket—once in May 2025 and again in October 2025. This allowed TPS protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to end while litigation continued. Sauer described the Haiti and Syria cases as ‘the legal equivalent of fraternal, if not identical, twins’ to the Venezuela disputes. He urged the court to resolve the underlying legal questions this term. Sauer warned that ‘this unsustainable cycle will repeat again and again, spawning more competing rulings and competing views’ if the court did not intervene decisively. The Supreme Court’s answer was to agree to hear the cases, but on the merits and in the normal course, with full briefing and oral arguments. It did not grant the emergency stay, according to CBS News. The lower court orders remain in place. For now, TPS holders from Haiti and Syria continue to have legal protection from deportation and the right to work in the United States. ### The Haiti Case: Racial Animus, a Damning Record, and a D.C. Judge’s Rebuke The Haiti dispute traces its immediate origins to November 28, 2025. Then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem published a Federal Register notice terminating Haiti’s TPS designation, effective February 3, 2026. Noem argued the decision reflected ‘a necessary and strategic vote of confidence in the new chapter Haiti is turning.’ She pointed to the administration’s ‘foreign policy vision of a secure, sovereign and self-reliant Haiti.’ While she acknowledged that some conditions in Haiti remained ‘concerning,’ she concluded that parts of the country were ‘suitable’ for return. That assessment stood in direct contrast to the State Department’s own active travel advisory, which warns U.S. citizens not to visit Haiti due to kidnapping, crime, terrorist activity, civil unrest, and limited healthcare. Five Haitian nationals filed suit in federal court in Washington in December 2025. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of the District of Columbia issued an order on February 2, 2026 — one day before the termination was set to take effect — blocking the administration from ending TPS for Haitians. The order found that Noem’s decision was likely motivated in part by racial animus. Judge Reyes pointed both to Noem’s public statements characterizing immigrants as criminals and to President Trump’s own remarks about Haiti, including his reference to the country using a vulgar slur and his 2024 campaign promotion of the false claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were consuming residents’ pets — a claim the city’s own officials said had no basis in fact. “Kristi Noem has a First Amendment right to call immigrants killers, leeches, entitlement junkies, and any other inapt name she wants,” Judge Reyes wrote. “Secretary Noem, however, is constrained by both our Constitution and the [Administrative Procedure Act] to apply the facts to the law faithfully in implementing the TPS program. The record to date shows she has yet to do that.” The Justice Department appealed, and on March 6, 2026, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to freeze Reyes’ ruling. The majority noted that, while the Supreme Court had twice granted emergency relief to the government in the Venezuela TPS cases, those cases involved the government’s invocation of ongoing, complex diplomatic negotiations with Venezuela — a circumstance not present in the Haiti litigation. The administration then turned to the Supreme Court, filing its emergency application on March 11 and asking for a response from the plaintiffs by March 16. ### The Syria Case: A Collapsed Regime, an Unchanged Travel Warning Syria’s TPS history is distinct. The program was first designated for Syrian nationals in 2012 by the Obama administration, following the brutal military crackdown by then-President Bashar al-Assad against pro-democracy protesters. The designation was extended multiple times across administrations, including during President Trump’s first term. Last September, Noem moved to end Syria’s TPS designation, citing the collapse of the Assad government at the end of 2024 and the subsequent lifting of U.S. sanctions on the country. The administration argued that with the Assad regime gone, the conditions that had justified TPS for Syria no longer existed. The government estimates that about 6,100 Syrian nationals currently hold TPS. A group of seven Syrians filed suit in October 2025. U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York temporarily halted the termination before it took effect on November 21, 2025. Judge Failla found that the administration’s decision appeared to be driven not by a genuine assessment of country conditions in Syria, but by a broader political objective to end TPS altogether. ‘The president made sweeping and erroneous statements concerning his belief in the legality of the TPS program and its inutility to what can only be fairly described as an anti-immigrant agenda,’ Failla wrote of the president. Of Noem, she concluded that the secretary had ‘endeavored to terminate TPS status whenever presented with an opportunity to do so. This resulted in termination decisions that are grounded not in law and not in fact, but in political considerations simply not relevant under the TPS statute.’ The State Department continues to advise Americans not to travel to Syria due to terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, hostage taking, and armed conflict — the same categories of conditions that justified Syria’s original TPS designation. The administration appealed to the Second Circuit, which declined to halt Failla’s order in February 2026. The government then sought emergency Supreme Court intervention at the end of February. That request, combined with the later Haiti application, produced Monday’s consolidated response: the court will hear the cases, but not on an emergency basis. ### A Program Under Sustained Assault Across a Dozen Countries The Haiti and Syria disputes are two fronts in the broadest assault on TPS since Congress created it in 1990. When President Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, 17 countries had active TPS designations, covering about 1.3 million people. Since then, the administration has moved to end protections for at least 13 countries: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Honduras, Burma, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Venezuela, Yemen, as well as Haiti and Syria. The Supreme Court has already sided with the administration in the Venezuela cases, allowing those TPS terminations to take effect while litigation continues. That decision stripped protections from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan nationals. Monday’s ruling means the administration did not secure the same rapid result for Haiti and Syria—at least not yet. The administration has argued that federal courts should not review TPS determinations. It cites a statute stating there is “no judicial review” of the Secretary’s decisions on TPS designations. Lower courts have uniformly rejected that argument. The Supreme Court will now have its say. Oral arguments in the Haiti and Syria cases are scheduled for late April 2026. The justices will be asked to resolve questions that have produced conflicting rulings across multiple federal circuits. These include whether courts can review the Secretary’s TPS decisions. They also include whether those decisions must be based on a genuine assessment of country conditions rather than political considerations, and whether the administration’s actions toward TPS holders from Haiti, Syria, and other countries were arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. A ruling is expected by the end of the court’s current term, in late June or early July 2026. Whatever the Supreme Court decides will likely determine the fate of TPS not just for Haitians and Syrians, but for hundreds of thousands of people from more than a dozen countries whose protections the administration has moved to end. For Haiti’s community in the United States — the third-largest immigrant population in cities like Boston, and spread across Florida, New York, and beyond — Monday’s order provides a temporary reprieve. The lower court’s orders blocking the termination remain in place through the spring. 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The alert, initially a harbinger of losing their legal status, was suddenly rescinded, providing a momentary sigh of relief. This chain of events unfolded as Federal Judge Indira Talwani ordered the immediate suspension of a Trump administration measure that would have revoked the legal status of thousands of immigrants in the United States as early as next week. This decision represents another judicial setback for President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. In a ruling issued Saturday, Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocked the scheduled revocation of the family reunification parole program. This program allows certain relatives of U.S. citizens or permanent residents to live and work legally in the United States while awaiting final adjustment of their immigration status. The judicial decision centers on procedural compliance. Judge Talwani found that the Department of Homeland Security did not fulfill its legal obligation to directly inform affected individuals of the imminent loss of their status, as required under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 553. This statutory requirement ensures that individuals are given proper notice and opportunity to respond to changes affecting their legal standing. The Trump administration argued that publishing the decision in the Federal Register on December 15 satisfied this requirement. The judge disagreed, ruling that publication could not replace individual, explicit, and traceable notification. Federal authorities claimed that program beneficiaries would receive written notice through their online immigration accounts. However, the court ruled that this method was inadequate. Officials said that the online messages would suffice, but the court found evidence showing that some beneficiaries received this message weeks after the official announcement, while others stated they were never notified. In her five-page order, the judge noted that the record does not show that most or all affected individuals have such accounts or received timely notification. ### Thousands of Families Affected When the Trump administration announced the end of the family reunification program last month, it estimated that about 15,000 people still held this status. To put it into perspective, this number is comparable to the population of a small town in the United States, illustrating the significant impact such a change could have on a tight-knit community. Not all were immediately at risk, as some adjustment applications were still pending. According to immigrant advocacy organizations, between 10,000 and 12,000 people were at risk of losing their legal status as early as this week, exposing them to deportation or loss of work authorization. Karen Tumlin, an attorney at the Justice Action Center and a plaintiff in the case, stated that the decision provides immediate relief for thousands of families. She emphasized that many affected individuals are only weeks or months away from obtaining a green card after meeting all requirements imposed by U.S. authorities. Immigration Crackdown Challenged in Court This battle is one chapter in a larger legal saga. This case is part of a broader campaign of immigration restrictions led by the Trump administration, which has taken measures to reduce or eliminate various temporary statuses granted to individuals fleeing economic crises, armed conflicts, or natural disasters. These initiatives have been repeatedly challenged in court, with several federal judges finding that the executive branch implemented major changes without sufficient due process protections. This is not Judge Talwani’s first case involving the Trump administration. Last April, she blocked a measure to terminate parole status, including work permits, for nearly 500,000 nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The Supreme Court overturned that decision a month later, ruling on an emergency basis without a majority opinion. ### Temporary Relief, Not Final Victory Saturday’s order is a preliminary injunction intended to maintain the status quo, meaning families keep their work permits for now, while the court reviews the merits of the case. It does not determine the final outcome but temporarily prevents the administration from revoking the program. The DepartmenThe Department of Homeland Security had not issued a public response to the decision at the time of publication. This latest judicial suspension illustrates the limits the executive branch faces in its efforts to accelerate the mass deportations promised by President Trump and confirms the central role of federal courts in arbitrating conflicts between immigration policy and respect for fundamental legal protections. 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However, ICE did not specify the type of charges against Mr. Martinez, the circumstances of his arrest, or his immigration status at the time of the incident. The agency also did not clarify whether the 28 arraignments resulted in any convictions. Under American law, an arraignment is the defendant’s initial appearance before a court, during which the charges are formally read. An arraignment constitutes neither proof of guilt nor a conviction. CTN cannot independently verify the information that ICE published at the time of this article’s publication. ### Intensifying Operations This arrest marks part of a series of ongoing ICE operations in Massachusetts since the start of President Trump’s second term. The agency carried out Operation Patriot, followed by Operation Patriot 2.0, during which more than 1,400 undocumented individuals were arrested in the state, according to figures released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in December 2025. ICE’s Boston field office has ramped up public communications regarding the arrests of foreign nationals with criminal records, as part of a nationwide DHS strategy aimed at highlighting what the administration describes as the “worst of the worst” among undocumented individuals. Data obtained by GBH News indicate that at least 54 arrests took place in Boston municipal courthouses during 2025, a practice that has drawn criticism from immigrant rights advocates. ### The Haitian Community Under Pressure For the Haitian community in Massachusetts, this arrest comes at a particularly fraught time. The approximately 350,000 Haitian beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are currently protected by Judge Ana C. Reyes’s order, which blocked Secretary Noem’s attempt to terminate TPS for Haiti. But that judicial protection is the subject of an appeal before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and its outcome remains uncertain. At the same time, the Trump administration has proposed a new regulation aimed at restricting access to work permits for asylum seekers, a measure that would directly affect many Haitians who entered through the Biden-era humanitarian parole program. In this context, immigrant rights organizations remind the public that any person arrested by ICE retains certain rights, including the right to a hearing before an immigration judge and, in some cases, the right to release on bond. They encourage anyone affected to consult an immigration attorney before responding to federal agents’ questions. --- CTN reports the facts as announced by federal authorities and endeavors to independently verify all published information. 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The Independent reports a senior White House official told Republicans to shift from general deportation rhetoric to a focus on criminal aliens, though the administration said its enforcement policies remain the same. At the House Republicans’ annual retreat, top White House official James Blair urged members of Congress to reframe immigration messaging, focusing on deporting violent offenders rather than broad sweeps, Axios reported. This private guidance stands in notable contrast to Trump’s long-standing promise to conduct what he has described as the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. The shift in tone also reflects growing sensitivity within Republican circles to polling data, which now show public enthusiasm for aggressive immigration enforcement declining. After the Axios report became public, Blair took to X to clarify his position. He framed the deportation debate in partisan terms, arguing that Republicans were committed to removing individuals with criminal records who entered the country illegally during the Biden administration, while accusing Democrats of protecting those same individuals through sanctuary city policies. “Republicans want to keep deporting the violent/criminal illegals that Joe Biden & the Democrats in Congress let in. Democrats want to shield them from deportation, which is why they unanimously support sanctuary cities. Republicans will get the violent criminals out. Democrats will throw the border back open.” ### James Blair, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, via X The White House moved quickly to push back on any suggestion of a policy retreat. Spokesperson Abigail Jackson told The Independent that the administration’s enforcement agenda had not been altered. Jackson emphasized that roughly 70 percent of individuals deported under the current administration had criminal records, citing repeated statements from the Department of Homeland Security. She also said that approximately three million undocumented individuals have departed the United States — voluntarily or otherwise — since Trump took office, and that the southern border had gone nine consecutive months without illegal crossings. The messaging shift comes as polls show declining public confidence in ICE and Trump’s deportation strategy. A recent Fox News poll found nearly six in ten voters now disapprove of ICE — a seven-point rise since last fall. A Politico poll found 49 percent say Trump’s deportation effort is excessive. Public sentiment shifted after two incidents in Minneapolis where ICE agents fatally shot civilians. Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed earlier this year, sparking widespread condemnation and protests. ### NOEM OUT, MULLIN IN AT HOMELAND SECURITY Adding another dimension to an already turbulent week, Trump announced Thursday that Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin would take over as Secretary of Homeland Security on March 31. Meanwhile, outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem will transition to a newly created diplomatic post — special envoy for the Shield of the Americas — which the president described as a security initiative covering the Western Hemisphere. Trump praised Noem’s record at DHS, crediting her with achieving “numerous and spectacular results.” The announcement, however, came days after a bruising congressional appearance in which Noem faced pointed criticism over the Minneapolis shootings and her earlier characterization of both victims as domestic terrorists. At last week’s hearings, Noem called both killings “an absolute tragedy” and extended condolences to the victims’ families. She, however, did not retract her prior characterization of terrorism. Lawmakers also pressed her on a $220 million advertising campaign that prominently featured her. Senator John Kennedy asked Noem if the president approved the ad campaign. She confirmed approval, but Trump later denied knowing about it. The White House announced Noem’s departure shortly after. Mullin said his selection was unexpected but that he was ready for the work at DHS. His nomination awaits Senate confirmation. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ICE-retrait-chicago-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40518&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40518&preview=true) Source: Katie Hawkinson, The Independent ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-quietly-tells-gop-to-soften-immigration-rhetoric-as-voter-support-for-deportation-crackdown-weakens/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-quietly-tells-gop-to-soften-immigration-rhetoric-as-voter-support-for-deportation-crackdown-weakens/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-quietly-tells-gop-to-soften-immigration-rhetoric-as-voter-support-for-deportation-crackdown-weakens/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-quietly-tells-gop-to-soften-immigration-rhetoric-as-voter-support-for-deportation-crackdown-weakens/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-quietly-tells-gop-to-soften-immigration-rhetoric-as-voter-support-for-deportation-crackdown-weakens/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Administration%20Quietly%20Tells%20GOP%20to%20Soften%20Immigration%20Rhetoric%20as%20Voter%20Support%20for%20Deportation%20Crackdown%20Weakens&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-administration-quietly-tells-gop-to-soften-immigration-rhetoric-as-voter-support-for-deportation-crackdown-weakens%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, US --- ### [Haiti: Hundreds of political parties registered with the CEP for upcoming elections](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-hundreds-of-political-parties-registered-with-the-cep-for-upcoming-elections/) **Published:** March 13, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** As the first round of the general elections is set for August 30, 2026, three hundred and twenty political parties have registered with the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), despite a deteriorating security context that casts doubt on the holding of the election. The President of the CEP, Jacques Desrosiers, confirmed on Thursday the close of the political party registration period, with a total of three hundred and twenty organizations registered to participate in the elections, the first round of which is scheduled for August 30, 2026. This figure, a sharp increase compared to the 219 parties counted the day before the deadline, demonstrates sustained mobilization among Haitian political actors. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, the final day of the process, numerous organizations rushed to submit their files. Among them are heavyweights of the national political scene, including Les Engagés pour le Développement (EDE), the party of former Prime Minister Claude Joseph, and the Collectif des Acteurs Haïtiens pour le Développement et l’Organisation Alternative (CAHDOA), led by former deputy Abel Descollines. The parties’ eagerness to register responds to an apparent consensus: to organize the elections this year to end the transition and restore constitutional order. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Because the security context, marked by gang violence and chronic insecurity, has not changed the mobilization, but it fuels doubts about the CEP’s ability to meet its schedule. Nevertheless, the Council continues its preparations: updating voting centers, recruiting electoral registry agents, and training staff. The final list of approved parties will be published on March 26, after reviewing the files. The electoral calendar then provides for voter registration from April 1 to June 29, running concurrently with the filing of candidacies from April 13 to May 15. The first round of the legislative and presidential elections is set for August 30, with the process concluding on January 20, 2027, with the election of a new president and a new Parliament. However, when asked about the reliability of these deadlines, Jacques Desrosiers did not guarantee they would be met—a reservation that speaks volumes about the challenges ahead. The security obstacle remains the main source of concern: without conducive conditions—security at polling stations, freedom of movement, protection for candidates and voters—holding the election remains hypothetical. Furthermore, according to information reported by Le Nouvelliste, several influential signatories of the National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections are reportedly demanding changes within the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). Members of the institution are deemed too close to certain political actors, which would compromise their impartiality. Discussions are ongoing between signatories of the Pact and the Prime Minister’s Office regarding an evaluation of the CEP, sources indicated. The criticisms are based on Article 17 of the document, which provides for strengthening the electoral process by establishing a “professional and modern administration compliant with international standards.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Some political leaders are calling for technical and logistical reinforcement of law enforcement to secure the process. But while the CEP advances on the administrative front, the security question remains unanswered. No extension will be granted to parties that missed the deadline, the Council’s president warned. 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A longtime advocate of tough immigration policies, Governor Mike Braun nevertheless believes ICE should focus its efforts on high-risk individuals. “I’ve always been clear on this: we need to start with the worst actors. And there are plenty of them,” he said. While maintaining his support for strong border enforcement, Braun argued that the effectiveness of immigration policy depends on its ability to target those who pose a real threat, not law-abiding individuals. “I’m in favor of removing criminals who entered illegally, but if we’re going after others, then we’re probably not doing a good job,” he added, as quoted by *Latin Times*. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The governor’s comments come amid reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering using Camp Atterbury—a military installation in southern Indiana—as a temporary detention center for migrants, a proposal that has stirred debate locally. Asked about the plan, Braun responded cautiously but said he was open to the idea, as long as basic human rights are upheld: “I wouldn’t even consider it if the treatment wasn’t humane,” he emphasized. Braun’s remarks represent a notable shift from his earlier hardline stance. A former U.S. Senator who built his political career riding the Trump wave, Braun stood out in past campaigns with combative messaging. One of his campaign flyers reminded voters that they would “know who backed Trump”—a phrase that some civil rights advocates saw as veiled intimidation, *Latin Times* noted. His recent critique of ICE, however, suggests a move toward a more measured approach, particularly as the 2026 election season looms and public frustration over aggressive immigration enforcement grows. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) On a separate hot-button issue, Braun was also asked about mounting pressure from conservative circles for full transparency regarding documents related to the death of financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose ties to political figures—including Donald Trump and Bill Clinton—continue to draw scrutiny. “I think the American public deserves full transparency,” Braun told the *Indiana Capital Chronicle*. “Let’s see what comes out. But at this point, the whole thing feels highly politicized,” he said, according to *Latin Times*, which described the governor’s comments as indicative of a gradual shift in his political posture. While remaining firm on immigration, Braun is increasingly calling for more discretion in federal enforcement operations and greater openness in politically sensitive cases involving the nation’s elite. 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The ruling, ending a seven-year legal battle, is among New York’s largest verdicts for illegal immigration detention. Court documents reviewed by PIX11 News and NewsNation state that plaintiffs remained jailed after posting bail or closing their cases. The judge found the Sheriff’s Office and the county directly responsible for violating 14th Amendment rights to liberty and due process. “This decision brings long-awaited accountability,” said José Pérez, deputy general counsel for LatinoJustice PRLDEF, the organization representing the plaintiffs, as quoted by NewsNation. “The jury confirmed what we have maintained from the beginning: Suffolk County’s actions trampled on the fundamental due process rights guaranteed to every person on American soil.” The events date back to 2017, when the sheriff’s office agreed to detain individuals at the request of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), even after their release was ordered by state courts. One of the plaintiffs, a 34-year-old resident from Guatemala, had been arrested in Central Islip in April 2017. According to his complaint, Suffolk County police questioned him about his immigration status before transferring him to a local jail. His family had paid $1,000 in bail as part of an agreement stipulating that he would later appear before an immigration court. He was never informed that his bail had been paid. Instead of being released, he was turned over to federal agents and transferred first to the Varick Street Detention Center in Manhattan and then to the Bergen County Jail in New Jersey. The judge found this detention clearly violated his liberty, causing severe physical and psychological harm, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional trauma, humiliation, and economic loss. The case exposes problematic cooperation between sheriffs and federal immigration authorities. Some jurisdictions informally agreed with ICE to hold non-citizens for transfer, even when state law prohibited it. New York courts have repeatedly held that ICE detainers are not judicial warrants and cannot justify detention after local charges are filed. The federal judge’s ruling reinforces this jurisprudence, reaffirming that local authorities cannot substitute for the federal government in enforcing immigration law, particularly when it involves depriving someone of liberty without a court order. ## $166,000 Per Person on Average The judgment provides for $112 million in compensation, averaging approximately $166,000 per person. Suffolk County will have to pay the entire amount, according to the decision, due to the direct responsibility of its detention facility. Local authorities have not yet announced whether they will appeal the decision. This ruling represents a major setback for New York counties that had cooperated with federal services under the first Trump presidency, as part of a more aggressive immigration policy. Suffolk County had signed a 2016 collaboration protocol allowing its officers to “temporarily detain” individuals subject to ICE notification. Several civil rights organizations were already denouncing the practice as “unconstitutional and discriminatory” at that time. For LatinoJustice PRLDEF, the New York-based nonprofit organization that represented most of the plaintiffs, this victory extends beyond the financial realm. “This is a strong signal sent to all local jurisdictions that continue to illegally cooperate with ICE,” Mr. Pérez said. “Constitutional rights apply to all people, regardless of their nationality or status.” The case has also drawn the attention of several New York elected officials, including Representative Nydia Velázquez, who hailed “a historic verdict reminding us that the Constitution makes no distinction between citizens and foreign residents,” according to remarks reported in local press. Human rights advocates hope this decision will prompt other countries to terminate their cooperation agreements with ICE, which are often inherited from previous federal programs. Meanwhile, several states — including California and New Jersey — have enacted laws that explicitly prohibit local forces from extending the detention of individuals solely at the request of federal immigration authorities. This case is also expected to encourage other class-action lawsuits. Similar cases are currently pending in Nassau and Westchester counties, where plaintiffs claim to have been subjected to prolonged detention without a warrant. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ice-agent-wears-mask-300x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38074&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38074&preview=true) Based on a report by Dominique Jack for NewsNation/PIX11 New York ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/new-york-112-million-settlement-for-over-600-immigrants-illegally-detained/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/new-york-112-million-settlement-for-over-600-immigrants-illegally-detained/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/new-york-112-million-settlement-for-over-600-immigrants-illegally-detained/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/new-york-112-million-settlement-for-over-600-immigrants-illegally-detained/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/new-york-112-million-settlement-for-over-600-immigrants-illegally-detained/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20New%20York%3A%20%24112%20Million%20Settlement%20for%20Over%20600%20Immigrants%20Illegally%20Detained&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fnew-york-112-million-settlement-for-over-600-immigrants-illegally-detained%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, NEW YORK, US --- ### [Massachusetts lawmakers introduce a bill that aims to limit ICE Arrests in Courthouses](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-lawmakers-introduce-a-bill-that-aims-to-limit-ice-arrests-in-courthouses/) **Published:** January 24, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Massachusetts legislators are advancing a proposal to restrict immigration enforcement activities by federal agents in courthouses, as concerns mount over intensified Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations throughout the state. Senator Lydia Edwards, a Boston Democrat, introduced a bill requiring federal agents to present judicial warrants before detaining individuals on courthouse premises for civil immigration violations. The bill would extend these protections to people traveling to or from court proceedings. “Anybody that is going to court should be able to go, do their business, feel physically and legally safe,” Edwards told Axios Boston. Increased Enforcement Presence - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The Massachusetts court system documented at least 614 ICE arrests in courthouses in 2025, according to official records reported by Axios. One-fifth of these detentions occurred in Region V, which encompasses Boston Municipal Court and several other eastern Massachusetts jurisdictions. The legislation comes in response to cases such as the November detention of a man in an alley behind East Boston District Court, an incident that drew criticism from immigrant rights advocates who argue such enforcement actions undermine access to justice. Key Provisions Under the proposed bill, law enforcement agents would be instructed to: ∙ Identify themselves upon entering court facilities - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ∙ Present a judicial warrant before detaining anyone for civil immigration violations ∙ Comply with restrictions on enforcement activities during courthouse travel The warrant requirement would not apply to arrests of individuals convicted of murder or identified by the FBI as terrorist threats. Additionally, the legislation includes a provision prohibiting face coverings in courthouses, with exceptions for COVID-19 prevention and protection against other airborne transmissible diseases. Legal Precedents Massachusetts would join Connecticut and New York in implementing courthouse protections if the bill becomes law. A federal judge recently upheld the validity of New York’s way of doing things, finding that its statute prohibiting immigration agent arrests in courthouses is constitutional, providing legal support for similar state-level restrictions. Legislative Uncertainty The bill’s fate remains uncertain at Beacon Hill. Legislative leaders hold considerable power to determine whether the proposal advances quickly or stalls without progress during the current session. House Speaker Ron Mariano’s office did not respond to requests for comment, according to Axios. A spokesperson for Senate President Karen Spilka indicated she would review the legislation and “will continue to call out ICE’s appalling conduct unequivocally.” The bill currently has six co-sponsors in the state legislature. Immigrant advocates argue that courthouse arrests create a chilling effect that discourages immigrant communities from seeking justice, reporting crimes, or participating in court proceedings—concerns that could intensify if Massachusetts experiences an increase in federal enforcement operations in the coming months. 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The false rumor began on social media on September 5 when a user named Erika Lee posted in a private Facebook group called [Springfield Ohio Crime & Information](https://www.facebook.com/groups/889321368886343). In her post, Lee recounted a story she had heard from her neighbor, Kimberly Newton, who claimed that a friend of her daughter’s had found her cat hanging from a tree near the home of a Haitian family, “like a deer to be butchered.” **It quickly became apparent that the story had no factual basis** Contacted by NewsGuard, a company that combats online misinformation, Erika Lee admitted, as reported by The Daily Beast, that she had not witnessed the incident herself. She was merely repeating what her neighbor had told her. Kimberly Newton also admitted uncertainty about the veracity of the story, which she had heard secondhand. “I’m not sure I’m the most credible source because I don’t really know the person who lost the cat,” Newton stated. She added, “I have no proof,” according to The Daily Beast. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) It is important to note that neither Lee nor Newton ever confirmed the incident. Their claims were simply the transmission of a rumor that escalated without any factual support. Local authorities and Springfield police have repeatedly denied the allegations, stating there is no credible evidence of pet abduction or abuse by members of the immigrant community. **Misinformation with National Impact** Although the rumor was quickly discredited locally, it continued to spread nationally, fueled by political agendas. Lee’s claim moved from Facebook to X (formerly Twitter), where it was shared by a conservative user named [BuckeyeGirrl](https://x.com/BuckeyeGirrl). This account, with over 2,100 followers, posted a screenshot of Lee’s message, causing the rumor to gain further traction. Within days, the false claim caught the attention of prominent political figures. Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance amplified the rumor by tweeting that, although the details might “turn out to be false,” they still represented a real danger to “suffering Americans.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The tweet sparked a wave of reactions on social media, with some users posting AI-generated images of Donald Trump protecting cats and ducks, while Elon Musk sarcastically compared the situation to a scene from The Simpsons. The controversy peaked when Donald Trump’s campaign issued a press release ahead of the presidential debate, falsely claiming that Haitian migrants “were allegedly caught decapitating ducks, hunting geese and other animals in public parks, and even kidnapping pets to eat.” The speed with which this baseless rumor spread, and its amplification by political figures, is alarming. It demonstrates how unverified information can influence political discourse and deepen societal polarization. Despite the complete lack of factual basis, the rumor was used as a political tool to stigmatize a vulnerable communities in the United States. Erika Lee, the originator of the Facebook post, expressed surprise at the attention her comments had garnered. In an interview with NewsGuard, as reported by The Daily Beast, she said, “I was shocked to see Mr. Trump repeat a statement I made on social media.” However, she admitted that she hadn’t followed the story’s developments or verified the facts. “I haven’t really followed the news on this. I just saw it on Facebook and what others were sharing,” she said. The case of Springfield, Ohio, is a striking example of how misinformation can quickly spread online, often originating from unverified sources or word-of-mouth accounts. Such misinformation is particularly harmful when it targets minority groups, as it can fuel hatred, fear, and mistrust toward these populations. Haitian migrants, already facing significant challenges regarding integration and rights recognition, found themselves at the center of a media storm based entirely on falsehoods. This stigmatization can have serious repercussions, including fostering anti-immigrant sentiment and creating tension within local communities. The White House, through National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby, condemned the spread of false information for political purposes, warning that it could seriously harm minority groups in the United States. Springfield’s local authorities were forced to quickly step in to calm tensions and debunk the false claims. However, in today’s social media-driven world, where rumors can spread rapidly to millions, countering such misinformation remains a significant challenge. 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Highway patrols have been deployed to secure all 18 school buildings in the Springfield district, according to a statement from Governor Mike DeWine’s office. The governor also visited patrol personnel and schools, including Simon Kenton Elementary School in Springfield. These measures were introduced following racist attacks by Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Elon Musk, who falsely accused Haitian immigrants of stealing and eating local residents’ pets. Since then, Springfield has faced numerous threats, causing schools, hospitals, and other public institutions in the area to close for several days. “While none of the threats, including today’s, have been deemed credible, we want to reassure the students, parents, and staff of Springfield that we are here to support them and help keep our school communities safe,” said Governor Mike DeWine during his September 17 visit. “We are providing physical safety with the support of our troops and Ohio Homeland Security, and emotional safety with the help of Hope, the therapy dog,” the Republican governor added. “Every day, officers conduct thorough inspections of each building for potential threats before students and staff arrive, and they remain on-site to ensure safety throughout the school day and at dismissal,” the governor’s office announced. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Springfield was known as a peaceful town until the racist and false allegations from Donald Trump’s circle endangered the lives of Haitian residents. During a presidential debate viewed by more than 67 million Americans, former President Donald Trump stated that Haitians posed a serious threat to Springfield residents: “In Springfield, they eat dogs. The people who came, they eat the cats. They eat… they eat the pets of the people who live there,” said the 78-year-old Republican candidate. Trump wasn’t alone in these baseless accusations. His running mate, JD Vance, had tweeted the day before, accusing Haitian residents of Springfield, citing local reports of missing pets. These false accusations didn’t stop the Ohio senator from promoting them further. 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Many assert that going back to Haiti in the present circumstances would be equivalent to “signing their own death warrant.” The Trump administration, through Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, has declared the definitive termination of the TPS program for Haitians. “TPS will officially expire on August 3, and protections will be lifted on September 2.” This decision revokes an extension previously granted under the Biden administration, which was set to continue until 2026. A federal judge in a New York district court has ruled that the Trump administration must first conduct a thorough evaluation of Haiti’s security situation before ending TPS for Haitians. In Columbus, where roughly 30,000 Haitians reside, the news has created widespread panic within the community. Jean Manuel, a local business owner and community activist, believes the situation in Haiti has become so perilous that “the only option is to flee to another safe country, like Canada or Mexico.” However, this alternative comes with its own challenges, according to *USA Today*, which published an in-depth report on Ohio’s Haitian population. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “To immigrate legally to Canada, you need to have family who can take you in, and many of our people simply don’t,” said Vilés Dorsainvil, who heads the Haitian Community Help Center in Springfield, a city where nearly 30% of its 60,000 residents are Haitian immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security maintains that Haiti no longer qualifies as a country in crisis. TPS is designated for nations experiencing war, natural disasters, or other extraordinary temporary conditions. However, this assessment faces strong opposition from those with direct knowledge of the situation. “Every neighborhood is controlled by a gang. They burn homes, kill children, and empty entire communities,” testified Jean Manuel. “Is that the life we’re proposing to them? That’s a death sentence,” he told *USA Today*. Ohio’s Republican Governor Mike DeWine has publicly voiced his opposition to Washington’s decision, extending his support to his state’s Haitian community. “Haiti is one of the most dangerous places on earth. Things have gotten even worse,” he said to the *Statehouse News Bureau*. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) During a visit to Springfield—where the Haitian community has encountered hostility fueled by political misinformation, including from then-candidate Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance—DeWine highlighted the economic impact of Haitian immigrants. “Businesses have told me plainly: without the Haitians, we couldn’t keep the factories running. They’re doing the hard work others won’t do,” he stated, according to *USA Today*. Since President Trump’s February announcement ending TPS, the repercussions have been immediate. According to Manuel and Dorsainvil, numerous employers have begun reluctantly terminating Haitian workers from their positions. With uncertainty surrounding their future immigration status, employers are showing hesitation in maintaining a workforce marked for eventual removal. Many Haitian families are now experiencing difficulties meeting basic needs like food and housing costs. “These are people who just want to work, raise their children in peace, and contribute,” Manuel stressed. “They’re not criminals.” Multiple immigrant advocacy groups have denounced President Trump’s decision to end TPS for Haitians, labeling it as “inhumane.” As it stands, TPS is set to terminate on February 2, 2026—barring intervention from a higher court. The Trump administration has made clear its plans to challenge the federal judge’s ruling from New York’s district court. Similar to his previous term, there are strong indications that this legal battle will extend through the remainder of President Trump’s current presidency. In 2017, he previously attempted to terminate TPS for Haitian immigrants. A federal judge ruled in the beneficiaries’ favor. The government pursued an appeal, and the case continued until Trump’s term concluded. 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Wilson wrote on her official page that ending TPS would endanger 350,000 hardworking Haitian families, emphasizing their crucial roles as neighbors, workers, and community contributors. The letter, dated Friday, January 24, comes ten days before the program’s scheduled expiration on February 3, 2026. This deadline places approximately 560,000 Haitians—including those who benefited from the 2024 redesignation under the Biden administration—in acute legal uncertainty. “Extend TPS now!” urged Representative Wilson, whose district in South Florida includes a significant Haitian community. She called on the President and Secretary Noem to take immediate action to protect Haitian families by extending TPS before the February 3, 2026, deadline. Florida hosts one of the largest Haitian populations in the United States, with substantial concentrations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. ### Congressional Mobilization Other actions are also underway at the congressional level to prevent the termination of TPS, which allows hundreds of thousands of Haitians to maintain legal status in the United States. This week, Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts’s 7th district introduced a discharge petition in Congress aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants in the United States. A discharge petition lets a House majority (218 of 435 members) force a floor vote on a bill stuck in committee. If it secures enough signatures, it can allow TPS preservation regardless of the administration’s stance. Ongoing Legal Battle Meanwhile, all eyes are on the federal district court in Washington, where Judge Ana C. Reyes is expected to rule on a lawsuit by TPS advocates against the Trump administration. National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem et al. challenges if DHS legally ended TPS for Haiti without fully assessing conditions there. The judge plans to rule by February 2. A favorable verdict could temporarily block TPS’s end, as courts did in 2017. ### Alarming Security Situation in Haiti TPS was granted to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, which killed over 300,000 people and displaced 1.5 million. The program continues due to ongoing instability. Gang coalitions now control 85% of Port-au-Prince, making repatriation perilous. In 2025, over 5,000 were killed and nearly 700,000 displaced, says the UN. Haiti’s transitional government has said it cannot guarantee citizens’ safety or absorb the costs of mass deportations. The Trump administration has not yet publicly responded to Representative Wilson’s request for an extension. President Trump had previously attempted to end Haitian TPS during his first term in 2017, but that decision was blocked by federal courts following legal challenges that continued until the Biden administration reversed the decision in 2021. Secretary Noem and DHS have maintained their position on ending TPS, despite feedback from immigration specialists and local officials on the humanitarian and economic consequences of the decision. 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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and other local officials were there as the new team played its first NWSL game against Gotham FC. For its first-ever professional game, Boston Legacy faced a tough adversary in the defending champions from New York. Despite a narrow 1-0 defeat, the newcomers delivered a convincing performance that offered hope for the franchise’s future and provided tangible evidence that Boston can support professional women’s soccer at the highest level. The fans played a big part in the day. With 30,207 people filling Gillette Stadium, Boston set a league record for an expansion team’s first home game, according to the organizers. This strong turnout showed just how much support there is for women’s soccer in the area and made Boston Legacy FC a major presence in the league from the start. The excitement in the stadium matched the buildup since the team was announced. Fans packed the stands in team colors, cheering loudly for every play. Mayor Wu and other city leaders were there too, showing the strong support the club has from the community as it finds its place among Boston’s many sports teams. ## An Aggressive Start Boston started the game with energy, matching Gotham’s pace and creating several chances to score in the first half. The Legacy looked confident and didn’t seem nervous, taking the game to their experienced opponents right from the start. Defender Jorelyn Carabalí made the Gotham goalkeeper work in the 31st minute with a strong shot. This showed Boston was willing to attack and take risks to score. Soon after, the Legacy won back-to-back corner kicks in the 33rd and 34th minutes, keeping Gotham under pressure in their own end. Forward Aïssata Traoré had another shot on goal in the 34th minute as Boston controlled parts of the game and set the pace. This attacking play was a good sign for a team playing its first professional match together. There were some tough moments in the match. Alba Caño got a yellow card in the 28th minute, and Bianca St-Georges got one in the 39th, showing that Boston’s aggressive play sometimes went too far. As the game went on, the team ended up with four yellow cards and one red card. Goalkeeper Casey Murphy kept the score at 0-0 in the first half with an important save in the 24th minute, showing the steady play the Legacy will need from her. Thanks to Murphy’s good positioning and choices, both teams went into halftime tied with everything still up for grabs. ## Second Half Battle The second half stayed competitive, with Boston keeping up their energy and effort. Traoré and Fauzia Najjemba worked together for a chance in the 51st minute that just missed, showing again that the team could challenge Gotham’s defense. Gotham scored four minutes later when González found the net in the 55th minute, putting the Bats up 1-0. The goal came somewhat against the flow of play and showed the sharp finishing that often sets established teams apart from new ones. Boston refused to fold after conceding. St-Georges and Nichelle Prince mounted back-to-back attacks in the 57th and 58th minutes, testing Gotham’s backline and searching for an immediate response. The quick succession of chances demonstrated the team’s fortitude and refusal to accept defeat passively. Murphy kept Boston’s hopes alive with another save in the 76th minute, stopping a shot from Rose Lavelle and Jordynn Dudley. This save kept the Legacy close as the game neared the end, but they still needed a goal to earn a draw. In the last 10 minutes, Najjemba tried several shots from outside the box, keeping Gotham’s defense stay alert. Despite this late push and hard work, the Legacy couldn’t score. Gotham’s defense stayed strong, and the visitors won 1-0. ## Competitive Metrics The stats showed how close the game was between the new team and the experienced one. Boston had 9 shots to Gotham’s 7, which is impressive for their first match. The Legacy had two shots on goal, Gotham possessed four, and Boston earned three corner kicks to Gotham’s one. The foul count revealed both Boston’s aggressive approach and the disciplinary challenges they’ll need to address. The Legacy committed 20 fouls to Gotham’s 12, numbers that contributed to the four yellow cards and one red card accumulated by the home side. Gotham received three yellow cards but avoided any red cards. In the end, Murphy made three saves while Gotham’s keeper made two, showing how competitive the match was and how both teams created chances. Boston Legacy FC, founded and led by women, is now the NWSL’s 15th team. The club wants to build on Boston’s rich sports history and connect with people across the city through soccer. They are focused on supporting top female athletes and building a strong, impactful fan community. The Legacy’s next game is on Saturday, March 21, when they travel to Houston to play the Dash at Shell Energy Stadium. The match starts at 4:00 PM on Ion Television, giving the team little time to rest as they adjust to the busy pro soccer schedule. For a first outing, Boston Legacy FC made an impression. The record crowd of 30,207 supporters, a strong showing against the defending champions, and visible energy around the club suggest the team has already begun building the foundation it needs to succeed in one of America’s most demanding sports markets. The 1-0 defeat stung, but the manner of the performance and the community’s support offered reasons for optimism as the franchise begins its journey in the National Women’s Soccer League. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BOSTON-LEGACY-.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/a-new-woman-prof…-field-in-boston/](https://ctninfo.com/a-new-woman-prof%E2%80%A6-field-in-boston/)[](https://ctninfo.com/a-new-woman-prof%E2%80%A6-field-in-boston/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/a-new-woman-professional-soccer-team-takes-the-field-in-boston/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/a-new-woman-professional-soccer-team-takes-the-field-in-boston/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/a-new-woman-professional-soccer-team-takes-the-field-in-boston/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/a-new-woman-professional-soccer-team-takes-the-field-in-boston/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/a-new-woman-professional-soccer-team-takes-the-field-in-boston/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20A%20New%20Woman%20Professional%20Soccer%20Team%20Takes%20the%20Field%20in%20Boston&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fa-new-woman-professional-soccer-team-takes-the-field-in-boston%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** SOCCER, SPORTS, US --- ### [Trump Fires Kristi Noem and Nominates Senator Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-kristi-noem-and-nominates-senator-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary/) **Published:** March 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Trump made the announcement on social media, two days after Noem faced withering questioning on Capitol Hill from members of both parties. Noem becomes the first Cabinet secretary to leave office since Trump returned to the White House. Trump said Noem will be appointed “Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas,” a new Western Hemisphere security initiative the White House plans to unveil this Saturday in Doral, Florida. Mullin is set to officially assume the role on March 31, 2026. He will require Senate confirmation, but under federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he may serve as acting secretary for as long as his nomination remains formally pending. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Trump’s decision came after his frustrations with Noem reached a breaking point during Senate and House Judiciary Committee hearings held on March 3 and 4. According to Republican lawmakers and people familiar with the discussions, Trump was particularly angered by Noem’s handling of repeated questions about contracts approved by her department — notably a $220 million advertising campaign designed to encourage immigrants to self-deport. During testimony, Noem stated that Trump had been aware of the contract decision, a response that did not sit well with the president. Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy captured the president’s mood in a single word: he was “pissed.” North Carolina Republican Senator Thom Tillis went further, calling Noem’s management of DHS a “disaster” during the hearings and repeating his earlier call for her resignation. **Minneapolis: The Turning Point** The central factor in Noem’s downfall, however, was the events in Minneapolis. In January 2026, under an operation called “Metro Surge,” thousands of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection were deployed to the Twin Cities in what was officially framed as an anti-Medicaid fraud operation. The operation rapidly escalated into confrontations with protesters and residents. On January 7, Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed by an ICE agent after she attempted to drive away from officers who had ordered her out of her vehicle. On January 24, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Department of Veterans Affairs nurse, was killed by CBP agents while filming immigration enforcement operations. Both victims were American citizens. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) In the hours after each death, Noem publicly labeled both victims “domestic terrorists,” citing reports from agents on the ground. Those characterizations were subsequently contradicted by bystander video and eyewitness accounts. At her Senate hearing, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois confronted her directly: “You and your agency rushed to brand these victims as domestic terrorists. We have ample video evidence and eyewitness testimony proving you were wrong.” Pressed by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar to apologize — who noted that “two of three shooting deaths in Minneapolis in January were committed by federal agents” — Noem refused, insisting she had never used those exact terms. The position drew bipartisan frustration. Beyond Minneapolis, Noem faced sustained criticism over her department’s use of congressionally appropriated funds and the pace of disaster relief coordinated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Those grievances crossed party lines and amplified calls for her departure. Supporters of the outgoing secretary point to a favorable record on the administration’s own terms: more than two million voluntary immigrant departures in 2025, approximately 670,000 deportations, and record drug seizures. DHS had recently asserted that Noem had helped build “the most secure border in American history.” **Who Is Markwayne Mullin?** Markwayne Mullin, 47, has served as a Republican senator from Oklahoma since 2023. A ten-year veteran of the House of Representatives, he is the only Native American member of the U.S. Senate. Trump described him as “highly respected,” citing his decade in the House, his background as a professional mixed martial arts fighter, and his alignment with the administration’s security agenda. Mullin confirmed he had spoken with Trump by phone before the announcement but declined to publicly express interest in the post at the time. Noem’s departure comes at a particularly sensitive moment for Haitian nationals in the United States. It was under her leadership that DHS initiated proceedings to terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitians — a decision now being challenged in federal court by the National TPS Alliance. Whether Mullin, if confirmed, will maintain or alter that policy remains an open question. The TPS file will be among the most urgent matters waiting on the new secretary’s desk. The Haitian community, which has followed every congressional hearing closely in recent days, is now watching to see whether this change at the top of DHS will have any concrete impact on its members’ legal protections. *Sources: Associated Press* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-kristi-noem-and-nominates-senator-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-kristi-noem-and-nominates-senator-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-kristi-noem-and-nominates-senator-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-kristi-noem-and-nominates-senator-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-fires-kristi-noem-and-nominates-senator-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Fires%20Kristi%20Noem%20and%20Nominates%20Senator%20Mullin%20as%20Homeland%20Security%20Secretary&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-fires-kristi-noem-and-nominates-senator-mullin-as-homeland-security-secretary%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [D.C. Circuit Court Denies Government's Motion to Stay Order Blocking Termination of Haiti TPS](https://ctninfo.com/d-c-circuit-court-denies-governments-motion-to-stay-order-blocking-termination-of-haiti-tps/) **Published:** March 7, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** In a 2-1 decision on Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied the government’s emergency motion to stay a district court order that postponed the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The case, Miot v. Trump, centers on the fate of approximately 352,959 Haitian TPS holders who have been authorized to live and work in the United States. Haiti has been designated for TPS since a devastating 2010 earthquake. In November 2025, then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation, citing improved conditions. A group of Haitian TPS holders sued, and on February 2, 2026, U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes postponed the termination, finding it to be arbitrary and capricious, contrary to the TPS statute, and in violation of equal protection. The government sought an emergency stay of Judge Reyes’s order from the D.C. Circuit while it appeals her decision. In denying the stay request, the D.C. Circuit majority found that the government failed to demonstrate it would suffer irreparable harm if the district court’s postponement remains in effect during the appeal. “The government must demonstrate an injury that is ‘both certain and great,’ and ‘of such imminence that there is a clear and present need for equitable relief to prevent irreparable harm,'” the unsigned per curiam opinion states, quoting D.C. Circuit precedent. “The government has failed to ‘name a single concrete harm from maintaining the status quo’ in this case.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The two-judge majority, which did not identify its members by name, also found that the balance of equities “tilts decisively” in favor of the Haitian TPS holders, who face “substantial and well-documented harms,” including risk of detention and deportation, family separation, loss of work authorization, and lack of access to medical care if returned to Haiti amid its “collapsing rule of law.” In dissent, Judge Justin Walker argued that he would grant the government’s stay request. Judge Walker asserted that the TPS statute’s bar on judicial review of termination decisions makes the government likely to prevail, and that “the Government is irreparably harmed by ‘an improper intrusion by a federal court into the workings of a coordinate branch of the Government.'” Notably, the D.C. Circuit majority distinguished the present case from two recent Supreme Court orders that stayed injunctions in a separate case challenging the termination of TPS for Venezuela. The court explained that in the Venezuela litigation, the government had asserted concrete diplomatic harms that are absent here, and it had also previously declined to treat an earlier order prolonging Haiti’s TPS as an emergency warranting Supreme Court intervention. For now, Judge Reyes’s postponement of Haiti’s TPS termination remains in effect while the government’s appeal proceeds on the merits in the D.C. Circuit. Briefing is expected to be completed this summer, potentially allowing for an argument and decision by fall 2026. In the meantime, Haitian TPS holders retain their protection from deportation and work authorization. The case is Miot v. Trump, No. 26-5050, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The February 2 district court opinion is available at 2026 WL 266413. The D.C. 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The move escalates a legal battle that has repeatedly pitted the administration against the federal judiciary over who holds the final authority to end immigration protections for migrants from vulnerable nations. In a letter sent to the Supreme Court on Monday, Solicitor General D. John Sauer accused lower court judges of showing “persistent disregard” for the high court’s earlier emergency-docket decisions. He also said the administration plans to formally appeal the D.C. Circuit ruling protecting Haitian TPS holders — the latest in a series of court losses that have slowed key elements of the administration’s mass deportation agenda. “This is part of a cycle that looks likely to repeat again and again unless and until this Court steps in,” Sauer wrote, according to the Associated Press. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) **The D.C. Circuit Ruling: A 2-1 Decision** The appeal follows a 2-1 ruling issued Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which refused the administration’s emergency request to pause a February 2 order blocking DHS from ending Haiti’s TPS designation. The majority opinion, written by Circuit Judges Florence Pan and Brad Garcia — both appointed by President Joe Biden — found that returning Haitians to their homeland would expose them to severe dangers. The court cited Haiti’s “collapsing rule of law” and the country’s lack of access to life-sustaining medical care as grounds for keeping the protections in place. “The government’s failure to meet its burden of demonstrating irreparable harm alone justifies denying emergency relief that would upend the status quo and increase uncertainty while this appeal proceeds,” the court stated. The dissenting judge, Justin Walker — a Trump appointee — argued that the Haitian TPS case and the earlier Supreme Court litigation over Venezuelan TPS were “the legal equivalent of fraternal, if not identical, twins,” and that the majority’s reasoning was inconsistent with existing precedent. The February 2 ruling the appeals court upheld was issued by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes of the District of Columbia. Judge Reyes had found that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s November 2025 decision to terminate Haitian TPS likely violated the procedural requirements of TPS law and the Fifth Amendment’s equal protection guarantee. Her ruling also cited what she described as likely “hostility to nonwhite immigrants” as a factor in the decision. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The Trump administration argues that the federal government holds sole and unreviewable authority to terminate TPS designations and that courts have no business second-guessing those decisions. DHS has framed Haiti’s TPS as an abuse of the program’s original intent. “Temporary means temporary, and the final word will not be from activist judges legislating from the bench,” a DHS spokesperson said after the February 2 ruling. Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary for public affairs, had also declared at the time: “Supreme Court, here we come.” The administration points to two earlier Supreme Court decisions allowing it to proceed with terminating TPS for approximately 600,000 Venezuelans despite ongoing litigation as evidence that the high court agrees with its legal position. The Solicitor General now wants the Supreme Court to issue a broader ruling that would prevent lower courts from blocking TPS terminations across the board. The Justice Department is seeking a ruling that would also cover protections for 6,100 Syrians, whose case Sauer had already appealed last month, along with the Haitian case now being escalated. **What Is at Stake for Haitians** The legal protections for Haitians under TPS were first granted in January 2010 in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people. The designation has been renewed multiple times since, most recently by the Biden administration in July 2024, which cited Haiti’s “simultaneous economic, security, political, and health crises” driven by gang violence and the absence of a functioning government. According to the State Department’s own travel advisory, Americans are advised not to travel to Haiti for any reason due to threats of kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and severely limited healthcare. Haiti has been under a State of Emergency since March 2024. Attorneys representing Haitian TPS holders have been direct about the consequences of termination. If the Supreme Court allows the program to end, they say, “people will almost certainly die.” Judge Reyes made the stakes equally plain in her February ruling, writing: “Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable.” **A Broader Campaign to End TPS Nationwide** The Haitian case is part of a sweeping effort by the Trump administration to dismantle TPS protections across multiple nationalities. In addition to Haiti, DHS under Noem terminated protections for approximately 600,000 Venezuelans, more than 160,000 Ukrainians, 60,000 people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, 6,100 Syrians, and thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon. Several of those terminations are facing separate federal lawsuits. The Supreme Court has sided with the administration on the Venezuelan TPS terminations, allowing those deportations to proceed while litigation continues. The administration is now betting the high court will extend that logic to Haitians and others. A coalition of more than 175 former federal judges has weighed in on the other side, arguing that emergency-docket rulings are not settled law and that the Supreme Court should allow the normal appeals process to run its course rather than issuing sweeping rulings on the administration’s fast-tracked docket. The appeal comes four days after President Trump fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and announced he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Mullin is set to take over on March 31, 2026. The TPS cases — Haitian and otherwise — will be among the most consequential files waiting for the incoming secretary. Whether Mullin will alter the course set by Noem on TPS terminations remains unclear. For the more than 350,000 Haitians whose legal status hangs in the balance, the answer may ultimately come from the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40446&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40446&preview=true)[](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40446&preview=true) *Source: Associated Press* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-to-appeal-dc-circuit-ruling-on-haitian-tps-to-supreme-court/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-to-appeal-dc-circuit-ruling-on-haitian-tps-to-supreme-court/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-to-appeal-dc-circuit-ruling-on-haitian-tps-to-supreme-court/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-to-appeal-dc-circuit-ruling-on-haitian-tps-to-supreme-court/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-to-appeal-dc-circuit-ruling-on-haitian-tps-to-supreme-court/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Administration%20to%20Appeal%20DC%20Circuit%20Ruling%20on%20Haitian%20TPS%20to%20Supreme%20Court&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-administration-to-appeal-dc-circuit-ruling-on-haitian-tps-to-supreme-court%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, Politics --- ### [Trump's Immigration Crackdown Backfires, Hurting U.S. Workers and Economy](https://ctninfo.com/trumps-immigration-crackdown-backfires-hurting-u-s-workers-and-economy/) **Published:** March 11, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Drawing primarily on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), with corroborating analysis from the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), the Fortune report finds that despite tough immigration restrictions, the percentage of U.S.-born adults participating in the workforce actually declined in the past year, falling from 61.4% to 61%. This unexpected dip comes as the Trump administration had promoted these policies as a solution to open more jobs for American workers. The article cites both BLS statistics and NFAP’s analysis to support this conclusion. According to the NFAP analysis, labor force participation for U.S.-born workers aged 16 and older decreased from 61.4% in February 2025 to 61% in February 2026. This drop in the U.S.-born labor force coincided with a period of increased immigration enforcement, during which the government allocated approximately $170 billion to border control and an additional $75 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through 2029. The Fortune article reports that these enforcement efforts led to a significant reduction in the number of foreign-born workers in the United States. The NFAP analysis found a decline of 596,000 foreign-born workers since January 2026 and a total of 1.01 million since the March 2025 peak. However, despite this decrease in the immigrant workforce, job opportunities for U.S.-born workers did not increase as expected. Notably, the decline in immigrant employment was most pronounced in industries with large numbers of low-wage or low-skill positions, such as agriculture and food services. High-skill sectors experienced much smaller reductions and often continued to face worker shortages. This uneven impact may help explain why native-born job gains failed to materialize, as many of the open positions were not easily filled by U.S.-born workers due to differences in skills, experience, or job preferences. Labor economist and NFAP senior fellow Mark Regets is quoted in the report, stating that most economic research shows immigration actually increases employment opportunities for native-born Americans. This perspective is supported by a substantial body of scholarly literature: for example, a comprehensive review by Ottaviano and Peri (2012) finds that immigration has a generally positive or neutral effect on native-born workers’ wages and employment (Ottaviano & Peri, 2012). The article suggests that reduced immigration may be harming American workers rather than helping them. The Fortune report also highlights the potential negative impact of these policies on various industries that rely heavily on immigrant labor. Sectors such as construction, agriculture, and food services are reportedly struggling to find enough employees to maintain operations, which could lead to business closures and further job losses. In construction, tighter visa caps and increased workplace raids have sharply limited access to migrant workers, who make up a crucial part of the labor force. Agriculture has been hit especially hard by restrictions on seasonal work visas, leading to unharvested crops and lower productivity. Food services have faced difficulty recruiting staff since the expansion of E-Verify requirements has reduced many employers’ ability to hire foreign-born workers. By linking these specific enforcement measures to sector shortages, the analysis underscores how policy mechanisms contribute to ongoing labor challenges. Furthermore, the article cites a Cato Institute study that found immigrants contributed significantly to the U.S. economy through taxes and Social Security from 1994 to 2023. According to the study, immigrants paid $14.5 trillion more in taxes than they received in federal, state, and local benefits during this period. The Fortune report suggests that without this economic contribution, public debt would exceed 200% of the U.S. GDP. The article also mentions the potential impact of negative net migration on the U.S. economy, citing a working paper from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). The paper estimates that negative net migration could reduce U.S. GDP growth by 0.3% to 0.4% annually, amounting to a loss of $70.5 billion to $94 billion in economic output. While the Fortune report does not specifically focus on the Haitian immigrant community, it does mention that the Trump administration’s policies have affected immigrants from various countries. The article notes that these policies have led to family separations and forced some individuals to return to countries where they may face difficult circumstances. The Fortune article concludes by suggesting that the data raises concerns about the effectiveness of the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies in achieving their stated goals. The report implies that these policies may be hindering the growth and advancement of the U.S. economy and workforce, rather than strengthening them as intended. In summary, the Fortune article presents data and analysis from various sources to suggest that the Trump administration’s efforts to curb immigration have not resulted in increased job opportunities for U.S.-born workers. The report highlights the potential negative consequences of these policies on the economy, workforce, and immigrant communities, without offering explicit opinions or recommendations. 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Healey Demands Release of 14-Year-Old Girl Arrested by ICE in a Church Parking Lot and Transferred Out of Massachusetts](https://ctninfo.com/gov-healey-demands-release-of-14-year-old-girl-arrested-by-ice-in-a-church-parking-lot-and-transferred-out-of-massachusetts/) **Published:** March 12, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is demanding the immediate release of a 14-year-old girl from Marlborough. Federal immigration agents detained the girl in a church parking lot on Tuesday before transporting her out of the state later that day. This move has drawn fierce condemnation from state and federal lawmakers and prompted emergency legal action. A federal judge has since ordered the girl to be returned to Massachusetts and reunited with her family, Healey noted in a statement Wednesday. “It is unacceptable that ICE detained a 14-year-old girl in a church parking lot in Marlborough on March 10 and moved her out of Massachusetts the same day,” Governor Healey said. “This is a child. ICE never should have taken her this way or separated her from her support system and legal counsel. It shouldn’t have required a March 11 federal court order for her return. ICE must immediately comply and return her to Massachusetts with her family.” According to court documents and local police, agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)—a division of ICE—detained three people on Tuesday afternoon, March 10, in Marlborough, including a teenage girl. She was taken to the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, held in Department of Homeland Security custody, then transferred out of state. An eyewitness from a nearby law firm told the Boston Globe he was driving past the Marlborough Presbyterian Church when he saw several cars with tinted windows and what appeared to be federal agents in the parking lot. The scene in the afternoon alarmed the local community. U.S. Representative Lori Trahan, who represents Massachusetts’ 3rd Congressional District, including Marlborough, described the incident as an attempt by federal agents to use the girl as leverage against her father. Trahan said the teenager, who has no criminal history, was used to coerce her father into surrendering for deportation during an overnight attempt to use her as a hostage. “A 14-year-old girl should never have been detained,” Rep. Trahan wrote on social media after the court order. “That it required a court order to return a child to her family shows deep issues in DHS policy.” As a mother, Trahan added: “I am furious.” ICE offered a different account. According to an ICE spokesperson, agents were pursuing two Brazilian nationals: Igor Jose Cordeiro Ferreira, 28, and Lucas Da Silva Senes De Almeida, 25, alleged affiliates of Primeiro Comando da Capital, a South American crime syndicate. ICE said the girl was with the men, did not identify either as a legal guardian, and agents confirmed she was not related to them. “Based on this information and to ensure the safety and security of the minor, she was placed in the custody of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, within hours of the initial encounter,” the ICE spokesperson said. “As standard protocol, she will remain in ORR custody pending the identification of legal guardians.” The girl’s attorney disputes that framing. Legal filings state the teenager lives with her two older brothers, both American citizens. A habeas corpus petition argued that federal agents detained this fourteen-year-old and continued to hold her in a federal building. The petition asserts there is no sign that the government has met statutory and constitutional limits on detaining minors in immigration custody. On Wednesday, a federal judge sided with the girl’s legal team and ordered immigration officials to release her and reunite her with her family. As of Wednesday evening, it remained unclear whether ICE had complied. Rep. Trahan urged that the girl be released in time to return to school on Thursday. Wednesday’s incident is the latest flashpoint in an escalating standoff between Governor Healey’s administration and federal immigration authorities. Just days earlier, on March 6, Healey sent a letter to then DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, demanding the full identities, legal grounds for arrest, detention locations, and hearing dates for everyone arrested in Massachusetts since January 2025. Healey has pointed to ICE’s own data showing that 46% of those arrested in a recent enforcement surge in Massachusetts had no criminal background. The Marlborough Police Department confirmed Wednesday that its officers played no role in Tuesday’s operation, stating that none of the three individuals detained were ever transferred to local custody and that the department had not participated in their transport. “Marlborough police prioritize public safety and trust, respecting federal jurisdiction,” the department said, adding it does not comment on ongoing federal investigations. The detention of the Marlborough girl echoes a high-profile June 2025 case. Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18, a Milford High School student who had lived in Massachusetts since age 7, was arrested by ICE while headed to volleyball practice. A federal judge intervened. Authorities later agreed he would not be removed from the U.S. without court notice. After six days in detention, Gomes da Silva was released on bond. Governor Healey’s office says it will keep pressing for transparency and accountability from federal immigration authorities. As of Wednesday night, ICE had not issued a statement confirming compliance with the reunification order. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Maura-Healey-sign-heqalth-care-300x158.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40534&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40534&preview=true) **Editorial Notice:** *This article was originally published in English. Translations into other languages are generated automatically using AI software and may not fully reflect the accuracy of the original text. 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The report indicates that mounting losses among U.S. service members and the persistence of Iranian counterattacks have created a new sense of urgency inside the administration. Amid these developments, while Trump has publicly emphasized military progress, recent statements suggest the White House may now be evaluating potential exit strategies. ### How the Conflict Began The war began after the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iranian military sites and command posts. Their stated goal was to weaken Iran’s military and neutralize what officials called regional threats from Iranian forces and allied militias. A major early event was the reported killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. This strike sharply escalated tensions and led to immediate retaliatory attacks on U.S. bases and regional allies. Since then, Iranian forces and their allies have attacked American installations with missiles and drones. Naval confrontations have also grown more intense near the Persian Gulf. ### Casualties and Financial Costs U.S. officials have confirmed that dozens of American service members have been wounded since hostilities began, and several have been killed. Exact figures remain subject to official confirmation. The financial toll has climbed rapidly. Government estimates put the cost of the first several days of operations at over $11 billion. This is due to the use of advanced weapons, sustained air operations, and the logistics of a large regional campaign. Lawmakers and analysts now question funding and congressional authorization. The Strait of Hormuz and Global Energy Markets Iran has tried to apply economic pressure by attacking shipping routes near the Strait of Hormuz. This area is a critical transit point for a large share of the world’s oil supply. Disruptions there have made global energy markets volatile. Analysts warn that ongoing instability could raise fuel prices and strain global supply chains. Some governments have discussed releasing oil reserves and boosting production to prevent shortages. ### Civilian Deaths Draw International Scrutiny The conflict has raised major controversy over civilian casualties. Reports say a U.S. strike hit an elementary school in Iran because of outdated intelligence. Early accounts suggest many civilians were killed. Iranian officials condemned the attack, and human rights groups want an independent probe into possible violations of war laws. The Trump administration has not directly addressed the incident but has maintained that the campaign has successfully degraded Iranian military and missile capabilities. Trump insists the United States has achieved real military goals. Still, he now says the conflict might end sooner than expected, if conditions allow for what he calls a favorable outcome. Fox News says the administration is now open to an earlier end to the conflict. The report does not name any specific negotiation channels or detail the conditions for talks. Iranian leaders say they will keep resisting what they call foreign aggression. Military officials in Tehran warn that further U.S. attacks could widen the conflict and draw in more regional actors. Some governments and international groups have called for ceasefire negotiations. Neither side has publicly set the terms for talks. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/victim-war-iran.webp)“A U.S. Army carrying the remains of U.S. soldiers killed in Kuwait in Dover, Delaware on March 7. 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Due to a decision by federal courts blocking the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria, Burma, Ethiopia, and South Sudan, allowing tens of thousands of immigrants from these countries to keep working legally in the United States for now. The Department of Homeland Security moved to end TPS for the four countries after Secretary Kristi Noem, following review and agency consultations, concluded they no longer met legal requirements for designation. In each case, a federal judge stayed the termination dates. DHS has expressed disagreement with these rulings and is determining next steps with the Department of Justice. The practical effect for the estimated 20,000 affected TPS holders is that their Employment Authorization Documents remain valid — but only under specific conditions set by USCIS, and only until the courts resolve the underlying legal disputes. Employers with TPS workers from any of these four countries must update their Form I-9 records accordingly. ### Syria: Work Permits Extended, Termination on Hold The Trump administration announced the end of Syria’s TPS on September 19, 2025, citing improved security conditions and national interests. Two days before the termination deadline, U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla (S.D.N.Y.) stayed the order in Dahlia Doe v. Noem, No. 25-cv-8686. The court found that the plaintiffs were likely to show that the administration’s decision violated federal administrative law. DHS opposed the stay and, in March 2026, escalated the case to the Supreme Court. What this means for employers: Employment Authorization Documents issued under the Syria TPS designation with original expiration dates of September 30, 2025; March 31, 2024; September 30, 2022; or March 31, 2021 are extended per court order. When completing Form I-9, employers should enter “as per court order” in Section 1. In Section 2, enter the new expiration date, March 13, 2026, and add a note in the additional information box. ### Burma: Termination Postponed by Illinois Court DHS announced on November 24, 2025, that it would terminate TPS for Burma (Myanmar), effective January 26, 2026. Secretary Noem stated that the country had made “notable progress in governance and stability, including the end of its state of emergency, plans for free and fair elections, successful ceasefire agreements, and improved local governance.” She added that continuing the designation was “contrary to the national interest.” The termination affected approximately 3,670 individuals. Three days before termination, an Illinois federal judge stayed the order in a case against DHS. DHS strongly disagreed, citing previous Supreme Court wins in similar cases. What this means for employers: For EADs issued under the Burma TPS designation with original expiration dates of November 25, 2025, May 25, 2024, or November 25, 2022, employers must note that these EADs are extended per court order. In Section 1, enter “as per court order.” In Section 2, use March 15, 2026, as the expiration date. Add a note in the additional information box. The administration announced on November 5, 2025, that TPS for South Sudan would end on January 5, 2026, after Secretary Noem found that South Sudan no longer met statutory TPS criteria. On December 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts stayed the termination in African Communities Together v. Noem, allowing protections to remain while the case proceeds. What this means for employers: For EADs issued under the South Sudan TPS designation with original expiration dates of November 3, 2023; May 3, 2025; or November 3, 2025, update Section 1 by entering “as per court order.” In Section 2, record April 10, 2026, as the expiration date. Add a note referencing the court order in the additional information box. ### Ethiopia: Federal Judge Blocks February Termination On December 12, 2025, DHS announced that TPS for Ethiopia would end on February 13, 2026, citing improved conditions and a desire to restore the integrity of the immigration system. About 5,000 Ethiopian nationals are currently held under TPS. On January 30, 2026, a Massachusetts judge stayed the termination of TPS for Ethiopia. DHS reiterated its disagreement. What this means for employers: For EADs issued under the Ethiopia TPS designation with expiration dates of June 12, 2024, or December 12, 2025, enter “as per court order” in Section 1. In Section 2, enter April 8, 2026, as the new expiration date. Add a note about the extension in the additional information box. USCIS has urged TPS holders and their employers to closely monitor official agency websites, as the legal situation continues to change rapidly. The extended EAD dates listed above reflect the current court orders and are subject to modification if appellate or Supreme Court decisions alter the status of any of these programs. For Form I-9 compliance, employers should download USCIS alert pages about Syria, Burma, South Sudan, and Ethiopia. Print these and attach them to Form I-9 to support extended EADs. For E-Verify cases, always enter the current court-ordered expiration dates as listed above. Regularly monitor for further updates. TPS holders who wish to receive automatic updates on changes to Form I-9 and E-Verify requirements for their country’s designation may subscribe through the GovDelivery notification system on the USCIS website. Legal advocates and immigration attorneys have urged affected workers not to assume their status is secure. The administration continues to contest each court order and has demonstrated a willingness to seek emergency relief from higher courts, including the Supreme Court, to allow terminations to proceed. TPS holders are advised to consult an immigration attorney to explore alternative options for maintaining lawful status if the court orders are lifted. ### Summary Table — Current EAD Extensions by Country CountryTermination Date (DHS)Court OrderExtended EAD Deadline (Form I-9, Section 2)SyriaNov. 21, 2025S.D.N.Y. — Nov. 19, 2025March 13, 2026BurmaJan. 26, 2026N.D. Ill. — Jan. 23, 2026March 15, 2026South SudanJan. 5, 2026D. Mass. — Dec. 30, 2025April 10, 2026EthiopiaFeb. 13, 2026D. 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Martine Moïse, the former first lady of Haiti, was the prosecution’s first witness in the U.S. federal trial of four South Florida men accused of conspiring to kidnap or kill President Moïse. The four defendants — Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and James Solages — have pleaded not guilty. The trial, presided over by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Becerra, is expected to last more than two months. Testifying through a Haitian Creole interpreter, Martine Moïse directly accused former President Michel Martelly and former Prime Minister Ariel Henry of having connections to her husband’s death. She told the court she had filed a formal complaint accusing Henry of involvement in the case. She also accused members of Haiti’s powerful economic elite — influential businessmen who she says wanted Jovenel Moïse dead because he had terminated or renegotiated lucrative contracts they held with the Haitian state. “They accuse me because the people who killed him are now in power in Haiti,” she told the court, in response to questions about why she herself had been placed under investigation by Haitian authorities in connection with the assassination. ### “Honey, We Are Dead” Martine Moïse recounted in harrowing detail the night of July 6 into July 7, 2021, when approximately two dozen foreign mercenaries — the majority of them former Colombian soldiers — stormed the couple’s private residence in the hills of Pétionville, outside Port-au-Prince. She testified that she had gone to bed around 10 p.m. that night while her husband remained awake, working. Just after 1 a.m., she was jolted awake by gunfire. She turned to her husband beside her. “Honey, we are dead,” Jovenel Moïse told her, according to her testimony. Martine Moïse said she dropped to her hands and knees and crawled to check on their two adult children. She found them together in a room and instructed them to hide in a windowless bathroom. She then crawled back to her husband’s side. The couple used the bed as a shield as the shooting intensified. Men eventually burst into the bedroom, firing what sounded like an automatic weapon. Martine Moïse was struck multiple times. She said she heard the attackers speaking in Spanish before her husband was shot multiple times and killed. He suffered 12 gunshot wounds. After the attack, she said she expected to find the bodies of the 30 to 50 security officers assigned to guard the residence, but found none. She later learned that some had been paid to abandon their posts before the assault began. Moïse was taken to a nearby hospital for immediate treatment, then airlifted to Miami for emergency surgery. She told the court that her right arm remains permanently disabled from her wounds and that she continues to experience pain. “Please forgive me,” she said at one point, addressing her late husband as she struggled to hold back tears. “I promised Jo I would never cry again.” ### Accusations Against Martelly, Henry, and Haiti’s Economic Elite Beyond the men on trial, Martine Moïse used her testimony to cast a wider net of responsibility, naming figures who have not been charged in the U.S. proceedings. She told the court she believes former President Michel Martelly was connected to the assassination and leveled similar accusations against former Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who governed Haiti until 2024. Martine Moïse also accused Haiti’s business elite, claiming Jovenel Moïse’s moves to cancel or renegotiate state contracts provided a direct financial motive for his killing. This account echoes what Martine Moïse has said publicly before. In the days following the assassination, she warned at her husband’s funeral in Cap-Haïtien that “raptors” — a term she used to describe corrupt oligarchs — were still at large in Haiti. U.S. federal prosecutors allege that the four defendants conspired in South Florida to organize and finance the plot, motivated by what Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean McLaughlin described in his opening statement as “greed, arrogance and power.” According to prosecutors, the group sought to install a new president who would grant their associates access to lucrative government contracts in Haiti. The conspirators initially backed Christian Sanon, a Florida-based pastor, as a potential replacement for Moïse. By June 2021, however, they concluded that Sanon lacked the constitutional qualifications and popular support to take power. They then turned to Wendelle Coq Thélot, a former Haitian Superior Court judge, who died in January 2025 while still a fugitive. Defense attorneys have pushed back against the prosecution’s account. They argued that their clients were misled into believing they were supporting a lawful effort to arrest a president accused of corruption, and that they were working in coordination with FBI agents and U.S. Embassy officials. The defense has pointed to Joseph Félix Badio — a former Haitian government official arrested in Haiti in 2023 — as the true mastermind behind the assassination plot. Prosecutors also submitted a security camera video showing defendant James Solages telling co-defendants, “Jovenel is not leaving the country alive.” ### A Landmark Trial with Wide Implications The Miami trial is among the most significant legal proceedings in Haiti’s modern history, though it represents only one front in the sprawling investigation. Five other defendants previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in U.S. federal court and have been sentenced to life in prison. A sixth person received a nine-year sentence for providing body armor to the conspirators. Christian Sanon’s trial has yet to be scheduled. In Haiti itself, the investigation has been severely hampered by gang violence, death threats, and a crumbling judicial system. Seventeen Colombian soldiers and three Haitian officials face charges there, but proceedings have stalled. For the Haitian diaspora and the Haitian public, the Miami proceedings represent the first real opportunity to hear a comprehensive account of what happened that night in Pétionville — and to begin to understand who, beyond the mercenaries, may have orchestrated the killing of Haiti’s last elected president. Martine Moïse, closing her second day of testimony, said she remains driven by a single goal nearly five years after her husband’s death. “I am still seeking the same thing,” she told the court. “Truth and justice for Jovenel.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Martine-Moise.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40581&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40581&preview=true) Sources: Associated Press CBS Miami ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/assassination-of-jovenel-moise-testifying-before-a-miami-tribunal-former-first-lady-martine-moise-points-to-michel-martelly-and-ariel-henry/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/assassination-of-jovenel-moise-testifying-before-a-miami-tribunal-former-first-lady-martine-moise-points-to-michel-martelly-and-ariel-henry/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/assassination-of-jovenel-moise-testifying-before-a-miami-tribunal-former-first-lady-martine-moise-points-to-michel-martelly-and-ariel-henry/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/assassination-of-jovenel-moise-testifying-before-a-miami-tribunal-former-first-lady-martine-moise-points-to-michel-martelly-and-ariel-henry/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/assassination-of-jovenel-moise-testifying-before-a-miami-tribunal-former-first-lady-martine-moise-points-to-michel-martelly-and-ariel-henry/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Assassination%20of%20Jovenel%20Mo%C3%AFse%3A%20Testifying%20Before%20a%20Miami%20Tribunal%2C%20Former%20First%20Lady%20Martine%20Mo%C3%AFse%20Points%20to%20Michel%20Martelly%20and%20Ariel%20Henry&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fassassination-of-jovenel-moise-testifying-before-a-miami-tribunal-former-first-lady-martine-moise-points-to-michel-martelly-and-ariel-henry%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** HAITI, Politics, US --- ### [Rep. Pressley visited the Burlington ICE facility on Thursday, citing 'inhumane treatment' of immigrant detainees and pledging legislative oversight](https://ctninfo.com/rep-pressley-visited-the-burlington-ice-facility-on-thursday-citing-inhumane-treatment-of-immigrant-detainees-and-pledging-legislative-oversight/) **Published:** March 12, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** BURLINGTON, Mass. — Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley visited the Burlington ICE field office on Thursday, conducting what she described as a legislative oversight inspection of a facility that has drawn sustained criticism from lawmakers, attorneys, and immigrant advocacy organizations over the treatment of detainees held there. Pressley, who represents Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District, announced the visit in a statement emphasizing both its legal basis and its urgency. “As the Congresswoman for the MA7, it is not just my right but my responsibility to conduct oversight over ICE and their inhumane treatment of our immigrant neighbors,” she wrote. “That’s why I just conducted an oversight visit at the Burlington ICE Facility to be an eye inside, ask questions, and demand answers.” The visit is part of increasing legislative scrutiny of the Burlington ICE field office, which was designed for administrative processing, not prolonged detention. ICE policy limits holding time at field offices to 12 hours, barring exceptional circumstances. Since early 2025, the Burlington office has operated as a detention site as ICE increased enforcement. Attorneys report conditions such as detainees sleeping on concrete, lack of showers, and limited access to legal counsel. One detained 18-year-old student described going without a shower or proper meals for six days. Attorneys have documented “inhumane” conditions at Burlington. Senator Ed Markey, after visiting in December 2025, described overcrowding and limited medical care. In June 2025, the Massachusetts congressional delegation warned ICE that Burlington was exceeding its original design and likely violating standards. ICE has consistently pushed back against those characterizations. The agency has repeatedly stated that the Burlington office is a processing facility, not a detention center, and that detainees are “quickly processed and transferred to permanent housing.” ICE has also denied allegations of substandard conditions, stating that the facility has food, hygiene products, and shower access. ### A Pattern of Access Disputes Pressley’s visit on Thursday comes amid a political climate in which the right of Congress members to inspect ICE facilities unannounced has itself become a flashpoint. The Department of Homeland Security issued a policy in June 2025 requiring advance notice before congressional visits to field offices, which lawmakers from both Massachusetts and across the country denounced as an attempt to conceal conditions from public oversight. A federal judge in Washington struck down that policy in December 2025. DHS Secretary Noem reinstated it under a different legal framework in January 2026, citing security concerns while simultaneously accusing Democratic lawmakers of using oversight visits for what she called “circus-like publicity stunts.” Congressional Democrats have pushed back sharply. Representative Seth Moulton, who has conducted multiple visits to the Burlington facility, argued that the advance notice requirement fundamentally undermines the purpose of oversight. “That’s why it’s so important that Congress be able to come to these facilities unannounced: so they can’t just put on a show for the congressional visit, but we can actually see what the people being detained by ICE officials are experiencing,” Moulton said in January. The dispute has produced a series of high-profile confrontations at Burlington. In January 2026, Connecticut Congressman John Larson was denied entry upon arrival for an oversight inspection, calling the refusal a violation of federal law. The following month, House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark — the second-highest-ranking Democrat in Congress — was also turned away when she arrived unannounced. “Every single bit about the way that DHS, ICE, and even this facility in Burlington is operating makes me profoundly angry,” Clark told GBH News after the incident. ### Broader Stakes: Deaths, Contracts, and a Discharge Petition Pressley’s visit comes against a backdrop of deepening concern about conditions and accountability in ICE detention facilities nationally. She and Senators Markey and Warren wrote to the Trump administration in early March 2026, demanding a full investigation into the death of Emmanuel Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian man who had been living in Massachusetts and was arrested by ICE in September 2025. Damas, transferred to an Arizona detention facility, died after complaining of a severe toothache and receiving only ibuprofen from facility staff. Pressley noted at the time that Damas was at least the tenth person to die in ICE custody in 2026. “ICE’s failure to provide timely medical care to Mr. Damas appears to have contributed to his worsening medical condition and tragic death,” wrote the lawmakers, calling the death “highly preventable.” Pressley has also been a leading voice in Congress on the legislative response to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement posture. She leads a discharge petition in the House that could force a floor vote on legislation requiring the administration to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for three years — an effort directly relevant to the tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants in her district and across the country who remain in legal limbo. In January 2026, she introduced the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act alongside Senator Markey, a bill that would allow victims of civil rights violations by federal law enforcement officers — including ICE agents — to bring suit, and would eliminate the qualified immunity defense in those cases. The legislation was prompted in part by the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis in January 2026, when an ICE agent shot and killed the Minnesota woman, who was a U.S. citizen, during an enforcement operation. A second U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, was killed by federal agents in the same city weeks later. ### “An Eye Inside” Pressley’s framing of Thursday’s visit as going in “to be an eye inside” reflects the argument that Democratic lawmakers have made consistently since the Burlington facility first drew scrutiny: that the only way to know what is happening inside a facility that ICE insists is operating within standards is to show up and see for themselves. The Burlington office, a squat two-story building in an office park near the Burlington Mall, sits in a congressional district adjacent to Pressley’s own. The facility has been the site of weekly protests for months, with demonstrators gathering every Wednesday regardless of the weather to express opposition to ICE’s operations there. In October 2025, Burlington Town Meeting members voted overwhelmingly to condemn ICE’s actions at the facility — a largely symbolic measure, but one that reflected the depth of local feeling. As of Thursday, Pressley had not released a detailed account of what she observed during her visit. Her office did not indicate whether she was admitted unannounced or following advance notice to the facility. 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According to initial accounts, the attackers fired numerous volleys in an attempt to force entry into the property. They tried, in vain, to break into the house before eventually retreating, the individual concerned confided. This episode highlights the growing vulnerability of civil society actors, particularly media professionals, in the face of rampant insecurity. This attack occurs in a context of extreme tension in the Haitian capital. In recent days, violent clashes have been reported on several fronts. In the north of the capital, rival gangs are fighting for control of strategic territories. Simultaneously, the downtown area of Port-au-Prince is the scene of regular exchanges of gunfire between criminal groups and law enforcement. This Thursday, March 12, around midday, fighting broke out in the city center, specifically on Chareron and Joseph Janvier streets. It pitted criminals from the “Viv Ansanm” coalition against the Haitian National Police (PNH), supported by the Task Force and its kamikaze drones. These operations aim to try to retake territories of the capital that have fallen into the hands of the coalition. Furthermore, “Viv Ansanm” continues its atrocities in the commune of Kenscoff, where a new attack was reported on Wednesday evening. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) March 12, 2026: A Sad Anniversary, that of the Village-de-Dieu Massacre This Thursday, March 12, also marks the 5th anniversary of the Village de Dieu tragedy. March 12, 2021, will remain a fateful date in the annals of the PNH: an operation against gangs in that neighborhood turned into a bloody fiasco, costing the lives of five police officers. Five years later, the memory of this massacre remains vivid, but the security situation, far from improving, has deteriorated significantly. The grip of the gangs has consolidated and expanded. They now control entire portions of Port-au-Prince – notably the northern and southern entrances – as well as strategic zones in Artibonite and the Central Plateau. State authority there is almost non-existent, and millions of citizens now live displaced, crammed into camps with precarious conditions. As authorities and the population eagerly await the deployment of the multinational force to crack down on gangs, whose first elements are announced starting next April 1st, the Village-de-Dieu neighborhood has become, on this 5th anniversary, the tragic symbol of the Haitian State’s persistent inability to impose its authority. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/insecurity-in-port-au-prince-the-residence-of-journalist-marvel-dandin-targeted/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/insecurity-in-port-au-prince-the-residence-of-journalist-marvel-dandin-targeted/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/insecurity-in-port-au-prince-the-residence-of-journalist-marvel-dandin-targeted/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/insecurity-in-port-au-prince-the-residence-of-journalist-marvel-dandin-targeted/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/insecurity-in-port-au-prince-the-residence-of-journalist-marvel-dandin-targeted/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Insecurity%20in%20Port-au-Prince%3A%20The%20Residence%20of%20Journalist%20Marvel%20Dandin%20Targeted&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Finsecurity-in-port-au-prince-the-residence-of-journalist-marvel-dandin-targeted%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** HAITI, Politics --- ### [U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Russian Oil to Ease Energy Prices Amid War With Iran](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-lifts-sanctions-on-russian-oil-to-ease-energy-prices-amid-war-with-iran/) **Published:** March 13, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The Trump administration on Thursday temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil currently in transit at sea. This directed those barrels toward global markets to contain an energy price surge driven by the ongoing U.S.-led war against Iran. The Treasury Department announced the decision, effective through April 11, which will lift specific sanctions and significantly affect U.S.-Russia economic relations since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent framed the move as a narrow, time-limited measure with minimal benefit to the Kremlin. “This narrowly tailored, short-term measure applies only to oil already in transit and will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government, which derives the majority of its energy revenue from taxes assessed at the point of extraction,” Bessent wrote in a social media post Thursday, according to The New York Times. In a podcast the same day, he acknowledged the awkward optics. Asked about Russia benefiting financially from a war the U.S. is fighting against a different adversary, Bessent called it “unfortunate” but hoped Moscow’s windfall would last only a “micro period.” The declaration, reported by The New York Times on March 12, 2026, was not without precedent. A week earlier, the Treasury issued a narrower waiver allowing India to receive Russian oil already at sea, stranded amid the chaos of the Iran conflict. Thursday’s action expanded that waiver to all buyers worldwide. ### The Energy Crisis Behind the Decision The trigger is the war in Iran. Since U.S. and Israeli forces launched joint strikes on Iran on February 28, global energy markets have been in turmoil. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which about one-fifth of the world’s daily oil flows. Tehran closed the strait after the strikes, halting shipments and sending crude prices soaring. At their peak, oil exceeded $120 a barrel — a level last seen during past supply crises. By Monday, March 9, prices retreated toward $90 a barrel after President Trump, at a Miami press conference, said the war could end quickly and hinted at sanction relief for oil-producing countries. “So in some countries, we’re going to take those sanctions off until this straightens out,” Trump said, without naming which countries were under consideration. By Thursday, the administration had named one: Russia. According to the commodities tracking firm Kpler, approximately 130 million barrels of Russian crude are currently stranded at sea—a massive supply. If released, Bessent estimated, this oil could significantly boost global supply, potentially lowering prices to levels Americans could more easily afford at the pump. Currently, oil is hovering near $100 a barrel as of Thursday. ### A Blow to Four Years of Sanctions Policy The action represents a significant rupture in the sanctions system that the United States and its Group of 7 allies built after Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. These penalties included a price cap on Russian crude, a crackdown on the shadow fleet of unmarked tankers that Russia and its trading partners used to evade restrictions, and secondary sanctions imposing financial penalties on buyers transacting with sanctioned Russian entities. The irony cuts sharply. As recently as last summer, the Trump administration doubled tariffs on India to punish its continued purchases of Russian oil. Thursday’s action effectively inverts that posture. It authorizes the very transactions Washington had been penalizing. Edward Fishman, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of a book on economic warfare, was unsparing in his assessment when speaking to the New York Times. “In one fell swoop, we’ve undone a huge amount of pressure on Russia,” Fishman said, referring to the impact of recent policy decisions. He explained that since the earlier waiver for India did not increase oil prices, he doubted that this broader waiver would have a different effect on global markets. This increases the likelihood that the current relief will be extended beyond April 11, further diminishing the effectiveness of existing sanctions. “I do worry that this is effectively the destruction of the oil sanctions on Russia,” he said. Independent analysts largely shared his concern about the beneficiary. Russian Urals crude had already flipped to a premium by early this week. For much of the past four years, it traded at a significant discount to the global benchmark due to sanctions pressure. On Monday, Urals closed above $100 a barrel while Brent crude sat just below it. This is a remarkable inversion driven by renewed demand for Russian supply. Henning Gloystein of Eurasia Group estimated Russian oil cargoes were selling at around $90 a barrel. This is roughly double the pre-war price of about $50. ### Congressional and Allied Criticism Top Senate Democrats attacked the decision as a self-inflicted wound. In a joint statement, they argued that the United States was now managing the economic consequences of a conflict of its own making. “This war has resulted in huge spikes in gas prices for Americans. They are now paying more at the pump than at any point in either of President Trump’s two terms,” they wrote. The move also deepened the divide between Washington and its European partners. These partners have maintained a harder line on Russian energy. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed the underlying tension directly in a speech to the European Parliament this week. She warned against returning to Russian fossil fuels. “In the current crisis, some argue that we should abandon our long-term strategy and even go back to Russian fossil fuels. This would be a strategic blunder,” she said. The EU has spent years reducing its dependence on Russian energy following the 2022 invasion, cutting Russian oil imports to below 3 percent of total supply in 2025, down from 27 percent in 2021. The EU Council adopted an outright ban on Russian gas imports in January. The Iran war has put that trajectory under pressure, particularly for Moscow-friendly states like Hungary and Slovakia, which have continued importing Russian energy through the Druzhba pipeline. ### Russia: The Unintended Beneficiary American analysts across the political spectrum agree that Russia stands to benefit financially from the sanction waiver, gaining increased revenue and market influence during the Iran conflict. Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, put it plainly: “Russia’s the obvious country that wins because they end up with higher energy prices and more leverage on countries that need their oil and gas.” Nicholas Mulder, an economist at Cornell University who studies sanctions, told Axios the United States was dismantling its own economic tool to defend against Iran’s. “In order to defend themselves against Iran’s economic weapon, the U.S. is now loosening its own economic weapon on Russia,” Mulder said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled awareness of the opening. This week, he met with Russia’s top energy producers and government officials. Putin said Moscow should “take advantage of the current situation” to gain a foothold in markets that need increased supplies, including the Asia-Pacific region and parts of Europe. Whether Thursday’s 30-day waiver is a temporary tactical concession or the start of a permanent erosion of the sanctions regime remains the central question for policymakers and markets alike. For now, the answer depends on how quickly — or whether — the war in Iran ends. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26070478014685.webp)Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. 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Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as of this statement, with rescue efforts ongoing. The two other members were later confirmed dead. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.” As of March 13, the names of the four killed were being withheld pending notification of their families. The crash, first reported as a developing incident by The New York Times on March 12 and updated on March 13, 2026, brought the total number of American service members killed in operations related to the Iran conflict to at least 11. Further details from CENTCOM revealed Thursday that two aircraft were involved in the incident, which took place in “friendly airspace” during Operation Epic Fury—the Pentagon’s name for the ongoing U.S.-led military campaign against Iran that began on February 28. Of the two aircraft, one went down and the second landed safely. U.S. officials told CBS News that investigators believe the incident may have involved a midair collision between the two planes, though a formal determination had not been made and the inquiry remained active. Flight tracking data reviewed by multiple outlets showed that a second KC-135 declared a flight emergency — transmitting the international distress code known as “squawk 7700” — before landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv Thursday evening. Images circulating on social media, reported by The War Zone but not independently verified, appeared to show the aircraft missing a substantial portion of its vertical stabilizer. Local reports provided further context: an Iraqi intelligence source told CBS News that the downed aircraft fell near Turaibil, in the remote desert terrain along the Iraqi-Jordanian border. Western Iraq is largely uninhabited desert—a geographic reality that complicates search and rescue operations. Given the KC-135’s design, which lacks ejection seats, the six crew members had no means of abandoning the aircraft in flight. ### An Aging Workhorse of American Air Power The KC-135 Stratotanker is among the oldest airframes still in active service in the U.S. Air Force. The last aircraft in the fleet was delivered in 1965, during the Johnson administration — nearly three decades after the program began under President Eisenhower. Despite its age, the Air Force expects the Stratotanker to remain operational until 2050 or beyond, a testament to its structural durability and the slow pace of its replacement, the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, being fielded. The plane serves as what Breaking Defense called “the backbone of the United States’ air refueling fleet” — a flying gas station that extends the range of fighter jets, surveillance platforms, and cargo aircraft by allowing them to refuel without landing. In a conflict like Operation Epic Fury, where American aircraft must cover vast distances across the Middle East from bases in the region and beyond, tankers are an indispensable part of every strike package. Aerial refueling is a demanding maneuver under any conditions. A boom operator extends a rigid fuel transfer arm from the rear of the tanker toward the receiving aircraft, which must hold a precise position during the procedure. High winds, poor visibility, or mechanical failure can turn a routine operation into a catastrophe. Air Force officials said investigators suspected a midair collision may have occurred, though precise details remained unclear as of Friday morning. The last time a KC-135 crashed during a combat support mission was on May 3, 2013, when one came down over northern Kyrgyzstan shortly after departing Manas Air Base, during support for Afghanistan operations. Three airmen died in that incident. Thursday, March 12, marks the first loss of a KC-135 in a combat theater in more than twelve years. ### The Fourth Aircraft Lost in Operation Epic Fury The Stratotanker’s March 12 loss is the fourth manned U.S. aircraft to go down since Operation Epic Fury began on February 28. However, it is the first attributed to a non-combat cause. The three previous losses were F-15E Strike Eagle fighters shot down in early March in a friendly fire incident involving Kuwaiti F/A-18 aircraft; all pilots in those jets ejected safely. Since the opening strikes of the Iran conflict, the toll on American forces has risen. Six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers were killed on March 1 in an Iranian strike on Kuwait’s Shuaiba port. A seventh service member died after sustaining injuries in an attack in Saudi Arabia earlier this month. With the fatalities on March 12, at least 11 Americans have now been killed in connection with the conflict, and as of March 13, CENTCOM has reported that another 140 service members have been wounded, eight of them severely. Adding to the confusion, Iran’s Islamic Resistance in Iraq—an umbrella organization of pro-Iranian militia factions—claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft, saying it struck the KC-135 “with the appropriate weapon” and forced a second to make an emergency landing. However, CENTCOM directly contradicted that claim, stating the crash was not caused by hostile fire. 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The update, published on the USCIS website on March 13, 2026, supersedes a previous version posted on February 14, 2026, and reflects the ongoing legal battle over the administration’s attempt to end TPS protections for more than 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. The core message for Haitian TPS holders is practical and immediate: their Employment Authorization Documents remain valid. A federal court order is keeping those work permits alive — but the deadline has moved, and both beneficiaries and their employers must update their paperwork accordingly. The new guidance sets March 27, 2026 as the operative expiration date that employers must enter in Section 2 of Form I-9 for Haitian TPS workers. Section 1 of the form must read “as per court order.” Employers are also instructed to include a note in the additional information box and may attach printed copies of the USCIS alert and TPS Haiti webpages to the Form I-9 as supporting documentation. For E-Verify cases, the same March 27, 2026 date must be entered as the document expiration date. This supersedes the previous guidance, which had set March 15, 2026 as the operative deadline. The shift reflects ongoing adjustments by USCIS as the litigation proceeds and court-ordered protections are periodically renewed or updated. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### The Court Order Behind the Extension The work permits are not being extended through any act of the administration. They are being kept alive by a federal court. On February 2, 2026 — one day before Haiti’s TPS was set to expire — U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of the District of Columbia issued an order staying the termination in *Miot et al. v. Trump et al.*, No. 25-cv-02471-ACR (D.D.C.). The ruling granted the plaintiffs’ renewed motion for a stay, effectively rendering the termination null and void while the case proceeds. The termination itself had been announced by then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on November 28, 2025, published in the Federal Register as 90 FR 54733, with an effective date of February 3, 2026. Noem determined, following a review of country conditions, that Haiti no longer met the statutory criteria for TPS designation. Judge Reyes’ February 2 order blocked that determination from taking effect. In her ruling, she held that during the stay, the termination “shall be null, void, and of no legal effect” — meaning TPS protections, including work authorization and protection from detention and deportation, remain intact as though the termination had never been issued. The order also protects individuals with pending TPS applications. DHS stated publicly that it “vehemently disagrees” with the court’s order and has been working with the Department of Justice to challenge it. ### The Supreme Court Fight The legal battle has since escalated to the nation’s highest court. On March 11, 2026, the U.S. Solicitor General filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court in *Trump v. Miot*, asking the justices to stay Judge Reyes’ order and allow the TPS termination to proceed while litigation continues in the lower courts. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The administration argued that the district court improperly restricted executive authority over TPS designations, and cited earlier Supreme Court rulings — in cases involving Venezuelan TPS holders — where the justices had granted similar emergency relief to the government. The Supreme Court had not issued a ruling on that application as of the publication of Friday’s USCIS update. That pending Supreme Court decision is precisely why TPS holders and employers are being urged to monitor the USCIS website regularly. If the Supreme Court grants the government’s emergency application, protections could end abruptly — before the March 27 date now printed on official guidance. The USCIS guidance specifies which EADs are covered by the court order. Haitian TPS work permits with any of the following original expiration dates are extended through March 27, 2026: February 3, 2026 — August 3, 2025 — August 3, 2024 — June 30, 2024 — February 3, 2023 — December 31, 2022 — October 4, 2021 — January 4, 2021 — January 2, 2020 — July 22, 2019 — January 22, 2018 — July 22, 2017. These EADs carry category codes A-12 or C-19 on the face of the card. Employers are legally required to accept a facially expired EAD as valid when an automatic extension is in effect, and may face liability for refusing to do so. ### What Is at Stake Approximately 352,959 Haitian nationals hold TPS in the United States, according to court filings in *Miot v. Trump*. For the vast majority, TPS is not simply a legal technicality — it is the foundation of their ability to work, to avoid deportation, and to build stable lives in this country, often after fleeing conditions in Haiti that the U.S. government itself once deemed sufficiently dire to warrant humanitarian protection. The Trump administration first moved to curtail Haitian TPS in February 2025, when Secretary Noem shortened the Biden-era extension from 18 months to 12 months. In July 2025, DHS announced its intent to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation entirely, setting off the chain of litigation that produced the February 2 court order now keeping protections in place. For Haitian communities across Massachusetts, Florida, New York, and beyond, Friday’s update is the latest chapter in a legal saga that has defined the immigration landscape for much of the past year — one in which the courts, rather than the executive branch, are presently determining who gets to stay and who gets to work. 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The decision, filed in National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem et al., No. 25-5724, keeps intact a ruling that the administration has sought to overturn at every turn — and clears the path toward a final resolution at the Supreme Court. The order was accompanied by four written opinions: two concurrences and two dissents. Together, these span 51 pages. They offer the most detailed window yet into the deep divisions within the federal judiciary over the legality of the administration’s TPS actions and the proper role of courts in reviewing executive immigration decisions. An en banc rehearing means that the full court — rather than the original three-judge panel — reconsiders a case. Under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, a majority of the court’s non-recused active judges must vote in favor of en banc review for it to proceed. That majority was not reached here. Judges Kim McLane Wardlaw, Salvador Mendoza Jr., and Anthony D. Johnstone — the three judges who decided the January 28, 2026, panel opinion — voted to deny the petition. The full court was advised, and a vote was requested. It failed. The denial means the January panel ruling, designated NTPSA III in the court’s citations, remains the law of the Ninth Circuit. That ruling affirmed a September 2025 summary judgment order by U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen of the Northern District of California. It set aside three specific actions taken by then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in the early weeks of the Trump administration: the vacatur of a Biden-era TPS extension for Venezuelans, the termination of Venezuela’s 2023 TPS designation, and the partial vacatur of Haiti’s 2024 TPS extension. The last action had shortened that extension from 18 months to 12 months, moving Haiti’s TPS expiration from February 3, 2026, to August 3, 2025. The court also noted that an amended order may be filed on Friday, March 13, 2026. If so, the mandate — the formal legal instrument transferring the case back to the district court — issues immediately. If no amended order is filed by 11:59 p.m. on March 13, the mandate issues at that time. ### This brings us to the central legal question in the case: Can courts review these actions at all? The most contested question in the case is not whether Noem’s actions were wise or well-reasoned — it is whether federal courts have any authority to review them in the first place. The TPS statute contains an explicit provision. It states there is “no judicial review of any determination of the [Secretary of Homeland Security] with respect to the designation, or termination or extension of a designation, of a foreign state” for TPS. 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(5)(A). The government argued this language bars the courts from second-guessing any of Noem’s decisions, regardless of the theory on which they are challenged. The three-judge majority, in its January opinion and again in the March 11 concurrence, rejected that argument. Writing for the court, Judge Wardlaw — joined by Judges Mendoza and Johnstone — held that the judicial review bar does not apply to a challenge that goes not to how the Secretary exercised her authority, but to whether she had the authority at all. That, the majority said, is a threshold “first-order question” about the scope of statutory power, and it has always been subject to judicial review. The strong presumption that administrative action is reviewable in court, they wrote, is not overcome by the TPS statute’s language, which Congress did not draft broadly enough to strip courts of jurisdiction over ultra vires — that is, beyond the power — acts. The majority cited Supreme Court cases, McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center (1991) and Reno v. Catholic Social Services (1993), which held that judicial review bars in immigration cases do not prevent challenges to the legality of agency policies, rather than to individual decisions. On the merits, the majority held that Secretary Noem had no authority to vacate TPS extensions already granted under prior law. The TPS statute authorizes the Secretary to extend or terminate a TPS designation, but it does not mention vacatur. The statute also requires that any termination take effect no earlier than 60 days after notice in the Federal Register. Allowing the Secretary to vacate a prior extension at will would reduce those procedural requirements to a nullity, the majority said. The concurrence invoked a recent Supreme Court decision for support: Learning Resources v. Trump (2026), in which the Court noted that the omission of a specific power from a statute “is notable in light of the significant but specific powers Congress does go to the trouble of naming.” ### The Dissents: A Sharp Challenge to the Court’s Authority Nine judges dissented from the denial of en banc rehearing. Judge Patrick Bumatay — joined by Judges Callahan, Bennett, R. Nelson, Collins, Lee, Bress, VanDyke, and Tung — filed a lengthy dissent arguing that the panel had “made up” a loophole to the judicial review bar and that the case should never have been heard by a federal court in the first place. Judge Bumatay’s dissent called the panel’s reasoning “egregiously wrong.” In his reading, Congress used three expansively defined terms — “any,” “determination,” and “with respect to” — that together sweep in every conceivable challenge to a TPS decision, including a challenge to whether the Secretary had the statutory authority to act. He wrote that the panel held that a plaintiff can frame her challenge as going to the “scope and extent of statutory authority granted to the Secretary,” and that the judicial review bar then does not apply. Bumatay argued this creates a password any plaintiff can use to gain automatic entry into federal court, nullifying what Congress intended as a sweeping prohibition. The Bumatay dissent also pointed to what it called “strong hints from the Supreme Court” that the Ninth Circuit has gotten this wrong: the Supreme Court had twice intervened in this very case by granting emergency stays that the Ninth Circuit had denied — once in May 2025 and once in October 2025 — without any explanation as to why. Those silent stay orders, Bumatay wrote, suggest the Court believes the government is likely to prevail. Judge R. Nelson filed a separate dissent raising two additional points. First, he said the panel gave universal relief—including to all TPS holders, not just the named plaintiffs—without fully analyzing whether the “set aside” language of the federal Administrative Procedure Act (APA) actually allows such broad remedies. (The “set aside” language refers to the court’s power to cancel or overturn agency actions if found unlawful.) The Supreme Court had left this question unresolved in Trump v. CASA, Inc. (2025). Second, he argued the majority concurrence was not binding precedent (an official rule for future cases) because it addressed issues the unanimous panel had specifically chosen not to decide. ### The Concurrence on Animus: A Pointed Response to the Dissents Judges Mendoza and Wardlaw also filed a concurrence in the denial of en banc rehearing, responding specifically to Judge Nelson’s dissent on the merits of the APA analysis. At the heart of this exchange is Noem’s public statements about Venezuelan TPS holders. In a February 2, 2025, interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Noem stated that Venezuelan TPS holders were members of Tren de Aragua, that Venezuela had “purposely emptied out their prisons, emptied out their mental health facilities and sent them to the United States,” and that ending TPS was about removing protections from “criminals.” Judges Mendoza and Wardlaw pointed to these statements as evidence that the agency’s stated rationale — administrative confusion from a prior extension — was pretextual and that discriminatory animus was the actual driving motive. Judge Nelson objected to this analysis, arguing that the concurrence improperly used Noem’s extra-record statements to disregard the agency’s valid administrative rationale without meeting the high threshold the Supreme Court set in Department of Commerce v. New York (2019) for consulting evidence outside the formal administrative record. Judges Mendoza and Wardlaw rejected that framing. The Administrative Procedure Act, they wrote, does not require courts to “shut their eyes and ears to unreasoned and pretextual explanations.” They accused Judge Nelson of preferring “a rule of deliberate blindness to decisions even when driven by racism and national origin animus” — a rule they declined to adopt. ### Human Costs: What the Majority Saw in the Record The majority’s concurrence by Judge Wardlaw did not confine itself to legal analysis. It catalogued what it described as the real-world consequences of allowing TPS terminations to proceed during litigation. In a lengthy footnote, the opinion cited multiple cases decided in 2026 involving Venezuelan TPS holders who were arrested, detained under harsh conditions, and, in some cases, deported despite the very court orders supposed to protect them. Among the examples cited: a Venezuelan TPS holder, Colina-Rojas, who was arrested during Operation Metro Surge in December 2025, had her nose broken by ICE agents during the arrest, and was detained for more than two months before a federal court in Kentucky ruled her detention unlawful. Another Venezuelan TPS holder, Segundo Sangronis, was arrested at a routine ICE check-in appointment in Michigan in September 2025 — months before his TPS actually expired — and spent five months in custody before a court ruled his detention unlawful. A third, Quintero, was arrested in New York two weeks after her TPS expired, suffers from diabetic kidney disease, and remained in custody as of the date of the opinion. The majority concluded its concurrence with a sentence that read as both a legal statement and a moral declaration: “Our duty is to say what the law requires and not to look away from the devastating consequences when the law is ignored. That is precisely what we have done here.” ### Where the Case Goes Next The case is now positioned for the Supreme Court. The government must either seek a writ of certiorari — asking the Supreme Court to take the case — or accept the Ninth Circuit’s ruling as final. Given that the Supreme Court has twice intervened on the government’s behalf in this case through emergency stay orders, and given that the government has already filed a separate emergency application in the related Haiti case, Trump v. Miot, as recently as March 11, 2026, a certiorari petition is widely expected. The en banc denial also coincides with the ongoing legal proceedings over Haitian TPS in the D.C. Circuit and the Supreme Court. The January 28, 2026, Ninth Circuit panel opinion that this order leaves standing had addressed the Haiti partial vacatur — Noem’s February 24, 2025, decision shortening Haiti’s extension from 18 months to 12 months. While the dissenters noted that the 2024 Haiti extension had technically expired by February 3, 2026, making that portion of the case arguably moot, the broader legal principles established by NTPSA III continue to govern the field and directly inform how courts across the country are adjudicating the wave of TPS termination challenges filed in 2025 and 2026. For the more than one million people — from Haiti, Venezuela, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Burma, South Sudan, Syria, and other countries — whose TPS protections have been challenged or terminated by the Trump administration, the Ninth Circuit’s refusal to rehear National TPS Alliance v. Noem represents one more judicial affirmation that the administration’s methods, if not its ultimate authority, have exceeded what the law permits. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ninth-circuit-refuses-full-court-rehearing-in-tps-case-upholding-ruling-that-trump-administration-exceeded-its-authority-over-haiti-and-venezuela/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ninth-circuit-refuses-full-court-rehearing-in-tps-case-upholding-ruling-that-trump-administration-exceeded-its-authority-over-haiti-and-venezuela/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ninth-circuit-refuses-full-court-rehearing-in-tps-case-upholding-ruling-that-trump-administration-exceeded-its-authority-over-haiti-and-venezuela/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ninth-circuit-refuses-full-court-rehearing-in-tps-case-upholding-ruling-that-trump-administration-exceeded-its-authority-over-haiti-and-venezuela/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ninth-circuit-refuses-full-court-rehearing-in-tps-case-upholding-ruling-that-trump-administration-exceeded-its-authority-over-haiti-and-venezuela/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ninth%20Circuit%20Refuses%20Full-Court%20Rehearing%20in%20TPS%20Case%2C%20Upholding%20Ruling%20That%20Trump%20Administration%20Exceeded%20Its%20Authority%20Over%20Haiti%20and%20Venezuela&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fninth-circuit-refuses-full-court-rehearing-in-tps-case-upholding-ruling-that-trump-administration-exceeded-its-authority-over-haiti-and-venezuela%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** IMMIGRATION, US --- ### [Arnel Bélizaire arrested two days after filing his party's papers with the CEP for the upcoming elections](https://ctninfo.com/arnel-belizaire-arrested-two-days-after-filing-his-partys-papers-with-the-cep-for-the-upcoming-elections/) **Published:** March 15, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Former Haitian representative Arnel Bélizaire was apprehended on Saturday, March 14, 2026, by the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) at a hotel in Pétion-Ville. This latest arrest adds to a long history of legal troubles that have marked his career for over three decades and comes at a particularly sensitive time. A wanted notice had been issued for the former Delmas/Tabarre deputy on February 5, accusing him of financing terrorism, conspiring against state security, criminal association, and money laundering. His arrest followed just two days after he submitted his political party’s registration documents to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) for the upcoming elections. An arrest that recalls that of 2019 This arrest recalls a similar incident just over six years ago, when on the night of November 29–30, 2019, Bélizaire was arrested in Jacmel with his brother, Clermont Bélizaire, and six others: Jean Pierre Fleure, Pierre Killick Cémélus, Joanel Paul, Garry Phillemond, Mackenton Estoril, and Roberson Harry Joanis. During that operation, authorities seized a significant cache of weapons, ammunition, cash, and communication equipment. Bélizaire was transferred by helicopter to Port-au-Prince on November 30 and questioned by the DCPJ on December 4. The charges then included conspiracy against the internal security of the State, the US Embassy, and Brasserie la Couronne for threatening these institutions. Between 1995 and 2011, Bélizaire was arrested multiple times, notably on October 27, 2011, while returning from a parliamentary mission in France. This incident drew criticism from his associates and fellow deputies, who deemed the arrest illegal and unconstitutional due to his parliamentary immunity. International sanctions The US State Department designated Bélizaire under Section 7031(c) of its appropriations act for significant corrupt acts during his time as deputy, making him and his immediate family generally ineligible for entry into the United States. According to the State Department, Bélizaire abused his position by interfering in Haitian governmental processes, contributing to instability and hindering democratic governance. Canada sanctioned him as well for his alleged support of armed gangs and for corruption. Known for his resilience and political comebacks despite a lengthy legal record, Bélizaire now faces a major judicial challenge amid a national and international focus on fighting insecurity and corruption. It remains to be seen whether this latest arrest marks a turning point in Bélizaire’s long legal history, or whether he will again evade the legal net that has pursued him for over 30 years. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Arnel-B.webp) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/arnel-belizaire-arrested-two-days-after-filing-his-partys-papers-with-the-cep-for-the-upcoming-elections/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/arnel-belizaire-arrested-two-days-after-filing-his-partys-papers-with-the-cep-for-the-upcoming-elections/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/arnel-belizaire-arrested-two-days-after-filing-his-partys-papers-with-the-cep-for-the-upcoming-elections/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/arnel-belizaire-arrested-two-days-after-filing-his-partys-papers-with-the-cep-for-the-upcoming-elections/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/arnel-belizaire-arrested-two-days-after-filing-his-partys-papers-with-the-cep-for-the-upcoming-elections/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Arnel%20B%C3%A9lizaire%20arrested%20two%20days%20after%20filing%20his%20party%27s%20papers%20with%20the%20CEP%20for%20the%20upcoming%20elections&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Farnel-belizaire-arrested-two-days-after-filing-his-partys-papers-with-the-cep-for-the-upcoming-elections%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** HAITI --- ### [Trump Administration Takes Haitian TPS Fight to the Supreme Court](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-takes-haitian-tps-fight-to-the-supreme-court/) **Published:** March 11, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The Trump administration filed an emergency request (an urgent legal motion seeking immediate action) with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to allow it to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a humanitarian immigration program, for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants. The filing marks the latest in a series of legal confrontations between the administration and the federal judiciary over the scope of executive authority in immigration enforcement. This move comes after two court setbacks. A federal district court in Washington blocked the administration from ending Haiti’s TPS designation last month, followed by a split decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which refused to pause that order during the appeal. Now, the administration seeks intervention from the Supreme Court, according to CBS News. ### Noem’s Decision and the Courts’ Response Then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem — fired by Trump last Thursday — had set February 3, 2026, as the date for Haiti’s TPS designation to lapse. In her termination order, Noem called the move “a necessary and strategic vote of confidence in the new chapter Haiti is turning.” She also called it an expression of the president’s “foreign policy vision of a secure, sovereign and self-reliant Haiti.” She acknowledged that certain conditions in Haiti were still “concerning.” However, she asserted that parts of the country were “suitable” for return. A group of five Haitian nationals filed suit in December challenging that determination. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes granted their request for a stay of the termination in February, finding that Noem’s decision was likely driven in part by racial animus and failed to faithfully apply the law governing the TPS program. In her ruling, Judge Reyes wrote: “Kristi Noem has a First Amendment right to call immigrants various names. Secretary Noem, however, is required by both our Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act to apply the facts to the law in implementing the TPS program. The record to date shows she has yet to do that.” Reyes also noted the stark contradiction in Noem’s position: “Secretary Noem complains of the strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight.” ### The Administration’s Argument to the Supreme Court Solicitor General D. John Sauer, in his filing to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, argued that the lower courts’ approach threatened to invalidate what he called “virtually every immigration policy of the current administration.” He accused lower court judges of blocking “major executive-branch policy initiatives in ways that inflict specific harms to the national interest and foreign relations.” The administration maintains that the Homeland Security secretary holds broad, largely unreviewable authority (discretion that courts are limited in evaluating) to terminate TPS designations, and that the courts have no legitimate role in second-guessing those decisions. The Supreme Court has so far sided with the administration on TPS for Venezuelans. It has twice allowed the termination of protections for about 600,000 Venezuelan migrants to proceed despite ongoing litigation. A parallel request involving Syrian immigrants is currently awaiting action from the high court. The administration is betting the justices will extend the same logic to the Haitian case. The fight over Haiti TPS is one front in a wider legal war. The Trump administration has sought to terminate TPS designations covering nationals from at least a dozen countries, with several of those terminations now facing separate federal lawsuits. The Supreme Court filings on Haiti and Syria represent the administration’s effort to secure a broad ruling that would limit any lower court’s ability to block future TPS terminations — effectively removing judicial oversight from the process. More than 175 former federal judges have filed briefs opposing that approach, arguing that emergency-docket rulings should not be treated as settled law and that the normal appellate process should be allowed to run its course. ### What This Means for Haitian Families For the more than 350,000 Haitian TPS holders in the United States, the Supreme Court’s response to Wednesday’s emergency request will be critical. Many have lived and worked legally in the country for over a decade. The Court’s decision will determine whether the protections that have shielded them from deportation remain intact. Attorneys representing them have described significant ramifications from termination. If the administration succeeds, they state, people will face severe risks. The State Department’s own travel advisory for Haiti recommends that Americans not travel to the country under any circumstances, citing kidnapping, gang violence, civil unrest, and a near-total collapse of the healthcare system. Haiti has been under a declared State of Emergency since March 2024. The incoming DHS secretary, Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, who is set to assume the role on March 31, has not yet stated publicly whether he intends to continue or revisit Noem’s TPS termination policy. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40530&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40530&preview=true) Source: [CBSNews](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-supreme-court-haiti-temporary-protected-status/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-takes-haitian-tps-fight-to-the-supreme-court/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-takes-haitian-tps-fight-to-the-supreme-court/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-takes-haitian-tps-fight-to-the-supreme-court/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-takes-haitian-tps-fight-to-the-supreme-court/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-takes-haitian-tps-fight-to-the-supreme-court/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Administration%20Takes%20Haitian%20TPS%20Fight%20to%20the%20Supreme%20Court&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-administration-takes-haitian-tps-fight-to-the-supreme-court%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haiti: New Transition Phase Begins Amid Persistent Insecurity and Human Rights Concerns, IACHR Warns](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-new-transition-phase-begins-in-the-shadow-of-insecurity-and-weakened-human-rights-according-to-the-iachr/) **Published:** March 10, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** With the Transitional Presidential Council’s mandate set to end on February 7, Haiti enters a new political phase. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) warns, in its March 9 release, that lasting success depends on making security, human rights, and rule of law central to governance. After leading the transition for two years, the TPC has handed over power to an interim government. This government is led by Prime Minister Didier Fils-Aimé, who, together with his Council of Ministers, is tasked with maintaining state continuity and preparing for national elections. The IACHR points out that this responsibility is substantial, given the persistent armed violence affecting institutions and daily life. In its statement from Washington, D.C., the IACHR emphasizes that restoring security remains the primary means of protecting the fundamental rights of the Haitian population. Without rapidly improving the security situation, the Commission cautions that any attempt at political stabilization faces being undermined. The Commission stresses that security operations—especially those under UN Security Council Resolution 2793—must uphold international human rights standards. A Political Pact to Lay the Groundwork for Elections On February 23, Prime Minister Fils-Aimé presented the National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections, an agreement signed by several political and civil society figures. The IACHR notes that the pact affirms the Prime Minister’s interim executive authority and reaffirms the government’s commitment to organizing elections. The Commission views the pact as a step toward normalcy but notes that its success will depend on how well institutions essential to credible elections—such as the National Police and the National Identification Office—function. The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) has already expressed its commitment, in a February 9 statement, to support the Haitian people through the next phase of their national transition toward an elected government under improved security conditions. A Humanitarian Emergency That Cannot Be Separated from Politics Beyond the political transition, a large portion of the Haitian population continues facing urgent humanitarian needs, including severely limited access to food, healthcare, and housing, the IACHR notes. “Security and dignity must go hand in hand,” the Commission states, urging Haitian authorities to prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable populations. In a context marked by persistent insecurity and forced displacement, the IACHR observes that women and girls remain particularly exposed to violence. It urges authorities to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which mandates the participation of women in peace processes and decision-making, and to take concrete measures to protect them. ### A Call for Inclusive Dialogue and International Support The IACHR urges Haitian authorities to initiate an inclusive national dialogue to build unity and a stable political process. It calls for international support focused on protecting civilians and strengthening democratic institutions, while emphasizing that the transition must remain Haitian-led. 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While these numbers raise serious concerns about international law, a portion of the population, exasperated by chronic insecurity, continues to support these radical methods. Since March, Haitian security forces, with support from American private military company Vectus Global, have increased their use of explosive quadcopter drones to target gangs in Port-au-Prince. The HRW investigation, based on interviews and video evidence, found that 1,243 people were killed in drone strikes from March 2024 to January 21, 2025. This includes 43 adult civilians and 17 children. The airstrikes intensified from November to January, nearly doubling compared to the previous three months. There were at least 738 wounded, of whom 49 are believed to be civilians. The methods used are at the heart of the criticism. The drones, capable of maneuvering between buildings and following vehicles, are frequently deployed in densely populated neighborhoods. The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) has documented several tragic cases, such as that of a mother of three killed while selling goods on the street, or a woman who died in her own home, targeted while gang members had taken refuge there. A notable example is the September attack on a sports center during a gang-led gift distribution. Of the child victims recorded by HRW who were killed that day, over half—children aged 3 to 12—died in this single incident. For Juanita Goebertus, director of the Americas division at HRW, this constitutes an “unlawful use of lethal force.” She called on Haiti’s international partners to cease collaboration with its security forces until safeguards to protect civilians are implemented. “Haitian authorities must urgently control the security forces and the private companies working for them before more children die,” she told Reuters. This position aligns with that of the UN Human Rights Office, which, as early as October described these strikes as “disproportionate and probably unlawful.” BINUH also reported a total lack of known investigations into these deaths. Despite serious accusations, these are set against the backdrop of a population facing both gang violence and a weak state. Armed gangs have reportedly killed thousands, displaced over one million people, and severely disrupted the economy. Despite international support, Haitian security forces have yet to capture any major gang leaders. In this situation, some degree of public support for the drone strikes is observed. While HRW reports that some residents are afraid to leave their homes due to the presence of drones, others view the operations as a sign of state action against the violence. For these citizens, the sporadic threat posed by drones is seen as less severe than the regular violence perpetrated by gangs that control neighborhoods. While operations have resulted in civilian casualties, some perceive them as a necessary measure to address crime that authorities and the multinational force have not yet contained. Contacted by Reuters, the office of the Haitian Prime Minister, the Ministry of Defense, the national police, Vectus Global, and the US State Department did not respond to requests for comment. It is only known that the US Chargé d’Affaires in Haiti stated before a Senate committee last month that the State Department had authorized Vectus to export its services to the country. 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The decision, issued on Friday, upheld a lower court’s injunction blocking the administration’s efforts to end the humanitarian program for Haiti and several other countries. TPS provides temporary legal status and work authorization to eligible nationals of designated countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. Haiti was originally designated for TPS in 2010 following a catastrophic earthquake that devastated the island nation. An estimated 45,000 Haitian TPS holders currently reside in Massachusetts. Reacting to the court’s decision, Governor Healey called it “welcome news for Haitian families, our communities, and our economy.” She went on to emphasize the deep roots and contributions of the state’s Haitian TPS recipients. “Haitian TPS holders have lived, worked, and raised their families here for years after fleeing devastating violence and instability in Haiti,” the Governor said. “Over time, they have become an essential part of our neighborhoods and our workforce.” Governor Healey also criticized President Trump’s push to end TPS for Haiti and other nations, warning of the potential human and economic toll. “If President Trump had his way, hundreds of thousands of people who have been living and working legally in this country would suddenly have had their protections stripped away and lost their ability to work,” she noted. “That would upend families and create serious disruptions to our economy.” The Governor’s statement highlighted the critical roles played by Haitian TPS holders across various sectors of the Massachusetts economy and social fabric. “Haitian TPS holders are nurses, home health aides, small business owners, teachers, and caregivers. They are our neighbors, our coworkers, and our friends,” she said. Governor Healey concluded her remarks by reaffirming the Commonwealth’s solidarity with its Haitian community. “Massachusetts is proud to be home to a vibrant Haitian community,” she declared, “and we will continue to stand with them.” The Trump Administration had sought to terminate TPS for Haiti and several other countries, arguing that the original conditions justifying the designations no longer existed. In the case of Haiti, the administration asserted that the country had recovered sufficiently from the 2010 earthquake to permit the safe return of its nationals. However, a federal district court blocked the termination in February 2 2026, finding that the administration’s decision was motivated by racial animus and violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The Court of Appeals has now affirmed that decision, ensuring that Haitian TPS holders can continue to legally live and work in the U.S. while the case proceeds. The stakes are particularly high in Massachusetts, which has the third-largest Haitian population in the country. Governor Healey’s statement reflects the broad consensus among state leaders and advocacy groups that ending TPS would have devastating consequences for Haitian families and the state’s economy. Governor Healey’s vocal support for Haitian TPS holders is consistent with her long record of advocating for immigrant communities. As Attorney General, she led legal challenges to the Trump first Administration’s travel ban and efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. With the appeals court ruling, Haitian TPS holders in Massachusetts and across the country have been given a reprieve. However, their ultimate fate remains uncertain as the legal battle over TPS continues. Immigrant advocates are calling on Congress to pass legislation providing permanent legal status to TPS holders, arguing that it is both a moral and economic imperative. For now, though, Governor Healey’s statement sends a clear message that Haitian TPS holders remain a vital and welcome part of the Massachusetts community. “Haitian TPS holders have made immense contributions to our state,” the Governor said. “We will continue to fight for their right to live and work here in safety and dignity.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40436&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40436&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-applauds-court-decision-blocking-trump-administrations-attempt-to-end-haitian-tps/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-applauds-court-decision-blocking-trump-administrations-attempt-to-end-haitian-tps/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-applauds-court-decision-blocking-trump-administrations-attempt-to-end-haitian-tps/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-applauds-court-decision-blocking-trump-administrations-attempt-to-end-haitian-tps/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-applauds-court-decision-blocking-trump-administrations-attempt-to-end-haitian-tps/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Governor%20Healey%20Applauds%20Court%20Decision%20Blocking%20Trump%20Administration%27s%20Attempt%20to%20End%20Haitian%20TPS&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fgovernor-healey-applauds-court-decision-blocking-trump-administrations-attempt-to-end-haitian-tps%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [La Cour d'appel du Circuit de Washington refuse la demande du gouvernement de surseoir à l'ordonnance de la juge Reyes sur le TPS Haïtien](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-dappel-du-circuit-de-washington-refuse-la-demande-du-gouvernement-de-surseoir-a-lordonnance-de-la-juge-reyes-sur-le-tps-haitien/) **Published:** March 7, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Dans une décision 2-1 vendredi, la Cour d’appel des États-Unis pour le Circuit du District de Columbia a rejeté la demande d’urgence du gouvernement visant à surseoir à une ordonnance d’un tribunal de district qui avait reporté la fin du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) pour Haïti. L’affaire, Miot c. Trump, concerne le sort d’environ 352 959 détenteurs haïtiens du TPS qui sont autorisés à vivre et à travailler aux États-Unis. Haïti bénéficie de la désignation TPS depuis le séisme dévastateur de 2010. En novembre 2025, la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure de l’époque, Kristi Noem, a annoncé la fin de la désignation TPS d’Haïti, invoquant l’amélioration des conditions. Un groupe de détenteurs haïtiens du TPS a intenté une action en justice et, le 2 février 2026, la juge de district Ana C. Reyes a reporté l’abrogation, estimant qu’elle était arbitraire et capricieuse, contraire à la loi sur le TPS et en violation de la protection égale. Le gouvernement a demandé à la Cour d’appel du Circuit de D.C. de surseoir d’urgence à l’ordonnance de la juge Reyes pendant qu’il fait appel de sa décision. En rejetant la demande de sursis, la majorité de la Cour d’appel a estimé que le gouvernement n’avait pas démontré qu’il subirait un préjudice irréparable si le report ordonné par le tribunal de district restait en vigueur pendant l’appel. « Le gouvernement doit démontrer un préjudice qui est “à la fois certain et grand” et “d’une imminence telle qu’il existe un besoin clair et présent d’une mesure équitable pour prévenir un préjudice irréparable” », indique l’avis per curiam non signé, citant un précédent du Circuit de D.C. « Le gouvernement n’a pas réussi à “nommer un seul préjudice concret résultant du maintien du statu quo” dans cette affaire. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La majorité des deux juges, qui n’ont pas révélé leur identité, a également estimé que la balance des équités « penche de manière décisive » en faveur des détenteurs haïtiens du TPS, qui sont confrontés à des « préjudices substantiels et bien documentés », notamment le risque de détention et d’expulsion, la séparation des familles, la perte de l’autorisation de travail et le manque d’accès aux soins médicaux en cas de retour en Haïti dans un contexte d’« effondrement de l’État de droit ». Dans son opinion dissidente, le juge Justin Walker a fait valoir qu’il accorderait la demande de sursis du gouvernement. Le juge Walker a affirmé que l’interdiction par la loi sur le TPS de tout contrôle juridictionnel des décisions d’abrogation rend probable la victoire du gouvernement, et que « le gouvernement subit un préjudice irréparable du fait d’une “intrusion inappropriée d’un tribunal fédéral dans le fonctionnement d’une branche coordonnée du gouvernement” ». Il est à noter que la majorité de la Cour d’appel du Circuit de D.C. a distingué la présente affaire de deux récentes ordonnances de la Cour suprême qui avaient suspendu des injonctions dans une affaire distincte contestant la fin du TPS pour le Venezuela. La cour a expliqué que dans le litige vénézuélien, le gouvernement avait fait valoir des préjudices diplomatiques concrets qui sont absents ici, et qu’il avait également refusé auparavant de traiter une ordonnance antérieure prolongeant le TPS d’Haïti comme une urgence justifiant l’intervention de la Cour suprême. Pour l’instant, le report par la juge Reyes de la fin du TPS pour Haïti reste en vigueur pendant que l’appel du gouvernement se poursuit sur le fond devant la Cour d’appel du Circuit de D.C. Les mémoires devraient être achevés cet été, ce qui permettrait éventuellement une plaidoirie et une décision d’ici l’automne 2026. Entre-temps, les détenteurs haïtiens du TPS conservent leur protection contre l’expulsion et leur autorisation de travail. L’affaire est Miot c. Trump, No. 26-5050, à la Cour d’appel des États-Unis pour le Circuit du District de Columbia. L’avis du tribunal de district du 2 février est disponible à 2026 WL 266413. 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L’annonce a été faite sur les réseaux sociaux, deux jours après que Noem a subi un interrogatoire sévère au Congrès, de la part de républicains comme de démocrates. Noem devient ainsi la première secrétaire de Cabinet à quitter ses fonctions depuis le retour de Trump à la Maison-Blanche. Trump a précisé qu’elle sera nommée “Envoyée spéciale pour le Bouclier des Amériques”, une nouvelle initiative sécuritaire axée sur l’hémisphère occidental que la Maison-Blanche prévoit de présenter ce samedi à Doral, en Floride. Mullin prendra officiellement ses fonctions le 31 mars 2026. Il devra être confirmé par le Sénat, mais en vertu d’une loi fédérale régissant les vacances de postes au sein de l’exécutif, il pourra exercer en tant que secrétaire par intérim tant que sa nomination sera formellement en attente. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La décision de Trump est intervenue après que ses frustrations à l’égard de Noem ont atteint un point de rupture lors des audiences des commissions judiciaires du Sénat et de la Chambre des représentants, tenues les 3 et 4 mars. Selon des élus républicains et des personnes proches des discussions, Trump était particulièrement en colère contre la prestation de Noem face aux questions répétées sur les contrats approuvés par son département, notamment une campagne publicitaire de 220 millions de dollars destinée à encourager les immigrants à rentrer d’eux-mêmes. Noem avait indiqué lors de l’audience que Trump était au courant de cette décision — une réponse qui n’a pas plu au président. Le sénateur républicain John Kennedy de Louisiane a résumé l’état d’esprit du président d’un mot : il était “hors de lui”. Son collègue républicain de Caroline du Nord, Thom Tillis, a été plus direct encore lors des auditions, qualifiant la gestion de Noem de “désastre” et réitérant son appel à sa démission. ### **Minneapolis : le tournant fatal** La principale cause de la chute de Noem reste cependant les événements de Minneapolis. En janvier 2026, dans le cadre de l’opération “Metro Surge”, des milliers d’agents fédéraux — ICE et agents des douanes et de la protection des frontières — ont été déployés dans les Twin Cities dans ce qui était officiellement présenté comme une opération anti-fraude au Medicaid. L’opération a rapidement dégénéré en confrontations avec des manifestants et des résidents. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le 7 janvier, Renee Good, mère de trois enfants âgée de 37 ans, a été abattue par un agent ICE alors qu’elle tentait de fuir dans son véhicule après avoir été sommée d’en sortir. Le 24 janvier, Alex Pretti, infirmier de 37 ans au département des Anciens Combattants, a été tué par des agents de la CBP alors qu’il filmait des opérations d’application de la loi. Les deux victimes étaient citoyens américains. Noem avait immédiatement qualifié les deux victimes de “terroristes domestiques” dans les heures suivant leur mort, s’appuyant selon elle sur des informations transmises par ses agents sur le terrain. Ces affirmations ont été contredites par des témoignages vidéo et des témoins oculaires. Lors de son audition au Sénat, le sénateur Dick Durbin, démocrate de l’Illinois, a déclaré face à elle : “Vous et votre agence avez précipitamment qualifié ces victimes de terroristes domestiques. Nous avons amplement de preuves vidéo et de témoignages qui prouvent que vous aviez tort.” Pressée de s’excuser par la sénatrice Amy Klobuchar du Minnesota — qui a rappelé que “deux de trois décès par balle à Minneapolis en janvier ont été commis par des agents fédéraux” — Noem a refusé de le faire, affirmant qu’elle ne s’était jamais exprimée dans ces termes exacts. Cette position a exaspéré les deux partis. Au-delà des événements de Minneapolis, Noem a fait face à des critiques sur la gestion des fonds alloués par le Congrès à son département, ainsi que sur la lenteur des réponses aux catastrophes naturelles coordonnées par la FEMA. Ces griefs, qui transcendent les lignes partisanes, ont amplifié les pressions en faveur de son départ. Ses partisans, eux, soulignent un bilan chiffré favorable selon les priorités de l’administration : plus de deux millions de départs volontaires d’immigrants en 2025, environ 670 000 expulsions, et des records de saisies de drogues. DHS affirmait encore récemment que Noem avait contribué à bâtir “la frontière la plus sûre de l’histoire américaine”. ### **Qui est Markwayne Mullin ?** Markwayne Mullin, 47 ans, est sénateur républicain de l’Oklahoma depuis 2023. Ancien représentant à la Chambre pendant dix ans, il est le seul membre amérindien du Sénat américain. Trump l’a décrit comme “hautement respecté” et a mis en avant son passé de combattant professionnel de MMA, ses années à la Chambre et son alignement avec l’agenda sécuritaire de l’administration. Mullin avait confirmé avoir eu un entretien téléphonique avec Trump avant l’annonce, sans se prononcer publiquement sur son intérêt pour le poste. La sortie de Noem intervient dans un contexte particulièrement sensible pour les ressortissants haïtiens aux États-Unis. C’est sous sa direction que les procédures visant à mettre fin au Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) pour plus de 350 000 Haïtiens ont été engagées. Une décision aujourd’hui contestée devant les tribunaux fédéraux par la National TPS Alliance. La question de savoir si Mullin, s’il est confirmé au poste, maintendra ou infléchira cette politique reste entière. Le dossier TPS sera l’un des premiers sujets brûlants qui atterrira sur le bureau du nouveau secrétaire. La communauté haïtienne, qui a suivi de près chaque audience du Congrès ces derniers jours, attend désormais de voir si ce changement à la tête du DHS aura un impact concret sur l’avenir de ses protections légales. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/kristin-noem-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=40405&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=40405&preview=true) *Source : Associated Press* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-limoge-kristi-noem-et-nomme-le-senateur-mullin-a-la-tete-du-departement-de-la-securite-interieure/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-limoge-kristi-noem-et-nomme-le-senateur-mullin-a-la-tete-du-departement-de-la-securite-interieure/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-limoge-kristi-noem-et-nomme-le-senateur-mullin-a-la-tete-du-departement-de-la-securite-interieure/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-limoge-kristi-noem-et-nomme-le-senateur-mullin-a-la-tete-du-departement-de-la-securite-interieure/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-limoge-kristi-noem-et-nomme-le-senateur-mullin-a-la-tete-du-departement-de-la-securite-interieure/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20limoge%20Kristi%20Noem%20et%20nomme%20le%20s%C3%A9nateur%20Mullin%20%C3%A0%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20d%C3%A9partement%20de%20la%20S%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20int%C3%A9rieure&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-limoge-kristi-noem-et-nomme-le-senateur-mullin-a-la-tete-du-departement-de-la-securite-interieure%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti bradée : La FJKL dénonce des contrats « léonins » signés par le gouvernement Fils-Aimé, liquidant la souveraineté nationale](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-bradee-la-fjkl-denonce-des-contrats-leonins-signes-par-le-gouvernement-fils-aime-liquidant-la-souverainete-nationale/) **Published:** March 5, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Prisons privatisées pour cinquante ans, douanes confiées à un consortium émirati, mercenaires payés 52 millions de dollars sans résultats : la FJKL dénonce une « liquidation de la souveraineté nationale » qui évoque les pires pages de l’histoire haïtienne. Dans un rapport publié le 4 mars 2026, la Fondasyon Je Klere (FJKL) tire la sonnette d’alarme. L’organisation citoyenne y détaille trois contrats signés ces derniers mois par le gouvernement d’Alix Didier Fils-Aimé qui, selon elle, violent les prérogatives régaliennes de l’État et engagent le pays dans des engagements financiers exorbitants pour les décennies à venir. « La République d’Haïti souffre jusqu’à aujourd’hui encore des engagements pris par ses dirigeants dans le cadre du paiement de la dette de l’indépendance », rappelle la FJKL en introduction, établissant un parallèle explicite avec les choix du gouvernement actuel. « C’est exactement ce que semble vouloir faire aujourd’hui le gouvernement d’Alix Didier Fils-Aimé à travers des contrats léonins passés au nom d’Haïti. » Prisons : un coût de 6 milliards de dollars sur 50 ans - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Premier contrat passé au crible : la convention signée le 15 décembre 2025 avec la société Metric Facility S.A. et ses partenaires pour la conception, la construction et l’exploitation de trois établissements pénitentiaires modernes à Port-au-Prince, Jacmel et Fort-Liberté. Le coût de construction est évalué à 85,4 millions de dollars. Mais c’est le mécanisme de financement et d’exploitation qui inquiète la FJKL. Le concessionnaire n’est tenu d’apporter que 25 % du montant du projet, l’État haïtien garantissant les emprunts pour le reste via une lettre de crédit irrévocable de la Banque de la République d’Haïti. Surtout, l’État s’engage à payer 22 dollars par détenu et par jour pendant cinquante ans, avec une occupation minimale garantie de 75 % — même si les prisons sont vides. À ce tarif, la facture totale pour la location s’élèvera à plus de 6 milliards de dollars sur la durée du contrat, sans compter le rachat final des bâtiments à un prix non fixé. « Dépenser vingt millions de dollars américains pour obtenir plus de six milliards de dollars américains est dans tous les pays du monde plus qu’une aubaine pour la compagnie, s’indigne la FJKL. C’est un arrangement que l’État haïtien ne peut justifier par quoi que ce soit. » L’organisation souligne que le contrat a été signé sans appel d’offres, en violation de la loi sur les marchés publics, et que tous les risques financiers sont supportés par l’État. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Douanes : un contrat à 20 % de commission Deuxième accord dénoncé : le contrat signé le 4 février 2026 avec le consortium Evergreen Trading System Limited, basé aux Émirats Arabes Unis, pour « la restructuration et la modernisation globale des services douaniers et d’immigration ». D’une durée de dix ans, ce contrat prévoit des frais de mobilisation initiaux de 13,6 millions de dollars pour l’achat d’équipements (hélicoptères, vedettes rapides, drones, véhicules tactiques). Mais c’est le mécanisme de rémunération qui fait bondir la FJKL : le prestataire percevra, pendant les trois premières années, 20 % des recettes fiscales supplémentaires collectées au-delà d’un seuil annuel de 458 millions de dollars, puis 15 % les sept années suivantes. Or, l’Administration Générale des Douanes dépasse déjà ce seuil depuis 2022-2023, rapportant actuellement près d’un milliard de dollars par an. « Donc, avec le seuil plancher fixé arbitrairement dans le contrat, même sans faire aucun effort, Evergreen gagnerait plus d’un milliard de dollars sur dix ans », calcule la FJKL. L’organisation s’interroge : « Ceux qui ont signé ce contrat n’ont-ils pas consulté le service statistique de l’AGD ? » Et de souligner que la Banque mondiale et l’Union européenne financent déjà des programmes d’appui à la douane haïtienne à hauteur de plusieurs centaines de millions de dollars, rendant ce contrat privé « non nécessaire ». Le contrat Windward : 52 millions pour des résultats inexistants Troisième volet du rapport : le contrat signé avec Windward Wyoming LLC, société également basée aux Émirats Arabes Unis et liée à Erik Prince, fondateur de la célèbre société de mercenaires Blackwater. La FJKL n’a pu obtenir la version signée, invoquant le « caractère extrêmement confidentiel » opposé par ses interlocuteurs. Mais elle a eu accès aux décaissements effectués par le ministère de l’Économie et des Finances. Le constat est saisissant : d’avril à novembre 2025, Windward a reçu près de 35,5 millions de dollars, pour un engagement annuel total de 52 millions. Le contrat visait pourtant des objectifs précis : sécuriser l’aéroport, ouvrir les routes nationales, neutraliser les chefs de gang. Promesses non tenues, assène la FJKL : « L’aéroport international est toujours fermé. Aucun chef de gang n’a été neutralisé. Les routes nationales restent sous contrôle des gangs. » L’organisation dénonce l’utilisation de mercenaires étrangers « contre-productive », citant des témoignages de policiers à Kenscoff où les agents de Windward auraient refusé de prendre des risques. Surtout, elle compare le coût : avec 52 millions de dollars, l’État aurait pu payer le salaire annuel de 17 000 policiers ou soldats supplémentaires. La question de la souveraineté Au-delà des montants, c’est la question de la souveraineté qui constitue le cœur du réquisitoire de la FJKL. L’organisation rappelle que « les fonctions régaliennes de l’État (sécurité intérieure, défense, fiscalité) sont attachées à la souveraineté et appartiennent exclusivement à l’État ». Or, ces trois contrats délèguent au privé des missions qui relèvent du cœur des prérogatives étatiques. « En période de crise, les autorités de facto sont-elles habilitées à engager l’État durablement dans des accords internationaux qui remettent en question des prérogatives de souveraineté consacrées par la constitution ? » interroge la FJKL, qui souligne que le gouvernement n’a même pas pris la précaution d’inclure des clauses de ratification par un futur parlement. L’organisation appelle à des enquêtes parlementaires dès le retour à l’ordre constitutionnel et saisit les entités de lutte contre la corruption. Elle conclut en établissant un parallèle historique lourd de sens : « Ces contrats s’apparentent aux contrats de la double dette qui a entravé le développement d’Haïti ou aux contrats durant la période de l’occupation américaine de 1915 où Haïti avait perdu sa souveraineté nationale. » Le gouvernement n’avait pas réagi dans l’immédiat à la publication de ce rapport. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-bradee-la-fjkl-denonce-des-contrats-leonins-signes-par-le-gouvernement-fils-aime-liquidant-la-souverainete-nationale/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-bradee-la-fjkl-denonce-des-contrats-leonins-signes-par-le-gouvernement-fils-aime-liquidant-la-souverainete-nationale/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-bradee-la-fjkl-denonce-des-contrats-leonins-signes-par-le-gouvernement-fils-aime-liquidant-la-souverainete-nationale/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-bradee-la-fjkl-denonce-des-contrats-leonins-signes-par-le-gouvernement-fils-aime-liquidant-la-souverainete-nationale/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-bradee-la-fjkl-denonce-des-contrats-leonins-signes-par-le-gouvernement-fils-aime-liquidant-la-souverainete-nationale/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20brad%C3%A9e%20%3A%20La%20FJKL%20d%C3%A9nonce%20des%20contrats%20%C2%AB%20l%C3%A9onins%20%C2%BB%20sign%C3%A9s%20par%20le%20gouvernement%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%2C%20liquidant%20la%20souverainet%C3%A9%20nationale&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-bradee-la-fjkl-denonce-des-contrats-leonins-signes-par-le-gouvernement-fils-aime-liquidant-la-souverainete-nationale%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [A Third Republican Signs the Discharge Petition on Haitian TPS](https://ctninfo.com/a-third-republican-signs-the-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps/) **Published:** March 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Republican Representative Mike Lawler of New York’s 17th Congressional District signed the Discharge Petition No. 119-15 on Wednesday, seeking to force a full House floor vote on the continuation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals. Lawler becomes the third Republican to sign the petition, bringing the total to 165. A total of 218 signatures is required for the petition to trigger a vote before the full House. The petition was filed on January 22, 2026, by Democratic Representative Ayanna Pressley. It seeks to compel the House to take up H.R. 1689, a bipartisan bill co-introduced by Lawler and Representative Laura Gillen (NY-04) that would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain Haiti’s TPS designation. The bill has been pending for more than a year without being brought to the House floor by chamber leadership. During a meeting with immigration advocates and U.S. lawmakers, it was revealed that several Republicans were awaiting Lawler’s signature before committing. Now, if all House Democrats sign as expected, just one more Republican would be required to reach the 218-signature threshold. Lawler had co-introduced H.R. 1689 over a year ago but had not signed the discharge petition until now, a delay that influenced other Republicans’ hesitancy. His action signals to colleagues who have remained undecided. In a statement released after signing, Lawler was direct: “The situation in Haiti remains dire. Rampant gang violence, political instability, and a worsening humanitarian crisis make it clear that conditions on the ground have not improved. There is no doubt that sending individuals back into that environment is dangerous. For more than a year, my bill to extend TPS for Haiti has sat without a vote in the House. That is unacceptable.” ### Who Signed Before Him Lawler is the third Republican to join the petition. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida was the first Republican to sign, on February 2, 2026, followed by Representative Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania on February 10. All three represent competitive districts where Haitian, Cuban, and Latin American immigrant communities form a significant share of the electorate. TPS for Haiti shields more than 350,000 Haitian nationals in the United States from immediate deportation. The status has been under threat since Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem initiated legal proceedings to revoke it. That decision is currently the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the National TPS Alliance, whose outcome could determine the fate of tens of thousands of Haitian families living in the United States. For many, the consequences are immediate: a father with a permit to work legally until 2027 now faces the prospect of removal in as little as ninety days, should the court rule against TPS. Families, students, and essential workers could see their lives upended almost overnight, underscoring the real-world stakes behind the ongoing legal battle. Lawler, who represents Rockland County in the Hudson Valley — home to a sizeable Haitian community — has campaigned actively for months to preserve TPS. He has met with Haitian families, healthcare employers, and nonprofit organizations, sent multiple letters to President Trump and Secretary Noem, and coordinated a joint letter to the White House signed by Rockland County elected officials. ### A Rarely Used Legislative Tool The discharge petition is a seldom-deployed congressional mechanism that allows 218 or more rank-and-file members — an absolute majority — to bypass the Speaker and force a bill onto the House floor, even over the objections of party leadership. Lawler has used the tool before. In December 2025, he signed a Democratic-led discharge petition to force a vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies. His willingness to use the mechanism again underscores his approach as a lawmaker in a competitive district: breaking with party discipline when his constituents’ interests demand it. The petition stands at 165 signatures, 53 short of the threshold. With about 213 Democrats expected to sign, only five Republicans need to join. With Lawler, Salazar, and Fitzpatrick already committed, two more Republican signatures would suffice. Sources close to TPS advocates say several Republicans representing districts with significant Haitian and Caribbean populations had been watching Lawler’s position. His decision may clear the way for them to sign as well. Even if the petition reaches 218 signatures and forces a House vote, the bill would still need to pass the Senate, where Republicans hold the majority. The legislative path remains uncertain. But a floor vote in the House would represent a significant political milestone, placing lawmakers on the public record on a question that directly affects hundreds of thousands of Haitian families across the United States. CTN will continue providing updates on the signature count and judicial proceedings concerning Haitian TPS. In the meantime, advocates urge community members and concerned constituents to call or email their representatives, particularly those who have not yet signed the discharge petition, to make their voices heard during this critical moment. 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A father of two, Damas fled Haiti to seek asylum in the United States, where he worked as a handyman. He entered the country in 2024 under humanitarian protections granted by the Biden administration; those protections expired in 2026, after which he was arrested in Boston in September 2025 and later transferred to an ICE detention facility in Arizona, The Independent reported. According to his brother, Presley Nelson, Damas began complaining of a toothache on February 12. He received nothing but ibuprofen. After two weeks without adequate medical care, he collapsed and was transferred to a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona. By the time his family arrived from Boston, he was already on a ventilator. He remained in a coma for nine days before dying on March 2, 2026. “We believe in God. We thought a miracle could happen,” his brother told ABC15. ### A Haitian-American Official Raises the Alarm Christine Ellis, a Chandler City Council member and registered nurse, learned the details of Damas’s death directly from his family, who provided her with photographs showing him unconscious and intubated in an intensive care unit. Ellis shared the images on Instagram. “The fact that he did not receive timely medical attention raises serious and painful concerns about the quality of care provided to individuals in custody,” she wrote. Ellis, who describes herself as “deeply heartbroken” by the death, is Haitian-American. Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari also responded sharply. “No one should die under such horrific conditions,” she said. “After four oversight visits to ICE facilities in Arizona, I have witnessed inhumane treatment and medical neglect firsthand. I will continue fighting to stop this.” Damas’s death is part of a deeply troubling pattern. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, at least 35 people have died in federal immigration custody. ICE has officially acknowledged eight deaths so far this year; local officials in Arizona and California have reported two additional in-custody deaths. In New York, authorities are also investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Rohingya refugee last seen in Border Patrol custody. Damas is believed to be the tenth person to die in ICE custody since the beginning of 2026. ### Overcrowded Facilities Under Legal and Congressional Scrutiny The number of people held by ICE has grown sharply since the start of Trump’s second term, surpassing 60,000 detainees at any given time across facilities nationwide. Those facilities are the subject of ongoing litigation alleging unsanitary and inhumane conditions, measles outbreaks reported in at least two centers, and allegations of medical mistreatment of children held in a sprawling family detention camp. The Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly defended the quality of medical care provided to detained immigrants. In a statement to The Independent last month, an agency spokesperson said detainees receive “comprehensive medical care” from the moment they enter ICE custody, including medical, dental, and mental health screenings within twelve hours of arrival. “This is the best healthcare many of these aliens have ever received in their entire lives,” the spokesperson added. Damas’s death raises serious questions about those claims. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/haitiano-emmanuel-damas-muere-infeccion-ice-florence.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40393&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40393&preview=true)[](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40393&preview=true)[https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4523619306442-ice-detainee-dies-from-tooth-infection-left-untreated-for-weeks-officials-and-family-say?\_f=app\_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en\_US&send\_time=1772694982&trans\_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2226.6.1.10%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4523619306442-ice-detainee-dies-from-tooth-infection-left-untreated-for-weeks-officials-and-family-say?_f=app_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en_US&send_time=1772694982&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2226.6.1.10%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6)[](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40393&preview=true) Source: The Independent ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-asylum-seeker-dies-in-ice-detention-after-weeks-without-dental-care/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-asylum-seeker-dies-in-ice-detention-after-weeks-without-dental-care/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-asylum-seeker-dies-in-ice-detention-after-weeks-without-dental-care/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-asylum-seeker-dies-in-ice-detention-after-weeks-without-dental-care/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-asylum-seeker-dies-in-ice-detention-after-weeks-without-dental-care/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitian%20Asylum%20Seeker%20Dies%20in%20ICE%20Detention%20After%20Weeks%20Without%20Dental%20Care&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitian-asylum-seeker-dies-in-ice-detention-after-weeks-without-dental-care%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Un troisième républicain signe la pétition de décharge sur le TPS Haïtien](https://ctninfo.com/un-troisieme-republicain-signe-la-petition-de-decharge-sur-le-tps-haitien/) **Published:** March 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Le représentant républicain Mike Lawler, élu du 17e district de New York, a signé mercredi la pétition de décharge n° 119-15 visant à forcer un vote de la Chambre des représentants sur le maintien du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) pour les ressortissants haïtiens. Il devient ainsi le troisième républicain à apposer sa signature sur ce texte, portant le total à 165 signataires. Il en faudra 218 pour que la pétition aboutisse à un vote en séance plénière. La pétition a été déposée le 22 janvier 2026 par la représentante démocrate Ayanna Pressley. Elle vise à contraindre la Chambre à examiner le projet de loi H.R. 1689, une législation bipartisane co-introduite par Lawler lui-même et la représentante Laura Gillen (NY-04), qui obligerait le secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure à maintenir la désignation TPS pour Haïti. Ce texte est déposé depuis plus d’un an sans jamais avoir été inscrit à l’ordre du jour par la direction de la Chambre. Selon des informations révélées lors d’une réunion entre défenseurs des droits des immigrants et parlementaires américains, plusieurs élus républicains attendaient que Lawler franchisse le pas avant de signer à leur tour. Sa signature pourrait donc déclencher un effet d’entraînement décisif. Si tous les démocrates signent — ce qui est attendu — il ne manquerait qu’un seul républicain supplémentaire pour atteindre le seuil des 218 signatures nécessaires à l’approbation de la pétition par la Chambre. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Lawler avait lui-même introduit le projet de loi H.R. 1689 il y a plus d’un an. Il n’avait toutefois pas signé la pétition de décharge avant ce jour, ce qui avait retenu d’autres membres républicains de le faire. Sa décision de signer intervient donc comme un signal fort adressé à ses collègues hésitants. Dans un communiqué publié après la signature, Lawler a justifié sa démarche sans détour : “La situation en Haïti reste désastreuse. La violence des gangs, l’instabilité politique et une crise humanitaire qui s’aggrave montrent clairement que les conditions sur le terrain ne se sont pas améliorées. Il ne fait aucun doute que renvoyer des individus dans cet environnement est dangereux. Depuis plus d’un an, mon projet de loi sur le TPS pour Haïti attend un vote à la Chambre. C’est inacceptable.” ### **Qui a signé avant lui ?** Lawler est le troisième républicain à rejoindre la pétition. La représentante Maria Elvira Salazar, élue de Floride, avait été la première républicaine à signer, le 2 février 2026. Elle avait été suivie le 10 février par Brian Fitzpatrick, représentant de Pennsylvanie. Tous trois représentent des circonscriptions compétitives où les communautés immigrantes — haïtiennes, cubaines ou d’Amérique latine — constituent un électorat significatif. Le TPS pour Haïti, qui protège plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens aux États-Unis d’une expulsion immédiate, est menacé depuis la décision de la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem d’engager des procédures visant à le révoquer. Cette décision fait l’objet d’un recours judiciaire fédéral porté par la National TPS Alliance, dont l’issue pourrait déterminer le sort de dizaines de milliers de familles haïtiennes établies aux États-Unis. Lawler, qui représente le comté de Rockland dans la vallée de l’Hudson — une région où vivent de nombreuses familles haïtiennes — s’est engagé depuis plusieurs mois dans une campagne active pour le maintien du TPS. Il a rencontré des familles haïtiennes, des employeurs du secteur de la santé et des organisations à but non lucratif, adressé plusieurs lettres au président Trump et à la secrétaire Noem, et mobilisé les élus locaux du comté de Rockland dans une lettre collective envoyée à la Maison-Blanche. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La pétition de décharge est un outil parlementaire peu utilisé qui permet à 218 membres de la Chambre — soit la majorité absolue — de contourner le président de séance et de forcer l’inscription d’un projet de loi à l’ordre du jour, même contre la volonté de la direction. Lawler lui-même a eu recours à ce mécanisme à plusieurs reprises au cours de la session en cours : il avait déjà signé en décembre 2025 une pétition démocrate pour forcer un vote sur la prolongation des subventions de la loi sur les soins abordables (ACA). Ce nouvel usage de l’outil confirme sa stratégie de député de circonscription compétitive, prêt à s’affranchir de la discipline de parti lorsque les intérêts de ses électeurs sont en jeu. ### **218 signatures : un horizon réaliste ?** La pétition compte actuellement 165 signatures. Il lui manque 53 signatures pour atteindre le seuil requis. Si tous les démocrates de la Chambre signent — leur nombre tourne autour de 213 membres — la pétition n’aurait besoin que de cinq républicains supplémentaires pour franchir la barre des 218. Avec Lawler, Salazar et Fitzpatrick déjà engagés, il en faudrait deux de plus. Des sources proches des défenseurs du TPS indiquent que plusieurs élus républicains représentant des circonscriptions à forte population immigrante haïtienne ou caribéenne observaient la posture de Lawler avant de décider. Sa signature pourrait lever les derniers obstacles. Même si la pétition atteint les 218 signatures et force un vote à la Chambre, le projet de loi devrait encore être adopté par le Sénat, où les républicains détiennent la majorité. Le parcours législatif reste donc incertain. Mais un vote à la Chambre représenterait une étape symbolique et politique majeure, mettant publiquement les élus face à leurs responsabilités sur une question qui touche directement des centaines de milliers de familles haïtiennes aux États-Unis. *CTN continuera de suivre l’évolution du nombre de signatures et les développements judiciaires liés au TPS haïtien.* ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Massachusetts-delegation-tps--300x172.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=40395&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=40395&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/un-troisieme-republicain-signe-la-petition-de-decharge-sur-le-tps-haitien/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-troisieme-republicain-signe-la-petition-de-decharge-sur-le-tps-haitien/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/un-troisieme-republicain-signe-la-petition-de-decharge-sur-le-tps-haitien/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-troisieme-republicain-signe-la-petition-de-decharge-sur-le-tps-haitien/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/un-troisieme-republicain-signe-la-petition-de-decharge-sur-le-tps-haitien/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Un%20troisi%C3%A8me%20r%C3%A9publicain%20signe%20la%20p%C3%A9tition%20de%20d%C3%A9charge%20sur%20le%20TPS%20Ha%C3%AFtien&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fun-troisieme-republicain-signe-la-petition-de-decharge-sur-le-tps-haitien%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Un demandeur d'asile haïtien meurt dans un centre de détention de l'ICE faute de soins dentaires](https://ctninfo.com/un-demandeur-dasile-haitien-meurt-en-detention-ice-apres-quune-infection-dentaire-est-restee-sans-soin-pendant-des-semaines/) **Published:** March 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Un demandeur d’asile haïtien meurt dans un centre de détention de l’ICE faute de soins dentaires Emmanuel Damas, demandeur d’asile haïtien âgé de 56 ans, est décédé lundi en détention fédérale aux États-Unis après avoir souffert pendant plusieurs semaines d’une infection dentaire non traitée, selon des membres de sa famille et des élus locaux de l’Arizona. Père de deux enfants, Damas avait fui Haïti pour demander l’asile aux États-Unis, où il travaillait. Il était entré sur le territoire américain en 2024 dans le cadre de protections humanitaires accordées sous l’administration Biden, protections qui ont expiré deux ans plus tard. Il avait été arrêté à Boston en septembre 2025 et transféré dans un centre de détention ICE en Arizona, a rapporté the Independent. Selon son frère Presly Nelson, Damas a commencé à se plaindre d’une douleur dentaire le 12 février. Il n’a reçu en tout et pour tout que de l’ibuprofène. Après deux semaines sans prise en charge médicale adéquate, il s’est effondré. Il a alors été transféré dans un hôpital de Scottsdale, en Arizona. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Lorsque sa famille, venue de Boston, est arrivée à son chevet, il était déjà sous assistance respiratoire. Il est resté dans le coma pendant neuf jours avant de décéder. “Nous croyons en Dieu. Nous pensions qu’un miracle pouvait se produire”, a déclaré son frère à la chaîne ABC15. ### **Une élue haïtiano-américaine tire la sonnette d’alarme** Christine Ellis, conseillère municipale de Chandler en Arizona et infirmière de formation, a appris les circonstances du décès directement auprès de la famille de Damas. Celle-ci lui a fourni des photographies montrant l’homme inconscient, intubé, dans une unité de soins intensifs. Ellis a partagé ces images sur Instagram. “Le fait qu’il n’ait pas reçu de soins médicaux en temps utile soulève des préoccupations graves et douloureuses quant à la qualité des soins dispensés aux personnes en détention”, a-t-elle écrit. Ellis, qui se décrit comme “profondément attristée” par ce décès, est elle-même haïtiano-américaine. La représentante démocrate au Congrès Yassamin Ansari a également réagi avec fermeté : “Personne ne devrait mourir dans des conditions aussi horribles. Après quatre visites de supervision dans des centres de détention ICE en Arizona, j’ai été témoin de mauvais traitements et de négligences médicales. Je continuerai à me battre pour y mettre fin.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La mort de Damas s’inscrit dans une série alarmante de décès en détention ICE. Depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche en janvier 2025, au moins 35 personnes sont décédées en détention fédérale. ICE a officiellement reconnu huit décès cette année ; les autorités locales de l’Arizona et de Californie en ont signalé deux supplémentaires. À New York, une enquête est également ouverte sur les circonstances du décès d’un réfugié rohingya vu pour la dernière fois en garde à vue de la police des frontières. ### Damas serait la dixième personne à mourir en détention ICE depuis le début de l’année 2026 Le nombre de personnes détenues par ICE a considérablement augmenté depuis le début du second mandat de Trump, dépassant les 60 000 détenus à tout moment dans les centres répartis sur l’ensemble du territoire américain. Ces établissements font l’objet de procédures judiciaires pour conditions insalubres et inhumaines, d’épidémies de rougeole signalées dans au moins deux centres, et d’allégations de mauvais traitements médicaux infligés à des enfants. Le département de la Sécurité intérieure a défendu à plusieurs reprises la qualité des soins prodigués aux immigrants détenus. Dans une déclaration transmise à The Independent le mois dernier, un porte-parole de l’agence a affirmé que les détenus reçoivent « des soins médicaux complets » dès leur arrivée, incluant un bilan médical, dentaire et de santé mentale dans les douze heures suivant leur placement en détention. “C’est le meilleur suivi médical que beaucoup de ces étrangers aient jamais reçu de leur vie”, a ajouté le porte-parole. La mort d’Emmanuel Damas contredit directement cette affirmation. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/haitiano-emmanuel-damas-muere-infeccion-ice-florence.webp) *Source : The Independent* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/un-demandeur-dasile-haitien-meurt-en-detention-ice-apres-quune-infection-dentaire-est-restee-sans-soin-pendant-des-semaines/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-demandeur-dasile-haitien-meurt-en-detention-ice-apres-quune-infection-dentaire-est-restee-sans-soin-pendant-des-semaines/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/un-demandeur-dasile-haitien-meurt-en-detention-ice-apres-quune-infection-dentaire-est-restee-sans-soin-pendant-des-semaines/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-demandeur-dasile-haitien-meurt-en-detention-ice-apres-quune-infection-dentaire-est-restee-sans-soin-pendant-des-semaines/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/un-demandeur-dasile-haitien-meurt-en-detention-ice-apres-quune-infection-dentaire-est-restee-sans-soin-pendant-des-semaines/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Un%20demandeur%20d%27asile%20ha%C3%AFtien%20meurt%20dans%20un%20centre%20de%20d%C3%A9tention%20de%20l%27ICE%20faute%20de%20soins%20dentaires&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fun-demandeur-dasile-haitien-meurt-en-detention-ice-apres-quune-infection-dentaire-est-restee-sans-soin-pendant-des-semaines%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : Un rapport de Défenseurs Plus sonne l’alarme sur l’effondrement des droits humains](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-rapport-de-defenseurs-plus-sonne-lalarme-sur-leffondrement-des-droits-humains/) **Published:** March 5, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, mercredi 4 mars 2026\_Renforcer immédiatement la protection des civils, sécuriser les juridictions, garantir la liberté de la presse, rétablir l’accès aux services publics essentiels et créer des mécanismes de protection pour les femmes, les enfants et les journalistes : telles sont les principales recommandations formulées par le Collectif Défenseurs Plus dans son rapport annuel sur la situation des Droits Humains en Haïti pour l’année 2025 publié ce 4 mars. L’organisation appelle également à la tenue d’élections libres, à la lutte contre l’impunité, à la réforme du système judiciaire et à la mise en œuvre effective des conventions internationales ratifiées par Haïti. Ces recommandations interviennent dans un contexte d’effondrement généralisé des droits civils, politiques, économiques et sociaux. Selon les données du Bureau intégré des Nations Unies en Haïti (BINUH), l’année 2025 a été la plus meurtrière des six dernières années, avec près de 5 957 personnes tuées dans des violences impliquant gangs, groupes d’autodéfense et forces de sécurité. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dès le premier trimestre, plus de 1 600 personnes ont été tuées. Défenseurs Plus rappelle que la violence, concentrée dans la région métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince, s’est progressivement étendue aux départements de l’Artibonite et du Centre. Le massacre de Labodrie, en août, aurait fait au moins 50 morts. Au total, informe l’organisation, les chiffres trimestriels confirment une intensification continue des homicides, dépassant largement les bilans déjà alarmants de 2023 et 2024. Le droit à la vie, pourtant consacré par la Constitution haïtienne et les instruments internationaux, apparaît aujourd’hui vidé de sa substance, lit-on dans ce rapport. Les civils, hommes, femmes, enfants ; paient le prix fort d’une violence devenue structurelle. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) D’autre part, poursuit Défenseurs Plus, le kidnapping demeure un instrument central de financement et de contrôle territorial. Plus de 1 000 cas ont été recensés en 2025, malgré une baisse apparente par rapport au pic de 2022. Les enlèvements, concentrés notamment à Port-au-Prince et dans l’Artibonite, visent commerçants, chauffeurs, femmes et enfants. Le droit à la sécurité est gravement compromis. La liberté de circulation, le droit au travail et l’accès aux services de base sont entravés par la présence de zones de non-droit. Le système judiciaire est en crise profonde. Le manque de magistrats, l’insécurité et le sous-financement paralysent les tribunaux de Port-au-Prince, des Cayes, des Gonaïves et du Cap-Haïtien. Si un décret créant des pôles judiciaires spécialisés constitue une avancée symbolique, l’accès effectif à la justice reste limité, constate Défenseurs Plus. Les attaques contre le Pénitencier national et la prison de Croix-des-Bouquets en 2024, suivies d’évasions massives en 2025, ont vidé les établissements carcéraux. La détention préventive prolongée et les conditions inhumaines persistent dans les commissariats transformés en prisons de fortune. La liberté de manifestation, garantie par la Constitution de 1987, s’est heurtée à l’usage disproportionné de la force et à l’insécurité généralisée. Un décret sur la diffamation adopté fin 2025 suscite des inquiétudes quant à un possible effet dissuasif sur la liberté d’expression. La liberté de la presse a connu un recul notable. Selon Reporters sans frontières, note l’organisation, Haïti occupe désormais la 111ᵉ place sur 180 au classement mondial. Plusieurs médias ont été incendiés et des journalistes menacés, contraignant nombre d’entre eux à l’exil ou à l’autocensure. Le droit à l’éducation est sévèrement affecté. Plus de 1 600 écoles ont fermé au début de l’année, selon le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires des Nations unies. Des dizaines d’universités ont suspendu leurs activités. Le droit à l’alimentation se détériore dans un pays où plus de cinq millions de personnes étaient déjà en insécurité alimentaire aiguë en 2024. La dépendance aux importations et les perturbations agricoles aggravent la situation. Le droit à la santé, tel que défini par l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé, est compromis par la fermeture d’hôpitaux situés dans des zones sous contrôle armé. L’insalubrité et la résurgence du choléra aggravent la vulnérabilité sanitaire. Femmes, enfants, migrants : vulnérabilités accrues Les enfants sont particulièrement exposés : déplacements massifs, fermeture d’écoles, recrutement forcé par des groupes armés. Les violences sexuelles ont explosé, avec plus de 7 400 cas de violences basées sur le genre recensés entre janvier et septembre. 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On the Republican side, incumbent Senator John Cornyn and former state Attorney General Ken Paxton will face each other in a runoff scheduled for May 26 after neither cleared the 50 percent threshold for an outright nomination. The race could hinge on whether President Donald Trump decides to endorse one of them. In a statement following his victory, Talarico was unequivocal about his ambitions: “We are about to take back Texas.” The Democratic candidate, a former seminary student and middle school teacher who regularly draws on scripture in his speeches, held rallies across the state, including in deeply Republican territory. Talarico received an unusual burst of national attention after CBS declined to air his interview with late-night host Stephen Colbert, reportedly concerned about provoking the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission. The incident triggered a surge in campaign donations. He also vastly outspent Crockett on television advertising, leading her by more than 4 to 1 through late February. No Democrat has won a statewide race in Texas in more than thirty years. Trump carried the state by nearly 14 percentage points in 2024. ### Crockett Contests the Results Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, who built her campaign around turning out Black voters in Dallas and Houston, refused to concede. Her campaign announced plans to file a lawsuit over voting irregularities reported in Dallas County, her political base. Crockett told supporters briefly that “people have been disenfranchised.” Such incidents were indeed reported in Dallas County and in Williamson County, near Austin, where voters said they were redirected to different precincts under new primary rules. As a result, polling places were kept open past the scheduled closing time. Paxton’s office challenged that decision before the state Supreme Court, which ordered that ballots cast after 7 p.m. be separated from others pending a final ruling. On the Republican side, Cornyn, seeking a fifth term, is trying to avoid becoming the first Texas Republican senator to lose renomination. His strained relationship with Trump is his primary liability. He and his allied groups have spent at least $64 million on television advertising since July to shore up his support. Cornyn did not hold an election night event. Speaking to reporters in Austin, he was blunt about his opponent, warning that a Paxton victory would leave “a dead weight at the top of the ticket for Republicans.” Paxton, for his part, reminded supporters in Dallas of his recent visit to Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida estate. Paxton, who served as state attorney general from 2015 to 2023 and was a former state senator, remains popular among Texas Republican voters despite being acquitted in a 2023 impeachment trial on corruption charges and facing accusations of marital infidelity from his wife. Trump did not take sides in the race. Both Republican finalists will now compete for his endorsement ahead of the May runoff. ### A Primary With National Stakes This Texas contest, along with those in North Carolina and Arkansas, launched the midterm election cycle on Tuesday, with control of Congress at stake and against the backdrop of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Further complicating the picture, Republican state legislators redrew congressional district boundaries at Trump’s urging, aiming to elect more Republicans to Congress. As a result, several Democratic incumbents found themselves forced into primary fights against one another, and new general election battlegrounds emerged ahead of November. Among other notable results, Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, lost his primary to state Representative Steve Toth, who was endorsed by Senator Ted Cruz. Former Major League Baseball star Mark Teixeira clinched the Republican nomination in southwest Texas. Bobby Pulido, a Latin Grammy winner and Tejano singer, secured the Democratic nomination in South Texas. Credit: Associated Press ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26063231997824.jpg)Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks at a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. 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Du côté républicain, le sénateur sortant John Cornyn et l’ancien procureur général de l’État Ken Paxton se retrouveront face à face lors d’un second tour prévu le 26 mai prochain. Aucun des deux candidats n’ayant franchi le seuil des 50 % requis pour une nomination directe, la course s’annonce particulièrement serrée — et pourrait être décisive si le président Donald Trump choisit d’accorder son soutien à l’un d’eux. Dans une déclaration publiée après sa victoire, Talarico a affiché ses ambitions sans détour : “Nous sommes sur le point de reprendre le Texas.” Le candidat démocrate, ancien séminariste qui cite régulièrement la Bible dans ses discours, a mené des rassemblements à travers l’ensemble de l’État, y compris dans des bastions républicains. Talarico a bénéficié d’une visibilité nationale inhabituelle après que CBS a refusé de diffuser son entretien avec l’animateur Stephen Colbert, la chaîne craignant de s’attirer les foudres de la Federal Communications Commission sous l’administration Trump. L’incident lui a valu un afflux de dons de campagne. Il a également largement surpassé Crockett sur le plan publicitaire, la dépassant à plus de quatre contre un en dépenses télévisées jusqu’à fin février. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Aucun démocrate n’a remporté d’élection à l’échelle de l’État au Texas depuis plus de trente ans. Trump y avait gagné avec près de 14 points d’avance en 2024. **Crockett conteste les résultats** La représentante Jasmine Crockett, qui avait fondé sa stratégie sur la mobilisation des électeurs noirs dans les régions de Dallas et Houston, a refusé de concéder la défaite. Son équipe a annoncé son intention de porter plainte pour des irrégularités signalées dans le comté de Dallas, son fief. Crockett a déclaré brièvement à ses partisans que ” des électeurs ont été privés de leur droit de vote”. Des incidents ont effectivement été signalés dans le comté de Dallas et dans le comté de Williamson, près d’Austin, où des électeurs ont rapporté avoir été redirigés vers d’autres bureaux de vote en raison de nouvelles règles applicables aux primaires. Les bureaux de vote ont été maintenus ouverts au-delà de l’heure prévue. Le bureau de Paxton a contesté cette décision devant la Cour suprême de l’État, qui a ordonné que les bulletins déposés après 19 heures soient mis à part dans l’attente d’une décision finale. Sur le front républicain, Cornyn, qui brigue un cinquième mandat, cherche à éviter de devenir le premier sénateur républicain du Texas à ne pas obtenir la renomination de son parti. Sa relation distante avec Trump constitue sa principale vulnérabilité. Lui et ses alliés ont dépensé au moins 64 millions de dollars en publicité télévisée depuis juillet pour tenter de consolider son soutien. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Cornyn n’a pas organisé de soirée électorale. Il a tenu des propos sévères à l’égard de son adversaire devant des journalistes à Austin, affirmant que la victoire de Paxton ferait peser « un poids mort en tête de liste pour les républicains ». Paxton, de son côté, a rappelé à ses partisans à Dallas sa récente visite à Mar-a-Lago, résidence de Trump en Floride. Bien qu’acquitté lors d’un procès en destitution pour corruption en 2023, et malgré des accusations d’infidélité conjugale portées par son épouse, il demeure populaire au sein de l’électorat républicain texan. Trump n’a pas pris position dans cette course. Les deux finalistes républicains vont désormais se livrer une bataille acharnée pour obtenir son soutien avant le second tour. **Un scrutin aux enjeux nationaux** Le Texas, comme la Caroline du Nord et l’Arkansas, a lancé mardi le cycle des élections de mi-mandat, qui se déroulent sur fond de guerre entre les États-Unis et l’Iran en soutien à Israël, et dans un contexte où le contrôle du Congrès est directement en jeu. Les frontières des districts électoraux du Congrès ont par ailleurs été redessinées par les législateurs républicains, sur impulsion de Trump, dans le but d’élire davantage de représentants républicains. Plusieurs élus démocrates sortants se sont retrouvés en compétition directe entre eux, et de nouveaux terrains de bataille ont émergé pour les élections générales de novembre. Parmi les autres résultats notables, le représentant républicain Dan Crenshaw a été battu en primaire par le député d’État Steve Toth, soutenu par le sénateur Ted Cruz. L’ancien joueur de baseball professionnel Mark Teixeira a remporté la primaire républicaine dans le sud-ouest du Texas. Bobby Pulido, lauréat d’un Latin Grammy, a décroché l’investiture démocrate dans le sud de l’État. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26063231997824.jpg)Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks at a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. 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Situé à proximité immédiate de la frontière haïtienne, le site a reçu, ce 3 mars 2026, la visite officielle du ministère dominicain de l’Environnement et des Ressources naturelles. Une étape présentée comme préalable à la validation des termes de référence encadrant l’étude d’impact environnemental et social. Selon des informations publiées par l’entreprise le 27 février 2026, les autorités dominicaines avancent vers l’autorisation d’une étude complète, dernière marche avant une éventuelle exploitation. Cette dynamique pourrait accélérer sensiblement le calendrier du projet et rapprocher le démarrage effectif des opérations minières. Des inquiétudes environnementales grandissantes pour Haïti À Port-au-Prince, la tenue d’une conférence de presse, le même jour, a mis en lumière les préoccupations croissantes du Groupe d’action francophone pour l’environnement (GAFE). L’organisation alerte sur les risques potentiels que le projet ferait peser sur les écosystèmes et les communautés haïtiennes, en raison de sa localisation transfrontalière. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le GAFE évoque notamment des menaces pour les affluents de la rivière Massacre ainsi que pour le bassin du fleuve Artibonite, deux ressources hydriques essentielles pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et la vie quotidienne en Haïti. L’exploitation aurifère pourrait impliquer l’utilisation de cyanure, un produit chimique hautement toxique servant à séparer l’or de la roche. En cas de fuite ou de mauvaise gestion, ce procédé expose les cours d’eau et les nappes phréatiques à des risques de contamination irréversible. Par ailleurs, l’extraction minière peut libérer des métaux lourds – tels que l’arsenic, le plomb ou le cadmium – susceptibles de polluer durablement les sols et les rivières. De tels impacts auraient des conséquences directes sur la qualité de l’eau, la biodiversité, la production agricole et la santé des populations riveraines, en particulier du côté haïtien. Les inquiétudes se sont également exprimées lors d’une rencontre intercommunale tenue le 28 février 2026 à Ouanaminthe. Organisations communautaires et autorités locales y ont manifesté leur opposition au projet, dénonçant l’absence de communication officielle des autorités haïtiennes sur ce dossier sensible. Le GAFE interpelle les autorités haïtiennes - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Dans une lettre ouverte adressée au ministère haïtien de l’Environnement et au Bureau des mines et de l’énergie, le GAFE exige une action urgente pour protéger les droits des citoyens haïtiens ainsi que les écosystèmes frontaliers. L’organisation formule plusieurs demandes clés : la reconnaissance des communautés haïtiennes potentiellement affectées comme parties prenantes dans les termes de référence de l’étude d’impact environnemental et social ; la mise en place d’un accompagnement technique afin de défendre leurs droits et de préserver le patrimoine naturel ; le recours aux mécanismes du droit international pour garantir le respect des droits fondamentaux ; l’ouverture d’un dialogue binational officiel entre Haïti et la République dominicaine. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/exploitation-miniere-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-le-projet-dunigold-franchit-une-etape-decisive-le-gafe-somme-letat-haitien-dagir/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/exploitation-miniere-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-le-projet-dunigold-franchit-une-etape-decisive-le-gafe-somme-letat-haitien-dagir/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/exploitation-miniere-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-le-projet-dunigold-franchit-une-etape-decisive-le-gafe-somme-letat-haitien-dagir/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/exploitation-miniere-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-le-projet-dunigold-franchit-une-etape-decisive-le-gafe-somme-letat-haitien-dagir/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/exploitation-miniere-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-le-projet-dunigold-franchit-une-etape-decisive-le-gafe-somme-letat-haitien-dagir/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Exploitation%20mini%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20la%20fronti%C3%A8re%20ha%C3%AFtiano-dominicaine%20%3A%20le%20projet%20d%E2%80%99Unigold%20franchit%20une%20%C3%A9tape%20d%C3%A9cisive%2C%20le%20GAFE%20somme%20l%E2%80%99%C3%89tat%20ha%C3%AFtien%20d%E2%80%99agir&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fexploitation-miniere-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-le-projet-dunigold-franchit-une-etape-decisive-le-gafe-somme-letat-haitien-dagir%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Alix Didier Fils-Aimé présente officiellement son nouveau cabinet ministériel](https://ctninfo.com/alix-didier-fils-aime-presente-officiellement-son-nouveau-cabinet-ministeriel/) **Published:** March 4, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, mardi 3 mars 2026\_Le Premier ministre haïtien, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a procédé ce mardi à la présentation officielle de son nouveau gouvernement lors d’une cérémonie solennelle organisée à la Villa d’accueil. Plusieurs membres du gouvernement sortant, de hauts dignitaires de l’État, ainsi que des représentants du corps diplomatique et consulaire accrédités en Haïti ont pris part à la cérémonie, aux côtés de nombreuses personnalités issues de divers secteurs de la vie nationale. Dans son allocution, le chef du gouvernement a salué ” l’engagement et le sens du devoir des ministres sortants, qui ont exercé leurs fonctions dans un environnement qualifié de particulièrement difficile “, selon un communiqué de la Primature. Fils-Aimé a insisté sur leur volonté d’avoir privilégié ” l’intérêt supérieur de la Nation haïtienne ” malgré les tensions politiques et sécuritaires. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le Premier ministre a par ailleurs rappelé que la formation de ce nouveau cabinet découle du Pacte national pour la stabilité et l’organisation des élections, qu’il présente comme un compromis politique majeur. Selon lui, cet accord démontre la capacité des acteurs nationaux à mettre de côté leurs divergences lorsque l’essentiel est en jeu. Le chef de l’exécutif monocéphale d’Haïti, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a acté le remaniement ministériel lors d’un Conseil des ministres spécial tenu lundi soir, avec la nomination d’une dizaine de nouveaux ministres. Parmi les nouvelles têtes de l’équipe gouvernementale figurent notamment Sandra Paulemon au ministère de la Planification et de la Coopération externe, Raïna Forbin au ministère des Affaires étrangères et des Cultes, ainsi que Mario Andrésol, qui s’est vu confier le ministère de la Défense. Les autres nouveaux membres du cabinet ministériel sont : Pasteur Vijonet Déméro, ministre de l’Éducation nationale et de la Formation professionnelle ; Marc Élie Nelson, ministre des Affaires sociales et du Travail ; Joseph Almathe Pierre-Louis, ministre des Travaux publics ; Maxime Aubourg, ministre de l’Agriculture ; Dumas Pythagore, ministre de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de l’Action civique ; Emmanuel Ménard, ministre de la Culture et de la Communication ; Stéphanie Smith, ministre du Tourisme ; et Moïse Louis, ministre de l’Environnement. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le chef du gouvernement a appelé à un changement de méthode et de rythme. “Le temps des beaux discours est révolu. Aujourd’hui, c’est l’heure de l’action “, a-t-il affirmé, exhortant les nouveaux ministres à adopter une gestion rigoureuse et transparente des ressources publiques. Il a insisté sur la nécessité d’une administration moderne et crédible, soulignant que chaque gourde dépensée devra répondre directement aux besoins de la population. La lutte contre le gaspillage et le renforcement de la confiance citoyenne figurent parmi les impératifs de cette nouvelle équipe. Trois priorités stratégiques Le Premier ministre a structuré l’action gouvernementale autour de trois axes majeurs. 1. Sécurité Le gouvernement entend renforcer les capacités opérationnelles de la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH), des Forces Armées d’Haïti (FAd’H) ainsi que de la Force de Répression des Gangs (FRG). L’objectif affiché est de reprendre le contrôle des zones sous l’emprise des groupes armés et de rétablir durablement l’autorité de l’État. 2. Redressement économique et social Le chef du gouvernement a annoncé la mise en œuvre d’actions concrètes en concertation avec le secteur privé et les partenaires financiers. Alix Didier Fils-Aimé a évoqué l’accompagnement des agriculteurs et des entrepreneurs, la relance de la production nationale et la création d’un climat favorable à l’investissement, notamment étranger. 3. Organisation des élections. Enfin, l’exécutif entend mettre en place les dispositifs institutionnels, logistiques et sécuritaires nécessaires à l’organisation d’élections ” libres, honnêtes et crédibles “. Ce processus doit permettre le renouvellement du personnel politique et le rétablissement complet de l’ordre constitutionnel. Alix Didier Fils-Aimé a lancé un appel appuyé à l’engagement citoyen, estimant que la sortie de crise passe par l’unité, la solidarité et la paix. Il a également remercié les partenaires internationaux pour leur soutien constant aux efforts déployés en vue de stabiliser durablement le pays. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/alix-didier-fils-aime-presente-officiellement-son-nouveau-cabinet-ministeriel/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/alix-didier-fils-aime-presente-officiellement-son-nouveau-cabinet-ministeriel/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/alix-didier-fils-aime-presente-officiellement-son-nouveau-cabinet-ministeriel/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/alix-didier-fils-aime-presente-officiellement-son-nouveau-cabinet-ministeriel/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/alix-didier-fils-aime-presente-officiellement-son-nouveau-cabinet-ministeriel/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Alix%20Didier%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9sente%20officiellement%20son%20nouveau%20cabinet%20minist%C3%A9riel&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Falix-didier-fils-aime-presente-officiellement-son-nouveau-cabinet-ministeriel%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Crise haïtienne : Des forces politiques rejettent le "pacte national illégitime'' et appellent à une refondation républicaine](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-des-forces-politiques-rejettent-le-pacte-national-illegitime-et-appellent-a-une-refondation-republicaine/) **Published:** March 4, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Alors que le paysage politique haïtien est déjà fragilisé par des années de crises, une large coalition d’acteurs politiques et citoyens a publié, le 2 mars 2026, une déclaration conjointe dénonçant la gestion actuelle de la transition et le “Pseudo Pacte National pour la stabilité et l’organisation des élections”. Au-delà de la simple protestation, ce texte de quatre pages transmis à la rédaction, pose un diagnostic sévère sur l’état des institutions et propose une feuille de route alternative. Il met en lumière les profondes divisions qui traversent la classe politique et interroge sur la légitimité des processus en cours, alors que le pays à respecter les échéances électorales depuis 2021. Les signataires, qui se réclament des “principes républicains et de la souveraineté nationale”, dressent un bilan accablant des quinze derniers mois de gouvernance sous la direction de M. Alix Didier Fils Aimé. “Le pays ne connaît ni amélioration sécuritaire significative ni stabilisation institutionnelle durable”, peut-on lire. L’État, selon eux, n’a pas réussi à restaurer son monopole de la violence légitime, laissant de vastes portions du territoire aux mains des groupes criminels. Mais le cœur de leur contestation est juridique et politique. Ils rappellent avec insistance que M. Fils Aimé a été “formellement révoqué par une majorité qualifiée du Conseil Présidentiel de Transition”. En maintenant son autorité et en continuant à gouverner, il placerait le pays dans une zone grise, en dehors du “principe de légalité”. C’est sur cette base qu’ils dénoncent avec la plus grande vigueur la signature d’un contrat avec la société Evergreen Trading System Limited. D’un montant supérieur à 500 millions de dollars américains, ce programme de sécurisation des frontières est perçu comme un acte de gouvernance illégitime. “Sans transparence ni base institutionnelle légale et légitime clairement établie”, ce contrat soulève, selon eux, des interrogations majeures sur la préservation de la souveraineté nationale et la qualité des décideurs impliqués. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le “Pacte National” : un remède pire que le mal ? C’est dans ce contexte d’illégitimité que s’inscrit le “Pacte National pour la stabilité et l’organisation des élections”. Loin d’être perçu comme une solution, il est analysé par les signataires comme un facteur supplémentaire d’instabilité. Ils y voient un “arrangement politique circonstanciel et limité”, conclu entre “des acteurs fragilisés en quête de repositionnement”. Ces acteurs seraient précisément ceux qui, par le passé, ont été “à l’origine des échecs successifs que le pays enregistre ces dernières années : transitions avortées, accords non respectés, institutions affaiblies”. En d’autres termes, la déclaration conjointe accuse une certaine classe politique de vouloir recycler ses pratiques et ses hommes, incapables de sortir le pays de l’ornière. Elle rejette également l’idée d’un exécutif monocéphale, arguant que les exemples du passé démontrent qu’un Premier ministre seul ne peut conduire la nation vers des élections crédibles. Aussi, le problème de la tenue d’élections futures est au cœur des préoccupations. Les signataires soulèvent un point crucial : le conflit d’intérêts potentiel de M. Fils Aimé. Ils affirment que ce dernier avait déjà présenté son propre candidat à la présidence avant même l’échéance du 7 février et que plusieurs membres de son cabinet seraient également candidats. Comment, dans ces conditions, un Premier ministre contesté pourrait-il garantir un scrutin “libre, équitable et transparent” ? Cette situation, selon eux, compromet irrémédiablement les conditions d’impartialité nécessaires. Une réorientation souverainiste des relations internationales - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La déclaration ne se limite pas aux aspects internes. Elle adresse un message clair aux partenaires internationaux d’Haïti. Les signataires appellent à une “renégociation lucide et équilibrée” des relations internationales. Avec une fierté légitime, ils rappellent la place unique d’Haïti dans l’histoire en tant que “première République noire indépendante, issue d’une révolution antiesclavagiste”. Ce rappel historique n’est pas anodin. Il sert de fondement à une exigence de respect et de dignité. Haïti, affirment-ils, “ne peut être réduite à un espace d’expérimentation géopolitique”. Les partenariats futurs doivent reposer sur la “coopération équitable, la coresponsabilité et la non-ingérence”. C’est une fin de non-recevoir à toute forme de tutelle déguisée et un appel à traiter Haïti en partenaire souverain, et non comme un territoire sous tutelle. Face à l’impasse, les signataires proposent une alternative en six points : une solution haïtienne durable, un exécutif bicéphale équilibré, un accord politique inclusif, le respect des principes républicains, des élections crédibles après stabilisation sécuritaire, et des partenariats internationaux respectueux. La déclaration conjointe se termine par un avertissement solennel : “La stabilité durable ne viendra ni de pactes imposés, ni d’alliances opportunistes, ni de manœuvres autoritaires ou dictatoriales, mais d’un sursaut national.” Parmi les structures politiques signataires figurent : Debout Citoyen pour le rapatriement de la souveraineté nationale, Consensus politique pour le redressement national de la transition, l’Assemblée des signataires de l’Accord Montana, Consensus National Inclusif, Congres national de Ouanaminthe, RANFOR, Forum haïtien pour la paix et le développement ainsi que la Plateforme d’organisations de la diaspora. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-des-forces-politiques-rejettent-le-pacte-national-illegitime-et-appellent-a-une-refondation-republicaine/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-des-forces-politiques-rejettent-le-pacte-national-illegitime-et-appellent-a-une-refondation-republicaine/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-des-forces-politiques-rejettent-le-pacte-national-illegitime-et-appellent-a-une-refondation-republicaine/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-des-forces-politiques-rejettent-le-pacte-national-illegitime-et-appellent-a-une-refondation-republicaine/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-des-forces-politiques-rejettent-le-pacte-national-illegitime-et-appellent-a-une-refondation-republicaine/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Crise%20ha%C3%AFtienne%20%3A%20Des%20forces%20politiques%20rejettent%20le%20%22pacte%20national%20ill%C3%A9gitime%27%27%20et%20appellent%20%C3%A0%20une%20refondation%20r%C3%A9publicaine&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcrise-haitienne-des-forces-politiques-rejettent-le-pacte-national-illegitime-et-appellent-a-une-refondation-republicaine%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [ICE Banned from Boston Public Schools Without a Federal Judicial Warrant](https://ctninfo.com/ice-banned-from-boston-public-schools-without-a-federal-judicial-warrant/) **Published:** March 4, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The BPS has ordered that no ICE agent may enter any Boston public school without a federal judicial warrant. In a letter sent to all parents on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the district confirmed that concrete measures are in place to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from accessing school buildings without judicial authorization. In the letter, Superintendent Mary Skipper stated that the district’s visitor policy prohibits any unauthorized adult — including federal immigration agents — from entering a school building during school hours unless they present a court-issued warrant or a legally issued subpoena. The decision comes as reports circulate that ICE agents have been operating in plainclothes across several Boston neighborhoods, heightening fear among immigrant families throughout the city. The communication also follows the Trump administration’s January 2025 decision to abolish the “sensitive locations” policy that had shielded schools, hospitals, and houses of worship from ICE arrest operations since 2011. More than 46,000 children are enrolled in Boston public schools. A significant number of them are the children of immigrants. Haitians represent the third-largest immigrant community in the city. The district has established a rapid notification protocol to immediately alert the superintendent’s leadership team whenever immigration enforcement activity is reported near a school. The district’s legal counsel is available at all times to review any document presented by federal agents at the entrance of a school building. The district also underscores a critical legal distinction: an administrative warrant issued by ICE itself does not grant agents the right to enter a public building without consent. Only a judicial warrant signed by a federal judge constitutes lawful authorization to enter. BPS further clarifies that it does not collect or share information regarding students’ or their parents’ immigration status during enrollment. Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), student records are protected and cannot be disclosed to federal agencies without a court order. ### A Climate of Fear in the Classroom The impact of immigration enforcement activity is already measurable. In Framingham, located west of Boston and home to one of the largest Brazilian communities in the United States, reports of ICE presence near schools caused more than 2,500 out of approximately 9,000 students to stay home. Superintendent Bob Tremblay described the situation as deeply concerning, warning that fear-driven absenteeism directly harms the children it is meant to protect. In Boston, teachers report persistent anxiety among students from immigrant families. Children have been asking their teachers what would happen if their parents “did not come home.” Several Massachusetts school districts have urged parents to update emergency contact lists and ensure that authorized pickup persons are clearly designated. The BPS letter also references an executive order recently signed by Mayor Michelle Wu reaffirming Boston’s sanctuary city status. The order prohibits municipal employees from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement operations and applies to all city-owned buildings and schools. However, sanctuary city status does not provide absolute protection. Federal agents retain their legal authority within city limits. What sanctuary policies restrict is the active cooperation of local authorities with ICE — they do not remove the city from federal jurisdiction. Governor Maura Healey made this distinction explicit, publicly stating that she does not intend to obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration law in Massachusetts. The district’s current stance must be assessed against a documented precedent. Between 2014 and 2017, at least 135 school incident reports generated by BPS were made accessible to ICE through the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), an information-sharing network linking local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies funded by the Department of Homeland Security. A student from an East Boston high school was deported, in part, on the basis of a routine disciplinary report. The case, brought to light through litigation filed by civil rights organizations, led Lawyers for Civil Rights to denounce what it described as a “school-to-deportation pipeline.” BPS maintains that these practices belong to the past. The letter to families is part of an effort to rebuild trust with the communities the district serves. ### The Haitian Community Faces Compounding Risks For Boston’s Haitian diaspora — the city’s third-largest immigrant community, concentrated in Dorchester, Mattapan, and Hyde Park — the measures announced by BPS carry particular weight. Tens of thousands of Haitian nationals live under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), whose legal future is currently being examined by federal courts. The potential termination of TPS, combined with intensified ICE operations and reports of plainclothes agents circulating in Boston neighborhoods, directly threatens families whose children are enrolled in Boston public schools. Most of those children are American citizens by birth. Their parents may not have the same legal protections. BPS encourages families with questions to contact its helpline: BPS Helpline — Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 📞 617-635-8873 📧 The district regularly updates its website with resources available in nine languages, including Haitian Creole. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ICE-in-BPS.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40341&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40341&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ice-banned-from-boston-public-schools-without-a-federal-judicial-warrant/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ice-banned-from-boston-public-schools-without-a-federal-judicial-warrant/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ice-banned-from-boston-public-schools-without-a-federal-judicial-warrant/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ice-banned-from-boston-public-schools-without-a-federal-judicial-warrant/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ice-banned-from-boston-public-schools-without-a-federal-judicial-warrant/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20ICE%20Banned%20from%20Boston%20Public%20Schools%20Without%20a%20Federal%20Judicial%20Warrant&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fice-banned-from-boston-public-schools-without-a-federal-judicial-warrant%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [L'ICE est interdite d'accès aux écoles publiques de Boston sans mandat judiciaire fédéral](https://ctninfo.com/lice-est-interdite-dacces-aux-ecoles-publiques-de-boston-sans-mandat-judiciaire-federal/) **Published:** March 4, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** L’administration des écoles publiques de Boston (BPS) a informé ses quelque 46 000 élèves et leurs familles que des mesures concrètes sont en place pour empêcher les agents de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) d’accéder aux établissements scolaires sans autorisation judiciaire. Dans une lettre adressée aux familles, la superintendante Mary Skipper a précisé que la politique des visiteurs du district interdit à tout adulte non autorisé — y compris les agents fédéraux de l’immigration — d’entrer dans un bâtiment scolaire pendant les heures de classe, sauf s’ils présentent un mandat judiciaire ou une citation à comparaître légalement émise. Cette communication intervient dans le sillage de la décision de l’administration Trump, prise en janvier 2025, d’abolir la politique des “lieux sensibles” qui protégeait depuis 2011 les écoles, les hôpitaux et les lieux de culte contre les opérations d’arrestation menées par ICE. Le district a mis en place un protocole d’alerte rapide permettant de notifier immédiatement l’équipe de direction du superintendant dès qu’une activité d’application des lois sur l’immigration est signalée à proximité d’une école. Le conseiller juridique du district est disponible en permanence pour examiner tout document présenté par des agents fédéraux à la porte d’un établissement. Le district rappelle également une distinction juridique fondamentale : un mandat administratif émis par ICE elle-même ne confère aucun droit d’entrée dans un établissement public sans consentement. Seul un mandat judiciaire signé par un juge fédéral constitue une autorisation légale d’entrée. BPS précise en outre qu’il ne collecte ni ne transmet d’informations relatives au statut migratoire des élèves ou de leurs parents lors de l’inscription scolaire. En vertu du Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), les dossiers des élèves sont protégés et ne peuvent être communiqués à des agences fédérales sans ordonnance d’un tribunal. ### Un contexte de peur généralisée dans les salles de classe Les chiffres documentent l’ampleur de l’anxiété au sein des communautés immigrantes du Massachusetts. À Framingham, l’une des grandes villes du Massachusetts, abritant l’une des plus grandes communautés brésiliennes des États-Unis, la simple rumeur d’une opération d’ICE à proximité des écoles a provoqué l’absence de 2 500 élèves sur 9 000 en une seule journée. Le superintendant Bob Tremblay a qualifié la situation de préoccupante, soulignant que l’absentéisme pénalise directement les enfants. À Boston, des enseignants rapportent une anxiété persistante chez les élèves issus de familles immigrantes. Des enfants interrogent leurs enseignants sur ce qui se passerait si leurs parents « ne rentraient pas à la maison ». Ce phénomène a conduit plusieurs districts du Massachusetts à demander aux parents de mettre à jour la liste des personnes autorisées à récupérer leurs enfants en cas d’urgence. La lettre de BPS fait également référence à l’ordonnance exécutive récemment signée par la mairesse Michelle Wu, qui réaffirme le statut de ville-sanctuaire de Boston. Cette ordonnance interdit aux employés municipaux de coopérer avec les opérations d’immigration fédérales et s’applique à l’ensemble des bâtiments et des écoles relevant de la municipalité. Il convient de préciser que le statut de ville-sanctuaire ne constitue pas un bouclier absolu. Les agents fédéraux conservent leur autorité sur le territoire municipal. Ce que la politique de sanctuaire encadre, c’est la coopération active des autorités locales avec ICE — elle ne soustrait pas la ville à la juridiction fédérale. La gouverneure Maura Healey l’a explicitement confirmé : en matière d’application des lois civiles relatives à l’immigration, elle ne s’oppose pas à l’autorité fédérale. ### Un précédent qui pèse sur la crédibilité du district La position de BPS doit être lue à la lumière d’un document précédent. Entre 2014 et 2017, au moins 135 rapports d’incident scolaire générés par BPS ont été rendus accessibles à ICE via le Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), un réseau de partage d’informations entre autorités locales, étatiques et fédérales financé par le Département de la Sécurité intérieure. Un élève d’un lycée à l’Est de Boston avait été déporté, en partie, sur la base d’un rapport disciplinaire. L’affaire, révélée dans le cadre d’un procès intenté par des organisations de défense des droits civiques, avait conduit l’organisation Lawyers for Civil Rights à dénoncer ce qu’elle avait qualifié de “pipeline école-déportation”. BPS affirme que ces pratiques relèvent du passé. La lettre aux familles s’inscrit dans cet effort de rétablissement de la confiance. Pour la diaspora haïtienne de Boston — concentrée dans les quartiers de Dorchester, Mattapan et Hyde Park — les mesures annoncées par BPS revêtent une signification particulière. Des dizaines de milliers d’Haïtiens vivent sous le régime du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS), dont l’avenir est actuellement examiné par les tribunaux fédéraux. La combinaison d’une éventuelle fin du TPS et d’une intensification des opérations ICE expose directement des familles dont les enfants sont scolarisés dans les écoles publiques de Boston. Ces enfants sont, pour la plupart, citoyens américains nés sur le sol américain. Leurs parents ne bénéficient pas nécessairement de la même protection juridique. BPS invite les familles à contacter sa ligne d’assistance téléphonique pour toute question : BPS Helpline — Du lundi au vendredi, de 8h30 à 17h00 📞 617-635-8873 📧 Le district met également à jour régulièrement son site internet avec des ressources disponibles en neuf langues dont le créole haïtien. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ICE-in-BPS.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=40335&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=40335&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/lice-est-interdite-dacces-aux-ecoles-publiques-de-boston-sans-mandat-judiciaire-federal/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lice-est-interdite-dacces-aux-ecoles-publiques-de-boston-sans-mandat-judiciaire-federal/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/lice-est-interdite-dacces-aux-ecoles-publiques-de-boston-sans-mandat-judiciaire-federal/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lice-est-interdite-dacces-aux-ecoles-publiques-de-boston-sans-mandat-judiciaire-federal/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/lice-est-interdite-dacces-aux-ecoles-publiques-de-boston-sans-mandat-judiciaire-federal/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27ICE%20est%20interdite%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20aux%20%C3%A9coles%20publiques%20de%20Boston%20sans%20mandat%20judiciaire%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flice-est-interdite-dacces-aux-ecoles-publiques-de-boston-sans-mandat-judiciaire-federal%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : Alix Didier Fils-Aimé remanie son gouvernement avec onze nouveaux ministres  ](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-remanie-son-gouvernement-avec-onze-nouveaux-ministres/) **Published:** March 3, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Le chef de l’exécutif monocéphale d’Haiti, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a acté le remaniement ministériel lors d’un Conseil des ministres spécial tenu lundi soir, au terme d’environ trois semaines de négociations avec les signataires du pacte national pour la stabilité et l’organisation des élections. Une dizaine de nouveaux ministres ont été nommés. Parmi les nouvelles têtes de l’équipe gouvernementale figurent notamment Sandra Paulemon au ministère de la Planification et de la Coopération externe, Raïna Forbin au ministère des Affaires étrangères et des Cultes, ainsi que Mario Andrésol, qui s’est vu confier le ministère de la Défense. L’ancien directeur général de la Police nationale d’Haïti occupait jusqu’ici le poste de secrétaire d’État à la Sécurité publique. Les autres nouveaux membres du cabinet ministériel sont : Pasteur Vijonet Déméro, ministre de l’Éducation nationale et de la Formation professionnelle ; Marc Élie Nelson, ministre des Affaires sociales et du Travail ; Joseph Almathe Pierre-Louis, ministre des Travaux publics ; Maxime Aubourg, ministre de l’Agriculture ; Dumas Pythagore, ministre de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de l’Action civique ; Emmanuel Ménard, ministre de la Culture et de la Communication ; Stéphanie Smith, ministre du Tourisme ; et Moïse Louis, ministre de l’Environnement. Par ailleurs, six ministres du gouvernement sortant ont été maintenus dans leurs fonctions, dont le ministre de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique, Dr Patrick Pélissier, et le ministre de l’Économie et des Finances, Serge Gabriel Colin, récemment nommé. Le ministre de l’Intérieur et des Collectivités territoriales, Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé, la ministre à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes, Pédrica St-Jean, la ministre des Haïtiens vivant à l’étranger, Kathia Verdier, le ministre du Commerce et de l’Industrie, James Monazard, ainsi que celui de la Santé publique et de la Population, Dr Bertrand Sinal, ont été également reconduits. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dans une publication sur X dans la soirée, le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé a « félicité les ministres sortants pour leur sens élevé du devoir, leur responsabilité et leur maturité politique. » « Dans un contexte national particulièrement exigeant, ils ont su faire preuve de dépassement de soi, d’engagement et d’esprit de sacrifice au service de l’État. La Nation haïtienne leur exprime sa reconnaissance pour leur contribution à la continuité républicaine et à la stabilité des institutions », a écrit le chef de l’exécutif monocéphale. Alors que le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé gouverne avec le soutien affirmé de puissances étrangères qui ont bloqué toute tentative de l’éjecter du pouvoir, l’ambassadeur du Canada en Haïti, André François Giroux, a prévenu, dans un entretien au Nouvelliste et à Radio Magik9, que « ce soutien n’est ni aveugle ni inconditionnel. » « Avec plus de pouvoirs viennent plus de responsabilités. Je sais qu’il en est bien conscient, mais je peux vous dire de notre côté que la seule chose qui a guidé et qui continuera à guider l’engagement et l’action du Canada, c’est le bien-être du peuple haïtien, sa sécurité et son droit constitutionnel de choisir ses dirigeants », a déclaré le diplomate, qui a clairement fixé les attentes de la communauté internationale envers le chef du gouvernement. André François Giroux a également exhorté les acteurs politiques à soutenir la transition au lieu de la torpiller. Pour le représentant du Canada, l’équation est simple : « Tant et aussi longtemps qu’on ne redonnera pas au peuple haïtien sa sécurité et son droit souverain et constitutionnel de choisir ses dirigeants, on aura échoué. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’ambassadeur a tenu à dissiper tout malentendu sur la nature de l’engagement canadien : « Nous ne sommes pas attachés à des individus, mais à des objectifs, à la démocratie, au retour au fonctionnement des institutions prévu par la Constitution haïtienne. Tous les individus, tous les acteurs qui sont en jeu actuellement sont là pour faire un travail, ils sont là pour défendre un principe, ils sont là pour avancer. C’est vraiment le collectif qui doit prendre le relais. On doit y croire, mais on doit l’appuyer aussi. » L’arrêté nommant les nouveaux ministres doit être publié incessamment en vue de faciliter leur investiture, afin qu’ils puissent se mettre au travail et commencer à poser des actions pour permettre au gouvernement d’accomplir les engagements pris dans le cadre du pacte national pour la stabilité et l’organisation des élections. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-remanie-son-gouvernement-avec-onze-nouveaux-ministres/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-remanie-son-gouvernement-avec-onze-nouveaux-ministres/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-remanie-son-gouvernement-avec-onze-nouveaux-ministres/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-remanie-son-gouvernement-avec-onze-nouveaux-ministres/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-remanie-son-gouvernement-avec-onze-nouveaux-ministres/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Alix%20Didier%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%20remanie%20son%20gouvernement%20avec%20onze%20nouveaux%20ministres%20%C2%A0&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-remanie-son-gouvernement-avec-onze-nouveaux-ministres%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Opération policière d'envergure à Croix-des-Bouquets : plusieurs bandits neutralisés](https://ctninfo.com/operation-policiere-denvergure-a-croix-des-bouquets-plusieurs-bandits-neutralises/) **Published:** March 3, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Les forces de l’ordre ont mené, dimanche 1er mars 2026, une vaste offensive contre les gangs armés dans plusieurs localités de la commune de Croix-des-Bouquets. L’intervention, qui a mobilisé des unités spécialisées de la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH), a permis de neutraliser six criminels et de combler des tranchées creusées par les groupes armés pour entraver la circulation. Parallèlement, le Ministère de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique (MJSP) annonce une mesure drastique contre les véhicules sans plaques valides à compter du 6 mars prochain, en réponse à la recrudescence des actes criminels dans la région métropolitaine. Une nouvelle opération de la Police nationale d’Haïti a été menée dimanche 1er mars 2026 dans la commune de Croix-des-Bouquets, plus précisément dans les zones de Carrefour Marassa, Duval et Santo 25. Le bilan fait état de six bandits neutralisés au cours de cette intervention qui visait à déloger les groupes armés opérant dans ces localités. L’opération a mobilisé plusieurs unités spécialisées, notamment le SWAT, l’UTAG et l’UDMO-Ouest 2, appuyées par des drones ainsi que par la section des engins lourds. Les forces de l’ordre ont également procédé au comblement de quatre tranchées creusées par les gangs pour entraver la circulation et sécuriser leurs bastions. Deux véhicules blindés de la PNH ont été immobilisés à la suite d’incidents qualifiés de mineurs par les autorités. Les actions entreprises ont permis de dégager des axes stratégiques et de « réduire significativement les capacités de nuisance » du gang 400 Mawozo, dont les membres auraient évité l’affrontement direct avec les forces de l’ordre, selon l’institution policière. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette intervention fait suite à une opération menée vendredi 27 février 2026 dans la commune de Tabarre. Lors des premiers assauts, les policiers ont neutralisé plusieurs individus armés et découvert un important stock de cocktails Molotov que les groupes armés prévoyaient d’utiliser contre eux. Ces engins incendiaires ont été détruits sur place. L’opération de vendredi a également permis aux forces de l’ordre d’ouvrir une brèche stratégique jusqu’à Carrefour Marassa, facilitant ainsi la progression vers les bastions identifiés lors de l’intervention de dimanche. Parallèlement à ces actions sur le terrain, le Ministère de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique a annoncé, dans un communiqué publié vendredi, l’interdiction de circulation des véhicules dépourvus de plaques d’immatriculation, munis d’anciennes plaques ou de plaques jugées non conformes, à compter du 6 mars 2026 sur l’ensemble du territoire national. Le ministère précise que cette mesure s’inscrit dans le cadre des actions entreprises par les autorités en vue de renforcer la sécurité publique. Le document souligne que des individus utiliseraient des véhicules non identifiables pour commettre des actes criminels. Selon le communiqué, passé le délai du 6 mars, les forces de l’ordre recevront instruction d’interpeller tout conducteur en infraction. Les véhicules concernés pourraient être remorqués, mis sous séquestre et faire l’objet des sanctions prévues par la législation en vigueur. Le ministère souligne qu’aucune tolérance ne sera accordée après l’échéance fixée. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Cette décision intervient dans un contexte de résurgence des kidnappings dans la région métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince, particulièrement à Delmas. 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À travers son opérationnalisation, l’État entend instaurer une régulation renforcée, garantir une évaluation rigoureuse des institutions et définir une orientation stratégique claire pour le secteur universitaire et la recherche scientifique. Lors de la cérémonie, le ministre de l’Éducation nationale et de la Formation professionnelle, Augustin Antoine, a mis en avant l’enjeu central de cette réforme. « Le développement d’une nation n’est plus le produit fortuit de ses ressources naturelles, mais celui de son capital humain, de son capital scientifique », a-t-il déclaré, insistant sur la nécessité de placer la formation et la production de savoir au cœur des priorités nationales. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le président de l’ANESRS, Hérold Toussaint, a pour sa part souligné l’exigence de rigueur scientifique qui devra encadrer l’action de la nouvelle institution. « La rigueur scientifique n’est pas une contrainte bureaucratique, c’est le socle même de la crédibilité institutionnelle, de l’innovation responsable et de la fertilité intellectuelle d’une nation », a-t-il affirmé, appelant à une culture d’excellence et de responsabilité dans le milieu académique. Intervenant également, représentant de l’UNESCO en Haïti, Eric Voli Bi, a insisté sur l’urgence d’adapter les formations aux réalités socioéconomiques du pays. « Dans une économie de crise, nous n’avons plus le luxe de former des diplômés pour un marché inexistant. La pertinence des formations doit répondre à l’urgence de la reconstruction », a-t-il soutenu. L’entrée en fonction de l’ANESRS traduit ainsi une volonté politique affirmée : structurer durablement l’enseignement supérieur, encadrer efficacement la recherche scientifique et replacer l’exigence académique au centre du redressement national. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Au début du mois de février, le Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle (MENFP) avait annoncé que toutes questions relatives à l’Enseignement Supérieur et à la Recherche Scientifique relève désormais de la compétence de l’Agence Nationale de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique (ANESRS), dans une note d’information adressée notamment aux Institutions d’Enseignement Supérieur (IES) publiques et privées, ainsi qu’aux partenaires nationaux et internationaux . Le ministère informait que dans le cadre de cette transition, il poursuivra le traitement et la finalisation des dossiers actuellement en cours jusqu’au 27 février 2026. Cette note d’information faisait suite à une note de dénonciation à propos des décisions du Pouvoir exécutif sur l’enseignement supérieur en Haïti du Conseil de l’Université d’État d’Haïti (CUEH), où le conseil dénonçait et contestait la décision du Pouvoir exécutif d’installer un organe de régulation de l’enseignement supérieur en dehors des normes constitutionnelles en vigueur. Une telle démarche constitue une violation manifeste de la hiérarchie des normes juridiques, disait-il. Le CUEH rappelait que, depuis l’adoption du Décret du 11 mars 2020 portant organisation, fonctionnement et modernisation de l’enseignement supérieur, il a entrepris de nombreuses démarches visant à dénoncer le caractère anticonstitutionnel de ce texte, contraire aux principes d’autonomie et d’indépendance de l’UEH consacrés par la Constitution haïtienne de 1987, notamment en ses articles 32, 208 et 209. Historiquement, «l’Université d’État d’Haïti a toujours défendu les principes démocratiques et a constamment fait échec aux velléités autoritaires et antidémocratiques des dirigeants de différentes époques. C’est pourquoi le CUEH exige le retrait immédiat du décret du 11 mars 2020, ainsi que de l’ensemble des mesures administratives qui en découlent. » ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dote-son-enseignement-superieur-dun-organe-de-regulation/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dote-son-enseignement-superieur-dun-organe-de-regulation/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dote-son-enseignement-superieur-dun-organe-de-regulation/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dote-son-enseignement-superieur-dun-organe-de-regulation/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dote-son-enseignement-superieur-dun-organe-de-regulation/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20dote%20son%20enseignement%20sup%C3%A9rieur%20d%E2%80%99un%20organe%20de%20r%C3%A9gulation&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-dote-son-enseignement-superieur-dun-organe-de-regulation%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Sunrise Airways déploie ses ailes vers les États-Unis : nouvelles liaisons directes entre le Cap-Haïtien, Newark et Boston](https://ctninfo.com/sunrise-airways-deploie-ses-ailes-vers-les-etats-unis-nouvelles-liaisons-directes-entre-le-cap-haitien-newark-et-boston/) **Published:** February 27, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** La compagnie Sunrise Airways a annoncé, jeudi, une expansion majeure de son réseau international. À compter du mois de mars 2026, la compagnie privée haïtienne reliera directement le Cap-Haïtien à deux grandes métropoles de la côte Est des États-Unis : Boston et Newark (New Jersey). Cette annonce, faite en fin de semaine, intervient dans un contexte où la diaspora haïtienne, particulièrement nombreuse dans ces régions, recherche des alternatives fiables pour maintenir le lien avec leurs proches et leur terre natale. Selon le communiqué officiel de la compagnie, le premier vol à décoller de l’aéroport international du Cap-Haïtien à destination de Boston est prévu pour le mardi 17 mars 2026. La liaison sera opérée une fois par semaine, chaque mardi, à bord d’un Airbus A320 d’une capacité de 180 sièges. Le vol retour de Boston vers le Cap-Haïtien est programmé les mercredis. Pour la région métropolitaine de New York, Sunrise Airways ouvrira sa ligne vers l’aéroport international Newark-Liberty (EWR) à partir du 30 mars 2026. Deux fréquences hebdomadaires sont prévues : les lundis et samedis au départ du Cap-Haïtien. Les vols de retour décolleront de Newark les mardis et dimanches. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dans un secteur aérien haïtien marqué par des interruptions soudaines de service, Sunrise Airways mise sur la continuité et le lien affectif. Le Directeur général de Sunrise Airways, Gary Stone, a insisté sur la dimension humaine de cette expansion. « Aujourd’hui, nous ne lançons pas simplement deux nouvelles routes aériennes. Nous renforçons la connexion entre Haïti et ses communautés de New York et de Boston. Pour Sunrise Airways, chaque développement comporte une promesse : celle de rapprocher les familles, de renforcer les liens, et de célébrer la force de notre diaspora. We fly to connect people. », a déclaré Gary Stone Cette philosophie vise clairement à capter un flux important de voyageurs issus de la diaspora, pour qui le voyage est souvent synonyme de retrouvailles familiales et d’engagement économique via le commerce transfrontalier. Fondée en 2012, Sunrise Airways s’est imposée comme un acteur régional incontournable. Avec cette annonce, la compagnie renforce sa présence sur le marché américain, où elle dessert déjà Miami et d’autres destinations. La compagnie revendique aujourd’hui 11 bases opérationnelles et plus de 250 collaborateurs. Elle affirme avoir transporté plus de 1,8 million de passagers à travers près de 20 destinations. Son réseau couvre un vaste territoire allant de la Floride aux Petites Antilles, en passant par plusieurs villes cubaines (La Havane, Santiago, Holguín, Camagüey), la Guadeloupe, le Panama, Saint-Martin, et depuis 2024, un réseau dédié à la Caraïbe orientale (Antigua, Saint-Kitts, Dominique, Sainte-Lucie, Grenade, Tortola, Turks et Caicos, Saint-Vincent, et Saint-Domingue). - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’ombre des critiques : service et tarifs Malgré cette dynamique expansionniste, l’entreprise doit composer avec une réalité locale difficile. Sur le marché domestique et même sur certaines liaisons internationales, Sunrise Airways fait régulièrement l’objet de critiques virulentes. Les passagers haïtiens dénoncent fréquemment ce qu’ils considèrent comme une qualité de service inégale et surtout des tarifs jugés exorbitants, tant sur les vols locaux que sur certaines dessertes régionales. 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Sous le thème « Aller au-delà des paroles : agir aujourd’hui pour une CARICOM prospère et durable », ce sommet, qui s’est tenu à Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis, a servi de caisse de résonance aux crises haïtiennes. Pour M. Fils-Aimé, l’heure n’est plus aux diagnostics, mais à l’exécution. « Nous avons dépassé le stade des constats. Aujourd’hui, nos partenaires attendent de nous des actions concrètes, et nous en attendons d’eux un soutien tangible », a-t-il déclaré, entouré de membres clés du gouvernement et de responsables de la chaine sécuritaire. Au point de presse donné au Salon diplomatique de l’Aéroport international Toussaint Louverture, la présence du Commandant en chef par intérim de la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) et des représentants des Forces armées d’Haïti (FAd’H) aux côtés du Premier ministre n’était pas anodine. Elle illustre la priorité numéro un du gouvernement : la sécurité. Fils-Aimé a été clair : la restauration de l’autorité de l’État sur l’ensemble du territoire national est le prérequis indispensable à toute avancée démocratique. Il a rappelé que l’organisation d’élections générales libres, inclusives et crédibles ne pourra se faire que dans un environnement où les citoyens et les candidats ne sont pas sous la menace des groupes armés. Il a profité de cette tribune pour remercier les États-Unis et les autres partenaires pour leur appui logistique et stratégique dans la mise en place de la Force de Répression des Gangs (FRG) , une unité spéciale destinée à inverser le rapport de force dans les zones sous contrôle des gangs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Au-delàs des défis sécuritaires immédiats, le Chef du Gouvernement a mis en avant ce qu’il considère comme une avancée politique majeure : la signature du Pacte national pour la stabilité et l’organisation des élections. Selon lui, le fait que plus de 200 partis politiques, organisations socio-économiques et acteurs de la société civile aient paraphé ce document a été “favorablement accueilli” par les dirigeants de la CARICOM. À Basse-Terre (Saint Kitts et Nevis), le Premier ministre a mené une offensive diplomatique tous azimuts. Ses entretiens bilatéraux ont notamment porté sur la recherche d’un soutien opérationnel et financier accru : Avec le Secrétaire d’État américain, Marco Rubio, les discussions ont confirmé l’engagement de Washington à poursuivre l’appui à la PNH et à la FRG. Avec le Premier ministre jamaïcain Andrew Holness, également Président de la CARICOM, il a été question de renforcer la coopération bilatérale. Un point saillant de ces échanges a été la perspective de réouverture prochaine de l’Ambassade d’Haïti à Kingston, fermée depuis plusieurs années. Cette réouverture symboliserait la normalisation des relations et permettrait une coordination accrue dans la lutte contre le trafic illicite, notamment dans les eaux territoriales de la baie de Port-au-Prince. La diplomatie haïtienne semble également vouloir diversifier ses sources d’appui. M. Fils-Aimé a révélé avoir eu des “échanges constructifs” avec des représentants des Émirats arabes unis, portant sur des “partenariats stratégiques” dans les domaines de la sécurité, mais aussi du contrôle financier et des investissements étrangers. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Sur le front humanitaire, le Premier ministre a annoncé une contribution de plus de deux millions de dollars accordée par la Finlande pour soutenir la réponse à la crise humanitaire qui frappe des milliers de déplacés. Par ailleurs, des discussions avec l’Autriche concernant l’octroi de bourses d’études pour des étudiants universitaires haïtiens ont été évoquées, ouvrant une perspective à plus long terme sur la formation de la jeunesse. En conclusion de ce point de presse, le Chef du Gouvernement a lancé un appel solennel à l’unité. « La communauté internationale est à nos côtés, mais ce n’est pas elle qui votera dans les isoloirs ni qui reconstruira nos quartiers. C’est ensemble, Haïtiens unis, que nous y parviendrons », a-t-il insisté. Alors que le pays reste confronté à une violence endémique et à une crise humanitaire aiguë, ce retour de la CARICOM marque une tentative de traduire les promesses diplomatiques en actes concrets sur le terrain. Le gouvernement Fils-Aimé joue désormais la montre face à un calendrier implicite : restaurer une sécurité suffisante pour permettre un processus électoral crédible, et ainsi éteindre l’incendie politique et sécuritaire qui ravage la nation. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/retour-de-la-caricom-fils-aime-mise-sur-la-securite-et-lunite-pour-sortir-haiti-de-la-crise/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/retour-de-la-caricom-fils-aime-mise-sur-la-securite-et-lunite-pour-sortir-haiti-de-la-crise/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/retour-de-la-caricom-fils-aime-mise-sur-la-securite-et-lunite-pour-sortir-haiti-de-la-crise/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/retour-de-la-caricom-fils-aime-mise-sur-la-securite-et-lunite-pour-sortir-haiti-de-la-crise/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/retour-de-la-caricom-fils-aime-mise-sur-la-securite-et-lunite-pour-sortir-haiti-de-la-crise/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Retour%20de%20la%20CARICOM%20%3A%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%20mise%20sur%20la%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20et%20l%27unit%C3%A9%20pour%20sortir%20Ha%C3%AFti%20de%20la%20crise&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fretour-de-la-caricom-fils-aime-mise-sur-la-securite-et-lunite-pour-sortir-haiti-de-la-crise%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Lutte contre l'insécurité en Haïti : l'État durcit le ton et renforce la coordination](https://ctninfo.com/lutte-contre-linsecurite-en-haiti-letat-durcit-le-ton-et-renforce-la-coordination/) **Published:** February 26, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, jeudi 26 février 2026\_Optimisation du déploiement des patrouilles mobiles et des points fixes, intensification des opérations de prévention et de répression dans les dix départements géographiques, renforcement de la présence policière à travers l’augmentation des antennes et postes avancés, contrôle interne accru des troupes et identification stricte des agents : telles sont les principales mesures arrêtées lors d’une réunion stratégique de haut niveau présidée mercredi par le Ministre de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique (MJSP), Patrick Pélissier, assurant l’intérim à la Primature en l’absence du Chef du Gouvernement, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Selon un communiqué de la Primature dans la soirée du 25 février, cette importante séance de travail s’inscrit dans la volonté ferme du Gouvernement d’assurer une coordination renforcée entre les autorités nationales et locales dans la lutte contre l’insécurité. Les discussions ont également permis de réaffirmer une volonté claire : restaurer l’autorité de l’État, protéger les vies et les biens et mettre les criminels hors d’état de nuire, dans le strict respect de la loi et des droits fondamentaux, peut-on y lire. Le Gouvernement a insisté sur la nécessité d’une collaboration structurée avec la population, considérée comme un partenaire essentiel de la sécurité publique, notamment à travers des mécanismes d’alerte en cas d’enlèvement ou d’activités suspectes - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Cette synergie entre forces de l’ordre, autorités judiciaires des dix-huit juridictions du pays et collectivités territoriales vise à instaurer un climat durable de confiance, de stabilité et d’espoir. Elle témoigne de la détermination inébranlable des autorités à éradiquer le grand banditisme et à rétablir pleinement l’ordre républicain, condition essentielle à l’organisation d’élections générales libres, transparentes, inclusives et crédibles sur toute l’étendue du territoire national.” À travers ces actions, l’État réaffirme son engagement à agir avec fermeté, cohérence et responsabilité pour garantir à la Nation haïtienne un avenir placé sous le signe de l’unité, de la sécurité, de la stabilité et de l’espoir. Cette importante séance de travail a rassemblé le Haut Commandement de la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH), des représentants de l’État central ainsi que le Maire principal de la commune de Delmas, Monsieur Wilson Jeudy. Sur instructions du Premier ministre, les principales directions opérationnelles de la PNH, notamment la Direction Générale (DGPNH), la Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire (DCPJ), la Direction Centrale de l’Administration et de la Police (DCAP), ainsi que les Directions Départementales de l’Ouest 1 et 2 (DDO 1 et 2), ont pris part aux échanges stratégiques afin de définir des mécanismes plus efficaces et mieux coordonnés, explique le communiqué. Depuis quelque temps, plusieurs zones de la commune de Delmas, notamment Delmas 31, 33 et Delmas 75, sont devenues des terrains d’opération privilégiés pour les ravisseurs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La PNH a d’ailleurs enregistré des succès récents : les 21 et 22 février, deux présumés membres actifs d’un réseau de kidnappeurs ont été arrêtés. Jerry Facile, interpellé le samedi 21 février, est présenté comme un élément clé d’un groupe spécialisé dans les enlèvements contre rançon. Ses déclarations aux enquêteurs ont permis l’arrestation de sa présumée complice, Béatrice St-Fort, le lendemain à son domicile de Vivy Mitchell. 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Si La Havane dénonce immédiatement une « tentative d’infiltration à des fins terroristes », l’affaire, survenue dans un climat de tension diplomatique extrême entre Washington et La Havane, pourrait rapidement envenimer les relations bilatérales. L’accrochage s’est déroulé dans la matinée du 25 février, dans les eaux territoriales cubaines. Selon le ministère cubain de l’Intérieur, une vedette rapide immatriculée en Floride a été détectée en infraction dans le chenal d’El Pino, dans la province de Villa Clara, au centre de l’île. Lorsque le navire des gardes-frontières s’est approché pour procéder à son identification, les autorités affirment que des coups de feu ont été tirés depuis le bateau américain. L’affrontement a été bref mais meurtrier. Quatre occupants de la vedette ont été abattus et six autres blessés. Du côté cubain, le commandant du patrouilleur a également été touché. Les blessés ont été pris en charge et évacués vers des structures médicales, selon le communiqué officiel. L’enquête cubaine dresse un portrait accablant du groupe à bord. Selon La Havane, il s’agirait de « Cubains résidant aux Etats-Unis » ayant des antécédents judiciaires. Surtout, les forces de l’ordre affirment avoir saisi à bord un véritable arsenal : fusils d’assaut, armes de poing, cocktails Molotov, gilets pare-balles et uniformes de camouflage. Le ministère de l’Intérieur a publié les noms des victimes, précisant que deux des blessés étaient déjà recherchés par la justice cubaine. Il affirme également avoir arrêté sur le territoire national un complice présumé, un Cubain « envoyé depuis les Etats-Unis pour assurer la réception du groupe armé », qui aurait avoué. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) De l’autre côté du détroit de Floride, la réaction ne s’est pas fait attendre, mais elle reste prudente sur le fond. Avant même les annonces cubaines concernant la saisie d’armes, le procureur général de Floride, James Uthmeier, avait annoncé l’ouverture d’une enquête, qualifiant le gouvernement cubaine de « non digne de confiance ». « Nous ferons tout ce qui est en notre pouvoir pour que ces communistes répondent de leurs actes », a-t-il écrit sur X. Le ton est plus mesuré à Washington. Le vice-président JD Vance a indiqué que les États-Unis « surveillaient » la situation, tandis que le secrétaire d’État Marco Rubio, figure de proue de l’opposition cubaine aux États-Unis, a promis que son pays agirait « en conséquence », refusant toutefois de se livrer à des « spéculations » sur le déroulement des faits. Cet incident survient dans un climat délétère. Les États-Unis, qui maintiennent un embargo strict sur Cuba, ne cachent pas leur souhait d’un changement de régime sur l’île. La pression est d’autant plus forte que La Havane est actuellement engluée dans une grave crise énergétique, et que les livraisons de pétrole du Venezuela, allié clé de Cuba, ont été suspendues sous la pression de Washington. Dans ce contexte, chaque incident peut désormais faire basculer la relation entre les deux pays. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tirs-mortels-dans-les-eaux-cubaines-la-havane-denonce-une-infiltration-terroriste-venue-de-floride/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tirs-mortels-dans-les-eaux-cubaines-la-havane-denonce-une-infiltration-terroriste-venue-de-floride/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tirs-mortels-dans-les-eaux-cubaines-la-havane-denonce-une-infiltration-terroriste-venue-de-floride/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tirs-mortels-dans-les-eaux-cubaines-la-havane-denonce-une-infiltration-terroriste-venue-de-floride/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tirs-mortels-dans-les-eaux-cubaines-la-havane-denonce-une-infiltration-terroriste-venue-de-floride/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Tirs%20mortels%20dans%20les%20eaux%20cubaines%20%3A%20La%20Havane%20d%C3%A9nonce%20une%20%C2%AB%20infiltration%20terroriste%20%C2%BB%20venue%20de%20Floride&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftirs-mortels-dans-les-eaux-cubaines-la-havane-denonce-une-infiltration-terroriste-venue-de-floride%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti multiplie les initiatives diplomatiques à la 50e réunion ordinaire de la CARICOM](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-multiplie-les-initiatives-diplomatiques-a-la-50e-reunion-ordinaire-de-la-caricom/) **Published:** February 26, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, mercredi 25 février 2026\_En déplacement officiel à Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis à l’occasion de la 50ᵉ réunion ordinaire de la Conférence des chefs de gouvernement de la Communauté caribéenne (CARICOM), le Premier ministre haïtien, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a mené une série d’initiatives diplomatiques majeures, centrées sur la sécurité, la transition politique et la relance économique, selon un communiqué de la Primature. En marge des travaux tenus à Basseterre du 24 au 27 février, le chef du gouvernement haïtien s’est entretenu avec Carla Barnett, Secrétaire Générale de la Communauté Caribéenne. Cette rencontre s’inscrit dans la volonté affirmée du Gouvernement haïtien de consolider son engagement au sein des mécanismes régionaux et de renforcer la solidarité caribéenne face aux défis communs, lit-on dans le communiqué. Les échanges ont porté en priorité sur la situation sécuritaire en Haïti, notamment le renforcement des capacités opérationnelles des Forces Armées d’Haïti (FADH) et de la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH), ainsi que sur la mobilisation d’appuis en faveur du déploiement de la Force de Répression des Gangs (FRG). - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Les discussions ont également abordé l’accompagnement régional au processus électoral en cours et les nouvelles bases du redressement économique et social, à travers la structuration des pôles de développement du Grand Nord et du Grand Sud. Le Premier mnistre a réitéré la détermination des autorités haïtiennes à restaurer pleinement la sécurité, à organiser des élections crédibles et inclusives, et à engager le pays sur une trajectoire durable de stabilité et de prospérité, avec l’appui solidaire de la communauté caribéenne. Fils-Aimé s’est aussi entretenu avec le Premier ministre jamaïcain Andrew Holness. Les deux dirigeants ont réaffirmé leur volonté de renforcer le partenariat stratégique entre leurs pays, dans un contexte marqué par une insécurité persistante en Haïti et des défis communs à l’ensemble de la région caribéenne. Le Premier ministre haïtien a sollicité un appui accru pour consolider les capacités opérationnelles des Forces armées d’Haïti et de la Police nationale, ainsi qu’un soutien coordonné au déploiement de la Force de répression des gangs (FRG). - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les discussions ont également porté sur le renforcement de l’intégration économique régionale et sur les perspectives de développement des pôles du Grand Nord et du Grand Sud d’Haïti. Autre temps fort de cette mission: la rencontre bilatérale entre Fils-Aimé et le secrétaire d’État américain, Marco Rubio. Les échanges ont été qualifiés de ” francs ” et ” orientés vers des résultats concrets “, autour d’un objectif partagé : rétablir durablement la stabilité institutionnelle et créer les conditions d’élections crédibles. Au cœur des discussions figurait le Pacte national pour la stabilité et des élections crédibles en Haïti. Le chef de la diplomatie américaine a salué cette initiative, la présentant comme un signal fort d’unité politique et de responsabilité collective, susceptible de restaurer la confiance nationale et internationale, selon la primature haïtienne. Les deux responsables ont accordé une attention prioritaire à la situation sécuritaire. Le Premier ministre haïtien a exposé les mesures engagées pour démanteler les réseaux criminels et restaurer l’autorité de l’État, plaidant pour un renforcement de la coopération bilatérale, notamment en matière d’équipements stratégiques, d’appui logistique et de soutien financier à la FRG. Un Pacte national comme pierre angulaire de la transition En amont de ce déplacement, le 23 février à Port-au-Prince, le Premier ministre avait procédé à la présentation officielle du Pacte national pour la stabilité et l’organisation des élections, à l’occasion d’une cérémonie organisée à la Villa d’Accueil. Signé par des représentants du gouvernement, des partis politiques, du secteur économique, de la société civile et du corps diplomatique, ce Pacte est présenté comme une étape stratégique majeure du processus de transition. Il vise à créer les conditions indispensables à la tenue d’élections crédibles, inclusives et transparentes, tout en renforçant la sécurité publique et la stabilité institutionnelle. Dans son allocution, le chef du gouvernement avait salué “le choix du dialogue et de la responsabilité historique ” opéré par les signataires, soulignant que l’accord est le fruit de plusieurs jours de consultations intensives et de convergences responsables. Le gouvernement s’est engagé à assurer la mise en œuvre effective des dispositions du Pacte, en mettant l’accent sur le renforcement de la sécurité, la consolidation institutionnelle, la transparence électorale, l’implication de la jeunesse et la relance économique. Le déplacement à Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis, pour participer à cette réunion des dirigeants de la région placée sous le thème ” Aller au-delà des paroles : agir aujourd’hui pour une CARICOM prospère et durable “, s’inscrit dans une stratégie plus large de diplomatie active. Le gouvernement haïtien entend ainsi consolider ses relations avec les États membres de la CARICOM et renforcer les mécanismes de coopération régionale face aux défis sécuritaires, économiques et climatiques. Le Premier ministre, dont le retour à Port-au-Prince est prévu ce jeudi 26 février, affiche une ligne claire : conjuguer mobilisation interne et appui international afin de conduire le pays vers des élections libres, transparentes et démocratiques, considérées comme le socle d’un renouveau institutionnel durable. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-multiplie-les-initiatives-diplomatiques-a-la-50e-reunion-ordinaire-de-la-caricom/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-multiplie-les-initiatives-diplomatiques-a-la-50e-reunion-ordinaire-de-la-caricom/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-multiplie-les-initiatives-diplomatiques-a-la-50e-reunion-ordinaire-de-la-caricom/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-multiplie-les-initiatives-diplomatiques-a-la-50e-reunion-ordinaire-de-la-caricom/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-multiplie-les-initiatives-diplomatiques-a-la-50e-reunion-ordinaire-de-la-caricom/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20multiplie%20les%20initiatives%20diplomatiques%20%C3%A0%20la%2050e%20r%C3%A9union%20ordinaire%20de%20la%20CARICOM&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-multiplie-les-initiatives-diplomatiques-a-la-50e-reunion-ordinaire-de-la-caricom%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Après l’ouragan Melissa, Haïti renforce la protection contre les abus sexuels et l’exploitation dans le Sud](https://ctninfo.com/apres-louragan-melissa-haiti-renforce-la-protection-contre-les-abus-sexuels-et-lexploitation-dans-le-sud/) **Published:** February 26, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, mercredi 25 février 2026\_Plusieurs mois après le passage de l’ouragan Melissa, qui a indirectement touché Haïti en octobre 2025, la péninsule Sud reste meurtrie, selon un constat dressé par l’Organisation panaméricaine de la santé /Organisation mondiale de la santé (Ops/Oms) sur ses réseaux sociaux. Mais au-delà des routes inondées et des maisons détruites, souligne l’organisation, une urgence moins visible mobilise les équipes humanitaires : protéger les populations vulnérables contre l’exploitation, le harcèlement et les abus sexuels, des risques exacerbés par la crise. De ce fait, le ministère de la Santé publique et de la Population (Mspp), avec le soutien de l’Organisation panaméricaine de la santé / Organisation mondiale de la santé (Ops/Oms), a déployé des missions dans les zones les plus touchées pour organiser des sessions de formation. Ainsi, informe Ops\\Oms, 112 acteurs de la réponse humanitaire ont été formés, parmi lesquels des cadres du MSPP, des membres de la société civile, des partenaires humanitaires et les équipes départementales de l’Ops/Oms. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’objectif : s’assurer que chaque intervenant connaisse les mécanismes de signalement, ses responsabilités et les moyens d’agir rapidement en cas d’abus. « Cette formation nous sera utile pour pouvoir réagir au plus vite en cas de signalement d’un cas d’abus ou de harcèlement au sein des communautés que nous servons. Nous avons désormais connaissance des mécanismes qui existent et qui nous permettent, à nous aussi, de signaler si jamais nous étions victimes », explique R. Dimanche, infirmier à l’Équipe départementale d’intervention rapide. Selon Ops/Oms des supports de sensibilisation, autocollants, calendriers et affiches, ont également été distribués pour diffuser les messages clés au niveau communautaire. Financé par le Fonds d’urgence de l’OPS, ce dispositif illustre l’engagement constant de l’organisation à intégrer la protection, la sensibilisation et la redevabilité dans toutes ses interventions, conclut les organisations. En 2025, Haïti a fait face à de multiples défis, notamment le passage dévastateur du cyclone Melissa dans le Grand Sud, qui a affecté des milliers de familles et d’enfants, informait l’Ops/Oms au début du mois de février. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Grâce au soutien du Fonds central d’intervention d’urgence des Nations Unies (CERF), l’UNICEF, en partenariat avec la Protection civile, une assistance vitale a été apportée à des milliers de familles. L’aide inclut la fourniture d’eau potable, de soins de santé, de services de nutrition et de protection de l’enfance, permettant de soutenir les familles et de protéger les enfants malgré des conditions extrêmement difficiles. Dans le cadre de son engagement à assurer la continuité des soins pour les personnes déplacées internes (PDI) dans le département de l’Ouest, l’OPS/OMS a remis, le 30 janvier, un lot d’environ 1,5 tonne d’intrants médicaux et de médicaments à la Direction Sanitaire de l’Ouest (DSO) du Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP). Ce soutien permettra la mise en œuvre de cliniques mobiles et bénéficiera à près de 12 000 personnes, notamment celles vivant avec des maladies chroniques telles que le diabète, l’hypertension ou les affections respiratoires. Le lot inclut également du matériel pour la prise en charge des plaies, adapté aux besoins identifiés sur le terrain, renforçant ainsi l’accès aux soins essentiels pour les populations les plus vulnérables. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/apres-louragan-melissa-haiti-renforce-la-protection-contre-les-abus-sexuels-et-lexploitation-dans-le-sud/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/apres-louragan-melissa-haiti-renforce-la-protection-contre-les-abus-sexuels-et-lexploitation-dans-le-sud/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/apres-louragan-melissa-haiti-renforce-la-protection-contre-les-abus-sexuels-et-lexploitation-dans-le-sud/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/apres-louragan-melissa-haiti-renforce-la-protection-contre-les-abus-sexuels-et-lexploitation-dans-le-sud/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/apres-louragan-melissa-haiti-renforce-la-protection-contre-les-abus-sexuels-et-lexploitation-dans-le-sud/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Apr%C3%A8s%20l%E2%80%99ouragan%20Melissa%2C%20Ha%C3%AFti%20renforce%20la%20protection%20contre%20les%20abus%20sexuels%20et%20l%E2%80%99exploitation%20dans%20le%20Sud&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fapres-louragan-melissa-haiti-renforce-la-protection-contre-les-abus-sexuels-et-lexploitation-dans-le-sud%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : La CNDDR, un éternel recommencement face à la gangrène de l'insécurité](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-cnddr-un-eternel-recommencement-face-a-la-gangrene-de-linsecurite/) **Published:** February 26, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** La Commission nationale de désarmement, démantèlement et réinsertion (CNDDR) a été officiellement réactivée. L’arrêté nommant ses nouveaux membres a été adopté en Conseil des ministres le lundi 23 février 2026 et publié le lendemain dans le journal officiel de la République, le Moniteur. La structure est désormais composée de Guerda Prévilon, coordonnateur, ainsi que de Michel Jean Marie Léonidas et Gardy Maisonneuve, membres. Cette décision s’inscrit dans la continuité d’une volonté affirmée dès 2025 par le gouvernement dirigé par Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Le 12 février 2025, un premier conseil des ministres avait pris la décision de redynamiser la CNDDR. L’objectif affiché par les autorités était alors de renforcer les institutions compétentes et de mobiliser tous les moyens nécessaires à l’obtention de résultats concrets et durables en matière de sécurité. Pourtant, ce premier souffle avait été de courte durée. La commission initiale, dont faisaient déjà partie Guerda Prévilon et Michel Jean Marie Léonidas, avait été dissoute en mai 2025 par une résolution du Conseil présidentiel de transition. Le CPT avait justifié cette dissolution par une « perte de confiance généralisée » et des « accusations graves » contre plusieurs de ses membres, remettant en cause leur impartialité et leur intégrité. Ces accusations, dont la nature précise n’avait pas été détaillée publiquement, avaient jeté une ombre sur les travaux de l’institution naissante. La CNDDR n’est pas une création récente. Elle a été initialement mise en place le 29 août 2006 par arrêté présidentiel, sous l’administration du président René Préval et du premier ministre Jacques Édouard Alexis. Sa mission, déjà ambitieuse, visait à coordonner les efforts de désarmement des groupes armés, à démanteler les réseaux criminels et à réinsérer les anciens membres de ces groupes dans la société civile. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Près de vingt ans plus tard, le bilan est pour le moins amer. Non seulement la CNDDR n’est jamais parvenue à endiguer le phénomène, mais la situation sécuritaire s’est considérablement aggravée. Haïti, qui ne fabrique pas d’armes à feu ni de munitions sur son sol, est devenu un vaste champ de prolifération illicite. Les derniers chiffres publiés par le Bureau des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies en 2025 font état d’une circulation estimée entre 270.000 et 500.000 armes illégales. Ces arsenaux alimentent directement la violence. Ces armes ne sont pas seulement entre les mains des nombreux gangs meurtriers qui terrorisent la population, mais aussi de plus en plus courantes parmi le nombre croissant de groupes d’autodéfense. Ces brigades de vigilance tentent, souvent avec des méthodes tout aussi expéditives, de protéger les personnes et les biens dans les quartiers troublés de la région métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince et dans d’autres régions du pays, témoignant de la défaillance chronique de l’État à garantir la sécurité. Lors de la tentative de réactivation de la CNDDR en 2025, le bureau du premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé avait précisé que la commission aurait pour mission claire de mettre en place une cellule de planification pour agir rapidement. L’accent devait être mis sur la réinsertion, avec l’objectif ambitieux de « permettre aux enfants et aux jeunes en conflit avec la loi de retrouver leur place dans la société sans discrimination ». Aujourd’hui, la question se pose avec une acuité renouvelée : la nouvelle structure, composée de Guerda Prévilon, Michel Jean Marie Léonidas et Gardy Maisonneuve, pourra-t-elle cette fois-ci donner des résultats concrets ? Les deux premiers nommés, déjà en poste lors de la courte et controversée tentative de 2025, arrivent avec un passif qui pourrait peser sur leur crédibilité. La communauté internationale, déjà sollicitée sur de nombreux fronts, apportera-t-elle un soutien à la hauteur des besoins ? L’avenir apportera les réponses à ces questions cruciales pour un pays où la paix civile est devenue une denrée aussi rare que précieuse. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-cnddr-un-eternel-recommencement-face-a-la-gangrene-de-linsecurite/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-cnddr-un-eternel-recommencement-face-a-la-gangrene-de-linsecurite/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-cnddr-un-eternel-recommencement-face-a-la-gangrene-de-linsecurite/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-cnddr-un-eternel-recommencement-face-a-la-gangrene-de-linsecurite/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-cnddr-un-eternel-recommencement-face-a-la-gangrene-de-linsecurite/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%C2%A0%3A%20La%20CNDDR%2C%20un%20%C3%A9ternel%20recommencement%20face%20%C3%A0%20la%20gangr%C3%A8ne%20de%20l%27ins%C3%A9curit%C3%A9&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-la-cnddr-un-eternel-recommencement-face-a-la-gangrene-de-linsecurite%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [D.C.  Court of Appeals Allows IRS to Continue Sharing Tax Data with Immigration Authorities](https://ctninfo.com/d-c-court-of-appeals-allows-irs-to-continue-sharing-tax-data-with-immigration-authorities/) **Published:** February 25, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** A federal court in Washington on Tuesday rejected a request to temporarily block the IRS from sharing tax data with ICE under a controversial agreement targeting undocumented immigrants. *By CTN Staff (based on reporting by the Associated Press)* A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declined to issue a preliminary injunction in favor of the immigrant rights group Centro de Trabajadores Unidos and other nonprofit organizations. The groups were challenging an agreement signed last April by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, which authorizes ICE to submit names and addresses of undocumented immigrants to the IRS for cross-referencing against tax records. In his decision, Judge Harry T. Edwards wrote that the petitioning groups “are unlikely to succeed on the merits of their claim,” finding that the information shared between the agencies is not covered by tax confidentiality law. Attorney General Pam Bondi welcomed the decision on social media, describing it as “a crucial victory” for the Trump administration. “Deporting illegal aliens makes the American people safer,” she said. ### Errors Raise Concerns The agreement has raised issues. Court documents disclosed earlier this month reveal that the IRS mistakenly shared the tax data of thousands of individuals with the Department of Homeland Security. According to a sworn declaration by Dottie Romo, the IRS’s Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, the agency was able to verify only approximately 47,000 of the 1.28 million names submitted by ICE. For fewer than 5% of those individuals, the IRS provided ICE with additional address information, potentially in violation of confidentiality rules protecting tax data. It bears noting that millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States pay federal taxes each year using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), issued by the IRS, regardless of immigration status. According to the Congressional Budget Office, undocumented workers contribute billions of dollars annually in federal taxes, including to the Social Security and Medicare systems, from which they are ineligible to receive benefits. Tax data confidentiality under Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code is considered essential to voluntary tax compliance, even among those without legal immigration status. Immigrant rights advocates argue that using tax data for immigration enforcement purposes will discourage undocumented individuals from filing their taxes, thereby reducing federal tax revenue and complicating tax law enforcement. The creation of the agreement led to the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krause last year, who stepped down hours after being informed of its terms. The case is expected to continue in court, with the petitioning organizations indicating their intention to challenge the agreement on the merits. 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Un panel de trois juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale du circuit de Washington a refusé d’émettre une injonction préliminaire en faveur du groupe de défense des droits des immigrants Centro de Trabajadores Unidos et d’autres organisations à but non lucratif. Ces groupes contestaient un accord signé en avril dernier par le secrétaire au Trésor Scott Bessent et la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem, qui autorise l’ICE à soumettre des noms et adresses d’immigrants sans papiers à l’IRS pour vérification croisée avec les données fiscales. Dans sa décision, le juge Harry T. Edwards a écrit que les groupes requérants “ont peu de chances de réussir sur le fond de leur demande”, estimant que les informations partagées entre les agences ne sont pas couvertes par la loi sur la confidentialité fiscale. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La procureure générale Pam Bondi a salué la décision sur les réseaux sociaux, la qualifiant de “victoire cruciale” pour l’administration Trump. “Expulser les étrangers en situation irrégulière rend le peuple américain plus en sécurité”, a-t-elle déclaré. ### **Des erreurs qui soulèvent des inquiétudes** L’accord n’est pas sans zones d’ombre. Des documents judiciaires révélés plus tôt ce mois-ci indiquent que l’IRS a partagé par erreur les données fiscales de milliers de personnes avec le département de la Sécurité intérieure. Selon une déclaration sous serment de Dottie Romo, directrice des risques et du contrôle de l’IRS, l’agence n’a pu vérifier qu’environ 47 000 des 1,28 million de noms soumis par l’ICE. Pour moins de 5 % de ces individus, l’IRS a fourni à l’ICE des informations d’adresse supplémentaires, potentiellement en violation des règles de confidentialité protégeant les données fiscales. Il convient de rappeler que des millions d’immigrants en situation irrégulière aux États-Unis paient des impôts fédéraux chaque année à l’aide d’un numéro d’identification fiscale individuel (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, ou ITIN), délivré par l’IRS indépendamment du statut migratoire. Selon le Congressional Budget Office, les travailleurs sans papiers versent chaque année des milliards de dollars en impôts fédéraux, y compris dans les systèmes de sécurité sociale et de Medicare dont ils ne peuvent pas bénéficier. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La confidentialité des données fiscales, protégée par l’article 6103 du code des impôts (Internal Revenue Code), a longtemps été considérée comme un pilier essentiel encourageant la conformité fiscale volontaire, y compris pour les contribuables en situation irrégulière. Les défenseurs des droits des immigrants soutiennent que l’utilisation de données fiscales à des fins d’immigration découragera les personnes sans papiers de déclarer leurs revenus, ce qui réduirait les recettes fiscales et compliquerait l’application des lois fiscales. La création de cet accord avait été si controversée que le commissaire par intérim de l’IRS, Melanie Krause, avait démissionné l’an dernier en signe de protestation, quelques heures seulement après avoir été informée des termes de l’entente. L’affaire devrait se poursuivre devant les tribunaux, les organisations requérantes ayant indiqué leur intention de continuer à contester la légalité de l’accord sur le fond. *Cet article est basé sur un reportage de l’Associated Press. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IRS-ICE-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40267&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40267&preview=true)* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-dappel-de-washington-d-c-autorise-le-fisc-americain-a-continuer-de-partager-des-donnees-fiscales-avec-limmigration/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-dappel-de-washington-d-c-autorise-le-fisc-americain-a-continuer-de-partager-des-donnees-fiscales-avec-limmigration/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-dappel-de-washington-d-c-autorise-le-fisc-americain-a-continuer-de-partager-des-donnees-fiscales-avec-limmigration/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-dappel-de-washington-d-c-autorise-le-fisc-americain-a-continuer-de-partager-des-donnees-fiscales-avec-limmigration/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-dappel-de-washington-d-c-autorise-le-fisc-americain-a-continuer-de-partager-des-donnees-fiscales-avec-limmigration/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20Cour%20d%27Appel%20de%20Washington%20D.C%C2%A0%20autorise%20le%20fisc%20am%C3%A9ricain%20%C3%A0%20continuer%20de%20partager%20des%20donn%C3%A9es%20fiscales%20avec%20l%27immigration&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-cour-dappel-de-washington-d-c-autorise-le-fisc-americain-a-continuer-de-partager-des-donnees-fiscales-avec-limmigration%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Pacte national pour la stabilité et des élections crédibles en Haïti : Alix Didier Fils-Aimé gagne en « sérénité politique »](https://ctninfo.com/pacte-national-pour-la-stabilite-et-des-elections-credibles-en-haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-gagne-en-serenite-politique/) **Published:** February 24, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé a présidé, ce lundi 23 février à la Villa d’Accueil, la cérémonie officielle de présentation du Pacte National pour la Stabilité et l’Organisation des Élections. Cette rencontre a rassemblé membres du gouvernement, corps diplomatique, partis politiques, secteur économique et société civile, tous réunis autour d’une même ambition : sortir le pays de l’impasse institutionnelle. Ce Pacte constitue une étape décisive dans la transition. Il vise à créer les conditions nécessaires à la tenue d’élections crédibles, inclusives et transparentes, tout en renforçant la stabilité institutionnelle et la sécurité nationale. Dans son allocution, le Chef du gouvernement a salué l’engagement des signataires, soulignant qu’ils ont fait le choix du dialogue et de l’intérêt supérieur de la Nation. « Destin tout Pèp chita nan desizyon ak angajman pitit li pran pou sèvi li », a-t-il déclaré, insistant sur le devoir de chaque génération à servir son pays au-delà des intérêts personnels. Le Premier ministre a rappelé que cet accord est l’aboutissement d’intenses consultations. « Pi gwo viktwa a, se viktwa pou demokrasi a. Se viktwa tout peyi a », a-t-il poursuivi, appelant à faire de cette unité le ciment de la stabilité nationale. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Plusieurs personnalités diplomatiques et politiques ont pris part à la cérémonie officielle de présentation du Pacte national pour la stabilité et l’organisation des élections. Côté diplomatie, ont notamment répondu présents les ambassadeurs des États-Unis, du Canada, de la France et du Mexique, ainsi que Carlos Ruiz Massieu, représentant spécial du secrétaire général de l’ONU et chef du BINUH. Parmi les signataires et participants de la classe politique figuraient Claude Joseph, leader du parti « Les Engagés pour le développement » (EDE), Jerry Tardieu du parti « En Avant », et Maryse Narcisse de « Fanmi Lavalas ». Leader du parti « En Avant », Jerry Tardieu, s’est exprimé au nom des formations politiques signataires. Il a salué un moment historique où les forces vives ont su mettre de côté leurs différends. « Les signataires seront des compétiteurs farouches aux prochaines élections, mais ils ont accepté de s’entendre sur les règles du jeu », a-t-il déclaré, voyant dans cette diversité un gage d’avenir. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, représentant de l’ONU en Haïti, a qualifié cette signature d’« acte politique majeur », recentrant les priorités sur la sécurité, des élections crédibles et le retour à la gouvernance démocratique. « Cet engagement commun doit se traduire rapidement en actions concrètes », a-t-il insisté, réaffirmant le soutien des Nations Unies tout en rappelant que « la responsabilité première est entre les mains des Haïtiennes et des Haïtiens ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Selon le communiqué de la Primature, ce Pacte établit les bases d’une sortie coordonnée de la transition. Le gouvernement s’engage à garantir sa mise en œuvre effective en mettant l’accent sur plusieurs axes : le renforcement de la sécurité publique, la consolidation institutionnelle, la transparence électorale, l’implication de la jeunesse et la relance économique. Toutefois, de nombreux autres acteurs politiques et de la société civile et d’ores et déjà dénoncé ce Pacte, avertissant qu’il ne pourra aider à sortir le pays de la crise multidimensionnelle dans laquelle il s’est embourbé. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/pacte-national-pour-la-stabilite-et-des-elections-credibles-en-haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-gagne-en-serenite-politique/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pacte-national-pour-la-stabilite-et-des-elections-credibles-en-haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-gagne-en-serenite-politique/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/pacte-national-pour-la-stabilite-et-des-elections-credibles-en-haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-gagne-en-serenite-politique/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pacte-national-pour-la-stabilite-et-des-elections-credibles-en-haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-gagne-en-serenite-politique/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/pacte-national-pour-la-stabilite-et-des-elections-credibles-en-haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-gagne-en-serenite-politique/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Pacte%20national%20pour%20la%20stabilit%C3%A9%20et%20des%20%C3%A9lections%20cr%C3%A9dibles%20en%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Alix%20Didier%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%20gagne%20en%20%C2%AB%C2%A0s%C3%A9r%C3%A9nit%C3%A9%20politique%20%C2%BB&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fpacte-national-pour-la-stabilite-et-des-elections-credibles-en-haiti-alix-didier-fils-aime-gagne-en-serenite-politique%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Roodney Cleeford Martinez, ressortissant haïtien, arrêté par l'ICE à Boston dans le cadre d'une enquête criminelle](https://ctninfo.com/roodney-cleeford-martinez-ressortissant-haitien-arrete-par-lice-a-boston-dans-le-cadre-dune-enquete-criminelle/) **Published:** February 24, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** L’agence fédérale indique que l’homme possède un casier judiciaire comprenant 28 mises en accusation depuis son arrivée aux États-Unis, alors que les opérations d’immigration s’intensifient dans le Massachusetts. Par la rédaction de CTN Caribbean Television Network | 21 février 2026 Le bureau de Boston de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a annoncé lundi, sur les réseaux sociaux, l’arrestation d’un ressortissant haïtien dans la région de Boston. “Le 20 février, ICE Boston a arrêté Roodney Cleeford Martinez, étranger en situation irrégulière avec un casier criminel, originaire d’Haïti”, indique la publication de l’agence. “Martinez possède un casier judiciaire étendu avec 28 mises en accusation pour adultes depuis son entrée aux États-Unis”, a fait savoir l’ICE Boston. Cependant, l’ICE n’a pas précisé la nature des charges retenues contre M. Martinez, ni les circonstances de son arrestation ni sa situation migratoire au moment des faits. L’agence n’a pas non plus indiqué si les 28 mises en accusation mentionnées avaient donné lieu à des condamnations. En droit américain, une mise en accusation (arraignment) désigne la comparution initiale d’un prévenu devant un tribunal, au cours de laquelle les charges lui sont officiellement notifiées. Une mise en accusation ne constitue ni preuve de culpabilité ni condamnation. CTN n’a pas été en mesure de vérifier de manière indépendante les informations publiées par l’ICE lors de la publication de cet article. ### Un contexte d’opérations intensifiées Cette arrestation fait partie d’une série d’opérations menées par l’ICE dans le Massachusetts depuis le début du second mandat du président Trump. L’agence a conduit l’Opération Patriot puis l’Opération Patriot 2.0, au cours desquelles plus de 1 400 personnes en situation irrégulière ont été arrêtées dans l’État, selon les chiffres publiés par le département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) en décembre 2025. Le bureau de Boston de l’ICE a multiplié les communications publiques sur les arrestations de ressortissants étrangers présentant des casiers judiciaires, dans le cadre d’une stratégie nationale du DHS visant à mettre en avant ce que l’administration qualifie de « pires des pires » parmi les personnes en situation irrégulière. Les données obtenues par GBH News indiquent qu’au moins 54 arrestations ont eu lieu dans les tribunaux municipaux de Boston au cours de l’année 2025, une pratique qui suscite la controverse parmi les défenseurs des droits des immigrants. ### La communauté haïtienne sous pression Pour la communauté haïtienne du Massachusetts, cette arrestation intervient dans un contexte particulièrement tendu. Les quelque 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) sont actuellement protégés par l’ordonnance de la juge Ana C. Reyes, qui a bloqué la tentative de révocation du TPS par la secrétaire Noem. Mais cette protection judiciaire fait l’objet d’un appel devant la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C., et son issue demeure incertaine. Parallèlement, l’administration Trump a proposé un nouveau règlement visant à restreindre l’accès aux permis de travail pour les demandeurs d’asile, une mesure qui toucherait directement de nombreux Haïtiens ayant bénéficié du programme de libération conditionnelle humanitaire de l’ère Biden. Dans ce contexte, les organisations de défense des droits des immigrants rappellent que toute personne arrêtée par l’ICE conserve des droits, notamment le droit à une audience devant un juge de l’immigration et, dans certains cas, le droit à une libération sous caution. Elles encouragent les personnes concernées à consulter un avocat spécialisé en droit de l’immigration avant de répondre aux questions des agents fédéraux. CTN rapporte les faits tels qu’annoncés par les autorités fédérales et s’efforce de vérifier de manière indépendante les informations publiées. Les personnes mises en accusation sont présumées innocentes jusqu’à preuve du contraire. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Martinez-arrestation-ICE-.jpeg) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40251&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40251&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/roodney-cleeford-martinez-ressortissant-haitien-arrete-par-lice-a-boston-dans-le-cadre-dune-enquete-criminelle/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/roodney-cleeford-martinez-ressortissant-haitien-arrete-par-lice-a-boston-dans-le-cadre-dune-enquete-criminelle/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/roodney-cleeford-martinez-ressortissant-haitien-arrete-par-lice-a-boston-dans-le-cadre-dune-enquete-criminelle/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/roodney-cleeford-martinez-ressortissant-haitien-arrete-par-lice-a-boston-dans-le-cadre-dune-enquete-criminelle/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/roodney-cleeford-martinez-ressortissant-haitien-arrete-par-lice-a-boston-dans-le-cadre-dune-enquete-criminelle/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Roodney%20Cleeford%20Martinez%2C%20ressortissant%20ha%C3%AFtien%2C%20arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9%20par%20l%27ICE%20%C3%A0%20Boston%20dans%20le%20cadre%20d%27une%20enqu%C3%AAte%20criminelle&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Froodney-cleeford-martinez-ressortissant-haitien-arrete-par-lice-a-boston-dans-le-cadre-dune-enquete-criminelle%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Kidnapping déjoué à Delmas : Six ravisseurs neutralisés, deux policiers tués et trois autres blessés](https://ctninfo.com/kidnapping-dejoue-a-delmas-six-ravisseurs-neutralises-deux-policiers-tues-et-trois-autres-blesses/) **Published:** February 24, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, lundi 23 février 2026 – La Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) a annoncé avoir déjoué, tôt dans la matinée du 23 février 2026, une tentative d’enlèvement dans la zone de Delmas 48, à Port-au-Prince. Selon les informations communiquées par la Direction de la communication de l’institution policière, des individus armés s’apprêtaient à bloquer le passage de leur cible à l’aide de deux véhicules utilitaires sport (SUV) afin de procéder à son kidnapping. Alertées, plusieurs unités spécialisées ont été rapidement mobilisées. Les suspects ont tenté de prendre la fuite. Deux d’entre eux ont été neutralisés à Delmas 31, tandis que les autres ont poursuivi leur course jusqu’à Delmas 17, où ils ont été encerclés par les forces de l’ordre. L’intervention s’est soldée par la neutralisation de quatre autres présumés ravisseurs, dont Job Dumorin et Kenny, alias « Kalash », mortellement blessés lors d’échanges de tirs avec la police. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le bilan de l’opération fait état de six ravisseurs neutralisés, de la saisie de huit armes à feu – dont quatre fusils d’assaut et quatre pistolets – ainsi que de la confiscation de trois véhicules : une Nissan Patrol, une Toyota RAV4 et un camion Canter. La police indique également avoir récupéré la Toyota Prado appartenant à la personne ciblée, empêchant ainsi les assaillants de repartir avec le véhicule. La PNH déplore toutefois la perte de deux agents – un membre de l’équipe SWAT et un agent de la Brigade d’intervention – tombés dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions. Trois autres policiers ont été blessés et reçoivent des soins, précise l’institution. Cette intervention survient dans un contexte de tension sécuritaire accrue. Samedi dernier, deux présumés kidnappeurs ont été abattus par la police à Delmas 30, alors que les forces de l’ordre intervenaient pour déjouer une autre tentative d’enlèvement. Depuis quelque temps, plusieurs zones de la commune de Delmas, notamment Delmas 31, 33 et Delmas 75, sont devenues des terrains d’opération privilégiés pour les ravisseurs. Les habitants vivent dans une inquiétude croissante face à la recrudescence des actes d’enlèvement dans ces secteurs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Par ailleurs, la PNH a procédé, les 21 et 22 février 2026, à l’arrestation de deux présumés membres actifs d’un réseau de kidnappeurs opérant dans la zone métropolitaine. Le premier suspect, Jerry Facile, interpellé le samedi 21 février, est présenté comme un élément clé d’un groupe spécialisé dans les enlèvements contre rançon. Selon les premiers éléments de l’enquête, il aurait été chargé d’identifier les cibles et de coordonner les opérations pour le compte du réseau criminel. Déféré devant la Direction centrale de la police judiciaire (DCPJ), le suspect aurait fourni aux enquêteurs des informations ayant conduit à l’arrestation de sa présumée complice, Béatrice St-Fort, appréhendée le dimanche 22 février à son domicile de Vivy Mitchell. Présentée comme un membre actif du gang, elle est actuellement placée en garde à vue. La Police nationale d’Haïti réaffirme sa détermination à lutter contre le kidnapping, un phénomène qui affecte gravement les activités socio-économiques de la capitale. 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Dans une note de presse publiée par la Direction de la communication de la police (DICOP), l’institution informe que le nommé Jerry Facile a été interpellé le samedi 21 février 2026. Selon les premiers éléments de l’enquête, il serait, depuis plusieurs mois, un élément clé d’un réseau criminel impliqué dans des cas de kidnapping dans la capitale. Les enquêteurs le soupçonnent notamment de cibler les victimes et de coordonner les opérations pour le compte de sa bande. Déféré devant la Direction centrale de la police judiciaire (DCPJ), le suspect aurait coopéré avec les autorités en révélant l’identité de certains de ses complices. Ces déclarations ont conduit à l’interpellation de Béatrice St-Fort, le dimanche 22 février, à son domicile situé à Vivy Mitchell. D’après les témoignages recueillis par la police, elle serait également membre active du groupe. Les deux individus sont actuellement placés en garde à vue et soumis à un interrogatoire approfondi dans le cadre de l’enquête en cours. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Lundi matin, une tentative d’enlèvement a été déjouée entre Delmas 31 et 33. L’intervention rapide des forces de l’ordre a permis de faire échouer l’opération criminelle. Deux présumés ravisseurs ont été abattus lors d’un échange de tirs, tandis qu’un policier, blessé dans l’intervention, a succombé à ses blessures. Les suspects circulaient à bord d’un véhicule immatriculé “Service de l’État”, portant le numéro 00871. Ils étaient vêtus d’uniformes de la Police nationale d’Haïti. Cette intervention survient dans un contexte de tension sécuritaire accrue. Samedi dernier, deux présumés kidnappeurs ont été abattus par la police à Delmas 30, alors que les forces de l’ordre intervenaient pour déjouer une autre tentative d’enlèvement. Depuis quelque temps, plusieurs zones de la commune de Delmas, notamment Delmas 31, 33 et Delmas 75, sont devenues des terrains d’opération privilégiés pour les ravisseurs. Les habitants vivent dans une inquiétude croissante face à la recrudescence des actes d’enlèvement dans ces secteurs. Par ailleurs, la Police nationale d’Haïti a mené, dans la nuit du 20 au 21 février 2026, une importante opération sécuritaire dans la commune de Kenscoff, visant à démanteler des groupes armés opérant dans la zone. Celle-ci s’est soldée par la mort de 16 présumés bandits, selon l’institution policière. L’opération avait mobilisé des tireurs d’élite ainsi que deux drones de surveillance. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La Police nationale d’Haïti, qui a reçu une trentaine de blindés au cours des derniers mois, réaffirme sa détermination à intensifier les opérations offensives contre les groupes criminels afin de reprendre le contrôle des territoires sous emprise des gangs. Dans le cadre des efforts visant à résoudre la crise sécuritaire qui sévit en Haïti, un contingent de vingt-cinq militaires des Forces armées d’Haïti (FADH) a pris samedi la direction de la Martinique. Ces soldats participent au programme de coopération SABRE, mis en place avec la France pour renforcer les capacités opérationnelles de l’institution militaire haïtienne. Ils suivent une formation intensive assurée par les Forces armées aux Antilles. L’accent est mis sur la discipline, la stratégie et les techniques d’intervention adaptées aux réalités du terrain. À travers SABRE, la France réaffirme son engagement à accompagner la montée en puissance des FADH, à un moment où les enjeux sécuritaires demeurent particulièrement sensibles pour le pays. La PNH réaffirme, dans sa note, sa détermination à traquer sans relâche les réseaux criminels responsables d’enlèvements et à poursuivre les opérations visant à rétablir un climat de sécurité dans la région métropolitaine. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/lutte-contre-linsecurite-la-pnh-demantele-un-reseau-de-kidnappeurs-et-intensifie-les-operations-a-port-au-prince/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lutte-contre-linsecurite-la-pnh-demantele-un-reseau-de-kidnappeurs-et-intensifie-les-operations-a-port-au-prince/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/lutte-contre-linsecurite-la-pnh-demantele-un-reseau-de-kidnappeurs-et-intensifie-les-operations-a-port-au-prince/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lutte-contre-linsecurite-la-pnh-demantele-un-reseau-de-kidnappeurs-et-intensifie-les-operations-a-port-au-prince/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/lutte-contre-linsecurite-la-pnh-demantele-un-reseau-de-kidnappeurs-et-intensifie-les-operations-a-port-au-prince/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Lutte%20contre%20l%27ins%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20%3A%20la%20PNH%20d%C3%A9mant%C3%A8le%20un%20r%C3%A9seau%20de%20kidnappeurs%20et%20intensifie%20les%20op%C3%A9rations%20%C3%A0%20Port-au-Prince&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flutte-contre-linsecurite-la-pnh-demantele-un-reseau-de-kidnappeurs-et-intensifie-les-operations-a-port-au-prince%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS: Judge Reyes Denies Government’s Stay Request Once Again and Corrects Its “False Assertions”](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-denies-governments-stay-request-once-again-and-corrects-its-false-assertions/) **Published:** February 23, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** In a four-page decision issued Monday, February 23, Judge Ana C. Reyes refuses to suspend her order protecting 353,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries. She takes the government to task for misrepresenting her findings and for failing to cite a single concrete harm. ### Caribbean Television Network | February 23, 2026 Judge Ana C. Reyes of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued her written decision on Monday formally denying the Trump administration’s request to suspend her February 2 order protecting Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries. The document, deliberately concise at just four pages, opens with a quote from Shakespeare: “Brevity is the soul of wit.” The message is clear: the judge considers the government’s arguments undeserving of further elaboration. “The Government offers no new merits argument,” Judge Reyes writes on the first page. “And it now bears the burden of establishing irreparable harm, a burden it cannot meet.” Judge Reyes devotes the first section of her decision to rectifying a claim the government made in its appellate brief filed before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on February 6. The government asserted that the judge “demanded that the Secretary consult some other unnamed ‘appropriate’ agency in addition to the State Department.” Judge Reyes rejects this characterization in unequivocal terms. First, she did not demand anything — Congress did. Second, her finding was not that Secretary Noem had consulted the State Department but should have consulted additional agencies. Her finding was that Noem did not consult any agency, including the State Department. “The Court found that the Secretary did not consult any agency, including that it did not consult with the Department of State,” she writes. She acknowledges that the statute’s use of the word “agencies” in the plural “confirms its intent that the consultation be meaningful,” but clarifies that she never reached the question of whether consulting only one agency would suffice, because the Secretary consulted none. In a footnote, the judge adds that she has now checked the definitions of “consultation” and “consult” in dictionaries from 1990, the year Congress enacted the TPS statute. Those definitions mirror the later ones she originally cited, further reinforcing her analysis. ### The Biden Argument Dismissed as a “Non-Starter” The government had argued that if terminating all twelve TPS designations suggests a pattern or practice, then the Biden administration’s renewal of every TPS designation it reviewed over four years should be equally suspect. Judge Reyes sweeps this argument aside, calling it a “he started it” grievance and declaring it “a non-starter.” She notes that the Biden administration’s TPS decisions were never challenged in court. Had they been, courts may well have found those uniform renewals to constitute a reviewable pattern or practice under the Administrative Procedure Act. “This Court, all else equal, assuredly would have,” she writes. It is on the question of irreparable harm that the decision takes its sharpest edge. Judge Reyes recalls that at the February 12 hearing, the government’s attorney attempted to bypass the irreparable harm analysis entirely, telling her, “I can make this very simple. If Your Honor’s not going to rule for us on the likelihood of success on the merits, then that’s the end of the inquiry.” The judge accepts the premise but not the conclusion: “Fair enough, since the Government has no legitimate interest in enforcing a likely unlawful Termination. But the irreparable harm standard exists, and so the Court considers it.” She then reviews the facts. Her order preserves the status quo. Under that status quo, Haitian TPS holders continue to work, maintain health insurance, pay federal, state, and local taxes, and contribute to their communities. No additional Haitians gain TPS. She recalls asking the government at the hearing to cite a single concrete example of harm it would suffer if the stay remained in place. “It could not name one.” Lacking any concrete harm, the government fell back on a matter of principle: that any court order suspending government action constitutes “an improper intrusion by a federal court into the workings of a coordinate branch of the Government.” Judge Reyes rejects this reasoning: “The argument, taken to its logical conclusion, is that anytime a court stays government action, the Government is irreparably harmed. That is not the standard.” ### The Supreme Court’s Own Logic Turned Against the Government Judge Reyes then invokes a recent Supreme Court decision — Trump v. Wilcox — to turn the government’s logic against it. In that case, the Supreme Court did not stop at finding the government was likely to succeed on the merits: it went on to weigh the comparative harms between the two parties. The judge applies the same framework here. “Plaintiffs and other Haitian TPS holders face a greater risk of harm from an order allowing the Government to remove them to a ‘perfect storm of suffering’ than the Government faces from maintaining the status quo,” she writes. On the question of stability, the judge draws on another passage from Wilcox, in which the Supreme Court found that a stay was appropriate to “avoid the disruptive effect of the repeated removal and reinstatement” during the course of litigation. Judge Reyes turns this reasoning on its head: here, granting a stay would cause disruption. “Indeed, with almost 353,000 TPS holders having, then losing overnight, and then potentially regaining legal immigration status, it would cause chaos.” What This Means Going Forward This decision is now part of the record before the three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals — Judges Justin R. Walker, Florence Y. Pan, and Bradley N. Garcia — which must rule on the government’s emergency stay request. The government’s reply brief was due on February 19. The panel’s decision will determine whether protections for the 353,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries remain in place for the duration of the appeal. Judge Reyes’s decision directly corrects what she considers a misrepresentation of her findings in the government’s appellate brief, provides additional legal reasoning for the appeals court to consider, and reaffirms her position: the government has no legitimate interest in enforcing a termination she considers likely unlawful. --- The case Miot v. Trump (No. 25-cv-02471) is before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 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Reyes refuse de suspendre son ordonnance protégeant 353 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. Elle reproche au gouvernement de déformer ses conclusions et de ne pouvoir citer un seul préjudice concret.* ### **Par la rédaction de CTN** Caribbean Television Network | 23 février 2026 La juge Ana C. Reyes du tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia a rendu ce lundi sa décision écrite rejetant formellement la demande du gouvernement Trump de suspendre son ordonnance du 2 février qui protège les bénéficiaires haïtiens du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS). Le document, d’une concision délibérée — quatre pages seulement —, s’ouvre sur une citation de Shakespeare : “La brièveté est l’âme de l’esprit. “ Le message est clair : la juge estime que les arguments du gouvernement ne méritent pas davantage de développement. Le gouvernement ne présente aucun nouvel argument sur le fond “, écrit la juge Reyes dès la première page. “Et il porte désormais la charge de démontrer un préjudice irréparable, une charge qu’il ne peut assumer. “ - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La juge consacre la première partie de sa décision à rectifier une affirmation que le gouvernement a faite dans son mémoire d’appel déposé devant la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. le 6 février. Le gouvernement y soutenait que la juge “avait exigé que la secrétaire consulte une autre agence “appropriée” non identifiée, en plus du Département d’État “. La juge Reyes rejette cette caractérisation de façon catégorique. Premièrement, ce n’est pas elle qui a exigé quoi que ce soit — c’est le Congrès. Deuxièmement, sa conclusion n’était pas que la secrétaire Noem avait consulté le Département d’État mais aurait dû consulter d’autres agences en plus. Sa conclusion était que Mme Noem n’avait consulté aucune agence, y compris le Département d’État. “Le tribunal a conclu que la secrétaire n’a consulté aucune agence, y compris qu’elle n’a pas consulté le Département d’État “, écrit la juge. Elle reconnaît que le fait que la loi utilise le terme “agences ” au pluriel “confirme l’intention du Congrès que la consultation soit significative “, mais précise qu’elle n’a jamais eu à trancher la question de savoir si la consultation d’une seule agence suffirait — puisque la secrétaire n’en a consulté aucune. Dans une note de bas de page, la juge ajoute qu’elle a vérifié les définitions des termes “consultation ” et “consulter ” dans des dictionnaires de 1990, l’année où le Congrès a adopté la loi sur le TPS. Ces définitions correspondent à celles qu’elle avait citées dans sa décision du 2 février, ce qui renforce son analyse. ### **L’argument Biden qualifié de “non-starter “** Le gouvernement avait avancé que si la révocation de la totalité des douze désignations TPS suggère un schéma systématique, alors le renouvellement par l’administration Biden de toutes les désignations TPS qu’elle avait examinées pendant quatre ans devrait être tout aussi suspect. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La juge Reyes balaie cet argument qu’elle qualifie de grief du type “c’est lui qui a commencé ” et le déclare sans fondement. Elle relève que les décisions TPS de l’administration Biden n’ont jamais fait l’objet d’un contentieux. Si elles l’avaient été, les tribunaux auraient pu considérer ces renouvellements uniformes comme un schéma soumis à l’examen des tribunaux en vertu de la loi sur la procédure administrative (APA). “Ce tribunal, toutes choses égales par ailleurs, l’aurait assurément fait “, écrit-elle. C’est sur la question du préjudice irréparable que la décision prend sa dimension la plus tranchante. La juge rappelle qu’à l’audience du 12 février, l’avocat du gouvernement avait tenté de contourner entièrement l’analyse du préjudice en déclarant : “Je peux rendre les choses très simples. Si Votre Honneur ne statue pas en notre faveur sur la probabilité de succès au fond, alors l’enquête s’arrête là. “ La juge accepte la prémisse, mais pas la conclusion : “Soit, puisque le gouvernement n’a aucun intérêt légitime à faire appliquer une révocation vraisemblablement illégale. Mais le critère du préjudice irréparable existe, et donc le tribunal l’examine. “ Elle passe ensuite en revue les faits. Son ordonnance maintient le statu quo. Dans ce cadre, les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS continuent de travailler, de conserver leur assurance maladie, de payer des impôts fédéraux, étatiques et locaux, et de contribuer à leurs communautés. Aucun Haïtien supplémentaire n’obtient le TPS. La juge rappelle qu’elle avait demandé au gouvernement lors de l’audience de citer un seul exemple concret de préjudice qu’il subirait si la suspension restait en vigueur. “Il n’a pu en citer aucun. Faute de préjudice concret, le gouvernement s’est rabattu sur un argument de principe : toute décision judiciaire suspendant une action gouvernementale constituerait “une intrusion indue d’un tribunal fédéral dans le fonctionnement d’un pouvoir coordonné du gouvernement “. La juge Reyes rejette cette logique : “Cet argument, poussé à sa conclusion logique, revient à dire que chaque fois qu’un tribunal suspend une action gouvernementale, le gouvernement subit un préjudice irréparable. Ce n’est pas le standard applicable. “ **Le raisonnement de la Cour suprême retourné contre le gouvernement** La juge Reyes invoque ensuite une décision récente de la Cour suprême elle-même — Trump v. Wilcox — pour retourner la logique du gouvernement contre lui. Dans cette affaire, la Cour suprême ne s’était pas arrêtée à la probabilité de succès au fond : elle avait pesé les préjudices comparés entre les deux parties. La juge applique le même raisonnement au cas présent. “Les plaignants et les autres bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS font face à un risque de préjudice plus grand du fait d’une ordonnance permettant au gouvernement de les renvoyer vers une “tempête parfaite de souffrance” que le gouvernement n’en subit du maintien du statu quo “, écrit-elle. Sur la question de la stabilité, la juge utilise un autre passage de la décision Wilcox, dans lequel la Cour suprême avait estimé qu’une suspension était appropriée pour “éviter l’effet perturbateur du retrait et de la réintégration répétés ” pendant la durée du litige. La juge retourne ce raisonnement : ici, accorder une suspension causerait de la perturbation. “En effet, avec près de 353 000 titulaires du TPS ayant un statut légal, puis le perdant du jour au lendemain, puis le regagnant potentiellement, cela provoquerait le chaos. “ Cette décision est désormais versée au dossier devant le panel de trois juges de la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. — Justin R. Walker, Florence Y. Pan et Bradley N. Garcia — qui doit statuer sur la demande de suspension d’urgence du gouvernement. Le mémoire en réplique du gouvernement devait être déposé le 19 février. La décision du panel déterminera si les protections des 353 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS sont maintenues pendant la durée de l’appel. La décision de la juge Reyes corrige directement ce qu’elle considère comme une déformation de ses conclusions dans le mémoire d’appel du gouvernement, fournit un raisonnement juridique supplémentaire à la cour d’appel, et réaffirme sa position : le gouvernement n’a aucun intérêt légitime à faire appliquer une révocation qu’elle juge vraisemblablement illégale. *L’affaire Miot v. Trump (dossier n° 25-cv-02471) est suivie devant le tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia. 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Ses documents ont été rejetés sur place.* **Par la rédaction de CTN** (d’après The Mirror US) Caribbean Television Network | Février 2026 Juan Martin Espindola Ramirez, 27 ans, avait franchi la frontière américaine depuis Guanajuato, au Mexique, en 2014, sans statut légal. Mais au cours de la décennie qui a suivi, il avait construit une vie dans la légalité : un permis de travail, un numéro de sécurité sociale, un permis de conduire conforme à la norme REAL ID, et une demande de carte verte en cours de traitement. Il travaillait comme plombier. Il aidait à élever le fils de huit ans de sa compagne depuis que l’enfant avait six mois. Et il venait d’accueillir un nouveau-né. Le matin du 17 février, des agents de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) l’ont intercepté lors d’un contrôle routier dans une rue de Nashville. À la fin de la journée, il avait disparu. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **Un statut légal obtenu par les voies officielles** Le parcours juridique de Ramirez vers un statut légal est né d’une épreuve douloureuse. En 2017, il a été poignardé à la gorge. Au cours de la procédure judiciaire qui a suivi, un juge lui a recommandé de déposer une demande de visa U — un statut réservé aux victimes de crimes graves qui coopèrent avec les forces de l’ordre. Son casier judiciaire était vierge, et sa demande a été approuvée. Grâce à ce visa, il a obtenu un numéro de sécurité sociale, un permis de travail et un permis de conduire conforme à la norme REAL ID. Sa demande de carte verte — l’ultime étape d’un processus de plusieurs années pour consolider sa situation légale — était toujours en cours au moment de son arrestation, rapporte The Mirror US. ### **“C’est rien pour nous”** Juana Bautista, sa compagne et mère de son nouveau-né, était chez elle avec le nourrisson lorsque Ramirez l’a appelée peu après 10 heures du matin. ” Il m’a appelée vers 10h15 et m’a dit : “Bébé, l’immigration vient de m’arrêter” “, a-t-elle raconté. Il a présenté ses documents aux agents sur place. Selon Bautista, la réponse a été sèche et sans appel. “L’agent a dit : ‘Non, ça c’est rien pour nous.’ ” Lorsque Ramirez a présenté son visa de travail, elle affirme avoir entendu l’agent dire que cela ne valait rien — puis elle a entendu le bruit de vitres qui volaient en éclats et le téléphone qui tombait au sol. Elle s’est précipitée sur les lieux avec son nouveau-né. À son arrivée, Ramirez se trouvait déjà à l’intérieur d’un véhicule de l’immigration. Des témoins avaient filmé la scène, montrant les agents briser les vitres de son fourgon et le sortir de force. Lorsqu’elle a tenté d’intervenir, un agent l’a avertie de reculer sous peine d’être elle-même emmenée. Elle lui a dit que Ramirez était en situation régulière et qu’il avait montré ses papiers. ” Il a dit : ‘Vous aurez de ses nouvelles quand il arrivera là où il va’ “, a-t-elle raconté, “et ils l’ont emmené, comme ça.” Ramirez a demandé à dire au revoir à son nouveau-né. Sa demande a été refusée. Selon Bautista, les agents ont ri lorsqu’il l’a demandé. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **Transféré en Louisiane** Dans les premières heures du 18 février, Ramirez a appelé depuis le centre de détention pour informer Bautista qu’il était transféré en Louisiane pour une audience devant le tribunal de l’immigration. L’ICE n’a pas commenté publiquement cette affaire. Bautista affirme que sa plus grande crainte est qu’un homme qui a suivi les voies légales — qui a été reconnu comme victime d’un crime, qui a coopéré avec le système judiciaire, qui détenait des documents en règle — puisse malgré tout être expulsé. “Ce qui me fait peur, c’est qu’il est ici légalement et qu’ils veulent le déporter sans raison”, a-t-elle déclaré. “Ils ont dit que ses documents étaient faux. Comment est-ce qu’on obtiendrait de faux documents ? Il faut remplir certains critères ne serait-ce que pour être éligible à un permis REAL ID. “ Les conséquences sur leur foyer ont été immédiates et dévastatrices. Le fils de huit ans de Bautista, qui considère Ramirez comme une figure paternelle depuis presque toute sa vie, ne parvient pas à faire face. “Il n’arrive même plus à fonctionner”, a-t-elle dit. “Il ne peut pas aller à l’école parce qu’il est trop bouleversé. Il ne sait pas comment gérer ça. 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He also had a newborn son, just ten days old. Then, on the morning of February 17th, immigration agents pulled him over on a Nashville street, and by the end of the day, he was gone. Juan Martin Espindola Ramirez, 27, was detained by ICE during a traffic stop despite presenting documentation of his legal status to officers on the scene, according to his girlfriend and the mother of his child, Juana Bautista. What followed, as she describes it, was chaotic and frightening: windows smashed, her boyfriend physically removed from his van, and agents who dismissed his paperwork without a second glance. ### How He Got Here — Legally Ramirez originally crossed into the United States from Guanajuato, Mexico, in 2014 without legal status. His path to lawful presence came through a painful ordeal: in 2017, he was stabbed in the throat. During the subsequent legal proceedings, a judge recommended he apply for a U visa — a designation reserved for victims of serious crimes who cooperate with law enforcement. His criminal record was clean, and his application was approved. Through that visa, he obtained a social security number, a work permit, and a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license. His green card application was still pending at the time of his arrest — the final step in a years-long process of building legal standing in the country, reports the Mirror US. He worked as a plumber. He helped raise Bautista’s eight-year-old son since the boy was six months old. And he had just welcomed a newborn into the world. ### The Morning of February 17th Bautista was home with her infant when Ramirez called just after 10 a.m. “He called me around 10:15 and said, ‘Babe, immigration just pulled me over,’” she recalled. He showed his documentation to the officers. According to Bautista, the response was blunt and dismissive. “The officer said, ‘No, that’s nothing for us.’” When Ramirez presented his work visa, she says she heard the officer say it meant nothing — and then came the sound of shattering glass and the phone hitting the ground. She rushed to the scene with her newborn. By the time she arrived, Ramirez was already inside an immigration vehicle. Bystanders had recorded the encounter, capturing agents breaking the windows of his van and pulling him out. When she tried to intervene, an officer warned her to step back or risk being taken herself. She told him Ramirez was there legally and had shown his paperwork. “He said, ‘You’ll hear from him whenever he gets to where he’s going,’” she recalled, “and they just took him.” Ramirez’s requests to say goodbye to his newborn were denied. According to Bautista, agents laughed at him when he asked. ### Transferred and Awaiting Hearings In the early hours of February 18th, Ramirez called from jail to tell Bautista he was being transferred to Louisiana for immigration court proceedings. ICE has not publicly commented on the case. Bautista says her greatest fear is that a man who went through the proper legal channels — who was recognized as a crime victim, who cooperated with the system, who held valid documentation — could still be deported. “My fear is that he’s here legally and they want to deport him for no reason,” she said. “They said his documents were fake. How are we going to get fake documents? You have to have certain criteria to even qualify for a REAL ID.” ### A Family Left Behind The impact on their household has been immediate and severe. Bautista’s eight-year-old, who has known Ramirez as a father figure for nearly his entire life, is struggling to cope. “He can’t even function,” she said. “He can’t go to school because he’s so distraught. He doesn’t know how to process it. And it hurts me.” Bautista says she hopes Ramirez will be able to meet his newborn son before any deportation proceedings are finalized. 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Otorite yo mande rezidan yo pa pran wout. Kouran ka koupe pou plizyè jou.*** Gouvènè Massachusetts la, Maura Healey, deklare eta dijans an previzyon yon gwo tanpèt ivè ki prevwa apati dimanch swa. An menm tan, li aktive Sant Operasyon Dijans Eta a (SEOC), mobilize jiska 200 manm Gad Nasyonal Massachusetts la epi bay lòd pou anplwaye ki pa esansyèl nan gouvènman an travay adistans lendi. “Se yon tanpèt sevè ki prezante gwo risk pou sekirite piblik la. Tout moun dwe pran l oserye”, Gouvènè Healey deklare. “M ap deklare eta dijans, m ap aktive Gad Nasyonal la epi m ap bay lòd pou anplwaye ki pa esansyèl nan gouvènman an travay lakay yo. Mwen mande tout anplwayè prive fè menm bagay la. Li esansyèl pou moun rete andeyò wout yo aswè a ak demen.” ### **Kisa ki prevwa** Sèvis Meteyoloji Nasyonal la (National Weather Service) lanse yon avètisman tanpèt ivè pou sant ak lwès Massachusetts, ansanm ak yon avètisman blizad pou lès Eta a. Ant 30 ak 60 santimèt nèj prevwa ant dimanch swa ak lendi aprèmidi nan tout rejyon an. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Bann nèj entans ta dwe fòme dimanch swa, ak yon to akimilasyon ki ka depase 5 santimèt pa èdtan. Rafal van yo ap rive ant 65 ak 95 kilomèt/èdtan nan tout Eta a, e jiska 110 kilomèt/èdtan pou Cap Cod ak zile yo. Kondisyon blizad posib, sitou nan sidès Eta a. Nèj lou ak mouye a ka fè branch bwa ak liy elektrik tonbe, sa ki ka lakòz kouran koupe. ### **Transpò : sa ou dwe konnen** Otorite yo klè nèt : rezidan yo dwe andeyò wout yo apati dimanch swa. Depatman Transpò Massachusetts la (MassDOT) endike ekip li yo ap trete wout yo davans epi deplwaye plis pase 3 000 ekipman deneijman nan tout Eta a. « Avèk yon gwo tanpèt ivè ki prevwa ak gwo tonbe nèj ak kondisyon blizad nan tout Massachusetts, nou mande piblik la evite tout deplasman ki pa nesesè jiskaske tanpèt la fin pase », Phil Eng deklare, sekretè entèrimè Transpò a ak direktè jeneral MBTA a. Konsènan transpò piblik la, men sa pou w sonje pou lendi : - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Metwo ak otobis MBTA yo ap fonksyone nan yon nivo redui, menm jan ak orè dimanch. Tan datant ap pi long. Anpil otobis ap sikile sou wout nèj yo (Snow Routes). Liy Mattapan nan ap sispann epi yo ap ranplase l ak navèt. Tout liy tren banlye yo ap fonksyone sou orè tanpèt redui yo. Tout sèvis feri ap sispann lendi. Itilizatè transpò adapte a (the RIDE) dwe atann reta. Pètibasyon yo ta dwe kontinye madi, pandan operasyon netwayaj yo ap fèt. Tout biwo Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) ap fèmen lendi epi tout randevou an pèsonn ap anile. Odyans pou pèmi kondui ap fèt vityèlman. Pou ayewopò Logan, reta posib akòz operasyon deneijman ak degivraj. Pasaje yo envite verifye ak konpayi avyasyon yo anvan yo ale nan ayewopò a. ### **Kouran koupe : prepare w pou plizyè jou** Depatman Sèvis Piblik yo (DPU) avèti ke kouran ka koupe epi restorasyon an ka pran plizyè jou. Konpayi elektrisite yo aktive plan entèvansyon dijans yo epi yo deplwaye ekip siplemantè sou Cap Cod, zile yo ak lòt zòn nan Eta a. Si w wè yon fil elektrik tonbe atè, rele 911 touswit. Si w pèdi kouran, kontakte konpayi elektrisite w la. Lyetnan-gouvènè Kim Driscoll mande rezidan yo prepare kounye a menm. « Asire w tout aparèy ou yo chaje nèt sizoka kouran ta koupe. Degage nèj la nan tout bouch ayerasyon deyò kay ou. Tanpèt sa a ap enpòtan, kidonk pran nouvèl vwazen w yo epi ann ede youn lòt travèse sa an sekirite. » **Pou machin ou**, si w oblije deplase : fè machin ou fè plen gazolin, retire nèj ak glas sou do, kapo, vit ak limyè machin ou anvan w pran wout. Kite plis distans pou frenaj. Pa janm depase yon chas-nèj sou bò dwat epi kenbe yon distans omwen 60 mèt dèyè machin deneijman yo. **Si kouran koupe**, chaje telefòn ou, òdinatè pòtab ou ak tout aparèy elektwonik esansyèl ou yo nèt. Itilize flach olye bouji. Si w oblije itilize bouji, kenbe tout bagay ki ka pran dife omwen 30 santimèt lwen epi etenn yo anvan w kite chanm nan oswa anvan w dòmi. Asire w ou gen pil siplemantè pou ekipman medikal ou yo. **Si w ap itilize yon jeneratris**, mete l deyò obligatwaman, pa janm anndan kay la ni nan yon garaj ki tache ak kay la. Vire echapman an nan direksyon opoze pòt ak fenèt yo. Kite l refwadi anvan w mete gazolin ladan l. Itilize sèlman ralonj elektrik ki fèt pou deyò. Verifye detektè lafimen ak monoksid kabòn ou yo ap byen fonksyone. **Pou bouch dife yo**, si w kapab, degage nèj la sou yon mèt tout otou bouch dife ki pi pre kay ou epi bale yon chemen jiska nan lari a. Minit sa yo ka fè diferans lan si ta gen yon dife. **Apre tanpèt la**, verifye bouch ayerasyon deyò kay ou yo pa bouche ak nèj oswa glas. Se yon pwen sekirite ki kritik pou anpeche pwoblèm monoksid kabòn. ### **Entèdiksyon estasyonman** Depatman Konsèvasyon ak Lwazi a (DCR) mete an plas entèdiksyon estasyonman sou wout li jere yo ansanm ak sou sèten wout MassDOT jere. Machin ki estasyone nan zòn sa yo pandan ijans nèj la ap resevwa kontravansyon epi yo ap remòke yo. Plizyè minisipalite, tankou Boston, pibliye entèdiksyon estasyonman tou. Konsilte anons lokal minisipalite w la. DCR ap fèmen Winthrop Parkway ant Endicott Avenue ak Broadsound Avenue nan Revere dimanch a 8è diswa pou pèmèt fèmti dig Shore Beach la an previzyon mare tanpèt la. Tout enstalasyon lwazi DCR jere yo, tankou sant dakèy, sant lwazi ak patinwa yo, ap fèmen lendi. **Nivo alèt maksimal la kenbe pou tout Eta Nouvèl Angletè yo (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont ak Rhode Island). Se menm bagay la tou pou lòt Eta sou Kòt Lès la : New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia ak Distri Kolonbya (Washington D.C.).** Otorite yo prevwa gwo tonbe nèj ki ka lakòz wout bloke, kouran koupe ak lòt dega. Gen moun ki ka oblije rete kote yo travay la pou plizyè jou. **Si w pa t gentan fè sa, ale nan makèt ki pi pre w la touswit.** Achte dlo, manje ak lòt bagay esansyèl. Fè pwovizyon pou plizyè jou. Menm yon semèn. **Pa kite timoun nan kay pou kont yo.** Si patwon w mande w rete nan travay pandan w gen timoun ki pa gen okenn lòt moun ki pou sipèvize yo, pa rete. **Chaje telefòn ou nèt** sizoka kouran ta koupe lakay ou pou w ka rele nimewo ijans si nesesè. Se vre prediksyon yo pa toujou ekzat, men pito w twò prepare pase w pa prepare ditou. ### **Resous ak kontak itil** Pou kondisyon wout yo : telechaje aplikasyon Mass511 oswa vizite www.mass511.com. Ou ka rele 511 tou pou konnen kondisyon yo an tan reyèl. Pou transpò piblik : abòne w nan T-Alerts, telechaje aplikasyon MBTA Go, oswa swiv @MBTA sou X. Sant apèl MBTA a louvri lendi jiska vandredi soti 6è30 rive 8è diswa nan 617-222-3200. Pou konsèy preparasyon : vizite Mass.gov/Snow. Pou enfòmasyon sou fèmti pak yo : vizite paj DCR Park Alerts la. *Pran swen tèt ou ak moun pa w yo. Rete lakay ou si posib. Tanpèt sa a serye. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Worst-snowstorms-1818-780x528-1.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/ht/?p=40211&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/ht/?p=40211&preview=true)* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/gwo-tanpet-ive-gouvene-healey-deklare-eta-dijans-epi-aktive-gad-nasyonal-la/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/gwo-tanpet-ive-gouvene-healey-deklare-eta-dijans-epi-aktive-gad-nasyonal-la/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/gwo-tanpet-ive-gouvene-healey-deklare-eta-dijans-epi-aktive-gad-nasyonal-la/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/gwo-tanpet-ive-gouvene-healey-deklare-eta-dijans-epi-aktive-gad-nasyonal-la/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/gwo-tanpet-ive-gouvene-healey-deklare-eta-dijans-epi-aktive-gad-nasyonal-la/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Gwo%20tanp%C3%A8t%20iv%C3%A8%20%3A%20Gouv%C3%A8n%C3%A8%20Healey%20deklare%20eta%20dijans%20epi%20aktive%20Gad%20Nasyonal%20la&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fgwo-tanpet-ive-gouvene-healey-deklare-eta-dijans-epi-aktive-gad-nasyonal-la%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Tempête hivernale majeure : la gouverneure Healey décrète l'état d'urgence et active la Garde nationale](https://ctninfo.com/tempete-hivernale-majeure-la-gouverneure-healey-decrete-letat-durgence-et-active-la-garde-nationale/) **Published:** February 22, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** ***Entre 30 et 60 centimètres de neige attendus dans tout l’État à partir de dimanche soir. Les résidents sont invités à ne pas prendre la route. Les coupures de courant pourraient durer plusieurs jours.*** La gouverneure du Massachusetts, Maura Healey, a décrété l’état d’urgence en prévision d’une tempête hivernale d’une intensité exceptionnelle attendue à partir de dimanche soir. Elle a simultanément activé le Centre des opérations d’urgence de l’État (SEOC), mobilisé jusqu’à 200 membres de la Garde nationale du Massachusetts et ordonné aux employés non essentiels de l’exécutif de travailler à distance lundi. “Il s’agit d’une tempête sévère qui présente des risques significatifs pour la sécurité publique. Tout le monde doit la prendre au sérieux”, a déclaré la gouverneure Healey. “Je décrète l’état d’urgence, j’active la Garde nationale et j’ordonne aux employés non essentiels de l’exécutif de travailler depuis leur domicile. J’exhorte tous les employeurs privés à faire de même. Il est essentiel que les gens restent hors des routes ce soir et demain.” ### **Ce qui est attendu** Le Service météorologique national (National Weather Service) a émis un avertissement de tempête hivernale pour le centre et l’ouest du Massachusetts, ainsi qu’un avertissement de blizzard pour l’est de l’État. Entre 30 et 60 centimètres de neige sont attendus entre dimanche soir et lundi après-midi sur l’ensemble de la région. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Des bandes de neige intense devraient se former dimanche soir, avec un taux d’accumulation pouvant dépasser 5 centimètres par heure. Les rafales de vent atteindront 65 à 95 kilomètres/heure à travers l’État, et jusqu’à 110 kilomètres/heure pour le Cap Cod et les îles. Des conditions de blizzard sont possibles, en particulier dans le sud-est de l’État. La neige lourde et mouillée pourrait provoquer la chute de branches d’arbres et de lignes électriques, entraînant des coupures de courant. ### **Transports : ce qu’il faut savoir** Les autorités sont catégoriques : les résidents doivent être hors des routes à partir de dimanche soir. Le département des Transports du Massachusetts (MassDOT) a indiqué que ses équipes procéderont au prétraitement des routes en amont de la tempête et déploieront plus de 3 000 équipements de déneigement à travers l’État. “Avec une tempête hivernale importante attendue avec de fortes chutes de neige et des conditions de blizzard à travers le Massachusetts, nous exhortons le public à éviter tout déplacement non essentiel jusqu’à ce que la tempête soit passée”, a déclaré Phil Eng, secrétaire intérimaire aux Transports et directeur général de la MBTA. Concernant les transports en commun, voici ce qu’il faut retenir pour lundi : - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les métros et bus de la MBTA fonctionneront à un niveau réduit, similaire aux horaires du dimanche. Les temps d’attente seront plus longs. De nombreux bus circuleront sur leurs itinéraires de neige (Snow Routes). La ligne Mattapan sera suspendue et remplacée par des navettes. Toutes les lignes de train de banlieue fonctionneront selon leurs horaires de tempête réduits. Tous les services de ferry seront suspendus lundi. Les usagers du transport adapté (the RIDE) doivent s’attendre à des retards. Les perturbations devraient se poursuivre mardi, le temps des opérations de nettoyage. Tous les bureaux du Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) seront fermés lundi et tous les rendez-vous en personne seront annulés. Les audiences pour les permis de conduire se tiendront virtuellement. Pour l’aéroport Logan, des retards sont possibles en raison des opérations de déneigement et de dégivrage. Les passagers sont invités à vérifier auprès de leur compagnie aérienne avant de se rendre à l’aéroport. ### **Coupures de courant : préparez-vous à plusieurs jours** Le département des Services publics (DPU) avertit que des coupures de courant sont attendues et que la restauration pourrait prendre plusieurs jours. Les compagnies d’électricité ont activé leurs plans d’intervention d’urgence et ont prédéployé des équipes supplémentaires sur le Cap Cod, les îles et d’autres zones de l’État. Si vous voyez un fil électrique tombé au sol, appelez le 911 immédiatement. Si vous perdez le courant, contactez votre fournisseur d’électricité. La lieutenant-gouverneure Kim Driscoll a appelé les résidents à se préparer dès maintenant. “Assurez-vous que tous vos appareils sont complètement chargés en cas de coupure de courant. Dégagez la neige de toutes les bouches d’aération extérieures de votre domicile. Cette tempête sera importante, alors prenez des nouvelles de vos voisins et aidons-nous mutuellement à traverser cela en toute sécurité.” **Pour votre véhicule**, si vous devez absolument vous déplacer : faites le plein d’essence, dégagez la neige et la glace du toit, du capot, des vitres et des phares de votre véhicule avant de prendre la route. Laissez une distance supplémentaire pour le freinage. Ne dépassez jamais un chasse-neige par la droite et maintenez une distance d’au moins 60 mètres derrière les véhicules de déneigement. **En cas de coupure de courant**, chargez complètement votre téléphone, votre ordinateur portable et tout appareil électronique essentiel. Privilégiez les lampes de poche aux bougies. Si vous devez utiliser des bougies, maintenez tout objet inflammable à au moins 30 centimètres et éteignez-les avant de quitter la pièce ou de dormir. Assurez-vous d’avoir des piles supplémentaires pour vos équipements médicaux. **Si vous utilisez une génératrice**, placez-la impérativement à l’extérieur, jamais à l’intérieur de la maison ni dans un garage attenant. Orientez l’échappement à l’opposé des portes et fenêtres. Laissez-la refroidir avant de la ravitailler. N’utilisez que des rallonges électriques homologuées pour l’extérieur. Vérifiez le bon fonctionnement de vos détecteurs de fumée et de monoxyde de carbone. **Pour les bouches d’incendie**, si vous le pouvez, dégagez la neige sur un mètre tout autour de la bouche d’incendie la plus proche de chez vous et pelletez un passage jusqu’à la rue. Ces minutes gagnées peuvent faire la différence en cas d’incendie. **Après la tempête**, vérifiez que les bouches d’aération extérieures de votre domicile ne sont pas obstruées par la neige ou la glace. C’est un point de sécurité critique pour prévenir les intoxications au monoxyde de carbone. ### **Interdictions de stationnement** Le département de la Conservation et des Loisirs (DCR) a mis en place des interdictions de stationnement sur les routes qu’il gère ainsi que sur certaines routes gérées par MassDOT. Les véhicules stationnés sur ces zones pendant l’urgence neige seront verbalisés et remorqués. De nombreuses municipalités, dont Boston, ont également émis des interdictions de stationnement. Consultez les annonces locales de votre municipalité. Le DCR fermera dimanche à 20 heures la Winthrop Parkway entre Endicott Avenue et Broadsound Avenue à Revere pour permettre la fermeture de la digue de Shore Beach en prévision de la marée de tempête. Toutes les installations récréatives gérées par le DCR, y compris les centres d’accueil, les centres de loisirs et les patinoires, seront fermées lundi. Le niveau d’alerte maximale est maintenu pour tous les États de la Nouvelle-Angleterre (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont et Rhode Island). C’est aussi le cas pour les autres États de la côte Est : New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvanie, Delaware, Maryland, Virginie et le district de Columbia (Washington D.C.) Les autorités prévoient d’importantes chutes de neige susceptibles de provoquer des routes bloquées, des coupures de courant et d’autres dégâts. Certaines personnes pourraient être contraintes de rester à leur lieu de travail pendant plusieurs jours. **Si vous ne l’avez pas encore fait, rendez-vous immédiatement au supermarché le plus proche.** Achetez de l’eau, de la nourriture et d’autres produits essentiels. Prévoyez des provisions pour plusieurs jours, voire une semaine entière. **Ne laissez pas vos enfants seuls à la maison.** Si votre employeur vous demande de rester au travail alors que vous avez des enfants sans aucune autre personne pour les surveiller, ne restez pas. **Chargez votre téléphone complètement** au cas où le courant serait coupé chez vous, afin de pouvoir appeler les numéros d’urgence si nécessaire. Il est vrai que les prévisions ne sont pas toujours exactes, mais il vaut mieux être trop préparé que pas préparé du tout. ### **Ressources et contacts utiles** Pour les conditions routières : téléchargez l’application Mass511 ou consultez www.mass511.com. Vous pouvez également composer le 511 pour connaître les conditions en temps réel. Pour les transports en commun : abonnez-vous aux T-Alerts, téléchargez l’application MBTA Go, ou suivez @MBTA sur X. Le centre d’appels de la MBTA est ouvert du lundi au vendredi de 6h30 à 20h au 617-222-3200. Pour les conseils de préparation : consultez Mass.gov/Snow. Pour les informations sur les fermetures de parcs : consultez la page DCR Park Alerts. *Prenez soin de vous et de vos proches. Restez chez vous si possible. 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Selon les informations communiquées par la Direction de la communication de la police (DICOP), l’intervention a débuté peu après minuit avec le déploiement stratégique d’unités spécialisées dans les secteurs de Godet et de Wynne Farm. Cette première phase consistait en un encerclement méthodique des positions occupées par les individus armés. Les affrontements ont éclaté vers 4 heures du matin. D’après le bilan provisoire fourni par les agents engagés sur le terrain, 16 présumés bandits ont été mortellement atteints. L’opération a mobilisé des tireurs d’élite ainsi que deux drones de surveillance. Les forces engagées comprenaient des unités spécialisées de la PNH, la Task Force et la PMC d’Erik Prince. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) D’après le communiqué, malgré ce résultat qualifié de succès opérationnel, les policiers n’ont pas pu récupérer immédiatement les armes des assaillants, en raison de la distance séparant leurs positions de celles des individus neutralisés. Les opérations de ratissage se poursuivent afin de sécuriser entièrement la zone, informe-t-on. Les individus armés de la coalition criminelle « Viv Ansanm » continuent de défier les forces de l’ordre, menant ces derniers jours plusieurs attaques dans des localités de Kenscoff, qui se sont soldées par des morts et des habitations incendiées. Parallèlement, une filature de la PNH dans la zone de Delmas, ce samedi 21 février 2026, a permis de déjouer une tentative de kidnapping. Les suspects ont ouvert le feu sur les policiers qui ont immédiatement riposté. Deux présumés ravisseurs ont été tués, a indiqué la police. Dotation en véhicules blindés La Police nationale d’Haïti a pris possession, le lundi 16 février, de dix nouveaux véhicules blindés offerts par le gouvernement canadien. Ce don s’inscrit dans le cadre du soutien d’Ottawa au renforcement des capacités des forces de sécurité haïtiennes, afin qu’elles puissent faire face à la grave crise sécuritaire entretenue par des gangs armés et bien équipés. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Avec cette nouvelle livraison, la PNH totalise désormais 35 véhicules blindés reçus au cours des derniers mois, dont trois blindés à chaînes hautement sophistiqués offerts par la République de Corée. Ces derniers sont spécialement adaptés aux terrains difficiles et aux opérations offensives contre des groupes criminels lourdement armés. Rappel des normes réglementaires au sein de la PNH Par ailleurs, dans une note officielle référencée DGPNH/CAB/0092-N-26, en date du 12 février 2026, la Direction générale de la Police nationale d’Haïti a adressé un rappel formel à l’ensemble du personnel policier concernant le respect des normes réglementaires. Cette décision fait suite à plusieurs réunions de commandement et vise notamment à prévenir les actes commis sur la voie publique par des individus se faisant passer pour des policiers, lit-on. Parmi les principales mesures adoptées : Toute intervention sur la voie publique en tenue non réglementaire est strictement interdite, sauf autorisation expresse de la Direction générale dans le cadre d’opérations spéciales menées par des unités spécialisées. Les coupes de cheveux et de barbe doivent être conformes au règlement de discipline générale. Elles doivent être soignées et refléter l’image professionnelle du métier de policier. L’attitude professionnelle de chaque agent en service doit contribuer à rassurer la population et à dissuader les malfaiteurs. L’Inspecteur général en chef, les directeurs centraux et départementaux ainsi que les responsables d’unités sont chargés de veiller à l’application stricte et immédiate de ces mesures sur l’ensemble du territoire national. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/kenscoff-16-presumes-bandits-tues-lors-dune-operation-policiere-denvergure/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/kenscoff-16-presumes-bandits-tues-lors-dune-operation-policiere-denvergure/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/kenscoff-16-presumes-bandits-tues-lors-dune-operation-policiere-denvergure/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/kenscoff-16-presumes-bandits-tues-lors-dune-operation-policiere-denvergure/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/kenscoff-16-presumes-bandits-tues-lors-dune-operation-policiere-denvergure/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Kenscoff%20%3A%2016%20pr%C3%A9sum%C3%A9s%20bandits%20tu%C3%A9s%20lors%20d%27une%20op%C3%A9ration%20polici%C3%A8re%20d%27envergure&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fkenscoff-16-presumes-bandits-tues-lors-dune-operation-policiere-denvergure%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La PNH serre la vis : fin des cagoules hors opérations et rappel à l'ordre strict sur la tenue des agents](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-serre-la-vis-fin-des-cagoules-hors-operations-et-rappel-a-lordre-strict-sur-la-tenue-des-agents/) **Published:** February 21, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** La Direction Générale de la Police Nationale d’Haïti (DG-PNH) a annoncé une série de mesures radicales visant à restaurer la discipline et l’image de l’institution, dans une note de service publiée ce vendredi 20 février 2026. Parmi les décisions les plus marquantes : l’interdiction formelle du port de cagoules et de tout accessoire masquant le visage des agents en dehors des opérations spéciales. Cette décision, officialisée par la Direction de la Communication de la Police (DICOP) et référencée sous le numéro DGPNH/CAB/0092-N-26, fait suite aux dernières réunions de commandement. Elle répond à une problématique sécuritaire majeure : la multiplication des actes répréhensibles, notamment des enlèvements, commis sur la voie publique par des individus mal intentionnés qui se font passer pour des policiers. L’objectif principal de ce tour de vis réglementaire est double. Il s’agit, d’une part, de lutter efficacement contre l’usurpation d’identité en rendant les agents immédiatement et clairement identifiables par la population. « Pour lutter efficacement contre cette usurpation d’identité et ses conséquences, il est impératif de garantir une image irréprochable et immédiatement identifiable des forces de l’ordre », peut-on lire dans le communiqué. D’autre part, cette mesure vise à prévenir les dérives internes et à restaurer la confiance entre la population et ses forces de l’ordre, un lien essentiel dans le contexte sécuritaire actuel que traverse le pays. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Concrètement, la nouvelle directive est sans équivoque : la PNH interdit formellement le port de cagoules, de mouchoirs ou de tout autre accessoire qui altère l’uniforme réglementaire. Cette interdiction est générale et ne connaît qu’une seule exception, très encadrée : la participation à des opérations spéciales menées par des unités spécialisées, et uniquement sur autorisation expresse et délivrée par la Direction Générale elle-même. En dehors de ce cadre strict, tout agent arborant un masque ou un cache-cou s’expose à des sanctions disciplinaires. Au-delà de la question de la cagoule, les agents sont désormais tenus de respecter scrupuleusement le règlement de discipline générale en ce qui concerne leurs apparences physiques. Ainsi, les coupes de cheveux et de barbe se doivent d’être « strictement conformes » et « bien soignées » afin de « refléter positivement l’image du métier de policier. » La PNH exige de ses hommes et femmes en service une conduite exemplaire, qui « contribue à rassurer la population tout en dissuadant les malfaiteurs. » Il s’agit de projeter une image d’autorité sereine et professionnelle, gage d’efficacité sur le terrain. Pour que ces directives ne restent pas lettre morte, la hiérarchie a été placée en première ligne. L’Inspecteur Général en Chef, les Directeurs Centraux et Départementaux, ainsi que tous les responsables d’Unités, sont personnellement chargés de veiller à la stricte application de ces mesures sur l’ensemble du territoire. Cette implication directe des cadres de l’institution laisse présager des contrôles renforcés et une tolérance zéro quant aux écarts constatés. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-serre-la-vis-fin-des-cagoules-hors-operations-et-rappel-a-lordre-strict-sur-la-tenue-des-agents/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-serre-la-vis-fin-des-cagoules-hors-operations-et-rappel-a-lordre-strict-sur-la-tenue-des-agents/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-serre-la-vis-fin-des-cagoules-hors-operations-et-rappel-a-lordre-strict-sur-la-tenue-des-agents/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-serre-la-vis-fin-des-cagoules-hors-operations-et-rappel-a-lordre-strict-sur-la-tenue-des-agents/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-serre-la-vis-fin-des-cagoules-hors-operations-et-rappel-a-lordre-strict-sur-la-tenue-des-agents/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20PNH%20serre%20la%20vis%20%3A%20fin%20des%20cagoules%20hors%20op%C3%A9rations%20et%20rappel%20%C3%A0%20l%27ordre%20strict%20sur%20la%20tenue%20des%20agents&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-pnh-serre-la-vis-fin-des-cagoules-hors-operations-et-rappel-a-lordre-strict-sur-la-tenue-des-agents%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Artibonite : La Jeunesse Gonaïvienne en Réveil lance sa première cohorte de formation](https://ctninfo.com/artibonite-la-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-lance-sa-premiere-cohorte-de-formation/) **Published:** February 21, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Dans le département de l’Artibonite, une nouvelle dynamique s’installe au sein de la jeunesse. Après son lancement officiel le 18 janvier 2026, le mouvement Jeunesse Gonaïvienne en Réveil franchit une étape décisive avec le démarrage de sa première cohorte de formation. Fidèle aux engagements annoncés par son leader, Jamesson Jn-Baptiste, la structure met en œuvre un ambitieux programme d’activités pour l’année 2026, axé sur le renforcement des capacités des jeunes. Le samedi 21 février 2026 marque ainsi le début officiel d’une série de formations dans trois domaines stratégiques : le marketing, les relations publiques et l’entrepreneuriat. Cette initiative s’inscrit dans une vision claire : offrir aux jeunes des outils concrets pour affronter les défis socio-économiques actuels et participer activement au développement local. Prévue pour une durée de trois mois, cette formation se veut pratique et orientée vers les résultats. Elle vise à doter les participants de compétences techniques et stratégiques leur permettant non seulement de mieux s’intégrer dans le marché du travail, mais aussi de créer leurs propres opportunités. À travers des modules structurés, les jeunes bénéficient d’un encadrement sur les bases du marketing moderne, les techniques de communication et de relations publiques, l’élaboration de projets entrepreneuriaux, ainsi que le leadership et la gestion d’équipe. Parmi les intervenants figure Lord Edwind Byron, Directeur de CIAC et responsable l’Alliance Française des Gonaïves, qui met son expertise et son expérience au service des participants. Son apport contribue à enrichir le contenu pédagogique et à renforcer la qualité de la formation. L’objectif est clair : former une jeunesse compétente, responsable et capable d’innover dans un environnement souvent marqué par l’incertitude. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’enthousiasme des participants témoigne de la pertinence de cette initiative. Plusieurs d’entre eux ont exprimé leur satisfaction et leur reconnaissance envers les responsables du mouvement. Dans un contexte où les opportunités d’encadrement structuré restent limitées, cette formation représente pour beaucoup une chance précieuse de développement personnel et professionnel. Elle constitue également un pas important vers l’autonomisation et la responsabilisation de la jeunesse gonaïvienne. De son côté, Jamesson Jn-Baptiste a salué le lancement effectif de cette première cohorte tout en soulignant que le travail ne fait que commencer. Satisfait de voir la jeunesse répondre présente, il a toutefois exprimé son ras-le-bol face aux difficultés persistantes qui freinent l’épanouissement des jeunes en Haïti. Selon lui, la formation et l’engagement constituent des leviers essentiels pour sortir de la précarité et impulser un véritable changement. « Pour moi, c’est déjà une réussite. Mais la jeunesse a besoin de beaucoup plus que cela », a-t-il déclaré. Il a insisté sur la nécessité pour les jeunes de rester actifs, disciplinés et déterminés. « Il faut couper le sommeil pour apprendre, pour se former et pour sortir de la misère. Le développement local commence par une jeunesse consciente, formée et déterminée. » Au-delà de ces trois mois de formation, d’autres programmes sont déjà en préparation. Jeunesse Gonaïvienne en Réveil entend élargir ses actions à d’autres secteurs stratégiques afin de créer une dynamique durable de transformation sociale dans l’Artibonite. À travers cette initiative, le mouvement ambitionne de bâtir une nouvelle génération de leaders capables de contribuer efficacement au développement local et national. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/artibonite-la-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-lance-sa-premiere-cohorte-de-formation/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/artibonite-la-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-lance-sa-premiere-cohorte-de-formation/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/artibonite-la-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-lance-sa-premiere-cohorte-de-formation/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/artibonite-la-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-lance-sa-premiere-cohorte-de-formation/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/artibonite-la-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-lance-sa-premiere-cohorte-de-formation/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Artibonite%20%3A%20La%20Jeunesse%20Gona%C3%AFvienne%20en%20R%C3%A9veil%20lance%20sa%20premi%C3%A8re%20cohorte%20de%20formation&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fartibonite-la-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-lance-sa-premiere-cohorte-de-formation%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Violences faites aux femmes et aux filles : Le MCFDF lance un atelier interinstitutionnel de coordination](https://ctninfo.com/violences-faites-aux-femmes-et-aux-filles-le-mcfdf-lance-un-atelier-interinstitutionnel-de-coordination/) **Published:** February 20, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, 20 février 2026 — Le Ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes (MCFDF) a ouvert jeudi un atelier de trois jours consacré au renforcement de la coordination de la prise en charge multidisciplinaire des femmes et des filles survivantes de violences. Organisée avec des partenaires nationaux et internationaux sous le haut patronage de la Primature, cette initiative vise à redynamiser la réponse face aux violences basées sur le genre (VBG). La cérémonie d’ouverture a réuni des représentants des secteurs gouvernemental, judiciaire, sanitaire, sécuritaire et humanitaire, ainsi que des organisations internationales, des associations féminines et féministes, et des membres de la presse. Intervenant au nom du représentant résident du Fonds des Nations unies pour la population (UNFPA) en Haïti, Madame Na Gnima Konte a salué le leadership de la ministre du MCFDF et les avancées dans la lutte contre les VBG. Elle a renouvelé l’engagement de son institution à accompagner le ministère pour lever les obstacles entravant la prise en charge effective des survivantes. La représentante d’ONU Femmes, Marie Goretti Nduwayo, a réaffirmé le soutien de son organisation et appelé à une mobilisation collective contre toute forme de violence faite aux femmes et aux filles. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La représentante de l’UNICEF, Geeta Narayan, a mis en avant les axes d’appui de son institution : renforcement de l’accompagnement, augmentation des ressources allouées, soutien à la ligne d’écoute gratuite 8919, et intégration de mesures de prévention et de réinsertion. Prenant la parole au nom du ministre de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique, le directeur des Affaires judiciaires du MJSP, Jean Nesly Elie, a félicité le MCFDF pour ces assises rassemblant acteurs gouvernementaux et non gouvernementaux. Il a assuré de l’engagement de son ministère à veiller à l’application des recommandations issues des travaux. La représentante du ministère de la Santé publique et de la Population (MSPP), Dr Cassandre Milord Michel, a réitéré l’engagement de son institution à soutenir la mise en place de mécanismes concrets et d’un appui institutionnel renforcé. Redynamiser la table sectorielle VBG Dans son discours, la ministre Pedrica Saint Jean a souligné que la redynamisation de la table sectorielle VBG constitue un levier stratégique pour renforcer la coopération entre les secteurs de la santé, de la justice, de la sécurité publique, des affaires sociales et de l’action humanitaire. L’objectif, a-t-elle indiqué, est de garantir à chaque survivante, sur l’ensemble du territoire national, un accès rapide à des soins médicaux appropriés, à un accompagnement psychosocial de qualité, à une protection effective et à la justice. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Selon la titulaire du MCFDF, ces trois journées visent à : renforcer la compréhension commune des enjeux liés aux VBG dans le contexte sécuritaire et humanitaire actuel ; améliorer les compétences techniques des acteurs de la chaîne de prévention, de protection et de prise en charge ; harmoniser les outils et protocoles de coordination ; structurer la cellule interinstitutionnelle de prise en charge ; redynamiser les Maisons des Femmes ainsi que la ligne d’écoute 8919 La ministre a conclu en réaffirmant sa volonté de poursuivre les efforts de réforme et de coordination afin de bâtir un système de protection « plus solide, plus accessible et plus juste ». La cérémonie a été marquée par la projection d’un documentaire donnant la parole à des survivantes de violences sexuelles, qui ont partagé leurs témoignages sur les conditions difficiles dans les sites de personnes déplacées de la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince. La première journée s’est achevée par deux panels de discussion portant sur les instruments juridiques relatifs aux droits des femmes, le concept de genre et la typologie des violences, ainsi que sur les dispositifs et mécanismes de réponse du MCFDF — dont la fiche d’enregistrement des cas, les Maisons des Femmes, le site web institutionnel et la ligne d’urgence 8919. Les échanges ont permis aux participants de mieux cerner les enjeux liés à la coordination des interventions et de contribuer activement au renforcement d’une prise en charge concertée et efficace des survivantes de violences. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/violences-faites-aux-femmes-et-aux-filles-le-mcfdf-lance-un-atelier-interinstitutionnel-de-coordination/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/violences-faites-aux-femmes-et-aux-filles-le-mcfdf-lance-un-atelier-interinstitutionnel-de-coordination/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/violences-faites-aux-femmes-et-aux-filles-le-mcfdf-lance-un-atelier-interinstitutionnel-de-coordination/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/violences-faites-aux-femmes-et-aux-filles-le-mcfdf-lance-un-atelier-interinstitutionnel-de-coordination/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/violences-faites-aux-femmes-et-aux-filles-le-mcfdf-lance-un-atelier-interinstitutionnel-de-coordination/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Violences%20faites%20aux%20femmes%20et%20aux%20filles%20%3A%20Le%20MCFDF%20lance%20un%20atelier%20interinstitutionnel%20de%20coordination&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fviolences-faites-aux-femmes-et-aux-filles-le-mcfdf-lance-un-atelier-interinstitutionnel-de-coordination%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Le Ministre de la Justice met le cap sur la sécurité et les élections](https://ctninfo.com/le-ministre-de-la-justice-met-le-cap-sur-la-securite-et-les-elections/) **Published:** February 20, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, 20 février 2026 –Le ministre de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique (MJSP), Patrick Pélissier, a tenu, mercredi 18 février 2026, une importante séance de travail avec les commissaires du gouvernement près les tribunaux de première instance d’Haïti. Cette rencontre stratégique visait à harmoniser les actions des parquets autour des grandes priorités nationales : le rétablissement de la sécurité et l’organisation des prochaines élections, révèle une note du ministère publiée sur sa page Facebook. Au cours des échanges, le titulaire du MJSP a passé des instructions « claires et précises » aux chefs des parquets, insistant sur la nécessité d’intensifier les efforts contre l’insécurité et de garantir un climat stable, indispensable à la tenue du scrutin à venir. Selon le calendrier du Conseil électoral provisoire (CEP), le premier tour des élections législatives et présidentielles est prévu le 30 août 2026. Le second tour, qui devrait coïncider avec les élections des collectivités territoriales, est programmé pour le 6 décembre 2026, dans la perspective de doter le pays de nouveaux dirigeants élus autour du 20 janvier 2027. La campagne électorale pour le premier tour s’étendra du 15 mars au 29 août 2026, tandis que les résultats définitifs du premier tour seront publiés le 3 octobre 2026. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Les griefs des commissaires De nombreuses préoccupations ont été soulevées par les commissaires du gouvernement, venus notamment du Nord-Est, de la Grand’Anse, du Nord, du Nord-Ouest, de l’Artibonite, du Plateau Central, de l’Ouest, des Nippes, du Sud et du Sud-Est. Tour à tour, ils ont exposé les difficultés rencontrées dans la gestion quotidienne de leurs juridictions. Parmi les principaux obstacles évoqués figurent les mouvements de grève des substituts des commissaires du gouvernement et des greffiers. Selon plusieurs intervenants, ces arrêts de travail fragilisent considérablement le fonctionnement des parquets et compromettent leur mission d’autorité de poursuite et de garant de l’ordre public. L’Association nationale des greffiers haïtiens (ANAGH) avait, dans une lettre adressée au ministre début février, attiré son attention sur la situation des greffiers qui, depuis octobre, n’ont perçu aucune des prestations auxquelles ils ont régulièrement droit : chèques de primes, carte de débit annoncée mais jamais mise à disposition, allocations scolaires et allocations de fin d’année. L’ANAGH avait brandi la menace d’un arrêt de travail pour manifester son mécontentement et rappeler l’urgence de régulariser le versement des primes. Insécurité foncière et complicité présumée Par ailleurs, les commissaires du gouvernement ont dénoncé la recrudescence des atteintes à la propriété privée dans différentes juridictions. Certains ont pointé du doigt la complicité présumée de divers acteurs du système judiciaire — notaires, arpenteurs, avocats et policiers — dans des dossiers liés à l’insécurité foncière. En réaction, le garde des Sceaux a affirmé que « l’insécurité foncière ne peut, en aucun cas, être tolérée dans une société de droit ». Accompagné de son chef de cabinet et du directeur des Affaires judiciaires, le ministre a exhorté les commissaires à prendre toutes les mesures nécessaires pour freiner ces atteintes et renforcer la crédibilité de l’appareil judiciaire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Plus tôt ce mois-ci, le ministre s’était rendu au Collège Canapé-Vert, où il s’est entretenu avec la directrice de l’institution, Madame Franck Paul, dont l’école était menacée d’expulsion. Il avait tenu à souligner que le Collège Canapé-Vert constitue un patrimoine éducatif, précisant que de telles menaces ne sauraient être tolérées. Fondé il y a un demi-siècle, ce prestigieux établissement a contribué à la formation de plusieurs générations d’Haïtiens, a rappelé Patrick Pélissier. Enfin, le ministre a annoncé l’adoption prochaine de dispositions destinées à mettre un terme aux mouvements de grève qualifiés d’« injustifiés », qui pénalisent les justiciables et entravent les efforts dans la lutte contre les gangs armés. 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It proposes a regulation to restrict work authorization for people with pending asylum applications. If adopted, it will make it much harder for asylum seekers to get work permits. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a rule that would sharply restrict work permits for asylum seekers in the United States. If finalized, it would change the filing and eligibility requirements for work authorization for those with pending asylum applications. Currently, asylum seekers can apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) after a waiting period. This document allows them to work legally while their case is processed. Immigration courts face a huge backlog of cases, with proceedings often taking years. Many asylum seekers work legally in the United States for long periods while waiting for a hearing. This is the mechanism the Trump administration has proposed to change. A DHS spokesperson made the administration’s position clear: “For too long, a fraudulent asylum claim has been an easy path to working in the United States. This has overwhelmed our immigration system with meritless applications. We are proposing an overhaul of the asylum system to enforce the rules and reduce the backlog we inherited from the prior administration.” The spokesperson added, “Aliens are not entitled to work while we process their asylum applications. The Trump administration is strengthening the vetting of asylum applicants and restoring integrity to the asylum and work authorization processes.” This statement marks a major policy shift. Under current law, asylum seekers can apply for work authorization after a waiting period. The administration now treats this as a loophole to be closed rather than a right. ### 1.4 Million Pending Cases DHS figures show the scale of the backlog. USCIS now faces over 1.4 million pending affirmative asylum claims, a number DHS compares to New Hampshire’s population. The administration says nearly every illegal alien tries to exploit the system by applying for asylum. Employment authorization requests tied to pending asylum cases are at historic highs, straining USCIS resources. The proposed rule explicitly invokes Presidential Executive Order 14159, titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion” — the same executive order that plaintiffs in the case of Miot v. Trump identify as the directive ordering Secretary Noem to terminate all TPS designations. For the Haitian community in the United States, this proposed rule is part of a policy strategy affecting the main sources of work authorization for Haitian immigrants. The first prong is the move to end Haitian TPS, currently blocked by Judge Ana C. Reyes’s order in Miot v. Trump. If successful, about 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries would lose work authorization. The second aspect is this proposed rule. Haitians who entered the U.S. through the Biden administration’s humanitarian parole program or who arrived via other channels and filed asylum claims could lose their legal work authorization while their cases are reviewed. Without a permit, they would have no legal means to support themselves or their families. The combination of both measures could mean a Haitian immigrant loses work authorization under TPS, files asylum as a fallback, and is then denied a work permit through that process as well. This creates a legal impossibility of working, no matter the path pursued. The Concrete Consequences People who lose the ability to work legally may enter exploitative or informal labor situations, lose housing, experience difficulties meeting basic needs, and become more vulnerable to instability. This echoes Judge Reyes’s finding in her February 2 decision that the loss of work authorization results in immediate job and health insurance loss, which can’t be retroactively remedied. USCIS also issued guidance on February 14, instructing employers to treat Haitian TPS work approvals as expiring March 15, 2026—a temporary date pending litigation. ### A Proposed Rule, Not Yet Final It is important to not emphasize that this text discusses a proposed regulation, not a final rule. Once published in the Federal Register, a 60-day public comment period begins. Anyone — advocacy organizations, law firms, or members of the public — may submit comments supporting or opposing the rule. If the rule is finalized, legal challenges are likely. For Haitian TPS beneficiaries and Haitian asylum seekers, this comment period offers a real chance for action. Community organizations and immigration attorneys urge affected people to participate in the comment process and consult an attorney about their situation. 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Elle propose un nouveau règlement visant les autorisations de travail accordées aux personnes dont la demande d’asile est en cours d’examen. Si ce règlement est adopté, il deviendra considérablement plus difficile pour les demandeurs d’asile d’obtenir un permis de travail. Le département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) a publié un projet de règlement visant à restreindre considérablement l’accès aux permis de travail pour les demandeurs d’asile aux États-Unis. Si cette règle est adoptée dans sa forme finale, elle modifierait les conditions de dépôt et d’éligibilité aux autorisations d’emploi pour toute personne ayant une demande d’asile en cours de traitement. Le système actuel permet aux demandeurs d’asile, après un délai d’attente, de solliciter un document d’autorisation d’emploi (Employment Authorization Document, ou EAD) leur permettant de travailler légalement pendant l’examen de leur dossier. Les tribunaux d’immigration croulent sous un arriéré massif — les procédures peuvent durer plusieurs années —, ce qui signifie que de nombreux demandeurs d’asile travaillent légalement aux États-Unis pendant de longues périodes en attendant leur audience. C’est précisément ce mécanisme que l’administration Trump entend démanteler. **“Les étrangers n’ont pas le droit de travailler”** Un porte-parole du DHS a exposé la position de l’administration en des termes dépourvus d’ambiguïté : « Pendant trop longtemps, une demande d’asile frauduleuse a été un moyen facile de travailler aux États-Unis, submergeant notre système d’immigration de demandes sans fondement. Nous proposons une refonte du système d’asile pour faire respecter les règles et réduire l’arriéré dont nous avons hérité de l’administration précédente. » Le porte-parole a ajouté : « Les étrangers n’ont pas le droit de travailler pendant que nous traitons leurs demandes d’asile. L’administration Trump renforce le contrôle des demandeurs d’asile et restaure l’intégrité des processus d’asile et d’autorisation de travail. » Cette dernière phrase constitue un tournant politique fondamental. En droit actuel, les demandeurs d’asile peuvent solliciter une autorisation de travail après un délai réglementaire. L’administration traite désormais cette possibilité comme une faille à colmater plutôt que comme un droit prévu par la loi. **1,4 million de dossiers en attente** Les chiffres avancés par le DHS donnent la mesure de l’arriéré : le Service de citoyenneté et d’immigration des États-Unis (USCIS) compte actuellement plus de 1,4 million de demandes d’asile affirmatives en instance, un volume que le DHS compare à la population entière de l’État du New Hampshire. L’administration affirme que « presque chaque étranger en situation irrégulière tente d’exploiter le système en déposant une demande d’asile » et que les demandes d’autorisation d’emploi fondées sur un dossier d’asile en cours ont atteint un « niveau historique », mettant à rude épreuve les ressources de l’USCIS. Le projet de règlement invoque explicitement le décret présidentiel 14159, intitulé « Protéger le peuple américain contre l’invasion » — le même décret que les plaignants dans l’affaire Miot v. Trump désignent comme la directive ayant ordonné à la secrétaire Noem de mettre fin à toutes les désignations TPS. Pour la communauté haïtienne des États-Unis, cette règle proposée ne peut être lue isolément. Elle s’inscrit dans une stratégie à deux volets qui menace simultanément les deux principales sources d’autorisation de travail dont disposent les immigrants haïtiens. Le premier volet est la tentative de révocation du TPS haïtien, actuellement bloquée par l’ordonnance de la juge Ana C. Reyes dans l’affaire Miot v. Trump. Si la révocation aboutissait, les quelque 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS perdraient automatiquement leur autorisation de travail. Le second volet est cette règle proposée. Les Haïtiens qui ont bénéficié du programme de libération conditionnelle humanitaire (humanitarian parole) mis en place sous l’administration Biden, ou qui sont entrés aux États-Unis par d’autres voies et ont déposé des demandes d’asile, pourraient perdre leur capacité à travailler légalement pendant l’examen de leur dossier. Sans permis de travail, ils ne pourraient plus subvenir légalement aux besoins de leurs familles. La combinaison des deux mesures crée une situation dans laquelle un immigrant haïtien perd son autorisation de travail par le TPS, dépose une demande d’asile comme recours, et se voit refuser l’accès à un permis de travail dans le cadre de cette procédure. Le résultat est l’impossibilité légale de travailler, quelle que soit la voie empruntée. **Les conséquences concrètes** Les personnes privées de la possibilité de travailler légalement ne disparaissent pas. Elles tombent dans des situations de travail clandestin et d’exploitation, perdent leur logement, ne peuvent plus nourrir leurs familles et deviennent plus vulnérables — et non moins — à l’instabilité que l’administration prétend combattre. Ce constat rejoint directement les conclusions de la juge Reyes dans sa décision du 2 février, où elle avait relevé que la perte de l’autorisation de travail “entraîne une perte d’emploi immédiate et la perte concomitante de l’assurance maladie, qui ne peuvent être réparées rétroactivement”. L’USCIS avait d’ailleurs publié, le 14 février, des instructions demandant aux employeurs de traiter les autorisations de travail des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS comme expirant le 15 mars 2026 — une date provisoire dans l’attente de l’issue du litige. Il convient de souligner que ce texte est un projet de règlement, et non une règle finale. Sa publication au Federal Register ouvre une période de commentaires publics de 60 jours, au cours de laquelle toute personne — organisations de défense des droits, cabinets d’avocats, membres du public — peut soumettre des observations en faveur ou contre la règle. Des contestations judiciaires sont également probables si le texte est adopté dans sa forme finale. Pour les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS et les demandeurs d’asile haïtiens, cette période de commentaires représente une fenêtre d’action concrète. Les organisations communautaires et les avocats spécialisés en droit de l’immigration encouragent les personnes concernées à participer au processus de commentaires publics et à consulter un avocat sur leur situation individuelle. *Le projet de règlement est disponible dans le Federal Register. 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L’ancien édile, Philippe Bien-Aimé, un citoyen naturalisé originaire d’Haïti, est visé par une plainte déposée le 18 février devant le tribunal de district américain de Miami. Une procédure rare qui s’inscrit dans un durcissement généralisé de la politique migratoire américaine. Selon les archives judiciaires consultées par NBC6, qui a révélé l’information en exclusivité, le ministère de la Justice a déposé une demande de dénaturalisation contre Philippe Bien-Aimé le 18 février. Le dossier, placé sous scellés partiels en raison des protocoles relatifs à la protection de la vie privée, est présidé par le juge de district américain K. Michael Moore, nommé à la magistrature fédérale sous le mandat du président George H.W. Bush. Les procureurs ont versé au dossier des actes de mariage, de naturalisation, de divorce et de naissance, ainsi qu’un arrêté d’expulsion et la demande de naturalisation de Bien-Aimé. L’élément le plus troublant du dossier réside dans l’identification de Bien-Aimé comme étant également Jean Philippe Janvier. Selon la plainte obtenue par NBC6, en 2000, un juge de l’immigration aurait ordonné l’expulsion de Bien-Aimé — alors connu sous le nom de Jean-Philippe Janvier — pour être entré aux États-Unis avec un faux passeport. Rien ne prouve, toutefois, que l’intéressé ait effectivement quitté le territoire américain à cette époque. La plainte fédérale indique également que Bien-Aimé aurait obtenu la citoyenneté par mariage dans des conditions qui le rendaient inéligible à cette procédure, sans que les détails précis de cette accusation n’aient été rendus publics à ce stade. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Contacté par téléphone jeudi soir par un journaliste du Miami Herald, Philippe Bien-Aimé a refusé tout commentaire et a renvoyé les questions à son avocat spécialisé en droit de l’immigration, Me Peterson St. Philippe. Dans un communiqué transmis par courriel au quotidien floridien, ce dernier a indiqué qu’il n’était pas en mesure de fournir de déclarations détaillées pour le moment, tout en appelant à la mesure : « Nous estimons qu’il convient de traiter ces allégations par la voie judiciaire plutôt que par des commentaires publics. Nous espérons que tout article de presse indiquera que l’affaire demeure en suspens et qu’aucune conclusion n’a été tirée. » L’ancien maire de North Miami, Alix Desulme, actuellement en fonctions, a exprimé sa stupéfaction. Interrogé par le Herald, il a déclaré que ni lui ni son administration n’avaient été informés des accusations portées contre son prédécesseur, et qu’ils ignoraient tout d’une possible seconde identité. « Je suis choqué », a-t-il simplement confié. La nouvelle a d’autant plus de résonance que North Miami abrite une importante communauté haïtienne. Selon le Bureau du recensement des États-Unis, la moitié de la population de cette ville du comté de Miami-Dade est née à l’étranger, et les Haïtiens-Américains y constituent une force politique et culturelle majeure. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La procédure de dénaturalisation engagée contre Bien-Aimé, né à Port-au-Prince, ne constitue pas un cas isolé. Elle s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une politique plus large de l’administration Trump visant à intensifier la chasse aux citoyens naturalisés dont le parcours migratoire présenterait des irrégularités. Historiquement, la dénaturalisation est une procédure particulièrement rare. Selon l’Association américaine des avocats spécialisés en droit de l’immigration (AILA), entre 1990 et 2017, le gouvernement fédéral n’a intenté en moyenne que 11 procédures de dénaturalisation par an. La même association précise que le nombre de demandes a littéralement explosé sous la première administration Trump, et cette tendance s’est encore accentuée depuis le retour du 45ᵉ président à la Maison-Blanche. Cette recrudescence des poursuites suscite l’inquiétude au sein de la communauté juridique et des défenseurs des droits civiques. JC Planas, avocat spécialisé en droit électoral et conseiller juridique du Parti démocrate en Floride, a livré une analyse cinglante de la situation au Miami Herald. « C’est une forme de ciblage ultra-précis ; c’est très inquiétant », a-t-il déclaré, avant d’ajouter : « On dirait un prétexte fallacieux pour se débarrasser des Noirs et des personnes de couleur. » Planas a également soulevé la question d’une « application sélective » de la loi. Selon lui, les mesures de dénaturalisation devraient être « réservées aux délinquants violants, et non à une personne qui aurait menti pour rester aux États-Unis ». L’avocat estime que la procédure engagée contre Bien-Aimé illustre une dérive inquiétante dans l’utilisation de cet outil juridique. Avant que cette affaire ne vienne entacher sa réputation, Philippe Bien-Aimé affichait un parcours d’intégration et d’ascension politique exemplaire. Sur son site web de campagne, il indiquait être arrivé au Canada avant de s’installer aux États-Unis. Il a travaillé dans l’industrie automobile avant de devenir entrepreneur en 2006. Bien-Aimé a remporté l’élection à la mairie de North Miami en 2019, mais a démissionné en cours de mandat pour se présenter au poste de commissaire du district 2 du comté de Miami-Dade en 2022. Il avait alors été battu par la militante communautaire Marleine Bastien, figure bien connue de la diaspora haïtienne. Avant d’accéder au poste de maire, il était conseiller municipal de North Miami depuis 2013. L’affaire, qui n’en est qu’à ses débuts sur le plan judiciaire, pourrait avoir des répercussions bien au-delà du cas personnel de Philippe Bien-Aimé. Elle intervient dans un climat politique extrêmement tendu, alors que l’administration Trump multiplie les actions spectaculaires en matière d’immigration et que les communautés immigrées, notamment haïtienne, se sentent de plus en plus vulnérables. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-engage-une-procedure-de-denaturalisation-contre-un-ancien-maire-de-north-miami-ne-en-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-engage-une-procedure-de-denaturalisation-contre-un-ancien-maire-de-north-miami-ne-en-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-engage-une-procedure-de-denaturalisation-contre-un-ancien-maire-de-north-miami-ne-en-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-engage-une-procedure-de-denaturalisation-contre-un-ancien-maire-de-north-miami-ne-en-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-engage-une-procedure-de-denaturalisation-contre-un-ancien-maire-de-north-miami-ne-en-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27administration%20Trump%20engage%20une%20proc%C3%A9dure%20de%20d%C3%A9naturalisation%20contre%20un%20ancien%20maire%20de%20North%20Miami%20n%C3%A9%20en%20Ha%C3%AFti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fladministration-trump-engage-une-procedure-de-denaturalisation-contre-un-ancien-maire-de-north-miami-ne-en-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Donald Trump by Striking Down Tariffs Imposed by Executive Action](https://ctninfo.com/supreme-court-deals-major-blow-to-donald-trump-by-striking-down-tariffs-imposed-by-executive-action/) **Published:** February 20, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on Friday that brings a sharp halt to President Trump’s trade policy. In a 6-to-3 decision, the justices held that the president exceeded his authority by imposing sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 law reserved for national emergencies. The decision, authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, invalidates a significant portion — though not all — of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The president retains the ability to reimpose certain tariffs under other legal authorities. The majority brought together an unusual coalition within a predominantly conservative Court: Chief Justice Roberts was joined by the three liberal justices and two of his fellow conservatives, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett. Justices Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, and Samuel Alito dissented. In his opinion, Chief Justice Roberts found that the Trump administration could point to no statute authorizing the use of IEEPA to impose tariffs. “The president asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited amount, duration, and scope,” Roberts wrote, before concluding that “IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs.” ### What the Decision Changes — and What It Does Not The ruling does not affect all of the Trump administration’s tariff measures. Duties imposed on steel and aluminum, which rest on separate legal foundations, remain in effect. However, two categories of tariffs are directly invalidated: the so-called “reciprocal” tariffs, applied on a country-by-country basis and ranging from 34% for China to a 10% baseline for the rest of the world, as well as the 25% duties imposed on certain goods from Canada, China, and Mexico, which the administration had justified as part of the fight against fentanyl. The question of refunds remains unresolved. Companies that paid these duties may seek restitution from the Treasury Department. Hundreds have already filed lawsuits. Justice Kavanaugh, in his dissent, noted that the financial impact could be substantial, observing that the Court “says nothing today about whether, and if so how, the Government should go about returning the billions of dollars that it has collected from importers.” According to the latest available data from U.S. Customs, tariffs imposed under IEEPA had generated approximately $130 billion by mid-December. ### Trump’s Reaction The White House did not issue an immediate official response. However, according to a source close to the president cited by NBC News, Donald Trump called the decision “a disgrace” after being informed of it during a meeting with governors. He also reportedly indicated that he had a backup plan. Just the day before, the president had publicly expressed concern that the tariffs might be struck down. “Without tariffs, this country would be in such trouble right now,” he said on Thursday. The U.S. Constitution assigns the power to set tariffs to Congress, not the president. No president before Donald Trump had ever used IEEPA to tax imports. The law allows the president to “regulate” imports and exports when he deems there to be an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the nation, but it makes no specific mention of tariffs. In his decision, Chief Justice Roberts invoked the “major questions doctrine,” which holds that Congress must explicitly authorize policies with a major nationwide impact. The same doctrine had been used to block President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. However, that part of the reasoning did not command a majority: the three liberal justices, who had dissented when the Court applied the doctrine in the Biden case, found the tariffs to be unlawful on other grounds. Companies that had challenged the tariffs in court expressed relief. Victor Schwartz, who heads VOS Selections, a New York-based wine and spirits importer and a party to the lawsuit, said in a statement: “These new tariffs were arbitrary, unpredictable, and bad business. Thankfully, courts at every level recognized these duties for what they were: unconstitutional government overreach.” The group We Pay the Tariffs, which represents small businesses opposed to the duties, immediately called for a “full, fast and automatic” refund process. Dan Anthony, the group’s executive director, warned that “small businesses cannot afford to wait months or years while bureaucratic delays play out, nor can they afford expensive litigation just to recover money that was unlawfully collected from them in the first place.” The ruling represents a rare setback for the Trump administration before a Supreme Court that has been largely favorable to it since the start of his second term in January. 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Par un vote de 6 contre 3, les juges ont estimé que le président avait outrepassé son autorité en imposant des droits de douane massifs sur la base de l’International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), une loi de 1977 réservée aux situations d’urgence nationale. La décision, rédigée par le président de la Cour, John Roberts, invalide une grande partie — mais pas la totalité — des tarifs douaniers imposés par l’administration Trump. Le président conserve la possibilité de réimposer certains droits de douane en s’appuyant sur d’autres fondements juridiques. La majorité a réuni une coalition peu fréquente au sein d’une Cour à dominante conservatrice : le juge en chef Roberts a été rejoint par les trois juges progressistes ainsi que par deux de ses collègues conservateurs, Neil Gorsuch et Amy Coney Barrett. Les juges Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh et Samuel Alito ont voté contre. Dans son opinion, le juge Roberts a estimé que l’administration Trump ne s’appuyait sur aucun texte de loi autorisant l’utilisation de l’IEEPA pour imposer des tarifs douaniers. “Le président revendique le pouvoir extraordinaire d’imposer unilatéralement des droits de douane d’un montant, d’une durée et d’une portée illimités”, a écrit Roberts, avant de conclure que “l’IEEPA n’autorise pas le président à imposer des droits de douane”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **Ce que la décision change — et ce qu’elle ne change pas** La décision ne touche pas l’ensemble des mesures tarifaires de l’administration Trump. Les droits imposés sur l’acier et l’aluminium, qui reposent sur d’autres fondements juridiques, restent en vigueur. En revanche, deux catégories de tarifs sont directement invalidées : les droits dits “réciproques”, pays par pays, qui allaient de 34 % pour la Chine à un plancher de 10 % pour le reste du monde, ainsi que les droits de 25 % imposés sur certains produits en provenance du Canada, de la Chine et du Mexique, justifiés par l’administration par la lutte contre le fentanyl. La question des remboursements reste ouverte. Les entreprises ayant acquitté ces droits pourraient demander restitution au département du Trésor. Des centaines d’entre elles ont déjà engagé des poursuites. Le juge Kavanaugh, dans son opinion dissidente, a souligné que l’impact financier pourrait être considérable, relevant que la Cour “ne dit rien aujourd’hui sur la question de savoir si, et comment, le gouvernement devrait procéder au remboursement des milliards de dollars perçus auprès des importateurs”. Selon les dernières données disponibles des douanes américaines, les tarifs imposés au titre de l’IEEPA avaient généré environ 130 milliards de dollars à la mi-décembre. ### **La réaction de Trump** La Maison-Blanche n’a pas publié de réaction officielle immédiate. Toutefois, selon une source proche du président citée par NBC News, Donald Trump a qualifié la décision de “honte” après en avoir été informé lors d’une réunion avec des gouverneurs. Il aurait également indiqué disposer d’un plan de secours. La veille encore, le président avait exprimé publiquement ses inquiétudes quant à une éventuelle invalidation. “Sans les droits de douane, ce pays serait dans de graves difficultés en ce moment”, avait-il déclaré jeudi. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La Constitution américaine attribue au Congrès, et non au président, le pouvoir de fixer les droits de douane. Aucun président avant Donald Trump n’avait utilisé l’IEEPA pour taxer les importations. La loi permet au président de “réguler” les importations et exportations en cas de menace “inhabituelle et extraordinaire” pour la nation, mais ne mentionne pas spécifiquement les tarifs douaniers. Dans sa décision, le juge Roberts a invoqué la doctrine dite des « grandes questions » (major questions doctrine), selon laquelle le Congrès doit explicitement autoriser les politiques ayant un impact national majeur. Cette même doctrine avait été utilisée pour bloquer le plan d’annulation de la dette étudiante du président Biden. Toutefois, cette partie du raisonnement n’a pas obtenu l’adhésion de la majorité : les trois juges progressistes, qui avaient voté contre l’application de cette doctrine dans l’affaire Biden, ont estimé que les tarifs étaient illégaux pour d’autres raisons. ### **Les réactions du monde des affaires** Les entreprises qui avaient contesté les tarifs en justice ont exprimé leur soulagement. Victor Schwartz, dirigeant de VOS Selections, un importateur de vins et spiritueux basé à New York et partie au procès, a déclaré dans un communiqué : “Ces nouveaux tarifs étaient arbitraires, imprévisibles et mauvais pour les affaires. Les tribunaux à tous les niveaux ont reconnu ces droits pour ce qu’ils étaient : un excès de pouvoir gouvernemental inconstitutionnel.” Le groupe We Pay the Tariffs, qui représente des petites entreprises opposées aux tarifs, a immédiatement réclamé un processus de remboursement “intégral, rapide et automatique”. Dan Anthony, son directeur exécutif, a prévenu que “les petites entreprises ne peuvent pas se permettre d’attendre des mois ou des années pendant que des retards bureaucratiques s’accumulent, ni de supporter des frais de contentieux coûteux simplement pour récupérer de l’argent qui leur a été illégalement prélevé”. Il s’agit d’un revers rare pour l’administration Trump devant une Cour suprême qui lui avait été largement favorable depuis le début de son second mandat en janvier. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Donald-Trump-inauguration-300x193.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40160&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40160&preview=true)[](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40160&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-supreme-inflige-un-revers-majeur-a-donald-trump-en-invalidant-ses-droits-de-douane-imposes-par-decret/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-supreme-inflige-un-revers-majeur-a-donald-trump-en-invalidant-ses-droits-de-douane-imposes-par-decret/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-supreme-inflige-un-revers-majeur-a-donald-trump-en-invalidant-ses-droits-de-douane-imposes-par-decret/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-supreme-inflige-un-revers-majeur-a-donald-trump-en-invalidant-ses-droits-de-douane-imposes-par-decret/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-cour-supreme-inflige-un-revers-majeur-a-donald-trump-en-invalidant-ses-droits-de-douane-imposes-par-decret/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20Cour%20supr%C3%AAme%20inflige%20un%20revers%20majeur%20%C3%A0%20Donald%20Trump%20en%20invalidant%20ses%20droits%20de%20douane%20impos%C3%A9s%20par%20d%C3%A9cret&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-cour-supreme-inflige-un-revers-majeur-a-donald-trump-en-invalidant-ses-droits-de-douane-imposes-par-decret%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [A Third Republican Backs Ayanna Pressley's Discharge Petition on Haitian TPS — Just One More Needed](https://ctninfo.com/a-third-republican-backs-ayanna-pressleys-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-just-one-more-needed/) **Published:** February 19, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The discharge petition filed by Representative Ayanna Pressley to protect Temporary Protected Status for Haitians now has the backing of a third Republican. Republican Representative Mike Lawler of New York announced on Thursday that he intends to sign the petition (No. 119-15), bringing to three the number of Republicans who have lent their support to the initiative. Lawler joins Brian K. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, who signed on February 10, and Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida, who became the first Republican to sign on February 2. The discharge petition, filed on January 22, 2026, seeks to force a full floor vote in the House of Representatives on a bill introduced by Representative Pressley on December 18, 2025, which proposes an extension of TPS for Haiti. The bill had been referred to the House Rules Committee, where the Republican majority had refused to bring it up for consideration. With the support of all Democrats and the three Republican signatories, the petition now needs just one additional Republican to reach the 218-signature threshold required for passage by the House. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) In an exclusive interview with CTN, Representative Pressley stated: “Don’t underestimate me and the strength of this coalition. 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Le député républicain Mike Lawler, élu de New York, a fait savoir ce jeudi qu’il entendait signer la pétition (n° 119-15), ce qui porte à trois le nombre de républicains ayant apporté leur soutien à cette initiative. Il rejoint ainsi Brian K. Fitzpatrick, élu de Pennsylvanie, qui avait signé le 10 février, et Maria Elvira Salazar, élue de Floride, qui avait été la première républicaine à signer le 2 février. La pétition de décharge, déposée le 22 janvier 2026, vise à contraindre un vote en séance plénière de la Chambre des représentants sur le projet de loi introduit par Mme Pressley le 18 décembre 2025, qui propose une extension du TPS pour Haïti. Le texte avait été renvoyé à la commission du règlement de la Chambre (House Rules Committee), où la majorité républicaine refusait de le mettre à l’ordre du jour. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Avec le soutien de tous les démocrates et des trois républicains signataires, la pétition n’aura besoin que d’un seul républicain supplémentaire pour atteindre le cap des 218 signatures nécessaires à son adoption par la Chambre basse. Lors d’une interview exclusive accordée à CTN, la députée Pressley avait déclaré : “Ne me sous-estimez pas, ni la force de cette coalition. 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Réunis du 16 au 18 février 2026 à Antigua-et-Barbuda pour la session inaugurale de l’Assemblée parlementaire Caraïbes-UE, députés des deux rives ont consacré une attention particulière à la “situation désastreuse” en Haïti. Si les discussions ont jeté les bases d’un partenariat stratégique couvrant climat, commerce et sécurité, l’urgence d’une solution politique pour Haïti s’est imposée comme un point focal des échanges, les parlementaires appelant à une action coordonnée face à l’insécurité chronique et à la crise humanitaire. Pour la première fois, une assemblée parlementaire conjointe réunit les Caraïbes et l’Union européenne, activant officiellement la dimension parlementaire de l’accord de Samoa, l’accord-cadre qui régit désormais les relations entre l’UE et les pays d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique. Pendant trois jours, les représentants ont adopté des recommandations concrètes destinées au Conseil des ministres conjoint. Le coprésident Malik Azmani a salué une rencontre “historique” reflétant “une volonté politique commune d’approfondir le dialogue” face aux tensions géopolitiques croissantes. “Cette première session plénière reflète une volonté politique commune d’approfondir le dialogue et de renforcer le partenariat entre des partenaires partageant les mêmes valeurs”, a-t-il déclaré à l’issue des travaux, soulignant l’unité face à un “contexte international difficile. Parmi les cinq priorités stratégiques, la situation en Haïti a concentré les inquiétudes. Les parlementaires ont qualifié la crise de “désastreuse” et renouvelé leur “ferme soutien à une solution politique dirigée par les Haïtiens”. Cette position réaffirme le principe de non-ingérence tout en soulignant l’urgence d’agir sur deux fronts : la lutte contre l’insécurité chronique provoquée par les gangs armés, et l’atténuation de la crise humanitaire qui frappe une population exsangue. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’Assemblée se positionne désormais comme un relais de pression politique pour maintenir Haïti en haut de l’agenda international, alors que le pays sombre dans le chaos et que les enlèvements se multiplient. Les débats ont également porté sur la résilience climatique, priorité existentielle pour les Caraïbes. Les parlementaires sont convenus de concevoir, via l’initiative “Global Gateway”, un pacte sur la résilience climatique et les énergies renouvelables. La lutte contre les sargasses, qui asphyxient les littoraux, a fait l’objet d’une attention particulière avec un appel à un financement accru pour la recherche. Sur le commerce, les discussions ont porté sur l’accès aux marchés et l’économie numérique. La question de la criminalité transnationale organisée a également été centrale, les députés reconnaissant la nécessité d’une réponse coordonnée face aux trafics qui alimentent l’insécurité régionale. L’Assemblée a innové en intégrant la société civile. Un Forum de la jeunesse a souligné le rôle des jeunes dans l’adaptation climatique via les “compétences vertes”. Un Forum des femmes a identifié l’accès au financement comme levier clé pour l’autonomisation économique, réaffirmant “le rôle clé des femmes dans l’élaboration de l’avenir du partenariat”. Les recommandations adoptées sont désormais entre les mains du Conseil des ministres Caraïbes-UE. La prochaine session dira si cette dynamique se traduira par des avancées durables, alors que le sort d’Haïti reste une épée de Damoclès sur la stabilité de toute la région. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/face-au-chaos-en-haiti-lassemblee-parlementaire-caraibes-ue-exige-une-action-coordonnee/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/face-au-chaos-en-haiti-lassemblee-parlementaire-caraibes-ue-exige-une-action-coordonnee/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/face-au-chaos-en-haiti-lassemblee-parlementaire-caraibes-ue-exige-une-action-coordonnee/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/face-au-chaos-en-haiti-lassemblee-parlementaire-caraibes-ue-exige-une-action-coordonnee/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/face-au-chaos-en-haiti-lassemblee-parlementaire-caraibes-ue-exige-une-action-coordonnee/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Face%20au%20chaos%20en%20Ha%C3%AFti%2C%20l%27Assembl%C3%A9e%20parlementaire%20Cara%C3%AFbes-UE%20exige%20une%20action%20coordonn%C3%A9e&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fface-au-chaos-en-haiti-lassemblee-parlementaire-caraibes-ue-exige-une-action-coordonnee%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Feu vert en Floride pour les Haïtiens sous TPS : ils peuvent renouveler leur permis de conduire jusqu'au 15 mars](https://ctninfo.com/feu-vert-en-floride-pour-les-haitiens-sous-tps-ils-peuvent-garder-leur-permis-de-conduire-pour-linstant/) **Published:** February 19, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Des centaines de milliers d’Haïtiens vivant aux États-Unis pourraient voir leur vie bouleversée par les récentes batailles judiciaires autour du TPS. Pourtant, en Floride, l’un des États qui compte la plus forte concentration de cette communauté, une décision administrative vient alléger un fardeau quotidien : la possibilité de conduire légalement. Le bureau du percepteur des impôts du comté de Miami-Dade a confirmé cette semaine qu’il suit désormais des directives mises à jour par le Département de la sécurité routière et des véhicules automobiles de Floride (FLHSMV). Conformément à ces nouvelles instructions, les Haïtiens titulaires du TPS, ou ceux dont la demande de renouvellement est en cours de traitement, peuvent présenter un document d’autorisation d’emploi (EAD) expiré comme preuve de présence légale suffisante pour renouveler leur permis de conduire, rapporte le Miami Herald. Cette mesure d’assouplissement n’est cependant pas permanente. Elle est valable jusqu’au 15 mars prochain, ou jusqu’à ce qu’une décision de justice définitive vienne clarifier le sort du TPS. Passé ce délai, les bénéficiaires devront fournir une preuve de présence légale à jour pour tout nouveau renouvellement. Cette directive fait directement suite à une décision de la juge fédérale Ana C. Reyes, qui a temporairement bloqué, plus tôt ce mois-ci, la tentative de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au programme pour Haïti. Le gouvernement a fait appel de cette décision, et le Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) a demandé à la juge de lever son ordonnance. Devant son refus, l’administration a également porté l’affaire devant une cour d’appel fédérale. C’est dans ce contexte d’incertitude juridique que l’État de Floride a choisi d’adapter ses règles pour éviter de pénaliser des résidents dont le statut est en suspens. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’importance de cette question dépasse largement la simple possibilité de se déplacer. Comme le soulignent les défenseurs des droits des immigrés, conduire sans permis valide peut entraîner des infractions au code de la route, pouvant mener à une détention par les services de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). L’enjeu est donc existentiel pour les concernés. Mais au-delà de l’individu, c’est l’ensemble du tissu économique américain qui est en jeu. Une coalition de dix-sept États et du district de Columbia, menée par la procureure générale de New York, Letitia James, est intervenue en faveur des plaignants haïtiens. Dans leurs mémoires, ils détaillent l’impact désastreux qu’aurait la suppression du TPS. Ils rappellent que les Haïtiens éligibles au TPS contribuent à hauteur de 3,4 milliards de dollars par an à l’économie américaine. Leur esprit d’entreprise est également remarquable : 14,5 % d’entre eux sont des entrepreneurs, contre seulement 9,3 % dans la population active née aux États-Unis. Ces travailleurs possèdent des biens immobiliers d’une valeur totale de 19 milliards de dollars et paient chaque année 3,1 milliards de dollars d’impôts fédéraux et 2,1 milliards de dollars d’impôts locaux. Une vague de saisies hypothécaires et une baisse des recettes fiscales seraient inévitables si ces familles étaient contraintes de quitter le territoire. Le secteur de la santé, en particulier, serait durement touché. Les avocats des plaignants ont produit des mémoires émanant de l’AFL-CIO et de dix syndicats affiliés, soulignant que sur les quelque 50 000 titulaires du TPS travaillant dans ce secteur, une proportion significative se trouve dans des États comme le Massachusetts. Dans cet État, qui abrite la troisième plus grande communauté haïtienne du pays après la Floride et New York, “40 % du personnel soignant en EHPAD est d’origine étrangère, notamment haïtienne”. Perdre ces travailleurs essentiels mettrait en péril la prise en charge des personnes âgées et vulnérables. Malgré ce feu vert temporaire en Floride, les organisations de défense des droits appellent à la prudence. Elles conseillent aux Haïtiens de vérifier les exigences propres à leur État de résidence, car les règles peuvent varier. Dans l’attente d’une décision finale sur l’appel en cours, elles recommandent également d’envisager des alternatives à la conduite, comme les transports en commun ou le covoiturage, afin de minimiser les risques d’interactions avec les forces de l’ordre. Pour l’instant, la route est encore ouverte pour les conducteurs haïtiens de Floride, mais l’horizon judiciaire reste incertain. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/feu-vert-en-floride-pour-les-haitiens-sous-tps-ils-peuvent-garder-leur-permis-de-conduire-pour-linstant/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/feu-vert-en-floride-pour-les-haitiens-sous-tps-ils-peuvent-garder-leur-permis-de-conduire-pour-linstant/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/feu-vert-en-floride-pour-les-haitiens-sous-tps-ils-peuvent-garder-leur-permis-de-conduire-pour-linstant/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/feu-vert-en-floride-pour-les-haitiens-sous-tps-ils-peuvent-garder-leur-permis-de-conduire-pour-linstant/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/feu-vert-en-floride-pour-les-haitiens-sous-tps-ils-peuvent-garder-leur-permis-de-conduire-pour-linstant/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Feu%20vert%20en%20Floride%20pour%20les%20Ha%C3%AFtiens%20sous%20TPS%20%3A%20ils%20peuvent%20renouveler%20leur%20permis%20de%20conduire%20jusqu%27au%2015%20mars&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffeu-vert-en-floride-pour-les-haitiens-sous-tps-ils-peuvent-garder-leur-permis-de-conduire-pour-linstant%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : Washington offre jusqu'à un million de dollars pour des informations sur le caïd Johnson André, alias « Izo »](https://ctninfo.com/washington-offre-jusqua-un-million-de-dollars-pour-des-informations-sur-johnson-andre-alias-izo/) **Published:** February 18, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, mercredi 18 février 2026 – Le programme Rewards for Justice (RFJ), relevant du Département d’État des États-Unis et administré par le Service de sécurité diplomatique, a annoncé mercredi 18 février 2026 une récompense pouvant atteindre un million de dollars pour toute information menant à Johnson « Izo » André. Le dispositif prévoit également une possibilité de relocalisation pour les personnes fournissant des renseignements jugés déterminants, indique un communiqué publié par l’ambassade des États-Unis à Port-au-Prince sur sa page Facebook Selon le communiqué, Johnson « Izo » André est accusé d’être impliqué dans des activités criminelles au sein du gang « 5 Segonn ». Le 18 mars 2023, lui et des membres de ce groupe ont pris en otage un citoyen américain à Port-au-Prince. La victime a été libérée après le versement d’une rançon, rapporte Rewards for Justice. Les autorités américaines invitent toute personne disposant d’informations sur Johnson André, AKA « Izo », ou sur d’autres individus liés à cet enlèvement à contacter directement le programme. Les signalements peuvent être transmis via les applications sécurisées Signal, WhatsApp ou Telegram aux numéros +1-202-702-7843 et +1-202-975-9195, informe le RFJ. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le programme assure que toutes les informations communiquées seront traitées de manière strictement confidentielle. Les personnes fournissant des renseignements pertinents pourraient bénéficier d’une récompense financière substantielle et, le cas échéant, d’un programme de relocalisation. Le Département d’État américain rappelle que le programme Rewards for Justice vise à soutenir la lutte contre le terrorisme et la criminalité transnationale en encourageant la coopération du public à l’échelle internationale. Antécédents : d’autres chefs de gangs haïtiens dans le viseur de Washington Le 12 août 2025, le Bureau des affaires internationales liées aux stupéfiants et à l’application de la loi du Département d’État américain a annoncé une offre de récompense pouvant aller jusqu’à 5 millions de dollars dans le cadre du Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP). Cette récompense vise toute information menant à l’arrestation et/ou à la condamnation, dans n’importe quel pays, du chef de gang haïtien Jimmy Cherizier, alias « Barbecue ». Jimmy Cherizier est le dirigeant de Viv Ansanm, organisation désignée le 2 mai 2025 par le secrétaire d’État comme organisation terroriste étrangère et terroriste mondial spécialement désigné (SDGT). Il est considéré comme une figure centrale responsable de la violence des gangs en Haïti. Les autorités américaines l’accusent notamment d’être impliqué dans des actes graves de violence contre des civils haïtiens. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Dans une mise à jour publiée en janvier 2026, l’ambassade des États-Unis a ajouté une récompense de 2 millions de dollars visant Vitel’Homme Innocent. Celui-ci est recherché notamment pour enlèvement contre rançon, complot de prise d’otages et tentatives d’enlèvement ayant entraîné la mort, selon les autorités américaines. Une somme pouvant atteindre 1 million de dollars est également promise pour toute information permettant l’arrestation ou la condamnation de Joseph Wilson, alias « Lanmò San Jou », présenté comme un autre acteur clé de la violence armée en Haïti. Par ailleurs, le 4 décembre 2025, le Département de la Justice des États-Unis a annoncé que Joly Germine, surnommé « Yonyon » et ancien chef du gang 400 Mawozo, a été condamné à la prison à perpétuité. Il était poursuivi pour avoir orchestré, en 2021, l’enlèvement de seize citoyens américains en Haïti, dont cinq enfants. Selon les autorités américaines, cette condamnation illustre l’engagement des États-Unis à poursuivre et sanctionner les responsables d’actes criminels violents visant des civils, en Haïti comme ailleurs. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/washington-offre-jusqua-un-million-de-dollars-pour-des-informations-sur-johnson-andre-alias-izo/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/washington-offre-jusqua-un-million-de-dollars-pour-des-informations-sur-johnson-andre-alias-izo/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/washington-offre-jusqua-un-million-de-dollars-pour-des-informations-sur-johnson-andre-alias-izo/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/washington-offre-jusqua-un-million-de-dollars-pour-des-informations-sur-johnson-andre-alias-izo/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/washington-offre-jusqua-un-million-de-dollars-pour-des-informations-sur-johnson-andre-alias-izo/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Washington%20offre%20jusqu%27%C3%A0%20un%20million%20de%20dollars%20pour%20des%20informations%20sur%20le%20ca%C3%AFd%20Johnson%20Andr%C3%A9%2C%20alias%20%C2%AB%20Izo%20%C2%BB&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fwashington-offre-jusqua-un-million-de-dollars-pour-des-informations-sur-johnson-andre-alias-izo%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Football : Fafa Picault rejoint Atlanta United et reste en MLS](https://ctninfo.com/football-fafa-picault-rejoint-atlanta-united-et-reste-en-mls/) **Published:** February 17, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Atlanta United a officialisé ce mardi 17 février la signature de l’ailier vétéran Fafa Picault. L’attaquant américan-haïtien, âgé de 34 ans, rejoint le club de Géorgie en tant qu’agent libre et s’est engagé jusqu’à la fin de la saison 2026 de la MLS. Le contrat inclut également une option pour une prolongation jusqu’au 30 juin 2027, informe le club américain. Avec cette arrivée, la franchise aux cinq bandes s’offre les services d’un joueur rompu aux exigences du championnat nord-américain. Picault apporte avec lui près d’une décennie d’expérience en MLS, cumulant 255 apparitions en saison régulière et en séries éliminatoires, pour un total de 61 buts et 29 passes décisives. Pour le directeur sportif et directeur du football d’Atlanta United, Chris Henderson, ce recrutement a une saveur particulière. Le dirigeant se souvient d’avoir croisé la route d’un jeune Fafa Picault bien avant ses heures de gloire en MLS. « J’ai rencontré Fafa pour la première fois il y a vingt ans lors d’un stage pour la communauté haïtienne, alors que je jouais pour le Miami Fusion, » a déclaré Henderson dans un communiqué publié sur le site web du club. « C’était encore un enfant à l’époque, mais sa vitesse, sa qualité et sa passion pour le jeu étaient déjà remarquables. J’ai suivi son parcours de près et j’ai œuvré pour qu’il rejoigne l’Inter Miami. Aujourd’hui, après avoir remporté la Coupe MLS l’été dernier, c’est un honneur pour moi de l’accueillir à Atlanta United. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Henderson a salué la constance et le professionnalisme de sa nouvelle recrue : « C’est un joueur performant dans ce championnat depuis longtemps et il apporte à notre équipe son expérience, son professionnalisme et son esprit de compétition. Pour moi, cette signature boucle la boucle et je suis ravi que nous ayons pu la concrétiser. » Fafa Picault débarque à Atlanta fort d’une saison 2025 couronnée de succès. Sous les couleurs de l’Inter Miami CF, il a remporté la MLS Cup et participé aux joutes internationales que sont la Coupe du Monde des Clubs et la Coupe des Champions de la CONCACAF, où il a disputé 28 rencontres toutes compétitions confondues et inscrit 4 buts. Avant son passage en Floride, l’ailier de 1,73 m avait déjà brillé sur la côte Ouest. En 2024, avec les Vancouver Whitecaps, il avait été un rouage essentiel de l’équipe en cumulant 10 buts et 8 passes décisives, permettant au club de remporter le Championnat canadien et de se qualifier pour les séries. Sa carrière en MLS l’a également vu porter les couleurs du Philadelphia Union (2017-2019), du FC Dallas (2020), du Houston Dynamo (2021-2022) et du Nashville SC (2023). C’est d’ailleurs avec Houston qu’il a signé l’une de ses meilleures saisons sur le plan comptable (11 buts en 2021), avant d’atteindre la finale de la Leagues Cup avec Nashville en 2023. International haïtien (16 sélections, 1 but), Picault a participé à la Gold Cup 2023 et aux éliminatoires de la Coupe du Monde. Il avait auparavant connu une brève expérience avec la sélection américaine en 2016. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Son parcours ne se limite pas à l’Amérique du Nord. Passé par le centre de formation de Cagliari en Italie, il a ensuite évolué en Europe avec le Sparta Prague (2015) et le FC St. Pauli en 2. Bundesliga (2015-2017), avant de s’imposer durablement dans l’élite nord-américaine. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/football-fafa-picault-rejoint-atlanta-united-et-reste-en-mls/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/football-fafa-picault-rejoint-atlanta-united-et-reste-en-mls/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/football-fafa-picault-rejoint-atlanta-united-et-reste-en-mls/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/football-fafa-picault-rejoint-atlanta-united-et-reste-en-mls/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/football-fafa-picault-rejoint-atlanta-united-et-reste-en-mls/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Football%20%3A%20Fafa%20Picault%20rejoint%20Atlanta%20United%20et%20reste%20en%20MLS&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffootball-fafa-picault-rejoint-atlanta-united-et-reste-en-mls%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Jesse Jackson, la voix de la justice et de l’égalité, s’éteint à 84 ans](https://ctninfo.com/jesse-jackson-la-voix-de-la-justice-et-de-legalite-seteint-a-84-ans/) **Published:** February 17, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Figure monumentale de la lutte pour les droits civiques, le pasteur Jesse Jackson est décédé ce mardi 17 février 2026 à l’âge de 84 ans, entouré des siens. L’annonce de sa disparition a immédiatement suscité une onde de choc et une pluie d’hommages à travers les États-Unis, saluant la mémoire d’un homme qui fut bien plus qu’un militant : une conscience nationale et un pont entre les rêves de Martin Luther King et les réalités politiques du XXIe siècle. Atteint de la maladie de Parkinson depuis plusieurs années, Jesse Jackson avait réduit ses apparitions publiques sans jamais cesser d’incarner, par sa seule présence, la continuité du combat pour l’égalité raciale. Avec lui disparaît le dernier des grands lieutenants de Martin Luther King Jr., dont il fut le compagnon de lutte dans les années 1960, avant de tracer sa propre voie, audacieuse et parfois controversée, mais toujours dédiée à la défense des opprimés. Né à Greenville, en Caroline du Sud, en 1941, Jesse Jackson a très tôt fait l’expérience de la ségrégation. Étudiant, il s’engage dans le mouvement des droits civiques et rejoint le Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) de Martin Luther King. Orateur hors pair à la voix tonitruante et au verbe inspiré, il devient rapidement un proche collaborateur de King. C’est à ses côtés qu’il marche pour la justice, et c’est lui qui se trouve aux côtés du leader assassiné sur le balcon du Lorraine Motel à Memphis, en 1968, un moment qui marquera sa vie à jamais. Plutôt que de s’effacer après cette perte tragique, Jesse Jackson, ordonné pasteur baptiste, entreprend de pérenniser et de moderniser la lutte. Il fonde en 1971 Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), une organisation axée sur l’émancipation économique et la dignité des Noirs américains, prônant le « Soul Power » (le pouvoir de l’âme) comme force de changement. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le génie de Jesse Jackson fut de comprendre que la lutte pour les droits civiques devait se muer en une force politique nationale. En 1984, il fusionne Operation PUSH avec le National Rainbow Coalition pour créer la Rainbow PUSH Coalition, une organisation visant à unir les minorités raciales, les pauvres, les ouvriers et les progressistes de toutes couleurs autour d’un agenda commun de justice sociale. Cette coalition devient la rampe de lancement de ses deux campagnes historiques pour l’investiture démocrate à l’élection présidentielle, en 1984 et 1988. Sa campagne de 1988 fut un véritable raz-de-marée politique et émotionnel. En remportant des primaires dans des États clés et en mobilisant des millions de nouveaux électeurs, il prouva qu’un candidat noir pouvait rassembler au-delà des clivages raciaux. Sans remporter l’investiture, il imposa dans le débat national des thèmes jusqu’alors marginalisés : la justice économique, la réconciliation entre les races et la fin de l’apartheid en Afrique du Sud. Il avait « craché son horreur » face aux violations des droits, comme il le fit toute sa vie, mais cette fois depuis la scène politique nationale. Jesse Jackson fut aussi une voix constante contre les violences policières et les injustices du système judiciaire, bien avant que le mouvement Black Lives Matter ne popularise ces combats. Pour des millions d’Américains, blancs comme noirs, il était la figure qui incarnait la lutte contre « la discrimination raciale et la violation des droits des minorités ». C’est à Chicago, ville qu’il avait adoptée et d’où il a rayonné pendant des décennies, que les hommages sont les plus vibrants. La municipalité a annoncé qu’un hommage solennel serait rendu au pasteur Jackson, saluant « un leader qui n’a jamais cessé de condamner la ségrégation raciale » et qui a fait de la ville un symbole de la diversité et de l’activisme politique. De nombreuses personnalités ont salué sa mémoire, louant « une icône qui s’est fougueusement consacrée à la défense et la promotion de la justice, de l’égalité et des droits humains ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “C’était quelqu’un de bien, avec beaucoup de personnalité, de détermination, qui avait l’intelligence de la rue” et “aimait vraiment les gens. “, a écrit le président américain Donald Trump sur son réseau Truth Social. “Jesse nous manquera!” Avec la mort de Jesse Jackson, l’Amérique perd une voix qui a traversé les époques sans jamais s’essouffler. Celle qui rappelait avec force, espoir et une foi inébranlable que la promesse d’égalité inscrite dans la Déclaration d’indépendance reste, pour beaucoup, « un chantier inachevé ». Jesse Jackson a rendu l’âme, mais le combat pour la justice, auquel il a consacré chaque souffle de sa vie, se poursuit. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/jesse-jackson-la-voix-de-la-justice-et-de-legalite-seteint-a-84-ans/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/jesse-jackson-la-voix-de-la-justice-et-de-legalite-seteint-a-84-ans/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/jesse-jackson-la-voix-de-la-justice-et-de-legalite-seteint-a-84-ans/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/jesse-jackson-la-voix-de-la-justice-et-de-legalite-seteint-a-84-ans/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/jesse-jackson-la-voix-de-la-justice-et-de-legalite-seteint-a-84-ans/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Jesse%20Jackson%2C%20la%20voix%20de%20la%20justice%20et%20de%20l%E2%80%99%C3%A9galit%C3%A9%2C%20s%E2%80%99%C3%A9teint%20%C3%A0%2084%20ans&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fjesse-jackson-la-voix-de-la-justice-et-de-legalite-seteint-a-84-ans%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : Dix nouveaux blindés pour la PNH, le gouvernement mise sur la sécurité](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dix-nouveaux-blindes-pour-la-pnh-le-gouvernement-mise-sur-la-securite/) **Published:** February 17, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, lundi 16 février 2026 – La Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) a pris possession, ce lundi, de dix nouveaux véhicules blindés offerts par le gouvernement canadien. Ce don s’inscrit dans le cadre du soutien d’Ottawa au renforcement des capacités des forces de sécurité haïtiennes, afin qu’elles puissent faire face à la grave crise sécuritaire entretenue par des gangs armés et bien équipés. La cérémonie officielle de remise de ces véhicules blindés s’est déroulée à la Direction générale de la Police nationale d’Haïti, à Clercine (commune de Tabarre), en présence notamment du Premier ministre haïtien, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, et de l’ambassadeur du Canada en Haïti, André François Giroux. Dans un communiqué, la Primature a souligné l’importance stratégique de cette dotation dans le contexte sécuritaire actuel du pays. Avec cette nouvelle livraison, la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) totalise désormais 35 véhicules blindés reçus au cours des derniers mois, dont trois blindés à chaînes hautement sophistiqués offerts par la République de Corée. Ces derniers sont spécialement adaptés aux terrains difficiles et aux opérations offensives contre des groupes criminels lourdement armés. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Selon les autorités, cet équipement était attendu depuis longtemps par les forces de l’ordre, confrontées à des gangs disposant d’un arsenal de plus en plus lourd, défiant ouvertement l’autorité de l’État. Dans son communiqué, la Primature précise que « cette montée en puissance logistique traduit un effort soutenu et structuré visant à accroître la mobilité, la capacité d’intervention rapide et la protection des agents engagés sur le terrain ». Les autorités insistent sur le caractère stratégique de cette dotation, rendue possible grâce à l’appui du gouvernement du Canada et du Bureau des Nations unies pour les services d’appui aux projets (UNOPS). Cette coopération internationale renforcée s’inscrit dans une dynamique plus large visant à restaurer l’autorité de l’État sur l’ensemble du territoire national. Face à l’intensification des violences et à la multiplication des zones sous l’emprise des gangs armés, le gouvernement entend ainsi fournir à la PNH les moyens matériels nécessaires pour mener des opérations de démantèlement des réseaux criminels et reprendre le contrôle des axes stratégiques. Les nouveaux blindés devraient permettre de sécuriser les principaux corridors routiers, de protéger les infrastructures publiques sensibles et de garantir une meilleure couverture des interventions en zones à haut risque. Prenant la parole lors de la cérémonie, le chef du gouvernement haïtien a rappelé que la sécurité publique demeure la priorité absolue de l’exécutif. « Il ne saurait y avoir de stabilité politique, de relance économique ni de cohésion sociale sans le rétablissement plein et entier de l’ordre républicain », a déclaré Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, soulignant que les investissements consentis traduisent une volonté ferme de produire des résultats mesurables sur le terrain. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Il a également insisté sur le fait que le renforcement progressif des capacités matérielles et opérationnelles de la Police nationale s’inscrit dans un plan global visant à créer les conditions indispensables à l’organisation d’élections libres, inclusives, transparentes et démocratiques. Selon lui, la restauration de la sécurité constitue le socle sur lequel pourra être refondée la légitimité démocratique du pays. Le gouvernement appelle ainsi à l’unité et à la responsabilité de tous les acteurs nationaux – institutions publiques, forces vives de la nation, partenaires internationaux et citoyens – afin de consolider les acquis et de soutenir les forces de l’ordre dans cette phase jugée décisive. « La stabilité et la paix ne sont pas seulement des aspirations ; elles constituent le fondement indispensable à la reconstruction institutionnelle et au retour à l’ordre constitutionnel », conclut le communiqué officiel. En parallèle, des activités carnavalesques se déroulent dans plusieurs communes du pays, y compris dans certaines zones durement touchées par l’insécurité depuis plusieurs années. Toutefois, la mairie de Pétion-Ville a publié une note officielle informant la population que le carnaval de Pétion-Ville 2026 est officiellement terminé à la suite d’incidents armés survenus dans la soirée du dimanche 15 février. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dix-nouveaux-blindes-pour-la-pnh-le-gouvernement-mise-sur-la-securite/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dix-nouveaux-blindes-pour-la-pnh-le-gouvernement-mise-sur-la-securite/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dix-nouveaux-blindes-pour-la-pnh-le-gouvernement-mise-sur-la-securite/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dix-nouveaux-blindes-pour-la-pnh-le-gouvernement-mise-sur-la-securite/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-dix-nouveaux-blindes-pour-la-pnh-le-gouvernement-mise-sur-la-securite/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Dix%20nouveaux%20blind%C3%A9s%20pour%20la%20PNH%2C%20le%20gouvernement%20mise%20sur%20la%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-dix-nouveaux-blindes-pour-la-pnh-le-gouvernement-mise-sur-la-securite%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [17 States and Washington D.C. File Amicus Brief with Appeals Court to Support Haitian TPS Beneficiaries](https://ctninfo.com/17-states-and-washington-d-c-file-amicus-brief-with-appeals-court-to-support-haitian-tps-beneficiaries/) **Published:** February 17, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Attorneys general from 18 states join forces to make the Appeals Court understand that ending the TPS program for Haiti would tear families apart, devastate state economies, and endanger public safety. Eighteen attorneys general — representing 17 American states and the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) — have filed an amicus brief in the case *Miot v. Trump* before the federal court of the District of Columbia to support Haitian beneficiaries of the TPS program. These states are: Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington State, along with the District of Columbia. An amicus brief — Latin for “friend of the court” — is a document filed by a party not directly involved in a lawsuit to provide the court with information or arguments that may help inform its decision. In this case, the attorneys general of 18 states have decided to speak with one voice to show the court the concrete consequences that the suppression of TPS would have on their states and communities. ### Massachusetts Leads the Fight Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is leading this coalition. This is not surprising, since Massachusetts is home to one of the largest Haitian communities in the country, with more than 15,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries living and working there. Ms. Campbell stated: “Haitian TPS beneficiaries in Massachusetts are active members of our economy. They often fill critical roles in the healthcare and elder care industries. The Trump administration’s attack on Haiti’s TPS designation has no rational basis and is yet another example of its mistreatment of immigrant communities that make our Commonwealth and our country stronger.” She added: “I will continue to fight against these unlawful policies that harm our economy and threaten the well-being of approximately 15,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries in Massachusetts, along with their families, their patients, and the employers who depend on them.” ### What Does the Amicus Brief Say? In this document, the coalition of attorneys general advances several concrete arguments demonstrating why ending the TPS program for Haiti would directly harm the states. **First**, family separation. Several hundred thousand Haitian TPS beneficiaries have children, spouses, or partners who are U.S. citizens. If these beneficiaries are deported, these families will be torn apart. American children will lose their parents. This is irreparable harm. **Second**, the economic impact. Haitian TPS beneficiaries contribute $4.4 billion annually to the American economy. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Haitian immigrants aged 16 or older are part of the civilian labor force. They work in healthcare, construction, hospitality, and other sectors where the country needs workers. A recent study shows that 75,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries work in industries facing worker shortages. In Massachusetts alone, the Department of Developmental Services employs several dozen Haitian TPS beneficiaries who provide care to the state’s most vulnerable individuals. Approximately 2,000 home care workers would lose their work authorization if TPS ends. **Third**, public safety. The coalition explains that people with legal status are more likely to report crimes — even when they are victims themselves. If the legal status of TPS beneficiaries is removed, these individuals will no longer report crimes for fear of being arrested by ICE. This would make the entire community less safe. The attorneys general note in their brief that the U.S. State Department itself classifies Haiti as a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” country — the highest danger level — due to “kidnapping, crime, terrorist activities, civil unrest, and limited healthcare.” The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prohibits commercial flights from traveling there as part of their operations. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/17-states-and-wa…ps-beneficiaries/](https://ctninfo.com/17-states-and-wa%E2%80%A6ps-beneficiaries/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/17-states-and-washington-d-c-file-amicus-brief-with-appeals-court-to-support-haitian-tps-beneficiaries/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/17-states-and-washington-d-c-file-amicus-brief-with-appeals-court-to-support-haitian-tps-beneficiaries/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/17-states-and-washington-d-c-file-amicus-brief-with-appeals-court-to-support-haitian-tps-beneficiaries/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/17-states-and-washington-d-c-file-amicus-brief-with-appeals-court-to-support-haitian-tps-beneficiaries/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/17-states-and-washington-d-c-file-amicus-brief-with-appeals-court-to-support-haitian-tps-beneficiaries/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%2017%20States%20and%20Washington%20D.C.%20File%20Amicus%20Brief%20with%20Appeals%20Court%20to%20Support%20Haitian%20TPS%20Beneficiaries&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2F17-states-and-washington-d-c-file-amicus-brief-with-appeals-court-to-support-haitian-tps-beneficiaries%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [17 États et Washington D.C. déposent un mémoire d'amicus curiae devant la Cour d'appel pour soutenir les bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien](https://ctninfo.com/17-etats-et-washington-d-c-deposent-un-memoire-damicus-curiae-devant-la-cour-dappel-pour-soutenir-les-beneficiaires-du-tps-haitien/) **Published:** February 17, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Dix-huit procureurs généraux — représentant 17 États américains et le District de Columbia (Washington D.C.) — ont déposé un mémoire d’amicus curiae dans l’affaire *Miot v. Trump* devant le tribunal fédéral du District de Columbia pour soutenir les bénéficiaires haïtiens du programme TPS. Ces États sont : le Massachusetts, la Californie, le Connecticut, le Delaware, Hawaï, l’Illinois, le Maine, le Maryland, le Michigan, le Minnesota, le Nevada, le New Jersey, New York, l’Oregon, le Rhode Island, le Vermont et l’État de Washington, ainsi que le District de Columbia. Un mémoire d’amicus curiae — expression latine signifiant “ami de la cour” — est un document déposé par une partie non directement impliquée dans un procès afin de fournir au tribunal des informations ou des arguments susceptibles d’éclairer sa décision. Les procureurs généraux des 18 États ont décidé de s’exprimer d’une seule voix pour exposer au tribunal les conséquences concrètes qu’aurait la suppression du TPS sur leurs États et leurs communautés. ### Le Massachusetts en première ligne C’est la procureure générale du Massachusetts, Andrea Joy Campbell, qui dirige cette coalition. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Ce choix n’est pas surprenant, puisque le Massachusetts compte l’une des plus importantes communautés haïtiennes du pays, avec plus de 20000 bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien qui y vivent et y travaillent, selon les données de l’Etat du Commonwealth. Mme Campbell a déclaré : *“Les bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien au Massachusetts sont des membres actifs de notre économie. Ils occupent souvent des postes essentiels dans les secteurs de la santé et des soins aux personnes âgées. L’attaque de l’administration Trump contre la désignation TPS d’Haïti est dénuée de tout fondement rationnel et constitue un exemple supplémentaire du mauvais traitement qu’elle inflige aux communautés immigrées qui renforcent notre Commonwealth et notre pays.”* Elle a ajouté : “Je continuerai à lutter contre ces politiques illégales qui nuisent à notre économie et menacent le bien-être d’environ 15 000 bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien au Massachusetts, ainsi que leurs familles, leurs patients et les employeurs qui comptent sur eux.” ### Que contient le mémoire d’amicus curiae ? Dans ce document, la coalition des procureurs généraux avance plusieurs arguments concrets démontrant pourquoi la fin du programme TPS pour Haïti porterait directement préjudice aux États. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) **Premièrement**, la séparation des familles. Plusieurs centaines de milliers de bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien ont des enfants, conjoints ou épouses qui sont citoyens américains. Si ces bénéficiaires sont expulsés, ces familles seront déchirées. Des enfants américains perdront leurs parents. Il s’agit d’un préjudice irréparable. **Deuxièmement**, l’impact économique. Les bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien contribuent à hauteur de 4,4 milliards de dollars par an à l’économie américaine. Soixante-neuf pour cent (69 %) des immigrants haïtiens âgés de 16 ans ou plus font partie de la population active civile. Ils travaillent dans les secteurs de la santé, de la construction, de l’hôtellerie et d’autres domaines où le pays manque de main-d’œuvre. Une étude récente révèle que 75 000 bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien travaillent dans des secteurs confrontés à des pénuries de travailleurs. Au Massachusetts seulement, le Department of Developmental Services emploie plusieurs dizaines de bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien qui prodiguent des soins aux personnes les plus vulnérables de l’État. Environ 2 000 soignants à domicile perdraient leur autorisation de travail si le TPS prenait fin. **Troisièmement**, la sécurité publique. La coalition explique que les personnes ayant un statut légal sont plus susceptibles de signaler des crimes — même lorsqu’elles en sont victimes. Si le statut légal des bénéficiaires du TPS est retiré, ces personnes ne signaleront plus les crimes de crainte d’être arrêtées par l’ICE. Cela rendrait l’ensemble de la communauté moins sûre. Les procureurs généraux rappellent dans leur mémoire que le Département d’État américain lui-même classe Haïti comme pays de « Niveau 4 : Ne pas voyager » — le niveau de danger le plus élevé — en raison des « enlèvements, de la criminalité, des activités terroristes, des troubles civils et des services de santé limités ». 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Dizwit (18) pwokirè jeneral — ki reprezante 17 Eta ameriken ak Distri Kolonbya (Washington D.C.) — depoze yon memwa « amicus brief » nan dosye Miot v. Trump devan tribinal federal Distri Kolonbya pou sipòte benefisyè ayisyen pwogram TPS la. Eta sa yo se : Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont ak Eta Washington, ansanm ak Distri Kolonbya. Yon « amicus brief » — ki vle di « memwa amikal tribinal » — se yon dokiman yon pati ki pa dirèkteman nan yon pwosè depoze pou bay tribinal la enfòmasyon oswa agiman ki ka ede li pran yon desizyon. Nan ka sa a, se pwokirè jeneral 18 Eta ki deside pale ansanm pou montre tribinal la ki konsekans konkrèt sipresyon TPS la ap genyen sou Eta yo ak kominote yo. ### Massachusetts mennen konba a Se Pwokirè Jeneral Massachusetts la, Andrea Joy Campbell, ki mennen kowalisyon sa a. Sa pa etonan, paske Massachusetts se youn nan Eta ki gen pi gwo kominote ayisyen nan peyi a, ak plis pase 15 000 benefisyè TPS ayisyen k ap viv ak travay la. Madam Campbell deklare ke: « Benefisyè TPS ayisyen nan Massachusetts se manm aktif nan ekonomi Eta nou an. Yo souvan ranpli wòl enpòtan nan endistri swen sante ak swen granmoun yo. Atak administrasyon Trump la kont deziyasyon TPS Ayiti a pa gen okenn baz lojik epi se yon lòt egzanp move tretman li bay kominote imigran ki fè Commonwealth nou an ak peyi nou an pi fò. » Li te ajoute : « M ap kontinye goumen kont politik ilegal ki fè ekonomi Eta nou an mal epi ki menase byennèt anviwon 15 000 benefisyè TPS ayisyen nan Massachusetts ak fanmi yo, pasyan yo ak anplwayè ki konte sou yo. » ### Kisa « amicus brief » la di ? Nan memwa sa a, kowalisyon pwokirè jeneral yo avanse plizyè agiman konkrè ki montre poukisa mete fen ak pwogram TPS pou Ayiti a ap fè mal dirèkteman a Eta yo. Premyèman, yo pale de separasyon fanmi. Plizyè santèn milye benefisyè TPS ayisyen gen pitit, mari oswa madanm ki se sitwayen ameriken. Si yo depòte yo, fanmi sa yo ap kraze. Timoun ameriken ap pèdi paran yo. Se yon tò ki pa ka repare. Dezyèmman, yo montre enpak ekonomik la. Benefisyè TPS ayisyen kontribye 4.4 milya dola pa ane nan ekonomi ameriken an. Swasantnèf pousan (69%) imigran ayisyen ki gen 16 ane oswa plis fè pati fòs travay sivil la. Yo travay nan swen sante, konstriksyon, otèlri ak lòt sektè kote peyi a bezwen travayè. Yon etid resan montre 75 000 benefisyè TPS ayisyen travay nan endistri kote pa gen ase travayè. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Nan Massachusetts poukont li, Depatman Sèvis Devlopman an (Department of Developmental Services) anplwaye plizyè dizèn benefisyè TPS ayisyen ki bay swen a moun ki pi vilnerab nan Eta a. Anviwon 2 000 moun k ap bay swen alontèm ap pèdi otorizasyon travay yo si TPS la fini. Twazyèmman, kowalisyon an pale de sekirite piblik. Yo eksplike ke moun ki gen estati legal gen plis chans pou yo rapòte krim — menm lè se yo menm ki viktim. Si yo retire estati legal benefisyè TPS yo, moun sa yo p ap rapòte krim ankò paske y ap pè pou ICE pa arete yo. Sa ap fè tout kominote a mwens an sekirite. Pwokirè jeneral yo raple nan memwa a ke Depatman Deta ameriken an li menm klase Ayiti kòm peyi « Nivo 4 : Pou moun pa Vwayaje » — ki se nivo danje ki pi wo a — akoz « kidnaping, krim, aktivite teworis, dezòd sivil ak swen sante limite ». 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Trump* depoze “memwa” opozisyon yo lendi a devan Kou Dapèl Etazini pou Sikui Distri Kolonbya. Dokiman sa a gen 31 paj, epi li vini ak tout transkripsyon odyans ki te dewoule 12 fevriye pase a devan Jij Ana C. Reyes. Se repons plenyan yo bay sou demand sispansyon dijans gouvènman an te depoze 6 fevriye a. Anje a grav anpil. Si panèl twa jij yo: Justin R. Walker, Florence Y. Pan ak Bradley N. Garcia, aksepte demand gouvènman an, lòd Jij Reyes ki te pwoteje plis pase 350,000 benefisyè ayisyen TPS yo ap tonbe, epi depòtasyon yo ka kòmanse touswit. “Memwa” plenyan yo bati sou de gwo agiman: premyèman, balans tò ak prejidis yo panche totalman sou tèt benefisyè TPS yo; dezyèmman, pleyan yo gen gwo chans pou yo genyen sou fon dosye a. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Depi nan premye liy yo, avoka plenyan yo klè: « Tout sa gouvènman an ap mande, se depòte Ayisyen yo pi vit, » dapre sa yo ekri. « Si yo akòde sispansyon an, imigran sa yo ki nan sitiyasyon legal ap fè fas ak depòtasyon imedya nan yon peyi ke yo dekri kòm yon toubiyon maladi, povrete, vyolans — san konte vyolans seksyèl — ak lanmò. » Avoka yo raple yon trajedi ki te pase pou montre danje a reyèl: « Sa fè apèn de semèn, yo te jwenn kò kat fanm ayisyèn gouvènman ameriken te depòte kèk mwa anvan sa, tèt yo koupe, jete nan yon rivyè. Si yo sispann lòd tribinal la, anpil lòt moun ap sibi menm sò a. » ### Gouvènman an te rekonèt konsekans yo “Memwa” a apiye anpil sou sa gouvènman an li menm te deklare nan odyans 12 fevriye a. Avoka Ministè Lajistis la, Dhruman Sampat, te rekonèt devan Jij Reyes ke si yo te akòde sispansyon an, « pa gen anyen ki t ap anpeche DHS ak ICE prezante yo » lakay benefisyè yo pou mete yo nan pwosedi depòtasyon. Deklarasyon Liana Castano, direktris adjwen ICE, ki nan dosye a, konfime ke « si yo pa t bloke fen pwogram TPS la, DHS t ap aji » pou aplike desizyon an. Avoka yo soulinye yon pwen Jij Reyes te mete an evidans nan odyans lan: yon fwa yo depòte yon benefisyè TPS ann Ayiti, li pa gen okenn mwayen legal pou l retounen Ozetazini, menm si li ta genyen dosye a nan tribinal. TPS pèmèt yon moun rete sou tè ameriken, men li pa bay okenn dwa pou antre. Lè Jij Reyes te mande si gen yon chemen legal pou retounen, Mesye Sampat te admèt: « Mwen pa ka jwenn youn la pou la. » Sou kesyon tò gouvènman an ta sibi, “memwa” a klè. Avoka yo raple ke Ayiti gen deziyasyon TPS depi 2010 e ke « gen plizyè santèn milye benefisyè ayisyen TPS ki ap viv pami nou depi prèske ventan san okenn pwoblèm. Pa gen okenn ijans toudenkou ki mande ekspilsyon imedya yo. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “Memwa” a montre gouvènman an pral gen difikilte pou eksplike devan kou dapèl la: nan de desizyon anvan yo ki te bloke tantativ pou mete fen ak TPS ayisyen an — nan dosye HECA ak NTPSA — gouvènman an pa t jije nesesè pou mande sispansyon dijans. Anplis, lè dosye TPS Venezyelyen an te rive devan Kou Siprèm nan, gouvènman an te di aklè li « pa t ap chèche sispann pati desizyon tribinal distri a ki konsène Ayiti ». Konpòtman sa a, dapre avoka yo, kontredi tout pretansyon gouvènman an sou prejidis ireparab. ### Agiman jiridik sou fon dosye a Memwa a konsakre dezyèm pati li pou montre plenyan yo gen gwo chans pou yo genyen sou fon dosye a. Sou kesyon santral konpetans tribinal yo, avoka yo raple ke dispozisyon gouvènman an envoke pou bloke tout egzamen jidisyè — Atik 1254a(b)(5)(A) — konsène sèlman fon desizyon sekretè a, pa pwosesis li te itilize pou rive pran desizyon an. Uit (8) tribinal federal diferan adopte entèpretasyon sa a san okenn eksepsyon. Avoka yo fè remake ke Sekretè Noem pa t konsilte ajans federal yo jan lalwa egzije sa. « Konsiltasyon » an te limite a yon echanj de fraz pa imèl. Konklizyon ki fè kwè « pa gen okenn kondisyon ekstraòdinè ak tanporè ann Ayiti ki anpeche resòtisan ayisyen yo retounen an sekirite » a kontredi sa ki nan dosye administratif la. Depatman Deta a li menm te pibliye yon avi Nivo 4 — nivo ki pi wo a — ki dekonseye tout vwayaj ann Ayiti, pou tout rejyon nan peyi a. Sou kesyon enterè nasyonal Madanm Noem envoke a, avoka yo avanse yon agiman solid: sekretè a mete fen ak tout douz deziyasyon TPS ki te vin pou revizyon depi administrasyon Trump la antre an fonksyon. Aksepte definisyon li bay enterè nasyonal la ta vle di, an reyalite, aboli estati TPS la — sa ki depase otorite li. Memwa a konsakre dènye paj li yo a kesyon konstitisyonèl pwoteksyon egal la ki garanti egalite devan lalwa epi entèdi tout fòm diskriminasyon bò kote gouvènman an. Avoka yo fè konnen desizyon Madan Noem te motive, omwen an pati, pa animozite rasyal. Yo raple Prezidan Trump te akize Ayisyen yo ke y ap « manje chen » ak « manje chat » Ameriken yo kèk mwa sèlman anvan premye tantativ revokasyon an, epi li te pwomèt revoke TPS ayisyen an epi « voye Ayisyen yo tounen nan peyi yo ». Pou Madan Noem, li te kalifye Ayisyen yo ak resòtisan dizwit lòt peyi ki pa blan kòm « sansi », « moun k ap viv sou èd sosyal » ak « anvayisè etranje ». Memwa a vini ak transkripsyon konplè odyans 12 fevriye a — 59 paj deba devan Jij Reyes. Dokiman sa a, ki kounye a nan dosye apèl la, gen ladan echanj kote gouvènman an te rekonèt pwen pa pwen konsekans konkrè yon sispansyon. Li gen ladan tou deklarasyon Jij Reyes ki t ap li awotvwa menas lanmò li te resevwa epi ki te deklare: « Kolèg mwen yo ak mwen menm ap kontinye onore sèman nou pou n aji san krent ni favè. Yo p ap entimide nou. » Panèl kou dapèl la dwe pran desizyon kounye a. Dat limit pou memwa repons gouvènman an se 19 fevriye. Desizyon panèl la ap detèmine si 350,000 benefisyè ayisyen TPS yo ap kenbe estati pwoteksyon yo pandan dire apèl la — oubyen si yo ap fè fas ak depòtasyon imedya nan yon peyi ke gouvènman ameriken an li menm kalifye kòm twò danjere pou moun vwayaje. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40088&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40088&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-ayisyen-avoka-pleyan-yo-mande-kou-dapel-voye-jete-demand-gouvenman-an-pou-sispann-desizyon-jij-reyes-la/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-ayisyen-avoka-pleyan-yo-mande-kou-dapel-voye-jete-demand-gouvenman-an-pou-sispann-desizyon-jij-reyes-la/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-ayisyen-avoka-pleyan-yo-mande-kou-dapel-voye-jete-demand-gouvenman-an-pou-sispann-desizyon-jij-reyes-la/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-ayisyen-avoka-pleyan-yo-mande-kou-dapel-voye-jete-demand-gouvenman-an-pou-sispann-desizyon-jij-reyes-la/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-ayisyen-avoka-pleyan-yo-mande-kou-dapel-voye-jete-demand-gouvenman-an-pou-sispann-desizyon-jij-reyes-la/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20Ayisyen%20%3A%20Avoka%20plenyan%20yo%20mande%20Kou%20Dap%C3%A8l%20%20voye%20jete%20byen%20lwen%20demand%20gouv%C3%A8nman%20an%20pou%20sispann%20desizyon%20Jij%20Reyes%20la&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-ayisyen-avoka-pleyan-yo-mande-kou-dapel-voye-jete-demand-gouvenman-an-pou-sispann-desizyon-jij-reyes-la%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/33b013b26b2ac3d38a481737f698ede5e1403c1a53af6b6c91f6ce8e45ae3a18?s=300&r=g) Marie Samuelle Charlles [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/mscctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/mscctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS: Plaintiffs' Attorneys Fight Back Against Emergency Stay Request Before the Washington D.C. Appeals Court](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-plaintiffs-attorneys-fight-back-against-emergency-stay-request-before-the-washington-d-c-appeals-court/) **Published:** February 16, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Attorneys for five Haitian plaintiffs in Miot v. Trump filed their opposition brief Monday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The 31-page document, accompanied by the full transcript of the February 12 hearing before Judge Ana C. Reyes, constitutes the plaintiffs’ response to the government’s emergency stay request filed on February 6. The stakes are significant. If the three-judge panel—Judges Justin R. Walker, Florence Y. Pan, and Bradley N. Garcia—grants the government’s requested stay, Judge Reyes’s order protecting more than 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries will be lifted, and deportations could begin immediately. The plaintiffs’ brief is built around two central arguments: first, the balance of harms strongly favors TPS beneficiaries; second, the plaintiffs have a strong likelihood of prevailing on the merits. From the outset, the plaintiffs’ attorneys describe the case in concrete terms: “All the Government seeks is to deport Haitians more quickly,” they write. “If a stay is granted, these lawful immigrants will face immediate deportation to a country described as a ‘maelstrom of disease, poverty, violence (including sexual violence) and death.'” The attorneys reference a recent incident to illustrate the nature of the risk: “Just two weeks ago, the bodies of four Haitian women deported from the U.S. several months earlier were found decapitated and dumped in a river. If the district court’s order is stayed, many others will likely suffer a similar fate.” ### The Government Acknowledged the Consequences The brief draws heavily on the government’s own statements during the February 12 hearing. Department of Justice attorney Dhruman Sampat acknowledged before Judge Reyes that if the stay were granted, “nothing would prohibit DHS and ICE from showing up” at beneficiaries’ homes to place them in removal proceedings. The declaration filed by ICE Assistant Director Liana Castano confirms that “if the termination had not been stayed, DHS would have acted” to enforce the decision. The attorneys highlight a point that Judge Reyes herself drove home during the hearing: once deported to Haiti, TPS beneficiaries would have no legal means of returning to the United States, even if they ultimately prevailed in court. TPS allows individuals to remain in the U.S. but confers no right of entry. When Judge Reyes asked whether there was a legal pathway back, Sampat admitted: “I can’t think of one on the spot.” On the question of harm to the government, the brief is categorical. The attorneys note that Haiti has been designated for TPS since 2010 and that “hundreds of thousands of Haitian TPS holders have lived in our midst for nearly two decades without problem. There is no sudden emergency requiring their immediate expulsion.” The attorneys note that in previous Haitian TPS cases, the government did not seek an emergency stay, nor did it seek one in the Supreme Court’s Venezuelan TPS case. This, they argue, undermines claims of irreparable harm. ### The Legal Arguments on the Merits The brief devotes its second half to demonstrating that the plaintiffs have a strong likelihood of success on the merits. On the central question of whether courts have jurisdiction, the attorneys note that the statutory provision invoked by the government to block judicial review — Section 1254a(b)(5)(A) — applies only to the substance of the Secretary’s determination, not the process by which she reached it. Eight different federal courts have adopted this interpretation without exception. “Section 1254a(b)(5)(A) does not prevent courts from reviewing and setting aside agency action that is procedurally deficient,” the judges concluded in the HECA case. The attorneys point out that Secretary Noem did not consult federal agencies as required by law. The “consultation” amounted to a two-sentence email exchange. Her conclusion that “there are no extraordinary and temporary conditions in Haiti that prevent Haitian nationals from returning in safety” is contradicted by the entire administrative record. The State Department itself issued a Level 4 advisory — the highest level — warning against all travel to Haiti, applicable to “all parts of Haiti.” Regarding the national interest invoked by Secretary Noem, the attorneys advance a structural argument: the Secretary has terminated all 12 TPS designations that have come up for review since the Trump administration took office. Accepting her definition of the national interest would amount to “effectively repealing the TPS statute” — something that lies beyond her authority. The brief dedicates its final pages to the equal protection question. The attorneys argue that Secretary Noem’s decision was motivated, at least in part, by racial animus. They recall that President Trump accused Haitians of “eating the dogs” and “eating the cats” of Americans just months before the first attempt at revocation, and that he vowed to revoke Haitian TPS and “send them back to their country.” As for Secretary Noem, she described Haitians and nationals of eighteen other nonwhite countries as “leeches,” “entitlement junkies,” and “foreign invaders.” ### The Hearing Transcript as Evidence The brief is accompanied by the full transcript of the February 12 hearing — 59 pages of proceedings before Judge Reyes. This document, now part of the appellate record, contains the exchanges in which the government acknowledged, point by point, the concrete consequences of a stay. It also includes Judge Reyes’s statement, reading aloud the death threats she has received and declaring: “My colleagues and I will continue to uphold our oath to act without fear or favor. We will not be intimidated.” The appeals court panel must now rule. The deadline for the government’s reply brief is February 19. 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Trump ont déposé ce lundi leur mémoire d’opposition devant la Cour d’appel des États-Unis pour le circuit du district de Columbia. Le document, long de 31 pages et accompagné de la transcription intégrale de l’audience du 12 février devant la juge Ana C. Reyes, constitue la réponse des plaignants à la demande de suspension d’urgence introduite par le gouvernement le 6 février. L’enjeu est considérable. Si le panel de trois juges — Justin R. Walker, Florence Y. Pan et Bradley N. Garcia — accorde la suspension demandée par le gouvernement, l’ordonnance de la juge Reyes protégeant plus de 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS sera levée, et les expulsions pourront commencer immédiatement. Le mémoire des plaignants s’articule autour de deux axes : d’une part, l’équilibre des préjudices penche massivement en faveur des bénéficiaires du TPS ; d’autre part, les plaignants ont de fortes chances de l’emporter sur le fond. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dès l’introduction, les avocats des plaignants posent le cadre en des termes qui ne laissent aucune place à l’abstraction juridique. « Tout ce que le gouvernement demande, c’est d’expulser les Haïtiens plus rapidement », écrivent-ils. « Si une suspension est accordée, ces immigrants en situation régulière feront face à une expulsion immédiate vers un pays décrit à juste titre comme un tourbillon de maladie, de pauvreté, de violence — y compris sexuelle — et de mort. » Les avocats rappellent un fait tragique pour illustrer la réalité du danger : “Il y a à peine deux semaines, les corps de quatre femmes haïtiennes expulsées des États-Unis quelques mois plus tôt ont été retrouvés décapités et jetés dans une rivière. Si l’ordonnance du tribunal est suspendue, beaucoup d’autres subiront vraisemblablement un sort similaire.” ### **Le gouvernement a reconnu les conséquences** Le mémoire s’appuie abondamment sur les déclarations faites par le gouvernement lui-même lors de l’audience du 12 février. L’avocat du ministère de la Justice, Dhruman Sampat, avait reconnu devant la juge Reyes que si la suspension était accordée, “rien n’empêcherait le DHS et l’ICE de se présenter” au domicile des bénéficiaires pour les placer en procédure d’expulsion. La déclaration de Liana Castano, directrice adjointe de l’ICE, déposée au dossier, confirme que “si la fin du TPS n’avait pas été suspendue, le DHS aurait agi” pour faire appliquer la décision. Les avocats soulignent un point que la juge Reyes avait elle-même mis en évidence lors de l’audience : une fois expulsés vers Haïti, les bénéficiaires du TPS n’auraient aucun moyen légal de revenir aux États-Unis, même s’ils obtenaient gain de cause devant les tribunaux. Le TPS permet de rester sur le territoire américain, mais ne confère aucun droit d’entrée. Interrogé par la juge Reyes sur l’existence d’une voie légale de retour, M. Sampat avait admis : “Je n’en trouve pas une sur-le-champ.” Sur la question du préjudice subi par le gouvernement, le mémoire est catégorique. Les avocats rappellent que Haïti est désigné pour le TPS depuis 2010 et que “des centaines de milliers de bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS vivent parmi nous depuis près de deux décennies sans aucun problème. Il n’y a aucune urgence soudaine nécessitant leur expulsion immédiate.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le mémoire relève un fait que le gouvernement aura du mal à expliquer devant la cour d’appel : lors de deux décisions antérieures ayant bloqué des tentatives précédentes de mettre fin au TPS haïtien — dans les affaires HECA et NTPSA —, le gouvernement n’avait pas jugé nécessaire de demander une suspension en urgence. Mieux encore, lorsque l’affaire du TPS vénézuélien avait été portée devant la Cour suprême, le gouvernement avait explicitement indiqué qu’il “ne cherchait pas à suspendre la partie de la décision du tribunal de district relative à Haïti”. Cette conduite, soutiennent les avocats, contredit toute prétention à un préjudice irréparable. **Les arguments juridiques sur le fond** Le mémoire consacre sa seconde partie à démontrer que les plaignants ont de solides chances de l’emporter au fond. Sur la question centrale de la compétence des tribunaux, les avocats rappellent que la disposition invoquée par le gouvernement pour bloquer tout examen judiciaire — l’article 1254a(b)(5)(A) — ne concerne que le fond de la décision de la secrétaire, et non le processus par lequel elle l’a prise. Huit tribunaux fédéraux différents ont adopté cette interprétation sans exception. “L’article 1254a(b)(5)(A) n’empêche pas les tribunaux d’examiner et d’annuler une action administrative qui est procéduralement déficiente”, avaient conclu les juges dans l’affaire HECA. Les avocats rappellent que la secrétaire Noem n’a pas consulté les agences fédérales comme l’exige la loi. La “consultation” s’est résumée à un échange de deux phrases par courriel. Sa conclusion selon laquelle il n’existe “aucune condition extraordinaire et temporaire en Haïti empêchant les ressortissants haïtiens d’y retourner en toute sécurité” est contredite par la totalité du dossier administratif. Le Département d’État a lui-même émis un avis de niveau 4, le plus élevé, déconseillant tout voyage en Haïti, et ce pour “toutes les régions du pays”. Sur la question de l’intérêt national invoqué par Mme Noem, les avocats avancent un argument structurel : la secrétaire a mis fin à la totalité des douze désignations TPS examinées depuis l’entrée en fonction de l’administration Trump. Accepter sa définition de l’intérêt national reviendrait à “abroger de fait le statut TPS”, ce qui dépasse son autorité. Le mémoire consacre ses dernières pages à la question constitutionnelle de la protection égale. Les avocats soutiennent que la décision de Mme Noem était motivée, au moins en partie, par l’animosité raciale. Ils rappellent que le président Trump avait accusé les Haïtiens de “manger les chiens” et “manger les chats” des Américains quelques mois seulement avant la première tentative de révocation, et qu’il avait promis de révoquer le TPS haïtien et de “renvoyer les Haïtiens dans leur pays”. Quant à Mme Noem, elle avait qualifié les Haïtiens et les ressortissants de dix-huit autres pays non blancs de “sangsues”, de “drogués aux aides sociales” et d'”envahisseurs étrangers”. **La transcription de l’audience comme pièce à conviction** Le mémoire est accompagné, en annexe, de la transcription intégrale de l’audience du 12 février — 59 pages de débats devant la juge Reyes. Ce document, désormais versé au dossier d’appel, contient les échanges au cours desquels le gouvernement a reconnu point par point les conséquences concrètes d’une suspension. Il contient également la déclaration de la juge Reyes lisant à haute voix les menaces de mort qu’elle a reçues et affirmant : “Mes collègues et moi continuerons à honorer notre serment d’agir sans crainte ni faveur. Nous ne serons pas intimidés.” Le panel de la cour d’appel doit désormais se prononcer. La date limite pour le mémoire en réplique du gouvernement est fixée au 19 février. La décision du panel déterminera si les 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS conservent leurs protections pendant la durée de l’appel — ou s’ils font face à une expulsion immédiate vers un pays que le propre gouvernement américain qualifie de trop dangereux pour y voyager. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=40081&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=40081&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-les-avocats-des-plaignants-sopposent-a-la-demande-de-suspension-durgence-devant-la-cour-dappel-de-washington/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-les-avocats-des-plaignants-sopposent-a-la-demande-de-suspension-durgence-devant-la-cour-dappel-de-washington/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-les-avocats-des-plaignants-sopposent-a-la-demande-de-suspension-durgence-devant-la-cour-dappel-de-washington/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-les-avocats-des-plaignants-sopposent-a-la-demande-de-suspension-durgence-devant-la-cour-dappel-de-washington/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-les-avocats-des-plaignants-sopposent-a-la-demande-de-suspension-durgence-devant-la-cour-dappel-de-washington/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20les%20avocats%20des%20plaignants%20s%27opposent%20%C3%A0%20la%20demande%20de%20suspension%20d%27urgence%20devant%20la%20Cour%20d%27appel%20de%20Washington&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-les-avocats-des-plaignants-sopposent-a-la-demande-de-suspension-durgence-devant-la-cour-dappel-de-washington%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [On ti Mizopwen sou Not USCIS sou dat dekspirasyon kat travay pou Benefisyè TPS Ayisyen](https://ctninfo.com/on-ti-mizopwen-sou-not-uscis-sou-dat-dekspirasyon-kat-travay-pou-benefisye-tps-ayisyen/) **Published:** February 14, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Sèvis Sitwayente ak Imigrasyon Etazini (USCIS) pibliye yon nòt enfòmasyon konsènan verifikasyon elijibilite kat travay benefisyè ki gen Estati Pwoteksyon Tanporè (TPS) ayisyen. Nòt sa a, ki soti nan sistèm “E-Verify”, gen pou objektif eklèsi konfizyon ki te parèt nan mitan anplwayè yo konsènan dat ekspirasyon dokiman otorizasyon travay. Apre desizyon Jij Ana C. Reyes te pran nan ka TPS Ayisyen yo, USCIS te deja pibliye yon nòt pou enfòme piblik la sou aplikasyon lòd tribinal la. Sepandan, anpil anplwayè yo te kontakte ajans lan pou eksprime difikilte yo te gen pou verifye elijibilite travay anplwaye yo ki benefisye TPS paske sistèm “E-Verify” pat ankò ajou. Kòm rezilta pwolongasyon jidisyè TPS Ayiti a, administrasyon federal la te oblije mete sistèm verifikasyon an konfòmite ak nouvo reyalite legal la. ## Kisa Nòt la Di? Nòt USCIS pa kapab etabli yon dat ekspirasyon definitif sou dokiman otorizasyon travay yo aktyèlman. Se poutèt sa, USCIS mande anplwayè yo konsilte sistèm “E-Verify” regilyèman pou verifye si gen chanjman nan dat ekspirasyon yo. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dispozisyon sa a reflete nati pwosedi jidisyè ki toujou ap kontinye. Si Tribinal Dapèl la ta pran yon desizyon an favè gouvènman an anvan 15 mas 2026, USCIS t ap mete sistèm li ajou rapidman pou reflete ke dat sa a pa valab ankò. Nan ka kontrè a, si desizyon an favorize benefisyè yo, gouvènman an ap kontinye pwolonge dat la peryodik: 15 avril, 15 jen, 15 jiyè, elatriye, jiskaske gen yon desizyon final. An tan nòmal, on desizyon jistis final ta gen dwa pat janm pran jiskaske manda prezidan Trump ta ekspire, paske jeneralman dosye sa yo pran tan nan lajistis. Men kounye a bagay yo vin chanje. Lakou Siprèm ka deside pran on dosye epi deside sou li byen vit. Li enpòtan pou konprann se pa administrasyon Trump lan ki deklare TPS Ayiti a ap expire 15 mas. Politikman, gouvènman an pa ka mete yon dat pi lwen sou dokiman otorizasyon travay. Si l ta fè sa sipòtè Trumnp yo ta ka ent¡eprete sa kòm yon pwolongasyon an katimini epi tou administrasyon Trump lan pa montre li gen ankenn volonte pou ta kite dosye a suiv chemen l nan lajistis. ## Pou Ki Moun Nòt sa a Enpòtan? Premyèman, nòt sa a konsène anplwayè yo ki bezwen konnen kijan pou yo jere dosye anplwaye yo ki gen TPS. Nan yon sètèn mezi, li konsène tou Depatman Otomobil (DMV) nan diferan Eta yo ki te mande USCIS bay klarifikasyon sou ki dat ekspirasyon yo dwe mete sou lisans kondi benefisyè TPS yo. (Kèk Eta bay lisans kondi a tout rezidan yo, kèlkeswa estati imigratwa yo.) Benefisyè TPS Ayisyen yo pa dwe enkyete akòz nòt sa a. Dokiman yo rete valab, epi pwoteksyon lòd tribinal Jij Reyes la kontinye aplike. Nòt USCIS la se yon mezi administratif pou asiste anplwayè yo nan travay verifikasyon yo, pa yon chanjman nan estati legal benefisyè yo. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Sitiyasyon an kontinye evolye selon pwosedi jidisyè yo. 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However, the status of driver’s licenses remains unclear.* According to the notice, employers must now treat Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the Haitian TPS designation as expiring on March 15, 2026. The update comes two days after a hearing in which Judge Ana C. Reyes threatened the Trump administration with sanctions for its refusal to fully implement her decision protecting Haitian TPS beneficiaries. The USCIS alert, posted online, provides context: “On February 2, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order staying the TPS Haiti termination.” This agency action references the Miot et al. v. Trump et al. (Case No. 25-cv-02471-ACR) litigation. In practical terms, USCIS states that the validity of Employment Authorization Documents issued under the Haitian TPS designation has been extended in accordance with the court order. This applies to all EADs with original expiration dates ranging from July 22, 2017, to February 3, 2026 — effectively covering every work authorization document issued since Haiti’s initial TPS designation. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The agency provides specific instructions for employers updating Form I-9, the employment eligibility verification document. In Section 1, employers must enter “as per court order” in the expiration date field. In Section 2, they must enter the date “03-15-2026” along with a note in the additional information box. For verifications through the E-Verify system, the March 15, 2026, date must also be entered. USCIS further asks employers to “check back to USCIS websites regularly for updated information” and notes that they may download the alert and the TPS Haiti webpages and attach them to Form I-9. ### **An Update That Raises Questions** While the notice provides a much-needed clarification for employers and TPS beneficiaries, it also raises questions. The March 15, 2026, date is only provisional, pending a final resolution of the litigation in the courts. USCIS itself explicitly asks those concerned to continue monitoring its website for further updates. There appears to be a link between the timing of this update and recent statements from Judge Reyes during the February 12 hearing. The judge indicated a willingness to impose sanctions if the Department of Homeland Security failed to fully comply with her order. The USCIS update addresses the court’s directive. The USCIS update, however, does not address an issue forcefully raised during Thursday’s hearing: access to driver’s licenses for TPS beneficiaries. Motor vehicle departments in several states have indicated that they are waiting for guidance from USCIS before resuming the issuance of driver’s licenses and other identification documents to TPS holders. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Judge Reyes had been clear on this point: there is no valid reason for a TPS beneficiary to be denied a driver’s license. She ordered DHS to issue explicit directives to all licensing agencies nationwide. Yet the update published on Friday contains no instructions directed at motor vehicle departments, leaving thousands of beneficiaries uncertain about their ability to drive legally. USCIS did not provide guidance on the driver’s license question, unlike its detailed guidance for employers. This may result in continued questions from the federal court. The legal situation surrounding Haitian TPS is rapidly evolving. Judge Reyes’s formal written decision, denying the government’s request for a stay, is expected by February 19. The government has already appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court, where Judges Justin R. Walker, Florence Y. Pan, and Bradley N. Garcia will hear the case. The administration has also indicated a possible appeal to the Supreme Court. For the more than 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries, the USCIS update provides confirmation that work authorizations remain valid under the court order. However, the March 15, 2026, expiration date indicates that this protection could change based on ongoing judicial decisions. Beneficiaries, employers, and affected communities are encouraged to closely follow USCIS updates on its Haitian TPS page and developments in the Miot v. 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La question de l’accès aux permis de conduire reste cependant sans réponse.* **Par la rédaction de CTN** Caribbean Television Network | 14 février 2026 L’agence fédérale des services de citoyenneté et d’immigration (USCIS) a publié ce samedi 14 février une nouvelle mise à jour concernant le Statut de Protection Temporaire pour Haïti. Selon cette note, les employeurs doivent désormais considérer que les documents d’autorisation de travail (Employment Authorization Documents, ou EAD) émis dans le cadre du TPS haïtien portent une date d’expiration fixée au 15 mars 2026. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette mise à jour intervient deux jours après l’audience au cours de laquelle la juge Ana C. Reyes avait menacé l’administration Trump de sanctions pour son refus d’appliquer pleinement sa décision protégeant les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. ### **Ce que dit la mise à jour de l’USCIS** Dans son alerte publiée sur son site officiel, l’USCIS rappelle le contexte juridique de la situation : “Le 2 février 2026, le tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia a émis une ordonnance suspendant la fin du TPS pour Haïti.” L’agence fait référence à l’affaire Miot et al. v. Trump et al. (dossier n° 25-cv-02471-ACR). Concrètement, l’USCIS indique que la validité des cartes d’autorisation de travail émises sous la désignation TPS pour Haïti est prolongée en vertu de l’ordonnance du tribunal. Cela concerne l’ensemble des EAD dont les dates d’expiration originales allaient du 22 juillet 2017 au 3 février 2026 — soit la totalité des documents émis depuis la première désignation du TPS pour Haïti. L’agence fournit des instructions précises aux employeurs pour la mise à jour du formulaire I-9, le document de vérification d’éligibilité à l’emploi. Dans la section 1, les employeurs doivent inscrire la mention « as per court order » (conformément à l’ordonnance du tribunal) dans le champ de la date d’expiration. **Dans la section 2, ils doivent inscrire la date du “03-15-2026”** accompagnée d’une note dans la case d’informations supplémentaires. **Pour les vérifications dans le système E-Verify, la date du 15 mars 2026 doit également être saisie.** L’USCIS demande par ailleurs aux employeurs de “consulter régulièrement les sites web de l’USCIS pour obtenir des informations actualisées” et précise qu’ils peuvent télécharger l’alerte et les pages relatives au TPS haïtien pour les joindre au formulaire I-9. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **Une mise à jour qui pose question** Si cette note apporte une clarification attendue pour les employeurs et les bénéficiaires du TPS, elle soulève néanmoins des interrogations. La date du 15 mars 2026 n’est qu’une date provisoire, dans l’attente d’une résolution définitive du litige devant les tribunaux. L’USCIS demande d’ailleurs explicitement aux parties concernées de continuer à surveiller son site pour d’éventuelles mises à jour ultérieures. Il est difficile de ne pas voir dans le calendrier de cette publication un lien direct avec la menace de sanctions formulée par la juge Reyes lors de l’audience du 12 février. La magistrate avait averti qu’elle n’hésiterait pas à imposer de lourdes sanctions au Department of Homeland Security s’il continuait à ignorer ou à appliquer de manière incomplète son ordonnance. Cette mise à jour de l’USCIS semble être une tentative de réponse, au moins partielle, à cette injonction. ### **Le problème des permis de conduire reste entier** Toutefois, la mise à jour de l’USCIS ne traite pas d’un problème soulevé avec insistance lors de l’audience de jeudi : l’accès aux permis de conduire pour les bénéficiaires du TPS. Les bureaux d’enregistrement des véhicules et des permis de conduire (DMV) de plusieurs États ont fait savoir qu’ils attendent des éclaircissements de la part de l’USCIS avant de reprendre la délivrance de permis et d’autres pièces d’identité aux détenteurs du TPS. La juge Reyes avait pourtant été claire sur ce point : il n’existe aucune raison valable pour qu’un bénéficiaire du TPS se voie refuser un permis de conduire. Elle avait ordonné que le DHS émette des directives explicites à l’ensemble des bureaux concernés à travers le pays. Or, la mise à jour publiée ce vendredi ne contient aucune instruction à destination des DMV, laissant des milliers de bénéficiaires dans une situation d’incertitude quant à leur capacité à conduire légalement. Ce silence de l’USCIS sur la question des permis de conduire contraste avec la précision des instructions fournies aux employeurs et pourrait relancer les tensions avec le tribunal fédéral. **Un contexte juridique en évolution constante** La situation du TPS haïtien évolue rapidement sur le plan juridique. La décision écrite formelle de la juge Reyes sur le rejet de la demande de suspension du gouvernement est attendue avant le 19 février. Le gouvernement a déjà saisi la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C., où un panel composé des juges Justin R. Walker, Florence Y. Pan et Bradley N. Garcia a été désigné pour examiner l’affaire. L’administration menace également de porter le dossier devant la Cour suprême. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40062&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40062&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-luscis-fixe-une-date-dexpiration-sur-les-autorisations-de-travail-et-demande-aux-employeurs-de-verifier-regulierement-le-systeme-e-verify/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-luscis-fixe-une-date-dexpiration-sur-les-autorisations-de-travail-et-demande-aux-employeurs-de-verifier-regulierement-le-systeme-e-verify/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-luscis-fixe-une-date-dexpiration-sur-les-autorisations-de-travail-et-demande-aux-employeurs-de-verifier-regulierement-le-systeme-e-verify/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-luscis-fixe-une-date-dexpiration-sur-les-autorisations-de-travail-et-demande-aux-employeurs-de-verifier-regulierement-le-systeme-e-verify/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-luscis-fixe-une-date-dexpiration-sur-les-autorisations-de-travail-et-demande-aux-employeurs-de-verifier-regulierement-le-systeme-e-verify/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20l%27USCIS%20fixe%20une%20date%20d%27expiration%20sur%20les%20autorisations%20de%20travail%20et%20demande%20aux%20employeurs%20de%20v%C3%A9rifier%20r%C3%A9guli%C3%A8rement%20le%20syst%C3%A8me%20%22E-Verify%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-luscis-fixe-une-date-dexpiration-sur-les-autorisations-de-travail-et-demande-aux-employeurs-de-verifier-regulierement-le-systeme-e-verify%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS Case: The Three Appeals Court Judges in Washington Are Now Known](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-case-the-three-appeals-court-judges-in-washington-are-now-known/) **Published:** February 13, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The identities of the three judges who will sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the Haitian TPS case have been revealed. They are Judges Justin R. Walker, Florence Y. Pan, and Bradley N. Garcia. Two of the three — Judges Pan and Garcia — were nominated by Joe Biden. Judge Walker was nominated by Donald Trump. The makeup of the panel carries significant weight in the legal battle between the Trump administration and Haitian beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status. Before this three-judge panel, the government’s appeal will be heard. The appeal challenges the ruling issued by Judge Ana C. Reyes of the federal court for the District of Columbia, who blocked the revocation of TPS for Haiti, thereby preserving protections for more than 350,000 people. ### Justin R. Walker: The Trump-Appointed Judge Judge Justin R. Walker is the only member of the panel to have been nominated by President Donald Trump. He was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit in June 2020. Prior to that appointment, he served as a federal judge in the Western District of Kentucky. Judge Walker graduated from Duke and Harvard Law and clerked for Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Observers may note his background, but it does not dictate case outcomes. ### Florence Y. Pan: A Trailblazer Nominated by Biden Judge Florence Y. Pan, confirmed in 2022, is the D.C. Circuit’s first Chinese American judge. Her nomination marked a milestone in court diversity. Before joining the appellate court, Judge Pan had extensive experience on the bench. She served on the federal court for the District of Columbia and on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She brings significant experience in federal law and administrative procedure — two areas at the heart of the Haitian TPS litigation. ### Bradley N. Garcia: The Court’s First Latino Judge Judge Bradley N. Garcia, confirmed on May 15, 2023, is the first Latino to serve on the D.C. Circuit. His nomination by President Biden represented another landmark in the court’s diversification. Before his appointment, Judge Garcia was a partner at O’Melveny & Myers, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms. He also clerked for Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, nominated by President Barack Obama and widely regarded as a member of the Court’s progressive wing. ### A Panel Poised to Shape the Future of Haitian TPS The panel will decide whether to uphold Judge Reyes’s block on TPS revocation for Haiti, based on claims of procedural flaws and possible racial bias. The Trump administration contends that Judge Reyes overstepped her authority by reviewing Secretary Noem’s decision, arguing that the law makes executive-branch TPS decisions unreviewable by the courts. The plaintiffs respond that their challenge is not to the Secretary’s discretion itself, but to the legal and procedural steps she followed, which they argue were unlawful and preordained. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is often regarded as the second-most-important court in the country, after the Supreme Court, given its jurisdiction over disputes involving the federal government and its agencies. Rulings from this court frequently have nationwide implications, particularly in administrative law and immigration. ### What It Means for the Haitian Community For the more than 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries, the panel’s composition offers cautious hope. The presence of two Biden-appointed judges out of three members could be seen as a positive sign, but it would be premature to predict the outcome of the case based solely on who the judges are. The panel’s decision will be closely watched by Haitian communities across the country, particularly in Massachusetts, New York, Florida, and Ohio, where many families await a verdict affecting whether their protections stand or whether deportation to conditions of violence and instability is possible. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3-Jij-Kou-Dapel.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40040&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40040&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-case-the-three-appeals-court-judges-in-washington-are-now-known/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-case-the-three-appeals-court-judges-in-washington-are-now-known/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-case-the-three-appeals-court-judges-in-washington-are-now-known/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-case-the-three-appeals-court-judges-in-washington-are-now-known/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-case-the-three-appeals-court-judges-in-washington-are-now-known/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitian%20TPS%20Case%3A%20The%20Three%20Appeals%20Court%20Judges%20in%20Washington%20Are%20Now%20Known&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitian-tps-case-the-three-appeals-court-judges-in-washington-are-now-known%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [TPS-Haiti: les trois juges de la Cour d'appel de Washington sont désormais connus](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-trois-juges-de-la-cour-dappel-de-washington-sont-desormais-connus/) **Published:** February 13, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** L’identité des trois juges qui siégeront au panel de la Cour d’appel des États-Unis pour le circuit du District de Columbia dans l’affaire du TPS haïtien est désormais connue. Il s’agit des juges Justin R. Walker, Florence Y. Pan et Bradley N. Garcia. On compte deux juges nommés par Joe Biden : Florence Y. Pan et Bradley N. Garcia. Le juge Walker a, quant à lui, été nommé par Donald Trump. Cette composition du panel a une incidence notable dans le contexte du litige opposant l’administration Trump aux bénéficiaires haïtiens du Statut de Protection Temporaire. C’est devant ce panel de trois juges que l’appel du gouvernement sera entendu. Cet appel concerne la décision rendue par la juge Ana C. Reyes du tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia, qui avait bloqué la révocation du TPS pour Haïti. Par cette décision, elle a ainsi maintenu les protections pour plus de 350 000 personnes. ### Justin R. Walker : le magistrat nommé par Trump Le juge Justin R. Walker est le seul membre du panel à avoir été nommé par le président Donald Trump. Sa confirmation à la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. remonte à juin 2020. Avant cette nomination, il siégeait en tant que juge fédéral au tribunal du district ouest du Kentucky. Le juge Walker est diplômé de l’Université Duke et de la faculté de droit de Harvard. Il a effectué un stage judiciaire auprès du juge Brett Kavanaugh, membre actuel de la Cour suprême des États-Unis. Ce lien sera suivi par les observateurs de cette affaire. Toutefois, les antécédents d’un juge ne préjugent pas forcément de ses décisions. ### Florence Y. Pan : une pionnière nommée par Biden La juge Florence Y. Pan, confirmée à la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. en 2022, est la première Américaine d’origine chinoise à siéger au sein de cette juridiction. Sa nomination par le président Biden a marqué une étape historique dans la représentation de la diversité au sein de l’une des cours d’appel les plus influentes du pays. Avant sa nomination à la cour d’appel, la juge Pan avait une expérience significative dans la magistrature. Elle a exercé au tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia puis à la Cour supérieure du district. Elle dispose d’une expérience en droit fédéral et en procédures administratives, deux domaines concernés par le litige du TPS haïtien. ### Bradley N. Garcia : le premier Latino de la cour Le juge Bradley N. Garcia, confirmé le 15 mai 2023, est le premier Latino à siéger à la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. Sa nomination par le président Biden a constitué un autre jalon dans la diversification de cette juridiction. Avant sa nomination, le juge Garcia était associé chez O’Melveny & Myers, l’un des plus importants cabinets d’avocats. Il a aussi effectué un stage judiciaire auprès de la juge Elena Kagan, de la Cour suprême. Cette magistrate fut nommée par Barack Obama et est souvent considérée comme membre de l’aile progressiste de la Cour. Ce panel de trois juges est appelé à prendre une décision d’importance sur l’avenir du TPS haïtien. L’appel devant la cour concerne directement l’ordonnance de la juge Reyes. Elle a bloqué la révocation du TPS et conclu que la décision de Kristi Noem, secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, souffrait d’irrégularités et pouvait cacher une animosité raciale. L’administration Trump estime que la juge Reyes a outrepassé ses compétences en examinant la décision de Mme Noem. Elle soutient que les tribunaux n’ont pas juridiction pour remettre en cause les décisions exécutives sur le TPS. Les plaignants, eux, affirment ne pas contester le pouvoir discrétionnaire de la secrétaire mais le processus adopté. Ils jugent ce processus prédéterminé et contraire à la loi. La Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. est souvent vue comme la deuxième cour la plus importante du pays après la Cour suprême, parce qu’elle s’occupe des conflits avec le gouvernement fédéral et ses agences. Les décisions de cette cour ont souvent des effets sur tout le pays, surtout dans le droit administratif et l’immigration. ### Les enjeux pour la communauté haïtienne Pour les plus de 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS, la composition de ce panel constitue un facteur d’attente mesurée. La présence de deux juges nommés par le président Biden sur trois membres pourrait être perçue comme positive, mais il est prématuré de conclure sur l’issue de l’affaire à partir de l’identité des magistrats uniquement. La décision du panel sera suivie de près par les communautés haïtiennes à travers le pays, en particulier dans le Massachusetts, à New York, en Floride et dans l’Ohio, où des milliers de familles attendent le verdict, lequel déterminera si leurs protections seront maintenues ou si elles devront éventuellement faire face à une possible expulsion vers un pays confronté à la violence, à l’instabilité et à une crise humanitaire. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40036&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40036&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-trois-juges-de-la-cour-dappel-de-washington-sont-desormais-connus/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-trois-juges-de-la-cour-dappel-de-washington-sont-desormais-connus/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-trois-juges-de-la-cour-dappel-de-washington-sont-desormais-connus/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-trois-juges-de-la-cour-dappel-de-washington-sont-desormais-connus/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-trois-juges-de-la-cour-dappel-de-washington-sont-desormais-connus/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS-Haiti%3A%20les%20trois%20juges%20de%20la%20Cour%20d%27appel%20de%20Washington%20sont%20d%C3%A9sormais%20connus&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haiti-les-trois-juges-de-la-cour-dappel-de-washington-sont-desormais-connus%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti: 299 morts recensés en janvier 2026 et l’État aux abonnés absents, selon l’ORDEDH](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-299-morts-recenses-en-janvier-2026-et-letat-aux-abonnes-absents-selon-lordedh/) **Published:** February 12, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** En trente et un jours, au moins 299 personnes ont perdu la vie dans un climat de violence généralisée en Haïti, selon le rapport mensuel de l’Organisation pour la défense des droits humains (ORDEDH), rendu public mercredi 11 février 2026. Jamais, depuis le pic de 2024, où au moins 800 personnes ont été tuées, blessées ou kidnappées, le pays n’avait connu un mois de janvier aussi meurtrier. Le rapport de l’ORDEDH est sans appel. Près de la moitié des homicides recensés en janvier — 42,81 % très exactement — sont attribués aux groupes armés, et tout particulièrement à la coalition « Viv Ansanm », devenue en quelques mois la principale machine à tuer du pays. Loin des affrontements entre gangs et forces de l’ordre, ce sont les civils qui paient le plus lourd tribut : ils représentent 32,11 % des victimes, prises pour cibles, prises au piège, ou simplement « au mauvais endroit, au mauvais moment ». Face à cette hégémonie criminelle, la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) apparaît plus que jamais dépassée. Ses interventions directes ne sont impliquées que dans 0,33 % des décès — un chiffre qui en dit long sur l’incapacité de l’institution à endiguer la marée noire qui submerge le pays. La cartographie de la terreur dressée par l’ORDEDH confirme la concentration des violences dans le département de l’Ouest, qui totalise à lui seul 85,28 % des homicides. La zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince reste l’épicentre du séisme sécuritaire. Mais les secousses se font sentir ailleurs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le Centre et l’Artibonite enregistrent chacun 4,35 % des décès, signe que les groupes armés étendent leur influence au-delà des limites traditionnelles de la capitale. Plus inquiétant encore : des départements jusqu’ici relativement épargnés, comme le Nord ou le Sud, voient leur taux de mortalité violente osciller désormais entre 0,33 % et 2,34 %. La progression est lente, mais elle est réelle. Parallèlement aux tueries, l’ORDEDH alerte sur une recrudescence des enlèvements. Malgré les déclarations de fermeté du gouvernement et les opérations de la PNH, le rapt est devenu une industrie florissante. Le communiqué de l’organisation ne se contente pas de déplorer l’inaction : il met en cause directement la Direction générale de la PNH, dont il juge les « résultats opérationnels flous et largement insuffisants ». Une manière de dire que, dans la guerre qui oppose l’État aux gangs, ce n’est pas seulement la poudre qui manque : c’est la volonté. « Cette incapacité à freiner les enlèvements crée un sentiment d’abandon total, où l’État semble spectateur de la détresse de ses propres citoyens livrés à la merci de prédateurs sans scrupules », écrit l’ORDEDH. Le rapport ne se limite pas à un réquisitoire contre les autorités haïtiennes. Il pointe aussi du doigt la communauté internationale, jugée trop lointaine, trop timide, trop frileuse. « On ne peut plus se contenter d’observer de loin la descente aux enfers d’un peuple », martèle le texte. L’ORDEDH appelle à « une solidarité agissante » et à « une intervention diplomatique qui dépasse les simples promesses de soutien ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Derrière cette formulation diplomatique, c’est une demande implicite de renforts sécuritaires qui se dessine — qu’il s’agisse d’équipements, de formation, ou d’un appui opérationnel plus direct. « Chaque jour de retard dans l’assistance technique et stratégique se traduit par de nouvelles pertes en vies humaines », insiste l’organisation. Mais au-delà des bilans et des analyses stratégiques, c’est un peuple qui s’épuise. Les Haïtiens ne vivent plus : ils survivent. Ils ne sortent plus : ils se terrent. Les écoles ferment. Les commerces baissent le rideau. Les rires se sont tus. « Ce ne sont pas que des statistiques, rappelle l’ORDEDH. Ce sont des familles décapitées et un tissu social qui se déchire un peu plus chaque jour sous le regard d’une société traumatisée. » La conclusion du rapport ne laisse aucune place au doute. « L’heure n’est plus aux demi-mesures ni aux discours d’apaisement. L’effondrement des structures de protection de l’État impose une refonte totale de l’approche sécuritaire. » ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-299-morts-recenses-en-janvier-2026-et-letat-aux-abonnes-absents-selon-lordedh/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-299-morts-recenses-en-janvier-2026-et-letat-aux-abonnes-absents-selon-lordedh/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-299-morts-recenses-en-janvier-2026-et-letat-aux-abonnes-absents-selon-lordedh/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-299-morts-recenses-en-janvier-2026-et-letat-aux-abonnes-absents-selon-lordedh/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-299-morts-recenses-en-janvier-2026-et-letat-aux-abonnes-absents-selon-lordedh/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%3A%20299%20morts%20recens%C3%A9s%20en%20janvier%202026%20et%20l%E2%80%99%C3%89tat%20aux%20abonn%C3%A9s%20absents%2C%20selon%20l%E2%80%99ORDEDH&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-299-morts-recenses-en-janvier-2026-et-letat-aux-abonnes-absents-selon-lordedh%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : le recrutement d’enfants par les gangs a triplé en un an, alerte l’UNICEF](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-recrutement-denfants-par-les-gangs-a-triple-en-un-an-alerte-lunicef/) **Published:** February 12, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la main rouge, consacrée à la lutte contre l’utilisation d’enfants soldats, l’UNICEF révèle une explosion du nombre d’enfants enrôlés par les gangs criminels en Haïti. Cette pratique constitue une violation massive des droits de l’enfant et menace de sacrifier toute une génération. Ils devraient être en classe, à jouer ou à apprendre. Ils sont soldats. En Haïti, le recrutement d’enfants par les groupes armés a triplé en seulement un an, selon un rapport de l’UNICEF rendu public ce jeudi. Une augmentation de 200 % en 2025 qui illustre l’enrôlement systématique des mineurs dans un pays livré au chaos sécuritaire. Plus de 1,4 million de personnes sont aujourd’hui déplacées à l’intérieur du pays, dont plus de la moitié sont des enfants. Pris en étau entre la violence des gangs, l’extrême pauvreté et les catastrophes naturelles à répétition, ces mineurs deviennent des cibles faciles pour des groupes armés en quête permanente de nouvelles recrues. « Les droits des enfants ne sont pas négociables », a déclaré Catherine Russell, directrice générale de l’UNICEF. « Chaque enfant recruté ou utilisé par des groupes armés doit être libéré et soutenu afin qu’il puisse guérir, reprendre ses études et reconstruire son avenir. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’organisation rappelle que l’enrôlement d’enfants de tout âge dans des groupes armés constitue une violation grave du droit international. Sur le terrain, les conséquences sont terrifiantes : blessures, mutilations, mort au combat, violences sexuelles, détentions arbitraires. Et, pour ceux qui survivent, une scolarité brisée et un développement compromis. En Haïti, les enfants ne rejoignent pas les gangs par idéologie. La plupart y sont contraints. Pour subvenir aux besoins d’une famille affamée. Après avoir reçu des menaces directes contre eux ou leurs proches. Ou parce que, séparés de leurs parents dans le chaos des déplacements, ils n’ont d’autre choix que de s’agréger à ces groupes pour survivre. Depuis janvier 2024 et la signature du protocole de transfert, l’UNICEF et ses partenaires ont réussi à identifier et prendre en charge plus de 500 enfants associés à des groupes armés. Un chiffre encourageant, mais dérisoire au regard de l’ampleur du phénomène. Avec le soutien des autorités haïtiennes — MAST, IBESR, MENFP, MJSP — et en coordination avec la société civile et les agences onusiennes, l’Unicef déploie des programmes de réintégration : soutien psychosocial, prise en charge individuelle, réunification familiale, accès à l’éducation. Le programme PREJEUNES, spécifiquement dédié aux adolescents et jeunes à risque, tente d’offrir une alternative à l’engrenage meurtrier. Mais ces efforts restent dramatiquement sous-financés. L’UNICEF lance un appel urgent aux gouvernements donateurs, au secteur privé et à tous les acteurs concernés : renforcer les systèmes de protection de l’enfance, garantir un accès durable aux services essentiels, multiplier les voies de signalement sûres. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Surtout, l’agence onusienne insiste sur une approche fondamentale : les enfants soldats ne sont pas des criminels. « Ils ne doivent pas être traités comme des auteurs de crimes », martèle Catherine Russell. « Ils doivent bénéficier de services de réintégration appropriés et être protégés contre la stigmatisation et les représailles. » Alors que les gangs étendent leur emprise et que l’État reste impuissant, une génération entière d’Haïtiens est en train de basculer. La sauver exige bien plus que des déclarations. 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Mais au lieu d’un aboutissement démocratique, c’est un vide politique qui s’est ouvert. Faute d’un consensus suffisamment large et inclusif entre les forces vives de la nation, le pouvoir est désormais assuré, depuis samedi dernier, par le Conseil des ministres sous la présidence de l’actuel Premier ministre. Une situation de facto, certes légale dans les textes, mais politiquement intenable pour un pays au bord de l’implosion. C’est dans ce climat d’incertitude institutionnelle que l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) a publié ce communiqué ce mercredi 11 février 2026. L’institution dirigée par Louise Mushikiwabo constate avec une « préoccupation » non dissimulée que « la fragmentation et les divisions persistantes de la classe politique nationale n’ont pas permis, à ce stade, de faire émerger un consensus suffisamment large et inclusif ». Un constat lucide. Mais aussi un appel, lancé sans fard aux acteurs haïtiens : L’OIF encourage les acteurs nationaux à tirer les leçons du passé, récent comme plus ancien, à dépasser leurs différends ainsi que leurs intérêts personnels et partisans, et à privilégier l’intérêt supérieur du pays et du peuple haïtien. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) En filigrane, une question qui hante tous les esprits : combien de temps encore Haïti pourrait-elle se permettre de perdre du temps pendant que les gangs gagnent du terrain ? Car derrière le feuilleton politico-juridique sur la légitimité du pouvoir en place, la réalité du terrain est celle d’un État exsangue et d’une population livrée à elle-même. La majeure partie de la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince échappe au contrôle des autorités. Les groupes armés, coalisés au sein de la plateforme « Viv Ansanm », y dictent leur loi, tuent, rançonnent, enlèvent, violent. Les chiffres donnent le vertige : 1,3 million de personnes déplacées à l’intérieur du pays. Près d’un Haïtien sur deux en situation d’insécurité alimentaire aiguë. Des écoles fermées, des hôpitaux pillés, des quartiers entiers transformés en zones de non-droit. Et une police nationale démunie, dont l’implication dans les affrontements ne représente que 0,33 % des décès violents, selon le dernier rapport de l’ORDEDH. Dans cette situation, la tenue d’élections — condition sine qua non d’un retour à l’ordre constitutionnel — relève presque de la gageure. Comment organiser un scrutin quand les bureaux de vote sont en zone grise ? Consciente de cette équation impossible, l’OIF n’en appelle pas moins à la tenue d’élections « libres et crédibles », tout en sachant qu’elles ne pourront advenir sans un préalable sécuritaire et institutionnel. C’est tout le sens d’une réunion de haut niveau coorganisée avec la CARICOM le 25 septembre 2025 à New York, en marge de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Présidée par Louise Mushikiwabo aux côtés du ministre bélizien des Affaires étrangères, Francis Fonseca, et de la secrétaire générale de la CARICOM, Carla Barnett, cette rencontre avait réuni chefs d’État, représentants d’organisations internationales et acteurs de la société civile autour d’un constat : « Face à la situation, deux choix s’offrent à nous : le renoncement ou l’action », avait alors déclaré la Secrétaire générale de la Francophonie. Cinq mois plus tard, le choix de l’action reste plus que jamais d’actualité. Parmi les leviers identifiés pour inverser le cours des choses, l’OIF insiste sur le déploiement et le renforcement de la Force de répression des gangs (FRG-GSF). « L’OIF demeure pleinement engagée en soutien à la mise en place de cette force », indique le communiqué. Une manière de rappeler que, sans sécurité, il n’y aura ni élections, ni investissements, ni retour des services publics, ni espoir pour la population. Mais aussi que l’effort international, jusqu’ici jugé insuffisant et trop lent, doit être amplifié et pérennisé. À l’heure où le Conseil présidentiel de transition n’est plus qu’un souvenir et où le pays fonctionne — ou plutôt survit — sous la forme d’un exécutif réduit, l’OIF tend une perche. 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Reyes a fait savoir ce jeudi, en termes clairs et sans équivoque, qu’elle ne reviendrait pas sur sa décision protégeant les bénéficiaires haïtiens du Statut de Protection Temporaire. Lors d’une audience qui a débuté à 10 heures du matin au tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia, la magistrate a rejeté la demande du gouvernement Trump de suspendre son ordonnance du 2 février, qui maintenait le TPS pour Haïti en vigueur pendant la durée du litige. “Motion denied” — la requête est rejetée. Par ces deux mots, la juge Reyes a mis fin à la tentative de l’administration de rétablir la révocation du TPS. Elle a précisé qu’elle rendrait une décision écrite formelle avant le 19 février, mais le message délivré en salle d’audience ne laissait place à aucune ambiguïté : le TPS haïtien est maintenu. La juge a indiqué que le gouvernement était libre de porter l’affaire devant la cour d’appel s’il le souhaitait, mais qu’en ce qui la concernait, sa position restait inchangée. Cette déclaration vient répondre directement aux menaces répétées de l’administration Trump, dont la porte-parole du DHS, Tricia McLaughlin, avait promis après la décision du 2 février que “le dernier mot ne viendra pas d’une juge activiste qui légifère depuis son banc”. L’audience de ce jeudi a été marquée par des échanges tendus entre la juge et les avocats du gouvernement. Dès l’ouverture des débats, chaque partie a présenté ses arguments, et la juge Reyes n’a pas tardé à poser des questions difficiles aux représentants de l’administration. La magistrate a notamment interrogé le gouvernement sur un scénario révélateur : si le tribunal n’avait pas bloqué la fin du TPS, l’administration aurait-elle immédiatement engagé des procédures d’expulsion contre les bénéficiaires haïtiens ? Elle a également posé une question qui a révélé l’absurdité potentielle de la situation : si un bénéficiaire du TPS était expulsé et que le tribunal tranchait ensuite en sa faveur, l’administration permettrait-elle à cette personne de revenir aux États-Unis ? Ces questions, restées largement sans réponse satisfaisante de la part du gouvernement, ont illustré les conséquences irréversibles qu’aurait la levée de la protection pour des centaines de milliers de personnes. ### Le gouvernement ne subit aucun préjudice, tranche la juge Sur la question centrale du préjudice, la juge Reyes a été catégorique : le gouvernement ne subit aucun tort, aucun préjudice concret du fait que les bénéficiaires haïtiens conservent leur TPS pendant que l’affaire suit son cours devant les tribunaux. Cette conclusion rejoint l’argument avancé la veille par les avocats des plaignants dans leur mémoire d’opposition, qui soulignaient que la déclaration de la directrice adjointe de l’ICE, Liana Castano, confirmait elle-même que les opérations d’immigration se poursuivaient normalement malgré l’ordonnance du tribunal. La juge a également relevé un fait accablant pour l’administration : la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem n’avait consulté aucune autre agence fédérale — ni le Département d’État, ni aucun autre ministère compétent — avant de décider de mettre fin au TPS pour Haïti. Ce manquement à l’obligation légale de consultation, déjà souligné dans l’opinion de 83 pages rendue le 2 février, a pesé lourd dans le raisonnement de la juge. Comme l’avait révélé l’avocat Andrew Tauber dans une interview à WBUR, “la totalité de la consultation s’est résumée à un courriel d’une ligne du DHS et une réponse d’une ligne du Département d’État, qui n’abordait même pas les conditions en Haïti”. ### Le problème de l’accès aux permis de conduire pour les bénéficiaires du TPS L’audience a également abordé une question concrète qui affecte la vie quotidienne des bénéficiaires du TPS : l’accès au permis de conduire. Les avocats du gouvernement ont informé le tribunal que les bureaux des véhicules motorisés (DMV) de plusieurs États refusaient de délivrer ou de renouveler les permis de conduire des détenteurs du TPS, en dépit de l’ordonnance du tribunal maintenant leur statut légal. La juge Reyes a réagi fermement. Elle a déclaré qu’il n’existait aucune raison pour qu’un bénéficiaire du TPS se voie refuser un permis de conduire et a ordonné que le DHS émette des directives claires à l’ensemble des bureaux responsables des licences et permis à travers le pays, afin que les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS puissent exercer pleinement leurs droits, y compris celui de conduire. Le moment le plus marquant de l’audience a sans doute été la menace de sanctions brandie par la juge Reyes à l’encontre de l’administration Trump. La magistrate a averti qu’elle était prête à prendre des mesures coercitives si le “Department of Homeland Security” continuait à ignorer ou à appliquer de manière incomplète son ordonnance protégeant les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. Cette menace n’est pas restée abstraite. La juge a clairement indiqué que si le DHS refusait de se conformer à sa décision — que ce soit en matière de permis de conduire, d’autorisation de travail ou de protection contre l’expulsion — elle n’hésiterait pas à imposer de lourdes sanctions. ### Des menaces de mort et commentaires désobligeants sur la juge Reyes Dans un moment d’une rare franchise pour une magistrate fédérale, la juge Reyes a abordé les critiques et les pressions dont elle fait l’objet depuis sa décision du 2 février. Elle a révélé avoir reçu de nombreuses menaces visant sa vie et celle de sa famille. Mais ces intimidations, a-t-elle assuré, ne suffisent pas à l’effrayer ni à infléchir sa position. “Je suis une immigrante”, a déclaré la juge Reyes, répondant à ceux qui ont mis en cause son impartialité en raison de ses origines. “Ma décision en faveur des bénéficiaires du TPS n’a rien à voir avec mes origines d’immigrante.” Elle a ajouté qu’aucune personne, quelle qu’elle soit, ne pouvait lui dicter la manière d’exercer ses fonctions ni lui imposer ses décisions. La juge a réaffirmé qu’elle continuerait à se tenir du côté de la loi, sans céder à quelque pression que ce soit. Ces propos interviennent dans un contexte où plusieurs juges fédéraux à travers le pays ont fait l’objet de critiques virulentes de la part de l’administration Trump pour leurs décisions bloquant diverses politiques d’immigration. La décision formelle et écrite de la juge Reyes est attendue avant le 19 février. Le gouvernement a déjà saisi la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. Il menace de porter l’affaire directement devant la Cour suprême des États-Unis, comme il l’a fait dans un dossier similaire concernant le TPS pour le Venezuela. Pour les plus de 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS, l’audience de ce jeudi apporte un soulagement supplémentaire, mais l’incertitude demeure. En attendant, la juge Reyes a envoyé un signal fort : tant qu’elle siégera dans cette affaire, la loi primera sur la politique. 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Reyes made clear on Thursday, in no uncertain terms, that she would not reverse her decision protecting Haitian beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status. During a hearing that began at 10 a.m. at the federal court for the District of Columbia, the judge denied the Trump administration’s request to stay her February 2 order, which kept TPS for Haiti in effect for the duration of the litigation. “Motion denied.” With those two words, Judge Reyes put an end to the administration’s attempt to reinstate the TPS revocation. She specified that she would issue a formal written decision before February 19, but the message delivered in the courtroom left no room for ambiguity: Haitian TPS is preserved. The judge indicated that the government was free to take the matter to the court of appeals if it wished, but that, as far as she was concerned, her position remained unchanged. The statement was a direct response to repeated threats from the Trump administration, whose DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin had vowed after the February 2 decision that “the final word will not come from an activist judge legislating from the bench.” Thursday’s hearing was marked by tense exchanges between the judge and government attorneys. From the opening of arguments, each side presented its case, and Judge Reyes wasted no time pressing the administration’s representatives with pointed questions. The judge notably questioned the government on a revealing scenario: had the court not blocked the end of TPS, would the administration have immediately initiated deportation proceedings against Haitian beneficiaries? She also posed a question that laid bare the potential absurdity of the situation: if a TPS beneficiary were deported and the court subsequently ruled in their favor, would the administration allow that person to return to the United States? These questions, which the government largely left unanswered, underscored the irreversible consequences of lifting protections for hundreds of thousands of people. ### The Government Suffers No Harm, the Judge Rules On the central question of harm, Judge Reyes was categorical: the government suffers no injury, no concrete prejudice from Haitian beneficiaries retaining their TPS while the case works its way through the courts. This conclusion echoed the argument the day before by the plaintiffs’ attorneys in their opposition brief, who pointed out that the declaration filed by ICE Assistant Director Liana Castano confirmed that immigration operations were continuing normally despite the court’s order. The judge also highlighted a damning fact for the administration: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had not consulted any other federal agency — neither the State Department nor any other relevant department — before deciding to end TPS for Haiti. This failure to meet the legal obligation to consult, already underscored in the 83-page opinion issued on February 2, weighed heavily in the judge’s reasoning. As attorney Andrew Tauber revealed in an interview with WBUR, “the entirety of the consultation amounted to a one-line email from DHS and a one-line response from the State Department, which did not even address conditions in Haiti.” ### Driver’s License Access for TPS Beneficiaries The hearing also addressed a practical issue affecting the daily lives of TPS beneficiaries: access to driver’s licenses. Government attorneys informed the court that motor vehicle departments in several states were refusing to issue or renew driver’s licenses for TPS holders, despite the court order maintaining their legal status. Judge Reyes responded firmly. She stated that there was no reason for a TPS beneficiary to be denied a driver’s license and ordered DHS to issue clear directives to all licensing agencies across the country, so that Haitian TPS beneficiaries can fully exercise their rights, including the right to drive. The most striking moment of the hearing was arguably Judge Reyes’s threat of sanctions against the Trump administration. The judge warned that she was prepared to take coercive measures if the Department of Homeland Security continued to ignore or incompletely enforce her order protecting Haitian TPS beneficiaries. The judge explicitly stated that if DHS failed to comply with her decision concerning driver’s licenses, work authorization, or protections from deportation, she would impose significant sanctions. ### Death Threats and Disparaging Comments Directed at Judge Reyes In a moment of rare candor for a federal judge, Judge Reyes addressed the criticism and pressure she has faced since her February 2 decision. She revealed that she has received numerous threats against her life and the lives of her family members. But these intimidation attempts, she assured, are not enough to frighten her or sway her position. “I am an immigrant,” Judge Reyes declared, responding to those who have questioned her impartiality because of her background. “My decision in favor of TPS beneficiaries has nothing to do with my origins as an immigrant.” She added that no one, whoever they may be, could dictate how she does her job or tell her what decisions to make. The judge reaffirmed that she would continue to stand on the side of the law, without yielding to any pressure. These remarks come at a time when several federal judges across the country have been the target of sharp criticism from the Trump administration over their decisions blocking various immigration policies. Judge Reyes’s formal written decision is expected before February 19. The government has already appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. It is threatening to take the case directly to the United States Supreme Court, as it did in a similar case involving TPS for Venezuela. For the more than 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries, Thursday’s hearing provided a measure of relief while leaving some uncertainty about the future. In the meantime, Judge Reyes has sent a powerful and reassuring message: as long as she presides over this case, the law will prevail over politics, and Haitian TPS beneficiaries will remain protected. While uncertainty about the final outcome persists, the hearing has reaffirmed that their rights are being actively defended in court. 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Alors que l’exécutif fonctionne désormais sans contrepoids institutionnel depuis le départ du Conseil présidentiel de transition, l’organisation et ses alliés exigent la création urgente d’une « Chambre de contrôle de la transition » (CCT). Objectif : instaurer un garde-fou démocratique contre les dérives d’un pouvoir désormais monocéphale. « Gouverner sans garde-fous » ou « faire le choix courageux de la transparence » ? La formule, martelée dans une correspondance, dit l’urgence et l’inquiétude. Le Collectif du 4 Décembre est monté au créneau ce mercredi pour interpeller directement le chef du gouvernement. Depuis le retrait du Conseil présidentiel de transition et l’instauration de fait d’un exécutif monocéphale, le Premier ministre concentre désormais seul la conduite des affaires publiques. Une situation « exceptionnelle », reconnait le Collectif, mais aussi « lourde de risques ». Dans sa lettre, l’organisation décrit un « État sans contrepoids institutionnels formels », exposé à des « dérives inhérentes à toute concentration prolongée du pouvoir exécutif ». Le Collectif du 4 Décembre met particulièrement en garde contre la mainmise sur les ministères régaliens. « En toute démocratie, rappelle-t-il, ces portefeuilles ne sauraient être durablement placés sous l’autorité directe d’une seule et même personne. » Une concentration qui, même justifiée par les circonstances, « accroît les risques d’écarts, fragilise les mécanismes de contrôle et expose l’État à des dérives institutionnelles préjudiciables à l’intérêt général ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Une proposition déjà déposée fin janvier La requête n’est pas nouvelle. Dès le 22 janvier, le Collectif du 4 Décembre et ses partenaires avaient soumis au Premier ministre un premier document détaillant leur projet de Chambre de contrôle. Sans réponse officielle à ce jour. La nouvelle missive, datée du 11 février, se veut à la fois un rappel et une sommation. La CCT, telle que dessinée par ses promoteurs, ne serait ni une institution concurrente de l’exécutif ni un gouvernement bis. Ses concepteurs la décrivent comme un « espace démocratique structuré, dédié au contrôle, à la transparence, à la participation citoyenne et à la bonne gouvernance ». Une instance de suivi et d’évaluation de l’action gouvernementale, chargée de réduire « les zones d’opacité » et d’instaurer « des pratiques de transparence active ». Elle aurait également pour mission d’imposer aux ministres et hauts responsables un véritable « devoir de reddition de comptes » — explication publique des décisions, traçabilité de l’utilisation des ressources, évaluation des résultats. Objectif affiché : « restaurer la confiance profondément fragilisée entre l’État et la population ». Au-delà du dispositif technique, c’est un appel politique que les organisations de la société civile adressent au chef du gouvernement. « L’Histoire retiendra, écrit le Collectif du 4 Décembre, que vous aviez la possibilité soit de gouverner sans garde-fous, soit de faire le choix courageux de la transparence, du contrôle démocratique et de la rupture avec les pratiques ayant conduit le pays à l’impasse actuelle. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le Collectif du 4 Décembre et ses alliés ne disent pas autre chose que ceci : le pouvoir personnel, même temporaire, même contraint, demeure un pouvoir sans filet. 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Ce mardi 11 février, les avocats représentant les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS ont déposé un mémoire de 21 pages auprès du tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia. Ils s’opposent vigoureusement à la demande du gouvernement Trump de suspendre l’ordonnance de la juge Ana C. Reyes qui bloque la fin de la désignation TPS pour Haïti. L’affaire Miot v. Trump est au cœur d’une confrontation qui décidera du sort de plus de 350 000 migrants haïtiens aux États-Unis. Le 2 février, avant l’expiration du TPS, la juge Reyes avait ordonné son maintien et annulé la décision de la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem. Le ministère de la Justice demande la suspension de l’ordonnance, affirmant que cela porte atteinte aux pouvoirs de l’exécutif. Les plaignants rétorquent que ces arguments juridiques ont déjà été rejetés par le tribunal et manquent donc de force. Dans leur mémoire, les avocats des plaignants écrivent sans ambages : ” Au lieu de présenter des preuves concrètes de préjudice irréparable, d’expliquer pourquoi les détenteurs haïtiens du TPS n’ont aucune raison de craindre pour leur vie pendant l’appel, ou de donner au tribunal une raison de croire qu’il l’emportera en appel, le gouvernement s’appuie sur un mélange familier de conjectures, d’obscurcissement et d’autorépétition.” Selon le mémoire, la déclaration de Liana Castano, directrice adjointe de l’ICE, montre que l’ordonnance du tribunal n’a eu qu’un faible effet sur les activités de l’agence. Les avocats des plaignants insistent sur le fait que l’ICE menait et continue de mener des actions régulières dans tout le pays, y compris dans les communautés haïtiennes protégées. ### Une décision “prédéterminée”et “arbitraire” Le point central du litige est de savoir si la secrétaire Noem a suivi les procédures légales pour mettre fin au TPS pour Haïti. Les plaignants acceptent que Noem ait le pouvoir légal de décider, mais contestent la légalité de son processus décisionnel, qu’ils jugent incomplet ou inadéquat. La juge Reyes avait déjà noté que Mme Noem a mis fin aux douze désignations TPS examinées depuis 2025 sans analyser les conditions de chaque pays et que la consultation inter-agences s’était limitée à de brefs échanges avec un fonctionnaire du Département d’État. Dans l’opinion originale du tribunal, la juge avait écrit : ” Quelles que soient les priorités de l’Administration, la Secrétaire n’a pas l’autorité de contrevenir à un acte du Congrès. “La juge avait également noté que Mme Noem n’a pas tenu compte de l’impact des détenteurs haïtiens du TPS sur notre économie et n’a pas pris en considération les 1,3 milliards de dollars qu’ils versent annuellement en impôts”. Les plaignants réitèrent dans leur nouveau mémoire que la décision de Mme Noem était ” motivée, au moins en partie, par l’animosité raciale », citant les propos du président Trump qualifiant Haïti de “pays sale, dégoûtant” et ses allégations infondées selon lesquelles des immigrants haïtiens à Springfield, Ohio, ” mangeaient les chiens et les chats des habitants”. Le mémoire des plaignants fait état d’un événement tragique survenu la semaine dernière. Il vise à illustrer les risques mortels auxquels font face les Haïtiens renvoyés dans leur pays. Quatre femmes haïtiennes, expulsées de Porto Rico dans le cadre des opérations d’immigration de l’administration Trump, ont été retrouvées décapitées près de la frontière entre Haïti et la République dominicaine, dans la zone d’Elías Piña. Leonard Prophil, leader communautaire et interprète créole à Porto Rico, a confirmé connaître certaines des victimes. Il a déclaré au journal El Nuevo Día : ” Déporter ces gens, c’est les condamner à mort. “Selon lui, au moins 18 Haïtiens expulsés des États-Unis ont été assassinés à leur retour, dont neuf en lien avec des expulsions depuis Porto Rico. Les victimes, âgées de 27 à 31 ans, étaient arrivées à Porto Rico en bateau en décembre 2024. Elles vivaient dans les quartiers de Barrio Obrero et Puerto Nuevo à San Juan avant d’être expulsées. Selon les autorités dominicaines, les agresseurs ont jeté les corps dans une rivière du côté haïtien, où la police les a retrouvés. Les enquêteurs lient les meurtres à des gangs qui kidnappent les déportés pour demander des rançons à leurs proches vivant à l’étranger. En attendant, Haïti continue de sombrer dans la violence. L’avis de voyage du Département d’État américain est sans équivoque :”Ne voyagez pas en Haïti en raison des enlèvements, de la criminalité, des activités terroristes, des troubles civils et du manque de soins de santé.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=40003&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=40003&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/les-plaignants-sopposent-fermement-a-la-suspension-demandee-par-ladm-trump-dans-laffaire-du-tps-haitien/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-plaignants-sopposent-fermement-a-la-suspension-demandee-par-ladm-trump-dans-laffaire-du-tps-haitien/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/les-plaignants-sopposent-fermement-a-la-suspension-demandee-par-ladm-trump-dans-laffaire-du-tps-haitien/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-plaignants-sopposent-fermement-a-la-suspension-demandee-par-ladm-trump-dans-laffaire-du-tps-haitien/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/les-plaignants-sopposent-fermement-a-la-suspension-demandee-par-ladm-trump-dans-laffaire-du-tps-haitien/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Les%20plaignants%20s%E2%80%99opposent%20fermement%20%C3%A0%20la%20suspension%20demand%C3%A9e%20par%20l%27adm%20Trump%20dans%20le%20dossier%20du%20TPS%20Ha%C3%AFtien%C2%A0&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fles-plaignants-sopposent-fermement-a-la-suspension-demandee-par-ladm-trump-dans-laffaire-du-tps-haitien%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti face à l’effondrement: l'alerte rouge du chargé d'affaires des Etats-Unis, Henry P. Wooster, au Sénat américain](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-face-a-leffondrement-lalerte-rouge-du-charge-daffaires-des-etats-unis-henry-p-wooster-au-senat-americain/) **Published:** February 11, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Auditionné mardi par une commission du Sénat américain, le chargé d’affaires des États-Unis en Haïti, Henry P. Wooster, a dressé un tableau alarmant de la situation haïtienne. Entre une police exsangue, des gangs proto-insurrectionnels et une économie en chute libre, le diplomate a détaillé la feuille de route de Washington pour éviter le pire : stabilité et endiguement migratoire. D’entrée de jeu, Henry P. Wooster a frappé fort. La menace qui pèse sur Haïti n’est plus celle d’une simple délinquance armée : c’est une « menace immédiate pesant sur la survie de l’État haïtien ». Le diplomate a décrit une coalition d’une vingtaine d’organisations armées que Washington, depuis 2025, qualifie officiellement d’« organisations terroristes étrangères ». Viv ansanm et Gran grif figurent en tête de liste, leurs actions s’apparentant désormais à des « mouvements proto‑insurrectionnels ». Le rapport de force est saisissant. Selon M. Wooster, les gangs compteraient environ 12 000 membres, dont près de 3 000 « particulièrement bien armés et expérimentés ». Face à eux, la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) aligne officiellement 6 000 agents, mais seuls 400 d’entre eux — « et souvent moins » — sont réellement aptes au combat. Un déséquilibre qui justifie, aux yeux de l’administration américaine, une intervention extérieure massive. La force GSF : une coalition sous mandat onusien dès mai L’annonce majeure de cette audition concerne le calendrier de la Force de répression des gangs (GSF). Poussée par la diplomatie américaine, la résolution 2793 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies autorise le déploiement de 5 500 militaires et policiers en uniforme. Objectif : mener des « opérations ciblées, fondées sur le renseignement » pour neutraliser, isoler et dissuader les gangs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) « Quinze pays ont promis plus de 11 000 personnels pour la GSF », s’est félicité le chargé d’affaires. La liste des 5 500 membres de la force a été approuvée la semaine dernière. Les premières unités arriveront en avril ; les opérations de « nettoyage » débuteront en mai. « La GSF travaillera dès le premier jour à se rendre elle-même inutile », a-t-il toutefois nuancé, en insistant sur le renforcement parallèle des capacités haïtiennes. Le piège économique : quand les gangs deviennent « la seule source de revenus fiable » Au-delà du volet sécuritaire, Henry P. Wooster a livré une analyse implacable des racines du mal. « Les gangs en Haïti prospèrent par nécessité, non par idéologie », a-t-il asséné. Les chiffres qu’il a cités sont accablants : sept années consécutives de contraction économique, plus de 1,4 million de personnes déplacées. Dans ce désert d’opportunités, l’enrôlement devient une stratégie de survie. « Plus de 34 % des enfants âgés de 5 à 14 ans sont contraints de travailler, y compris pour des gangs », a-t-il révélé, citant les données du Département du Travail américain. La réponse américaine ? Un appel pressant au Congrès pour réautoriser les programmes HOPE/HELP, indispensables à la survie de l’industrie textile haïtienne, et une refonte des forces armées haïtiennes (FAd’H). « Le service militaire offre aux jeunes une alternative à l’enrôlement », a plaidé M. Wooster, saluant l’autorisation récente d’un soutien « non létal » aux FAd’H. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le diplomate a résumé la doctrine américaine en Haïti. « L’objectif des États-Unis se résume en un mot : la stabilité », a-t-il déclaré, avant d’en expliquer : « éviter l’effondrement de l’État, et empêcher toute migration illégale massive vers les côtes américaines ». À Port-au-Prince, un plaidoyer qui fait écho Paradoxalement, le constat du diplomate américain a reçu un accueil favorable dans la capitale haïtienne. Plusieurs observateurs locaux ont regretté que ce soit un officiel étranger, et non les autorités haïtiennes elles-mêmes, qui dresse un tableau si précis de l’agonie du pays devant la communauté internationale. « Les problèmes d’Haïti sont graves, mais des progrès sont possibles », a conclu Henry P. 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Mardi 10 février, la Cour de cassation et le Conseil supérieur du pouvoir judiciaire (CSPJ) ont publié des clarifications cinglantes : aucun magistrat ne siégera à une quelconque instance politique de transition. Dans une note de clarification publiée mardi, la Cour de cassation a formellement écarté toute participation de ses membres à une éventuelle solution politique. L’institution coupe court aux diverses prises de position et spéculations relatives à une éventuelle désignation d’un juge de la Cour comme président provisoire. Les magistrats doivent s’abstenir strictement de toute implication politique, rappelle la plus haute instance judiciaire haïtienne, tout en « remerciant la société haïtienne pour la considération exprimée à l’endroit de l’institution et pour la confiance placée en l’un de ses représentants » — sans jamais nommer le juge Jean-Joseph Lambert, dont le nom circulait avec insistance. Surtout, la Cour enterre définitivement l’article 149 de la Constitution de 1987, souvent cité comme fondement juridique à un intérim présidentiel assuré par le doyen des juges. « Cette disposition n’est plus d’actualité depuis l’amendement constitutionnel », tranche la note. Conséquence : « toute interprétation ou initiative fondée sur cette disposition ne saurait engager la Cour ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Un désaveu sec pour ceux qui, ces derniers jours, militaient pour une sortie de crise par la plus haute instance judiciaire du pays. De son côté, le Conseil supérieur du pouvoir judiciaire a adopté une résolution, adressée à l’ensemble des magistrats, tous grades et niveaux de juridiction confondus. Le texte est sans ambiguïté. Appuyé sur la Constitution, le Statut de la magistrature et le Guide de déontologie, le CSPJ rappelle que l’indépendance et l’impartialité constituent des principes fondamentaux de la fonction judiciaire. Il souligne que tout engagement politique de la part des magistrats est susceptible de compromettre leur impartialité et de porter atteinte à la crédibilité de l’institution. L’article 1er de la résolution est un ordre : s’abstenir formellement de toute participation aux activités politiques et se tenir à l’écart des arènes politiques. L’article 2 proscrit tout comportement, déclaration ou action susceptible de porter atteinte au devoir d’impartialité ou de nuire à l’image du pouvoir judiciaire. L’article 3 prévient que tout manquement exposera son auteur à des sanctions disciplinaires. La résolution a été adoptée et signée par l’ensemble des conseillers, y compris le président de la Cour de cassation et du CSPJ, Jean-Joseph Lebrun. Une manière, pour le premier magistrat du pays, de rappeler que la hiérarchie judiciaire n’entend laisser personne instrumentaliser l’institution. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les dernières semaines ayant précédé le départ du Conseil présidentiel de transition le 7 février, l’incertitude politique avait ouvert une boîte de Pandore. Plusieurs partis politiques et organisations de la société civile avaient annoncé leur volonté de désigner le juge Jean-Joseph Lambert, président de la Cour de cassation, comme « président provisoire » d’une nouvelle phase de transition. D’autres formations avaient imaginé un scénario alternatif : intégrer un autre juge de la Cour à un Collège présidentiel de transition, dans le cadre d’un exécutif bicéphale. Cette double mise au point intervient dans un pays confronté à « une crise de confiance généralisée envers les institutions publiques », comme le note sobrement le CSPJ. En rappelant leurs magistrats à l’ordre, la Cour et le Conseil envoient un message clair : la justice ne comblera pas les défaillances de l’exécutif. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-transition-le-pouvoir-judiciaire-coupe-court-aux-manoeuvres-politiques/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-transition-le-pouvoir-judiciaire-coupe-court-aux-manoeuvres-politiques/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-transition-le-pouvoir-judiciaire-coupe-court-aux-manoeuvres-politiques/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-transition-le-pouvoir-judiciaire-coupe-court-aux-manoeuvres-politiques/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-transition-le-pouvoir-judiciaire-coupe-court-aux-manoeuvres-politiques/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti-Transition%20%3A%20le%20pouvoir%20judiciaire%20coupe%20court%20aux%20man%C5%93uvres%20politiques&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-transition-le-pouvoir-judiciaire-coupe-court-aux-manoeuvres-politiques%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Pressley's Discharge Petition on Haitian TPS Reaches 137 Signatures With Bipartisan Support](https://ctninfo.com/pressleys-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-reaches-137-signatures-with-bipartisan-support/) **Published:** February 11, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Representative Ayanna Pressley’s discharge petition to force a vote on extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians has secured 137 signatures—out of the required 218—including two Republican lawmakers. The bipartisan surge propels this legislative effort toward the 218-signature threshold required to force a House vote, circumventing Republican leadership’s obstruction of the bill. Republican Brian K. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania’s 1st District became the second member of his party to sign the discharge petition on February 10, 2026, joining Republican Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida’s 27th District, who had added her signature on February 2, 2026. Fitzpatrick’s support is especially notable as it shows Republican backing extends beyond Florida’s large Haitian community. Pennsylvania, though less often linked to the Haitian diaspora, still hosts a substantial Haitian immigrant population affected by the loss of TPS. Salazar, whose South Florida district is home to a large Haitian population, was the first Republican to sign the petition — on the same day that Judge Ana C. Reyes issued her ruling suspending the TPS revocation. ### The Path to 218 Signatures With 137 signatures in hand, the petition requires 81 more to achieve the 218 needed to trigger a full floor vote. If every House Democrat signs the petition, at least four Republicans will be needed to reach 218 signatures. With two Republicans already supporting, the effort needs at least two more members of the majority party to join. In an exclusive interview with Caribbean Television Network, Representative Pressley expressed her determination to reach that goal. “I won’t make any predictions, but I will say: don’t underestimate me and the strength of this coalition. I’m encouraged by our progress, and we just have to keep pushing. This is a matter of life and death.” Pressley added that a New York congressman has indicated an intent to sign, which could bring the number of Republican signatories to three if confirmed. The bill to extend TPS for Haiti was introduced in the House of Representatives on December 18, 2025, and was immediately referred to the House Committee on Rules. After the Republican-controlled committee stalled, Pressley filed a discharge motion on January 22, 2026, designated as Petition No. 119-15. A discharge petition is an infrequently used procedure that lets House members bypass committees and party leaders to force a floor vote. Obtaining signatures from an absolute majority—218 of 435—is required. Representative Pressley noted, “Given the dysfunction of a Republican-majority Congress, Democrats are increasingly using the discharge petition tool. A discharge petition forces a vote on the full House floor and requires 218 signatures.” ### Recent Precedents of Success Pressley pointed to recent successes Democrats have achieved using this procedural strategy. Pressley noted that Democrats have recently used this procedural strategy to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies and to release the Epstein files, demonstrating an ability to build bipartisan coalitions on certain issues to force votes that majority leadership has not scheduled. The support from Republicans like Fitzpatrick and Salazar reflects the economic concerns raised by several Republican governors, most notably Ohio’s Mike DeWine. Governor DeWine had publicly stated, “I think it’s a mistake to remove their Temporary Protected Status, because what that will mean when it happens is that they can no longer work. So you’ve got a whole bunch of people, thousands of people in Ohio who are working, earning a living, supporting their families, and contributing to the growth of the economy.” Pressley echoed those economic concerns in her interview with CTN: “Ending TPS would severely impact key sectors of our economy. Health care systems, construction companies, and hospitality businesses rely heavily on Haitian TPS beneficiaries.” ### A Bicameral Effort The House effort is being coordinated with parallel initiatives in the Senate, where Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts has been a vocal advocate for extending Haitian TPS. Senator Markey filed an amicus brief in the Miot v. Trump case, which was cited in Judge Reyes’s decision suspending the TPS revocation. Pressley expressed appreciation for the partnership with Senator Markey and described the legislation as bicameral, noting that conversations with Republican senators are ongoing. The discharge petition has become urgent amid the ongoing legal battle over Haitian TPS. On February 2, 2026, federal Judge Ana C. Reyes suspended the revocation of TPS for Haiti, declaring Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s decision “null, void, and of no legal effect.” The suspension currently protects more than 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries from deportation. However, the Trump administration has announced its intention to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin called the ruling “lawless activism” and vowed that “the final word will not come from an activist judge legislating from the bench.” Given this legal uncertainty, passing a bill through Congress—the discharge petition requires 218 signatures—would give more durable protections to Haitian TPS beneficiaries than a court ruling alone. Pressley indicated there is no deadline for reaching 218 signatures. “I don’t have a deadline. We keep pushing to reach 218 signatures because the stakes are urgent,” she said. “We are using both legal and legislative avenues — the interventions and protections that are needed must happen now.” With 137 signatures secured and bipartisan support growing, Pressley’s discharge petition is among the most promising House legislative efforts to protect more than 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries from policy changes. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday, February 12, before Judge Reyes in the Miot v. Trump case, while efforts to collect the remaining signatures continue on Capitol Hill. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39994&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39994&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/pressleys-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-reaches-137-signatures-with-bipartisan-support/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pressleys-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-reaches-137-signatures-with-bipartisan-support/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/pressleys-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-reaches-137-signatures-with-bipartisan-support/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pressleys-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-reaches-137-signatures-with-bipartisan-support/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/pressleys-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-reaches-137-signatures-with-bipartisan-support/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Pressley%27s%20Discharge%20Petition%20on%20Haitian%20TPS%20Reaches%20137%20Signatures%20With%20Bipartisan%20Support&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fpressleys-discharge-petition-on-haitian-tps-reaches-137-signatures-with-bipartisan-support%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Une mère haïtienne allaitante et son nourrisson malade de 17 jours déportés par la République dominicaine](https://ctninfo.com/une-mere-haitienne-allaitante-et-son-nourrisson-malade-de-17-jours-deportes-par-la-republique-dominicaine/) **Published:** February 11, 2026 **Author:** Charilien Jeanvil **Content:** Le Groupe d’Appui aux Rapatriés et Réfugiés (GARR) continue de s’insurger contre le traitement brutal et inhumain des migrantes et migrants haïtiens en République dominicaine. L’organisation dénonce une politique migratoire violant les conventions internationales de droits humains et dépourvue d’humanité, n’épargnant même pas les femmes enceintes, allaitantes et des bébés. Indigné, le Garr alerte sur un nouveau cas de déportation d’une mère haïtienne allaitante et son nourrisson de 17 jours, pourtant en situation de détresse. Alabré Sentia, âgée de 34 ans et originaire de Léogâne, a été accueillie le 29 janvier 2026 par le Garr dans son centre de Belladère. Elle raconte avoir été admise à l’hôpital Maternidad de Altagracia, à Santo Domingo, en République Dominicaine le 12 janvier 2025 pour son accouchement. En raison de complications, le médecin a procédé à une manœuvre de « dégagement » de l’épaule du bébé afin de faciliter sa naissance, explique la mère. L’enfant a été gardé par les médecins en violation du droit à l’allaitement, sans de véritables soins adaptés à son état, loin de sa mère, qui n’a même pas été informée de l’état de santé de son bébé, dénonce le Garr. Après 17 jours d’alitement à la maternité de l’Hôpital, Sentia, toute fragile, a été expulsée de l’hôpital et remise au service de l’immigration, qui l’a ensuite déportée avec son nouveau-né à la frontière de Belladère. Constatant l’état de détresse de l’enfant, le Garr a orienté la mère auprès de l’Hôpital de la Nativité de Belladère. Le diagnostic a découvert un os fracturé au niveau de l’épaule. Ainsi le nourrisson a été transféré rapidement à l’Hôpital Sainte-Thérèse de Hinche afin de recevoir des soins d’orthopédie pédiatrique. Le trajet a été un véritable calvaire pour la mère et son nourrisson car devant braver le danger du fleuve de Péligre. La route de Mirebalais étant bloquée par des gangs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Désemparée, Alabré Sentia réclame le soutien des autorités haïtiennes pour prendre soin de son bébé souffrant. Elle n’a plus de repères en Haïti après avoir tout abandonné dans son quartier de Turgeau à Port-au-Prince, sous la menace des gangs pour se réfugier jusqu’en République dominicaine. Le Groupe d’Appui aux Rapatriés et Réfugiés continue de s’alarmer sur la situation difficile des migrantes haïtiennes sur le territoire dominicain depuis l’application des mesures restrictives adoptées en avril 2025, contre l’admission des femmes migrantes haïtiennes dans les hôpitaux du pays. Des Haïtiennes y ont déjà laissé leur peau dont Lourdia Jean Pierre décédée en mai 2025 dans un accouchement à son domicile à El Seibo, ne voulant pas se rendre à l’hôpital par peur d’être séparée de son bébé et d’être expulsée. Il y a également le cas de Natacha Désir et de son bébé, tous deux décédés suite à un accouchement ayant mal tourné en août 2025, à l’Hôpital Municipal de Verón, à Punta Cana. Les proches des victimes reprochaient au personnel médical des négligences graves. Le Garr appelle les autorités dominicaines à garantir la protection des femmes migrantes haïtiennes enceintes et allaitantes ainsi que les enfants conformément à l’accord de décembre 1999 encadrant le processus des rapatriements entre les deux pays. L’organisation invite en outre, l’Etat haïtien à mettre en place des politiques publiques ambitieuses, incluant des infrastructures sanitaires standardisées, notamment au niveau de la frontière pour offrir aux femmes haïtiennes la possibilité de se faire soigner dans le pays et d’y vivre en toute dignité. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/une-mere-haitienne-allaitante-et-son-nourrisson-malade-de-17-jours-deportes-par-la-republique-dominicaine/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/une-mere-haitienne-allaitante-et-son-nourrisson-malade-de-17-jours-deportes-par-la-republique-dominicaine/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/une-mere-haitienne-allaitante-et-son-nourrisson-malade-de-17-jours-deportes-par-la-republique-dominicaine/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/une-mere-haitienne-allaitante-et-son-nourrisson-malade-de-17-jours-deportes-par-la-republique-dominicaine/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/une-mere-haitienne-allaitante-et-son-nourrisson-malade-de-17-jours-deportes-par-la-republique-dominicaine/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Une%20m%C3%A8re%20ha%C3%AFtienne%20allaitante%20et%20son%20nourrisson%20malade%20de%2017%20jours%20d%C3%A9port%C3%A9s%20par%20la%20R%C3%A9publique%20dominicaine&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fune-mere-haitienne-allaitante-et-son-nourrisson-malade-de-17-jours-deportes-par-la-republique-dominicaine%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43acbae258195f53778ffbdf3116c36a74b2b00250539785722378cde24a356e?s=300&r=g) Charilien Jeanvil [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/cjeanvilctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/cjeanvilctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [IPC 2025 : Haïti parmi les pays les plus corrompus des Amériques](https://ctninfo.com/ipc-2025-haiti-parmi-les-pays-les-plus-corrompus-des-ameriques/) **Published:** February 11, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, mercredi 11 février 2026 – Les Amériques ne montrent aucun progrès dans la lutte contre la corruption, selon l’Indice de perception de la corruption (IPC) 2025 publié mardi 10 février 2026 par Transparency International. Avec un score de 16 sur 100, Haïti figure une nouvelle fois parmi les pays les plus mal classés de la région, aux côtés du Venezuela (10) et du Nicaragua (14). L’IPC classe 182 pays et territoires selon le niveau perçu de corruption dans le secteur public, sur une échelle allant de zéro (très corrompu) à 100 (très intègre). La moyenne régionale des Amériques s’établit à seulement 42 sur 100, révélant une stagnation préoccupante et un recul dans plusieurs pays. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Haïti, institutions fragilisées et corruption enracinée Dans le cas d’Haïti, le score de 16 sur 100 reflète la profondeur de la crise institutionnelle que traverse le pays. Pour Haïti, où la crise institutionnelle et sécuritaire persiste, le rapport 2025 apparaît comme un nouvel avertissement : sans réformes profondes et renforcement des institutions, la corruption continuera d’alimenter l’instabilité et de peser lourdement sur le quotidien des citoyens. Transparency International souligne que les pays aux institutions « défaillantes ou capturées », comme Haïti et le Nicaragua, continuent de lutter contre une corruption enracinée et l’emprise de réseaux criminels. Des années d’inaction gouvernementale ont contribué à éroder davantage la démocratie, affaiblir les services publics et compromettre la sécurité des citoyens. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La corruption, en facilitant l’infiltration du crime organisé dans les sphères politiques et économiques, a aggravé l’instabilité et fragilisé les droits humains. Une décennie d’efforts stagnants Selon Transparency, depuis 2012, 12 des 33 pays des Amériques ont enregistré une détérioration significative de leur score. Seule la République dominicaine (37) et le Guyana (40) ont connu une amélioration notable. Cette tendance met en lumière une décennie d’efforts stagnants, voire inversés, dans la région. Dans plusieurs pays, la corruption a permis au crime organisé d’infiltrer la politique, notamment en Colombie (37), au Mexique (27) et au Brésil (35). Même les démocraties les plus solides de la région, comme le Costa Rica (56) et l’Uruguay (73), ne sont plus épargnées par la violence alimentée par la corruption et les réseaux criminels. Les effets de la corruption se traduisent concrètement dans la vie des citoyens. Au Pérou (30), un scandale de pots-de-vin présumés aurait permis de contourner des inspections sanitaires, conduisant à la distribution d’aliments contaminés dans des écoles publiques. En Argentine (36), des enquêtes sur la gestion de fonds destinés aux médicaments pour les personnes handicapées révèlent des risques similaires pour les groupes vulnérables. Au Venezuela (10), la corruption généralisée et les activités illicites ont contribué à l’explosion de la pauvreté et de la malnutrition, des millions de familles survivant avec un accès limité à la nourriture, à l’eau et à l’électricité. Le rapport souligne également l’affaiblissement des mécanismes de contrôle et de responsabilité dans plusieurs pays. Au Salvador (32), les restrictions imposées aux organisations de la société civile limitent le suivi indépendant des actions gouvernementales. Au Guyana (40), le harcèlement des médias indépendants et des organisations citoyennes entrave la reddition de comptes. Des pays comme le Salvador (32) et l’Équateur (33) connaissent un recul de la transparence et des libertés civiques, avec des lois limitant l’accès des ONG au financement et entravant leurs activités, ainsi que des actes d’intimidation visant les médias indépendants. Les États-Unis (64) enregistrent également leur score le plus bas jamais atteint. Transparency International évoque des inquiétudes liées à l’affaiblissement de l’indépendance judiciaire et au gel temporaire de l’application du Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, ainsi qu’aux réductions de l’aide américaine à la société civile à l’étranger. Des modèles sous pression Les meilleurs scores dans les Amériques sont obtenus par le Canada (75), l’Uruguay (73) et la Barbade (68). Toutefois, même ces démocraties solides font face à des défis croissants, écrit Transparency . Pour Luciana Torchiaro, conseillère régionale pour l’Amérique latine et les Caraïbes à Transparency International, la priorité est claire : « Pour améliorer la vie des populations et renforcer la résilience face au crime organisé, les gouvernements doivent placer la lutte contre la corruption au cœur de leur agenda. Cela signifie protéger les libertés fondamentales, faire respecter la loi grâce à un système judiciaire fort et indépendant, renforcer la coopération internationale dans les affaires de corruption et rendre les marchés publics plus transparents. » ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ipc-2025-haiti-parmi-les-pays-les-plus-corrompus-des-ameriques/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ipc-2025-haiti-parmi-les-pays-les-plus-corrompus-des-ameriques/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ipc-2025-haiti-parmi-les-pays-les-plus-corrompus-des-ameriques/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ipc-2025-haiti-parmi-les-pays-les-plus-corrompus-des-ameriques/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ipc-2025-haiti-parmi-les-pays-les-plus-corrompus-des-ameriques/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20IPC%202025%20%3A%20Ha%C3%AFti%20parmi%20les%20pays%20les%20plus%20corrompus%20des%20Am%C3%A9riques&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fipc-2025-haiti-parmi-les-pays-les-plus-corrompus-des-ameriques%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [TPS haïtien : la pétition de décharge de Pressley atteint 137 signatures avec le soutien de deux républicains](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-petition-de-decharge-de-pressley-atteint-137-signatures-avec-le-soutien-de-deux-republicains/) **Published:** February 11, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La pétition de décharge introduite par la représentante Ayanna Pressley pour forcer un vote sur la prolongation du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour les Haïtiens a franchi une étape importante avec 137 signatures collectées, dont celles de deux élus républicains. Cette avancée bipartisane rapproche l’effort législatif du seuil requis de 218 signatures nécessaires pour contraindre la Chambre des représentants à voter sur le projet de loi, contournant ainsi le refus de la direction républicaine de soumettre la législation à un vote. Le républicain Brian K. Fitzpatrick de Pennsylvanie (1er district) est devenu le deuxième membre de son parti à signer la pétition de décharge le 10 février 2026, rejoignant ainsi la républicaine Maria Elvira Salazar de Floride (27e district), qui avait apposé sa signature dès le 2 février 2026. La signature de Fitzpatrick est particulièrement significative car elle démontre que le soutien républicain s’étend au-delà de la Floride, où la communauté haïtienne est fortement présente. La Pennsylvanie, bien que moins associée à la diaspora haïtienne, compte néanmoins une importante communauté d’immigrants haïtiens qui seraient touchées par la fin du TPS. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Maria Elvira Salazar, dont le district dans le sud de la Floride abrite une importante population haïtienne, avait été la première républicaine à signer la pétition, le jour même où la juge Ana C. Reyes rendait sa décision suspendant la révocation du TPS. ### Le chemin vers 218 signatures Avec 137 signatures actuellement collectées, la pétition de décharge a besoin de 81 signatures supplémentaires pour atteindre le seuil de 218 requis pour forcer un vote en séance plénière. Si tous les démocrates de la Chambre signent la pétition, il faudrait au minimum quatre républicains pour atteindre ce seuil. Avec deux républicains déjà engagés, l’effort doit encore convaincre au moins deux autres membres du parti majoritaire de se joindre à l’initiative. Dans une interview exclusive accordée à Caribbean Television Network, la représentante Pressley avait exprimé sa détermination à atteindre cet objectif. “Je ne ferai aucune prédiction, mais ce que je dirai, c’est : ne me sous-estimez pas, moi et la force de cette coalition”, avait-elle déclaré. “Je suis encouragée par où nous en sommes, et nous devons simplement continuer à pousser. C’est une question de vie ou de mort.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La représentante avait également mentionné qu’un congressiste de New York avait signalé sa volonté de signer la pétition, ce qui pourrait porter le nombre de républicains à trois si cette signature se concrétise. Le projet de loi sur la prolongation du TPS pour Haïti a été soumis à la Chambre des représentants le 18 décembre 2025 et a été immédiatement renvoyé au Comité des règles de la Chambre (House Committee on Rules). Face à l’inaction du comité contrôlé par les républicains, la représentante Pressley a déposé une motion de décharge le 22 janvier 2026, enregistrée sous le numéro de pétition 119-15. La pétition de décharge est un mécanisme procédural rarement utilisé qui permet aux membres de la Chambre de contourner les comités et la direction du parti majoritaire pour forcer un vote sur une législation. Ce mécanisme nécessite les signatures de la majorité absolue des membres de la Chambre, soit 218 sur 435. “Étant donné le dysfonctionnement d’un Congrès à majorité républicaine, de plus en plus vous avez entendu parler des démocrates utilisant l’outil de la pétition de décharge”, avait expliqué Pressley. “Une pétition de décharge force un vote en séance plénière de la Chambre, et il faut 218 signatures.” ### Des précédents récents de succès La représentante Pressley a souligné que les démocrates ont récemment obtenu des succès avec cette stratégie procédurale. “Les démocrates ont eu du succès à la fois avec la prolongation des subventions de l’Affordable Care Act, ainsi qu’avec la publication des dossiers Epstein”, a-t-elle rappelé tant en se félicitant de la capacité des démocrates à former des coalitions bipartisanes sur certaines questions pour forcer des votes que la direction majoritaire refuse d’organiser. Le soutien de républicains comme Fitzpatrick et Salazar reflète les préoccupations économiques soulevées par plusieurs gouverneurs républicains, notamment Mike DeWine de l’Ohio. Le gouverneur DeWine avait publiquement déclaré : “Je pense que c’est une erreur de retirer leur statut de protection temporaire, car ce que cela signifiera quand cela arrivera, c’est qu’ils ne pourront plus travailler. Vous avez donc tout un tas de gens, des milliers de personnes en Ohio qui travaillent, gagnent leur vie, subviennent aux besoins de leur famille et contribuent à la croissance de l’économie.” La représentante Pressley avait fait écho à ces préoccupations économiques dans son interview avec CTN : “Mettre fin au TPS aurait un impact sévère sur des secteurs clés de notre économie. Les systèmes de santé, les entreprises de construction et les entreprises d’hôtellerie dépendent fortement des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS.” ### Une coordination bicamérale L’effort à la Chambre des représentants se coordonne avec des initiatives parallèles au Sénat, où le sénateur Edward J. Markey du Massachusetts a été un défenseur vocal de la prolongation du TPS pour Haïti. Le sénateur Markey avait déposé un mémoire d’amicus curiae dans l’affaire Miot v. Trump, qui a été cité dans la décision de la juge Reyes suspendant la révocation du TPS. “Je suis reconnaissante du partenariat avec le sénateur Markey et cette législation est bicamérale”, avait confirmé la représentante Pressley, tout en précisant que les conversations avec des sénateurs républicains étaient en cours. La pétition de décharge prend une importance accrue dans le contexte de la bataille juridique en cours autour du TPS haïtien. Le 2 février 2026, la juge fédérale Ana C. Reyes a suspendu la révocation du TPS pour Haïti, déclarant la décision de la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem « nulle, sans effet et sans valeur juridique ». Cette suspension protège actuellement plus de 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS contre l’expulsion. Cependant, l’administration Trump a annoncé son intention de faire appel de cette décision jusqu’à la Cour suprême. La secrétaire adjointe du DHS, Tricia McLaughlin, a qualifié la décision d’« activisme illégal » et a promis que « le dernier mot ne viendra pas d’une juge activiste qui légifère depuis son banc ». Face à cette incertitude juridique, une solution législative offrirait une protection plus durable aux bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. La représentante Pressley a indiqué qu’il n’y avait pas de date limite pour atteindre les 218 signatures. “Je n’ai pas de date limite. Nous continuons à pousser pour atteindre 218 signatures parce que les enjeux sont urgents”, avait-elle déclaré. “Nous utilisons les voies juridiques et législatives — des interventions et des protections nécessaires doivent se produire maintenant.” Avec 137 signatures déjà collectées et un soutien bipartisan croissant, la pétition de décharge de Pressley représente l’un des efforts législatifs les plus prometteurs pour protéger les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS contre les politiques de l’administration Trump. Une audience est prévue jeudi 12 février devant la juge Reyes dans l’affaire Miot v. Trump, tandis que les efforts pour collecter les signatures restantes se poursuivent au Congrès. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-petition-de-decharge-de-pressley-atteint-137-signatures-avec-le-soutien-de-deux-republicains/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-petition-de-decharge-de-pressley-atteint-137-signatures-avec-le-soutien-de-deux-republicains/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-petition-de-decharge-de-pressley-atteint-137-signatures-avec-le-soutien-de-deux-republicains/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-petition-de-decharge-de-pressley-atteint-137-signatures-avec-le-soutien-de-deux-republicains/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-petition-de-decharge-de-pressley-atteint-137-signatures-avec-le-soutien-de-deux-republicains/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20la%20p%C3%A9tition%20de%20d%C3%A9charge%20de%20Pressley%20atteint%20137%20signatures%20avec%20le%20soutien%20de%20deux%20r%C3%A9publicains&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-la-petition-de-decharge-de-pressley-atteint-137-signatures-avec-le-soutien-de-deux-republicains%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Le RNDDH monte au créneau contre les avis de recherche émis par la DCPJ à l’encontre de Youri Chevry, Julcène Edouard et Smith Joseph](https://ctninfo.com/le-rnddh-monte-au-creneau-contre-les-avis-de-recherche-emis-par-la-dcpj-a-lencontre-de-youri-chevry-julcene-edouard-et-smith-joseph/) **Published:** February 10, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Dans un communiqué de presse tranchant publié le 7 février 2026, le Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains (RNDDH) a vivement réagi à la diffusion sur les réseaux sociaux de quatre avis de recherche émis par la Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire (DCPJ). Ces avis ciblent des figures connues du paysage politique et administratif haïtien, suscitant une polémique immédiate sur leur légalité et leurs motivations sous-jacentes. Les personnes visées sont Arnel Bélizaire, Ralph Youri Chevry, Smith Joseph et Edouard Julcène. Ils sont respectivement accusés de crimes graves allant du financement du terrorisme et du complot contre la sûreté de l’État au blanchiment d’argent, en passant par le trafic illégal d’armes. La DCPJ les considère tous comme « armés et dangereux », à l’exception de Smith Joseph. Cependant, le RNDDH conteste farouchement la légitimité de ces procédures, pointant du doigt des irrégularités flagrantes et une possible instrumentalisation politique de l’institution policière. Des accusations qualifiées de « farce » et d’« arbitraires » Le ton du RNDDH est particulièrement sévère concernant l’avis visant Arnel Bélizaire, décrit comme un « allié de la coalition terroriste Viv Ansanm ». L’organisation affirme que cet avis « constitue une farce », soulignant la proximité supposée entre Bélizaire et le commissaire divisionnaire Justin Marc, l’actuel directeur de la DCPJ. Le RNDDH rappelle que Bélizaire a eu « ses entrées au sein de l’institution » le 22 septembre 2025, jour où il a rendu visite à la détenue Magalie Habitant et réalisé un direct vidéo devant les locaux de la police judiciaire. Cette proximité présumée jette, selon l’organisation, un doute sérieux sur la sincérité des poursuites. Pour les trois autres personnalités – Ralph Youri Chevry (désormais ex-président du Conseil municipal de Port-au-Prince), Smith Joseph (membre du cabinet de l’ex-conseiller-président Fritz Alphonse Jean) et Edouard Julcène (ancien directeur de l’Administration Générale des Douanes) – le RNDDH qualifie les avis de recherche d’« illégaux et arbitraires ». L’organisation accuse la DCPJ de chercher à « semer la confusion dans l’opinion publique » sans respecter les fondements procéduraux les plus élémentaires. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le communiqué détaille plusieurs violations procédurales qui, selon le RNDDH, invalident ces avis de recherche : Absence de notification des charges : La résidence de Ralph Youri Chevry a été perquisitionnée à deux reprises (en décembre 2025 et janvier 2026) sans que les motifs précis lui soient notifiés, alors qu’il était présent lors de la première intervention. Absence de mandats préalables : Aucun des trois hommes n’a fait l’objet des mandats de comparution, d’amener ou d’arrêt requis par les articles du Code d’instruction criminelle (77 et suivants). Ils n’ont jamais été formellement invités par la DCPJ à s’expliquer. Absence de fondement dans les rapports d’enquête : Leurs noms n’apparaîtraient dans aucun rapport de l’Unité Centrale de Renseignement Economique et Financier (UCREF) ou de l’Unité de Lutte Contre la Corruption (ULCC) concernant les crimes qui leur sont reprochés, notamment le financement du terrorisme et le blanchiment. Le RNDDH rappelle avec force que le droit à la présomption d’innocence, à une notification claire des accusations et à un procès équitable sont des piliers inscrits tant dans la Constitution haïtienne que dans les instruments internationaux ratifiés par Haïti, comme la Déclaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme ou la Convention Américaine relative aux Droits de l’Homme. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’organisation définit un cadre légal strict pour l’émission d’un avis de recherche : il ne se justifie que si la personne est en fuite après un flagrant délit, poursuivie par la clameur publique, évadée de prison, ou visée par un mandat d’arrêt en vigueur. Or, constate le RNDDH, aucun des cas visés ne correspond à ces critères. Pire, la « bonne foi et bonne volonté » des concernés à collaborer n’a même pas été testée, puisqu’ils n’ont reçu aucune convocation préalable. « L’avis de recherche ne peut constituer l’acte déclencheur de l’enquête », insiste le communiqué. Il doit en être la conséquence, après le respect des étapes procédurales. En agissant à l’inverse, la DCPJ mettrait la charrue avant les bœufs et bafouerait les principes de l’État de droit. Appel à la suspension et mise en garde contre l’instrumentalisation Le RNDDH perçoit dans ces agissements une dangereuse instrumentalisation de la police judiciaire à des fins politiques. Une telle pratique, avertit-il, « constituerait une violation manifeste des principes de l’État de droit démocratique », porterait « un préjudice moral injustifié » aux citoyens visés et achèverait d’éroder la confiance déjà fragile du public envers les institutions républicaines. Par conséquent, le Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains recommande avec insistance à la Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire de suspendre immédiatement les avis de recherche émis contre Ralph Youri Chevry, Smith Joseph et Edouard Julcène. Il l’exhorte à « s’en référer à la Loi » pour conduire toutes ses enquêtes futures, rappelant que le respect scrupuleux des procédures est le « socle fondamental » de toute démocratie. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-rnddh-monte-au-creneau-contre-les-avis-de-recherche-emis-par-la-dcpj-a-lencontre-de-youri-chevry-julcene-edouard-et-smith-joseph/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-rnddh-monte-au-creneau-contre-les-avis-de-recherche-emis-par-la-dcpj-a-lencontre-de-youri-chevry-julcene-edouard-et-smith-joseph/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-rnddh-monte-au-creneau-contre-les-avis-de-recherche-emis-par-la-dcpj-a-lencontre-de-youri-chevry-julcene-edouard-et-smith-joseph/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-rnddh-monte-au-creneau-contre-les-avis-de-recherche-emis-par-la-dcpj-a-lencontre-de-youri-chevry-julcene-edouard-et-smith-joseph/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-rnddh-monte-au-creneau-contre-les-avis-de-recherche-emis-par-la-dcpj-a-lencontre-de-youri-chevry-julcene-edouard-et-smith-joseph/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20RNDDH%20monte%20au%20cr%C3%A9neau%20contre%20les%20avis%20de%20recherche%20%C3%A9mis%20par%20la%20DCPJ%20%C3%A0%20l%E2%80%99encontre%20de%20Youri%20Chevry%2C%20Julc%C3%A8ne%20Edouard%20et%20Smith%20Joseph&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-rnddh-monte-au-creneau-contre-les-avis-de-recherche-emis-par-la-dcpj-a-lencontre-de-youri-chevry-julcene-edouard-et-smith-joseph%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS: ICE Official Confirms Deportation Operations Would Have Been Launched Without Court Ruling](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-ice-official-confirms-deportation-operations-would-have-been-launched-without-court-ruling/) **Published:** February 10, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official confirmed in a sworn declaration that the Department of Homeland Security would have taken action to deport Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries if Judge Ana C. Reyes’s decision had not stayed the revocation of the program. The declaration, filed Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the case Miot et al. v. Trump et al., provides unprecedented insight into the Trump administration’s intentions regarding Haitian TPS beneficiaries. Liana J. Castano, Assistant Director for Field Operations within ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), signed this declaration under penalty of perjury. In the two-page document, referenced as Document 129 in the court registry, Castano states unequivocally: “DHS did not take action to enforce the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation on February 3, 2026, because the termination was stayed. However, if the termination had not been stayed, DHS would have acted to enforce the immigration laws in light of the termination, just as it has acted to enforce the immigration laws against past TPS holders based on other terminations.” This admission confirms the fears expressed by immigrant rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers, who had warned that the end of TPS would immediately expose hundreds of thousands of Haitians to deportation. ### Daily Operations in Springfield and South Florida Castano’s declaration also addresses rumors circulating in the Haitian community about targeted ICE operations in areas with high concentrations of Haitian TPS beneficiaries. “I am not aware of DHS having planned specific actions to mobilize members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to areas heavily populated with Haitian TPS holders in anticipation of the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation on February 3, 2026,” Castano writes. However, she indicated that “ICE is engaged in daily enforcement activities across the country in various locations, including but not limited to Springfield, Ohio, and South Florida.” This specific mention of Springfield, Ohio, and South Florida—two regions that are home to significant Haitian communities—did not go unnoticed. Springfield has between 10,000 and 15,000 Haitian immigrants, while Florida is home to the largest Haitian community in the United States. In her declaration, Castano justifies ICE operations by invoking national security and public safety. “ICE operations are targeted to those who are removable from the country, regardless of nationality, with the end goal of enforcing the immigration laws to preserve the national security and public safety of the United States,” she states. This language echoes the Trump administration’s usual rhetoric, which frames immigration operations as a matter of national security rather than as a policy targeting specific communities. In her declaration, Liana Castano provided details about her role at DHS as Assistant Director for Field Operations, serving on a temporary basis from July 14, 2025, and on a permanent basis since November 2, 2025. “I began my employment with ICE in 2006 and have held several leadership positions within ERO, including Interim Assistant Director for the Removal Division, Assistant Director for the Law Enforcement Systems and Analysis Division, and Field Office Director for the Washington Field Office,” she states in her declaration. As Assistant Director for Field Operations, Castano “manages ERO’s 25 field offices as well as programs and initiatives to identify, arrest, prosecute, and remove removable aliens nationwide.” The declaration was filed in the case Miot et al. v. Trump et al. (Civil Action No. 25-cv-02471-ACR), in which five Haitian nationals are challenging the Trump administration’s decision to terminate TPS for Haiti. Castano states that she “is aware of the above-captioned lawsuit and the District Court’s Minute Order dated February 2, 2026.” She specifies that her declaration “is based upon my personal and professional knowledge and information, belief, reasonable inquiry, and review of information obtained from various records, systems, databases, and other ICE employees.” ### Implications for the Haitian Community This sworn declaration confirms what many feared: without Judge Reyes’s intervention, Haitian TPS beneficiaries would have been immediately exposed to deportation measures. Representative Ayanna Pressley, co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, had warned that “if TPS is not extended, we know that will put the Haitian community right in the sightline as targets of the rogue and racist agency that is ICE.” Castano’s declaration appears to validate these concerns, while maintaining that ICE operations do not specifically target Haitians but rather “those who are removable from the country, regardless of nationality.” A hearing is scheduled for Thursday, February 12, at 10:00 a.m. before Judge Reyes, where both parties will present their arguments as the case potentially heads toward the nation’s highest courts. 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Lors d’un petit-déjeuner avec le journal dominicain Listín Diario le mardi 10 fevrier 2026, l’archevêque coadjuteur de Saint-Domingue, Monseigneur Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, a tracé une ligne de crête : défendre le droit de l’État à faire respecter ses lois, tout en exigeant que cette application préserve inconditionnellement la dignité humaine. « Les lois sur l’immigration doivent être respectées », a martelé le prélat, s’appuyant sur son expérience personnelle en Italie où il devait renouveler annuellement son permis de séjour. Pour lui, le problème n’est pas l’application de la loi en soi, mais la manière dont elle est parfois mise en œuvre. Il a dénoncé des moments de « persécution, d’attaque, de mauvais traitements » lors d’opérations, jugés « inacceptables ». « Il existe une procédure, un protocole à suivre pour expulser une personne sans avoir à la maltraiter ni à porter atteinte à sa dignité », a-t-il insisté. Dans l’intervalle, le président de l’Observatoire des politiques migratoires (OPM), Miguel Franjul, cité par listin diario, a annoncé qu’à compter du jeudi 12 février, le grand public pourra surveiller les entités militaires chargées, par décret légal et exécutif, de détenir les immigrants sans papiers enregistrés en République dominicaine. M. Franjul a révélé que les citoyens auront la possibilité de consulter sur un site web les données relatives à l’application des mesures ordonnées par le président Abinader. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Son plaidoyer pour un cadre humain s’étend au domaine de la santé. Il a évoqué le sort des femmes haïtiennes en travail, parfois refusées dans les hôpitaux publics « en raison de leur couleur ou de leur langue ». Tout en reconnaissant les ajustements apportés au protocole strict annoncé en avril 2025 – exigeant pièce d’identité et preuve d’emploi – et en admettant l’existence de réseaux illégaux exploitant le système, il maintient que l’accès aux soins doit être garanti. Cette position cherche à concilier deux réalités. D’un côté, Monseigneur Morel Diplán réaffirme le rôle pastoral de l’Église : « Nous assurons depuis de nombreuses années un ministère pastoral auprès des Haïtiens, accompagnant ceux qui sont déjà parmi nous et que nous devons accueillir, car nous ne pouvons persécuter personne. » De l’autre, il soutient la nécessité pour l’État dominicain de « maintenir l’ordre et l’équilibre » et de « préserver la sécurité du peuple dominicain » face à l’effondrement sécuritaire en Haïti. Il rappelle d’ailleurs que la communauté internationale, via l’ambassadeur des États-Unis, a reconnu les « limites des capacités » du pays à assumer la crise haïtienne. Le message final de l’archevêque est un double rappel, résumant tout le dilemme : « Nous pouvons coopérer, aider le peuple haïtien autant que possible (…). 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Reyes n’avait pas suspendu la révocation du programme. Cette déclaration, déposée mardi 10 février 2026 devant le tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia dans le cadre de l’affaire Miot et al. v. Trump et al., apporte un éclairage inédit sur les intentions de l’administration Trump concernant les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. Liana J. Castano, directrice adjointe des opérations sur le terrain au sein de l’Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) de l’ICE, a signé cette déclaration sous peine de parjure. Dans ce document de deux pages référencé comme Document 129 dans le registre du tribunal, Castano affirme sans équivoque : “Le DHS n’a pas pris de mesures pour faire appliquer la révocation de la désignation TPS d’Haïti le 3 février 2026, parce que la révocation a été suspendue. Cependant, si la révocation n’avait pas été suspendue, le DHS aurait agi pour faire appliquer les lois sur l’immigration à la lumière de la révocation, tout comme il a agi pour faire appliquer les lois sur l’immigration contre d’anciens bénéficiaires du TPS sur la base d’autres révocations.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette admission confirme les craintes exprimées par les défenseurs des droits des immigrants et les élus démocrates, qui avaient averti que la fin du TPS exposerait immédiatement des centaines de milliers d’Haïtiens à l’expulsion. ### Des opérations quotidiennes à Springfield et en Floride du Sud La déclaration de Castano aborde également les rumeurs qui circulaient dans la communauté haïtienne concernant des opérations ciblées de l’ICE dans les zones à forte concentration de bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. “Je n’ai pas connaissance que le DHS ait planifié des actions spécifiques pour mobiliser des membres de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement dans des zones fortement peuplées de bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS en prévision de la révocation de la désignation TPS d’Haïti le 3 février 2026”, écrit Castano. Elle a toutefois indiqué que “l’ICE est engagé dans des activités d’application de la loi quotidiennes à travers le pays dans divers endroits, y compris mais sans s’y limiter, Springfield, Ohio et le sud de la Floride”. Cette mention spécifique de Springfield, Ohio et du sud de la Floride — deux régions qui abritent d’importantes communautés haïtiennes — n’est pas passée inaperçue. Springfield compte entre 10 000 et 15 000 immigrants haïtiens, tandis que la Floride abrite la plus grande communauté haïtienne des États-Unis. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Dans sa déclaration, Castano justifie les opérations de l’ICE en invoquant la sécurité nationale et la sécurité publique. “Les opérations de l’ICE ciblent ceux qui peuvent être expulsés du pays, quelle que soit leur nationalité, avec l’objectif final de faire appliquer les lois sur l’immigration pour préserver la sécurité nationale et la sécurité publique des États-Unis”, affirme-t-elle. Cette formulation reprend la rhétorique habituelle de l’administration Trump, qui présente les opérations d’immigration comme une question de sécurité nationale plutôt que comme une politique ciblant des communautés spécifiques. Dans sa déclaration, Liana Castano a fourni des précisions sur son rôle au DHS en tant que directrice adjointe des opérations sur le terrain depuis le 14 juillet 2025 à titre temporaire, puis depuis le 2 novembre 2025 à titre permanent. “J’ai commencé mon emploi à l’ICE en 2006 et j’ai occupé plusieurs postes de direction au sein de l’ERO, notamment directrice adjointe par intérim de la division des expulsions, directrice adjointe de la division des systèmes d’application de la loi et d’analyse, et directrice du bureau de terrain de Washington”, précise-t-elle dans sa déclaration. En tant que directrice adjointe des opérations sur le terrain, Castano “gère les 25 bureaux de terrain de l’ERO ainsi que les programmes et initiatives visant à identifier, arrêter, poursuivre et expulser les étrangers expulsables à l’échelle nationale”. Cette déclaration a été déposée dans le cadre de l’affaire Miot et al. v. Trump et al. (Dossier civil No. 25-cv-02471-ACR), dans laquelle cinq ressortissants haïtiens contestent la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au TPS pour Haïti. Castano indique qu’elle “a connaissance du procès susmentionné et de l’ordonnance sommaire du tribunal de district datée du 2 février 2026”. Elle précise que sa déclaration “est basée sur sa connaissance personnelle et professionnelle et sur des informations, croyances, enquêtes raisonnables et examen d’informations obtenues à partir de divers dossiers, systèmes, bases de données et d’autres employés de l’ICE”. ### Les implications pour la communauté haïtienne Cette déclaration sous serment confirme ce que beaucoup craignaient : sans l’intervention de la juge Reyes, les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS auraient été immédiatement exposés à des mesures d’expulsion. La députée Ayanna Pressley, coprésidente du Caucus haïtien à la Chambre des représentants, avait averti que “si le TPS n’est pas prolongé, nous savons que cela mettra la communauté haïtienne directement dans la ligne de mire comme cibles de l’agence voyou et raciste qu’est l’ICE”. La déclaration de Castano semble valider ces préoccupations, tout en maintenant que les opérations de l’ICE ne ciblent pas spécifiquement les Haïtiens mais visent “ceux qui peuvent être expulsés du pays, quelle que soit leur nationalité”. Une audience est prévue jeudi 12 février à 10 heures devant la juge Reyes, où les deux parties présenteront leurs arguments alors que l’affaire se dirige potentiellement vers les plus hautes juridictions du pays. La déclaration de Liana Castano, signée à Washington, D.C. le 10 février 2026, restera comme un témoignage documenté des intentions de l’administration Trump envers les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS — et de ce qui aurait pu se passer sans l’intervention judiciaire du 2 février. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dhs-300x300.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39970&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39970&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-une-responsable-de-lice-confirme-que-des-operations-dexpulsion-auraient-ete-lancees-sans-la-decision-judiciaire/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-une-responsable-de-lice-confirme-que-des-operations-dexpulsion-auraient-ete-lancees-sans-la-decision-judiciaire/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-une-responsable-de-lice-confirme-que-des-operations-dexpulsion-auraient-ete-lancees-sans-la-decision-judiciaire/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-une-responsable-de-lice-confirme-que-des-operations-dexpulsion-auraient-ete-lancees-sans-la-decision-judiciaire/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-une-responsable-de-lice-confirme-que-des-operations-dexpulsion-auraient-ete-lancees-sans-la-decision-judiciaire/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20une%20responsable%20de%20l%27ICE%20confirme%20que%20des%20op%C3%A9rations%20d%27expulsion%20auraient%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20lanc%C3%A9es%20sans%20la%20d%C3%A9cision%20judiciaire&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-une-responsable-de-lice-confirme-que-des-operations-dexpulsion-auraient-ete-lancees-sans-la-decision-judiciaire%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : La communauté internationale appelle à la cohésion et à la stabilisation après la fin du CPT](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-communaute-internationale-appelle-a-la-cohesion-et-a-la-stabilisation-apres-la-fin-du-cpt/) **Published:** February 9, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, lundi 9 février 2026\_La fin du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition en Haïti, intervenue le 7 février 2026, marque une étape décisive dans le processus de retour à l’ordre institutionnel, selon les principaux acteurs la communauté internationale. À cette occasion, plusieurs pays partenaires, dont la République dominicaine, le Canada et la France, ont réaffirmé leur soutien au gouvernement dirigé par le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé et appelé à une mobilisation accrue en faveur de la sécurité et de la stabilité démocratique. Dans un communiqué officiel, le gouvernement dominicain a exhorté les dirigeants politiques haïtiens à préserver la cohésion institutionnelle et à maintenir leur appui à l’exécutif en place. Soulignant la gravité du contexte sécuritaire et politique, la République Dominicaine estime que la communauté internationale attend des signes clairs de consensus et de responsabilité, tandis que la population haïtienne aspire à un gouvernement capable de répondre à ses besoins fondamentaux et de conduire le pays vers la normalité institutionnelle. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La République dominicaine a également mis en avant le déploiement imminent de la Force de Répression des Gangs (FRG/GSF), ainsi que d’autres mécanismes multilatéraux destinés à appuyer la stabilisation du pays, l’organisation d’élections et le renforcement des institutions. Elle a salué les premiers résultats obtenus par « la force spéciale » (Task Force, NDRL) mise en place par le Premier ministre Fils-Aimé, estimant que toute action visant à rétablir l’autorité de l’État est essentielle à la réussite des efforts en cours. La République Dominicaine a par ailleurs réaffirmé son attachement aux résolutions du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies concernant Haïti, notamment la résolution 2793, et appelé à leur mise en œuvre pleine et rapide. De son côté, le Canada, par la voix de sa ministre des Affaires étrangères, Anita Anand, a souligné que la fin du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition constitue une étape importante vers le renouveau de la gouvernance haïtienne. Ottawa a exprimé sa confiance dans la capacité du Premier ministre et de son cabinet à améliorer la situation sécuritaire et à organiser des élections générales, afin de rétablir le droit constitutionnel du peuple haïtien de choisir librement ses dirigeants. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le Canada a réaffirmé sa disponibilité à poursuivre son soutien en matière de sécurité et de retour à la stabilité démocratique, en insistant sur la nécessité de placer les solutions haïtiennes au cœur du processus. La France a également pris acte de la fin officielle de la transition, conformément à l’accord politique du 3 avril 2024. Paris a salué la transmission ordonnée du pouvoir exécutif par le président sortant du Conseil présidentiel de transition, Laurent Saint-Cyr, au Conseil des ministres dirigé par le Premier ministre Fils-Aimé. Les autorités françaises ont encouragé le gouvernement haïtien à renforcer les capacités de la Police nationale d’Haïti et des Forces armées d’Haïti, tout en intensifiant la lutte contre les gangs criminels et leurs soutiens, y compris par le biais de l’appareil judiciaire. La France a confirmé la poursuite de son appui aux forces de sécurité haïtiennes, son accompagnement du déploiement de la GSF dans le cadre de la résolution 2793, ainsi que le maintien de son aide humanitaire et de ses investissements solidaires. Elle a enfin appelé l’ensemble des acteurs politiques et de la société civile à travailler de concert avec les autorités intérimaires afin de garantir la stabilité, la sécurité et le retour à l’ordre constitutionnel et démocratique par des élections libres et inclusives. Les États-Unis se disent prêts à travailler avec le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé et son gouvernement intérimaire, saluant le transfert pacifique des responsabilités exécutives en Haïti, intervenu le 7 février 2026 avec la fin du mandat du Conseil Présidentiel de Transition (CPT). Washington reconnaît ainsi la nouvelle configuration institutionnelle menée par le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé et son Conseil des ministres, désormais chargés d’exercer l’autorité exécutive à titre intérimaire, rappelant que la stabilisation durable dépend d’une gouvernance responsable et d’une amélioration concrète de la sécurité. Le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé a officiellement pris les commandes de l’exécutif haïtien samedi 7 février 2026, à l’occasion d’une cérémonie à la Villa d’Accueil marquant la fin du mandat de 22 mois du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT). Cette prise de fonction intervient alors que la classe politique et les acteurs de la société civile engagés dans la recherche d’une solution à la crise s’étaient montrés incapables de trouver un consensus pour remplacer le CPT. La cérémonie consacrant la fin du mandat du CPT et le transfert de tous les pouvoirs exécutifs à Fils-Aimé s’est déroulée en présence de seulement cinq conseillers-présidents, dont le coordonnateur Laurent Saint-Cyr, ainsi que de membres du gouvernement, de représentants du corps diplomatique et d’autres personnalités. Les autres conseillers-présidents, qui s’étaient engagés dans un dialogue « inter-haïtien » pour pourvoir au remplacement du Conseil et désigner un nouveau Premier ministre, n’y ont pas assisté. Bien que Lesly Voltaire ait fait une brève apparition avant le début des événements et que Louis Gerald Gilles soit arrivé sur la fin, Égard Leblanc et Fils Alphonse Jean ont brillé par leur absence totale. Le désormais chef de l’exécutif monocéphale, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a dans une adresse la nation, samedi 7 fevrier, quelques heures après le départ du CPT, reconnu que la transition était incomplète, bloquée par l’insécurité persistante qui a empêché la tenue d’élections. « La République ne cédera ni devant le découragement ni devant la division », a-t-il affirmé. Il a réitéré que la mission restait inchangée : « rétablir la sécurité, organiser des élections libres, inclusives et démocratiques, et remettre le pouvoir aux dirigeants que le peuple aura librement choisis ». Dans un appel à l’unité nationale, M. Fils-Aimé a invité « toutes les forces vives du pays » – partis politiques, société civile, secteur privé, leaders religieux, artistes, jeunes, femmes, paysans – à se rassembler. Il a également lancé un message à la communauté internationale, exprimant la gratitude d’Haïti pour le soutien reçu tout en appelant à « un engagement plus solide, plus coordonné et plus durable en faveur de la stabilité du pays ». ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-communaute-internationale-appelle-a-la-cohesion-et-a-la-stabilisation-apres-la-fin-du-cpt/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-communaute-internationale-appelle-a-la-cohesion-et-a-la-stabilisation-apres-la-fin-du-cpt/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-communaute-internationale-appelle-a-la-cohesion-et-a-la-stabilisation-apres-la-fin-du-cpt/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-communaute-internationale-appelle-a-la-cohesion-et-a-la-stabilisation-apres-la-fin-du-cpt/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-communaute-internationale-appelle-a-la-cohesion-et-a-la-stabilisation-apres-la-fin-du-cpt/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20La%20communaut%C3%A9%20internationale%20appelle%20%C3%A0%20la%20coh%C3%A9sion%20et%20%C3%A0%20la%20stabilisation%20apr%C3%A8s%20la%20fin%20du%20CPT&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-la-communaute-internationale-appelle-a-la-cohesion-et-a-la-stabilisation-apres-la-fin-du-cpt%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La PNH renforce ses capacités opérationnelles et humaines](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-renforce-ses-capacites-operationnelles-et-humaines/) **Published:** February 9, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, lundi 9 février 2026 – La Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) poursuit ses efforts de modernisation et de renforcement de ses capacités opérationnelles à travers une série d’actions majeures visant à accroître ses effectifs, améliorer la sécurité publique et rapprocher l’institution policière de la population. Dans un cadre structuré et sécurisé, la PNH a procédé, le dimanche 8 février 2026, à la rentrée officielle en formation de la 36e promotion d’aspirants policiers, composée de 1 200 recrues, dont 239 femmes, à l’École nationale de police (ENP), située à Route des Frères, dans la commune de Pétion-Ville, a indiqué l’institution dans un communiqué publié sur ses réseaux sociaux. Cette promotion constitue la deuxième cohorte du programme P4000, mis en œuvre avec l’appui de partenaires internationaux, notamment les États-Unis à travers le Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), le Canada et le Bureau intégré des Nations unies en Haïti (BINUH). Ce programme vise à consolider durablement les effectifs et les capacités opérationnelles de la police haïtienne. Plusieurs hauts gradés de la PNH ont pris part à cette cérémonie, parmi lesquels l’inspecteur général Jean Maurest Étienne, directeur du personnel, l’IG Frantz Lerebours, coordonnateur de la formation, le commissaire divisionnaire John Games Olivier, directeur de l’ENP, ainsi que des représentants des institutions partenaires. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Selon le communiqué, les instructeurs, moniteurs, le corps médical et l’ensemble des entités impliquées sont déjà mobilisés pour garantir le bon déroulement de la formation jusqu’à la sortie officielle de cette promotion. Renforcement de la présence policière et rapprochement avec la population Dans le cadre des mesures visant à renforcer la sécurité et à promouvoir une police de proximité, les nouveaux policiers de la 35e promotion, accompagnés d’agents du Service de la circulation, du SDPJ Sud-Est et du Commandement départemental du Sud-Est, ont effectué une parade policière, sur le parcours du Carnaval national de Jacmel. Au total, 150 nouveaux policiers sont affectés dans différentes communes du département du Sud-Est. La commissaire divisionnaire Magalie Belneau, directrice départementale de la police du Sud-Est, a défilé aux côtés des forces de l’ordre. Cette initiative vise à renforcer la visibilité policière, instaurer un climat de confiance et favoriser un rapprochement avec la population, dans un esprit de respect, de professionnalisme et de collaboration. Par ailleurs, le samedi 7 février 2026, le commandant en chef de la PNH, André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, a annoncé le déploiement de deux véhicules blindés dans le département du Sud-Est. Ces véhicules ont pour objectif d’améliorer le service rendu à la population, de renforcer la présence policière sur l’ensemble du territoire et de faciliter des interventions rapides dans toutes les communes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Leur déploiement permet à la police de disposer d’une mobilité accrue, d’une capacité de réaction rapide face aux situations d’urgence et d’une meilleure aptitude à contrer les menaces et activités criminelles. Réception de chars blindés offerts par la Corée du Sud Dans la même dynamique de renforcement de ses capacités, la PNH a pris possession, le jeudi 5 février 2026, de trois chars blindés à chenilles offerts par la République de Corée. La cérémonie de réception s’est tenue à l’Autorité portuaire nationale (APN), en présence du commandant en chef de la PNH et d’autres membres du haut commandement. Ces véhicules blindés, dotés d’une technologie avancée, sont conçus pour les interventions en milieu hostile. Ils bénéficient d’un blindage renforcé et d’une grande mobilité, leur permettant d’opérer sur des terrains difficiles. La PNH dispose déjà des ressources humaines et logistiques nécessaires pour assurer leur maintenance et leur mise en service opérationnelle. Enfin, les 877 policiers de la 35e promotion, première cohorte du programme P4000, sont désormais pleinement opérationnels. Déployés progressivement sur le terrain, ils auront pour mission de contribuer activement au rétablissement de la sécurité, de la paix et de l’ordre public sur l’ensemble du territoire national. À travers ces différentes actions, la Police nationale d’Haïti réaffirme sa détermination à servir et protéger la population, en privilégiant une approche fondée sur la prévention, la proximité, la confiance mutuelle et la collaboration avec les citoyens. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-renforce-ses-capacites-operationnelles-et-humaines/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-renforce-ses-capacites-operationnelles-et-humaines/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-renforce-ses-capacites-operationnelles-et-humaines/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-renforce-ses-capacites-operationnelles-et-humaines/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-renforce-ses-capacites-operationnelles-et-humaines/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20PNH%20renforce%20ses%20capacit%C3%A9s%20op%C3%A9rationnelles%20et%20humaines&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-pnh-renforce-ses-capacites-operationnelles-et-humaines%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Les États-Unis prennent acte de la nouvelle configuration du pouvoir en Haïti et réaffirment leur engagement conditionnel](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-prennent-acte-de-la-nouvelle-configuration-du-pouvoir-en-haiti-et-reaffirment-leur-engagement-conditionnel/) **Published:** February 8, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Les États-Unis se disent prêts à travailler avec le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé et son gouvernement intérimaire, saluant le transfert pacifique des responsabilités exécutives en Haïti, intervenu le 7 février 2026 avec la fin du mandat du Conseil Présidentiel de Transition (CPT). Washington reconnaît ainsi la nouvelle configuration institutionnelle menée par le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé et son Conseil des ministres, désormais chargés d’exercer l’autorité exécutive à titre intérimaire, rappelant que la stabilisation durable dépend d’une gouvernance responsable et d’une amélioration concrète de la sécurité. « Les États-Unis prennent acte du transfert pacifique du pouvoir par le coordinateur du CPT, Laurent Saint-Cyr, au Premier ministre Fils-Aimé et au Conseil des ministres, agissant à titre intérimaire afin de préparer les élections générales en Haïti », peut-on lire dans le communiqué du Département d’État. Cette formulation, tout en notant le caractère « pacifique » de la passation, évite soigneusement de qualifier le nouveau dispositif de « gouvernement de transition » ou de lui accorder une légitimité politique au-delà de son rôle intérimaire. Elle s’aligne sur le cadre constitutionnel invoqué par Port-au-Prince, tout en maintenant une certaine réserve diplomatique. L’administration américaine exprime sa volonté de collaboration sous condition. « Les États-Unis se disent disposés à travailler avec le Premier ministre et le Conseil des ministres à la réalisation de notre priorité commune, à savoir la stabilisation d’Haïti », précise le texte. Cette disposition est toutefois immédiatement encadrée par un rappel des responsabilités haïtiennes : « Nous reconnaissons la responsabilité qui incombe aux autorités appelées à guider le pays à un moment décisif et soulignons l’importance des efforts menés par les Haïtiens eux-mêmes pour rétablir la stabilité, renforcer la sécurité et faire progresser les aspirations du peuple haïtien. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La déclaration américaine reprend les conditions-cadres énoncées récemment par le Secrétaire d’État, Marco Rubio, soulignant que des « progrès durables en Haïti dépendent » de trois éléments clés : Une gouvernance responsable : Un appel transparent à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à une administration au service de la population. L’amélioration des conditions de sécurité : Une attente explicite de résultats concrets dans la lutte contre les gangs armés et le rétablissement de l’ordre public, préalable indispensable à toute élection crédible. Un partenariat international soutenu en faveur de la souveraineté d’Haïti : Une référence au rôle de la Mission internationale de sécurité et à l’appui de la communauté internationale, tout en insistant sur le principe de souveraineté et de leadership haïtien. « Les États-Unis demeurent engagés à travailler aux côtés des dirigeants haïtiens et des partenaires régionaux afin de contribuer à la stabilisation d’Haïti », conclut la déclaration, réaffirmant ainsi un engagement qui reste, selon les observateurs, fortement tributaire des actions menées sur le terrain par les nouvelles autorités de fait. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Alors que l’incertitude régnait sur la gouvernance politique du pays après l’échéance du 7 fevrier, les Etats-Unis avaient clairement exprimé leur soutien à Alix Didier Fils-Aimé pour assurer la continuité de l’Etat haïtien jusqu’à la tenue d’élections. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-prennent-acte-de-la-nouvelle-configuration-du-pouvoir-en-haiti-et-reaffirment-leur-engagement-conditionnel/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-prennent-acte-de-la-nouvelle-configuration-du-pouvoir-en-haiti-et-reaffirment-leur-engagement-conditionnel/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-prennent-acte-de-la-nouvelle-configuration-du-pouvoir-en-haiti-et-reaffirment-leur-engagement-conditionnel/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-prennent-acte-de-la-nouvelle-configuration-du-pouvoir-en-haiti-et-reaffirment-leur-engagement-conditionnel/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-prennent-acte-de-la-nouvelle-configuration-du-pouvoir-en-haiti-et-reaffirment-leur-engagement-conditionnel/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Les%20%C3%89tats-Unis%20prennent%20acte%20de%20la%20nouvelle%20configuration%20du%20pouvoir%20en%20Ha%C3%AFti%20et%20r%C3%A9affirment%20leur%20engagement%20conditionnel&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fles-etats-unis-prennent-acte-de-la-nouvelle-configuration-du-pouvoir-en-haiti-et-reaffirment-leur-engagement-conditionnel%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : Seul à la tête de l'exécutif depuis la fin du CPT, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé appelle à l'unité nationale](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-seul-a-la-tete-de-lexecutif-depuis-la-fin-du-cpt-alix-didier-fils-aime-appelle-a-lunite-nationale/) **Published:** February 8, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Alors que le Conseil Présidentiel de Transition (CPT) a terminé son mandat ce samedi 7 février 2026, le Conseil des Ministres, sous la présidence d’Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a pris une série de mesures fortes et a lancé un vibrant appel à la mobilisation nationale pour restaurer l’État et organiser des élections. Lors d’un premier Conseil des Ministres extraordinaire présidé par le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé quelques heures après le départ du CPT, le chef du gouvernement a pris acte de la vacance de la présidence et s’est organisé pour assurer la continuité de l’État, tout en fixant des priorités claires centrées sur la sécurité et l’organisation d’élections. Dans un communiqué, la Primature a ainsi annoncé trois mesures majeures. Premièrement, le Premier ministre Fils-Aimé a été nommé Ministre de l’Économie et des Finances par intérim en remplacement de Alfred Métellus, renvoyé. Ce dernier avait été désigné par une majorité d’anciens conseillers-présidents pour remplacer Fils-Aimé. Sa révocation est justifiée par la nécessité « d’améliorer l’efficacité de l’action gouvernementale ». Deuxièmement, un décret plaçant le Pouvoir Exécutif sous l’égide du Conseil des Ministres a été adopté, en invoquant l’article 149 de la Constitution amendée. Ce texte prévoit que, en cas de vacance de la présidence, le Conseil des Ministres exerce l’autorité exécutive sous la présidence du Premier ministre, et ce jusqu’à l’investiture d’un président élu. Le communiqué précise que les actions du pouvoir exécutif seront prioritairement orientées vers : 1) le rétablissement de la sécurité et de l’autorité de l’État, 2) l’organisation d’élections libres et démocratiques, et 3) la garantie du fonctionnement des institutions publiques. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Troisièmement, des commissions municipales ont été mises en place pour administrer les communes de Port-au-Prince, Pétion-Ville et Gressier jusqu’aux prochaines élections, visant à rétablir une administration locale minimale dans des zones clés. Un discours à la nation : l’appel à l’union sacrée face à l’urgence Parallèlement à ces mesures administratives, le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé s’est adressé à la nation. Il a salué les efforts du CPT tout en reconnaissant que la transition était incomplète, bloquée par l’insécurité persistante qui a empêché la tenue d’élections. « La République ne cédera ni devant le découragement ni devant la division », a-t-il affirmé. Il a réitéré que la mission restait inchangée : « rétablir la sécurité, organiser des élections libres, inclusives et démocratiques, et remettre le pouvoir aux dirigeants que le peuple aura librement choisis ». Face à la crise de sécurité, le chef du gouvernement a lancé un avertissement sans équivoque : « Les complices \[des gangs\] seront poursuivis sans répit. La Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) et les Forces Armées d’Haïti (FAd’H) agiront avec rigueur, coordination et continuité, jusqu’à ce que l’État reprenne le contrôle total du territoire national. » Il a également annoncé la mise en œuvre immédiate d’un plan humanitaire d’urgence pour apporter une assistance aux populations les plus vulnérables. Une main tendue à tous les secteurs et à la communauté internationale Dans un appel à l’unité nationale, M. Fils-Aimé a invité « toutes les forces vives du pays » – partis politiques, société civile, secteur privé, leaders religieux, artistes, jeunes, femmes, paysans – à se rassembler. Il a également lancé un message à la communauté internationale, exprimant la gratitude d’Haïti pour le soutien reçu tout en appelant à « un engagement plus solide, plus coordonné et plus durable en faveur de la stabilité du pays ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le Premier ministre a conclu son discours en affirmant qu’« un peuple uni ne perd jamais son chemin » et qu’« Haïti se relèvera grâce à l’unité, au sens du devoir et à la responsabilité collective ». Ces annonces marquent une tentative du gouvernement sortant de structurer et de légitimer son autorité dans un intervalle constitutionnel sensible. En s’appuyant sur l’article 149, M. Fils-Aimé cherche à ancrer son action dans un cadre légal, tout en s’efforçant de rassurer la population et les partenaires internationaux sur ses priorités : la sécurité et la voie vers les élections. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-seul-a-la-tete-de-lexecutif-depuis-la-fin-du-cpt-alix-didier-fils-aime-appelle-a-lunite-nationale/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-seul-a-la-tete-de-lexecutif-depuis-la-fin-du-cpt-alix-didier-fils-aime-appelle-a-lunite-nationale/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-seul-a-la-tete-de-lexecutif-depuis-la-fin-du-cpt-alix-didier-fils-aime-appelle-a-lunite-nationale/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-seul-a-la-tete-de-lexecutif-depuis-la-fin-du-cpt-alix-didier-fils-aime-appelle-a-lunite-nationale/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-seul-a-la-tete-de-lexecutif-depuis-la-fin-du-cpt-alix-didier-fils-aime-appelle-a-lunite-nationale/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Seul%20%C3%A0%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20l%27ex%C3%A9cutif%20depuis%20la%20fin%20du%20CPT%2C%20Alix%20Didier%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%20appelle%20%C3%A0%20l%27unit%C3%A9%20nationale&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-seul-a-la-tete-de-lexecutif-depuis-la-fin-du-cpt-alix-didier-fils-aime-appelle-a-lunite-nationale%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : l'OIDG constate la prise en charge du pays par le Premier ministre Fils-Aimé et réclame une concertation nationale urgente](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-loidg-constate-la-prise-en-charge-du-pays-par-le-premier-ministre-fils-aime-et-reclame-une-concertation-nationale-urgente/) **Published:** February 8, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** L’Observatoire international pour la démocratie et la gouvernance (OIDG) a pris acte de la fin du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT), en vertu de l’accord du 3 avril 2024, et la prise en charge de la gouvernance politique du pays par le Conseil des ministres sortant, sous la direction du Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Dans un communiqué samedi soir, l’organisation en a appelé à une large concertation regroupant toutes les forces vives de la nation dans l’objectif de parvenir à un consensus sur la mise en place d’un exécutif bicéphale de transition. L’OIDG observe que la période ayant précédé la fin du mandat du CPT a été marquée par plusieurs initiatives diplomatiques et politiques visant à assurer une passation de pouvoir ordonnée et à tracer une voie claire pour la suite de la transition. D’une part, la Communauté des Caraïbes (CARICOM) a exercé son rôle de facilitation en identifiant les principales parties prenantes haïtiennes et en les conviant à une rencontre destinée à jeter les bases d’un cadre politique consensuel pour la phase à venir. D’autre part, le Congrès patriotique a organisé des rencontres avec des acteurs clés, incluant les parties prenantes consultées par la CARICOM. L’objectif avéré était d’harmoniser les positions et de dégager un mécanisme de gouvernance largement accepté. Lors de ces discussions, une écrasante majorité des participants s’est prononcée en faveur d’un exécutif bicéphale (Président et Premier ministre) pour piloter la transition. Cependant, un consensus n’a pu être atteint sur l’identité des personnalités appelées à occuper ces fonctions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’OIDG note également qu’à la suite de la rencontre du Congrès patriotique, un échange s’est tenu avec la CARICOM. Au cours de cet échange, un principe important a été réaffirmé : pour cette phase cruciale devant mener à la restauration des institutions électives, la gouvernance exécutive devrait être confiée à des technocrates impartiaux, sans allégeance politique partisane. Cette orientation vise à garantir que l’objectif ultime – la tenue d’élections crédibles et la transmission du pouvoir à des dirigeants élus d’ici le 7 février 2027 – reste la priorité absolue et ne soit compromise par des calculs politiques de court terme. Par ailleurs, l’OIDG a pris acte des assises organisées du 1er au 3 février 2026 par certains membres de l’ancien CPT avec diverses parties prenantes. Ces discussions portaient sur l’établissement des mécanismes de gouvernance et les critères de choix des personnalités appelées à conduire cette transition. Les initiateurs de cette démarche la considéraient comme une étape préalable nécessaire à une passation de pouvoir effective le 7 février. L’OIDG constate avec une vive préoccupation que malgré ces multiples efforts, les différentes initiatives n’ont pas permis d’aboutir, à la date du 7 février 2026, à un accord politique opérationnel pour la mise en place d’un nouvel exécutif légitime et pleinement fonctionnel. Face à cette situation, le président de l’OIDG, Dr Ambroise Guillaume, exhorte avec insistance le Conseil des ministres sortant, sous la direction du Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, à assumer pleinement sa responsabilité historique. Il doit convoquer sans délai, dans un esprit d’urgence nationale, une large concertation regroupant toutes les forces vives de la nation. L’objectif immédiat doit être de dégager, dans les plus brefs délais, un accord incontestable sur la mise en place d’un exécutif bicéphale de transition. Cet exécutif aura pour mandat impératif et exclusif d’organiser, en toute neutralité et avec le soutien de la communauté internationale, des élections libres, transparentes et inclusives, permettant une passation de pouvoir aux autorités élues avant le 7 février 2027. Au-delà de l’urgence immédiate, le sociologue Guillaume rappelle avec force que la crise haïtienne est structurelle et exige une vision à long terme. Il est impératif d’instaurer un dialogue national sincère et inclusif visant à forger un pacte de gouvernabilité pour les 25 prochaines années. Ce pacte doit porter sur les fondements de l’État de droit, la réforme des institutions, la lutte contre la corruption et l’impunité, et la définition d’un projet de société partagé. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Pour nourrir ce dialogue essentiel, l’OIDG met à la disposition des acteurs haïtiens et de la communauté internationale deux outils majeurs : Les Actes du Forum de l’OIDG sur la crise haïtienne : Ce document synthétise les analyses et recommandations issues d’échanges multipartites et propose des pistes concrètes pour une refondation de la gouvernance en Haïti. L’étude historique sans précédent : « Évaluation de la qualité de la gouvernance politique en Haïti de 1804 à 2025 » : Réalisée sous la direction de l’éminent professeur et chercheur universitaire Jean-Antoine Mathias Lauréus, à la demande de l’OIDG, cette recherche offre un éclairage scientifique inédit sur les patterns de gouvernance, leurs succès et leurs échecs sur plus de deux siècles d’histoire. Elle constitue un instrument précieux pour comprendre les racines des maux actuels et pour éviter la répétition des erreurs du passé. Le sociologue Ambroise Guillaume lance un appel solennel à tous les acteurs haïtiens à placer l’intérêt supérieur de la nation au-dessus des intérêts particuliers et des ambitions personnelles. 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Désormais seul maître à bord, Fils-Aimé a bénéficié du plein soutien de la communauté internationale, notamment des États-Unis, pour mener une nouvelle phase de transition dont les contours et la durée n’ont pas été définis. Cette prise de fonction intervient alors que la classe politique et les acteurs de la société civile engagés dans la recherche d’une solution à la crise s’étaient montrés incapables de trouver un consensus pour remplacer le CPT. Une cérémonie marquée par l’absence de plusieurs conseillers-présidents La cérémonie consacrant la fin du mandat du CPT et le transfert de tous les pouvoirs exécutifs à Fils-Aimé s’est déroulée en présence de seulement cinq conseillers-présidents, dont le coordonnateur Laurent Saint-Cyr, ainsi que de membres du gouvernement, de représentants du corps diplomatique et d’autres personnalités. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Les autres conseillers-présidents, qui s’étaient engagés dans un dialogue « inter-haïtien » pour pourvoir au remplacement du Conseil et désigner un nouveau Premier ministre, n’y ont pas assisté. Bien que Lesly Voltaire ait fait une brève apparition avant le début des événements et que Louis Gerald Gilles soit arrivé sur la fin, Égard Leblanc et Fils Alphonse Jean ont brillé par leur absence totale. ### Saint-Cyr défend le bilan du CPT Dans son allocution, le coordonnateur Laurent Saint-Cyr a d’entrée de jeu brandi l’article 28.1 du décret portant création du Conseil pour justifier que le Conseil des ministres, sous la présidence du Premier ministre, assurerait désormais la gestion de l’exécutif. Il a rappelé que le CPT avait été institué en avril 2024 pour éviter l’effondrement du pays et lui permettre de retrouver la voie de la normalité institutionnelle. Alors que la situation sécuritaire demeure critique et qu’aucune élection n’a été organisée, il a affirmé que le Conseil avait réussi à empêcher le chaos et la désagrégation totale de l’État, et avait « mis en branle le chantier des élections. Sur le plan sécuritaire, M. Saint-Cyr a indiqué que des progrès avaient été réalisés, notant que certaines zones contrôlées par les gangs armés, particulièrement au centre-ville de Port-au-Prince, ont été reprises par les forces de l’ordre . - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Appel à l’unité et passage de relais En quittant le pouvoir, Laurent Saint-Cyr a lancé un appel à l’unité nationale. Notant qu’un consensus sur la mise en place d’un exécutif bicéphale semblait se dessiner, il a encouragé le Premier ministre à poursuivre le dialogue et demandé aux acteurs nationaux d’observer une trêve pour trouver une solution dans l’intérêt du peuple. « Il nous faut parvenir à un accord politique solide et un pacte de gouvernabilité permettant d’établir clairement les règles du jeu démocratique », a-t-il déclaré. M. Saint-Cyr a assuré qu’après le départ du CPT, il n’y a pas de vide institutionnel , les fonctions exécutives étant assumées par le Conseil des ministres. Tout en disant être certain que M. Fils-Aimé mesurait l’étendue de la grande responsabilité qui lui incombe, il l’a invité à se concentrer sur les priorités : sécurité, dialogue, élections et stabilité. Il a enfin lancé un appel au calme à la population face aux risques de troubles liés à cette transition. Un nouveau chef de l’exécutif qui s’adressera à la nation Dans une brève allocution, le désormais seul chef de l’exécutif a salué le travail et le sens des responsabilités des membres du CPT. Alix Didier Fils-Aimé a annoncé qu’il s’adresserait à la nation dans la soirée, à l’issue d’un conseil des ministres tenu dans la journée. 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Plus de 92 % des sachets d’eau analysés ne respectent pas les normes en vigueur, notamment en matière d’enregistrement et d’étiquetage. Selon une note d’information en date du 6 février 2026, face à ce constat alarmant, le Mci, à travers la Direction du Contrôle de la Qualité et de la Protection du Consommateur (Dcqpc), appelle à des actions concrètes, rapides et coordonnées afin de protéger la santé des consommateurs. Le ministère estime que l’application immédiate de mesures efficaces pourrait permettre de remédier à la situation à très court terme, en attendant la mise en place de solutions structurelles durables. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Pour les eaux conditionnées en sachet, le Mci recommande l’application stricte des règles de Bonnes Pratiques d’Hygiène (Bph), ainsi que des normes relatives au conditionnement, au stockage et au transport. Il préconise également le changement des types de sachets utilisés et la mise en place d’un étiquetage normalisé. Par ailleurs, les entreprises productrices sont invitées à se doter de personnel technique qualifié et à réaliser des analyses régulières afin de détecter rapidement toute anomalie dans la chaîne de production et d’y apporter les corrections nécessaires. Concernant les kiosques d’eau, considérés comme une autre catégorie à risque élevé, le ministère exige l’application des avis MCI/JM/DCQPC/0045/09/24 et MCI/JM/DCQPC/0044/09/24. Il recommande notamment la désinfection régulière des camions-citernes, des réservoirs et des châteaux d’eau, (au moins toutes les deux semaines) , la gestion rigoureuse de la traçabilité, l’installation d’équipements supplémentaires tels que des filtres et des lampes UV, ainsi que la présence de personnel qualifié en traitement et contrôle de la qualité de l’eau. Les coliformes détectés ne présentent pas de risque majeur immédiat - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le rapport de l’étude sur la qualité de l’eau de consommation précise que les bactéries majoritairement détectées, notamment les coliformes, ne sont pas nécessairement d’origine fécale. Selon les experts, ces bactéries peuvent provenir de diverses sources et ne représentent pas, à ce stade, un risque imminent et majeur pour la santé de la population en général. Toutefois, les personnes les plus vulnérables, notamment celles ayant un système immunitaire fragile ainsi que les enfants, sont invitées à la prudence. Il leur est recommandé d’éviter la consommation d’eaux ensachées et celles provenant des kiosques non contrôlés. Le ministère conseille également aux consommateurs de s’informer au maximum avant d’acheter de l’eau, qu’elle soit en sachet, en bouteille ou issue des kiosques. “Il est préférable de s’approvisionner en eau traitée, conservée dans des récipients propres, désinfectés et hermétiquement fermés. Avoir sur soi un petit bidon d’eau lors des déplacements est aussi recommandé afin d’éviter la consommation d’eau de qualité douteuse.” Par ailleurs, toute personne présentant des symptômes de gastro-entérite après avoir consommé de l’eau est invitée à déposer une plainte via le système de doléances mis en place par le Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie,(https://mci.gouv.ht/doleances.php), afin que des suites appropriées soient engagées,lit-on dans la note . Menée dans une perspective de protection des consommateurs, cette étude avait pour objectif, selon le ministère, de s’assurer que les eaux mises sur le marché respectent les normes physico-chimiques et microbiologiques en vigueur. Elle visait notamment à inspecter les entreprises et à contrôler la qualité des eaux, à évaluer la conformité des marques d’eau embouteillée et ensachée aux lois et règlements, à formuler des recommandations aux fournisseurs et aux autorités du Mci pour des mesures correctives, et à informer les consommateurs sur la qualité des produits disponibles. Réalisée sur une période de six mois , cette étude a porté sur toutes les formes de commercialisation d’eau traitée dans la région métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince, notamment les bouteilles, sachets, bidons de cinq gallons et kiosques. Au total, 109 échantillons ont été analysés. Les résultats révèlent à la fois une insuffisance en minéraux essentiels et une contamination bactériologique. Sur le plan physicochimique, 97,5 % des échantillons présentent une conductivité inférieure à 50 µS/cm, alors que l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (Oms) fixe une valeur seuil de 1 200 µS/cm. Sur le plan bactériologique, des indicateurs de contamination fécale ont été détectés dans 83,5 % des échantillons, les coliformes totaux étant les plus fréquents, présents dans 97,8 % des échantillons positifs. Le rapport précise que ces bactéries ne constituent pas nécessairement un danger immédiat pour la santé. En revanche, la présence d’Escherichia coli, principal indicateur de contamination fécale récente, a été relevée dans 15,6 % des échantillons analysés et dans 18,7 % des échantillons positifs, exclusivement dans les sachets d’eau (20 %) et les kiosques (19 %), signalant un risque sanitaire potentiel, notamment pour les personnes vulnérables. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/eau-potable-le-mci-appelle-a-des-mesures-urgentes-apres-une-etude-alarmante/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/eau-potable-le-mci-appelle-a-des-mesures-urgentes-apres-une-etude-alarmante/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/eau-potable-le-mci-appelle-a-des-mesures-urgentes-apres-une-etude-alarmante/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/eau-potable-le-mci-appelle-a-des-mesures-urgentes-apres-une-etude-alarmante/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/eau-potable-le-mci-appelle-a-des-mesures-urgentes-apres-une-etude-alarmante/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Eau%20potable%20%3A%20le%20MCI%20appelle%20%C3%A0%20des%20mesures%20urgentes%20apr%C3%A8s%20une%20%C3%A9tude%20alarmante&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Feau-potable-le-mci-appelle-a-des-mesures-urgentes-apres-une-etude-alarmante%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS: Judge Reyes Rejects Government’s Timeline, Schedules Hearing for February 12](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-rejects-governments-timeline-schedules-hearing-for-february-12/) **Published:** February 6, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes on Thursday, February 6, 2026, responded to a motion for a stay filed by the Trump administration. Judge Reyes found the government’s proposed timeline unreasonable and delayed the administration’s request for a rapid decision, instead scheduling a hearing for February 12, days after the administration’s requested deadline of February 9 at noon. Judge Reyes immediately highlighted the asymmetry between the time the government allotted itself to prepare its motion and the time it was asking the court to rule. The government took three business days to file its motion. Now it asks the court to rule in one business day and three hours, without any justification for this expedited schedule, the judge wrote. Due to this imbalance, the court found that the plaintiffs—Haitian TPS beneficiaries—should be given equal time to prepare their response. Judge Reyes ruled that plaintiffs should have equal time to the government to draft their opposition, citing the seriousness of the issues. The plaintiffs have until noon on February 11, 2026, to respond. The government must submit a sworn declaration by February 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. A hearing on the motion will be held on February 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., where both sides will present arguments. ### Government Ordered to Justify Its Claims Judge Reyes expects detailed explanations from the government at the hearing. “At the hearing on the government’s motion, the court expects the government to articulate, among other things, how irreparable harm and the other stay factors weigh in its favor,” she wrote. The government argued in its 25-page motion that the court’s order interferes with the functions of another branch of government, specifically by preventing the administration from terminating TPS for Haiti as planned. Judge Reyes said this claim remains abstract: it lacks any concrete example. The most consequential part of the order addresses what the judge identified as a contradiction in the government’s position. Previously, the administration stated that the likelihood of detaining or initiating removal proceedings against Haitian nationals if TPS were terminated was minimal. It described these risks as unlikely, speculative, or merely hypothetical. Judge Reyes said this position is a major problem: “This is troubling given the government’s statements that it was ‘remote conjecture,’ ‘speculation,’ and ‘theoretical’ that it would detain or remove Haitian nationals if TPS ended.” Judge Reyes highlighted a central contradiction: if the government has no plan to remove Haitian TPS holders, its claim of irreparable harm is weakened; if it does, its claim that plaintiffs face no irreparable harm is suspect. This analysis exposes the government’s contradiction: it cannot claim irreparable harm while saying TPS beneficiaries have nothing to fear if the order ends. ### Sworn Declaration Required To clarify, Judge Reyes ordered the government to provide concrete evidence of its intentions. “So that the court has all relevant information, it ORDERS the government to submit a sworn declaration from a senior member of the Department of Homeland Security stating what steps, if any, DHS has taken in anticipation of the February 3, 2026, termination (now stayed),” the order states. The government must say whether DHS took steps to deploy ICE agents to areas with many Haitian TPS beneficiaries, including Springfield, Ohio, and South Florida. The court also anticipated a possible negative response: “If the government has taken no action in anticipation of the termination, the declarant must say so.” This requirement puts the government in a tough spot: if it took no steps, its ‘irreparable harm’ claim is weaker; if it did, it contradicts its own assertions. The order represents a setback for the Trump administration, which had sought a rapid decision while already appealing the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. In its February 5 motion, the government argued that the situation required urgent resolution. Justice Department attorneys requested a quick ruling by noon on February 9, indicating that if Judge Reyes did not grant the stay, they would promptly seek relief from a higher court. The government cited two prior Supreme Court cases involving Venezuelan TPS beneficiaries, in which the Court granted emergency stays in 2025, suggesting that these precedents supported its request for immediate action in the current case. By declining to rush, Judge Reyes ensured procedural fairness by allocating equal time to each side, underscoring the central issue of equal treatment in the case. ### Background of the Case The order comes during an intensifying legal fight. On February 2, 2026, Judge Reyes issued an order blocking the termination of TPS for Haiti, on the eve of the program’s scheduled expiration on February 3. That decision followed two days of hearings in January, during which the judge sharply questioned government attorneys about inconsistencies in the administration’s justification for ending TPS. Three days later, on February 5, the government simultaneously filed a notice of appeal and a motion to stay Judge Reyes’s decision. The appeal was officially docketed at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on February 6. The schedule is now set: - February 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The government must submit the sworn declaration from a senior DHS official. - February 11, 2026, at noon: The plaintiffs must file their response to the motion for a stay. - February 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.: Judge Reyes will hold a hearing on the motion for a stay. 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Reyes a répondu ce jeudi 6 février 2026 à la requête de suspension déposée par l’administration Trump. Dans une ordonnance détaillée, la magistrate a jugé le délai demandé par le gouvernement déraisonnable et a fixé une audience sur la requête au 12 février prochain. Cette décision repousse de plusieurs jours le calendrier espéré par l’administration, qui avait exigé une réponse avant le lundi 9 février à midi. La juge Reyes a d’emblée souligné l’asymétrie entre le temps que le gouvernement s’est accordé pour préparer sa requête et celui qu’il demande au tribunal pour statuer. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Le gouvernement a pris trois jours ouvrables à compter de la décision du tribunal pour déposer sa requête. Il demande maintenant au tribunal de statuer en un jour ouvrable et trois heures, et ce sans identifier aucune base justifiant ce calendrier précipité”, a écrit la juge dans son ordonnance. Face à cette disproportion, la magistrate a estimé que les plaignants — les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS — méritaient un traitement équitable dans la préparation de leur défense. “En raison des questions sérieuses soulevées dans ce litige, les plaignants devraient disposer d’au moins autant de temps que le gouvernement pour rédiger leur opposition”, a-t-elle statué. La juge a fixé un calendrier précis pour les prochains jours. Les plaignants ont jusqu’au 11 février 2026 à midi pour répondre à la requête de suspension du gouvernement. Le gouvernement, de son côté, doit soumettre une déclaration sous serment au plus tard le 10 février 2026 à 10 heures du matin. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Une audience sur la requête de suspension se tiendra le 12 février 2026 à 10 heures du matin. Lors de cette audience, les deux parties présenteront leurs arguments devant la juge Reyes. ## Le gouvernement sommé de justifier ses arguments La juge a clairement indiqué qu’elle attendait des explications détaillées de la part du gouvernement lors de l’audience du 12 février. “Lors de l’audience sur la requête du gouvernement, le tribunal s’attend à ce que le gouvernement articule, entre autres choses, comment le préjudice irréparable et les autres facteurs de suspension penchent en sa faveur”, a-t-elle écrit. La magistrate a pointé du doigt une lacune importante dans l’argumentation de l’administration Trump. Dans sa requête de 25 pages, le gouvernement avait affirmé que l’ordonnance du tribunal ” constitue une intrusion \[…\] dans le fonctionnement d’une branche coordonnée du gouvernement”. Mais selon la juge Reyes, cette affirmation reste abstraite : “…Mais il manque tout exemple concret de la manière dont le tribunal procède ainsi.” La partie la plus significative de l’ordonnance concerne ce que la juge considère comme une contradiction dans la position du gouvernement. Dans ses arguments précédents, l’administration avait minimisé les risques encourus par les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. Le gouvernement avait qualifié de “conjecture lointaine”, de ” spéculation” et de “théorique” l’idée qu’il détienne ou engage des procédures d’expulsion contre des ressortissants haïtiens si la fin du TPS entrait en vigueur. La juge a souligné que cette position crée un problème logique majeur : “Cette défaillance est particulièrement problématique à la lumière des déclarations du gouvernement selon lesquelles il était de la “conjecture lointaine”, de la “spéculation” et du “théorique” qu’il détienne ou engage des procédures d’expulsion contre des ressortissants haïtiens si la résiliation entrait en vigueur.” Elle a ensuite exposé le dilemme auquel fait face l’administration Trump dans des termes sans équivoque : “Soit le gouvernement n’a aucun plan concret pour détenir et engager des procédures d’expulsion contre les détenteurs haïtiens du TPS si le tribunal suspend sa décision en attendant le litige, et donc son propre argument de préjudice irréparable est suspect. Soit le gouvernement a de tels plans concrets, et donc son argument selon lequel les plaignants ne subiront aucun “préjudice irréparable” est suspect.” Cette analyse met le gouvernement face à ses propres contradictions. L’administration ne peut pas simultanément affirmer qu’elle subit un préjudice irréparable du fait de l’ordonnance de la juge et prétendre que les bénéficiaires du TPS n’ont rien à craindre si cette ordonnance était levée. > [L’appel de l’Administration Trump sur le TPS officiellement enregistré, documents attendus d’ici le 9 mars](https://ctninfo.com/fr/lappel-de-ladministration-trump-sur-le-tps-officiellement-enregistre-documents-attendus-dici-le-9-mars/) ## Une déclaration sous serment exigée Pour trancher cette question et disposer de toutes les informations nécessaires, la juge Reyes a ordonné au gouvernement de fournir des preuves concrètes de ses intentions. “Afin que le tribunal dispose de toutes les informations pertinentes, il ORDONNE au gouvernement de soumettre une déclaration sous serment d’un membre senior du Département de la Sécurité intérieure qui indique quelles mesures, le cas échéant, le DHS a prises en prévision de l’entrée en vigueur de la résiliation du 3 février 2026 (maintenant suspendue)”, stipule l’ordonnance. La juge a été précise sur les informations qu’elle attend. Le gouvernement doit indiquer si le DHS a pris des mesures pour mobiliser des agents de l’Immigration & Customs Enforcement vers des zones fortement peuplées de bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS, notamment Springfield, Ohio, et le sud de la Floride. La magistrate a également anticipé une possible réponse négative : “Si le gouvernement n’a pris aucune action en prévision de la résiliation, le déclarant doit l’indiquer.” Cette exigence place le gouvernement dans une position délicate. S’il admet n’avoir pris aucune mesure en prévision de la fin du TPS, son argument de “préjudice irréparable” perd de sa crédibilité. S’il révèle avoir pris des mesures concrètes, il contredit ses propres affirmations selon lesquelles les craintes des plaignants relevaient de la “spéculation”. Cette ordonnance constitue un revers pour l’administration Trump, qui espérait obtenir une décision rapide alors qu’elle a déjà saisi la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C de l’affaire. Dans sa requête de suspension déposée le 5 février, le gouvernement avait invoqué l’urgence de la situation. Les avocats du ministère de la Justice avaient demandé une décision avant le 9 février à midi, indiquant clairement leur intention de porter l’affaire devant une juridiction supérieure si la juge Reyes refusait de suspendre son ordonnance. Le gouvernement avait également cité deux précédents de la Cour suprême concernant les bénéficiaires vénézuéliens du TPS, où la plus haute juridiction du pays avait accordé des suspensions d’urgence en mai et octobre 2025. Mais la juge Reyes a refusé de se laisser bousculer par ce calendrier. En accordant aux plaignants le même délai que celui dont le gouvernement a bénéficié pour préparer sa requête, elle a rétabli une forme d’équité procédurale dans cette bataille juridique. ## Contexte de l’affaire Cette ordonnance s’inscrit dans une bataille juridique qui s’est accélérée de manière spectaculaire ces derniers jours. Le 2 février 2026, la juge Ana C. Reyes avait rendu une ordonnance bloquant la suppression du TPS pour Haïti, à la veille même de l’expiration prévue du programme le 3 février. Cette décision était intervenue après deux jours d’audiences en janvier, au cours desquelles la magistrate avait vivement questionné les avocats du gouvernement sur les contradictions dans la justification de l’administration pour mettre fin au TPS. Trois jours plus tard, le 5 février, le gouvernement avait déposé simultanément un avis d’appel et une requête demandant à la juge de suspendre sa propre décision. L’appel a été officiellement enregistré à la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. le 6 février. ### Le calendrier est désormais fixé : Le 10 février 2026 à 10 heures, le gouvernement devra soumettre la déclaration sous serment d’un haut responsable du DHS. Le 11 février 2026 à midi, les plaignants devront déposer leur réponse à la requête de suspension. Le 12 février 2026 à 10 heures, la juge Reyes tiendra une audience sur la requête de suspension. Pour les plus de 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS, l’ordonnance de la juge Reyes du 2 février reste pleinement en vigueur. Ils conservent leur statut légal et leur autorisation de travail en attendant l’issue de cette procédure. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39920&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39920&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-le-calendrier-du-gouvernement-et-fixe-une-audience-au-12-fevrier/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-le-calendrier-du-gouvernement-et-fixe-une-audience-au-12-fevrier/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-le-calendrier-du-gouvernement-et-fixe-une-audience-au-12-fevrier/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-le-calendrier-du-gouvernement-et-fixe-une-audience-au-12-fevrier/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-le-calendrier-du-gouvernement-et-fixe-une-audience-au-12-fevrier/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20la%20juge%20Reyes%20rejette%20le%20calendrier%20du%20gouvernement%20et%20fixe%20une%20audience%20au%2012%20f%C3%A9vrier&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-le-calendrier-du-gouvernement-et-fixe-une-audience-au-12-fevrier%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump Administration Appeal on Haitian TPS Officially Docketed, Documents Due by March 9](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-appeal-on-haitian-tps-officially-docketed-documents-due-by-march-9/) **Published:** February 6, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Trump administration’s appeal challenging the federal court order protecting Haitian beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was officially docketed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday, February 6, 2026. The notice of appeal, filed on February 5, 2026, was docketed the following day at 10:15 a.m. The case is now styled *Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, et al., Appellees v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, et al., Appellants*. Government attorneys are demanding an emergency ruling by February 9 at the latest. However, the Court of Appeals has set March 9 as the deadline for both parties to submit required documents — a stark contradiction between the urgency claimed by the Trump administration and the standard schedule set by the appellate court. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) On one hand, the government is demanding an immediate decision. In its motion to stay filed on February 5 before the district court, the administration asked Judge Ana C. Reyes to rule by Monday, February 9 at noon. Justice Department attorneys made clear they wanted a swift response so they could seek relief from the Court of Appeals as quickly as possible if the judge refused to stay her own order. On the other hand, the Court of Appeals has established a far more extended procedural timeline. In an order signed by Deputy Clerk Laura M. Morgan, the court gave the parties more than a month to submit their initial documents. Both parties have until March 9, 2026 to file several essential documents, including the certificate as to parties and related cases, as well as entry of appearance forms for attorneys. The government, as appellant, must also submit by that date its docketing statement, the statement of issues it intends to raise on appeal, a transcript status report, and the underlying decision being appealed. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Dispositive motions — requests that could resolve the case — must be filed no later than March 23, 2026. The Court also ordered the government to submit a transcript status report every thirty days until all transcripts are received, followed by a final report within three days of obtaining them. ### Briefing Schedule Suspended Significantly, the Court ordered that the briefing schedule be “deferred pending further order of the court.” This standard language leaves open the question of how quickly the case will be decided on the merits. This timeline, stretched over several weeks, clearly does not align with the Trump administration’s intentions. If Judge Reyes refuses to stay her order by February 9, the government is expected to seek an emergency stay directly from the Court of Appeals, bypassing the standard procedural schedule. There is precedent for this. In May and October 2025, the Supreme Court granted emergency stays in similar cases involving Venezuelan TPS beneficiaries, short-circuiting normal lower court procedures. This legal battle has accelerated dramatically in just a matter of days. On February 2, 2026, Judge Ana C. Reyes issued her order blocking the termination of TPS for Haiti, on the eve of the program’s scheduled expiration on February 3. Three days later, on February 5, the government simultaneously filed a notice of appeal and a motion asking the judge to stay her own decision. On the morning of February 6, the appeal was officially docketed at the Court of Appeals. The next forty-eight hours will be critical. The government is awaiting a response from Judge Reyes by Monday at noon. If she refuses, the administration will immediately seek relief from the Court of Appeals, or even the Supreme Court, government representatives have warned. For Haitian TPS beneficiaries, each day brings renewed anxiety. Judge Reyes’s order remains in effect, meaning they retain their legal status and work authorization for now. 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L’avis d’appel, déposé le 5 février 2026, a été enregistré le lendemain à 10h15 et s’est vu attribuer le numéro de dossier 26-5050. L’affaire est désormais intitulée *Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, et al., Appelés c. Donald J. Trump, Président des États-Unis d’Amérique, et al., Appelants*. Les avocats du gouvernement exigent une décision en urgence d’ici le 9 février au plus tard. Cependant, la Cour d’appel a fixé au 9 mars la date limite pour que les deux parties soumettent les documents requis, ce qui représente une contradiction flagrante entre l’urgence revendiquée par l’administration Trump et le calendrier standard fixé par la Cour d’appel. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) D’un côté, le gouvernement exige une décision immédiate. Dans sa requête de suspension déposée le 5 février devant le tribunal de première instance, l’administration a demandé à la juge Ana C. Reyes de statuer avant lundi 9 février à midi. Les avocats du ministère de la Justice ont clairement indiqué qu’ils souhaitaient obtenir une réponse rapide afin de pouvoir saisir la Cour d’appel dans les plus brefs délais si la juge refusait de suspendre sa propre ordonnance. ### De l’autre côté, la Cour d’appel a établi un calendrier procédural bien plus étalé dans le temps Dans une ordonnance signée par la greffière adjointe Laura M. Morgan, le tribunal a accordé aux parties plus d’un mois pour soumettre leurs documents initiaux. Les deux parties ont jusqu’au 9 mars 2026 pour déposer plusieurs documents essentiels, notamment le certificat relatif aux parties et aux décisions connexes, ainsi que les formulaires de comparution pour les avocats. Le gouvernement, en tant qu’appelant, doit également soumettre avant cette date sa déclaration d’enregistrement au greffe, la liste des questions juridiques qu’il entend soulever en appel, un rapport sur l’état des transcriptions, et la décision de première instance faisant l’objet du recours. Les requêtes dispositives — c’est-à-dire les demandes susceptibles de mettre fin à l’affaire — doivent quant à elles être déposées au plus tard le 23 mars 2026. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La Cour a également imposé au gouvernement de soumettre un rapport sur l’état des transcriptions tous les trente jours jusqu’à réception complète de celles-ci, puis un rapport final dans les trois jours suivant leur obtention. ### Le calendrier des mémoires suspendu Fait significatif, la Cour a ordonné que le calendrier des mémoires soit “différé jusqu’à nouvel ordre du tribunal”. Cette formulation standard laisse planer le doute sur la rapidité avec laquelle l’affaire sera traitée sur le fond. Ce calendrier étalé sur plusieurs semaines ne correspond manifestement pas aux intentions de l’administration Trump. Si la juge Reyes refuse de suspendre son ordonnance avant le 9 février, le gouvernement devrait demander une suspension d’urgence directement à la Cour d’appel, contournant ainsi le calendrier procédural habituel. Le précédent existe. En mai et octobre 2025, la Cour suprême avait accordé des suspensions d’urgence dans des affaires similaires concernant les bénéficiaires vénézuéliens du TPS, court-circuitant les procédures normales des tribunaux inférieurs. Cette bataille juridique s’est accélérée de manière spectaculaire en l’espace de quelques jours. Le 2 février 2026, la juge Ana C. Reyes a rendu son ordonnance bloquant la suppression du TPS pour Haïti, à la veille même de l’expiration prévue du programme le 3 février. Trois jours plus tard, le 5 février, le gouvernement a déposé simultanément un avis d’appel et une requête demandant à la juge de suspendre sa propre décision. Le 6 février au matin, l’appel a été officiellement enregistré à la Cour d’appel. Les prochaines quarante-huit heures seront cruciales. Le gouvernement attend une réponse de la juge Reyes avant lundi midi. En cas de refus, l’administration saisira immédiatement la Cour d’appel, voire la Cour suprême, menancent les représentants du gouvernement. Pour les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS, chaque jour apporte son lot d’angoisse. L’ordonnance de la juge Reyes reste en vigueur, ce qui signifie qu’ils conservent pour l’instant leur statut légal et leur autorisation de travail. 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Le ministère informe que dans le cadre de cette transition, il poursuivra le traitement et la finalisation des dossiers actuellement en cours jusqu’au 27 février 2026. À compter de cette date, toutes les démarches, de quelque nature qu’elles soient, notamment administratives, académiques ou informationnelles, devront être adressées au Secrétariat Général de l’ANESRS, localisé provisoirement au #8, rue Antoine Simon, Delmas 83, ou transmises par courrier électronique à l’adresse suivante: desrs@menfp.gouv.ht, conclut-il. Cette note d’information fait suite à une note de dénonciation à propos des décisions du Pouvoir exécutif sur l’enseignement supérieur en Haïti du Conseil de l’Université d’État d’Haïti (CUEH), où le conseil dénonçait et contestait la décision du Pouvoir exécutif d’installer un organe de régulation de l’enseignement supérieur en dehors des normes constitutionnelles en vigueur. Une telle démarche constitue une violation manifeste de la hiérarchie des normes juridiques, disait-il. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le CUEH rappelait que, depuis l’adoption du Décret du 11 mars 2020 portant organisation, fonctionnement et modernisation de l’enseignement supérieur, il a entrepris de nombreuses démarches visant à dénoncer le caractère anticonstitutionnel de ce texte, contraire aux principes d’autonomie et d’indépendance de l’UEH consacrés par la Constitution haïtienne de 1987, notamment en ses articles 32, 208 et 209. « Le CUEH a adopté une résolution en date du 25 novembre 2020 mettant en garde les autorités publiques contre l’application dudit décret et appelant à sa suspension. Par la suite, le Rectorat de l’Université d’État d’Haïti a adressé plusieurs correspondances aux autorités exécutives, notamment en dates des 27 août 2025 et 4 novembre 2025, sollicitant l’ouverture d’un dialogue institutionnel, la suspension du décret et l’engagement d’un processus de concertation nationale autour des réformes de l’enseignement supérieur. » Toutefois, poursuit-il, l’adoption du décret en Conseil des ministres le 18 décembre 2025, suivie de la publication de l’Arrêté dans « Le Moniteur » le 30 décembre 2025, ainsi que l’installation de l’organe qui en découle, n’a fait qu’aggraver la situation. Tout en reconnaissant la nécessité de réguler l’enseignement supérieur du pays, le CUEH estime que ces décisions unilatérales portent gravement atteinte aux garanties constitutionnelles de l’Université d’État d’Haïti et contribuent à accentuer les tensions dans un contexte national déjà marqué par une profonde crise institutionnelle, sociale et sécuritaire, tout en mettant en péril la mission de service public de l’enseignement supérieur à but non lucratif assurée par l’UEH. « Ces pratiques illégales, préjudiciables à la stabilité institutionnelle et au bien-être collectif, fragilisent davantage le pays et engendrent de nouvelles crises, au détriment de l’enseignement supérieur, tant public que privé, ainsi qu’au développement socio-économique national. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Historiquement, «l’Université d’État d’Haïti a toujours défendu les principes démocratiques et a constamment fait échec aux velléités autoritaires et antidémocratiques des dirigeants de différentes époques. C’est pourquoi le CUEH exige le retrait immédiat du décret du 11 mars 2020, ainsi que de l’ensemble des mesures administratives qui en découlent. » Le CUEH lance également un appel solennel au pouvoir exécutif, aux acteurs politiques et à l’ensemble de la société civile, en particulier ceux du secteur universitaire, afin de s’engager dans des réformes profondes de l’enseignement supérieur, fondées sur le dialogue, la concertation et la primauté de l’intérêt supérieur de la nation haïtienne. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-enseignement-superieur-le-menfp-transfere-ses-attributions-a-lanesrs/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-enseignement-superieur-le-menfp-transfere-ses-attributions-a-lanesrs/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-enseignement-superieur-le-menfp-transfere-ses-attributions-a-lanesrs/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-enseignement-superieur-le-menfp-transfere-ses-attributions-a-lanesrs/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-enseignement-superieur-le-menfp-transfere-ses-attributions-a-lanesrs/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti-Enseignement%20sup%C3%A9rieur%20%3A%20Le%20MENFP%20transf%C3%A8re%20ses%20attributions%20%C3%A0%20l%E2%80%99ANESRS&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-enseignement-superieur-le-menfp-transfere-ses-attributions-a-lanesrs%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump Administration Seeks to Stay Order Protecting Haitian TPS Beneficiaries](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-stay-order-protecting-haitian-tps-beneficiaries/) **Published:** February 6, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Hours after filing a notice of appeal, the Trump administration asked Judge Ana C. Reyes to stay her own order protecting beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Haiti. In a 25-page motion filed on February 5, 2026, the government advanced a battery of legal arguments to overturn the ruling issued three days earlier. Justice Department attorneys are demanding a swift response: “Defendants request that the Court rule on this motion no later than Monday at 12:00pm so that they may seek appropriate appellate review.” The government’s primary argument is that the court lacked authority to review this case. The government contends that Congress explicitly prohibited judicial review of the Secretary of Homeland Security’s TPS decisions, citing the TPS statute. “By foreclosing ‘judicial review,’ Section 1254a(b)(5)(A) bars all of Plaintiffs’ APA and constitutional challenges to Secretary Noem’s vacatur and termination determinations,” the government attorneys write. They quote a 1989 congressional report: “Moreover, none of the [Secretary’s] decisions with regard to granting, extending, or terminating TPS will be subject to judicial review.” The government argues that its interpretation is supported by two Supreme Court orders that paused similar rulings in Venezuelan TPS cases, suggesting it is likely to prevail on appeal. The administration criticizes Judge Reyes for reviewing the internal consultation process between federal agencies, claiming this review exceeds judicial authority. The government argues that the Court intruded on a well-established principle by reviewing the sufficiency of consultation. That principle requires ‘judicial deference and restraint’ when ‘internal Executive Branch communications’ are involved. The government cites a 2025 Supreme Court decision in United States DOGE Service v. Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington. The government also challenges the judge’s analysis of conditions in Haiti. “The Court looked at the country conditions in Haiti and described it as a ‘country in chaos and crisis,’ effectively taking on the role of a foreign policy expert. But in doing so, the Court reached its own conclusion based on its review of the evidence, and that it cannot do.” ### Secretary Noem Claims Return to Haiti Is Possible The government says Secretary Noem decided there are no extraordinary, temporary conditions in Haiti preventing Haitian nationals from safely returning. They add that allowing the aliens to remain temporarily in the United States is against the national interest. The government argues that considering ‘national interest’ is within the Secretary’s discretion, as permitted by Congress in TPS decisions, and ensures a consistent immigration policy. The government firmly rejects Judge Reyes’s conclusion that the TPS decision was ‘preordained,’ presenting this as a key point of dispute. Prosecutors argue, “The Federal Register Notice and Certified Administrative Record show that the Secretary made a decision based on evidence before her. This makes it an independent decision.” They quote the Supreme Court: “It is hardly improper for an agency head to come into office with policy preferences and ideas, discuss them with affected parties, sound out other agencies for support, and work with staff attorneys to substantiate the legal basis for a preferred policy.” The government adds that agencies must follow binding executive orders unless overruled by lawful procedures. The court, they argue, cannot fault the Secretary for acting in accordance with the law. The administration challenges the court’s use of President Trump’s public statements to establish discriminatory intent. “The Supreme Court declared that statements made ‘remote in time and in unrelated contexts’ do not qualify as contemporary statements probative of the decision at issue,” the motion cites, referencing the 2020 ruling in DHS v. Regents of the University of California. Regarding statements made after the inauguration, the government invokes presidential immunity: “A president maintains ‘broad powers to speak on matters of public concern’ including ‘a vast array of activities that touch on nearly every aspect of American life,’” citing the 2024 ruling in Trump v. United States. ### “Cat’s Paw” Theory Rejected The court accepted the so-called “cat’s paw” theory, under which the President influenced Secretary Noem’s decision. The government vigorously disputes this analysis. “That is not a viable legal theory, especially in the TPS context,” the prosecutors assert, citing the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ramos v. Wolf: “We doubt that the ‘cat’s paw’ doctrine of employer liability in discrimination cases can be transposed to the particular context of TPS terminations.” The government warns that such a theory opens the door to impermissible intrusion on privileged Executive Branch deliberations and prompts potential litigation-driven discovery that would disrupt a president’s execution of the laws. The administration disputes the breadth of Judge Reyes’s order, arguing its impact should be limited to the plaintiffs of the case. Only five plaintiffs are parties to the case, yet Judge Reyes granted protection to all Haitian TPS beneficiaries. The government argues that the Supreme Court has made clear that a universal injunction falls outside a federal court’s equitable authority under the Judiciary Act, citing the 2025 ruling in Trump v. CASA, Inc. That decision says a court may give complete relief to parties. However, it should not issue broader injunctions that affect implementation more widely. The prosecutors note that on February 3, 2026, the Court expressly declined to rule on Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. “Therefore, the Government is likely to succeed in maintaining that relief under § 705 should be and is limited only to the five named plaintiffs.” ### Government Claims “Irreparable Harm” The administration claims the order causes harm by interfering with the Secretary’s authority to make national security and interest determinations granted by Congress. The prosecutors write that the Court’s order improperly intrudes into the workings of a coordinate branch of the Government, citing a 1993 decision by Supreme Court Justice O’Connor. The government emphasizes that “Congress delegated the Secretary’s ‘sole and unreviewable’ discretion to make this determination.” The administration downplays the fears expressed by TPS beneficiaries. None of the Plaintiffs alleged that they have outstanding removal orders. Therefore, the Government is likely to prevail on its argument that Plaintiffs’ fear is based on conjecture and nothing else.” The government asserts that the plaintiffs have demonstrated that nothing stops them from affirmatively seeking relief from removal by filing applications with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. If removal proceedings start, plaintiffs can present fear claims before an immigration judge, appeal any adverse ruling to the Board of Immigration Appeals, and file a petition for review with the appropriate court of appeals. Regarding the loss of employment cited by plaintiffs, the government maintains that the court for using old sworn declarations. They argue these are now several months out of date. The court for relying on sworn declarations that are several months old. The government states that by relying on stale declarations, the Court effectively found that Plaintiffs’ harm from months ago is the same harm they suffer today, citing a 2025 decision holding that courts should decline to consider stale declarations when assessing irreparable harm. ### Order Allegedly Violates Another Statutory Provision In a separate argument, the government contends that the court’s order violates Section 1252(f)(1) of the U.S. Code, which strips courts (other than the Supreme Court) of jurisdiction or authority to enjoin or restrain the operation of certain immigration law provisions. “This Court granted relief that enjoins or, at the very least, restrains the Government’s ability to enforce the Secretary’s decision to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation. That relief squarely falls within the limitation imposed by § 1252(f)(1), and this Court respectfully lacked the authority to grant such relief,” the government argues. The motion was filed by Assistant United States Attorneys Dhruman Y. Sampat and Amanda L. Torres, under the authority of United States Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. If Judge Reyes refuses to stay her own order, the government has clearly signaled its intention to seek relief immediately from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and, potentially, the Supreme Court. For the more than 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries, this legal uncertainty remains unresolved as the government’s strategy plays out in court. 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Reyes de suspendre sa propre ordonnance protégeant les bénéficiaires haïtiens du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS). Dans une requête de 25 pages déposée le 5 février 2026, le gouvernement déploie une batterie d’arguments juridiques pour tenter de renverser la décision rendue trois jours plus tôt. Les avocats du ministère de la Justice exigent une réponse rapide : “Les défendeurs demandent au tribunal de statuer sur cette requête au plus tard lundi à 12h00 afin qu’ils puissent solliciter un examen approprié en appel.” L’argument principal du gouvernement repose sur l’idée que le tribunal n’avait tout simplement pas le droit d’examiner cette affaire. Citant la loi sur le TPS, les procureurs affirment que le Congrès a explicitement interdit tout contrôle judiciaire des décisions de la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure concernant ce programme. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “En excluant le “contrôle judiciaire”, la section 1254a(b)(5)(A) interdit toutes les contestations des plaignants fondées sur la loi sur la procédure administrative (APA) et sur la Constitution contre les décisions de vacatur et de résiliation de la secrétaire Noem”, écrivent les avocats du gouvernement. Ils citent un rapport du Congrès datant de 1989 : “De plus, aucune des décisions du secrétaire concernant l’octroi, la prolongation ou la résiliation du TPS ne sera soumise à un contrôle judiciaire.” Le gouvernement soutient que cette interprétation est confirmée par les deux ordonnances de la Cour suprême qui ont suspendu des décisions similaires concernant les bénéficiaires vénézuéliens du TPS. “La Cour suprême a déjà répondu deux fois à ces questions dans le contentieux du TPS, et elle a conclu deux fois que le gouvernement avait droit à une suspension”, affirme la requête. L’administration reproche à la juge Reyes d’avoir examiné le processus de consultation entre agences fédérales, un domaine qui relèverait exclusivement du pouvoir exécutif. “En évaluant la suffisance de la consultation, le tribunal a empiété sur le principe bien établi selon lequel “la déférence et la retenue judiciaires” sont requises lorsque des “communications internes au sein du pouvoir exécutif” sont en jeu”, argue le gouvernement, citant une décision de la Cour suprême de 2025 dans l’affaire *United States DOGE Service v. Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington*. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le gouvernement conteste également l’analyse de la juge concernant les conditions en Haïti. « Le tribunal a examiné les conditions dans le pays et l’a décrit comme un “pays en chaos et en crise”, assumant effectivement le rôle d’expert en politique étrangère. Mais ce faisant, le tribunal a tiré sa propre conclusion basée sur son examen des preuves, et cela, il ne peut pas le faire. » ## La secrétaire Noem affirme que le retour en Haïti est possible Au cœur de l’argumentation gouvernementale figure l’affirmation selon laquelle la secrétaire Noem “a déterminé qu’il n’existe pas de “conditions extraordinaires et temporaires en Haïti” empêchant les ressortissants haïtiens de rentrer en toute sécurité” et que “permettre aux étrangers de rester temporairement aux États-Unis est contraire à l’intérêt national des États-Unis”. Le gouvernement défend la prise en compte de l'”intérêt national” dans cette décision : “Le Congrès a accordé à la secrétaire l’autorité d’invoquer des considérations d'”intérêt national” lors de la résiliation de la désignation TPS d’un pays. Ce faisant, le Congrès a codifié le principe selon lequel le pays peut et doit parler d’une seule voix en matière d’immigration.” Répondant à l’une des conclusions centrales de la juge Reyes selon laquelle la décision de mettre fin au TPS pour Haïti était “prédéterminée”, le gouvernement rejette catégoriquement cette analyse. “L’avis au Federal Register et le dossier administratif certifié démontrent que la secrétaire a pris ici une décision basée sur les preuves et informations dont elle disposait, ce qui en fait une décision indépendante”, affirment les procureurs. Ils citent la Cour suprême : “Il n’est guère inapproprié pour un chef d’agence d’arriver en fonction avec des préférences politiques et des idées, d’en discuter avec les parties concernées, de sonder d’autres agences pour obtenir leur soutien, et de travailler avec des avocats du personnel pour étayer la base juridique d’une politique préférée.” Le gouvernement ajoute que “les agences sont tenues de suivre les décrets exécutifs contraignants, sauf s’ils sont annulés ou remplacés par des procédures légales”, et que le tribunal “ne peut pas reprocher à la secrétaire d’avoir agi conformément à ces décrets”. L’administration conteste l’utilisation par le tribunal des déclarations publiques du président Trump pour établir une intention discriminatoire. “La Cour suprême a déclaré que les déclarations faites “éloignées dans le temps et dans des contextes sans rapport” ne constituent pas des ‘déclarations contemporaines’ probantes de la décision en cause’ “, cite la requête, faisant référence à l’arrêt *DHS v. Regents of the University of California* de 2020. Concernant les déclarations faites après l’investiture, le gouvernement invoque l’immunité présidentielle : « Un président conserve de “larges pouvoirs pour s’exprimer sur des questions d’intérêt public”, y compris “un vaste éventail d’activités qui touchent à presque tous les aspects de la vie américaine” », citant l’arrêt *Trump v. United States* de 2024. ## La théorie du “chat’s paw” rejetée Le tribunal avait accepté la théorie dite du “chat’s paw” (ou “patte du chat”), selon laquelle le président aurait influencé la décision de la secrétaire Noem. Le gouvernement conteste vigoureusement cette analyse. “Ce n’est pas une théorie juridique viable, surtout dans le contexte du TPS”, affirment les procureurs, citant la Cour d’appel du Neuvième Circuit dans l’affaire *Ramos v. Wolf* : “Nous doutons que la doctrine de la “patte du chat” en matière de responsabilité de l’employeur dans les affaires de discrimination puisse être transposée à ce contexte particulier des résiliations de TPS.” Le gouvernement avertit qu'”une telle théorie ouvre la porte à une intrusion inadmissible dans les délibérations privilégiées du pouvoir exécutif” et à “des procédures de découverte motivées par le contentieux qui perturberaient l’exécution des lois par un président”. L’administration conteste également la portée de l’ordonnance. Seuls cinq plaignants sont parties à l’affaire, mais la juge Reyes a accordé une protection à l’ensemble des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. “La Cour suprême a clairement établi qu’une injonction universelle \[…\] dépasse les limites de l’autorité équitable d’un tribunal fédéral en vertu de la loi sur le pouvoir judiciaire”, argue le gouvernement, citant l’arrêt *Trump v. CASA, Inc.* de 2025. Selon cette décision, un tribunal “peut administrer une réparation complète entre les parties” mais “ne devrait pas aller au-delà pour enjoindre une action ou une mise en œuvre de manière plus large”. Les procureurs notent que “le tribunal a expressément refusé de statuer sur la demande de certification de classe des plaignants” le 3 février 2026. “Par conséquent, le gouvernement est susceptible de réussir à maintenir que la mesure de réparation au titre de la section 705 devrait être et est limitée uniquement aux cinq plaignants nommés.” ## Le gouvernement invoque un “préjudice irréparable” L’administration affirme que l’ordonnance de la juge Reyes lui cause un préjudice irréparable en “interférant avec les déterminations de sécurité nationale et d’intérêt national confiées à la secrétaire par le Congrès”. “L’ordonnance du tribunal constitue une intrusion indue d’un tribunal fédéral dans le fonctionnement d’une branche coordonnée du gouvernement”, écrivent les procureurs, citant une décision du juge O’Connor de la Cour suprême en 1993. Le gouvernement souligne que “le Congrès a délégué à la secrétaire un pouvoir discrétionnaire ‘unique et non révisable’ pour prendre cette décision”. L’administration minimise les craintes exprimées par les bénéficiaires du TPS. “Aucun des plaignants n’a allégué avoir des ordres d’expulsion en cours. Par conséquent, le gouvernement est susceptible de l’emporter dans son argument selon lequel la crainte des plaignants repose sur des conjectures et rien d’autre.” Le gouvernement affirme que les plaignants “ont démontré que rien ne les empêche de demander affirmativement une protection contre l’expulsion en déposant des demandes auprès des Services de citoyenneté et d’immigration des États-Unis”. Si des procédures d’expulsion étaient engagées, les plaignants pourraient “présenter des demandes de crainte devant un juge de l’immigration, faire appel d’une décision défavorable devant la Commission des appels en matière d’immigration, et déposer une demande de révision auprès de la cour d’appel appropriée”. Concernant la perte d’emploi invoquée par les plaignants, le gouvernement soutient que cela ne constitue pas un préjudice irréparable au sens juridique. Le gouvernement critique également le tribunal pour s’être appuyé sur des déclarations sous serment datant de plusieurs mois. “En se fondant sur des déclarations périmées, le tribunal a effectivement conclu que le préjudice des plaignants d’il y a plusieurs mois est le même préjudice qu’ils subissent aujourd’hui”, affirme la requête, citant une décision de 2025 selon laquelle un tribunal devrait refuser de considérer des « déclarations périmées » lors de l’évaluation d’un préjudice irréparable. ## L’ordonnance violerait une autre disposition de la loi Dans un argument distinct, le gouvernement soutient que l’ordonnance du tribunal viole la section 1252(f)(1) du Code des États-Unis, qui prive les tribunaux (“autres que la Cour suprême”) de ” juridiction ou autorité” pour “enjoindre ou restreindre l’application” de certaines dispositions de la loi sur l’immigration. “Ce tribunal a accordé une mesure de réparation qui enjoint ou à tout le moins restreint la capacité du gouvernement à appliquer la décision de la secrétaire de mettre fin à la désignation TPS d’Haïti. Cette mesure de réparation relève carrément de la limitation imposée par la section 1252(f)(1), et ce tribunal n’avait respectueusement pas l’autorité d’accorder une telle mesure”, argue le gouvernement. La requête a été déposée par les procureurs adjoints Dhruman Y. Sampat et Amanda L. Torres, sous l’autorité de la procureure des États-Unis Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Si la juge Reyes refuse de suspendre sa propre ordonnance, le gouvernement a clairement indiqué son intention de saisir immédiatement la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C., et potentiellement la Cour suprême. Pour les plus de 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS, l’incertitude demeure totale. Leur sort dépend désormais d’une course contre la montre juridique entre les tribunaux fédéraux et une administration déterminée à mettre fin à leur protection. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-C.-Reyes-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39902&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39902&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-demande-la-suspension-de-lordonnance-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-demande-la-suspension-de-lordonnance-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-demande-la-suspension-de-lordonnance-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-demande-la-suspension-de-lordonnance-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-demande-la-suspension-de-lordonnance-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27administration%20Trump%20demande%20la%20suspension%20de%20l%27ordonnance%20prot%C3%A9geant%20les%20b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaires%20ha%C3%AFtiens%20du%20TPS&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fladministration-trump-demande-la-suspension-de-lordonnance-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump Administration Appeals Federal Court Ruling Protecting Haitian TPS Beneficiaries](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-appeals-federal-court-ruling-protecting-haitian-tps-beneficiaries/) **Published:** February 6, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Trump administration is appealing a federal court order that blocks its attempt to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals, keeping the future of more than 350,000 Haitians in the U.S. uncertain. On February 5, 2026, Justice Department attorneys informed the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that they would appeal Judge Ana C. Reyes’s February 2 order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Judge Reyes’s order, issued just before TPS protections were set to expire, blocked the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of TPS for Haitians after two days of hearings. The notice of appeal, signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Dhruman Y. Sampat under U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, challenges the court’s order and opinion. The administration has appealed immigration cases in a similar pattern. In May 2025, the Supreme Court allowed the administration to proceed with ending TPS for Venezuelans while legal challenges continued in lower courts, effectively gutting a district court victory for TPS holders. Immigration advocates warn that, if the D.C. Circuit or Supreme Court allows the Trump administration’s request, Haitian TPS beneficiaries may lose legal status during the ongoing appeal. ## What This Means for TPS Beneficiaries For now, Judge Reyes’s order remains in effect, meaning Haitian TPS holders retain their legal status and work authorization. However, the appeal introduces significant uncertainty and a real risk that, if an emergency stay is granted, beneficiaries could lose their protection before a final decision is made. This legal uncertainty translates into tangible daily challenges for many Haitian TPS beneficiaries. Loss of work authorization, for instance, could lead to the inability to renew driver’s licenses or job terminations, severely impacting household stability and causing anxiety within families about their future in the United States. The same Justice Department attorney who argued before Judge Reyes signed the notice. The D.C. Circuit will now review the government’s appeal. The administration is expected to seek an expedited ruling or an emergency stay that would allow the TPS termination to take effect while the appeal proceeds. 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Dans un document déposé le 5 février 2026, les avocats du ministère de la Justice ont notifié au tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia que le gouvernement ferait appel de l’ordonnance du 2 février de la juge Ana C. Reyes devant la Cour d’appel des États-Unis pour le circuit du district de Columbia. La décision de la juge Reyes, rendue la veille de l’expiration prévue des protections du TPS le 3 février, avait accordé un répit aux bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS en bloquant la suppression du programme par le Département de la Sécurité intérieure. Cette décision était intervenue après deux jours d’audiences en janvier, au cours desquelles la juge Reyes avait vivement questionné les avocats du gouvernement sur les contradictions dans la justification de l’administration pour mettre fin au TPS. L’avis d’appel, signé par l’avocat adjoint des États-Unis Dhruman Y. Sampat sous l’autorité de la procureure des États-Unis Jeanine Ferris Pirro, conteste à la fois l’ordonnance du tribunal et son opinion mémorandum. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cet appel suit un schéma établi par l’administration Trump dans des affaires d’immigration similaires. En mai 2025, la Cour suprême avait autorisé l’administration à procéder à la suppression du TPS pour les Vénézuéliens pendant que les contestations judiciaires se poursuivaient devant les tribunaux inférieurs, vidant ainsi de sa substance une victoire en première instance pour les bénéficiaires du TPS. Les défenseurs des droits des immigrants craignent que le même scénario se reproduise pour les Haïtiens. Si la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. accorde un sursis d’urgence en attendant l’appel, ou si l’administration saisit directement la Cour suprême, les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS pourraient se retrouver sans statut légal pendant la durée du litige. ## Ce que cela signifie pour les bénéficiaires du TPS Pour l’instant, l’ordonnance de la juge Reyes reste en vigueur, ce qui signifie que les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS conservent leur statut légal et leur autorisation de travail. Cependant, l’appel introduit une incertitude considérable. L’appel a été déposé par le bureau du procureur des États-Unis pour le district de Columbia, avec Dhruman Y. Sampat — le même avocat du ministère de la Justice qui avait plaidé la cause du gouvernement devant la juge Reyes — comme signataire de l’avis. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C. va maintenant examiner l’appel du gouvernement. L’administration devrait demander une décision accélérée ou un sursis d’urgence qui permettrait à la suppression du TPS d’entrer en vigueur pendant que l’appel suit son cours. En attendant, les communautés haïtiennes à travers les États-Unis restent dans l’incertitude, prises entre une ordonnance judiciaire protégeant leur statut et une administration déterminée à y mettre fin. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39896&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39896&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-fait-appel-de-la-decision-federale-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-fait-appel-de-la-decision-federale-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-fait-appel-de-la-decision-federale-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-fait-appel-de-la-decision-federale-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-fait-appel-de-la-decision-federale-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27administration%20Trump%20fait%20appel%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9cision%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale%20prot%C3%A9geant%20les%20b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaires%20ha%C3%AFtiens%20du%20TPS&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fladministration-trump-fait-appel-de-la-decision-federale-protegeant-les-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La Police haïtienne reçoit trois blindés de combat de la Corée du Sud pour renforcer la lutte contre les gangs](https://ctninfo.com/la-police-haitienne-recoit-trois-blindes-de-combat-de-la-coree-du-sud-pour-renforcer-la-lutte-contre-les-gangs/) **Published:** February 5, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** La Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) s’apprête à franchir un nouveau cap dans sa lutte contre les gangs armés. Elle a pris possession jeudi de trois véhicules blindés ultrasophistiqués, un équipement longtemps réclamé pour affronter des groupes criminels dont l’arsenal sophistiqué défie l’autorité de l’État. Ces véhicules blindés de combat ont été offerts à la police haïtienne par la Corée du Sud dans le cadre de sa coopération avec le gouvernement haïtien, a informé la PNH dans une publication sur sa page Facebook, accompagnée de photos des blindés abord de l’un desquels apparait le directeur général a.i de la police, André Jonas Vladimir Paraison. Il s’agit d’une première depuis la création de la PNH : l’institution se dote ainsi de blindés de ce niveau pour renforcer sa capacité d’intervention sur le terrain. Cette modernisation de l’arsenal policier s’inscrit dans un contexte sécuritaire régional tendu, alors que les États-Unis continuent de renforcer leur propre dispositif militaire autour d’Haïti à l’approche de l’échéance critique du 7 février 2026. Cette date marque la fin du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT). - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Washington a par ailleurs réaffirmé, mercredi, sa position selon laquelle la gouvernance du pays devait, après le CPT, être assurée par le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. L’ambassade des États-Unis à Port-au-Prince a publié des précisions sur son engagement. Sur sa page Facebook, elle a décrit la « redoutable » Joint Task Force Southern Spear comme étant toujours déployée dans les Caraïbes. Cette force opérationnelle interarmées, composée notamment de porte-avions, de navires de guerre, d’avions de chasse de pointe et de forces d’élite, a pour mission de « perturber les réseaux criminels, de lutter contre le narco-terrorisme et de dissuader les acteurs malveillants ». Cette puissance déployée, selon la publication, « souligne l’engagement des États-Unis en faveur de la sécurité et de la stabilité régionales ». Les forces américaines déployées dans la zone de responsabilité du Commandement Sud des États-Unis (SOUTHCOM) soutiennent l’opération #OpSouthernSpear. Ces actions sont menées sous l’autorité du Département de la Défense des États-Unis et s’inscrivent, précise le communiqué, dans la priorité du président visant à protéger le territoire national. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-police-haitienne-recoit-trois-blindes-de-combat-de-la-coree-du-sud-pour-renforcer-la-lutte-contre-les-gangs/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-police-haitienne-recoit-trois-blindes-de-combat-de-la-coree-du-sud-pour-renforcer-la-lutte-contre-les-gangs/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-police-haitienne-recoit-trois-blindes-de-combat-de-la-coree-du-sud-pour-renforcer-la-lutte-contre-les-gangs/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-police-haitienne-recoit-trois-blindes-de-combat-de-la-coree-du-sud-pour-renforcer-la-lutte-contre-les-gangs/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-police-haitienne-recoit-trois-blindes-de-combat-de-la-coree-du-sud-pour-renforcer-la-lutte-contre-les-gangs/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20Police%20ha%C3%AFtienne%20re%C3%A7oit%20trois%20blind%C3%A9s%20de%20combat%20de%20la%20Cor%C3%A9e%20du%20Sud%20pour%20renforcer%20la%20lutte%20contre%20les%20gangs&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-police-haitienne-recoit-trois-blindes-de-combat-de-la-coree-du-sud-pour-renforcer-la-lutte-contre-les-gangs%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [TPS haïtien : un soutien bipartisan croissant pour la pétition de décharge de la représentante Pressley](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-un-soutien-bipartisan-croissant-pour-la-petition-de-decharge-de-la-representante-pressley/) **Published:** February 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** ***Dans une interview exclusive accordée à Caribbean Television Network, la représentante Ayanna Pressley, coprésidente du Caucus haïtien à la Chambre des représentants, évoque l’élan bipartisan en faveur de la pétition de décharge pour préserver le Statut de protection temporaire pour les Haïtiens, la récente victoire judiciaire, et explique pourquoi elle affirme : “Ne me sous-estimez pas.”*** Alors que la bataille juridique autour du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour les ressortissants haïtiens se poursuit devant les tribunaux fédéraux, la représentante Ayanna Pressley obtient le support de plusieurs républicains au congrès. Elle a noté que la pétition de décharge a recueilli plus de 100 signatures bipartisanes, incluant le soutien de la représentante Maria Salazar de Floride. “Nous avons un formidable élan avec plus d’une centaine de signatures collectées, et c’est également bipartisan”, a-t-elle déclaré. « Nous avons une congressiste de Floride, Maria Salazar, qui a signé la pétition de décharge. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Pressley a également mentionné les récentes déclarations du gouverneur de l’Ohio, Mike DeWine, un républicain, qui a publiquement affirmé que le TPS devait être prolongé pour les ressortissants haïtiens. “Je pense que cela souligne simplement l’impact que les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS ont sur notre économie, dans nos communautés, dans la vie civique”, a déclaré Pressley. *“Que vous parliez du gouverneur de l’Ohio ou de la congressiste Salazar de Floride, ils savent que ne pas prolonger le TPS, séparer les gens de leurs familles, les expulser vers un pays qui est magnifique mais qui est très fortement en proie à l’instabilité politique et à la violence et qui se remet d’assassinats et de catastrophes naturelles — ce serait une condamnation à mort.”* Lors de cette interview exclusive accordée à Emmanuel Paul de Caribbean Television Network (CTN), la démocrate du Massachusetts et coprésidente du Caucus haïtien à la Chambre des représentants a présenté une stratégie à plusieurs volets pour protéger plus de 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS contre l’expulsion, tout en révélant que plusieurs élus républicains ont rejoint cet effort. La députée Pressley a d’abord réagi à la récente décision de la juge Ana C. Reyes, qui a suspendu la révocation du TPS pour Haïti par l’administration Trump quelques heures seulement avant son expiration prévue le 3 février 2026. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “Cette récente décision marque une étape essentielle dans la défense des familles haïtiennes, mais elle n’est que temporaire”, a déclaré Pressley à CTN. “C’est encourageant. C’est un témoignage de l’impact, de la force et du pouvoir de l’indignation et de la pression publiques. Mais ce n’est que temporaire. Donc, notre travail n’est pas terminé.” La représentante du 7ème district du Massachusetts a clairement indiqué que la décision du tribunal, bien qu’elle constitue un répit, souligne le caractère temporaire de ce soulagement et renforce l’urgence d’une action législative. “Cela nous fait gagner du temps jusqu’à ce que l’affaire soit entièrement jugée, mais elle pourrait encore aller jusqu’à la Cour suprême”, a-t-elle expliqué. “C’est pourquoi nous devons poursuivre notre combat pour des protections prolongées, car si le président refuse d’agir pour protéger les vies haïtiennes, alors les tribunaux et le Congrès doivent le faire.” ### La pétition de décharge : un outil législatif pour forcer l’action Avec une Chambre des représentants contrôlée par les républicains peu susceptible de soumettre volontairement un projet de loi sur la prolongation du TPS, Pressley s’est tournée vers un mécanisme procédural rarement utilisé : la pétition de décharge. “Étant donné le dysfonctionnement d’un Congrès à majorité républicaine, vous avez de plus en plus entendu parler des démocrates utilisant l’outil de la pétition de décharge”, a expliqué Pressley. “Une pétition de décharge force un vote en séance plénière de la Chambre, et il faut 218 signatures.” La représentante Pressley a souligné que mettre fin au TPS aurait des conséquences urgentes et étendues dans de nombreuses communautés, intensifiant le besoin d’une action législative immédiate. “… De plus, mettre fin au TPS aurait un impact sévère sur des secteurs clés de notre économie. Les systèmes de santé, les entreprises de construction et les entreprises d’hôtellerie dépendent fortement des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. Leur perte créerait des pénuries de personnel et perturberait les services dans ces industries”, a averti Pressley. “Donc, nous allons continuer à utiliser tous les outils à notre disposition pour nous battre pour le TPS des Haïtiens pendant trois années supplémentaires”, a ajouté la représentante démocreate. Interrogée sur sa confiance à obtenir les votes républicains supplémentaires nécessaires pour atteindre le seuil de 218 signatures, Pressley s’est montrée caractéristiquement directe. “Eh bien, je ne ferai aucune prédiction, mais ce que je dirai, c’est : ne me sous-estimez pas, moi et la force de cette coalition”, a-t-elle déclaré. “Je suis encouragée par où nous en sommes, et nous devons simplement continuer à pousser. C’est une question de vie ou de mort.” La députée du Massachusetts a noté qu’un autre collègue de New York a également signalé sa volonté de signer la pétition, en plus de la représententante Salazar de Floride. “Je fais appel à tous mes collègues des deux côtés de l’allée pour soutenir la prolongation du TPS”, a poursuivi Pressley. “Ce n’est certainement pas un appel charitable. C’est de la réciprocité. C’est le minimum que nous puissions faire. Et ce que nos voisins et électeurs haïtiens méritent pour les nombreuses contributions qu’ils ont apportées.” ### Pas de date limite, mais une pression incessante Interrogée sur l’existence d’une date limite spécifique pour atteindre les 218 signatures nécessaires pour forcer un vote en séance plénière, Pressley a indiqué que l’effort se poursuivrait indéfiniment. “Je n’ai pas de date limite. Nous continuons à pousser pour atteindre 218 signatures parce que les enjeux sont urgents. Nous utilisons les voies juridiques et législatives — des interventions et des protections nécessaires doivent se produire maintenant. Ne pas prolonger le TPS serait dévastateur”, a expliqué Pressley. La parlementaire démocrate a reconnu une coordination continue avec le sénateur Edward J. Markey, qui a été un défenseur vocal des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS et a déposé un mémoire d’amicus curiae dans l’affaire Miot v. Trump, qui a été référencé dans la décision de la juge Reyes. “Je ne peux pas en parler parce que les conversations sont en cours et le résultat de ces conversations est une situation en évolution”, a répondu Pressley lorsqu’on l’a interrogée sur les efforts pour obtenir un soutien républicain au Sénat. “Je ne m’exprimerai pas là-dessus, sauf pour dire que je suis reconnaissante du partenariat avec le sénateur Markey et que cette législation est bicamérale.” Elle a souligné que son objectif immédiat est la Chambre des représentants. “Mon travail en ce moment est d’atteindre les 218 et de forcer ce vote à la Chambre, ce qui, bien sûr, il est malheureux que nous devions continuer à recourir aux pétitions de décharge étant donné le dysfonctionnement sous la majorité républicaine”, a-t-elle déclaré. Cependant, Pressley a noté que les démocrates ont récemment eu du succès avec cette approche. “Les démocrates ont eu du succès à la fois avec la prolongation des subventions de l’Affordable Care Act, ainsi qu’avec la publication des dossiers Epstein”, a-t-elle déclaré. ### Protéger la communauté haïtienne contre l’ICE Alors que des rumeurs circulent dans la communauté haïtienne concernant d’éventuelles opérations de l’ICE ciblant les immigrants, Pressley a abordé la menace plus large pesant sur ses électeurs. “Si le TPS n’est pas prolongé, nous savons que cela mettra la communauté haïtienne directement dans la ligne de mire comme cibles de l’agence voyou et raciste qu’est l’ICE”, a déclaré Pressley. “La communauté haïtienne se trouve à l’intersection de l’anti-noirisme et de la xénophobie.” Ayanna Pressley a vivement critiqué la rhétorique de l’administration Trump envers les Haïtiens. “Quand vous avez une administration qui trafique dans l’anti-noirisme et la xénophobie, qui a qualifié Haïti de “pays de merde”, qui a colporté des mensonges purs et simples et des clichés racistes sur la communauté haïtienne, cela met tout le monde en danger”, a-t-elle déclaré. “Leur rhétorique est inflammatoire, incendiaire et dangereuse. Leurs politiques sont dangereuses. Et la communauté haïtienne se retrouve constamment dans le collimateur de cette administration.” Pressley a exprimé sa gratitude envers les responsables étatiques et locaux qui ont pris la défense de la communauté haïtienne. “Je suis très reconnaissante envers mes collègues au niveau municipal et étatique qui reconnaissent les contributions de la communauté haïtienne, ces bénéficiaires du TPS, et combien il est essentiel que nous nous battions, défendions et protégions la communauté haïtienne”, a-t-elle déclaré. Pressley a souligné que l’organisation de base et la pression communautaire sont les forces motrices derrière l’élan du combat pour le TPS. “Je veux simplement reconnaître que je ne peux pas faire ce travail seule”, a-t-elle déclaré. “Je suis tellement reconnaissante pour l’activisme, pour l’organisation qui se produit non seulement dans la communauté haïtienne mais parmi toutes les personnes de conscience.” Elle a poursuivi : “C’est cette pression. C’est cette indignation publique. C’est cet engagement collectif communautaire les uns envers les autres, envers l’humanité et la dignité de chacun et l’intégrité de leurs familles, de leurs moyens de subsistance et de leurs vies, c’est pourquoi nous avons l’élan que nous avons en ce moment.” Pressley a exhorté les sympathisants à poursuivre leurs efforts. “J’ai vu un certain nombre de personnes hier qui participaient à des efforts de démarchage téléphonique dans le Massachusetts”, a-t-elle déclaré. “Continuez. Continuez.” ### La route à suivre Le combat autour du TPS haïtien se poursuit sur plusieurs fronts. Devant les tribunaux, l’administration Trump a annoncé son intention de faire appel de la décision de la juge Reyes, potentiellement jusqu’à la Cour suprême. La secrétaire adjointe à la Sécurité intérieure, Tricia McLaughlin, a qualifié la décision d'”activisme illégal” et a promis que “le dernier mot ne viendra pas d’une juge activiste qui légifère depuis son banc”. Au Congrès, Pressley et ses alliés continuent de recueillir des signatures pour la pétition de décharge, dans le but de forcer un vote en séance plénière qui contournerait le refus de la direction républicaine de soumettre la législation sur le TPS à un vote. Les familles haïtiennes à travers le pays attendent alors que leur avenir dépend des résultats devant les tribunaux et au Congrès. Pour l’instant, la suspension ordonnée par le tribunal reste en vigueur, et les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS peuvent continuer à vivre et travailler légalement aux États-Unis. Mais comme l’a clairement indiqué la congressiste Pressley, le combat est loin d’être terminé. “Quelque chose doit être fait”, a-t-elle déclaré. “Il doit y avoir des interventions nécessaires. Il doit y avoir des protections. Le TPS doit être prolongé.” Ayanna Pressley représente le 7e district congressionnel du Massachusetts, qui comprend des parties de Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Randolph, Everett, Chelsea et Milton. Ce district abrite la troisième plus grande communauté haïtienne aux États-Unis. En tant que coprésidente du Caucus haïtien, Ayanna Pressley se distingue comme l’une des principales défenseures des immigrants haïtiens au Congrès. Elle est rejointe par Yvette Clarke du neuvième district de New York et Frederica Wilson de la Floride, ainsi que par plusieurs autres membres du Congressional Black Caucus. Le Caucus haïtien, fondé par l’ancien représentant Andy Levin du Michigan, représente un pilier du soutien congressionnel aux Haïtiens aux États-Unis. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Massachusetts-delegation-tps--300x172.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39888&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39888&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-un-soutien-bipartisan-croissant-pour-la-petition-de-decharge-de-la-representante-pressley/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-un-soutien-bipartisan-croissant-pour-la-petition-de-decharge-de-la-representante-pressley/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-un-soutien-bipartisan-croissant-pour-la-petition-de-decharge-de-la-representante-pressley/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-un-soutien-bipartisan-croissant-pour-la-petition-de-decharge-de-la-representante-pressley/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-un-soutien-bipartisan-croissant-pour-la-petition-de-decharge-de-la-representante-pressley/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20un%20soutien%20bipartisan%20croissant%20pour%20la%20p%C3%A9tition%20de%20d%C3%A9charge%20de%20la%20repr%C3%A9sentante%20Pressley&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-un-soutien-bipartisan-croissant-pour-la-petition-de-decharge-de-la-representante-pressley%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS: Bipartisan Support Grows for Rep. Pressley's Discharge Petition](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-bipartisan-support-grows-for-rep-pressleys-discharge-petition/) **Published:** February 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** ***In an exclusive interview with Caribbean Television Network, Representative Ayanna Pressley, who serves as co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, discusses the bipartisan momentum behind efforts to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, the recent court victory, and why she says, “Don’t underestimate me.”*** As the legal battle over Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals continues in federal courts, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is spearheading an urgent legislative fight in Congress. Through a discharge petition, she aims to force action on protections for Haitian TPS holders—an effort gaining unexpected bipartisan support. In an exclusive interview with Caribbean Television Network’s Emmanuel Paul, the Massachusetts Democrat and co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, outlined a multipronged strategy to protect more than 350,000 Haitian TPS holders from deportation, while revealing that several Republican lawmakers have joined the effort. Congresswoman Pressley began by addressing the recent ruling by Judge Ana C. Reyes, who stayed the Trump administration’s termination of TPS for Haiti just hours before it was set to expire on February 3, 2026. “This recent ruling marks an essential step in defending Haitian families, but it is only temporary,” Pressley told CTN. “It’s encouraging. It’s a testament to the impact, the strength, and power of public outcry and pressure. But it is only temporary. So, our work is not done.” The congresswoman made clear that the court’s decision, while a reprieve, highlights the temporary nature of relief and increases the urgency of legislative action. “It buys us some time until the case is fully litigated, but it could still go to the Supreme Court,” she explained. “That’s why we have to continue in our fight for extended protections because if the president won’t act to protect Haitian lives, then the courts and Congress must.” ### The Discharge Petition: A Legislative Tool to Force Action With the Republican-controlled House unlikely to bring TPS extension legislation to the floor voluntarily, Pressley has turned to a rarely used procedural mechanism known as a discharge petition. “Given the dysfunction of a Republican majority Congress, increasingly you’ve heard about Democrats using the tool of discharge petition,” Pressley explained. “A discharge petition forces a vote on the House floor, and you need 218 signatures.” She noted the discharge petition has gained over 100 bipartisan signatures, including support from Congresswoman Maria Salazar of Florida. “We have tremendous momentum where over a hundred signatures have been collected, and it is also bipartisan,” she said. “We have a congresswoman from Florida, Maria Salazar, who has signed the discharge.” Pressley also pointed to recent statements from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, who publicly stated that TPS must be extended for Haitian nationals. “I think that just underscores the impact that Haitian TPS holders have on our economy, in our communities, in civic life,” Pressley said. “Whether you’re talking about the governor from Ohio or whether you’re talking about Congresswoman Salazar from Florida, they know that to not extend TPS, to separate people from their families, to deport them to a country that is beautiful but very much in the grips of political instability and violence and recovering from assassinations and natural disasters—that it would be a death sentence.” ### Economic Consequences of Ending TPS Representative Pressley stressed that ending TPS would have urgent, extensive consequences across many communities, intensifying the need for immediate legislative action. “Moreover, ending TPS would have a severe impact on key sectors of our economy. Health care systems, construction companies, and hospitality businesses rely heavily on Haitian TPS holders. Their loss would create staffing shortages and disrupt services in these industries,” Pressley warned. “So, we’re just going to continue to leverage every tool at our disposal to fight for TPS for Haitians for three more years.” Her comments echo those made by Governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts, who noted that many Haitian TPS holders work as nurses, home health aides, and certified nursing assistants—roles essential to keeping hospitals and care facilities running smoothly. When asked about her confidence in securing the additional Republican votes needed to reach the 218-signature threshold, Pressley was characteristically direct. “Well, I won’t make any predictions, but what I will say is don’t underestimate me and the strength of this coalition,” she said. “I’m encouraged by where we are, and we just have to keep pushing. It’s a matter of life and death.” The congresswoman noted that a congressman from New York has also signaled willingness to sign the petition, in addition to Congresswoman Salazar from Florida. “I’m appealing to all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support extending TPS,” Pressley continued. “It is certainly not a charitable appeal. This is reciprocity. This is the very least we can do. And what our Haitian neighbors and constituents are owed for the many contributions that they’ve made.” She added a personal note about why she believes TPS holders deserve to stay. “I want TPS holders to remain in this country because they are already home,” said Mrs. Pressley, one of the fiercest defenders of Haitian immigrants in Congress. ### No Deadline, But Relentless Pressure When asked whether there was a specific deadline for reaching the 218 signatures needed to force a floor vote, Pressley said the effort would continue indefinitely. Pressley explained, “I don’t have a deadline. We keep pushing to reach 218 signatures because the stakes are urgent. We’re leveraging legal and legislative paths—necessary interventions and protections must happen now. Failing to extend TPS would be devastating.” The congresswoman acknowledged ongoing coordination with Senator Edward J. Markey, who has been a vocal advocate for Haitian TPS holders and filed an amicus curiae brief in the Miot v. Trump case that was referenced in Judge Reyes’s decision. “I can’t speak to that because conversations are ongoing and the outcome of those conversations is an emerging situation,” Pressley said when asked about efforts to secure Republican support in the Senate. “I won’t speak to that except to say that I’m grateful for the partnership of Senator Markey and that this legislation is bicameral.” She emphasized that her immediate focus is on the House. “My job right now is to hit the 218 and to force that vote in the House, which, of course, it’s unfortunate that we have to continue to resort to discharge petitions given the dysfunction under the Republican majority,” she said. However, Pressley noted that Democrats have recently had success with this approach. “The Democrats have had success both with the Affordable Care Act subsidies extension, along with the release of the Epstein files,” she said. ### Protecting the Haitian Community from ICE With rumors circulating in the Haitian community about potential ICE operations targeting immigrants, Pressley addressed the broader threat facing her constituents. “If it is not extended, we know that will put the Haitian community right in the sightline as targets of the rogue and racist agency that is ICE,” Pressley said. “The Haitian community is right at the intersection of anti-Blackness and xenophobia.” The congresswoman sharply criticized the Trump administration’s rhetoric toward Haitians. “When you have an administration that traffics in anti-Blackness and xenophobia, that has referred to Haiti as a ‘shithole country,’ that has trafficked in outright lies and racist tropes about the Haitian community, it puts everyone at risk,” she said. “Their rhetoric is inflammatory and incendiary and dangerous. Their policies are dangerous. And the Haitian community constantly finds itself in the crosshairs of this administration.” Pressley expressed gratitude for state and local officials who have stepped up to defend the Haitian community. “I’m so grateful for my colleagues on the municipal and the state level who recognize the contributions of the Haitian community, those TPS holders, and how essential it is that we fight, defend, and protect the Haitian community,” she said. As the interview concluded, Pressley argued that grassroots organizing and community pressure are the driving forces behind the TPS fight’s momentum. “I just want to acknowledge that I can’t do this work alone,” she said. “I’m so grateful for the activism, for the organizing that is occurring not only in the Haitian community but all people of conscience.” She continued: “It is that pressure. It is that public outcry. It is that communal collective commitment to one another, to one another’s humanity and dignity and the integrity of their families and their livelihoods and lives, that is why we have the momentum that we have in this moment.” Pressley urged supporters to continue their efforts. “I saw a number of folks yesterday that were participating in phone banking efforts in Massachusetts,” she said. “Keep it up. Keep it up.” ### The Road Ahead The fight over Haitian TPS remains on multiple fronts. In the courts, the Trump administration has announced its intention to appeal Judge Reyes’s decision, potentially all the way to the Supreme Court. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin called the ruling “lawless activism” and vowed that “the final word will not be from an activist judge legislating from the bench.” In Congress, Pressley and her allies continue to gather signatures for the discharge petition, aiming to force a floor vote that would bypass the Republican leadership’s refusal to bring TPS legislation to a vote. Haitian families across the country wait as their futures depend on outcomes in the courts and Congress. For now, the court-ordered stay remains in effect, and Haitian TPS holders can continue to live and work legally in the United States. But as Congresswoman Pressley made clear, the fight is far from over. “Something must be done,” she said. “There must be necessary interventions. There must be protections. TPS must be extended.” Congresswoman Pressley represents the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District, which includes parts of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Randolph, Everett, Chelsea, and Milton. The district is home to the third-largest Haitian diaspora in the United States. As co-chair of the Haiti Caucus, Ayanna Pressley stands out as a leading advocate for Haitian immigrants in Congress. She is joined by Yvette Clarke of New York and Frederica Wilson of Florida, both active Caucus members, as well as several other members of the Congressional Black Caucus. 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À l’échelle nationale, seuls 26 % des établissements de santé disposant de services d’hospitalisation sont pleinement opérationnels, tandis que plus de 1,4 million de personnes sont déplacées à l’intérieur du pays, note-t-elle. “La situation sanitaire reste préoccupante avec près de 4 000 cas suspects de choléra signalés en 2025, dans un contexte marqué par la violence persistante, les déplacements massifs et les dégâts causés par l’ouragan Melissa.” Ces facteurs exercent une pression extrême sur un système de santé déjà fragilisé, explique l’organisation. Elle estime que 19,7 millions de dollars américains sont requis en 2026 pour répondre aux besoins sanitaires les plus urgents des populations les plus vulnérables. L’OPS/OMS promet de poursuivre son appui au Ministère de la Santé publique et de la Population afin de maintenir les services essentiels et renforcer la réponse aux épidémies. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Un financement urgent est indispensable pour protéger des vies et garantir un meilleur accès aux soins de santé en Haïti.”, insiste-elle. Des milliers de personnes aidées en Haïti En 2025, Haïti a fait face à de multiples défis, notamment le passage dévastateur du cyclone Melissa dans le Grand Sud, qui a affecté des milliers de familles et d’enfants. Grâce au soutien du Fonds central d’intervention d’urgence des Nations Unies (CERF), l’UNICEF, en partenariat avec la Protection civile, une assistance vitale a été apporté à des milliers de familles. L’aide inclut la fourniture d’eau potable, de soins de santé, de services de nutrition et de protection de l’enfance, permettant de soutenir les familles et de protéger les enfants malgré des conditions extrêmement difficiles. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Dans le cadre de son engagement à assurer la continuité des soins pour les personnes déplacées internes (PDI) dans le département de l’Ouest, l’OPS/OMS a remis, le 30 janvier, un lot d’environ 1,5 tonne d’intrants médicaux et de médicaments à la Direction Sanitaire de l’Ouest (DSO) du Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP). Ce soutien permettra la mise en œuvre de cliniques mobiles et bénéficiera à près de 12 000 personnes, notamment celles vivant avec des maladies chroniques telles que le diabète, l’hypertension ou les affections respiratoires. Le lot inclut également du matériel pour la prise en charge des plaies, adapté aux besoins identifiés sur le terrain, renforçant ainsi l’accès aux soins essentiels pour les populations les plus vulnérables. OMS : appel mondial de fonds pour 2026 L’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) a lancé le 3 février son appel mondial de fonds pour 2026, visant à garantir l’accès aux soins de santé pour des millions de personnes vivant dans des contextes de crises humanitaires et de conflits. L’objectif de cet appel est de mobiliser près d’un milliard de dollars américains afin de répondre à 36 urgences sanitaires à travers le monde, dont 14 classées au niveau 3, le plus élevé en termes de réponse organisationnelle, précise un communiqué de presse de l’OMS. Ces situations concernent des crises humanitaires soudaines ou prolongées, où les besoins en santé sont particulièrement critiques. Pour l’année 2026, l’OMS a identifié plusieurs zones prioritaires, parmi lesquelles l’Afghanistan, la République démocratique du Congo, Haïti, le Myanmar, le territoire palestinien occupé, la Somalie, le Soudan du Sud, le Soudan, la Syrie, l’Ukraine et le Yémen. 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Leonard Prophil, yon lidè kominotè ki pale pou Ayisyen ki nan Pòtoriko, deklare fanm yo te disparèt depi 2 semèn, daprè sa Latin Times rapòte. Prophil esplike ke fanm yo te rive Pòtoriko an desanm 2024. Yo te rete nan Barrio Obrero ak Puerto Nuevo, 2 katye nan zòn metwopolitèn San Juan kote anpil imigran abite. “Youn ladan yo te depòte sa gen 2e mwa, epi lòt yo te depòte sa gen twa mwa ak kenz jou,” Prophil di. Lidè kominotè a esplike ke asasina sa yo ta ka gen rapò ak gang ki kidnape fanm pou mande fanmi yo ranson. Souvan, fanmi sa yo ap viv Ozetazini. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Prophil pa t kache emosyon li lè li te pale ak laprès: “Kite moun sa yo an pè. Depòte yo se kondane yo a lanmò”, se mesaj sa Prophil te voye bay otorite amerikèn yo ki te depòte 4 medam sa yo. Li kontinye pou li mande gouvènman ameriken an reflechi sou konsekans aksyon li yo: “Si gouvènman an vle ede, li ta dwe ede moun sa yo legalize sitiyasyon yo, paske chak fwa yo depòte yon moun konsa, se voye yo voye yo al mouri.” ## Otorite Dominiken Arete Yon Sispèk Otorite nan Repiblik Dominikèn anonse yo arete yon jè n gason ayisyen yo idantifye kòm Chin Laduse. Yo sispèk li gen koneksyon ak krim sa yo. Dapre premye rapò yo, asasen yo te touye medam yo epi jete kadav yo nan yon rivyè. Kouran dlo a te pote kò yo nan zòn kote yo te jwenn yo a. Operasyon arestasyon imigrasyon ki ap fèt nan tout Etazini rive tou nan teritwa tankou Pòtoriko. Depi plizyè mwa, ajan federal yo ap vize kominote ak katye kote yo konnen gen anpil imigran, sitou Dominiken ak Ayisyen, Latin Times rapòte. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Dapre yon rapò ajans EFE, gen anviwon 20,000 moun ki pa gen papye legal k ap viv nan Pòtoriko. Nan mwa novanm ki sot pase a, gouvènman Pòtoriko te remèt otorite federal yo enfòmasyon konfidansyèl sou anviwon 6,000 imigran ki te anrejistre pou jwenn lisans kondui. Done anrejistreman machin ka pèmèt otorite yo sivèye veyikil ak moun ki gen rapò ak yo. Ofisye imigrasyon ka idantifye ki moun ki ta ka nan yon machin lè yo chèche nimewo plak la oswa lè yo swiv li atravè lektè otomatik plak machin. Lè yo konbine enfòmasyon sa yo ak dosye ki idantifye nasyonalite yon moun, done sa yo vin tounen yon zouti pwisan pou otorite imigrasyon yo pandan efò depòtasyon yo ap kontinye. Trajedi sa a montre yon reyalite ki difisil pou anpil Ayisyen: retounen Ayiti jodi a ka vle di lanmò. Peyi a anba kontwòl gang ame ki kidnape, touye, epi fè moun peye ranson chak jou. Pandan sitiasyon an konpletman diferan an Repiblik Dominikèn, gen anpil krim ki anrejistre tou lakay vwazen. Pandan administrasyon Trump la ap kontinye politik depòtasyon masif li a, kominote ayisyen atravè Etazini ak teritwa ameriken yo ap mande: kilè lavi moun sa yo ap gen valè nan je otorite amerikèn yo ki poutan toujou di y ap ede Ayiti. 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Ces ressortissantes haïtiennes ont été tuées et décapitées. Selon des informations publiées par le journal portoricain El Nuevo Día citées par The Latin Times, ces quatre femmes avaient été expulsées de Porto Rico quelques mois avant leur assassinat. Leonard Prophil, un leader communautaire qui représente les Haïtiens vivant à Porto Rico, a déclaré que les femmes avaient disparu depuis deux semaines, selon Latin Times. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Prophil a expliqué que les femmes étaient arrivées à Porto Rico en décembre 2024. Elles résidaient dans les quartiers de Barrio Obrero et Puerto Nuevo, deux quartiers de la zone métropolitaine de San Juan où vivent de nombreux immigrants. “L’une d’entre elles a été expulsée il y a deux mois, et les autres ont été expulsées il y a trois mois et quinze jours”, a déclaré Prophil, selon The Latin Times. Le leader communautaire a expliqué que ces assassinats pourraient être liés à des gangs qui kidnappent des femmes pour exiger des rançons auprès de leurs familles. Souvent, ces familles vivent aux États-Unis. Prophil n’a pas caché son émotion lorsqu’il s’est adressé à la presse : “Laissez ces gens en paix. Les expulser, c’est les condamner à mort”, tel est le message que Prophil a adressé aux autorités américaines qui ont expulsé ces quatre femmes. Il a poursuivi en demandant au gouvernement américain de réfléchir aux conséquences de ses actions : “Si le gouvernement veut aider, il devrait aider ces personnes à régulariser leur situation, car chaque fois qu’ils expulsent quelqu’un de cette manière, c’est l’envoyer à la mort.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Les autorités dominicaines arrêtent un suspect Les autorités de République dominicaine ont annoncé l’arrestation d’un jeune homme haïtien identifié comme Chin Laduse. Il est soupçonné d’être lié à ces crimes. Selon les premiers rapports, les assassins ont tué les femmes puis jeté leurs corps dans une rivière. Le courant a emporté les corps jusqu’à l’endroit où ils ont été découverts. Les opérations d’arrestation d’immigrants qui se déroulent à travers les États-Unis ont également atteint des territoires comme Porto Rico. Depuis plusieurs mois, les agents fédéraux ciblent les communautés et les quartiers connus pour abriter de nombreux immigrants, en particulier des Dominicains et des Haïtiens, selon Latin Times. Selon un rapport de l’agence EFE, environ 20 000 personnes sans papiers vivent à Porto Rico. En novembre dernier, le gouvernement de Porto Rico a remis aux autorités fédérales des informations confidentielles concernant environ 6 000 immigrants qui s’étaient inscrits pour obtenir un permis de conduire. Les données d’immatriculation des véhicules peuvent permettre aux autorités de surveiller les véhicules et les personnes qui y sont associées. Les agents d’immigration peuvent identifier un(e) conducteur (trice) d’un véhicule en recherchant le numéro de plaque d’immatriculation ou en le suivant grâce aux lecteurs automatiques de plaques. Lorsque ces informations sont combinées avec des dossiers identifiant la nationalité d’une personne, ces données deviennent un outil puissant pour les autorités d’immigration dans le cadre de leurs efforts d’expulsion, a fait remarqué Latin Times. Cette tragédie illustre une réalité difficile pour de nombreux Haïtiens : retourner en Haïti aujourd’hui peut être synonyme de la mort, a regretté Leonard Prophil notant que le pays est sous le contrôle de gangs armés qui kidnappent, tuent et extorquent des rançons quotidiennement. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/republique-dominicaine.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39877&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39877&preview=true) *Crédit : El Nuevo Día, Latin Times, EFE* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/quatre-femmes-haitiennes-assassinees-en-republique-dominicaine-apres-leur-expulsion-de-porto-rico-par-ladministration-trump/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/quatre-femmes-haitiennes-assassinees-en-republique-dominicaine-apres-leur-expulsion-de-porto-rico-par-ladministration-trump/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/quatre-femmes-haitiennes-assassinees-en-republique-dominicaine-apres-leur-expulsion-de-porto-rico-par-ladministration-trump/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/quatre-femmes-haitiennes-assassinees-en-republique-dominicaine-apres-leur-expulsion-de-porto-rico-par-ladministration-trump/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/quatre-femmes-haitiennes-assassinees-en-republique-dominicaine-apres-leur-expulsion-de-porto-rico-par-ladministration-trump/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Quatre%20femmes%20ha%C3%AFtiennes%20assassin%C3%A9es%20en%20R%C3%A9publique%20dominicaine%20apr%C3%A8s%20leur%20expulsion%20de%20Porto%20Rico%20par%20l%27administration%20Trump&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fquatre-femmes-haitiennes-assassinees-en-republique-dominicaine-apres-leur-expulsion-de-porto-rico-par-ladministration-trump%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Four Haitian Women Murdered in Dominican Republic After Trump Administration Deported Them From Puerto Rico](https://ctninfo.com/four-haitian-women-murdered-in-dominican-republic-after-trump-administration-deported-them-from-puerto-rico/) **Published:** February 5, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Recent events show the impact of the Trump administration’s deportation policies. Authorities in the Dominican Republic have found the bodies of four Haitian women. Their bodies were discovered near the country’s southern border with Haiti. The women had been killed and decapitated. According to a report from Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día, the four women had been deported from Puerto Rico over a period ranging from two to just over three months before their murders occurred. Leonard Prophil, a community leader and spokesperson for Haitians in Puerto Rico, clarified that the women had been missing for two weeks by the time authorities discovered their bodies, as reported by Latin Times. Prophil explained that the women arrived in Puerto Rico in December 2024 and lived in the neighborhoods of Barrio Obrero and Puerto Nuevo, areas in San Juan known for large immigrant populations. Their deportations occurred between late February and early April 2025, based on when they had entered the country and subsequent removal actions. “One of them was deported approximately two months ago, and the others about three months and fifteen days ago,” Prophil said, specifying the distinct removal times: one woman around late March, the others in early March 2025. The community leader said the deaths may be linked to gangs that kidnap women and demand ransom from their families. Prophil stated, “Deporting them may put their lives at risk,” addressing American authorities who deported the four women. He encouraged the U.S. government to consider the potential impact of its actions: “If the government wants to help, it should help these people legalize their status, because each deportation may place individuals at risk.” ## Dominican Authorities Arrest a Suspect Authorities in the Dominican Republic announced the arrest of a young Haitian man identified as Chin Laduse. He is suspected of being connected to the crimes. According to initial reports, the killers murdered the women and threw their bodies into a river. The current carried the bodies to the area where they were discovered. Immigration enforcement operations in the United States have reached Puerto Rico. For months, federal agents have targeted neighborhoods with many immigrants, especially Dominicans and Haitians, as reported by Latin Times. The EFE news agency estimates that 20,000 undocumented people live in Puerto Rico. Last November, the Puerto Rico government gave federal authorities confidential data about 6,000 immigrants who registered for driver’s licenses. Vehicle registration data helps authorities monitor vehicles and people. Immigration officers can identify people by searching license plates or using automated readers. Tracking vehicles and linking records to nationality helps authorities. This makes deportation efforts easier. This incident highlights the difficult situation for many Haitians: returning to Haiti today can lead to significant danger. The country is under the control of armed gangs that kidnap, kill, and extort people daily. 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Lors d’un événement dans la ville de Circleville, le gouverneur DeWine a réaffirmé son opposition à la révocation du TPS, tout en reconnaissant l’incertitude juridique qui persiste. “C’est une pause temporaire. Nous ne savons pas combien de temps elle va durer”, a déclaré DeWine aux journalistes, selon WHIO TV. “Les tribunaux vont faire ce qu’ils font, et notre travail est de respecter la loi, quoi que les tribunaux nous disent”, a ajouté le gouverneur républicain modéré Mike DeWine. Le gouverneur a réaffirmé sa position sur la question. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Je pense que c’est une erreur de retirer leur statut de protection temporaire, car ce que cela signifiera quand cela arrivera, c’est qu’ils ne pourront plus travailler”, a fait savoir Mike DeWine, selon WHIO TV. “Vous avez donc tout un tas de gens, des milliers de personnes en Ohio qui travaillent, qui gagnent leur vie, qui subviennent aux besoins de leur famille et qui contribuent à la croissance de l’économie. Un jour, si on leur retire cela, ils ne pourront plus travailler. Ils seront au chômage. Ce n’est pas bon pour notre économie.” ### Entre 10 000 et 15 000 Haïtiens à Springfield L’Ohio, et particulièrement la ville de Springfield, abrite une importante communauté haïtienne estimée entre 10 000 et 15 000 personnes. Le gouverneur DeWine a établi une distinction claire entre les différentes politiques migratoires de l’administration Trump. “Tout le monde, je pense, est d’accord, ou presque tout le monde est d’accord sur ces deux choses”, a-t-il déclaré en référence à la sécurisation de la frontière sud et à l’expulsion des criminels violents, selon WHIO TV. “Là où nous avons un désaccord, c’est concernant les personnes qui ne sont pas des délinquants violents, qui ne sont pas du tout des délinquants, mais qui sont des gens qui travaillent et gagnent leur vie chaque jour.” “Et je peux simplement dire, en tant que gouverneur de l’Ohio, qu’il n’est pas utile de voir ces personnes expulsées du pays ou de voir ces personnes ne plus pouvoir travailler. Nous avons besoin de gens qui veulent travailler et qui contribuent à la société. Nous avons besoin de gens qui aident à bâtir des familles et qui subviennent aux besoins de leur propre famille. C’est vraiment ce dont nous avons besoin en Ohio”, a ajouté Mike DeWine, selon WHIO TV. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Lorsque les journalistes lui ont demandé quel message il adresserait aux Haïtiens de Springfield, qui s’inquiètent du fait que la pause judiciaire pourrait ne pas durer éternellement, le gouverneur DeWine a appelé à la prudence. “Je pense qu’il faut prendre les choses un jour à la fois”, a-t-il répondu, selon WHIO TV. “Et les Haïtiens aujourd’hui, après minuit ce soir, pourront toujours travailler et pourront toujours être employés, et je pense que c’est un changement de circonstances.” Il a ajouté qu’il espérait que cela apporterait “un peu de calme” à la situation à Springfield, tout en reconnaissant que “nous ne pouvons pas prédire ce que l’avenir nous réserve”, selon WHIO TV. Lundi 2 février, la juge fédérale Ana C. Reyes du tribunal du district de Columbia a accordé une suspension de la révocation du TPS pour les Haïtiens pendant que le procès contestant cette décision se poursuit. Le TPS pour les Haïtiens aux États-Unis devait prendre fin le 3 février 2026. Plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens bénéficient de ce statut à travers le pays. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39864&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39864&preview=true) *Crédit : WHIO TV* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-gouverneur-republicain-de-lohio-plaide-en-faveur-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-gouverneur-republicain-de-lohio-plaide-en-faveur-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-gouverneur-republicain-de-lohio-plaide-en-faveur-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-gouverneur-republicain-de-lohio-plaide-en-faveur-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-gouverneur-republicain-de-lohio-plaide-en-faveur-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20gouverneur%20r%C3%A9publicain%20de%20l%27Ohio%20plaide%20en%20faveur%20du%20TPS%20pour%20les%20Ha%C3%AFtiens&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-gouverneur-republicain-de-lohio-plaide-en-faveur-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Gouvènè Repibliken Ohio plede an favè TPS pou Ayisyen](https://ctninfo.com/gouvene-repibliken-ohio-plede-an-fave-tps-pou-ayisyen/) **Published:** February 4, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Gouvènè repibliken Ohio , Mike DeWine, felisite desizyon Jij Ana Reyes pou anpeche administrasyon Trump lan koupe estati pwoteksyon tanporè pou Ayisyen Etazini. Pandan yon evènman nan vil Circleville, gouvènè DeWine te reafime opozisyon li kont revokasyon TPS la, menm si li rekonèt ensètitid jiridik ki pèsiste a. “Se yon poz tanporè. Nou pa konnen konbyen tan li pral dire”, DeWine deklare bay jounalis yo, dapre WHIO TV. “Tribinal yo pral fè sa yo fè, epi travay nou se respekte lalwa, kèlkeswa sa tribinal yo di nou”, gouvènè Repibliken modere Mike Dewine te ajoute. Gouvènè a te reafime pozisyon li sou kesyon an. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Mwen panse se yon erè pou retire estati pwoteksyon tanporè yo, paske sa sa pral vle di lè sa rive, se ke yo pap kapab travay ankò”, daprè sa Mike DeWine fè konnen. “Donk ou gen yon pakèt moun, plizyè milye moun nan Ohio ki ap travay, ki ap fè lavi yo, ki ap pran swen fanmi yo epi ki ap ede ekonomi an grandi. Yon jou, si yo retire sa, yo pap kapab travay ankò. Yo pral nan chomaj. Sa pa bon pou ekonomi nou an.” ### Ant 10 000 ak 15 000 Ayisyen nan Springfield Ohio, espesyalman vil Springfield, gen yon gwo kominote ayisyen ki estime ant 10 000 ak 15 000 moun. Gouvènè DeWine te fè yon distenksyon klè ant diferan politik imigrasyon administrasyon Trump la. “Tout moun, mwen panse, dakò, oswa prèske tout moun dakò ak de bagay sa yo”, li deklare an referans ak sekirizasyon fwontyè sid la ak ekspilsyon kriminèl vyolan yo, dapre WHIO. “Kote nou gen yon dezakò, se konsènan moun ki pa delenkan vyolan, ki pa delenkan ditou, men ki se moun ki ap travay epi ki ap fè lavi yo chak jou.” “Epi mwen kapab senpleman di, antanke gouvènè Ohio, li pa itil pou wè moun sa yo ekspilse nan peyi a oswa pou wè moun sa yo pa kapab travay ankò. Nou bezwen moun ki vle travay epi ki kontribye nan sosyete a. Nou bezwen moun ki ede bati fanmi epi ki pran swen pwòp fanmi yo. Se sa vrèman nou bezwen nan Ohio”, Mike Dewineli te ajoute, dapre WHIO. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Lè jounalis te mande l ki mesaj li ta adrese Ayisyen Springfield yo, ki enkyete paske poz jidisyè a ta ka pa dire pou toutan, gouvènè DeWine te mande pou moun yo pran anpil prekosyon. “Mwen panse fòk ou pran bagay yo yon jou alafwa”, li reponn, dapre WHIO. “Epi Ayisyen yo jodi a, apre minui aswè a, ap toujou kapab travay epi yo ap toujou kapab anplwaye, epi mwen panse sa se yon chanjman nan sikonstans yo.” Li te ajoute li espere sa ap pote “yon ti kalm” nan sitiyasyon Springfield lan, menm si li rekonèt “nou pa kapab prevwa sa lavni ap pote”, dapre WHIO. Lendi 2 fevriye, Jij federal Ana C. Reyes nan tribinal distri Columbia a te akòde yon sispansyon revokasyon TPS pou Ayisyen yo pandan pwosè ki konteste desizyon sa a ap kontinye. TPS pou Ayisyen nan Etazini te dwe fini 3 fevriye 2026. Plis pase 350 000 resòtisan ayisyen benefisye estati sa a atravè peyi a. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/ht/?p=39861&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/ht/?p=39861&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/gouvene-repibliken-ohio-plede-an-fave-tps-pou-ayisyen/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/gouvene-repibliken-ohio-plede-an-fave-tps-pou-ayisyen/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/gouvene-repibliken-ohio-plede-an-fave-tps-pou-ayisyen/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/gouvene-repibliken-ohio-plede-an-fave-tps-pou-ayisyen/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/gouvene-repibliken-ohio-plede-an-fave-tps-pou-ayisyen/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Gouv%C3%A8n%C3%A8%20Repibliken%20Ohio%20plede%20an%20fav%C3%A8%20TPS%20pou%20Ayisyen&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fgouvene-repibliken-ohio-plede-an-fave-tps-pou-ayisyen%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [DHS Extends Validity of Work Permits for Haitian TPS Beneficiaries Following Court Decision](https://ctninfo.com/dhs-extends-validity-of-work-permits-for-haitian-tps-beneficiaries-following-court-decision/) **Published:** February 4, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed the extension of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for Haitian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries, following a federal court decision. According to the official DHS notice, this extension is being applied in accordance with the order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the case Miot et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-cv-02471-ACR (D.D.C.), which stayed the Trump administration’s revocation of TPS for Haiti. The measure applies to employment authorization cards issued under Haiti’s TPS designation bearing one of the following expiration dates: - February 3, 2026 - August 3, 2025 - August 3, 2024 - June 30, 2024 - February 3, 2023 - December 31, 2022 - October 4, 2021 - January 4, 2021 - January 2, 2020 - July 22, 2019 - January 22, 2018 - July 22, 2017 The DHS specifies that these documents remain valid as long as the court order remains in effect, even if the expiration date printed on the card has passed. ### Consequences for Employers and Workers This publication constitutes a formal administrative acknowledgment of Judge Reyes’s decision by the Trump administration, despite the department’s stated opposition and announcement of a judicial appeal. In practice, Haitian TPS beneficiaries can continue using their current EADs for employment verification and to meet the requirements for federal Form I-9. Employers must accept these extended documents and may not require a new work permit while the court’s order is in effect. This ensures continued work authorization for both parties. This extension allows beneficiaries to remain employed and, in most states, to renew their driver’s licenses at the DMV, since these agencies generally follow federal rules regarding immigration status and work authorization. This helps workers maintain both their jobs and driving privileges. Many Haitian nationals had seen their driver’s licenses expire on February 3, the date initially scheduled for the end of TPS, before the court intervened. Over 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries in the U.S. are directly impacted, working important jobs in health care, home care, transportation, hospitality, and construction. The extension helps ensure workforce stability in these essential sectors and supports key economic functions. Massachusetts, which has more than 45,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries, is among the states that quickly informed employers that their Haitian employees remained legally authorized to work following Judge Reyes’s decision. Despite administrative clarifications, the future of TPS for Haiti remains uncertain as the Trump administration intends to appeal the court decision, possibly to the Supreme Court. 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Reyes te pran an 2 fevriye a. Dapre nòt ofisyèl DHS la, pwolonjman sa a aplike konfòmeman ak òdonans tribinal federal distri Columbia a nan dosye Miot et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-cv-02471-ACR (D.D.C.), ki sispann revokasyon TPS pou Ayiti administrasyon Trump te deside a. ### Dat Ekspirasyon ki Konsène Mezi sa a aplike pou kat otorizasyon travay ki te emèt nan kad deziyasyon TPS Ayiti a ki pote youn nan dat ekspirasyon sa yo: - 3 fevriye 2026 - 3 out 2025 - 3 out 2024 - 30 jen 2024 - 3 fevriye 2023 - 31 desanm 2022 - 4 oktòb 2021 - 4 janvye 2021 - 2 janvye 2020 - 22 jiyè 2019 - 22 janvye 2018 - 22 jiyè 2017 DHS presize dokiman sa yo rete valid toutotan òdonans tribinal la rete an vigè, menm si dat ekspirasyon ki enprime sou kat la deja pase. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Konsekans pou Anplwayè ak Travayè yo Piblikasyon sa a konstitye yon rekonesans administratif fòmèl desizyon Jij Reyes pa administrasyon Trump, malgre opozisyon depatman an afiche epi anons li fè pou l pote dosye a nan apèl. Konkrètman, benefisyè ayisyen TPS yo kapab kontinye prezante EAD aktyèl yo bay anplwayè yo pou satisfè egzijans verifikasyon fòmilè federal I-9 la. Anplwayè yo oblije aksepte dokiman ki pwolonje otomatikman yo epi yo pa kapab egzije yon nouvo pèmi travay toutotan sispansyon jidisyè a an vigè. Mezi sa a pèmèt benefisyè yo konsève travay yo tou epi, nan anpil Eta, renouvle lisans kondwi yo nan biwo sèvis sikilasyon (DMV), paske biwo sa yo jeneralman aliyen sou validite federal estati imigrasyon ak otorizasyon travay. Anpil resòtisan ayisyen te wè lisans kondwi yo ekspire 3 fevriye ki sot pase a, dat ki te prevwa okòmansman pou fen TPS la, anvan tribinal la te entèvni. ### Plis pase 350 000 Ayisyen Konsène Plis pase 350 000 resòtisan ayisyen ki benefisyè TPS nan Etazini dirèkteman konsène pa pwolonjman sa a. Travayè sa yo okipe travay esansyèl nan plizyè sektè kle ekonomi ameriken an, tankou sante, swen adomisil, transpò, otèl-restoran ak konstriksyon. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Massachusetts, ki gen plis pase 45 000 benefisyè ayisyen TPS, pami Eta ki te rapidman enfòme anplwayè yo ke anplwaye ayisyen yo te rete legalman otorize pou travay apre desizyon Jij Reyes la. Malgre klarifikasyon administratif sa yo, avni TPS pou Ayiti rete ensèten. Administrasyon Trump konfime entansyon li pou fè apèl desizyon jidisyè a, ak posibilite pou pote dosye a jiska Kou Siprèm Etazini an. Annatandan rezilta pwosedi sa a, sispansyon tribinal la òdone a ofri yon repo tanporè pou benefisyè ayisyen TPS yo, san li pa garanti yon solisyon definitif alontèm. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/work-permit-300x197.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/ht/?p=39855&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/ht/?p=39855&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/dhs-pwolonje-validite-pemi-travay-benefisye-ayisyen-tps-yo-apre-desizyon-tribinal-la/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/dhs-pwolonje-validite-pemi-travay-benefisye-ayisyen-tps-yo-apre-desizyon-tribinal-la/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/dhs-pwolonje-validite-pemi-travay-benefisye-ayisyen-tps-yo-apre-desizyon-tribinal-la/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/dhs-pwolonje-validite-pemi-travay-benefisye-ayisyen-tps-yo-apre-desizyon-tribinal-la/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/dhs-pwolonje-validite-pemi-travay-benefisye-ayisyen-tps-yo-apre-desizyon-tribinal-la/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20DHS%20Pwolonje%20Validite%20P%C3%A8mi%20Travay%20Benefisy%C3%A8%20Ayisyen%20TPS%20yo%20Apre%20Desizyon%20Tribinal%20la&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdhs-pwolonje-validite-pemi-travay-benefisye-ayisyen-tps-yo-apre-desizyon-tribinal-la%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Le DHS prolonge la validité des permis de travail des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS après la décision judiciaire](https://ctninfo.com/la-carte-demploi-des-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps-prolongee-de-maniere-indefinie-a-la-suite-de-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-selon-une-note-du-dhs/) **Published:** February 4, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Le DHS prolonge la validité des permis de travail des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS après la décision judiciaire. Le département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) a publié de nouvelles directives confirmant la prolongation de la validité des documents d’autorisation d’emploi (Employment Authorization Documents – EAD) délivrés aux bénéficiaires haïtiens du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS), à la suite de la décision rendue par la juge fédérale Ana C. Reyes. Selon la note officielle du DHS, cette prolongation est appliquée conformément à l’ordonnance du tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia dans l’affaire Miot et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-cv-02471-ACR (D.D.C.), qui suspend la révocation du TPS pour Haïti décidée par l’administration Trump. ## Dates d’expiration concernées La mesure s’applique aux cartes d’autorisation d’emploi émises dans le cadre de la désignation TPS d’Haïti portant l’une des dates d’expiration suivantes : - 3 février 2026 - 3 août 2025 - 3 août 2024 - 30 juin 2024 - 3 février 2023 - 31 décembre 2022 - 4 octobre 2021 - 4 janvier 2021 - 2 janvier 2020 - 22 juillet 2019 - 22 janvier 2018 - 22 juillet 2017 Le DHS précise que ces documents demeurent valides tant que l’ordonnance du tribunal reste en vigueur, même si la date d’expiration imprimée sur la carte est dépassée. ### Conséquences pour les employeurs et les travailleurs Cette publication constitue une reconnaissance administrative formelle de la décision de la juge Reyes par l’administration Trump, malgré l’opposition affichée du département et l’annonce d’un recours judiciaire. Concrètement, les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS peuvent continuer à présenter leurs EAD actuels à leurs employeurs pour satisfaire aux exigences de vérification du formulaire fédéral I-9. Les employeurs sont tenus d’accepter ces documents prolongés automatiquement et ne peuvent exiger un nouveau permis de travail tant que la suspension judiciaire est en vigueur. La mesure permet également aux bénéficiaires de conserver leur emploi et, dans de nombreux États, de renouveler leur permis de conduire auprès des bureaux des véhicules à moteur (DMV), ceux-ci s’alignant généralement sur la validité fédérale du statut migratoire et des autorisations de travail. De nombreux ressortissants haïtiens avaient vu leur permis de conduire expirer le 3 février dernier, date initialement prévue pour la fin du TPS, avant l’intervention du tribunal. ### Plus de 350 000 Haïtiens concernés Plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens bénéficiaires du TPS aux États-Unis sont directement concernés par cette prolongation. Ces travailleurs occupent des emplois essentiels dans plusieurs secteurs clés de l’économie américaine, notamment la santé, les soins à domicile, les transports, l’hôtellerie-restauration et la construction. Le Massachusetts, qui compte plus de 45 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS, figure parmi les États ayant rapidement informé les employeurs que leurs salariés haïtiens restaient légalement autorisés à travailler à la suite de la décision de la juge Reyes. Malgré ces clarifications administratives, l’avenir du TPS pour Haïti demeure incertain. L’administration Trump a confirmé son intention de faire appel de la décision judiciaire, avec la possibilité de porter l’affaire jusqu’à la Cour suprême des États-Unis. En attendant l’issue de cette procédure, la suspension ordonnée par le tribunal offre un répit temporaire aux bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS, sans toutefois garantir une solution définitive à long terme. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DHS-Nouvelle-precision-223x300.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-carte-demploi-des-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps-prolongee-de-maniere-indefinie-a-la-suite-de-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-selon-une-note-du-dhs/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-carte-demploi-des-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps-prolongee-de-maniere-indefinie-a-la-suite-de-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-selon-une-note-du-dhs/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-carte-demploi-des-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps-prolongee-de-maniere-indefinie-a-la-suite-de-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-selon-une-note-du-dhs/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-carte-demploi-des-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps-prolongee-de-maniere-indefinie-a-la-suite-de-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-selon-une-note-du-dhs/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-carte-demploi-des-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps-prolongee-de-maniere-indefinie-a-la-suite-de-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-selon-une-note-du-dhs/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20DHS%20prolonge%20la%20validit%C3%A9%20des%20permis%20de%20travail%20des%20b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaires%20ha%C3%AFtiens%20du%20TPS%20apr%C3%A8s%20la%20d%C3%A9cision%20judiciaire&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-carte-demploi-des-beneficiaires-haitiens-du-tps-prolongee-de-maniere-indefinie-a-la-suite-de-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-selon-une-note-du-dhs%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti à l’heure du choix : Washington mise sur Fils-Aimé et montre ses muscles](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-a-lheure-du-choix-washington-mise-sur-fils-aime-et-montre-ses-muscles/) **Published:** February 4, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Les États-Unis ont clairement désigné leur champion pour la période post-7 février en Haïti. Mercredi, l’ambassade américaine à Port-au-Prince a publié sur ses réseaux sociaux un message sans équivoque : « Alors que le mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition prend fin le 7 février, nous soutenons le leadership du Premier ministre Fils-Aimé dans la construction d’une Haïti forte, prospère et libre. » Ce soutien explicite au Premier ministre sortant, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, intervient à un moment crucial et vient jeter un pavé dans la mare des négociations politiques haïtiennes. Il représente un désaveu cinglant pour les autres scénarios de transition actuellement sur la table et affiche la détermination de Washington à peser de tout son poids dans la résolution de la crise haïtienne. Cette annonce américaine n’est pas tombée dans le vide. Elle fait suite à deux initiatives concurrentes lancées par des acteurs politiques haïtiens pour tenter de combler le vide institutionnel imminent. Deux jours plus tôt, une large coalition de partis politiques et d’organisations de la société civile a annoncé avoir choisi le président de la Cour de cassation, le juge Jean Joseph Lebrun, pour assumer la fonction de président provisoire à partir du 7 février. Cette proposition cherche à incarner une continuité institutionnelle par le biais du pouvoir judiciaire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La veille de la déclaration américaine, un autre document émanait de dialogues politiques menés par d’anciens conseillers-présidents, dont Lesly Voltaire et Louis Gerald Gilles. Leur projet propose la mise en place d’un exécutif bicéphale, composé d’un Conseil présidentiel de trois membres et d’un nouveau Premier ministre, excluant de fait la continuation de M. Fils-Aimé. En exprimant son soutien exclusif à Fils-Aimé, l’administration américaine écarte donc ces deux alternatives et semble privilégier une forme de continuité de l’exécutif actuel, même dans un cadre constitutionnel flou après la dissolution du Conseil présidentiel. La déclaration diplomatique s’accompagne d’une démonstration de force tangible. Mercredi en milieu de journée, un avion militaire américain a atterri à l’aéroport international Toussaint Louverture. Bien que la nature de sa cargaison et le but précis de sa mission n’aient pas été immédiatement révélés, sa présence alimente les spéculations sur un renforcement logistique, peut-être lié à la future Force de lutte contre les gangs parrainée par l’ONU. Cet atterrissage fait écho à l’arrivée, la veille, de navires de guerre américains, dont le destroyer USS Stockdale, dans la baie de Port-au-Prince. Leur déploiement, officiellement dans le cadre de l’opération Southern Spear contre le trafic de drogue, est perçu par de nombreux observateurs comme un signal fort de Washington destiné à dissuader toute tentative de déstabilisation violente à l’approche du 7 février. La concomitance entre le soutien politique à Fils-Aimé et ces mouvements militaires dessine une stratégie américaine à deux volets : un pilier politique, pour tenter de maintenir un interlocuteur jugé fiable, et un pilier sécuritaire, pour contenir l’explosion des gangs et prévenir un chaos incontrôlable aux portes des États-Unis. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Ce soutien américain place Alix Didier Fils-Aimé dans une position paradoxale. S’il bénéficie du puissant appui de la première puissance mondiale, sa légitimité interne risque d’être affaiblie, étant perçu par ses détracteurs comme un « homme de Washington ». Par ailleurs, l’insistance américaine complique considérablement la tâche des autres factions politiques qui tentaient de trouver une solution de consensus « maison ». Elle pourrait exacerber les tensions et mener à une polarisation entre les partisans d’une transition dirigée par une figure soutenue par l’étranger et ceux prônant une solution purement haïtienne, même imparfaite. Alors que l’horloge tourne inexorablement vers le 7 février, Haïti se trouve à un carrefour critique. La stabilité du pays se joue dans un équilibre délicat entre pressions internationales et souveraineté nationale. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-a-lheure-du-choix-washington-mise-sur-fils-aime-et-montre-ses-muscles/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-a-lheure-du-choix-washington-mise-sur-fils-aime-et-montre-ses-muscles/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-a-lheure-du-choix-washington-mise-sur-fils-aime-et-montre-ses-muscles/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-a-lheure-du-choix-washington-mise-sur-fils-aime-et-montre-ses-muscles/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-a-lheure-du-choix-washington-mise-sur-fils-aime-et-montre-ses-muscles/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%C3%A0%20l%E2%80%99heure%20du%20choix%20%3A%20Washington%20mise%20sur%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%20et%20montre%20ses%20muscles&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-a-lheure-du-choix-washington-mise-sur-fils-aime-et-montre-ses-muscles%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [USCIS Posts Judge Reyes’s Decision on Its Website While Expressing Disagreement](https://ctninfo.com/uscis-posts-judge-reyess-decision-on-its-website-while-expressing-disagreement/) **Published:** February 4, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted an alert on Wednesday on the USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) website acknowledging Judge Ana C. Reyes’s decision to stay the revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, while strongly disagreeing with the judicial ruling. In the alert, the department confirms that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined, after reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. government agencies, that Haiti no longer met the requirements for its TPS designation. Haiti’s TPS designation and related benefits were set to terminate on February 3, 2026. However, the department acknowledges that on February 2, 2026, “a single judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order staying the Secretary’s TPS termination decision.” The alert records the administration’s stated disagreement with Judge Ana C. Reyes’s decision. The department emphasizes that “the judge did so even though the Department of Homeland Security recently prevailed twice in the U.S. Supreme Court in a similar case.” In one recent ruling, the Supreme Court determined that the executive branch has broad discretion in designating countries for TPS based on changing conditions. In another decision, the Court underscored the importance of inter-agency consultations in revising or terminating TPS designations. These precedents support DHS’s perspective on handling TPS decisions. The alert concludes unambiguously: “The Department of Homeland Security vehemently disagrees with this order and is working with the Department of Justice to determine next steps.” ### An Official Acknowledgment Nonetheless Despite this stated disagreement, the publication of this alert on the official USCIS website constitutes a formal acknowledgment that Judge Reyes’s decision is in effect and that Haitian TPS beneficiaries retain their protections and work authorization. This means individuals can continue to renew their work permits, ensuring they can maintain employment and support their families. Additionally, protection from deportation provides stability and peace of mind, positively impacting their day-to-day lives. This communication follows DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin’s announcement of the administration’s intent to appeal to the Supreme Court, referring to Judge Reyes’s decision as “lawless activism.” More than 350,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries can therefore continue to live and work legally in the United States while the legal battle continues. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-Reyes-official-pic-300x143.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39824&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39824&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/uscis-posts-judge-reyess-decision-on-its-website-while-expressing-disagreement/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/uscis-posts-judge-reyess-decision-on-its-website-while-expressing-disagreement/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/uscis-posts-judge-reyess-decision-on-its-website-while-expressing-disagreement/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/uscis-posts-judge-reyess-decision-on-its-website-while-expressing-disagreement/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/uscis-posts-judge-reyess-decision-on-its-website-while-expressing-disagreement/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20USCIS%20Posts%20Judge%20Reyes%E2%80%99s%20Decision%20on%20Its%20Website%20While%20Expressing%20Disagreement&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fuscis-posts-judge-reyess-decision-on-its-website-while-expressing-disagreement%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Renouvellement du programme HOPE/HELP: Le Congrès américain offre un sursis à l’industrie textile haïtienne](https://ctninfo.com/renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-le-congres-americain-offre-un-sursis-a-lindustrie-textile-haitienne/) **Published:** February 4, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Dans un contexte de paralysie politique et d’insécurité généralisée, l’économie haïtienne vient de recevoir une nouvelle cruciale de Washington. La Chambre des représentants des États-Unis a adopté, par un vote serré de 217 voix contre 214, un projet de loi de finances rectificatif incluant le renouvellement jusqu’au 31 décembre 2026 des programmes commerciaux HOPE/HELP et de l’African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Cette décision, attendue de longue date par les industriels et les autorités haïtiennes, assure une continuité rétroactive depuis septembre 2025 et évite une rupture brutale des chaînes d’exportation. Les programmes HOPE/HELP (Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement / Haiti Economic Lift Program) sont des piliers historiques des relations commerciales entre Haïti et les États-Unis. Ils permettent aux produits textiles et vestimentaires fabriqués en Haïti de bénéficier d’un accès en franchise de droits et sans quota au marché américain, sous condition d’utilisation de matières premières provenant en partie des États-Unis ou de pays partenaires. Pour Haïti, les enjeux sont considérables. Ce secteur représente la principale source d’exportations du pays et, surtout, l’un des plus gros pourvoyeurs d’emplois formels, avec des dizaines de milliers de postes directs. L’Association des Industries d’Haïti (ADIH), qui a mené un intense plaidoyer avec les institutions publiques ces dernières années, a immédiatement salué le vote du Congrès. Dans un communiqué, elle y voit « le fruit d’un travail collectif soutenu, d’un dialogue constant et d’un engagement partagé en faveur de la préservation des emplois et de la stabilité économique du pays ». Le Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie (MCI) a également fait part de sa satisfaction, réaffirmant son engagement à « accompagner les acteurs du secteur productif afin de maximiser les retombées économiques de ces dispositifs ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Une victoire en demi-teinte et le combat pour le long terme Si le soulagement est palpable, la satisfaction est nuancée. En effet, l’ADIH et les autorités haïtiennes plaidaient initialement pour une extension d’au moins dix ans. La courte durée d’un an, bien que préférable à une expiration, maintient un climat d’incertitude dommageable pour les investisseurs. « Bien que cette décision ne corresponde pas pleinement à la durée d’extension initialement souhaitée, l’ADIH demeure confiante qu’un plaidoyer renforcé permettra d’obtenir une prolongation d’au moins dix années », a déclaré l’association. Elle souligne qu’une telle visibilité à long terme est indispensable pour offrir de la prévisibilité aux investisseurs, encourager de nouveaux projets industriels, consolider la compétitivité du secteur et créer davantage d’emplois durables. Le processus législatif américain, souvent imprévisible, a ajouté au suspense. Le vote, acquis de justesse et porté majoritairement par les élus républicains, ne nécessite cependant pas de nouveau passage devant le Sénat. Le texte devrait donc être promulgué par le président des États-Unis dans les prochains jours, scellant définitivement cette extension. Cet acquis commercial survient à un moment où Haïti est en proie à une crise sécuritaire sans précédent, avec des gangs contrôlant une large partie de la capitale et des axes de communication. L’industrie textile, concentrée dans des zones relativement sécurisées et protégées, a jusqu’ici résisté, mais pâtit des difficultés logistiques et de l’image du pays. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-le-congres-americain-offre-un-sursis-a-lindustrie-textile-haitienne/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-le-congres-americain-offre-un-sursis-a-lindustrie-textile-haitienne/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-le-congres-americain-offre-un-sursis-a-lindustrie-textile-haitienne/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-le-congres-americain-offre-un-sursis-a-lindustrie-textile-haitienne/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-le-congres-americain-offre-un-sursis-a-lindustrie-textile-haitienne/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Renouvellement%20du%20programme%20HOPE%2FHELP%3A%20Le%20Congr%C3%A8s%20am%C3%A9ricain%20offre%20un%20sursis%20%C3%A0%20l%E2%80%99industrie%20textile%20ha%C3%AFtienne&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Frenouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-le-congres-americain-offre-un-sursis-a-lindustrie-textile-haitienne%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : Un gouvernement mobilisé pour des sélections malgré l’ombre de la crise](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-gouvernement-mobilise-pour-des-selections-malgre-lombre-de-la-crise/) **Published:** February 4, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Alors que la pression sécuritaire et politique ne faiblit pas dans le pays, le gouvernement haïtien tente de faire avancer un processus électoral présenté comme la clé d’une sortie de crise. Ce mardi 3 février 2026, à l’occasion de la 35e édition des Mardis de la Nation, le ministre délégué chargé des questions électorales et constitutionnelles, Joseph André Gracien Jean, a dressé un tableau volontariste des actions de l’État pour accompagner l’organisation des scrutins à venir. Le ministre a réaffirmé l’engagement inébranlable de l’exécutif à soutenir le Conseil électoral provisoire (CEP). « La sécurité est le préalable, mais le retour à la légitimité démocratique par les urnes en est l’aboutissement indispensable », a-t-il insisté en toile de fond d’un discours axé sur les moyens et la méthode. Au cœur de la stratégie présentée : la modernisation. Le ministre Jean a mis en avant le caractère novateur du nouveau décret électoral et du calendrier qui l’accompagne. Ces outils doivent, selon lui, permettre deux avancées majeures : la décentralisation du centre de tabulation des résultats – une mesure visant à renforcer la transparence – et une plus large participation des femmes à tous les niveaux du processus. « Une démocratie ne peut être forte que si elle est inclusive », a-t-il souligné. Autre pilier de cette feuille de route : le renforcement des capacités techniques. À ce titre, la signature récente d’un protocole d’accord de coopération entre le CEP haïtien et l’Institut national électoral (INE) du Mexique a été saluée comme une « étape décisive ». Ce partenariat, centré sur le transfert d’expertise, portera notamment sur le renforcement des opérateurs électoraux, la gestion et la mise à jour du registre électoral, ainsi que sur l’utilisation de technologies adaptées à la tenue d’élections en période de crise. Une expertise mexicaine qui pourrait s’avérer précieuse dans un contexte haïtien fragile. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’accompagnement de l’État ne se limite pas au cadre technique. Le ministre a détaillé un programme de renforcement des capacités des partis politiques, déjà mis en œuvre par le Ministère de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique. Quelque 1 770 membres issus de 240 structures politiques y auraient déjà pris part. L’inscription officielle des partis et la mise à jour conséquente du registre électoral ont été annoncées comme des priorités immédiates. Mais l’élément le plus tangible avancé pour convaincre de la détermination gouvernementale est d’ordre financier. Joseph André Gracien Jean a fait état de la mise sur pied d’un « programme d’appui au processus électoral », alimenté par une enveloppe étatique de près de 83 millions de dollars américains pour l’année 2025. « À ce jour, le solde disponible et opérationnel pour les aspects techniques et modernes des élections générales s’élève à 41 595 683,04 dollars », a-t-il précisé. La gestion de ces fonds est confiée à un comité de pilotage tripartite, composé du Président du CEP, du Ministre de la Planification et du Représentant du Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement (PNUD) en Haïti, garantissant, selon les autorités, une gestion transparente et collégiale. Cet exposé chiffré et structuré vise à projeter une image de maîtrise et de planification. Le gouvernement semble vouloir répondre aux doutes persistants de la communauté internationale et d’une partie de la classe politique sur sa capacité réelle à organiser des élections libres, crédibles et sécurisées dans un pays en proie à une violence armée et à une paralysie institutionnelle. Toutefois, l’annonce intervient dans un climat de très haute tension. La présence renforcée de navires de guerre américains au large de Port-au-Prince, officiellement pour lutter contre les « narco-terroristes », et l’approche de la date du 7 février – marquant la fin théorique du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition – créent un contexte géopolitique instable. La réussite du processus électoral, tel que décrit par le ministre Jean, reste suspendue à une amélioration radicale de la sécurité sur le terrain, condition sans laquelle aucun scrutin national n’est envisageable. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-gouvernement-mobilise-pour-des-selections-malgre-lombre-de-la-crise/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-gouvernement-mobilise-pour-des-selections-malgre-lombre-de-la-crise/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-gouvernement-mobilise-pour-des-selections-malgre-lombre-de-la-crise/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-gouvernement-mobilise-pour-des-selections-malgre-lombre-de-la-crise/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-gouvernement-mobilise-pour-des-selections-malgre-lombre-de-la-crise/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Un%20gouvernement%20mobilis%C3%A9%20pour%20des%20s%C3%A9lections%20malgr%C3%A9%20l%E2%80%99ombre%20de%20la%20crise&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-un-gouvernement-mobilise-pour-des-selections-malgre-lombre-de-la-crise%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [L'USCIS publie la décision de la juge Reyes sur son site internet tout en exprimant son désaccord](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-publie-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-sur-son-site-internet-tout-en-exprimant-son-desaccord/) **Published:** February 4, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Le département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) a publié lundi une alerte sur le site internet de l’USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) reconnaissant la décision de la juge Ana C. Reyes sur la suspension de la révocation du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour Haïti, tout en exprimant son profond désaccord avec cette décision judiciaire. Dans cette alerte, le département confirme que la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem avait déterminé, après examen des conditions dans le pays et consultation des agences gouvernementales américaines compétentes, qu’Haïti ne remplissait plus les conditions requises pour sa désignation au TPS. La désignation TPS d’Haïti et les avantages associés devaient prendre fin le 3 février 2026. Cependant, le département reconnaît que le 2 février 2026, “une juge unique d Le ton de l’alerte ne cache pas l’hostilité de l’administration Trump envers la décision de la juge Ana C. Reyes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le département souligne que “la juge a agi ainsi alors même que le département de la Sécurité intérieure a récemment obtenu gain de cause à deux reprises devant la Cour suprême des États-Unis dans une affaire similaire”. L’alerte conclut sans ambiguïté : “Le département de la Sécurité intérieure est en profond désaccord avec cette ordonnance et travaille avec le département de la Justice pour déterminer les prochaines étapes.” ### Une confirmation officielle malgré tout Malgré ce désaccord affiché, la publication de cette alerte sur le site officiel de l’USCIS constitue une reconnaissance formelle que la décision de la juge Reyes est en vigueur et que les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS conservent leurs protections et leur autorisation de travail. Cette communication intervient au lendemain de la déclaration de Tricia McLaughlin, secrétaire adjointe du DHS, qui avait annoncé l’intention de l’administration de porter l’affaire devant la Cour suprême, qualifiant la décision de la juge Reyes d'”activisme illégal”. Plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens bénéficiaires du TPS peuvent donc continuer à vivre et travailler légalement aux États-Unis pendant que la bataille juridique se poursuit. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/desizyion-jij-poste--300x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39815&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39815&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-publie-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-sur-son-site-internet-tout-en-exprimant-son-desaccord/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-publie-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-sur-son-site-internet-tout-en-exprimant-son-desaccord/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-publie-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-sur-son-site-internet-tout-en-exprimant-son-desaccord/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-publie-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-sur-son-site-internet-tout-en-exprimant-son-desaccord/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-publie-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-sur-son-site-internet-tout-en-exprimant-son-desaccord/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27USCIS%20publie%20la%20d%C3%A9cision%20de%20la%20juge%20Reyes%20sur%20son%20site%20internet%20tout%20en%20exprimant%20son%20d%C3%A9saccord&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fluscis-publie-la-decision-de-la-juge-reyes-sur-son-site-internet-tout-en-exprimant-son-desaccord%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La Baie de Port-au-Prince sous surveillance renforcée : Le déploiement militaire américain à l'approche d'une échéance politique cruciale en Haïti](https://ctninfo.com/la-baie-de-port-au-prince-sous-surveillance-renforcee-le-deploiement-militaire-americain-a-lapproche-dune-echeance-politique-cruciale-en-haiti/) **Published:** February 4, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Dans une mer des Caraïbes aux eaux agitées par l’instabilité chronique, la silhouette imposante de l’USS Stockdale, un destroyer lance-missiles de classe Arleigh Burke, vient troubler l’horizon de Port-au-Prince. Son arrivée mardi 3 février 2026, renforçant la présence de deux patrouilleurs des garde-côtes américains déjà sur zone, n’est pas un simple exercice de routine. Elle intervient à un moment de tension extrême, à moins d’une semaine de la fin théorique du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition, le 7 février, plongeant Haïti dans une incertitude politique totale. Ce déploiement naval, qualifié par l’ambassade des États-Unis d'”engagement en faveur de la sécurité, de la stabilité et d’un avenir meilleur pour Haïti”, s’inscrit dans une stratégie régionale plus large et soulève d’importantes questions sur l’avenir de la première République noire. L’arrivée de l’USS Stockdale, de l’USCGC Stone et de l’USCGC Diligence est officiellement intégrée à l’« Opération Southern Spear ». Lancée fin 2025 sous l’administration Trump, cette campagne militaire a pour cible affichée les réseaux présumés de « narco-terroristes » et le trafic illicite de stupéfiants dans les Caraïbes. Selon Washington, il s’agit de perturber les chaînes d’approvisionnement, notamment les expéditions de pétrole vénézuélien, et de démanteler des organisations criminelles par un renforcement naval, des frappes aériennes et des interceptions. Dirigée par le Département de la Guerre (Défense) et soutenue par le Département de la Sécurité intérieure, son but ultime est de “protéger le territoire américain”. Cependant, le timing de ce déploiement en face de la capitale haïtienne lui confère une dimension géopolitique immédiate bien plus pressante que la lutte anti-drogue. Le navire, un bâtiment de guerre polyvalent doté de systèmes de combat parmi les plus avancés au monde, envoie un signal stratégique puissant. Dans un contexte où les gangs contrôlent une grande partie de Port-au-Prince et du pays, paralysant l’État et terrorisant la population, sa présence vise officiellement à “surveiller la situation et à dissuader toute escalade”. Pour la communauté internationale, et notamment Washington, le spectre d’une crise sécuritaire totalement incontrôlable, à seulement quelques centaines de milles de ses côtes, est un cauchemar aux implications migratoires et sécuritaires directes. La rhétorique officielle américaine a récemment franchi un cap dans la qualification de la crise haïtienne. Lors d’une audition au Congrès le 28 janvier, le Secrétaire d’État et conseiller à la sécurité nationale, Marco Rubio, a exposé sans ambages la vision de l’administration Trump. Il a décrit les gangs haïtiens non plus comme de simples acteurs criminels, mais comme des « organisations terroristes transnationales » dotées d’un armement de niveau étatique. Ces groupes, a-t-il affirmé, représentent “une grave menace pour la sécurité nationale des États-Unis” et pour la stabilité régionale. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Nous faisons face à une réalité bien concrète : ces organisations criminelles terroristes transnationales… représentent une grave menace… Nous devons adopter une posture militaire capable de les affronter”, a déclaré Rubio. Il a lié explicitement l’action de ces gangs aux défis intérieurs américains : “L’action de ces dites organisations finit par affecter les États‑Unis, à travers la migration massive, à travers le trafic de drogue”. Cette narration construit une justification solide pour une intervention plus musclée, potentiellement directe, sous couvert de lutte contre le terrorisme et de protection des frontières nationales. La démonstration de force navale se produit alors que le pays est au bord du vide constitutionnel. Le 7 février marque la fin théorique du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition, sans qu’une solution politique crédible et acceptée ne soit en vue. Dans ce paysage chaotique, une autre force internationale tente de se structurer, la Force de lutte contre les gangs (GSF). Créé pour fournir un soutien logistique à la GSF, le Bureau d’appui des Nations Unies en Haïti (UNSOH) avance ses pions. Le porte-parole de l’ONU, Stéphane Dujarric, a indiqué le 29 janvier que le premier hélicoptère de la mission était arrivé et que des équipements affluaient d’Italie et même d’Irak. L’objectif est de fournir un soutien logistique et opérationnel à la GSF d’ici au 31 mars 2026. La présence de l’USS Stockdale peut être interprétée à plusieurs niveaux : Une dissuasion à l’œuvre : Le navire est un outil de dissuasion visant à empêcher une explosion de violence généralisée à l’approche du 7 février, qui pourrait déclencher un exode massif par la mer. Il s’agit de contenir la crise à l’intérieur des frontières haïtiennes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Une pression politique : Le déploiement sert également de levier pour influencer l’issue du processus politique en cours. Il rappelle aux acteurs haïtiens, tant politiques que criminels, que Washington surveille et a les moyens d’imposer ses priorités (stabilité, lutte contre les gangs, contrôle migratoire). Un possible prélude opérationnel : Dans le scénario le plus extrême, cette présence navale avancée pourrait préparer le terrain pour des actions plus directes dans le cadre de l’opération Southern Spear, comme des frappes ciblées contre des bastions de gangs ou des opérations d’interception renforcées. La rhétorique de Rubio sur la “posture militaire” nécessaire va dans ce sens. Alors que la date du 7 février approche inexorablement, Haïti se retrouve sous une double surveillance : celle de ses propres démons intérieurs – l’effondrement de l’État, la terreur des gangs, l’impasse politique – et celle des projecteurs stratégiques internationaux, matérialisés par les radars de l’USS Stockdale. La communauté internationale, par la voix de l’ONU, tente d’apporter une réponse structurée mais lente. Les États-Unis, quant à eux, semblent privilégier une approche plus immédiate et unilatérale, fondée sur une perception directe de la menace. Le défi pour Haïti est désormais de naviguer dans ces eaux dangereuses, où la promesse d’une stabilité extérieurement imposée risque de se faire au prix d’une souveraineté un peu plus érodée. 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Cette position a été exprimée par le Secrétaire d’État à la Sécurité Publique, Mario Andrésol, lors de la 35e édition des Mardis de la Nation. S’exprimant au nom du gouvernement dirigé par le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, le Secrétaire d’État a rappelé que la sécurité publique constitue une priorité stratégique absolue. Il a souligné que la sécurité est la condition sine qua non de la stabilité politique, du redressement économique et du retour à la vie démocratique. L’État haïtien, selon lui, est engagé dans une offensive structurée, durable et irréversible contre l’insécurité sous toutes ses formes. » Dans ce contexte, Mario Andrésol a mis en avant la signature, à la fin du mois de juillet 2025, d’un cadre de coopération stratégique entre le Ministère de la Justice et de la Sécurité Publique et le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD). Il a précisé que cet accord vise à renforcer la capacité souveraine de l’État haïtien, sans se substituer à son action régalienne. Ce cadre de coopération repose sur cinq axes structurants déclare-t-il : le renforcement de la gouvernance et du pilotage stratégique de la sécurité publique ; la consolidation du cadre juridique, stratégique et normatif du secteur ; l’appui aux mécanismes gouvernementaux de planification et de prise de décisions stratégiques ; le renforcement de la résilience des communautés face aux menaces sécuritaires, criminelles et non criminelles ; et l’intensification de la lutte contre la criminalité transnationale organisée, tout en promouvant une sécurité inclusive et équitable. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’objectif central est d’accompagner l’État haïtien dans la reconquête progressive et méthodique du territoire national afin d’instaurer un climat de sécurité durable. Les départements de l’Ouest, de l’Artibonite et du Centre, particulièrement exposés aux actions des gangs armés, figurent parmi les zones prioritaires de cette stratégie, dit-il. Selon un rapport du BINUH publié le 15 janvier 2026, entre le 1er septembre et le 30 novembre 2025, le BINUH a recensé 1 991 victimes d’homicides volontaires, dont 142 femmes, 12 filles et 44 garçons, soit une baisse de 6,2 % par rapport au trimestre précédent. Toutefois, les homicides ont fortement augmenté hors de la capitale, avec 1 916 cas enregistrés dans les départements de l’Artibonite et du Centre entre janvier et novembre 2025. Au total, plus de 8 100 meurtres ont été recensés dans tout le pays sur la même période.(Nations Unis) Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de cette politique, poursuit Andrésol, le Bureau du Secrétaire d’État à la Sécurité Publique s’est entouré d’experts nationaux et internationaux de haut niveau. Ces derniers travailleront en synergie avec les institutions de l’État et le PNUD afin de renforcer les capacités opérationnelles, institutionnelles et décisionnelles, jugées indispensables à la stabilisation du pays et à la protection durable des citoyens. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) En conclusion, le Gouvernement de la République a réaffirmé que la sécurité n’est ni négociable ni optionnelle. “Elle constitue un droit fondamental du peuple haïtien et un devoir régalien que l’État entend assumer pleinement, dans un contexte marqué par de lourds défis sécuritaires et institutionnels.” Toujours pas de routes nationales rouvertes à l’approche du 7 février Le secrétaire d’État à la Sécurité publique, Mario Andrésol, avait fixé un délai clair pour le rétablissement de la libre circulation sur les axes essentiels à l’économie et à la vie sociale du pays. « Je peux garantir que Port-au-Prince n’est pas tombée et ne tombera pas. Les voies menant vers le Sud et le Nord seront ouvertes avant le 7 février», avait-il assuré lors d’une intervention à l’émission Panel Magik sur radio Magik9 le mercredi 7 janvier 2026. Le 7 février 2026 marque la fin théorique du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition. Et toujours rien. Mardi, alors qu’il intervenait à la 35ᵉ édition du programme gouvernementale baptisé les « Mardis de la Nation » le secrétaire d’État à la Sécurité publique a fait volte-face. Mario Andrésol a déclaré que les routes nationales ne seront pas entièrement rouvertes avant le 7 février 2026. Il a évoqué des « récentes turbulences politiques qui ont empêché les forces de l’ordre d’atteindre les objectifs fixés. » Entre temps la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) a intensifié, ces derniers jours, une série d’opérations ciblées dans plusieurs communes du pays, ayant permis de neutraliser plusieurs individus armés, de saisir des armes de gros calibre et de rétablir la circulation sur des axes stratégiques. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/letat-haitien-fixe-son-cap-reprise-du-controle-du-territoire-mais-pas-de-reouverture-des-routes-nationales-avant-le-7-fevrier/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/letat-haitien-fixe-son-cap-reprise-du-controle-du-territoire-mais-pas-de-reouverture-des-routes-nationales-avant-le-7-fevrier/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/letat-haitien-fixe-son-cap-reprise-du-controle-du-territoire-mais-pas-de-reouverture-des-routes-nationales-avant-le-7-fevrier/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/letat-haitien-fixe-son-cap-reprise-du-controle-du-territoire-mais-pas-de-reouverture-des-routes-nationales-avant-le-7-fevrier/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/letat-haitien-fixe-son-cap-reprise-du-controle-du-territoire-mais-pas-de-reouverture-des-routes-nationales-avant-le-7-fevrier/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%E2%80%99%C3%89tat%20ha%C3%AFtien%20fixe%20son%20cap%20%3A%20reprise%20du%20contr%C3%B4le%20du%20territoire%2C%20mais%20pas%20de%20r%C3%A9ouverture%20des%20routes%20nationales%20avant%20le%207%20f%C3%A9vrier&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fletat-haitien-fixe-son-cap-reprise-du-controle-du-territoire-mais-pas-de-reouverture-des-routes-nationales-avant-le-7-fevrier%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La députée haïtiano-américaine Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, accusée d'avoir détourné des fonds COVID-19, plaide non coupable trois mois après son inculpation](https://ctninfo.com/la-deputee-haitiano-americaine-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-accusee-davoir-detourne-des-fonds-covid-19-plaide-non-coupable-trois-mois-apres-son-inculpation/) **Published:** February 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La député Haïtiano-américaine de la Floride Sheila Cherfilus-McCornick de Floride accusée d’avoir détourné 5 millions de dollars de fonds fédéraux destinés aux catastrophes liées à la COVID-19 a formellement plaidé non coupable mardi, près de trois mois après son inculpation. La représentante américaine Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick n’était pas présente lors de la mise en accusation au tribunal fédéral de Miami, mais son avocat, William Barzee, a enregistré le plaidoyer en son nom. Il a expliqué qu’elle se trouvait à Washington, D.C., où le Congrès débattait du financement du département de la Sécurité intérieure. “Elle a hâte de reprendre le travail. Elle est à Washington en ce moment, à se battre pour ses électeurs, et son objectif principal est de représenter les habitants de son district”, a déclaré Barzee après l’audience, selon l’Associated Press. Barzee a repris le dossier de Cherfilus-McCormick cette semaine seulement. Son précédent avocat, David Oscar Markus, avait demandé à plusieurs reprises le report de la mise en accusation pendant que Cherfilus-McCormick réglait des problèmes liés à ses finances, mais il a finalement quitté l’affaire, invoquant des conflits d’emploi du temps. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cherfilus-McCormick fait face à 15 chefs d’accusation fédéraux l’accusant d’avoir volé des fonds qui avaient été versés en trop à l’entreprise de soins de santé de sa famille, Trinity Healthcare Services, en 2021, avant son élection au Congrès. L’entreprise avait un contrat pour inscrire des personnes aux vaccinations contre la COVID-19. Cherfilus-McCormick a été arrêtée en novembre puis libérée sous caution de 60 000 dollars. En plus de la caution, le juge a ordonné à Cherfilus-McCormick de remettre son passeport personnel et l’a autorisée à voyager uniquement entre la Floride, Washington, D.C., le Maryland et le district Est de Virginie. Elle a été autorisée à conserver son passeport parlementaire pour exercer certaines fonctions liées à son mandat. ### Une bague en diamant jaune de 3 carats Selon l’acte d’accusation fédéral, les procureurs ont indiqué que dans les deux mois suivant la réception des fonds en 2021, plus de 100 000 dollars avaient été dépensés pour une bague en diamant jaune de 3 carats destinée à la congressiste, rapporte l’Associated Press. L’entreprise de soins de santé appartenant à la famille de Cherfilus-McCormick avait reçu des paiements dans le cadre d’un contrat de personnel pour la vaccination contre la COVID-19, selon l’acte d’accusation. Son frère, Edwin Cherfilus, avait demandé 50 000 dollars, mais ils ont reçu par erreur 5 millions de dollars et n’ont pas restitué la différence. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les procureurs ont affirmé que les fonds reçus par Trinity Healthcare ont été distribués sur divers comptes, notamment ceux d’amis et de proches, qui ont ensuite fait des dons à la campagne électorale de Cherfilus-McCormick pour le Congrès. Le département de gestion des urgences de Floride avait précédemment poursuivi Trinity Healthcare devant un tribunal civil, et l’entreprise a accepté de rembourser l’intégralité de la somme l’année dernière dans le cadre d’un règlement avec l’État. “Il est surprenant que le DOJ (département américain de la Justice) prenne en charge une affaire après qu’elle a été résolue et après qu’il y a eu un accord pour rembourser tous les fonds qui lui avaient été envoyés de manière inappropriée”, a déclaré Barzee, selon l’Associated Press. Cherfilus-McCormick a remporté une élection spéciale en janvier 2022 pour représenter le 20e district de Floride, qui comprend des parties des comtés de Broward et de Palm Beach, après le décès du représentant Alcee Hastings en 2021. 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Selon les autorités, cet acte a été perpétré par des individus mal intentionnés. Cet incident intervient dans un contexte particulièrement sensible, alors que l’ensemble des Haïtiens, tant au pays qu’au sein de la diaspora, se mobilisent autour de la sélection nationale senior de football, récemment qualifiée pour la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA 2026, note un communiqué du Mjsac, lundi 2 février 2026. Le MJSAC a condamné avec la plus grande fermeté cet acte de destruction, qualifié d’atteinte grave à un patrimoine sportif et récréatif national. Le ministère a toutefois assuré que son engagement en faveur de l’encadrement de la jeunesse demeure intact et que la mobilisation autour des Grenadiers ne sera nullement compromise. Le MJSAC a lancé un nouvel appel à la paix et à l’harmonie, tout en réaffirmant la détermination du Gouvernement à rétablir un climat de sécurité durable, afin que de tels actes ne viennent plus entraver les efforts de développement de la jeunesse, du sport et du civisme en Haïti. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Connu également sous le nom de Centre FIFA Goal, le Ranch de la Croix-des-Bouquets occupe une place centrale dans l’histoire du football haïtien, souligne le communiqué. Véritable espace de loisir, de formation et de promotion du civisme à travers des camps et des rassemblements communautaires, il a contribué, pendant plusieurs décennies, à l’éclosion de nombreux talents du football national. Des figures emblématiques telles que Mechack Jérôme, Fabien Vorbe, Charles Hérold Junior, Joseph Guemsly Junior, Nérilia Mondésir, Sherly Jeudi, Batcheba Louis et Melchie Daëlle Dumornay y ont notamment affiné leur talent avant de porter haut les couleurs d’Haïti sur la scène internationale. Ranch de la Croix-des-Bouquets : d’un centre d’excellence du football à un site sous contrôle des gangs Le Ranch de la Croix-des-Bouquets, également connu sous les appellations Centre FIFA Goal ou Camp Nous, était un centre de formation de football situé à Croix-des-Bouquets, en Haïti. Financé par la FIFA dans le cadre du programme FIFA Forward, il avait pour mission d’offrir aux jeunes talents haïtiens un encadrement sportif et éducatif structuré, tout en servant de vivier pour le football national. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Cependant, confronté à une insécurité persistante et à des problèmes de gestion, le centre a été fermé en novembre 2021 par la Fédération haïtienne de football (FHF). Cette décision a eu de lourdes conséquences pour de nombreux jeunes en formation, contraints d’interrompre leur parcours, tandis que certains ont tenté de poursuivre leur carrière à l’étranger. Après sa fermeture, le site a connu plusieurs réaffectations. En 2022, il a notamment accueilli les séances d’entraînement du club Violette Athletic Club, une situation qui a suscité des interrogations sur l’accès restreint des jeunes talents aux infrastructures initialement dédiées à leur formation. Parallèlement, le Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports a relancé l’École Espoir Michaël Sylvestre, proposant des formations axées sur des métiers techniques, dans une tentative de réorientation partielle du site. Le centre reste également marqué par un scandale majeur survenu en 2020, lorsque des accusations d’abus sexuels ont été portées contre Yves Jean-Bart, alors président de la FHF. Cette affaire avait provoqué une onde de choc dans le milieu sportif haïtien et entraîné des appels à une enquête approfondie sur la gouvernance du football national. La situation sécuritaire s’est davantage détériorée le dimanche 9 février 2025, lorsque des bandits armés du gang 400 Mawozo ont pris le contrôle du Centre FIFA Goal à la Croix-des-Bouquets. Une vidéo largement diffusée sur les réseaux sociaux montrait le chef de ce gang, Wilson Joseph, alias Lanmò san jou, se vantant de s’être emparé des lieux. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/incendie-au-ranch-de-la-croix-des-bouquets-le-mjsac-condamne-un-acte-contre-le-patrimoine-sportif-national/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/incendie-au-ranch-de-la-croix-des-bouquets-le-mjsac-condamne-un-acte-contre-le-patrimoine-sportif-national/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/incendie-au-ranch-de-la-croix-des-bouquets-le-mjsac-condamne-un-acte-contre-le-patrimoine-sportif-national/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/incendie-au-ranch-de-la-croix-des-bouquets-le-mjsac-condamne-un-acte-contre-le-patrimoine-sportif-national/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/incendie-au-ranch-de-la-croix-des-bouquets-le-mjsac-condamne-un-acte-contre-le-patrimoine-sportif-national/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Incendie%20au%20Ranch%20de%20la%20Croix-des-Bouquets%20%3A%20le%20MJSAC%20condamne%20un%20acte%20contre%20le%20patrimoine%20sportif%20national&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fincendie-au-ranch-de-la-croix-des-bouquets-le-mjsac-condamne-un-acte-contre-le-patrimoine-sportif-national%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Transition en Haïti : une coalition désigne le juge Lebrun, président de la cour de cassation, pour succéder au CPT](https://ctninfo.com/transition-en-haiti-une-coalition-designe-le-juge-lebrun-president-de-la-cour-de-cassation-pour-succeder-au-cpt/) **Published:** February 3, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Face à l’échéance du 7 février marquant la fin théorique du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition, une coalition de partis et d’organisations civiles propose le président de la Cour de cassation, le juge Jean Joseph Lebrun, comme président provisoire. Cette initiative, fondée sur l’article 149 de la Constitution, vise à prévenir un vide de pouvoir mais se heurte à de vives contestations internes et à une divergence de vue avec une partie de la communauté internationale, qui soutient le Premier ministre sortant. Plusieurs regroupements politiques et organisations de la société civile, signataires d’un protocole d’accord le 14 janvier dernier, ont annoncé ce lundi 2 février le choix du président de la Cour de cassation, le juge Jean Joseph Lebrun, pour assumer la présidence provisoire de la transition après l’échéance du 7 février. Cette coalition avait mis en place une commission spéciale composée de Gina Guillet Delatour, Me Annibal Coffy, Me Jean Renel Sénatus, Jeantel Joseph et Jonas Coffy. Réunie durant le week-end, cette commission a mené des démarches visant à proposer une issue constitutionnelle à la crise et à prévenir des tensions liées à la fin du mandat du CPT. Lundi, la commission s’est rendue au bureau du juge Lebrun pour solliciter formellement l’application de l’article 149 de la Constitution, qui définit les mécanismes de suppléance en cas de vacance du pouvoir exécutif. Les commissaires ont rapporté que, après examen, le magistrat a estimé que le contexte actuel « appelle les institutions et les citoyens à assumer leurs responsabilités », évoquant la nécessité de répondre à « l’appel de l’histoire ». Il a qualifié la démarche de « légitime et nécessaire ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Parmi les groupes politiques à l’origine de cette initiative figurent notamment l’Initiative 24 avril, l’Opposition plurielle, les Démocrates engagés pour une Haïti forte et inclusive (DEHFI) et l’Accord Karibe. Cependant, cette proposition ne fait pas l’unanimité. Le Consensus Politique pour le Redressement National et la Réorientation de la Transition, qui revendique plus de 200 partis et organisations, a publié un communiqué pour dénoncer une désignation qu’il juge « expéditive et opaque ». Tout en soutenant le principe qu’un juge de la Cour de cassation puisse diriger la transition, ce collectif met en garde contre toute décision prise en dehors d’un « cadre concerté et inclusif » et appelle à la vigilance face aux « intérêts personnels ou partisans ». La faisabilité même de cette transition institutionnelle reste incertaine. Une question centrale se pose : ces structures auront-elles la capacité de faire installer le juge Lebrun à la Villa d’accueil dès le 7 février, en remplacement du CPT ? Cette perspective se heurte en effet à la position d’une frange influente de la communauté internationale, notamment les États-Unis, qui ont clairement exprimé leur soutien au Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé pour achever la transition. Cette divergence fondamentale entre une solution constitutionnelle portée par des acteurs politiques nationaux et le scénario privilégié par des partenaires internationaux ajoute une couche de complexité à la crise et laisse présager de nouvelles tensions à l’approche de l’échéance. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/transition-en-haiti-une-coalition-designe-le-juge-lebrun-president-de-la-cour-de-cassation-pour-succeder-au-cpt/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/transition-en-haiti-une-coalition-designe-le-juge-lebrun-president-de-la-cour-de-cassation-pour-succeder-au-cpt/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/transition-en-haiti-une-coalition-designe-le-juge-lebrun-president-de-la-cour-de-cassation-pour-succeder-au-cpt/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/transition-en-haiti-une-coalition-designe-le-juge-lebrun-president-de-la-cour-de-cassation-pour-succeder-au-cpt/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/transition-en-haiti-une-coalition-designe-le-juge-lebrun-president-de-la-cour-de-cassation-pour-succeder-au-cpt/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Transition%20en%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20une%20coalition%20d%C3%A9signe%20le%20juge%20Lebrun%2C%20pr%C3%A9sident%20de%20la%20cour%20de%20cassation%2C%20pour%20succ%C3%A9der%20au%20CPT&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftransition-en-haiti-une-coalition-designe-le-juge-lebrun-president-de-la-cour-de-cassation-pour-succeder-au-cpt%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Senator Markey Welcomes Stay of TPS Revocation for Haiti](https://ctninfo.com/senator-markey-welcomes-stay-of-tps-revocation-for-haiti/) **Published:** February 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Massachusetts Democratic Senator Edward J. Markey welcomed the decision issued Monday, February 2, 2026, by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia staying the revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti ordered by the Trump administration. The judicial decision comes on the eve of the scheduled TPS expiration, set for February 3. In her order, the court notably cites the amicus curiae brief filed by Senator Markey in the case. In a statement released the same day, the Democratic lawmaker called the decision a “victory” for Haitian beneficiaries of the program. “Today’s ruling is a victory for the 350,000 Haitian TPS holders whose status expires tomorrow,” Senator Markey said. “By providing safe haven to those who cannot return home, TPS embodies the American promise of freedom and refuge,” he added. The senator also highlighted the Haitian community’s deep roots in his state. “Haitian TPS holders are deeply rooted in Massachusetts communities, from Mattapan to Brockton. They are friends, family, and colleagues. I will keep fighting to protect the Haitian community,” he added. ### Trump Administration Announces Appeal The satisfaction expressed by Senator Markey may, however, be short-lived. Just hours after Judge Ana C. Reyes’s February 2 decision, the Trump administration announced its intention to appeal. Officials indicated they may take the case to the Supreme Court if necessary. This immediate response signals the start of ongoing litigation even as TPS holders temporarily retain their status. Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, sharply criticized the decision on social media. “Supreme Court, here we come. This is lawless activism, and we will be vindicated,” she wrote. She also challenged the basis of TPS for Haiti. “Haiti’s TPS was granted after an earthquake over 15 years ago. It was never meant as de facto amnesty, but that’s how previous administrations have used it,” she said. She concluded: “Temporary means temporary. The final word won’t come from a judge legislating from the bench.” These statements suggest a prolonged legal battle over the future of Haitian TPS. ### A Longstanding Commitment to Haitians Under TPS Last year, Senator Markey filed an amicus curiae brief in the case Miot v. Trump, urging the court to stay what he called the unlawful revocation of TPS for Haiti. The document emphasized the major public interest served by the presence of Haitian TPS beneficiaries in Massachusetts and across the United States. Monday’s decision explicitly references this brief, recognizing the arguments advanced by the senator and his colleagues. On January 20, Edward J. Markey and Representative Ayanna Pressley, who represents Massachusetts’s 7th district and serves as Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, held a public hearing at Jubilee Christian Church in Mattapan. The meeting aimed to highlight the importance of extending TPS for Haiti. The lawmakers heard testimony from beneficiaries, human rights advocates, and community leaders affected by the Trump administration’s decision to end the program. Massachusetts is home to more than 45,000 Haitian TPS beneficiaries, making it the third-largest Haitian community in the United States. Despite the stay ordered by Judge Reyes on February 2, the Trump administration’s pledge to appeal means Haitian TPS beneficiaries remain in legal limbo. While the court’s decision grants short-term relief, the final outcome depends on the appellate process, which could extend over several months or even years as the case moves through the federal courts. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ed-markey-tps-300x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39796&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39796&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/senator-markey-welcomes-stay-of-tps-revocation-for-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/senator-markey-welcomes-stay-of-tps-revocation-for-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/senator-markey-welcomes-stay-of-tps-revocation-for-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/senator-markey-welcomes-stay-of-tps-revocation-for-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/senator-markey-welcomes-stay-of-tps-revocation-for-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Senator%20Markey%20Welcomes%20Stay%20of%20TPS%20Revocation%20for%20Haiti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fsenator-markey-welcomes-stay-of-tps-revocation-for-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Le sénateur Markey salue la suspension de la révocation du TPS pour Haïti](https://ctninfo.com/le-senateur-markey-salue-la-suspension-de-la-revocation-du-tps-pour-haiti/) **Published:** February 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Le sénateur démocrate du Massachusetts, Edward J. Markey, a salué la décision rendue lundi 2 février 2026 par le tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia suspendant la révocation du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour Haïti décidée par l’administration Trump. Cette décision judiciaire intervient à la veille de l’expiration programmée du TPS, fixée au 3 février. Dans son ordonnance, le tribunal fait notamment référence au mémoire d’*amicus curiae* déposé par le sénateur Markey dans le cadre de cette affaire. Dans une déclaration publiée le jour même, l’élu démocrate a qualifié la décision de “victoire” pour les bénéficiaires haïtiens du programme. “La décision d’aujourd’hui est une victoire pour les quelque 350 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS dont le statut devait expirer demain”, a déclaré le sénateur Markey. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “En offrant un refuge sûr à ceux qui ne peuvent pas rentrer chez eux en toute sécurité, le TPS incarne la promesse américaine d’une terre de liberté et de refuge”, a ajouté Ed Markey. Le sénateur a également mis en avant l’ancrage de la communauté haïtienne dans son État. “Les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS sont profondément enracinés dans nos communautés du Massachusetts — de Mattapan à Brockton. Ce sont nos amis, les membres de nos familles, nos voisins, nos collègues. Je continuerai à me battre pour protéger la communauté haïtienne”, a-t-il ajouté. ### L’administration Trump annonce un appel La satisfaction exprimée par le sénateur Markey pourrait toutefois être de courte durée. Quelques heures après la décision de la juge Ana C. Reyes, l’administration Trump a annoncé son intention de faire appel, jusqu’à la Cour suprême si nécessaire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Tricia McLaughlin, secrétaire adjointe du département de la Sécurité intérieure, a vivement critiqué la décision sur les réseaux sociaux. “Cour suprême, nous voilà. Il s’agit d’un activisme illégal dont nous serons vindiqués”, a-t-elle écrit. Elle a également remis en cause le fondement du TPS pour Haïti. “Le TPS d’Haïti a été accordé à la suite d’un tremblement de terre survenu il y a plus de 15 ans. Il n’a jamais été conçu comme un programme d’amnistie de facto, mais c’est ainsi que les administrations précédentes l’ont utilisé pendant des décennies”, a-t-elle affirmé. Elle a conclu en contestant l’autorité de la juge Reyes : “Temporaire signifie temporaire, et le dernier mot ne viendra pas d’une juge activiste qui légifère depuis son banc.” Ces déclarations laissent entrevoir une bataille judiciaire prolongée autour de l’avenir du TPS haïtien. ### Un engagement ancien en faveur des Haïtiens sous TPS L’an dernier, le sénateur Markey avait déposé un mémoire d’*amicus curiae* dans l’affaire *Miot v. Trump*, exhortant le tribunal à suspendre ce qu’il qualifiait de révocation illégale du TPS pour Haïti. Le document soulignait l’intérêt public majeur que représente la présence des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS au Massachusetts et dans l’ensemble des États-Unis. La décision rendue lundi fait explicitement référence à ce mémoire, reconnaissant les arguments avancés par le sénateur et ses collègues. Le 20 janvier dernier, Edward J. Markey et la représentante Ayanna Pressley, élue du 7ᵉ district du Massachusetts et coprésidente du Caucus haïtien à la Chambre des représentants, avaient organisé une audience publique à la Jubilee Christian Church de Mattapan. Cette rencontre visait à souligner l’importance de prolonger le TPS pour Haïti. Les élus y ont entendu les témoignages de bénéficiaires, de défenseurs des droits humains et de leaders communautaires affectés par la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au programme. Le Massachusetts accueille plus de 45 000 bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien, ce qui en fait la troisième plus grande communauté haïtienne des États-Unis. Malgré la suspension ordonnée par la juge Reyes, l’annonce d’un appel par l’administration Trump maintient les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS dans l’incertitude. Si la décision judiciaire leur accorde un répit immédiat, l’issue définitive du dossier pourrait prendre des mois, voire des années, devant les tribunaux fédéraux. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ed-markey-tps-300x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39792&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39792&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-senateur-markey-salue-la-suspension-de-la-revocation-du-tps-pour-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-senateur-markey-salue-la-suspension-de-la-revocation-du-tps-pour-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-senateur-markey-salue-la-suspension-de-la-revocation-du-tps-pour-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-senateur-markey-salue-la-suspension-de-la-revocation-du-tps-pour-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-senateur-markey-salue-la-suspension-de-la-revocation-du-tps-pour-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20s%C3%A9nateur%20Markey%20salue%20la%20suspension%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9vocation%20du%20TPS%20pour%20Ha%C3%AFti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-senateur-markey-salue-la-suspension-de-la-revocation-du-tps-pour-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Governor Healey Reacts to Court Decision and Orders Employers to Keep Haitian Workers on Staff](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-reacts-to-court-decision-and-orders-employers-to-keep-haitian-workers-on-staff/) **Published:** February 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey welcomed the federal court decision blocking the revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals and immediately directed her administration to notify employers across the state that Haitian TPS beneficiaries remain authorized to work. In a statement released Monday evening, Governor Healey expressed her support for Haitian families affected by this uncertainty. “Tonight, Haitian families across our state and country can breathe a sigh of relief,” Governor Healey said. “Many Haitian TPS holders have been in the United States since 2010. They were given an opportunity for a new life in this country away from famine, violence, and a deadly earthquake, and they have lived, worked, and integrated into our communities ever since.” The governor sharply criticized the Trump administration’s attempt to end the program: “For the federal government to have essentially reneged on that promise of relief while Haiti remains in a state of humanitarian crisis is cruel.” ## Protecting the Massachusetts Economy Governor Healey emphasized the importance of this decision not only for Haitian families but also for the state’s economy. “This ruling is important for Haitian families here. It also protects against a harmful disruption to the Massachusetts economy, as Haitian TPS holders are an integral part of our workforce, particularly in the health care sector,” she said. The governor described the consequences the revocation would have had if it had taken effect: “If President Trump had his way, thousands of nurses, home health aides, and other essential employees would not have been able to work tomorrow, and patients and families who are dependent on caregivers would have suffered.” The Healey-Driscoll Administration took immediate action following the court decision, sending notifications to employers across the state informing them that their Haitian TPS employees remain authorized to work. “We are notifying employers across the state that their employees are still eligible to work,” the governor confirmed. Governor Healey concluded her statement by reaffirming her support for the Haitian community and other communities whose protected status is under threat. “My heart is with the Haitian community tonight, as well as the other communities whose protected status continues to be under attack by President Trump and Secretary Noem. We will continue to fight for you,” she said. Last week, Governor Healey sent a letter to Secretary Noem demanding that she extend TPS for Haitian nationals currently living and working in the United States, highlighting their annual contribution of $4.4 billion to the American economy. With more than 45,000 Haitian immigrants holding Temporary Protected Status, Massachusetts is home to the third-largest Haitian community in the United States, after Florida and New York, respectively. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39790&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39790&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-reacts-to-court-decision-and-orders-employers-to-keep-haitian-workers-on-staff/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-reacts-to-court-decision-and-orders-employers-to-keep-haitian-workers-on-staff/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-reacts-to-court-decision-and-orders-employers-to-keep-haitian-workers-on-staff/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-reacts-to-court-decision-and-orders-employers-to-keep-haitian-workers-on-staff/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/governor-healey-reacts-to-court-decision-and-orders-employers-to-keep-haitian-workers-on-staff/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Governor%20Healey%20Reacts%20to%20Court%20Decision%20and%20Orders%20Employers%20to%20Keep%20Haitian%20Workers%20on%20Staff&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fgovernor-healey-reacts-to-court-decision-and-orders-employers-to-keep-haitian-workers-on-staff%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La gouverneure Healey réagit à la décision du tribunal et ordonne aux employeurs de maintenir les travailleurs haïtiens en poste](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-healey-reagit-a-la-decision-du-tribunal-et-ordonne-aux-employeurs-de-maintenir-les-travailleurs-haitiens-en-poste/) **Published:** February 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La gouverneure du Massachusetts, Maura Healey, a salué la décision du tribunal fédéral qui bloque la révocation du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour les ressortissants haïtiens et a immédiatement ordonné à son administration d’informer les employeurs de l’État que les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS restent autorisés à travailler. Dans une déclaration publiée lundi soir, la gouverneure Healey a exprimé son soutien aux familles haïtiennes touchées par cette incertitude. “Ce soir, les familles haïtiennes à travers notre État et notre pays peuvent pousser un soupir de soulagement”, a déclaré la gouverneure Healey. “De nombreux bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS sont aux États-Unis depuis 2010. On leur a offert une chance de recommencer leur vie dans ce pays, loin de la famine, de la violence et d’un tremblement de terre meurtrier, et depuis lors, ils ont vécu, travaillé et se sont intégrés dans nos communautés.” La gouverneure a vivement critiqué la tentative de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au programme : “Que le gouvernement fédéral ait essentiellement renié cette promesse de protection alors qu’Haïti reste en état de crise humanitaire est cruel.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ## Protection de l’économie du Massachusetts La gouverneure Healey a souligné l’importance de cette décision non seulement pour les familles haïtiennes, mais aussi pour l’économie de l’État. “Cette décision est importante pour les familles haïtiennes ici. Elle protège également contre une perturbation néfaste de l’économie du Massachusetts, car les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS font partie intégrante de notre main-d’œuvre, en particulier dans le secteur de la santé”, a-t-elle déclaré. La gouverneure a décrit les conséquences qu’aurait eues la révocation si elle avait pris effet : “Si le président Trump avait eu gain de cause, des milliers d’infirmières, d’aides-soignants à domicile et d’autres employés essentiels n’auraient pas pu travailler demain, et les patients et les familles qui dépendent de ces soignants auraient souffert.” L’administration Healey-Driscoll a pris des mesures immédiates à la suite de la décision du tribunal, envoyant des notifications aux employeurs à travers l’État pour les informer que leurs employés bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien restent autorisés à travailler. “Nous informons les employeurs de tout l’État que leurs employés sont toujours autorisés à travailler”, a confirmé la gouverneure. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La gouverneure Healey a conclu sa déclaration en réaffirmant son soutien à la communauté haïtienne et aux autres communautés dont le statut de protection est menacé. “Mon cœur est avec la communauté haïtienne ce soir, ainsi qu’avec les autres communautés dont le statut de protection continue d’être attaqué par le président Trump et la secrétaire Noem. Nous continuerons à nous battre pour vous”, a-t-elle affirmé. La semaine dernière, la gouverneure Healey avait adressé une lettre à la secrétaire Noem exigeant qu’elle prolonge le TPS pour les ressortissants haïtiens vivant et travaillant actuellement aux États-Unis, soulignant leur contribution annuelle de 4,4 milliards de dollars à l’économie américaine. Avec plus de 45 000 immigrants haïtiens détenteurs du Statut de protection temporaire, le Massachusetts accueille la troisième plus grande communauté haïtienne aux États-Unis, après la Floride et New York respectivement. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39787&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39787&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-healey-reagit-a-la-decision-du-tribunal-et-ordonne-aux-employeurs-de-maintenir-les-travailleurs-haitiens-en-poste/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-healey-reagit-a-la-decision-du-tribunal-et-ordonne-aux-employeurs-de-maintenir-les-travailleurs-haitiens-en-poste/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-healey-reagit-a-la-decision-du-tribunal-et-ordonne-aux-employeurs-de-maintenir-les-travailleurs-haitiens-en-poste/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-healey-reagit-a-la-decision-du-tribunal-et-ordonne-aux-employeurs-de-maintenir-les-travailleurs-haitiens-en-poste/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-healey-reagit-a-la-decision-du-tribunal-et-ordonne-aux-employeurs-de-maintenir-les-travailleurs-haitiens-en-poste/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20gouverneure%20Healey%20r%C3%A9agit%20%C3%A0%20la%20d%C3%A9cision%20du%20tribunal%20et%20ordonne%20aux%20employeurs%20de%20maintenir%20les%20travailleurs%20ha%C3%AFtiens%20en%20poste&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-gouverneure-healey-reagit-a-la-decision-du-tribunal-et-ordonne-aux-employeurs-de-maintenir-les-travailleurs-haitiens-en-poste%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [More Details on Judge Ana C. Reyes's Decision on Haitian TPS](https://ctninfo.com/more-details-on-judge-ana-c-reyess-decision-on-haitian-tps/) **Published:** February 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** A federal judge in the District of Columbia has granted Haitian plaintiffs a significant legal victory by staying Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. This decision, issued just hours before the scheduled TPS expiration on February 3, 2026, provides crucial relief to hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals living and working in the United States. In her ruling, Judge Reyes granted the plaintiffs’ renewed motion for a stay under 5 U.S.C. § 705, thereby staying “the effective date of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Termination of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025).” The judge was categorical regarding the effects of this stay: “During the stay, the Termination shall be null, void, and of no legal effect.” This language clearly defines the scope of protection for Haitian TPS beneficiaries. Judge Reyes’s order specifies the protections that remain in effect during the judicial stay. “The Termination therefore does not affect the protections and benefits previously conferred by the TPS designation, including work authorization and protection from detention and deportation, and the valid period of work authorization extends during the stay,” the judge wrote, citing the relevant provisions of the U.S. Code (8 U.S.C. § 1254a(a)(1)–(2), (d)(4)). The decision also protects individuals whose TPS applications are pending. “The Termination also has no effect on the eligibility for work authorization and protection from detention and deportation for individuals, if any, with pending applications,” the order specifies. ### Government’s Motion to Dismiss Denied In addition to granting the stay, Judge Reyes denied the government’s motion to dismiss, though the denial is “without prejudice,” meaning the government could file a new motion in the future. The judge explained her decision in these terms: “The Court’s conclusion that it has jurisdiction to hear Plaintiffs’ Motion applies equally to the Government’s Motion. The Court’s separate conclusion that Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims necessarily entails its view that they plausibly stated their claims.” This statement is significant because Judge Reyes affirms that the plaintiffs are “likely to succeed on the merits,” indicating the strength of their legal arguments against the TPS revocation. However, the judge left the door open for the government: “To the extent the Government believes that arguments for dismissal remain outstanding, it may refile a motion to dismiss limited to those issues.” The order also addresses an argument raised by the government regarding the possibility for plaintiffs to bring a claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) against the President of the United States. “The Government contends that Plaintiffs cannot bring an Administrative Procedure Act claim against the U.S. President,” Judge Reyes notes in her order. However, the court found it unnecessary to decide this issue, as the plaintiffs had forfeited their APA claim against the President: “The Court need not address this issue, as Plaintiffs have forfeited their APA claim against the President.” The judge acknowledges the limits of her decision: “In any event, nothing in the Memorandum Opinion or this Order, which stays the Secretary’s Termination, should be construed as an order constraining the President.” This clarification distinguishes Secretary Noem’s action, which is stayed, from any potential action by President Trump, which is not affected by this order. ### The Plaintiffs in This Case The case, “Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al.” (Case No. 25-cv-02471), was brought by Haitian nationals who are TPS beneficiaries. Lead plaintiff Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot and others challenged the legality of the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the program. Judge Reyes’s decision is based on her review of the “Second Amended Complaint” (Dkt. 90), counsel’s briefs and arguments, and the evidence submitted for and against the plaintiffs’ renewed motion. This diligence reflects the judge’s earlier remarks that “Snow notwithstanding, the Court and its clerks have worked remotely through the weekend” on this case. Judge Reyes’s order has immediate and direct implications for Haitian TPS beneficiaries: First, work authorizations remain valid and are extended for the duration of the judicial stay. Employers cannot terminate employment based on immigration status. Second, TPS beneficiaries are protected from detention by immigration authorities and cannot be arrested or detained based on their immigration status during the stay. Third, they are protected from deportation. No removal proceedings can be initiated due to the expiration of their TPS, as that expiration is now stayed. Fourth, individuals with pending TPS applications remain eligible for these protections. Judge Reyes’s order stays the revocation “pending judicial review,” meaning the case will continue as the court examines the merits of the plaintiffs’ arguments. The government may appeal this decision to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and, if necessary, to the Supreme Court. For now, Haitian TPS beneficiaries can breathe a sigh of relief. Judge Ana C. Reyes’s decision grants them significant legal respite and maintains the protections established when the Department of Homeland Security designated Haiti for TPS in 2010 after the devastating earthquake. The judge’s decision is available through the links below. [Decision TPS 2 pages](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Decision-TPS-2-pages.pdf) [decision-Ana C. Reyes](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/decision-Ana-C.-Reyes.pdf) [![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-Reyes-official-pic-1-150x150.avif)](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-annule-laudience-du-30-janvier-apres-accord-entre-les-parties/ana-reyes-official-pic-2/) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39785&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39785&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/more-details-on-judge-ana-c-reyess-decision-on-haitian-tps/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/more-details-on-judge-ana-c-reyess-decision-on-haitian-tps/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/more-details-on-judge-ana-c-reyess-decision-on-haitian-tps/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/more-details-on-judge-ana-c-reyess-decision-on-haitian-tps/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/more-details-on-judge-ana-c-reyess-decision-on-haitian-tps/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20More%20Details%20on%20Judge%20Ana%20C.%20Reyes%27s%20Decision%20on%20Haitian%20TPS&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmore-details-on-judge-ana-c-reyess-decision-on-haitian-tps%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Plus de détails sur la décision de la juge Ana C. Reyes en faveur des béficiaires haïtiens du TPS](https://ctninfo.com/plus-de-details-sur-la-decision-de-la-juge-ana-c-reyes-en-faveur-des-beficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/) **Published:** February 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La juge du tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia a accordé aux plaignants haïtiens une victoire juridique majeure en suspendant la révocation du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour Haïti ordonnée par la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem. Cette décision, rendue à quelques heures de l’expiration prévue du TPS le 3 février 2026, offre un répit crucial à des centaines de milliers de ressortissants haïtiens vivant et travaillant aux États-Unis. Dans son ordonnance, la juge Reyes a accordé la motion renouvelée des plaignants pour une suspension en vertu de l’article 5 U.S.C. § 705, suspendant ainsi “la date d’entrée en vigueur de la révocation de la désignation d’Haïti pour le Statut de protection temporaire par la secrétaire du département de la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem, 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (28 novembre 2025)”. La juge a été catégorique quant aux effets de cette suspension : “Pendant la suspension, la révocation sera nulle, sans effet et sans valeur juridique.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette formulation ne laisse aucune ambiguïté sur l’étendue de la protection accordée aux bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. L’ordonnance de la juge Reyes détaille précisément les protections qui demeurent en vigueur pendant la durée de la suspension judiciaire. “La révocation n’affecte donc pas les protections et avantages précédemment conférés par la désignation TPS, y compris l’autorisation de travail et la protection contre la détention et l’expulsion, et la période de validité de l’autorisation de travail est prolongée pendant la suspension”, a écrit la juge, citant les dispositions pertinentes du code américain (8 U.S.C. § 1254a(a)(1)–(2), (d)(4)). La décision protège également les personnes dont les demandes de TPS sont en cours d’examen. “La révocation n’a également aucun effet sur l’éligibilité à l’autorisation de travail et à la protection contre la détention et l’expulsion pour les personnes, le cas échéant, ayant des demandes en instance”, précise l’ordonnance. ### La motion de rejet du gouvernement refusée Outre l’octroi de la suspension, la juge Reyes a rejeté la motion de rejet déposée par le gouvernement, bien que ce rejet soit “sans préjudice”, ce qui signifie que le gouvernement pourrait théoriquement déposer une nouvelle motion à l’avenir. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La juge a expliqué sa décision en ces termes : “La conclusion du tribunal selon laquelle il a compétence pour entendre la motion des plaignants s’applique également à la motion du gouvernement. La conclusion distincte du tribunal selon laquelle les plaignants sont susceptibles de l’emporter sur le fond de leurs réclamations implique nécessairement son avis qu’ils ont formulé leurs réclamations de manière plausible.” Cette déclaration est particulièrement significative : en affirmant que les plaignants sont “susceptibles de l’emporter sur le fond”, la juge Reyes signale clairement sa position quant à la solidité des arguments juridiques avancés contre la révocation du TPS. La juge a toutefois laissé une porte ouverte au gouvernement : “Dans la mesure où le gouvernement estime que des arguments en faveur du rejet restent en suspens, il peut déposer à nouveau une motion de rejet limitée à ces questions.” L’ordonnance aborde également un argument soulevé par le gouvernement concernant la possibilité pour les plaignants d’intenter une action en vertu de la loi sur la procédure administrative (APA) contre le président des États-Unis. “Le gouvernement soutient que les plaignants ne peuvent pas intenter une réclamation en vertu de la loi sur la procédure administrative contre le président américain”, note la juge Reyes dans son ordonnance. Cependant, le tribunal a estimé qu’il n’était pas nécessaire de trancher cette question, les plaignants ayant renoncé à leur réclamation APA contre le président : “Le tribunal n’a pas besoin d’aborder cette question, car les plaignants ont renoncé à leur réclamation APA contre le président.” La juge a pris soin de préciser les limites de sa décision : “En tout état de cause, rien dans l’opinion du mémorandum ou dans cette ordonnance, qui suspend la révocation de la secrétaire, ne doit être interprété comme une ordonnance contraignant le président.” Cette précision distingue clairement l’action de la secrétaire Noem, qui est suspendue, de toute action potentielle du président Trump, qui n’est pas directement affectée par cette ordonnance. ### Les plaignants dans cette affaire L’affaire, officiellement intitulée “Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al.” (Case No. 25-cv-02471), a été portée devant le tribunal par un groupe de ressortissants haïtiens bénéficiaires du TPS. Le plaignant principal, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, est accompagné d’autres plaignants qui ont contesté la légalité de la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au programme de protection. La décision de la juge Reyes repose sur l’examen de la “deuxième plainte amendée” (Second Amended Complaint, Dkt. 90), des mémoires et arguments des avocats, ainsi que des preuves déposées à l’appui et en opposition à la motion renouvelée des plaignants. Cette diligence fait écho aux remarques antérieures de la juge, qui avait noté lors de précédentes audiences que “malgré la neige, le tribunal et ses greffiers ont travaillé à distance pendant le week-end” sur cette affaire. ## Les implications de cette décision L’ordonnance de la juge Reyes a des implications immédiates et concrètes pour les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS : Premièrement, leurs autorisations de travail restent valides et sont prolongées pendant toute la durée de la suspension judiciaire. Les employeurs ne peuvent pas mettre fin à leur emploi en raison de leur statut migratoire. Deuxièmement, les bénéficiaires du TPS sont protégés contre la détention par les autorités d’immigration. Ils ne peuvent pas être arrêtés ou détenus sur la base de leur statut migratoire pendant la durée de la suspension. Troisièmement, ils sont protégés contre l’expulsion. Aucune procédure d’expulsion ne peut être engagée contre eux en raison de l’expiration de leur TPS, puisque cette expiration est désormais suspendue. Quatrièmement, les personnes ayant des demandes de TPS en instance continuent d’être éligibles aux mêmes protections. L’ordonnance de la juge Reyes suspend la révocation “en attendant l’examen judiciaire”. Cela signifie que l’affaire se poursuivra devant le tribunal, qui examinera le fond des arguments des plaignants. Le gouvernement a la possibilité de faire appel de cette décision devant la Cour d’appel du circuit de D.C., et potentiellement devant la Cour suprême des États-Unis. Pour l’instant, les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS peuvent souffler. La décision de la juge Ana C. Reyes leur accorde un répit juridique significatif et maintient les protections dont ils bénéficient depuis que le département de la Sécurité intérieure a désigné Haïti pour le TPS en 2010, à la suite du tremblement de terre dévastateur qui avait frappé le pays. La décision de la juge peut être consultée à travers les liens ci-dessous. Décision complête: [decision-Ana C. Reyes](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/decision-Ana-C.-Reyes.pdf) Résumé: [Decision TPS 2 pages](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Decision-TPS-2-pages.pdf) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-Reyes-official-pic-300x143.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39781&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39781&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/plus-de-details-sur-la-decision-de-la-juge-ana-c-reyes-en-faveur-des-beficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/plus-de-details-sur-la-decision-de-la-juge-ana-c-reyes-en-faveur-des-beficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/plus-de-details-sur-la-decision-de-la-juge-ana-c-reyes-en-faveur-des-beficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/plus-de-details-sur-la-decision-de-la-juge-ana-c-reyes-en-faveur-des-beficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/plus-de-details-sur-la-decision-de-la-juge-ana-c-reyes-en-faveur-des-beficiaires-haitiens-du-tps/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Plus%20de%20d%C3%A9tails%20sur%20la%20d%C3%A9cision%20de%20la%20juge%20Ana%20C.%20Reyes%20en%20faveur%20des%20b%C3%A9ficiaires%20ha%C3%AFtiens%20du%20%20TPS&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fplus-de-details-sur-la-decision-de-la-juge-ana-c-reyes-en-faveur-des-beficiaires-haitiens-du-tps%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Judge Ana Reyes Rules in Favor of Haitian TPS Beneficiaries: A Significant but Fragile Victory](https://ctninfo.com/judge-ana-reyes-rules-in-favor-of-haitian-tps-beneficiaries-a-significant-but-fragile-victory/) **Published:** February 1, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Hours before a looming deadline, a judge intervened. In Washington, D.C., Federal Judge Ana C. Reyes issued her ruling in Miot et al. v. Trump, blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals. This decision allows more than 350,000 Haitians to lawfully remain and work in the United States for now; however, this protection is temporary and could change if the ruling is appealed or overturned. Judge Reyes, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, promised her ruling by February 2, one day before TPS would expire. In January hearings, she pressed government lawyers on contradictions in the Trump administration’s stance on Haiti. She pointed out that Homeland Security’s move to end TPS ignored the government’s own reports about Haiti. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Haitian gangs “foreign terrorists” and cited immediate security risks. The FAA bars U.S. civilian planes from parts of Haitian airspace. The government’s assessments label Haiti as too dangerous, yet it still argues that it was safe for Haitians to return. This contradiction puts families in a precarious situation, worrying whether they might be sent back to an unsafe environment. Judge Reyes asked Justice Department attorneys, ‘Can you explain to me how it is safe to return to a country when it is not even safe to fly into that country?’ For one TPS holder’s family, the flight to visit relatives in Haiti meant navigating numerous gang-controlled check-points just to reach their hometown, exposing them to hours of fear and uncertainty. The plaintiffs are represented by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, and Just Futures Law. They include nurses, researchers, and other long-term residents who have built their lives in the United States. She also questioned how the State Department responded so fast: they said “no foreign policy concerns” only 53 minutes after being asked. She noted, “That response does not address country conditions.” Conditions in Haiti remain dire: more than 1.4 million people are displaced, gangs control major roadways, and there is an absence of a functioning government. ## A Victory That May Be Short-Lived Despite this favorable ruling, Haitian TPS beneficiaries do not have long-term legal certainty. The Trump administration has a pattern of appealing such decisions, sometimes seeking emergency orders from the Supreme Court. If the ruling is appealed, Haitian TPS holders could again face the risk of losing their status. In May 2025, the Supreme Court permitted the administration to end TPS for Venezuelans, pending further legal review. This precedent suggests a similar outcome could occur for Haitian TPS beneficiaries if the current ruling is challenged. Plaintiffs’ attorneys caution that as long as the ruling stands, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot arrest or remove TPS beneficiaries due to their TPS status. However, if an appeals court sets aside the decision, enforcement could resume immediately, placing TPS holders at risk of detention or deportation. In Massachusetts, at least 45,000 Haitians are directly affected. Boston is home to the third-largest Haitian population in the country. City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, sponsored a resolution condemning the TPS termination that passed unanimously. Representative Ayanna Pressley has introduced legislation that would require TPS to remain in place through spring 2029. For now, Haitian TPS beneficiaries maintain their status and work authorization. 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Reyes a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire *Miot et al. c. Trump. Une décision* qui bloque la suppression du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) pour les ressortissants haïtiens. Cette décision offre un répit à plus de 350 000 Haïtiens vivant légalement aux États-Unis, mais l’avenir demeure incertain. La juge Reyes, qui siège au tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia, avait annoncé qu’elle rendrait sa décision le 2 février — soit la veille de l’expiration prévue du TPS. Pendant deux jours d’audiences en janvier, elle avait vivement questionné les avocats du gouvernement sur les contradictions de l’administration Trump concernant Haïti. La magistrate avait notamment souligné l’incohérence entre la décision du Département de la Sécurité intérieure de mettre fin au TPS et les propres évaluations du gouvernement américain sur la situation en Haïti. Le Secrétaire d’État Marco Rubio a lui-même qualifié les gangs haïtiens de “terroristes étrangers” et reconnu les “défis sécuritaires immédiats” dans le pays. La Federal Aviation Administration interdit aux avions civils américains de survoler certaines parties de l’espace aérien haïtien. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Pouvez-vous m’expliquer comment il est sécuritaire de retourner dans un pays où il n’est même pas sécuritaire de voler?” avait demandé la juge Reyes aux avocats du Département de la Justice. Les plaignants, représentés par les cabinets Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, et Just Futures Law, comptent parmi eux des infirmières, des chercheurs, et d’autres résidents de longue date ayant construit leur vie aux États-Unis. La juge avait questionné la consultation précipitée du Département d’État : un courriel indiquant “aucune préoccupation de politique étrangère” avait été envoyé seulement 53 minutes après la demande. “Cette réponse ne traite pas des conditions dans le pays”, avait-elle observé. La situation en Haïti reste catastrophique : plus de 1,4 million de personnes déplacées, des gangs contrôlant les routes principales, et une absence de gouvernement fonctionnel. ## Une victoire qui pourrait être de courte durée Malgré ce jugement favorable, les bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien ne peuvent pas encore souffler. L’administration Trump a systématiquement fait appel des décisions défavorables, allant parfois directement devant la Cour suprême pour obtenir des suspensions d’urgence. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) En mai 2025, la Cour suprême avait autorisé l’administration à mettre fin au TPS pour les Vénézuéliens pendant que les procédures judiciaires se poursuivaient. Le même scénario pourrait se reproduire pour les Haïtiens. Les avocats des plaignants avaient prévenu : tant que la décision reste intacte et n’est pas renversée par une cour d’appel, les opérations d’arrestation de l’ICE ne peuvent pas cibler les bénéficiaires du TPS. Mais si un tribunal supérieur renverse cette décision, les raids pourraient théoriquement commencer le lendemain. Au Massachusetts, au moins 45 000 Haïtiens sont directement concernés. Boston abrite la troisième plus grande population haïtienne du pays. La conseillère municipale Ruthzee Louijeune, fille d’immigrants haïtiens, avait parrainé une résolution condamnant la suppression du TPS, adoptée à l’unanimité. La représentante Ayanna Pressley a déposé un projet de loi exigeant le maintien du TPS jusqu’au printemps 2029. Pour l’instant, les bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien conservent leur statut légal et leur autorisation de travail. Cependant, cette décision n’offre qu’un sursis. Les avocats conseillent aux bénéficiaires de consulter un professionnel pour explorer d’autres voies de régularisation et de rester informés des développements juridiques. [https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show\_temp.pl?file=9949393-0–97318.pdf&type=application/pdf](https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_temp.pl?file=9949393-0--97318.pdf&type=application/pdf) [https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show\_temp.pl?file=9949387-0–100793.pdf&type=application/pdf](https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_temp.pl?file=9949387-0--100793.pdf&type=application/pdf) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Viktwa-TPS--300x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39761&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39761&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-ana-reyes-statue-en-faveur-des-beneficiaires-du-tps-haitien-une-victoire-importante-mais-fragile/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-ana-reyes-statue-en-faveur-des-beneficiaires-du-tps-haitien-une-victoire-importante-mais-fragile/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-ana-reyes-statue-en-faveur-des-beneficiaires-du-tps-haitien-une-victoire-importante-mais-fragile/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-ana-reyes-statue-en-faveur-des-beneficiaires-du-tps-haitien-une-victoire-importante-mais-fragile/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-ana-reyes-statue-en-faveur-des-beneficiaires-du-tps-haitien-une-victoire-importante-mais-fragile/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20juge%20Ana%20Reyes%20statue%20en%20faveur%20des%20b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaires%20du%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20une%20victoire%20importante%20mais%20fragile&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-juge-ana-reyes-statue-en-faveur-des-beneficiaires-du-tps-haitien-une-victoire-importante-mais-fragile%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti à la croisée des chemins : Ultimes négociations pour une transition post-7 février](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-a-la-croisee-des-chemins-ultimes-negociations-pour-une-transition-post-7-fevrier/) **Published:** February 2, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Dans un contexte de crise politique aiguë et à l’approche de l’échéance hautement symbolique du 7 février 2026, marquant théoriquement la fin du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT), un nouveau round de discussions cruciales a été lancé dimanche. Sous la houlette des conseillers-présidents Leslie Voltaire et Edgard Leblanc Fils, les assises de suivi du « dialogue politique interhaïtien » se sont ouvertes dans un hôtel de Pétion-Ville. Prévues du 1er au 3 février, ces consultations réunissent plusieurs centaines de représentants des sphères politique, religieuse, syndicale et de la société civile. L’objectif déclaré est clair : tenter de forger un nouvel accord politique pour assurer une transition pacifique et ordonnée au-delà du 7 février, date à laquelle l’actuel CPT, installé en avril 2024 sous l’égide de la Communauté des Caraïbes (CARICOM), voit son mandat initial prendre fin. À l’ouverture des travaux, Edgard Leblanc Fils a insisté sur la nécessité impérieuse de ce nouvel accord. Il le présente comme le cadre indispensable pour “redéfinir la gouvernance nationale” et offrir un mandat clair aux autorités de l’État après le 7 février. Les discussions doivent ainsi identifier les “éléments structurants” de cet accord et définir l’architecture de l’exécutif de transition, dans le but premier d’assurer la continuité de l’État. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Deux jours avant le coup d’envoi de ces assises, une rencontre virtuelle a été organisée vendredi par la CARICOM. Le Groupe des Éminentes Personnalités (GPE) de l’organisation régionale, architecte du CPT actuel ayant “piteusement échoué”, avait convié une trentaine d’acteurs haïtiens. L’enjeu de cette réunion, selon des participants, était de recueillir les positions haïtiennes sur l’après-7 février, avant une consultation des pays amis d’Haïti par la CARICOM. Un message ferme a été délivré : en l’absence d’accord avant le 7 février, le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé et son gouvernement resteraient en fonction pour assurer la continuité administrative, selon des informations du journal haïtien le Nouvelliste. Face à cette perspective, les participants haïtiens avaient demandé un délai de 72 heures à la CARICOM pour tenter de présenter une proposition commune. Comme le résume l’avocat André Michel, représentant du Groupe de réflexion et de l’accord du 21 décembre, l’urgence est de “trouver une solution politique minimale” pour éviter “toute situation d’incertitude”. Il affirme qu’un consensus existe parmi les participants pour clore cette transition au plus tard le 7 février 2027, avec l’installation de dirigeants issus d’élections. Le processus met en lumière l’ambiguïté du rôle de la CARICOM. Si en 2024 elle avait été mandatée par les autorités haïtiennes d’alors pour médiatiser la crise, la donne semble avoir changé. “Ce ne sont pas les acteurs haïtiens qui ont sollicité les bons offices” du GPE cette fois, note Me André Michel au Nouvelliste. Il explique cette nouvelle implication par la dernière feuille de route de l’Organisation des États Américains (OEA), qui attribue formellement à la CARICOM la responsabilité de conduire le dialogue politique, avec l’appui de l’OEA et de la Mission des Nations Unies en Haïti (BINUH). Cependant, l’issue des pourparlers reste suspendue à plusieurs inconnues. Jusqu’à ce lundi 2 février, aucune information n’avait filtré concernant une nouvelle rencontre avec la CARICOM, ni sur l’éventuelle émergence d’une proposition commune des acteurs haïtiens. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La course contre la montre est engagée. D’un côté, la pression internationale qui prône la stabilité immédiate et menace d’une prolongation de facto du gouvernement actuel. De l’autre, une classe politique haïtienne tentant de trouver un fragile consensus “maison” pour redéfinir les règles de la transition, tout en étant consciente de l’échec patent du cadre précédent. 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Le dimanche 1er février 2026, une opération policière conduite dans la commune de Croix-des-Bouquets a conduit à la neutralisation de trois bandits, mortellement blessés lors des échanges avec les forces de l’ordre. Deux armes de gros calibre, dont un fusil AK-47 et un fusil HK G3, ont également été saisies, informe la DICOP. D’après la Direction de la communication de la police, les individus visés étaient activement impliqués dans des actes criminels mettant en danger la sécurité de la population. Cette intervention s’inscrit dans le cadre des opérations continues de la PNH visant à neutraliser les groupes armés et à rétablir l’ordre public dans la zone. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La veille, soit le samedi 31 janvier 2026, une autre opération d’envergure a été menée dans la commune de Tabarre. Plusieurs bandits ont été mortellement blessés et plusieurs armes saisies, selon une note de la PNH. Deux fusils, un M16 et un Kalachnikov, ont notamment été récupérés. Huit bandits ont été mortellement touchés, dont Zotolan, Ti Toni, Breke et Ti Piquan ainsi connus. Au cours de cette intervention, la police a également procédé au rebouchage de trois trous creusés par les bandits sur la route reliant le pont de Tabarre à Carrefour Marassa, afin d’entraver la circulation. L’axe routier a ainsi été débloqué et partiellement réparé, permettant à la population de circuler de nouveau « plus librement et sans crainte. » Par ailleurs, dans le cadre des efforts visant à libérer les zones occupées par des groupes armés, les forces de l’ordre ont mené, le vendredi 30 janvier 2026, une intervention dans le secteur du Bas Bel-Air, notamment aux abords des rues Tiremasse et Traversière. Cette opération, qualifiée de ciblée et préparée par la PNH, a permis la saisie de deux armes à feu, un fusil de type M14 et un fusil de calibre 12, accompagnés de munitions, de trois chargeurs, d’une longue-vue, ainsi que d’un passeport. Le matériel saisi a été placé sous scellé, tandis qu’une enquête est en cours pour déterminer son origine et identifier les responsables. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Sur le plan stratégique, le Commandant en chef de la Police nationale, André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, a tenu, le samedi 31 janvier 2026, une réunion de « haut niveau » avec les membres du Haut Commandement et les directeurs départementaux, lit-on sur la page Facebook officielle de l’institution policière. Les discussions ont porté sur le « renforcement des dispositifs de sécurité à travers le pays, le déploiement de nouveaux policiers récemment formés à l’École nationale de police (ENP) et l’amélioration des équipements, notamment par la dotation de blindés dans certains départements. » À l’issue de cette rencontre, des instructions formelles ont été données afin de garantir la sécurité de la population et d’assurer la protection des infrastructures sur l’ensemble des dix départements du pays, peut-on y lire. Le secrétaire d’État à la Sécurité publique, Mario Andrésol, a fixé au début du mois de janvier un délai clair pour le rétablissement de la libre circulation sur les axes essentiels à l’économie et à la vie sociale du pays. « Je peux garantir que Port-au-Prince n’est pas tombée et ne tombera pas », a-t-il assuré lors d’une intervention à l’émission Panel Magik sur radio Magik9 le mercredi 7 janvier 2026. « Les voies menant vers le Sud et le Nord seront ouvertes avant le 7 février. » Cette date marque la fin théorique du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition. L’ancien directeur général de la Police nationale d’Haïti a reconnu que son arrivée à la secrétairerie d’État, en mars 2025, s’était heurtée à des « incompréhensions » avec la direction policière de l’époque, entravant la mise en place d’une synergie efficace. « À ce moment-là, les forces de l’ordre avaient besoin d’un leadership capable de les aider à donner le maximum », a-t-il expliqué, sans détailler les divergences passées. De son côté, la PNH réaffirme sa détermination à poursuivre la lutte contre le banditisme armé et appelle la population à continuer de collaborer avec les forces de l’ordre en partageant toute information utile. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-plusieurs-operations-policieres-menees-contre-les-gangs-armes-au-cours-du-week-end/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-plusieurs-operations-policieres-menees-contre-les-gangs-armes-au-cours-du-week-end/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-plusieurs-operations-policieres-menees-contre-les-gangs-armes-au-cours-du-week-end/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-plusieurs-operations-policieres-menees-contre-les-gangs-armes-au-cours-du-week-end/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-plusieurs-operations-policieres-menees-contre-les-gangs-armes-au-cours-du-week-end/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%3A%20Plusieurs%20op%C3%A9rations%20polici%C3%A8res%20men%C3%A9es%20contre%20les%20gangs%20arm%C3%A9s%20au%20cours%20du%20week-end&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-plusieurs-operations-policieres-menees-contre-les-gangs-armes-au-cours-du-week-end%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Don Lemon Released Without Bail After Indictment for "Interference With a Religious Service"](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-released-without-bail-after-indictment-for-interference-with-a-religious-service/) **Published:** January 31, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** A judge on Friday ordered Don Lemon released without bail. Lemon had been indicted for allegedly interfering with a religious service during an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota. Judge Patricia Donahue rejected the government’s request to impose a $100,000 bond. She also refused to limit the journalist’s travel to New York and Minnesota only. Don Lemon, wearing a cream-colored suit, spoke briefly to confirm that he had read and understood the charges against him. Alexander Robbins, assistant U.S. attorney, argued in favor of restrictions, claiming that Lemon posed a threat to the community. Robbins stated that Lemon joined a group that entered a church during a religious service and disrupted those present, according to Variety.com. Lemon’s attorney, Marilyn Bednarski, said her client had no history of violence and posed no flight risk. She asked that he be allowed to vacation in France this summer, but agreed to restrictions on international travel. “He is committed to fighting this,” she said. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attended. Lemon is due in the Minneapolis court on February 9. ### Arrest During Grammy Awards Coverage The former CNN anchor, now an independent journalist, was taken into custody in Los Angeles by two federal agents on Thursday night. His attorney, Abbe Lowell, stated that Lemon had arrived in the city earlier that day to cover the Grammy Awards scheduled for Sunday. His arrest came after the Trump administration’s Justice Department sought to charge him with a civil rights violation. These efforts followed his attendance at an anti-ICE protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 18. Lemon had livestreamed coverage of the protest and has maintained that he was simply present as a journalist to document the events. Georgia Fort, another independent journalist covering the protest, was also arrested. Lemon’s former employer, CNN, strongly condemned his arrest. “The FBI’s arrest of our former colleague Don Lemon raises profoundly concerning questions about press freedom and the First Amendment,” the network said in a statement. CNN noted that the Justice Department had twice failed to obtain arrest warrants for Lemon and other journalists in Minnesota. A federal district court chief judge found “no evidence” of criminal behavior in their work. “The First Amendment protects journalists who report news and events as they happen. This ensures they can report freely in the public interest. The DOJ’s attempts to violate those rights are unacceptable,” CNN added. ### White House Mocks Arrest Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed Lemon’s arrest, along with three others, in connection with the Minnesota protest. “At my direction, federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy early this morning. The arrests are in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota,” Bondi wrote on X. The White House responded to the arrest on X, posting: “When life gives you lemon…”—a play on the journalist’s name—accompanied by a graphic announcing his arrest. Don Lemon was fired from CNN in 2023 after allegations of inappropriate behavior toward women at the network. He then signed a brief deal with Elon Musk to produce independent content on X. The partnership collapsed within months. Lemon subsequently launched his own program, “The Don Lemon Show.” He is scheduled to appear before a court in Minneapolis on February 9, according to [Variery.com](https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/don-lemon-freed-religious-interference-charge-1236645882/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPqHRpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiNktuTURPbFdTRlJRVEFOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlAIKQrI_b7ydyUpeqCenHkp2DnQCAhoOV4ReWxpsXTNVwPVl_NOVIAeJCWs_aem_ro0sZGS__wlcjkhDtPxE7A) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Don-Lemon-300x204.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39757&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39757&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-released-without-bail-after-indictment-for-interference-with-a-religious-service/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-released-without-bail-after-indictment-for-interference-with-a-religious-service/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-released-without-bail-after-indictment-for-interference-with-a-religious-service/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-released-without-bail-after-indictment-for-interference-with-a-religious-service/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-released-without-bail-after-indictment-for-interference-with-a-religious-service/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Don%20Lemon%20Released%20Without%20Bail%20After%20Indictment%20for%20%22Interference%20With%20a%20Religious%20Service%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdon-lemon-released-without-bail-after-indictment-for-interference-with-a-religious-service%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Don Lemon libéré sans caution après son inculpation pour "interférence avec un service religieux"](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-libere-sans-caution-apres-son-inculpation-pour-interference-avec-un-service-religieux/) **Published:** January 30, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Une juge a ordonné vendredi la remise en liberté de Don Lemon sans versement de caution, après son inculpation pour avoir prétendument interféré avec un service religieux lors d’une manifestation anti-ICE au Minnesota. La juge Patricia Donahue a rejeté la demande du gouvernement d’imposer une caution de 100 000 dollars. Elle a également refusé de limiter les déplacements du journaliste aux seuls États de New York et du Minnesota. Don Lemon, vêtu d’un costume de couleur crème, s’est brièvement exprimé pour confirmer qu’il avait lu et compris les charges retenues contre lui. Alexander Robbins, procureur fédéral adjoint, a plaidé en faveur de restrictions, arguant que Lemon représentait une menace pour la communauté. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “L’accusé a sciemment rejoint une foule, fait irruption dans une église et terrorisé des personnes en plein culte”, a déclaré Robbins, selon ce qu’a rapporté Variety.com. L’avocate de Lemon, Marilyn Bednarski, a répliqué que son client n’avait aucun antécédent de violence et ne présentait aucun risque de fuite. Elle a demandé qu’il soit autorisé à prendre des vacances en France cet été, tout en acceptant des restrictions sur ses voyages internationaux. “Il est déterminé à se battre”, a-t-elle affirmé. La maire de Los Angeles, Karen Bass, a assisté à la brève audience. Don Lemon devra comparaître à nouveau devant un tribunal de Minneapolis le 9 février. ### Une arrestation lors de la couverture des Grammy Awards L’ancien présentateur de CNN, désormais journaliste indépendant, a été interpellé jeudi soir à Los Angeles par deux agents fédéraux. Selon son avocat Abbe Lowell, Lemon se trouvait dans la ville pour couvrir les Grammy Awards prévus dimanche. Son arrestation fait suite aux efforts du ministère de la Justice de l’administration Trump pour l’inculper de violation des droits civiques en lien avec sa présence à une manifestation anti-ICE le 18 janvier dans une église de St. Paul, au Minnesota. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Lemon avait diffusé en direct la couverture de cette manifestation et a toujours affirmé qu’il était simplement présent en tant que journaliste pour documenter les événements. Georgia Fort, une autre journaliste indépendante qui couvrait la manifestation, a également été arrêtée. L’ancien employeur de Lemon, CNN, a vivement réagi à son arrestation. “L’arrestation de notre ancien collègue Don Lemon par le FBI soulève des questions profondément préoccupantes concernant la liberté de la presse et le Premier Amendement”, a déclaré la chaîne dans un communiqué. CNN a rappelé que le ministère de la Justice avait déjà échoué à deux reprises à obtenir un mandat d’arrêt contre Lemon et plusieurs autres journalistes au Minnesota, où un juge en chef du tribunal fédéral avait conclu qu’il n’existait “aucune preuve” de comportement criminel dans leur travail. “Le Premier Amendement aux États-Unis protège les journalistes qui sont témoins de l’actualité et des événements au fur et à mesure qu’ils se déroulent, garantissant qu’ils peuvent informer librement dans l’intérêt public. Les tentatives du ministère de la Justice de violer ces droits sont inacceptables”, a ajouté CNN. ### La Maison-Blanche se moque de l’arrestation La procureure générale Pam Bondi a confirmé l’arrestation de Lemon ainsi que de trois autres personnes en lien avec la manifestation au Minnesota. “Sur mes instructions, des agents fédéraux ont arrêté tôt ce matin Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort et Jamael Lydell Lundy, en lien avec l’attaque coordonnée contre l’église Cities Church à St. Paul, Minnesota”, a écrit Bondi sur X. La Maison-Blanche s’est également moquée de l’arrestation sur X, publiant : “When life gives you lemon…” (“Quand la vie vous donne un citron… “), un jeu de mots sur le nom du journaliste, accompagné d’un graphique annonçant son arrestation. Don Lemon, licencié de CNN en 2023 après des allégations de comportement inapproprié envers des femmes au sein de la chaîne, avait ensuite brièvement conclu un accord avec Elon Musk pour produire du contenu indépendant sur X. Ce partenariat s’était effondré en quelques mois, avant que Lemon ne lance sa propre émission, “The Don Lemon Show”. Il devra comparaître devant un tribunal de Minneapolis le 9 février prochain, selon [Variety.com](https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/don-lemon-freed-religious-interference-charge-1236645882/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPqHRpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiNktuTURPbFdTRlJRVEFOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlAIKQrI_b7ydyUpeqCenHkp2DnQCAhoOV4ReWxpsXTNVwPVl_NOVIAeJCWs_aem_ro0sZGS__wlcjkhDtPxE7A). ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Don-Lemon-300x204.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39753&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39753&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-libere-sans-caution-apres-son-inculpation-pour-interference-avec-un-service-religieux/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-libere-sans-caution-apres-son-inculpation-pour-interference-avec-un-service-religieux/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-libere-sans-caution-apres-son-inculpation-pour-interference-avec-un-service-religieux/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-libere-sans-caution-apres-son-inculpation-pour-interference-avec-un-service-religieux/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-libere-sans-caution-apres-son-inculpation-pour-interference-avec-un-service-religieux/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Don%20Lemon%20lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20sans%20caution%20apr%C3%A8s%20son%20inculpation%20pour%20%22interf%C3%A9rence%20avec%20un%20service%20religieux%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdon-lemon-libere-sans-caution-apres-son-inculpation-pour-interference-avec-un-service-religieux%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Massachusetts Governor Demands TPS Extension for Haitians, Highlighting Their $4.4 Billion Annual Contribution to U.S. Economy](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-governor-demands-tps-extension-for-haitians-highlighting-their-4-4-billion-annual-contribution-to-u-s-economy/) **Published:** January 30, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem demanding an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals living and working in the United States. In the letter, Governor Healey emphasizes the essential role that Haitian TPS holders play in the Massachusetts and national economy, particularly in the health care sector. “Massachusetts is home to one of the largest Haitian populations in the nation, including more than 45,000 Haitian TPS holders,” Governor Healey wrote in her January 28 letter. “Many have lived and worked in Massachusetts for well over a decade, since before DHS first designated Haiti for TPS protection in 2010,” Healey noted, emphasizing that these workers are essential contributors to the state’s economy, filling positions vital to economic stability and growth. Across industries from health care and long-term care to transportation, hospitality, and construction, these workers help keep our economy running,” she added. “The sudden loss of their legal status and work authorization would be devastating for our state. A report by the Massachusetts Economic Partnership estimates that the cost of turnover due to the deportation of TPS workers could exceed $500 million annually, primarily driven by recruitment, training, and productivity losses. In contrast, Haitian TPS holders contribute approximately $300 million annually in state and local taxes, demonstrating the fiscal benefits of retaining these workers in the economy.” In health care, Haitian TPS holders serve as nurses, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, technicians, and support staff in hospitals, community health centers, nursing homes, and home-based care settings. Massachusetts and much of the nation are already facing workforce shortages in this sector. If these workers suddenly lost their legal status and work authorization, the consequences would be severe: more acute staffing shortages, increased health care costs, reduced access to care, and additional strain on an already stressed health care system. According to a recent study, the lapse of TPS could lead to a 15% increase in vacancy rates for key positions such as nurses and home health aides, exacerbating the existing crisis. This could lead to a higher patient-to-staff ratio, significantly affecting the quality of care. ### A $4.4 Billion Economic Contribution Nationwide, TPS-eligible Haitians contribute $4.4 billion annually to the U.S. economy. They pay taxes, contribute to Social Security and Medicare, and spend their earnings in local businesses, noted the first female governor of Massachusetts, which is home to the third-largest Haitian immigrant community in the United States. Many are homeowners and parents of U.S.-citizen children, Healey added. Governor Healey also pointed out that the dangerous conditions in Haiti that justified the initial TPS designation 16 years ago—political instability, widespread violence, humanitarian crises, and limited access to basic services—remain severe. These circumstances underscore the importance of extending these protections, she argued. Governor Healey’s intervention comes as TPS for Haitians is set to expire on February 3, 2026. Only 96 hours remain before more than 350,000 Haitian nationals risk losing their work authorization and protection from deportation. More than 350,000 Haitian nationals across the country risk losing their work authorization and protection from deportation if the Trump administration does not extend the program or if the courts do not rule in their favor. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Maura-Healey-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39751&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39751&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-governor-demands-tps-extension-for-haitians-highlighting-their-4-4-billion-annual-contribution-to-u-s-economy/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-governor-demands-tps-extension-for-haitians-highlighting-their-4-4-billion-annual-contribution-to-u-s-economy/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-governor-demands-tps-extension-for-haitians-highlighting-their-4-4-billion-annual-contribution-to-u-s-economy/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-governor-demands-tps-extension-for-haitians-highlighting-their-4-4-billion-annual-contribution-to-u-s-economy/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-governor-demands-tps-extension-for-haitians-highlighting-their-4-4-billion-annual-contribution-to-u-s-economy/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Massachusetts%20Governor%20Demands%20TPS%20Extension%20for%20Haitians%2C%20Highlighting%20Their%20%244.4%20Billion%20Annual%20Contribution%20to%20U.S.%20Economy&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmassachusetts-governor-demands-tps-extension-for-haitians-highlighting-their-4-4-billion-annual-contribution-to-u-s-economy%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La gouverneure du Massachusetts exige le maintien du TPS pour les Haïtiens, insistant sur leur contribution annuelle de plus de 4,4 milliards de dollars à l'économie américaine](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-du-massachusetts-exige-le-maintien-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens-insistant-sur-leur-contribution-annuelle-de-plus-de-44-milliards-de-dollars-a-leconomie-americaine/) **Published:** January 30, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La gouverneure du Massachusetts, Maura Healey, a adressé une lettre à la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem pour exiger le prolongement du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour les ressortissants haïtiens vivant et travaillant aux États-Unis. Dans cette lettre, la gouverneure Healey souligne le rôle essentiel que jouent les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS dans l’économie du Massachusetts et du pays, en particulier dans le secteur de la santé. “Le Massachusetts abrite l’une des plus importantes populations haïtiennes du pays, dont plus de 45 000 bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS”, a écrit la gouverneure Healey. “Beaucoup vivent et travaillent au Massachusetts depuis bien plus d’une décennie, avant même que le département de la Sécurité intérieure n’accorde pour la première fois le TPS à Haïti en 2010”, a fait remarquer Maura Healey, soulignant que ces travailleurs sont des contributeurs essentiels à l’économie de l’État, occupant des postes vitaux pour la stabilité et la croissance économiques. “Dans tous les secteurs — de la santé et des soins de longue durée au transport, à l’hôtellerie et à la construction — ces travailleurs contribuent au bon fonctionnement de notre économie”, a-t-elle ajouté. “La perte soudaine de leur statut légal et de leur autorisation de travail serait dévastatrice pour notre État.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dans le domaine de la santé, les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS exercent comme infirmiers, aides-soignants à domicile, aides-infirmiers certifiés, techniciens et personnel de soutien dans les hôpitaux, les centres de santé communautaires, les maisons de retraite et les services de soins à domicile. Le Massachusetts et une grande partie du pays font déjà face à des pénuries de main-d’œuvre dans ce secteur. Si ces travailleurs perdaient soudainement leur statut légal et leur autorisation de travail, les conséquences seraient graves : des pénuries de personnel encore plus importantes, une augmentation des coûts des soins de santé, un accès réduit aux soins et une pression supplémentaire sur un système de santé déjà sous tension. ### Une contribution économique de 4,4 milliards de dollars À l’échelle nationale, les Haïtiens éligibles au TPS contribuent à hauteur de 4,4 milliards de dollars par an à l’économie américaine. Ils paient des impôts, cotisent à la Sécurité sociale et à Medicare, et dépensent leurs revenus dans les commerces locaux, a rappelé la première femme gouverneure du Massachusetts, qui abrite la troisième plus grande communauté d’immigrants haïtiens aux États-Unis. Nombre d’entre eux sont propriétaires de leur logement et parents d’enfants nés aux États-Unis, donc citoyens américains, a ajouté Maura Healey. La gouverneure Healey a également rappelé que les conditions dangereuses en Haïti qui avaient justifié la désignation initiale du TPS il y a 16 ans — instabilité politique, violence généralisée, crises humanitaires et accès limité aux services de base — demeurent graves. Ces circonstances soulignent l’importance de prolonger ces protections, a-t-elle fait valoir. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Cette intervention de la gouverneure Healey survient alors que le TPS pour les Haïtiens doit expirer le 3 février 2026, soit dans moins de quatre jours. Plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens à travers le pays risquent de perdre leur autorisation de travail et leur protection contre l’expulsion si l’administration Trump ne prolonge pas le programme ou si les tribunaux ne statuent pas en leur faveur. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39748&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39748&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-du-massachusetts-exige-le-maintien-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens-insistant-sur-leur-contribution-annuelle-de-plus-de-44-milliards-de-dollars-a-leconomie-americaine/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-du-massachusetts-exige-le-maintien-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens-insistant-sur-leur-contribution-annuelle-de-plus-de-44-milliards-de-dollars-a-leconomie-americaine/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-du-massachusetts-exige-le-maintien-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens-insistant-sur-leur-contribution-annuelle-de-plus-de-44-milliards-de-dollars-a-leconomie-americaine/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-du-massachusetts-exige-le-maintien-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens-insistant-sur-leur-contribution-annuelle-de-plus-de-44-milliards-de-dollars-a-leconomie-americaine/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-gouverneure-du-massachusetts-exige-le-maintien-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens-insistant-sur-leur-contribution-annuelle-de-plus-de-44-milliards-de-dollars-a-leconomie-americaine/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20gouverneure%20du%20Massachusetts%20exige%20le%20maintien%20du%20TPS%20pour%20les%20Ha%C3%AFtiens%2C%20insistant%20sur%20leur%20contribution%20annuelle%20de%20plus%20de%204%2C4%20milliards%20de%20dollars%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9conomie%20am%C3%A9ricaine&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-gouverneure-du-massachusetts-exige-le-maintien-du-tps-pour-les-haitiens-insistant-sur-leur-contribution-annuelle-de-plus-de-44-milliards-de-dollars-a-leconomie-americaine%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Don Lemon Arrested: Trump Administration Targets Journalists Covering Anti-ICE Protests](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-arrested-trump-administration-targets-journalists-covering-anti-ice-protests/) **Published:** January 30, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Journalist Don Lemon was arrested Friday, January 30, 2026, by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy Awards. His arrest is connected to a protest against immigration enforcement operations that took place on January 18 at a Minnesota church. Three other individuals were also arrested in connection with the case: Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the arrests on social media Friday morning. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “At my direction, federal agents arrested early this morning Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota,” Bondi said. The exact charges against Lemon and the other individuals arrested have not yet been specified. Don Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, maintains that he has no affiliation with the organization that entered the church and insists he was present solely as a journalist to document the protest. “Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done,” his attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement. “The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable.” During his livestream from the church, Lemon repeatedly stated: “I’m not here as an activist. I’m here as a journalist.” He described the scene before him and interviewed churchgoers as well as demonstrators. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Initial Indictment Attempt Rejected A magistrate judge rejected prosecutors’ initial attempt to indict the veteran journalist last week. Shortly afterward, Lemon predicted during his online show that the administration would try again to arrest him. “And guess what,” he said. “Here I am. Keep trying. That’s not going to stop me from being a journalist. That’s not going to diminish my voice. Go ahead, make me into the new Jimmy Kimmel, if you want. Because I’m not going anywhere.” Georgia Fort, an independent journalist, livestreamed on Facebook Live the moments before her arrest Friday. “Agents are at my door right now,” she said, adding that they had an arrest warrant and a grand jury indictment. “I don’t feel like I have my First Amendment right as a member of the press, because now federal agents are at my door arresting me for filming the church protest a few weeks ago,” Fort added. ### Voices Rise Against the Arrests The Reverend Al Sharpton, a prominent civil rights leader, called Lemon’s arrest “alarming,” accusing the Trump administration of using “a sledgehammer” against “the knees of the First Amendment.” “We cannot let Donald Trump put tape over our mouths to muffle our right to free speech, when his administration is conducting some of the most heinous actions in American history,” Sharpton said. The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) said it was “outraged and deeply alarmed” by Lemon’s arrest, calling the action an effort to “criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement.” Kelly McBride, senior vice president at the Poynter Institute, said these arrests and the recent search of a Washington Post journalist’s home send a clear message aimed at discouraging journalists from documenting opposition to the Trump administration. “This is all about intimidation. And it appears that this administration does not like being scrutinized by the public and journalists. They don’t want people to see what they’re doing,” McBride said. The January 18 protest took place at Cities Church in St. Paul, which belongs to the Southern Baptist Convention. One of its pastors, David Easterwood, also heads the local ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) field office. Protesters had interrupted the church service by chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good,” referring to the 37-year-old mother of three who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. The Department of Justice opened a civil rights investigation following the disruption of the service. ### Church Welcomes Arrests Lead pastor Jonathan Parnell praised the arrests in a statement. “We are grateful that the Department of Justice acted swiftly to protect Cities Church so that we can continue to faithfully live out the church’s mission to worship Jesus and make him known,” he said. Attorney General Bondi posted a video on social media Friday, warning: “Under President Trump’s leadership and this administration, you have the right to worship freely and safely. And if I haven’t been clear already, if you violate that sacred right, we are coming after you.” Trahern Jeen Crews is a leader of Black Lives Matter Minnesota who has led numerous protests for racial justice, particularly following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020. Jamael Lydell Lundy is an intergovernmental affairs manager in the Hennepin County Attorney’s office and is married to St. Paul City Council member Anika Bowie. He is also a candidate for state senate. Prominent civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong and two other individuals involved in the protest had already been arrested last week. Jordan Kushner, attorney for Levy Armstrong, said these new prosecutions “are beyond the pale.” “Nonviolent protest is not a federal felony,” he stated. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Don-Lemon-300x204.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39746&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39746&preview=true) *Credit: Associated Press* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-arrested-trump-administration-targets-journalists-covering-anti-ice-protests/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-arrested-trump-administration-targets-journalists-covering-anti-ice-protests/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-arrested-trump-administration-targets-journalists-covering-anti-ice-protests/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-arrested-trump-administration-targets-journalists-covering-anti-ice-protests/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-arrested-trump-administration-targets-journalists-covering-anti-ice-protests/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Don%20Lemon%20Arrested%3A%20Trump%20Administration%20Targets%20Journalists%20Covering%20Anti-ICE%20Protests&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdon-lemon-arrested-trump-administration-targets-journalists-covering-anti-ice-protests%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Don Lemon arrêté : l'administration Trump s'en prend aux journalistes couvrant les manifestations anti-ICE](https://ctninfo.com/don-lemon-arrete-ladministration-trump-sen-prend-aux-journalistes-couvrant-les-manifestations-anti-ice/) **Published:** January 30, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Le journaliste Don Lemon a été arrêté vendredi 30 janvier 2026 par des agents fédéraux à Los Angeles, où il couvrait les Grammy Awards. Son arrestation est liée à une manifestation contre les opérations d’immigration qui s’est déroulée le 18 janvier dans une église du Minnesota. Trois autres personnes ont également été interpellées dans le cadre de cette affaire : Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort et Jamael Lydell Lundy. La procureure générale Pam Bondi a confirmé les arrestations sur les réseaux sociaux vendredi matin. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Sur mes instructions, des agents fédéraux ont arrêté tôt ce matin Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort et Jamael Lydell Lundy, en lien avec l’attaque coordonnée contre l’église Cities Church à St. Paul, Minnesota”, a déclaré Bondi. Les charges exactes retenues contre Lemon et les autres personnes arrêtées n’ont pas encore été précisées. Don Lemon, licencié de CNN en 2023, affirme n’avoir aucun lien avec l’organisation qui a pénétré dans l’église et insiste sur le fait qu’il était présent en tant que journaliste pour documenter la manifestation. “Don est journaliste depuis 30 ans, et son travail constitutionnellement protégé à Minneapolis n’était pas différent de ce qu’il a toujours fait”, a déclaré son avocat Abbe Lowell dans un communiqué. “Le Premier Amendement existe pour protéger les journalistes dont le rôle est de faire la lumière sur la vérité et de demander des comptes aux puissants.” Lors de sa diffusion en direct depuis l’église, Lemon avait répété à plusieurs reprises : “Je ne suis pas ici en tant qu’activiste. Je suis ici en tant que journaliste.” Il avait décrit la scène devant lui et interviewé des fidèles ainsi que des manifestants. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Une première tentative d’inculpation rejetée Un juge magistrat avait rejeté la semaine dernière la première tentative des procureurs d’inculper le journaliste vétéran. Peu après, Lemon avait prédit lors de son émission en ligne que l’administration tenterait à nouveau de l’arrêter. “Et devinez quoi”, avait-il déclaré. “Me voilà. Continuez d’essayer. Cela ne va pas m’empêcher d’être journaliste. Cela ne va pas diminuer ma voix. Allez-y, faites de moi le nouveau Jimmy Kimmel si vous voulez. Parce que je ne vais nulle part.” Georgia Fort, journaliste indépendante, a diffusé en direct sur Facebook Live les moments précédant son arrestation vendredi. “Des agents sont à ma porte en ce moment”, a-t-elle déclaré, précisant qu’ils détenaient un mandat d’arrêt et une mise en accusation par un grand jury. “Je n’ai pas l’impression d’avoir mon droit au Premier Amendement en tant que membre de la presse, car maintenant les agents fédéraux sont à ma porte pour m’arrêter parce que j’ai filmé la manifestation à l’église il y a quelques semaines”, a ajouté Fort. ### Des voix s’élèvent contre ces arrestations Le révérend Al Sharpton, figure emblématique des droits civiques, a qualifié l’arrestation de Lemon d'”alarmante”, accusant l’administration Trump d’utiliser “un marteau de forgeron” contre “les genoux du Premier Amendement”. “Nous ne pouvons pas laisser Donald Trump mettre du ruban adhésif sur nos bouches pour étouffer notre droit à la liberté d’expression, alors que son administration mène certaines des actions les plus odieuses de l’histoire américaine”, a déclaré Sharpton. L’Association nationale des journalistes noirs (NABJ) s’est dite “indignée et profondément alarmée” par l’arrestation de Lemon, qualifiant cette action d’effort visant à ” criminaliser et menacer la liberté de la presse sous couvert d’application de la loi”. Kelly McBride, vice-présidente du Poynter Institute, a affirmé que ces arrestations et la récente perquisition au domicile d’un journaliste du Washington Post envoient un message clair visant à décourager les journalistes de documenter l’opposition à l’administration Trump. “Tout cela vise à intimider. Et il semble que cette administration n’aime pas être scrutée par le public et les journalistes. Ils ne veulent pas que les gens voient ce qu’ils font”, a déclaré McBride. La manifestation du 18 janvier s’est déroulée à l’église Cities Church de St. Paul, qui appartient à la Convention baptiste du Sud. L’un de ses pasteurs, David Easterwood, dirige également le bureau local de l’ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Les manifestants avaient interrompu le service religieux en scandant « ICE dehors » et « Justice pour Renee Good », en référence à cette mère de trois enfants de 37 ans tuée par balle par un agent de l’ICE à Minneapolis. Le ministère de la Justice a ouvert une enquête pour violation des droits civiques après cette interruption du culte. ### L’église se félicite des arrestations Le pasteur principal de l’église, Jonathan Parnell, a salué les arrestations dans un communiqué. “Nous sommes reconnaissants que le ministère de la Justice ait agi rapidement pour protéger Cities Church afin que nous puissions continuer à vivre fidèlement la mission de l’église : adorer Jésus et le faire connaître”, a-t-il déclaré. La procureure générale Bondi a publié une vidéo sur les réseaux sociaux vendredi, avertissant : “Sous la direction du président Trump et de cette administration, vous avez le droit de pratiquer votre culte librement et en toute sécurité. Et si je n’ai pas été assez claire, si vous violez ce droit sacré, nous viendrons vous chercher.” Trahern Jeen Crews est un dirigeant de Black Lives Matter Minnesota qui a mené de nombreuses manifestations pour la justice raciale, notamment après le meurtre de George Floyd à Minneapolis en 2020. Jamael Lydell Lundy est responsable des affaires intergouvernementales au bureau du procureur du comté de Hennepin et est marié à Anika Bowie, membre du conseil municipal de St. Paul. Il est également candidat au Sénat de l’État. Une avocate éminente des droits civiques, Nekima Levy Armstrong, et deux autres personnes impliquées dans la manifestation avaient déjà été arrêtées la semaine dernière. Jordan Kushner, avocat de Levy Armstrong, a déclaré que ces nouvelles poursuites “dépassent les bornes”. “La protestation non violente n’est pas un crime fédéral”, a-t-il affirmé. 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Son intervention est intervenue lors de l’adoption à l’unanimité de la résolution renouvelant jusqu’au 31 janvier 2027 le mandat du Bureau intégré des Nations Unies en Haïti (BINUH), une résolution co-portée par les États-Unis et le Panama. L’ambassadrice Locetta a salué le renouvellement du BINUH comme une « étape décisive », tout en insistant sur le fait que les États-Unis avaient œuvré pour un mandat « réduit » et « recentré » de la mission onusienne. Selon elle, le BINUH s’était « considérablement élargi au-delà de son champ d’action prévu initialement ». Washington a donc défendu avec succès un recentrage sur trois fonctions jugées essentielles. « En recentrant le BINUH sur ses fonctions essentielles, à savoir : offrir ses bons offices pour soutenir la préparation des élections ; aider le gouvernement haïtien à concevoir un programme de désarmement, de démantèlement et de réintégration des membres de gangs capturés ; et rendre compte de manière rigoureuse des événements sur le terrain, nous permettons à l’ONU de retrouver son mandat de paix et de sécurité dans ce domaine », a déclaré l’ambassadrice américaine Jennifer Locetta. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette approche, a-t-elle expliqué, s’inscrit dans la ligne directrice fixée par le décret du président Trump sur la participation des États-Unis aux organisations multilatérales, qui exige que l’ONU se concentre sur le maintien de la paix et de la sécurité et assure une utilisation efficace des fonds des États membres. Le discours américain a été particulièrement ferme sur la scène politique haïtienne. L’ambassadrice a relayé un message sans équivoque du secrétaire d’État Marco Rubio, appelant à la dissolution du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT) « d’ici le 7 février ». Cette demande vise à empêcher que « des acteurs corrompus ne cherchent à s’immiscer dans le processus électoral haïtien à des fins personnelles ». Dans ce contexte, le soutien exclusif apporté au Premier ministre Fils-Aimé apparaît comme la pierre angulaire de la stratégie américaine. « Le mandat du Premier ministre Fils-Aimé à la tête du gouvernement haïtien reste essentiel », a affirmé Locetta, soulignant que la violence des gangs « ne peut être empêchée qu’avec une direction puissante et cohérente, et avec le soutien total du peuple haïtien ». L’intervention a également clarifié la vision américaine de la répartition des tâches parmi les acteurs internationaux en Haïti : La Force de répression des gangs (FRG) est l’outil militaire de sécurisation. Le Bureau d’appui des Nations Unies en Haïti (BANUH) assure le soutien logistique et administratif à cette force. Le BINUH, avec son nouveau mandat recentré, se concentre sur le politique, l’électoral et le DDR. L’Organisation des États américains (OEA) joue un rôle de soutien complémentaire. « Tous jouent un rôle essentiel, mais distinct », a précisé la diplomate, mettant en garde contre les chevauchements et plaidant pour une complémentarité stricte. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le succès de cette approche repose désormais sur la capacité du Premier ministre Fils-Aimé à incarner cette « direction puissante et cohérente » dans un pays fracturé, et sur la coordination effective d’une architecture internationale aux mandats volontairement étroits. L’échéance du 7 février pour la dissolution du CPT constitue le premier test immédiat de cette nouvelle phase. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-mandat-du-premier-ministre-fils-aime-est-essentiel-pour-stabiliser-haiti-declarent-les-etats-unis/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-mandat-du-premier-ministre-fils-aime-est-essentiel-pour-stabiliser-haiti-declarent-les-etats-unis/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-mandat-du-premier-ministre-fils-aime-est-essentiel-pour-stabiliser-haiti-declarent-les-etats-unis/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-mandat-du-premier-ministre-fils-aime-est-essentiel-pour-stabiliser-haiti-declarent-les-etats-unis/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-mandat-du-premier-ministre-fils-aime-est-essentiel-pour-stabiliser-haiti-declarent-les-etats-unis/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20%C2%AB%20Le%20mandat%20du%20Premier%20ministre%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9%20est%20essentiel%20pour%20stabiliser%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%C2%BB%2C%20d%C3%A9clarent%20les%20Etats-Unis&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-mandat-du-premier-ministre-fils-aime-est-essentiel-pour-stabiliser-haiti-declarent-les-etats-unis%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : Le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU renouvelle et redéfinit le mandat du BINUH jusqu'en 2027](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu-renouvelle-et-redefinit-le-mandat-du-binuh-jusquen-2027/) **Published:** January 30, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies a adopté ce mercredi une résolution prorogeant d’un an le mandat de son Bureau intégré en Haïti (BINUH), jusqu’au 31 janvier 2027. Porté par les États-Unis et le Panama, le texte entérine un rééquilibrage des priorités de cette mission politique spéciale, désormais centrée sur le soutien au processus électoral critique prévu en 2026, l’appui à la réforme judiciaire et la coordination avec la Force internationale de répression des gangs. Cette décision intervient dans un contexte de stagnation politique profonde et d’une crise humanitaire et sécuritaire qui continue de se dégrader, faisant de Haïti l’un des dossiers les plus urgents et complexes à l’agenda du Conseil. Le préambule de la résolution dresse un bilan sans fard de la situation. Le Conseil réaffirme son attachement à la souveraineté haïtienne mais exprime sa « profonde préoccupation » face au manque de progrès dans la transition politique. Il réitère le rôle essentiel des « bons offices » du BINUH pour faciliter un processus « dirigé par les Haïtiens ». Sur le plan sécuritaire, le texte condamne avec « la plus grande fermeté » l’augmentation des violences, des activités criminelles et des violations des droits humains. Il cite explicitement les violences sexuelles, la traite des personnes, les homicides, les exécutions extrajudiciaires et le recrutement d’enfants par les gangs. Une inquiétude particulière est visée à la circulation continue d’armes illicites vers Haïti, réaffirmant l’urgence de faire respecter l’embargo à destination des acteurs non étatiques. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le Conseil souligne également la situation critique des conditions de détention et la nécessité de renforcer l’appareil judiciaire. Il prend note de la création, par décret en avril 2025, de pôles judiciaires spécialisés pour les crimes financiers (corruption) et les crimes de masse (violences des gangs et sexuelles), dont il attend la pleine opérationnalisation avec l’appui de l’Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime (ONUDC). La résolution procède à une révision opérationnelle du mandat du BINUH, structurée autour de trois axes principaux : 1\. Accompagnement du processus politique et électoral La mission a pour tâche d’utiliser ses bons offices pour faciliter le dialogue national et soutenir le processus constitutionnel. Son rôle le plus visible sera de soutenir l’organisation et la tenue d’élections crédibles – municipales, parlementaires et présidentielles – actuellement prévues en 2026, et d’œuvrer à un transfert pacifique du pouvoir. Le BINUH est également chargé de coordonner l’assistance électorale internationale en coopération avec la CARICOM, l’OEA et d’autres acteurs. 2\. Appui à la sécurité, à la justice et à la lutte contre l’impunité C’est sur cet axe que la coordination avec la Force de répression des gangs (FRG) est rendue explicite. Le BINUH doit aider les autorités à concevoir un programme de désarmement, démantèlement et réintégration (DDR) « dirigé par les Haïtiens ». Il est aussi mandaté pour aider à remédier au problème de la détention provisoire prolongée en appuyant les institutions judiciaires. Par ailleurs, la mission renforce son volet monitoring et protection des droits humains. Elle doit « assurer la veille » des violences, activités criminelles et atteintes aux droits, notamment les violences sexuelles, et s’assurer que son Groupe des droits humains dispose des capacités nécessaires pour y répondre et aider les autorités nationales. 3\. Coordination et coopération renforcées La résolution met un accent particulier sur la nécessité d’une intégration parfaite des activités du BINUH avec l’ensemble du système des Nations Unies en Haïti, notamment le Bureau d’appui (BANUH), ainsi qu’avec la FRG et les autorités haïtiennes. L’objectif est d’assurer une approche cohérente en matière de sécurité, de politique et de stabilisation, tout en évitant les doubles emplois. Le BINUH est aussi prié de coopérer avec le Comité des sanctions sur Haïti et son Groupe d’experts pour faciliter l’application des mesures, notamment l’embargo sur les armes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La résolution demande au Secrétaire général de rendre compte tous les 90 jours de la mise en œuvre du mandat. Elle prie également l’ONUDC de rapporter tous les six mois sur l’évolution de la criminalité transnationale organisée (trafic d’armes, crimes financiers) et sur l’appui fourni. Enfin, une demande spécifique est faite au Secrétaire général : présenter sous 90 jours un rapport détaillant les options et coûts pour un soutien international à un programme de DDR et à la réforme de la justice, en optimisant les efforts et dépenses actuels. Ce renouvellement traduit la volonté du Conseil de sécurité de maintenir un engagement politique international substantiel en Haïti, tout en reconnaissant que la solution doit être portée par les Haïtiens eux-mêmes. Le recentrage sur le calendrier électoral de 2026 en fait un mandat charnière : son succès se mesurera largement à sa capacité à accompagner une sortie de crise politique crédible et pacifique. La coordination avec la FRG, mentionnée explicitement, est cruciale. Elle vise à créer une synergie entre l’action politique et de renforcement de l’État (portée par le BINUH) et l’action de sécurisation (portée par la force internationale), deux volets indissociables de toute stratégie de stabilisation. Toutefois, le mandat se déploie dans un environnement extrêmement contraignant. La capacité des autorités haïtiennes de transition à organiser des élections dans un pays en proie à l’insécurité et à une défiance populaire généralisée reste la grande inconnue. La pression est désormais sur le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général et son équipe pour traduire ce mandat renouvelée en progrès tangibles sur le terrain, alors que la population haïtienne attend des résultats concrets. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu-renouvelle-et-redefinit-le-mandat-du-binuh-jusquen-2027/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu-renouvelle-et-redefinit-le-mandat-du-binuh-jusquen-2027/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu-renouvelle-et-redefinit-le-mandat-du-binuh-jusquen-2027/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu-renouvelle-et-redefinit-le-mandat-du-binuh-jusquen-2027/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu-renouvelle-et-redefinit-le-mandat-du-binuh-jusquen-2027/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Le%20Conseil%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20de%20l%E2%80%99ONU%20renouvelle%20et%20red%C3%A9finit%20le%20mandat%20du%20BINUH%20jusqu%27en%202027&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu-renouvelle-et-redefinit-le-mandat-du-binuh-jusquen-2027%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Un rapport glaçant de MSF révèle l'utilisation systématique du viol comme arme de terreur à Port-au-Prince](https://ctninfo.com/un-rapport-glacant-de-msf-revele-lutilisation-systematique-du-viol-comme-arme-de-terreur-a-port-au-prince/) **Published:** January 30, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, vendredi 30 janvier 2026\_En Haïti, la violence armée et l’effondrement des institutions publiques ont transformé les femmes et les filles en cibles permanentes. C’est que révèle un rapport glaçant publié mercredi par l’organisation médicale internationale Médecins sans frontières (MSF) Depuis dix ans, la clinique Pran Men’m, soutenue par Médecins Sans Frontières, a pris en charge 16 999 survivantes et survivants de violences sexuelles et sexistes (VSS), selon le rapport du Msf publié. Rien que entre janvier et septembre 2025, 2 300 personnes ont été accueillies, illustrant l’ampleur d’une crise qui ne cesse de s’aggraver. Depuis 2022, le nombre de patientes et patients pris en charge a triplé, directement lié à l’intensification des affrontements armés et à l’augmentation des violences domestiques, a déclaré Diana Manilla Arroyo, responsable des programmes de MSF en Haïti, lors de la présentation du rapport à la presse. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Depuis 2022, 57 % des survivant·e·s ont été agressé·e·s par des membres de groupes armés . 58 % ont subi des agressions collectives, en moyenne par trois auteurs ; plus de 100 survivant·e·s ont été agressé·e·s par dix auteurs ou plus, toujours d’après Diana Manilla Arroyo. Comme exemple cité dans le rapport, une survivante de 41 ans qui explique:” C’était vraiment une tragédie. J’ai dû fuir ma maison sans rien. Quand je suis retournée chez moi pour récupérer des vêtements pour mes enfants, je suis tombée sur un homme armé qui se tenait là, dans le couloir. Tout de suite, il a appelé un groupe d’hommes armés qui l’ont rejoint. Ils m’ont violée, battue et menacé de me tuer. Je ne savais pas si j’en sortirais vivante, j’ai pensé à mes enfants. Heureusement, j’ai eu la vie sauve.” Une autre survivante de 53 ans explique dans le rapport” Ils m’ont battue et cassé les dents… Trois jeunes qui pourraient être mes enfants… Quand j’ai refusé de coucher avec eux, ils m’ont frappée et je suis tombée. Pendant que je luttais, ils m’ont donné des coups dans le dos qui me font encore mal, des mois plus tard. Après m’avoir violée, ils ont violé ma fille… et battu mon mari. \[Ma fille\] ne voulait pas aller à l’hôpital… Elle ne voulait pas que ça se sache ni subir de stigmatisations” Les incidents impliquant des armes à feu ont plus que doublé ; les menaces de mort ont plus que triplé ; les violences lors d’attaques visant des familles ou des communautés entières ont été multipliées presque par cinq, détaille le rapport. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La crise sécuritaire a provoqué des déplacements massifs. Depuis 2022, le nombre de survivant·e·s déplacé·e·s pris·e·s en charge a été multiplié par vingt, et 68 % des patient·e·s ayant bénéficié de services d’aide entre janvier et septembre 2025 étaient des personnes déplacées. Depuis 2020, près de 20 % des patient·e·s ont déclaré avoir subi des violences sexuelles à plusieurs reprises, soulignant un cycle de violence qui se répète. En même temps, l’accès aux soins reste extrêmement limité. Depuis 2022, seulement un tiers des survivant·e·s arrivent à la clinique dans les trois jours suivant l’agression, et 41 % dans les cinq jours. Ces retards ont des conséquences graves : 67 % n’ont pas pu bénéficier d’un traitement post-exposition pour prévenir le VIH et 59 % n’ont pas pu éviter une grossesse non désirée. Avant 2022, près des deux tiers des patient·e·s consultaient dans les trois jours, et 72 % dans les cinq jours. Les violences sexuelles sont désormais utilisées comme une arme de guerre sociale. Elles ciblent principalement les femmes et les filles, s’inscrivent dans des attaques collectives et sont souvent accompagnées d’armes à feu et de menaces de mort. Ce phénomène traduit l’effondrement simultané du système de sécurité, du système judiciaire, du système de santé et des infrastructures publiques. Face à cette situation, MSF appelle à une réponse coordonnée et urgente : le gouvernement haïtien, les organisations humanitaires, les bailleurs de fonds, les agences des Nations unies et les forces de sécurité doivent agir. L’organisation demande l’accès gratuit aux soins médicaux et psychosociaux, la formation du personnel de santé et de justice, la création d’une ligne d’assistance 24h/24, la reconnaissance juridique des certificats médicaux et la lutte contre la stigmatisation. 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Reyes canceled the status conference scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2026, in the case pitting five Haitian nationals against the federal government over Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The decision, issued as a Minute Order, followed correspondence from both parties stating that they no longer considered the hearing necessary. Judge Reyes thus streamlined the immediate procedural calendar, allowing the parties to focus on other aspects of the litigation. Despite the canceled hearing, active discovery and evidence exchanges continue behind the scenes, as court documents show. A notice filed by Geoffrey Pipoly on behalf of the plaintiffs, Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, and Marlene Gail Noble, highlights technical negotiations dating back to January 23. The filing includes two crucial attachments: A counterproposal regarding search terms, dated January 23, indicates that the parties are negotiating how electronic data and documents should be filtered and extracted for the case. An email correspondence documenting direct exchanges between legal counsel regarding these technical parameters. These documents show substantive discussions on evidence search protocols continue despite the hearing’s cancellation. The plaintiffs also filed a notice regarding the government’s motion for reconsideration, referenced as Document 111 in the court registry. Judge Reyes called the government’s reconsideration motion, which challenged a directive that had already been met, ‘moot’ in an earlier order. “The Court does not understand why the Government felt compelled to submit a nine-page motion to reconsider a directive the Government had already met,” Judge Reyes wrote, adding that the government “has only itself to blame for wasting time drafting a motion that was moot from the jump.” ## The Plaintiffs and Their Representatives The plaintiffs in this case are five Haitian nationals: Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, and Marlene Gail Noble. They are represented in part by the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and seek to demonstrate that the Trump administration’s decision to terminate TPS was motivated by discriminatory considerations. Geoffrey Pipoly, who filed the notice about ‘search terms’ (the criteria for identifying relevant electronic documents), is part of the plaintiffs’ legal team managing these procedural tasks. The case is now focused on highly technical, procedural management, as shown by the hearing’s cancellation and search term negotiations. Judge Reyes’s role in validating that a formal meeting on January 30 was unnecessary allows the parties to focus on resolving the motion for reconsideration and refining the data-collection methods initiated on January 23. These developments come just before TPS for Haitians is set to expire on February 3, 2026. Judge Reyes must still rule on the government’s motion to dismiss and on the plaintiffs’ request for emergency relief before that deadline. If the court does not rule favorably, over 350,000 Haitian nationals—and possibly up to 560,000—could lose work authorization and deportation protection. The judge has also announced her intention to use as evidence a speech by President Trump at CPAC in which he declared: “If I hadn’t been elected president, there’d be nobody left in Haiti.” The case awaits further judicial directives, depending on search term negotiations and rulings on pending motions. 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Reyes a annulé jeudi 29 janvier 2026 la conférence de suivi prévue le lendemain dans l’affaire opposant cinq ressortissants haïtiens au gouvernement fédéral au sujet du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS). Cette décision, rendue par ordonnance sommaire (” Minute Order “), intervient après que les deux parties ont informé le tribunal par correspondance qu’elles ne jugeaient plus nécessaire la tenue de cette audience. La juge Reyes a ainsi simplifié le calendrier des procédures immédiates, permettant aux parties de se concentrer sur d’autres aspects du litige. L’annulation de l’audience ne signifie pas un ralentissement de la procédure. Au contraire, les documents judiciaires révèlent une activité intense en coulisses concernant la phase de découverte et l’échange de preuves. Un avis déposé par Geoffrey Pipoly, au nom des plaignants Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot et Marlene Gail Noble, met en lumière des négociations techniques remontant au 23 janvier. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le dépôt comprend deux pièces jointes cruciales : Une contre-proposition relative aux termes de recherche (” Search Term Counterproposal “), datée du 23 janvier, indiquant que les parties sont en phase de négociation sur la manière dont les données électroniques et les documents doivent être filtrés et extraits pour les besoins de la cause. Une correspondance électronique documentant les échanges directs entre les conseillers juridiques concernant ces paramètres techniques. Ces éléments démontrent que, malgré l’annulation de l’audience du 30 janvier, le travail de fond sur les protocoles de recherche de preuves se poursuit activement entre les avocats des deux parties. ### **La motion de reconsidération du gouvernement** Les plaignants ont également déposé un avis concernant la motion de reconsidération soumise par le gouvernement, référencée sous le numéro 111 dans le registre de la cour. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Cette motion, que la juge Reyes avait qualifiée de ” caduque ” dans une ordonnance cinglante rendue plus tôt dans la journée du 29 janvier, visait à contester une directive du tribunal à laquelle le gouvernement avait pourtant déjà satisfait. ” Le tribunal ne comprend pas pourquoi le gouvernement s’est senti obligé de soumettre une motion de neuf pages pour reconsidérer une directive à laquelle il avait déjà satisfait “, avait écrit la juge Reyes, ajoutant que le gouvernement ” n’a que lui-même à blâmer pour avoir perdu du temps à rédiger une motion qui était caduque dès le départ “. Le groupe de plaignants dans cette affaire comprend cinq ressortissants haïtiens : Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot et Marlene Gail Noble. Ils sont représentés notamment par l’ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) et cherchent à démontrer que la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au TPS était motivée par des considérations discriminatoires. Geoffrey Pipoly, qui a déposé l’avis concernant les termes de recherche, fait partie de l’équipe juridique représentant ces plaignants dans leurs démarches procédurales. L’ensemble de ces mouvements illustre une phase de gestion de cas très structurée. L’annulation de la conférence de suivi du 30 janvier, combinée au dépôt de contre-propositions sur les termes de recherche, montre que le litige se concentre actuellement sur des aspects procéduraux et techniques de haute précision. Le rôle de la juge Reyes, en validant l’absence de nécessité d’une rencontre formelle le 30 janvier, permet aux parties de se concentrer sur la résolution de la motion de reconsidération et sur le peaufinage des méthodes de collecte de données amorcées le 23 janvier. ### **Une échéance critique approche** Ces développements procéduraux interviennent à un moment crucial. Le Statut de protection temporaire pour les Haïtiens doit expirer le 3 février 2026, soit dans moins de cinq jours. La juge Reyes doit encore statuer sur la motion de rejet du gouvernement et sur la demande de mesures d’urgence des plaignants avant cette échéance. Plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens — et potentiellement jusqu’à 560 000 selon certaines estimations — risquent de perdre leur autorisation de travail et leur protection contre l’expulsion si le tribunal ne statue pas en leur faveur. La juge a d’ailleurs annoncé son intention d’utiliser comme preuve un discours du président Trump à la CPAC dans lequel il avait déclaré : ” Si je n’avais pas été élu président, il n’y aurait plus personne en Haïti. “ Le dossier reste en attente de nouvelles directives judiciaires. 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For Haitian beneficiaries, however, this decision may not have the desired effect, as their TPS is set to expire on February 3, 2026—less than four days away. The Court ruled that the administration not only exceeded its legal authority, meaning it acted beyond the powers granted by law, but also acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner. In legal terms, “arbitrary and capricious” means making decisions without reasonable grounds or adequate consideration of the circumstances, often implying a lack of fair process or rational basis. The issue centered on whether the TPS law (8 U.S.C. § 1254a) allows the Secretary to vacate an existing designation or extension beyond her authority to designate, extend, or terminate TPS. Noem moved to vacate Venezuela’s 18-month extension and shorten Haiti’s extension from 18 to 12 months. The Court rejected these actions, stating that “the power to do does not necessarily entail the power to undo.” Congress designed the TPS program to be predictable and insulated from political shifts, guaranteeing stability for periods of six to eighteen months, the judges noted. By attempting to cancel these protections while they were still in effect, the Secretary violated the plain text of the law, which stipulates that a designation remains in effect until its expiration date or lawful termination with 60 days’ notice. ## Government’s Jurisdictional Arguments Rejected The government attempted to block judicial review by invoking two provisions: Section 1254a(b)(5)(A), which bars review of the Secretary’s “determinations,” and Section 1252(f)(1), which restricts courts’ ability to enjoin enforcement of immigration laws. The Court firmly rejected these arguments. It clarified that the bar on judicial review does not apply when a Secretary acts entirely outside the authority delegated by Congress. According to the judges, accepting the government’s position would create an absurd result: a Secretary could, for example, grant TPS for an illegal 30-year period without anyone being able to challenge the decision. Regarding restrictions on injunctions, which are court orders requiring parties to do or refrain from doing specific acts, the Court noted that setting aside an agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) constitutes a form of relief distinct from an injunction and does not violate the statutory limits on injunctions. The administration argued that it possessed inherent authority to reconsider its predecessors’ decisions, citing the need to correct errors or change policy. The Court countered that this inherent authority is strictly limited to correcting minor clerical or administrative errors. In this case, the TPS revocation was not an error correction but a deliberate attempt to impose a new immigration policy, the judges explained, noting that Congress explicitly established procedures for terminating TPS, including an assessment of conditions in the affected country and adequate notice. Allowing immediate revocation would render these legislative protections meaningless. ## Devastating Human Consequences The Court extensively documented the devastating impact of Secretary Noem’s actions. By abruptly canceling the status extensions, the government disregarded the reliance interests of hundreds of thousands who built their lives on these protections. The judges cited examples of people—doctors, artists, mechanics, students—who were detained, deported, lost jobs, or became homeless after losing TPS. The Court criticized the government for minimizing these consequences and failing to provide a sufficient explanation for its policy reversal. ## Judge Mendoza Denounces Racial Pretext In a particularly scathing concurring opinion, Judge Mendoza emphasized that the Secretary’s actions should have been invalidated regardless due to their arbitrary and capricious nature. He asserted that the official justifications published in the Federal Register were merely a pretext masking hostility based on race or national origin. Judge Mendoza identified a “significant mismatch” between the factual record and the government’s explanations. For example, the administration claimed that the revocation was necessary to reduce administrative confusion, while the evidence showed that previous consolidation measures had actually simplified the processes. The judge also cited public statements by Secretary Noem and President Trump to illustrate this bad faith: Secretary Noem called TPS beneficiaries “dirtbags” and claimed without evidence that Venezuela was emptying its prisons and psychiatric facilities to send detainees to the United States. President Trump declared that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” and referred to some nationals from these countries as “animals.” Judge Mendoza concluded that such racist stereotypes can never form the basis of the “reasoned decision-making” required by the APA. ## Universal Scope Finally, the Court rejected the government’s argument that the invalidation should apply only to the individual plaintiffs named in the case. The judges ruled that it is impossible to limit the scope of the decision to individuals when the challenge concerns the Secretary’s very authority to act. Consequently, the invalidation applies to all TPS designations for Haiti and Venezuela, restoring the status quo ante. The Court emphasized that while the executive branch may shape policy within the limits set by Congress, it cannot circumvent the law or act on the basis of prejudice. The decision ensures that TPS for Haiti and Venezuela remains valid until their original expiration dates, reaffirming legal protections for hundreds of thousands of affected individuals. 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Pour les bénéficiaires haïtiens, cette décision pourrait toutefois ne pas avoir l’effet escompté, le TPS étant limité à la date du 3 février 2026, soit dans moins de quatre jours. La Cour a statué que l’administration a non seulement outrepassé son autorité légale, mais a également agi de manière arbitraire et capricieuse. Le cœur de l’affaire repose sur l’interprétation de la loi régissant le TPS (8 U.S.C. § 1254a). La Cour a souligné que, si la loi accorde au secrétaire un pouvoir discrétionnaire pour désigner, prolonger ou mettre fin au TPS pour un État étranger, elle ne lui confère en aucun cas le pouvoir de ” révoquer” une désignation existante ou une extension déjà accordée. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La secrétaire Noem avait tenté de révoquer l’extension de 18 mois du TPS pour le Venezuela accordée par l’administration Biden et de réduire de 18 à 12 mois l’extension du TPS pour Haïti. La Cour a rejeté ces actions, affirmant que ” le pouvoir de faire n’entraîne pas nécessairement le pouvoir de défaire”. Le Congrès a conçu le programme TPS pour qu’il soit prévisible et indépendant des aléas politiques, garantissant une stabilité pour des périodes de six à dix-huit mois, ont fait remarquer les juges. En tentant d’annuler ces protections en cours de validité, la secrétaire a violé le texte clair de la loi, qui stipule qu’une désignation reste en vigueur jusqu’à sa date d’expiration ou sa résiliation légale avec un préavis de 60 jours. ## **Les arguments juridictionnels du gouvernement rejetés** Le gouvernement a tenté de bloquer l’examen judiciaire en s’appuyant sur deux dispositions : l’article 1254a(b)(5)(A), qui interdit la révision des ” déterminations” du secrétaire, et l’article 1252(f)(1), qui restreint la capacité des tribunaux à suspendre l’application des lois sur l’immigration. La Cour a fermement écarté ces arguments. Elle a précisé que l’interdiction de révision judiciaire ne s’applique pas lorsqu’un secrétaire agit totalement en dehors de l’autorité déléguée par le Congrès. Selon les juges, accepter la position du gouvernement créerait un résultat absurde : un secrétaire pourrait, par exemple, accorder un TPS pour une durée illégale de 30 ans sans que personne ne puisse contester cette décision. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Concernant les restrictions sur les injonctions, la Cour a rappelé que l’annulation d’une action d’agence en vertu de la loi sur la procédure administrative (APA) constitue une mesure corrective distincte d’une injonction et ne viole pas les limites imposées par la loi. L’administration a soutenu qu’elle possédait une autorité inhérente pour reconsidérer les décisions de ses prédécesseurs, invoquant la nécessité de corriger des erreurs ou de changer de politique. La Cour a répliqué que cette autorité inhérente est strictement limitée à la correction d’erreurs mineures de nature cléricale ou administrative. Dans le cas présent, la révocation du TPS n’était pas une correction d’erreur, mais une tentative délibérée d’imposer une nouvelle politique migratoire, ont expliqué les juges, notant que le Congrès a explicitement prévu des procédures pour mettre fin à un TPS, incluant une évaluation des conditions dans le pays concerné et un préavis suffisant. Autoriser une révocation immédiate rendrait ces protections législatives inutiles. ## **Des conséquences humaines dévastatrices** La Cour a longuement documenté l’impact dévastateur des actions de la secrétaire Noem. En annulant brusquement les extensions de statut, le gouvernement a ignoré les ” intérêts légitimes” de centaines de milliers de personnes qui avaient organisé leur vie autour de ces protections légales. Les juges ont cité des exemples concrets : des médecins, des artistes, des mécaniciens et des étudiants qui, après avoir perdu leur TPS, ont été détenus, expulsés, ont perdu leur emploi ou se sont retrouvés sans domicile. La Cour a critiqué le gouvernement pour avoir qualifié ces intérêts de ” négligeables”, affirmant que l’agence a échoué à fournir l’explication raisonnée requise pour un changement de politique aussi radical. ## **Le juge Mendoza dénonce un prétexte racial** Dans une opinion concordante particulièrement sévère, le juge Mendoza a souligné que les actions de la secrétaire auraient dû être annulées de toute façon en raison de leur caractère arbitraire et capricieux. Il a affirmé que les justifications officielles publiées dans le Federal Register n’étaient qu’un prétexte masquant une hostilité fondée sur la race ou l’origine nationale. Le juge Mendoza a relevé une ” discordance significative” entre la réalité des faits et les explications du gouvernement. Par exemple, l’administration a affirmé que la révocation était nécessaire pour réduire la confusion administrative, alors que les preuves démontraient que les mesures précédentes de consolidation simplifiaient au contraire les processus. Le juge a également cité des déclarations publiques de la secrétaire Noem et du président Trump pour illustrer cette mauvaise foi : La secrétaire Noem a qualifié les bénéficiaires du TPS de ” dirtbags” (voyous) et a affirmé sans preuve que le Venezuela vidait ses prisons et ses établissements psychiatriques pour envoyer leurs détenus aux États-Unis. Le président Trump a déclaré que les immigrants ” empoisonnent le sang de notre pays” et a qualifié certains ressortissants de ces pays d'” animaux”. Le juge Mendoza a conclu que de tels stéréotypes racistes ne peuvent jamais constituer la base d’une ” prise de décision raisonnée” exigée par l’APA. ## **Une portée universelle** Enfin, la Cour a rejeté l’argument du gouvernement selon lequel l’annulation ne devrait s’appliquer qu’aux plaignants individuels nommés dans l’affaire. Les juges ont statué qu’il est impossible de limiter la portée de la décision à des individus lorsque la contestation porte sur l’autorité même du secrétaire à agir. En conséquence, l’annulation s’applique à l’ensemble des désignations pour Haïti et le Venezuela, rétablissant le statu quo antérieur. La Cour a rappelé que si l’exécutif peut orienter la politique dans les limites fixées par le Congrès, il ne peut pas contourner les lois ni agir sur la base de préjugés. Cette décision confirme que le TPS pour Haïti et le Venezuela reste protégé jusqu’à son échéance initiale, offrant un répit juridique à des centaines de milliers de familles. 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Ces avancées techniques interviennent dans un contexte de crise politique aiguë et d’une violence endémique des gangs. Le porte-parole du Secrétaire général, Stéphane Dujarric, a confirmé l’arrivée à Port-au-Prince du premier hélicoptère de la mission, une étape qualifiée « d’importante pour la logistique et la mobilité opérationnelle ». Du matériel supplémentaire est en transit depuis les bases logistiques de l’ONU à Brindisi, en Italie, et depuis Bagdad – ce dernier provenant de l’ancienne Mission d’assistance des Nations Unies pour l’Irak. L’organisation s’est engagée à tenir un calendrier serré : fournir des services de soutien au Bureau intégré des Nations Unies en Haïti d’ici le 1er février, et un appui opérationnel à la Force d’appui d’ici le 31 mars. Le directeur intérimaire du nouveau bureau, Stephen McOwan, a rejoint les 37 membres du personnel déjà sur place dans la capitale haïtienne. Un second bureau a été ouvert à Saint-Domingue, en République dominicaine, pour assurer des fonctions administratives et logistiques. La République dominicaine servira également de base pour les évacuations médicales. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) C’est Jack Christofides, un expert chevronné en consolidation de la paix, qui a été nommé à la tête de cette nouvelle force. Son mandat sera plus étendu que celui de la précédente Mission multinationale de soutien à la sécurité, dirigée par le Kenya. Ces préparatifs, souligne le Miami Herald, se déroulent dans un climat politique extrêmement instable. Cinq des sept membres du Conseil présidentiel de transition ont récemment tenté de destituer le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé et le président du Conseil Laurent Saint-Cyr, avant l’expiration du mandat de l’instance, prévue le 7 février. Cette tentative a poussé l’administration Trump à imposer des sanctions contre les cinq conseillers visés, ainsi que contre un ministre pressenti pour remplacer Fils-Aimé. Diego Da Rin, analyste à l’International Crisis Group cité par le Miami Herald, met en garde contre les risques immédiats : « Il est probable que les gangs tentent, dans un avenir proche, de lancer une offensive pour faire dérailler le déploiement de cette force renforcée. » La coalition de gangs Viv Ansanm, inscrite en juin sur la liste des groupes commettant les crimes les plus graves contre les civils et les enfants par l’ONU, est connue pour exploiter les crises politiques pour lancer des assauts. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La Force de répression des gangs se distinguera à plusieurs égards des missions précédentes. Ses effectifs seront environ cinq fois supérieurs à ceux de la mission kényane. Plus axée sur un profil militaire que policier, elle opérera de manière indépendante de la Police nationale haïtienne. Son financement sera mixte : les coûts structurels seront couverts par les contributions obligatoires des États membres, tandis que les salaires du personnel proviendront de contributions volontaires. À ce jour, une douzaine de pays se sont engagés à déployer des troupes. Un premier contingent est attendu en avril, et le gros des effectifs devrait être déployé d’ici l’été. Un fonds d’affectation spéciale des Nations Unies a déjà recueilli des promesses de dons s’élevant à 173 millions de dollars. Une fenêtre d’opportunité étroite « Les prochaines semaines sont extrêmement préoccupantes pour tout le monde », résume Diego Da Rin. La marge de manœuvre pour stabiliser le pays est réduite, d’autant que les groupes armés cherchent à la fois à étendre leur territoire et à s’immiscer dans le jeu politique pour négocier une future amnistie. Le succès de cette intervention internationale dépendra non seulement de la rapidité et de l’efficacité de son déploiement, mais aussi de sa capacité à s’inscrire dans une stratégie politique cohérente pour Haïti – un pays où la gouvernance de transition reste profondément fragilisée. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-force-de-repression-des-gangs-le-materiel-commence-a-arriver-a-port-au-prince/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-force-de-repression-des-gangs-le-materiel-commence-a-arriver-a-port-au-prince/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-force-de-repression-des-gangs-le-materiel-commence-a-arriver-a-port-au-prince/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-force-de-repression-des-gangs-le-materiel-commence-a-arriver-a-port-au-prince/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/deploiement-de-la-force-de-repression-des-gangs-le-materiel-commence-a-arriver-a-port-au-prince/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20D%C3%A9ploiement%20de%20la%20Force%20de%20r%C3%A9pression%20des%20gangs%3A%20le%20mat%C3%A9riel%20commence%20%C3%A0%20arriver%20%C3%A0%20Port-au-Prince&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdeploiement-de-la-force-de-repression-des-gangs-le-materiel-commence-a-arriver-a-port-au-prince%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS: Judge Reyes Rejects Government Motion and Denounces Inconsistent Requests](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-rejects-government-motion-and-denounces-inconsistent-requests/) **Published:** January 29, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Judge Ana C. Reyes issued an order on Wednesday, January 29, 2026, rejecting the government’s motion for reconsideration and noting frustration with delays caused by both the government and the plaintiffs in the Temporary Protected Status case for Haitian nationals. She noted the motion was moot since the administration answered the plaintiffs’ discovery questions before filing it. “The Court does not understand why the Government submitted a nine-page motion to reconsider a directive the Government had already met,” Judge Reyes wrote in her order. The judge stated that the government “has only itself to blame for drafting a motion that was moot from the start.” The government’s motion claimed the January 28 order forced counsel to divert time from advancing discovery. Judge Reyes rejected this complaint, calling it “misplaced.” She noted that it took the government eight days to provide a hit report that can typically be generated in hours, if not minutes. “Snow notwithstanding, the Court and its clerks have worked remotely through the weekend and this week on this matter. Presumably, Government counsel likewise had remote access to its computer systems,” the judge noted. While the government was particularly targeted for its actions, Judge Reyes acknowledged that both the government and plaintiffs contributed to delays in the case, with the government responsible for slow document production and plaintiffs for filing broad discovery requests. Due to these delays, the court will not have the benefit of any discovery materials before issuing its decision on the government’s motion to dismiss and the motion to stay. “The Government’s concern seems to be the Court’s speed; the Court notes its concern is the parties’ lack of it,” the judge wrote. “In the future, the Court will move more slowly if the parties move faster.” ## Limited Discovery Reaffirmed The judge, however, sided with the government on one point: she has ordered—and repeatedly emphasized—narrow discovery. She noted that plaintiffs’ reliance on cases concerning overly broad searches was inappropriate, which should be obvious given the court’s repeated warnings regarding limited discovery. Judge Reyes noted that in the past 24 hours, both the government and the plaintiffs have submitted three separate filings or correspondence regarding discovery, increasing the court’s workload as a critical deadline approaches. She warned that if parties request a status conference the next day, all attorneys must appear in person—not by Zoom. This order comes as Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is set to expire February 3, 2026—less than a week away. Judge Reyes must issue her decision on the government’s motion to dismiss and on the plaintiffs’ request for emergency relief before that deadline. Over 350,000 Haitian nationals, and possibly up to 560,000, could lose work authorization and deportation protection if the ruling is not in their favor. Plaintiffs, represented in part by the ACLU, argue that the Trump administration’s termination of TPS was discriminatory. The judge plans to use President Trump’s CPAC speech, in which he said, “If I hadn’t been elected president, there’d be nobody left in Haiti,” as evidence. 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Reyes a rendu ce mercredi 29 janvier 2026 une ordonnance cinglante dans laquelle elle rejette la motion de reconsidération du gouvernement et exprime sa frustration face aux retards accumulés par les deux parties dans l’affaire du Statut de Protection Temporaire des ressortissants haïtiens. La juge a rejeté la motion de reconsidération du gouvernement, la qualifiant de « caduque » puisque l’administration avait déjà répondu aux questions de découverte des plaignants avant même de déposer cette motion. “Le tribunal ne comprend pas pourquoi le gouvernement s’est senti obligé de soumettre une motion de neuf pages pour reconsidérer une directive à laquelle il avait déjà satisfait”, a écrit la juge Reyes dans son ordonnance. La magistrate a ajouté que le gouvernement “n’a que lui-même à blâmer pour avoir perdu du temps à rédiger une motion qui était caduque dès le départ”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Le ton du gouvernement vivement critiqué Dans sa motion, le gouvernement avait exprimé sa frustration, affirmant que l’ordonnance du 28 janvier “n’a servi qu’à obliger les avocats du gouvernement à passer du temps loin de l’avancement de la découverte dans cette affaire”. La juge Reyes a rejeté cette plainte, la qualifiant de “mal placée”. Elle a souligné qu’il avait fallu au gouvernement huit jours pour fournir un rapport de résultats de recherche qui peut être généré en quelques heures, voire en quelques minutes. “Malgré la neige, le tribunal et ses greffiers ont travaillé à distance pendant le week-end et cette semaine sur cette affaire. Vraisemblablement, les avocats du gouvernement avaient également un accès à distance à leurs systèmes informatiques”, a noté la magistrate. Si le gouvernement a été particulièrement visé, la juge Reyes a reconnu que les deux parties portent une part de responsabilité dans les retards. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) En raison de ces délais, le tribunal ne disposera d’aucun élément de découverte avant de rendre sa décision sur la motion de rejet et la motion de suspension déposées par le gouvernement. “La préoccupation du gouvernement semble être la rapidité du tribunal ; le tribunal note que sa préoccupation est le manque de rapidité des parties”, a écrit la juge. “À l’avenir, le tribunal ira plus lentement si les parties vont plus vite.” ### Une découverte limitée réaffirmée La juge a toutefois donné raison au gouvernement sur un point : elle a ordonné — et souligné à plusieurs reprises — une découverte limitée. Elle a noté que la référence des plaignants à des affaires concernant des recherches trop larges était inappropriée, ce qui devrait être évident compte tenu des avertissements répétés du tribunal concernant la découverte restreinte. La juge Reyes a révélé avoir reçu trois dépôts ou correspondances distincts concernant la découverte au cours des dernières 24 heures, alors qu’une échéance imminente pour rendre une décision dans cette affaire approche. Elle a averti que si les parties indiquent qu’elles ont besoin d’une conférence de statut le lendemain, le tribunal exigera que tous les avocats comparaissent en personne. Aucun avocat ne sera autorisé à participer par Zoom. ### Une décision imminente Cette ordonnance intervient à un moment critique. Le Statut de Protection Temporaire pour les Haïtiens doit expirer le 3 février 2026, soit dans moins d’une semaine. La juge Reyes doit rendre sa décision sur la motion de rejet du gouvernement et sur la demande de mesures d’urgence des plaignants avant cette échéance. Plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens — et potentiellement jusqu’à 560 000 selon certaines données — risquent de perdre leur autorisation de travail et leur protection contre l’expulsion si le tribunal ne statue pas en leur faveur. Les plaignants, représentés notamment par l’ACLU, cherchent à démontrer que la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au TPS était motivée par des considérations discriminatoires. La juge a d’ailleurs annoncé son intention d’utiliser comme preuve un discours du président Trump à la CPAC dans lequel il avait déclaré : “Si je n’avais pas été élu président, il n’y aurait plus personne en Haïti.” La tension monte au tribunal de Washington alors que le compte à rebours vers le 3 février se poursuit. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-Reyes-official-pic-300x143.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39709&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39709&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-la-motion-du-gouvernement-et-denonce-lincoherence-de-ses-demandes/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-la-motion-du-gouvernement-et-denonce-lincoherence-de-ses-demandes/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-la-motion-du-gouvernement-et-denonce-lincoherence-de-ses-demandes/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-la-motion-du-gouvernement-et-denonce-lincoherence-de-ses-demandes/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-la-motion-du-gouvernement-et-denonce-lincoherence-de-ses-demandes/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20la%20juge%20Reyes%20rejette%20la%20motion%20du%20gouvernement%20et%20d%C3%A9nonce%20l%27incoh%C3%A9rence%20de%20ses%20demandes&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-rejette-la-motion-du-gouvernement-et-denonce-lincoherence-de-ses-demandes%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haiti-Le MCI accélère la modernisation de l’État : un virage numérique pour transformer l’administration et le climat des affaires](https://ctninfo.com/le-mci-accelere-la-modernisation-de-letat-un-virage-numerique-pour-transformer-ladministration-et-le-climat-des-affaires/) **Published:** January 29, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Le Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie (MCI) a organisé le mardi 27 janvier 2026, à l’hôtel Montana, à Port-au-Prince, un atelier de travail dédié à la digitalisation de ses services, marquant une étape concrète dans la matérialisation d’un engagement pris de longue date : moderniser l’État pour mieux servir l’économie. Ouvrant la séance, le ministre James Monazard a replacé cette initiative dans le cadre plus large d’une réforme qu’il mène depuis son arrivée à la tête du ministère en juin 2024. S’appuyant sur son expérience passée en tant que Directeur général, il a présenté une stratégie articulée autour de deux piliers fondamentaux et complémentaires. Le premier pilier est normatif. Il consiste à moderniser en profondeur le cadre juridique des affaires en Haïti. L’objectif est clair : améliorer durablement le climat des investissements pour créer les conditions d’un développement économique inclusif et robuste », a-t-il expliqué. Ce volet législatif et réglementaire est considéré comme la fondation nécessaire à toute avancée. Le second pilier, au cœur des discussions de la journée, est le pilier numérique. « Il se concrétise par le programme de digitalisation et de numérisation de la gouvernance interne du MCI. C’est le levier opérationnel qui va donner toute sa force et son effectivité au premier pilier », a poursuivi le ministre. Pour lui, cette transformation numérique n’est pas une fin en soi, mais un moyen indispensable pour que les réformes engagées « atteignent leur pleine efficacité et génèrent l’impact escompté » sur le terrain. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le Guichet unique, pierre angulaire de la nouvelle administration L’atelier, de nature interactive, a permis à un panel de hauts cadres du ministère, dont Mme Edwidge Jean-Baptiste et Frantz Aubry Hilarion, de détailler les fonctionnalités et les ambitions du Guichet unique du MCI. Cette plateforme numérique est désormais l’outil central pour la gestion dématérialisée d’un large éventail de démarches commerciales, juridiques et administratives. En clôturant les travaux, le Directeur général du MCI, Panel Paulemont, a dressé un bilan des avantages concrets de cette digitalisation. « Cette plateforme, développée en étroite collaboration avec la Direction des affaires juridiques et la Direction du commerce intérieur, améliore radicalement la traçabilité des procédures », a-t-il affirmé. Chaque étape d’un dossier devient visible, réduisant les risques d’opacité. Il a également insisté sur le gain en sécurité des documents officiels, désormais conservés dans une base de données centralisée et protégée, limitant les risques de perte ou de falsification. « L’un des bénéfices les plus attendus par nos usagers est la réduction significative des délais de traitement », a ajouté Paulemont. Les processus autrefois longs et fastidieux sont rationalisés et accélérés. Au-delà de la technique, les dirigeants du MCI ont voulu transmettre une vision. Pour le directeur général Panel Paulemont, cette réforme numérique est un puissant signal envoyé à l’ensemble des acteurs économiques. « À travers cette démarche, le MCI réaffirme sa volonté de rapprocher l’administration des réalités économiques du pays », a-t-il déclaré. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’ambition est triple : renforcer la confiance des partenaires nationaux et internationaux dans les institutions haïtiennes, simplifier concrètement la vie des entreprises – des grandes sociétés aux très petites entreprises – et, in fine, participer à la création d’un écosystème plus favorable à l’entrepreneuriat et à l’investissement. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-mci-accelere-la-modernisation-de-letat-un-virage-numerique-pour-transformer-ladministration-et-le-climat-des-affaires/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-mci-accelere-la-modernisation-de-letat-un-virage-numerique-pour-transformer-ladministration-et-le-climat-des-affaires/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-mci-accelere-la-modernisation-de-letat-un-virage-numerique-pour-transformer-ladministration-et-le-climat-des-affaires/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-mci-accelere-la-modernisation-de-letat-un-virage-numerique-pour-transformer-ladministration-et-le-climat-des-affaires/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-mci-accelere-la-modernisation-de-letat-un-virage-numerique-pour-transformer-ladministration-et-le-climat-des-affaires/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti-Le%20MCI%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A8re%20la%20modernisation%20de%20l%E2%80%99%C3%89tat%20%3A%20un%20virage%20num%C3%A9rique%20pour%20transformer%20l%E2%80%99administration%20et%20le%20climat%20des%20affaires&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-mci-accelere-la-modernisation-de-letat-un-virage-numerique-pour-transformer-ladministration-et-le-climat-des-affaires%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Nationwide General Strike Planned for Friday, January 30, to Protest ICE Operations](https://ctninfo.com/nationwide-general-strike-planned-for-friday-january-30-to-protest-ice-operations/) **Published:** January 29, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Activists across the country are calling for an “economic blackout” this Friday, January 30, 2026. They are protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. This action follows a massive mobilization in Minnesota last week. The goal is clear: no work, no school, no shopping. Activist groups, unions, and several celebrities have called for this general strike following fatal shootings involving immigration agents in recent weeks in Minnesota. Actress Hannah Einbinder and actor Pedro Pascal both voiced support for the strike on social media, urging people to participate and highlighting the victims of recent incidents as a reason for the protest, according to Business Insider. Actor Pedro Pascal shared an image of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the two Minnesota residents killed by federal agents. He added the message, “Pretti Good Reason For A National Strike” (a play on the victims’ names and “pretty good reason”). This showed his support for the January 30 strike. A website dedicated to the “National Shutdown” lists hundreds of organizations supporting this movement. This is according to Business Insider. ## Minnesota as a Model This national strike is an expansion of the “ICE OUT” movement that took place in Minnesota on January 23, 2026. That day, thousands of Minnesotans took to the streets, and approximately 700 businesses closed their doors in solidarity, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. Local news site Bring Me The News compiled a list of more than 200 businesses that posted on social media about their participation in this action. Among the participating businesses, Catzen Coffee, a café where customers can interact with cats, was not open for purchases that day. However, it still invited customers to spend time with the felines and find a sense of community, reports Business Insider. “I thought the strike was extremely successful. There were so many participants that it served as a true roadmap for a larger general strike,” said Vanessa Beardsley, owner of Catzen. She was referring to the January 23 strike. “For me personally, there was overwhelming comfort and gratitude that I live in Minnesota and that we are all standing together in this moment of history.” ## Unions on the Front Lines The January 23 action in Minnesota was supported by numerous regional unions. Their demands included ICE leaving the state and no additional federal funding for the agency. “Working people, our schools, and our communities are under attack. Union members are being detained commuting to and from work, tearing apart families,” said Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou, president of the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, in a statement before the January 23 strike. “Parents are being forced to stay home, students held out of school, fearing for their lives, all while the employer class remains silent.” The University of Minnesota Graduate Labor Union posted on Instagram: “Last week’s march brought out tens of thousands of people; let’s make this Friday even bigger.” In a statement, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said that the Trump administration’s immigration operations “have resulted in many criminal undocumented immigrants being removed from the streets.” Jackson added that this “will create a safer environment where all businesses can thrive in the long term, and their customers can feel safe.” The national economic blackout’s level of participation and specific effects on businesses, schools, and ICE operations are not yet known. However, widespread mobilization on social media and support from public figures indicate that Friday’s protest may have a notable impact. This strike comes amid growing tensions over the Trump administration’s immigration policies. 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Devant la commission sénatoriale des Affaires étrangères, mercredi 28 janvier 2026, le secrétaire d’État et conseiller à la sécurité nationale, Marco Rubio, a présenté les gangs armés opérant en Haïti et ailleurs dans les Amériques non plus comme un problème criminel local, mais comme une « grave menace » prioritaire pour la sécurité nationale des États-Unis, justifiant une réponse militaire directe. « Nous faisons face, dans notre région, à une réalité bien concrète : ces organisations criminelles terroristes transnationales qui, dans bien des cas, possèdent des armes que l’on associe normalement à un État », a-t-il déclaré avec gravité. « Elles représentent une grave menace pour la sécurité nationale des États‑Unis, mais aussi pour la stabilité de la région. Nous devons adopter une posture militaire capable de les affronter. » Cette déclaration marque une évolution significative. Jusqu’alors, la réponse internationale, pilotée par Washington, se concentrait sur le déploiement attendu d’une Force de répression des gangs autorisée par l’ONU, censée compter à terme 5 500 membres. Le déploiement graduel de cette force, destinée à appuyer la police haïtienne, est prévu entre avril et octobre 2026, selon des informations du journal haïtien le Nouvelliste. Les propos de M. Rubio laissent désormais entendre que les États-Unis pourraient agir de manière plus autonome et proactive, en parallèle ou en précurseur de cette mission. Le chef de la diplomatie américaine a précisé sa pensée en évoquant explicitement Haïti. « Quelle est la menace en Haïti ? L’effondrement systémique. Ces gangs criminels contrôlent des territoires et menacent la capacité même de former un gouvernement », a-t-il analysé, dressant un parallèle avec la situation au Venezuela et en Colombie. Il a lié l’action de ces « organisations terroristes transnationales » – une désignation officielle déjà appliquée aux coalitions haïtiennes Viv Ansanm et Gran Grif depuis 2025 – aux flux migratoires massifs et au trafic de drogue qui « finissent par affecter les États‑Unis ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette escalade verbale intervient dans un contexte de pressions accrues sur l’élite politique haïtienne, à moins de deux semaines de l’échéance théorique du 7 février 2026, date prévue pour la fin du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT). Ces derniers jours, Washington a multiplié les sanctions ciblées contre des membres de ce conseil et du gouvernement, leur interdisant l’entrée sur le territoire américain et révoquant leurs visas au motif de leur soutien présumé aux gangs. La « posture militaire » évoquée par Marco Rubio reste pour l’heure à définir. S’agira-t-il de renseignement et de soutien logistique accru ? De frappes ciblées sur les arsenaux ou les leaders des gangs, sur le modèle des opérations anti-narcotiques menées dans les Caraïbes ? Ou d’un engagement au sol plus substantiel ? Le calendrier serré, entre l’échéance politique du 7 février et le déploiement progressif de la FRG à partir d’avril, laisse peu de temps pour des clarifications. Une certitude se dégage des propos du secrétaire d’État : sous la nouvelle administration Trump, Haïti n’est plus perçue comme une simple crise humanitaire ou politique, mais comme un front de sécurité nationale à part entière, où les gangs sont élevés au rang d’adversaires militaires. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/washington-envisage-une-posture-militaire-offensive-contre-les-gangs-en-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/washington-envisage-une-posture-militaire-offensive-contre-les-gangs-en-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/washington-envisage-une-posture-militaire-offensive-contre-les-gangs-en-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/washington-envisage-une-posture-militaire-offensive-contre-les-gangs-en-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/washington-envisage-une-posture-militaire-offensive-contre-les-gangs-en-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Washington%20envisage%20une%20posture%20militaire%20offensive%20contre%20les%20gangs%20en%20Ha%C3%AFti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fwashington-envisage-une-posture-militaire-offensive-contre-les-gangs-en-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [États-Unis : une grève générale nationale prévue ce vendredi 30 janvier pour protester contre les opérations de l'ICE](https://ctninfo.com/etats-unis-une-greve-generale-nationale-prevue-ce-vendredi-30-janvier-pour-protester-contre-les-operations-de-lice/) **Published:** January 29, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Des militants à travers le pays appellent à un “blackout économique” ce vendredi 30 janvier 2026, protestant contre les opérations de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), après une mobilisation massive au Minnesota la semaine dernière. L’objectif est clair : pas de travail, pas d’école, pas de shopping. Des groupes militants, des syndicats et plusieurs célébrités ont appelé à cette journée de grève générale après les fusillades mortelles impliquant des agents de l’immigration ces dernières semaines au Minnesota. L’actrice Hannah Einbinder a publié sur Instagram un message promouvant ce “National Shutdown” : “Retenir notre travail et notre capital est notre levier le plus efficace. Grève générale nationale, faites passer le mot !” L’acteur Pedro Pascal a partagé une image d’Alex Pretti et Renee Good, les deux habitants du Minnesota tués par des agents fédéraux, accompagnée du message “Pretti Good Reason For A National Strike” (un jeu de mots entre les noms des victimes et “pretty good reason”, soit “une assez bonne raison”), affichant son soutien à la grève du 30 janvier. Un site web dédié au “National Shutdown” répertorie des centaines d’organisations soutenant ce mouvement, selon Business Insider. ## Le Minnesota comme modèle Cette grève nationale est une extension du mouvement “ICE OUT” qui a eu lieu au Minnesota le 23 janvier 2026. Ce jour-là, des milliers de Minnesotains sont descendus dans les rues et environ 700 commerces ont fermé leurs portes en solidarité, selon le Minnesota Star Tribune. Le site d’information local Bring Me The News a compilé une liste de plus de 200 entreprises ayant publié sur les réseaux sociaux leur participation à cette action. Parmi les commerces participants, Catzen Coffee, un café où les clients peuvent interagir avec des chats, n’était pas ouvert aux achats ce jour-là, mais invitait néanmoins les clients à venir passer du temps avec les félins et à trouver un sentiment de communauté. “Je pense que la grève a été extrêmement réussie. Il y a eu tellement de participants que cela a servi de véritable feuille de route pour une grève générale plus large”, a déclaré Vanessa Beardsley, propriétaire de Catzen, au sujet de la grève du 23 janvier. “Pour moi personnellement, il y avait un réconfort et une gratitude immenses de vivre au Minnesota et que nous soyons tous solidaires en ce moment de l’histoire.” ## Les syndicats en première ligne L’action du 23 janvier au Minnesota a été soutenue par de nombreux syndicats régionaux, dont les revendications incluaient le départ de l’ICE de l’État et l’arrêt de tout financement fédéral supplémentaire pour l’agence. “Les travailleurs, nos écoles et nos communautés sont attaqués. Des membres de syndicats sont détenus en se rendant au travail ou en rentrant chez eux, déchirant des familles”, a déclaré Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou, présidente de la Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, dans un communiqué avant la grève du 23 janvier. “Les parents sont forcés de rester à la maison, les élèves sont gardés hors de l’école, craignant pour leur vie, pendant que la classe patronale reste silencieuse.” Le syndicat des travailleurs diplômés de l’Université du Minnesota a publié sur Instagram : “La marche de la semaine dernière a rassemblé des dizaines de milliers de personnes ; faisons en sorte que ce vendredi soit encore plus grand.” Dans un communiqué, Abigail Jackson, porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche, a déclaré que les opérations d’immigration de l’administration Trump “ont abouti au retrait des rues d’innombrables criminels illégaux dangereux”. Jackson a ajouté que cela “créera un environnement plus sûr où toutes les entreprises peuvent prospérer à long terme et où leurs clients peuvent se sentir en sécurité”. L’ampleur de la participation à ce blackout économique national et son impact potentiel sur les opérations de l’ICE restent incertains. Toutefois, la mobilisation sur les réseaux sociaux et le soutien de personnalités publiques laissent présager une journée de protestation significative. Cette grève intervient dans un contexte de tensions croissantes autour des politiques d’immigration de l’administration Trump, notamment concernant la fin du Statut de Protection Temporaire pour les ressortissants haïtiens, dont l’expiration est prévue le 3 février 2026. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/protest-300x158.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39690&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39690&preview=true) Source : Business Insider ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/etats-unis-une-greve-generale-nationale-prevue-ce-vendredi-30-janvier-pour-protester-contre-les-operations-de-lice/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/etats-unis-une-greve-generale-nationale-prevue-ce-vendredi-30-janvier-pour-protester-contre-les-operations-de-lice/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/etats-unis-une-greve-generale-nationale-prevue-ce-vendredi-30-janvier-pour-protester-contre-les-operations-de-lice/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/etats-unis-une-greve-generale-nationale-prevue-ce-vendredi-30-janvier-pour-protester-contre-les-operations-de-lice/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/etats-unis-une-greve-generale-nationale-prevue-ce-vendredi-30-janvier-pour-protester-contre-les-operations-de-lice/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20%C3%89tats-Unis%20%3A%20une%20gr%C3%A8ve%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20nationale%20pr%C3%A9vue%20ce%20vendredi%2030%20janvier%20pour%20protester%20contre%20les%20op%C3%A9rations%20de%20l%27ICE&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fetats-unis-une-greve-generale-nationale-prevue-ce-vendredi-30-janvier-pour-protester-contre-les-operations-de-lice%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Nouvelles restrictions de visa américain contre des responsables haïtiens accusés de soutenir des gangs](https://ctninfo.com/nouvelles-restrictions-de-visa-americain-contre-des-responsables-haitiens-accuses-de-soutenir-des-gangs/) **Published:** January 29, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince , mercredi 28 janvier 2026 —Les États-Unis ont annoncé, ce mercredi, de nouvelles restrictions de visa visant trois hauts responsables haïtiens accusés de soutenir des gangs armés impliqués dans la déstabilisation du pays. Selon un communiqué du Département d’État américain, les mesures concernent deux membres du Conseil présidentiel de transition ainsi qu’un membre du gouvernement haïtien. Bien que le département d’Etat américain n’ait pas cité leurs noms, les trois sanctionnés seraient les Conseillers-présidents Smith Augustin et Leslie Voltaire ainsi que le ministre de l’économie et des finances Alfred Metellus, désigné comme Premier ministre a.i pour remplacer Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, selon des medias de la capitale citant des sources diplomatiques. Les autorités américaines estiment que leurs actions ont facilité l’activité de gangs en Haïti, dont certains sont classés comme organisations terroristes étrangères. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Ces sanctions ont été prises en vertu de l’article 212(a)(3)(C) de l’Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), une disposition légale permettant aux États-Unis de refuser l’entrée sur leur territoire à toute personne dont la présence pourrait nuire gravement à leur politique étrangère. En plus de l’interdiction de visa, Washington prévoit également la révocation de tout visa en cours de validité détenu par les personnes visées, ainsi que par les membres de leur famille immédiate. Le Département d’État affirme que cette décision s’inscrit dans une stratégie plus large visant à renforcer la lutte contre l’insécurité et à promouvoir la reddition de comptes en Haïti. L’administration américaine a également averti qu’elle continuerait à prendre des mesures similaires contre toute personne contribuant à la déstabilisation d’Haïti et de la région. Cette série de sanctions intervient dans un contexte de crise sécuritaire persistante en Haïti, où les gangs armés contrôlent plusieurs zones du pays et représentent une menace majeure pour la stabilité politique et sociale. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Ces sanctions surviennent également à quelques semaines de la fin du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition, prévue le 7 février 2026, où le pouvoir de transition a tenté d’ouvrir un dialogue national à partir du 18 janvier, dans un contexte de fortes tensions politiques. Mais le processus a rapidement été éclipsé par une crise interne au sein de l’exécutif transitoire haïtien. Le 21 janvier 2026, cinq membres du Conseil présidentiel de transition, Fritz Jean, Edgard Leblanc Fils, Leslie Voltaire, Smith Augustin et Louis Gérald Gilles, ont adopté une résolution visant à révoquer le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Cette initiative s’est toutefois heurtée à une opposition frontale de la part non seulement du président du Conseil, Laurent Saint-Cyr, mais aussi de l’international avec en première les Etats-Unis et le Canada, ainsi que du secteur privé haïtien des groupes politiques haïtiens. Face à ce front de refus, la résolution est restée lettre morte et Fils-Aimé conserve toujours son poste. Quelques jours après l’adoption de la résolution, le Département d’État américain avait annoncé l’imposition de restrictions de visas et la révocation des visas de deux membres du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT), Louis Gerald Gilles et Edgard Leblanc Fils, ainsi que de leurs conjoints et enfants. Selon Washington, les deux conseillers sanctionnés seraient impliqués dans des activités liées aux gangs et à d’autres organisations criminelles en Haïti, notamment en entravant les efforts de lutte contre les groupes désignés comme organisations terroristes étrangères (OTE) par les États-Unis. En novembre dernier, des mesures similaires avaient déjà visé Fritz Alphonse Jean, un autre membre du CPT, accusé par les États-Unis de soutenir des gangs. Ce dernier, qui fait partie des cinq signataires de la résolution visant à révoquer le Premier ministre, avait catégoriquement rejeté ces accusations, affirmant que le Conseil cherchait au contraire à combattre les gangs et la corruption. 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Reyes issued a stern order on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, threatening the federal government with sanctions if it fails to respond to plaintiffs’ requests by 8 p.m. the same day. This order marks a significant escalation in the procedural tensions that have characterized the Temporary Protected Status case for Haitian nationals. In the order signed Wednesday, Judge Reyes noted that plaintiffs have not received responses to their recent requests regarding the discovery process. The judge repeatedly emphasized that the parties must work cooperatively on discovery. Faced with the government’s silence, the judge demanded that the administration provide direct and “non-dilatory” responses to every outstanding question from plaintiffs by 8 p.m. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Judge Reyes warned that failure to meet the deadline will result in a show-cause order regarding sanctions against the government. The judge added: for every half-hour of delay past 8 p.m., the court will increase the amount of sanctions under consideration. This threat of escalating sanctions reflects the judge’s exasperation with the government’s lack of cooperation in this case. ### Government Responds to Order Following the order, the government, through the Department of Homeland Security, filed a response regarding TPS designations and terminations. This response follows Judge Reyes’s ultimatum. The court has not yet disclosed the content of the response. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The court also established a tight schedule for the coming days: The parties must submit their response regarding the judge’s intention to use President Trump’s CPAC speech as evidence by 11:59 p.m. on January 29, 2026. A joint status report on the state of discovery must be filed by 5 p.m. on January 29, 2026. A status conference via videoconference is scheduled for January 30, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. before Judge Ana C. Reyes. This order adds to a series of stern warnings from Judge Reyes. On January 27, 2026, she had already expressed her dissatisfaction with the discovery process. She stated she would be “considerably irritated” if the parties failed to resolve their disputes and forced her to intervene on January 30. On January 23, 2026, the judge partially granted plaintiffs’ discovery request while imposing limits: two document custodians and narrow search terms. The judge warned she would be “considerably annoyed” if these directives were not followed. ### The Stakes of Trump’s CPAC Speech Meanwhile, Judge Reyes intends to take judicial notice of a speech Trump delivered at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 22, 2025. In that speech, the president declared: “If I hadn’t been elected president, there’d be nobody left in Haiti.” He also stated: “This week, I also canceled Temporary Protected Status for migrants from Haiti. They’re pouring into our country; pouring in.” The president added that immigrants “were coming from prisons, mental institutions, insane asylums, jails, and gang members.” The judge intends to use these statements to examine the plaintiffs’ claim based on the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. These events come at a critical moment: Haitian TPS expires on February 3, 2026—less than a week away. Without judicial intervention, more than 350,000 Haitians—and potentially up to 560,000 according to data cited by the judge—will lose their right to work and their protection from deportation. Plaintiffs Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, and Marlene Gail Noble, represented by the ACLU, seek to prove that the Trump administration acted out of discrimination rather than an objective assessment of conditions in Haiti. Judge Reyes’s threat of sanctions marks a major escalation. 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Reyes a émis ce mercredi 28 janvier 2026 une ordonnance sévère à l’encontre du gouvernement fédéral, le menaçant de sanctions s’il ne répond pas aux demandes des plaignants avant 20 heures le même jour. Cette ordonnance marque une escalade significative des tensions procédurales qui ont caractérisé l’affaire du Statut de Protection Temporaire des ressortissants haïtiens. Dans une ordonnance signée ce mercredi, la juge Reyes a précisé que les plaignants n’ont pas reçu de réponses à leurs demandes récentes concernant la procédure de découverte. La magistrate a répété avec insistance que les parties doivent travailler de façon coopérative sur la découverte. Face au silence du gouvernement, la juge exige que l’administration fournisse des réponses directes et “non dilatoires” à chaque question des plaignants avant 20 heures. La juge Reyes a averti que le non-respect de l’échéance entraînera une ordonnance de justification concernant des sanctions contre le gouvernement. La magistrate a ajouté : pour chaque demi-heure de retard après 20 heures, le tribunal augmentera le montant des sanctions envisagées. Cette menace de sanctions progressives reflète l’exaspération de la juge face au manque de coopération du gouvernement dans cette affaire. ## Le gouvernement répond à l’ordonnance Suite à cette ordonnance, le gouvernement, à travers le Département de la Sécurité intérieure, a déposé une réponse concernant les désignations et terminaisons de TPS. Cette réponse suit l’ultimatum de la juge Reyes. Le tribunal n’a pas encore révélé le contenu de la réponse. Le tribunal a également établi un calendrier serré pour les prochains jours : Les parties doivent soumettre leur réponse concernant l’intention de la juge d’utiliser le discours du président Trump à la CPAC comme preuve avant le 29 janvier 2026 à 23 h 59. Un rapport conjoint sur l’état de la découverte doit être déposé avant 17 heures le 29 janvier 2026. Une conférence de statut par vidéoconférence est prévue le 30 janvier 2026 à 10h30 devant la juge Ana C. Reyes. ## Un contexte de frustration judiciaire croissante Cette ordonnance s’ajoute à une série d’avertissements sévères de la juge Reyes. Déjà le 27 janvier 2026, elle exprimait son mécontentement face à la découverte. Elle a déclaré qu’elle serait « considérablement irritée » si les parties n’arrivaient pas à résoudre leurs différends et l’obligaient à intervenir le 30 janvier. Le 23 janvier 2026, la juge avait partiellement accordé la demande de découverte des plaignants en imposant des limites : deux dépositaires de documents et des termes de recherche restreints. La juge a averti qu’elle serait « considérablement agacée » si ces directives ne sont pas respectées. ## L’enjeu du discours de Trump à la CPAC Parallèlement, la juge Reyes compte prendre connaissance judiciaire d’un discours de Trump à la Conservative Political Action Conference du 22 février 2025. Dans ce discours, le président avait déclaré : “Si je n’avais pas été élu président, il n’y aurait plus personne en Haïti.” Il avait également affirmé : “Cette semaine, j’ai également annulé le statut de protection temporaire pour les migrants d’Haïti. Ils déferlent dans notre pays ; ils déferlent.” Le président avait ajouté que les immigrants “venaient de prisons, d’institutions psychiatriques, d’asiles d’aliénés, de geôles et de membres de gangs”. La juge veut utiliser ces déclarations pour examiner la demande des plaignants, fondée sur la clause d’égalité de la Constitution américaine. Ces événements surviennent à un moment critique : le TPS des Haïtiens expire le 3 février 2026, soit dans moins d’une semaine. Sans intervention judiciaire, plus de 350 000 Haïtiens, voire jusqu’à 560 000 selon des données citées par la juge, perdront leur droit de travailler et leur protection contre l’expulsion. Les plaignants Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot et Marlene Gail Noble, assistés par l’ACLU, cherchent à prouver que l’administration Trump a agi par discrimination et non par évaluation objective de la situation en Haïti. La menace de sanctions de la juge Reyes marque une escalade majeure. 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Le constat est sévère : au moment même où la nation a un besoin urgent de stabilité, de clarté dans la prise de décision et d’une priorité absolue accordée au bien-être de sa population, l’exécutif est miné par des divisions qui menacent les fondements déjà fragiles de la transition. Cette déclaration intervient à un moment charnière, alors que le mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT), établi conformément à l’accord politique du 3 avril 2024, doit normalement prendre fin le 7 février 2026. L’échéance approche à grands pas, mais au lieu d’une préparation sereine à la passation ou au renouvellement des institutions, c’est une paralysie accentuée qui prévaut. Le cœur du problème réside dans l’impasse actuelle au sein du Conseil présidentiel de transition haïtien. Les tentatives peu concluantes de certains membres pour destituer le Premier ministre ont plongé le CPT dans une crise de gouvernance interne. Cette lutte de pouvoir, aux motivations souvent opaques, rend plus complexe un processus de transition déjà difficile. La CARICOM, qui a joué un rôle central de facilitation dans la création du CPT et accompagne le processus depuis des mois, voit ses efforts et ceux des acteurs haïtiens engagés compromis par ces manœuvres. L’organisme régional souligne un contraste tragique et « inacceptable » : pendant que les dirigeants se querellent pour le pouvoir, le peuple haïtien continue de subir des violences et des privations inimaginables. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette juxtaposition est au centre du message : l’instabilité politique au sommet nourrit directement l’instabilité sécuritaire et humanitaire dans les rues. Chaque jour de discorde au Palais national ou à la Primature est un jour gagné par les gangs qui étendent leur emprise sur la capitale et les provinces, exacerbant les souffrances d’une population prise en étau. Face à ce blocage, la CARICOM lance un appel pressant à la raison. Elle estime « essentiel que les parties prenantes mettent de côté les différences pour parvenir à un consensus ». La déclaration rappelle que le « Groupe de personnalités éminentes de la CARICOM reste à la disposition de toutes les parties prenantes pour faciliter l’accord sur la multiplicité des propositions qui existent actuellement ». Ce point est crucial. Il indique que des solutions et des scénarios de sortie de crise existent sur la table, mais que le manque de volonté politique et la méfiance réciproque empêchent toute avancée. La CARICOM se positionne non pas en donneuse de leçons, mais en partenaire facilitateur, offrant à nouveau ses bons offices pour aider les Haïtiens à trouver une voie commune. Elle reconnaît ainsi la souveraineté du processus tout en insistant sur la responsabilité collective des élites haïtiennes. L’objectif ultime de la CARICOM, tel qu’énoncé, est clair et ambitieux : « mettre fin à la fragmentation actuelle qui ne fonctionne qu’au profit des gangs, et de rétablir une stabilité politique durable, la sécurité et la paix en Haïti ». Cette séquence est logique : sans une unité minimale au sommet, aucune stratégie cohérente de sécurité ne peut être mise en œuvre. Sans sécurité restaurée, aucun processus électoral crédible et inclusif n’est possible. La fin de la déclaration replace la crise actuelle dans une perspective plus large et porteuse d’espoir. Le but final n’est pas seulement de résoudre la querelle au CPT, mais de créer les conditions permettant « que des élections puissent être organisées et que l’attention soit recentrée sur la croissance économique et le développement durable pour le bénéfice de tous les Haïtiens ». C’est un rappel que la transition politique n’est qu’une étape nécessaire vers la reconstruction du contrat social et la relance d’un projet de nation. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La CARICOM appelle toutes les parties prenantes haïtiennes à placer l’avenir de leur peuple et de leur pays avant tout, et à agir de manière responsable, avec urgence et patriotisme. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-une-mise-en-garde-solennelle-de-la-caricom-face-a-la-fragmentation-du-pouvoir-de-transition/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-une-mise-en-garde-solennelle-de-la-caricom-face-a-la-fragmentation-du-pouvoir-de-transition/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-une-mise-en-garde-solennelle-de-la-caricom-face-a-la-fragmentation-du-pouvoir-de-transition/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-une-mise-en-garde-solennelle-de-la-caricom-face-a-la-fragmentation-du-pouvoir-de-transition/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-une-mise-en-garde-solennelle-de-la-caricom-face-a-la-fragmentation-du-pouvoir-de-transition/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Une%20mise%20en%20garde%20solennelle%20de%20la%20CARICOM%20face%20%C3%A0%20la%20fragmentation%20du%20pouvoir%20de%20transition&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-une-mise-en-garde-solennelle-de-la-caricom-face-a-la-fragmentation-du-pouvoir-de-transition%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Sécurité nationale : le CPT multiplie les visites stratégiques auprès des forces de sécurité](https://ctninfo.com/securite-nationale-le-cpt-multiplie-les-visites-strategiques-aupres-des-forces-de-securite/) **Published:** January 28, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, mardi 27 janvier 2026\_Dans un contexte marqué par de forts enjeux sécuritaires, les autorités de la transition ont multiplié les déplacements officiels à Port-au-Prince ces derniers jours. Accompagné du Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, d’autres membres du gouvernement et des hauts responsables des forces de sécurité, le Président du Conseil Présidentiel de Transition (CPT), Laurent Saint-Cyr, a successivement visité la Direction Départementale de l’Ouest 1 (DDO-1) de la Police nationale d’Haïti, le Grand Quartier Général des Forces Armées d’Haïti (FAd’H) ainsi que la base de la Force de Répression des Gangs (FRG), affirmant ainsi la volonté des autorités de renforcer la coordination, l’autorité de l’État et la lutte contre l’insécurité. Le président du CPT et le Premier ministre ont rencontré ce 27 janvier 2026 le commandant Godfrey Otungé ainsi que les membres de la Mission, afin de réaffirmer le « soutien sans réserve » des plus hautes autorités de l’État aux forces engagées aux côtés de la PNH et des FAd’H dans la lutte contre les groupes criminels armés, selon un communiqué de presse. Les autorités ont salué le professionnalisme, la détermination et le courage des troupes étrangères, tout en soulignant la contribution significative de la mission aux avancées enregistrées ces derniers mois en matière de sécurité. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le Président du CPT a exprimé la reconnaissance de l’État haïtien envers les pays partenaires qui continuent de soutenir Haïti dans la lutte pour le rétablissement de la sécurité, par la contribution de troupes et de ressources, dans un esprit de solidarité et de responsabilité partagée. Saint-Cyr a également rendu un hommage appuyé aux agents et personnels ayant consenti le sacrifice ultime dans le cadre de cette mission, saluant leur mémoire et leur engagement au service de la paix et de la stabilité en Haïti, poursuit le communiqué. Réaffirmant la détermination des autorités à restaurer durablement la sécurité, le président du CPT et le Premier ministre ont assuré la Force de Répression des Gangs du soutien constant du Gouvernement haïtien. Ils ont souligné l’unité totale des plus hautes autorités de l’État dans la lutte contre l’insécurité et la corruption, rappelant que le rétablissement de la sécurité demeure une condition essentielle à l’organisation d’élections crédibles, au retour à la stabilité et au bien-être du peuple haïtien. S’adressant aux troupes, le président du CPT a exprimé sa confiance dans l’issue de ce combat, déclarant: « Je suis certain qu’ensemble, nous remporterons cette bataille contre l’insécurité. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le lundi 26 janvier, le président du CPT et le Premier ministre ont rencontré le Commandant en chef des Forces Armées d’Haïti, le Lieutenant-général Derby Guerrier, et son adjoint, le Général Jean Jonas, en présence des autres membres du haut état-major des FAD’H. « Cette rencontre de haut niveau visait à exprimer le soutien des plus hautes autorités de l’État aux Forces Armées d’Haïti, engagées aux côtés de la Police nationale dans la lutte contre les groupes criminels. » Le président du CPT a salué le professionnalisme, la discipline et le sens du devoir des militaires, appelés à jouer un rôle stratégique dans la stabilisation du pays, la protection des infrastructures critiques et l’appui aux institutions de l’État. Saint-Cyr et Fils-Aimé ont réaffirmé l’attachement constant du Conseil Présidentiel de Transition et du Gouvernement à la modernisation et à la professionnalisation des Forces Armées d’Haïti, en vue de bâtir une institution militaire professionnelle, moderne et pleinement opérationnelle, rappelant qu’il ne peut y avoir de redressement national sans une institution militaire forte, crédible et respectée. Exprimant sa confiance dans le professionnalisme et la discipline du Haut Commandement, le Président du Conseil présidentiel de transition a réaffirmé le soutien total de l’État aux Forces Armées d’Haïti dans leur mission de sécurité nationale. Il a encouragé leurs efforts en faveur du rétablissement durable de la sécurité, condition essentielle à l’organisation d’élections crédibles et à l’amélioration du bien-être du peuple haïtien. Le dimanche 25 janvier qui marquait le début de cette série de visite, les plus hautes autorités de l’État ont effectué une visite à la direction départementale de l’Ouest 1, DDO-1. Une visite qui vise à encourager et soutenir les forces de l’ordre, notamment la Police nationale d’Haïti, pour leur engagement, leur courage et leur détermination dans la lutte contre l’insécurité, ainsi que pour les offensives menées contre les groupes criminels. Elle réaffirme également l’engagement total de l’État haïtien en faveur du rétablissement de la sécurité, en vue de l’organisation d’élections libres, démocratiques et crédibles. Important coup de filet de la PNH Entre-temps, la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) appuyée par la Task Force a mené une opération musclée au Marché Salomon dans la nuit du 26 au 27 janvier 2026, tuant 8 membres de gangs et saisissant des armes. Cette action s’inscrit dans une intensification des efforts pour reprendre le contrôle de zones stratégiques de Port-au-Prince, longtemps aux mains de groupes armés. La PNH informe par ailleurs avoir saisi deux armes à feu, dont un fusil M4 et un fusil de calibre 12, ainsi que plusieurs munitions lors d’une opération menée à Port-de- Paix. Deux individus ont été interpellés et 149 cartouches ont été découvertes lors d’une perquisition effectuée dans la maison d’un suspect. La police dit poursuivre ses recherches afin de retrouver le propriétaire du domicile, qui devra répondre aux questions des enquêteurs. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/securite-nationale-le-cpt-multiplie-les-visites-strategiques-aupres-des-forces-de-securite/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/securite-nationale-le-cpt-multiplie-les-visites-strategiques-aupres-des-forces-de-securite/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/securite-nationale-le-cpt-multiplie-les-visites-strategiques-aupres-des-forces-de-securite/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/securite-nationale-le-cpt-multiplie-les-visites-strategiques-aupres-des-forces-de-securite/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/securite-nationale-le-cpt-multiplie-les-visites-strategiques-aupres-des-forces-de-securite/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20S%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20nationale%20%3A%20le%20CPT%20multiplie%20les%20visites%20strat%C3%A9giques%20aupr%C3%A8s%20des%20forces%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fsecurite-nationale-le-cpt-multiplie-les-visites-strategiques-aupres-des-forces-de-securite%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS: Judge Reyes Intends to Use Trump Speech as Evidence in Case](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-intends-to-use-trump-speech-as-evidence-in-case/) **Published:** January 27, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** ***“If I hadn’t been elected president, there’d be nobody left in Haiti”: The Trump statement that could favor Haitian Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries in Washington, D.C., court.*** Judge Ana C. Reyes has stated she will use President Donald Trump’s CPAC speech as evidence to examine the plaintiffs’ discrimination claims in the Haitian Temporary Protected Status case, marking a decisive development. In an order signed on January 27, 2026, the federal district court judge for the District of Columbia informed the parties that she intended to take judicial notice of a C-SPAN-archived video. The video is of a speech delivered by President Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 22, 2025. Judge Reyes will use this speech to examine the plaintiffs’ Equal Protection Clause claim. The 14th Amendment prohibits the government from treating similarly situated individuals differently without legitimate justification. In the speech, President Trump declared, “If I hadn’t been elected president, there’d be nobody left in Haiti.” The president continued: “This week, I also canceled Temporary Protected Status for migrants from Haiti. They’re pouring into our country, pouring in.” He also added: “They [immigrants] were pouring in at levels [unprecedented], from other countries too, all over Africa, the Congo, all over South America. And they were coming in from prisons and mental institutions and insane asylums, jails, and gang members.” Both parties have until 5 p.m. on January 29, 2026, to submit their responses regarding the judge’s intention to use the speech as evidence. ### A Decision with Significant Implications This announcement marks a turning point, as the judge sees the president’s statements as pivotal to determining whether ending Haitian TPS was driven by discrimination. Trump’s CPAC remarks linking Haitian immigrants to prisons, institutions, and gangs suggest possible discriminatory intent rather than a neutral review of Haiti’s conditions. Plaintiffs argue that the decision announced on November 28, 2025, was politically and discriminatorily motivated rather than based on humanitarian law criteria. By reviewing the president’s speech, Judge Reyes enables an analysis of the Trump administration’s motives for ending Haitian TPS. ### Judge Expresses Frustration with Parties Judge Reyes expressed frustration with the discovery process. She ordered both sides to file another joint status report by 5 p.m. on January 29, 2026, emphasizing this as the final opportunity before further court intervention. If, in the January 29, 2026, report, the parties indicate unresolved disputes over search terms or a need for court intervention, the judge will hold a video conference at 10:30 a.m. on January 30, 2026. The judge reminded the parties she had asked them to resolve disputes cooperatively and warned she’d be “considerably irritated” if they forced a January 30 conference. Her frustration follows recent procedural tensions. On January 23, 2026, Judge Reyes partially granted the plaintiffs’ discovery request but imposed strict limits. She ruled that plaintiffs can seek limited discovery on both APA and constitutional claims, but the process must remain narrow and phased. In this first phase, plaintiffs had to name two document custodians and set narrow search terms. ### Plaintiffs’ Arguments Plaintiffs Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, and Marlene Gail Noble, represented in part by the ACLU, advance several arguments to challenge the legality of the Trump administration’s decision. Plaintiffs say political advisors, including Corey Lewandowski, influenced the decision, suggesting partisan motives and an arbitrary process under the Administrative Procedure Act. They also cite a disconnect between Haiti reports and the decision, noting that the decision memo analysts did not write the reports on conditions. These updates come as Haitian TPS nears expiration on February 3, 2026—less than a week away. Without judicial intervention, more than 350,000 Haitian nationals will lose their work authorization and protection from deportation. According to data cited by Judge Reyes, the number of beneficiaries could exceed 560,000. In California, proceedings continue. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim ordered the government to produce all documents by February 17, 2026, in National TPS Alliance v. Noem. On the legislative front, Democratic Representative Ayanna Pressley, co-chair of the Haitian Caucus in Congress, has filed a discharge petition to force a vote on extending TPS. At a press conference on Capitol Hill, several Democratic lawmakers denounced the Trump administration’s decision. The battle continues on several fronts—judicial, legislative, and now on the president’s public statements. Judge Reyes’s plan to examine Trump’s CPAC speech may mark a turning point, giving plaintiffs a chance to show the Haitian TPS decision was based on factors outside the law. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-C.-Reyes-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39674&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39674&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-intends-to-use-trump-speech-as-evidence-in-case/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-intends-to-use-trump-speech-as-evidence-in-case/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-intends-to-use-trump-speech-as-evidence-in-case/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-intends-to-use-trump-speech-as-evidence-in-case/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-intends-to-use-trump-speech-as-evidence-in-case/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitian%20TPS%3A%20Judge%20Reyes%20Intends%20to%20Use%20Trump%20Speech%20as%20Evidence%20in%20Case&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitian-tps-judge-reyes-intends-to-use-trump-speech-as-evidence-in-case%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [TPS haïtien: la juge Reyes veut utiliser un discours de Trump comme preuve dans l'affaire](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-veut-utiliser-un-discours-de-trump-comme-preuve-dans-laffaire/) **Published:** January 27, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** “Si je n’avais pas été élu président, il n’y aurait plus personne en Haïti”: La phrase de Donald Trump qui pourrait jouer en faveur des bénéficiaires haïtiens du statut de protection temporaire au tribunal à Washssington D.C. Nouveau développement dans l’affaire du Statut de Protection Temporaire des immigrants haïtiens. La juge Ana C. Reyes a annoncé son intention d’utiliser comme preuve un discours du président Donald Trump prononcé lors de la conférence CPAC pour examiner les allégations de discrimination avancées par les plaignants. Dans une ordonnance signée le 27 janvier 2026, la juge du tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia a informé les parties qu’elle entend prendre connaissance judiciaire d’une vidéo archivée par C-SPAN. Il s’agit d’un discours prononcé par le président Trump lors de la Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) le 22 février 2025. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La juge Reyes envisage d’utiliser ce discours dans le cadre de l’examen de la réclamation des plaignants fondée sur la clause de protection égale de la Constitution américaine. Cette clause, inscrite dans le 14e amendement, interdit au gouvernement de traiter différemment des personnes se trouvant dans des situations similaires sans justification légitime. Dans ce discours, le président Trump avait déclaré : “Si je n’avais pas été élu président, il n’y aurait plus personne en Haïti”. Le président avait poursuivi : “Cette semaine, j’ai également annulé le statut de protection temporaire pour les migrants d’Haïti. Ils déferlent dans notre pays, ils déferlent”. Il avait également ajouté: Ils \[les immigrants\] déferlaient à des niveaux \[sans précédent\], en provenance d’autres pays aussi, de toute l’Afrique, du Congo, de toute l’Amérique du Sud. Et ils venaient de prisons et d’institutions psychiatriques et d’asiles d’aliénés, de geôles et de membres de gangs.” Les deux parties ont jusqu’au 29 janvier 2026 pour soumettre toute réponse concernant l’intention de la juge d’utiliser cette source. ### Une décision lourde de sens Cette annonce est significative car elle suggère que la juge considère les déclarations publiques du président comme potentiellement pertinentes pour déterminer si la décision de mettre fin au TPS haïtien était motivée par des considérations discriminatoires. Les propos tenus par le président Trump lors de la CPAC, dans lesquels il associe les immigrants haïtiens à des personnes provenant de prisons, d’institutions psychiatriques et de gangs, pourraient être interprétés comme révélateurs d’une intention discriminatoire plutôt que d’une évaluation objective des conditions humanitaires en Haïti. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les plaignants soutiennent depuis le début de la procédure que la décision annoncée le 28 novembre 2025 n’était pas fondée sur les critères humanitaires prévus par la loi, mais plutôt sur des motivations politiques et potentiellement discriminatoires. En choisissant d’examiner un discours prononcé par le président lui-même, la juge Reyes ouvre la porte à une analyse des intentions derrière la politique d’immigration de l’administration Trump concernant Haïti. ### La juge exprime sa frustration face aux parties Dans la même ordonnance, la juge Reyes a exprimé son mécontentement face au déroulement de la procédure de découverte. Après avoir examiné le rapport conjoint soumis par les parties, elle a ordonné aux deux camps de déposer un nouveau rapport conjoint au plus tard le 29 janvier 2026 à 17 heures. La magistrate a prévenu que si les parties indiquent dans ce rapport qu’elles n’ont toujours pas résolu leurs différends concernant les termes de recherche, ou si elles requièrent l’intervention du tribunal, elle tiendra une conférence vidéo le vendredi 30 janvier 2026 à 10h30. La juge a rappelé qu’elle avait déjà averti les parties qu’elle souhaitait qu’elles résolvent leurs différends entre elles. Elle a déclaré qu’elle serait ” considérablement irritée” si, au lieu de travailler de manière coopérative sur la découverte, les parties l’obligeaient à tenir la conférence prévue le 30 janvier. Cette frustration de la juge s’inscrit dans un contexte de tensions procédurales qui ont marqué cette affaire. Le 23 janvier 2026, la juge Reyes avait partiellement accordé la demande de découverte des plaignants, tout en imposant des restrictions strictes. Elle avait alors clarifié que les plaignants pouvaient poursuivre une découverte portant à la fois sur leurs réclamations en vertu de la loi sur la procédure administrative (APA) et sur leurs réclamations constitutionnelles. Toutefois, elle avait insisté sur le fait que la découverte devrait procéder “étape par étape et de manière étroite”. Dans cette phase initiale, les plaignants devaient identifier seulement deux dépositaires de documents et définir des termes de recherche restreints. ### Les arguments des plaignants Les plaignants Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot et Marlene Gail Noble, représentés notamment par l’ACLU, avancent plusieurs arguments pour contester la légalité de la décision de l’administration Trump. Ils soutiennent que des conseillers politiques, dont Corey Lewandowski, auraient influencé le processus décisionnel, ce qui suggérerait une motivation partisane. En liant ce rôle présumé à la norme “arbitraire et capricieuse” de la loi sur la procédure administrative, les plaignants cherchent à démontrer que la décision n’était pas fondée sur des justifications raisonnables. Ils pointent également une divergence entre les rapports sur les conditions réelles en Haïti et la décision finale. Des informations indiquent que les analystes ayant rédigé la note de décision finale n’auraient pas participé à la rédaction des rapports sur l’instabilité qui règne dans le pays caribéen. Ces développements interviennent alors que la date d’expiration du TPS haïtien approche. Le statut doit expirer le 3 février 2026, soit dans moins d’une semaine. Sans intervention judiciaire, plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens perdront leur autorisation de travail et leur protection contre l’expulsion. Selon les données citées par la juge Reyes, le nombre de bénéficiaires pourrait atteindre plus de 560 000 personnes. Parallèlement à l’affaire de Washington, une procédure se déroule en Californie. La magistrate Sallie Kim a ordonné au gouvernement de produire l’ensemble des documents requis d’ici le 17 février 2026 dans l’affaire *National TPS Alliance v. Noem*. Sur le front législatif, la députée démocrate Ayanna Pressley, coprésidente du Caucus haïtien au Congrès, a déposé une pétition de décharge visant à forcer un vote sur la prolongation du TPS. Lors d’une conférence de presse au Congrès, plusieurs parlementaires démocrates ont dénoncé la décision de l’administration Trump. La bataille se poursuit donc sur plusieurs fronts — judiciaire, législatif et maintenant potentiellement sur le terrain des déclarations publiques du président lui-même. L’intention de la juge Reyes d’examiner le discours de Trump à la CPAC pourrait constituer un tournant dans cette affaire, en permettant aux plaignants de démontrer que la décision de mettre fin au TPS haïtien était motivée par des considérations autres que celles prévues par la loi. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-C.-Reyes-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39670&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39670&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-veut-utiliser-un-discours-de-trump-comme-preuve-dans-laffaire/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-veut-utiliser-un-discours-de-trump-comme-preuve-dans-laffaire/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-veut-utiliser-un-discours-de-trump-comme-preuve-dans-laffaire/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-veut-utiliser-un-discours-de-trump-comme-preuve-dans-laffaire/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-veut-utiliser-un-discours-de-trump-comme-preuve-dans-laffaire/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%3A%20la%20juge%20Reyes%20veut%20utiliser%20un%20discours%20de%20Trump%20comme%20preuve%20dans%20l%27affaire&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-veut-utiliser-un-discours-de-trump-comme-preuve-dans-laffaire%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Huit membres de gangs tués au marché Salomon, la PNH progresse au centre-ville de Port-au-Prince](https://ctninfo.com/huit-membres-de-gangs-tues-au-marche-salomon-la-pnh-progresse-au-centre-ville-de-port-au-prince/) **Published:** January 27, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Les forces de l’ordre haïtiennes ont mené une opération musclée au Marché Salomon dans la nuit du 26 au 27 janvier 2026, tuant huit membres de gangs et saisissant des armes. Cette action s’inscrit dans une intensification des efforts pour reprendre le contrôle de zones stratégiques de Port-au-Prince, longtemps aux mains de groupes armés. Une intervention conjointe de la Police Nationale d’Haïti et de la Task Force a permis de neutraliser huit membres de gangs armés au Marché Salomon, en plein centre-ville. Les forces de l’ordre ont également saisi deux fusils d’assaut, quatre chargeurs et des munitions. Les affrontements, marqués par de fortes détonations, ont persisté jusqu’à tard dans la nuit, nécessitant une présence sécuritaire prolongée pour consolider le terrain repris. Cette opération s’inscrit dans une série d’actions offensives visant à démanteler les réseaux criminels qui terrorisent commerçants et riverains. Les forces de sécurité progressent simultanément dans d’autres secteurs névralgiques, tels que l’avenue Magloire Amboise et la ruelle Waag, souvent avec l’appui de véhicules blindés. Ces avancées, qui suivent des combats intenses, sont immédiatement suivies par des interventions d’autres institutions étatiques pour le nettoyage et la sécurisation des zones reconquises. Cette coordination traduit une volonté de rétablir l’autorité publique par une approche multidimensionnelle. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Ces derniers jours, le Président du CPT, Laurent Saint Cyr, et le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé ont effectué une série de visites officielles destinées à afficher l’unité et la fermeté de l’exécutif face à l’insécurité. Ces visites ont pour objectif, selon les autorités d’« encourager et soutenir les forces de l’ordre » et donner des « instructions claires pour l’intensification des opérations » contre les groupes criminels. Les autorités promettent que « les territoires aujourd’hui affectés par la violence seront progressivement et durablement récupérés ». Cette reconquête, affirment-elles, « ouvrira la voie à un climat de sécurité propice à la réorganisation de la vie démocratique, à la tenue d’élections libres, inclusives et démocratiques en 2026, et au retour de l’espoir pour le peuple haïtien ». Ces déclarations s’appuient sur des succès opérationnels récents, comme la saisie d’un important arsenal à Bel-Air le 30 décembre dernier – incluant des milliers de munitions de guerre et des armes d’assaut – lors d’une opération visant le fief du chef de gang Jamesley. Parallèlement, ce mardi 27 janvier 2026 fait exactement un an, jour pour jour depuis que des gangs lourdement armés ont envahi des localités de la commune de Kenscoff. Le bilan, douze mois plus tard, est catastrophique. Des centaines de civils ont été tués. Des quartiers entiers ont été vidés de leurs habitants, contraints à l’exode. Maisons brûlées, terres abandonnées, économie paralysée. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La police aussi a payé un lourd tribut, perdant plusieurs de ses hommes dans des affrontements directs avec les bandits. Aujourd’hui, malgré les promesses d’opérations de sécurité, la situation reste critique. Les groupes armés occupent toujours des zones de Kenscoff. Les assassinats et les menaces contre les civils se poursuivent. Le retour des déplacés est toujours impossible. Bien que les opérations conjointes de la PNH et des autres forces présentes sur le terrain nourrissent un espoir de stabilisation, la paix durable à Port-au-Prince dépendra de la continuité de cette pression sécuritaire et de la capacité à transformer ces gains militaires en une sécurité palpable pour la population. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/huit-membres-de-gangs-tues-au-marche-salomon-la-pnh-progresse-au-centre-ville-de-port-au-prince/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/huit-membres-de-gangs-tues-au-marche-salomon-la-pnh-progresse-au-centre-ville-de-port-au-prince/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/huit-membres-de-gangs-tues-au-marche-salomon-la-pnh-progresse-au-centre-ville-de-port-au-prince/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/huit-membres-de-gangs-tues-au-marche-salomon-la-pnh-progresse-au-centre-ville-de-port-au-prince/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/huit-membres-de-gangs-tues-au-marche-salomon-la-pnh-progresse-au-centre-ville-de-port-au-prince/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Huit%20membres%20de%20gangs%20tu%C3%A9s%20au%20march%C3%A9%20Salomon%2C%20la%20PNH%20progresse%20au%20centre-ville%20de%20Port-au-Prince&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhuit-membres-de-gangs-tues-au-marche-salomon-la-pnh-progresse-au-centre-ville-de-port-au-prince%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [TPS for Haiti: Plaintiffs Submit New Declarations and Request Alternative Forms of Relief to the Court](https://ctninfo.com/tps-for-haiti-plaintiffs-submit-new-declarations-and-request-alternative-forms-of-relief-to-the-court/) **Published:** January 27, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Five Haitian plaintiffs have taken urgent legal action to preserve Temporary Protected Status (TPS), filing critical new evidence with the federal court in Washington as the program faces imminent expiration. Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, and Marlene Gail Noble, represented by their attorney Geoffrey Pipoly, informed the court that they were submitting new sworn personal declarations (written statements confirming facts under oath) as well as a request for alternative forms of relief (additional legal protections the judge could provide besides their initial request). This filing comes days before TPS expires, as Judge Ana C. Reyes must rule by February 2. ### Understanding the Nature of These Filed Documents Although CTN’s editorial team does not have access to court documents, these sworn declarations could be written and signed testimonies, also called affidavits, in which the plaintiffs explain their situation and why ending TPS (Temporary Protected Status) would pose a danger to them and their families. These documents allow TPS beneficiaries to directly present their lived experiences, fears, and the concrete consequences of a forced return to Haiti to the judge. These may include testimonies about their integration in the United States, their employment, their children in school, as well as the threats they would face if returned to a country gripped by gang violence. The general public does not have access to documents being processed before district court judges in Washington, D.C. The mention of “alternative forms of relief” could mean that the plaintiffs’ attorneys are asking the judge to consider other legal options to protect them, in addition to their initial request. In legal terms, “relief” means a specific protection or benefit granted by the court. ### In immigration cases, this may include: - A preliminary injunction, which is a temporary court order blocking the end of TPS while the lawsuit continues - An emergency order preventing immediate deportations - Provisional protective measures, which are temporary rules from the court, ensure that TPS beneficiaries will not be arrested or deported during the case review - Other forms of legal relief are suited to the urgency of the situation This legal strategy aims to give the judge several avenues to intervene to protect the plaintiffs, even if she determines she cannot grant their primary request. Critical Timeline The timing of these filings is crucial. Judge Reyes has set a February 2 deadline to rule on National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem et al., just one day before TPS is scheduled to expire. The plaintiffs and their attorneys are urgently presenting all arguments before the deadline, knowing that a favorable decision is the last barrier preventing the termination of TPS for hundreds of thousands of Haitian families. Background of the Case The case contests the Trump administration’s decision to end TPS for Haiti, arguing that the Department of Homeland Security did not properly assess the country’s violence and instability before terminating the program. If the judge rules in favor of the plaintiffs, she could order the government to extend TPS or completely restart the evaluation process on legally sound grounds. ### All Eyes on Washington, D.C. Federal Court Judge Reyes’s decision, expected by February 2, could determine the immediate future of approximately 560,000 Haitians living legally in the United States under temporary protection. Meanwhile, efforts continue in Congress, where Representative Ayanna Pressley has launched a discharge petition to attempt to save TPS through legislative means, and where Representative Frederica Wilson has sent a letter to President Trump requesting an immediate extension of the program. 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De nouveaux éléments soumis à la juge Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot et Marlene Gail Noble, représentés par leur avocat Geoffrey Pipoly, ont informé la cour qu’ils soumettaient de nouvelles déclarations personnelles sous serment ainsi qu’une demande de recours alternatifs. Ce dépôt intervient à environ huit jours de l’expiration prévue du TPS, alors que la juge Ana C. Reyes doit statuer avant le 2 février. ### Mieux comprendre la teneur de ces documents déposés Bien que la rédaction de CTN n’ait pas accès aux documents du tribunal, ces déclarations sous serment pourraient être des témoignages écrits et signés, dans lesquels les plaignants expliquent leur situation et pourquoi la fin du TPS représenterait un danger pour eux et leurs familles. Ces documents permettent aux bénéficiaires du TPS de présenter directement à la juge leur vécu, leurs craintes et les conséquences concrètes qu’aurait un retour forcé en Haïti. Il peut s’agir de témoignages sur leur intégration aux États-Unis, leur emploi, leurs enfants scolarisés, ainsi que sur les menaces qu’ils affronteraient en cas de renvoi dans un pays en proie à la violence des gangs. Le grand public n’a pas accès aux documents en cours de traitement devant les juges des tribunaux de première instance à Washington, D.C. La mention de “recours alternatifs” pourrait signifier que les avocats des plaignants demandent à la juge d’examiner d’autres options juridiques pour les protéger, en plus de leur demande initiale. ### Dans les affaires d’immigration, cela peut inclure : - Une injonction préliminaire pour bloquer temporairement la fin du TPS pendant que le procès se poursuit - Une ordonnance d’urgence empêchant les expulsions immédiates - Des mesures de protection provisoires garantissant que les bénéficiaires du TPS ne seront pas arrêtés ou déportés pendant l’examen de l’affaire - D’autres formes de relief juridique adaptées à l’urgence de la situation Cette stratégie juridique vise à offrir à la juge plusieurs moyens d’intervenir pour protéger les plaignants, même si elle estime ne pas pouvoir accorder leur demande principale. Le dépôt de ces nouveaux documents survient à un moment critique. La juge Reyes s’est imposé un délai du 2 février pour statuer sur l’affaire National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem et al., soit un jour seulement avant l’expiration officielle du programme. Les plaignants et leurs avocats multiplient les efforts pour présenter tous les arguments et preuves avant l’échéance. Une décision favorable bloquerait la fin du TPS et offrirait un répit à des centaines de milliers de familles haïtiennes. Contexte de l’affaire L’affaire conteste la légalité de la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au TPS pour Haïti. Les plaignants soutiennent que le Département de la Sécurité intérieure n’a pas procédé à une évaluation appropriée des conditions en Haïti — notamment la violence des gangs qui contrôlent 85% de Port-au-Prince et ont causé plus de 5 000 morts en 2025 — avant de décider de résilier le programme. Si la juge donne raison aux plaignants, elle pourrait ordonner au gouvernement de prolonger le TPS ou de reprendre entièrement le processus d’évaluation sur des bases juridiquement solides. ### Tous les regards sont maintenant tournés vers le tribunal fédéral de Washington, D.C. La décision de la juge Reyes, attendue d’ici le 2 février, pourrait déterminer l’avenir immédiat de quelque 560 000 Haïtiens vivant légalement aux États-Unis sous protection temporaire. En parallèle, les efforts se poursuivent au Congrès, où la représentante Ayanna Pressley a lancé une pétition de décharge pour tenter de sauver le TPS par voie législative, et où la représentante Frederica Wilson a adressé une lettre au président Trump demandant une prolongation immédiate du programme. 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Ces visites, présentées comme des marques de soutien et de détermination, contrastent violemment avec les déchirements au sommet de l’État et la perspective d’un vide politique imminent. En l’espace de 48 heures, le Président du CPT, Laurent Saint Cyr, et le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé ont effectué une série de visites officielles destinées à afficher l’unité et la fermeté de l’exécutif face à l’insécurité. Le 25 janvier, c’est à la Direction Départementale de l’Ouest 1 (DDO-1), au cœur de Port-au-Prince, que le Président Saint Cyr, accompagné du Premier ministre, du ministre de la Justice et du Directeur général de la PNH, s’est rendu. Objectif affiché : « encourager et soutenir les forces de l’ordre » et donner des « instructions claires pour l’intensification des opérations » contre les groupes criminels. La visite intervenait au lendemain d’opérations renforcées à Bel-Air et Delmas 4, quartiers stratégiques de la capitale. Le 26 janvier, le duo s’est déplacé au Grand Quartier Général des Forces Armées d’Haïti (FAd’H). Dans un communiqué, la Primature a souligné que cette « visite de haut niveau s’inscrit dans une dynamique claire de renforcement de l’autorité de l’État ». Le Premier ministre y a réaffirmé l’engagement total du gouvernement à « moderniser les FAd’H » pour en faire une armée « professionnelle, moderne et opérationnelle », capable de jouer pleinement son rôle constitutionnel aux côtés de la PNH. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dans un second communiqué émanant de la présidence, le coordonnateur du CTP a salué le « professionnalisme, la discipline et le sens du devoir des militaires », tout en insistant sur la « neutralité absolue » des forces armées, condition essentielle selon lui à la confiance de la population et à la crédibilité internationale. Le discours tenu lors de ces visites est sans équivoque : il s’agit de « reconquérir le territoire national ». Les autorités promettent que « les territoires aujourd’hui affectés par la violence seront progressivement et durablement récupérés ». Cette reconquête, affirment-elles, « ouvrira la voie à un climat de sécurité propice à la réorganisation de la vie démocratique, à la tenue d’élections libres, inclusives et démocratiques en 2026, et au retour de l’espoir pour le peuple haïtien ». Ces déclarations s’appuient sur des succès opérationnels récents, comme la saisie d’un important arsenal à Bel-Air le 30 décembre dernier – incluant des milliers de munitions de guerre et des armes d’assaut – lors d’une opération visant le fief du chef de gang Jamesley. Cet apparent front uni masque mal une réalité politique explosive. Ces visites interviennent en effet dans un contexte de crise institutionnelle majeure au sein même de l’exécutif. Le 23 janvier, les conseillers-présidents Leslie Voltaire et Edgard Leblanc Fils ont annoncé lors d’une conférence de presse la décision du CPT de remplacer le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé par un Premier ministre par intérim pour une période de 30 jours. Cette décision, justifiée par la nécessité de « libérer le terrain politique » avant l’échéance du 7 février, a immédiatement suscité de vives réactions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le secrétaire d’État américain, Marco Rubio, s’est entretenu le même jour avec le Premier ministre Fils-Aimé pour « réaffirmer le soutien des États-Unis » à sa personne, soulignant que « seul un leadership constant et robuste » permettrait de mettre fin à la violence des gangs. Rubio a ajouté que le CPT devait être dissous d’ici le 7 février « sans que des acteurs corrompus ne cherchent à s’ingérer ». La situation s’est encore compliquée avec des prises de distance spectaculaires au sein des forces politiques représentées au CPT : Fanmi Lavalas a officiellement désavoué son représentant, Leslie Voltaire, dans un communiqué cinglant, estimant que les divisions actuelles ne visent pas à redresser le pays mais constituent « une manœuvre pour conserver le pouvoir ». Le regroupement « Compromis historique » a demandé à son représentant, Smith Augustin, de retirer sa signature de la résolution visant à renvoyer le Premier ministre, jugeant cet acte « irresponsable, dangereux et politiquement inopportun ». Parallèlement, un collectif de partis a lancé un « cri d’alarme solennel », dénonçant un « conflit ouvert » au sein de l’exécutif qui offre « un répit inespéré aux forces criminelles ». Les visites des 25 et 26 janvier dessinent le portrait d’un exécutif déterminé à reprendre le contrôle du pays. Pourtant, elles ressemblent à un baroud d’honneur à l’approche d’une échéance fatidique. Dans moins de deux semaines, le CPT devra céder le pouvoir. Les visites de ces derniers jours, si symboliques soient-elles, ne suffiront pas à masquer l’urgence de trouver une solution haïtienne à la crise haïtienne, avant que le pays ne sombre définitivement dans le chaos. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/visites-de-lexecutif-haitien-au-front-securitaire-entre-determination-affichee-et-dechirements-politiques/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/visites-de-lexecutif-haitien-au-front-securitaire-entre-determination-affichee-et-dechirements-politiques/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/visites-de-lexecutif-haitien-au-front-securitaire-entre-determination-affichee-et-dechirements-politiques/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/visites-de-lexecutif-haitien-au-front-securitaire-entre-determination-affichee-et-dechirements-politiques/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/visites-de-lexecutif-haitien-au-front-securitaire-entre-determination-affichee-et-dechirements-politiques/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Visites%20de%20l%27ex%C3%A9cutif%20ha%C3%AFtien%20au%20front%20s%C3%A9curitaire%20%3A%20entre%20d%C3%A9termination%20affich%C3%A9e%20et%20d%C3%A9chirements%20politiques&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fvisites-de-lexecutif-haitien-au-front-securitaire-entre-determination-affichee-et-dechirements-politiques%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Un violent incendie ravage le marché Cluny du Cap-Haïtien, laissant les commerçants ruinés](https://ctninfo.com/un-violent-incendie-ravage-le-marche-cluny-du-cap-haitien-laissant-les-commercants-ruines/) **Published:** January 25, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Un spectacle de désolation a accueilli dimanche matin les habitants du centre-ville du Cap-Haïtien. Le marché Cluny, pivot économique de la deuxième ville du pays, a été réduit en cendres par un violent incendie qui s’est déclaré dans la soirée du samedi 24 janvier. C’est une crise sociale et économique aiguë qui s’annonce pour de nombreux commerçants déjà précarisés. L’alerte a été donnée vers 22h30. Les flammes, nourries par la présence de matériaux inflammables et la densité des étals, se sont propagées avec une rapidité effrayante entre les rues 9 et 11, au cœur du marché. Alertés, les sapeurs-pompiers de la ville se sont précipités sur les lieux. Mais leur courage s’est vite heurté à une réalité implacable : le manque de moyens. Selon plusieurs témoignages concordants, les premiers véhicules sont arrivés avec des réservoirs d’eau insuffisants, une situation qui a empêché une maîtrise rapide du sinistre. Il a fallu plusieurs rotations et une lutte acharnée pour finalement circonscrire le feu vers 2 heures du matin. Sur place, l’émotion était à son comble dimanche. Des commerçants, hagards, fouillaient dans les décombres calcinés à la recherche d’un bien miraculé. « J’ai tout perdu. Tout.… Tout est parti en fumée », sanglote une détaillante depuis vingt ans au marché Cluny. Comme beaucoup, elle avait contracté un prêt informel pour constituer son stock de début d’année. « Je dois de l’argent, et maintenant je n’ai plus rien pour le rembourser. Comment vais-je nourrir mes enfants ? », s’interroge-t-elle, le regard vide. Si aucune perte en vie humaine n’est à déplorer, les dégâts matériels sont, eux, considérables. Des rangées entières d’étals ont été totalement détruites. Denrées alimentaires, produits d’entretien, électroménager, tissus, chaussures… Rien n’a résisté aux flammes. L’ampleur exacte des pertes reste à évaluer, mais elle se chiffrera certainement en millions de gourdes, portant un coup sévère à l’économie locale informelle, véritable poumon de la ville. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le ministre de l’Intérieur et des Collectivités, Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé, a effectué dimanche après-midi une visite sur les lieux du sinistre en vue de constater les dégâts, en compagnie du délégué départemental du Nord et des autorités municipales intérimaires. Le marché historique Cluny a déjà connu les flammes. Dans la soirée du 21 décembre 2021, un incendie l’avait déjà ravagé. Comme aujourd’hui, les pompiers, sous-équipés, avaient fait des miracles avec des moyens dérisoires. Cette tragédie intervient d’ailleurs moins d’un mois après un incendie similaire au marché Dumornay dans la région de Port-au-Prince, et rappelle douloureusement la catastrophe du 14 décembre 2021, lorsqu’un camion-citerne avait explosé dans la ville, faisant 62 morts et ravageant des quartiers entiers de la deuxième ville du pays. Au-delà de l’urgence humanitaire, l’incendie du marché Cluny met en lumière l’état d’abandon des infrastructures critiques en Haïti. Les marchés publics, qui fonctionnent sans normes de sécurité, sont des bombes à retardement. L’appel lancé par les commerçants sinistrés est donc double : une aide immédiate pour survivre à la ruine, et surtout, une politique publique volontariste et durable pour sécuriser les marchés, moderniser les infrastructures et doter les services de secours des moyens nécessaires. Sans cela, les incendies du marché Cluny, de Dumornay ou d’ailleurs ne seront que les premiers chapitres d’une longue série de drames annoncés, dans un pays où la résilience des populations touche à ses limites face à l’inaction chronique de ses dirigeants. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/un-violent-incendie-ravage-le-marche-cluny-du-cap-haitien-laissant-les-commercants-ruines/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-violent-incendie-ravage-le-marche-cluny-du-cap-haitien-laissant-les-commercants-ruines/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/un-violent-incendie-ravage-le-marche-cluny-du-cap-haitien-laissant-les-commercants-ruines/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-violent-incendie-ravage-le-marche-cluny-du-cap-haitien-laissant-les-commercants-ruines/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/un-violent-incendie-ravage-le-marche-cluny-du-cap-haitien-laissant-les-commercants-ruines/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Un%20violent%20incendie%20ravage%20le%20march%C3%A9%20Cluny%20du%20Cap-Ha%C3%AFtien%2C%20laissant%20les%20commer%C3%A7ants%20ruin%C3%A9s&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fun-violent-incendie-ravage-le-marche-cluny-du-cap-haitien-laissant-les-commercants-ruines%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [« L'arme des visas »: Washington "sanctionne" deux membres du Conseil présidentiel de transition d’Haïti pour "liens avec les gangs"](https://ctninfo.com/larme-des-visas-washington-sanctionne-deux-membres-du-conseil-presidentiel-de-transition-dhaiti-pour-liens-avec-les-gangs/) **Published:** January 26, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Le Département d’État américain a annoncé, ce dimanche, l’imposition de restrictions de visas et la révocation des visas de deux membres du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT), ainsi que de leurs conjoints et enfants. Cette mesure, prise en vertu de la section 212(a)(3)(C) de la Loi sur l’immigration et la nationalité (INA), vise des individus dont l’entrée ou les activités pourraient avoir « des conséquences potentiellement graves et néfastes pour la politique étrangère » des États-Unis. Selon Washington, les deux conseillers sanctionnés seraient impliqués dans des activités liées aux gangs et à d’autres organisations criminelles en Haïti, notamment en entravant les efforts de lutte contre les groupes désignés comme organisations terroristes étrangères (OTE) par les États-Unis. « Le peuple haïtien n’en peut plus de cette violence, des destructions et des luttes politiques intestines », a déclaré le Département d’État, réaffirmant son engagement à « soutenir la stabilité d’Haïti » et à collaborer avec les autorités pour combattre la violence des gangs. Le communiqué précise que l’administration actuelle « veillera à ce que les responsables de ces actes de déstabilisation en Haïti et dans la région rendent des comptes ». Selon des informations relayées très tard dimanche soir par des medias de la capitale haïtienne, les deux conseillers visés par ces sanctions seraient Edgard Leblanc Fils et Louis Gérald Gilles. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette annonce intervient dans un climat de fortes tensions au sein du CPT, où cinq de ses membres ont récemment pris la décision controversée de révoquer le Premier ministre intérimaire, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Une initiative qui avait provoqué des mises en garde fermes de la part de partenaires internationaux, dont les États-Unis et le Canada, menaçant de sanctions en cas de passage en force. Certains conseillers avaient alors relativisé ces avertissements. Edgard Leblanc Fils avait ainsi déclaré que des annonces de ce type étaient parfois faites « pour la galerie », tandis que Leslie Voltaire avait affirmé qu’ils étaient «habitués à ces pressions et menaces ». La décision américaine suscite des réactions vives dans la capitale haïtienne. Certains observateurs s’interrogent sur le timing et la nature de ces sanctions, soulignant que Washington a souvent recours à cet outil à des moments clés de divergences politiques avec les dirigeants locaux. En novembre dernier, des restrictions de visa similaires avaient déjà visé Fritz Alphonse Jean, un autre membre du CPT, accusé par les États-Unis de soutenir des gangs. Ce dernier, qui fait partie des cinq signataires de la résolution visant à révoquer le Premier ministre, avait catégoriquement rejeté ces accusations, affirmant que le Conseil cherchait au contraire à combattre les gangs et la corruption. Il avait également dénoncé des pressions diplomatiques, déclarant que des représentants américains et canadiens avaient menacé de sanctions si les membres du CPT ne renonçaient pas à certaines de leurs initiatives. Ces sanctions surviennent alors que la crise sécuritaire en Haïti atteint des niveaux critiques. Les gangs, équipés d’armes de calibre militaire, contrôleraient près de 90% de la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince ainsi que de vastes étendues dans des départements comme l’Artibonite et le Centre. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les États-Unis, en coordination avec d’autres acteurs internationaux, maintiennent que leur objectif est d’appuyer une solution haïtienne à la crise et de favoriser un retour à l’ordre constitutionnel. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/larme-des-visas-washington-sanctionne-deux-membres-du-conseil-presidentiel-de-transition-dhaiti-pour-liens-avec-les-gangs/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/larme-des-visas-washington-sanctionne-deux-membres-du-conseil-presidentiel-de-transition-dhaiti-pour-liens-avec-les-gangs/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/larme-des-visas-washington-sanctionne-deux-membres-du-conseil-presidentiel-de-transition-dhaiti-pour-liens-avec-les-gangs/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/larme-des-visas-washington-sanctionne-deux-membres-du-conseil-presidentiel-de-transition-dhaiti-pour-liens-avec-les-gangs/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/larme-des-visas-washington-sanctionne-deux-membres-du-conseil-presidentiel-de-transition-dhaiti-pour-liens-avec-les-gangs/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20%C2%AB%20L%27arme%20des%20visas%20%C2%BB%3A%20Washington%20%22sanctionne%22%20deux%20membres%20du%20Conseil%20pr%C3%A9sidentiel%20de%20transition%20d%E2%80%99Ha%C3%AFti%20pour%20%22liens%20avec%20les%20gangs%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flarme-des-visas-washington-sanctionne-deux-membres-du-conseil-presidentiel-de-transition-dhaiti-pour-liens-avec-les-gangs%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La représentante de Floride Frederica Wilson exige une prolongation immédiate du TPS avant l'échéance du 3 février](https://ctninfo.com/la-representante-de-floride-frederica-wilson-exige-une-prolongation-immediate-du-tps-avant-lecheance-du-3-fevrier/) **Published:** January 25, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La députée démocrate Frederica Wilson a annoncé samedi avoir adressé une lettre au président Donald Trump et à la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem pour réclamer le maintien du statut de protection temporaire (TPS) accordé aux ressortissants haïtiens. “Mettre fin au TPS mettrait en danger 350 000 familles haïtiennes travailleuses”, a déclaré l’élue de Floride sur sa page officielle. “Voici nos voisins, nos travailleurs et l’épine dorsale de notre communauté. Nous ne pouvons pas leur tourner le dos.” La missive, datée du vendredi 24 janvier, intervient à dix jours de l’expiration prévue du programme le 3 février 2026. Cette date butoir place environ 560 000 Haïtiens — incluant ceux qui ont bénéficié de la redesignation de 2024 sous l’administration Biden — dans une incertitude juridique aiguë. “Prolongez TPS maintenant !” a martelé la représentante Wilson, dont la circonscription dans le sud de la Floride compte une importante communauté haïtienne. La Floride abrite l’une des plus importantes populations haïtiennes des États-Unis, avec des concentrations significatives dans les comtés de Miami-Dade et Broward. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **Mobilisation au Congrès** D’autres actions sont également en cours au niveau du Congrès pour éviter la fin du TPS qui permet à des centaines de milliers d’Haïtiens d’avoir un statut légal aux États-Unis. Cette semaine, la députée du 7ème district du Massachusetts Ayanna Pressley a introduit une pétition de décharge (discharge petition) au Congrès en vue de faire échec à la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au statut de protection temporaire pour les immigrants haïtiens aux États-Unis. Une discharge petition est un mécanisme parlementaire rare qui permet à une majorité de membres de la Chambre des représentants (218 signatures sur 435) de forcer un vote sur un projet de loi bloqué en commission. Si elle recueille suffisamment de signatures et est adoptée, cette pétition pourrait permettre de préserver le TPS indépendamment de la position de l’administration. ### **Bataille juridique en cours** Dans l’intervalle, tous les yeux sont rivés sur le tribunal du district fédéral de Washington où la juge Ana C. Reyes devrait se prononcer sur une plainte des défenseurs du TPS contre l’administration Trump. L’affaire, National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem et al., conteste la légalité de la tentative de l’administration de mettre fin au TPS pour Haïti. Les plaignants soutiennent que le Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) n’a pas procédé à une évaluation appropriée des conditions en Haïti avant de décider de la résiliation du programme. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La juge fédérale devrait rendre sa décision avant le 2 février, suivant un délai qu’elle s’était elle-même imposé. Une décision favorable aux plaignants pourrait bloquer temporairement la fin du TPS, comme ce fut le cas en 2017 lorsque des tribunaux fédéraux avaient émis des injonctions préliminaires contre la première tentative de Trump de mettre fin au programme. ### **Un contexte sécuritaire alarmant en Haïti** Le TPS avait été accordé à Haïti à la suite du séisme dévastateur de 2010 qui avait tué plus de 300 000 personnes et déplacé 1,5 million d’autres. Le programme a été renouvelé successivement en raison de l’instabilité persistante dans le pays caribéen. La situation sécuritaire actuelle, marquée par l’emprise de coalitions de gangs armés sur environ 85% de la capitale Port-au-Prince et une grande partie du territoire national, rend tout rapatriement particulièrement périlleux. Selon les Nations Unies, plus de 5 000 personnes ont été tuées en Haïti en 2025 dans le contexte de la violence des gangs, et près de 700 000 personnes sont déplacées à l’intérieur du pays. Le gouvernement haïtien lui-même, dirigé par le Conseil présidentiel de transition et le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a publiquement reconnu son incapacité à assurer la sécurité de ses citoyens et à absorber un retour massif de ressortissants expulsés. L’administration Trump n’a pas encore répondu publiquement à la demande de prolongation de la représentante Wilson. Le président Trump avait déjà tenté de mettre fin au TPS haïtien durant son premier mandat en 2017, mais cette décision avait été bloquée par les tribunaux fédéraux suite à des contestations judiciaires qui se sont poursuivies jusqu’à ce que l’administration Biden reverse la décision en 2021. La secrétaire Noem et le DHS ont maintenu une position ferme sur la fin du TPS, malgré les avertissements d’experts en immigration et de responsables locaux concernant les conséquences humanitaires et économiques d’une telle décision. Avec moins de dix jours avant l’échéance, l’avenir de centaines de milliers de familles haïtiennes vivant et travaillant légalement aux États-Unis demeure suspendu aux décisions judiciaires et politiques qui se joueront dans les prochains jours. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_1327-300x253.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/la-representante…nce-du-3-fevrier/](https://ctninfo.com/fr/la-representante%E2%80%A6nce-du-3-fevrier/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-representante-de-floride-frederica-wilson-exige-une-prolongation-immediate-du-tps-avant-lecheance-du-3-fevrier/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-representante-de-floride-frederica-wilson-exige-une-prolongation-immediate-du-tps-avant-lecheance-du-3-fevrier/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-representante-de-floride-frederica-wilson-exige-une-prolongation-immediate-du-tps-avant-lecheance-du-3-fevrier/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-representante-de-floride-frederica-wilson-exige-une-prolongation-immediate-du-tps-avant-lecheance-du-3-fevrier/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-representante-de-floride-frederica-wilson-exige-une-prolongation-immediate-du-tps-avant-lecheance-du-3-fevrier/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20repr%C3%A9sentante%20de%20Floride%20Frederica%20Wilson%20exige%20une%20prolongation%20imm%C3%A9diate%20du%20TPS%20avant%20l%27%C3%A9ch%C3%A9ance%20du%203%20f%C3%A9vrier&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-representante-de-floride-frederica-wilson-exige-une-prolongation-immediate-du-tps-avant-lecheance-du-3-fevrier%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Transition haïtienne: l'OIDG dénonce les querelles de pouvoir et exige un sursaut patriotique](https://ctninfo.com/transition-haitienne-loidg-denonce-les-querelles-de-pouvoir-et-exige-un-sursaut-patriotique/) **Published:** January 25, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** L’Observatoire International pour la Démocratie et la Gouvernance (OIDG) exprime son “extrême préoccupation” face au déchirement des deux branches de l’exécutif haïtien pour la conservation du pouvoir. L’organisation met en garde contre les conséquences dramatiques de ces luttes intestines sur une population déjà exsangue, et dresse un constat d’échec “sans appel” du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT) et de son gouvernement à quelques jours seulement de la fin de leur mandat, le 7 février 2026. « Dans cette situation, c’est la population haïtienne qui paie les frais de ces querelles », assène le président de l’OIDG, le sociologue Amboise Guillaume, dans une note de conjoncture publié dans la soirée du samedi 24 janvier 2026. L’Observatoire rappelle avec force que la légitimité du pouvoir actuel découle exclusivement de l’Accord du 3 avril 2024, dont la vision était pourtant claire : “la réconciliation de l’État Nation, le retour à l’ordre constitutionnel et la défense des intérêts d’Haïti”. Au lieu de cela, l’OIDG constate amèrement que la première République noire indépendante, par ses dirigeants, s’offre encore une fois en spectacle à la face du monde., Cinq axes, cinq échecs - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La note de l’OIDG procède à une évaluation cinglante de l’action du CPT au regard des cinq chantiers prioritaires définis par l’article 17 de l’Accord fondateur : La sécurité publique et nationale : La situation sécuritaire reste catastrophique, avec les gangs contrôlant une large partie de la capitale et terrorisant la population. Le redressement économique et la sécurité alimentaire : L’économie est à l’arrêt, l’inflation galopante et la famine menace des millions de personnes. La conférence nationale et la question constitutionnelle : Aucun dialogue national inclusif n’a été engagé sur l’avenir institutionnel du pays. L’État de droit et la justice : L’impunité reste la règle, et le système judiciaire est paralysé. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les élections : malgré la publication du décret électoral et d’un calendrier électoral par le Conseil électoral provisoire, les avancées enregistrée dans ce domaine laissent la population perplexe sur la possibilité d’un scrutin crédible pour renouveler les dirigeants. Face à ce bilan, l’OIDG estime que le constat est sans équivoque. La publication de cette note intervient dans un contexte de crise aiguë au sommet de l’État. L’OIDG réagit explicitement à la récente tentative de cinq membres du CPT de révoquer le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils, à peine deux semaines avant l’expiration de leur propre mandat. Une manœuvre qui a provoqué une opposition ferme du coordonnateur du CPT et, surtout, de la communauté internationale. Les États-Unis et le Canada ont brandi la menace de sanctions contre les signataires de cette résolution, plongeant le pays dans une nouvelle incertitude institutionnelle. Face à ce chaos, l’OIDG presse les acteurs haïtiens d’opérer un “sursaut patriotique”. L’Observatoire appelle de ses vœux la tenue de « véritables consultations sur des bases objectives, reflétant la vision générale de tous les acteurs et de toutes les forces vives de la nation, notamment la société civile et la diaspora haïtienne », pour définir les mécanismes qui succéderont au CPT. Cette position s’inscrit dans la continuité des engagements de l’OIDG, qui plaide de longue date pour une sortie de crise structurelle. L’Observatoire a ainsi multiplié les initiatives en faveur de la signature d’un “Pacte de Gouvernabilité” pour les 25 prochaines années. Pour l’OIDG, seule une feuille de route consensuelle et de long terme, ancrée dans un accord national dépassant les intérêts partisans immédiats, peut permettre à Haïti de sortir du cycle infernal des crises politiques et de poser les bases d’un État stable et au service de son peuple. Alors que le compte à rebours vers le 7 février a commencé, le message de l’OIDG est clair : il est plus que temps pour les dirigeants de mettre de côté leurs ambitions personnelles et de se concentrer sur les véritables enjeux qui prennent en compte l’intérêt national et le bien commun. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/transition-haitienne-loidg-denonce-les-querelles-de-pouvoir-et-exige-un-sursaut-patriotique/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/transition-haitienne-loidg-denonce-les-querelles-de-pouvoir-et-exige-un-sursaut-patriotique/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/transition-haitienne-loidg-denonce-les-querelles-de-pouvoir-et-exige-un-sursaut-patriotique/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/transition-haitienne-loidg-denonce-les-querelles-de-pouvoir-et-exige-un-sursaut-patriotique/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/transition-haitienne-loidg-denonce-les-querelles-de-pouvoir-et-exige-un-sursaut-patriotique/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Transition%20ha%C3%AFtienne%3A%20l%27OIDG%20d%C3%A9nonce%20les%20querelles%20de%20pouvoir%20et%20exige%20un%20sursaut%20patriotique&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftransition-haitienne-loidg-denonce-les-querelles-de-pouvoir-et-exige-un-sursaut-patriotique%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Crise scolaire en Haïti : plus de 800 écoles privées fermées et des milliers d’élèves livrés à eux-mêmes dans la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince](https://ctninfo.com/crise-scolaire-en-haiti-plus-de-800-ecoles-privees-fermees-et-des-milliers-deleves-livres-a-eux-memes-dans-la-zone-metropolitaine-de-port-au-prince/) **Published:** January 25, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, dimanche 25 janvier 2026\_Une enquête menée par l’Union des Parents d’Élèves Progressistes Haïtiens (UPEPH) dans plusieurs communes de la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince révèle une situation alarmante du système éducatif haïtien. Selon cette enquête, alors que le premier trimestre de l’année scolaire est achevé et que les examens ont été organisés, plus de 800 écoles privées de la zone métropolitaine demeurent fermées depuis la fin du mois de février 2024. Cette fermeture massive a plongé plusieurs centaines de milliers d’élèves dans la rue. Certains d’entre eux auraient rejoint les rangs des gangs armés, tandis que plus de 20 000 enseignants se retrouvent au chômage, laissant leurs familles dans une précarité extrême, parfois contraintes de vivre dans des camps ou dans la rue. Plusieurs dizaines d’écoles publiques ont fermé définitivement, tandis que d’autres fonctionnent avec un effectif très réduit. Une rentrée scolaire largement compromise - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Pour l’année académique 2025-2026, le ministère de l’Éducation nationale et de la Formation professionnelle (MENFP) avait fixé la rentrée scolaire au mercredi 1e octobre 2025. Pourtant, la quasi-totalité des écoles privées qui avaient fermé leurs portes dans la zone métropolitaine n’ont toujours pas repris leurs activités. Seules quelques écoles privées ont pu se relocaliser dans des zones relativement sécurisées, notamment à Delmas et à Pétion-Ville, en louant des bâtiments à des coûts élevés. Ces charges sont répercutées sur les parents d’élèves, ce qui a entraîné une hausse significative des frais de scolarité, parfois presque doublés, selon les constats de l’UPEPH. Des écoles publiques en déclin dramatique L’UPEPH documente un déclin dramatique de plusieurs écoles publiques de la zone métropolitaine afin d’illustrer l’ampleur de la crise. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) École nationale Fortuna Guery : Avant la recrudescence de la violence des gangs à la fin février 2024, cette école située à Portail Léogâne et rue Oswald Durand comptait 245 élèves au troisième cycle fondamental. A cause des violences armées, elle a été contrainte de se déplacer au lycée de Carrefour-Feuilles, où l’effectif est tombé à 35 élèves. Aujourd’hui, faute d’un nouveau local attribué par l’État, l’école est retournée dans son ancien emplacement et ne compte plus que 7 élèves. École nationale Victorine Latortue : Située autrefois à la rue Monseigneur Guilloux, près du sanatorium, elle disposait de 12 salles de classe et accueillait 1 600 élèves. Pour l’année scolaire 2025-2026, l’école a pratiquement disparu. Déplacée à avenue Fouchard, elle n’a plus aucun élève. École nationale République du Brésil : Anciennement située rue Capois, avec 11 salles de classe et 1 203 élèves, elle partage aujourd’hui le même local que le lycée Fritz Pierre Louis, dans les locaux de l’Université Renaissance d’Haïti (URH). Elle ne dispose plus que de 3 salles de classe pour environ 150 élèves. Situation dans plusieurs autres communes en dehors de la capitale Gressier : l’École nationale de Gressier, qui comptait 9 salles de classe et 1 300 élèves avant l’attaque du commissariat en mars 2024, n’accueille plus que 405 élèves. Cabaret : l’École nationale de Source Matelas est fermée. Montrouis : l’École nationale de Montrouis et le lycée de Montrouis sont fermés. Kenscoff : l’École nationale de Kenscoff, l’École nationale de Bongard et l’École nationale de Furcy sont fermées. Effondrement des lycées publics à Port-au-Prince Lycée Jean-Jacques Dessalines : anciennement avenue Christophe, avec plus de 1 500 élèves et 12 salles de classe, il fonctionne aujourd’hui au lycée de Pétion-Ville avec seulement 4 salles de classe et 234 élèves. Lycée Fritz Pierre Louis : autrefois situé rue Saint-Honoré, il accueillait plus de 5 500 élèves. Aujourd’hui, relocalisé à l’Université Renaissance d’Haïti, il ne compte plus que 600 élèves répartis dans 6 salles de classe. Lycée Marie-Jeanne : lycée de référence pour les jeunes filles, il comptait plus de 4 500 élèves. Installé désormais dans l’ancien local de Sainte-Rose de Lima, il ne compte plus que 800 élèves. L’État ne prend pas en charge le loyer du local. Lycée des Jeunes Filles : autrefois fort de plus de 4 000 élèves, il fonctionne aujourd’hui avec 800 élèves dans 6 salles de classe, dans la zone des dalles. Le loyer du local est payé par l’UNICEF, mais l’organisation a annoncé qu’elle ne pourra plus assurer ce soutien pour l’année académique 2026-2027. Écoles nationales fermées dans la zone métropolitaine Dans la commune de Port-au-Prince, plusieurs écoles nationales sont fermées, notamment : École nationale Venezuela (rue du Peuple). École nationale Smith Duplessis (rue Macajou) École nationale Fabre Geffrard (Grande Rue) École nationale Esther Beaubrun Honorat (rue Monseigneur Guilloux) École nationale Emerante Papailler (Martissant 23) École nationale Victorine Latortue. Dans la commune de Ganthier, cinq écoles nationales sont fermées, dont l’École nationale de Balan et l’École nationale Saline Coustard. Un droit à l’éducation bafoué L’UPEPF rappelle que l’article 26 de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme et l’article 32-3 de la Constitution haïtienne garantissent le droit à une éducation gratuite et obligatoire. Pourtant, l’organisation accuse les autorités de privilégier la conservation du pouvoir plutôt que des politiques publiques efficaces pour rétablir la sécurité scolaire. Elle déplore également que les promesses gouvernementales, comme les 3 milliards de gourdes d’aide annoncés, restent sans effet, et que le Programme national de cantines scolaires (PNCS) n’ait fourni aucun repas aux écoles de l’Ouest depuis quatre ans. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/crise-scolaire-en-haiti-plus-de-800-ecoles-privees-fermees-et-des-milliers-deleves-livres-a-eux-memes-dans-la-zone-metropolitaine-de-port-au-prince/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crise-scolaire-en-haiti-plus-de-800-ecoles-privees-fermees-et-des-milliers-deleves-livres-a-eux-memes-dans-la-zone-metropolitaine-de-port-au-prince/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/crise-scolaire-en-haiti-plus-de-800-ecoles-privees-fermees-et-des-milliers-deleves-livres-a-eux-memes-dans-la-zone-metropolitaine-de-port-au-prince/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crise-scolaire-en-haiti-plus-de-800-ecoles-privees-fermees-et-des-milliers-deleves-livres-a-eux-memes-dans-la-zone-metropolitaine-de-port-au-prince/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/crise-scolaire-en-haiti-plus-de-800-ecoles-privees-fermees-et-des-milliers-deleves-livres-a-eux-memes-dans-la-zone-metropolitaine-de-port-au-prince/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Crise%20scolaire%20en%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20plus%20de%20800%20%C3%A9coles%20priv%C3%A9es%20ferm%C3%A9es%20et%20des%20milliers%20d%E2%80%99%C3%A9l%C3%A8ves%20livr%C3%A9s%20%C3%A0%20eux-m%C3%AAmes%20dans%20la%20zone%20m%C3%A9tropolitaine%20de%20Port-au-Prince&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcrise-scolaire-en-haiti-plus-de-800-ecoles-privees-fermees-et-des-milliers-deleves-livres-a-eux-memes-dans-la-zone-metropolitaine-de-port-au-prince%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti - Participation politique des femmes : Le MCFDF restitue les États Généraux](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-participation-politique-des-femmes-le-mcfdf-restitue-les-etats-generaux/) **Published:** January 25, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, dimanche 25 janvier 2026 – Le ministère de la Condition Féminine et des Droits de la Femme (MCFDF) a organisé, samedi 24 janvier 2026, un atelier de restitution sur les « États Généraux pour la participation politique des femmes et les violences électorales » à l’Hôtel Montana, à Pétion-Ville. Cet atelier s’inscrit dans une démarche de transparence, de partage et d’appropriation collective des résultats des États Généraux, selon une note du MCFDF publiée sur ses réseaux sociaux, L’événement poursuivait plusieurs objectifs stratégiques tels que la diffusion des conclusions des États Généraux, en assurant l’accessibilité des analyses, recommandations et engagements pour toutes les parties prenantes ; le renforcement du dialogue en créant un espace d’échange entre institutions, partis politiques, organisations féministes et féminines, société civile et médias, afin d’approfondir les réflexions et de consolider les engagements. Pour le ministère, cette journée a également permis d’intégrer les recommandations dans les pratiques institutionnelles et politiques en impliquant directement les acteurs concernés ; d’encourager la mise en œuvre effective des engagements, en les traduisant en actions concrètes, durables et mesurables, contribuant ainsi à un environnement électoral plus sûr et inclusif. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dorothy Sénatus, représentante de l’ALLIANCE, a estimé que cet événement n’était « pas seulement l’affaire des femmes, mais une entente nationale, une collaboration interinstitutionnelle », où les recommandations de l’ensemble de la société haïtienne ont été prises en compte. La ministre Pédrica Saint-Jean a salué la participation active des femmes, des organisations féministes et féminines, ainsi que de tous les citoyens et citoyennes ayant contribué à cette vaste consultation nationale. Elle a affirmé que ce processus était « un acte politique majeur qui traduit la volonté de notre pays de reconnaître que la démocratie ne peut être authentique si la moitié de la population reste marginalisée dans les espaces de décision ». Engagements du ministère La ministre a réaffirmé l’engagement du MCFDF à faire de l’intégration du genre une priorité transversale de l’action publique, notamment dans la gouvernance et les mécanismes de transition, les politiques de sécurité et de prévention des violences basées sur le genre, les processus électoraux et la participation politique ainsi que dans la décentralisation et le développement local. Elle a souligné que la restitution était une étape de responsabilité et de transparence, visant à analyser et valider les résultats pour les transformer en orientations stratégiques, programmes et actions mesurables. Feuille de route collective « Les conclusions des États Généraux sont claires : il ne peut y avoir de transition crédible, de gouvernance démocratique ni de paix durable sans l’intégration effective de l’égalité de genre et sans la participation pleine et significative des femmes à tous les niveaux de décision », a déclaré la ministre. Elle a ajouté que ces conclusions constituaient une feuille de route collective, engageant toutes les institutions publiques, collectivités territoriales, partis politiques, organisations de la société civile et partenaires internationaux à traduire les recommandations en actions concrètes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La ministre Saint-Jean s’est donc engagée à porter ces recommandations dans les instances de coordination gouvernementale ; plaider pour leur intégration dans les cadres stratégiques nationaux ; et veiller à ce que les engagements en faveur des droits des femmes soient accompagnés de ressources, de mécanismes de suivi et de redevabilité. Signature de l’acte d’engagement Suite à des échanges enrichissants sur le rapport des États Généraux présenté par Hemanex Gonzague Désir, coordonnateur du bureau de la ministre, les représentantes des organisations féministes et féminines ont procédé à la signature de l’acte de déclaration d’engagement. Cet acte sera acheminé au plus haut niveau de l’État haïtien. Cet atelier de restitution fait suite aux États Généraux sur la « Participation Politique des Femmes et les Violences Électorales », tenus les 12, 13 et 14 décembre 2025 aux Cayes, sous le thème : « Pa gen demokrasi ni eleksyon san fanm. Zewo Vyolans » (Pas de démocratie ni d’élections sans femmes. Zéro violence). Parmi les participants figuraient les conseillères électorales Magalie Georges et Yves Marie Edouard, le directeur général de l’ONI, Reynold Guerrier, des partenaires techniques et financiers, des membres du corps diplomatique et consulaire, ainsi que des représentantes et représentants d’organisations de la société civile, notamment des organisations féminines et féministes. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-participation-politique-des-femmes-le-mcfdf-restitue-les-etats-generaux/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-participation-politique-des-femmes-le-mcfdf-restitue-les-etats-generaux/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-participation-politique-des-femmes-le-mcfdf-restitue-les-etats-generaux/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-participation-politique-des-femmes-le-mcfdf-restitue-les-etats-generaux/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-participation-politique-des-femmes-le-mcfdf-restitue-les-etats-generaux/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20-%20Participation%20politique%20des%20femmes%20%3A%20Le%20MCFDF%20restitue%20les%20%C3%89tats%20G%C3%A9n%C3%A9raux&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-participation-politique-des-femmes-le-mcfdf-restitue-les-etats-generaux%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [From Frigid Calm to Outraged Sorrow: A Few Hours on the Minneapolis Street Where Agents Killed a Man](https://ctninfo.com/from-frigid-calm-to-outraged-sorrow-a-few-hours-on-the-minneapolis-street-where-agents-killed-a-man/) **Published:** January 25, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** From dawn, frigid cold enveloped the calm of “Eat Street” in Minneapolis, this artery in the city’s south, renowned for its small cafés and restaurants, from New American to Vietnamese. Within five hours, everything changed: a protester was found dead, videos showing federal agents restraining a man, gunshots had been fired, and federal and local authorities were violently blaming each other. Eat Street then became the site of clashes: federal agents as well as local and state police withdrew, and protesters took control of the area. ### A New Shooting Inflames the City Around 9 a.m., a federal immigration agent shot and killed a man, approximately 2.4 kilometers from the January 7 fatal shooting that had already sparked outrage and daily protests. The city’s reaction was swift. In just over an hour, anger exploded again in the already tense city. Even before the current wave of immigration enforcement, networks of thousands of residents had organized to monitor and denounce these operations, while national, state, and local leaders traded blame over rising tensions. Minutes after the shooting, two Associated Press journalists arrived at the scene: dozens of protesters were already converging and confronting federal agents, using whistles to alert others to their presence. Having covered the protests for several days, including a massive mobilization on Friday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis, the journalists noted that on Saturday, the anger and sadness seemed more urgent and intense within the crowd. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26025029988353-300x200.avif)EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY – Armed community response members patrol near the scene where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) ### Hours of Clashes in Polar Cold In just a few hours, the crowd swelled to several hundred, their shouts of insults and obscenities directed at the agents, who sometimes responded with mockery. For several hours, clashes occurred as tear gas spread through the frigid air. Repeatedly, agents pushed back protesters from improvised barricades using flash bang grenades and pepper balls, only for protesters to regroup and regain their ground. About five hours after the shooting, after one final major push down the street, law enforcement officers left in a convoy. By mid-afternoon, protesters controlled the intersection near the shooting site, cordoning off the area with yellow tape left by police. Some climbed onto large metal dumpsters to block traffic and banged on them rhythmically, while others spoke at the impromptu and constantly growing memorial dedicated to Alex Pretti, the man killed Saturday morning. To demarcate the area, some arranged branches and twigs in a circle, while others placed flowers and candles near a snow bank at the memorial. Many carried handwritten signs demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave Minnesota, using critical expressions against ICE that have spread throughout the Twin Cities for more than two weeks. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26025049706909-300x200.avif)People gather during a vigil for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) ### An Anger Reminiscent of George Floyd The mood in the crowd was marked by anger and sadness, recalling reactions to George Floyd’s death in 2020, though without the widespread rioting of that period. In the blocks around the shooting scene, no police presence was visible, although several agencies had mobilized and the National Guard had also announced it would bolster security at the site. At an afternoon press conference, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said his officers, as well as members of the Minnesota National Guard in yellow safety vests, were working to keep the area around the shooting safe and prevent traffic from interfering with “lawful, peaceful demonstrations.” No traffic except for residents was allowed in a 6-by-7 block area around the scene. Stores, sports, and cultural institutions closed Saturday afternoon due to safety concerns. Some remained open to provide protesters with relief from the dangerous cold, offering water, coffee, snacks, and hand-warming packets. After nightfall, a somber, sorrowful crowd of several hundred people maintained a vigil near the memorial. “It feels like every day something crazier happens,” said Caleb Spike. “What comes next? I don’t know what the solution is.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26025029988353-300x200.avif)EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY – Armed community response members patrol near the scene where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) [https://ctninfo.com/from-frigid-calm…nts-killed-a-man/](https://ctninfo.com/from-frigid-calm%E2%80%A6nts-killed-a-man/) Source: Associated Press. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/from-frigid-calm-to-outraged-sorrow-a-few-hours-on-the-minneapolis-street-where-agents-killed-a-man/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/from-frigid-calm-to-outraged-sorrow-a-few-hours-on-the-minneapolis-street-where-agents-killed-a-man/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/from-frigid-calm-to-outraged-sorrow-a-few-hours-on-the-minneapolis-street-where-agents-killed-a-man/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/from-frigid-calm-to-outraged-sorrow-a-few-hours-on-the-minneapolis-street-where-agents-killed-a-man/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/from-frigid-calm-to-outraged-sorrow-a-few-hours-on-the-minneapolis-street-where-agents-killed-a-man/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20From%20Frigid%20Calm%20to%20Outraged%20Sorrow%3A%20A%20Few%20Hours%20on%20the%20Minneapolis%20Street%20Where%20Agents%20Killed%20a%20Man&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffrom-frigid-calm-to-outraged-sorrow-a-few-hours-on-the-minneapolis-street-where-agents-killed-a-man%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Du calme glacial à la douleur indignée : quelques heures dans la rue de Minneapolis où des agents ont tué un homme](https://ctninfo.com/du-calme-glacial-a-la-douleur-indignee-quelques-heures-dans-la-rue-de-minneapolis-ou-des-agents-ont-tue-un-homme/) **Published:** January 25, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Dès l’aube, un froid glacial enveloppait le calme de « Eat Street » à Minneapolis, cette artère du sud de la ville renommée pour ses petits cafés et restaurants, de la nouvelle cuisine américaine à la vietnamienne. En l’espace de cinq heures, tout a changé : un manifestant trouvé mort, des vidéos montrant des agents fédéraux maîtrisant un homme, des coups de feu avaient été tirés, et les autorités fédérales et locales se rejetaient violemment la responsabilité. Eat Street a ensuite été le lieu d’affrontements : les agents fédéraux ainsi que la police locale et d’État se sont retirés et les manifestants ont pris le contrôle de la zone. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26024692833333-300x200.avif)Federal immigration officers deploy tear gas after a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) ### Une nouvelle fusillade qui enflamme la ville Vers 9 heures du matin, un agent fédéral de l’immigration a tiré sur un homme et l’a tué, à environ 2,4 kilomètres de la fusillade mortelle du 7 janvier qui, déjà, avait provoqué l’indignation et des manifestations quotidiennes. La réaction de la ville ne s’est pas fait attendre. En un peu plus d’une heure, la colère a de nouveau explosé dans la ville déjà sous tension. Même avant l’actuelle vague d’application des lois sur l’immigration, des réseaux de milliers de résidents s’étaient organisés pour surveiller et dénoncer ces opérations, tandis que les dirigeants nationaux, d’État et locaux s’échangeaient des reproches sur les tensions croissantes. Quelques minutes après la fusillade, deux journalistes de l’Associated Press arrivent sur les lieux : des dizaines de manifestants convergent déjà et confrontent les agents fédéraux, utilisant des sifflets pour avertir de leur présence. Ayant couvert les manifestations depuis plusieurs jours, dont une mobilisation massive vendredi après-midi au centre de Minneapolis, les journalistes notèrent que samedi, la colère et la tristesse semblaient plus urgentes et intenses au sein de la foule. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26025029988353-300x200.avif)EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY – Armed community response members patrol near the scene where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) ### Des heures d’affrontements dans un froid polaire En à peine quelques heures, la foule gonflait jusqu’à réunir plusieurs centaines de personnes, leurs cris insultantes et obscénités visant les agents qui, parfois, répondaient avec des moqueries. Durant plusieurs heures, des affrontements eurent lieu alors que des gaz lacrymogènes se répandaient dans l’air glacial. À maintes reprises, les agents ont repoussé les manifestants des barricades improvisées à l’aide de grenades assourdissantes et de balles au poivre, pour que les manifestants se regroupent et regagnent leur terrain. Environ cinq heures après la fusillade, après une dernière grande poussée dans la rue, les agents d’application des lois sont partis en convoi. En milieu d’après-midi déjà, les manifestants contrôlaient l’intersection près du site de la fusillade, isolant la zone avec du ruban jaune laissé par la police. Certains grimpaient sur de grosses bennes métalliques pour bloquer la circulation et y frappaient en rythme, d’autres prenaient la parole auprès du mémorial improvisé et chaque instant grandissant dédié à Alex Pretti, l’homme tué samedi matin. Pour délimiter la zone, certains disposaient de branches et de rameaux en cercle, tandis que d’autres déposaient des fleurs et des bougies près d’un banc de neige au mémorial. Beaucoup portaient des pancartes manuscrites exigeant que l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement quitte le Minnesota, utilisant des expressions critiques à l’encontre de l’ICE, répandues depuis plus de deux semaines dans les villes jumelles. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26025049706909-300x200.avif)People gather during a vigil for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) ### Une colère qui rappelle George Floyd L’ambiance dans la foule était marquée par de la colère et de la tristesse, rappelant les réactions observées après la mort de George Floyd en 2020, bien que sans les émeutes généralisées de cette période. Dans les pâtés de maisons autour de la scène de la fusillade, aucune présence policière n’était visible, bien que plusieurs agences se soient mobilisées et que la Garde nationale ait aussi annoncé vouloir renforcer la sécurité sur les lieux. Lors d’une conférence de presse dans l’après-midi, le chef de la police de Minneapolis, Brian O’Hara, a déclaré que ses agents ainsi que des membres de la Garde nationale du Minnesota en gilets de sécurité jaunes travaillaient pour maintenir la sécurité de la zone autour de la fusillade et éviter que la circulation n’interfère avec les « manifestations légales et pacifiques ». Aucune circulation, à l’exception des résidents, n’était autorisée dans une zone de 6 sur 7 pâtés de maisons autour de la scène. Des magasins, des institutions sportives et culturelles ont fermé samedi après-midi, invoquant la sécurité. Certains sont restés ouverts pour offrir une pause aux manifestants face au froid dangereux, fournissant de l’eau, du café, des collations et des sachets chauffants pour les mains. Après la tombée de la nuit, une foule sombre et affligée de plusieurs centaines de personnes a maintenu une veillée près du mémorial. « On a l’impression que chaque jour quelque chose de plus fou se produit », a déclaré Caleb Spike. « Que va-t-il se passer ensuite ? Je ne sais pas quelle est la solution. » [https://ctninfo.com/du-calme-glacial…ont-tue-un-homme/](https://ctninfo.com/du-calme-glacial%E2%80%A6ont-tue-un-homme/) Source : Associated Press. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/du-calme-glacial-a-la-douleur-indignee-quelques-heures-dans-la-rue-de-minneapolis-ou-des-agents-ont-tue-un-homme/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/du-calme-glacial-a-la-douleur-indignee-quelques-heures-dans-la-rue-de-minneapolis-ou-des-agents-ont-tue-un-homme/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/du-calme-glacial-a-la-douleur-indignee-quelques-heures-dans-la-rue-de-minneapolis-ou-des-agents-ont-tue-un-homme/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/du-calme-glacial-a-la-douleur-indignee-quelques-heures-dans-la-rue-de-minneapolis-ou-des-agents-ont-tue-un-homme/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/du-calme-glacial-a-la-douleur-indignee-quelques-heures-dans-la-rue-de-minneapolis-ou-des-agents-ont-tue-un-homme/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Du%20calme%20glacial%20%C3%A0%20la%20douleur%20indign%C3%A9e%20%3A%20quelques%20heures%20dans%20la%20rue%20de%20Minneapolis%20o%C3%B9%20des%20agents%20ont%20tu%C3%A9%20un%20homme&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdu-calme-glacial-a-la-douleur-indignee-quelques-heures-dans-la-rue-de-minneapolis-ou-des-agents-ont-tue-un-homme%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Massive Protest in Boston Against ICE Following Second Fatal Shooting in Minnesota](https://ctninfo.com/massive-protest-in-boston-against-ice-following-second-fatal-shooting-in-minnesota/) **Published:** January 25, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Hundreds of protesters flooded Boston’s streets Saturday night, braving frigid temperatures to express their outrage just hours after a federal agent fatally shot a second person in Minnesota during operations conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This Minneapolis shooting represents another incident involving federal law enforcement since early January, when Renee Nicole Good was shot by an ICE agent during a similar operation. **Mobilization in Bitter Cold** Despite temperatures hovering around 12 degrees Fahrenheit, more than 250 people gathered in Boston’s streets, according to MassLive. Their protest chants echoed through the frozen air, reflecting the urgency felt by immigrant communities in the face of intensified federal operations. This mobilization comes amid growing concern within immigrant communities across the country. ICE operations have multiplied in recent weeks, raising worries among Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, whose expiration date is approaching for many Haitian nationals. Boston’s Haitian community, one of the largest in the country, is following these developments closely as the February 3, 2026 TPS deadline approaches. **Expected Reactions** Protest organizers called for an end to arrest operations in residential neighborhoods, emphasizing the need for guarantees of residents’ safety and respect for civil rights. They also demand a thorough investigation into the circumstances of both fatal shootings in Minnesota to address the central concern of potential law enforcement impunity. Local officials and immigrant rights organizations have not yet publicly responded to this second shooting. Caribbean Television Network will continue to monitor this situation. 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Cette fusillade à Minneapolis représente un nouvel incident impliquant les forces de l’ordre fédérales depuis le début du mois de janvier, lorsque Renee Nicole Good avait été touchée par un agent de l’ICE lors d’une opération similaire. ### Une mobilisation dans un froid mordant Malgré des températures avoisinant les moins onze degrés Celsius, plus de deux cent cinquante personnes se sont rassemblées dans les rues bostoniennes, selon MassLive. Leurs cris de protestation résonnaient dans l’air glacé, témoignant de l’urgence ressentie par les communautés immigrantes face à l’intensification des opérations fédérales. Cette mobilisation survient dans un contexte d’inquiétude au sein des communautés immigrantes à travers le pays. Les opérations de l’ICE se sont multipliées ces dernières semaines, suscitant des préoccupations parmi les détenteurs du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS), dont la date d’expiration approche pour de nombreux ressortissants haïtiens. La communauté haïtienne de la région de Boston, l’une des plus importantes du pays, suit ces développements avec une attention particulière alors que l’échéance du 3 février 2026 concernant le TPS se profile. ### Réactions attendues Les organisateurs de la manifestation ont appelé à la fin des opérations d’arrestation dans les quartiers résidentiels, soulignant le besoin de garanties pour la sécurité des résidents et le respect des droits civiques. Ils exigent en outre une enquête approfondie sur les circonstances des deux fusillades mortelles au Minnesota, afin de répondre à la préoccupation centrale de l’impunité potentielle des forces de l’ordre. 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This proactive planning is essential to avoid disruptions to daily life, such as missing work shifts, medical appointments, or school commitments. The MBTA issued details Friday about planned service changes due to the weekend winter storm. Frigid temperatures, wind gusts, and significant snowfall are forecast for the Boston area. The transit agency is asking riders to plan their trips in advance and allow extra time if they need to use public transportation during this period. MBTA crews will work to clear snow across the entire system, but travelers are urged to use caution on platforms, at bus stops, when boarding and exiting trains, and at grade crossings. ### January 25 and 26 Normal weekend service will be maintained across the MBTA network. However, riders are reminded that the Blue Line remains suspended between Bowdoin and Orient Heights stations this weekend. Several bus routes may operate on their snow routes, designed to avoid steep hills, sharp turns, and narrow streets. Monday is expected to have the most significant disruptions, with specific changes to each mode of transportation. Riders should expect adjustments to subway, bus, commuter rail, ferry, and paratransit services. Subway: The Red, Orange, Green, and Blue Lines are expected to operate normally. The Mattapan Line will likely be suspended and replaced by shuttle buses due to snow. This is to protect the historic trolleys from potential damage. Bus: Normal service is planned. Some routes may switch to snow routes to avoid unsafe areas, leading to possible detours. Commuter Rail: All lines will operate on reduced storm schedules, running about every 90 minutes. This adjustment accommodates weather concerns and facilitates snow removal. Ferry: Ferries will run on reduced schedules. The Hingham/Hull/Logan/Boston route shifts to hourly service; Charlestown ferries run every 30 minutes. The RIDE: Paratransit is expected to operate normally, but riders may see snow-related delays. ### Preparation Measures The MBTA has implemented several measures to address winter conditions. Buses and trains will be stored indoors when possible, and vehicles left outside will be regularly checked. Crews will check signals, track heaters, and run empty trains to keep tracks clear and spot hazards. On the Blue and Green Lines, crews will monitor and clear ice from overhead wires as needed. The MBTA and Keolis have over 1,000 pieces of snow removal equipment deployed across the commuter rail network. ### How to Stay Informed The MBTA encourages riders to subscribe to T-Alerts, download the MBTA Go app, and consult the winter weather guide available on the agency’s website. This guide provides tips for staying connected and knowing what to expect on the network during extreme winter conditions. Normal service is expected to resume on Tuesday across all modes of transportation. 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La Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority a publié vendredi des informations détaillées concernant les modifications de service prévues en raison de la tempête hivernale attendue ce week-end. Des températures glaciales, des rafales de vent et d’importantes chutes de neige sont annoncées pour la région de Boston. L’agence de transport invite les usagers à planifier leurs déplacements à l’avance et à prévoir du temps supplémentaire s’ils doivent emprunter les transports en commun durant cette période. Les équipes de la MBTA travailleront à déneiger l’ensemble du réseau, mais les voyageurs sont appelés à faire preuve de prudence sur les quais, aux arrêts de bus, lors de l’embarquement et du débarquement des trains, ainsi qu’aux passages à niveau. ### 25 et 26 janvier Le service normal du week-end sera maintenu sur l’ensemble du réseau de la MBTA. Les usagers sont toutefois rappelés que la ligne bleue demeure suspendue entre les stations Bowdoin et Orient Heights ce week-end. Plusieurs lignes de bus pourraient emprunter leurs itinéraires de neige, conçus pour éviter les collines abruptes, les virages serrés et les rues étroites. Les perturbations les plus importantes sont attendues lundi, avec des modifications touchant plusieurs modes de transport. Métro : Le service normal devrait être maintenu sur les lignes rouge, orange, verte et bleue. En revanche, la ligne Mattapan (bastion de la communauté haitienne de Boston) sera probablement suspendue et remplacée par des navettes en raison de l’accumulation de neige prévue. Cette mesure vise également à protéger les tramways historiques de la ligne, vieux de près de 80 ans, contre d’éventuels dommages. **Bus :** Le service normal est prévu, bien que plusieurs lignes pourraient emprunter leurs itinéraires de neige. Train de banlieue : Toutes les lignes de train de banlieue fonctionneront selon des horaires réduits de tempête, offrant environ un tiers du service habituel. Ces horaires, élaborés à partir des leçons tirées des années précédentes, visent à répondre à la demande tout en limitant l’exposition des trains aux conditions météorologiques et en permettant aux équipes de déneigement d’accéder au réseau. **Ferry :** Les traversiers fonctionneront selon un horaire réduit. La liaison Hingham/Hull/Logan/Boston passera à un service horaire, tandis que la ligne Charlestown circulera toutes les 30 minutes. **The RIDE** : Le service de transport adapté devrait fonctionner normalement, bien que des retards liés à la neige soient probables. ### Mesures de préparation La MBTA a déployé un arsenal de mesures pour faire face aux conditions hivernales. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Les bus et trains seront entreposés à l’intérieur durant la nuit, et les véhicules stationnés à l’extérieur feront l’objet de vérifications régulières. Les équipes de signalisation et de voies inspecteront l’ensemble du réseau pour s’assurer du bon fonctionnement des systèmes de chauffage des aiguillages et du troisième rail. Des trains sans passagers circuleront pour maintenir les voies dégagées et repérer les arbres ou branches présentant un risque. Sur les lignes bleue et verte, des équipes surveilleront l’accumulation de glace sur les caténaires et utiliseront des coupe-glace installés sur les véhicules pour dégager les lignes électriques. Concernant le réseau de trains de banlieue, la MBTA et son exploitant Keolis disposent de plus de 1 000 équipements de déneigement, notamment des souffleuses, des camions de sel et des chasse-neige, déployés sur l’ensemble du réseau. ### Comment rester informé La MBTA encourage les usagers à s’abonner aux alertes T-Alerts, à télécharger l’application MBTA Go et à consulter le guide météo hivernal disponible sur le site de l’agence. Ce guide fournit des conseils pour rester connecté et savoir à quoi s’attendre sur le réseau pendant les conditions hivernales extrêmes. Le retour au service normal est prévu pour mardi sur l’ensemble des modes de transport. 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La sénatrice Lydia Edwards, démocrate de Boston, a présenté un projet de loi exigeant que les agents fédéraux présentent des mandats judiciaires avant de détenir des individus dans l’enceinte des tribunaux pour des infractions civiles liées à l’immigration. Le projet de loi étendrait ces protections aux personnes se rendant aux procédures judiciaires ou en revenant. « Toute personne qui se rend au tribunal devrait pouvoir y aller, faire ses affaires, se sentir physiquement et légalement en sécurité », a déclaré Edwards à Axios Boston. ### Une présence accrue de l’application de la loi Le système judiciaire du Massachusetts a documenté au moins 614 arrestations de l’ICE dans les tribunaux en 2025, selon les dossiers officiels, rapporte Axios. Un cinquième de ces détentions s’est produit dans la région V, qui englobe le tribunal municipal de Boston et plusieurs autres juridictions de l’est du Massachusetts. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La législation intervient en réponse à des cas tels que la détention en novembre d’un homme dans une ruelle derrière le tribunal d’East Boston, un incident qui a suscité des critiques de la part des défenseurs des droits des immigrants, qui affirment que de telles mesures d’application de la loi compromettent l’accès à la justice. En vertu du projet de loi proposé, les agents des forces de l’ordre seraient tenus de : ∙ S’identifier lors de leur entrée dans les installations du tribunal ∙ Présenter un mandat judiciaire avant de détenir quiconque pour violations civiles de l’immigration ∙ Se conformer aux restrictions sur les activités d’application de la loi pendant les déplacements au tribunal - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’exigence de mandat ne s’appliquerait pas aux arrestations d’individus reconnus coupables de meurtre ou identifiés par le FBI comme menaces terroristes. De plus, la législation prévoit une disposition interdisant les couvre-visages dans les tribunaux, avec des exceptions en matière de prévention du COVID-19 et de protection contre d’autres maladies transmissibles par voie aérienne. ### Précédents juridiques Le Massachusetts rejoindrait le Connecticut et New York dans la mise en œuvre de mesures de protection des tribunaux si le projet de loi devait devenir loi. Un juge fédéral a récemment confirmé la validité du statut de New York interdisant les arrestations d’agents de l’immigration dans les tribunaux, fournissant un soutien juridique à des restrictions similaires au niveau des États. Le sort du projet de loi demeure incertain à Beacon Hill. Les dirigeants législatifs disposent d’un pouvoir considérable pour déterminer si la proposition progresse rapidement ou stagne sans avancer pendant la session en cours. Le bureau du président de la Chambre, Ron Mariano, n’a pas répondu aux demandes de commentaires, selon Axios. Le porte-parole de la présidente du Sénat, Karen Spilka, a indiqué qu’elle examinerait la législation et « continuera à dénoncer sans équivoque la conduite épouvantable de l’ICE ». Le projet de loi compte actuellement six coparrains à l’Assemblée législative de l’État. Les défenseurs des immigrants affirment que les arrestations dans les tribunaux créent un effet dissuasif qui décourage les communautés immigrantes de chercher justice, de signaler des crimes ou de participer à des procédures judiciaires — des préoccupations qui pourraient s’intensifier si le Massachusetts connaît une hausse des opérations d’application fédérales dans les mois à venir. 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Dans son intervention, le conseiller-président Leslie Voltaire a déclaré que, malgré les efforts déployés par le CPT pour soutenir l’action gouvernementale, les attentes de la population n’avaient pas été pleinement satisfaites. Dans ce contexte, le Conseil a décidé d’adopter une résolution visant à révoquer le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé et à désigner un autre chef de gouvernement issu de la même équipe, afin d’assurer l’intérim et d’aider le pays à trouver une meilleure formule pour gérer la période de transition politique après son départ. « Le 7 février 2026, le CPT cédera le pouvoir. Depuis six mois, plusieurs pôles politiques se sont régulièrement réunis, et nous avions espéré qu’ils proposeraient une formule de gouvernance en prévision de cette date. À ce jour, aucune proposition concrète n’est venue de ces pôles. Nous-mêmes avons engagé le dialogue avec de nombreux partis politiques et différents secteurs de la société civile, en prenant en compte toutes leurs revendications », a-t-il expliqué. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) « La première revendication majeure est la libération du terrain politique, afin que toutes les questions – primature, présidence, etc. – puissent être discutées ouvertement lors des négociations. Nous y avons répondu : démocratiquement, nous avons voté pour demander au Premier ministre en fonction de se retirer, afin de nommer un Premier ministre par intérim capable de faciliter ces négociations », a-t-il poursuivi. « Sur la scène internationale, à la CARICOM comme à l’OEA, tout le monde recherche une solution à la crise. Cependant, une fois sur la bonne voie, des interventions étrangères trop insistantes compliquent le processus. Nous accueillons favorablement l’aide internationale, notamment lorsqu’elle renforce la mission de lutte contre les gangs. Mais lorsque les Haïtiens tentent de récupérer une part de leur souveraineté, de nombreuses objections se font entendre », a-t-il ajouté. « C’est nous qui avons nommé Didier Fils-Aimé en novembre 2024 et nous l’avons accompagné pendant un an. Aujourd’hui, il revient à notre responsabilité de signer un décret nommant un nouveau Premier ministre, un nouveau gouvernement et, le moment venu, une nouvelle présidence. Nous devons garantir que ce nouveau gouvernement puisse gouverner efficacement, sans blocage national. Nous pensions pouvoir proposer une pause, le temps pour les pôles politiques et la société civile de se réunir afin de définir une formule de gouvernance acceptée par tous et capable d’assurer la transition jusqu’au 7 février », a-t-il conclu. De son côté, le conseiller-président Edgard Leblanc Fils a expliqué que cette décision de remplacer le Premier ministre visait à permettre une meilleure efficacité dans le court laps de temps qu’il reste au CPT. « Conformément au décret organisant le Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT), nous nous sommes réunis et, dans le respect de la collégialité ainsi que des articles 11 et 22 de ce décret, une décision a été prise à la majorité qualifiée », a-t-il fait savoir. Il a été décidé de remplacer le Premier ministre actuel par un Premier ministre à la tête d’un gouvernement par intérim, avec un délai maximal de 30 jours. Pour lui, cette période permettra aux forces vives de la nation – partis politiques, société civile, organisations religieuses et autres acteurs – de se réunir pour définir une formule haïtienne appropriée, capable de surmonter l’impasse liée au 7 février et de tracer une orientation claire pour le pays après cette date. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) « L’objectif est de restaurer pleinement la sécurité et la stabilité, d’initier un cycle de développement durable, de corriger les erreurs du passé et de regarder résolument vers l’avenir », a-t-il ajouté. « C’est pour ces raisons que les décisions ont été prises avant-hier et hier. Nos partenaires et amis doivent désormais prendre acte de ces décisions et nous accompagner dans cette étape cruciale pour le pays. » Leslie Voltaire et Edgard Leblanc Fils ont aussi rappelé que la communauté internationale ne disposait d’aucun pouvoir pour dicter les décisions à prendre en Haïti. Selon eux, « il revient aux Haïtiens de prendre des décisions pour les Haïtiens, afin de favoriser la stabilité du pays ». Depuis l’annonce de la décision de remplacer le Premier ministre, plusieurs voix se sont élevées pour s’y opposer. La dernière en date est celle du secrétaire d’État américain, ce 23 janvier. En effet, Marco Rubio s’est entretenu avec le Premier ministre haïtien, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, afin de réaffirmer le soutien des États-Unis à la stabilité et à la sécurité d’Haïti. Il a souligné l’importance du maintien de Fils-Aimé à son poste de Premier ministre d’Haïti pour lutter contre les gangs terroristes et stabiliser l’île. « Seul un leadership constant et robuste, bénéficiant du soutien total du peuple haïtien, permettra de mettre fin à la violence actuelle causée par les gangs », a-t-il déclaré. Le Secrétaire d’Etat américain a ajouté que le Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT) devait être dissous d’ici le 7 février, sans que des acteurs corrompus ne cherchent à s’ingérer, à des fins personnelles, dans le processus de transition d’Haïti vers une gouvernance élue. « Les dirigeants haïtiens doivent privilégier la stabilité du pays. 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A 2-year-old girl and her father were apprehended Thursday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in south Minneapolis, according to a city council member. The arrest marks the second time in recent days that a young child has been detained during an immigration operation in the Twin Cities area, intensifying public anger over federal enforcement tactics in Minnesota. Elvis Joel Tipan-Echeverria and his daughter, Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis, were returning home from a grocery store when they were intercepted, Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez said in a social media post cited by NBC News. Chavez alleged that agents did not present a judicial warrant during the arrest. ## Conflicting Accounts The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed Tipan-Echeverria’s arrest, describing him as “an illegal immigrant from Ecuador” who had reentered the United States illegally after a prior deportation, a felony offense, according to NBC News. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) DHS stated that Tipan-Echeverria was driving erratically with his daughter in the vehicle when agents intervened. The agency said officers attempted to transfer custody of the child to her mother, who was allegedly present at the scene but refused to take her. DHS added that the father and daughter have since been reunited at a federal detention facility. Council member Chavez offered a sharply different account. He said a suspicious vehicle followed the father’s car to his residence and that agents broke a window to carry out the arrest. ## Confrontation With Bystanders The arrest prompted an immediate and tense reaction in the neighborhood. DHS reported that approximately 120 people surrounded agents and blocked their departure. The agency claimed that rocks and garbage cans were thrown toward officers and the child, forcing agents to deploy crowd-control measures. The incident follows the recent arrest of Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias and his 5-year-old son, Liam, also in the Minneapolis area, according to NBC News. That case sparked widespread public outrage and drew international media attention. As in the latest arrest, DHS claimed that the child’s mother refused to take custody. However, Mary Granlund, chair of the local school board and a witness to the incident, disputed the agency’s account, telling NBC News she heard an adult inside the home pleading with agents to leave the child behind. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ## Operation Metro Surge Both arrests are part of a sweeping immigration enforcement effort known as “Operation Metro Surge.” DHS says more than 3,000 federal agents have been deployed to Minnesota since December and that approximately 3,000 people unlawfully present in the United States have been apprehended in the region in recent weeks. The intensified operation followed the circulation of a viral video by a right-wing YouTuber alleging widespread fraud at child care centers owned by Somali immigrants. The video renewed public attention on a Justice Department investigation into an alleged $250 million fraud scheme involving some members of Minnesota’s Somali community, according to NBC News. ## Growing Mobilization In response to the stepped-up enforcement, community mobilization has surged in Minneapolis. Thousands of protesters have taken part in rallies opposing ICE operations, denouncing enforcement methods, and raising concerns about the impact on families. Immigrant rights advocates have condemned the arrest of young children alongside their parents, arguing that such actions traumatize children—many of whom are U.S. citizens by birth—and violate basic principles of child welfare and protection. This article is based on reporting by Matt Lavietes for NBC News, published January 23, 2026. 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Cette arrestation, la deuxième impliquant un jeune enfant en quelques jours dans la région des Twin Cities, alimente les tensions croissantes autour des opérations fédérales d’immigration au Minnesota. Elvis Joel Tipan-Echeverria et sa fille Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis revenaient de l’épicerie lorsqu’ils ont été interceptés, a indiqué Jason Chavez, membre du conseil municipal de Minneapolis, sur les réseaux sociaux. L’élu affirme qu’aucun mandat judiciaire n’a été présenté lors de l’intervention. Versions contradictoires Le Department à la Sécurité Intérieure a confirmé l’arrestation de Tipan-Echeverria, le qualifiant d’« immigrant illégal en provenance d’Équateur » coupable de “réentrée illégale sur le territoire américain après une expulsion”. Selon le DHS, le père conduisait de manière erratique avec l’enfant à bord. Les agents auraient tenté de remettre la fillette à sa mère, présente sur les lieux, mais celle-ci aurait refusé de la prendre. Le père et l’enfant se trouvent désormais réunis dans un centre de détention fédéral, selon l’agence. Le conseiller Chavez présente une version différente des faits. Dans sa publication, il décrit un véhicule suspect qui aurait suivi la voiture du père jusqu’à son domicile avant que les agents ne brisent la vitre pour procéder à l’arrestation. Confrontation avec des riverains L’arrestation a provoqué une réaction immédiate dans le quartier. Environ 120 personnes auraient encerclé les agents, bloquant leur départ, selon le DHS. L’agence affirme que des pierres et des poubelles ont été lancées en direction des agents et de l’enfant, nécessitant le déploiement de mesures de contrôle de foule. Deuxième arrestation impliquant un enfant Cet incident survient quelques jours après l’arrestation d’Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias et de son fils Liam, âgé de 5 ans, également dans la région de Minneapolis. Cette première affaire avait déjà suscité une vive émotion et attiré l’attention des médias internationaux. Dans ce cas également, le DHS avait affirmé que la mère de l’enfant avait refusé de le récupérer. Mary Granlund, présidente du conseil scolaire local et témoin de l’arrestation, a contesté cette version, déclarant aux journalistes avoir entendu un adulte à l’intérieur du domicile supplier les agents de laisser l’enfant. Opération Metro Surge Ces arrestations s’inscrivent dans le cadre d’une vaste opération d’immigration baptisée « Operation Metro Surge ». Plus de 3 000 agents fédéraux ont été déployés au Minnesota depuis décembre, selon le DHS, qui affirme avoir appréhendé environ 3 000 personnes en situation irrégulière dans la région au cours des dernières semaines. Ce déploiement massif fait suite à la diffusion d’une vidéo virale par un vidéaste d’extrême droite alléguant des fraudes massives dans des garderies appartenant à des immigrants somaliens. Cette vidéo a ravivé l’attention sur une enquête du ministère de la Justice concernant un présumé système de fraude de 250 millions de dollars impliquant certains membres de la communauté somalienne du Minnesota. Mobilisation croissante La communauté de Minneapolis se mobilise face à l’intensification des opérations. Des milliers de manifestants ont participé à des rassemblements contre les actions de l’ICE dans la ville, exprimant leur opposition aux méthodes employées et leurs inquiétudes quant au sort des familles séparées. Les défenseurs des droits des immigrants dénoncent l’arrestation d’enfants en bas âge aux côtés de leurs parents, arguant que ces pratiques traumatisent des citoyens américains — les enfants nés sur le sol américain — et violent les principes fondamentaux de protection de l’enfance. 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Dans des déclarations parallèles mais au ton radicalement différent, l’Organisation des États américains (OEA) et le Département d’État américain ont formulé des messages qui illustrent la gravité de la crise et la perte de patience de certains partenaires clés. Dans un communiqué publié le 22 janvier, le Secrétariat général de l’OEA a adopté un langage diplomatique mais ferme. Tout en rappelant que le mandat du CPT prend fin “le 7 février 2026, conformément aux dispositions de l’Accord du 3 avril 2024”, l’organisation a appelé à l’unité et à la responsabilité des acteurs haïtiens. Elle a souligné que tout futur arrangement de gouvernance “gagnerait à être clairement défini et limité dans le temps”, et doit prioriser le rétablissement de la sécurité et l’organisation d’élections. “Haïti se trouve à un moment critique de son histoire”, a insisté l’OEA, plaidant pour la “préservation de la stabilité, du dialogue et de la continuité institutionnelle”. Le ton employé par les États-Unis, via le Bureau pour les Affaires de l’hémisphère occidental, a été nettement plus direct et accusateur. Washington a réaffirmé son « soutien indéfectible à la stabilité et à la sécurité d’Haïti », mais en posant des conditions claires et en désignant des responsables. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le Département d’État est allé bien au-delà des critiques habituelles sur l’instabilité. Il a considéré comme “illégale” une récente annonce du CPT – une allusion aux manœuvres visant à démettre le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé – et a affirmé que le maintien de ce dernier à la tête du gouvernement était “essentiel” pour la lutte contre les gangs. Le cœur de la déclaration américaine est une condamnation sans ambiguïté de l’élite politique haïtienne : “L’instabilité chronique en Haïti ne résulte d’aucune déficience du caractère, de la culture ou de la Constitution haïtienne. Elle est imputable à des responsables politiques haïtiens corrompus qui utilisent des gangs et d’autres groupes armés pour semer le chaos.” Les autorités américaines ont clairement établi un lien entre certains acteurs politiques et la violence, avertissant : “Aux politiciens corrompus qui soutiennent des gangs violents \[…\] les États-Unis veilleront à ce qu’ils en paient le prix fort.” Plus grave encore, elles ont assimilé certains membres du CPT à des criminels : ” Les membres du CPT qui ont suivi cette voie ne sont pas des patriotes haïtiens. Ce sont des criminels, à l’instar des gangs avec lesquels ils complotent.” Ces déclarations interviennent alors que le CPT est en pleine déliquescence, miné par des divisions internes et des désaveux publics de la part des partis qui y sont représentés, comme Fanmi Lavalas et le Compromis historique. L’appel de l’OEA au dialogue et l’exigence américaine d’un “leadership fort et cohérent” semblent se heurter à une réalité d’éclatement et de défiance généralisée. L’échéance du 7 février s’approche ainsi dans un climat de tension extrême, où les pressions internationales se mêlent aux fractures nationales. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CPTPM-300x157.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-loea-appelle-a-lunite-washington-menace-les-politiciens-criminels/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-loea-appelle-a-lunite-washington-menace-les-politiciens-criminels/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-loea-appelle-a-lunite-washington-menace-les-politiciens-criminels/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-loea-appelle-a-lunite-washington-menace-les-politiciens-criminels/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/crise-haitienne-loea-appelle-a-lunite-washington-menace-les-politiciens-criminels/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Crise%20ha%C3%AFtienne%20%3A%20l%E2%80%99OEA%20appelle%20%C3%A0%20l%E2%80%99unit%C3%A9%2C%20Washington%20menace%20les%20%22politiciens%20criminels%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcrise-haitienne-loea-appelle-a-lunite-washington-menace-les-politiciens-criminels%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [TPS haïtien : le gouvernement soumet les documents exigés alors que la juge Reyes autorise une procédure de découverte limitée](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-le-gouvernement-soumet-les-documents-exiges-alors-que-la-juge-reyes-autorise-une-procedure-de-decouverte-limitee/) **Published:** January 23, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Nouvelle évolution dans le dossier du Statut de Protection Temporaire des immigrants haïtiens au tribunal du district de Washington, D.C. Le gouvernement fédéral a soumis les documents exigés par le tribunal, tandis que la juge Ana C. Reyes a rendu une ordonnance autorisant les plaignants à poursuivre une procédure de découverte limitée. Le Département de la Sécurité intérieure, la secrétaire Kristi L. Noem, le président Donald J. Trump et les États-Unis d’Amérique ont déposé leur réponse à l’ordonnance du tribunal concernant la motion de reconsidération et la motion de clarification. Cette soumission comprend quatre pièces jointes (Exhibits A, B, C et D) qui contiennent les documents demandés par la juge Reyes. Cette réponse fait suite à l’ordonnance du 20 janvier 2026, dans laquelle la juge avait accordé la motion de reconsidération du gouvernement tout en lui ordonnant de soumettre au tribunal et aux plaignants un nombre restreint de documents cités dans l’affaire californienne *National TPS Alliance v. Noem*, mais qui ne figuraient pas dans le dossier administratif certifié de l’affaire de Washington. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le gouvernement avait jusqu’au 23 janvier 2026 à midi pour se conformer à cette ordonnance, ce qu’il a fait en déposant les documents requis. ### La juge Reyes autorise une découverte limitée Dans une ordonnance distincte signée le 23 janvier 2026, la juge Ana C. Reyes a partiellement accordé la demande de découverte des plaignants. Cette décision s’appuie sur les motifs exposés lors de l’audience du 7 janvier 2026. La juge a clarifié, lors de l’audience du 20 janvier 2026, que les plaignants peuvent demander une découverte portant à la fois sur leurs réclamations en vertu de la loi sur la procédure administrative (APA) et sur leurs réclamations constitutionnelles. Toutefois, la magistrate a insisté sur le fait que la découverte devra rester limitée. Elle a averti qu’elle serait considérablement « agacée » si la découverte ne procédait pas « étape par étape et de manière étroite ». Dans cette phase initiale, les plaignants doivent identifier deux dépositaires de documents et définir des termes de recherche restreints. La juge a indiqué que si l’une des parties le demande, le tribunal rédigera ultérieurement un mémorandum d’opinion exposant les raisons qui soutiennent cette ordonnance. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Une avancée significative pour les plaignants Cette décision représente une victoire procédurale importante pour les plaignants, qui cherchent à démontrer que la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au TPS haïtien était entachée de mauvaise foi ou d’influence politique inappropriée. L’autorisation de poursuivre une découverte sur les réclamations constitutionnelles, en plus des réclamations en vertu de l’APA, élargit le champ d’investigation des avocats des plaignants. Ils pourront désormais chercher des preuves montrant que la décision a potentiellement violé les droits constitutionnels des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. Les plaignants Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot et Marlene Gail Noble, représentés notamment par l’ACLU, soutiennent depuis le début que la décision annoncée le 28 novembre 2025 n’a pas été prise sur la base des critères humanitaires prévus par la loi. Les avocats des plaignants avancent plusieurs arguments pour contester la légalité de la décision. Ils soutiennent notamment que des conseillers politiques, dont Corey Lewandowski, auraient influencé le processus décisionnel, ce qui suggérerait une motivation partisane plutôt que technique. En liant explicitement le rôle présumé de Lewandowski à la norme « arbitraire et capricieuse » de la loi sur la procédure administrative, les plaignants renforcent leur argumentaire. Cette norme stipule que les décisions administratives doivent être basées sur des justifications raisonnables et non biaisées. Ils pointent également une divergence entre les rapports sur les conditions réelles en Haïti et la décision finale. Des informations indiquent que les analystes ayant rédigé la note de décision finale n’auraient pas participé à la rédaction des rapports sur l’instabilité qui règne dans le pays caribéen. ### Une course contre la montre Ces développements interviennent à un moment critique. La date d’expiration du TPS haïtien est fixée au 3 février 2026, soit dans moins de deux semaines. Sans intervention judiciaire, plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens perdront leur autorisation de travail et leur protection contre l’expulsion. Parallèlement aux batailles juridiques, la députée démocrate Ayanna Pressley, coprésidente du Caucus haïtien au Congrès, a déposé une pétition de décharge visant à forcer un vote sur la prolongation du TPS. Toutefois, cette procédure législative prend du temps et ne pourra probablement pas aboutir avant l’échéance du 3 février. En Californie, la magistrate Sallie Kim a ordonné au gouvernement de produire l’ensemble des documents requis d’ici le 17 février 2026 dans l’affaire *National TPS Alliance v. Noem*. Selon les données citées par la juge Reyes, plus de 560 000 Haïtiens bénéficient du Statut de Protection Temporaire. Le registre fédéral américain fait état de plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens bénéficiant actuellement du TPS aux États-Unis. Lors d’une conférence de presse au Congrès ce vendredi, plusieurs parlementaires démocrates ont annoncé avoir déposé une pétition de décharge concernant le TPS haïtien. Les membres de la Chambre des représentants ont dénoncé la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au Statut de Protection Temporaire pour les Haïtiens aux États-Unis. 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Entre le 29 décembre 2025 et le 17 janvier 2026, 101 patients victimes de violences ont été pris en charge par MSF, dont 66 atteints par des tirs d’armes à feu, déclare l’organisation dans un communiqué de presse publié le jeudi 22 janvier 2026. Ce bilan, enregistré en seulement deux semaines, dépasse déjà largement la moyenne mensuelle de 54 blessés par balle admis en 2025 à l’hôpital de Drouillard. Parmi les patients, 30 % étaient des femmes et 9 % des enfants âgés de moins de 15 ans. Les patients nécessitant une prise en charge chirurgicale sont référés vers l’hôpital traumatologique MSF de Tabarre, l’un des derniers établissements de la capitale encore en mesure de fournir gratuitement des soins chirurgicaux spécialisés. Toutefois, ces évacuations se déroulent dans des conditions particulièrement difficiles, indique le communiqué. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) « Beaucoup de patients arrivent avec des lésions aggravées, car elles n’ont pas pu être prises en charge plus tôt, en raison des difficultés d’accès aux structures de soins. Ces deux dernières semaines, la majorité des admissions liées à la violence concernent des blessures par balle, souvent graves, entraînant des fractures ouvertes ou des traumatismes abdominaux », explique le Dr Dembélé Dionkounda, référent médical à l’hôpital MSF de Tabarre. En 2025, 686 patients victimes de violences ont été hospitalisés à l’hôpital MSF de Tabarre, dont près de 90 % souffraient de blessures par balle. Parmi eux figuraient 193 femmes et 47 enfants de moins de 14 ans. La tendance se poursuit en ce début d’année : pour la seule journée du 6 janvier, l’hôpital de Tabarre a accueilli huit blessés par balle, illustrant la persistance et l’intensité de la violence qui frappe la capitale depuis plus de quatre ans. Dans un communiqué le 15 octobre 2025 Médecins Sans Frontières avait annoncé être contraint de fermer définitivement son Centre d’Urgence situé à Turgeau, face à l’insécurité grandissante dans le centre-ville de Port-au-Prince. Cette structure sanitaire avait temporairement fermé ses portes en mars à la suite d’un grave incident visant MSF. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Décision prise en mars 2025 à la suite d’un grave incident ayant mis en danger la vie du personnel MSF. Depuis la suspension, plusieurs évaluations techniques de protection balistiques ont été menées afin d’identifier des solutions de protection adaptées, mais aucune option n’a permis de garantir un niveau de sécurité suffisant pour poursuivre les activités, disait le communiqué. Le directeur général de la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH), André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, s’exprimant lors d’une rencontre avec la presse ce mardi 20 janvier 2026, a affirmé que la police déploie toutes les stratégies nécessaires pour permettre le retour de la paix dans les zones. Appuyée par la Task Force, la PNH a récemment intensifié ses actions dans le quartier de Delmas 6, considéré comme un bastion de Jimmy Chérisier, alias « Barbecue », chef de la coalition criminelle Viv Ansanm, classée organisation terroriste par les États-Unis. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/msf-depasse-le-seuil-des-100-blesses-en-deux-semaines/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/msf-depasse-le-seuil-des-100-blesses-en-deux-semaines/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/msf-depasse-le-seuil-des-100-blesses-en-deux-semaines/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/msf-depasse-le-seuil-des-100-blesses-en-deux-semaines/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/msf-depasse-le-seuil-des-100-blesses-en-deux-semaines/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20MSF%20d%C3%A9passe%20le%20seuil%20des%20100%20bless%C3%A9s%20en%20deux%20semaines&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmsf-depasse-le-seuil-des-100-blesses-en-deux-semaines%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS: Representative Ayanna Pressley Files Discharge Petition in Congress to Force a Vote](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-representative-ayanna-pressley-files-discharge-petition-in-congress-to-force-a-vote/) **Published:** January 23, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Democratic Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts’s 7th District, co-chair of the Haitian Caucus in the U.S. Congress, announced Thursday the filing of a discharge petition aimed at forcing a vote on extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals in the United States. “I just introduced a discharge petition to force a vote on extending TPS for Haiti,” the congresswoman said in a statement. “Our Haitian neighbors deserve to continue their essential work and contributions to our communities. And if Donald Trump won’t act to protect Haitian lives, then Congress must.” ### What Is a Discharge Petition? A discharge petition is a rare and complex parliamentary procedure that allows members of the House of Representatives to bypass majority leadership and congressional committees to bring a bill directly to a floor vote. Under normal congressional procedure, it is the Speaker of the House and committee chairs who decide which bills will be considered and put to a vote. A bill can therefore remain indefinitely stalled in committee if the majority leadership refuses to place it on the agenda. A discharge petition allows a bill to be “freed” from this procedural deadlock. To succeed, it must gather the signatures of 218 members of Congress—an absolute majority of the 435 representatives in the House. Historically, discharge petitions rarely succeed. Since 1931, fewer than 30 discharge petitions have obtained the required 218 signatures, and of those, only a handful have actually led to the passage of a law. However, Congress has adopted at least two discharge petitions since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Republicans control Congress with only 218 seats compared to 213 for the Democrats. Four seats are currently vacant: Representative Sylvester Turner (D-TX) died in March 2025; Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) resigned in November 2025; Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a former fervent MAGA supporter, resigned on January 5, 2026; and Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) died on January 6, 2026. The main difficulty is that members of the majority party are generally reluctant to sign such a petition, as doing so amounts to defying their own leadership. In the current context, with a Republican majority in the House, Representative Pressley will need to convince not only all Democrats but also several Republicans to sign the petition. However, some discharge petitions have succeeded in the past when an issue transcended partisan lines. In 2015, for example, a discharge petition helped revive the debate on NSA surveillance reform. ### Can This Petition Save Haitian TPS? The crucial question is whether this petition can succeed in time to preserve TPS for Haitians, which is set to expire on February 3, 2026. The answer is complex. Even if the petition obtained the required 218 signatures, several obstacles remain. First, the process takes time. Once filed, the petition must remain with the clerk’s office for 30 legislative days before signatures can be collected. This delay alone far exceeds the TPS expiration date. Second, even if a vote were obtained in the House and the bill passed, it would then need to pass the Senate and be signed by President Trump, which seems highly unlikely given that it was his administration that decided to terminate TPS. In reality, the discharge petition serves more as a tool of political pressure than an immediate legislative solution. It highlights potential bipartisan support for protecting Haitian TPS beneficiaries and forces Republicans to take a public stance on the issue. ### A Multi-Pronged Strategy Representative Pressley and her allies appear to be relying on a strategy that combines multiple approaches. The discharge petition is part of a broader effort that includes ongoing legal battles in federal courts. In Washington, D.C., Judge Ana C. Reyes granted the government until January 23, 2026, to submit documents related to the decision-making process leading to the termination of TPS. In California, Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim ordered the government to produce all required documents by February 17, 2026, in the case National TPS Alliance v. Noem. Plaintiffs’ attorneys hope these documents will reveal that the Trump administration’s decision was motivated by improper political considerations rather than an objective assessment of conditions in Haiti, thereby justifying a judicial injunction. Representative Pressley’s announcement follows a January 20 meeting in Mattapan, a Boston neighborhood considered the stronghold of the Haitian community in Massachusetts. At the event, she was joined by Senator Ed Markey and Representative Seth Moulton. Senator Markey highlighted the government’s double standard: “How can you tell Americans not to travel to Haiti because of the security situation while at the same time claiming that conditions are perfectly suitable for Haitians to return?” Pastor Dieufort Fleurissaint, a community leader who attended the meeting, expressed confidence that TPS will be preserved and confirmed that outreach efforts are underway with lawmakers. “The reception has been very positive,” he said. ### The Human Stakes According to data cited by Judge Ana C. Reyes, more than 560,000 Haitians hold Temporary Protected Status. However, the U.S. Federal Register reports more than 350,000 Haitian nationals currently holding TPS in the United States. This discrepancy may be due to differing methodologies in data collection, with legal filings potentially encompassing a broader scope of eligible persons. It is estimated that more than 60% of them have resided in the country for over 15 years, and nearly 40,000 own their homes. Without judicial or legislative intervention, these individuals will lose their work authorization and protection from deportation as of February 3, 2026. Lawmakers have emphasized the potentially devastating consequences for the American healthcare system, which employs many Haitian TPS holders. The discharge petition filed by Representative Pressley represents a strong political signal, even if its success remains uncertain. 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Je viens de présenter une pétition de décharge pour forcer un vote sur la prolongation du TPS pour Haïti , a déclaré la députée du 7e district du Massachusetts dans un communiqué. Nos voisins haïtiens méritent de poursuivre leur travail essentiel et leur contribution à nos communautés. Et si Donald Trump n’agit pas pour protéger la vie haïtienne, alors le Congrès doit le faire. ### **Qu’est-ce qu’une pétition de décharge ?** Une pétition de décharge est une procédure parlementaire rare et complexe qui permet aux membres de la Chambre des représentants de contourner le leadership de la majorité et les commissions parlementaires pour amener directement un projet de loi au vote en séance plénière. Dans le fonctionnement normal du Congrès, c’est le président de la Chambre et les présidents des commissions qui décident quels projets de loi seront examinés et soumis au vote. Un projet de loi peut donc rester bloqué indéfiniment en commission si le leadership de la majorité refuse de le mettre à l’ordre du jour. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La pétition de décharge permet de libérer un projet de loi de cette impasse procédurale. Pour aboutir, elle doit recueillir la signature de 218 membres du Congrès, soit la majorité absolue des 435 représentants de la Chambre. Historiquement, les pétitions de décharge aboutissent rarement. Depuis 1931, moins d’une trentaine de pétitions de décharge ont réussi à obtenir les 218 signatures nécessaires, et parmi celles-ci, seules quelques-unes ont effectivement conduit à l’adoption d’une loi. Toutefois, le Congrès a adopté au moins deux pétitions de décharge depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche. Les républicains contrôlent le Congrès avec seulement 218 voix contre 213 pour les démocrates. Quatre postes sont pour l’instant vacants. Le représentant Sylvester Turner, démocrate du Texas, est décédé en mars 2025 ; Mikie Sherrill, démocrate du New Jersey, a remis sa démission en novembre 2025 ; l’ancienne fervente défenseure du mouvement MAGA Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) a démissionné le 5 janvier 2026, alors que le représentant Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) est décédé le 6 janvier 2026. La difficulté principale réside dans le fait que les membres du parti majoritaire hésitent généralement à signer une telle pétition, car cela revient à défier leur propre leadership. Dans le contexte actuel, avec une majorité républicaine à la Chambre, la députée Pressley devra convaincre non seulement l’ensemble des démocrates, mais également plusieurs républicains de signer la pétition. Cependant, certaines pétitions de décharge ont réussi dans le passé lorsqu’un enjeu transcendait les lignes partisanes. En 2015, par exemple, une pétition de décharge avait permis de relancer le débat sur la réforme de la surveillance de la NSA. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **Cette pétition peut-elle sauver le TPS haïtien ?** La question cruciale est de savoir si cette pétition peut aboutir à temps pour préserver le TPS des Haïtiens, dont l’expiration est prévue le 3 février 2026. La réponse est complexe. Même si la pétition obtenait les 218 signatures requises, plusieurs obstacles demeurent : Premièrement, le processus prend du temps. Une fois déposée, la pétition doit rester au bureau du greffier pendant 30 jours législatifs avant que les signatures puissent être recueillies. Ce délai à lui seul dépasse largement la date d’expiration du TPS. Deuxièmement, même si un vote était obtenu à la Chambre et que le projet de loi était adopté, il devrait ensuite passer au Sénat, puis être signé par le président Trump — ce qui semble hautement improbable étant donné que c’est son administration qui a décidé de mettre fin au TPS. En réalité, la pétition de décharge représente davantage un outil de pression politique qu’une solution législative immédiate. Elle permet de mettre en lumière le soutien bipartisan potentiel pour la protection des bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS et de forcer les républicains à se positionner publiquement sur cette question. ### **Une stratégie à plusieurs volets** La députée Pressley et ses alliés semblent miser sur une stratégie combinant plusieurs approches. La pétition de décharge s’inscrit dans un effort plus large qui inclut les batailles juridiques en cours devant les tribunaux fédéraux. À Washington, D.C., la juge Ana C. Reyes a accordé au gouvernement un délai jusqu’au 23 janvier 2026 pour soumettre des documents relatifs au processus décisionnel ayant conduit à la fin du TPS. En Californie, la juge magistrate Sallie Kim a ordonné au gouvernement de produire l’ensemble des documents requis d’ici le 17 février 2026 dans l’affaire *National TPS Alliance v. Noem*. Les avocats des plaignants espèrent que ces documents révéleront que la décision de l’administration Trump était motivée par des considérations politiques inappropriées plutôt que par une évaluation objective des conditions en Haïti, ce qui pourrait justifier une injonction judiciaire. L’annonce de la députée Pressley fait suite à une rencontre tenue le 20 janvier à Mattapan, quartier de Boston considéré comme le bastion de la communauté haïtienne au Massachusetts. Lors de cet événement, elle était accompagnée du sénateur Ed Markey et du député Seth Moulton. Le sénateur Markey avait souligné le double standard du gouvernement : Comment peut-on demander aux Américains de ne pas voyager en Haïti en raison de la situation sécuritaire et, en même temps, prétendre que la situation est totalement propice au retour des Haïtiens ? Le pasteur Dieufort Fleurissaint, leader communautaire ayant participé à la rencontre, s’était dit confiant quant à la préservation du TPS, confirmant que des démarches étaient en cours auprès des parlementaires. La réception est très positive , avait-il affirmé. ### **Les enjeux humains** Selon les données citées par la juge Ana C. Reyes, plus de 560 000 Haïtiens bénéficient du Statut de Protection Temporaire. Mais le registre fédéral américain fait état de plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens bénéficiant actuellement du TPS aux États-Unis. Il est estimé que plus de 60 % d’entre eux résident dans le pays depuis plus de 15 ans, et près de 40 000 sont propriétaires de leur logement. Sans intervention judiciaire ou législative, ces personnes perdront leur autorisation de travail et leur protection contre l’expulsion dès le 3 février 2026. Les parlementaires ont souligné les conséquences potentiellement dévastatrices pour le système de santé américain, qui emploie de nombreux bénéficiaires haïtiens. La pétition de décharge déposée par la députée Pressley représente un signal politique fort, même si son aboutissement reste incertain. 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Placées sous le thème « Pour une éducation transformatrice », ces assises, une initiative du Ministère de l’Éducation nationale et de la Formation professionnelle (MENFP), ambitionnent de définir un nouveau cadre stratégique pour l’école haïtienne. Cet événement, présenté comme un moment crucial de concertation, vise à définir un cadre stratégique clair qui consiste à : mettre en place le Haut Conseil National de l’Éducation (HCNE) et le rendre opérationnel ; restaurer la gouvernance éducative passant par la restauration de l’autorité de l’école ; améliorer le climat d’apprentissage et l’environnement scolaire ; renforcer le rôle des parties prenantes du système éducatif dans la lutte contre l’échec, la déperdition, le décrochage et la dégradation des apprentissages, selon le Menfp. Durant trois jours- 21, 22 et 23 janvier courant, les échanges s’articuleront autour de thématiques structurantes en congruence avec les orientations du Plan Décennal d’Éducation et de Formation 2020-2030 (PDEF) et les priorités nationales de refondation de l’école. Les thématiques sont les suivantes : Accès à l’éducation, équité et inclusion ; Gouvernance éducative et pilotage du système ; Qualité des apprentissages et luttes contre l’échec scolaire ; Développement du corps enseignant ; Infrastructures scolaires et carte scolaire ; Numérique éducatif et innovation ; Financement et efficacité du système éducatif ; Formation technique, professionnelle et insertion socio-économique des jeunes ; Sécurité scolaire et protection des espaces éducatifs ; Résilience du système éducatif face aux crises. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le Ministre de l’Éducation Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle, Augustin Antoine, a fait remarquer que ces trois journées d’échanges, de débats, de partage d’expériences, mais aussi de propositions relatives à la chose éducative, constituent un moment déterminant où les problèmes de fond du système éducatif haïtien seront posés. Il s’agit, en effet, de comprendre et d’analyser ensemble les stratégies devant contribuer à résoudre ces problèmes pour parvenir à un meilleur apprentissage, susceptible de garantir la réussite de tous les apprenants et apprenantes, contrairement à la situation actuelle accablée par l’échec scolaire, déclare-t-il. Eric Voli Bi, Représentant résident de l’UNESCO en Haïti, partenaire technique de l’événement, a salué la portée symbolique et pratique de la démarche. « Les Assises ne sont pas un simple exercice de protocole. Elles constituent un acte de foi envers l’avenir d’Haïti. Il nous faut bâtir des cités où l’homme n’aura plus peur de l’homme, mais où l’intelligence sera le pain de chaque jour », a déclaré Eric Voli Bi M. Voli Bi a également salué l’engagement des plus hautes autorités de l’État à considérer l’éducation non comme une variable d’ajustement, mais comme un investissement structurant pour la stabilité, la reconstruction nationale et la cohésion sociale. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Ces assises rassemblent un panel large d’acteurs : responsables publics, syndicats d’enseignants, associations de parents et de directeurs, représentants d’élèves, organisations communautaires, universités, secteur privé, experts, diaspora et partenaires techniques et financiers. La première journée a, selon le MENFP, jeté les bases d’un processus ambitieux fondé sur la concertation et la responsabilité collective. Cette initiative s’inscrit dans une dynamique de dialogue engagée par le ministère, avec l’appui de l’UNESCO, pour renforcer la gouvernance, l’efficacité et l’équité du système éducatif haïtien. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-lance-ses-assises-nationales-pour-refonder-un-systeme-educatif-en-crise/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-lance-ses-assises-nationales-pour-refonder-un-systeme-educatif-en-crise/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-lance-ses-assises-nationales-pour-refonder-un-systeme-educatif-en-crise/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-lance-ses-assises-nationales-pour-refonder-un-systeme-educatif-en-crise/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-lance-ses-assises-nationales-pour-refonder-un-systeme-educatif-en-crise/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20lance%20ses%20Assises%20nationales%20pour%20refonder%20un%20syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9ducatif%20en%20crise&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-lance-ses-assises-nationales-pour-refonder-un-systeme-educatif-en-crise%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : Le CPT veut évincer le Premier ministre à l'approche du 7 février, face à l'opposition de son coordonnateur et aux mises en garde occidentales](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-cpt-veut-evincer-le-premier-ministre-a-lapproche-du-7-fevrier-face-a-lopposition-de-son-coordonnateur-et-aux-mises-en-garde-occidentales/) **Published:** January 22, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** À moins de trois semaines de la fin de son mandat, prévue le 7 février 2026, le Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT) haïtien est secoué par une grave crise interne. Cinq de ses sept membres ont paraphé, mercredi, une résolution visant à renvoyer le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Les signataires sont Fritz Alphonse Jean, Leslie Voltaire, Louis Gérald Gilles, Edgard Leblanc Fils et Smith Augustin. Jeudi après-midi, le document n’avait pas encore été transmis aux presses nationales pour publication dans le Moniteur, le journal officiel. Selon plusieurs sources, le coordonnateur du CPT, Laurent Saint-Cyr, refuserait d’en assurer le suivi. Il aurait même été menacé de destitution par les conseillers signataires s’il ne le transmettait pas. Dans une correspondance envoyée mercredi soir aux autres membres, M. Saint-Cyr a exprimé son opposition catégorique. « Je m’oppose à toute résolution visant à remettre en cause la stabilité gouvernementale à l’approche du 7 février et dénonce toute tentative de précipitation ou de prise de décisions majeures sans un dialogue élargi, structuré et véritablement représentatif », a-t-il écrit. Il a estimé que les consultations n’avaient pas atteint « le niveau d’inclusivité et de représentativité nécessaire » et en a appelé à « la prudence, à la retenue et au sens de la responsabilité collective ». M. Saint-Cyr a estimé que « cette transition politique appartient au peuple haïtien » et doit prioriser la sécurité, les élections et la relance économique. Il a salué les acteurs ayant répondu à l’appel au dialogue, tout en mettant en garde : « À l’approche d’échéances institutionnelles majeures pour la Nation, toute initiative susceptible d’alimenter l’instabilité, la confusion ou la rupture de confiance comporte des risques sérieux pour le pays. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette initiative intervient en dépit d’une mise en garde ferme de Washington. Dans une note rendue publique mercredi soir, le gouvernement américain a averti que toute tentative de modification de la composition du gouvernement à ce stade serait considérée comme « une manœuvre visant à saper \[la stabilité\] et, de ce fait, serait nulle et non avenue ». Le texte ajoute, sur un ton menaçant, que les États-Unis « prendront les mesures qui s’imposent » contre ses soutiens, qualifiant l’initiative de « déstabilisatrice » et « favorable aux gangs ». L’ONU aurait également fait part de ses préoccupations. De son côté, le Canada a appelé jeudi tous les membres du CPT à respecter leur engagement de quitter leur fonction le 7 février et à ne pas freiner les progrès vers des élections, brandissant lui aussi la menace de sanctions. « Le Canada demeure prêt à prendre des mesures contre tout acteur dont les actions compromettent la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité d’Haïti, peut-on lire dans les messages de l’ambassade canadienne à Port-au-Prince. La France a, quant à elle, publié un message perçu comme un soutien au Premier ministre, évoquant une rencontre tenue jeudi avec Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Les premières réactions locales ont fustigé la prise de position internationale notamment des Etats-Unis, y voyant une ingérence. Cette défense ouverte du Premier ministre par Washington ajoute une dimension géopolitique complexe à la crise politique et sécuritaire que traverse le pays, déjà en proie à une violence gangréneuse et à un effondrement humanitaire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-cpt-veut-evincer-le-premier-ministre-a-lapproche-du-7-fevrier-face-a-lopposition-de-son-coordonnateur-et-aux-mises-en-garde-occidentales/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-cpt-veut-evincer-le-premier-ministre-a-lapproche-du-7-fevrier-face-a-lopposition-de-son-coordonnateur-et-aux-mises-en-garde-occidentales/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-cpt-veut-evincer-le-premier-ministre-a-lapproche-du-7-fevrier-face-a-lopposition-de-son-coordonnateur-et-aux-mises-en-garde-occidentales/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-cpt-veut-evincer-le-premier-ministre-a-lapproche-du-7-fevrier-face-a-lopposition-de-son-coordonnateur-et-aux-mises-en-garde-occidentales/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-le-cpt-veut-evincer-le-premier-ministre-a-lapproche-du-7-fevrier-face-a-lopposition-de-son-coordonnateur-et-aux-mises-en-garde-occidentales/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Le%20CPT%20veut%20%C3%A9vincer%20le%20Premier%20ministre%20%C3%A0%20l%27approche%20du%207%20f%C3%A9vrier%2C%20face%20%C3%A0%20l%27opposition%20de%20son%20coordonnateur%20et%20aux%20mises%20en%20garde%20occidentales&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-le-cpt-veut-evincer-le-premier-ministre-a-lapproche-du-7-fevrier-face-a-lopposition-de-son-coordonnateur-et-aux-mises-en-garde-occidentales%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Attorneys Defending Haitian TPS Submit New Legal Arguments to Washington D.C. Court](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-defending-haitian-tps-submit-new-legal-arguments-to-washington-d-c-court/) **Published:** January 22, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Plaintiffs in the case challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals have filed new legal arguments before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This supplemental memorandum aims to strengthen their request for emergency relief to prevent the expiration of TPS on February 3, 2026. The document, filed by attorneys for plaintiffs Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, and Marlene Gail Noble, provides additional information in support of three separate procedural motions previously submitted to the court. These motions are now pending decision after having been fully briefed, which helps guide readers without legal training. The supplemental memorandum first reinforces the request for emergency interim relief, effectively a pause that keeps work permits valid, filed under 5 U.S.C. § 705. This federal rule allows judges to suspend the implementation of an administrative decision while a legal challenge is pending. In addition to the request for emergency interim relief, the plaintiffs also seek to bolster their opposition to the government’s motion to dismiss the case. Beyond this, the document supports their reply in favor of the requested emergency measures, thus reinforcing their overall legal strategy. Attorney Andrew Tauber, representing the plaintiffs, submitted this memorandum as part of a multi-pronged legal strategy to demonstrate that the Trump administration’s decision to terminate Haitian TPS is tainted by irregularities. Since the beginning of the proceedings, plaintiffs have argued that the decision announced on November 28, 2025, was not based on the humanitarian criteria required by law, but rather was influenced by improper political considerations. To draw attention to this discrepancy, the plaintiffs present a clear contrast between the criteria established by law—which require an objective assessment based on security and stability—and the alleged motivations, which are said to be influenced by political factors. This contrast highlights a potential deviation from the original legislative intent. This supplemental memorandum comes at a critical juncture in the proceedings, as Judge Ana C. Reyes recently ordered the government to produce additional documents related to the decision-making process that led to the termination of TPS. These newly requested documents could reveal internal deliberations and the motivations behind the TPS termination, potentially significantly shaping the direction of the case. By exposing these internal discussions, the court may gain a clearer picture of whether the decision was made on lawful grounds or was potentially influenced by political considerations. This new filing comes amid a particularly intense legal landscape for Haitian TPS beneficiaries. On January 20, Judge Reyes granted the government a brief extension to January 23, 2026, to submit certain documents cited in the parallel California case, National TPS Alliance v. Noem. On the same day, in California, Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim ordered the government to produce all required documents by February 17, 2026. The California court also ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on the issue of search terms and document custodians, potentially broadening the scope of internal communications the government must provide. ### A Race Against Time The stakes in these proceedings are considerable. More than 350,000 Haitian nationals currently hold TPS in the United States. Most of them have lived in the country for over a decade, hold stable jobs, and have U.S. citizen children. It is estimated that more than 60% of these beneficiaries have resided in the United States for over 15 years, and nearly 40,000 of them own their homes, further demonstrating their integration and contribution to American society. Among these individuals is Marie, a dedicated nurse in Miami who cares for her patients with compassion every day while raising her two American-born children. Her life, like that of many others, is woven into the fabric of her community, illustrating the deep and personal impact of TPS on individual lives. The status expiration date is set for February 3, 2026, which is less than two weeks away. Without judicial intervention, these individuals will lose their work authorization and protection from deportation. Only thirteen days remain. Will the court act in time to prevent families from losing their status and facing potentially life-altering consequences? Plaintiffs’ attorneys, including those from the ACLU, have repeatedly emphasized the “imminent harm” facing TPS beneficiaries. They hope that the new arguments submitted to the court will convince Judge Reyes to grant an emergency stay before the critical deadline. The plaintiffs advance several arguments to challenge the legality of the Trump administration’s decision. They contend that political advisors, including Corey Lewandowski, influenced the decision-making process, suggesting partisan rather than technical motivation. By explicitly linking Lewandowski’s alleged role to the “arbitrary and capricious” standard under the Administrative Procedure Act, the plaintiffs strengthen their case. This standard requires that administrative decisions be supported by reasonable and unbiased justification. Any deliberate political influence could therefore constitute a violation of this standard, reinforcing the argument that the decision was driven by improper considerations. They also point to a disconnect between reports on actual conditions in Haiti and the final decision. Information indicates that the analysts who drafted the final decision memo did not participate in writing the reports on the instability prevailing in the Caribbean nation. Finally, the plaintiffs believe that State Department communications regarding consultations on the security situation in Haiti could demonstrate that the government knowingly ignored warnings about the dangers of forced return. ### Political Support This legal battle also enjoys political support. On January 20, Massachusetts lawmakers, including Representative Ayanna Pressley, co-chair of the Haitian Caucus in Congress, Senator Ed Markey, and Representative Seth Moulton, met with the Haitian community in Mattapan, Boston. The three elected officials condemned the Trump administration’s decision and pledged to do everything in their power to protect TPS for Haitians. Senator Markey notably highlighted the government’s double standard: advising Americans not to travel to Haiti while simultaneously claiming that conditions are suitable for TPS beneficiaries to return. The legal battle thus continues on multiple fronts, with the hope that these new arguments will help preserve Temporary Protected Status for the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who have built their lives in the United States. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39535&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39535&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-defending-haitian-tps-submit-new-legal-arguments-to-washington-d-c-court/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-defending-haitian-tps-submit-new-legal-arguments-to-washington-d-c-court/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-defending-haitian-tps-submit-new-legal-arguments-to-washington-d-c-court/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-defending-haitian-tps-submit-new-legal-arguments-to-washington-d-c-court/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-defending-haitian-tps-submit-new-legal-arguments-to-washington-d-c-court/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Attorneys%20Defending%20Haitian%20TPS%20Submit%20New%20Legal%20Arguments%20to%20Washington%20D.C.%20Court&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fattorneys-defending-haitian-tps-submit-new-legal-arguments-to-washington-d-c-court%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Les avocats défendant le TPS des Haïtiens soumettent de nouveaux arguments juridiques au tribunal de Washington D.C](https://ctninfo.com/les-avocats-defendant-le-tps-des-haitiens-soumettent-de-nouveaux-arguments-juridiques-au-tribunal-de-washington-d-c/) **Published:** January 22, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Les plaignants dans l’affaire contestant la fin du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) pour les ressortissants haïtiens ont déposé de nouveaux arguments juridiques devant le tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia. Ce mémoire supplémentaire vise à renforcer leur demande de mesures d’urgence pour empêcher l’expiration du TPS prévue le 3 février 2026. Le document, déposé par les avocats des plaignants Rudolph Civil, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, Marica Merline Laguerre, Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot et Marlene Gail Noble, apporte des informations supplémentaires à l’appui de trois requêtes précédemment soumises au tribunal. Ces requêtes sont maintenant en attente de décision après avoir été entièrement argumentées, ce qui permet de mieux orienter les lecteurs ne possédant pas de formation juridique. Ce mémoire supplémentaire vient d’abord renforcer la demande de mesures provisoires d’urgence, déposée en vertu d’une règle fédérale permettant aux juges de suspendre l’application d’une décision administrative pendant qu’une contestation judiciaire est en cours (article 705 du titre 5 du Code des États-Unis). Les plaignants cherchent également à consolider leur opposition à la motion du gouvernement visant à faire rejeter l’affaire. Enfin, ce document appuie leur réplique en faveur des mesures d’urgence demandées. ### Une stratégie juridique à plusieurs volets L’avocat Andrew Tauber, qui représente les plaignants, a soumis ce mémoire dans le cadre d’une stratégie juridique visant à démontrer que la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au TPS haïtien est entachée d’irrégularités. Les plaignants soutiennent depuis le début de la procédure que la décision annoncée le 28 novembre 2025 n’a pas été prise sur la base des critères humanitaires prévus par la loi, mais plutôt sous l’influence de considérations politiques inappropriées. Pour attirer l’attention sur cette divergence, les plaignants présentent un contraste clair entre les critères établis par la loi, qui exigent une évaluation objective basée sur la sécurité et la stabilité, et les motivations alléguées qui seraient influencées par des facteurs politiques induits. Ce contraste met en lumière une déviation potentielle de l’intention législative initiale. Ce mémoire supplémentaire intervient à un moment crucial de la procédure, alors que la juge Ana C. Reyes a récemment ordonné au gouvernement de produire des documents supplémentaires relatifs au processus décisionnel ayant conduit à la fin du TPS. Cette nouvelle soumission s’inscrit dans un contexte juridique particulièrement chargé pour les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. Le 20 janvier dernier, la juge Reyes a accordé au gouvernement un délai supplémentaire jusqu’au 23 janvier 2026 pour soumettre certains documents cités dans l’affaire parallèle en Californie, National TPS Alliance v. Noem. Le même jour, en Californie, la juge magistrate Sallie Kim a ordonné au gouvernement de produire l’ensemble des documents requis d’ici le 17 février 2026. Le tribunal californien a également statué en faveur des plaignants sur la question des termes de recherche et des dépositaires de documents, élargissant potentiellement la portée des communications internes que le gouvernement devra fournir. ### Une course contre la montre L’enjeu de ces procédures est considérable. Plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens bénéficient actuellement du TPS aux États-Unis. La plupart d’entre eux vivent dans le pays depuis plus d’une décennie, ont des emplois stables et des enfants citoyens américains. Il est estimé que plus de 60 % de ces bénéficiaires résident aux États-Unis depuis plus de 15 ans, et près de 40 000 d’entre eux sont propriétaires de leur logement, ce qui renforce leur intégration et leur contribution à la société américaine. La date d’expiration du statut est fixée au 3 février 2026, soit dans moins de deux semaines. Sans intervention judiciaire, ces personnes perdront leur autorisation de travail et leur protection contre l’expulsion. Treize jours, douze heures restent seulement, mettant en relief l’urgence de la situation pour les bénéficiaires du TPS. Les avocats des plaignants, notamment ceux de l’ACLU, ont souligné à plusieurs reprises le « préjudice imminent » auquel font face les bénéficiaires du TPS. Ils espèrent que les nouveaux arguments soumis au tribunal convaincront la juge Reyes d’accorder une mesure de suspension d’urgence avant l’échéance fatidique. Les plaignants avancent plusieurs arguments pour contester la légalité de la décision de l’administration Trump. Ils soutiennent notamment que des conseillers politiques, dont Corey Lewandowski, auraient influencé le processus décisionnel, ce qui suggérerait une motivation partisane plutôt que technique. En liant explicitement le rôle présumé de Lewandowski à la norme “arbitraire et capricieuse” de la loi Administrative Procedure Act, les plaignants renforcent leur argumentaire. Cette norme stipule que les décisions administratives doivent être basées sur des justifications raisonnables et non biaisées. Ainsi, toute influence politique délibérée pourrait constituer une violation de cette norme, renforçant l’argument selon lequel la décision était motivée par des considérations impropres. Ils pointent également une divergence entre les rapports sur les conditions réelles en Haïti et la décision finale. Des informations indiquent que les analystes ayant rédigé la note de décision finale n’auraient pas participé à la rédaction des rapports sur l’instabilité qui règne dans le pays caribéen. Enfin, les plaignants estiment que des communications du Département d’État concernant les consultations sur la situation sécuritaire en Haïti pourraient démontrer que le gouvernement a sciemment ignoré des avertissements sur les dangers d’un retour forcé. ### Le soutien politique Ce combat juridique bénéficie également d’un soutien politique. Le 20 janvier, des parlementaires du Massachusetts, dont la députée Ayanna Pressley, coprésidente du Caucus haïtien au Congrès, le sénateur Ed Markey et le député Seth Moulton, ont rencontré la communauté haïtienne à Mattapan, à Boston. Les trois élus ont dénoncé la décision de l’administration Trump et promis de tout mettre en œuvre pour protéger le TPS des Haïtiens. Le sénateur Markey a notamment souligné le double standard du gouvernement, qui déconseille aux Américains de voyager en Haïti tout en affirmant que les conditions sont propices au retour des bénéficiaires du TPS. La bataille juridique se poursuit donc sur plusieurs fronts, avec l’espoir que ces nouveaux arguments contribueront à préserver le statut de protection temporaire pour les centaines de milliers d’Haïtiens qui ont fait leur vie aux États-Unis. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39531&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39531&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/les-avocats-defendant-le-tps-des-haitiens-soumettent-de-nouveaux-arguments-juridiques-au-tribunal-de-washington-d-c/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-avocats-defendant-le-tps-des-haitiens-soumettent-de-nouveaux-arguments-juridiques-au-tribunal-de-washington-d-c/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/les-avocats-defendant-le-tps-des-haitiens-soumettent-de-nouveaux-arguments-juridiques-au-tribunal-de-washington-d-c/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-avocats-defendant-le-tps-des-haitiens-soumettent-de-nouveaux-arguments-juridiques-au-tribunal-de-washington-d-c/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/les-avocats-defendant-le-tps-des-haitiens-soumettent-de-nouveaux-arguments-juridiques-au-tribunal-de-washington-d-c/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Les%20avocats%20d%C3%A9fendant%20le%20TPS%20des%20Ha%C3%AFtiens%20%20soumettent%20de%20nouveaux%20arguments%20juridiques%20au%20tribunal%20de%20Washington%20D.C&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fles-avocats-defendant-le-tps-des-haitiens-soumettent-de-nouveaux-arguments-juridiques-au-tribunal-de-washington-d-c%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti-Décret sur la Haute Cour de Justice : Des organisations de droits humains dénoncent un texte conçu pour protéger les puissants et perpétuer l’impunité](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-decret-sur-la-haute-cour-de-justice-des-organisations-de-droits-humains-denoncent-un-texte-concu-pour-proteger-les-puissants-et-perpetuer-limpunite/) **Published:** January 22, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Un collectif d’organisations haïtiennes de défense des droits humains – Nègès Mawon, Nou Pap Dòmi, la Plateforme des Organisations Haïtiennes de Droits Humains (POHDH) et le Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains (RNDDH) – a publié le lundi 19 janvier 2026 une analyse critique et une contestation ferme du décret du 1er décembre 2025 portant organisation et fonctionnement de la Haute Cour de Justice. Ce texte, adopté en Conseil des Ministres et publié au journal officiel Le Moniteur le 17 décembre 2025, est présenté par ses auteurs comme une avancée pour la justice et la lutte contre la corruption. Pour les organisations signataires, il s’agit au contraire d’un instrument juridique dangereux, conçu pour entraver toute poursuite effective contre les hauts responsables de l’État et institutionnaliser l’impunité au plus haut niveau. Dans leur document, les organisations rappellent d’abord l’importance constitutionnelle de la Haute Cour de Justice. Prévue à l’article 186 de la Constitution haïtienne, cette juridiction spéciale a pour mission de juger les hauts fonctionnaires de l’État – président, parlementaires, membres du gouvernement, hauts magistrats, protecteur du citoyen – accusés de crimes ou de fautes graves dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions. Sa vocation est double : assurer la reddition de comptes et la primauté du droit au sommet de l’État, tout en garantissant la stabilité institutionnelle en encadrant strictement les poursuites contre cette catégorie de dirigeants. Dans une démocratie, son existence et son fonctionnement impartial sont donc essentiels à la confiance des citoyens et à la santé de l’État de droit. Dès l’examen des visas (les textes juridiques invoqués comme base légale) et des considérants (les motifs exposés), les organisations relèvent un premier problème majeur. Le décret s’appuie sur des références prestigieuses : la Constitution haïtienne, la Convention interaméricaine contre la corruption, la Convention des Nations Unies contre la corruption, ainsi que des décrets nationaux créant des institutions anti-corruption comme l’ULCC et l’UCREF. Ces références suggèrent un alignement sur les standards internationaux de lutte contre l’impunité. Pourtant, selon les analystes, il existe un « divorce total » entre ces belles intentions affichées et le contenu substantiel du décret. Les visas, censés refléter une continuité juridique ou une volonté de renforcer des dispositifs existants, serviraient ici de « paravent » à un texte qui en trahirait l’esprit. En droit, viser un texte antérieur implique de s’y conformer ou de le modifier explicitement, pas de s’en éloigner radicalement sous couvert de le citer. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le cœur de la critique réside dans les articles 9 et 10 du décret, qui régissent la saisine de la Haute Cour de Justice. Ces articles stipulent que la Chambre des Députés ne peut voter une mise en accusation d’un haut dignitaire qu’à la majorité des deux tiers (2/3) de ses membres, que ce soit sur auto-saisine ou sur la base d’un arrêt de débet de la Cour des Comptes. Pour les organisations, cette exigence est un « verrouillage politique » rendant toute poursuite quasiment impossible. Dans un contexte politique haïtien marqué, selon elles, par la corruption d’une partie de la classe politique, la fragmentation des partis et l’instabilité des majorités parlementaires, réunir une telle majorité qualifiée contre un collègue ou un allié relèverait de « l’impossible ». Ce mécanisme transformerait ainsi la Haute Cour en une « coquille vide », protégeant de fait les puissants derrière une barrière procédurale infranchissable. La contestation s’intensifie sur la question des anciens hauts responsables. La Constitution est claire : la Haute Cour de Justice ne peut prononcer que des peines spécifiques (destitution, déchéance, interdiction d’exercer une fonction publique). Une fois la personne sortie de ses fonctions, ces sanctions n’ont plus de raison d’être, et elle relève alors des tribunaux ordinaires pour d’éventuelles autres peines (articles 189.1 et 189.2 de la Constitution). Or, les articles 11 et 13 du nouveau décret contredisent ce principe. L’article 11 étend la compétence de la Haute Cour pour juger les crimes commis pendant l’exercice des fonctions, même après que la personne a quitté son poste. Pire, l’article 13 dispose que « Les tribunaux ordinaires ne peuvent pas connaître des infractions commises dans l’exercice des fonctions du grand commis de l’État actuel ou ancien dont la compétence relève exclusivement de la Haute Cour de Justice ». Cette disposition, selon les organisations, est une violation flagrante de la Constitution et du principe de hiérarchie des normes. Elle revient à créer une immunité judiciaire perpétuelle pour les anciens dirigeants, les soustrayant à la justice de droit commun. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les signataires rappellent à ce propos l’existence d’une loi datant du 27 juin 1904 – soit il y a plus de 121 ans – qui prévoyait précisément le contraire. Cette loi, progressiste pour son temps, établissait qu’une fois sortis de leurs fonctions, les anciens présidents et ministres étaient justiciables des tribunaux ordinaires pour les crimes commis en fonction, sans aucune autorisation préalable du Parlement. En adoptant le nouveau décret, le Conseil Présidentiel de Transition (CPT) « fait régresser le pays de plus d’un siècle en matière de bonne gouvernance et de reddition de comptes ». Un contexte qui interroge : des membres du CPT déjà inculpés Les organisations pointent du doigt le contexte troublant de cette réforme. Elles rappellent que trois membres du CPT sont déjà inculpés par la justice pour « abus de fonction, sollicitation de pots-de-vin et corruption passive ». Leur statut actuel de conseillers présidents les protégerait, pour le moment, de poursuites devant les juridictions répressives, conformément à une ordonnance de la Cour d’appel de Port-au-Prince du 19 février 2025. Dans ces conditions, l’adoption d’un décret qui verrouille les poursuites contre les hauts responsables et étend leur protection au-delà de leur mandat apparaît comme un conflit d’intérêts flagrant et une manœuvre d’auto-protection. « La politique tiendra alors le droit en état », déplorent les organisations, craignant que les rapports d’enquête des institutions anti-corruption (ULCC, UCREF) ne soient purement et simplement ignorés pour des raisons d’alliances politiques. Face à ce qu’elles qualifient de « gage sûr de corruption et d’impunité », les organisations lancent un appel solennel. Elles plaident pour que le gouvernement qui succédera au CPT après le 7 février 2026 (date de fin prévue de son mandat) abroge sans délai ce décret, en appliquant la règle du « parallélisme des formes » (un acte est modifié ou supprimé selon la même procédure qui a servi à l’adopter). En attendant, elles s’engagent à continuer d’« exiger des comptes aux conseillers présidents », affirmant que « l’État de Droit démocratique, la reddition de comptes et la transparence dans la gestion des affaires publiques ne sont pas négociables ». Nègès Mawon, Nou Pap Dòmi, la POHDH et le RNDDH dénoncent enfin l’affaiblissement programmé de l’ULCC et de l’UCREF, contraire à l’article 6 de la Convention de l’ONU contre la corruption qui oblige les États à renforcer les organes de prévention et à garantir leur indépendance. Alors que le pays est englué dans une crise politique et sécuritaire profonde, cette réforme de la Haute Cour de Justice est perçue par ses détracteurs comme une tentative de graver dans le marbre juridique la culture de l’impunité. La bataille autour de ce décret s’annonce comme l’un des enjeux majeurs de la transition politique à venir et un test crucial pour l’engagement d’Haïti envers la démocratie et la lutte contre la corruption. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-decret-sur-la-haute-cour-de-justice-des-organisations-de-droits-humains-denoncent-un-texte-concu-pour-proteger-les-puissants-et-perpetuer-limpunite/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-decret-sur-la-haute-cour-de-justice-des-organisations-de-droits-humains-denoncent-un-texte-concu-pour-proteger-les-puissants-et-perpetuer-limpunite/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-decret-sur-la-haute-cour-de-justice-des-organisations-de-droits-humains-denoncent-un-texte-concu-pour-proteger-les-puissants-et-perpetuer-limpunite/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-decret-sur-la-haute-cour-de-justice-des-organisations-de-droits-humains-denoncent-un-texte-concu-pour-proteger-les-puissants-et-perpetuer-limpunite/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-decret-sur-la-haute-cour-de-justice-des-organisations-de-droits-humains-denoncent-un-texte-concu-pour-proteger-les-puissants-et-perpetuer-limpunite/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti-D%C3%A9cret%20sur%20la%20Haute%20Cour%20de%20Justice%20%3A%20Des%20organisations%20de%20droits%20humains%20d%C3%A9noncent%20un%20texte%20con%C3%A7u%20pour%20prot%C3%A9ger%20les%20puissants%20et%20perp%C3%A9tuer%20l%E2%80%99impunit%C3%A9&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-decret-sur-la-haute-cour-de-justice-des-organisations-de-droits-humains-denoncent-un-texte-concu-pour-proteger-les-puissants-et-perpetuer-limpunite%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Nations Unies-Haïti à la croisée des chemins : urgence d’un consensus national et engagement international inébranlable](https://ctninfo.com/nations-unies-haiti-a-la-croisee-des-chemins-urgence-dun-consensus-national-et-engagement-international-inebranlable/) **Published:** January 22, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Alors que le Conseil de sécurité se réunissait le mercredi 21 janvier pour examiner la situation en Haïti, le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, a dressé un tableau à la fois critique et mesuré de la crise multiforme qui frappe le pays. Dans un contexte de fin imminente de l’actuelle gouvernance de transition, prévue pour le 7 février, et à l’approche du renouvellement du mandat du Bureau intégré des Nations Unies en Haïti (BINUH), son intervention a souligné l’impérieuse nécessité d’un sursaut collectif pour éviter un effondrement institutionnel et sécuritaire. « Alors que nous entamons une nouvelle année, les attentes sont fortes quant à des progrès tangibles sur les plans politique et sécuritaire en Haïti afin de mettre un terme à la transition », a déclaré M. Ruiz Massieu en ouverture. Un message clair adressé à la fois aux acteurs haïtiens et à la communauté internationale : le temps des atermoiements est révolu. Le cœur de l’alerte lancée par le Représentant spécial porte sur la phase critique du processus de restauration démocratique. « Haïti est entrée dans une phase critique de son processus de restauration des institutions démocratiques », a-t-il affirmé, insistant sur l’urgence pour les acteurs nationaux de « contenir la fragmentation politique, de mettre de côté leurs divergences \[et\] de se concentrer sur l’organisation des élections ». « Le pays n’a plus de temps à gaspiller dans les luttes intestines prolongées », a-t-il martelé, appelant autorités, partis politiques, société civile et leaders religieux à prioriser l’intérêt national. Cette urgence a été largement reprise par les membres du Conseil. Du Mexique à la Chine, en passant par la Barbade au nom de la CARICOM et le groupe A3 (Libéria, RDC, Somalie), tous ont insisté sur la nécessité d’éviter un vide institutionnel après le 7 février. La Fédération de Russie a, quant à elle, appelé les forces politiques haïtiennes à « s’accorder sur les modalités de gouvernance de transition afin de garantir des élections libres, sans ingérences extérieures », un sentiment d’appropriation nationale partagé par toutes les délégations. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Malgré ce climat de tensions, des lueurs d’espoir existent. M. Ruiz Massieu s’est dit encouragé par « l’adoption d’un décret électoral le 1er décembre et la publication d’un calendrier électoral le 23 décembre », offrant enfin un cadre opérationnel après des années de stagnation. Les nouvelles dispositions pour l’inclusion des femmes, avec des quotas et des incitations financières, ont été saluées comme une avancée significative. Le représentant d’Haïti a réaffirmé l’engagement de son gouvernement en faveur d’un « dialogue inclusif » pour un retour crédible à l’ordre constitutionnel. Cependant, comme l’ont souligné la France, le Royaume-Uni et d’autres, la tenue d’élections crédibles en 2026 nécessitera des « conditions de sécurité adéquates, un financement prévisible et une coordination institutionnelle soutenue ». Une situation sécuritaire tétanisante, des progrès fragiles Le tableau sécuritaire présenté reste alarmant. « Les gangs continuent de démontrer leur capacité à mener des attaques coordonnées, à contrôler des corridors économiques et des régions agricoles clés », a indiqué M. Ruiz Massieu, notant une augmentation de près de 20% des homicides volontaires en 2025 par rapport aux 7 574 recensés en 2024. L’exposé de M. John Brandolino, de l’Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime (ONUDC), a confirmé la transformation des gangs en réseaux criminels structurés, organisés en coalitions comme « Viv Ansanm », qui financent leurs activités par l’extorsion et les trafics. Face à cette menace, les opérations conjointes de la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) et des Forces Armées d’Haïti (FAd’H), avec le soutien de la Force de Répression des Gangs (FRG), ont permis des gains limités mais réels : réouverture d’axes routiers, reprise progressive du contrôle autour du Champ de Mars à Port-au-Prince. « Le défi actuel consiste à étendre et à maintenir ces gains », a prévenu le Représentant spécial, sans quoi les progrès risquent d’être annulés. La transition de l’ancienne Mission de Soutien Multinationale de Sécurité (MSS) vers la FRG, autorisée par la résolution 2793 (2025), a été identifiée comme une étape clé. M. Ruiz Massieu s’est félicité des progrès dans la mise en place du nouveau Bureau de Soutien des Nations Unies en Haïti (UNSOH) et de la nomination d’un Représentant spécial pour la FRG. Il a lancé un appel pressant aux États membres pour qu’ils fournissent les ressources nécessaires à la Force, notamment via des contributions au Fonds d’affectation spéciale des Nations Unies. Cet appel a trouvé un écho auprès des États-Unis, qui ont exhorté à des contributions et au recours aux sanctions. Cependant, la Fédération de Russie a exprimé des doutes sur l’opérationnalisation réelle de la FRG, déplorant l’absence de nouveaux contingents au-delà du contingent kényan et plaidant pour un financement par le budget ordinaire de l’ONU plutôt que par des contributions volontaires. La France, le Danemark et d’autres ont insisté sur l’application stricte de l’embargo sur les armes, la Russie pointant la responsabilité des pays sources des flux illicites. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Un consensus s’est dégagé sur le fait que la réponse ne peut être exclusivement militaire. « Les solutions exclusivement militaires ne permettront pas de stabiliser durablement le pays », ont reconnu plusieurs délégations, appelant à s’attaquer aux causes profondes. M. Ruiz Massieu a souligné la nécessité urgente de « voies crédibles de désengagement de la violence et de réintégration », notamment pour les enfants recrutés par les gangs. Le rétablissement d’une autorité nationale sur le Désarmement, le Démantèlement et la Réintégration (DDR) est, selon lui, une priorité absolue. En toile de fond de ces crises politique et sécuritaire, la situation humanitaire se détériore de façon dramatique. « Environ 6,4 millions de personnes nécessitent une aide humanitaire en Haïti », a rappelé M. Ruiz Massieu, plaçant le pays parmi les plus grandes crises de la région. Avec seulement 4,2 millions de personnes ciblées par un Plan de Réponse Humanitaire nécessitant 880 millions de dollars pour 2026, et un financement chroniquement faible, la catastrophe est en cours. Le déplacement d’environ 1,4 million de personnes (près de 12% de la population) et l’insécurité entravant l’accès des humanitaires complètent un tableau des plus sombres. Face à cette convergence de crises, le rôle du BINUH apparaît plus crucial que jamais. Une large majorité des membres du Conseil – Mexique, France, Royaume-Uni, Chine, CARICOM, A3, Pakistan, Russie – a plaidé pour le renouvellement et même le renforcement de son mandat. Ils y voient un acteur indispensable pour prévenir l’effondrement, coordonner l’action internationale et accompagner les autorités dans la consolidation de la paix, la justice et la préparation électorale. La France et le Danemark ont explicitement appelé à un mandat renforcé dans les domaines de la lutte contre l’impunité et la corruption, et du soutien au DDR. « La période à venir est cruciale pour Haïti. La gestion du calendrier politique, le soutien aux efforts de stabilisation encore fragiles et la prise en compte des besoins humanitaires persistants détermineront directement la capacité du pays à progresser. », a estimé Carlos Ruiz Massieu. Les progrès, bien que réels, sont réversibles. Ils reposent sur un triptyque fragile : un engagement national constructif et uni, un soutien international ciblé et cohérent, et une coordination étroite entre les volets sécuritaire, politique et humanitaire. « Toute rupture de cette cohérence constituerait un véritable risque de recul », a-t-il averti. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/nations-unies-haiti-a-la-croisee-des-chemins-urgence-dun-consensus-national-et-engagement-international-inebranlable/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nations-unies-haiti-a-la-croisee-des-chemins-urgence-dun-consensus-national-et-engagement-international-inebranlable/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/nations-unies-haiti-a-la-croisee-des-chemins-urgence-dun-consensus-national-et-engagement-international-inebranlable/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nations-unies-haiti-a-la-croisee-des-chemins-urgence-dun-consensus-national-et-engagement-international-inebranlable/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/nations-unies-haiti-a-la-croisee-des-chemins-urgence-dun-consensus-national-et-engagement-international-inebranlable/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Nations%20Unies-Ha%C3%AFti%20%C3%A0%20la%20crois%C3%A9e%20des%20chemins%20%3A%20urgence%20d%E2%80%99un%20consensus%20national%20et%20engagement%20international%20in%C3%A9branlable&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fnations-unies-haiti-a-la-croisee-des-chemins-urgence-dun-consensus-national-et-engagement-international-inebranlable%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haiti: Washington Backs Prime Minister and Warns Transitional Council](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-washington-backs-prime-minister-and-warns-transitional-council/) **Published:** January 22, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – The United States has expressed its support for Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé amid rumors of his removal ahead of February 7, 2026, the date marking the theoretical end of the Transitional Presidential Council’s (CPT) mandate. In a firm statement, Washington warned: “The objective of the United States for Haiti remains the establishment of a minimum level of security and stability. Any attempt to modify the composition of the government by the unelected Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) at this advanced stage of its mandate would be viewed by the United States as a maneuver aimed at undermining this objective and, as such, would be null and void. The United States would consider that any person supporting such a destabilizing, gang-friendly initiative would be acting against the interests of the United States, the region, and the Haitian people, and would take appropriate measures accordingly.” This position comes just hours after a tense morning on Wednesday, January 21, in several neighborhoods of the capital. Makeshift barricades and burning tires were erected at various locations, abruptly disrupting traffic on several roadways and paralyzing economic activities. In a statement, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé strongly condemned these blockages. “These actions seriously infringe upon citizens’ freedom of movement, hinder the normal functioning of economic and social activities, and threaten national cohesion,” he declared. Affirming his commitment to restoring public order, collective security, and the rule of law, the head of government reiterated “with authority that no one, under any pretext whatsoever, may hold public space hostage to the detriment of the population.” “The Head of Government fully assumes the responsibilities conferred upon him by the Constitution, particularly regarding the protection of persons, property, and the Nation’s strategic infrastructure,” the text continues, indicating that the state “will remain firm, vigilant, and resolute in the face of any attempt at disorder, blockage, or destabilization,” while ensuring respect for fundamental rights. The American warning comes amid the CPT’s January 18 launch of a national dialogue. The third and final day of these political consultations concluded on Tuesday, January 20. These meetings aimed to forge a Haitian consensus around a governance mechanism capable of ensuring stability after February 7. According to press reports, several Presidential Councillors are nevertheless considering replacing the Prime Minister less than three weeks before the end of their own mandate. Initial reactions recorded Wednesday evening criticized the U.S. position, viewing it as another act of interference in Haiti’s internal affairs. This open defense of the Prime Minister by Washington adds a complex geopolitical dimension to the country’s political and security crisis. 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Dans une déclaration ferme, Washington a averti : « L’objectif des États-Unis pour Haïti demeure l’instauration d’un niveau minimal de sécurité et de stabilité. Toute tentative de modification de la composition du gouvernement par le Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT), non élu, à ce stade avancé de son mandat, serait considérée par les États-Unis comme une manœuvre visant à saper cet objectif et, de ce fait, serait nulle et non avenue. Les États-Unis considéreraient que toute personne soutenant une telle initiative déstabilisatrice, favorable aux gangs, agirait à l’encontre des intérêts des États-Unis, de la région et du peuple haïtien, et prendront les mesures qui s’imposent en conséquence. » Cette prise de position intervient quelques heures après une matinée tendue, ce mercredi 21 janvier, dans plusieurs quartiers de la capitale. Des barricades de fortune et des pneus enflammés ont été érigés à divers endroits, perturbant brusquement la circulation sur plusieurs axes routiers et paralysant les activités économiques. Dans un communiqué, le Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé a condamné avec la plus grande fermeté ces blocages. « Ces agissements portent une atteinte grave à la liberté de circulation des citoyens, entravent le fonctionnement normal des activités économiques et sociales et menacent la cohésion nationale », a-t-il déclaré. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Affirmant son attachement au rétablissement de l’ordre public, à la sécurité collective et à l’État de droit, le chef du gouvernement a réaffirmé « avec autorité que nul ne saurait, sous quelque prétexte que ce soit, prendre en otage l’espace public au détriment de la population. » « Le Chef du Gouvernement assume pleinement les responsabilités que lui confère la Constitution, notamment en matière de protection des personnes, des biens et des infrastructures stratégiques de la Nation », poursuit le texte, indiquant que l’État « demeurera ferme, vigilant et résolu face à toute tentative de désordre, de blocage ou de déstabilisation », tout en veillant au respect des droits fondamentaux. L’avertissement américain survient dans un contexte particulier, alors que le CPT a lancé un dialogue national le 18 janvier. La troisième et dernière journée de ces consultations politiques s’est achevée le mardi 20 janvier. Ces rencontres visaient à dégager un consensus haïtien autour d’un mécanisme de gouvernance capable d’assurer la stabilité après le 7 février. Selon des informations relayées dans la presse, plusieurs Conseillers-présidents envisageraient pourtant un possible remplacement du Premier ministre à moins de trois semaines de la fin de leur propre mandat. Les premières réactions enregistrées mercredi soir ont fustigé la prise de position des États-Unis, y voyant un nouvel acte d’ingérence dans les affaires internes d’Haïti. 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Despite government assertions of suicide, forensic evidence tells a different story. An autopsy report, as reported by the New York Times, found that Mr. Campos died from asphyxiation and ruled his death a homicide. According to the report, on January 3 at the Camp East Montana ICE detention center, Mr. Lunas Campos became unconscious while being physically restrained by law enforcement. One officer pressed his knee into Mr. Campos’s back while another pinned his arms to the cold, concrete floor. The room buzzed with tension as the muffled sounds of struggle echoed. Emergency responders arrived swiftly, attempting resuscitation, but despite their efforts, Mr. Campos was pronounced dead at the scene. The autopsy determined that the cause of death was “asphyxia due to neck and torso compression.” The report also details injuries to Mr. Lunas Campos’s head and neck, including burst blood vessels in his neck and on his eyelids, according to the New York Times. ### A Medical Classification, Not a Legal Determination The medical examiner’s determination classifies the manner of death but does not establish legal guilt, as clarified by the New York Times. Mr. Lunas Campos’s death has renewed scrutiny of the detention center following a Washington Post report. His family alleges he was killed by facility guards, citing a witness who claims to have seen guards choke him. The family is preparing a wrongful death lawsuit, according to their attorney, Will Horowitz, as reported by the New York Times. “He was being abused and beaten and choked to death,” Jeanette Pagan Lopez, the mother of two of Mr. Lunas Campos’s children, told the New York Times last week. On Wednesday, Ms. Pagan Lopez said she had not yet seen the autopsy report. Two Contradictory Versions Federal officials have provided a different account. In a January 9 statement, they said Mr. Lunas Campos died on January 3 after experiencing medical distress. After the Washington Post article, they described his death as a suicide. In an emailed statement on Wednesday, a Department of Homeland Security official reiterated that Mr. Lunas Campos attempted suicide, stating he “violently resisted the security staff” who were trying to assist him and that emergency responders attempted resuscitation. The official did not respond to questions about the autopsy report, according to the New York Times. ### Medical History and Witnesses Threatened with Deportation The El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office also released a toxicology report indicating Mr. Lunas Campos had a history of bipolar disorder and anxiety. The report found trazodone and hydroxyzine, prescription medications used to treat depression and anxiety. While such references to mental health history can provide context, they also raise important questions about whether they are used to deflect institutional responsibility for the circumstances surrounding his death. On Tuesday, Mr. Lunas Campos’s family petitioned a federal judge to prevent the deportation of two individuals they say witnessed the death or events leading up to it. The family claims one detainee saw guards choke Mr. Lunas Campos, while another saw him struggle with guards before his death. Both detainees have received deportation notices. Mr. Lunas Campos’s children asked the court to halt the deportations so the witnesses can testify in the family’s wrongful death lawsuit. ### Background and Context Federal officials stated that Mr. Lunas Campos was arrested in July in Rochester, New York, and transferred to the El Paso facility in September. Since entering the United States in 1996, he had been convicted of at least 10 crimes, including criminal possession of a weapon, reckless driving, and petit larceny. Mr. Lunas Campos is one of three people in custody at Camp East Montana who have died since the facility opened in August on the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso. Since then, a pattern of fatalities has emerged that warrants attention. On December 3, Francisco Gaspar-Andres, 48, of Guatemala, died approximately two weeks after being admitted to an El Paso hospital, officials said. An autopsy report in his case indicates he died of complications from alcohol-related liver disease. On January 14, Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, of Nicaragua, died of a “presumed suicide,” according to federal officials, who said the official cause of death was under investigation. Mr. Diaz’s autopsy was being performed at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center, not the medical examiner’s office, according to Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for Homeland Security. 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Il a été asphyxié, selon le rapport d’autopsie qualifiant la mort de Monsieur Campos d’homicide, selon ce qu’a révélé le New York Times. Le détenu, Geraldo Lunas Campos est devenu inconscient alors qu’il était physiquement maîtrisé par les forces de l’ordre le 3 janvier au centre de détention de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appelé Camp East Montana, indique le rapport. Les secouristes ont tenté de le réanimer, mais il a été déclaré mort sur place. L’autopsie a établi que la cause du décès était “une asphyxie due à une compression du cou et du torse”. Le rapport décrit également des blessures que M. Lunas Campos avait subies à la tête et au cou, notamment des vaisseaux sanguins éclatés à l’avant et sur le côté du cou, ainsi que sur ses paupières, selon le journal américain New York Times. ### **Une qualification médicale, pas juridique** La détermination du bureau du médecin légiste n’indique pas nécessairement une culpabilité criminelle. Il s’agit d’une classification de la manière dont une personne est décédée, et non d’une détermination juridique de culpabilité, a précisé le New York Times. La mort de M. Lunas Campos a attiré un regain d’attention sur le centre de détention ce mois-ci après que le Washington Post a rapporté l’incident la semaine dernière. Sa famille a affirmé qu’il avait été tué par les gardiens de l’établissement, citant un témoin qui a déclaré avoir vu des gardiens étrangler M. Lunas Campos à mort. La famille prépare une action en justice pour mort injustifiée, selon leur avocat, Will Horowitz cité par le New York Times. “Il était abusé, battu et étranglé à mort”, a déclaré au New York Times la semaine dernière Jeanette Pagan Lopez, la mère de deux des enfants de M. Lunas Campos. Mercredi, Mme Pagan Lopez a déclaré qu’elle n’avait pas encore vu le rapport d’autopsie. ### **Deux versions contradictoires** Les responsables fédéraux ont présenté une version différente de la mort de M. Lunas Campos. Dans un communiqué du 9 janvier, ils ont déclaré qu’il était décédé le 3 janvier après avoir éprouvé une détresse médicale, mais après la publication de l’article du Washington Post, ils ont qualifié sa mort de suicide. Dans une déclaration par courriel mercredi, un responsable du Département de la Sécurité intérieure a de nouveau affirmé que M. Lunas Campos avait tenté de se suicider, déclarant qu’il avait “violemment résisté au personnel de sécurité” qui tentait de le sauver et que les secouristes avaient fait des tentatives de réanimation. Le responsable n’a pas répondu aux questions concernant le rapport d’autopsie, a fait remarquer le journal new-yorkais. ### **Antécédents médicaux et témoins menacés d’expulsion** En plus de l’autopsie, le bureau du médecin légiste du comté d’El Paso a publié un rapport toxicologique, qui indique que M. Lunas Campos avait des antécédents de trouble bipolaire et d’anxiété. Le rapport identifie la présence de trazodone et d’hydroxyzine, deux médicaments sur ordonnance qui peuvent être utilisés pour traiter la dépression et l’anxiété. Mardi, la famille de M. Lunas Campos a demandé à un juge fédéral d’empêcher l’expulsion de deux personnes qui, selon eux, ont été témoins du décès ou des moments qui y ont conduit. La famille a déclaré dans la pétition qu’un codétenu avait vu des gardiens étrangler M. Lunas Campos à mort, et qu’un autre détenu l’avait vu lutter avec les gardiens avant sa mort. Ces deux détenus ont depuis reçu des avis d’expulsion. Les enfants de M. Lunas Campos ont demandé au tribunal d’arrêter les expulsions afin que les témoins puissent témoigner dans le procès pour mort injustifiée de la famille. ### **Antécédents et contexte** Selon les responsables fédéraux, M. Lunas Campos a été arrêté en juillet dernier à Rochester, New York, et a été transféré au centre d’El Paso en septembre. Il avait été condamné pour au moins 10 crimes, notamment possession criminelle d’une arme, conduite imprudente et vol mineur, depuis son entrée aux États-Unis en 1996, ont déclaré les responsables. M. Lunas Campos est l’une des trois personnes en détention à Camp East Montana décédées depuis l’ouverture du centre en août sur la base militaire de Fort Bliss à El Paso. Le 3 décembre, Francisco Gaspar-Andres, 48 ans, du Guatemala, est décédé environ deux semaines après avoir été admis dans un hôpital d’El Paso, ont déclaré les responsables. Un rapport d’autopsie dans son cas indique qu’il est mort de complications d’une maladie du foie liée à l’alcool. Le 14 janvier, Victor Manuel Diaz, 36 ans, du Nicaragua, est décédé d’un “suicide présumé”, selon les responsables fédéraux, qui ont déclaré que la cause officielle du décès faisait l’objet d’une enquête. L’autopsie de M. Diaz était en cours au William Beaumont Army Medical Center, et non au bureau du médecin légiste, selon Tricia McLaughlin, porte-parole de la Sécurité intérieure citée par le New York Times. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/campos-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/immigration-gera…nistration-trump/](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-gera%E2%80%A6nistration-trump/) *Source : New York Times* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-geraldo-lunas-campos-est-mort-asphyxie-selon-lautopsie-qui-conclut-a-un-homicide-contredisant-la-version-du-suicide-avancee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-geraldo-lunas-campos-est-mort-asphyxie-selon-lautopsie-qui-conclut-a-un-homicide-contredisant-la-version-du-suicide-avancee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-geraldo-lunas-campos-est-mort-asphyxie-selon-lautopsie-qui-conclut-a-un-homicide-contredisant-la-version-du-suicide-avancee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-geraldo-lunas-campos-est-mort-asphyxie-selon-lautopsie-qui-conclut-a-un-homicide-contredisant-la-version-du-suicide-avancee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/immigration-geraldo-lunas-campos-est-mort-asphyxie-selon-lautopsie-qui-conclut-a-un-homicide-contredisant-la-version-du-suicide-avancee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Immigration%3A%20Geraldo%20Lunas%20Campos%20est%20mort%20asphyxi%C3%A9%2C%20selon%20l%27autopsie%20qui%20conclut%20%C3%A0%20un%20homicide%2C%20contredisant%20la%20version%20du%20suicide%20avanc%C3%A9e%20par%20l%27administration%20Trump&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fimmigration-geraldo-lunas-campos-est-mort-asphyxie-selon-lautopsie-qui-conclut-a-un-homicide-contredisant-la-version-du-suicide-avancee-par-ladministration-trump%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La PNH exhorte les gangs à se rendre et sollicite l'appui de la population et de la presse pour rétablir la sécurité](https://ctninfo.com/la-pnh-exhorte-les-gangs-a-se-rendre-et-sollicite-lappui-de-la-population-et-de-la-presse-pour-retablir-la-securite/) **Published:** January 21, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, mardi 20 janvier 2026 – Le directeur général de la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH), André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, a lancé un appel direct aux bandits armés pour qu’ils déposent les armes et se rendent aux autorités compétentes. Il a également invité la population et les médias à accompagner la police dans sa mission de rétablissement de la sécurité et de la paix. S’exprimant lors d’une rencontre avec la presse ce mardi 20 janvier 2026, Vladimir Paraison a reconnu que l’institution policière ne dispose pas encore de tous les équipements nécessaires. Toutefois, il affirme que la PNH est en mesure de faire face à n’importe quel groupe armé, où qu’il se trouve. “Si nous n’attaquons pas encore certains lieux, c’est parce que nous ne maîtrisons pas encore totalement l’environnement dans lequel nous évoluons actuellement”, a-t-il expliqué, avant d’ajouter qu’”il n’existe aucun endroit qui soit inattaquable pour la police”. Le directeur général a également évoqué la possibilité pour les bandits de capituler. Des numéros de téléphone et des points de contact seront mis à leur disposition afin de faciliter cette démarche. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Une fois la capitulation effectuée, ils seront traduits devant les autorités compétentes pour répondre de leurs actes”, a-t-il précisé. Selon Vladimir Paraison, certains bandits ont déjà manifesté leur volonté de se rendre, mais expriment des craintes en raison des dégâts et des crimes qu’ils ont commis. Malgré cela, assure-t-il, “la police déploie toutes les stratégies nécessaires pour permettre le retour de la paix dans les zones”. Le chef de la PNH appelle par ailleurs la population haïtienne à faire preuve de plus de vigilance, notamment en communiquant avec les autorités concernant les déplacements des bandits. Il a également demandé à la presse de relayer les dégâts causés par les gangs armés. Lors de cette rencontre, Vladimir Paraison a aussi invité les personnes vivant dans des quartiers contrôlés par des gangs à se déplacer. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “Ce sont des majeurs, responsables de leurs choix. Dans un premier temps, accepter de vivre avec eux prête à équivoque, même si nous savons qu’il existe des personnes qui ne peuvent effectivement pas se déplacer. La police ne peut pas toujours déterminer s’il s’agit d’une impossibilité réelle ou d’un choix volontaire. Il revient donc à chacun de se placer du bon côté du droit”, a-t-il déclaré. Il a toutefois rappelé que la PNH continuera à desservir l’ensemble de la population. Abordant la question des postes de péage illégaux installés par des gangs armés sur certaines routes, Vladimir Paraison a précisé que les gangs ne sont pas les seuls à gérer des points de contrôle sur les routes nationales. “Il existe également des autorités dans certaines zones qui s’en occupent”, a-t-il indiqué. Dans cette perspective, il a annoncé que la PNH travaille actuellement au renforcement de ses ressources humaines afin de mieux gérer cette situation et de mener des actions “efficaces et visibles” sur le terrain. Bandits neutralisés et un important arsenal saisi par la PNH ces derniers jours La Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) a annoncé cette semaine avoir abattu six présumés bandits lors d’une opération menée à Delmas 2, dans la zone de Tokyo. Selon la DICOP, plusieurs véhicules utilisés par les criminels ont été détruits. L’intervention a permis la saisie de drones, de pistolets, de fusils de différents calibres, d’une importante quantité de munitions, ainsi que d’uniformes de l’UDMO, de gilets pare-balles, de grenades lacrymogènes et de billets de petite coupure. La Police nationale d’Haïti a annoncé, le 12 janvier dernier, avoir saisi 33 armes à feu, dont 17 fusils d’assaut, ainsi que 12 259 munitions de divers calibres, dans le cadre d’opérations menées depuis le début de l’année dans le quartier de Bel Air contre des gangs lourdement armés. Par ailleurs, une autre opération a permis la saisie de neuf pistolets, neuf chargeurs et 5 500 cartouches à la douane de Quartier Morin, dans le département du Nord. Trois individus ont été interpellés à cette occasion. Les opérations, dont l’objectif est de démanteler les foyers de gangs notamment à La Saline, Bel Air et Bas-Delmas, se poursuivent. 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In an order issued Monday, January 20, 2026, Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered the federal government to produce all documents requested in the case National TPS Alliance v. Noem by February 17, 2026. This decision marks a new phase in the legal battle over Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals in the United States. Judge Kim’s order resolves several disputes between the parties regarding document production in the case challenging the Trump administration’s decision to terminate TPS for Haitian immigrants. On the issue of search terms and document custodians, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The judge ordered defendants to use the search terms and custodians proposed by the plaintiffs, as outlined in Exhibit B of the joint discovery letter submitted to the court. This ruling is significant because it potentially broadens the scope of documents the government must provide, allowing plaintiffs’ attorneys access to internal communications that could shed light on the decision-making process that led to the termination of Haitian TPS. ### Defined Search Period Regarding the relevant time period for the document search, however, the court accepted the government’s proposal. Judge Kim ordered that the document search cover the period from July 15, 2025, to November 19, 2025. This timeframe is crucial because it encompasses the months leading up to the official announcement on November 28, 2025, of the decision not to renew TPS for Haitian nationals. Documents produced from this period could reveal internal deliberations and the factors that influenced the controversial decision. The court also accepted the defendants’ proposed modifications to Requests for Production of Documents Nos. One through Nine, originally served by plaintiffs on April 30, 2025. Judge Kim found these modifications appropriate, provided they are limited to documents related to Haiti. This clarification ensures that document production remains focused on Haitian TPS, avoiding a diversion of efforts toward other TPS designations that are also subject to legal challenges. Plaintiffs had initially proposed a ten-day deadline for the government to produce the requested documents. Judge Kim rejected this proposal, deeming it unrealistic given the scope of the task. The court therefore set the production deadline for February 17, 2026, giving the government nearly a month to gather and produce documents, including privilege logs identifying documents withheld on confidentiality grounds. ### A Warning to Government Attorneys In a notable section of her order, Judge Kim addressed the plaintiffs’ request that the court admonish defendants for failing to comply with previous court orders. Although the court chose not to formally admonish defendants at this time, Judge Kim nonetheless issued a clear warning: “The Court expects all lawyers, including lawyers who have recently joined the litigation, to be aware of previous Orders and to comply with them.” The magistrate added that the court “will not accept as an excuse for noncompliance of an order that a lawyer new to the case is not familiar with previous Orders.” This warning reflects the procedural tensions that have marked this case and underscores the court’s importance of compliance with its rulings. This order from the California court comes on the same day a crucial hearing was held in Washington, D.C., before Judge Ana C. Reyes in a parallel case concerning Haitian TPS. In Washington, Judge Reyes granted the government an extension until January 23, 2026, to submit certain documents cited in the California case National TPS Alliance v. Noem that do not appear in the certified administrative record. The two cases, though distinct, are closely linked. Judge Reyes’s order explicitly cites documents referenced in the California court’s decision, illustrating the coordination between the two jurisdictions in examining the legality of terminating Haitian TPS. ### A Race Against Time These legal developments come amid an atmosphere of absolute urgency for Haitian TPS beneficiaries. The status expiration date is set for February 3, 2026, less than two weeks after these orders are placed. The February 17 deadline set by Judge Kim in California extends beyond this critical date, raising questions about the effectiveness of these discovery proceedings in influencing the immediate fate of TPS beneficiaries. However, plaintiffs’ attorneys hope that the documents obtained will help demonstrate that the Trump administration’s decision was tainted by bad faith or improper political influence, thereby justifying a permanent injunction against terminating TPS. More than 350,000 Haitian nationals currently hold TPS in the United States. Most of them have lived in the country for over a decade and have U.S. citizen children. Massachusetts lawmakers, who gathered the same day in Mattapan to meet with the Haitian community, highlighted the potentially devastating consequences of ending TPS, particularly for the American healthcare system, which employs many Haitian TPS holders. 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Dans une ordonnance rendue ce lundi 20 janvier 2026, la magistrate Sallie Kim du tribunal fédéral du district nord de Californie a ordonné au gouvernement fédéral de produire l’ensemble des documents requis dans l’affaire *National TPS Alliance v. Noem* d’ici le 17 février 2026. Cette décision marque une nouvelle étape dans la bataille juridique entourant le Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) des ressortissants haïtiens aux États-Unis. L’ordonnance de la juge Kim tranche plusieurs différends entre les parties concernant la production de documents dans cette affaire qui conteste la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au TPS pour les immigrants haïtiens. Sur la question des termes de recherche et des dépositaires de documents, le tribunal a statué en faveur des plaignants. La juge a ordonné aux défendeurs d’utiliser les termes de recherche et les dépositaires proposés par les plaignants, tels qu’ils sont décrits dans l’annexe B de la lettre conjointe de découverte soumise au tribunal. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette décision est significative car elle élargit potentiellement la portée des documents que le gouvernement devra fournir, permettant aux avocats des plaignants d’accéder à des communications internes qui pourraient éclairer le processus décisionnel ayant conduit à la fin du TPS haïtien. ## Période de recherche définie Concernant la période pertinente pour la recherche de documents, le tribunal a toutefois retenu la proposition du gouvernement. La juge Kim a ordonné que la recherche de documents couvre la période allant du 15 juillet 2025 au 19 novembre 2025. Cette fenêtre temporelle est cruciale car elle englobe les mois précédant l’annonce officielle, le 28 novembre 2025, de la décision de ne pas renouveler le TPS pour les ressortissants haïtiens. Les documents produits pendant cette période pourraient révéler les délibérations internes et les facteurs ayant influencé cette décision controversée. Le tribunal a également accepté les modifications proposées par les défendeurs concernant les demandes de production de documents numéros un à neuf, initialement signifiées par les plaignants le 30 avril 2025. La juge Kim a estimé que ces modifications étaient appropriées, à condition qu’elles soient limitées aux documents relatifs à Haïti. Cette précision garantit que la production de documents reste concentrée sur le TPS haïtien, évitant ainsi une dispersion des efforts vers d’autres désignations TPS qui font également l’objet de contestations juridiques. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les plaignants avaient initialement proposé un délai de dix jours pour que le gouvernement produise les documents demandés. La juge Kim a rejeté cette proposition, la jugeant irréaliste compte tenu de l’ampleur de la tâche. Le tribunal a donc fixé la date limite de production au 17 février 2026, accordant au gouvernement près d’un mois pour rassembler et produire les documents, y compris les registres de privilège qui identifient les documents retenus pour des raisons de confidentialité. ## Un avertissement aux avocats du gouvernement Dans une section notable de son ordonnance, la juge Kim a abordé la demande des plaignants de réprimander les défendeurs pour non-respect des ordonnances précédentes du tribunal. Bien que le tribunal ait choisi de ne pas adresser de réprimande formelle aux défendeurs à ce stade, la juge Kim a néanmoins émis un avertissement clair : « Le tribunal s’attend à ce que tous les avocats, y compris ceux qui ont récemment rejoint le litige, soient au courant des ordonnances précédentes et s’y conforment. » La magistrate a ajouté que le tribunal « n’acceptera pas comme excuse pour le non-respect d’une ordonnance qu’un avocat nouvellement arrivé dans l’affaire n’est pas familier avec les ordonnances précédentes. » Cette mise en garde reflète les tensions procédurales qui ont marqué cette affaire et souligne l’importance que le tribunal accorde au respect de ses décisions. ## Deux fronts juridiques, une même bataille Cette ordonnance du tribunal de Californie intervient le même jour qu’une audience cruciale s’est tenue à Washington, D.C., devant la juge Ana C. Reyes dans une affaire parallèle concernant le TPS haïtien. À Washington, la juge Reyes a accordé au gouvernement un délai supplémentaire jusqu’au 23 janvier 2026 pour soumettre certains documents cités dans l’affaire californienne *National TPS Alliance v. Noem* qui ne figurent pas dans le dossier administratif certifié. Les deux affaires, bien que distinctes, sont étroitement liées. L’ordonnance de la juge Reyes fait explicitement référence aux documents cités dans la décision du tribunal californien, illustrant la coordination entre les deux juridictions dans l’examen de la légalité de la décision de mettre fin au TPS haïtien. ## Une course contre la montre Ces développements juridiques surviennent dans un contexte d’urgence absolue pour les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. La date d’expiration du statut est fixée au 3 février 2026, soit moins de deux semaines après ces ordonnances. La date limite du 17 février fixée par la juge Kim en Californie dépasse cette échéance critique, ce qui soulève des questions sur l’efficacité de ces procédures de découverte pour influencer le sort immédiat des bénéficiaires du TPS. Toutefois, les avocats des plaignants espèrent que les documents obtenus permettront de démontrer que la décision de l’administration Trump était entachée de mauvaise foi ou d’influence politique inappropriée, ce qui pourrait justifier une injonction permanente contre la fin du TPS. Plus de 350 000 ressortissants haïtiens bénéficient actuellement du TPS aux États-Unis. La plupart d’entre eux vivent dans le pays depuis plus d’une décennie et ont des enfants citoyens américains. Les parlementaires du Massachusetts, réunis ce même jour à Mattapan pour rencontrer la communauté haïtienne, ont souligné les conséquences potentiellement dévastatrices de la fin du TPS, notamment pour le système de santé américain qui emploie de nombreux bénéficiaires haïtiens. La bataille juridique se poursuit sur deux fronts, avec des échéances qui s’accumulent et un compte à rebours qui continue inexorablement vers le 3 février 2026. 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Initially granted in 2010 following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, TPS provided temporary refuge while the country recovered from widespread damage. The meeting took place in Mattapan, a Boston neighborhood considered the stronghold of the Haitian community in Massachusetts. Democratic Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts’s 6th District, attended the event alongside Representative Ayanna Pressley of the 7th District. The goal was to hear testimony from community members about the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants. The administration argued that conditions in Haiti had sufficiently improved since the devastating earthquake and subsequent natural disasters, providing grounds for ending TPS. However, many attendees and lawmakers expressed deep concern over these claims, suggesting that the reality on the ground in Haiti tells a different story. Representative Ayanna Pressley characterized the decision as driven by racist intent on the part of President Trump and his cabinet. Pressley pointed to statements made by the administration that allegedly targeted immigrants from predominantly black and brown countries. For instance, reports have noted derogatory language used by President Trump when referring to Haiti and African nations, suggesting discriminatory motivations behind the decision. Pressley argued that conditions are not in place to force more than 350,000 Haitians to return to Haiti. Senator Markey echoed that position, denouncing the Trump administration’s double standard regarding Haiti. Senator Markey asked, “How can you tell Americans not to travel to Haiti because of the security situation while at the same time claiming that conditions are perfectly suitable for Haitians to return?” Recent reports indicate that the crime rate, ongoing political unrest, and economic instability in Haiti have led to a significant deterioration in the living conditions there. According to the latest data from humanitarian organizations, incidents of violence have risen, and many families are struggling to access basic necessities, reinforcing the argument that returning Haitians would face severe challenges. Representative Seth Moulton, for his part, criticized Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, calling her “cruel and incompetent.” The three lawmakers from the Bay State pledged to do everything in their power to protect TPS for Haitians. ## Testimonies and Economic Contributions Several TPS beneficiaries and representatives from immigrant rights organizations also spoke during the hearing, which was entered into the Congressional Record. The three members of the Massachusetts delegation emphasized the economic contributions of TPS holders, most of whom have lived in the United States for more than a decade. They noted that Haitians with TPS status have significantly bolstered the American workforce, particularly in the healthcare sector, where they constitute an important part of the personnel. Their labor contributes significantly to the U.S. GDP each year, underscoring their integral role in the U.S. economy. The American healthcare system would suffer serious consequences if the more than 350,000 Haitians were to lose their legal status, the lawmakers warned. When asked about ongoing discussions in Congress to adopt a discharge petition that could preserve TPS, the delegation members declined to go into detail. “All options are on the table,” they assured. A discharge petition is a legislative maneuver that, if signed by a majority of House members, can force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote. This strategy is rarely used due to its complex nature and the substantial support required. Community leader Pastor Dieufort Fleurissaint, who attended the event, expressed confidence that TPS will be preserved. He confirmed that outreach efforts are underway with lawmakers to secure votes for the discharge petition. “The reception has been very positive,” said the doctor Fleurissaint. The community leader noted that organizations in other states are also engaged in discussions about the petition, which currently appears to be the only viable option for protecting Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. Representatives from other communities showed their support at the Mattapan event on Tuesday, a symbolic date marking the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. This timing added a poignant layer to the gathering, highlighting the broader political landscape. The event served not only as a call to action for the preservation of TPS but also as a reminder of the ongoing political challenges associated with immigration policies. 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La rencontre a eu lieu à Mattapan, quartier de Boston considéré comme le bastion de la communauté haïtienne au Massachusetts. Le sénateur démocrate Ed Markey et le député du 6e district du Massachusetts, Seth Moulton, ont pris part à cette activité aux côtés de la députée Ayanna Pressley du 7e district. L’objectif était de recueillir les témoignages des membres de la communauté sur les impacts de la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au Statut de Protection Temporaire pour les immigrants haïtiens. Pour la députée Ayanna Pressley, cette décision est motivée par une volonté raciste du président Trump et de son cabinet. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Madame Pressley estime que les conditions ne sont pas réunies pour contraindre plus de 350 000 Haïtiens à retourner en Haïti. C’est également la position du sénateur Markey, qui dénonce le double standard de l’équipe Trump concernant Haïti. Comment peut-on demander aux Américains de ne pas voyager en Haïti en raison de la situation sécuritaire et, en même temps, prétendre que la situation est totalement propice au retour des Haïtiens, s’est interrogé Ed Markey. Pour sa part, le député Seth Moulton s’en est pris à la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, Kristi Noem, qu’il a qualifiée de « cruelle et incompétente ». Les trois parlementaires de l’État de la Baie promettent de tout mettre en œuvre pour protéger le TPS des Haïtiens. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ## Témoignages et contributions économiques Plusieurs bénéficiaires du TPS ainsi que des représentants d’organisations de défense des droits des immigrants ont également pris la parole lors de cette séance d’audition, enregistrée dans les archives du Congrès. Les trois membres de la délégation du Massachusetts ont insisté sur la contribution économique des bénéficiaires du TPS, dont la plupart vivent aux États-Unis depuis plus d’une dizaine d’années. Le système de santé américain subirait de graves conséquences si les plus de 350 000 Haïtiens devaient perdre leur statut légal, ont averti les parlementaires. Interrogés sur les discussions en cours au Congrès en vue d’adopter une pétition de décharge qui permettrait de préserver le TPS, les membres de la délégation n’ont pas souhaité entrer dans les détails. “Toutes les options sont à l’étude”, ont-ils assuré. Le leader communautaire, le pasteur Dieufort Fleurissaint, qui a participé à cette activité, affirme être confiant quant à la préservation du TPS. Il confirme que des démarches sont en cours auprès des parlementaires en vue de voter la pétition de décharge. “La réception est très positive”, affirme le docteur en théologie. Dieufort Fleurissaint indique que d’autres organisations dans d’autres États sont également impliquées dans les discussions sur cette pétition, qui semble être pour l’instant la seule option viable pour protéger le Statut de Protection Temporaire des Haïtiens. Plusieurs représentants d’autres communautés ont apporté leur soutien à cette activité tenue à Mattapan ce mardi, une date symbolique marquant le premier anniversaire du retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Massachusetts-delegation-tps--300x172.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39486&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39486&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-des-parlementaires-du-massachusetts-rencontrent-la-communaute-a-mattapan/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-des-parlementaires-du-massachusetts-rencontrent-la-communaute-a-mattapan/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-des-parlementaires-du-massachusetts-rencontrent-la-communaute-a-mattapan/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-des-parlementaires-du-massachusetts-rencontrent-la-communaute-a-mattapan/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-des-parlementaires-du-massachusetts-rencontrent-la-communaute-a-mattapan/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20des%20parlementaires%20du%20Massachusetts%20rencontrent%20la%20communaut%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20Mattapan&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-des-parlementaires-du-massachusetts-rencontrent-la-communaute-a-mattapan%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Nicaraguan Immigrant Found Dead in Texas Detention Center; ICE Cites Apparent Suicide as Federal Investigation Continues](https://ctninfo.com/nicaraguan-immigrant-found-dead-in-texas-detention-center-ice-cites-apparent-suicide-as-federal-investigation-continues/) **Published:** January 20, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** U.S. federal authorities are investigating the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant at a major migrant detention facility on a Texas military base. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reports the man appears to have died by suicide. This incident follows another recent fatality at the same facility. Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, was found dead on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at the tent detention complex at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base near El Paso. ICE stated that Diaz “appears to have taken his own life” and confirmed that a federal investigation is ongoing. Camp Montana East had already drawn attention earlier this month after the death of another detainee, Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55. ICE initially reported that the death occurred while agents attempted to prevent a suicide. A preliminary investigation by the El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office found that Lunas Campos died from asphyxiation due to compression of the chest and neck, and that the death could be classified as a homicide. A fellow detainee told the Associated Press that Lunas Campos, who was handcuffed, refused to return to his cell when at least five agents allegedly pinned him to the ground. According to this account, one agent applied pressure to his neck with his arm. ICE states that the death remains under internal investigation. ## Victor Manuel Diaz’s Immigration Background Federal authorities report that Victor Manuel Diaz was arrested on January 6 in Minnesota as part of the immigration enforcement actions under President Donald Trump’s administration. He was then transferred to Texas. Diaz entered the United States in March 2024 and was initially apprehended by Border Patrol. He was released on parole pending an immigration court hearing. After failing to attend a hearing in August, a judge ordered his removal. ICE reports that a final removal order was served on January 12, two days before he was found unresponsive in his cell. ICE has not released further details about the circumstances of Diaz’s death. The agency states it routinely notifies Congress and issues an official statement for every death in custody. Satellite images from August 7, 2025, analyzed by Planet Labs and released by the Associated Press, show the scale of the Fort Bliss site, which consists of large white tents built to accommodate a growing number of detained migrants. The recent deaths at this facility have renewed criticism of detention conditions, mental health management, and the use of force at centers operated or overseen by ICE, especially since the tightening of immigration policies under the Trump administration. Human rights organizations and immigration attorneys regularly criticize the lack of transparency regarding deaths in detention and call for independent investigations. Federal authorities maintain that safety is their priority, but these cases have increased fear and uncertainty among many detained migrants, including those from Latin American and Caribbean communities. 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Selon l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), l’homme se serait suicidé, mais ce décès survient dans un contexte déjà marqué par une autre mort controversée dans la même installation. La victime, Victor Manuel Diaz, 36 ans, a été retrouvée morte le mercredi 14 janvier 2026 dans le complexe de tentes de détention situé à Fort Bliss, une base de l’armée américaine près d’El Paso. Dans un communiqué, l’ICE a indiqué que Diaz « semble s’être donné la mort », tout en précisant qu’une enquête fédérale est toujours en cours. ### Un centre déjà au cœur d’une controverse Le site concerné, connu sous le nom de Camp Montana East, avait déjà attiré l’attention plus tôt ce mois-ci après la mort d’un autre détenu, Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55 ans. Dans ce cas, l’ICE avait initialement affirmé que le décès était survenu alors que des agents tentaient d’empêcher un suicide. Toutefois, une enquête préliminaire du bureau du médecin légiste du comté d’El Paso a conclu que Lunas Campos était mort par asphyxie due à une compression de la poitrine et du cou, et que le décès pourrait être classé comme un homicide. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Un codétenu a déclaré à l’Associated Press que Lunas Campos, menotté, refusait de retourner dans sa cellule lorsqu’au moins cinq agents l’auraient plaqué au sol. Selon ce témoignage, l’un des agents aurait exercé une pression sur son cou avec le bras. L’ICE affirme que cette mort fait toujours l’objet d’une enquête interne. ### Le parcours migratoire de Victor Manuel Diaz Selon les autorités fédérales, Victor Manuel Diaz avait été arrêté le 6 janvier dans le Minnesota, dans le cadre de la vaste opération de répression de l’immigration menée par l’administration du président Donald Trump. Il avait ensuite été transféré au Texas. Diaz était entré sur le territoire américain en mars 2024 et avait été initialement interpellé par la Border Patrol. Il avait ensuite été libéré sous liberté conditionnelle, dans l’attente d’une audience devant un tribunal de l’immigration. Lors d’une audience tenue en août, à laquelle il ne s’est pas présenté, un juge avait ordonné son expulsion. L’ICE indique qu’un ordre définitif de renvoi lui a été signifié le 12 janvier, soit deux jours avant qu’il ne soit retrouvé inconscient dans sa cellule au centre de détention. L’ICE n’a communiqué aucune information supplémentaire sur les circonstances exactes du décès de Diaz. L’agence rappelle qu’elle informe systématiquement le Congrès et publie une déclaration officielle pour chaque décès survenu en détention. Des images satellites datées du 7 août 2025, analysées par Planet Labs et diffusées par l’Associated Press, montrent l’ampleur du site de Fort Bliss, constitué de grandes tentes blanches érigées pour accueillir un nombre croissant de migrants détenus. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Des inquiétudes persistantes sur les conditions de détention La succession de décès dans ce centre relance les critiques sur les conditions de détention, la gestion de la santé mentale et l’usage de la force dans les centres gérés ou supervisés par l’ICE, particulièrement depuis le durcissement des politiques migratoires sous l’administration Trump. Des organisations de défense des droits humains et des avocats spécialisés en immigration dénoncent régulièrement le manque de transparence entourant les décès en détention et réclament des enquêtes indépendantes. Bien que les autorités fédérales maintiennent que la sécurité est leur priorité, ces affaires renforcent le climat de peur et d’incertitude ressenti par de nombreux migrants placés en détention, y compris parmi les communautés latino-américaines et caribéennes présentes aux États-Unis. 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Reyes granted the federal government an extension on Tuesday to submit the required documents in the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) case involving Haitian nationals. The new deadline is set for January 23, 2026, at noon. This deadline is crucial for Haitian TPS holders as it could affect their work permits and heighten fears of deportation, adding urgency to the legal proceedings. The decision follows a status conference held on January 20, 2026, in Courtroom 12 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Reyes had convened the hybrid hearing after receiving the government’s motion to reconsider her January 16 order. In a note signed on January 19, the judge ordered the parties to appear the following day, allowing out-of-town counsel to participate by video. Judge Reyes also took the opportunity to remind both parties about proper procedures. Observing courtroom etiquette and following procedural rules are crucial components of legal proceedings, as they help ensure that cases progress smoothly and efficiently. Procedural missteps can lead to delays in resolving important issues, such as immigration cases, where every hearing can significantly impact the lives of those involved. In her January 19 order, she noted that the parties need not expend valuable time and energy briefing an issue before initially raising it with the court. She indicated that simply reaching out to her chambers to signal that the government wished to be heard on the January 16 order would have been sufficient for her to schedule a hearing on the next business day. ## New Deadline: January 23 (just 11 days before TPS is set to lapse) Following the January 20 hearing, Judge Reyes granted the government’s motion for reconsideration. She ordered the administration to submit to the court and to the plaintiffs a small number of documents cited in the case National TPS Alliance v. Noem, from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, concerning Haiti’s TPS designation, that do not appear in the certified administrative record for this case. The government has until noon on January 23, 2026, to comply with this order. It may also submit any additional filings on this topic at that time. Both parties must also file a brief joint status report on the progress of discovery by the same deadline. This new January 23 deadline places the proceedings less than two weeks before the scheduled expiration of Haitian TPS on February 3, 2026. The plaintiffs, represented in part by the ACLU, are seeking to demonstrate that the decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status was made in bad faith or under improper political influence. The requested documents could shed light on the internal deliberations that led to the November 28, 2025, announcement not to renew TPS for the approximately 200,000 Haitian nationals living in the United States. These deliberations not only carry implications within the legal system but also extend into socioeconomic spheres, influencing the lives of many Haitians both in the U.S. and back home. The decision impacts remittance flows, which have long been a lifeline for families in Haiti, supporting essential needs such as education, healthcare, and local businesses. Moreover, changes in TPS status can disrupt well-established community networks in the U.S., emphasizing the need for transparency in policy decisions that resonate across borders. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-C.-Reyes-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39475&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39475&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-grants-government-extension-until-january-23/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-grants-government-extension-until-january-23/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-grants-government-extension-until-january-23/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-grants-government-extension-until-january-23/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-grants-government-extension-until-january-23/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitian%20TPS%3A%20Judge%20Reyes%20Grants%20Government%20Extension%20Until%20January%2023&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitian-tps-judge-reyes-grants-government-extension-until-january-23%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [TPS haïtien : la juge Reyes accorde un délai supplémentaire au gouvernement jusqu'au 23 janvier](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-accorde-un-delai-supplementaire-au-gouvernement-jusquau-23-janvier/) **Published:** January 20, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La juge Ana C. Reyes a accordé mardi au gouvernement fédéral un délai supplémentaire pour soumettre les documents requis dans l’affaire du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) des ressortissants haïtiens. La nouvelle échéance est fixée au 23 janvier 2026 à midi. Cette décision fait suite à une audience de mise au point tenue le 20 janvier 2026 dans la salle d’audience 12 du tribunal fédéral du district de Columbia. La juge Reyes avait convoqué cette audience hybride après avoir reçu une motion de reconsidération déposée par le gouvernement concernant son ordonnance du 16 janvier. Dans une note signée le 19 janvier, la juge avait ordonné aux parties de comparaître le lendemain, permettant aux avocats hors de la ville de participer par vidéoconférence. La juge Reyes a profité de l’occasion pour adresser un rappel aux deux parties concernant les procédures à suivre. Dans son ordonnance du 19 janvier, elle a précisé que les parties n’avaient pas besoin de consacrer un temps et une énergie précieux à la rédaction de mémoires avant de soulever une question auprès du tribunal. Elle a indiqué qu’un simple contact avec son cabinet pour signaler que le gouvernement souhaitait être entendu concernant l’ordonnance du 16 janvier aurait suffi pour qu’elle ordonne une audience le jour ouvrable suivant. ## Nouvelle échéance : le 23 janvier À l’issue de l’audience du 20 janvier, la juge Reyes a accordé la motion de reconsidération du gouvernement. Elle a ordonné à l’administration de soumettre au tribunal et aux plaignants un nombre restreint de documents cités dans l’affaire *National TPS Alliance v. Noem* du tribunal fédéral du district nord de Californie, concernant la désignation TPS d’Haïti, mais qui ne figurent pas dans le dossier administratif certifié de la présente affaire. Le gouvernement a jusqu’au 23 janvier 2026 à midi pour se conformer à cette ordonnance. Il pourra également soumettre tout document supplémentaire sur ce sujet à cette date. Les deux parties devront également déposer un bref rapport conjoint sur l’état de la procédure de communication des pièces avant cette même échéance. Cette nouvelle échéance du 23 janvier place les procédures à moins de deux semaines de l’expiration prévue du TPS haïtien, fixée au 3 février 2026. Les plaignants, représentés notamment par l’ACLU, cherchent à démontrer que la décision de mettre fin au statut de protection temporaire a été prise de mauvaise foi ou sous une influence politique inappropriée. Les documents demandés pourraient éclairer les délibérations internes ayant conduit à la décision annoncée le 28 novembre 2025 de ne pas renouveler le TPS pour les quelque 200 000 ressortissants haïtiens vivant aux États-Unis. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-C.-Reyes-300x169.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-accorde-un-delai-supplementaire-au-gouvernement-jusquau-23-janvier/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-accorde-un-delai-supplementaire-au-gouvernement-jusquau-23-janvier/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-accorde-un-delai-supplementaire-au-gouvernement-jusquau-23-janvier/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-accorde-un-delai-supplementaire-au-gouvernement-jusquau-23-janvier/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-accorde-un-delai-supplementaire-au-gouvernement-jusquau-23-janvier/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20la%20juge%20Reyes%20accorde%20un%20d%C3%A9lai%20suppl%C3%A9mentaire%20au%20gouvernement%20jusqu%27au%2023%20janvier&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-accorde-un-delai-supplementaire-au-gouvernement-jusquau-23-janvier%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Lancement officiel de « Jeunesse Gonaïvienne en Réveil » : la jeunesse au cœur du développement local et durable](https://ctninfo.com/lancement-officiel-de-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-la-jeunesse-au-coeur-du-developpement-local-et-durable/) **Published:** January 20, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Gonaïves— La ville des Gonaïves a accueilli le dimanche18 janvier 2026 le lancement officiel de l’initiative « Jeunesse Gonaïvienne en Réveil », portée par le jeune journaliste et entrepreneur social Jamesson Jn-Baptiste. Cet événement marquant s’est tenu dans une ambiance de mobilisation et de réflexion autour du rôle central de la jeunesse dans le développement de la commune. Placée sous le thème de la participation citoyenne, du capital humain juvénile et du développement durable, la cérémonie a réuni plusieurs personnalités du monde académique, juridique, institutionnel et entrepreneurial. Une vision apolitique axée sur le développement Dans son discours inaugural, Jamesson Jn-Baptiste a tenu à clarifier la nature de la structure : « Jeunesse Gonaïvienne en Réveil n’est ni un parti politique, ni une organisation à vocation politique. Elle est une structure apolitique, sociale, économique et de développement, créée pour encadrer, former et accompagner la jeunesse sans distinction. » - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Il a souligné que cette initiative vise à redonner confiance aux jeunes, à renforcer leurs compétences pratiques et à favoriser leur autonomisation économique dans un contexte marqué par le chômage et la précarité. Des programmes de formation orientés vers l’employabilité Le coordonnateur du mouvement a annoncé la mise en place de programmes de formation professionnelle et technique, notamment dans les domaines suivants : Marketing digital Management d’entreprise - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Création de sites web Logiciels (Excel, PowerPoint, QuickBooks) Formation des défenseurs des droits humains Autres compétences adaptées au marché moderne Chaque cycle de formation durera deux mois et sera sanctionné par un certificat. Les dix meilleurs participants bénéficieront d’un accompagnement spécial pour la création de micro-entreprises. Selon Jamesson Jn-Baptiste : « Le développement local commence par l’autonomie économique des jeunes. Une ville progresse lorsque sa jeunesse est formée, productive et responsable. » Interventions majeures des conférenciers invités Pierre Robert Auguste : la jeunesse comme moteur de refondation civique Invité principal, Pierre Robert Auguste (PRA), président de l’Association des Entrepreneurs de l’Artibonite, est intervenu sur le thème « La place de la jeunesse dans le développement de la commune des Gonaïves ». Il a salué l’initiative et plaidé pour une mobilisation structurée de la jeunesse afin de refonder le tissu civique, économique et moral du pays. Il a proposé deux axes stratégiques majeurs : l’organisation d’un Congrès national de la jeunesse aux Gonaïves et la création d’un Musée de l’Homme Noir dans la Cité de l’Indépendance. Selon lui, ce projet mémoriel vise à réparer une dette historique et à positionner les Gonaïves comme un centre international de référence pour la mémoire afro-descendante. Me Luc Occera : valorisation du capital humain juvénile L’avocat au Barreau des Gonaïves, Me Luc Occera, a abordé la question de la valorisation du capital humain juvénile et des mécanismes de transmission du savoir. Il a insisté sur la nécessité d’investir dans l’éducation et la formation continue pour assurer un développement durable et inclusif. Rony Séjour : développement durable par et pour la jeunesse De son côté, Rony Séjour, directeur départemental du MJSAC (Ministère de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de l’Action Civique), a mis l’accent sur une approche participative : « Bâtir un développement durable aux Gonaïves avec la jeunesse et par la jeunesse est une nécessité stratégique pour assurer l’avenir de la commune. » Il a encouragé la collaboration entre les institutions publiques, la société civile et les organisations de jeunesse. Une dynamique citoyenne porteuse d’espoir À travers cette initiative, « Jeunesse Gonaïvienne en Réveil » se positionne comme une plateforme de formation, d’innovation et de mobilisation citoyenne, visant à transformer les jeunes en véritables acteurs du changement local. Dans son message de clôture, Jamesson Jn-Baptiste a lancé un appel fort à la jeunesse : « Ce projet est le vôtre. Engagez-vous, formez-vous et devenez les bâtisseurs du développement local et national. Que ce jour marque le début d’un réveil collectif. » Le 18 janvier 2026 restera ainsi une date symbolique pour la jeunesse gonaïvienne, incarnant une volonté collective de rupture avec la résignation, au profit de la formation, de l’engagement citoyen et du développement durable. L’initiative ambitionne désormais d’étendre ses activités à travers toute la commune et de devenir un levier stratégique de transformation sociale aux Gonaïves. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/lancement-officiel-de-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-la-jeunesse-au-coeur-du-developpement-local-et-durable/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lancement-officiel-de-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-la-jeunesse-au-coeur-du-developpement-local-et-durable/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/lancement-officiel-de-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-la-jeunesse-au-coeur-du-developpement-local-et-durable/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lancement-officiel-de-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-la-jeunesse-au-coeur-du-developpement-local-et-durable/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/lancement-officiel-de-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-la-jeunesse-au-coeur-du-developpement-local-et-durable/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Lancement%20officiel%20de%20%C2%AB%20Jeunesse%20Gona%C3%AFvienne%20en%20R%C3%A9veil%20%C2%BB%20%3A%20la%20jeunesse%20au%20c%C5%93ur%20du%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20local%20et%20durable&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flancement-officiel-de-jeunesse-gonaivienne-en-reveil-la-jeunesse-au-coeur-du-developpement-local-et-durable%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Des milliers de candidats à la citoyenneté américaine plongés dans l’incertitude après la suspension des cérémonies de naturalisation sous Trump](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-candidats-a-la-citoyennete-americaine-plonges-dans-lincertitude-apres-la-suspension-des-ceremonies-de-naturalisation-sous-trump/) **Published:** January 20, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Des milliers de résidents permanents légaux aux États-Unis, ayant pourtant franchi toutes les étapes du processus de naturalisation, se retrouvent aujourd’hui dans un vide juridique. En cause : la décision de l’administration du président Donald Trump de suspendre les cérémonies de prestation de serment pour des ressortissants de dizaines de pays, invoquant des préoccupations sécuritaires. Selon des informations rapportées par The Mirror US et confirmées par The Hill, cette suspension touche désormais des ressortissants de 39 pays, contre 19 initialement, tous inclus dans une interdiction de voyage élargie décidée par la Maison-Blanche. Ces mesures ont été annoncées dans le contexte sécuritaire tendu ayant suivi une fusillade mortelle à Washington en novembre dernier. Pour de nombreux candidats, le choc est d’autant plus brutal qu’ils avaient déjà réussi les examens requis — test de civisme, épreuve d’anglais, vérifications d’antécédents — et n’attendaient plus que la cérémonie officielle pour devenir citoyens américains. « Les gens sont simplement confus et inquiets, parce qu’ils ont suivi tout le processus et qu’à la toute dernière minute, à la neuvième manche, on leur dit qu’ils pourraient être disqualifiés », a déclaré le représentant démocrate Adriano Espaillat, lui-même citoyen naturalisé, dans des propos rapportés par The Hill. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Selon l’élu new-yorkais, son bureau est submergé d’appels de personnes paniquées. « Ils sont dans un vide juridique, et je suis sûr qu’ils subissent un énorme stress. Ils se sentent Américains, mais en réalité, ils ne le sont pas encore tant qu’ils n’ont pas prêté serment », a-t-il ajouté. Une décision aux effets massifs Chaque année, les États-Unis naturalisent en moyenne environ 800 000 nouveaux citoyens, principalement originaires du Mexique, de l’Inde et des Philippines. Mais la portée de la suspension dépasse largement les seuls pays directement visés. Le sénateur démocrate Dick Durbin a dénoncé une mesure aux conséquences humaines profondes. « Des candidats à la naturalisation ont été retirés de leurs cérémonies de citoyenneté prévues », a-t-il affirmé. « Je sais que c’est vrai, parce que cela est arrivé à mes électeurs, qui ont contacté mon bureau. » Il a ajouté : « Ils sont légitimement en colère que l’administration ait empêché des personnes déjà approuvées pour la citoyenneté de prêter serment d’allégeance à ce pays. » La justification officielle de l’administration Trump - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) De son côté, l’administration Trump défend cette suspension comme une mesure temporaire nécessaire à un renforcement des contrôles. Dans une déclaration transmise à The Hill, un porte-parole du Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) a indiqué : « L’USCIS a suspendu toutes les décisions concernant les ressortissants de pays à haut risque pendant qu’elle s’assure que tous les étrangers issus de ces pays soient contrôlés et examinés au niveau maximal possible. » Le communiqué conclut : « La sécurité du peuple américain passe toujours en premier. » Pour les défenseurs des droits des immigrants, cet argument ne tient pas. Shev Dalal-Dheini, directrice des relations gouvernementales de l’American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), rejette catégoriquement la logique sécuritaire avancée. « Ils n’ont commis aucun crime, sinon ils n’auraient jamais été éligibles à la citoyenneté », explique-t-elle. « Ils ont déposé leur demande de naturalisation, payé les frais, passé et réussi les tests de langue et de civisme. » Elle poursuit : « Ils étaient à l’étape finale — prêter serment d’allégeance aux États-Unis — et on leur retire soudainement le tapis sous les pieds. L’argument de la sécurité ne tient pas. Ils ont été contrôlés à de multiples reprises, par plusieurs administrations et agences gouvernementales. » La représentante Pramila Jayapal, elle-même immigrée naturalisée, dit recevoir des témoignages similaires à travers le pays. « Ce que j’entends, c’est ce sentiment terrible : “Attendez, j’ai tout fait correctement” », a-t-elle déclaré. « J’ai suivi les règles, attendu tout ce temps. Devenir citoyen américain est un immense honneur. Je me souviens de ce que j’ai ressenti ce jour-là. » Dalal-Dheini va plus loin, qualifiant la politique actuelle de « fondamentalement contraire aux valeurs américaines ». « Nous sommes une nation d’immigrants. Dire à des personnes approuvées pour la citoyenneté qu’elles ne sont pas les bienvenues, c’est nier le fondement même de ce pays. » Des conséquences pour toutes les communautés immigrées, y compris haïtiennes Bien qu’Haïti ne figure pas explicitement parmi les pays initialement cités, les effets de cette politique se font sentir bien au-delà des listes officielles. Selon The Hill, des immigrants issus de pays non concernés hésitent désormais à se présenter à leurs rendez-vous officiels, y compris devant les tribunaux de l’immigration, par crainte d’une arrestation. « J’ai maintenant des gens qui me demandent : “Est-ce que je devrais me rendre à ma cérémonie de naturalisation ? Et si on m’arrête là-bas ?” », rapporte Jayapal. « C’est sans précédent. Et cela attaque directement l’immigration légale. » Pour les communautés haïtiennes aux États-Unis — déjà confrontées à l’incertitude autour du TPS, des politiques d’asile et du durcissement général de l’application des lois migratoires — cette atmosphère de peur et d’imprévisibilité renforce un sentiment d’exclusion, même pour ceux qui respectent scrupuleusement les règles. Face à la colère des élus démocrates, des organisations juridiques et des communautés concernées, l’administration Trump fait désormais face à une pression politique et judiciaire croissante pour reprendre les cérémonies de naturalisation. Mais pour les milliers de candidats toujours en attente, chaque jour sans serment est un jour sans droits pleins — ni droit de vote, ni passeport américain, ni sécurité juridique totale — malgré un parcours jugé exemplaire par les autorités elles-mêmes. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-candidats-a-la-citoyennete-americaine-plonges-dans-lincertitude-apres-la-suspension-des-ceremonies-de-naturalisation-sous-trump/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-candidats-a-la-citoyennete-americaine-plonges-dans-lincertitude-apres-la-suspension-des-ceremonies-de-naturalisation-sous-trump/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-candidats-a-la-citoyennete-americaine-plonges-dans-lincertitude-apres-la-suspension-des-ceremonies-de-naturalisation-sous-trump/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-candidats-a-la-citoyennete-americaine-plonges-dans-lincertitude-apres-la-suspension-des-ceremonies-de-naturalisation-sous-trump/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-candidats-a-la-citoyennete-americaine-plonges-dans-lincertitude-apres-la-suspension-des-ceremonies-de-naturalisation-sous-trump/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Des%20milliers%20de%20candidats%20%C3%A0%20la%20citoyennet%C3%A9%20am%C3%A9ricaine%20plong%C3%A9s%20dans%20l%E2%80%99incertitude%20apr%C3%A8s%20la%20suspension%20des%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monies%20de%20naturalisation%20sous%20Trump&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdes-milliers-de-candidats-a-la-citoyennete-americaine-plonges-dans-lincertitude-apres-la-suspension-des-ceremonies-de-naturalisation-sous-trump%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Kristi Noem revendique plus de 10 000 arrestations à Minneapolis dans le cadre de l’offensive migratoire de l’administration Trump](https://ctninfo.com/kristi-noem-revendique-plus-de-10-000-arrestations-a-minneapolis-dans-le-cadre-de-loffensive-migratoire-de-ladministration-trump/) **Published:** January 20, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** La secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure des États-Unis, Kristi Noem, affirme que plus de 10 000 personnes en situation irrégulière ayant un casier judiciaire ont été arrêtées à Minneapolis dans le cadre du durcissement de la politique migratoire menée par l’administration du président Donald Trump. Dans une publication sur les réseaux sociaux, Noem a justifié cette opération par des impératifs de sécurité publique, accusant les autorités locales démocrates de laxisme. Elle a décrit les personnes ciblées comme des « immigrants clandestins criminels », estimant que le gouverneur du Minnesota Tim Walz et le maire Jacob Frey « refusent de protéger leur propre population et choisissent de protéger des criminels ». Des chiffres martelés par le DHS Kristi Noem a également précisé qu’au cours des six dernières semaines, environ 3 000 arrestations supplémentaires avaient été effectuées par les forces fédérales. « Au cours des six dernières semaines, nos courageux agents des forces de l’ordre du DHS ont arrêté 3 000 immigrants clandestins criminels, y compris des meurtriers, des violeurs, des pédophiles et des individus extrêmement dangereux », a-t-elle écrit, qualifiant cette opération de « victoire énorme pour la sécurité publique ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Ces déclarations interviennent dans un climat de fortes tensions à Minneapolis, où la présence massive d’agents fédéraux de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) est au cœur des débats depuis plusieurs jours, notamment après la fusillade mortelle d’un agent, Renee Good, qui a déclenché une vague de manifestations. Pression accrue sur les agents de l’ICE Selon une enquête du Wall Street Journal, les agents de l’ICE seraient soumis à une pression intense pour atteindre des objectifs chiffrés élevés. Le quotidien rapporte que l’agence se serait fixé un quota national de 3 000 arrestations par jour, assorti de récompenses pour les agents procédant aux interpellations, même lorsque les personnes arrêtées sont ensuite relâchées. Toujours selon le journal, les agents patrouillent à pied et en véhicule dans plusieurs quartiers de Minneapolis à la recherche de personnes à interpeller. Cette stratégie expliquerait l’augmentation des confrontations avec les habitants, plus marquée que dans d’autres villes où l’ICE est déployée. Renforts fédéraux et militaires envisagés - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La situation pourrait encore s’intensifier. D’après NBC News, le FBI a demandé à des agents de ses bureaux régionaux à travers le pays de se rendre temporairement à Minneapolis. Cette mobilisation se ferait sur la base du volontariat, selon des sources citées par la chaîne. Par ailleurs, CBS News rapporte qu’environ 1 500 soldats d’active stationnés en Alaska ont été placés en alerte en vue d’un éventuel déploiement. Interrogé à ce sujet, le porte-parole en chef du Pentagone a déclaré que « le Département de la Défense est toujours prêt à exécuter les ordres du commandant en chef s’il en reçoit l’instruction ». Trump brandit la menace de la loi sur l’insurrection Le président Donald Trump a, de son côté, durci le ton. Il a menacé d’invoquer la loi sur l’insurrection (Insurrection Act), qui permet le déploiement de troupes fédérales sur le sol américain, si les autorités locales « ne respectent pas la loi et n’arrêtent pas les agitateurs professionnels et les insurgés qui attaquent les patriotes de l’ICE, lesquels ne font que leur travail ». Malgré cette rhétorique, le département de police de Minneapolis a indiqué samedi que les manifestants présents lors d’une récente mobilisation avaient protesté de manière pacifique, malgré la présence d’agents fédéraux. Un débat national relancé Les déclarations de Kristi Noem et l’ampleur de l’opération à Minneapolis ravivent le débat national sur les méthodes de l’ICE, l’usage de quotas d’arrestations et le recours potentiel à l’armée pour des missions de maintien de l’ordre intérieur. Pour les défenseurs des droits civiques et des immigrés, ces mesures illustrent une escalade dangereuse. Pour l’administration Trump, il s’agit au contraire d’une démonstration de fermeté visant à restaurer l’ordre et à répondre aux inquiétudes sécuritaires d’une partie de l’opinion publique. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/kristi-noem-revendique-plus-de-10-000-arrestations-a-minneapolis-dans-le-cadre-de-loffensive-migratoire-de-ladministration-trump/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/kristi-noem-revendique-plus-de-10-000-arrestations-a-minneapolis-dans-le-cadre-de-loffensive-migratoire-de-ladministration-trump/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/kristi-noem-revendique-plus-de-10-000-arrestations-a-minneapolis-dans-le-cadre-de-loffensive-migratoire-de-ladministration-trump/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/kristi-noem-revendique-plus-de-10-000-arrestations-a-minneapolis-dans-le-cadre-de-loffensive-migratoire-de-ladministration-trump/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/kristi-noem-revendique-plus-de-10-000-arrestations-a-minneapolis-dans-le-cadre-de-loffensive-migratoire-de-ladministration-trump/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Kristi%20Noem%20revendique%20plus%20de%2010%20000%20arrestations%20%C3%A0%20Minneapolis%20dans%20le%20cadre%20de%20l%E2%80%99offensive%20migratoire%20de%20l%E2%80%99administration%20Trump&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fkristi-noem-revendique-plus-de-10-000-arrestations-a-minneapolis-dans-le-cadre-de-loffensive-migratoire-de-ladministration-trump%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Un ressortissant haïtien condamné 17 fois toujours détenu par l’ICE un an après son arrestation](https://ctninfo.com/un-ressortissant-haitien-condamne-17-fois-toujours-detenu-par-lice-un-an-apres-son-arrestation/) **Published:** January 20, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Un ressortissant haïtien arrêté par les autorités fédérales américaines pour de multiples délits demeure en détention administrative de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) près d’un an après son interpellation, et ce malgré l’existence d’un ordre d’expulsion à son encontre. Selon Inquisitr News, Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles, 25 ans, a été arrêté le 22 janvier 2025 par l’équipe Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston de l’ICE. Il est actuellement détenu dans un centre de rétention en Louisiane, d’après des informations rapportées par le journaliste Bill Melugin de Fox News. Une expulsion retardée par des recours juridiques Toujours selon Bill Melugin, bien que Charles fasse l’objet d’un ordre de renvoi, il « continue d’utiliser toutes les voies de recours et procédures d’appel disponibles pour tenter d’éviter son expulsion ». À ce jour, ni l’ICE ni le Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) n’ont communiqué publiquement sur les raisons précises de la durée prolongée de sa détention. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Des images de son arrestation, diffusées en janvier 2025, le montrent proférant des insultes à l’encontre du président Donald Trump après avoir été placé dans un véhicule fédéral. « Je ne retournerai pas en Haïti ! », crie-t-il également dans la vidéo, avant d’ajouter : « Biden pour toujours ! Remerciez Obama pour tout ce qu’il a fait pour moi. » Un long parcours judiciaire aux États-Unis D’après l’ICE, Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles est entré légalement aux États-Unis le 13 juillet 2013 à Miami. Il aurait par la suite violé les conditions de son admission, le plaçant en situation irrégulière. Entre le 16 août 2022 et le 14 août 2024, il a été arrêté, inculpé et condamné à 17 reprises pour une série d’infractions criminelles, parmi lesquelles : Possession de stupéfiants et possession avec intention de distribution ; - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Distribution de substances contrôlées ; Introduction illégale (trespassing) ; Port d’arme dangereuse (coup-de-poing américain) ; Possession d’arme à feu et de munitions sans permis ; Voies de fait avec arme dangereuse ; Voies de fait simples ; Résistance à l’arrestation. Dans un communiqué publié en janvier 2025, Patricia H. Hyde, directrice par intérim du bureau de terrain de l’ICE à Boston, a déclaré : « M. Charles se trouve illégalement aux États-Unis et a constamment violé nos lois, causant des préjudices importants aux résidents du Massachusetts. ERO Boston ne tolérera pas la victimisation répétée de nos quartiers en Nouvelle-Angleterre. Nous poursuivrons notre mission consistant à appréhender ces délinquants étrangers en situation irrégulière et à les retirer de nos communautés. » Une libération antérieure controversée L’affaire soulève également des questions sur la coopération entre autorités locales et fédérales. En avril 2023, l’ICE avait émis un mandat de détention (detainer) visant Charles après l’une de ses arrestations. Pourtant, il a été libéré en octobre 2023 par la Norfolk House of Correction, dans le Massachusetts. Dans un communiqué conjoint publié en janvier 2025, le bureau du shérif du comté de Norfolk et le shérif Patrick W. McDermott ont justifié cette décision : « Selon nos dossiers, l’ICE a indiqué qu’elle n’était pas en mesure d’effectuer la prise en charge. Nous ne pouvons pas violer le droit à une procédure régulière en maintenant une personne en détention au-delà de la durée légalement autorisée. Nous respectons pleinement la loi, dans les limites de notre compétence. » Un contexte de durcissement migratoire sous Trump Cette affaire s’inscrit dans un contexte de renforcement marqué des opérations de l’ICE depuis le retour au pouvoir de Donald Trump en 2025. La secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, Kristi Noem, a ainsi annoncé le 19 janvier qu’environ 10 000 immigrés en situation irrégulière avec un casier judiciaire avaient été arrêtés à l’échelle nationale, notamment dans le cadre d’opérations ciblées comme « Metro Surge » lancée début décembre dans le Minnesota. « Au cours des six dernières semaines, nos courageux agents des forces de l’ordre du DHS ont arrêté 3 000 immigrés clandestins criminels, y compris des meurtriers, des violeurs, des pédocriminels et des individus extrêmement dangereux », a-t-elle écrit sur X. « Une énorme victoire pour la sécurité publique. » Une affaire sensible pour la communauté haïtienne Si les autorités mettent en avant la dangerosité du profil criminel de Charles, l’affaire demeure sensible au sein de la communauté haïtienne aux États-Unis, souvent préoccupée par les amalgames et l’impact de tels dossiers médiatisés sur l’ensemble des immigrés respectueux des lois. Le maintien en détention prolongée de Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles, malgré un ordre d’expulsion, illustre également les complexités procédurales du système migratoire américain, où les recours juridiques peuvent considérablement retarder l’exécution d’un renvoi, et ce dans un climat politique marqué par une application stricte des lois sur l’immigration. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/un-ressortissant-haitien-condamne-17-fois-toujours-detenu-par-lice-un-an-apres-son-arrestation/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-ressortissant-haitien-condamne-17-fois-toujours-detenu-par-lice-un-an-apres-son-arrestation/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/un-ressortissant-haitien-condamne-17-fois-toujours-detenu-par-lice-un-an-apres-son-arrestation/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-ressortissant-haitien-condamne-17-fois-toujours-detenu-par-lice-un-an-apres-son-arrestation/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/un-ressortissant-haitien-condamne-17-fois-toujours-detenu-par-lice-un-an-apres-son-arrestation/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Un%20ressortissant%20ha%C3%AFtien%20condamn%C3%A9%2017%20fois%20toujours%20d%C3%A9tenu%20par%20l%E2%80%99ICE%20un%20an%20apr%C3%A8s%20son%20arrestation&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fun-ressortissant-haitien-condamne-17-fois-toujours-detenu-par-lice-un-an-apres-son-arrestation%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Le CPT lance un dialogue national sous le scepticisme et les divisions internes](https://ctninfo.com/le-cpt-lance-un-dialogue-national-sous-le-scepticisme-et-les-divisions-internes/) **Published:** January 19, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Le Conseil Présidentiel de Transition a officiellement lancé, dimanche 18 janvier, son « dialogue politique national ». L’objectif affiché est de trouver un consensus haïtien sur un mécanisme de gouvernance pour assurer la stabilité du pays après le 7 février 2026, date marquant la fin de son propre mandat. Le processus vise également à garantir la continuité du processus électoral et le rétablissement de la sécurité. Les premiers échanges ont eu lieu à la Villa d’Accueil avec des représentants des groupes MORN et Consensus politique, qui incluent des formations telles que EDE, Pitit Dessalines, Ansanm Nou Fò, l’Accord historique du 14 août, le RENAPA et le Parti Ayisyen pou Ayiti. Dans une courte note publiée à l’issue des rencontres, le CPT a « salué la qualité des échanges et la pertinence des propositions formulées ». Les discussions devaient se poursuivre ce lundi 19 janvier avec d’autres entités, dont COPPOS-Haïti, KOREPAD, ainsi que les représentants des Accords de Montana et du 21 décembre. Cependant, cette initiative du CPT se heurte dès son lancement à une défiance marquée et à des difficultés internes qui en assombrissent les perspectives. Plusieurs groupes politiques représentatifs, bien qu’ayant reçu l’invitation du CPT, ont d’ores et déjà fait savoir qu’ils n’entendaient pas participer à ce dialogue. Des responsables de certaines de ces formations ont expliqué, sous couvert d’anonymat, leur refus de légitimer un processus mené par un Conseil qu’ils jugent responsable d’un échec patent. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) « Nous ne viendrons pas cautionner un Conseil présidentiel de transition qui a piteusement échoué dans sa mission et contribué à aggraver la situation du pays », a déclaré un responsable politique. Cette absence de participation d’acteurs clés risque de vider le processus d’une partie essentielle de sa représentativité et de sa crédibilité. Par ailleurs, l’unité même du CPT pour mener à bien ce dialogue est mise en doute. Les rencontres de dimanche ont été marquées l’absence notable du coordonnateur du Conseil, Laurent Saint-Cyr. Cette absence interroge sur la cohésion du collège transitoire et sa capacité à parler d’une seule voix pour conduire des négociations aussi cruciales à quelques semaines de la fin de son mandat. Le lancement de ce dialogue intervient dans un climat d’urgence et d’incertitude extrême. La date du 7 février 2026, qui marque la fin théorique du mandat du CPT, approche à grands pas sans qu’aucune solution claire de relève ou de continuité ne se profile. L’inquiétude est grande quant à l’avenir politique immédiat du pays, avec la crainte d’un vide institutionnel ou d’une paralysie accrue des institutions déjà fragilisées. Le défi du dialogue est donc titanesque : il doit, dans un temps très contraint, parvenir à un accord entre des forces politiques divisées, sous l’égide d’une instance dont la légitimité et l’unité sont contestées, et ce dans un contexte sécuritaire et humanitaire catastrophique. Alors que de nouvelles rencontres étaient prévues lundi, la communauté nationale et internationale observe avec un scepticisme prudent si cette dernière initiative du CPT peut déboucher sur une feuille de route crédible pour éviter une nouvelle plongée dans l’inconnu après le 7 février. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-cpt-lance-un-dialogue-national-sous-le-scepticisme-et-les-divisions-internes/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-cpt-lance-un-dialogue-national-sous-le-scepticisme-et-les-divisions-internes/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-cpt-lance-un-dialogue-national-sous-le-scepticisme-et-les-divisions-internes/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-cpt-lance-un-dialogue-national-sous-le-scepticisme-et-les-divisions-internes/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-cpt-lance-un-dialogue-national-sous-le-scepticisme-et-les-divisions-internes/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20CPT%20lance%20un%20dialogue%20national%20sous%20le%20scepticisme%20et%20les%20divisions%20internes&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-cpt-lance-un-dialogue-national-sous-le-scepticisme-et-les-divisions-internes%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti-Sécurité: premier bilan des récentes opérations menées dans la capitale](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-premier-bilan-des-recentes-operations-menees-dans-la-capitale/) **Published:** January 17, 2026 **Author:** Charilien Jeanvil **Content:** Depuis le début de l’année 2026 d’importantes opérations de sécurité sont menées dans plusieurs quartiers populaires de la région métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince. Conduites conjointement par la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH), les Forces armées d’Haïti (FAD’H), la Task Force ainsi que la Force de répression des gangs, ces interventions ont occasionné près de 120 décès, selon un premier bilan communiqué par Fritznel Pierre, représentant de l’organisation Konbit pour la paix et le développement. Il s’exprimait sur les ondes d’AlterRadio (106.1 FM), station émettant depuis la capitale d’Haïti, Port-au-Prince. Les données recueillies par l’organisation font état de 116 morts enregistrés entre le 1er et le 11 janvier 2026, ainsi que de 65 personnes grièvement blessées. Parmi les victimes décédées, 64 seraient identifiées comme membres de groupes criminels. En revanche, 52 autres, dont huit adolescents, sont présentées comme de simples citoyennes et citoyens n’ayant aucun lien avec les activités des groupes armés, précise le défenseur des droits humains. Selon Konbit pour la paix et le développement, ces victimes civiles auraient perdu la vie lors d’attaques menées à l’aide de drones kamikazes, alors qu’elles auraient été contraintes par des groupes armés d’ériger des barricades destinées à freiner l’avancée des forces de sécurité. Si près d’une soixantaine de bandits ont été neutralisés, de nombreux individus armés, notamment établis dans les zones des rues des Remparts, Macajoux, Tiremasse et Saint-Martin, ont pris la fuite, souligne Fritznel Pierre. Il insiste par ailleurs sur la présence soutenue de véhicules blindés de la PNH dans ces quartiers. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Importantes saisies d’armes et de munitions La Police nationale d’Haïti a annoncé, le 12 janvier dernier, avoir saisi 33 armes à feu, dont 17 fusils d’assaut, ainsi que 12 259 munitions de divers calibres, dans le cadre d’opérations menées depuis le début de l’année dans le quartier de Bel Air contre des gangs lourdement armés. Par ailleurs, une autre opération a permis la saisie de neuf pistolets, neuf chargeurs et 5 500 cartouches à la douane de Quartier Morin, dans le département du Nord. Trois individus ont été interpellés à cette occasion. Le bastion de «Barbecue» visé Les opérations, dont l’objectif est de démanteler les foyers de gangs notamment à La Saline, Bel Air et Bas-Delmas, se poursuivent. Appuyée par la Task Force, la PNH a récemment intensifié ses actions dans le quartier de Delmas 6, considéré comme un bastion de Jimmy Chérisier, alias «Barbecue», chef de la coalition criminelle Viv Ansanm, classée organisation terroriste par les États-Unis. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Des images largement relayées sur les réseaux sociaux montrent des frappes d’une extrême violence, ayant entraîné la destruction de plusieurs bâtiments, tandis que des présumés bandits tentant de résister aux assauts auraient été mortellement atteints. À ce stade, la PNH n’a toutefois fourni aucune confirmation à ce sujet. Protéger les civils et prévenir les dommages collatéraux Tout en saluant les avancées enregistrées, l’organisation Konbit pour la paix et le développement appelle à l’élaboration de stratégies visant à assurer la protection des populations civiles et à limiter les dommages collatéraux. La sécurité des civils doit constituer une priorité absolue, insiste Fritznel Pierre, qui recommande la mise en place de mécanismes rigoureux d’identification des cibles afin d’éviter des pertes humaines innocentes. Il préconise également la facilitation des déplacements des habitants ainsi que l’aménagement de sites d’accueil répondant à des conditions de dignité acceptables. Le défenseur des droits humains plaide en outre pour l’instauration de couloirs humanitaires durant les opérations, afin de permettre l’évacuation sécurisée des blessés. Fritznel Pierre attire enfin l’attention sur la situation de personnes retenues de force dans certains quartiers sous la menace de gangs lourdement armés. Dans des zones telles que Simon Pelé, des sommes importantes seraient exigées de celles et ceux cherchant à fuir, déplore-t-il. De son côté, l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) a déjà recensé 5 800 personnes déplacées à la suite des violences armées perpétrées depuis le vendredi 8 janvier 2026 à Port-au-Prince, notamment dans les quartiers de Bel Air, Wharf Jérémie, La Saline, Delmas 2, Saint-Martin et Tokyo. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-premier-bilan-des-recentes-operations-menees-dans-la-capitale/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-premier-bilan-des-recentes-operations-menees-dans-la-capitale/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-premier-bilan-des-recentes-operations-menees-dans-la-capitale/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-premier-bilan-des-recentes-operations-menees-dans-la-capitale/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-premier-bilan-des-recentes-operations-menees-dans-la-capitale/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti-S%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%3A%20premier%20bilan%20des%20r%C3%A9centes%20op%C3%A9rations%20men%C3%A9es%20dans%20la%20capitale&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-securite-premier-bilan-des-recentes-operations-menees-dans-la-capitale%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43acbae258195f53778ffbdf3116c36a74b2b00250539785722378cde24a356e?s=300&r=g) Charilien Jeanvil [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/cjeanvilctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/cjeanvilctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS: Judge Reyes Orders Government to Submit Documents by January 21](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-judge-reyes-orders-government-to-submit-documents-by-january-21/) **Published:** January 17, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Judge Ana C. Reyes’s ruling on the Temporary Protected Status of Haitian immigrants in the United States is not expected before January 21, 2026. The government has until that date to submit the documents required by the judge. In an order issued on January 16, 2026, Judge Reyes ruled that evidence beyond the official administrative record is necessary to shed light on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The federal government now has until 2:00 p.m. on January 21, 2026, to provide plaintiffs and the Court with all relevant discovery materials that have not yet been produced. This decision follows a hearing held on January 7, during which the court determined that “extra-record discovery” was warranted. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The government must specifically provide materials that were cited in the parallel California case, *National TPS Alliance v. Noem*. In addition to this document production, both parties must submit a joint status report on the progress of the discovery process. ### The Significance of the Requested Documents The purpose of this document production is to determine whether the decision to terminate TPS, announced on November 28, 2025, was made in bad faith or under improper political influence. According to sources, plaintiffs suspect that internal deliberations may reveal that the humanitarian criteria required by law were disregarded in favor of political objectives. Key points of contention that these documents could clarify include: The involvement of political advisors: Plaintiffs are seeking to determine whether figures such as Corey Lewandowski influenced the process, which would suggest partisan rather than technical motivation. The disconnect between reports and the final decision: Information indicates that the analysts who drafted the final decision memo did not participate in writing the reports on actual conditions of instability in Haiti. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) State Department communications: Emails regarding consultations on the security situation in Haiti could demonstrate that the government knowingly ignored warnings about the dangers of forced return. ### A Race Against Time Before February 3 This new January 21 deadline places the government under intense pressure. Attorneys for the plaintiffs, notably the ACLU, have repeatedly emphasized the “imminent harm” facing the 350,000 Haitian nationals who risk losing their legal protection as early as February 3, 2026. Until now, the government had attempted to limit the scope of discovery to a three-month window, excluding discussions that took place immediately after the January 20, 2025 inauguration. Judge Reyes’s order imposes greater transparency, preventing the government from confining itself to the administrative record it compiled itself. 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Reyes sur le statut de protection temporaire des immigrants Haïtiens aux Etats-Unis ne devrait pas être connu avant le 21 janvier 2026. Le gouvernement a, jusqu’à cette date pour soumettre les documents exigés par la juge **Ana C. Reyes**. Dans une ordonnance rendue le **16 janvier 2026**, la juge Reyes a statué que des preuves allant au-delà du simple dossier administratif officiel sont nécessaires pour faire la lumière sur la fin du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) pour Haïti. Le gouvernement fédéral a désormais jusqu’au **21 janvier 2026 à 14h00** pour transmettre aux plaignants et à la Cour tous les documents de communication pertinents qui n’ont pas encore été produits. Cette décision fait suite à une audience tenue le 7 janvier, où il a été établi qu’une “divulgation extra-dossier” (*extra-record discovery*) était justifiée. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le gouvernement doit spécifiquement fournir les éléments qui ont été cités dans le cadre de l’affaire parallèle en Californie, *National TPS Alliance c. Noem*. En plus de cette remise de documents, les deux parties devront soumettre un rapport d’étape conjoint sur l’avancement des recherches de preuves. ### L’importance des documents demandés L’enjeu de cette production de documents est de déterminer si la décision de mettre fin au TPS, annoncée le 28 novembre 2025, a été prise de **mauvaise foi** ou sous une influence politique inappropriée. Selon les sources, les plaignants soupçonnent que des délibérations internes pourraient révéler que les critères humanitaires requis par la loi ont été ignorés au profit d’objectifs politiques. Parmi les points de friction qui pourraient être éclaircis par ces documents figurent : - **L’implication de conseillers politiques :** Les plaignants cherchent notamment à savoir si des figures comme **Corey Lewandowski** ont influencé le processus, ce qui suggérerait une motivation partisane plutôt que technique. - **La divergence entre les rapports et la décision :** Des informations indiquent que les analystes ayant rédigé la note de décision finale n’ont pas participé à la rédaction des rapports sur les conditions réelles d’instabilité en Haïti. - **Les communications du Département d’État :** Des courriels concernant les consultations sur la situation sécuritaire en Haïti pourraient démontrer que le gouvernement a sciemment ignoré des avertissements sur les dangers d’un retour forcé. ### Une course contre la montre avant le 3 février Cette nouvelle échéance du 21 janvier place le gouvernement sous une pression intense. Les avocats des plaignants, notamment l’ACLU, ont souligné à plusieurs reprises le “préjudice imminent” pour les **350 000 ressortissants haïtiens** qui risquent de perdre leur protection légale dès le **3 février 2026**. Jusqu’à présent, le gouvernement avait tenté de limiter la portée des recherches à une fenêtre de trois mois, excluant les discussions ayant eu lieu immédiatement après l’investiture du 20 janvier 2025. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’ordonnance de la juge Reyes impose une transparence accrue, empêchant ainsi le gouvernement de se limiter au dossier administratif qu’il a lui-même compilé. Le sort de centaines de milliers de personnes, dont beaucoup vivent aux États-Unis depuis plus d’une décennie et ont des enfants citoyens américains, dépendra de ce que révéleront ces documents avant l’expiration du statut dans moins de trois semaines. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39420&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39420&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-donne-jusquau-21-janvier-au-gouvernement-pour-soumettre-les-documents-exiges/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-donne-jusquau-21-janvier-au-gouvernement-pour-soumettre-les-documents-exiges/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-donne-jusquau-21-janvier-au-gouvernement-pour-soumettre-les-documents-exiges/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-donne-jusquau-21-janvier-au-gouvernement-pour-soumettre-les-documents-exiges/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-donne-jusquau-21-janvier-au-gouvernement-pour-soumettre-les-documents-exiges/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20ha%C3%AFtien%20%3A%20la%20juge%20Reyes%20donne%20jusqu%27au%2021%20janvier%20au%20gouvernement%20pour%20soumettre%20les%20documents%20exig%C3%A9s%C2%A0&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haitien-la-juge-reyes-donne-jusquau-21-janvier-au-gouvernement-pour-soumettre-les-documents-exiges%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [TPS for Haiti: Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Mobilizes as February 3 Deadline Approaches](https://ctninfo.com/tps-for-haiti-massachusetts-congressional-delegation-mobilizes-as-february-3-deadline-approaches/) **Published:** January 16, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Massachusetts Congressional delegation will hold a meeting next Tuesday, representing a key effort to protect Haitian nationals in the United States. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, have announced a field hearing in Boston on January 20, 2026. This date is significant as it is almost a year since the announcement of key decisions affecting TPS (Temporary Protected Status) beneficiaries. The precedent for extending TPS is robust, as evidenced by previous bipartisan renewals for countries such as Honduras and El Salvador. These extensions demonstrate a historical commitment to humanitarian principles and offer a framework for addressing the current Haitian situation. By referencing these past legislative actions, the delegation aims to underscore the feasibility and urgency of renewing TPS for Haitian nationals. The urgency of the situation is underscored by the looming expiration of TPS for Haiti on February 3, 2026. This decision, issued on November 28, 2025, places approximately 350,000 Haitians at risk of deportation, including 4,700 in Massachusetts. Lawmakers aim to collect testimony from community leaders and affected families for inclusion in the Congressional Record, to support legislative and oversight actions. Congress is considering a discharge petition to compel the federal government to reverse its decision not to renew TPS for Haitians. Passing this measure will require support from at least five Republicans. ### Ongoing Legal Challenges As Congress acts, legal proceedings continue in federal courts. In National TPS Alliance v. Kristi Noem, plaintiffs argue that the TPS termination is “arbitrary and capricious,” pointing to a broader pattern of opacity that characterizes the government’s decision-making process. Court documents filed on January 15, 2026, reveal significant disputes over government transparency. There is a growing concern that the concealment of evidence is shaping the crisis; plaintiffs allege the government is limiting document searches to a three-month period, excluding political discussions after the January 20, 2025, inauguration. This selective transparency has heightened suspicion among civil rights attorneys seeking access to communications from Corey Lewandowski, a senior advisor at DHS and former Trump campaign manager. They argue his involvement indicates the TPS termination was motivated by political ideology rather than conditions in Haiti. ### Human Impact Massachusetts is home to about 46,000 Haitians and Haitian-Americans, with over half residing in the Boston metropolitan area. For many families who have lived in the United States for over a decade and have U.S.-citizen children, the end of TPS would mean forced return to a country still facing political instability and ongoing humanitarian crises. The administrative process within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is under scrutiny. Clarifications from January 15 indicate that analysts who prepared the final decision memo did not assess conditions in Haiti directly. This separation raises concerns that technical reports from career experts were disregarded in favor of predetermined political outcomes. ### Toward a Resolution The situation is urgent. ACLU attorneys stress the “imminent harm” to their clients and are working continuously to secure judicial intervention before February 3. Next Tuesday’s meeting in Boston will provide a platform for affected individuals and remind the federal government that legal and procedural debates impact thousands of lives. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California and Judge Ana C. Reyes in Washington must rule promptly to determine whether over 350,000 Haitian immigrants can remain in the United States beyond February 3, 2026. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39414&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39414&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-for-haiti-massachusetts-congressional-delegation-mobilizes-as-february-3-deadline-approaches/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-for-haiti-massachusetts-congressional-delegation-mobilizes-as-february-3-deadline-approaches/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-for-haiti-massachusetts-congressional-delegation-mobilizes-as-february-3-deadline-approaches/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-for-haiti-massachusetts-congressional-delegation-mobilizes-as-february-3-deadline-approaches/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-for-haiti-massachusetts-congressional-delegation-mobilizes-as-february-3-deadline-approaches/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20for%20Haiti%3A%20Massachusetts%20Congressional%20Delegation%20Mobilizes%20as%20February%203%20Deadline%20Approaches&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-for-haiti-massachusetts-congressional-delegation-mobilizes-as-february-3-deadline-approaches%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [TPS Pour Haiti: La délégation du Massachusetts au Congrès se mobilise alors que l'échéance du 3 Février approche](https://ctninfo.com/tps-pour-haiti-la-delegation-du-massachusetts-au-congres-se-mobilise-alors-que-lecheance-du-3-fevrier-approche/) **Published:** January 16, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Une rencontre prévue mardi prochain par la délégation du Massachusetts au **Congrès** américain marquera une étape cruciale dans la lutte pour la protection des ressortissants haïtiens aux États-Unis. Le sénateur Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) et la représentante Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), coprésidente du House Haiti Caucus, ont annoncé la tenue d’une audience de terrain le 20 janvier 2026 à Boston, à l’occasion du premier anniversaire de l’entrée en fonction de l’administration Trump. ### **Une course contre la montre pour 350 000 personnes** Cette audience intervient à un moment critique : le Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) pour Haïti doit expirer le 3 février 2026. Cette décision, prise le 28 novembre 2025, menace d’expulsion environ 350 000 Haïtiens, dont 4 700 résident dans le Massachusetts. Pour les législateurs, l’objectif est clair : recueillir des témoignages directs de leaders communautaires et de familles **impactées** pour les inscrire au registre du Congrès (Congressional Record) afin d’appuyer les efforts législatifs et de surveillance. Des discussions sont en cours au niveau du **Congrès** à Washington en vue d’adopter une “pétition de décharge” qui contraindrait le gouvernement fédéral à **se retirer de** la décision de ne pas renouveler le statut de protection temporaire pour les **Haïtiens**. Mais les démocrates auront besoin du soutien d’au moins **cinq** républicains pour approuver une telle résolution. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Pendant que le Congrès se mobilise, une bataille féroce se déroule devant les tribunaux fédéraux. L’affaire *National TPS Alliance c. Kristi Noem* conteste la légalité de cette résiliation, que les plaignants jugent **“**arbitraire et capricieuse**“**. Les documents judiciaires du 15 janvier 2026 révèlent un conflit intense sur la transparence du gouvernement : - **Dissimulation de preuves** : Les plaignants accusent le gouvernement de vouloir restreindre la recherche de documents à une fenêtre de trois mois seulement, excluant ainsi les discussions politiques ayant suivi l’investiture du 20 janvier 2025. - **Influence politique suspectée** : Les avocats des droits de l’homme insistent pour examiner les communications de Corey Lewandowski, conseiller principal au DHS et ancien directeur de campagne de Donald Trump. Sa participation suggérerait que la fin du TPS est motivée par une idéologie politique plutôt que par les conditions réelles en Haïti. ### **Des enjeux humains dévastateurs** Le Massachusetts compte environ 46 000 Haïtiens et Haïtiens-Américains, dont plus de la moitié vivent dans la zone métropolitaine de Boston. Pour ces familles, dont beaucoup sont installées depuis plus de dix ans et ont des enfants citoyens américains, la fin du TPS signifie un retour forcé vers un pays toujours dévasté par l’instabilité politique et **par** des crises humanitaires persistantes. La structure administrative même du Département de la Sécurité **intérieure** (DHS) est remise en question. Des clarifications obtenues le 15 janvier montrent que les analystes ayant rédigé la note de décision finale n’ont pas participé à l’évaluation des conditions sur le terrain en Haïti. Cette fragmentation fait craindre que les rapports techniques des experts de carrière aient été ignorés au profit de décisions politiques prédéterminées. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’urgence est absolue. Les avocats de l’ACLU soulignent le **“préjudice imminent”** pour leurs clients et travaillent jour et nuit pour obtenir une intervention judiciaire avant le 3 février. La rencontre de mardi prochain à Boston servira non seulement de plateforme pour les sans-voix, mais aussi de rappel au gouvernement fédéral : derrière les termes juridiques et les batailles de procédure se cachent des milliers de vies humaines. La Cour d’appel du **9e** circuit de la Californie et **la juge** Ana C. Reyes à Washington devront trancher rapidement pour déterminer si les plus de 350 **mille** immigrants haïtiens peuvent rester aux **États-Unis au-delà** du 3 février 2026. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Pressley-and-Markey-300x200.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-pour-haiti-la-delegation-du-massachusetts-au-congres-se-mobilise-alors-que-lecheance-du-3-fevrier-approche/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-pour-haiti-la-delegation-du-massachusetts-au-congres-se-mobilise-alors-que-lecheance-du-3-fevrier-approche/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-pour-haiti-la-delegation-du-massachusetts-au-congres-se-mobilise-alors-que-lecheance-du-3-fevrier-approche/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-pour-haiti-la-delegation-du-massachusetts-au-congres-se-mobilise-alors-que-lecheance-du-3-fevrier-approche/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-pour-haiti-la-delegation-du-massachusetts-au-congres-se-mobilise-alors-que-lecheance-du-3-fevrier-approche/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20Pour%20Haiti%3A%20La%20d%C3%A9l%C3%A9gation%20du%20Massachusetts%20au%20Congr%C3%A8s%20se%20mobilise%20alors%20que%20l%27%C3%A9ch%C3%A9ance%20du%203%20F%C3%A9vrier%20approche&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-pour-haiti-la-delegation-du-massachusetts-au-congres-se-mobilise-alors-que-lecheance-du-3-fevrier-approche%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti :Un décret liberticide menace les fondements de la démocratie et de la lutte anti-corruption, dénonce la FJKL](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-un-decret-liberticide-menace-les-fondements-de-la-democratie-et-de-la-lutte-anti-corruption-denonce-la-fjkl/) **Published:** January 16, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Alors que son mandat arrive à expiration, le Conseil Présidentiel de Transition (CPT) a adopté, le 18 décembre 2025, un décret qualifié de ” grave menace ” pour la liberté d’expression en Haïti. Publié au Moniteur le 31 décembre, ce texte de 19 articles, présenté comme encadrant l’exercice de la liberté d’expression et réprimant la diffamation, est en réalité analysé par la Fondasyon Je Klere (FJKL) comme un outil de répression politique, une entrave au journalisme d’investigation et un déni des engagements internationaux du pays. La FJKL exige son retrait immédiat. L’adoption de ce décret, à moins de deux mois de l’expiration irrévocable du mandat du CPT fixée au 7 février 2026, est perçue comme un acte politique cynique. Critiqué pour des faits de corruption et de gabegie administrative, le Conseil aurait, selon la FJKL, cherché à ” torpiller l’un des acquis du 7 février 1986 “, date marquant la fin de la dictature des Duvalier. En régulant de manière restrictive les médias traditionnels, en ligne et les réseaux sociaux, ce décret empiète, selon les analystes, sur des prérogatives législatives qui devraient relever d’un parlement légitime, et non d’un gouvernement de transition dont les compétences sont par nature limitées. ### **Une attaque frontale contre le droit de “rechercher” l’information** L’analyse juridique du texte fait apparaître une première omission lourde de sens. Dans sa définition de la liberté d’expression (article 3), le décret reconnaît le droit d’” émettre, de recevoir et de diffuser” des informations. Il exclut délibérément le droit de “rechercher” les informations, pourtant garanti par l’article 13 de la Convention Américaine des Droits de l’Homme, ratifiée par Haïti. “Ce n’est pas anodin”, souligne le rapport. Le droit de recherche est le pilier qui protège le journalisme d’investigation, le travail des défenseurs des droits humains et des lanceurs d’alerte. En l’escamotant, le décret “vise à enterrer le journalisme d’investigation en Haïti” et constitue “un frein à la lutte contre la grande corruption”, en rendant périlleuse la révélation d’informations d’intérêt public. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le texte fixe des limites à la liberté d’expression de manière “large, vague et imprécise” (article 4), ce qui permet des interprétations abusives. Pire, l’article 5, qui semble accorder une protection spéciale aux journalistes, contient une faille majeure. Il autorise en effet l’arrestation d’un journaliste ” en cas de poursuite pour crime ou délit “, et non plus seulement suite à une condamnation définitive. Cette disposition, qui rappelle selon la FJKL ” les moments sombres des Duvalier “, signifie qu’une simple plainte peut justifier une arrestation, bafouant les principes du Code d’Instruction Criminelle et offrant un outil d’intimidation immédiate contre la presse. Le cœur répressif du décret réside dans sa criminalisation de la diffamation. Sa définition (article 6) – ” toute allégation ou imputation d’un fait portant atteinte à l’honneur ” – est si large qu’elle interdit de facto toute forme de journalisme critique. Surtout, le texte ne prévoit pas l'” exception de vérité ” (exceptio veritatis), un principe fondamental en droit démocratique qui permet à un accusé de se défendre en prouvant la véracité des faits dénoncés. En l’absence de cette protection, révéler des faits avérés mais portant atteinte à la réputation d’un puissant devient un crime. Les peines sont lourdes : de 1 à 3 ans de prison et des amendes importantes, pouvant monter jusqu’à 20 ans de travaux forcés si les ” symboles de la République ” sont touchés. Le délai de prescription pour agir est fixé à cinq ans, un délai ” exceptionnellement long ” qui place les journalistes sous la menace permanente de ” poursuites-baillons “. Le décret aggrave délibérément les sanctions lorsque les critiques visent les autorités publiques ou les membres de la Force Publique (article 11). Cette inversion des standards démocratiques – où les personnalités publiques acceptent une critique plus vive – a pour but, selon la FJKL, de ” bâillonner la population insatisfaite ” et de renforcer l’opacité autour des activités des dirigeants. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Enfin, l’article 18 porte un coup fatal au secret des sources journalistiques, pourtant garanti absolument par l’article 28-2 de la Constitution. Il oblige les médias et plateformes à conserver et transmettre à l’autorité judiciaire les données permettant d’identifier les auteurs de contenus ” illicites “, sous peine d’être traités comme complices. Cette obligation de surveillance et de délation anéantit la confiance nécessaire entre les journalistes et leurs sources, essentielle à la révélation d’abus ou de corruptions. ### Pour la Fondasyon Je Klere, les conclusions sont sans appel. Ce décret est : Un ” outil de répression politique ” rappelant l’ère duvaliériste. En ” contradiction totale ” avec la Constitution haïtienne et les traités internationaux. Une ” menace sérieuse ” pour les journalistes, lanceurs d’alerte et défenseurs des droits humains. Un obstacle délibéré à la lutte contre la ” grande corruption “. Une tentative de ” tuer le débat public ” et d’effacer les conquêtes démocratiques. Dans un ultime appel, la FJKL exige le ” retrait pur et simple ” de ce décret, considérant qu’il ne relève pas de la compétence d’un gouvernement transitoire discrédité et qu’il représente un danger existentiel pour les dernières libertés publiques en Haïti. 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Les documents judiciaires du 15 janvier 2026 exposent de profondes divisions entre les plaignants — représentés par la Fondation ACLU de Californie du Nord et des organisations alliées — et le Département de la Justice des États-Unis concernant la portée des recherches de documents, les communications des fonctionnaires qui doivent être examinées, et le calendrier pour produire des preuves critiques dans l’affaire *National TPS Alliance c. Kristi Noem*. La bataille juridique se concentre sur la décision de l’administration Trump du 28 novembre 2025 de mettre fin au TPS pour Haïti, une désignation qui a fourni une autorisation de travail et une protection contre l’expulsion à environ 350 000 Haïtiens vivant aux États-Unis. La résiliation, publiée dans le Federal Register, a fixé une date d’effet au 3 février 2026 — donnant aux détenteurs du TPS un peu plus de deux mois avant de perdre leur statut légal. Le TPS est accordé aux ressortissants de pays connaissant des conflits armés, des catastrophes environnementales ou d’autres conditions extraordinaires qui rendent un retour en toute sécurité impossible. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Haïti a maintenu la désignation TPS pendant des années en raison de l’instabilité politique persistante, des catastrophes naturelles, notamment le tremblement de terre dévastateur de 2010, et des crises humanitaires persistantes. Les plaignants soutiennent que la décision de résiliation était arbitraire, capricieuse et violait la loi fédérale sur l’immigration. Pour prouver leur cas, ils cherchent à accéder aux communications gouvernementales internes et aux documents décisionnels — un processus maintenant enlisé dans un désaccord. ### Le conflit sur la divulgation : des visions concurrentes Les documents judiciaires du 15 janvier révèlent des désaccords fondamentaux sur la façon dont la divulgation devrait se dérouler dans cette affaire, malgré le fait que le tribunal ait précédemment ordonné une divulgation extra-dossier limitée et que les parties aient convenu avec succès des paramètres de recherche dans des cas similaires. Les plaignants ont proposé de rechercher des documents à partir de la date de la dernière recherche jusqu’au 28 novembre (la date de publication du Federal Register), une approche qui capturerait l’ensemble du processus décisionnel menant à l’annonce de la résiliation. Les défendeurs ont proposé un calendrier considérablement plus étroit : du 15 juillet 2025 au 22 octobre 2025 — quatre semaines avant la date de décision du 19 novembre. Cette fenêtre de trois mois exclurait toute délibération antérieure ou discussion politique qui aurait pu influencer la décision. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La position du gouvernement semble conçue pour limiter le dossier documentaire, excluant potentiellement des preuves de discussions préliminaires, de changements de politique suite à l’investiture de l’administration Trump le 20 janvier 2025, ou de tentatives de résiliation antérieures. ### Termes de recherche : étroit contre complet Les parties ont également été en profond désaccord sur les mots-clés qui devraient être utilisés pour rechercher les courriels et documents gouvernementaux. Les deux parties ont convenu de l’approche de base : rechercher des documents qui mentionnent “Statut de Protection Temporaire”, “TPS” ou le code juridique “1254a” (qui fait référence au statut TPS) ainsi que des mentions d'”Haïti”. Cependant, le gouvernement voulait ajouter des exigences supplémentaires qui réduiraient considérablement les résultats de recherche. Ils ont proposé que les documents ne soient signalés que s’ils incluent également des phrases juridiques spécifiques comme “intérêt national”, “extraordinaire et temporaire” ou des discussions sur la sécurité du retour des personnes en Haïti. Ces termes statutaires, ont soutenu le gouvernement, garantiraient que les documents identifiés sont “plus susceptibles d’être pertinents” et maintiendraient “l’ampleur de la réponse plus proportionnée aux besoins de l’affaire”. Les plaignants se sont vigoureusement opposés, soulignant un défaut critique dans l’approche du gouvernement : lorsqu’ils ont testé ces termes de recherche étroits sur des documents que le gouvernement avait déjà fournis dans des cas similaires précédents, les mots-clés restrictifs auraient exclu “la grande majorité des documents pertinents précédemment produits, y compris des documents clés liés à la prise de décision du DHS”. Par exemple, les termes de recherche plus étroits auraient filtré un courriel crucial du Département d’État concernant sa “consultation” sur la décision haïtienne, ainsi que des courriels sur les recherches de données que le gouvernement a effectuées sur les détenteurs du TPS haïtien — deux éléments de preuve critiques sur la façon dont la décision a réellement été prise. La position des plaignants est essentiellement que les termes de recherche proposés par le gouvernement sont si étroits qu’ils cacheraient les preuves les plus importantes — les discussions internes et les délibérations qui révèlent pourquoi les fonctionnaires ont décidé de mettre fin à la désignation TPS d’Haïti. Le gouvernement, quant à lui, a soutenu que sans ces termes limitatifs supplémentaires, la recherche produirait trop de documents non pertinents, rendant le processus de divulgation fastidieux et disproportionné par rapport aux besoins de l’affaire. ### Qui devrait être recherché ? L’aspect peut-être le plus révélateur du différend concerne les communications des fonctionnaires gouvernementaux qui devraient être recherchées — une question qui offre un aperçu de qui était réellement impliqué dans la décision de résiliation. Les parties ont convenu de rechercher 13 gardiens, notamment : - La secrétaire du DHS Kristi Noem et son secrétaire exécutif - Rob Law, conseiller principal du DHS et candidat au poste de sous-secrétaire du DHS - Le directeur de l’USCIS Joe Edlow - Divers analystes politiques et chefs de division impliqués dans les décisions TPS - Les fonctionnaires qui ont signé les documents d’autorisation et d’approbation pertinents Cependant, les plaignants ont demandé six gardiens supplémentaires que le gouvernement a refusé d’inclure : 1. **Corey Lewandowski**, conseiller principal du DHS (notamment, ancien directeur de campagne de Trump) 2. **James Percival**, conseiller général du DHS 3. **Christina McDonald**, conseillère générale adjointe pour les affaires réglementaires 4. **Nader Baroukh**, Bureau du conseiller général 5. **Rena Cutlip Mason**, chef de la Division des affaires humanitaires de l’USCIS 6. **Kika Scott**, ancien directeur de l’USCIS Le gouvernement n’a fourni aucune explication pour exclure ces fonctionnaires, déclarant seulement « Pas de gardiens supplémentaires » dans leur contre-proposition. L’inclusion ou l’exclusion de ces gardiens est significative. Si Lewandowski, un agent politique sans expertise formelle en politique d’immigration, était impliqué dans la décision de résiliation du TPS, cela pourrait suggérer que des considérations politiques plutôt qu’humanitaires ont motivé le résultat. De même, l’implication de plusieurs avocats du Bureau du conseiller général pourrait indiquer des préoccupations juridiques concernant la justification de la résiliation. ### Manœuvres procédurales et pressions de calendrier Les documents du 15 janvier révèlent un processus de négociation contentieux marqué par des délais serrés, plusieurs cycles de rédaction et des désaccords sur les limites de pages et les procédures de dépôt. Les échanges de courriels montrent que les plaignants ont insisté pour des délais rapides compte tenu du “préjudice imminent pour nos clients en raison de la résiliation haïtienne” et de la “résiliation imminente du statut TPS pour des centaines de milliers d’Haïtiens”. Les avocats de l’ACLU ont souligné à plusieurs reprises l’urgence créée par la date d’effet du 3 février. Le gouvernement, quant à lui, a cité la nécessité de consulter les clients et a noté les défis de travailler pendant la période des fêtes, y compris les jours où « tous les départements et agences exécutifs du gouvernement fédéral étaient fermés par décret exécutif ». À un moment donné, le gouvernement a proposé de retarder les discussions substantielles sur la divulgation jusqu’après la production du dossier administratif certifié (CAR) — la compilation officielle des documents que l’agence a examinés pour prendre sa décision. Les plaignants ont rejeté cette approche, notant que le CAR avait déjà été produit dans une affaire parallèle (*Miot c. Noem*) dans un tribunal différent et ont offert de le déposer eux-mêmes si le gouvernement ne le produisait pas rapidement. Alors que l’échéance judiciaire du 15 janvier approchait, les horodatages des courriels montrent des avocats échangeant des projets tard dans la nuit et tôt le matin. Les plaignants ont indiqué qu’ils déposeraient sans la partie du gouvernement si elle n’était pas reçue rapidement. “Nous attendons la partie du gouvernement de la lettre de divulgation et en avons besoin rapidement pour pouvoir finaliser et déposer aujourd’hui”, a écrit l’avocate de l’ACLU Emi MacLean dans un courriel du 14 janvier. “Nous avons compris de votre courriel d’hier que nous la recevrions ce matin”. ### Clarification des rôles : qui a rédigé quoi ? En réponse aux questions des plaignants sur les fonctionnaires qui ont réellement rédigé les principaux documents de décision, le gouvernement a fourni des clarifications révélatrices le 15 janvier : **L’analyste politique Ofira Honig** a été chargée de rédiger la note de décision de l’USCIS pour Haïti, mais n’a pas participé à la rédaction des rapports sur les conditions du pays. La note de décision est le document clé qui expose la justification de la résiliation ou de la prolongation du TPS et formule des recommandations à la haute direction. **Emma Krichinsky**, chef de la branche de recherche de la Division RAIO (Refugee, Asylum and International Operations), n’a pas personnellement rédigé le rapport sur les conditions du pays pour Haïti, mais « a chargé les membres de son personnel de rédiger le rapport, s’est assurée que le rapport était rédigé dans les délais, a examiné le rapport et a fourni des conseils et des modifications ». Elle n’a joué aucun rôle dans la rédaction de la note de décision. **Rebecca Tanner**, chef de division de la Division Recherche et TRIG, n’a pas non plus rédigé le rapport sur les conditions du pays, mais “l’a examiné et y a apporté des modifications”. Elle a supervisé le calendrier général de rédaction du TPS et n’a joué aucun rôle dans la note de décision. Ces clarifications révèlent une structure bureaucratique où l’autorité décisionnelle et la rédaction de documents ont été réparties entre plusieurs bureaux et fonctionnaires — rendant la question des gardiens à rechercher particulièrement significative. Si seuls les rédacteurs réels sont recherchés mais pas les hauts fonctionnaires qui les ont dirigés ou ont fourni des contributions substantielles, des preuves importantes sur les véritables motivations de la décision pourraient être manquées. ### Le contexte plus large : le TPS sous Trump Cette affaire fait partie d’un modèle plus large de résiliations du TPS sous l’administration Trump. Le document juridique fait référence à “NTPSA I” et « NTPSA II » — indiquant qu’il s’agit d’au moins la troisième itération de litiges par la National TPS Alliance contestant les décisions TPS de l’administration Trump. Les références des parties aux termes de recherche précédemment convenus et à la divulgation ordonnée par le tribunal suggèrent que ce n’est pas la première fois que ces questions ont été litigieuses. En effet, les plaignants ont noté que les défendeurs ont « refusé d’accepter les plages de dates ou les termes de recherche ordonnés par ce tribunal précédemment dans NTPSA I, ou une liste modifiée des gardiens, des plages de dates et des termes de recherche stipulés par les parties dans NTPSA II ». La position du gouvernement selon laquelle chaque résiliation du TPS evrait être examinée « à nouveau » malgré des cadres juridiques et des processus décisionnels similaires a frustré les plaignants, qui considèrent cette approche comme inutilement redondante et conçue pour retarder la production de documents. Dans un courriel mémorisant une discussion de concertation, les plaignants ont noté que « les défendeurs examinaient ces demandes de production “à nouveau” et que parce que la période en question était plus longue, les termes de recherche et les gardiens précédemment ordonnés devaient être révisés ». Cependant, le gouvernement n’a fourni aucune contre-proposition pendant cette discussion, malgré l’ordre du tribunal de se concerter sur ces questions. Le gouvernement a également cité l’analyse du tribunal dans *Miot*, une affaire TPS parallèle dans un tribunal fédéral différent, pour soutenir son approche de divulgation plus restrictive. Les plaignants ont rétorqué que *Miot* est “dans un tribunal différent, dans un circuit différent, et à un stade différent du litige sans l’historique étendu du litige de divulgation dans cette affaire”. ### Demandes de divulgation supplémentaires Au-delà de la mise à jour de la divulgation précédemment ordonnée, les plaignants ont également cherché à signifier deux demandes de documents supplémentaires : 1. **Communications concernant les représentations publiques** de la décision de résiliation du TPS pour Haïti — capturant potentiellement comment les fonctionnaires ont expliqué ou justifié la décision publiquement par rapport à ce qu’ils ont dit en privé. 2. **Documents concernant les politiques et pratiques générales de cette administration** à l’égard du programme TPS depuis le 20 janvier 2025, notamment : - Toutes les notes de décision provisoires et finales pour les décisions TPS - Tous les rapports provisoires et finaux sur les conditions des pays pour les décisions TPS - Toutes les consultations avec le Département d’État concernant le TPS - Communications concernant les examens périodiques du TPS parmi les principaux fonctionnaires Cette deuxième catégorie pourrait révéler s’il y a eu un changement de politique systématique vers le TPS sous la nouvelle administration, plutôt que des évaluations spécifiques à chaque pays basées sur les conditions réelles. Si un langage ou un raisonnement similaire apparaît dans les décisions de résiliation de plusieurs pays, cela pourrait suggérer un résultat prédéterminé plutôt qu’une analyse individualisée. Le gouvernement a indiqué qu’il s’oppose à ces demandes supplémentaires mais n’a pas fourni d’objections détaillées dans le dépôt du 15 janvier. Le dépôt du 15 janvier est intitulé “Avis des défendeurs sur les termes de recherche, les gardiens et les dates proposés”, suggérant que l’affaire sera maintenant portée devant la juge magistrate Kandis Westmore ou le juge de district Edward M. Chen pour résolution. Compte tenu de la date d’effet du 3 février, une décision est nécessaire rapidement. Les plaignants ont constamment souligné que sans divulgation en temps opportun, des centaines de milliers d’Haïtiens perdront leur statut protégé avant que le recours juridique puisse être pleinement jugé. ### Implications pour la politique d’immigration Cette affaire a des implications importantes au-delà du TPS pour Haïti. L’administration Trump a signalé son intention de résilier ou d’examiner les désignations TPS pour plusieurs pays, affectant potentiellement des centaines de milliers de personnes du Salvador, du Honduras, du Nicaragua et d’autres nations. Le cadre juridique établi dans cette affaire — en particulier concernant les preuves que les tribunaux peuvent examiner lors de l’examen des résiliations du TPS — pourrait façonner les futurs recours. Si les tribunaux limitent l’examen au dossier administratif sans examiner le processus décisionnel réel, il peut être difficile de prouver que des considérations politiques ou des facteurs inappropriés ont influencé les décisions de résiliation. À l’inverse, si les tribunaux autorisent une divulgation extra-dossier robuste comme le demandent les plaignants, cela pourrait exposer les délibérations internes et les motivations derrière les décisions TPS, révélant potentiellement si les résiliations étaient basées sur de véritables évaluations des conditions du pays ou sur des préférences politiques prédéterminées. La question des gardiens est particulièrement significative. Si des personnes nommées politiquement comme Corey Lewandowski étaient impliquées dans les décisions TPS, cela soulèverait des questions sur le fait que les évaluations des conditions du pays par les fonctionnaires de carrière ont été annulées par des considérations politiques. Le refus du gouvernement de rechercher les communications de certains gardiens — sans expliquer pourquoi — ne fait qu’accentuer ces préoccupations. ### L’impact humain Pour les 350 000 détenteurs du TPS haïtien attendant le résultat, les manœuvres juridiques sur les termes de recherche et les gardiens peuvent sembler abstraites. Mais ces batailles procédurales détermineront quelles preuves le tribunal peut examiner — et en fin de compte, si leur statut protégé peut être préservé ou expirera le 3 février 2026, les laissant vulnérables à l’expulsion vers un pays encore aux prises avec la violence politique, les catastrophes naturelles et la crise humanitaire. Beaucoup de ces détenteurs du TPS sont aux États-Unis depuis plus d’une décennie, construisant des vies, fondant des familles et contribuant à leurs communautés. La résiliation affecterait non seulement les détenteurs du TPS eux-mêmes, mais aussi leurs enfants citoyens américains, leurs employeurs et leurs communautés. Comme le note un courriel dans le dossier judiciaire, l’urgence est motivée par la perte imminente de statut pour des centaines de milliers d’Haïtiens le 3 février ». Les échanges de courriels révèlent des avocats travaillant pendant les vacances et les week-ends pour respecter les délais judiciaires, reflétant les enjeux élevés pour leurs clients. La frustration des plaignants est évidente dans les courriels. “Compte tenu de la résiliation imminente du statut TPS pour des centaines de milliers d’Haïtiens en raison des actions des défendeurs, les plaignants demanderaient au tribunal d’ordonner la production à la fois pour la divulgation antérieure mise à jour (RFP Set 1) et pour la divulgation nouvellement ordonnée (RFP Set 2) dans les dix jours”, indique un courriel. Le gouvernement, quant à lui, a pris la position qu’il avait 30 jours pour répondre aux nouvelles demandes de divulgation et “consoliderait leur recherche et leur production liées aux deux ensembles de RFP, ce qui signifie qu’ils n’ont pas l’intention de produire des documents avant la date d’effet de la résiliation sans ordre explicite du tribunal”. ### Un cas test pour le droit administratif Au-delà de l’impact immédiat sur les détenteurs du TPS haïtien, cette affaire représente un test de la mesure dans laquelle les tribunaux peuvent examiner la prise de décision des agences dans les affaires d’immigration. L’administration Trump a plaidé pour un examen judiciaire minimal des décisions d’immigration, soutenant que les résiliations du TPS relèvent du large pouvoir discrétionnaire de la branche exécutive et ne devraient être examinées que sur la base du dossier administratif officiel. Les plaignants rétorquent que lorsqu’il y a des preuves de mauvaise foi, d’influence politique inappropriée ou de non-respect des facteurs requis, les tribunaux doivent pouvoir regarder au-delà du dossier officiel pour examiner ce qui a vraiment motivé la décision. Le différend sur la divulgation porte essentiellement sur la question de savoir si cet examen sera possible. Le résultat pourrait affecter non seulement les affaires TPS mais aussi d’autres recours en matière de politique d’immigration, y compris les restrictions d’asile, les refus de visa et les priorités d’application. Si les tribunaux adoptent l’approche étroite du gouvernement en matière de divulgation, il sera beaucoup plus difficile pour les contestataires de prouver que les décisions d’immigration étaient motivées de manière inappropriée, même lorsque des preuves circonstancielles suggèrent que des considérations politiques plutôt que politiques ont motivé le résultat. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TPS-Hearing-Parties--300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39396&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39396&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-avocats-saffrontent-sur-lacces-aux-documents-gouvernementaux-a-trois-semaines-de-lecheance/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-avocats-saffrontent-sur-lacces-aux-documents-gouvernementaux-a-trois-semaines-de-lecheance/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-avocats-saffrontent-sur-lacces-aux-documents-gouvernementaux-a-trois-semaines-de-lecheance/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-avocats-saffrontent-sur-lacces-aux-documents-gouvernementaux-a-trois-semaines-de-lecheance/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-haiti-les-avocats-saffrontent-sur-lacces-aux-documents-gouvernementaux-a-trois-semaines-de-lecheance/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20Les%20avocats%20s%27affrontent%20sur%20l%27acc%C3%A8s%20aux%20documents%20gouvernementaux%20%C3%A0%20trois%20semaines%20de%20l%27%C3%A9ch%C3%A9ance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-haiti-les-avocats-saffrontent-sur-lacces-aux-documents-gouvernementaux-a-trois-semaines-de-lecheance%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Federal Court Battle Over Haiti TPS Termination: Discovery Dispute Escalates as Deadline Looms](https://ctninfo.com/federal-court-battle-over-haiti-tps-termination-discovery-dispute-escalates-as-deadline-looms/) **Published:** January 16, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** As the February 3 termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti approaches, attorneys in a federal lawsuit are engaged in a discovery dispute over access to government documents that may clarify the Trump administration’s decision-making process. January 15, 2026, court filings show significant disagreement between plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU Foundation of Northern California and allied organizations, and the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the scope of document searches, relevant custodians, and the timeline for producing evidence in National TPS Alliance v. Kristi Noem. The dispute focuses on the Trump administration’s November 28, 2025, decision to terminate TPS for Haiti, which has provided work authorization and deportation protection to about 350,000 Haitians in the United States. The termination, published in the Federal Register, is set to take effect on February 3, 2026, giving TPS holders just over two months before losing legal status. TPS is granted to nationals of countries experiencing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary conditions that make safe return impossible. Haiti has maintained a TPS designation for years due to ongoing political instability, natural disasters, including the devastating 2010 earthquake, and persistent humanitarian crises. Plaintiffs contend that the termination was arbitrary and capricious and violated federal immigration law. They seek access to internal government communications and decision-making documents, but the dispute over the process remains. The January 15 court filings highlight ongoing disagreements over discovery procedures, despite previous court orders for limited extra-record discovery and prior agreements on search parameters in similar cases. ### Date Range Disagreement Plaintiffs proposed searching documents from the date of the last search through November 28 (the Federal Register publication date) to capture the full decision-making process leading to the termination. Defendants proposed a narrower timeframe: July 15, 2025, to October 22, 2025, which would exclude earlier deliberations or policy discussions that may have influenced the decision. The government’s position appears designed to limit the documentary record, potentially excluding evidence of preliminary discussions, policy changes following the Trump administration’s January 20, 2025, inauguration, or earlier termination attempts. The parties also disagreed on which keywords should be used to search government emails and documents. Both sides agreed on the basic approach: search for documents that mention “Temporary Protected Status,” “TPS,” or the legal code “1254a” (which refers to the TPS statute) along with mentions of “Haiti.” The government proposed additional requirements that would narrow search results, suggesting that documents be flagged only if they also include specific legal phrases such as “national interest,” “extraordinary and temporary,” or discussions of the safety of returning to Haiti. These statutory terms, defendants argued, would ensure identified records are “more likely to be relevant” and keep “the scale of the response more proportionate to the needs of the case.” Plaintiffs objected, noting that when they tested the government’s narrow search terms on documents previously produced in similar cases, the restrictive keywords would have excluded “the vast majority of the responsive documents previously produced, including key documents related to DHS’s decisionmaking.” For example, the narrower search terms would have excluded a key State Department email about its “consultation” on the Haiti decision, as well as emails about data searches on Haitian TPS holders, both of which are important evidence regarding the decision-making process. The plaintiffs’ position is essentially that the government’s proposed search terms are so narrow they would filter out the most important evidence—the internal discussions and deliberations that reveal why officials decided to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation. The government argued that without these limiting terms, the search would yield too many irrelevant documents, making discovery burdensome and disproportionate to the case. ### The Custodian Battle: Who Should Be Searched? Perhaps the most revealing aspect of the dispute involves which government officials’ communications should be searched—a question that offers insight into who was actually involved in the termination decision. The parties agreed to search 13 custodians, including: - DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and her Executive Secretary - Rob Law, DHS Senior Counselor and nominee for DHS Undersecretary - USCIS Director Joe Edlow - Various policy analysts and division chiefs are involved in TPS decisions. - Officials who signed the relevant clearance and approval records However, plaintiffs sought six additional custodians that the government refused to include: 1. Corey Lewandowski, DHS Senior Advisor (notably, former Trump campaign manager) 2. James Percival, DHS General Counsel 3. Christina McDonald, Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs 4. Nader Baroukh, Office of General Counsel 5. Rena Cutlip Mason, USCIS Humanitarian Affairs Division Chief 6. Kika Scott, former USCIS Director The government did not explain the exclusion of these officials, stating only “No additional custodians” in their counterproposal. The inclusion or exclusion of these custodians is significant. If Lewandowski, a political advisor without formal immigration policy expertise, was involved in the TPS termination decision, it could suggest political rather than humanitarian considerations influenced the outcome. Similarly, the involvement of multiple attorneys from the General Counsel’s office may indicate legal concerns about the termination’s justification. ### Procedural Wrangling and Timeline Pressures The January 15 filings reveal a contentious negotiation process marked by tight deadlines, multiple rounds of drafting, and disagreements over page limits and filing procedures. Email exchanges show plaintiffs requesting quick turnaround times due to the “imminent harm to our clients from the Haiti termination” and the “imminent termination of TPS status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians.” The ACLU attorneys emphasized the urgency created by the February 3 effective date. The government, meanwhile, cited the need to consult with clients and noted the challenges of working through the holiday period, including days when “all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government were closed per an executive order.” At one point, the government proposed delaying substantive discovery discussions until after the agency produces the Certified Administrative Record (CAR)—the official compilation of documents the agency considered in making its decision. Plaintiffs rejected this approach, noting that the CAR had already been produced in a parallel case (Miot v. Noem) in a different court, and offered to file it themselves if the government wouldn’t produce it promptly. As the January 15 court deadline approached, email timestamps show attorneys exchanging drafts late at night and early in the morning. Plaintiffs indicated they would file without the government’s portion if it was not received promptly. “We are awaiting the government’s portion of the discovery letter brief and need it promptly to be able to finalize and file this today,” ACLU attorney Emi MacLean wrote in one January 14 email. “We understood from your email yesterday that we would receive it this morning.” ### Clarifying Roles: Who Drafted What? In response to plaintiffs’ questions about which officials actually drafted key decision documents, the government provided revealing clarifications on January 15: Policy Analyst Ofira Honig was tasked with drafting the Haiti USCIS Decision Memo, but was not involved in drafting country conditions reports. The Decision Memo is the key document that lays out the rationale for terminating or extending TPS and makes recommendations to senior leadership. Emma Krichinsky, Research Branch Chief in the RAIO (Refugee, Asylum and International Operations) Division, did not personally draft the Haiti country conditions report but “tasked her staff members to draft the report, ensured the report was being drafted on schedule, reviewed the report, and provided guidance and editing.” She had no role in drafting the decision memo. Rebecca Tanner, Division Chief of the Research & TRIG Division, similarly did not draft the country conditions report but “did review and provide edits to it.” She supervised the overall TPS drafting schedule and had no role in the decision memo. These clarifications show that decision-making authority and document drafting were distributed across multiple offices and officials, making the selection of custodians particularly significant. Searching only the drafters, and not senior officials who directed or provided input, could result in missing important evidence about the decision’s motivations. ### The Broader Context: TPS Under Trump This case is part of a broader pattern of TPS terminations under the Trump administration. The legal filing references “NTPSA I” and “NTPSA II”—indicating this is at least the third iteration of litigation by the National TPS Alliance challenging Trump administration TPS decisions. The parties’ references to previously stipulated search terms and court-ordered discovery suggest this isn’t the first time these issues have been litigated. Indeed, the plaintiffs noted that defendants “refused to accept the date ranges or search terms ordered by this Court previously in NTPSA I, or a modified list of the custodians, date ranges, and search terms stipulated by the parties in NTPSA II.” The government maintains that each TPS termination should be reviewed “anew” despite similar legal frameworks and decision-making processes. Plaintiffs view this approach as unnecessarily duplicative and likely to delay document production. In one email memorializing a meet-and-confer discussion, plaintiffs noted that “Defendants were looking at these RFPs ‘anew’ and that because the time period at issue was longer, the previously ordered search terms and custodians needed to be revisited.” However, the government provided no counterproposal during that discussion, despite being ordered by the court to meet and confer on these issues. The government also cited the court’s analysis in Miot, a parallel TPS case in a different federal court, to support its more restrictive discovery approach. Plaintiffs countered that Miot is “in a different court, in a different circuit, and at a different stage of litigation without the extensive history of discovery litigation in this case.” ### Additional Discovery Requests Beyond updating the previously ordered discovery, plaintiffs also sought to serve two additional document requests: 1. Communications regarding public representations of the Haiti TPS termination decision—potentially capturing how officials explained or justified the decision publicly versus what they said privately. 2. Documents concerning this administration’s general policies and practices with respect to the TPS program since January 20, 2025, including: 3. - All draft and final Decision Memos for TPS decisions - All draft and final country conditions reports for TPS decisions. - All consultations with the State Department regarding TPS - Communications regarding TPS periodic reviews among key officials This second category could reveal whether there was a systematic policy change toward TPS under the new administration, rather than country-specific assessments. If similar language or reasoning appears across multiple countries’ termination decisions, it may indicate a predetermined outcome rather than individualized analysis. The government indicated opposition to these additional requests but did not provide detailed objections in the January 15 filing. ### What’s Next? The January 15 filing is styled as “Defendants’ Notice of Proposed Search Terms, Custodians, and Dates,” suggesting the matter will now go before Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore or District Judge Edward M. Chen for resolution. Given the February 3 effective date, a decision is needed promptly. Plaintiffs have emphasized that without timely discovery, hundreds of thousands of Haitians may lose protected status before the legal challenge is resolved. The discovery dispute also raises broader questions, including whether plaintiffs can obtain a preliminary injunction to prevent termination during the lawsuit and whether the administrative record alone is sufficient or if extra-record discovery is necessary. The court scheduled a case management conference for January 13, 2026, to address some of these issues, though the January 15 filing indicates that disputes remain unresolved. ### Implications for Immigration Policy This case has significant implications beyond Haiti. The Trump administration has indicated plans to terminate or review TPS designations for several countries, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and others. The legal framework established in this case, especially regarding what evidence courts may consider when reviewing TPS terminations, could shape future challenges. If courts limit review to the administrative record, it may be difficult to prove that political or improper factors influenced termination decisions. If courts allow robust extra-record discovery as plaintiffs seek, it could reveal internal deliberations and motivations behind TPS decisions, clarifying whether terminations were based on country conditions or predetermined policy preferences. The question of which custodians to search is significant. If political appointees such as Corey Lewandowski were involved in TPS decisions, it raises concerns about whether political considerations overrode career civil servants’ assessments. The government’s refusal to search certain custodians’ communications without explanation increases these concerns. ### The Human Impact For the 350,000 Haitian TPS holders awaiting the outcome, the legal disputes over search terms and custodians may seem abstract. However, these procedural issues will determine what evidence the court can consider and, ultimately, whether their protected status will be preserved or expire on February 3, 2026, leaving them at risk of deportation to a country facing ongoing challenges. Many TPS holders have lived in the United States for over a decade, building families and contributing to their communities. Termination would affect not only the TPS holders but also their U.S.-citizen children, employers, and communities. As one email in the court filing noted, the urgency is due to “the imminent loss of status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians on February 3.” The email exchanges show attorneys working through holidays and weekends to meet court deadlines, reflecting the high stakes for their clients. Plaintiffs expressed frustration in emails. “In light of the imminent termination of TPS status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians due to Defendants’ actions, Plaintiffs would seek to have the Court order production for both the updated prior discovery (RFP Set 1) and the newly-ordered discovery (RFP Set 2) within ten days,” one email stated. The government stated it had 30 days to respond to new discovery requests and would “consolidate their search and production related to the two sets of RFPs, meaning they do not intend to make any production of documents prior to the effective date of termination absent explicit court order.” ### A Test Case for Administrative Law Beyond the immediate impact on Haitian TPS holders, this case tests the extent to which courts can examine agency decision-making in immigration cases. The Trump administration has argued for minimal judicial review, contending that TPS terminations fall within the executive branch’s discretion and should be reviewed solely on the official administrative record. Plaintiffs counter that when there is evidence of bad faith, improper political influence, or failure to consider required factors, courts must be able to look beyond the official record to examine the true basis for the decision. The discovery dispute centers on whether such examination will be permitted. The outcome could affect not just TPS cases but also other immigration policy challenges, including asylum restrictions, visa denials, and enforcement priorities. If courts adopt the government’s narrow approach to discovery, it will be more difficult for challengers to prove improper motivations behind immigration decisions, even when circumstantial evidence suggests political rather than policy considerations, and determine whether the termination can proceed as scheduled or should be delayed pending fuller development of the evidentiary record. For hundreds of thousands of Haitians, the answer will determine whether they can continue building their lives in the United States or face an uncertain and potentially dangerous return to their homeland. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39394&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39394&preview=true) [https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia?checkpoint\_src=any](https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia?checkpoint_src=any) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/federal-court-battle-over-haiti-tps-termination-discovery-dispute-escalates-as-deadline-looms/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/federal-court-battle-over-haiti-tps-termination-discovery-dispute-escalates-as-deadline-looms/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/federal-court-battle-over-haiti-tps-termination-discovery-dispute-escalates-as-deadline-looms/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/federal-court-battle-over-haiti-tps-termination-discovery-dispute-escalates-as-deadline-looms/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/federal-court-battle-over-haiti-tps-termination-discovery-dispute-escalates-as-deadline-looms/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Federal%20Court%20Battle%20Over%20Haiti%20TPS%20Termination%3A%20Discovery%20Dispute%20Escalates%20as%20Deadline%20Looms&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffederal-court-battle-over-haiti-tps-termination-discovery-dispute-escalates-as-deadline-looms%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [U.S. States Where Undocumented Immigrants Can Obtain a Driver's License](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-states-where-undocumented-immigrants-can-obtain-a-drivers-license/) **Published:** January 16, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** 19 states and the District of Columbia currently allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. This policy aims to improve road safety and facilitate access to employment and essential services. Driver’s license access for individuals without legal status has long been a divisive issue in the United States. Some states maintain strict restrictions, while others have adopted laws allowing residents to obtain a driver’s license regardless of immigration status. This trend has accelerated over the past decade as more legislators recognize the public safety and economic benefits of allowing undocumented immigrants to drive legally. ### States Authorizing Driver’s Licenses The following states have adopted laws allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a standard driver’s license or similar document: **California**: One of the first states to adopt this policy on a large scale, California implemented the AB 60 program in 2015, allowing residents without legal status to obtain a driver’s license. Since its launch, more than one million licenses have been issued under this program. **Colorado:** The state has authorized undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license since 2014, recognizing the importance of this measure for road safety. Connecticut: Connecticut enacted legislation in 2015 allowing residents without legal status to take the driving test and obtain a license. **Delaware:** Delaware recently authorized this practice, expanding access to driver’s licenses. **Hawaii**: The state allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license, improving mobility where public transportation is limited. **Illinois:** Since 2013, Illinois has issued Temporary Visitor Driver’s Licenses to residents without legal status. **Maryland:** Maryland adopted its law in 2014, following a public referendum that supported the measure. **Massachusetts:** Massachusetts recently began allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a standard driver’s license. **Minnesota:** The state has adopted legislation allowing residents without legal status to obtain driver’s licenses. **Nevada:** Nevada has authorized this practice since 2014, citing its importance for the state’s economy, especially in tourism and hospitality. **New Jersey:** New Jersey adopted its law in 2020, allowing undocumented residents to obtain a standard driver’s license. **New Mexico**: New Mexico has authorized undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license since 2003, making it one of the first states to do so. **New York**: The state adopted the “Green Light” law in 2019, allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a standard driver’s license. **Oregon**: Oregon has issued “driving cards” to residents without legal status since 2014. **Rhode Island**: The smallest U.S. state also allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license. **Utah:** Utah has issued “driving privilege cards” to undocumented immigrants since 2005. **Vermont**: Vermont authorizes residents without legal status to obtain a driver’s license. **Virginia**: Virginia recently enacted legislation allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. **Washington**: Residents without legal status have been able to obtain a driver’s license since 2019. **District of Columbia**: The District also allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license. Advocates present several arguments in support of driver’s license access for undocumented immigrants: Road safety: Allowing drivers to pass a driving test and obtain auto insurance improves road safety. Studies in several states show a decrease in accidents involving uninsured drivers after these laws were adopted. Economic benefits: Access to a driver’s license facilitates employment and enables undocumented immigrants to contribute more to the local economy. Many jobs, including those with rideshare and delivery platforms, require a valid driver’s license. Compliance: Driver’s license holders are more likely to obtain auto insurance and pay taxes and fees associated with vehicle ownership. Law enforcement can more easily identify drivers and verify their backgrounds when presented with official identification. ### Requirements and Procedures Although requirements vary by state, most require applicants to: - Prove their identity and state residence. - Pass a written test on traffic laws. - Pass a practical driving test. - Provide proof of auto insurance. - Pay the required license fees. In some states, licenses issued to undocumented immigrants include a notation stating they cannot be used for federal identification purposes ( Real ID), such as boarding airplanes or accessing federal facilities. Despite adoption in nearly twenty states, the debate remains contentious. Opponents argue these measures reward illegal immigration and could facilitate identity fraud. They also express concern that these licenses could be used to illegally register voters, though states have safeguards in place to prevent it. Other states are considering similar legislation, while some maintain strict requirements for proof of legal presence to obtain a driver’s license. ### Impact on Immigrant Communities For millions of undocumented immigrants, access to a driver’s license is more than a document. It is essential for daily life, enabling them to drive children to school, commute to work, access medical care, and participate in their communities. Immigrant rights organizations view these laws as pragmatic measures that acknowledge the reality of millions of undocumented people and seek to integrate them into the social and economic fabric of their communities. The trend toward expanding driver’s license access for undocumented immigrants reflects a growing recognition that road safety and economic integration benefit society as a whole, regardless of immigration status. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Drivers-license-NY-300x210.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39390&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39390&preview=true) [Click to access States%20Offering%20Driver%E2%80%99s%20Licenses%20for%20Immigrants%20Without%20Lawful%20Status-2023.pdf](https://www.cliniclegal.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/States%20Offering%20Driver%E2%80%99s%20Licenses%20for%20Immigrants%20Without%20Lawful%20Status-2023.pdf) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-states-where-undocumented-immigrants-can-obtain-a-drivers-license/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-states-where-undocumented-immigrants-can-obtain-a-drivers-license/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-states-where-undocumented-immigrants-can-obtain-a-drivers-license/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-states-where-undocumented-immigrants-can-obtain-a-drivers-license/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-states-where-undocumented-immigrants-can-obtain-a-drivers-license/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20U.S.%20States%20Where%20Undocumented%20Immigrants%20Can%20Obtain%20a%20Driver%27s%20License&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fu-s-states-where-undocumented-immigrants-can-obtain-a-drivers-license%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Les États américains où les immigrants en situation irrégilière peuvent obtenir un permis de conduire](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-americains-ou-les-immigrants-en-situation-irregiliere-peuvent-obtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/) **Published:** January 16, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Aux États-Unis, dix-neuf États et le District de Columbia permettent actuellement aux immigrants en situation irrégulière d’obtenir un permis de conduire, une politique qui vise à améliorer la sécurité routière tout en facilitant l’accès à l’emploi et aux services essentiels pour des millions de personnes. La question de l’accès au permis de conduire pour les personnes sans statut légal aux États-Unis a longtemps divisé le pays. Alors que certains États maintiennent des restrictions strictes, d’autres ont progressivement adopté des lois permettant aux résidents, indépendamment de leur statut d’immigration, d’obtenir un permis de conduire ou un document équivalent. Cette tendance s’est accélérée au cours de la dernière décennie, les législateurs de plusieurs États ayant reconnu que permettre aux immigrants sans papiers de conduire légalement présente des avantages en matière de sécurité publique et **économique.** - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ## Les États autorisant les permis de conduire À ce jour, les États suivants ont adopté des lois permettant aux immigrants en situation irrégulière d’obtenir un permis de conduire standard ou un document similaire : **Californie** : L’un des premiers États à adopter cette politique à grande échelle, la Californie a mis en place le programme AB 60 en 2015, permettant aux résidents sans statut légal d’obtenir un permis de conduire. Depuis son lancement, plus d’un million de permis ont été délivrés dans le cadre de ce programme. **Colorado** : Cet État des Rocheuses autorise les immigrants sans papiers à obtenir un permis de conduire depuis 2014, reconnaissant l’importance de cette mesure pour la sécurité routière. **Connecticut** : Le Connecticut a adopté sa législation en 2015, permettant aux résidents sans statut légal de passer l’examen de conduite et d’obtenir un permis. **Delaware** : L’État du Delaware a récemment rejoint la liste des États autorisant cette pratique, élargissant l’accès au permis de conduire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) **Hawaii** : L’État insulaire permet aux immigrants sans papiers d’obtenir un permis de conduire, facilitant leur mobilité dans un territoire où les transports en commun sont limités. **Illinois** : Depuis 2013, l’Illinois délivre des permis de conduire temporaires aux visiteurs (Temporary Visitor Driver’s Licenses) aux résidents sans statut légal, une mesure qui a été largement utilisée. **Maryland** : Le Maryland a adopté sa loi en 2014, après un référendum public qui a soutenu cette mesure. **Massachusetts** : Plus récemment, le Massachusetts a rejoint cette liste, permettant aux immigrants sans papiers d’obtenir un permis de conduire standard. **Minnesota** : L’État du Minnesota a adopté une législation permettant l’accès au permis de conduire pour les résidents sans statut légal. **Nevada** : Le Nevada autorise cette pratique depuis 2014, reconnaissant son importance pour l’économie de l’État, notamment dans le secteur du tourisme et de l’hôtellerie. **New Jersey** : Le New Jersey a adopté sa loi en 2020, permettant aux résidents sans papiers d’obtenir un permis de conduire standard. **Nouveau-Mexique** : L’un des premiers États à adopter cette politique, le Nouveau-Mexique autorise les immigrants sans papiers à obtenir un permis de conduire depuis 2003. **New York** : L’État de New York a adopté la loi “Green Light” en 2019, permettant aux immigrants sans papiers d’obtenir un permis de conduire standard. **Oregon** : L’Oregon délivre des “cartes de conduite” (driving cards) aux résidents sans statut légal depuis 2014. **Rhode Island** : Le plus petit État américain permet également aux immigrants sans papiers d’obtenir un permis de conduire. **Utah** : L’Utah a été l’un des pionniers dans ce domaine, délivrant des “cartes de privilège de conduite” (driving privilege cards) depuis 2005. **Vermont** : Le Vermont autorise les résidents sans statut légal à obtenir un permis de conduire. **Virginie** : La Virginie a récemment adopté une législation permettant aux immigrants sans papiers d’obtenir un permis de conduire. **Washington** : L’État de Washington permet aux résidents sans statut légal d’obtenir un permis de conduire depuis 2019. **District de Columbia** : La capitale fédérale permet également aux immigrants sans papiers d’obtenir un permis de conduire. ## Les arguments en faveur de cette politique Les défenseurs de ces lois avancent plusieurs arguments pour justifier l’accès au permis de conduire pour les immigrants sans papiers : **Sécurité routière** : Permettre aux conducteurs de passer un examen de conduite et d’obtenir une assurance automobile contribue à améliorer la sécurité sur les routes. Les études menées dans plusieurs États ont montré une diminution des accidents impliquant des conducteurs non assurés après l’adoption de ces lois. **Avantages économiques** : L’accès au permis de conduire facilite l’emploi et permet aux immigrants sans papiers de contribuer davantage à l’économie locale. De nombreux emplois nécessitent un permis de conduire valide, et cette mesure élargit les opportunités d’emploi. Ces immigrants, pour une grande majorité, évoluent dans des secteurs nécessitant un permit de conduire comme Uber, Lyft et d’autres platfeformes rideshares et de service “delivery”. **Conformité fiscale** : Les titulaires de permis de conduire sont plus susceptibles d’obtenir une assurance automobile et de payer les taxes et frais associés à la possession d’un véhicule. **Application de la loi** : Les forces de l’ordre peuvent mieux identifier les conducteurs et vérifier leurs antécédents lorsqu’ils possèdent un document d’identité officiel. ## Les exigences et procédures Bien que les détails varient d’un État à l’autre, la plupart exigent que les candidats : - Prouvent leur identité et leur résidence dans l’État - Passent un examen écrit sur le code de la route - Passent un examen de conduite pratique - Fournissent une preuve d’assurance automobile - Paient les frais associés au permis Dans certains États, les permis délivrés aux immigrants sans papiers portent une mention indiquant qu’ils ne peuvent pas être utilisés à des fins d’identification fédérale (Real ID), notamment pour monter à bord d’un avion ou accéder à des installations fédérales. Malgré l’adoption de ces lois dans près de vingt États, le débat reste vif. Les opposants affirment que ces mesures récompensent l’immigration illégale et pourraient faciliter la fraude d’identité. Ils s’inquiètent également du fait que ces permis pourraient être utilisés pour s’inscrire illégalement sur les listes électorales, bien que les États disposent de mécanismes pour empêcher cela. D’autres États envisagent actuellement d’adopter des législations similaires, tandis que certains États conservateurs maintiennent des restrictions strictes, exigeant une preuve de présence légale pour obtenir un permis de conduire. ## Impact sur les communautés immigrées Pour des millions d’immigrants sans papiers vivant aux États-Unis, l’accès au permis de conduire représente bien plus qu’un simple document. Il s’agit d’un outil essentiel pour la vie quotidienne, permettant de conduire les enfants à l’école, de se rendre au travail, d’accéder aux soins médicaux et de participer pleinement à la vie de leur communauté. Les organisations de défense des droits des immigrants considèrent ces lois comme des mesures pragmatiques qui reconnaissent la réalité de la présence de millions de personnes sans papiers aux États-Unis et cherchent à intégrer ces résidents dans le tissu social et économique de leurs communautés. La tendance vers l’élargissement de l’accès au permis de conduire pour les immigrants sans papiers reflète une reconnaissance croissante du fait que, indépendamment du statut d’immigration, la sécurité routière et l’intégration économique bénéficient à l’ensemble de la société. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Drivers-license-NY-300x210.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39387&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39387&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-americains-ou-les-immigrants-en-situation-irregiliere-peuvent-obtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-americains-ou-les-immigrants-en-situation-irregiliere-peuvent-obtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-americains-ou-les-immigrants-en-situation-irregiliere-peuvent-obtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-americains-ou-les-immigrants-en-situation-irregiliere-peuvent-obtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-americains-ou-les-immigrants-en-situation-irregiliere-peuvent-obtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Les%20%C3%89tats%20am%C3%A9ricains%20o%C3%B9%20les%20immigrants%20en%20situation%20irr%C3%A9gili%C3%A8re%20peuvent%20obtenir%20un%20permis%20de%20conduire&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fles-etats-americains-ou-les-immigrants-en-situation-irregiliere-peuvent-obtenir-un-permis-de-conduire%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Attorneys for TPS Beneficiaries File Brief Demanding Urgent Access to Government Documents](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-for-tps-beneficiaries-file-brief-demanding-urgent-access-to-government-documents/) **Published:** January 15, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** As the expiration date for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians approaches, a legal dispute is underway in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Northern District of California regarding access to government documents related to the program’s termination. In a joint brief filed on **January 15, 2026**, attorneys representing the National TPS Alliance and individual Haitian beneficiaries are locked in a dispute with representatives of the Trump administration over the scope, timeline, and terms of disclosure for crucial documents that could reveal the true motivations behind the decision to terminate Haitian TPS. Plaintiffs’ attorneys, led by Ahilan T. Arulanantham of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA and Emilou MacLean of the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, are seeking expedited access to internal government communications to prepare a potential emergency relief motion. ## A Three-Front Battle The dispute centers on three main aspects of document discovery: the time period covered by the search, the search terms used to identify relevant documents, and the government officials whose communications must be reviewed. Plaintiffs’ attorneys request that the search period extend from the date of the last search through November 28, 2025, when the Federal Register notice announcing TPS termination was published. They argue this 11-month period will capture all relevant communications. The government proposes a narrower window, from July 15 to November 19, 2025, covering four months. Department of Justice attorneys argue that this period, starting with the Eastern District of New York ruling that overturned the initial partial vacatur of Haitian TPS, sufficiently covers the decision-making process. On search terms, plaintiffs propose using the same terms agreed upon in previous cases: [“Temporary Protected Status” OR “TPS” OR “1254a”] AND [“Haiti”]. They maintain that these terms have been successfully used in prior cases and produced crucial documents. The federal government proposes adding more restrictive terms that, according to plaintiffs, would exclude “the vast majority of previously produced relevant documents,” including key State Department communications and emails related to data searches on Haitian TPS holders. The parties have agreed to review communications from 12 government officials, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, USCIS Director Joe Edlow, and General Counsel Joseph Mazzara. Plaintiffs also request the inclusion of six additional officials, such as Corey Lewandowski, DHS Senior Advisor, and James Percival, former DHS General Counsel. Plaintiffs’ attorneys state these individuals “were deeply involved in TPS decision-making” and were included in previous agreements or court orders in similar cases. ## A Critical Question of Timing The parties also disagree on the deadline for document production. Plaintiffs’ attorneys request that the government produce all relevant documents within 10 days of the court order, citing “the urgent nature of the proceedings.” “We must act with urgency: Haiti’s TPS is due to terminate imminently, and plaintiffs need timely production to seek relief if that becomes necessary, depending on developments in the Miot case,” the plaintiffs’ attorneys write in their brief. The Miot v. Trump case, currently before the District of Columbia District Court, also challenges the termination of Haitian TPS. The attorneys state they will promptly seek relief in their own case if the Miot case does not result in a favorable decision. The government requests 30 days to respond to production demands, arguing that the 10-day deadline is “wholly inappropriate in the context of the second Haiti termination.” Government attorneys note that while a 10-day deadline was suitable for producing about five weeks of documents in a previous case, “it stands to reason that a much longer discovery deadline is needed for documents spanning several months.” ## A History of Non-Compliance Plaintiffs allege that the government has repeatedly failed to meet its discovery obligations in previous cases. They ask the court to “admonish the government representatives to comply with the court’s discovery orders.” They cite several previous court orders that found the government had: - Inappropriately invoked deliberative process privilege. - Mischaracterized about one-third of the documents in a court-reviewed sample as covered by the attorney-client privilege - Improperly withheld or failed to log documents as non-responsive, with the court finding that 16 of 40 reviewed documents were incorrectly withheld. “The fact that the government attorneys working on this case have changed since the court issued its prior orders does not allow the government to ignore them,” the plaintiffs’ attorneys write. ## A New Discovery Request In addition to requesting an update to previously ordered discovery concerning the Haitian TPS termination, plaintiffs also served a new production request on January 8, 2026, seeking “all documents (including communications) concerning the Trump administration’s general policies and practices with respect to the TPS program and TPS periodic reviews.” This request follows a January 6 court order granting in part the plaintiffs’ request for additional discovery concerning “‘high-level’ documents that essentially reflect a TPS agenda (not country-specific).” The government indicated by email that it “intends to oppose” this request without explanation, and stated it would respond within 30 days. The brief also highlights the significant human impact of the case. Plaintiffs’ attorneys note that “defendants cannot make any showing of burden, as plaintiffs’ discovery is narrowly tailored, particularly when weighed against the liberty interests of 350,000 people.” An unfavorable decision could result in the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals to Haiti, “a country currently gripped by a severe security and humanitarian crisis, marked by gang violence, institutional collapse, and chronic political instability.” Attorneys for Haitian TPS beneficiaries argue that reducing the protection period violates established administrative procedures and does not reflect current conditions in Haiti. Government representatives maintain that the administration has the legal authority to determine the duration of TPS designations. ## Next Steps in the Proceedings The joint brief now asks the judges to resolve these discovery disputes. The court’s decision will determine which documents are produced and when, and could significantly affect the plaintiffs’ ability to challenge the TPS termination before the February 3, 2026, expiration date. As the plaintiffs’ attorneys note, “the overbroad scope of discovery and expedited timeline proposed by plaintiffs will almost certainly devolve into potential non-compliance motions, clawback litigation, and supplemental production, all of which will delay the resolution of this case in contravention of the exigent circumstances to which plaintiffs repeatedly refer.” The dispute over access to government documents is one part of a broader litigation that could affect hundreds of thousands of Haitian families living and working legally in the United States. As the deadline approaches, legal observers and the Haitian community await the court’s decision on these important procedural matters with increasing concern. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39383&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39383&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-for-tps-beneficiaries-file-brief-demanding-urgent-access-to-government-documents/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-for-tps-beneficiaries-file-brief-demanding-urgent-access-to-government-documents/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-for-tps-beneficiaries-file-brief-demanding-urgent-access-to-government-documents/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-for-tps-beneficiaries-file-brief-demanding-urgent-access-to-government-documents/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/attorneys-for-tps-beneficiaries-file-brief-demanding-urgent-access-to-government-documents/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Attorneys%20for%20TPS%20Beneficiaries%20File%20Brief%20Demanding%20Urgent%20Access%20to%20Government%20Documents&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fattorneys-for-tps-beneficiaries-file-brief-demanding-urgent-access-to-government-documents%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Les avocats des bénéficiaires du TPS deposent, ce jeudi, un mémoire à la Cour d'appel réclamant un accès urgent aux documents gouvernementaux](https://ctninfo.com/les-avocats-des-beneficiaires-du-tps-deposent-ce-jeudi-un-memoire-a-la-cour-dappel-reclamant-un-acces-urgent-aux-documents-gouvernementaux/) **Published:** January 15, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Alors que la date d’expiration du Statut de Protection Temporaire (TPS) pour les Haïtiens approche dangereusement, une intense bataille juridique se déroule devant la Cour d’appel du district nord de la Californie concernant l’accès aux documents gouvernementaux liés à la décision de mettre fin au programme. Dans un mémoire conjoint déposé le **15 janvier 2026**, les avocats représentant l’Alliance Nationale pour le TPS et des bénéficiaires individuels haïtiens se heurtent aux représentants de l’administration Trump sur la portée, le calendrier et les modalités de la divulgation de documents cruciaux qui pourraient révéler les véritables motivations derrière la décision de terminer le TPS haïtien. Les avocats des plaignants, dirigés par Ahilan T. Arulanantham du Centre pour le droit de l’immigration et la politique de l’UCLA School of Law, ainsi qu’Emilou MacLean de la Fondation ACLU de Californie du Nord, demandent un accès rapide aux communications internes du gouvernement pour préparer une éventuelle demande de recours d’urgence. ## Une bataille sur trois fronts Le litige porte sur trois aspects principaux de la découverte de documents : la période couverte par la recherche, les termes de recherche utilisés pour identifier les documents pertinents, et les responsables gouvernementaux dont les communications doivent être examinées. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) **Concernant la période de recherche**, les avocats des plaignants demandent que les documents soient recherchés depuis la date de la dernière recherche jusqu’au 28 novembre 2025, date de publication de l’avis au Registre fédéral annonçant la terminaison du TPS. Cette période de 11 mois permettrait, selon eux, de capturer toutes les communications pertinentes liées à la décision. Le gouvernement, en revanche, propose une fenêtre beaucoup plus restreinte : du 15 juillet au 19 novembre 2025, soit seulement quatre mois. Les avocats du ministère de la Justice argumentent que cette période, commençant avec le jugement du tribunal de l’Eastern District de New York qui a annulé la vacature partielle initiale du TPS haïtien, couvre adéquatement le processus décisionnel pour l’action administrative contestée. **Sur les termes de recherche**, les plaignants proposent d’utiliser les mêmes termes qui avaient été convenus dans des affaires précédentes : \[“Temporary Protected Status” OU “TPS” OU “1254a”\] ET \[“Haiti”\]. Ils soutiennent que ces termes ont déjà été utilisés avec succès dans des cas antérieurs et ont permis de produire des documents cruciaux. Le gouvernement fédéral, cependant, propose d’ajouter des termes restrictifs supplémentaires qui, selon les plaignants, excluraient “la grande majorité des documents pertinents précédemment produits”, y compris des communications clés du Département d’État et des courriels relatifs aux recherches de données sur les détenteurs du TPS haïtien. **Quant aux responsables gouvernementaux** dont les communications doivent être examinées, les parties sont parvenues à un accord sur 12 personnes, dont la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem, le directeur de l’USCIS Joe Edlow, et le conseiller général Joseph Mazzara. Cependant, les plaignants demandent l’inclusion de six responsables supplémentaires, notamment Corey Lewandowski, conseiller principal du DHS, et James Percival, ancien conseiller général du DHS. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les avocats des plaignants justifient ces demandes en notant que ces individus “ont été profondément impliqués dans la prise de décision concernant le TPS” et avaient été inclus dans des accords antérieurs ou des ordonnances judiciaires concernant des cas similaires. ## Une question de calendrier critique Au-delà de la portée de la découverte, les parties sont également en désaccord sur le délai de production des documents. Les avocats des plaignants demandent que le gouvernement produise tous les documents pertinents dans un délai de 10 jours suivant l’ordonnance du tribunal, citant “la nature urgente des procédures”. “Nous devons agir avec urgence : le TPS d’Haïti doit être terminé de manière imminente, et les plaignants ont besoin d’une production en temps opportun pour demander un recours si cela devient nécessaire en fonction des développements dans l’affaire Miot”, écrivent les avocats des plaignants dans leur mémoire. L’affaire Miot v. Trump, actuellement devant le tribunal de district de Washington D.C., conteste également la terminaison du TPS haïtien. Les avocats indiquent qu’ils ont l’intention de demander rapidement un recours dans leur propre cas si une décision favorable n’est pas rendue dans l’affaire Miot. Le gouvernement, en revanche, demande 30 jours pour répondre aux demandes de production, arguant que le délai de 10 jours proposé par les plaignants est “totalement inapproprié dans le contexte de la deuxième terminaison haïtienne”. Les avocats du gouvernement notent que si un délai de 10 jours était approprié pour produire environ cinq semaines de documents dans une affaire précédente, “il va de soi qu’un délai de découverte beaucoup plus long est nécessaire pour des documents couvrant plusieurs mois”. ## Des antécédents de non-conformité Un aspect particulièrement contentieux du mémoire concerne les allégations des plaignants selon lesquelles le gouvernement a systématiquement manqué à ses obligations de découverte dans des affaires antérieures. Les avocats demandent au tribunal “d’admonester les représentants du gouvernement de se conformer aux ordonnances de découverte du tribunal”. Ils citent plusieurs ordonnances judiciaires antérieures qui ont constaté que le gouvernement avait : - Invoqué de manière inappropriée le privilège du processus délibératif - Mal caractérisé environ un tiers des documents dans un échantillon examiné par le tribunal comme étant couverts par le privilège avocat-client - Retenu ou omis de répertorier de manière inappropriée des documents comme non pertinents, le tribunal ayant constaté que 16 documents sur 40 soumis pour examen avaient été incorrectement retenus “Le fait que les avocats du gouvernement travaillant sur cette affaire aient changé depuis que le tribunal a émis ses ordonnances antérieures ne permet pas au gouvernement de les ignorer”, écrivent les avocats des plaignants. ## Une nouvelle demande de découverte En plus de demander la mise à jour de la découverte précédemment ordonnée concernant la terminaison du TPS haïtien, les plaignants ont également servi une nouvelle demande de production le 8 janvier 2026, demandant “tous les documents (y compris les communications) concernant les politiques et pratiques générales de l’administration Trump concernant le programme TPS et les examens périodiques du TPS”. Cette demande fait suite à une ordonnance du tribunal du 6 janvier accordant en partie la demande des plaignants pour une découverte supplémentaire concernant “des documents de ‘haut niveau’ qui reflètent essentiellement un agenda TPS (non spécifique à un pays)”. Le gouvernement a indiqué par courriel qu’il “a l’intention de s’opposer” à cette demande sans fournir d’explication, puis a déclaré qu’il répondrait simplement dans un délai de 30 jours. Au-delà des aspects techniques de la procédure de découverte, le mémoire rappelle les enjeux humains considérables de cette affaire. Les avocats des plaignants notent que “les défendeurs ne peuvent faire aucune démonstration de charge, car la découverte des plaignants est étroitement circonscrite, en particulier lorsqu’elle est pesée contre les intérêts de liberté de 350 000 personnes”. Une décision défavorable pourrait exposer des centaines de milliers de ressortissants haïtiens à une expulsion vers Haïti, “un pays actuellement en proie à une grave crise sécuritaire et humanitaire, marquée par la violence des gangs, l’effondrement des institutions et l’instabilité politique chronique”. Les avocats représentant les bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien soutiennent que la réduction de la durée de protection viole les procédures administratives établies et ne tient pas compte de la réalité sur le terrain en Haïti. De leur côté, les représentants du gouvernement maintiennent que l’administration dispose de la prérogative légale de déterminer la durée des désignations TPS. ## La suite des procédures Le mémoire conjoint demande maintenant au juges de trancher ces différends de découverte. La décision du tribunal déterminera non seulement quels documents seront produits et dans quel délai, mais pourrait également avoir un impact significatif sur la capacité des plaignants à contester efficacement la terminaison du TPS avant la date d’expiration du 3 février 2026. Comme le notent les avocats des plaignants, “la portée trop large de la découverte et le calendrier accéléré proposés par les plaignants se transformeront presque certainement en demandes de non-conformité potentielles, en litiges de récupération et en production supplémentaire, tout cela retardera la résolution de cette affaire contrairement aux circonstances exigeantes auxquelles les plaignants se réfèrent à plusieurs reprises”. La bataille juridique sur l’accès aux documents gouvernementaux n’est qu’un aspect d’un litige plus large qui pourrait déterminer le sort de centaines de milliers de familles haïtiennes vivant et travaillant légalement aux États-Unis. 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Selon l’organisation, la plupart ont trouvé refuge auprès de familles d’accueil, tandis que d’autres se sont installées dans deux sites de déplacés. L’escalade de la violence a fortement perturbé les programmes humanitaires dans la région, le bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires de l’ONU. Comme exemple, explique-t-il, Médecins Sans Frontières Msf a annoncé le 8 janvier la suspension de toutes ses activités médicales dans le quartier de Bel Air à Port-au-Prince, jusqu’à nouvel ordre. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette décision intervient alors que seulement 10 % des établissements de santé disposant d’une capacité d’hospitalisation en Haïti sont pleinement opérationnels, tandis qu’environ 4,9 millions de personnes ont besoin d’une assistance médicale d’urgence. Le 9 janvier 2026 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), profondément préoccupée par l’intensification récente des affrontements entre la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) et les groupes armés dans le quartier de Bel Air, Port-au-Prince, annonce avoir été contrainte de suspendre jusqu’à nouvel ordre ses activités dans cette zone. Le bâtiment scolaire servant aux activités médicales de MSF s’était transformé en champ de bataille lors d’affrontements particulièrement violents entre les membres d’un groupe armé et la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) le mardi 6 janvier selon Msf . Sept volontaires communautaires y ont été pris au piège pendant plusieurs heures avant de réussir à s’échapper. « Ces événements ont également coûté la vie à un ancien volontaire communautaire avec lequel notre organisation avait collaboré en 2025. », a indiqué Médecins sans frontière. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Lors d’une conférence de presse tenue le lundi 12 janvier 2026 à Tabarre, l’Inspecteur général Frantz Lerebours, directeur de la Communication de la PNH, et le Commissaire divisionnaire Michel Ange Louis-Jeune, directeur adjoint de la Communication, ont présenté le bilan des opérations et interventions menées depuis le début du mois de janvier. Selon les chiffres communiqués, la Pnh a annoncé la saisie de 33 armes à feu, dont 17 fusils d’assaut, ainsi que de 12,259 munitions de différents calibres, au cours d’opérations menées notamment à Bel Air. La Pnh a également renforcé sa présence dans plusieurs zones de la capitale, notamment au centre-ville, à Bel Air, dans le bas de Delmas et à Wharf Jérémie, en périphérie nord. Toujours d’après Ocha, les déplacements internes liés à la violence armée ont doublé au cours de l’année écoulée et touchent désormais 1,4 million de personnes, soit 12 % de la population. Le mercredi 14 janvier 2026, la Police nationale d’Haïti a informé la population du lancement d’une importante opération de sécurité menée à Delmas 6. Sur des vidéos circulant sur les réseaux sociaux, on constate la destruction de la maison du chef de gang Jimmy Chérizier, alias « Barbecue ». L’opération est conduite conjointement par la PNH, les Forces armées d’Haïti (FAD’H), la Task Force, la FSG ainsi que l’unité PMC. L’utilisation de plusieurs drones kamikazes a été signalée au cours de cette intervention. Selon la Direction de la communication de la Police (DICOP), l’objectif principal de cette opération est de déloger les bandits armés retranchés dans la zone et de rétablir la paix et la tranquillité au sein de la communauté. Les autorités entendent également reprendre le contrôle des territoires placés sous l’emprise des gangs. Cette année, révèle l’Ocha, 6,4 millions de personnes en Haïti, soit plus de la moitié de la population, ont besoin d’une aide humanitaire. 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Cette décision intervient après plusieurs jours de rumeurs et de « récupérations politiques » ayant associé son nom à une initiative de dialogue en pleine crise nationale. L’évêque tient à rappeler qu’il ne s’est jamais autoproposé comme médiateur et n’a jamais agi au nom de la Conférence des évêques d’Haïti. Ses échanges avec diverses coalitions politiques, organisations de la société civile et personnalités nationales ou internationales relevaient, selon lui, d’une démarche strictement pastorale, guidée par la « culture de la rencontre » prônée par l’Église. Face aux interprétations erronées et aux malentendus générés dans l’opinion publique, Mgr Dumas a choisi de se désengager « après discernement dans la prière et conseils avisés ». Il précise que ce retrait n’est pas un renoncement à son engagement pour Haïti, mais un acte de responsabilité visant à préserver l’apaisement et la crédibilité du dialogue. L’évêque d’Anse-à-Veau et de Miragoâne avait accepté de conduire ce dialogue à la demande d’une quinzaine de coalitions issues des mondes politique, économique et de la société civile. Il avait indiqué avoir répondu positivement à cette sollicitation dans l’objectif de rapprocher les positions des différents acteurs pour parvenir à un accord avant la date butoir du 7 février 2026 et ainsi éviter au pays un périlleux vide institutionnel. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette initiative avait été saluée par de nombreux responsables nationaux et par la communauté internationale. Des acteurs politiques et sociaux y voyaient « un signal fort de responsabilité morale ». Le choix de Mgr Dumais pour médier le dialogue inter-haïtien avait également rencontré une opposition virulente de la part de certains responsables politiques et de la société civile haïtienne. L’ancien Premier ministre Jean Henry Céant avait particulièrement jugé que l’évêque « ne présente pas les garanties de neutralité nécessaires ». Dans une note publiée mercredi sur la page Facebook officielle de la présidence, le CPT a informé que le Conseiller-Président Louis Gérald Gilles, accompagné des Conseillers-présidents Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertilaire, Fritz Alphonse Jean, Frinel Joseph et Leslie Voltaire, a rencontré ce même jour, à la Villa d’Accueil, des représentants de la Société civile, dont le Dr Charles Tardieu et le pasteur Wilson André, autour des enjeux du dialogue interhaïtien. Selon la note, les échanges ont porté sur la nécessité de garantir la stabilité politique, d’assurer la continuité de l’État et de mener à terme le processus électoral. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Dans son message de clarification, l’évêque Pierre André Dumas a exprimé une foi inébranlable en la capacité des Haïtiens à trouver une issue à la crise. Il en a appelé à la souveraineté nationale et à la responsabilité collective pour ouvrir une ère de réconciliation, de justice et de fraternité. « Une solution haïtienne est possible », affirme-t-il, tout en réaffirmant sa disponibilité à soutenir toute initiative sincère de paix et à continuer son travail d’éveil des consciences. Le texte du prélat se conclut par un appel solennel à choisir la vie, la responsabilité et l’espérance, en hommage aux ancêtres et à l’idéal des Pères fondateurs d’Haïti. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/mgr-dumas-se-retire-du-processus-de-mediation-nationale-et-appelle-a-une-solution-haitienne/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/mgr-dumas-se-retire-du-processus-de-mediation-nationale-et-appelle-a-une-solution-haitienne/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/mgr-dumas-se-retire-du-processus-de-mediation-nationale-et-appelle-a-une-solution-haitienne/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/mgr-dumas-se-retire-du-processus-de-mediation-nationale-et-appelle-a-une-solution-haitienne/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/mgr-dumas-se-retire-du-processus-de-mediation-nationale-et-appelle-a-une-solution-haitienne/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Mgr%20Dumas%20se%20retire%20du%20processus%20de%20m%C3%A9diation%20nationale%20et%20appelle%20%C3%A0%20une%20solution%20ha%C3%AFtienne&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmgr-dumas-se-retire-du-processus-de-mediation-nationale-et-appelle-a-une-solution-haitienne%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Les États-Unis suspendent le traitement des visas d’immigration pour Haïti et 74 autres pays](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-suspendent-le-traitement-des-visas-dimmigration-pour-haiti-et-74-autres-pays/) **Published:** January 14, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Les ressortissants haïtiens souhaitant immigrer légalement aux États-Unis font désormais face à un nouvel obstacle majeur. Le département d’État américain a annoncé la suspension du traitement des visas d’immigrants pour les citoyens de 75 pays, dont Haïti, invoquant des préoccupations liées au recours potentiel à l’aide publique par les futurs immigrants. La mesure, rapportée par l’Associated Press (AP), doit entrer en vigueur le 21 janvier 2026 et s’inscrit dans une série de décisions restrictives prises par l’administration **Trump**, qui durcit une nouvelle fois les conditions d’entrée sur le territoire américain. Selon le département d’État, les consulats américains ont reçu instruction de geler les demandes de visas d’immigration en provenance des pays concernés, conformément à une directive plus large émise en novembre dernier sur la notion de”*charge publique “*. L’administration Trump met fin à l’abus du système d’immigration américain par ceux qui chercheraient à extraire des ressources du peuple américain “, a déclaré le département d’État dans un communiqué cité par l’AP. “Le traitement des visas d’immigration pour ces 75 pays sera suspendu pendant que le département d’État réévalue ses procédures afin d’empêcher l’entrée de ressortissants étrangers susceptibles de recourir à l’aide sociale et aux prestations publiques. “ - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **Haïti directement visé par la suspension** Haïti figure explicitement sur la liste des pays concernés par cette suspension, aux côtés de plusieurs États d’Afrique, d’Asie, d’Europe de l’Est et d’Amérique latine. Pour de nombreux observateurs, cette décision pourrait avoir des conséquences considérables pour les familles haïtiennes, déjà confrontées à une situation humanitaire et sécuritaire extrêmement dégradée dans leur pays d’origine. Depuis plusieurs années, Haïti est en proie à une crise multidimensionnelle, marquée par la violence des gangs armés, l’effondrement des institutions publiques, l’insécurité alimentaire et des déplacements massifs de population. Dans ce contexte, l’immigration légale vers les États-Unis représente pour beaucoup un **espoir de protection et de stabilité**. La suspension du traitement des visas d’immigration concerne notamment les demandes de résidence permanente (*green cards*), souvent déposées dans le cadre de **regroupements familiaux**. Pour les Haïtiens, déjà soumis à des restrictions accrues sur le **Statut de protection temporaire (TPS)**, cette nouvelle mesure vient accentuer un sentiment d’incertitude et de précarité. ### **Une politique migratoire de plus en plus restrictive** D’après l’Associated Press, cette décision s’inscrit dans la continuité de précédentes interdictions de voyage et restrictions de visas imposées par l’administration Trump, qui ont déjà touché près de 40 pays. Elle reflète la volonté du président américain de resserrer les critères d’admission sur le territoire des États-Unis. Les autorités américaines estiment que les ressortissants des pays visés présentent un risque accru de dépendance aux programmes d’aide publique, une justification vivement critiquée par des organisations de défense des droits des immigrants. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le département d’État précise toutefois que la suspension ne s’applique pas aux visas non-immigrants, notamment les visas touristiques, d’affaires ou de courte durée, qui représentent la majorité des demandes. Cette exception est notamment motivée par la perspective de grands événements internationaux, comme la Coupe du monde de football 2026 et les Jeux olympiques de Los Angeles en 2028, que les États-Unis accueilleront ou coorganiseront. Cependant, un câble diplomatique interne, obtenu par l’Associated Press, révèle que les demandeurs de visas temporaires feront désormais l’objet d’un **examen renforcé**. “Avec la découverte de fraudes massives liées aux prestations publiques à travers les États-Unis, l’administration Trump est entièrement mobilisée pour éliminer et prévenir la fraude dans les programmes d’aide sociale “, indique ce document adressé aux ambassades et consulats américains. Les agents consulaires sont désormais invités à s’assurer que les demandeurs ont été”**pleinement contrôlés et examinés “** afin d’évaluer s’ils pourraient recourir à des prestations publiques une fois aux États-Unis. ### **Des critères d’évaluation élargis** Selon les nouvelles directives, les fonctionnaires consulaires devront prendre en compte un large éventail de facteurs, notamment : - l’âge et l’état de santé du demandeur, - sa situation familiale, - ses ressources financières, - son niveau d’éducation et ses compétences professionnelles, - son historique éventuel de recours à l’aide publique, - ainsi que sa maîtrise de l’anglais, qui pourra être évaluée lors d’entretiens menés dans cette langue. Bien que la loi fédérale impose déjà aux candidats à la résidence permanente de prouver qu’ils ne deviendront pas une *charge publique*, l’administration Trump avait élargi cette notion lors de son premier mandat. Les nouvelles directives vont encore plus loin, selon plusieurs experts cités par l’AP. ### **Une liste de pays très large, Haïti parmi les plus vulnérables** Outre Haïti, la liste des pays concernés comprend notamment l’Afghanistan, Cuba, l’Éthiopie, le Nigeria, le Venezuela, la Russie, la Somalie, l’Iran et plusieurs États des Caraïbes. Pour les défenseurs des droits humains, inclure Haïti dans cette liste est particulièrement controversé, compte tenu de la **reconnaissance internationale de l’urgence humanitaire** qui frappe le pays. Alors que des centaines de milliers d’Haïtiens aux États-Unis attendent également des décisions judiciaires sur le TPS, cette suspension des visas d’immigration renforce l’impression d’un resserrement généralisé de l’espace migratoire pour les Haïtiens. Si l’administration Trump affirme vouloir protéger les finances publiques américaines, ses détracteurs estiment que ces mesures risquent de **séparer durablement des familles**, de ralentir les voies d’immigration légale et d’aggraver la vulnérabilité de populations déjà en détresse. Pour Haïti, pays déjà fragilisé, la suspension du traitement des visas d’immigration vers les États-Unis pourrait avoir des **conséquences sociales et économiques majeures**, tant pour les familles restées au pays que pour la diaspora. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Immigrants-visa-300x168.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39369&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39369&preview=true) *Source : Associated Press (AP), 14 janvier 2026* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-suspendent-le-traitement-des-visas-dimmigration-pour-haiti-et-74-autres-pays/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-suspendent-le-traitement-des-visas-dimmigration-pour-haiti-et-74-autres-pays/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-suspendent-le-traitement-des-visas-dimmigration-pour-haiti-et-74-autres-pays/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-suspendent-le-traitement-des-visas-dimmigration-pour-haiti-et-74-autres-pays/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-suspendent-le-traitement-des-visas-dimmigration-pour-haiti-et-74-autres-pays/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Les%20%C3%89tats-Unis%20suspendent%20le%20traitement%20des%20visas%20d%E2%80%99immigration%20pour%20Ha%C3%AFti%20et%2074%20autres%20pays&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fles-etats-unis-suspendent-le-traitement-des-visas-dimmigration-pour-haiti-et-74-autres-pays%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump Administration Announces Suspension of Federal Funding for Sanctuary Cities Starting in February](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-announces-suspension-of-federal-funding-for-sanctuary-cities-starting-in-february/) **Published:** January 14, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The Trump administration announced it will terminate approximately $16 billion in federal funding to ‘sanctuary cities’ and the states that host them, effective February 1, affecting key programs in public safety, housing, and infrastructure. This decision has raised concerns about significant impacts on local government budgets and services. This action represents a further escalation of the White House’s restrictive immigration policy agenda. In Washington, President Donald Trump stated the decision is necessary to strengthen enforcement of federal immigration laws. He accused sanctuary jurisdictions of obstructing federal authorities, claiming they seek to “protect criminals at the expense of American citizens.” According to Western Mass News (WGGB/WSHM), the suspension of federal payments will apply to both sanctuary cities and the states where they are located. No official list of affected programs or funding amounts has been released. In Massachusetts, Boston is the only city officially recognized as a sanctuary city. The state of Massachusetts itself, however, is not classified as a sanctuary state, unlike neighboring Connecticut, which has adopted statewide policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. This distinction may have significant budgetary implications for certain municipalities, especially regarding federal grants for public safety, housing, infrastructure, and social programs. Local officials have not indicated how they will address potential funding losses. ### A Politically and Legally Sensitive Decision The announcement is part of broader Trump administration efforts to pressure local governments to cooperate more closely with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In previous cases, several cities and states filed lawsuits, arguing the executive branch lacks authority to condition federal funding without congressional approval. The administration has not disclosed the specific legal basis for suspending these payments in February. However, constitutional law experts anticipate that legal challenges in federal courts will likely focus on several key constitutional arguments. Among these are the Spending Power clause, which governs the conditions under which Congress can attach conditions to federal funding, and the Tenth Amendment, which establishes the balance of power between federal and state governments. The anti-commandeering principle, which prohibits the federal government from forcing states to enforce federal regulations, is also expected to be a critical point of contention. These issues are anticipated to shape the lawsuits if the policy is implemented. Leaders of sanctuary cities have defended their policies by stating they help build trust between local law enforcement and immigrant communities, including undocumented residents. They contend these approaches enhance public safety rather than undermine it. Neither Boston city officials nor Massachusetts state authorities have issued an official response to the president’s announcement. According to the White House, the funding changes will take effect on February 1, setting the stage for renewed confrontation between the Trump administration and multiple local governments across the United States. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sanctuary20cities-300x168.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39366&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39366&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-announces-suspension-of-federal-funding-for-sanctuary-cities-starting-in-february/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-announces-suspension-of-federal-funding-for-sanctuary-cities-starting-in-february/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-announces-suspension-of-federal-funding-for-sanctuary-cities-starting-in-february/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-announces-suspension-of-federal-funding-for-sanctuary-cities-starting-in-february/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-announces-suspension-of-federal-funding-for-sanctuary-cities-starting-in-february/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Administration%20Announces%20Suspension%20of%20Federal%20Funding%20for%20Sanctuary%20Cities%20Starting%20in%20February&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-administration-announces-suspension-of-federal-funding-for-sanctuary-cities-starting-in-february%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [L’administration Trump annonce la suspension des financements fédéraux aux villes sanctuaires dès février](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-annonce-la-suspension-des-financements-federaux-aux-villes-sanctuaires-des-fevrier/) **Published:** January 14, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** L’administration Trump a annoncé qu’elle mettra fin, à compter du 1er février, aux financements fédéraux accordés aux villes dites ” sanctuaires”, ainsi qu’aux États qui les abritent. Cette décision marque une nouvelle étape dans la politique migratoire restrictive menée par la Maison-Blanche. S’exprimant à Washington, le président Trump a justifié cette mesure par la nécessité, selon lui, de renforcer l’application des lois fédérales en matière d’immigration. Il a accusé les juridictions sanctuaires de faire obstacle au travail des autorités fédérales, affirmant qu’elles cherchent, je cite, à “protéger des criminels au détriment des citoyens américains”. Selon des informations rapportées par *Western Mass News* (WGGB/WSHM), la suspension des paiements fédéraux concernera non seulement les municipalités se déclarant villes sanctuaires, mais également les États dans lesquels elles sont situées. À ce stade, aucune liste officielle des programmes concernés ni des montants affectés n’a été rendue publique. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Boston directement concernée dans le Massachusetts Dans le Massachusetts, Boston est la seule ville officiellement reconnue comme ville sanctuaire. L’État du Massachusetts, en revanche, n’est pas classé comme État sanctuaire, contrairement au Connecticut voisin, qui applique à l’échelle de l’État des politiques limitant la coopération avec les autorités fédérales de l’immigration. Cette distinction pourrait avoir des conséquences budgétaires importantes pour certaines municipalités, notamment en ce qui concerne les subventions fédérales liées à la sécurité publique, au logement, aux infrastructures ou aux programmes sociaux. Les autorités locales n’ont pas encore précisé comment elles entendent faire face à un éventuel manque à gagner. La décision annoncée par l’administration Trump s’inscrit dans une série d’initiatives visant à contraindre les gouvernements locaux à coopérer davantage avec l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Lors de tentatives similaires par le passé, plusieurs villes et États avaient engagé des poursuites judiciaires, estimant que l’exécutif fédéral ne pouvait conditionner certains financements sans l’approbation du Congrès. À ce stade, aucun détail n’a été communiqué sur la base juridique précise permettant au gouvernement fédéral de suspendre ces paiements dès février. Des experts en droit constitutionnel s’attendent toutefois à une vague de contestations devant les tribunaux fédéraux si la mesure est effectivement mise en œuvre. ### Des réactions locales attendues Les responsables des villes sanctuaires ont, par le passé, défendu leurs politiques en affirmant qu’elles visent à renforcer la confiance entre les forces de l’ordre locales et les communautés immigrées, y compris celles en situation irrégulière. Selon eux, ces approches contribueraient à améliorer la sécurité publique plutôt qu’à la compromettre. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Pour l’heure, ni la mairie de Boston ni les autorités de l’État du Massachusetts n’ont publié de réaction officielle à l’annonce présidentielle. Les changements annoncés doivent entrer en vigueur le 1er février, selon la Maison-Blanche, ouvrant une nouvelle phase de tensions entre l’administration Trump et plusieurs gouvernements locaux à travers les États-Unis. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sanctuary20cities-300x168.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39362&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39362&preview=true) *Source : Western Mass News (WGGB/WSHM), janvier 2026.* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-annonce-la-suspension-des-financements-federaux-aux-villes-sanctuaires-des-fevrier/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-annonce-la-suspension-des-financements-federaux-aux-villes-sanctuaires-des-fevrier/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-annonce-la-suspension-des-financements-federaux-aux-villes-sanctuaires-des-fevrier/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-annonce-la-suspension-des-financements-federaux-aux-villes-sanctuaires-des-fevrier/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-annonce-la-suspension-des-financements-federaux-aux-villes-sanctuaires-des-fevrier/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%E2%80%99administration%20Trump%20annonce%20la%20suspension%20des%20financements%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9raux%20aux%20villes%20sanctuaires%20d%C3%A8s%20f%C3%A9vrier&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fladministration-trump-annonce-la-suspension-des-financements-federaux-aux-villes-sanctuaires-des-fevrier%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Meet the Three Ninth Circuit Judges Set to Decide the Fate of Haitian TPS](https://ctninfo.com/meet-the-three-ninth-circuit-judges-set-to-decide-the-fate-of-haitian-tps/) **Published:** January 14, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** In January 2026, the futures of 350,000 Haitians hinge on three judges in Pasadena. Additional information is now available about the three judges who will preside over the pivotal Temporary Protected Status (TPS) hearing for Haitian immigrants, scheduled for January 15, 2026, at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, California. All three federal judges, each appointed by a Democratic president, will review the Trump administration’s appeal of a decision that prevented the reduction of TPS duration for Haitian nationals. The panel consists of judges with distinguished legal careers, each bringing unique perspectives to the case. [Kim McLane Wardlaw](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/wardlaw-kim-mclane), often seen as a pivotal and experienced figure in the judiciary, was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1998 by President Bill Clinton. At 71, she became the first Hispanic American woman appointed to a federal appeals court. During the Obama administration, she was shortlisted for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, reflecting her recognized legal expertise. She currently serves in Pasadena. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kim_McLane_Wardlaw-png-300x169.avif) [Salvador Mendoza Jr.](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/mendoza-salvador-jr), 54, known for his comprehensive grasp of complex legal issues, was appointed to the district court in 2014 by President Barack Obama and elevated to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by President Joe Biden in September 2022. His extensive experience at the district court level informs his understanding of appellate deference standards, which emphasize respect for trial-level findings. This background could provide him with unique insights into how trial court proceedings shape appellate review. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Salvador-Mendoza-Jr.-png-300x169.avif) [Anthony D. Johnstone](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/johnstone-anthony-devos), 53, the panel’s insightful and contemporary voice, was appointed by President Joe Biden. He brings a contemporary legal perspective and is recognized in legal circles as a meticulous and accomplished jurist. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Anthony-D.-Johnstone-png-300x169.avif) ### What’s at Stake in the Hearing As the February 3, 2026, expiration date for Haitian TPS looms, creating significant uncertainty for beneficiaries, the judges will review a September 2025 ruling by Judge Edward M. Chen, who also serves on the Ninth Circuit. Judge Chen overturned the Trump administration’s decision to reduce TPS duration for Haitians by six months, which would have significantly shortened protection for hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals living legally in the United States. Following that decision, the federal government complied with Judge Chen’s order while appealing to the Ninth Circuit, leading to Wednesday’s hearing. The urgency of the deadline adds pressure to the proceedings, as the court’s decision will have a heavy impact on the Haitian community’s future. The hearing will be held at the Ninth Circuit headquarters in Pasadena, California. The Ninth Circuit is the largest in the United States by geographic jurisdiction, covering nine states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. It also has the largest population under its jurisdiction and handles the highest volume of immigration cases nationwide. The Ninth Circuit has played a crucial role in immigration litigation, often issuing decisions with national impact. Its rulings on TPS and immigrant protection are frequently cited by other circuits. ### Implications for the Haitian Community This hearing is critically important for Haitian TPS beneficiaries. Recent estimates indicate that several hundred thousand Haitian nationals live and work legally in the United States under TPS. An unfavorable decision could subject them to deportation to Haiti, which is currently experiencing a severe security and humanitarian crisis, including gang violence, institutional collapse, and ongoing political instability. Attorneys for Haitian TPS beneficiaries argue that reducing the protection period violates established administrative procedures and fails to account for current conditions in Haiti. They assert that under the Administrative Procedure Act, such a reduction could be deemed ‘arbitrary and capricious,’ thus highlighting the need for a thorough consideration of the prevailing humanitarian concerns in Haiti. Government representatives assert that the administration has the legal authority to determine the duration of TPS. The panel’s decision could set a precedent for other countries with TPS, extending its impact beyond the Haitian case. Legal observers will closely monitor the proceedings and the decision, which may be issued weeks or months after the hearing. The appeals court judges are not required to meet the February 3, 2026, deadline, which marks the expiration of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants. Judge Ana C. Reyes cited an estimated 560,000 beneficiaries during the January 6-7 hearing, while the Federal Register recorded 350,000 Haitians with this status. 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Trois juges fédéraux, tous nommés par des présidents démocrates, examineront l’appel de l’administration Trump contre une décision qui avait bloqué la réduction de la durée du TPS pour les ressortissants haïtiens. Le panel de trois magistrats qui statuera sur ce dossier est composé de juges aux parcours distingués. [Kim McLane Wardlaw](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/wardlaw-kim-mclane), la plus ancienne du groupe, a été nommée à la Cour d’appel en 1998 par le président Bill Clinton. Âgée de 71 ans, elle a marqué l’histoire en devenant la première Américaine d’origine hispanique à être nommée à une cour d’appel fédérale. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Sous l’administration Obama, elle figurait sur la liste restreinte des candidats pour combler un poste vacant à la Cour suprême des États-Unis, témoignant de son expertise juridique reconnue. Elle siège au tribunal de Pasadena. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kim_McLane_Wardlaw-png-300x169.avif) [Salvador Mendoza Jr](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/mendoza-salvador-jr)., 54 ans, a d’abord été nommé au tribunal de première instance en 2014 par le président Barack Obama. Sa carrière judiciaire a connu une ascension notable lorsqu’il a été promu à la Cour d’appel du neuvième circuit par le président Joe Biden en septembre 2022. Son expérience tant au niveau du tribunal de district qu’à la Cour d’appel lui confère une compréhension approfondie des enjeux juridiques complexes. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Salvador-Mendoza-Jr.-png-300x169.avif) [Anthony D. Johnstone](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/johnstone-anthony-devos), 53 ans, complète ce trio de magistrats. Également nommé par le président Joe Biden, il est le plus jeune membre du panel. Malgré sa relative jeunesse, Johnstone apporte une perspective juridique contemporaine aux délibérations de la cour. Il est très connu du milieu juridique pour être un avocat méticuleux et brillant. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) [![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Anthony-D.-Johnstone-png-150x150.avif)](https://ctninfo.com/des-details-sur-les-trois-juges-de-la-cour-dappel-du-neuvieme-circuit-qui-statueront-sur-le-tps-des-immigrants-haitiens/anthony-d-johnstone-png/) ### L’enjeu de l’audience Les trois magistrats se pencheront sur une décision rendue en septembre 2025 par le juge Edward M. Chen, également en fonction au neuvième circuit. Le juge Chen avait alors révoqué la décision de l’administration Trump de réduire de 6 mois la durée du TPS pour les Haïtiens, une mesure qui aurait considérablement raccourci la protection accordée à des centaines de milliers de ressortissants haïtiens vivant légalement aux États-Unis. Suite à cette décision, le gouvernement fédéral a été contraint d’appliquer l’ordonnance du juge Chen tout en déposant un appel auprès du neuvième circuit, d’où l’audience de ce mercredi. Cette procédure judiciaire intervient alors que la date d’expiration actuelle du TPS haïtien approche rapidement, créant une incertitude considérable pour les bénéficiaires. L’audience se déroulera au siège du neuvième circuit à Pasadena, en Californie. Ce circuit, le plus vaste des États-Unis en termes de juridiction géographique, couvre neuf États : l’Alaska, l’Arizona, la Californie, Hawaï, l’Idaho, le Montana, le Nevada, l’Oregon et Washington. Il s’agit également du circuit avec la plus grande population sous sa juridiction et celui qui traite le plus grand volume d’affaires d’immigration du pays. Le neuvième circuit a historiquement joué un rôle crucial dans les litiges liés à l’immigration, rendant fréquemment des décisions qui ont eu des répercussions nationales sur les politiques migratoires. Sa jurisprudence en matière de TPS et de protection des immigrants a souvent été citée dans d’autres circuits. ### Les implications pour la communauté haïtienne Cette audience revêt une importance capitale pour les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS. Selon les dernières estimations, plusieurs centaines de milliers de ressortissants haïtiens vivent et travaillent légalement aux États-Unis grâce à ce statut. Une décision défavorable pourrait les exposer à une expulsion vers Haïti, un pays actuellement en proie à une grave crise sécuritaire et humanitaire, marquée par la violence des gangs, l’effondrement des institutions et l’instabilité politique chronique. Les avocats représentant les bénéficiaires du TPS haïtien argumentent que la réduction de la durée de protection viole les procédures administratives établies et ne tient pas compte de la réalité sur le terrain en Haïti. De leur côté, les représentants du gouvernement soutiennent que l’administration dispose de la prérogative légale de déterminer la durée des désignations TPS. La décision du panel de trois juges pourrait avoir des répercussions bien au-delà du cas haïtien, établissant potentiellement un précédent pour d’autres pays bénéficiant du TPS. Les observateurs juridiques suivront donc attentivement les débats et la décision qui en résultera, dont la publication pourrait intervenir dans les semaines ou les mois suivant l’audience. Les juges de la cour d’appel ne sont pas tenus de respecter la date du 3 février 2026, date de l’expiration du Statut de Protection Temporaire des immigrants haïtiens aux États-Unis estimés à plus de 560 mille, selon les chiffres cités par la juge Ana C. Reyes lors de l’audience des 6 et 7 janvier dernier. Mais les données enregistrées au journal fédéral américain ont fait état de 350 mille Haïtiens bénéficiant du Statut de Protection Temporaire. 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Pour le ministère, cette étape marque un pas décisif dans le renforcement de l’industrie textile et, par conséquent, de l’emploi en Haïti. En effet, ce programme permet aux produits textiles et aux vêtements haïtiens d’accéder au marché américain en franchise de droits de douane, un dispositif essentiel qui représente près de 90 % des exportations du pays et contribue directement au maintien de milliers d’emplois, estime le MCI. Le ministère réaffirme son engagement à accompagner le développement du secteur productif haïtien, à préserver l’emploi et à favoriser un climat propice à l’investissement et à la croissance économique du pays. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Il est important de souligner que cette avancée résulte des démarches diplomatiques et institutionnelles soutenues menées par le Ministre James Monazard, tant auprès des organisations de travailleurs et des acteurs du secteur privé avec un épaulement sans réserve de l’Association des Industries d’Haïti (ADIH) qu’auprès des autorités à Washington. ” Le projet de loi est désormais transmis au Sénat américain pour examen. En cas d’adoption finale, il rétablirait et prolongerait rétroactivement les avantages commerciaux jusqu’au 31 décembre 2028, renforçant ainsi la stabilité du secteur industriel haïtien et consolidant la confiance des investisseurs, selon la note. La députée María Elvira Salazar, fervente défenseure des programmes commerciaux Hope/Help, a contribué à l’élaboration du cadre désormais étendu par la loi adoptée aujourd’hui, selon Salazar.house.gov . En tant que présidente de la sous-commission des affaires étrangères de la Chambre des représentants pour l’hémisphère occidental, elle a toujours insisté sur le fait que l’engagement économique est essentiel pour promouvoir la stabilité en Haïti et réduire les facteurs à l’origine des crises humanitaires et des migrations irrégulières. Elle a déclaré : «face à une crise humanitaire et sécuritaire sans précédent en Haïti, il est essentiel de maintenir les activités des entreprises légitimes dans le pays ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) « Les programmes commerciaux Hope/Help soutiennent plus de 10 000 emplois haïtiens, réduisent les pressions migratoires et offrent une véritable voie vers la stabilité et la reprise. Renforcer l’économie haïtienne est non seulement un impératif moral, mais aussi un intérêt stratégique pour les États-Unis. » La version actuelle du projet de loi a été présentée lors de cette législature par le représentant Greg Murphy, en collaboration avec la représentante Salazar. « Les programmes Hope/Help ont offert de réelles opportunités économiques à des milliers de personnes en Haïti qui ont désespérément besoin de stabilité, d’espoir et d’un avenir meilleur face à des crises sans précédent », a t-il déclaré. L’AAFA se félicite du vote de la Chambre L’American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) s’est félicitée de l’adoption, par la Chambre des représentants, de la loi de prolongation du programme de relance économique d’Haïti , avec le soutien des deux partis, lit-on sur son site. L’AAFA rappelle que depuis plus de 15 ans, les programmes Haïti Hope/Help soutiennent les industries textiles américaines et haïtiennes en accordant à Haïti un accès en franchise de droits pour les vêtements et les produits textiles, et en tissant des liens commerciaux solides entre les deux pays voisins. « Le vote d’hier témoigne d’une reconnaissance bipartisane du fait que la protection des industries africaines et haïtiennes de l’habillement et de la chaussure renforce l’industrie américaine de l’habillement et de la chaussure, ainsi que ses 3,6 millions d’emplois, en ouvrant des marchés aux exportations américaines de coton et de textiles et en favorisant la diversification des approvisionnements », a déclaré Beth Hughes, vice-présidente de l’AAFA en charge des politiques commerciales et douanières, faisant aussi référence à la loi de prolongation de l’AGOA, qui depuis 25 ans, offre aux pays éligibles d’Afrique subsaharienne un accès en franchise de droits, renforçant ainsi les exportations américaines de textiles et d’agriculture et favorisant un large éventail de partenariats commerciaux entre les États-Unis et l’Afrique. « Ces programmes promeuvent des chaînes d’approvisionnement stables et transparentes tout en élargissant les perspectives économiques. 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According to official documents reviewed by Forbes, the Trump Organization filed an application with the Department of Labor to recruit 36 foreign agricultural workers for its Virginia vineyard through the H-2A temporary visa program. The contracts would cover the period from February to October 2026, with an hourly wage set at $13.90. This wage is significantly lower than what the company paid the previous year. In 2025, workers in similar positions received $15.81 per hour, nearly two dollars more. According to Department of Labor records, this is the lowest wage the vineyard has offered in at least 4 years. This wage adjustment follows an October 2025 change by the Trump administration, which revised the federal methodology for calculating the minimum wage for certain temporary foreign agricultural workers. The reform concerns the “adverse effect wage rate (AEWR),” a mechanism designed to prevent foreign workers’ hiring from exerting downward pressure on American workers’ wages. The new rule, which took effect immediately as an interim regulation, lowered wage thresholds in several states and job categories. Two months later, the Trump Organization filed its application, directly benefiting from this employer-friendly change. In its filing, the company states it was unable to recruit enough American workers and asserts that hiring foreign workers will not negatively affect local wages or working conditions, as required by law. ## Structural Dependence on Foreign Labor Forbes’ investigation shows that since 2008, the Trump Organization has sought to bring at least 2,069 foreign workers to the United States, primarily through the H-2A (agriculture) and H-2B (hospitality and leisure) programs. During Donald Trump’s presidency, Forbes reported that his businesses requested 602 foreign workers, according to federal data. These figures contrast with the president’s political rhetoric, in which he asserts that immigrant workers deprive Americans of jobs and contribute to wage stagnation. While Donald Trump rarely criticizes the use of foreign labor in agriculture, he remains a leading advocate for stricter immigration policies, particularly regarding visas for skilled workers. During his second term, the Trump administration intensified immigration controls and strengthened ICE operations. H-1B visas, intended for highly skilled workers, were particularly targeted. In September, a measure was announced imposing fees of up to $100,000 for certain H-1B applications. In contrast, the H-2A and H-2B programs used by the president’s businesses have not faced similar restrictions. This difference has led some observers to criticize the administration for a selective immigration policy. Neither the White House nor the Trump Organization responded to Forbes’ requests for comment. The October 2025 wage reform has faced strong opposition in the agricultural sector. The Economic Policy Institute estimates it could result in an annual loss of approximately $3 billion in income for U.S. agricultural workers. In November, the United Farm Workers union, along with 18 agricultural workers, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Labor. The plaintiffs argue that the reform violates federal law by weakening protections designed to prevent wage and working condition deterioration. The Department of Labor defends the measure, claiming it will promote legal hiring, generate approximately $200 million in economic benefits annually, and enable the recruitment of nearly 119,000 additional agricultural workers. ## A President Still Tied to His Business Interests Donald Trump remains authorized to receive income from his businesses through the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, where he is the sole beneficiary. His son, Donald Trump Jr., manages the trust. Regulatory documents confirm that the president retains effective control over his business activities during his term. According to Forbes, Donald Trump’s personal fortune is now estimated at $6.7 billion, a sharp increase since his return to the White House. This rise is largely attributed to his recent investments in cryptocurrency. The Trump Organization is expected to file additional seasonal visa applications in the coming months, particularly for its golf resorts in New Jersey. The lawsuit challenging the federal wage reform is ongoing, with no clear timeline for a final decision. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Trump-H-2A--300x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39337&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39337&preview=true) Source: Forbes, investigation by Zach Everson, January 2026. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-vineyard-seeks-foreign-workers-at-reduced-wages-following-federal-policy-change/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-vineyard-seeks-foreign-workers-at-reduced-wages-following-federal-policy-change/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-vineyard-seeks-foreign-workers-at-reduced-wages-following-federal-policy-change/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-vineyard-seeks-foreign-workers-at-reduced-wages-following-federal-policy-change/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-vineyard-seeks-foreign-workers-at-reduced-wages-following-federal-policy-change/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Vineyard%20Seeks%20Foreign%20Workers%20at%20Reduced%20Wages%20Following%20Federal%20Policy%20Change&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-vineyard-seeks-foreign-workers-at-reduced-wages-following-federal-policy-change%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Gérald Remplais met en avant les avancées et performances de la Douane](https://ctninfo.com/gerald-remplais-met-en-avant-les-avancees-et-performances-de-la-douane/) **Published:** January 13, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, mardi 13 janvier 2025- Le Directeur général de l’Administration générale des Douanes (AGD), Gérald Remplais a insisté sur la mission fiscale et de protection de l’institution douanière, soulignant le renforcement des contrôles douaniers pour lutter efficacement contre le trafic de drogues, d’armes, de médicaments contrefaits et de marchandises illicites a l’occasion de la 32ᵉ édition des Mardis de la Nation, tenue ce mardi 13 janvier 2026. Il intervenait sur l’implication de la Douane dans la lutte contre l’insécurité, l’évolution des recettes douanières, les nouvelles mesures mises en œuvre, ainsi que sur les perspectives et orientations futures de l’institution, selon un communiqué de la primature. Selon lui, les actions de l’AGD s’inscrivent pleinement dans le thème de l’année 2026 choisi par l’Organisation mondiale des Douanes (OMD), centré sur une douane qui protège la société par sa vigilance et son engagement. (La journée mondiale de la douane est célébrée chaque année le 26 janvier. Elle met en lumière le rôle essentiel des administrations douanières dans le commerce international, la sécurité des frontières et la protection des citoyens. Cette journée est également l’occasion de promouvoir les valeurs d’éthique et d’intégrité au sein des services douaniers à travers le monde. Organisée sous l’égide de l’Organisation mondiale des douanes (OMD), elle rassemble les acteurs du secteur pour échanger sur les défis actuels et les bonnes pratiques.) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Selon le communique, grâce aux mesures mises en œuvre, l’Agd a enregistré des recettes douanières records au cours des trois premiers mois de l’exercice fiscal 2025-2026 : – Octobre : 11 240 901 310,66 gourdes – Novembre : 10 584 112 839,44 gourdes – Décembre : 13 260 397 429 gourdes Pour l’année 2026, dans le cadre de sa modernisation, l’AGD met en place un système de messagerie via le système douanier automatisé, permettant aux usagers d’estimer à l’avance le montant à payer pour le dédouanement des marchandises, indique le directeur général. Il annonce également que l’institution prévoit la facilitation prochaine du paiement en ligne, ainsi que l’optimisation des espaces de travail sur l’ensemble du territoire, notamment à la douane du Cap-Haïtien. Par ailleurs, l’Agd renforce sa communication institutionnelle à travers une approche à trois volets : élite économique, presse spécialisée et communication de masse, dans le cadre de ses efforts visant à moderniser ses services et à améliorer la transparence de ses opérations sur le territoire national, conclut le communiqué. Selon la Direction de Communication de la Police (DICOP), la Brigade de Lutte contre le Trafic de Stupéfiants (BLTS) et les services de la Douane ont procédé, ce lundi 29 décembre, à une importante saisie d’armes et de munitions ou port du Cap-Haïtien, et ont arrêté par la même occasion Jean Marie Clément Thelusma. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’intervention a permis la mise sous contrôle de trois armes à feu, dont deux (2) pistolets de calibre 9mm (marques Ruger et Taurus) et un fusil d’assaut de type AK-47 de calibre 7,62, ainsi que de plusieurs accessoires. Le matériel saisi comprend également à chargeurs, quatre de calibre 9mm et quatre de calibre 7,62 ainsi qu’une quantité considérable de munitions. Au total, ce sont 1.800 cartouches de calibre 9mm, conditionnées en 36 caisses de 50 unités chacune, qui ont été interceptées et sont désormais sous le contrôle exclusif de la BLTS. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/gerald-remplais-met-en-avant-les-avancees-et-performances-de-la-douane/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/gerald-remplais-met-en-avant-les-avancees-et-performances-de-la-douane/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/gerald-remplais-met-en-avant-les-avancees-et-performances-de-la-douane/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/gerald-remplais-met-en-avant-les-avancees-et-performances-de-la-douane/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/gerald-remplais-met-en-avant-les-avancees-et-performances-de-la-douane/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20G%C3%A9rald%20Remplais%20met%20en%20avant%20les%20avanc%C3%A9es%20et%20performances%20de%20la%20Douane&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fgerald-remplais-met-en-avant-les-avancees-et-performances-de-la-douane%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Message du Mohsana : Seize ans après le séisme de 2010, une mise en demeure pour la refondation de l'État](https://ctninfo.com/message-du-mohsana-seize-ans-apres-le-seisme-une-mise-en-demeure-pour-la-refondation-de-letat/) **Published:** January 12, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Seize ans après. Le 12 janvier 2010 reste une “fracture qui parle encore “. Dans un message à l’occasion de ce douloureux anniversaire, le Mouvement haïtien de sauvetage national (Mohsana) établit un parallèle glaçant entre la catastrophe sismique et l’effondrement continu de l’État haïtien, désignant cette double crise comme la matrice du désastre actuel. Pour le Mohsana, les trente-cinq secondes du séisme n’ont fait que révéler la faillite patiemment préparée par “des décennies d’aveuglement “. Le bilan humain de 2010 – plus de 200 000 morts, 1,5 million de déplacés – trouve aujourd’hui un écho macabre dans les violences des gangs : plus de 5 600 tués et 1,3 million de déplacés de force en 2024 seulement. “Ces chiffres ne sont pas des symboles : ils sont la mesure d’un désastre humain aggravé par l’absence d’un État fonctionnel “, assène le mouvement. Le texte s’appuie sur des données scientifiques pour souligner la vulnérabilité structurelle du pays. Il cite les travaux du Bureau des mines et de l’énergie confirmant la menace sismique persistante sur plusieurs failles actives, ainsi que les alertes de la FAO et du PNUE sur la déforestation, l’érosion et la vulnérabilité aux ouragans. “Rien de tout cela n’a été résolu depuis 2010. La crise politique les a plutôt exacerbés. La catastrophe est permanente “, constate le Mohsana, pour qui Haïti est sous la coupe d’une “élite gloutonne et répugnante ” et de cycles d’endettement appauvrissants. L’analyse est sans concession : le séisme a révélé “la faillite historique de l’État-nation haïtien “. Cette affirmation, selon le mouvement, n’est pas idéologique mais “étayée par une abondante littérature grise ” d’études post-séisme. Elle pointe l’échec retentissant de la reconstruction, symbolisé par la Zone de Canaan, aujourd’hui bastion de gangs, née de la “gestion désastreuse, opaque et prédatrice ” de la Commission intérimaire pour la reconstruction d’Haïti (CIRH). D’autres quartiers, méthodiquement abandonnés par l’État au profit des ONG, ont connu le même sort, transformés en zones de non-droit. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le Mohsana porte un diagnostic sévère sur le rôle de l’aide internationale. En contournant systématiquement les institutions nationales au profit des ONG et agences internationales après 2010, celle-ci a, selon lui, “contribué à la fragmentation de l’action publique, à la dépendance structurelle de l’État et à l’érosion de la souveraineté décisionnelle “. La position est claire : “On ne sauve pas un pays en le gouvernant par procuration. “ Cette critique s’étend à l’ingérence historique des États-Unis et de leurs alliés, de l’occupation de 1915 aux interventions politiques contemporaines. Cette ingérence, documentée par la littérature académique, aurait “durablement façonné un État dépendant, patrimonial, rentier, orienté vers la recherche du support externe plutôt que vers la légitimité interne “. Face à ce constat, le Mohsana affirme que le “sauvetage national ” ne peut émerger des institutions en place. Il rejette tant la Cour de cassation – “sans autonomie structurelle ni confiance sociale ” – que les “énièmes consensus politiques “, vus comme des compromis entre élites validés sous pression externe. Sa proposition est une rupture institutionnelle radicale. Elle commence par “l’éradication des gangs armés ” et la “poursuite judiciaire contre la superstructure intellectuelle, politique et économique de l’État mafieux/voyou “. Le renvoi du Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT) et du gouvernement d’Alix Didier Fils-Aimé est présenté comme une “condition préalable “. Le mouvement propose ensuite un processus en trois étapes pour installer une administration de salut public : - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Créer un Comité national de contrôle et de suivi de la transition (CNEST), issu de consultations non partisanes dans les dix départements et la diaspora, doté de pouvoirs d’enquête. Faire désigner un président ou une présidente de la République par ce comité, sur la base de critères stricts de compétence, d’intégrité et de renoncement provisoire à toute ambition électorale. Former un gouvernement technocratique avec au moins 40% de femmes, respectant les mêmes exigences de profil. ### **Un appel à la mise en demeure** Le message se conclut par un appel vibrant. Se souvenir du 12 janvier, ce n’est pas “pleurer indéfiniment “. C’est “refuser que la catastrophe devienne un mode de gouvernance ” et “exiger que le salut d’Haïti passe par elle-même “. Il faut, selon le Mohsana, une refondation de l’État et “la fin de la tutelle déguisée en assistance “. “Que cette commémoration ne soit pas un rituel vide, mais une mise en demeure ! “, lance le mouvement. Et de clore par une formule choc : “La terre peut encore trembler. Mais comme nous, l’État, lui, doit se relever ! “ Le message est signé par les membres du Comité exécutif du Mohsana : Francklin Benjamin, Nancy Edouard, Roberson Edouard, Sauveur Pierre Etienne et Jean-Hérald Legagneur. Il dessine les contours d’un projet politique ambitieux et intransigeant, qui entend rompre avec deux siècles d’échecs et seize ans de gestion catastrophique de l’après-séisme. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MOHSANA-300x204.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/message-du-mohsana-seize-ans-apres-le-seisme-une-mise-en-demeure-pour-la-refondation-de-letat/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/message-du-mohsana-seize-ans-apres-le-seisme-une-mise-en-demeure-pour-la-refondation-de-letat/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/message-du-mohsana-seize-ans-apres-le-seisme-une-mise-en-demeure-pour-la-refondation-de-letat/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/message-du-mohsana-seize-ans-apres-le-seisme-une-mise-en-demeure-pour-la-refondation-de-letat/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/message-du-mohsana-seize-ans-apres-le-seisme-une-mise-en-demeure-pour-la-refondation-de-letat/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Message%20du%20Mohsana%20%3A%20Seize%20ans%20apr%C3%A8s%20le%20s%C3%A9isme%20de%202010%2C%20une%20mise%20en%20demeure%20pour%20la%20refondation%20de%20l%27%C3%89tat&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmessage-du-mohsana-seize-ans-apres-le-seisme-une-mise-en-demeure-pour-la-refondation-de-letat%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Un vignoble de Trump sollicite des travailleurs étrangers à salaire réduit après un changement de politique fédérale](https://ctninfo.com/un-vignoble-de-trump-sollicite-des-travailleurs-etrangers-a-salaire-reduit-apres-un-changement-de-politique-federale/) **Published:** January 13, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Alors que le président américain Donald Trump durcit son discours et ses politiques contre l’immigration, l’une de ses propres entreprises adopte une autre stratégie sur le plan économique en recourant constamment à la main-d’œuvre étrangère, désormais à un coût réduit grâce à un récent changement réglementaire adopté par son administration. Selon des documents officiels consultés par Forbes, “The Trump Organization” a déposé une demande auprès du département du Travail afin de recruter 36 travailleurs agricoles étrangers pour son vignoble de Virginie, via le programme de visas temporaires H-2A. Les contrats couvriraient la période de février à octobre 2026, avec une rémunération horaire fixée à 13,90 dollars. Ce salaire est significativement inférieur à celui pratiqué par la même entreprise l’année précédente. En 2025, les travailleurs occupant des fonctions similaires percevaient 15,81 dollars de l’heure, soit près de deux dollars de plus. Il s’agit également du niveau de rémunération le plus bas proposé par ce vignoble depuis au moins quatre ans, d’après les archives du département du Travail. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Une réforme fédérale aux conséquences concrètes Cette évolution salariale ne doit rien au hasard. En octobre 2025, l’administration Trump a modifié la méthode fédérale servant à calculer le salaire minimum applicable à certains travailleurs agricoles temporaires étrangers. Cette réforme concerne “l’adverse effect wage rate (AEWR)”, un mécanisme censé empêcher que l’embauche de travailleurs étrangers n’exerce une pression à la baisse sur les salaires des travailleurs américains. La nouvelle règle, entrée en vigueur immédiatement sous forme de règlement intérimaire, a conduit à une réduction des seuils salariaux dans plusieurs États et catégories professionnelles. Deux mois plus tard, “The Trump Organization” déposait sa demande, s’inscrivant directement dans ce nouveau cadre plus favorable aux employeurs. Dans son dossier, l’entreprise affirme ne pas être parvenue à recruter suffisamment de travailleurs américains disponibles et soutient que l’embauche de travailleurs étrangers n’aura aucun impact négatif sur les salaires ou les conditions de travail locales, conformément aux exigences légales. ### Une dépendance structurelle à la main-d’œuvre étrangère L’enquête de Forbes révèle une réalité de long terme : depuis 2008, “The Trump Organization” a cherché à faire venir au moins 2 069 travailleurs étrangers aux États-Unis, principalement par le biais des programmes H-2A (agriculture) et H-2B (hôtellerie et loisirs). - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Sur l’ensemble des années où Donald Trump a exercé la présidence, Forbes a révélé que ses entreprises ont sollicité l’embauche de 602 travailleurs étrangers, selon les données fédérales. Ces chiffres contrastent fortement avec la rhétorique politique du président, qui soutient régulièrement que les travailleurs immigrants privent les Américains d’emplois et contribuent à la stagnation des salaires. Si Donald Trump critique rarement le recours à la main-d’œuvre étrangère dans l’agriculture, il reste l’un des dirigeants politiques les plus offensifs sur la question migratoire, en particulier à l’égard des visas pour travailleurs qualifiés. ### Un durcissement ciblé des visas Dans le cadre de son second mandat, l’administration Trump a intensifié les contrôles migratoires et renforcé les opérations de l’ICE. Les visas H-1B, destinés aux travailleurs hautement qualifiés, ont été particulièrement visés. En septembre, une mesure imposant jusqu’à 100 000 dollars de frais pour certaines demandes de H-1B a été annoncée. À l’inverse, les programmes H-2A et H-2B, utilisés par les entreprises du président, n’ont pas fait l’objet de restrictions comparables. Cette différence de traitement alimente les critiques de certains observateurs, qui y voient une politique migratoire à géométrie variable. Ni la Maison-Blanche ni la Trump Organization n’ont répondu aux demandes de commentaires adressées par Forbes. La réforme salariale d’octobre 2025 suscite une vive opposition dans le monde agricole. L’Economic Policy Institute estime qu’elle pourrait entraîner une baisse annuelle d’environ 3 milliards de dollars des revenus des travailleurs agricoles aux États-Unis. En novembre, le syndicat United Farm Workers, accompagné de 18 travailleurs agricoles, a engagé une procédure judiciaire contre le département du Travail. Les plaignants estiment que la réforme viole la loi fédérale en affaiblissant les protections censées prévenir une dégradation des salaires et des conditions de travail. Le département du Travail défend la mesure, affirmant qu’elle favorisera l’embauche légale et pourrait générer environ 200 millions de dollars de bénéfices économiques par an, tout en permettant le recrutement de près de 119 000 travailleurs agricoles supplémentaires. ### Un président toujours lié à ses intérêts économiques Donald Trump reste autorisé à percevoir des revenus issus de ses entreprises par l’intermédiaire du Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, dont il est le bénéficiaire unique. Son fils, Donald Trump Jr., en assure la gestion. Des documents réglementaires confirment que le président conserve un contrôle effectif sur ses activités commerciales pendant son mandat. Selon Forbes, la fortune personnelle de Donald Trump est aujourd’hui estimée à 6,7 milliards de dollars, en forte hausse depuis son retour à la Maison-Blanche, une progression largement attribuée à ses investissements récents dans les cryptomonnaies. La Trump Organization devrait déposer de nouvelles demandes de visas saisonniers dans les prochains mois, notamment pour ses complexes de golf du New Jersey. Par ailleurs, le litige judiciaire visant la réforme salariale fédérale suit son cours, sans échéancier clair quant à une décision définitive. 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Lors d’un entretien avec Emmanuel Paul de CTN, l’avocat spécialisé en immigration Ira Kurzban a exhorté les bénéficiaires du TPS et leurs sympathisants à agir immédiatement en contactant leurs représentants au Congrès, en particulier les Républicains, afin de soutenir une pétition de décharge. L’appel de Kurzban intervient dans un contexte d’instabilité à la Chambre des représentants des États-Unis, où une étroite majorité républicaine et des divisions internes ont affaibli le contrôle de la direction. Il estime que cette situation présente une opportunité rare pour le Congrès d’agir et de préserver les protections du TPS pour les immigrants haïtiens. Des discussions seraient déjà en cours au niveau du Congrès en vue de forcer un vote sur une « pétition de décharge », selon ce qu’a appris la rédaction de CTN. Une telle procédure, si elle est adoptée, permettrait aux immigrants haïtiens de préserver leur Statut de Protection Temporaire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Il se passe quelque chose de très important au Congrès en ce moment “, a déclaré Kurzban. Il a souligné que les Républicains contrôlent la Chambre avec seulement deux voix de majorité, une marge exceptionnellement mince qui a à maintes reprises mis à l’épreuve la capacité du président Mike Johnson à empêcher les défections bipartisanes. Cette faiblesse a été mise en évidence par l’utilisation récente de pétitions de décharge, un outil rarement utilisé qui permet aux membres de la Chambre de soumettre une législation au vote sans l’approbation de la direction ou des comités. Kurzban a noté que les pétitions de décharge ont réussi deux fois, et possiblement trois fois, au cours du mois dernier, bien plus souvent qu’à l’accoutumée. “Au cours de la dernière décennie, cela ne s’est probablement jamais produit “, a-t-il observé. Ce développement a des implications importantes pour la politique d’immigration, en particulier pour le TPS. Une pétition de décharge permet aux législateurs de contourner les comités et de soumettre directement un projet de loi au vote de la Chambre si au moins 218 membres la signent. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Si tous les Démocrates soutiennent une mesure, seuls deux à cinq Républicains devraient se joindre à eux pour atteindre le seuil requis. Kurzban considère ce scénario réaliste compte tenu de la division partisane actuelle. “Si deux, trois ou quatre Républicains se joignent aux Démocrates “, a-t-il dit, “cela peut forcer le vote d’une législation à la Chambre. “ Une fois soumis au vote, un projet de loi visant à prolonger ou à protéger le TPS pourrait être adopté par la Chambre si les Démocrates restent unis. ### **Le TPS pour les Haïtiens à un moment critique** Le Statut de Protection Temporaire permet aux ressortissants de pays confrontés à des conflits armés, à des catastrophes naturelles ou à des conditions extraordinaires de vivre et de travailler légalement aux États-Unis. Haïti a bénéficié de désignations TPS à plusieurs reprises en raison de l’instabilité politique, des catastrophes naturelles et, plus récemment, de l’augmentation de la violence des gangs et de l’effondrement institutionnel. Malgré ces conditions, l’administration Trump a cherché à mettre fin aux protections TPS pour les Haïtiens, ce qui a entraîné des litiges en cours et des inquiétudes au sein de la communauté haïtienne. Des centaines de milliers de détenteurs du TPS risquent désormais de perdre leur statut légal et leur autorisation de travail alors qu’Haïti fait face à une grave crise humanitaire et sécuritaire. Kurzban maintient qu’il n’existe aucune base factuelle ou humanitaire justifiant le retour forcé des Haïtiens dans les conditions actuelles. “Il n’y a aucune justification pour renvoyer ces personnes “, a-t-il déclaré, soulignant que la volonté de mettre fin au TPS est motivée non pas par des preuves, mais par une idéologie politique. Dans ce contexte, Kurzban a exhorté les détenteurs du TPS et leurs communautés à contacter leurs membres du Congrès, en particulier les Républicains dans les circonscriptions comptant de nombreux bénéficiaires du TPS, et à demander leur soutien pour une pétition de décharge visant à protéger le TPS haïtien. “L’une des choses que les gens devraient faire “, a-t-il dit, “c’est faire pression sur ces Républicains et leur demander pourquoi ils ne protègent pas ces personnes. “ Kurzban a souligné que la pression politique au niveau des circonscriptions peut être décisive, en particulier dans les circonscriptions compétitives ou indécises où les législateurs sont sensibles aux préoccupations de leurs électeurs. Il a expliqué que la stratégie se concentre sur la persuasion de législateurs individuels à agir de manière indépendante, plutôt que de compter sur la direction républicaine, compte tenu de l’urgence de la question humanitaire. ### **Les motivations politiques sous surveillance** Kurzban a été direct en abordant les motivations derrière les efforts visant à mettre fin au TPS. Il a attribué cette initiative politique à des personnalités telles que le président Donald Trump, le conseiller principal Stephen Miller et la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem, arguant que leur approche reflète une hostilité envers les migrants noirs et non européens plutôt qu’une évaluation objective de la situation en Haïti. Kurzban a affirmé que cet agenda idéologique a remplacé les principes humanitaires qui guident généralement les décisions relatives au TPS. “Cela n’a rien à voir avec les faits “, a-t-il dit. “Il n’y a tout simplement aucun fondement dans la réalité. “ Bien que ces critiques soient politiquement chargées, elles reflètent les préoccupations de groupes de défense, d’organisations de droits humains et d’observateurs internationaux qui avertissent que les retours massifs vers Haïti aggraveraient l’instabilité régionale et les souffrances humanitaires. Même si une prolongation du TPS est adoptée à la Chambre par le biais d’une pétition de décharge, elle doit encore être adoptée par le Sénat et promulguée. Kurzban a reconnu que cette voie est difficile mais possible. “Je pense qu’il y a la possibilité “, a-t-il dit, “d’obtenir suffisamment de Républicains au Sénat pour faire adopter quelque chose. “ Il a noté que le TPS a historiquement bénéficié d’un soutien bipartisan, en particulier lorsqu’il est présenté comme une mesure humanitaire temporaire plutôt que comme une solution d’immigration permanente. Kurzban s’est dit confiant que les Démocrates soutiendraient une telle législation, comme ils l’ont fait par le passé. Il a souligné que le facteur clé est de savoir si les Républicains sont prêts à rompre avec la direction du parti sous la pression de leurs électeurs. ### **Pourquoi le moment est crucial** L’appel de Kurzban est urgent en raison des échéances qui approchent pour les détenteurs du TPS. Sans action législative ou judiciaire, beaucoup risquent de perdre leur autorisation de travail et leur protection juridique, causant des difficultés économiques pour les familles et les employeurs. Kurzban a averti que la fin du TPS aurait des impacts économiques et sociaux plus larges. Les détenteurs haïtiens du TPS travaillent dans des secteurs tels que la santé, la construction, l’hôtellerie et les soins aux personnes âgées, qui font déjà face à des pénuries de main-d’œuvre. Il a suggéré que la fin du TPS déstabiliserait les communautés immigrantes et nuirait à l’économie américaine. Kurzban a décrit la stratégie de la pétition de décharge comme un test de responsabilité démocratique. Dans un Congrès divisé avec une direction affaiblie, la pression publique organisée peut encore influencer les résultats. “Ce n’est pas impossible “, a-t-il dit. “Mais les gens doivent commencer à faire pression sur leurs représentants républicains. “ Pour les détenteurs haïtiens du TPS et leurs alliés, le message est clair : l’effort s’est déplacé de la salle d’audience vers le Congrès, et le temps presse. Alors que les législateurs équilibrent loyauté politique et demandes de leurs électeurs, l’avenir du TPS pour les Haïtiens pourrait dépendre de la mobilisation citoyenne dans les circonscriptions à travers le pays plutôt que de décisions partisanes à Washington. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39327&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39327&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/lavocat-ira-kurzban-appelle-a-une-mobilisation-citoyenne-pour-inciter-le-congres-a-adopter-une-petition-de-decharge-preservant-le-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lavocat-ira-kurzban-appelle-a-une-mobilisation-citoyenne-pour-inciter-le-congres-a-adopter-une-petition-de-decharge-preservant-le-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/lavocat-ira-kurzban-appelle-a-une-mobilisation-citoyenne-pour-inciter-le-congres-a-adopter-une-petition-de-decharge-preservant-le-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lavocat-ira-kurzban-appelle-a-une-mobilisation-citoyenne-pour-inciter-le-congres-a-adopter-une-petition-de-decharge-preservant-le-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/lavocat-ira-kurzban-appelle-a-une-mobilisation-citoyenne-pour-inciter-le-congres-a-adopter-une-petition-de-decharge-preservant-le-tps-pour-les-haitiens/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27avocat%20Ira%20Kurzban%20appelle%20%C3%A0%20une%20mobilisation%20citoyenne%20pour%20inciter%20le%20Congr%C3%A8s%20%C3%A0%20adopter%20une%20%22p%C3%A9tition%20de%20d%C3%A9charge%22%20pr%C3%A9servant%20le%20TPS%20pour%20les%20Ha%C3%AFtiens&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flavocat-ira-kurzban-appelle-a-une-mobilisation-citoyenne-pour-inciter-le-congres-a-adopter-une-petition-de-decharge-preservant-le-tps-pour-les-haitiens%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Attorney Ira Kurzban Calls for Grassroots Advocacy to Urge Congress to Adopt a Discharge Petition Preserving TPS for Haitians](https://ctninfo.com/attorney-ira-kurzban-calls-for-grassroots-advocacy-to-urge-congress-to-adopt-a-discharge-petition-preserving-tps-for-haitians/) **Published:** January 13, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** With the future of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals uncertain, a little-known congressional procedure may provide a solution. In an interview with CTN’s Emmanuel Paul, immigration attorney Ira Kurzban urged TPS beneficiaries and their supporters to take immediate action by contacting their congressional representatives, especially Republicans, to support a discharge petition. Kurzban’s appeal comes amid instability in the U.S. House of Representatives, where a narrow Republican majority and internal divisions have weakened leadership control. He believes this situation presents a rare opportunity for Congress to act and preserve TPS protections for Haitian immigrants. “There is something very significant happening in Congress right now,” Kurzban said. He noted that Republicans control the House by only two votes, an unusually slim margin that has repeatedly challenged Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to prevent bipartisan defections. This weakness has been highlighted by the recent use of discharge petitions, a seldom-used tool that allows House members to bring legislation to the floor without leadership or committee approval. Kurzban noted that discharge petitions have succeeded twice, and possibly three times, in the past month, far more often than usual. “In the last decade, this probably hasn’t happened at all,” he observed. This development has significant implications for immigration policy, especially TPS. A discharge petition allows lawmakers to bypass committees and bring a bill directly to the House floor if at least 218 members sign it. If all Democrats support a measure, only two to five Republicans would need to join them to reach the required threshold. Kurzban considers this scenario realistic given the current partisan split. “If two, three, or four Republicans join Democrats,” he said, “it can force legislation to the House floor.” Once on the floor, a bill to extend or protect TPS could pass the House if Democrats remain unified. ### TPS for Haitians at a Critical Juncture Temporary Protected Status allows nationals from countries facing armed conflict, natural disasters, or extraordinary conditions to live and work legally in the United States. Haiti has received TPS designations multiple times due to political instability, natural disasters, and, more recently, increased gang violence and institutional collapse. Despite these conditions, the Trump administration sought to end TPS protections for Haitians, leading to ongoing litigation and concern within the Haitian community. Hundreds of thousands of TPS holders now risk losing legal status and work authorization while Haiti faces a severe humanitarian and security crisis. Kurzban maintains there is no factual or humanitarian basis for requiring Haitians to return under current conditions. “There’s no basis to send people back,” he said, emphasizing that the push to end TPS is driven not by evidence, but by political ideology. In this context, Kurzban urged TPS holders and their communities to contact their members of Congress, especially Republicans in districts with many TPS recipients, and request support for a discharge petition to protect Haitian TPS. “One of the things people should be doing,” he said, “is pressuring those Republicans and asking them why they aren’t protecting people.” Kurzban emphasized that district-level political pressure can be decisive, especially in competitive or swing districts where lawmakers are responsive to constituents. He explained that the strategy focuses on persuading individual lawmakers to act independently, rather than relying on Republican leadership, given the urgency of the humanitarian issue. ### Political Motivations Under Scrutiny Kurzban was direct in addressing the motivations behind efforts to end TPS. He attributed the policy push to figures such as President Donald Trump, senior adviser Stephen Miller, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, arguing that their approach reflects hostility toward Black and non-European migrants rather than an objective assessment of Haiti’s conditions. Kurzban stated that this ideological agenda has replaced the humanitarian principles that typically guide TPS decisions. “This has nothing to do with facts,” he said. “There’s just no basis in reality.” Although these criticisms are politically charged, they reflect concerns from advocacy groups, human rights organizations, and international observers who warn that mass returns to Haiti would worsen regional instability and humanitarian suffering. Even if a TPS extension passes the House through a discharge petition, it must still pass the Senate and be signed into law. Kurzban acknowledged that this path is challenging but possible. “I think there is the possibility,” he said, “of getting enough Republicans in the Senate to pass something.” He noted that TPS has historically received bipartisan support, especially when presented as a temporary humanitarian measure rather than a permanent immigration solution. Kurzban expressed confidence that Democrats would support such legislation, as they have in the past. He emphasized that the key factor is whether Republicans are willing to break with party leadership under pressure from constituents. ### Why Timing Matters Kurzban’s call is urgent due to approaching deadlines for TPS holders. Without legislative or judicial action, many risk losing work authorization and legal protection, causing economic hardship for families and employers. Kurzban warned that ending TPS would have broader economic and social impacts. Haitian TPS holders work in sectors such as healthcare, construction, hospitality, and elder care, which already face labor shortages. He suggested that ending TPS would destabilize immigrant communities and harm the U.S. economy. Kurzban described the discharge petition strategy as a test of democratic accountability. In a divided Congress with weakened leadership, organized public pressure can still influence outcomes. “This isn’t impossible,” he said. “But people need to start putting pressure on their Republican representatives.” For Haitian TPS holders and their allies, the message is clear: the effort has moved from the courtroom to Congress, and time is critical. 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L’évêque d’Anse-à-Veau et de Miragoâne, Monseigneur Pierre André Dumas, a accepté de conduire ce dialogue à la demande d’une quinzaine de coalitions issues des secteurs politique, économique et de la société civile. Dans une correspondance adressée au président du CPT, Laurent Saint-Cyr, le prélat confirme avoir répondu favorablement à cette sollicitation. L’objectif est de rapprocher les positions des acteurs pour parvenir à un accord avant la date butoir, évitant ainsi au pays un vide institutionnel périlleux. Mgr Dumas précise que plusieurs propositions sont à l’étude, mais qu’aucun consensus n’a encore émergé. Cette initiative est accueillie positivement par de nombreux responsables nationaux et par la communauté internationale. Des acteurs politiques et sociaux y voient « un signal fort de responsabilité morale ». La structure de la société civile Akò LARIA estime que cette médiation pourrait ouvrir la voie à une sortie de crise durable, sous réserve d’un effort de « discernement, de bonne foi et de responsabilité collective ». La CARICOM, l’Organisation des États américains et le Bureau intégré des Nations unies en Haïti (BINUH) se sont dits prêts à accompagner le processus. Cependant, la médiation proposée rencontre déjà une opposition virulente. L’ancien Premier ministre Jean Henry Céant a publiquement rejeté la proposition, estimant que l’évêque « ne présente pas les garanties de neutralité nécessaires ». Pour justifier sa position, M. Céant invoque un document cosigné par le prélat en mars 2024, dans lequel certaines personnalités sanctionnées par la communauté internationale étaient dénoncées. Selon lui, cette prise de position publique compromet l’impartialité requise d’un médiateur. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le CPT réaffirme son départ, malgré les incertitudes Cette initiative de médiation survient dans un contexte où les positions au sein même du pouvoir de transition semblent parfois divergentes. Samedi, le conseiller-président Leslie Voltaire a fermement réaffirmé que le CPT remettrait le pouvoir le 7 février 2026, conformément à l’accord du 3 avril 2024. « À partir du 8 février, nous serons illégitimes », a-t-il déclaré, excluant toute prolongation. « Nous avons signé, nous partirons », a insisté M. Voltaire, précisant s’exprimer au nom des neuf membres du Conseil. Cette déclaration vise à clarifier la position de l’exécutif face aux rumeurs selon lesquelles certains de ses membres souhaiteraient prolonger leur mandat. Interrogé sur l’organisation des élections dans un contexte sécuritaire toujours délétère, M. Voltaire s’est montré confiant, évoquant une « mobilisation accrue » des forces de l’ordre. Lors de son déplacement à Jacmel, il a également présenté les grandes lignes d’un projet de développement touristique pour la ville à l’horizon 2030. Alors que le compte à rebours est engagé, l’acceptation de Mgr Dumas place l’Église catholique au cœur d’une tentative de dernier recours pour forger un consensus minimal. Le succès de cette médiation, bien que saluée par une large partie des acteurs, reste incertain. Il dépendra de la capacité des forces politiques à transcender leurs divisions et à privilégier l’intérêt national face à l’urgence d’une transition qui s’annonce critique. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-leveque-pierre-andre-dumas-accepte-de-medier-un-dialogue-crucial-pour-eviter-un-vide-institutionnel-apres-le-7-fevrier-2026/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-leveque-pierre-andre-dumas-accepte-de-medier-un-dialogue-crucial-pour-eviter-un-vide-institutionnel-apres-le-7-fevrier-2026/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-leveque-pierre-andre-dumas-accepte-de-medier-un-dialogue-crucial-pour-eviter-un-vide-institutionnel-apres-le-7-fevrier-2026/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-leveque-pierre-andre-dumas-accepte-de-medier-un-dialogue-crucial-pour-eviter-un-vide-institutionnel-apres-le-7-fevrier-2026/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-leveque-pierre-andre-dumas-accepte-de-medier-un-dialogue-crucial-pour-eviter-un-vide-institutionnel-apres-le-7-fevrier-2026/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20L%27%C3%A9v%C3%AAque%20Pierre%20Andr%C3%A9%20Dumas%20accepte%20de%20m%C3%A9dier%20un%20dialogue%20crucial%20pour%20%C3%A9viter%20un%20vide%20institutionnel%20apr%C3%A8s%20le%207%20f%C3%A9vrier%202026&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-leveque-pierre-andre-dumas-accepte-de-medier-un-dialogue-crucial-pour-eviter-un-vide-institutionnel-apres-le-7-fevrier-2026%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti : Seize ans après le séisme dévastateur de 2010, la reconstruction en attente et le pays en crise](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-seize-ans-apres-le-seisme-devastateur-de-2010-la-reconstruction-en-attente-et-le-pays-en-crise/) **Published:** January 12, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Seize ans après le tremblement de terre dévastateur qui a ravagé Haïti le 12 janvier 2010, le pays commémore ce jour tragique dans un contexte de crise multidimensionnelle et en l’absence d’initiatives majeures portées par les autorités. Aucune cérémonie d’envergure nationale n’a été organisée par les instances de transition, qui se sont limitées à publier, trois jours avant la date anniversaire, un communiqué décrétant le 12 janvier « Jour du souvenir aux victimes de catastrophes naturelles ». Le séisme, d’une magnitude de 7,0 à 7,3 sur l’échelle de Richter, avait fait plus de 200 000 morts, blessé des centaines de milliers de personnes et dévasté les infrastructures de la région de Port-au-Prince. Seize ans plus tard, les traces physiques et institutionnelles de la catastrophe restent béantes : le Palais national, le Parlement et de nombreux ministères, symboles de la souveraineté de l’État, ne sont toujours pas reconstruits. Le chantier de la reconstruction nationale, souvent annoncé, n’a jamais véritablement été engagé, laissant place à un sentiment d’abandon et de stagnation. Pire encore, la situation globale du pays s’est considérablement dégradée depuis 2010. Alors que les blessures du séisme restent ouvertes, Haïti traverse aujourd’hui une crise politique, sécuritaire et socioéconomique sans précédent. Le pouvoir, assuré par un Conseil présidentiel de transition dont le mandat est contesté et à la légitimité fragile, peine à impulser une dynamique de relance. La capitale et plusieurs régions du pays sont en proie à une violence gangréneuse qui paralyse l’activité économique et compromet l’accès aux services de base. Sur le plan humanitaire, près de 70 000 personnes vivent toujours dans des sites de déplacement précaires, selon un récent rapport du Réseau national de défense des droits humains (RNDDH), dans des conditions d’hygiène et de sécurité déplorables. L’insécurité alimentaire touche une part importante de la population, et les institutions publiques, affaiblies, peinent à répondre aux besoins essentiels. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Face à ce tableau sombre, la commémoration de ce 12 janvier 2026 prend une tonalité particulière : moins hommage organisé que rappel douloureux d’une catastrophe toujours en cours. En l’absence de leadership politique fort et d’un projet national clair, la mémoire des victimes du séisme se confond avec le deuil permanent d’un État en déliquescence et d’une population résiliente mais épuisée. Le commandant en chef de la Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH), André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, a rendu un hommage appuyé aux policiers tombés lors de la catastrophe. « Les blessures au plus profond de nos cœurs restent à vif », a-t-il déclaré, tout en appelant à œuvrer « ensemble, pour une Haïti meilleure, une Haïti en paix et en sécurité ». Dans ce contexte, des voix de la société civile, des organisations de défense des droits humains et des figures religieuses, comme l’évêque Pierre André Dumas récemment sollicité pour une médiation nationale, tentent de maintenir un espoir de dialogue et de reconstruction. Mais sans volonté politique concertée, sans sécurité rétablie et sans engagement ferme en faveur de la refondation des institutions, les « Jours du souvenir » risquent de se succéder sans que Haïti ne trouve la voie de son relèvement. Seize ans après, la terre a cessé de trembler, mais le pays, lui, continue de s’enfoncer. 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Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful. The demonstration was one of hundreds planned nationwide over the weekend. It occurred in a city still tense after Renee Good was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Wednesday. “We’re all living in fear right now,” said Meghan Moore, a mother of two from Minneapolis who participated in the protest. “ICE is creating an environment where nobody feels safe, and that’s unacceptable.” ### Tensions Following a Protest That Turned Violent On Friday night, a protest outside a Minneapolis hotel drew about 1,000 people and turned violent when demonstrators threw ice, snow, and rocks at officers, according to Police Chief Brian O’Hara. One officer sustained minor injuries after being struck with ice. Twenty-nine people were cited and released. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey emphasized that while most protests have been peaceful, anyone who causes property damage or endangers others will be arrested. He criticized “agitators trying to rile up the crowds.” “This is what Donald Trump wants,” Frey said of the president who has demanded massive immigration enforcement operations in several U.S. cities. “He wants us to take the bait.” Minnesota Governor Tim Walz echoed the call for calm. “Trump sent thousands of armed federal officers into our state, and it took just one day for them to kill someone,” Walz said on social media. “Now he wants nothing more than to see chaos distract from that horrific action. Don’t give him what he wants.” “We will fight with peaceful expression, in court, through public debate, and at the ballot box. Keep the peace. And keep the faith,” Walz added in another post. > [Portland: Federal Immigration Agents Shoot and Wound Two People, Authorities Report](https://ctninfo.com/portland-federal-immigration-agents-shoot-and-wound-two-people-authorities-report/) ### Communities United in Frustration The Department of Homeland Security reports that its deployment of immigration officers in the Twin Cities is its largest immigration enforcement operation to date. The Trump administration maintains that both shootings were acts of self-defense against drivers who “weaponized” their vehicles to attack officers. Connor Maloney attended the Minneapolis protest to support his community and express frustration with the immigration crackdown. “Almost daily, I see them harassing people,” he said. “It’s just sickening that it’s happening in our community around us.” He and other protesters, including children, braved subfreezing temperatures and light snow, carrying handmade signs reading, “De-ICE Minnesota!” and “ICE melts in Minnesota.” They marched down a street lined with restaurants and stores, where colorful murals celebrate diverse nationalities and cultures. Steven Eubanks, 51, said he felt compelled to attend a protest in Durham, North Carolina, because of the “horrifying” killing in Minneapolis. “We can’t allow it,” Eubanks said. “We have to stand up.” Indivisible, a social movement organization formed to oppose the Trump administration, announced that hundreds of protests were scheduled in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Florida, and other states. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26010792551030-300x200.avif)ICE Activity Across MinneapolisIn Minneapolis, a coalition of migrant rights groups organized the demonstration, which began in a park about half a mile from the neighborhood where 37-year-old Renee Good was shot on Wednesday. However, the large protest did not deter federal officers from continuing operations in the city. A few miles away, as the demonstration began, an Associated Press photographer observed heavily armed officers, including at least one in a Border Patrol uniform, approach a person who had been following them. Two agents displayed long guns and ordered the person to stop following them, stating it was his “first and final warning.” The agents eventually drove onto the interstate without detaining the driver. In Richfield, a Minneapolis suburb, federal agents with covered faces pointed at journalists and warned them to stay away while detaining a man outside a home improvement store. Protests in the neighborhood have been largely peaceful, with minimal law enforcement presence, in contrast to the violence that followed George Floyd’s killing in 2020. Near the airport, some confrontations occurred on Thursday and Friday between small groups of protesters and officers guarding the federal building, which served as a base for the Twin Cities crackdown. O’Hara said city police have responded to calls about cars abandoned after their drivers were apprehended by immigration enforcement. In one instance, a car was left in park, and in another, a dog was left inside. He stated that immigration enforcement activities are occurring throughout the city, and 911 callers have been reporting ICE activity, arrests, and abandoned vehicles. The Trump administration has deployed thousands of federal officers to Minnesota as part of a broad new crackdown, partly in response to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. More than 2,000 officers are involved. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26010561500432-300x200.avif)Members of Congress Turned AwayThree members of Congress from Minnesota attempted to tour the ICE facility in the Minneapolis federal building. They were initially allowed to enter but were told to leave about 10 minutes later. U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison, and Angie Craig accused ICE agents of preventing members of Congress from fulfilling their oversight responsibilities. A federal judge last month temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing policies that limit congressional visits to immigration facilities. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by 12 members of Congress who sued in Washington, D.C., to challenge ICE’s amended visitor policies after they were denied entry to detention facilities. **Source:** Associated Press. 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Les dirigeants du Minnesota ont exhorté les manifestants à rester pacifiques. La manifestation faisait partie de centaines d’événements prévus dans des villes à travers le pays durant le week-end. Elle s’est déroulée dans une ville sous tension depuis la mort de Renee Good mercredi, tuée par un agent de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ” Nous vivons tous dans la peur en ce moment”, a déclaré Meghan Moore, mère de deux enfants de Minneapolis qui a participé à la manifestation. ” L’ICE crée un environnement où personne ne se sent en sécurité et c’est inacceptable.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) **Des tensions après une manifestation qui a dégénéré** Vendredi soir, une manifestation devant un hôtel de Minneapolis qui a attiré environ 1 000 personnes a dégénéré lorsque des manifestants ont lancé de la glace, de la neige et des pierres sur les agents, a déclaré le chef de la police de Minneapolis, Brian O’Hara. Un agent a subi des blessures mineures après avoir été frappé par un morceau de glace, a précisé O’Hara. Vingt-neuf personnes ont été citées puis relâchées, a-t-il ajouté. Le maire de Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, a souligné que bien que la plupart des manifestations aient été pacifiques, ceux qui causent des dommages matériels ou mettent les autres en danger seront arrêtés. Il a critiqué ” les agitateurs qui tentent d’exciter les foules”. ” C’est ce que veut Donald Trump”, a déclaré Frey au sujet du président qui a exigé des opérations massives d’application des lois sur l’immigration dans plusieurs villes américaines. ” Il veut qu’on tombe dans le piège.” Le gouverneur du Minnesota, Tim Walz, a fait écho à l’appel au calme. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ” Trump a envoyé des milliers d’agents fédéraux armés dans notre État, et il ne leur a fallu qu’un jour pour tuer quelqu’un”, a déclaré Walz sur les réseaux sociaux. ” Maintenant, il ne veut rien de plus que de voir le chaos détourner l’attention de cette action horrible. Ne lui donnez pas ce qu’il veut.” ” Nous nous battrons par l’expression pacifique, devant les tribunaux, par le débat public et par les urnes. Gardez la paix. Et gardez la foi”, a ajouté Walz dans un autre message. **Des communautés unies dans la frustration** Le Département de la Sécurité intérieure affirme que son déploiement d’agents de l’immigration dans les villes jumelles constitue sa plus importante opération d’application des lois sur l’immigration à ce jour. L’administration Trump a déclaré que les deux fusillades étaient des actes de légitime défense contre des conducteurs qui avaient ” transformé” leurs véhicules en armes pour attaquer les agents. Connor Maloney a déclaré qu’il assistait à la manifestation de Minneapolis pour soutenir sa communauté et parce qu’il est frustré par la répression de l’immigration. ” Presque quotidiennement, je les vois harceler les gens”, a-t-il dit. ” C’est tout simplement écœurant que cela se passe dans notre communauté autour de nous.” Lui et d’autres manifestants, dont des enfants, ont bravé des températures glaciales et une légère couche de neige, portant des pancartes faites à la main déclarant ” De-ICE Minnesota!” et ” ICE fond au Minnesota”. Ils ont défilé dans une rue abritant des restaurants et des magasins où diverses nationalités et cultures sont célébrées par des fresques colorées. Steven Eubanks, 51 ans, a déclaré qu’il s’était senti obligé d’assister à une manifestation à Durham, en Caroline du Nord, en raison du meurtre ” horrifiant” à Minneapolis. ” Nous ne pouvons pas le permettre”, a déclaré Eubanks. ” Nous devons nous lever.” Indivisible, une organisation de mouvement social formée pour résister à l’administration Trump, a annoncé que des centaines de manifestations étaient prévues au Texas, au Kansas, au Nouveau-Mexique, en Ohio, en Floride et dans d’autres États. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26010792551030-300x200.avif)Aztec dancers stand before a makeshift memorial near the site where Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier in the week, in Minneapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)**Activité de l’ICE à travers Minneapolis** À Minneapolis, une coalition de groupes de défense des droits des migrants a organisé la manifestation qui a commencé dans un parc à environ 800 mètres du quartier résidentiel où Renee Good, 37 ans, a été abattue mercredi. Mais la grande manifestation n’a apparemment pas dissuadé les agents fédéraux d’opérer dans la ville. À quelques kilomètres de là, juste au moment où la manifestation commençait, un photographe de l’Associated Press a été témoin d’agents lourdement armés — au moins un en uniforme de la patrouille frontalière — s’approchant d’une personne qui les suivait. Deux des agents avaient sorti leurs armes longues lorsqu’ils ont ordonné à la personne de cesser de les suivre, lui disant qu’il s’agissait de son ” premier et dernier avertissement. Les agents ont finalement pris l’autoroute sans détenir le conducteur. À Richfield, une banlieue de Minneapolis, des agents fédéraux au visage couvert ont pointé leurs doigts vers des journalistes et les ont avertis de rester à l’écart alors qu’ils détenaient un homme devant un magasin de bricolage. > [Portland : des agents fédéraux de l’immigration blessent deux personnes par balle, selon les autorités](https://ctninfo.com/fr/portland-des-agents-federaux-de-limmigration-blessent-deux-personnes-par-balle-selon-les-autorites/) Les manifestations organisées dans le quartier ont été largement pacifiques, et en général il y a eu une présence policière minimale, contrairement à la violence qui a frappé Minneapolis après le meurtre de George Floyd en 2020. Près de l’aéroport, quelques confrontations ont éclaté jeudi et vendredi entre de petits groupes de manifestants et des agents gardant le bâtiment fédéral utilisé comme base pour la répression dans les villes jumelles. O’Hara a déclaré que les policiers municipaux ont répondu à des appels concernant des voitures abandonnées parce que leurs conducteurs ont été appréhendés par les services de l’immigration. Dans un cas, une voiture a été laissée en position de stationnement et un chien a été laissé à l’intérieur d’une autre. Il a déclaré que les activités d’application des lois sur l’immigration se produisent ” partout dans la ville” et que les appelants du 911 ont alerté les autorités sur l’activité de l’ICE, les arrestations et les véhicules abandonnés. L’administration Trump a déployé des milliers d’agents fédéraux au Minnesota dans le cadre d’une nouvelle répression liée en partie à des allégations de fraude impliquant des résidents somaliens. Plus de 2 000 agents participaient à l’opération. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26010704307248-300x200.avif)Demonstrators protest outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)**Des membres du Congrès éconduits** Trois membres du Congrès du Minnesota ont tenté de visiter les installations de l’ICE dans le bâtiment fédéral de Minneapolis dans la matinée et ont initialement été autorisés à entrer, mais on leur a ensuite demandé de partir environ 10 minutes plus tard. Les représentantes américaines Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison et Angie Craig ont accusé les agents de l’ICE d’avoir obstrué les membres du Congrès dans l’exercice de leur devoir de superviser les opérations. Un juge fédéral a temporairement bloqué le mois dernier l’administration Trump dans l’application de politiques limitant les visites du Congrès aux installations d’immigration. La décision découle d’une action en justice intentée par 12 membres du Congrès qui ont poursuivi à Washington, D.C. pour contester les politiques de visite modifiées de l’ICE après s’être vu refuser l’entrée dans les centres de détention. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26010561500432-300x200.avif)Federal agents stand outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building as protesters gather in Minneapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)*Source : Associated Press. Les journalistes Allen Breed à Durham, en Caroline du Nord, et Scott Bauer à Madison, dans le Wisconsin, ont contribué à ce reportage.* [https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-…olis-et-portland/](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-%E2%80%A6olis-et-portland/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-manifestants-anti-ice-se-rassemblent-a-travers-les-etats-unis-apres-les-fusillades-de-minneapolis-et-portland/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-manifestants-anti-ice-se-rassemblent-a-travers-les-etats-unis-apres-les-fusillades-de-minneapolis-et-portland/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-manifestants-anti-ice-se-rassemblent-a-travers-les-etats-unis-apres-les-fusillades-de-minneapolis-et-portland/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-manifestants-anti-ice-se-rassemblent-a-travers-les-etats-unis-apres-les-fusillades-de-minneapolis-et-portland/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/des-milliers-de-manifestants-anti-ice-se-rassemblent-a-travers-les-etats-unis-apres-les-fusillades-de-minneapolis-et-portland/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Des%20milliers%20de%20manifestants%20anti-ICE%20se%20rassemblent%20%C3%A0%20travers%20les%20%C3%89tats-Unis%20apr%C3%A8s%20les%20fusillades%20de%20Minneapolis%20et%20Portland&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdes-milliers-de-manifestants-anti-ice-se-rassemblent-a-travers-les-etats-unis-apres-les-fusillades-de-minneapolis-et-portland%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [La juge Indira Talwani suspend la suppression d'un statut migratoire clé décidée par l'administration Trump](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-indira-talwani-suspend-la-suppression-dun-statut-migratoire-cle-decidee-par-ladministration-trump/) **Published:** January 11, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Comme promis, la juge fédérale Indira Talwani a ordonné la suspension immédiate d’une mesure de l’administration Trump qui devait priver, dès la semaine prochaine, des milliers d’immigrés de leur statut légal aux États-Unis. La décision constitue un nouveau revers judiciaire pour la politique migratoire agressive menée par le président Donald Trump. Dans une ordonnance rendue samedi, la juge Indira Talwani, siégeant au tribunal fédéral du district du Massachusetts, a bloqué la révocation programmée du programme de « family reunification parole », un mécanisme permettant à certains proches de citoyens ou de résidents permanents américains de vivre et travailler légalement aux États-Unis en attendant la régularisation définitive de leur situation. Au cœur de la décision judiciaire figure une question de procédure et de respect du droit. Selon la juge Talwani, le département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) n’a pas respecté son obligation légale d’informer directement les personnes concernées de la perte imminente de leur statut. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’administration Trump soutenait que la publication de la décision, le 15 décembre, dans le Federal Register suffisait à satisfaire cette exigence. Un argument rejeté par la magistrate, qui a estimé qu’une telle publication ne pouvait se substituer à une notification individuelle, explicite et traçable. Les autorités fédérales avaient également affirmé que les bénéficiaires du programme recevraient un avis écrit via leurs comptes en ligne sur les plateformes de l’immigration. Mais, selon le tribunal, les preuves fournies sont insuffisantes. Certains bénéficiaires auraient reçu un message tardif, plusieurs semaines après l’annonce officielle, tandis que d’autres affirment n’avoir jamais été informés. Dans son ordonnance de cinq pages, la juge note qu’aucun élément du dossier ne démontre que la majorité — voire l’ensemble — des personnes concernées disposent effectivement de tels comptes ou aient reçu une notification en temps utile. ### **Des milliers de familles concernées** Lorsque l’administration Trump a annoncé la fin du programme de regroupement familial le mois dernier, elle estimait qu’environ 15 000 personnes bénéficiaient encore de ce statut. Toutefois, toutes n’étaient pas immédiatement menacées, certaines demandes de régularisation étant toujours en cours. Selon les organisations de défense des immigrés, entre 10 000 et 12 000 personnes risquaient de perdre leur statut légal dès cette semaine, ce qui les aurait exposées à l’expulsion ou à la perte de leur droit au travail. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Pour Karen Tumlin, avocate au Justice Action Center et l’une des requérantes dans cette affaire, la décision judiciaire représente un soulagement immédiat pour des milliers de familles. Elle a souligné que de nombreuses personnes concernées se trouvent à quelques semaines, voire quelques mois, de l’obtention d’une carte verte après avoir respecté toutes les exigences imposées par les autorités américaines. ### **Une offensive migratoire contestée devant les tribunaux** Cette affaire s’inscrit dans une campagne plus large de durcissement migratoire menée par l’administration du président Donald Trump, qui a multiplié les mesures visant à réduire ou supprimer divers statuts temporaires accordés aux étrangers fuyant des crises économiques, des conflits armés ou des catastrophes naturelles. Ces initiatives ont régulièrement été contestées devant les tribunaux, plusieurs juges fédéraux reprochant à l’exécutif de procéder à des changements majeurs sans garanties suffisantes en matière de procédure régulière (« due process »). La juge Talwani n’en est d’ailleurs pas à sa première confrontation avec l’administration Trump. En avril dernier, elle avait déjà suspendu une mesure visant à mettre fin au statut de « parole », y compris aux permis de travail, de près de 500 000 ressortissants de Cuba, d’Haïti, du Nicaragua et du Venezuela. Cette décision avait toutefois été annulée un mois plus tard par la Cour suprême, saisie en urgence par l’exécutif, sans motivation écrite de la majorité des juges. L’ordonnance rendue samedi est une mesure conservatoire, destinée à maintenir le statu quo le temps que le tribunal examine le fond du dossier. Elle ne préjuge pas de l’issue finale du litige, mais empêche, pour l’instant, l’administration de mettre en œuvre la révocation du programme. Le département de la Sécurité intérieure n’avait pas réagi publiquement à la décision au moment de sa publication. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/family_separation_08092018_1-300x169.avif) *Article basé sur des informations rapportées par Politico* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-indira-talwani-suspend-la-suppression-dun-statut-migratoire-cle-decidee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-indira-talwani-suspend-la-suppression-dun-statut-migratoire-cle-decidee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-indira-talwani-suspend-la-suppression-dun-statut-migratoire-cle-decidee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-indira-talwani-suspend-la-suppression-dun-statut-migratoire-cle-decidee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-juge-indira-talwani-suspend-la-suppression-dun-statut-migratoire-cle-decidee-par-ladministration-trump/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20juge%20Indira%20Talwani%20suspend%20la%20suppression%20d%27un%20statut%20migratoire%20cl%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9cid%C3%A9e%20par%20l%27administration%20Trump&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-juge-indira-talwani-suspend-la-suppression-dun-statut-migratoire-cle-decidee-par-ladministration-trump%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian Music Loses One of Its Greatest Voices](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-music-loses-one-of-its-greatest-voices/) **Published:** January 9, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** ***The legendary singer, an iconic figure in Haitian konpa for nearly 5 decades, has passed away at 80, leaving behind an invaluable musical legacy.*** Haitian music is in mourning. Dieudonné Larose, one of the most iconic voices of konpa and Haitian protest music, has reportedly passed away. For 48 years, this artist of incomparable charisma touched generations with songs that became classics, an unmistakable voice, and an unwavering commitment to his people. Dieudonné Larose did not become a singer by chance or opportunism. Music flowed through his veins from earliest childhood. As Haiti Inter reports, “raised by a mother passionate about salsa, merengue, and cumbia, and a stepfather who loved parties, he grew up in an atmosphere where music was a daily breath of life.” From a very young age, little Dieudonné sang everywhere—in the streets, by the sea—without yet realizing that this voice would propel him toward an extraordinary career spanning nearly five decades. For Larose, the question of choice never arose. “I didn’t choose music, it chose me,” he said in an interview with Haiti Inter at the radio station’s Paris studios. This deep conviction accompanied him throughout his life: “Every artist will tell you: you don’t choose to be an artist, you’re born an artist,” he added. And he, as he liked to emphasize with unabashed pride, was born “an ARTIST in capital letters.” ## The Roots of a Diverse Haiti Born in the Haitian capital, Dieudonné Larose carried within him all the richness and diversity of his native country. A son of the North, with roots extending to Jacmel, the Artibonite, and Limbé, he embodied that plural and vibrant Haiti that shone through in each of his compositions. This geographic and cultural diversity was naturally reflected in his musical repertoire, where traditional konpa, Spanish ballads, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and socially conscious lyrics blended harmoniously. Larose did not merely entertain; he told the story of his country, its joys, its sorrows, and its hopes. Dieudonné Larose’s career began modestly, with small neighborhood groups where he cut his teeth. But his talent could not remain in the shadows for long. The group Shoogar Combo gave him his first real professional springboard, allowing him to reach a wider audience. It was with Dixie Band, however, and especially with Missile 727, that his talent truly exploded onto the world stage. Songs that became emblematic—such as “Accident,” “Mandela,” “Jolie Minou,” and “Guerre Mondiale”—made him an undisputed monument of Haitian konpa. These songs, covered and hummed by generations of Haitians in Haiti and throughout the diaspora, have transcended eras and borders, testifying to the universal reach of his art. ## A Voice of Engagement in Service of the People Over the years, Dieudonné Larose honed his pen and transformed his microphone into a true weapon of conscience. His voice became a platform for denouncing injustice, uniting hearts, and challenging minds. His album “Rassemblé” marked a decisive turning point in his artistic career. For Larose, fame carried responsibility: “We have a platform. We must say something that serves the young, the old, everyone,” he explained to Haiti Inter. His credo was unequivocal: “I say out loud what others don’t even think quietly.” This boldness, this sometimes cutting frankness, earned him as many admirers as detractors. But Larose never wavered from his path, faithful to his convictions to the very end. Despite his immense talent and popularity, Dieudonné Larose’s road was not without obstacles. The artist never hid the betrayals, failures, and aborted projects that marked his journey. Missile 727, which for a time became 747, held the promise of a true musical empire. But the realities of the industry, conflicts with producers, and internal struggles slowed that ambition. “I was a victim of the system. But I’m a fighter,” he confided to Haiti Inter with the resilience that defined him. Despite these trials, one thing never wavered: the Haitian people’s unwavering love for him. This mutual love was the fuel for his artistic longevity and the source of his perseverance. ## The Wisdom of a Man at Peace At 80, Dieudonné Larose spoke of life with remarkable serenity and depth. A man of faith, he claimed to see life “with eyes closed,” rejecting hypocrisy and constantly seeking inner peace. He spoke of love, respect, humanity—values he carried throughout his life and transmitted through his music. Perhaps that was his secret to remaining eternally young in the hearts of his audience: living without hatred, creating with passion, and singing as naturally as breathing. “I always see life further than my dreams,” he would say. A philosophy of life that perfectly encapsulates the man he was: a visionary, a dreamer, a fighter. With Dieudonné Larose’s passing, a major chapter in Haitian musical history comes to a close. But his legacy lives on. His songs will continue to resound at celebrations, family gatherings, and in the hearts of millions of Haitians worldwide. He leaves behind not only a rich and varied discography but also the example of an artist of integrity—committed and profoundly human. New generations of Haitian artists will be able to draw inspiration from his journey, resilience, and unconditional love for music and his people. 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Dieudonné Larose, l’une des voix les plus emblématiques du konpa et de la chanson engagée haïtienne, nous a quittés, selon informa Pendant 48 ans, cet artiste au charisme incomparable a marqué des générations entières avec des titres devenus cultes, une voix inimitable et un engagement sans faille envers son peuple. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dieudonné Larose n’était pas devenu chanteur par hasard ou par opportunité. La musique coulait dans ses veines depuis sa plus tendre enfance. Comme le rapporte Haiti Inter, “élevé par une mère passionnée de salsa, merengue et cumbia, et un beau-père amateur de fêtes, il grandit dans une atmosphère où la musique est un souffle quotidien”. Dès son plus jeune âge, le petit Dieudonné chantait partout — dans les rues, au bord de la mer — sans encore mesurer que cette voix allait le propulser vers une carrière extraordinaire qui traverserait près de cinq décennies. Pour Larose, la question du choix ne s’est jamais posée. “Je n’ai pas choisi la musique, c’est elle qui m’a choisi”, affirmait-il lors d’une interview accordée à Haiti Inter dans les studios parisiens de la radio. Cette conviction profonde l’a accompagné tout au long de sa vie : “Tous les artistes vous le diront : on ne choisit pas d’être artiste, on naît artiste”, a t-il ajouté. Et lui, comme il aimait à le souligner avec une fierté assumée, était né “ARTISTE en lettres majuscules”. ## Les racines d’une Haïti diverse Né dans la capitale haïtienne, Dieudonné Larose portait en lui toute la richesse et la diversité de son pays natal. Fils du Nord, avec des racines étendues à Jacmel, dans l’Artibonite et à Limbé, il incarnait cette Haïti plurielle et vibrante qui transparaissait dans chacune de ses compositions. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Cette diversité géographique et culturelle se retrouvait naturellement dans son répertoire musical, où se mêlaient harmonieusement le konpa traditionnel, les ballades espagnoles, les rythmes afro-caribéens et les textes à forte portée sociale. Larose ne se contentait pas de divertir ; il racontait son pays, ses joies, ses peines et ses espoirs. La carrière de Dieudonné Larose a débuté modestement, avec de petits groupes de quartier où il faisait ses premières armes. Mais son talent ne pouvait rester longtemps dans l’ombre. Le groupe Shoogar Combo lui offrit son premier véritable tremplin professionnel, lui permettant de se faire connaître auprès d’un public plus large. C’est toutefois avec Dixie Band, puis surtout avec Missile 727, que son talent a véritablement explosé aux yeux du monde. Des titres devenus emblématiques comme « Accident », « Mandela », « Jolie Minou » ou encore « Guerre Mondiale » ont fait de lui un monument incontournable du konpa haïtien. Ces chansons, reprises et fredonnées par des générations de Haïtiens en Haïti comme dans la diaspora, ont transcendé les époques et les frontières, témoignant de la portée universelle de son art. ## Une voix engagée au service du peuple Au fil des années, Dieudonné Larose a affiné sa plume et transformé son microphone en véritable arme de conscience. Sa voix est devenue une tribune d’où il dénonçait les injustices, rassemblait les cœurs et questionnait les consciences. Son album “Rassemblé” a marqué un tournant décisif dans sa carrière artistique. Pour Larose, la notoriété impliquait une responsabilité : “On a une plateforme. Il faut dire quelque chose qui serve aux jeunes, aux vieux, à tout le monde”, expliquait-il à Haiti Inter. Son credo était sans équivoque : “Je dis tout haut ce que les autres ne pensent même pas tout bas.” Cette audace, cette franchise parfois tranchante, lui ont valu autant d’admirateurs que de détracteurs. Mais Larose n’a jamais dévié de sa ligne, fidèle à ses convictions jusqu’au bout. Malgré son immense talent et sa popularité, la route de Dieudonné Larose n’a pas été exempte d’obstacles. L’artiste n’a jamais caché les trahisons, les échecs et les projets avortés qui ont jalonné son parcours. Le Missile 727, devenu un temps 747, portait la promesse d’un véritable empire musical. Mais les réalités de l’industrie, les conflits avec les producteurs et les luttes internes ont freiné cette ambition. “J’ai été victime du système. Mais je suis un combattant”, confiait-il à Haïti Inter avec cette résilience qui le caractérisait. Malgré ces épreuves, une chose n’a jamais vacillé : l’amour indéfectible que lui portait le peuple haïtien. Cet amour réciproque a été le carburant de sa longévité artistique et la source de sa persévérance. ## La sagesse d’un homme en paix À 80 ans, Dieudonné Larose parlait de la vie avec une sérénité et une profondeur remarquables. Homme de foi, il affirmait voir la vie « avec les yeux fermés », refusant l’hypocrisie et recherchant constamment la paix intérieure. Il parlait d’amour, de respect, d’humanité — des valeurs qu’il a portées tout au long de sa vie et transmises à travers sa musique. C’était peut-être là son secret pour rester éternellement jeune dans le cœur de son public : vivre sans haine, créer avec passion et chanter comme on respire. “Je vois toujours la vie plus loin que mes rêves”, disait-il. Une philosophie de vie qui résume parfaitement l’homme qu’il était : un visionnaire, un rêveur, un battant. Avec le départ de Dieudonné Larose, c’est une page majeure de l’histoire musicale haïtienne qui se tourne. Mais son héritage, lui, demeure vivant. Ses chansons continueront de résonner dans les fêtes, les rassemblements familiaux et les cœurs de millions de Haïtiens à travers le monde. Il laisse derrière lui non seulement une discographie riche et variée, mais aussi l’exemple d’un artiste intègre, engagé et profondément humain. Les nouvelles générations d’artistes haïtiens pourront s’inspirer de son parcours, de sa résilience et de son amour inconditionnel pour la musique et pour son peuple. Dieudonné Larose n’est plus parmi nous, mais sa voix, elle, résonnera pour l’éternité. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Dieudonne-Larose-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39280&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39280&preview=true) *Source : [https://www.haitiinter.com/](https://www.haitiinter.com/dieudonne-larose-48-ans-de-musique-portrait-dune-legende-haitienne/)* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/dieudonne-larose-la-musique-haitienne-perd-lune-de-ses-plus-grandes-voix/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/dieudonne-larose-la-musique-haitienne-perd-lune-de-ses-plus-grandes-voix/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/dieudonne-larose-la-musique-haitienne-perd-lune-de-ses-plus-grandes-voix/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/dieudonne-larose-la-musique-haitienne-perd-lune-de-ses-plus-grandes-voix/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/dieudonne-larose-la-musique-haitienne-perd-lune-de-ses-plus-grandes-voix/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Dieudonn%C3%A9%20Larose%20%3A%20la%20musique%20ha%C3%AFtienne%20perd%20l%27une%20de%20ses%20plus%20grandes%20voix&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdieudonne-larose-la-musique-haitienne-perd-lune-de-ses-plus-grandes-voix%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Portland: Federal Immigration Agents Shoot and Wound Two People, Authorities Report](https://ctninfo.com/portland-federal-immigration-agents-shoot-and-wound-two-people-authorities-report/) **Published:** January 9, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Federal immigration agents shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, one day after an agent fatally shot a driver in Minnesota, authorities announced. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) described the vehicle’s passenger as “an illegal alien Venezuelan affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring,” involved in a recent shooting in Portland. When agents identified themselves to the vehicle’s occupants on Thursday afternoon, the driver allegedly attempted to run them over, according to a written department statement. “Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot,” the statement said. “The driver fled with the passenger, leaving the scene.” ### No Immediate Independent Corroboration There was no immediate independent corroboration of these events or of any alleged gang affiliation of the vehicle’s occupants. In previous shootings involving agents during increased immigration enforcement in U.S. cities under President Donald Trump, including Wednesday’s incident in Minneapolis, video evidence has sometimes contradicted the administration’s initial accounts of the circumstances. According to the Portland Police Bureau, officers initially responded to a report of a shooting near a hospital at approximately 2:18 p.m. A few minutes later, police were informed that a man who had been shot was seeking help in a residential area several miles away. Officers responded and found two people with apparent gunshot wounds, determining they had been injured in the incident involving federal agents. ### Condition Unknown Their medical condition was not immediately known. City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney stated during a Portland City Council meeting that Thursday’s shooting occurred in the eastern part of the city and that two Portland residents had been wounded. “As far as we know, both of these individuals are still alive, and we are hoping to receive more positive updates throughout the afternoon,” she said. The shooting has heightened tensions in a city with a longstanding contentious relationship with President Donald Trump, especially after his recent unsuccessful attempt to deploy National Guard troops. Portland police secured both the shooting scene and the area where the wounded individuals were found, pending investigation. “We are still in the early stages of this incident,” Chief Bob Day said. “We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the Minneapolis shooting, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more.” ### Request to Suspend ICE Operations Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and the City Council called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to suspend all operations in Oregon’s largest city until a full investigation is completed. “We stand united as elected officials in saying that we cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” a joint statement said. “Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents, and the ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences.” City officials stated that “federal militarization undermines effective, community-based public safety, and it runs counter to the values that define our region. We will use every legal and legislative tool available to protect our residents’ civil and human rights.” They urged residents to remain “calm and purposeful during this difficult time.” “We respond with clarity, unity, and a commitment to justice,” the statement said. “We must stand together to protect Portland.” U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, urged potential protesters to remain peaceful. “Trump wants to generate riots,” he wrote on the X social media platform. “Don’t take the bait.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26009039630430-300x200.avif)Law enforcement officials work the scene following reports that federal immigration officers shot and wounded people in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. 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Le Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) a décrit le passager du véhicule comme “un étranger illégal vénézuélien affilié au réseau de prostitution transnational Tren de Aragua”, impliqué dans une fusillade récente à Portland. Lorsque les agents se sont identifiés auprès des occupants du véhicule jeudi après-midi, le conducteur aurait tenté de les renverser, selon un communiqué écrit du département. “Craignant pour sa vie et sa sécurité, un agent a tiré un coup défensif”, précise le communiqué. “Le conducteur s’est enfui avec le passager, quittant les lieux.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### **Aucune corroboration indépendante immédiate** Il n’y avait pas de corroboration indépendante immédiate de ces événements ni de l’affiliation présumée à un gang des occupants du véhicule. Lors de fusillades antérieures impliquant des agents participant à l’intensification des opérations d’application des lois sur l’immigration dans les villes américaines sous le président Donald Trump, notamment la fusillade de mercredi par un agent de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) à Minneapolis, des preuves vidéo ont jeté le doute sur les descriptions initiales de l’administration concernant les circonstances des tirs. Selon le bureau de police de Portland, les agents ont d’abord répondu à un signalement de fusillade près d’un hôpital vers 14 h 18. Quelques minutes plus tard, la police a reçu des informations indiquant qu’un homme blessé par balle demandait de l’aide dans un quartier résidentiel à quelques kilomètres de là. Les agents se sont alors rendus sur place et ont trouvé deux personnes présentant des blessures apparentes par balle. Les agents ont déterminé qu’elles avaient été blessées lors de la fusillade avec les agents fédéraux, a déclaré la police. **État de santé inconnu** - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Leur état de santé n’était pas immédiatement connu. La présidente du conseil municipal, Elana Pirtle-Guiney, a déclaré lors d’une réunion du conseil municipal de Portland que la fusillade de jeudi avait eu lieu dans la partie est de la ville et que deux résidents de Portland avaient été blessés. “Pour autant que nous le sachions, ces deux personnes sont toujours en vie et nous espérons recevoir des nouvelles plus positives au cours de l’après-midi”, a-t-elle déclaré. La fusillade intensifie les tensions dans une ville qui entretient depuis longtemps une relation conflictuelle avec le président Donald Trump, notamment après la récente tentative infructueuse de Trump de déployer des troupes de la Garde nationale dans la ville. La police de Portland a sécurisé à la fois la scène de la fusillade et la zone où les personnes blessées ont été retrouvées en attendant l’enquête. “Nous en sommes encore aux premiers stades de cet incident”, a déclaré le chef Bob Day. “Nous comprenons l’émotion accrue et la tension que beaucoup ressentent à la suite de la fusillade à Minneapolis, mais je demande à la communauté de rester calme pendant que nous travaillons à en apprendre davantage.” ### **Appel à la suspension des opérations de l’ICE** Le maire de Portland, Keith Wilson, et le conseil municipal ont demandé à l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement de mettre fin à toutes les opérations dans la plus grande ville de l’Oregon jusqu’à ce qu’une enquête complète soit menée. “Nous sommes unis en tant qu’élus pour dire que nous ne pouvons pas rester les bras croisés pendant que les protections constitutionnelles s’érodent et que les effusions de sang s’accumulent”, indique une déclaration conjointe. “Portland n’est pas un “terrain d’entraînement” pour des agents militarisés, et la “force totale” menacée par l’administration a des conséquences mortelles.” Les responsables municipaux ont déclaré que “la militarisation fédérale sape une sécurité publique efficace et fondée sur la communauté, et elle va à l’encontre des valeurs qui définissent notre région. Nous utiliserons tous les outils juridiques et législatifs disponibles pour protéger les droits civils et humains de nos résidents.” Ils ont exhorté les résidents à se montrer “calmes et déterminés en cette période difficile”. “Nous répondons avec clarté, unité et engagement envers la justice”, indique le communiqué. “Nous devons rester unis pour protéger Portland.” Le sénateur américain Jeff Merkley, démocrate de l’Oregon, a exhorté les manifestants potentiels à rester pacifiques. “Trump veut provoquer des émeutes”, a-t-il écrit sur la plateforme de médias sociaux X. “Ne tombez pas dans le piège.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP26009039630430-300x200.avif)Law enforcement officials work the scene following reports that federal immigration officers shot and wounded people in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. 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Cette date marque la fin théorique du mandat du Conseil présidentiel de transition, ajoutant une dimension symbolique et politique à cet engagement. L’ancien directeur général de la Police nationale d’Haïti a reconnu que son arrivée à la secrétairerie d’État, en mars 2025, s’était heurtée à des « incompréhensions » avec la direction policière de l’époque, entravant la mise en place d’une synergie efficace. « À ce moment-là, les forces de l’ordre avaient besoin d’un leadership capable de les aider à donner le maximum », a-t-il expliqué, sans détailler les divergences passées. Aujourd’hui, Mario Andrésol se dit plus confiant. Il souligne une meilleure cohésion entre la PNH, les Forces armées d’Haïti (FAD’H), la Force de suppression des gangs (FSG) et la Task Force. Cette coordination améliorée permet, selon lui, de mener des opérations plus structurées pour « reprendre progressivement le centre-ville » de la capitale, théâtre d’affrontements quotidiens. Interrogé sur le calendrier précis de la réouverture des routes nationales, le secrétaire d’État a indiqué que le directeur général actuel de la PNH lui avait soumis un plan spécifique pour la reprise de la route du Sud. Il l’a jugé « correct », tout en refusant d’en dévoiler les détails pour des « raisons de sécurité opérationnelle ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La confiance affichée par Mario Andrésol repose en grande partie sur l’attente de matériels lourds commandés depuis novembre 2025. « Nous espérons qu’ils seront livrés dans les jours à venir. C’est ce qui fonde notre confiance quant à l’ouverture des routes avant le 7 février », a-t-il insisté. Ces équipements, notamment des véhicules blindés déjà déployés à Mirebalais et dans l’Artibonite, doivent permettre aux forces de « faire face avec plus de sécurité aux pièges des bandits ». Le responsable a admis une difficulté majeure : l’incapacité actuelle à « neutraliser systématiquement les chefs de gangs les plus influents ». La stratégie adoptée consiste donc à démanteler leurs dispositifs. « Même si on n’atteint pas les grands caïds, l’objectif est de s’attaquer aux moyens qu’ils ont mis en place et d’isoler les chefs de leurs troupes », a-t-il détaillé. Dans ce cadre, il a confirmé l’utilisation « systématique » et « efficace » de drones explosifs pour « neutraliser de nombreux bandits ». Les équipes spécialisées disposeraient désormais de « l’ensemble des équipements commandés ». Cette annonce intervient dans un contexte d’intensification des opérations militaires et policières au cœur de la capitale. Depuis début janvier, la PNH et la Force de répression des gangs (FRG) mènent des assauts pour reprendre le contrôle de quartiers du centre-ville devenus des zones de non-droit. 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La reprise de l’audience était prévue à 15 h 25. 6. **Reprise et poursuite des débats** : Après la pause, les discussions se sont poursuivies autour des points soulevés par l’APA, analysant la légalité et les procédures suivies par l’administration dans sa tentative de mettre fin au TPS. 7. Les avocats des plaignants ont demandé à la juge de déclarer la décision de suppression du TPS comme illégale. 8. La juge a rappelé que le Congrès avait créé le TPS en raison de la situation dans les pays concernés et qu’il n’avait jamais décidé d’interdire l’entrée des ressortissants étrangers aux États-Unis. 9. La juge a observé une nouvelle suspension de séance de dix minutes. L’audience doit reprendre à 16 h 30. Les échanges se poursuivent autour de l’APA (Administrative Procedure Act), la loi qui encadre les procédures que le gouvernement doit respecter pour prendre ses décisions et définit le pouvoir de contrôle des tribunaux sur ces décisions administratives 10. Les avocats des plaignants ont demandé à la juge de déclarer illégale la décision de mettre fin au TPS. 11. La juge a rappelé que le Congrès a créé le TPS en raison de la situation dans les pays concernés et a souligné que le Congrès n’a jamais décidé d’interdire l’entrée des immigrés sur le territoire américain. 12. Le dernier segment de l’audience a repris à 4h. 13. La juge a ensuite demandé si le gouvernement estimait raisonnable d’exiger que 350 000 immigrés haïtiens retournent dans leur pays d’origine. 14. L’avocat du gouvernement a répondu que ces immigrés ne subiraient aucun préjudice s’ils étaient contraints de partir, affirmant que la seule chose qu’ils perdraient serait leur emploi, ce qui, selon lui, ne constituerait pas un préjudice. 15. La juge a ordonné la transmission de l’ensemble des communications, y compris les courriels, échangées au sujet de la décision de mettre fin au TPS pour les Haïtiens. 16. À 17 h 02, l’audience a été levée. La juge a indiqué que ce dossier constituait sa priorité absolue au regard des délais et n’a pas exclu la tenue d’une nouvelle audience si cela s’avérait nécessaire. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/deuxieme-journee-de-laudience-sur-le-tps-haiti-lapa-au-coeur-des-debats/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/deuxieme-journee-de-laudience-sur-le-tps-haiti-lapa-au-coeur-des-debats/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/deuxieme-journee-de-laudience-sur-le-tps-haiti-lapa-au-coeur-des-debats/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/deuxieme-journee-de-laudience-sur-le-tps-haiti-lapa-au-coeur-des-debats/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/deuxieme-journee-de-laudience-sur-le-tps-haiti-lapa-au-coeur-des-debats/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Deuxi%C3%A8me%20journ%C3%A9e%20de%20l%E2%80%99audience%20sur%20le%20TPS-Ha%C3%AFti%20%3A%20l%E2%80%99APA%20au%20c%C5%93ur%20des%20d%C3%A9bats&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdeuxieme-journee-de-laudience-sur-le-tps-haiti-lapa-au-coeur-des-debats%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Florida: Three Defendants, Including Two Haitians, Charged in Arms Trafficking Network Bound for Haiti](https://ctninfo.com/florida-three-defendants-including-two-haitians-charged-in-arms-trafficking-network-bound-for-haiti/) **Published:** January 7, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** U.S. federal authorities have brought serious charges against three individuals accused of participating in an arms trafficking network operating between Florida and Haiti. Francesca Charles, 28, a U.S. citizen, along with brothers Jacques Pierre, 32, and Jeff Pierre, 34—both Haitian nationals residing in Florida—are charged with conspiracy and the illegal export of firearms. They face up to 20 years in federal prison, according to a statement released Tuesday, January 6, by the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince. The case dates back to February 2025, when Dominican authorities intercepted a maritime container shipped from Miami and officially declared as carrying “household goods.” Inside, officials discovered a cache of weapons: 18 rifles, five handguns, magazines, more than 36,000 rounds of ammunition, and a silencer. The shipment was destined for Haiti, a country grappling with a deepening security crisis fueled by widespread armed violence. Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) traced the origin of the weapons. Their probe determined that the three defendants were the purchasers of at least 20 of the 23 firearms seized. The volume and frequency of the purchases raised red flags. Between May 2024 and February 2025, the trio allegedly acquired at least 46 firearms. Thirty-seven of those were purchased in just six months, from August 2024 to February 2025. Some of the weapons matched models found in the intercepted container. More troubling, records obtained by investigators show that Jacques Pierre purchased two .50-caliber Barrett rifles—military-grade heavy weapons capable of penetrating light armored vehicles. One of those rifles was recovered from the seized shipment. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The investigation revealed a clear operational pattern. Travel and shipping records show that the defendants arranged shipments to Haiti shortly after bulk firearm purchases, then traveled themselves to the Caribbean nation around the expected arrival dates of the cargo. Records also indicate that they were in the Dominican Republic three days before the container was seized in February 2025. The case is being prosecuted under Operation Take Back America, a U.S. Department of Justice initiative targeting transnational criminal organizations. The investigation is led by the ATF and HSI, with support from the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince. The indictment comes amid growing criticism of the United States—both from Haiti and the international community—over its alleged failure to stem the flow of illegal weapons to the island. In recent United Nations Security Council meetings, Washington has been challenged for “doing nothing or not enough” to cut off the supply lines feeding gangs that terrorize the Haitian population. In recent months, U.S. courts have charged or convicted several individuals in similar arms trafficking cases linked to Haiti, implicitly acknowledging the scale of the problem and the role of U.S. territory as a major source of supply. The three defendants, whose guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in court, highlight the opaque networks that continue to funnel weapons into a country in deep crisis. Their upcoming trials will be closely watched as a test of the United States’ resolve to confront this critical dimension of Haiti’s ongoing instability. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/florida-three-defendants-including-two-haitians-charged-in-arms-trafficking-network-bound-for-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/florida-three-defendants-including-two-haitians-charged-in-arms-trafficking-network-bound-for-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/florida-three-defendants-including-two-haitians-charged-in-arms-trafficking-network-bound-for-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/florida-three-defendants-including-two-haitians-charged-in-arms-trafficking-network-bound-for-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/florida-three-defendants-including-two-haitians-charged-in-arms-trafficking-network-bound-for-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Florida%3A%20Three%20Defendants%2C%20Including%20Two%20Haitians%2C%20Charged%20in%20Arms%20Trafficking%20Network%20Bound%20for%20Haiti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fflorida-three-defendants-including-two-haitians-charged-in-arms-trafficking-network-bound-for-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Floride : Trois inculpés, dont deux Haïtiens, dans un réseau de trafic d'armes à destination d'Haïti](https://ctninfo.com/floride-trois-inculpes-dont-deux-haitiens-dans-un-reseau-de-trafic-darmes-a-destination-dhaiti/) **Published:** January 7, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** La justice fédérale américaine a porté des charges graves contre trois personnes pour leur implication présumée dans un réseau de trafic d’armes entre la Floride et Haïti. Francesca Charles, 28 ans, citoyenne américaine, ainsi que les frères Jacques Pierre, 32 ans, et Jeff Pierre, 34 ans, tous deux citoyens haïtiens résidant en Floride, sont accusés de conspiration et d’exportation illégale d’armes à feu. Ils risquent jusqu’à 20 ans de prison fédérale, selon un communiqué publié mardi 6 janvier par l’ambassade américaine à Port-au-Prince. L’affaire remonte à février 2025, lorsque les autorités dominicaines ont intercepté un conteneur maritime en provenance de Miami, officiellement déclaré comme contenant des « biens ménagers ». À l’intérieur, elles ont découvert un arsenal : 18 fusils, cinq armes de poing, des chargeurs, plus de 36 000 cartouches et un silencieux. La cargaison était destinée à Haïti, pays ravagé par une crise sécuritaire et une violence gangrenée par les armes lourdes. Les enquêteurs du Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) et d’Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) ont retracé l’origine des armes. Leur investigation a établi que les trois accusés étaient les acheteurs d’au moins 20 des 23 armes saisies. Les achats, systématiques et en nombre, alertent. Entre mai 2024 et février 2025, le trio aurait acquis au moins 46 armes à feu. Trente-sept d’entre elles ont été achetées en seulement six mois, d’août 2024 à février 2025. Parmi ces armes figuraient des modèles identiques à ceux saisis. Plus inquiétant encore, les documents obtenus par les enquêteurs révèlent l’acquisition par Jacques Pierre de deux fusils Barrett de calibre .50, des armes lourdes de type militaire, capables de percer des blindés légers. L’un de ces fusils a été retrouvé dans le conteneur intercepté. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’enquête a mis au jour un mode opératoire précis. Les dossiers de voyage et d’expédition montrent que les accusés organisaient des envois vers Haïti peu après des achats groupés d’armes, puis se rendaient eux-mêmes dans le pays caribéen autour de la date d’arrivée prévue des cargaisons. Les registres indiquent également qu’ils se trouvaient en République dominicaine trois jours avant la saisie du conteneur en février 2025. Cette affaire est instruite dans le cadre de l’Operation Take Back America, une initiative du ministère américain de la Justice visant à lutter contre les organisations criminelles transnationales. Elle est menée par l’ATF et les HSI, avec l’appui de l’Ambassade des États-Unis à Port-au-Prince. Cette inculpation intervient alors que les États-Unis font face à des critiques croissantes, tant de la part d’Haïti que de la communauté internationale, pour leur incapacité présumée à stopper le flux d’armes illégales vers l’île. Lors de récentes réunions au Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, Washington a été interpellé pour « n’avoir rien fait ou pas assez » pour couper les canaux d’approvisionnement des gangs qui terrorisent la population haïtienne. Ces derniers mois, la justice américaine a inculpé ou condamné plusieurs personnes dans des affaires similaires de trafic d’armes vers Haïti, reconnaissant implicitement l’ampleur du problème et le rôle de son territoire comme source d’approvisionnement. Les trois accusés, dont la culpabilité devra être établie au-delà de tout doute raisonnable par un tribunal, illustrent les circuits opaques qui alimentent en armes une nation en pleine déliquescence. Leurs procès à venir seront scrutés comme un test de la détermination réelle des États-Unis à s’attaquer à cette facette cruciale de la crise haïtienne. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Inculpes-300x300.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/floride-trois-inculpes-dont-deux-haitiens-dans-un-reseau-de-trafic-darmes-a-destination-dhaiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/floride-trois-inculpes-dont-deux-haitiens-dans-un-reseau-de-trafic-darmes-a-destination-dhaiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/floride-trois-inculpes-dont-deux-haitiens-dans-un-reseau-de-trafic-darmes-a-destination-dhaiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/floride-trois-inculpes-dont-deux-haitiens-dans-un-reseau-de-trafic-darmes-a-destination-dhaiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/floride-trois-inculpes-dont-deux-haitiens-dans-un-reseau-de-trafic-darmes-a-destination-dhaiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Floride%20%3A%20Trois%20inculp%C3%A9s%2C%20dont%20deux%20Ha%C3%AFtiens%2C%20dans%20un%20r%C3%A9seau%20de%20trafic%20d%27armes%20%C3%A0%20destination%20d%27Ha%C3%AFti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffloride-trois-inculpes-dont-deux-haitiens-dans-un-reseau-de-trafic-darmes-a-destination-dhaiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitians’ TPS: Second Day of Washington Hearing as Judge Reyes Questions U.S. Government’s Good Faith](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-second-day-of-washington-hearing-as-judge-reyes-questions-u-s-governments-good-faith/) **Published:** January 7, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The second day of the federal hearing on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals began with strong remarks from Judge Ana C. Reyes, who stated that Haiti’s security and humanitarian conditions remain unsafe for the return of TPS beneficiaries. At the start of the proceedings, Judge Reyes said it was “clear” that conditions in Haiti are not suitable for the return of TPS-protected nationals. “The reports are clear: the country is not safe at this time,” she said, citing assessments from international organizations and U.S. government agencies. Judge Reyes added that she was “almost certain” the Trump administration knows conditions in Haiti remain dangerous, yet still seeks to terminate TPS for Haitians. She indicated the record points to a political decision to end the program, regardless of the situation on the ground. Judge Reyes repeatedly highlighted a key contradiction: how can the United States claim Haitians can safely return while officially acknowledging that Haiti is largely controlled by armed gangs? In response, government attorneys argued that some areas are considered “safe” and that “significant efforts are underway to put the country back on track.” Judge Reyes rejected this argument, stating it does not withstand scrutiny given the available evidence. Citing a State Department report, Judge Reyes noted that gangs are the main source of instability in Haiti, threatening both the country and the wider region. The report states that these groups can destabilize Haiti in the long term and seek to overthrow the authorities. “Given the acknowledged capacity of gangs to control territory and threaten regional stability, how can the government reasonably conclude that the country is ready to receive tens, or even hundreds, of thousands of returning people?” Judge Reyes asked. ### Discovery Process Comes Under Scrutiny The second day of hearings was also marked by an in-depth focus on the “discovery” process, the judicial procedure through which parties are required to produce documents relevant to the contested decision. Judge Reyes stated she will closely review public statements by Donald Trump and his team regarding Haitian TPS, including those made before his reelection. She said these statements may show the administration intended to end TPS before seriously assessing Haiti’s security conditions. She emphasized that the government has provided little information about current conditions in Haiti, relying instead on past events or speculative future developments without a concrete analysis of present realities. This lack of transparency, she said, reinforces the impression that the decision was predetermined. The court ordered the government to produce, by Friday or earlier, all documents related to the process leading to the termination of TPS for Haitians, including statements by Donald Trump and his team from the pre-election period through inauguration day. Judge Reyes also required the Department of Justice to appoint an experienced official to compile a complete inventory of all materials produced during discovery. She warned that withholding documents, procedural tactics, or political gamesmanship would not be tolerated and that violations would have consequences. ### Disputed Figures on TPS Beneficiaries The actual number of Haitian TPS beneficiaries was a key topic. Some U.S. government databases report over 568,000 Haitians currently hold TPS, while the Federal Register cites about 352,000. Judge Reyes highlighted this inconsistency. The judge demanded immediate clarification, stressing that accurate figures are essential to assess the true impact of the government’s decision.6 Haitians had obtained TPS through fraud. Judge Reyes noted that this represents roughly 0.4 percent of all Haitian TPS beneficiaries, based on the government’s own data. She then asked whether, based on fraud allegations involving less than 0.4 percent of beneficiaries, the Secretary of Homeland Security can reasonably invoke national security concerns to justify terminating TPS for all Haitian nationals. At the end of the second day, Judge Ana C. Reyes reiterated her intent to thoroughly review all factual and documentary evidence before ruling. The hearings continue in a highly charged legal and political atmosphere, with the future of hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States at stake. Beyond immigration policy, the case raises broader questions about administrative procedure, government transparency, and how humanitarian realities are considered in public decision-making. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39242&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39242&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-second-day-of-washington-hearing-as-judge-reyes-questions-u-s-governments-good-faith/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-second-day-of-washington-hearing-as-judge-reyes-questions-u-s-governments-good-faith/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-second-day-of-washington-hearing-as-judge-reyes-questions-u-s-governments-good-faith/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-second-day-of-washington-hearing-as-judge-reyes-questions-u-s-governments-good-faith/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-second-day-of-washington-hearing-as-judge-reyes-questions-u-s-governments-good-faith/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitians%E2%80%99%20TPS%3A%20Second%20Day%20of%20Washington%20Hearing%20as%20Judge%20Reyes%20Questions%20U.S.%20Government%E2%80%99s%20Good%20Faith&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitians-tps-second-day-of-washington-hearing-as-judge-reyes-questions-u-s-governments-good-faith%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Haïti - Sécurité : Une nouvelle saisie d'armes au terminal portuaire de Quartier-Morin met en lumière un trafic international](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-une-nouvelle-saisie-darmes-au-terminal-portuaire-de-quartier-morin-met-en-lumiere-un-trafic-international/) **Published:** January 7, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Une opération conjointe des forces de l’ordre haïtiennes a abouti, mardi 6 janvier 2026, à une importante saisie d’armes et de munitions au terminal portuaire de Quartier-Morin, dans le département du Nord. Cette intervention illustre la persistance d’un trafic d’armes à grande échelle alimentant l’insécurité en Haïti, et survient au moment où la justice américaine inculpe des trafiquants opérant depuis la Floride. Selon une note de la Direction de la communication de la Police (DICOP), des enquêteurs de la Brigade de lutte contre le trafic de stupéfiants (BLTS/Nord), assistés par la Brigade de surveillance douanière et des douaniers locaux, sont intervenus dans l’après-midi du mardi 6 janvier au Cap-Terminal S.A. 2 (CTSA 2). L’opération a permis la découverte, à l’intérieur d’un conteneur en provenance des États-Unis (immatriculé ASJU5884650, agence D Cargo), de cinq boîtes en carton de forme cubique, de couleur beige, marquées « L663 ». Leur vérification a mené à la saisie de neuf pistolets de marques et calibres variés (S&W, Luger, Bryco Arms, SCCY, KAHR, Palmetto et Springfield), de neuf chargeurs et de 5 500 cartouches de calibre 7.62×39. Deux individus présents lors de la vérification, Willy Pierre et Clevickson Servius, ont été immédiatement interpellés pour « trafic illicite international d’armes à feu et de munitions ». Un juge de paix a été requis pour le constat légal et une enquête approfondie est en cours. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette intervention s’inscrit dans une série d’interceptions au terminal CTSA 2. Moins de dix jours plus tôt, le lundi 29 décembre 2025, la BLTS et les douanes y avaient déjà saisi trois armes à feu (deux pistolets de 9mm et un fusil d’assaut de type AK-47), huit chargeurs et 1 800 cartouches de calibre 9mm. Ces armes et munitions, également dissimulées dans des cartons, provenaient d’un conteneur de la CMA CGM en provenance des États-Unis. Jean Marie Clément Thelusma, 43 ans, soupçonné d’être le propriétaire de la cargaison, avait alors été arrêté. Parallèlement, la justice fédérale américaine a inculpé cette semaine trois personnes pour leur implication présumée dans un réseau de trafic d’armes entre la Floride et Haïti. Francesca Charles, 28 ans, ainsi que les frères Jacques Pierre, 32 ans, et Jeff Pierre, 34 ans, sont accusés de conspiration et d’exportation illégale d’armes à feu. Ils risquent jusqu’à 20 ans de prison. Cette affaire américaine remonte à février 2025, lorsque les autorités dominicaines avaient intercepté un conteneur en provenance de Miami contenant un arsenal : 18 fusils, cinq armes de poing, plus de 36 000 cartouches et un silencieux, destiné à Haïti. L’enquête a établi que les accusés étaient les acheteurs d’au moins 20 de ces 23 armes. Entre mai 2024 et février 2025, le trio aurait acquis au moins 46 armes, dont deux fusils Barrett de calibre .50, une arme lourde de type militaire. Ces inculpations surviennent alors que les États-Unis sont de plus en plus critiqués, notamment au Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, pour leur incapacité présumée à endiguer le flux d’armes illégales vers Haïti. Les récentes actions judiciaires américaines semblent toutefois démontrer une prise de conscience et une volonté de s’attaquer à ce trafic à la source, sur son propre territoire. Les saisies répétées au port du Cap-Haïtien confirment malheureusement que ce canal d’approvisionnement des gangs armés reste actif, posant un défi majeur aux autorités haïtiennes et à la communauté internationale dans leurs efforts pour rétablir la sécurité dans le pays. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-une-nouvelle-saisie-darmes-au-terminal-portuaire-de-quartier-morin-met-en-lumiere-un-trafic-international/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-une-nouvelle-saisie-darmes-au-terminal-portuaire-de-quartier-morin-met-en-lumiere-un-trafic-international/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-une-nouvelle-saisie-darmes-au-terminal-portuaire-de-quartier-morin-met-en-lumiere-un-trafic-international/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-une-nouvelle-saisie-darmes-au-terminal-portuaire-de-quartier-morin-met-en-lumiere-un-trafic-international/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-securite-une-nouvelle-saisie-darmes-au-terminal-portuaire-de-quartier-morin-met-en-lumiere-un-trafic-international/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20-%20S%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20%3A%20Une%20nouvelle%20saisie%20d%27armes%20au%20terminal%20portuaire%20de%20Quartier-Morin%20met%20en%20lumi%C3%A8re%20un%20trafic%20international&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-securite-une-nouvelle-saisie-darmes-au-terminal-portuaire-de-quartier-morin-met-en-lumiere-un-trafic-international%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [TPS des Haïtiens : deuxième journée d’audience à Washington, la juge Reyes met en doute la bonne foi du gouvernement américain](https://ctninfo.com/tps-des-haitiens-deuxieme-journee-daudience-a-washington-la-juge-reyes-met-en-doute-la-bonne-foi-du-gouvernement-americain/) **Published:** January 7, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La deuxième journée de l’audience fédérale consacrée au Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) des ressortissants haïtiens s’est ouverte sur des déclarations particulièrement fermes de la juge Ana C. Reyes, qui a estimé que la situation sécuritaire et humanitaire en Haïti ne permettait toujours pas un retour sûr des bénéficiaires du programme. Dès l’entame des débats, la magistrate a déclaré qu’il lui apparaissait “clairement” que les conditions en Haïti ne sont pas réunies pour permettre le retour des ressortissants haïtiens bénéficiant du TPS. “*Les rapports sont clairs : le pays n’est pas sûr pour le moment* “, a affirmé la juge Reyes, en référence aux évaluations disponibles, notamment celles émanant d’organismes internationaux et d’agences gouvernementales américaines. Plus encore, la juge a indiqué être “presque certaine ” que l’administration Trump est consciente du fait que la situation en Haïti demeure dangereuse, mais qu’elle chercherait néanmoins à mettre fin au TPS pour les Haïtiens. Selon elle, les éléments versés au dossier tendent à montrer une volonté politique de couper le programme, indépendamment des réalités sur le terrain. Au cœur des échanges figure une contradiction majeure soulevée à plusieurs reprises par la juge Reyes : comment le gouvernement américain peut-il soutenir que les Haïtiens peuvent retourner dans leur pays alors même qu’il reconnaît officiellement qu’Haïti est largement contrôlée par des gangs armés ? - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Interrogés sur ce point, les avocats du gouvernement ont affirmé qu’il existerait certaines zones du pays considérées comme “sûres “. Ils ont également fait valoir que “de nombreux efforts sont en cours pour remettre le pays sur les rails “. Une argumentation que la juge Reyes a rejetée sans ambiguïté, estimant qu’elle ne résistait pas à l’analyse des faits disponibles. S’appuyant sur un rapport du Département d’État, la magistrate a rappelé que les gangs constituent la principale source d’instabilité en Haïti, représentant non seulement une menace pour le pays lui-même, mais aussi pour l’ensemble de la région. Selon ce rapport, ces groupes armés disposent de la capacité de déstabiliser durablement Haïti et poursuivent des objectifs visant à renverser les autorités en place. “Compte tenu de la capacité reconnue des gangs à contrôler le territoire et à menacer la stabilité régionale, comment le gouvernement peut-il raisonnablement conclure que le pays est prêt à accueillir des dizaines, voire des centaines de milliers de personnes de retour ? “, a interrogé la juge. ### **Le débat s’élargit à la procédure de “discovery “** La deuxième journée d’audience a également été marquée par une phase approfondie consacrée au processus de “discovery “, une procédure judiciaire visant à obtenir l’ensemble des documents pertinents ayant conduit à la décision contestée. La juge Reyes a indiqué vouloir examiner de près les déclarations publiques faites par Donald Trump et son entourage au sujet du TPS des Haïtiens, y compris celles prononcées avant même sa réélection à la présidence. Selon la magistrate, ces déclarations pourraient démontrer que l’administration avait l’intention de mettre fin au TPS avant toute évaluation sérieuse des conditions sécuritaires en Haïti. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Elle a souligné que le gouvernement ne fournit que peu d’informations sur la situation actuelle du pays, se contentant de références au passé ou à des projections futures, sans analyse concrète de la réalité présente. Pour la juge, cette absence de communication renforce l’impression que la décision était prédéterminée. Dans ce cadre, la cour a ordonné au gouvernement de produire, d’ici vendredi ou avant, l’ensemble des documents relatifs à la procédure ayant conduit à la fin du TPS pour les Haïtiens, y compris les déclarations de Donald Trump et de son équipe depuis la période préélectorale jusqu’au jour de son investiture. La juge a également exigé que le ministère de la Justice désigne une personne expérimentée chargée de dresser un inventaire complet des documents transmis dans le cadre de cette procédure. Elle a averti qu’aucune manœuvre dilatoire ni aucun calcul politique ne seraient tolérés, sous peine de conséquences judiciaires. ### **Des chiffres contestés sur le nombre de bénéficiaires du TPS** La question du nombre réel de bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS a occupé une part importante des débats. Selon certaines bases de données du gouvernement américain, plus de **568 000 Haïtiens** bénéficieraient actuellement du TPS. Toutefois, le *Federal Register*, le journal officiel du gouvernement fédéral, mentionne un chiffre inférieur, estimé à **352 000 personnes**, une divergence relevée par la juge Reyes elle-même. La magistrate a demandé des clarifications immédiates sur ces écarts, estimant qu’ils sont essentiels pour apprécier l’impact réel de la décision gouvernementale. Par ailleurs, le Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) a indiqué que **2 326 Haïtiens** auraient obtenu le TPS de manière frauduleuse. La juge a relevé que ce chiffre représente environ **0,4 %** de l’ensemble des bénéficiaires, selon les données fournies par le gouvernement lui-même. Elle a alors posé une question centrale : sur la base d’un taux de fraude inférieur à 0,4 %, le secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure peut-il raisonnablement invoquer la sécurité nationale pour justifier la suppression du TPS pour l’ensemble des ressortissants haïtiens ? À l’issue de cette deuxième journée, la juge Ana C. Reyes a réaffirmé qu’elle entend examiner en profondeur l’ensemble des éléments factuels et documentaires avant de statuer. L’audience se poursuit, dans un climat de forte tension juridique et politique, alors que l’avenir de centaines de milliers de Haïtiens aux États-Unis demeure suspendu aux décisions de la justice fédérale. Cette affaire, qui dépasse le simple cadre migratoire, pose désormais la question du respect des procédures administratives, de la transparence gouvernementale et de la prise en compte des réalités humanitaires dans les décisions de politique publique. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-des-haitiens-deuxieme-journee-daudience-a-washington-la-juge-reyes-met-en-doute-la-bonne-foi-du-gouvernement-americain/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-des-haitiens-deuxieme-journee-daudience-a-washington-la-juge-reyes-met-en-doute-la-bonne-foi-du-gouvernement-americain/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-des-haitiens-deuxieme-journee-daudience-a-washington-la-juge-reyes-met-en-doute-la-bonne-foi-du-gouvernement-americain/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-des-haitiens-deuxieme-journee-daudience-a-washington-la-juge-reyes-met-en-doute-la-bonne-foi-du-gouvernement-americain/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-des-haitiens-deuxieme-journee-daudience-a-washington-la-juge-reyes-met-en-doute-la-bonne-foi-du-gouvernement-americain/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%20des%20Ha%C3%AFtiens%20%3A%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20journ%C3%A9e%20d%E2%80%99audience%20%C3%A0%20Washington%2C%20la%20juge%20Reyes%20met%20en%20doute%20la%20bonne%20foi%20du%20gouvernement%20am%C3%A9ricain&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-des-haitiens-deuxieme-journee-daudience-a-washington-la-juge-reyes-met-en-doute-la-bonne-foi-du-gouvernement-americain%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [TPS: USCIS Maintains Validity of Work Permits Despite Termination Attempt for Three Countries](https://ctninfo.com/tps-uscis-maintains-validity-of-work-permits-despite-termination-attempt-for-three-countries/) **Published:** January 7, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** While thousands of foreign workers faced the threat of losing their jobs in the United States, USCIS has confirmed that work permits for many Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries remain valid, pursuant to a recent federal court decision. This clarification concerns nationals of Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, and provides immediate relief for both employers and affected employees. This decision highlights an ongoing conflict between the Trump administration and the federal judiciary regarding the attempted termination of these long-standing immigration protections. ### An Immediate Issue for the Labor Market USCIS’s confirmation allows thousands of workers to continue working legally, even if their Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) have formally expired. For businesses, this avoids contract terminations, forced layoffs, and administrative penalties related to Form I-9 employment eligibility verification. The agency states that as long as the court order remains in effect, these EADs are legally valid, even if the printed expiration date has passed. No additional filing or fee is required. A Court Decision That Changes the Game This situation results from an order issued on December 31, 2025, by Judge Trina Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. In National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem et al., the judge vacated the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision to terminate TPS for the three countries. The court found that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem did not meet legal obligations set by Congress. The administration failed to conduct a thorough and up-to-date assessment of conditions in the countries of origin or to demonstrate that beneficiaries could safely return. ### A Procedure Deemed Expedited The court emphasized that TPS termination was decided without adequate examination of economic, political, and security conditions, despite the legal requirement for such an assessment before ending the designation. The court found this procedural deficiency sufficient to invalidate the administrative decision, regardless of broader political considerations. The order also accepted the argument that certain prior public statements by President Donald Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem, describing immigrants as “criminals” or “invaders,” provide important context. The court determined that this language could be seen as reflecting racial or ethnic hostility, which likely influenced the administrative decision. This finding supports the conclusion that the TPS termination attempt was legally tainted. Deadlines Now Frozen Before the court’s intervention, DHS had established a specific timeline: - Nepal: TPS termination scheduled for August 5, 2025 - Honduras and Nicaragua: termination scheduled for September 8, 2025 These deadlines are now suspended, and any removal action based solely on these decisions is blocked while the injunction remains in effect. ### Who Is Covered by the Automatic Extension? USCIS has specified the EAD expiration periods covered, which span several years and reflect the complex history of TPS renewals. For Nepal, covered permits include those expiring from 2018 to 2025, including those that expired in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024. For Honduras and Nicaragua, the extension covers EADs that expired as early as 2018 through July 2025. This clarification is crucial for employers, who may continue to accept these documents as valid proof of work authorization. The Department of Homeland Security has strongly contested Judge Thompson’s decision. In an official statement, DHS said it “strongly opposes” the order and noted it has recently prevailed in several similar cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. The administration is working with the Department of Justice to evaluate appeal options, which could lead to a prolonged legal process. ### Uncertain Future for Beneficiaries For TPS beneficiaries, the decision provides immediate but not permanent stability. The right to work and remain in the United States continues, but depends on the outcome of ongoing legal proceedings. New York immigration attorney Keshab Seadie believes the decision “confirms the legal presence of TPS holders,” while emphasizing the fragility of the situation. “If the administration fails on appeal, the government will have to restart the entire termination process on legally neutral grounds,” he explains. “Conversely, an executive victory could reopen the path to deportations after a transitional period of six to eighteen months.” Attorneys advise TPS beneficiaries to exercise caution, avoid international travel without prior legal advice, and carefully preserve all documents related to their status and court decisions. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/tps-uscis-mainta…-three-countries/](https://ctninfo.com/tps-uscis-mainta%E2%80%A6-three-countries/) Source: NEPYORK ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/tps-uscis-maintains-validity-of-work-permits-despite-termination-attempt-for-three-countries/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-uscis-maintains-validity-of-work-permits-despite-termination-attempt-for-three-countries/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/tps-uscis-maintains-validity-of-work-permits-despite-termination-attempt-for-three-countries/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/tps-uscis-maintains-validity-of-work-permits-despite-termination-attempt-for-three-countries/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/tps-uscis-maintains-validity-of-work-permits-despite-termination-attempt-for-three-countries/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20TPS%3A%20USCIS%20Maintains%20Validity%20of%20Work%20Permits%20Despite%20Termination%20Attempt%20for%20Three%20Countries&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftps-uscis-maintains-validity-of-work-permits-despite-termination-attempt-for-three-countries%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [TPS : l’USCIS maintient la validité des permis de travail malgré la tentative de résiliation pour trois pays](https://ctninfo.com/tps-luscis-maintient-la-validite-des-permis-de-travail-malgre-la-tentative-de-resiliation-pour-trois-pays/) **Published:** January 7, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Alors que des milliers de travailleurs étrangers se retrouvaient menacés de perdre leur emploi aux États-Unis, l’USCIS a confirmé que les permis de travail de nombreux bénéficiaires du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) restent valides, en vertu d’une récente décision judiciaire fédérale. Cette clarification concerne les ressortissants du Népal, du Honduras et du Nicaragua, et s’impose comme un soulagement immédiat pour les employeurs comme pour les salariés concernés. Au cœur de cette décision : un conflit ouvert entre l’administration Trump et le pouvoir judiciaire fédéral, sur la manière dont les autorités ont tenté de mettre fin à ces protections migratoires de longue date. ### **Un enjeu immédiat pour le marché du travail** Concrètement, la confirmation de l’USCIS permet à des milliers de travailleurs de continuer à exercer légalement leur emploi, malgré l’expiration formelle de leurs cartes d’autorisation de travail (Employment Authorization Documents – EAD). Pour les entreprises, cette clarification évite des ruptures de contrats, des licenciements forcés ou des sanctions administratives liées au formulaire I-9, obligatoire pour la vérification de l’éligibilité à l’emploi. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’agence précise que, tant que l’ordonnance judiciaire reste en vigueur, ces EAD doivent être considérés comme juridiquement valides, même si la date imprimée est dépassée. Aucun dépôt de dossier supplémentaire ni paiement de frais n’est exigé. ### **Une décision judiciaire qui rebat les cartes** Cette situation découle directement d’une ordonnance rendue le 31 décembre 2025 par la juge Trina Thompson, du tribunal fédéral du district nord de la Californie. Dans l’affaire National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem et al., la magistrate a annulé la décision du Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) visant à mettre fin au TPS pour les trois pays concernés. Selon le tribunal, la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, Kristi Noem, n’a pas respecté les obligations légales imposées par le Congrès. La juge estime que l’administration n’a pas procédé à une évaluation sérieuse et actualisée des conditions dans les pays d’origine, ni démontré que le retour des bénéficiaires pouvait se faire en toute sécurité. ### **Une procédure jugée expéditive** Dans son analyse, la cour souligne que la résiliation du TPS a été décidée sans examen suffisant des réalités économiques, politiques et sécuritaires sur le terrain. Or, la loi encadrant le TPS impose précisément une telle évaluation avant toute décision de fin de désignation. Pour le tribunal, cette carence procédurale suffit à invalider la décision administrative, indépendamment même des considérations politiques plus larges. Mais l’ordonnance va plus loin. La juge Thompson retient également l’argument selon lequel certaines déclarations publiques antérieures du président Donald Trump et de la secrétaire Kristi Noem — décrivant des immigrés comme des “criminels” ou des “envahisseurs” — constituent un contexte révélateur. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La décision judiciaire estime que ce langage peut être interprété comme traduisant une hostilité raciale ou ethnique, susceptible d’avoir influencé la prise de décision administrative. Selon la cour, cet élément renforce l’idée que la tentative de résiliation du TPS était juridiquement entachée. ### **Des échéances désormais gelées** Avant l’intervention du tribunal, le DHS avait fixé un calendrier précis : - Népal : fin du TPS prévue pour le 5 août 2025 - Honduras et Nicaragua : fin prévue pour le 8 septembre 2025 Ces échéances sont aujourd’hui suspendues, et toute mesure d’expulsion fondée exclusivement sur ces décisions est bloquée tant que l’injonction reste en vigueur. Qui est couvert par la prolongation automatique ? L’USCIS a détaillé les périodes d’expiration des EAD concernées. La liste couvre plusieurs années et reflète l’historique complexe des renouvellements successifs du TPS. Pour le Népal, sont couverts les permis expirant entre 2018 et 2025, incluant notamment ceux arrivés à échéance en 2020, 2021, 2022 et 2024. Pour le Honduras et le Nicaragua, la prolongation englobe des EAD expirés dès 2018 et jusqu’à juillet 2025. Cette précision est cruciale pour les employeurs, qui peuvent continuer à accepter ces documents comme preuve valable d’autorisation de travail. ### Une réaction ferme de l’exécutif Le Département de la Sécurité intérieure a vivement contesté la décision de la juge Thompson. Dans une déclaration officielle, le DHS affirme « s’opposer vigoureusement » à l’ordonnance et rappelle avoir récemment remporté plusieurs affaires similaires devant la Cour suprême des États-Unis. L’administration indique travailler avec le ministère de la Justice afin d’évaluer les options d’appel, laissant entrevoir une bataille judiciaire prolongée. Pour les bénéficiaires du TPS, la décision offre une stabilité immédiate, mais non définitive. Le droit de travailler et de rester aux États-Unis est maintenu, mais reste suspendu à l’issue des procédures judiciaires en cours. L’avocat new-yorkais spécialisé en immigration Keshab Seadie estime que la décision « confirme la présence légale des titulaires du TPS », tout en soulignant la fragilité de la situation. “Si l’administration échoue en appel, le gouvernement devra reprendre tout le processus de résiliation sur des bases juridiquement neutres”, explique-t-il. “En revanche, une victoire de l’exécutif pourrait rouvrir la voie à des expulsions après une période transitoire de six à dix-huit mois.” Dans ce contexte, les avocats conseillent aux bénéficiaires du TPS de faire preuve de prudence, notamment en évitant les voyages internationaux sans avis juridique préalable, et en conservant soigneusement tous les documents liés à leur statut et aux décisions judiciaires. 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The judge was well-prepared, using solid data and direct questions for government representatives. When the hearing resumed, the judge shifted attention to the economic impact of TPS beneficiaries, an area the administration had largely overlooked. Citing official federal data, Judge Ana C. Reyes noted that TPS beneficiaries contributed $35.9 billion to the U.S. economy in 2023. This contribution is comparable to the annual GDP of a mid-sized U.S. city like Newark, NJ, or a significant federal program’s budget, such as the National Science Foundation’s annual budget. She stated this figure directly contradicts the government’s argument that minimizes their economic role. The judge emphasized that, contrary to the administration’s claims, TPS beneficiaries work, pay, spend, and sustain. She stressed that these contributions must be taken into account when assessing the potential consequences of ending TPS for Haitian nationals. After a suspension earlier in the day, the hearing resumed at 1:30 p.m. in the federal court in Washington. This session continued the morning’s discussion, which focused on the court’s questions about the Trump administration’s methodology for ending TPS for Haiti. Judge Reyes announced that proceedings would continue the next day, Wednesday, January 7, at 10:00 a.m., as part of the discovery process. This phase will examine the documents, analyses, and administrative materials behind the decision to end TPS for Haitians. Tuesday’s session ended at 4:47 p.m., after 6 hours and 20 minutes of hearings. ## Economic Conditions in Haiti at the Center of Inquiry During this part of the hearing, Judge Reyes questioned government representatives about Haiti’s economic situation, which she said is closely linked to security and humanitarian concerns discussed earlier. She referenced Haiti’s very low GDP, citing recent United Nations reports to highlight the country’s economic fragility. The judge, well-prepared with data from international organizations, caught government attorneys off guard several times. She asked if the administration disputed that Haiti is among the poorest countries in the region and the world. The lack of response highlighted the government’s discomfort. The judge also cited a United Nations report stating that 5,600 people were killed in Haiti in 2024 due to violence from armed gangs and institutional collapse. She asked the government how this reality could support a safe and sustainable return for Haitian nationals. Another key issue was the extent of the Homeland Security Secretary’s discretionary power. Judge Reyes asked whether the Secretary could end TPS for Haitians without considering all available economic, humanitarian, and security data. Through her questions, the judge examined the legal limits of this power and the administration’s duty to base its decision on a thorough, transparent, and documented assessment. She also asked for clarification on the profile of TPS beneficiaries, especially how many hold this status after overstaying their initial visa. This question seeks to determine whether the administration considered the diverse migration paths of TPS beneficiaries and if these factors influenced the decision to end this protection. ## A Hearing Far From Over At the end of the day, no final conclusions were reached. Judge Ana C. Reyes stated that the court would continue its examination of the case, especially through the discovery process in the next session. This part of the hearing confirmed the court’s rigorous approach and determination to address the Trump administration’s decision, taking into account economic, humanitarian, and social realities in both the United States and Haiti. It also highlighted the significant economic role of TPS beneficiaries, which is now central to the court’s evaluation of this immigration policy and its broader consequences. The economy itself stands witness in this courtroom, illustrating the far-reaching impact of TPS beneficiaries and emphasizing the need for informed, empathetic policy decisions. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39220&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39220&preview=true) Source: Caribbean Television Network ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-continued-until-wednesday-january-7/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-continued-until-wednesday-january-7/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-continued-until-wednesday-january-7/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-continued-until-wednesday-january-7/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-continued-until-wednesday-january-7/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Hearing%20on%20Haitian%20TPS%20Continued%20Until%20Wednesday%2C%20January%207&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhearing-on-haitian-tps-continued-until-wednesday-january-7%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Haïti : une étude historique commandée par l’OIDG révèle les déterminants de la gouvernance et plaide pour un pacte de l’avenir](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-une-etude-historique-commandee-par-loidg-revele-les-determinants-de-la-gouvernance-et-plaide-pour-un-pacte-de-lavenir/) **Published:** January 6, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Dans le cadre de son engagement continu pour soutenir l’établissement d’une démocratie durable et d’une bonne gouvernance en Haïti, l’Observatoire International pour la Démocratie et la Gouvernance (OIDG) a rendu public les résultats d’une étude historique et scientifique menée par le professeur Jean Antoine Mathias Lauréus. Cette recherche, qui s’inscrit dans la continuité des forums organisés par l’OIDG tout au long de l’année 2025 – notamment le Forum sur la crise haïtienne d’août dernier –, offre un diagnostic rigoureux des performances politiques du pays sur plus de deux siècles et étaye le plaidoyer de l’organisation en faveur d’un « Pacte de Gouvernabilité de 25 ans ». L’étude se distingue par son ampleur et sa méthodologie. Elle évalue 46 chefs d’État (hors périodes de transition) à l’aune de dix-sept critères fondamentaux de gouvernance politique, tels que la cohésion sociale, l’intérêt national, la modernité, le progrès économique et social, le comportement stratégique et la vertu. En mobilisant des analyses statistiques multivariées, elle établit un classement inédit de ces dirigeants selon leur efficience. Le palmarès, dominé par Paul Eugène MAGLOIRE (1950-1956) avec un score d’efficience de 76%, place à ses côtés des figures comme le Roi Henri Ier (71%) et Fabre Nicolas GEFFRARD (71%). À l’autre extrémité, Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE et Sylvain SALNAVE partagent la dernière place avec un score de 21%. Plus globalement, le constat est sévère : les performances moyennes pour l’ensemble des critères varient de 62% (« Courage politique et leadership ») à seulement 35% pour le critère « Transformation économique & sociale », soulignant un déficit structurel persistant. L’originalité de l’étude réside dans son identification des facteurs explicatifs des différences de performance. Six variables ont été testées : - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’origine géographique : Étonnamment, l’étude conclut qu’elle n’a aucune influence significative sur la qualité de la gouvernance. La tranche d’âge : Son influence est conditionnée par d’autres facteurs, notamment la formation et l’expérience. L’appartenance sociale (Noire/Mulâtre) : C’est l’un des résultats les plus marquants. L’étude établit une relation de causalité forte entre cette appartenance et la qualité de la gouvernance, invitant à une réflexion approfondie sur l’impact des clivages socio-raciaux dans l’histoire politique haïtienne. La formation académique : Nécessaire, mais non suffisante. Elle doit être combinée à l’expérience politique pour avoir un effet positif. L’expérience politique : Un élément crucial qui, combiné à l’éducation, forme le socle d’une gouvernance plus efficace. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) La qualité des constitutions : Conclusion majeure, l’étude affirme que la qualité des règles formelles (les constitutions) n’a exercé aucune influence significative, ni individuellement ni collectivement, sur la gouvernance réelle des 46 chefs d’État. Ce résultat pointe le fossé abyssal entre les textes et leur application en Haïti. La combinaison de ces facteurs a permis de modéliser 26 profils types de chefs d’État, classés par performance. Les visualisations présentées dans l’étude sont éloquentes. Par exemple, pour le critère de « Cohésion sociale », les groupes « Noirs éduqués & expérimentés » et « Jeunes éduqués & expérimentés » obtiennent les meilleurs scores (61% et 58%), tandis que les « Mulâtres non éduqués & non expérimentés » et les « Jeunes non éduqués & non expérimentés » enregistrent les plus bas (33% et 0%). Des dynamiques similaires sont observées pour des critères comme la « Modernité » (où les « Jeunes non éduqués & expérimentés » et les « Noirs éduqués & expérimentés » se démarquent) ou la « Vertu » (où les profils « Éduqués & expérimentés » arrivent en tête). Ces analyses fines démontrent que c’est la synergie de plusieurs attributs (origine sociale, éducation, expérience) qui forge l’efficacité gouvernementale, bien plus qu’un facteur isolé. Le message final de l’étude, commandée et diffusée par l’OIDG, est clair et volontariste : « La dégradation de la situation d’Haïti relève d’une conséquence historique et institutionnelle, et non d’une fatalité. » En identifiant les déterminants concrets de la (mauvaise) gouvernance, cette recherche fournit une base factuelle essentielle pour rompre avec les cycles du passé. Elle vient étayer l’appel de l’OIDG, répété lors de ses forums en 2025, pour un Pacte National de Gouvernabilité. Un tel pacte, s’il veut être efficace, doit selon les enseignements de l’étude : Valoriser et exiger une combinaison solide de compétences académiques et d’expérience politique pour les futurs dirigeants. S’attaquer au déficit d’implémentation des règles, en construisant des institutions fortes capables de rendre les constitutions et les lois opérantes. En commandant cette étude, l’OIDG remplit pleinement son rôle d’observatoire et de catalyseur. 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La juge s’était montrée très préparée, avec des données solides et des questions pertinentes adressées aux représentants du gouvernement. Dès la reprise de l’audience, la magistrate a recentré les débats sur un aspect jusqu’ici peu mis en avant par l’administration : l’impact économique concret des bénéficiaires du Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) sur l’économie des États-Unis. Citant des données issues de sources fédérales officielles, la juge Ana C. Reyes a affirmé que les personnes bénéficiant du TPS ont contribué à hauteur de **35,9 milliards de dollars à l’économie américaine en 2023**. Une estimation qui, selon elle, contredit directement l’argumentaire du gouvernement tendant à minimiser le rôle économique de ces immigrants. La juge a insisté sur le fait que, contrairement à certaines affirmations avancées par l’administration, les bénéficiaires du TPS participent activement au marché du travail, paient des impôts, consomment et soutiennent des secteurs clés de l’économie américaine. Elle a souligné que ces contributions ne pouvaient être ignorées dans l’évaluation globale des conséquences d’une éventuelle suppression du TPS pour les ressortissants haïtiens. ### Une reprise des travaux à 13 h 30 Suspendue plus tôt dans la journée, l’audience a repris à **13 h 30** devant le tribunal fédéral de Washington. Cette seconde partie s’inscrivait dans la continuité directe des échanges du matin, marqués par de vives interrogations de la cour sur la méthodologie utilisée par l’administration Trump pour justifier la fin du TPS pour Haïti. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La juge Reyes a annoncé que les débats se poursuivraient le lendemain, **mercredi 7 janvier à 10 heures du matin**, dans le cadre du processus de « découverte » (discovery). Cette phase vise à examiner en profondeur les documents, analyses et éléments administratifs ayant conduit à la décision contestée de mettre fin au TPS pour les Haïtiens. La séance de ce mardi s’est achevée à **16 h 47**, après **6 heures et 20 minutes** d’audience cumulée. ### Les conditions économiques en Haïti au centre des interrogations Dans cette deuxième partie de la séance, la juge Reyes a longuement interrogé les représentants du gouvernement sur la situation économique en Haïti, qu’elle a décrite comme indissociable de l’analyse sécuritaire et humanitaire déjà abordée le matin. Elle a notamment évoqué le **produit intérieur brut (PIB) extrêmement faible d’Haïti**, s’appuyant sur des rapports récents des Nations unies pour illustrer la fragilité structurelle de l’économie haïtienne. Très préparée, la magistrate a multiplié les références chiffrées et les données issues d’organismes internationaux, prenant de court, à plusieurs reprises, les avocats du gouvernement. Elle leur a demandé si l’administration contestait le fait qu’Haïti figure parmi les pays les plus pauvres non seulement de la région, mais aussi du monde. La question est restée largement sans réponse précise, renforçant l’impression d’un malaise du côté gouvernemental. La juge a également rappelé un autre chiffre marquant, tiré d’un rapport des Nations unies : **5 600 personnes ont été tuées en Haïti au cours de la seule année 2024**, dans un contexte de violences liées aux gangs armés et à l’effondrement des institutions. Elle a interrogé le gouvernement sur la manière dont une telle réalité pouvait être conciliée avec l’idée d’un retour sûr et durable de centaines de milliers de ressortissants haïtiens. ### Le pouvoir discrétionnaire du secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure en question Un autre axe central de cette deuxième tranche de l’audience a porté sur l’étendue du pouvoir discrétionnaire du secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure. La juge Reyes a demandé si ce responsable pouvait, à lui seul, décider de mettre fin au TPS pour les Haïtiens, sans tenir compte de l’ensemble des données économiques, humanitaires et sécuritaires disponibles. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) À travers ses questions, la magistrate a semblé s’interroger sur les limites juridiques de ce pouvoir et sur l’obligation de l’administration de fonder sa décision sur une évaluation complète, transparente et documentée. Elle a également demandé des précisions sur le profil des bénéficiaires du TPS, notamment sur le nombre de personnes concernées qui se trouvent sous ce statut en raison d’un dépassement de la durée initiale de leur visa à leur entrée aux États-Unis. Cette question vise à examiner si l’administration a correctement pris en compte la diversité des parcours migratoires des bénéficiaires du TPS, et si ces éléments ont joué un rôle dans la décision de mettre fin à cette protection. ### Une audience loin d’être terminée À l’issue de cette longue journée d’audience, aucune conclusion définitive n’a été tirée. La juge Ana C. Reyes a clairement indiqué que le tribunal poursuivrait son examen approfondi du dossier, notamment à travers la poursuite du processus de découverte lors de la séance prévue le lendemain. Cette deuxième tranche a confirmé l’approche rigoureuse de la cour, marquée par une volonté manifeste de confronter la décision de l’administration Trump aux réalités économiques, humanitaires et sociales, tant aux États-Unis qu’en Haïti. Elle a également mis en lumière le rôle économique significatif des bénéficiaires du TPS, un élément désormais central dans l’évaluation judiciaire de cette politique migratoire aux conséquences humaines et économiques majeures. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39210&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39210&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-seance-daudition-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-est-mise-en-continuation-jusquau-mercredi-7-janvier/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-seance-daudition-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-est-mise-en-continuation-jusquau-mercredi-7-janvier/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-seance-daudition-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-est-mise-en-continuation-jusquau-mercredi-7-janvier/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-seance-daudition-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-est-mise-en-continuation-jusquau-mercredi-7-janvier/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-seance-daudition-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-est-mise-en-continuation-jusquau-mercredi-7-janvier/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20s%C3%A9ance%20d%27audition%20sur%20le%20TPS%20des%20Ha%C3%AFtiens%20est%20mise%20en%20continuation%20jusqu%27au%20mercredi%207%20janvier&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-seance-daudition-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-est-mise-en-continuation-jusquau-mercredi-7-janvier%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [TPS des Haïtiens : une audience tendue à Washington marquée par les doutes du tribunal sur l’évaluation de la situation en Haïti](https://ctninfo.com/tps-des-haitiens-une-audience-tendue-a-washington-marquee-par-les-doutes-du-tribunal-sur-levaluation-de-la-situation-en-haiti/) **Published:** January 6, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Une audience cruciale consacrée au Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) des ressortissants haïtiens s’est tenue ce mardi devant un tribunal fédéral à Washington, sous la présidence de la juge **Ana C. Reyes**. Pendant plus de deux heures, la magistrate a longuement interrogé les représentants du gouvernement américain sur les fondements de la décision de ne pas renouveler cette protection humanitaire, exprimant à plusieurs reprises son insatisfaction face aux réponses fournies. La séance a débuté à **10 h 29**, par un rappel des principes et règles de procédure que les deux parties devaient respecter. Dès l’ouverture, le gouvernement a demandé l’autorisation d’introduire ultérieurement de nouveaux documents dans le dossier, une requête acceptée d’un commun accord par les deux camps. ### Les conditions en Haïti au cœur des débats Très rapidement, la juge Reyes a orienté les échanges vers un point central : **la situation sécuritaire et humanitaire en Haïti**, élément déterminant dans l’octroi ou le retrait du TPS. Le gouvernement a soutenu que le secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure dispose du pouvoir discrétionnaire de déterminer si un pays continue de remplir les critères requis pour bénéficier de ce statut. La magistrate a alors multiplié les questions sur la **méthodologie employée par l’administration** pour évaluer les conditions actuelles en Haïti. Elle a notamment demandé quelles agences avaient été consultées par le Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) avant de conclure que le pays ne justifiait plus une prolongation du TPS. L’avocat du gouvernement a répondu que le **Département d’État** avait été consulté dans ce processus. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cependant, l’échange a rapidement pris une tournure plus critique. La juge Reyes a exprimé son mécontentement face à la manière dont le gouvernement présentait son dossier, réclamant la production des **documents administratifs officiels** (“administrative records”) ayant servi de base à la décision. Le représentant du gouvernement a reconnu ne pas être préparé à fournir ces documents lors de l’audience. ### Une échéance judiciaire imminente La juge a indiqué qu’elle devait rendre une décision **avant le 2 février**, précisant qu’un délai supplémentaire pourrait éventuellement être accordé au gouvernement, tout en soulignant que le calendrier restait très serré. À la demande des avocats de l’administration, une **brève suspension de séance** a ensuite été accordée. À la reprise, les discussions se sont à nouveau concentrées sur les conditions en Haïti, décrites comme le point le plus débattu de l’audience. La juge a directement interrogé le gouvernement sur une question clé : **les autorités estiment-elles qu’il est sûr, aujourd’hui, pour des Haïtiens de retourner dans leur pays ?** En réponse, le gouvernement a avancé qu’il n’existait **« aucun enjeu de politique étrangère »** empêchant le retour des ressortissants haïtiens en Haïti. Une réponse jugée insuffisante par la magistrate, qui a reproché à l’administration de ne fournir **aucun détail concret ni explication précise** sur la réalité des conditions sur le terrain. Après plus de deux heures d’échanges, la juge Reyes a ordonné une nouvelle pause, annonçant que l’audience reprendrait à **11 h 45**. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Des références répétées aux rapports des Nations unies Lors de la deuxième partie de l’audience, la juge a poursuivi son interrogatoire serré des représentants du gouvernement, cette fois en s’appuyant explicitement sur **les rapports des Nations unies**. Elle a rappelé qu’un rapport récent faisait état de la **pire situation sécuritaire jamais enregistrée en Haïti**, insistant sur les conclusions du secrétaire général de l’ONU selon lesquelles le pays ne remplit pas les conditions nécessaires pour accueillir un retour massif de ses ressortissants. La magistrate a également questionné le gouvernement sur la **violence des gangs armés**, demandant pourquoi un pays supposément apte à recevoir ses citoyens aurait besoin d’une force spécifique de répression contre ces groupes criminels. Elle a poussé le raisonnement plus loin en posant une question directe : **un pays véritablement sûr a-t-il besoin d’une telle force ?** À plusieurs reprises, la juge Reyes a demandé si le DHS avait consulté **l’ambassade des États-Unis en Haïti** ou les **Nations unies**, qui publient régulièrement des évaluations détaillées sur la crise haïtienne. L’avocat du gouvernement a indiqué ne pas disposer d’informations confirmant de telles consultations. À ce stade, l’audience n’a pas encore été conclue. Après plusieurs heures d’échanges intenses et de questions insistantes adressées aux représentants du gouvernement sur la situation sécuritaire et humanitaire en Haïti, la juge Ana C. Reyes a annoncé une suspension temporaire de la séance. 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Reyes. For more than two hours, the judge closely questioned representatives of the U.S. government about the basis for the decision not to renew the humanitarian protection, repeatedly voicing dissatisfaction with the explanations provided. The hearing began at 10:29 a.m. with a review of the procedural principles and rules governing the proceedings. At the outset, the government requested permission to introduce additional documents into the record at a later stage, a request agreed to by both parties. **Conditions in Haiti at the Center of the Debate** Very quickly, Judge Reyes steered the discussion to a central issue: the security and humanitarian situation in Haiti, a decisive factor in whether TPS should be maintained or withdrawn. The government argued that the Secretary of Homeland Security has the discretionary authority to determine whether a country continues to meet the statutory criteria for TPS designation. The judge then pressed the administration on the methodology used to assess current conditions in Haiti. She asked which agencies the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had consulted before concluding that the country no longer warranted an extension of TPS. Government counsel replied that the State Department had been consulted as part of the process. The exchange soon grew more critical. Judge Reyes expressed frustration with the way the government was presenting its case and demanded the production of the official “administrative records” underlying the decision. The government’s representative acknowledged that they were not prepared to provide those documents during the hearing. **An Imminent Judicial Deadline** Judge Reyes indicated that she must issue a decision by February 2, noting that additional time could potentially be granted to the government but emphasizing that the schedule remained extremely tight. At the administration’s request, the court then granted a brief recess. When proceedings resumed, the focus again turned to conditions in Haiti, described as the most contested issue of the hearing. The judge posed a direct and pointed question to the government: do U.S. authorities believe it is safe today for Haitians to return to their country? In response, the government argued that there was “no foreign policy concern” preventing Haitian nationals from returning to Haiti. Judge Reyes found the answer unsatisfactory, criticizing the administration for offering no concrete details or substantive explanation of the realities on the ground. After more than two hours of exchanges, Judge Reyes ordered another pause, announcing that the hearing would resume at 11:45 a.m. **Repeated References to United Nations Reports** During the second phase of the hearing, the judge continued her rigorous questioning of government representatives, this time explicitly relying on reports from the United Nations. She recalled that a recent UN report described Haiti as facing the worst security situation in its history, and she underscored the UN Secretary-General’s conclusions that the country does not meet the conditions necessary to absorb a large-scale return of its nationals. Judge Reyes also questioned the government about the violence perpetrated by armed gangs, asking why a country supposedly capable of receiving its returning citizens would require a dedicated force to suppress such groups. She pressed the point further with a blunt question: does a truly safe country need such a force? On several occasions, the judge asked whether DHS had consulted the U.S. Embassy in Haiti or the United Nations, which regularly publishes detailed assessments of the country’s crisis. Government counsel said they were not aware of any such consultations. At this stage, the hearing has not yet concluded. After several hours of intense exchanges and persistent questioning focused on Haiti’s security and humanitarian conditions, Judge Ana C. Reyes announced a temporary suspension of the proceedings. The hearing is expected to resume at a later time, as the court continues its thorough review of the record ahead of a decision anticipated in the coming weeks. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-tense-hearing-in-washington-as-court-questions-governments-assessment-of-conditions-in-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-tense-hearing-in-washington-as-court-questions-governments-assessment-of-conditions-in-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-tense-hearing-in-washington-as-court-questions-governments-assessment-of-conditions-in-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-tense-hearing-in-washington-as-court-questions-governments-assessment-of-conditions-in-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitians-tps-tense-hearing-in-washington-as-court-questions-governments-assessment-of-conditions-in-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitians%E2%80%99%20TPS%3A%20Tense%20Hearing%20in%20Washington%20as%20Court%20Questions%20Government%E2%80%99s%20Assessment%20of%20Conditions%20in%20Haiti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitians-tps-tense-hearing-in-washington-as-court-questions-governments-assessment-of-conditions-in-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Venezuela : la capture de Nicolás Maduro divise profondément le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-la-capture-de-nicolas-maduro-divise-profondement-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu/) **Published:** January 6, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La crise vénézuélienne a franchi un seuil inédit lundi, lorsque le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies s’est réuni en urgence dans un climat diplomatique explosif, quelques heures après la comparution de Nicolás Maduro devant un tribunal fédéral à New York. Deux jours plus tôt, le président vénézuélien avait été capturé lors d’une opération américaine à Caracas, bouleversant les équilibres régionaux et mettant à l’épreuve les fondements mêmes de l’ordre international. Au cœur des débats : la légalité de l’intervention des États-Unis, la souveraineté du Venezuela et le respect de la Charte des Nations unies. Rarement une séance du Conseil n’aura révélé autant de fractures profondes entre ses membres permanents et non permanents, partagés entre la défense de la responsabilité pénale internationale et la crainte d’une dangereuse normalisation de l’usage unilatéral de la force. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dès l’ouverture de la séance, le secrétaire général des Nations unies a donné le ton. Sans nommer explicitement Washington, il a rappelé que « la paix et la sécurité internationales reposent sur le respect, par tous les États membres, des principes et obligations consacrés dans la Charte des Nations unies ». Une formule lourde de sens, perçue par de nombreux diplomates comme un avertissement solennel face à un précédent aux conséquences potentiellement durables. Pendant que les délégués prenaient place autour de la grande table ovale du Conseil de sécurité à New York, Nicolás Maduro se trouvait, à quelques kilomètres de là, dans une salle d’audience de Manhattan. Un contraste saisissant entre les arènes judiciaire et diplomatique, illustrant l’ampleur du séisme géopolitique déclenché par son arrestation. ### Washington assume une “opération de maintien de l’ordre” Face aux critiques, les États-Unis ont vigoureusement rejeté toute qualification d’agression militaire. S’exprimant devant le Conseil, l’ambassadeur américain Michael G. Waltz a présenté l’opération comme une action ciblée de maintien de l’ordre, rendue nécessaire par des années d’accusations criminelles restées sans suite. “Il n’y a aucune guerre contre le Venezuela ni contre son peuple. Nous n’occupons aucun pays”, a affirmé le diplomate. “Il s’agissait d’une opération d’application de la loi, menée pour exécuter des actes d’accusation légaux qui existent depuis des décennies.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Selon l’administration Trump, Nicolás Maduro ne peut plus être considéré comme un chef d’État légitime à la suite des élections présidentielles contestées de 2024. Le gouvernement américain soutient que l’opération visait avant tout à lutter contre le narcotrafic et le crime organisé transnational, accusés de menacer directement la sécurité des États-Unis et de l’ensemble de la région. Michael Waltz a également invoqué des précédents historiques, citant notamment l’arrestation en 1989 de l’ancien dirigeant panaméen Manuel Noriega, capturé par les forces américaines puis jugé aux États-Unis pour trafic de drogue. ### Caracas dénonce une violation flagrante de sa souveraineté La réponse vénézuélienne n’a pas tardé. D’une voix grave, l’ambassadeur Samuel Moncada a accusé les États-Unis d’avoir mené une attaque armée illégale, sans fondement juridique, contre un État souverain. “Nous ne pouvons ignorer un élément central de cette agression américaine”, a-t-il déclaré. “Le Venezuela est attaqué en raison de ses ressources naturelles.” Le représentant de Caracas a affirmé que des bombardements avaient visé le territoire vénézuélien, causant des pertes civiles et militaires, et a dénoncé le “kidnapping” du président Nicolás Maduro et de son épouse, Cilia Flores. Il a appelé le Conseil de sécurité à agir fermement et a formulé plusieurs demandes précises, dont “la libération immédiate et le retour en toute sécurité du président et de la première dame” , ainsi qu’une condamnation claire de l’usage de la force. Il a également insisté sur la nécessité de réaffirmer un principe fondamental du droit international : l’interdiction de l’acquisition de territoires ou de ressources par la force. ### La Charte des Nations unies au centre des débats Une large partie des interventions a été structurée autour de l’article 2 de la Charte des Nations unies, qui consacre les principes clés de la coopération internationale, notamment l’égalité souveraine des États, le règlement pacifique des différends et l’interdiction du recours à la force. Plusieurs pays d’Amérique latine — dont la Colombie, le Brésil, le Mexique, le Chili et le Panama — ont exprimé leur vive inquiétude. Ces États ont rappelé que la région s’est historiquement proclamée « zone de paix » et ont mis en garde contre les risques de déstabilisation du continent. La Colombie, pour sa première intervention en tant que membre élu du Conseil, a rejeté « tout usage unilatéral de la force », soulignant que « les civils sont toujours les premières victimes de ce type d’actions ». Le Brésil a estimé que la capture d’un chef d’État par des moyens militaires constituait une « ligne rouge inacceptable », susceptible d’éroder le multilatéralisme. Le Mexique a rappelé que « le changement de régime imposé de l’extérieur viole le droit international, quelles que soient les divergences politiques ». ### Entre droits humains et respect du droit international D’autres délégations ont adopté une position plus nuancée. Le Royaume-Uni a évoqué « des années de souffrances pour le peuple vénézuélien, marquées par la pauvreté, la répression et l’exil massif », tout en soulignant que « le respect de la Charte des Nations unies et de l’État de droit reste indispensable à la paix mondiale ». La France et le Danemark ont reconnu la nécessité de lutter contre le crime organisé et de promouvoir les droits humains, mais ont averti que ces objectifs « doivent être poursuivis par des moyens légaux et multilatéraux ». À l’inverse, un nombre plus restreint de pays a exprimé son soutien explicite à l’intervention américaine. L’Argentine a salué une action « décisive » contre le narcotrafic et le terrorisme, estimant qu’elle pourrait ouvrir la voie à un rétablissement de la démocratie et de l’État de droit au Venezuela. Le Paraguay a également accueilli favorablement le départ de Nicolás Maduro, appelant à la restauration rapide des institutions démocratiques et à la libération des prisonniers politiques, tout en insistant sur la nécessité d’une transition encadrée par des mécanismes démocratiques. ### Moscou et Pékin dénoncent un précédent dangereux La Russie et la Chine ont livré les critiques les plus virulentes, qualifiant l’action américaine d’« agression armée » et avertissant contre une banalisation de l’usage unilatéral de la force. Selon leurs représentants, l’affaire Maduro constitue un test décisif pour la crédibilité de la Charte des Nations unies. Cette position a été relayée par plusieurs pays d’Afrique et d’Asie, dont l’Afrique du Sud, le Pakistan, l’Iran et l’Ouganda, qui ont dénoncé une application sélective du droit international susceptible de fragiliser l’ensemble du système de sécurité collective. Les représentants russe et chinois ont exigé la libération immédiate de Nicolás Maduro et insisté sur « l’inviolabilité de l’immunité des chefs d’État », soulignant que les règles internationales doivent s’appliquer de manière égale à tous. À l’issue de cette séance exceptionnelle, aucune résolution n’a émergé. Le Conseil de sécurité apparaît plus divisé que jamais, incapable de dégager un consensus sur une crise qui dépasse désormais le seul cadre vénézuélien. Au-delà du sort personnel de Nicolás Maduro, c’est l’équilibre entre justice, souveraineté et usage de la force qui est en jeu. La manière dont la communauté internationale tranchera — ou échouera à trancher — pourrait redéfinir durablement les règles du jeu diplomatique mondial. **Source : Nations unies** ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-la-capture-de-nicolas-maduro-divise-profondement-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-la-capture-de-nicolas-maduro-divise-profondement-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-la-capture-de-nicolas-maduro-divise-profondement-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-la-capture-de-nicolas-maduro-divise-profondement-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-la-capture-de-nicolas-maduro-divise-profondement-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Venezuela%20%3A%20la%20capture%20de%20Nicol%C3%A1s%20Maduro%20divise%20profond%C3%A9ment%20le%20Conseil%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20de%20l%E2%80%99ONU&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fvenezuela-la-capture-de-nicolas-maduro-divise-profondement-le-conseil-de-securite-de-lonu%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian TPS Status: A Crucial Hearing Before a Federal Court in Washington This Tuesday](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-status-a-crucial-hearing-before-a-federal-court-in-washington-this-tuesday/) **Published:** January 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The case surrounding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants in the United States will be reviewed by a federal court this Tuesday, January 6, 2026, during a closely watched hearing in Washington, D.C. The stakes are high for hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals who face the potential loss of their legal protection and authorization to work in the United States. According to a statement released by the Institute of Services to Immigrant Families (ISFI), a community-based organization advocating for immigrant rights, the hearing will take place before a federal judge on Tuesday. ISFI has called on members of the Haitian community and their allies to mobilize and attend the hearing, which it describes as “critical to the future of Haitians in the United States.” During the hearing, attorneys representing Haitian TPS beneficiaries are expected to present arguments challenging the Trump administration’s decision not to renew the humanitarian program. TPS provides temporary protection from deportation and grants work authorization to nationals of countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. Haiti has been designated for TPS since January 2010, following the devastating earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people. Since then, the designation has been extended multiple times by both Democratic and Republican administrations due to persistent political instability, widespread insecurity, and recurring humanitarian crises. The current decision not to extend TPS for Haitians is part of a broader restrictive immigration policy pursued by the Trump administration, which argues that conditions in several TPS-designated countries no longer warrant continued protection. ### Growing Pressure From DHS on Haitian Beneficiaries Alongside the ongoing court proceedings, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun circulating official notices urging Haitian TPS holders to prepare to leave the United States within roughly one month, according to information shared by community organizations and immigration attorneys. For legal advocates representing TPS beneficiaries, Tuesday’s hearing will be a critical opportunity to demonstrate that conditions are far from suitable for the return of more than 500,000 people to Haiti—a country mired in an unprecedented, multidimensional crisis. Their arguments are grounded in assessments from the United Nations, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and international humanitarian groups. Haiti is currently grappling with extreme insecurity marked by the proliferation of armed gangs, the collapse of state institutions, and a deepening humanitarian emergency. According to United Nations data, more than 80 percent of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area is under the control of armed groups. Hundreds of thousands of people have been internally displaced, while access to health care, education, and food remains severely limited. The United States itself has acknowledged the severity of the situation through its own travel advisories, which warn U.S. citizens against traveling to Haiti due to the extremely dangerous security environment. ### A Hearing Presided Over by Judge Ana C. Reyes The hearing will be presided over by Judge Ana C. Reyes, who was appointed in 2023 by President Joe Biden to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. According to an informational flyer distributed by ISFI, Judge Reyes will hear arguments from both sides before determining whether the administration’s decision complies with federal law and the United States’ humanitarian obligations. TPS advocates argue that ending the program would expose entire families to deportation, including individuals who have lived in the United States for more than a decade, are fully integrated, work legally, and contribute to the American economy. Beyond the legal debate, the case raises significant humanitarian and social concerns. Ending TPS for Haitians could lead to family separations, the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, and added strain on a country that is currently unable to absorb the large-scale return of its diaspora under dignified and safe conditions. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39195&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39195&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-status-a-crucial-hearing-before-a-federal-court-in-washington-this-tuesday/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-status-a-crucial-hearing-before-a-federal-court-in-washington-this-tuesday/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-status-a-crucial-hearing-before-a-federal-court-in-washington-this-tuesday/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-status-a-crucial-hearing-before-a-federal-court-in-washington-this-tuesday/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-tps-status-a-crucial-hearing-before-a-federal-court-in-washington-this-tuesday/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitian%20TPS%20Status%3A%20A%20Crucial%20Hearing%20Before%20a%20Federal%20Court%20in%20Washington%20This%20Tuesday&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitian-tps-status-a-crucial-hearing-before-a-federal-court-in-washington-this-tuesday%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Statut TPS des Haïtiens : une audience cruciale devant un tribunal fédéral à Washington ce mardi](https://ctninfo.com/statut-tps-des-haitiens-une-audience-cruciale-devant-un-tribunal-federal-a-washington/) **Published:** January 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Le dossier du **Statut de protection temporaire (TPS)** accordé aux immigrants haïtiens aux États-Unis sera examiné par un tribunal fédéral ce **mardi 6 janvier 2026**, lors d’une audience très attendue à **Washington, D.C.**. L’enjeu est majeur pour des centaines de milliers de ressortissants haïtiens menacés de perdre leur protection légale et leur droit de travailler sur le territoire américain. Selon un communiqué diffusé par l’**Institut de Services aux Familles d’Immigrants (IFSI)**, une organisation communautaire engagée dans la défense des droits des immigrants, une séance d’audition se tiendra ce mardi devant un juge fédéral. L’IFSI appelle les membres de la communauté haïtienne et leurs alliés à se mobiliser et à assister à cette audience, qu’elle qualifie de **« capitale pour l’avenir des Haïtiens aux États-Unis »**. ### Une contestation judiciaire du non-renouvellement du TPS Lors de cette audience, les avocats représentant les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS présenteront leurs arguments contre la décision de l’**administration Trump** de ne pas renouveler ce statut humanitaire. Le TPS protège temporairement contre l’expulsion et permet l’obtention d’un permis de travail pour les ressortissants de pays confrontés à des conflits armés, des catastrophes naturelles ou d’autres conditions extraordinaires. Haïti bénéficie du TPS depuis **janvier 2010**, à la suite du séisme dévastateur qui avait fait plus de 200 000 morts. Depuis, le statut a été renouvelé à plusieurs reprises par des administrations démocrates et républicaines, en raison de la persistance de l’instabilité politique, de l’insécurité et de crises humanitaires successives. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La décision actuelle de ne pas prolonger le TPS pour les Haïtiens s’inscrit dans une politique migratoire plus restrictive menée par l’administration Trump, qui affirme que les conditions dans plusieurs pays bénéficiaires du TPS ne justifient plus le maintien de cette protection. ### Pressions croissantes du DHS sur les bénéficiaires haïtiens Parallèlement à la procédure judiciaire, le **Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS)** a commencé à diffuser des messages officiels demandant aux Haïtiens bénéficiant du TPS de se préparer à quitter le pays dans un délai d’environ un mois, selon les informations relayées par des organisations communautaires et des avocats spécialisés en immigration. Pour les représentants légaux des bénéficiaires du TPS, cette audience constituera une occasion cruciale de démontrer que **les conditions ne sont absolument pas réunies pour un retour massif** de plus de **500 000 personnes** vers Haïti, un pays plongé dans une **crise multidimensionnelle sans précédent**. Les arguments des avocats s’appuient notamment sur les évaluations des **Nations unies**, de l’**Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM)** et d’organisations humanitaires internationales. Haïti est actuellement confronté à une insécurité extrême, marquée par la prolifération de gangs armés, l’effondrement des institutions étatiques et une crise humanitaire aiguë. Selon les données des Nations unies, plus de **80 % de la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince** est sous le contrôle de groupes armés. Des centaines de milliers de personnes ont été déplacées à l’intérieur du pays, tandis que l’accès aux soins de santé, à l’éducation et à l’alimentation reste fortement compromis. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les États-Unis eux-mêmes ont reconnu, à travers leurs propres avis aux voyageurs, que la situation sécuritaire en Haïti demeure **extrêmement dangereuse**, recommandant à leurs ressortissants d’éviter tout déplacement vers le pays. ### Une audience sous la présidence de la juge Ana C. Reyes La séance d’audition sera présidée par la juge **Ana C. Reyes**, nommée en **2023** par le président **Joe Biden** à la Cour fédérale de district de Washington, D.C. D’après un document d’information distribué par l’IFSI, la juge Reyes entendra les arguments des deux parties avant de déterminer si la décision de l’administration respecte le droit fédéral et les obligations humanitaires des États-Unis. Les défenseurs du TPS soutiennent que la fin de cette protection exposerait des familles entières à l’expulsion, y compris des personnes vivant aux États-Unis depuis plus d’une décennie, parfaitement intégrées, travaillant légalement et contribuant à l’économie américaine. Au-delà du débat juridique, cette affaire soulève des questions humanitaires et sociales majeures. La fin du TPS pour les Haïtiens pourrait entraîner des séparations familiales, la perte de milliers d’emplois et une pression supplémentaire sur un pays incapable, à l’heure actuelle, d’accueillir dignement un retour massif de sa diaspora. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39189&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39189&preview=true) *Source : Institut de Services aux Familles d’Immigrants (IFSI), Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS), Nations unies* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/statut-tps-des-haitiens-une-audience-cruciale-devant-un-tribunal-federal-a-washington/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/statut-tps-des-haitiens-une-audience-cruciale-devant-un-tribunal-federal-a-washington/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/statut-tps-des-haitiens-une-audience-cruciale-devant-un-tribunal-federal-a-washington/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/statut-tps-des-haitiens-une-audience-cruciale-devant-un-tribunal-federal-a-washington/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/statut-tps-des-haitiens-une-audience-cruciale-devant-un-tribunal-federal-a-washington/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Statut%20TPS%20des%20Ha%C3%AFtiens%20%3A%20une%20audience%20cruciale%20devant%20un%20tribunal%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20%C3%A0%20Washington%20ce%20mardi&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fstatut-tps-des-haitiens-une-audience-cruciale-devant-un-tribunal-federal-a-washington%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Nicolás Maduro Pleads Not Guilty in New York, Denounces U.S. “Kidnapping”](https://ctninfo.com/nicolas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-in-new-york-denounces-u-s-kidnapping/) **Published:** January 5, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Two days after a U.S. military operation in Caracas resulted in his capture, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared before a federal court in Manhattan on Monday. He pleaded not guilty to charges including drug trafficking and narco-terrorism, claimed he had been “kidnapped” by the United States, and maintained that he is still Venezuela’s legitimate president. “I am innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man. I am still the president of my country,” Maduro said through an interpreter, according to journalists present in the courtroom. At his side, his wife, Cilia Flores — who is also charged — likewise entered a not-guilty plea, declaring herself “completely innocent.” Both defendants wore federal detention attire. Observers noted that Ms. Flores had a bandage on her forehead and apparent bruising near her right eye. At the end of the hearing, a man in the gallery shouted at Maduro in Spanish that he would “pay for his crimes.” Maduro replied that he would win his freedom and called himself a “prisoner of war.” His attorney, Barry Pollack, told the court the defense will challenge the legality of Maduro’s arrest, arguing it was a “military abduction” outside any recognized international judicial framework. If the case goes to trial, proceedings are not expected to begin for over a year. This court appearance follows a months-long campaign by the Trump administration to remove Maduro from power. Washington has long accused him of turning Venezuela into a major hub for cocaine trafficking to the United States. ### Caracas Decries a Return to “Imperialism” In Caracas, officials responded quickly. During a session of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Nicolás Maduro Guerra — the former president’s son, who is also named in the U.S. indictment — denounced what he described as the “kidnapping” of his father and stepmother by the United States. “The world is facing a dangerous regression toward imperialism,” he said, urging global solidarity with his family and Venezuela. He also reaffirmed support for interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s former vice president. Ms. Rodríguez stated Sunday night that she was prepared to work with Washington “on a cooperative agenda,” while U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that the United States was now “in charge” of the situation in Venezuela. Trump’s remarks extended beyond Venezuela. He suggested similar actions could be taken against other countries, including Colombia, Mexico, and Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory. When asked about a possible U.S. operation against Colombia, Trump replied, “It sounds good to me.” The comments drew mixed reactions. Colombia’s president warned that any attempt to detain him would provoke widespread public outrage. Denmark’s prime minister urged Trump to “stop the threats.” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum downplayed the remarks, saying they reflected Trump’s “usual way of speaking.” ### U.N. Security Council Meets as Oil Looms Large As the crisis escalated, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz stated there was “no war against Venezuela or its people,” rejecting accusations from several member states that Washington’s actions could destabilize the region. Oil remains central to the confrontation. According to maritime data cited by U.S. media, at least 16 sanctioned oil tankers have recently attempted to evade the U.S. naval blockade on Venezuelan energy exports, sometimes by concealing their locations. President Trump has expressed his intention to open Venezuela’s oil reserves to American companies, a goal that may be politically complex and financially costly. On Capitol Hill, Democratic lawmakers criticized the administration for failing to consult Congress before the military operation. The Trump administration stated it would hold a classified briefing for congressional leaders. As Nicolás Maduro and his wife begin what is expected to be a prolonged legal battle in the United States, Venezuela remains deeply unstable. With unprecedented criminal charges against a former head of state, foreign military intervention, and growing geopolitical competition over oil, the Venezuelan crisis is now at the center of international tensions. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MADURO-in-court--300x176.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39185&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39185&preview=true)Source: [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/05/world/venezuela-maduro-trump?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260105&instance_id=168827&nl=breaking-news®i_id=170457901&segment_id=213150&user_id=a1cf5d86858ff05ffc39c58df6469e57) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/nicolas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-in-new-york-denounces-u-s-kidnapping/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nicolas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-in-new-york-denounces-u-s-kidnapping/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/nicolas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-in-new-york-denounces-u-s-kidnapping/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/nicolas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-in-new-york-denounces-u-s-kidnapping/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/nicolas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-in-new-york-denounces-u-s-kidnapping/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Nicol%C3%A1s%20Maduro%20Pleads%20Not%20Guilty%20in%20New%20York%2C%20Denounces%20U.S.%20%E2%80%9CKidnapping%E2%80%9D&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fnicolas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-in-new-york-denounces-u-s-kidnapping%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Nicolás Maduro plaide non coupable à New York et dénonce un "kidnapping" par les États-Unis](https://ctninfo.com/nicolas-maduro-plaide-non-coupable-a-new-york-et-denonce-un-kidnapping-par-les-etats-unis/) **Published:** January 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Deux jours après une opération militaire américaine à Caracas ayant conduit à sa capture, le président vénézuélien Nicolás Maduro a comparu lundi devant un tribunal fédéral à Manhattan. Devant le juge Alvin K. Hellerstein, il a plaidé non coupable de lourdes accusations, dont le narcotrafic et le narco-terrorisme, tout en affirmant avoir été “kidnappé” par les États-Unis et en se proclamant toujours président du Venezuela. “Je suis innocent. Je ne suis pas coupable. Je suis un homme décent. Je suis toujours le président de mon pays”, a déclaré Nicolás Maduro par l’intermédiaire d’un interprète, selon des journalistes présents à l’audience. À ses côtés, son épouse Cilia Flores, également inculpée, a elle aussi plaidé non coupable, affirmant être “complètement innocente”. Les deux accusés portaient une tenue de détention fédérale. Mme Flores présentait un pansement au front ainsi que des traces apparentes de contusions près de l’œil droit, détail relevé par plusieurs observateurs dans la salle d’audience. À l’issue de l’audience, un homme s’est levé dans le public pour interpeller Nicolás Maduro en espagnol, lui lançant qu’il “paierait pour ses crimes”. Le dirigeant a répliqué qu’il obtiendrait sa liberté et s’est décrit comme un “prisonnier de guerre”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Son avocat, Me Barry Pollack, a indiqué au tribunal que la défense entendait contester la légalité même de l’arrestation de son client, évoquant une possible “enlèvement militaire” mené hors de tout cadre judiciaire international. Le procès, s’il a lieu, ne devrait pas se tenir avant plus d’un an. Cette comparution marque l’aboutissement judiciaire d’une campagne de plusieurs mois menée par l’administration Trump pour écarter Nicolás Maduro du pouvoir. Washington accuse depuis longtemps l’ancien chef de l’État vénézuélien d’avoir transformé le pays en plateforme du trafic de cocaïne à destination des États-Unis. ### Caracas dénonce un retour à l’”impérialisme” À Caracas, la réaction ne s’est pas fait attendre. Lors d’une séance de l’Assemblée nationale vénézuélienne, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, fils de l’ancien président et lui-même visé par l’acte d’accusation américain, a dénoncé ce qu’il a qualifié d’” enlèvement” de son père et de sa belle-mère par les États-Unis. “Le monde est confronté à une dangereuse régression vers l’impérialisme”, a-t-il déclaré, appelant les “peuples du monde” à faire preuve de solidarité avec sa famille et avec le Venezuela. Il a également réaffirmé son soutien à la dirigeante par intérim, Delcy Rodríguez, ancienne vice-présidente de Nicolás Maduro. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Mme Rodríguez a proposé dimanche soir de travailler avec Washington “sur un agenda de coopération”, tout en faisant face à une ligne dure affichée par le président américain Donald Trump, qui affirme que les États-Unis sont désormais “aux commandes” de la situation au Venezuela. Les déclarations de Donald Trump ont rapidement dépassé le seul cas vénézuélien. Le président américain a laissé entendre que des actions similaires pourraient viser d’autres pays, dont la Colombie, le Mexique et même le Groenland, territoire semi-autonome du Danemark. Interrogé sur une éventuelle opération contre la Colombie, il a répondu : “Ça me paraît une bonne idée.” Ces propos ont suscité des réactions contrastées. Le président colombien a averti qu’une tentative de détention déclencherait une colère populaire massive. La Première ministre danoise a exhorté Donald Trump à “cesser les menaces”. À l’inverse, la présidente mexicaine Claudia Sheinbaum a minimisé la portée des déclarations américaines, estimant qu’il s’agissait du “style habituel” du président américain. ### Le Conseil de sécurité saisi, le pétrole au cœur des enjeux Face à l’ampleur de la crise, le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies a convoqué une réunion d’urgence. L’ambassadeur américain à l’ONU, Mike Waltz, y a affirmé qu’il n’existait « aucune guerre contre le Venezuela ou son peuple », rejetant les accusations de déstabilisation régionale formulées par plusieurs États membres. Parallèlement, la question pétrolière reste centrale. Selon des données maritimes citées par la presse américaine, au moins seize pétroliers visés par des sanctions auraient tenté ces derniers jours de contourner le blocus naval américain sur les exportations énergétiques vénézuéliennes, notamment en masquant leur position réelle. Donald Trump a clairement exprimé sa volonté d’ouvrir les immenses réserves pétrolières du pays aux compagnies américaines, un objectif qui pourrait toutefois s’avérer politiquement et financièrement coûteux. Sur le plan intérieur américain, des élus démocrates ont dénoncé l’absence de consultation préalable du Congrès concernant l’opération militaire. L’administration Trump a annoncé qu’un briefing confidentiel serait organisé pour les dirigeants parlementaires. Alors que Nicolás Maduro et son épouse entament une longue bataille judiciaire aux États-Unis, la situation au Venezuela demeure extrêmement instable. Entre accusations pénales inédites contre un ancien chef d’État, intervention militaire étrangère et rivalités géopolitiques autour du pétrole, la crise vénézuélienne s’inscrit désormais au cœur des tensions internationales. 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Eileen Higgins, première démocrate à diriger la ville en trois décennies, qualifie la décision de l’administration Trump de « reckless, dangereuse et injuste », tandis que Kristi Noem maintient que les Vénézuéliens “peuvent rentrer chez eux”. Cette prise de position intervient au lendemain de l’opération militaire américaine qui a conduit à la capture du président vénézuélien Nicolás Maduro, plongeant le pays sud-américain dans une incertitude politique sans précédent. Dans un communiqué publié samedi, la mairesse Higgins n’a pas mâché ses mots, qualifiant la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au TPS pour les Vénézuéliens début 2025 de ” reckless, dangereuse et injuste”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “L’instabilité qui se déroule au Venezuela aujourd’hui rend encore plus évident que le pays reste dangereux pour un retour. Personne ne devrait être contraint de retourner dans le chaos et l’incertitude”, a écrit Higgins. La mairesse a souligné l’enracinement de la communauté vénézuélienne dans sa ville : “Ils ont construit leur vie ici, contribué à notre communauté et méritent la sécurité de pouvoir rester pendant que leur patrie retrouve sa stabilité. Ce n’est pas seulement une question de politique — c’est une question de dignité humaine fondamentale et de sécurité.” ### Miami, capitale de l’exil vénézuélien Cette prise de position de la mairesse Higgins revêt une importance particulière compte tenu de la démographie de sa ville. Miami abrite l’une des plus importantes communautés d’expatriés vénézuéliens aux États-Unis. Eileen Higgins, assermentée le mois dernier, est devenue la première démocrate à diriger la ville en près de trois décennies, ce qui confère à ses déclarations une dimension politique supplémentaire dans le contexte actuel. Interrogée sur la déclaration de la mairesse Higgins, la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, Kristi Noem, a défendu la position de l’administration, affirmant dimanche que les décisions sont prises en collaboration avec le département d’État et la Maison-Blanche. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) “Chaque individu qui était sous TPS a la possibilité de demander le statut de réfugié et cette évaluation sera menée à bien, mais nous devons nous assurer que nos programmes ont réellement un sens et que nous respectons la loi”, a déclaré Noem lors d’une interview sur Fox News. Le ministère de la Sécurité intérieure a ensuite enfoncé le clou dans une publication sur les réseaux sociaux dimanche : “La secrétaire Noem a mis fin au statut de protection temporaire pour plus de 500 000 Vénézuéliens et maintenant, ils peuvent rentrer chez eux, dans un pays qu’ils aiment.” Cette déclaration a suscité l’indignation de nombreux défenseurs des droits des immigrants, qui soulignent l’ironie de suggérer un retour dans un pays que les États-Unis viennent de bombarder et dont ils ont capturé le président. ### Une bataille juridique jusqu’à la Cour suprême La fin du TPS pour les Vénézuéliens a fait l’objet d’une longue bataille juridique qui s’est conclue devant la plus haute juridiction du pays. En mai dernier, la Cour suprême des États-Unis a autorisé l’administration Trump à retirer temporairement les protections légales à plus de 350 000 Vénézuéliens vivant aux États-Unis sous le régime du TPS. Ce statut protège contre les expulsions et fournit des permis de travail aux personnes affectées par des guerres, des catastrophes naturelles ou d’autres circonstances exceptionnelles. En octobre, la haute cour a accédé à la demande de l’administration de suspendre une ordonnance d’un tribunal inférieur qui bloquait la fin des protections TPS pour les Vénézuéliens, permettant ainsi à l’administration d’aller de l’avant avec la révocation du statut. Les chiffres témoignent de l’ampleur de la crise vénézuélienne. Selon l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR), au moins 7,9 millions de personnes ont fui la crise humanitaire au Venezuela, faisant de cet exode l’un des plus importants de l’histoire récente des Amériques. Pour ces millions de déplacés, dont plusieurs centaines de milliers se trouvent aux États-Unis, l’incertitude demeure totale. D’un côté, l’administration Trump affirme qu’ils peuvent désormais ” rentrer chez eux”. De l’autre, le pays qu’ils ont fui vient d’être bombardé par les États-Unis et se trouve sous une forme d’occupation américaine temporaire, selon les propres termes du président Trump. La mairesse Higgins et d’autres élus démocrates continueront vraisemblablement à faire pression pour un rétablissement du TPS, mais leurs chances de succès semblent minces face à une administration déterminée à maintenir sa ligne dure en matière d’immigration. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/TPS-Venezuela-300x210.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39177&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39177&preview=true)Source: [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/04/nx-s1-5666340/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-venezuelans-asylum-seekers-refugee) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-mairesse-de-miami-exige-le-retablissement-immediat-du-tps-pour-les-venezueliens/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-mairesse-de-miami-exige-le-retablissement-immediat-du-tps-pour-les-venezueliens/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-mairesse-de-miami-exige-le-retablissement-immediat-du-tps-pour-les-venezueliens/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-mairesse-de-miami-exige-le-retablissement-immediat-du-tps-pour-les-venezueliens/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-mairesse-de-miami-exige-le-retablissement-immediat-du-tps-pour-les-venezueliens/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20mairesse%20de%20Miami%20exige%20le%20r%C3%A9tablissement%20%22imm%C3%A9diat%22%20du%20TPS%20pour%20les%20V%C3%A9n%C3%A9zu%C3%A9liens&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-mairesse-de-miami-exige-le-retablissement-immediat-du-tps-pour-les-venezueliens%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Les Vénézuéliens sous TPS pourront demander le statut de réfugié, annonce la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure](https://ctninfo.com/les-venezueliens-sous-tps-pourront-demander-le-statut-de-refugie-annonce-la-secretaire-a-la-securite-interieure/) **Published:** January 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** **Kristi Noem ouvre une porte aux 600 000 migrants vénézuéliens dont le statut de protection temporaire a été révoqué, tandis que l’avenir politique du Venezuela demeure incertain après la capture de Maduro.** Au lendemain de l’opération militaire américaine qui a conduit à la capture du président Nicolas Maduro, l’administration Trump envoie un signal aux centaines de milliers de Vénézuéliens présents sur le sol américain : une voie légale leur reste ouverte. La secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, Kristi Noem, a déclaré dimanche que les Vénézuéliens qui bénéficiaient auparavant du statut de protection temporaire (TPS) aux États-Unis peuvent désormais déposer une demande d’asile. “Chaque individu qui était sous TPS a la possibilité de demander le statut de réfugié et cette évaluation sera menée à bien », a affirmé Noem lors d’une interview accordée à l’émission [Fox News Sunday](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6387218073112)“, animée par Gillian Turner. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ## Une annonce qui fait suite à la révocation du TPS Cette déclaration intervient après que Noem a mis fin, plus tôt cette année, au statut de protection temporaire dont bénéficiaient environ 600 000 migrants vénézuéliens. Ce statut leur avait été accordé par le ministère de la Sécurité intérieure sous l’administration Biden, leur permettant de vivre et travailler légalement aux États-Unis sans crainte d’expulsion. La fin du TPS avait plongé ces centaines de milliers de personnes dans l’incertitude quant à leur avenir sur le territoire américain. L’annonce de dimanche leur offre une alternative, bien que le processus de demande d’asile soit notoirement long et complexe, sans garantie d’aboutissement. Après la capture de Nicolas Maduro et de son épouse Cilia Flores aux premières heures de samedi matin, des migrants vénézuéliens du sud de la Floride sont descendus dans les rues pour célébrer la chute du dirigeant qu’ils considèrent comme responsable de l’effondrement économique et politique de leur pays d’origine. Ces scènes de liesse contrastent avec l’incertitude qui plane sur l’avenir à long terme du Venezuela. Le président Trump a déclaré samedi que les États-Unis « dirigeront \[le Venezuela\] jusqu’à ce que nous puissions effectuer une transition sûre, appropriée et judicieuse », ajoutant que les compagnies pétrolières américaines allaient « réparer » l’infrastructure pétrolière du pays sud-américain. Le Venezuela possède les plus grandes réserves de pétrole au monde, un fait qui n’échappe pas aux observateurs qui questionnent les véritables motivations de l’intervention américaine. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ## Caracas refuse de reconnaître la capture de Maduro Malgré les annonces de Washington, le gouvernement vénézuélien maintient sa position. La vice-présidente Delcy Rodríguez a déclaré samedi, lors d’une allocution télévisée adressée aux Vénézuéliens : « Il n’y a qu’un seul président au Venezuela et son nom est Nicolás Maduro Moros. » Cette défiance n’a pas ébranlé l’administration Trump. Le président américain, qui a confirmé que le secrétaire d’État Marco Rubio s’était entretenu avec Rodríguez après la mise en détention de Maduro, a lancé un avertissement sévère à la vice-présidente lors d’un entretien accordé dimanche à Michael Scherer du magazine The Atlantic. « Si elle ne fait pas ce qui est juste, elle paiera un prix très élevé, probablement plus élevé que Maduro », a prévenu Trump. ## Washington pose ses conditions pour la transition Le secrétaire d’État Marco Rubio a précisé les priorités américaines lors d’une interview sur l’émission « Meet the Press » de NBC, animée par Kristen Welker. Selon Rubio, les États-Unis doivent d’abord s’attaquer au flux de drogues, aux gangs et au pétrole sous sanctions en provenance du Venezuela avant de confier le pays à une nouvelle direction. Le président Trump a justifié cette approche prudente : « Nous ne voulons pas nous retrouver impliqués à faire entrer quelqu’un d’autre et nous retrouver dans la même situation que celle que nous avons connue pendant ces longues années », a-t-il déclaré samedi. ## Un avenir incertain pour les Vénézuéliens des deux côtés Pour les 600 000 Vénézuéliens aux États-Unis dont le TPS a été révoqué, l’annonce de Kristi Noem représente un espoir, mais aussi un parcours semé d’embûches. Le processus de demande de statut de réfugié implique de démontrer une crainte fondée de persécution dans son pays d’origine — une démonstration qui pourrait s’avérer complexe dans un contexte où le régime Maduro vient d’être renversé. Quant aux Vénézuéliens restés au pays, ils font face à un avenir tout aussi incertain, avec un gouvernement américain qui affirme vouloir « diriger » leur nation de manière temporaire et des compagnies pétrolières étrangères prêtes à exploiter leurs ressources naturelles. La communauté internationale, largement divisée sur la légalité de l’intervention américaine, observe avec inquiétude l’évolution d’une situation qui pourrait redéfinir les règles de l’ordre mondial et les relations entre les grandes puissances et les nations riches en ressources naturelles. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/TPS-Venezuela-300x210.avif)“MIAMI, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 13: Laura Kelley, Miami-Dade County Democratic Party Chair, (2nd L) joins with others to support a resolution in favor of reinstating temporary protected status for Venezuelans on February 13, 2025 in Miami, Florida. In early February, President Donald Trump’s administration revoked temporary protected status for around 350,000 Venezuelans who fled the country and immigrated to the United States. 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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Sunday that Venezuelans who previously held Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States are now eligible to apply for asylum. “Every individual that was under TPS has the opportunity to apply for refugee status, and that evaluation will go forward,” Noem said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” hosted by Gillian Turner. This announcement comes after Noem ended Temporary Protected Status for approximately 600,000 Venezuelan migrants earlier this year. The status, granted under the Biden administration, had allowed them to live and work legally in the United States without fear of deportation. The end of TPS left hundreds of thousands of people uncertain about their future in the United States. Sunday’s announcement provides an alternative, though the asylum process remains lengthy and complex, with no guarantee of approval. After the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores early Saturday, Venezuelan migrants in South Florida celebrated the removal of the leader they blame for their country’s economic and political crisis. These celebrations contrast with ongoing uncertainty about Venezuela’s future. President Trump stated Saturday that the United States “will run [Venezuela] until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” and added that American oil companies would “fix” the country’s petroleum infrastructure. Venezuela holds the world’s largest oil reserves, a fact noted by observers who question the motivations behind the American intervention. ## Caracas Refuses to Recognize Maduro’s Capture Despite Washington’s announcements, the Venezuelan government is holding firm. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said Saturday in a televised address to Venezuelans: “There is only one president in Venezuela and his name is Nicolás Maduro Moros.” This defiance has not altered the Trump administration’s position. President Trump confirmed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Rodríguez after Maduro was taken into custody and issued a warning to the vice president in an interview with Michael Scherer of The Atlantic on Sunday. “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she will pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,” Trump warned. Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined American priorities in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” hosted by Kristen Welker. According to Rubio, the United States must address the flow of drugs, gangs, and sanctioned oil from Venezuela before transferring authority to new leadership. President Trump justified this cautious approach: “We don’t want to be involved with having somebody else get in, and we have the same situation that we had for the last long period of years,” he said Saturday. ## An Uncertain Future for Venezuelans on Both Sides For the 600,000 Venezuelans in the United States whose TPS has been revoked, Kristi Noem’s announcement offers hope, but the path forward remains challenging. Applicants for refugee status must demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country, which may be difficult given the recent overthrow of the Maduro regime. Venezuelans who remain in their country also face uncertainty, as the American government has stated it will temporarily oversee Venezuela and foreign oil companies are preparing to access its natural resources. The international community, divided over the legality of the American intervention, is watching the situation with concern. The outcome could reshape global relations between major powers and resource-rich nations. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/TPS-Venezuela-300x210.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39174&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39174&preview=true) Source: [The Hill](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4425180580951-noem-venezuelans-under-tps-can-apply-for-refugee-status?_f=app_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en_US&send_time=1767622430&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.52.0.26%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/venezuelans-under-tps-can-apply-for-refugee-status-homeland-security-secretary-announces/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/venezuelans-under-tps-can-apply-for-refugee-status-homeland-security-secretary-announces/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/venezuelans-under-tps-can-apply-for-refugee-status-homeland-security-secretary-announces/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/venezuelans-under-tps-can-apply-for-refugee-status-homeland-security-secretary-announces/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/venezuelans-under-tps-can-apply-for-refugee-status-homeland-security-secretary-announces/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Venezuelans%20Under%20TPS%20Can%20Apply%20for%20Refugee%20Status%2C%20Homeland%20Security%20Secretary%20Announces&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fvenezuelans-under-tps-can-apply-for-refugee-status-homeland-security-secretary-announces%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Rubio Signals Restraint on Venezuela as Trump Insists U.S. Will "Run" the Country](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-signals-restraint-on-venezuela-as-trump-insists-u-s-will-run-the-country/) **Published:** January 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Trump administration sent mixed messages Sunday regarding U.S. control in Venezuela after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested a more limited approach, while President Donald Trump reiterated that the U.S. is now “in charge.” Secretary Rubio sought to address concerns that the U.S. operation to remove Maduro could lead to another prolonged foreign engagement, according to the Associated Press. On CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Rubio stated that the United States would not manage Venezuela’s daily affairs. Instead, Washington would enforce the oil embargo on sanctioned tankers to press for policy changes in Venezuela. “We continue with that quarantine, and we expect to see that there will be changes, not just in the way the oil industry is run for the benefit of the people, but also so that they stop the drug trafficking,” Rubio said, according to AP. The Secretary of State rejected comparisons to previous U.S. interventions in the Middle East. “The whole foreign policy apparatus thinks everything is Libya, everything is Iraq, everything is Afghanistan,” Rubio stated. “This is not the Middle East. And our mission here is very different. This is the Western Hemisphere.” ## Trump Maintains Hard Line President Trump, however, continued to assert broad U.S. authority over Venezuela’s future, the Associated Press reported. “We’re in charge,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while returning to Washington from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida Sunday night. “We’re going to run it, fix it.” The president said he wanted “total access” to all aspects of Venezuela, from major oil operations to basic infrastructure. “We need access to the oil and to other things in their country that allow us to rebuild their country,” Trump stated, according to AP. Trump’s comments have raised concerns among some Democrats and caused unease within his Republican coalition, including the “America First” base, which is typically opposed to foreign interventions. In a notable shift, Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez adopted a conciliatory stance after initially condemning the U.S. operation as an “atrocity,” the Associated Press reported. “We invite the US government to collaborate with us on an agenda of cooperation oriented towards shared development within the framework of international law to strengthen lasting community coexistence,” Rodríguez wrote in an online post. This change followed Trump’s warning that she could “pay a very big price” if she did not comply with U.S. demands. Venezuela’s Supreme Court had previously ruled that Rodríguez would serve as acting president. Trump told reporters Sunday night that Rodríguez is now “cooperating,” but he repeated his earlier warnings. ## Cuban Casualties Confirmed Cuba announced that 32 Cuban security officers were killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela, a figure Trump acknowledged, according to the Associated Press. “You know, a lot of Cubans were killed yesterday,” Trump said. “There was a lot of death on the other side. No death on our side.” The former Venezuelan president is scheduled to make his first court appearance Monday in federal court in Manhattan, AP reported. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken from their home on a military base in Caracas during a nighttime operation that Maduro’s government called “imperialist.” The couple faces U.S. charges of participating in a narco-terrorism conspiracy. The Justice Department released a new indictment Saturday, describing Maduro’s administration as a “corrupt, illegitimate government” supported by a drug-trafficking operation that allegedly brought large quantities of cocaine into the United States. Maduro and other Venezuelan officials were first indicted in 2020 on narco-terrorism conspiracy charges. The U.S. government does not recognize Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate leader. > [Trump to Venezuela’s New Leader: Defy Us and Face a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s](https://ctninfo.com/trump-to-venezuelas-new-leader-defy-us-and-face-a-fate-worse-than-maduros/) ## Questions Over Legality Legal experts have questioned the legality of the operation, which was conducted without congressional approval, the Associated Press noted. Even before Maduro’s capture, scholars questioned aspects of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign, including deadly bombings of boats accused of drug trafficking that some argued exceeded the limits of international law. Rubio did not rule out the possibility of U.S. troops in Venezuela but said the United States had already established a sufficient presence in the region to stop alleged drug boats and sanctioned oil tankers. “That’s a tremendous amount of leverage that will remain until we see changes that not only advance the national interest of the United States, which is our top priority, but also lead to a better future for the people of Venezuela,” Rubio said. Venezuela’s government continued operating over the weekend with ministers remaining in their posts, according to AP correspondents on the ground. The capital was unusually quiet on Sunday, with few vehicles on the streets and most businesses closed. Maduro’s son, lawmaker Nicolás Ernesto Guerra, has not appeared in public since the operation. The country’s incoming National Assembly is set to be sworn in at the legislative palace in Caracas. The unicameral assembly will remain under the control of the ruling party. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP260042060699911-300x205.avif)Protestors hold a banner stating “Trump Must Go Now” as they gather outside the UN Plaza during a demonstration against the U.S. bombing of Venezuela and seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39162&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39162&preview=true) This article is based on reporting by the Associated Press. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-signals-restraint-on-venezuela-as-trump-insists-u-s-will-run-the-country/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-signals-restraint-on-venezuela-as-trump-insists-u-s-will-run-the-country/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-signals-restraint-on-venezuela-as-trump-insists-u-s-will-run-the-country/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-signals-restraint-on-venezuela-as-trump-insists-u-s-will-run-the-country/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-signals-restraint-on-venezuela-as-trump-insists-u-s-will-run-the-country/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Rubio%20Signals%20Restraint%20on%20Venezuela%20as%20Trump%20Insists%20U.S.%20Will%20%22Run%22%20the%20Country&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Frubio-signals-restraint-on-venezuela-as-trump-insists-u-s-will-run-the-country%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Rubio tempère les ambitions américaines au Venezuela tandis que Trump insiste :" C'est nous qui commandons"](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-tempere-les-ambitions-americaines-au-venezuela-tandis-que-trump-insiste-cest-nous-qui-commandons/) **Published:** January 5, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** L’administration Trump a semblé envoyer des signaux contradictoires dimanche quant à l’étendue du contrôle américain au Venezuela après la capture spectaculaire du président Nicolás Maduro. Le secrétaire d’État Marco Rubio a suggéré une approche plus mesurée, alors même que le président Donald Trump réaffirmait que les États-Unis étaient désormais ” aux commandes”. Le secrétaire Rubio s’est efforcé de tempérer les inquiétudes croissantes selon lesquelles l’opération américaine visant à renverser Maduro pourrait entraîner les États-Unis dans un nouvel enlisement à l’étranger, selon l’Associated Press. S’exprimant sur CBS ” Face the Nation”, Rubio a indiqué que les États-Unis ne gouverneraient pas le Venezuela au quotidien. Washington se contenterait plutôt de faire respecter un embargo pétrolier existant sur les navires-citernes sous sanctions et utiliserait ce levier pour exiger des changements politiques dans ce pays sud-américain. ” Nous maintenons cette quarantaine, et nous nous attendons à voir des changements, non seulement dans la façon dont l’industrie pétrolière est gérée au profit du peuple, mais aussi pour qu’ils cessent le trafic de drogue”, a déclaré Rubio, selon l’AP. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le secrétaire d’État a repoussé les critiques établissant des parallèles avec les interventions américaines passées au Moyen-Orient. ” Tout l’appareil de politique étrangère pense que tout est la Libye, que tout est l’Irak, que tout est l’Afghanistan”, a affirmé Rubio. ” Ce n’est pas le Moyen-Orient. Et notre mission ici est très différente. C’est l’hémisphère occidental.” ## **Trump maintient une ligne dure** Le président Trump, en revanche, a continué d’affirmer une large autorité américaine sur l’avenir du Venezuela, selon l’Associated Press. ” C’est nous qui commandons”, a déclaré Trump aux journalistes à bord d’Air Force One lors de son retour à Washington depuis sa résidence de Mar-a-Lago en Floride dimanche soir. ” Nous allons diriger le pays, le remettre en état.” Le président a indiqué vouloir un ” accès total” à tous les aspects du Venezuela, grands et petits — des grandes opérations pétrolières aux infrastructures de base. ” Nous avons besoin d’accéder au pétrole et à d’autres ressources de leur pays qui nous permettront de reconstruire leur pays”, a déclaré Trump, selon l’AP. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les propos du président ont suscité des inquiétudes parmi certains démocrates et provoqué un malaise dans une partie de sa propre coalition républicaine, notamment au sein d’une base ” America First” traditionnellement opposée aux interventions étrangères. ## **La dirigeante intérimaire du Venezuela change de ton** Dans un revirement notable, la présidente intérimaire du Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez a adopté une posture conciliante après avoir initialement qualifié l’opération américaine d'” atrocité”, selon l’Associated Press. ” Nous invitons le gouvernement américain à collaborer avec nous sur un agenda de coopération orienté vers un développement partagé dans le cadre du droit international afin de renforcer une coexistence communautaire durable”, a écrit Rodríguez dans une publication en ligne. Ce changement de ton est intervenu après que Trump a menacé qu’elle pourrait ” payer un prix très élevé” si elle ne se pliait pas aux exigences américaines. La Cour suprême du Venezuela avait statué plus tôt que Rodríguez assurerait la présidence par intérim. Trump a déclaré aux journalistes dimanche soir que Rodríguez ” coopère” désormais, tout en réitérant ses menaces antérieures. Cuba a annoncé que 32 agents de sécurité cubains avaient été tués lors de l’opération américaine au Venezuela, un chiffre que Trump a confirmé, selon l’Associated Press. ” Vous savez, beaucoup de Cubains ont été tués hier”, a déclaré Trump. ” Il y a eu beaucoup de morts de l’autre côté. Aucun mort de notre côté.” ## **Maduro devant le tribunal fédéral** L’ancien président vénézuélien devait comparaître pour la première fois lundi devant le tribunal fédéral de Manhattan, selon l’AP. Maduro et son épouse, Cilia Flores, ont été extraits de leur domicile situé sur une base militaire à Caracas lors d’une opération nocturne que le gouvernement Maduro a qualifiée d'” impérialiste”. Le couple fait face à des accusations américaines de participation à un complot de narcoterrorisme. Le ministère de la Justice a publié samedi un nouvel acte d’accusation décrivant l’administration Maduro comme un ” gouvernement corrompu et illégitime” alimenté par une opération de trafic de drogue qui aurait inondé les États-Unis de cocaïne. Maduro et d’autres responsables vénézuéliens avaient été inculpés pour la première fois en 2020 pour complot de narcoterrorisme. Le gouvernement américain ne reconnaît pas Maduro comme le dirigeant légitime du Venezuela. Des experts juridiques ont soulevé des questions sur la légalité de l’opération, menée sans l’approbation du Congrès, a noté l’Associated Press. Avant même la capture de Maduro, des universitaires avaient remis en question certains aspects de la campagne de pression de l’administration Trump, notamment les bombardements meurtriers de bateaux accusés de trafic de drogue, que certains estimaient aux limites du droit international. Rubio n’a pas exclu la possibilité d’un déploiement de troupes américaines au sol au Venezuela, mais a affirmé que les États-Unis avaient déjà suffisamment renforcé leur présence dans la région pour intercepter les bateaux suspectés de trafic de drogue et les navires-citernes sous sanctions. ” C’est un levier considérable qui restera en place jusqu’à ce que nous voyions des changements qui non seulement servent l’intérêt national des États-Unis, ce qui est la priorité numéro un, mais qui conduisent aussi à un meilleur avenir pour le peuple vénézuélien”, a déclaré Rubio. > [Trump durcit le ton et avertit la dirigeante intérimaire du Venezuela d’un avenir “plus sévère que celui de Maduro”](https://ctninfo.com/fr/trump-durcit-le-ton-et-avertit-la-dirigeante-interimaire-du-venezuela-dun-avenir-plus-severe-que-celui-de-maduro/) ## **Le calme règne sur Caracas** Le gouvernement vénézuélien a continué de fonctionner pendant le week-end, les ministres restant à leurs postes, selon les correspondants de l’AP sur le terrain. La capitale était inhabituellement calme dimanche, avec peu de véhicules dans les rues et des épiceries, stations-service et autres commerces fermés. Le fils de Maduro, le député Nicolás Ernesto Guerra, n’est pas apparu en public depuis l’opération. La nouvelle Assemblée nationale du pays devait prêter serment au palais législatif de Caracas. L’assemblée monocamérale restera sous le contrôle du parti au pouvoir. *Cet article est entièrement basé sur les informations rapportées par l’Associated Press.* ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP260042060699911-300x205.avif)[https://ctninfo.com/?p=39167&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39167&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-tempere-les-ambitions-americaines-au-venezuela-tandis-que-trump-insiste-cest-nous-qui-commandons/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-tempere-les-ambitions-americaines-au-venezuela-tandis-que-trump-insiste-cest-nous-qui-commandons/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-tempere-les-ambitions-americaines-au-venezuela-tandis-que-trump-insiste-cest-nous-qui-commandons/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-tempere-les-ambitions-americaines-au-venezuela-tandis-que-trump-insiste-cest-nous-qui-commandons/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/rubio-tempere-les-ambitions-americaines-au-venezuela-tandis-que-trump-insiste-cest-nous-qui-commandons/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Rubio%20temp%C3%A8re%20les%20ambitions%20am%C3%A9ricaines%20au%20Venezuela%20tandis%20que%20Trump%20insiste%20%3A%22%20C%27est%20nous%20qui%20commandons%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Frubio-tempere-les-ambitions-americaines-au-venezuela-tandis-que-trump-insiste-cest-nous-qui-commandons%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump to Venezuela's New Leader: Defy Us and Face a Fate Worse Than Maduro's](https://ctninfo.com/trump-to-venezuelas-new-leader-defy-us-and-face-a-fate-worse-than-maduros/) **Published:** January 5, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Venezuela’s new interim president may face the same consequences as her predecessor if she does not comply with U.S. demands. This was an unequivocal threat from President Donald Trump, suggesting that Delcy Rodríguez’s political and personal future will depend entirely on her level of cooperation with Washington. In an interview with The Atlantic on Sunday, Donald Trump stated that the United States would not hesitate to go further if the new Venezuelan leader opposed the American presence and decisions in her country. According to him, any resistance could result in consequences even more severe than those suffered by former President Nicolás Maduro, currently detained in New York following a U.S. military operation in Caracas. President Maduro is accused by the United States of alleged ties to drug traffickers in the region. The new Venezuelan leader does not face drug trafficking charges. Nevertheless, President Trump threatened her with the same consequences as those faced by her predecessor. ### A Calculated Message, Delivered on Familiar Ground The interview was conducted by phone as Donald Trump arrived at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The relaxed setting did not soften the message. The president insisted that Washington’s patience would be limited and that Venezuela’s new leadership would have no margin for error. This tone contrasts sharply with typical State Department communications and reflects a deliberate White House strategy of direct pressure. Trump’s firm stance differs from his statements the previous day. At an earlier press conference, he indicated that Delcy Rodríguez had privately expressed willingness to collaborate with the United States during the transition following Maduro’s removal. This swift change suggests worsening relations between Washington and Caracas, possibly due to the new leader’s negative response to the U.S. military intervention, which Trump views as necessary for stabilization. ### An Intervention Embraced, a Doctrine Abandoned More broadly, this episode marks an ideological shift for Donald Trump. Previously critical of reconstruction wars and foreign regime change, he now supports direct intervention when a country’s situation is considered untenable or contrary to U.S. interests. In the interview, Trump dismissed criticism from within his party, stating that Venezuela’s condition under Maduro justified external action, including temporary U.S. administration. This position departs from the traditional interpretation of the “America First” slogan, which has typically meant avoiding prolonged military engagements abroad. The arrest of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, after a U.S. operation in Caracas, has triggered significant international diplomatic reactions. Detaining the former Venezuelan president on American soil sets a notable legal and political precedent. In this context, appointing Delcy Rodríguez to lead the interim administration appears less a sovereign transition and more a solution imposed under close U.S. supervision. ### Venezuela as a Signal to the Rest of the World Donald Trump also indicated that the Venezuelan case could serve as a precedent. He reaffirmed that the United States reserves the right to intervene elsewhere if its strategic interests are threatened. He specifically mentioned Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, which he considers important amid increasing competition with Russia and China in the Arctic. This statement reflects a more assertive vision of America’s global role. Through these positions, Donald Trump is outlining a foreign policy based on direct deterrence, public pressure, and the open use of force. For Delcy Rodríguez, the message is clear: any deviation from Washington’s direction could prompt an immediate response. 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The report was informed by on-the-ground reporters and satellite data, strengthening the credibility of the information presented. The strikes, conducted overnight from Friday to Saturday, were part of a direct U.S. intervention to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom Washington has called a “dictator.” This intervention was reportedly ordered by the U.S. President under an executive order, citing the need to address national security threats. However, the legality of the strikes under international law remains a subject of debate, with questions about whether U.S. actions align with United Nations mandates for military operations. Journalist Mariana Martinez, cited by The New York Times, reported that the victims include both military personnel and civilians. This information is based on preliminary reports from a senior Venezuelan official who spoke anonymously. As of Saturday evening, no other major international media outlet had confirmed this reported death toll. ### A High-Risk Military Operation The intervention resulted in the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who were transferred to the United States. U.S. authorities state that the Venezuelan leader has been indicted by a federal court in New York on charges of narcoterrorism conspiracy, weapons offenses, and conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States. The indictment alleges that Maduro and three co-defendants participated in trafficking thousands of tons of cocaine to the United States. The court document describes Maduro as the “illegitimate leader” of a corrupt regime that allegedly used state power for decades to protect and promote criminal activities, including drug trafficking, benefiting the country’s political and military elites. Trump Announces Temporary U.S. Administration of Venezuela On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would temporarily administer Venezuela until the situation stabilizes. He also said Washington intends to restart Venezuelan oil production, noting that the United States has historically contributed to the country’s oil industry. ### Mixed Reactions in Washington The operation has received mixed reactions in the United States. The Washington Post described Maduro’s capture as a “major victory for American interests,” emphasizing its strategic impact in the region. Several Democratic officials welcomed the end of the Maduro regime. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz called the arrest good news for communities that fled Venezuela. On X, she wrote that the fall of this “brutal and illegitimate” leader was a relief for those who escaped a regime marked by violence, lawlessness, and economic failure. Other Democratic lawmakers, while supporting Maduro’s removal, criticized President Trump for not notifying Congress before the operation. The president responded that he could not inform lawmakers because of their “tendency to leak sensitive information.” ### Lingering Questions Despite official statements, many questions remain, especially about the exact death toll, the circumstances of the strikes, and the legal basis for the U.S. intervention. Venezuelan authorities have not released an independent official figure, and access to some affected areas reportedly remains restricted. As the international community monitors the consequences of this unprecedented operation, humanitarian and political questions about civilian deaths are likely to prompt intense debate in the coming days. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39157&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39157&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-in-venezuela-at-least-40-dead-including-civilians-according-to-the-new-york-times/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-in-venezuela-at-least-40-dead-including-civilians-according-to-the-new-york-times/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-in-venezuela-at-least-40-dead-including-civilians-according-to-the-new-york-times/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-in-venezuela-at-least-40-dead-including-civilians-according-to-the-new-york-times/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-in-venezuela-at-least-40-dead-including-civilians-according-to-the-new-york-times/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20U.S.%20Strikes%20in%20Venezuela%3A%20At%20Least%2040%20Dead%2C%20Including%20Civilians%2C%20According%20to%20The%20New%20York%20Times&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fu-s-strikes-in-venezuela-at-least-40-dead-including-civilians-according-to-the-new-york-times%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Frappes américaines au Venezuela : au moins 40 morts, dont des civils, selon le New York Times](https://ctninfo.com/frappes-americaines-au-venezuela-au-moins-40-morts-dont-des-civils-selon-le-new-york-times/) **Published:** January 4, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** L’opération militaire américaine au Venezuela aurait causé la mort d’au moins 40 personnes, parmi lesquelles des civils, selon des informations rapportées par The New York Times. Ces frappes, menées dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi, s’inscrivent dans une intervention directe des États-Unis visant à capturer le président vénézuélien Nicolás Maduro, qualifié de “dictateur” par Washington. D’après la journaliste Mariana Martinez, citée par le quotidien new-yorkais, les victimes comprennent à la fois des militaires et des civils. Ces informations proviennent d’un haut responsable vénézuélien, s’exprimant sous couvert d’anonymat, et reposent sur des rapports préliminaires établis dans les heures suivant l’attaque. À ce stade, aucun autre grand média international n’avait confirmé, samedi soir, un bilan humain aussi élevé. ### Une opération militaire à haut risque L’intervention américaine a conduit à l’arrestation spectaculaire du président Nicolás Maduro et de son épouse, qui ont été transférés aux États-Unis. Selon les autorités américaines, le dirigeant vénézuélien a été inculpé par un tribunal fédéral à New York pour conspiration de narcoterrorisme, infractions liées aux armes et complot visant à importer de la cocaïne sur le sol américain. L’acte d’accusation affirme que Maduro, ainsi que trois autres coaccusés, auraient participé à l’acheminement de milliers de tonnes de cocaïne vers les États-Unis. Le document judiciaire décrit Maduro comme le “dirigeant illégitime” d’un régime corrompu qui, depuis des décennies, aurait utilisé le pouvoir de l’État pour protéger et encourager des activités criminelles, notamment le trafic de drogue, au bénéfice des élites politiques et militaires du pays. ### Trump assume une administration temporaire du Venezuela S’exprimant devant la presse samedi, le président américain Donald Trump a déclaré que les États-Unis allaient administrer temporairement le Venezuela, le temps de stabiliser la situation. Il a également affirmé que Washington comptait relancer la production pétrolière vénézuélienne, estimant que les États-Unis avaient historiquement contribué à bâtir l’industrie pétrolière du pays. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Réactions contrastées à Washington Aux États-Unis, l’opération a suscité des réactions contrastées. The Washington Post a qualifié la capture de Nicolás Maduro de “victoire majeure pour les intérêts américains”, soulignant l’impact stratégique de cette arrestation sur la scène régionale. Plusieurs responsables démocrates ont également salué la fin du régime Maduro. La représentante Debbie Wasserman Schultz a estimé que cette arrestation constituait une bonne nouvelle pour les communautés ayant fui le Venezuela. Dans un message publié sur le réseau X, elle a écrit que la chute de ce dirigeant “brutal et illégitime” était un soulagement pour ceux qui avaient échappé à un régime marqué par la violence, l’illégalité et l’échec économique. D’autres élus démocrates, tout en se réjouissant du départ de Maduro, ont cependant critiqué le président Trump pour ne pas avoir informé le Congrès en amont de l’opération militaire. Interrogé sur ce point, le président américain a répondu qu’il ne pouvait prévenir les parlementaires en raison de leur “ tendance à divulguer des informations sensibles”. Des zones d’ombre persistantes Malgré les annonces officielles, de nombreuses zones d’ombre demeurent, notamment concernant le bilan humain exact, les circonstances précises des frappes et le cadre juridique de l’intervention américaine. Les autorités vénézuéliennes n’ont pas publié de chiffre officiel indépendant, et l’accès à certaines zones touchées resterait limité. Alors que la communauté internationale observe avec attention les conséquences de cette opération sans précédent, les questions humanitaires et politiques liées à la mort de civils risquent d’alimenter un débat intense dans les jours à venir. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Donald-Trump-Nicolas-Maduro-300x200.avif) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/frappes-americaines-au-venezuela-au-moins-40-morts-dont-des-civils-selon-le-new-york-times/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/frappes-americaines-au-venezuela-au-moins-40-morts-dont-des-civils-selon-le-new-york-times/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/frappes-americaines-au-venezuela-au-moins-40-morts-dont-des-civils-selon-le-new-york-times/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/frappes-americaines-au-venezuela-au-moins-40-morts-dont-des-civils-selon-le-new-york-times/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/frappes-americaines-au-venezuela-au-moins-40-morts-dont-des-civils-selon-le-new-york-times/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Frappes%20am%C3%A9ricaines%20au%20Venezuela%20%3A%20au%20moins%2040%20morts%2C%20dont%20des%20civils%2C%20selon%20le%20New%20York%20Times&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffrappes-americaines-au-venezuela-au-moins-40-morts-dont-des-civils-selon-le-new-york-times%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump durcit le ton et avertit la dirigeante intérimaire du Venezuela d'un avenir "plus sévère que celui de Maduro"](https://ctninfo.com/trump-durcit-le-ton-et-avertit-la-dirigeante-interimaire-du-venezuela-dun-avenir-plus-severe-que-celui-de-maduro/) **Published:** January 4, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La nouvelle Présidente intérimaire du Venezuela pourrait connaître le même sort que son prédécesseur si elle refuse d’obéir et de satisfaire les caprices de l’Oncle Sam. Il s’agit d’une menace sans équivoque du Président américain Donald Trump laissant entendre que l’avenir politique et personnel de Delcy Rodríguez dépendra entièrement de son degré de coopération avec Washington. Dans un entretien accordé dimanche à The Atlantic, Donald Trump a affirmé que les États-Unis n’hésiteraient pas à aller plus loin si la nouvelle dirigeante vénézuélienne s’opposait à la présence et aux décisions américaines dans le pays. Selon lui, toute résistance pourrait entraîner des conséquences encore plus graves que celles subies par l’ancien président Nicolás Maduro, actuellement détenu à New York après une opération militaire américaine à Caracas. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le président Maduro est accusé par les États-Unis de lien présumé avec les narcotrafiquants de la région. La nouvelle dirigeante Vénézuélienne ne fait l’objet d’aucune accusation liée au trafic de la drogue. Cela n’a pas empêché au Maître du monde de la menacer du même sort que son prédécesseur. ### **Un message calculé, délivré en terrain familier** L’entretien s’est déroulé par téléphone alors que Donald Trump arrivait dans son club de golf de West Palm Beach, en Floride. Le cadre décontracté n’a pas adouci le message. Le président a insisté sur le fait que la patience de Washington serait limitée et que la nouvelle direction vénézuélienne n’aurait pas droit à l’erreur. Le ton employé tranche avec la communication officielle habituelle du département d’État et s’inscrit dans une stratégie assumée de pression directe exercée depuis la Maison-Blanche. La fermeté affichée par Trump contraste avec ses déclarations publiques de la veille. Lors d’une conférence de presse antérieure, il avait laissé entendre que Delcy Rodríguez avait donné des signaux encourageants en privé, se montrant ouverte à une collaboration avec les États-Unis pendant la période de transition imposée après la chute du régime Maduro. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Ce revirement rapide suggère une détérioration des échanges entre Washington et Caracas, possiblement liée à la réaction négative de la nouvelle dirigeante face à l’intervention militaire américaine, que Trump considère comme un acte de stabilisation nécessaire. ### **Une intervention assumée, une doctrine abandonnée** Plus largement, cet épisode marque un tournant idéologique pour Donald Trump. Longtemps critique des guerres de reconstruction et des changements de régime à l’étranger, le président américain assume désormais une logique inverse : intervenir directement lorsque la situation d’un pays est jugée intenable ou contraire aux intérêts américains. Dans l’entretien, Trump a balayé les critiques venant de son propre camp politique, affirmant que l’état du Venezuela sous Maduro justifiait pleinement une action extérieure, y compris une gestion temporaire du pays par les États-Unis. Cette posture rompt clairement avec la version classique du slogan « America First », historiquement associé à un retrait des engagements militaires prolongés à l’étranger. L’arrestation de Nicolás Maduro et de son épouse, Cilia Flores, à la suite d’une opération américaine à Caracas, a déjà provoqué un choc diplomatique international. La détention de l’ancien président vénézuélien sur le sol américain constitue un précédent lourd de conséquences, tant sur le plan juridique que politique. Dans ce contexte, la nomination de Delcy Rodríguez à la tête d’une administration intérimaire apparaît moins comme une transition souveraine que comme une solution imposée sous haute surveillance américaine. ### **Le Venezuela comme signal au reste du monde** Donald Trump a également élargi le propos, indiquant que le cas vénézuélien pourrait servir d’exemple. Il a réaffirmé que les États-Unis se réservaient le droit d’intervenir ailleurs lorsque leurs intérêts stratégiques sont menacés. Il a notamment évoqué le Groenland, territoire autonome danois, qu’il considère comme crucial dans le contexte de la rivalité croissante avec la Russie et la Chine dans l’Arctique. Cette déclaration confirme une vision plus agressive du rôle des États-Unis sur la scène mondiale. À travers ces prises de position, Donald Trump dessine les contours d’une politique étrangère fondée sur la dissuasion directe, la pression publique et l’usage assumé de la force. Pour Delcy Rodríguez, le message est clair : toute tentative de s’écarter de la ligne fixée par Washington pourrait entraîner une réaction immédiate. Quant au Venezuela, il entre dans une phase d’incertitude extrême, où les décisions politiques internes semblent désormais étroitement liées à la volonté de la Maison-Blanche. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Donald-Trump-Nicolas-Maduro-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/trump-durcit-le-…-celui-de-maduro/](https://ctninfo.com/fr/trump-durcit-le-%E2%80%A6-celui-de-maduro/) *Source de référence : The Atlantic* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-durcit-le-ton-et-avertit-la-dirigeante-interimaire-du-venezuela-dun-avenir-plus-severe-que-celui-de-maduro/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-durcit-le-ton-et-avertit-la-dirigeante-interimaire-du-venezuela-dun-avenir-plus-severe-que-celui-de-maduro/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-durcit-le-ton-et-avertit-la-dirigeante-interimaire-du-venezuela-dun-avenir-plus-severe-que-celui-de-maduro/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-durcit-le-ton-et-avertit-la-dirigeante-interimaire-du-venezuela-dun-avenir-plus-severe-que-celui-de-maduro/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-durcit-le-ton-et-avertit-la-dirigeante-interimaire-du-venezuela-dun-avenir-plus-severe-que-celui-de-maduro/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20durcit%20le%20ton%20et%20avertit%20la%20dirigeante%20int%C3%A9rimaire%20du%20Venezuela%20d%27un%20avenir%20%22plus%20s%C3%A9v%C3%A8re%20que%20celui%20de%20Maduro%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-durcit-le-ton-et-avertit-la-dirigeante-interimaire-du-venezuela-dun-avenir-plus-severe-que-celui-de-maduro%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Venezuela Temporarily Under U.S. Occupation, time to “Get the Oil Flowing”](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-temporarily-under-u-s-occupation-time-to-get-the-oil-flowing/) **Published:** January 3, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The U.S. president has disclosed the true motives behind the American intervention that led to the fall of Nicolás Maduro’s regime. According to Donald Trump, Venezuela will be temporarily administered by the United States to ensure a political transition and to “get the oil flowing.” At a press conference in Florida, President Trump confirmed that Nicolás Maduro and his wife were “captured and transported out of the country” early Saturday morning after what he described as a “large-scale strike.” ### Delta Force in Action According to officials cited by CBS News, the operation to apprehend the Venezuelan president was carried out by the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, an elite special operations unit. Maduro is expected to face federal charges in the United States for drug trafficking and alleged collaboration with gangs designated as terrorist organizations, accusations he has consistently denied. Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a superseding indictment similar to the one brought against Maduro in 2020. The operation follows months of increased U.S. military presence in the region, including the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and several other warships in the Caribbean. Venezuelan Vice President “Ready to Cooperate” President Trump stated that Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, is prepared to cooperate with the United States. He noted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with her. “She said, ‘We will do whatever you need,’” Trump recounted, adding that she had little real choice. Rodríguez’s willingness to cooperate has raised questions about the possibility of negotiations before the military operation. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-300x169.avif) ### Intense Controversy in Congress Trump’s announcement that he intends to “run” Venezuela immediately sparked significant controversy in Washington. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer strongly condemned the statement: “The idea that Trump is now contemplating running Venezuela should frighten every American. The American people have seen this before and paid a devastating price.” The New York senator accused the Trump administration of trying to divert attention from the U.S. economy and its handling of the release of Justice Department files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. “Let’s be clear: Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate dictator. But launching military action without congressional authorization and without a credible plan for what comes next is irresponsible,” Schumer said. “The administration assured me on three separate occasions that it was not pursuing regime change and was not undertaking military action in Venezuela. Clearly, they have not been honest with the American people.” ### Republicans Defend a ‘Law Enforcement Operation’ On the Republican side, Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, described Saturday as a “great day for Venezuela.” Like Sen. Tom Cotton, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Crawford described the strike as a law-enforcement operation supported by the military, arguing that it did not require advance notification to Congress. He compared the operation to the order issued by former President Barack Obama to capture Anas al-Libi, an al-Qaeda operative and wanted terror suspect arrested in Libya in 2013. Al-Libi, however, was not a head of state. “We’re not reinventing the wheel here. We’re essentially relying on a precedent established and exercised under the Obama administration,” Crawford said. When asked about the global precedent the Venezuela operation might set, Crawford declined to comment, stating that Trump’s decision demonstrates strength. He added that while former President Joe Biden did not recognize Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate president, he “didn’t have the courage to do anything.” “That’s the difference here. We now have a sitting president who doesn’t bluff. To ensure America’s safety, we must have a secure neighborhood.” ### Democrats Decry a War for Oil Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, voiced serious concerns: “There is no evidence that this makes America safer.” “This doesn’t appear to have much to do with drugs,” Smith said of the Venezuela operation. He added, “It seems that what’s motivating Trump is Venezuelan oil.” Smith also questioned what would come next: “Is his plan to invade?” Citing past U.S. military interventions in Iraq and Libya, Smith warned that “every time, it ends badly.” He continued, “The idea that the U.S. military can step in and solve this problem by force? That’s exactly what Trump campaigned against.” The Democrat also revealed that Rubio had recently assured Congress that the intervention in Venezuela was not aimed at regime change. “And clearly, that was the objective,” Smith concluded. ### A Long-Prepared Escalation Saturday’s strikes represent the culmination of a long-term strategy of maximum pressure. In recent weeks, the United States has seized two oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast, conducted lethal strikes against more than 30 vessels the administration claims were transporting drugs, and targeted what President Trump described as “the port area where they load the drug boats.” As the world responds to this unprecedented intervention against a sitting head of state, questions remain about the operation’s legality, underlying motivations, and long-term consequences for the international order. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-1-131x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39139&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39139&preview=true)Source: [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-temporarily-under-u-s-occupation-time-to-get-the-oil-flowing/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-temporarily-under-u-s-occupation-time-to-get-the-oil-flowing/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-temporarily-under-u-s-occupation-time-to-get-the-oil-flowing/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-temporarily-under-u-s-occupation-time-to-get-the-oil-flowing/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/venezuela-temporarily-under-u-s-occupation-time-to-get-the-oil-flowing/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Venezuela%20Temporarily%20Under%20U.S.%20Occupation%2C%20time%20to%20%E2%80%9CGet%20the%20Oil%20Flowing%E2%80%9D&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fvenezuela-temporarily-under-u-s-occupation-time-to-get-the-oil-flowing%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Le Venezuela temporairement sous occupation américaine le temps de " faire couler le pétrole"](https://ctninfo.com/le-venezuela-temporairement-sous-occupation-americaine-le-temps-de-faire-couler-le-petrole/) **Published:** January 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Le président américain a révélé les véritables motifs de l’intervention américaine ayant conduit à la chute du régime de Nicolás Maduro. Selon Donald Trump, le Venezuela sera dirigé temporairement par les États-Unis le temps d’assurer une transition et de ” faire couler le pétrole”. Lors d’une conférence de presse tenue depuis sa résidence de Mar-a-Lago, en Floride, le président Trump a confirmé que Nicolás Maduro et son épouse avaient été ” capturés et transportés hors Selon des responsables cités par CBS News, c’est la Delta Force de l’armée américaine, une unité d’élite des forces spéciales, qui a mené l’opération de capture du président vénézuélien. Maduro devrait faire face à des accusations fédérales aux États-Unis liées au trafic de drogue et à sa collaboration avec des gangs désignés comme organisations terroristes — des accusations que le dirigeant vénézuélien a toujours niées. La procureure générale Pam Bondi a présenté un acte d’accusation complémentaire, similaire à celui déposé contre Maduro en 2020. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette opération intervient après des mois de renforcement militaire américain dans la région, avec le déploiement du porte-avions USS *Gerald R. Ford* et de nombreux autres navires de guerre dans les Caraïbes. ### **La vice-présidente vénézuélienne ” prête à coopérer”** Dans une révélation surprenante, le président Trump a déclaré que Delcy Rodríguez, vice-présidente du Venezuela, était prête à travailler avec les États-Unis. Le président a indiqué que le secrétaire d’État Marco Rubio s’était entretenu avec elle. ” Elle a dit : “Nous ferons tout ce dont vous avez besoin””, a rapporté Trump, ajoutant toutefois qu’elle n’avait pas vraiment le choix. Cette apparente coopération de la numéro deux du régime chaviste soulève des questions sur les négociations qui auraient pu précéder l’opération militaire. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-1-131x300.avif) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **Vive controverse au Congrès** L’annonce par Trump de son intention de ” diriger” le Venezuela a immédiatement déclenché une tempête politique à Washington. Le chef de la minorité démocrate au Sénat, Chuck Schumer, a vivement condamné cette déclaration : ” L’idée que Trump envisage maintenant de diriger le Venezuela devrait effrayer tous les Américains. Le peuple américain a déjà vu cela et en a payé le prix dévastateur.” Le sénateur de New York a accusé l’administration Trump de tenter de détourner l’attention de l’état de l’économie américaine et de sa gestion de la publication des dossiers du ministère de la Justice relatifs à l’enquête sur Jeffrey Epstein. ” Soyons clairs : Nicolás Maduro est un dictateur illégitime. Mais lancer une action militaire sans autorisation du Congrès et sans plan crédible pour la suite est irresponsable”, a déclaré Schumer. ” L’administration m’a assuré à trois reprises distinctes qu’elle ne poursuivait pas de changement de régime et ne menait pas d’action militaire au Venezuela. De toute évidence, ils ne sont pas honnêtes avec les Américains.” ### **Les républicains défendent une ” opération de maintien de l’ordre”** Du côté républicain, le représentant Rick Crawford, de l’Arkansas, président de la Commission du renseignement de la Chambre, a qualifié ce samedi de ” grand jour pour le Venezuela”. Crawford, à l’instar du sénateur Tom Cotton, président de la Commission du renseignement du Sénat, a présenté l’attaque comme une opération de maintien de l’ordre — exécutée avec l’assistance militaire — ce qui signifierait que l’administration Trump n’était pas tenue d’en informer le Congrès au préalable. Il a comparé l’opération à l’ordre donné par l’ancien président Obama pour la capture d’Anas al-Libi, un soldat d’Al-Qaïda et suspect terroriste recherché, arrêté en Libye en 2013. Toutefois, al-Libi n’était pas un chef d’État. ” Nous ne réinventons pas la roue ici. Nous utilisons essentiellement un précédent établi et exercé sous l’administration Obama”, a déclaré Crawford. Interrogé sur le précédent mondial que pourrait créer l’opération au Venezuela, Crawford a refusé de s’engager dans des hypothèses, affirmant que la décision de Trump devait être perçue comme un signe de force. Alors que l’ancien président Biden ne reconnaissait pas Maduro comme président légitime, il ” n’avait pas le courage de faire quoi que ce soit”, a-t-il ajouté. ” C’est la différence ici. Nous avons maintenant un président en exercice qui ne plaisante pas. Ce que nous devons comprendre, c’est que pour avoir une Amérique sûre, il faut un voisinage sûr.” ### **Les démocrates dénoncent une guerre pour le pétrole** Le représentant Adam Smith, chef de file démocrate à la Commission des forces armées de la Chambre, a exprimé de vives inquiétudes : ” Il n’y a aucune preuve que cela rende l’Amérique plus sûre.” ” Cela ne semble pas avoir grand-chose à voir avec la drogue”, a déclaré Smith à propos de l’opération au Venezuela, ajoutant : ” Il semble que ce qui motive Trump, c’est le pétrole vénézuélien.” Smith s’est également interrogé sur la suite des événements : ” Son plan est-il d’envahir ?” Citant les interventions militaires américaines passées en Irak et en Libye, Smith a averti que ” chaque fois, cela finit mal”. ” L’idée que l’armée américaine puisse intervenir et résoudre ce problème par la force ? C’est précisément ce contre quoi Trump s’est battu durant sa campagne.” Le démocrate a également révélé que Rubio avait récemment assuré au Congrès que l’intervention au Venezuela ne visait pas un changement de régime. ” Et de toute évidence, il est clair que c’était l’objectif”, a-t-il conclu. ### **Une escalade préparée de longue date** Les frappes de samedi représentent l’aboutissement d’une stratégie de pression maximale. Ces dernières semaines, les États-Unis avaient saisi deux pétroliers au large du Venezuela, lancé des frappes meurtrières contre plus de 30 embarcations que l’administration affirme transportaient de la drogue, et frappé ce que le président Trump a appelé ” la zone portuaire où ils chargent les bateaux de drogue”. Alors que le monde digère cette intervention sans précédent contre un chef d’État en exercice, les questions sur la légalité de l’opération, ses véritables motivations et ses conséquences à long terme pour l’ordre international restent sans réponse. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39137&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39137&preview=true) Source :[CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-venezuela-temporairement-sous-occupation-americaine-le-temps-de-faire-couler-le-petrole/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-venezuela-temporairement-sous-occupation-americaine-le-temps-de-faire-couler-le-petrole/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-venezuela-temporairement-sous-occupation-americaine-le-temps-de-faire-couler-le-petrole/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-venezuela-temporairement-sous-occupation-americaine-le-temps-de-faire-couler-le-petrole/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-venezuela-temporairement-sous-occupation-americaine-le-temps-de-faire-couler-le-petrole/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20Venezuela%20temporairement%20sous%20occupation%20am%C3%A9ricaine%20le%20temps%20de%20%22%20faire%20couler%20le%20p%C3%A9trole%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-venezuela-temporairement-sous-occupation-americaine-le-temps-de-faire-couler-le-petrole%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [U.S. Strikes on Venezuela: International Community Divided Between Condemnation and Support](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-international-community-divided-between-condemnation-and-support/) **Published:** January 3, 2026 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Global reactions to the U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Nicolas Maduro range from condemnation for violating international law to approval of the removal of a “dictator.” The U.S. government has justified this action by arguing the need to restore democracy in Venezuela and by citing actions it claims are in accordance with national security interests. The U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, which led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro early Saturday, has prompted strong international responses. This action could reshape global norms regarding intervention, signaling a potential shift in how military power might be used unilaterally in the future. These reactions highlight a significant divide between Washington’s traditional allies and supporters of multilateralism. ## UN Expresses “Deep Concern” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres responded gravely to this unilateral military operation. “These developments constitute a dangerous precedent,” his spokesperson said. “The Secretary-General continues to emphasize the importance of full respect by all of international law, including the UN Charter. He is deeply concerned that the rules of international law have not been respected.” Observers point out that this operation potentially breaches several UN Charter provisions, including Article 2(4), which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. This warning underscores the UN’s concern that such actions could set a precedent for future unilateral military interventions. ## Moscow and Beijing Strongly Condemn Russia and China, both strategic allies of Venezuela, strongly denounced the U.S. operation. Russia, with its significant arms trade interests in the region, labeled the intervention “an act of armed aggression.” Similarly, China’s strong condemnation is underscored by its considerable oil investments in Venezuela, highlighting that these reactions may not be purely normative. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the intervention “an act of armed aggression”: “The pretexts used to justify such actions are unfounded. Ideological animosity has prevailed over economic pragmatism and the willingness to build relationships based on trust and predictability.” China said it was “deeply shocked” and “strongly condemns the use of force by the U.S. against a sovereign country and against the president of a country,” according to a Foreign Ministry statement. Iran also condemned the American attack as “a blatant violation of the national sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Venezuela, calling on the UN Security Council to “act immediately to halt the unlawful aggression.” Tehran drew parallels between the situation in Venezuela and its own past experiences with unilateral strikes, emphasizing how such actions threaten regional security and sovereignty. This historical context strengthens Iran’s alarm and insistence on upholding international norms. ## Europe Calls for Respect of International Law European responses, though varied, consistently emphasize the importance of respecting international law. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot was particularly direct on X: “The military operation that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro violates the principle of not resorting to force, which underpins international law. France reiterates that no lasting political solution can be imposed from the outside and that only sovereign peoples themselves can decide their future.” The German Foreign Ministry called on “all involved parties to avoid an escalation of the situation and to seek ways for a political settlement,” emphasizing that “international law must be respected.” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen adopted a more measured tone: “We are following the situation in Venezuela very closely. We stand with the people of Venezuela and support a peaceful, democratic transition. Any solution must respect international law and the UN Charter.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made clear that his country was “not involved” in the operation, adding: “I always say and believe we should all uphold international law.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-300x169.avif) ## Latin America Deeply Divided South American countries hold sharply opposing views, reflecting ongoing ideological divisions in the region. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unequivocally condemned the intervention: “The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line. These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community. Attacking countries in flagrant violation of international law is the first step toward a world of violence, chaos, and instability, where the law of the strongest prevails over multilateralism.” Lula also highlighted potential ramifications for Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, suggesting that such military actions might exacerbate tensions within the bloc, affecting trade relationships and migration flows. This perspective underscores the tangible regional stakes and ripple effects that could result from the intervention. Mexico “strongly condemned and rejected the military actions carried out unilaterally” by the United States, calling them “a clear violation of Article 2 of the UN Charter.” Colombian President Gustavo Petro expressed his “deep concern” over “reports of explosions and unusual air activity” and “the escalation of tensions in the region.” Conversely, Argentine President Javier Milei hailed it as “excellent news for the free world,” declaring: “What we have to understand is that this is the collapse of the regime of a dictator who was rigging elections, who in the last election was badly defeated and, despite that, clung to power.” However, recent surveys indicate mixed feelings among Venezuelans toward the intervention, with a significant portion expressing concerns about foreign interference in their national affairs. While some view the end of Maduro’s leadership as a potential positive change, others question the legitimacy and potential consequences of this external involvement. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa added on X: “The time is coming for all the narco-Chavista criminals. Their structure will finally collapse across the entire continent.” ## Israel Congratulates Trump Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood out with his enthusiastic support: “Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump, for your bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice. I salute your decisive resolve and the brilliant action of your brave soldiers. This endorsement highlights the complex dynamics of Israel’s reliance on U.S. support. The robust alliance between the two nations often involves strategic considerations, in which mutual interests play a crucial role in shaping Israel’s foreign policy decisions. Trinidad and Tobago Distances Itself Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar sought to clarify her country’s position as Venezuela’s immediate neighbor: “Trinidad and Tobago is NOT a participant in any of these ongoing military operations. Trinidad and Tobago continues to maintain peaceful relations with the people of Venezuela.” Meanwhile, the Venezuelan diaspora in Trinidad has voiced concern over the recent events. Maria Gonzalez, a Venezuelan expatriate residing in Trinidad, expressed her anxiety: “While we appreciate Trinidad’s stance, we fear for our families back home. The situation is tense and leaves us worried about their safety and the future of our country.” This statement from the Venezuelan community in Trinidad underscores the human impact of the ongoing geopolitical shifts, contrasting with the diplomatic cautiousness shown by their host nation. ## A “Dangerous Precedent” for World Order Several leaders highlighted the potential impact of this intervention on the international order. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that “the U.S. military action in Venezuela is further evidence of the breakdown of the world order created after World War II.” He pointed to past interventions, such as those in Kosovo and Iraq, as precedents that have gradually eroded the international norms established post-WWII. These historical events serve as reference points for ongoing concerns about the stability of global governance structures. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide offered a nuanced analysis: “The Maduro regime lacks democratic legitimacy. Despite the 2024 election showing that the regime no longer had the support of the majority of the population, Maduro has clung to power. The regime has become increasingly authoritarian and is responsible for extensive human rights violations.” However, he added, “International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law.” As President Trump prepares to address the public from Mar-a-Lago, the international community awaits further developments in a crisis that may affect the global order. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-1-131x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39135&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39135&preview=true) Source: Reuters ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-international-community-divided-between-condemnation-and-support/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-international-community-divided-between-condemnation-and-support/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-international-community-divided-between-condemnation-and-support/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-international-community-divided-between-condemnation-and-support/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-international-community-divided-between-condemnation-and-support/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20U.S.%20Strikes%20on%20Venezuela%3A%20International%20Community%20Divided%20Between%20Condemnation%20and%20Support&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fu-s-strikes-on-venezuela-international-community-divided-between-condemnation-and-support%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Frappes américaines au Venezuela : la communauté internationale divisée entre condamnations et soutien](https://ctninfo.com/frappes-americaines-au-venezuela-la-communaute-internationale-divisee-entre-condamnations-et-soutien/) **Published:** January 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** **Les réactions mondiales à l’opération militaire américaine ayant conduit à la capture de Nicolas Maduro oscillent entre dénonciation d’une violation du droit international et célébration de la chute d’un “dictateur”.** L’intervention militaire américaine au Venezuela, qui a abouti à la capture du président Nicolas Maduro dans la nuit de samedi, a provoqué une onde de choc diplomatique à travers le monde. Les réactions internationales révèlent une profonde fracture entre les alliés traditionnels de Washington et les défenseurs du multilatéralisme. ## **L’ONU exprime sa “profonde préoccupation”** Le secrétaire général des Nations Unies, António Guterres, a réagi avec gravité à cette opération militaire unilatérale. “Ces développements constituent un précédent dangereux”, a déclaré son porte-parole. “Le Secrétaire général continue de souligner l’importance du plein respect — par tous — du droit international, y compris la Charte des Nations Unies. Il est profondément préoccupé par le fait que les règles du droit international n’ont pas été respectées.” Cette mise en garde reflète l’inquiétude de l’organisation internationale face à une action qui pourrait ouvrir la voie à d’autres interventions militaires unilatérales. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ## **Moscou et Pékin condamnent fermement** Sans surprise, la Russie et la Chine, alliés stratégiques du Venezuela, ont vivement dénoncé l’opération américaine. Le ministère russe des Affaires étrangères a qualifié l’intervention d'” acte d’agression armée ” : Les prétextes utilisés pour justifier de telles actions sont infondés. L’animosité idéologique a prévalu sur le pragmatisme économique et la volonté de construire des relations fondées sur la confiance et la prévisibilité. “ La Chine s’est dite ” profondément choquée ” et a ” fermement condamné le recours à la force par les États-Unis contre un pays souverain et contre le président d’un pays “, selon un communiqué du ministère des Affaires étrangères. L’Iran a également condamné l’attaque américaine comme ” une violation flagrante de la souveraineté nationale et de l’intégrité territoriale ” du Venezuela, appelant le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU à ” agir immédiatement pour mettre fin à cette agression illégale “. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-300x169.avif) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ## **L’Europe appelle au respect du droit international** Les réactions européennes, bien que nuancées, convergent sur un point : la nécessité de respecter le droit international. Le ministre français des Affaires étrangères, Jean-Noël Barrot, a été particulièrement direct sur X : ” L’opération militaire qui a conduit à la capture de Nicolas Maduro viole le principe de non-recours à la force, qui sous-tend le droit international. La France réitère qu’aucune solution politique durable ne peut être imposée de l’extérieur et que seuls les peuples souverains peuvent décider de leur avenir. “ Le ministère allemand des Affaires étrangères a appelé ” toutes les parties impliquées à éviter une escalade de la situation et à rechercher les voies d’un règlement politique “, soulignant que ” le droit international doit être respecté “. La présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a adopté un ton plus mesuré : ” Nous suivons de très près la situation au Venezuela. Nous sommes aux côtés du peuple vénézuélien et soutenons une transition pacifique et démocratique. Toute solution doit respecter le droit international et la Charte des Nations Unies. “ Le Premier ministre britannique Keir Starmer a tenu à préciser que son pays n’était ” pas impliqué ” dans l’opération, ajoutant : ” Je dis et crois toujours que nous devons tous respecter le droit international. “ ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-1-131x300.avif) ## **L’Amérique latine profondément divisée** Le continent sud-américain affiche des positions diamétralement opposées, reflet des clivages idéologiques qui le traversent. Le président brésilien Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a condamné sans ambiguïté l’intervention : “Les bombardements sur le territoire vénézuélien et la capture de son président franchissent une ligne inacceptable. Ces actes représentent un grave affront à la souveraineté du Venezuela et un autre précédent extrêmement dangereux pour toute la communauté internationale. Attaquer des pays en violation flagrante du droit international est le premier pas vers un monde de violence, de chaos et d’instabilité, où la loi du plus fort prévaut sur le multilatéralisme.” Le Mexique a “fermement condamné et rejeté les actions militaires menées unilatéralement” par les États-Unis, les qualifiant de “violation claire de l’article 2 de la Charte des Nations Unies”. Le président colombien Gustavo Petro a exprimé sa “profonde préoccupation” face aux “rapports d’explosions et d’activité aérienne inhabituelle” et à “l’escalade des tensions dans la région”. À l’inverse, le président argentin Javier Milei a salué “une excellente nouvelle pour le monde libre”, déclarant : “Ce que nous devons comprendre, c’est qu’il s’agit de l’effondrement du régime d’un dictateur qui truquait les élections, qui lors de la dernière élection a été lourdement battu et, malgré cela, s’est accroché au pouvoir.” Le président équatorien Daniel Noboa a renchéri sur X : ” Le moment est venu pour tous les criminels narco-chavistes. Leur structure va enfin s’effondrer sur tout le continent. “ ## **Israël félicite Trump** Le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu s’est distingué par son soutien enthousiaste : ” Félicitations, Président @realDonaldTrump pour votre leadership audacieux et historique en faveur de la liberté et de la justice. Je salue votre détermination décisive et l’action brillante de vos braves soldats. “ ## **Trinidad-et-Tobago se démarque** La Première ministre de Trinidad-et-Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, a tenu à clarifier la position de son pays, voisin immédiat du Venezuela : ” Trinidad-et-Tobago ne participe PAS à ces opérations militaires en cours. Trinidad-et-Tobago continue d’entretenir des relations pacifiques avec le peuple vénézuélien. ## **Un ” précédent dangereux ” pour l’ordre mondial** Plusieurs dirigeants ont souligné les implications de cette intervention pour l’ordre international. Le Premier ministre slovaque Robert Fico a estimé que ” l’action militaire américaine au Venezuela est une preuve supplémentaire de l’effondrement de l’ordre mondial créé après la Seconde Guerre mondiale “. Le ministre norvégien des Affaires étrangères, Espen Barth Eide, a offert une analyse nuancée : ” Le régime Maduro manque de légitimité démocratique. Malgré l’élection de 2024 montrant que le régime n’avait plus le soutien de la majorité de la population, Maduro s’est accroché au pouvoir. Le régime est devenu de plus en plus autoritaire et est responsable de violations massives des droits humains. ” Toutefois, il a ajouté : ” Le droit international est universel et contraignant pour tous les États. L’intervention américaine au Venezuela n’est pas conforme au droit international. “ Alors que le président Trump doit s’exprimer depuis Mar-a-Lago, la communauté internationale retient son souffle face à une crise qui pourrait redéfinir les règles de l’ordre mondial. 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Il a coûté la vie à un jeune homme haïtien, dont le corps sans vie a été retrouvé dans une rivière à la frontière haïtiano-dominicaine. Selon les premiers récits, un soldat dominicain serait à l’origine des tirs, ouvrant un nouveau chapitre tragique dans l’histoire déjà douloureuse de cette frontière. L’incident, dont les circonstances exactes demeurent opaques, s’est produit dans un secteur notoirement dangereux. Cette zone est régulièrement le théâtre de tentatives de passage clandestin par des Haïtiens cherchant à contourner les dispositifs de sécurité dominicains, souvent renforcés. Alertée, la famille de la victime s’est précipitée sur les lieux, créant une situation de forte tension, observée par de nombreux riverains émus et indignés. Des agents de la Brigade de Sécurité des Aires Protégées (BSAP) ont dû être déployés pour sécuriser les environs en attendant l’arrivée des autorités judiciaires. Les déclarations d’un responsable du Conseil d’Administration de la Section Communale (CASEC) ajoutent une dimension macabre à ce drame. Il a révélé qu’il s’agissait du quatrième corps retrouvé dans ce même secteur depuis le début de l’année 2025, illustrant une mortalité endémique liée aux activités frontalières. Les premières hypothèses des autorités locales évoquent une « affaire » ou un « deal » qui aurait mal tourné, sans toutefois que cette piste ne soit officiellement confirmée. Cet événement ne peut être dissocié du climat de tension extrême qui caractérise actuellement les relations entre Port-au-Prince et Saint-Domingue. Depuis plusieurs mois, une série de décisions radicales prises par le président dominicain, Luis Abinader, a considérablement durci la politique envers les Haïtiens. La construction unilatérale d’un mur frontalier, la suspension de la délivrance de visas, et des déclarations publiques fermes sur la souveraineté et la sécurité ont créé un environnement hostile. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette politique se matérialise quotidiennement par des vagues massives et souvent expéditives de rapatriements. Des milliers d’Haïtiens, y compris des femmes enceintes, des enfants, sont régulièrement expulsés par les autorités dominicaines. Ces opérations, menées parfois sans un examen individuel des situations, sont dénoncées par des organisations de défense des droits humains comme violant les droits fondamentaux des migrants, ainsi que les traités et conventions internationaux relatifs à la migration, dont la République dominicaine est pourtant signataire. Dans ce contexte, la frontière est devenue une zone de friction permanente. Les forces militaires dominicaines, déployées en nombre, font face à une pression constante liée à la crise politique, sécuritaire et humanitaire en Haïti, qui pousse de nombreux citoyens à tenter le passage, souvent au péril de leur vie. Chaque incident, comme celui de Ouanaminthe, risque d’enflammer les passions des deux côtés de la rivière. Ce drame relance avec acuité les débats sur la gestion sécuritaire de la frontière, les protocoles d’engagement des militaires, et la nécessité d’une approche régionale et humaine de la migration. Il met en lumière le sort des communautés frontalières, prises en étau entre la violence des gangs en Haïti et la rigueur des politiques de contrôle dominicaines. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fontiere-Haiti-Rep-Dom-300x188.avif) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/un-jeune-haitien-abattu-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-symbole-dune-tension-chronique/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-jeune-haitien-abattu-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-symbole-dune-tension-chronique/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/un-jeune-haitien-abattu-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-symbole-dune-tension-chronique/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-jeune-haitien-abattu-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-symbole-dune-tension-chronique/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/un-jeune-haitien-abattu-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-symbole-dune-tension-chronique/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Un%20jeune%20Ha%C3%AFtien%20abattu%20%C3%A0%20la%20fronti%C3%A8re%20ha%C3%AFtiano-dominicaine%2C%20symbole%20d%E2%80%99une%20tension%20chronique&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fun-jeune-haitien-abattu-a-la-frontiere-haitiano-dominicaine-symbole-dune-tension-chronique%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Murielle "Minouche" Leconte s’en est allée, laissant l’héritage lumineux d’une créatrice et d’une éducatrice](https://ctninfo.com/murielle-minouche-leconte-sen-est-allee-laissant-lheritage-lumineux-dune-creatrice-et-dune-educatrice/) **Published:** December 31, 2025 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** La nouvelle a traversé l’océan avec la force d’un éclat douloureux. Murielle Leconte, affectueusement appelée Minouche par tous ceux qui l’ont connue et aimée, s’est éteinte le 28 décembre 2025 à Miami, aux États-Unis, où elle résidait pour suivre ses traitements. À l’âge de 66 ans, c’est une pionnière, une artiste majeure et une mère spirituelle pour une génération de jeunes Haïtiens qui disparaît, laissant un vide immense dans le paysage culturel haïtien, mais aussi un héritage d’une richesse et d’une élégance rares. Née un 8 décembre à Port-au-Prince, Murielle Leconte semblait dès le départ porter en elle une flamme créatrice et une rigueur peu communes. Ingénieure de formation, elle bâtit d’abord une carrière solide de 27 ans au ministère de l’Agriculture, tout en cultivant, en parallèle, une passion secrète et irrésistible pour le dessin et la création vestimentaire. Ce n’était pas une simple distraction, mais l’éclosion patiente d’une vocation. Le 8 décembre 1990, pour son anniversaire, elle fit le grand saut et fonda Murielle Créations. Cet acte fondateur marqua le début d’une révolution discrète mais profonde dans l’artisanat et la mode haïtiens. Murielle Leconte n’a pas simplement « décoré » des vêtements. Elle en a fait des toiles, des manifestes culturels. Sur le lin, la soie, le coton, elle transposait la vitalité, les couleurs et les symboles d’Haïti. Ses pinceaux faisaient danser les vèvè vaudou, renaître les scènes de la vie quotidienne, éclore des fleurs tropicales d’une délicatesse infinie. Elle fut une véritable pionnière dans l’art de la peinture sur textile en Haïti, élevant une technique artisanale au rang d’art à part entière et ouvrant la voie à des centaines d’artistes et d’artisanes. Son travail ne se limitait pas aux vêtements ; il s’étendait à la céramique et à la décoration, toujours avec cette même recherche d’excellence et ce désir de « faire haïtien » avec une sophistication mondiale. Son talent fut couronné par près d’une cinquantaine de prix internationaux, notamment 12 aux États-Unis, ainsi que des distinctions au Mexique, en République dominicaine et aux Bahamas, faisant d’elle une ambassadrice de l’art haïtien sur la scène mondiale. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Mais l’œuvre de Murielle Leconte ne saurait se résumer à sa production artistique. Son plus grand chef-d’œuvre, peut-être, fut humain. Animée par un sens aigu de la transmission, elle fonda une agence de mannequinat qui devint bien plus qu’une simple école de défilé. C’était un sanctuaire où l’on formait des jeunes, filles et garçons, à bien plus que la posture sur un podium. Diagnostiquée malade en 2009, Murielle Leconte déplaça son combat à Miami, mais jamais elle ne déposa les armes de la création et de la foi. La maladie fut une épreuve qu’elle affronta avec une dignité et une force qui forçaient l’admiration. Elle continua à créer, à inspirer, et se consacra à l’écriture de son autobiographie, désireuse de laisser un témoignage de son parcours. Jusqu’à ses derniers instants, son esprit resta vif, tourné vers les autres, animé par ce même désir de partage qui avait guidé toute sa vie. À l’annonce de sa disparition, une vague d’hommages unanimes a submergé les réseaux sociaux notamment. De nombreuses voix de la société se sont élevées pour saluer la mémoire d’une figure essentielle. Murielle « Minouche » Leconte laisse derrière elle un pays orphelin d’une de ses fées bienveillantes. Elle laisse des étoffes qui chantent, des jeunes qui marchent la tête haute, et l’exemple indélébile d’une vie entière dédiée à la beauté sous toutes ses formes : beauté de l’art, beauté du geste, beauté du cœur. Son nom restera à jamais synonyme d’élégance, de résilience et de cet amour inconditionnel pour Haïti qui se traduisait, chez elle, par l’action créatrice et éducative la plus concrète. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Murielle-Leconte-300x201.avif) - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/murielle-minouche-leconte-sen-est-allee-laissant-lheritage-lumineux-dune-creatrice-et-dune-educatrice/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/murielle-minouche-leconte-sen-est-allee-laissant-lheritage-lumineux-dune-creatrice-et-dune-educatrice/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/murielle-minouche-leconte-sen-est-allee-laissant-lheritage-lumineux-dune-creatrice-et-dune-educatrice/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/murielle-minouche-leconte-sen-est-allee-laissant-lheritage-lumineux-dune-creatrice-et-dune-educatrice/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/murielle-minouche-leconte-sen-est-allee-laissant-lheritage-lumineux-dune-creatrice-et-dune-educatrice/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Murielle%20%22Minouche%22%20Leconte%20s%E2%80%99en%20est%20all%C3%A9e%2C%20laissant%20l%E2%80%99h%C3%A9ritage%20lumineux%20d%E2%80%99une%20cr%C3%A9atrice%20et%20d%E2%80%99une%20%C3%A9ducatrice&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmurielle-minouche-leconte-sen-est-allee-laissant-lheritage-lumineux-dune-creatrice-et-dune-educatrice%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Une juge fédérale suspend la fin du statut de protection pour les immigrants sud-soudanais](https://ctninfo.com/une-juge-federale-suspend-la-fin-du-statut-de-protection-pour-les-immigrants-sud-soudanais/) **Published:** December 31, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Bonne nouvelle pour les immigrants sud-soudanais aux États-Unis. Une juge fédérale du Massachusetts suspend temporairement la décision de Washington de mettre fin au statut protégé accordé depuis 2011 aux ressortissants du Soudan du Sud. Dans une décision rendue mardi, la magistrate fédérale Angel Kelley a accordé un sursis aux quelque 300 Sud-Soudanais menacés d’expulsion des États-Unis. Cette intervention judiciaire intervient alors que l’administration américaine s’apprêtait à retirer, dès le 5 janvier prochain, le statut de protection temporaire (TPS) dont bénéficient ces migrants. Depuis 2011, Washington accordait cette protection aux ressortissants du Soudan du Sud en raison de la guerre civile dévastatrice qui a ravagé le jeune pays, faisant près de 400 000 morts. Cette catastrophe humanitaire avait éclaté peu après l’indépendance du pays vis-à-vis du Soudan, plongeant la nation dans un cycle de violences politiques et ethniques. ### Un désaccord sur la réalité du terrain Le gouvernement américain justifie sa décision par une amélioration supposée de la situation sécuritaire au Soudan du Sud. Dans son avis de novembre dernier, le département de la Sécurité intérieure estime que les conditions ne correspondent plus aux critères d’un conflit armé menaçant gravement la sécurité des personnes. “Bien qu’il existe des violences intercommunautaires liées à des différends frontaliers, des attaques cycliques et une polarisation ethnique, un retour à une guerre civile à grande échelle a été évité jusqu’à présent”, affirme le document gouvernemental. Cette analyse est vivement contestée par les défenseurs des droits des migrants. Diana Konaté, de l’organisation African Communities Together, qui a déposé un recours collectif au nom de quatre Sud-Soudanais, dénonce une décision “déconnectée de la réalité”. “Quiconque suit l’actualité du Soudan du Sud sait que le pays demeure dangereux. Des populations entières continuent de fuir certaines régions à cause de combats qui se poursuivent. La crise humanitaire n’a pas disparu”, martèle-t-elle. Les quelque 230 bénéficiaires actuels du TPS et les 70 demandeurs en attente ont construit leur existence aux États-Unis. Nombre d’entre eux ont encore des proches dans des camps de réfugiés. “Ces personnes travaillent, étudient, contribuent à leurs communautés. Elles ont fait les choses dans les règles. On leur arrache maintenant tout sans qu’elles aient commis la moindre faute”, déplore Diana Konaté. La décision de la juge Kelley ne constitue qu’une victoire temporaire. Le gouvernement dispose jusqu’au 9 janvier pour présenter ses contre-arguments, tandis que les plaignants auront jusqu’au 13 janvier pour répliquer. ### Un bras de fer politique La secrétaire adjointe à la Sécurité intérieure, Tricia McLaughlin, a vertement critiqué l’intervention judiciaire, dénonçant «une ordonnance militante» qui “usurpe l’autorité constitutionnelle du Président”. Selon elle, l’administration précédente aurait détourné le TPS pour “permettre l’entrée de terroristes violents et de menaces à la sécurité nationale”. Elle affirme que “la paix renouvelée au Soudan du Sud” et “l’amélioration des relations diplomatiques” justifient la fin d’un dispositif conçu comme temporaire. Pour Diana Konaté, cette première manche judiciaire offre néanmoins “un peu d’air” aux familles concernées pour “réfléchir à la suite”. Cette décision va au-delà de la communauté sud-soudanaise. Des milliers d’immigrants en provenance d’autres pays sont également concernés par la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au statut de protection temporaire (TPS). Il s’agit notamment de la communauté haïtienne dont le TPS arrive à expiration le 3 février prochain. 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President Donald Trump stated that Nicolas Maduro, who has led Venezuela since 2012, was captured along with his wife and will be tried in the United States. At approximately 2:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, residents of Caracas were awakened by explosions as U.S. forces targeted strategic military installations for nearly an hour. Maria Eugenia Escobar, a resident of La Guaira, described the experience: “The explosions literally lifted me out of my bed. I immediately understood that the day we had long dreaded had arrived,” Agence France-Presse reported. In eastern Caracas, Francis Pena, 29, recalled how his girlfriend alerted him: “They’re bombing.” He immediately prepared an emergency bag with his passport, cash, canned goods, and a change of clothes. Targets included Fort Tiuna, Venezuela’s main military complex south of the capital, the Carlota Air Base, and both the port and airport of La Guaira. Approximately two hours after the bombardments began, Donald Trump posted a statement on Truth Social confirming the operation and announcing the capture of the Venezuelan presidential couple. Attorney General Pamela Bondi promised that Maduro would face “the full wrath of American justice” on charges related to drug trafficking and terrorism. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau hailed “a new dawn for Venezuela,” declaring that “a tyrant is gone.” Senator Mike Lee revealed that, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Maduro “will be tried” in the United States, where arrest warrants target him for drug trafficking. Trump is scheduled to hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m. from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. In a brief telephone interview with The New York Times, he described the operation as “brilliant,” involving “a lot of planning and great troops.” ## Caracas Denounces Aggression and Demands Proof The Venezuelan government condemned the operation as “extremely serious military aggression” and requested an emergency session of the UN Security Council. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, speaking by telephone on Venezuelan television, admitted she does not know the whereabouts of Maduro or his wife, Cilia Flores. She demanded that Washington provide “proof of life” of the president. The Venezuelan Defense Ministry accused U.S. forces of targeting residential neighborhoods and announced a “massive deployment” of military resources. Maduro reportedly declared a state of emergency, but has not made a public appearance since the operation began. This military intervention is the result of the Trump administration’s maximum pressure strategy. For months, Venezuelans had anticipated U.S. military action in response to repeated threats from the American president. In late 2025, Washington deployed an aircraft carrier and several warships to the Caribbean, officially to combat drug trafficking. However, intentions to remove Maduro became increasingly apparent in the following weeks. Last Monday, Trump suggested it would be “smart” for Maduro to resign and announced the destruction of Venezuelan port facilities allegedly used for drug trafficking. The U.S. administration justifies its actions by accusing Maduro of running a drug trafficking cartel. Caracas rejects these allegations, asserting that the true motivation is control of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, the largest in the world. In the weeks before the operation, Washington intensified its campaign by informally closing Venezuelan airspace, imposing new economic sanctions, and seizing tankers transporting Venezuelan oil. Since September, the U.S. military has increased strikes against vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, resulting in at least 107 deaths according to official American figures, as part of an anti-drug effort. ## Contrasting International Reactions The international community is divided in its response to this unilateral military intervention. Moscow, a strategic ally of Caracas, condemned the “armed aggression” and demanded immediate clarification on Maduro’s status. Iran and Cuba, traditional partners of Venezuela, also denounced the American operation. Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the deployment of troops to the Venezuelan border, while Spain offered to mediate in pursuit of a negotiated solution. The European Union’s High Representative called for restraint in discussions with Marco Rubio. The Venezuelan opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and supported by Washington, had not yet publicly responded to the events at the time of writing. On December 31, Machado had expressed confidence that 2026 would bring “the consolidation of our nation’s freedom.” Casualty figures have not been released. Venezuelan social media shows divided reactions, with some celebrating the potential fall of Maduro and others denouncing what they view as Trump’s warmongering. Maduro’s 2024 election was widely contested by the international community as fraudulent, fueling an ongoing legitimacy crisis. For many Venezuelans, uncertainty about the country’s future persists. 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Le président Donald Trump affirme que Nicolas Maduro, dirigeant du pays depuis 2012, a été capturé avec son épouse et sera jugé sur le sol américain. Aux premières heures de samedi, vers 2h00 du matin heure locale, les habitants de Caracas ont été réveillés par des déflagrations massives. Les bombardements américains ont ciblé des installations militaires stratégiques pendant près d’une heure, transformant la nuit en cauchemar pour des millions de Vénézuéliens. Maria Eugenia Escobar, habitante de La Guaira, décrit des moments de terreur : “Les explosions m’ont littéralement soulevée de mon lit. J’ai tout de suite compris que ce jour tant redouté était arrivé”, a rapporté l’Agence France Press. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dans l’est de Caracas, Francis Pena, 29 ans, raconte comment sa petite amie l’a alerté : ” Ils bombardent. ” Le jeune professionnel s’est immédiatement mis à préparer un sac d’urgence contenant passeport, argent liquide, conserves et vêtements de rechange. Les installations visées comprennent Fort Tiuna, le principal complexe militaire vénézuélien situé au sud de la capitale, ainsi que la base aérienne de Carlota. Le port et l’aéroport de La Guaira ont également essuyé des frappes. ### **Washington revendique l’arrestation de Maduro** Environ deux heures après le début des bombardements, Donald Trump a publié sur Truth Social une déclaration fracassante confirmant l’opération et annonçant la capture du couple présidentiel vénézuélien. La procureure générale Pamela Bondi a promis que Maduro affrontera ” toute la colère de la justice américaine ” pour des accusations liées au narcotrafic et au terrorisme. Le secrétaire d’État adjoint Christopher Landau a salué ” une nouvelle aube pour le Venezuela “, déclarant qu’” un tyran est parti. “ Le sénateur Mike Lee a révélé que selon Marco Rubio, secrétaire d’État, Maduro ” sera jugé ” aux États-Unis, où des mandats d’arrêt le visent pour trafic de stupéfiants. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Trump doit s’exprimer lors d’une conférence de presse prévue à 11h00 depuis sa résidence de Mar-a-Lago en Floride. Dans un bref entretien téléphonique avec le New York Times, il a qualifié l’opération de ” brillante “, impliquant ” beaucoup de planification et de grandes troupes. “ ### **Caracas dénonce une agression et demande des preuves** Le gouvernement vénézuélien a vivement réagi, qualifiant l’opération d’” agression militaire extrêmement grave ” et réclamant une session d’urgence du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU. La vice-présidente Delcy Rodriguez, s’exprimant par téléphone à la télévision vénézuélienne, a admis ignorer où se trouvent Maduro et son épouse Cilia Flores. Elle a exigé que Washington fournisse une ” preuve de vie ” du président. Le ministère de la Défense vénézuélien a accusé les forces américaines d’avoir ciblé des quartiers résidentiels et annoncé un ” déploiement massif ” de ses ressources militaires. Maduro aurait décrété l’état d’urgence, bien que le dirigeant de 63 ans n’ait fait aucune apparition publique depuis le début de l’opération. ### **Une escalade qui se préparait depuis des mois** Cette intervention militaire représente l’aboutissement d’une stratégie de pression maximale menée par l’administration Trump. Depuis des mois, les Vénézuéliens anticipaient une action militaire américaine face aux menaces répétées du président américain. En fin d’année 2025, Washington avait déployé un porte-avions et plusieurs navires de guerre dans les Caraïbes, officiellement pour lutter contre le trafic de drogue. Mais l’intention réelle de déloger Maduro était devenue évidente au fil des semaines. Lundi dernier, Trump avait suggéré qu’il serait ” intelligent ” pour Maduro de démissionner, tout en annonçant la destruction d’installations portuaires vénézuéliennes prétendument utilisées pour le trafic de drogue. L’administration américaine justifie son action en accusant Maduro de diriger un cartel de narcotrafiquants. Caracas rejette ces allégations, affirmant que les véritables motivations américaines concernent le contrôle des immenses réserves pétrolières vénézuéliennes, les plus importantes au monde. Dans les semaines précédant l’opération, Washington avait considérablement intensifié sa campagne : fermeture informelle de l’espace aérien vénézuélien, nouvelles sanctions économiques, saisie de pétroliers transportant du pétrole vénézuélien. Depuis septembre, l’armée américaine a également multiplié les frappes contre des embarcations dans les Caraïbes et le Pacifique oriental, tuant au moins 107 personnes selon des chiffres officiels américains, dans le cadre de ce qui est présenté comme une lutte anti-drogue. ### **Réactions internationales contrastées** La communauté internationale réagit de manière divisée à cette intervention militaire unilatérale. Moscou, allié stratégique de Caracas, a condamné cette ” agression armée ” et réclamé des éclaircissements immédiats sur le sort de Maduro. L’Iran et Cuba, partenaires traditionnels du Venezuela, ont également dénoncé l’opération américaine. Le président colombien Gustavo Petro a annoncé le déploiement de troupes à la frontière avec le Venezuela, tandis que l’Espagne s’est proposée comme médiateur pour tenter de trouver une solution négociée. Le haut représentant de l’Union européenne a appelé à la retenue lors d’un échange avec Marco Rubio. L’opposition vénézuélienne, dirigée par Maria Corina Machado, lauréate du prix Nobel de la paix et soutenue par Washington, n’avait pas encore réagi publiquement aux événements au moment de la rédaction de cet article. Le 31 décembre, Machado avait exprimé sa confiance que 2026 apporterait ” la consolidation de la liberté de notre nation. Les chiffres de victimes n’ont pas été communiqués dans l’immédiat. Les réseaux sociaux vénézuéliens affichent des réactions partagées entre ceux qui célèbrent la chute potentielle de l’impopulaire Maduro et ceux qui dénoncent ce qu’ils perçoivent comme un bellicisme de Trump. L’élection de Maduro en 2024 avait été massivement contestée par la communauté internationale comme frauduleuse, alimentant une crise de légitimité qui perdure. Pour les Vénézuéliens ordinaires, l’incertitude reste totale quant à l’avenir de leur pays alors que les bombardements ont cessé mais que la situation politique demeure extrêmement volatile. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Maduro-300x169.avif) Credit: AFP ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/operation-militaire-au-venezuela-maduro-capture-par-les-forces-americaines/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/operation-militaire-au-venezuela-maduro-capture-par-les-forces-americaines/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/operation-militaire-au-venezuela-maduro-capture-par-les-forces-americaines/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/operation-militaire-au-venezuela-maduro-capture-par-les-forces-americaines/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/operation-militaire-au-venezuela-maduro-capture-par-les-forces-americaines/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Op%C3%A9ration%20militaire%20%20au%20Venezuela%20%3A%20Maduro%20captur%C3%A9%20par%20les%20forces%20am%C3%A9ricaines&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Foperation-militaire-au-venezuela-maduro-capture-par-les-forces-americaines%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haiti: Police Seize Major Arsenal in Gang Leader's Stronghold in Bel-Air Targeted Operation Against Jamesley's Gang](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-police-seize-major-arsenal-in-gang-leaders-stronghold-in-bel-air-targeted-operation-against-jamesleys-gang/) **Published:** January 3, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Haitian National Police (PNH) announced the recovery of a significant cache of weapons and ammunition following an operation conducted on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, in Bel-Air, one of the most notorious strongholds of armed groups in the capital. According to a statement from the Police Communications Directorate (DICOP), the intervention, supported by the Task Force, targeted the stronghold of a gang leader known as Jamesley. The operation resulted not only in the seizure of a considerable and varied arsenal but also in the neutralization of several individuals affiliated with the group, which authorities have labeled as “terrorist.” The seized material includes a wide array of equipment. Among the notable items are a Mavic drone, handguns—including 9 mm and .22 caliber pistols, some of which were counterfeit—as well as assault weapons, including an M16 rifle, a counterfeit Kalashnikov rifle, and 9 mm submachine guns. Three 12-gauge shotguns were also recovered. In addition to firearms, police seized logistical equipment such as batteries, magazines, and radio communication devices. Edged weapons, including machetes and axes, rounded out the arsenal. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Nearly 5,000 Rounds of War Ammunition Recovered The most striking aspect of the haul remains the seizure of several thousand rounds of military-grade ammunition: exactly 4,094 cartridges of 5.56 mm caliber and 867 of 7.62 mm caliber. For the PNH, these quantities demonstrate the high level of threat and operational capacity of the dismantled group. The arsenal was officially registered and certified by the Weapons Service of the PNH Logistics Directorate, in accordance with established procedures, thereby ensuring its traceability and secure storage. For law enforcement, this operation represents a major success in the fight against the insecurity plaguing several neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. The destruction of the gang leader’s house and the confiscation of this arsenal deal a severe blow to the capabilities of armed groups in Bel-Air. However, the PNH emphasizes that the mission is far from complete. The hunt for Jamesley, who remains at large, is an absolute priority. Authorities reaffirm their determination to intensify their interventions across the entire territory to dismantle, pursue, and eradicate these criminal groups. Through this action, the PNH intends to progressively restore security, public peace, and state authority, while sending a clear message to armed groups: no area will be left beyond control. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Awaiting the Arrival of the Gang Suppression Force This operation comes amid an intensification of police actions in gang strongholds, as authorities await the arrival of the first contingents of the new Gang Suppression Force (GSF), expected in January. While the GSF is set to comprise 5,500 personnel, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on December 19 that the United States had received pledges of contributions for up to 7,500 security personnel, praising the mobilization of donors. The United States and Canada, which are coordinating this effort, also indicated in a joint statement following a meeting on the force’s formation on December 9, 2025, that 18 entities had committed to providing personnel, resources, and technical support. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PNH-Bel-1-300x155.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39110&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39110&preview=true) *Source: Haitian National Police (DICOP)* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-police-seize-major-arsenal-in-gang-leaders-stronghold-in-bel-air-targeted-operation-against-jamesleys-gang/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-police-seize-major-arsenal-in-gang-leaders-stronghold-in-bel-air-targeted-operation-against-jamesleys-gang/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-police-seize-major-arsenal-in-gang-leaders-stronghold-in-bel-air-targeted-operation-against-jamesleys-gang/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-police-seize-major-arsenal-in-gang-leaders-stronghold-in-bel-air-targeted-operation-against-jamesleys-gang/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-police-seize-major-arsenal-in-gang-leaders-stronghold-in-bel-air-targeted-operation-against-jamesleys-gang/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20Police%20Seize%20Major%20Arsenal%20in%20Gang%20Leader%27s%20Stronghold%20in%20Bel-Air%20Targeted%20Operation%20Against%20Jamesley%27s%20Gang&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-police-seize-major-arsenal-in-gang-leaders-stronghold-in-bel-air-targeted-operation-against-jamesleys-gang%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Bel-Air: la PNH récupère un important arsenal lors d’une opération ciblée](https://ctninfo.com/bel-air-la-pnh-recupere-un-important-arsenal-lors-dune-operation-ciblee/) **Published:** January 1, 2026 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** La Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) annonce avoir récupéré un important arsenal d’armes et de munitions à la suite d’une opération menée le mardi 30 décembre 2025 à Bel-Air, l’un des bastions notoires de groupes armés dans la capitale. Selon une note de la Direction de la communication de la police (DICOP), cette intervention, appuyée par la Task Force, visait le fief du chef de gang connu sous le nom de Jamesley. Elle a permis non seulement la saisie d’un armement considérable et varié, mais aussi la neutralisation de plusieurs individus affiliés à ce groupe, qualifié de « terroriste » par les autorités. Le matériel saisi comprend un large éventail d’équipements. Parmi les pièces notables figurent un drone de type Mavic, des armes de poing — notamment des pistolets de calibre 9 mm et .22, dont certains falsifiés — ainsi que des armes d’assaut, incluant un fusil M16, un fusil Kalachnikov falsifié et des pistolets-mitrailleurs de calibre 9 mm. Trois fusils de calibre 12 ont également été récupérés. Outre les armes à feu, la police a mis la main sur du matériel logistique, comme des batteries, des chargeurs et des équipements de communication radio. Des armes blanches, dont des machettes et des haches, complétaient l’arsenal. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ## Près de 5 000 munitions de guerre récupérées Le bilan le plus marquant demeure la saisie de plusieurs milliers de munitions de guerre : exactement 4 094 cartouches de calibre 5.56 mm et 867 de calibre 7.62 mm. Pour la PNH, ces quantités démontrent le haut niveau de nuisance et la capacité opérationnelle du groupe démantelé. L’arsenal a été officiellement enregistré et certifié par le Service d’armement de la Direction de la logistique de la PNH, conformément aux procédures en vigueur, garantissant ainsi sa traçabilité et sa sécurisation. Pour les forces de l’ordre, cette opération constitue un succès majeur dans la lutte contre l’insécurité qui gangrène plusieurs quartiers de Port-au-Prince. La destruction de la maison du chef de gang et la privation de cet arsenal portent un coup sévère aux capacités des groupes armés à Bel-Air. Toutefois, la PNH souligne que la mission est loin d’être achevée. La traque de Jamesley, toujours en fuite, demeure une priorité absolue. Les autorités réaffirment leur détermination à intensifier leurs interventions sur l’ensemble du territoire pour démanteler, traquer et éradiquer ces groupes criminels. À travers cette action, la PNH entend rétablir progressivement la sécurité, la paix publique et l’autorité de l’État, tout en lançant un message clair aux groupes armés : aucune zone ne sera laissée hors de contrôle. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ## En attendant l’arrivée de la Force de répression des gangs Cette opération s’inscrit dans un contexte d’intensification des actions policières dans les bastions de gangs, en attendant l’arrivée des premiers contingents de la nouvelle Force de répression des gangs (FRG), attendus courant janvier. Alors que la FRG doit compter 5 500 personnels, le secrétaire d’État américain Marco Rubio a annoncé le 19 décembre que les États-Unis avaient reçu des promesses de contributions pour jusqu’à 7 500 agents de sécurité, se félicitant de la mobilisation des donateurs. Les États-Unis et le Canada, qui coordonnent cet effort, avaient également indiqué, dans un communiqué conjoint à l’issue d’une réunion sur la constitution de la force le 9 décembre 2025, que 18 entités s’étaient engagées à fournir du personnel, des ressources et un soutien technique. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PNH-Bel-1-300x155.avif) Rédaction : André Louis et Darbouze Figaro ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/bel-air-la-pnh-recupere-un-important-arsenal-lors-dune-operation-ciblee/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/bel-air-la-pnh-recupere-un-important-arsenal-lors-dune-operation-ciblee/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/bel-air-la-pnh-recupere-un-important-arsenal-lors-dune-operation-ciblee/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/bel-air-la-pnh-recupere-un-important-arsenal-lors-dune-operation-ciblee/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/bel-air-la-pnh-recupere-un-important-arsenal-lors-dune-operation-ciblee/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Bel-Air%3A%20la%20PNH%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A8re%20un%20important%20arsenal%20lors%20d%E2%80%99une%20op%C3%A9ration%20cibl%C3%A9e&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fbel-air-la-pnh-recupere-un-important-arsenal-lors-dune-operation-ciblee%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Federal Judge Blocks Revocation of Protected Status for 60,000 Immigrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-blocks-revocation-of-protected-status-for-60000-immigrants-from-honduras-nepal-and-nicaragua/) **Published:** January 1, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from several countries continue to score legal victories. After South Sudanese nationals, Hondurans, Nepalis, and Nicaraguans are now benefiting from favorable court rulings regarding their TPS protections. On Wednesday, a federal judge in California struck down the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for approximately 60,000 nationals of Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, describing the move as a “preordained decision,” according to CBS News. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson issued a summary judgment invalidating announcements made in June and July by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem concerning the termination of TPS programs for the three countries. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) According to the judge, the decision was not based on an objective assessment of conditions in those nations, as required under TPS law. In her order, Judge Thompson emphasized that “the record specifically reflects that, before taking office, the secretary had made a preordained decision to terminate TPS and influenced the country-conditions review process to facilitate the revocations.” ## Programs in place for decades TPS designations for Honduras and Nicaragua date back to the late 1990s, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch, which killed thousands across Central America. Many beneficiaries of these programs have lived in the United States for more than two decades. The TPS program for Nepal, meanwhile, was established in 2015 after the devastating earthquake that struck the South Asian country. Created by Congress in 1990, TPS allows the U.S. government to grant temporary protection from deportation and work authorization to nationals of countries facing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary conditions that make return unsafe. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) The ruling is part of a legal battle that began several months ago. In late July, Judge Thompson had already issued a preliminary injunction halting the revocations, finding that the administration had failed to adequately consider ongoing problems in the three countries. She also suggested the decision may have been motivated by racial bias. In August, an appeals court temporarily lifted that injunction, allowing the administration to move forward with the terminations. Wednesday’s ruling, however, represents a more definitive legal victory for TPS holders and their advocates. ### A broader immigration crackdown The court decision comes as the Trump administration continues an aggressive campaign to dismantle most TPS programs. Government officials argue that the policy encourages illegal immigration and that TPS has been improperly extended by Democratic administrations. Beyond the three countries addressed in Wednesday’s ruling, the administration has also moved to revoke TPS protections for hundreds of thousands of nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti, Myanmar, Sudan, Syria, and Venezuela, CBS News reports. Concrete consequences for thousands of families According to Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, the ruling restores essential protections for affected immigrants. “Today’s court decision restores TPS protections for thousands of long-term, law-abiding TPS holders from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua,” Arulanantham said. The order is expected to allow beneficiaries from the three countries to continue working legally in the United States and to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting and deporting them. 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Après les Sud-Soudanais, c’est au tour des Honduriens, Népalais et Nicaraguayens de bénéficier de décisions judiciaires favorables concernant leur statut de protection temporaire. En effet, une magistrate fédérale de Californie a invalidé mercredi la décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour environ 60 000 ressortissants du Honduras, du Népal et du Nicaragua, qualifiant cette mesure de “décision préétablie”, selon CBS News. ### Une décision jugée illégale La juge Trina Thompson du tribunal de district américain a prononcé un jugement sommaire annulant les annonces faites en juin et juillet par la secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, Kristi Noem, concernant la fin des programmes TPS pour ces trois pays. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Selon la magistrate, cette décision n’était pas fondée sur une évaluation objective des conditions dans ces nations, comme l’exige la législation sur le TPS. Dans son ordonnance, la juge Thompson a souligné que “le dossier reflète spécifiquement que, avant d’entrer en fonction, la secrétaire avait pris une décision préétablie de mettre fin au TPS et a influencé le processus d’examen des conditions nationales pour faciliter les révocations”. ### Des programmes établis depuis des décennies Les désignations TPS pour le Honduras et le Nicaragua remontent à la fin des années 1990, mises en place à la suite des ravages causés par l’ouragan Mitch, qui avait fait des milliers de victimes en Amérique centrale. De nombreux bénéficiaires de ces programmes résident aux États-Unis depuis plus de vingt ans. Quant au programme pour le Népal, il avait été établi en 2015 après le séisme dévastateur qui avait frappé ce pays d’Asie du Sud. Le programme TPS, créé par le Congrès en 1990, permet au gouvernement américain d’accorder temporairement une protection contre l’expulsion et des permis de travail aux ressortissants de pays confrontés à des conflits armés, des catastrophes environnementales ou d’autres situations d’urgence rendant leur retour dangereux. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Un parcours judiciaire mouvementé Cette décision s’inscrit dans une bataille juridique entamée il y a plusieurs mois. Fin juillet, la juge Thompson avait déjà émis une injonction préliminaire suspendant les révocations, estimant que l’administration n’avait pas suffisamment pris en compte les problèmes persistants dans ces trois pays. Elle avait également suggéré que la décision était motivée par des préjugés raciaux. En août, une cour d’appel avait temporairement suspendu cette injonction, permettant à l’administration de procéder aux révocations. Le jugement de mercredi représente toutefois une victoire juridique plus définitive pour les détenteurs de TPS et leurs défenseurs. ### Un contexte d’offensive contre l’immigration Cette décision judiciaire intervient alors que l’administration Trump mène une campagne agressive visant à démanteler la plupart des programmes TPS. Les responsables gouvernementaux soutiennent que cette politique encourage l’immigration illégale et qu’elle a été abusivement prolongée par les administrations démocrates. Au-delà des trois pays concernés par la décision de mercredi, l’administration a également entrepris de révoquer les protections TPS pour des centaines de milliers de ressortissants d’Afghanistan, du Cameroun, d’Éthiopie, d’Haïti, du Myanmar, du Soudan, de Syrie et du Venezuela, rapporte CBS News. ### Des conséquences concrètes pour des milliers de familles Selon Ahilan Arulanantham, codirecteur du Centre pour le droit de l’immigration et les politiques publiques de l’UCLA, cette décision judiciaire rétablit des protections essentielles pour les immigrés concernés. “La décision du tribunal d’aujourd’hui rétablit les protections TPS pour des milliers de résidents détenteurs de TPS de longue date, respectueux des lois, originaires du Honduras, du Népal et du Nicaragua”, a déclaré M. Arulanantham. Cette ordonnance devrait permettre aux bénéficiaires de ces trois pays de continuer à travailler légalement sur le territoire américain et empêcher les agents fédéraux de l’immigration de les arrêter et de les expulser. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TPS-Photo-e1627426733801-300x182.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39084&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39084&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/une-juge-federale-annule-la-revocation-du-statut-protege-de-60-000-immigres-originaires-du-honduras-du-nepal-et-du-nicaragua/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/une-juge-federale-annule-la-revocation-du-statut-protege-de-60-000-immigres-originaires-du-honduras-du-nepal-et-du-nicaragua/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/une-juge-federale-annule-la-revocation-du-statut-protege-de-60-000-immigres-originaires-du-honduras-du-nepal-et-du-nicaragua/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/une-juge-federale-annule-la-revocation-du-statut-protege-de-60-000-immigres-originaires-du-honduras-du-nepal-et-du-nicaragua/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/une-juge-federale-annule-la-revocation-du-statut-protege-de-60-000-immigres-originaires-du-honduras-du-nepal-et-du-nicaragua/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Une%20juge%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale%20annule%20la%20r%C3%A9vocation%20du%20statut%20prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9%20de%2060%20000%20immigr%C3%A9s%20originaires%20du%20Honduras%2C%20du%20N%C3%A9pal%20et%20du%20Nicaragua&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fune-juge-federale-annule-la-revocation-du-statut-protege-de-60-000-immigres-originaires-du-honduras-du-nepal-et-du-nicaragua%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [The Trump Administration Bans Entry to the United States for Nationals of Seven Additional Countries](https://ctninfo.com/the-trump-administration-bans-entry-to-the-united-states-for-nationals-of-seven-additional-countries/) **Published:** January 1, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Effective January 1, 2026, nationals of seven additional countries will be barred from entering the United States. New H-1B visa regulations will also take effect on this date. U.S. immigration policy will tighten further in 2026. Updated guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), reported by ABC News, confirms that nationals of seven additional countries are now prohibited from entering the United States. The affected countries are Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria. President Donald Trump signed executive orders restricting travel from these nations earlier this year, with the measures taking effect on January 1. A CBP document dated December 29 states that the restrictions apply to both immigrants and non-immigrants. Temporary visitors, including tourists and business travelers, will no longer be eligible for U.S. visas. The White House cites national and public security as justification for these measures. Immigrant-rights advocates argue the ban disproportionately targets African and Muslim-majority countries, reviving controversies from President Trump’s first-term “Muslim ban.” These seven countries join an existing list of nations subject to U.S. travel restrictions. The ban also applies to nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar (Burma), Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Partial restrictions remain for individuals from Venezuela and Cuba, according to official documentation. This expansion of travel prohibitions demonstrates the Trump administration’s intent to sharply reduce migration from regions considered security risks. ### New H-1B Visa Rules Take Effect New H-1B visa regulations also took effect this week. The H-1B program allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers with specialized skills. Previously, visa recipients were selected mainly through a lottery system. The new rules implement a weighted selection process that prioritizes candidates expected to earn higher wages. Matthew Tragesser, a spokesperson for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), defended the reform, stating: “The existing random selection process for H-1B registrations was being exploited and manipulated by U.S. employers seeking primarily to import foreign workers at wages lower than those paid to American workers.” He added: “The new weighted selection will better serve congressional intent for the H-1B program and strengthen America’s competitiveness by incentivizing U.S. employers to sponsor higher-paid and more highly skilled foreign workers.” ### Critics Warn of a “Brain Drain” The reform has faced criticism, including from some Trump supporters. Disagreement within the MAGA movement over H-1B visas highlights divisions in the president’s political base on immigration policy. Immigration attorney Rosanna Beradi warned of the potential consequences of the changes: “This shift will severely limit the number of candidates eligible for the H-1B program. It will make it even more difficult for international students to remain in the United States after graduation, thereby accelerating the brain drain.” She further noted that “the new rule effectively eliminates the lottery system and prioritizes high-income applicants.” This change excludes many recent graduates and early-career professionals. According to USCIS, USCIS reports that the H-1B program currently allows 85,000 visas annually, a number that could decline significantly under the new requirements.ion Strategy These measures are part of the Trump administration’s broader strategy to tighten visa eligibility for many countries. Since returning to the White House, the president has issued several executive orders targeting different categories of immigrants and foreign visitors. The expanded travel bans and H-1B visa changes reflect a concerted effort to reshape the U.S. immigration system, affecting skilled workers, refugees, and asylum seekers. For nationals of the newly restricted countries, as well as professionals hoping to secure H-1B visas, 2026 begins with uncertainty and growing concern amid a rapidly evolving U.S. immigration landscape. ![Republicans warn Justice Department probe of Trump would trigger political war](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Republicans-warn-Justice-Department-probe-of-Trump-would-trigger-political-300x169.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39099&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39099&preview=true) Source: [ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-trump-ordered-immigration-restrictions-effect-jan-1/story?id=128812891) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/the-trump-administration-bans-entry-to-the-united-states-for-nationals-of-seven-additional-countries/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-trump-administration-bans-entry-to-the-united-states-for-nationals-of-seven-additional-countries/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/the-trump-administration-bans-entry-to-the-united-states-for-nationals-of-seven-additional-countries/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/the-trump-administration-bans-entry-to-the-united-states-for-nationals-of-seven-additional-countries/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/the-trump-administration-bans-entry-to-the-united-states-for-nationals-of-seven-additional-countries/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20Trump%20Administration%20Bans%20Entry%20to%20the%20United%20States%20for%20Nationals%20of%20Seven%20Additional%20Countries&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fthe-trump-administration-bans-entry-to-the-united-states-for-nationals-of-seven-additional-countries%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [L'administration Trump interdit l'entrée aux États-Unis aux ressortissants de sept nouveaux pays](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-interdit-lentree-aux-etats-unis-aux-ressortissants-de-sept-nouveaux-pays/) **Published:** January 1, 2026 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** **À compter du 1er janvier 2026, les ressortissants de sept nouveaux pays ne pourront plus se rendre aux États-Unis, tandis que de nouvelles règles sur les visas H-1B entrent également en vigueur.** L’année 2026 débute sous le signe du durcissement migratoire aux États-Unis. Selon des directives actualisées du Service des douanes et de la protection des frontières (CBP) obtenues par ABC News, les ressortissants de sept pays supplémentaires se voient désormais interdire l’entrée sur le territoire américain. Les pays concernés par ces nouvelles restrictions sont le Burkina Faso, le Laos, le Mali, le Niger, la Sierra Leone, le Soudan du Sud et la Syrie. Le président Donald Trump avait signé des décrets exécutifs limitant les voyages en provenance de ces nations plus tôt dans l’année, mais c’est ce 1er janvier que ces mesures entrent officiellement en vigueur. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Selon le document du CBP daté du 29 décembre, ces restrictions s’appliquent tant aux immigrants qu’aux non-immigrants, ce qui signifie que même les voyageurs temporaires, touristes ou hommes d’affaires, ne pourront plus obtenir de visa pour entrer aux États-Unis. La Maison-Blanche justifie ces mesures par des impératifs de sécurité nationale et de sécurité publique. Cependant, les défenseurs des droits des immigrants dénoncent une interdiction qui cible principalement les pays africains et musulmans, ravivant les controverses qui avaient entouré le premier « Muslim ban » du président Trump lors de son premier mandat. ## Une liste qui s’allonge considérablement Ces sept nouveaux pays viennent s’ajouter à une liste déjà conséquente de nations soumises à des restrictions de voyage. L’interdiction continue de s’appliquer aux ressortissants d’Afghanistan, de Birmanie (Myanmar), du Tchad, de la République du Congo, de la Guinée équatoriale, de l’Érythrée, d’Haïti, d’Iran, de Libye, de Somalie, du Soudan et du Yémen. Par ailleurs, des restrictions partielles demeurent en vigueur pour les personnes en provenance du Venezuela et de Cuba, selon le document officiel. Cette extension massive des interdictions de voyage illustre la volonté de l’administration Trump de restreindre drastiquement les flux migratoires en provenance de régions considérées comme présentant des risques sécuritaires. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Parallèlement à ces interdictions de voyage, de nouvelles règles concernant les visas H-1B sont entrées en vigueur lundi dernier. Ce programme permet aux employeurs américains d’embaucher des travailleurs étrangers possédant des compétences spécialisées. Jusqu’à présent, la sélection des bénéficiaires de ces visas s’effectuait de manière relativement aléatoire par le biais d’une loterie. Les modifications apportées par l’administration instaurent désormais un système pondéré qui privilégie les candidats susceptibles de percevoir des salaires plus élevés. Matthew Tragesser, porte-parole de l’USCIS (Services de citoyenneté et d’immigration des États-Unis), défend cette réforme : “Le processus de sélection aléatoire existant des inscriptions H-1B était exploité et détourné par des employeurs américains qui cherchaient principalement à importer des travailleurs étrangers à des salaires inférieurs à ceux qu’ils auraient payés à des travailleurs américains.” Le porte-parole ajoute : “La nouvelle sélection pondérée servira mieux l’intention du Congrès pour le programme H-1B et renforcera la compétitivité de l’Amérique en incitant les employeurs américains à parrainer des travailleurs étrangers mieux rémunérés et plus qualifiés.” ## Les critiques dénoncent une “fuite des cerveaux” Cette réforme ne fait pas l’unanimité, y compris au sein de certains partisans du président Trump. Des voix se sont élevées dans les rangs du mouvement MAGA pour critiquer les commentaires du président sur les visas H-1B, illustrant les tensions au sein de sa base électorale sur cette question. Rosanna Beradi, avocate spécialisée en immigration, met en garde contre les conséquences de cette réforme : « Ce changement limitera sévèrement le nombre de candidats éligibles au programme H-1B. Il rendra encore plus difficile pour les étudiants internationaux de rester aux États-Unis après l’obtention de leur diplôme, ce qui aggravera la fuite des cerveaux. » L’avocate précise que « la nouvelle règle élimine effectivement le système de loterie et donne la priorité aux personnes à hauts revenus », excluant de facto de nombreux jeunes diplômés et professionnels en début de carrière. Selon l’USCIS, le programme H-1B compte un total de 85 000 demandes de visa, un chiffre qui pourrait diminuer significativement avec ces nouvelles exigences. Ces mesures s’inscrivent dans une stratégie plus large de l’administration Trump visant à resserrer les conditions d’octroi des visas pour de nombreux pays. Depuis son retour à la Maison-Blanche, le président a multiplié les décrets exécutifs ciblant différentes catégories d’immigrants et de visiteurs étrangers. La combinaison des interdictions de voyage élargies et de la réforme des visas H-1B témoigne d’une volonté de transformer en profondeur le système d’immigration américain, tant pour les travailleurs qualifiés que pour les réfugiés et demandeurs d’asile. Pour les ressortissants des pays nouvellement visés par l’interdiction de voyage, ainsi que pour les professionnels espérant obtenir un visa H-1B, l’année 2026 commence dans l’incertitude et l’inquiétude face à un paysage migratoire américain en pleine mutation. ![Donald Trump inculpé par un jury à New-York](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Trump-300x200.jpeg) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39096&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39096&preview=true) *Source : [ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-trump-ordered-immigration-restrictions-effect-jan-1/story?id=128812891)* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-interdit-lentree-aux-etats-unis-aux-ressortissants-de-sept-nouveaux-pays/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-interdit-lentree-aux-etats-unis-aux-ressortissants-de-sept-nouveaux-pays/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-interdit-lentree-aux-etats-unis-aux-ressortissants-de-sept-nouveaux-pays/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-interdit-lentree-aux-etats-unis-aux-ressortissants-de-sept-nouveaux-pays/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-interdit-lentree-aux-etats-unis-aux-ressortissants-de-sept-nouveaux-pays/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27administration%20Trump%20interdit%20l%27entr%C3%A9e%20aux%20%C3%89tats-Unis%20aux%20ressortissants%20de%20sept%20nouveaux%20pays&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fladministration-trump-interdit-lentree-aux-etats-unis-aux-ressortissants-de-sept-nouveaux-pays%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Un inspecteur de police assassiné dans des circonstances troublantes à Fort-Jacques : la PNH annonce l’ouverture d’une enquête approfondie](https://ctninfo.com/un-inspecteur-de-police-assassine-dans-des-circonstances-troublantes-a-fort-jacques-la-pnh-annonce-louverture-dune-enquete-approfondie/) **Published:** December 31, 2025 **Author:** André Louis **Content:** La Police nationale d’Haïti (PNH) est en deuil après l’assassinat de l’inspecteur principal Hold Jean Esterlin, responsable du sous-commissariat de Fort-Jacques. Le drame s’est produit dans la soirée du mardi 30 décembre 2025, vers 19 heures, devant le club Sheeshee’s Food, situé dans la localité de Fort-Jacques, commune de Kenscoff. Selon une note de presse publiée par la Direction de la communication de la police (DICOP), l’officier supérieur, connu sous le sobriquet de « Blanc », a été mortellement atteint par arme à feu lors d’une attaque ciblée. Touché par deux projectiles – l’un d’eux ayant été stoppé par son gilet pare-balles –, l’inspecteur principal n’a malheureusement pas survécu à ses blessures. Les premiers éléments de l’enquête préliminaire désignent Louis Marcus, alias « 50 » et propriétaire de l’établissement où le crime a été commis, comme le principal suspect. Les circonstances exactes du drame restent toutefois à élucider par les autorités judiciaires et policières compétentes. Dans le cadre de l’enquête, une perquisition a été menée au domicile du suspect présumé ainsi qu’au club Sheeshee’s Food. Cette opération a conduit à l’interpellation de Johnny Roseus, présenté comme le beau-frère de Louis Marcus. Par ailleurs, la police scientifique a procédé à la saisie d’une caméra de surveillance, susceptible de fournir des éléments déterminants pour établir la vérité. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Les constatations légales ont été effectuées sur les lieux du crime sous la supervision d’un juge de paix, assisté d’une équipe de la Direction centrale de la police judiciaire (DCPJ). Ces démarches s’inscrivent dans le cadre des procédures légales visant à documenter les faits et à identifier tous les auteurs et complices impliqués. Face à la gravité de la situation, la Direction générale de la PNH (DG-PNH) a chargé l’Inspection générale de la police nationale d’Haïti (IG-PNH), en collaboration avec la DCPJ, d’ouvrir une enquête approfondie. L’objectif, selon les autorités policières, est d’identifier, d’arrêter et de traduire en justice tous les responsables de cet assassinat. L’inspecteur principal Hold Jean Esterlin était en première ligne dans la lutte contre les gangs armés qui déstabilisent la commune de Kenscoff, en proie aux assauts répétés de la coalition criminelle « Viv Ansanm » depuis près d’un an. Son assassinat suscite de vives inquiétudes parmi la population de Fort-Jacques et des quartiers avoisinants, qui redoute de nouvelles attaques de ces groupes. Dans sa note, la PNH a exprimé ses condoléances les plus attristées à la famille de l’inspecteur principal Hold Jean Esterlin, à ses proches, ainsi qu’à ses collègues. Elle a également réaffirmé son engagement à faire toute la lumière sur ce crime qualifié d’odieux et à œuvrer pour que justice soit rendue. Cet assassinat rappelle une nouvelle fois les risques auxquels sont exposés les agents de la force publique dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions, dans un contexte sécuritaire particulièrement fragile. 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A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily suspended Washington’s decision to terminate the protected status granted since 2011 to South Sudanese nationals. In a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley granted a reprieve to approximately 300 South Sudanese individuals facing deportation from the United States. The judicial intervention comes as the Trump administration was preparing to revoke, effective January 5, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) benefiting these migrants. Since 2011, Washington had extended this protection to South Sudanese nationals due to the devastating civil war that ravaged the young nation, claiming nearly 400,000 lives. This humanitarian catastrophe erupted shortly after the country gained independence from Sudan, plunging the nation into a cycle of political and ethnic violence. A Disagreement Over Conditions on the Ground The U.S. government justifies its decision by citing a supposed improvement in South Sudan’s security situation. In its November notice, the Department of Homeland Security determined that conditions no longer meet the criteria of armed conflict posing a serious threat to personal safety. “While there is intercommunal violence related to border disputes, cyclical attacks, and ethnic polarization, a return to large-scale civil war has been avoided thus far,” the government document states. This assessment is vigorously disputed by migrant rights advocates. Diana Konaté of African Communities Together, which filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of four South Sudanese individuals, denounces the decision as “disconnected from reality.” “Anyone following South Sudan’s current events knows the country remains dangerous. Entire populations continue to flee certain regions due to ongoing fighting. The humanitarian crisis has not disappeared,” she emphasizes. Lives Upended The approximately 230 current TPS beneficiaries and 70 pending applicants have built their lives in the United States. Many still have relatives in refugee camps. “These people work, study, and contribute to their communities. They have done things by the book. Now everything is being torn away from them without them having committed any wrongdoing,” Konaté laments. Judge Kelley’s decision represents only a temporary victory. The government has until January 9 to present its counterarguments, while plaintiffs will have until January 13 to respond. A Political Showdown Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin sharply criticized the judicial intervention, denouncing it as “an activist order” that “usurps the President’s constitutional authority.” According to her, the previous administration misused TPS to “allow entry of violent terrorists and national security threats.” She maintains that “renewed peace in South Sudan” and “improved diplomatic relations” justify ending a program designed as temporary. For Diana Konaté, this initial legal victory nonetheless provides “some breathing room” for affected families to “consider what comes next.” This decision extends beyond the South Sudanese community. Thousands of immigrants from other countries are also affected by the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status. This notably includes the Haitian community, whose TPS expires on February 3. 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La cérémonie de réception, tenue à l’Autorité Portuaire Nationale (APN), s’est déroulée en présence du Commandant en chef de la PNH, M. André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, et des membres du Haut Commandement. Selon la Direction de Communication de la Police (DICOP), ce don vise à « renforcer les capacités opérationnelles » de l’institution, à lui offrir « une mobilité mieux sécurisée sur les théâtres d’opération » et à faciliter « un déploiement tactique plus équilibré » sur le territoire. Le chef de la PNH a saisi l’occasion pour exprimer sa « reconnaissance envers le gouvernement américain pour son soutien constant », soulignant que cet appui logistique témoigne de l’engagement des partenaires internationaux à accompagner la police dans l’accomplissement de sa mission constitutionnelle. ### Un contraste saisissant avec la réalité du terrain Toutefois, cette livraison d’équipements survient dans un contexte sécuritaire national extrêmement tendu et toujours en dégradation. Alors que la PNH continue de recevoir du matériel, dont plusieurs lots importants ces derniers mois, la situation sur le terrain reste alarmante. Les gangs armés étendent leur emprise et commettent des exactions quotidiennes contre la population dans plusieurs régions, notamment dans l’Artibonite et la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince. Malgré quelques opérations ciblées, la population et la société civile expriment un sentiment d’abandon et d’impatience grandissant, réclamant des opérations d’envergure, coordonnées et durables pour déloger les groupes criminels, sécuriser les axes vitaux et rendre les quartiers à leurs habitants. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Le leadership de Paraison déjà sous pression Cette attente place directement sous les projecteurs l’action du directeur général de la PNH, André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, installé il y a presque quatre mois à la tête de l’institution en remplacement de Rameau Normil. Ce dernier avait quitté ses fonctions sous une pluie de critiques pour son incapacité perçue à enrayer la crise sécuritaire. Aujourd’hui, le constat populaire est sans appel : malgré les changements à la tête de la police et les livraisons d’équipements, l’insécurité règne toujours en maître. Beaucoup s’interrogent sur la stratégie réelle de la PNH et sur l’efficacité opérationnelle de ces nouveaux moyens. La question centrale demeure : ces blindés seront-ils déployés dans le cadre d’un plan clair et offensif pour reprendre le contrôle du pays, ou resteront-ils symboliques, insuffisants face à l’ampleur et à la sophistication des gangs ? Les prochaines semaines seront déterminantes. La population haïtienne, épuisée par des années de violence, observe et attend des actes concrets. La réception de blindés est un signal positif de soutien international, mais elle ne suffira pas à restaurer la confiance. Seule une volonté politique et policière affirmée, traduite par des résultats tangibles sur le terrain, en attendant le déploiement effective de la nouvelle Force de répression des gangs (FRG), dont les premiers véritables contingents sont attendus au mois de janvier 2026, pourra commencer à inverser la courbe de l’insécurité et répondre aux attentes légitimes d’un peuple en souffrance. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Blindes-PNH-300x181.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/renforcement-des-capacites-de-la-pnh-de-nouveaux-blindes-mais-une-crise-securitaire-toujours-aigue/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/renforcement-des-capacites-de-la-pnh-de-nouveaux-blindes-mais-une-crise-securitaire-toujours-aigue/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/renforcement-des-capacites-de-la-pnh-de-nouveaux-blindes-mais-une-crise-securitaire-toujours-aigue/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/renforcement-des-capacites-de-la-pnh-de-nouveaux-blindes-mais-une-crise-securitaire-toujours-aigue/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/renforcement-des-capacites-de-la-pnh-de-nouveaux-blindes-mais-une-crise-securitaire-toujours-aigue/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Renforcement%20des%20capacit%C3%A9s%20de%20la%20PNH%20%3A%20de%20nouveaux%20blind%C3%A9s%2C%20mais%20une%20crise%20s%C3%A9curitaire%20toujours%20aigu%C3%AB&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Frenforcement-des-capacites-de-la-pnh-de-nouveaux-blindes-mais-une-crise-securitaire-toujours-aigue%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump Administration Introduces New Ground for Asylum Denial: Public Health Risk](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-introduces-new-ground-for-asylum-denial-public-health-risk/) **Published:** December 30, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Effective December 31, U.S. authorities will be able to reject asylum applications from migrants deemed to pose a public health risk due to communicable diseases. A new legal weapon has been added to the Trump administration’s arsenal in its immigration restriction policy. A regulation published in the Federal Register, the official journal of the U.S. government, now authorizes authorities to deny asylum to migrants deemed to pose a health risk related to contagious diseases. This measure, which takes effect on New Year’s Eve, revives memories of the mass expulsions carried out under Title 42 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Trump administration invoked the public health emergency to rapidly expel thousands of migrants at the southern border. The regulation, jointly developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), substantially modifies the initial assessment procedures for asylum applications, known as “credible fear” interviews. Morgan Bailey, a partner at Mayer Brown and former senior DHS official, analyzes the practical implications of this reform for Newsweek: “Migrants who might previously have proceeded to a full asylum merits hearing could now be screened out earlier, including when conduct falls into gray areas.” In practical terms, this provision grants immigration officers greater discretion to close cases at the preliminary stage, thereby reducing the likelihood that uncertain cases will be referred to immigration judges. The system would now favor quick resolutions over individualized analysis, particularly for applicants with incomplete testimony or delayed evidence. ## A Geographic Designation Mechanism One of the most significant aspects of the new regulation is the administration’s ability to jointly designate countries or regions experiencing communicable disease outbreaks that pose a risk to U.S. public health. These designations can then be applied when adjudicating asylum claims and withholding of removal requests. This provision paves the way for restrictions potentially targeting entire populations based on their geographic origin and their country’s epidemiological situation. Immigration attorney Gnanamookan Senthurjothi underscores the underlying security rationale: “It underscores the government’s national security focus by permitting denial of asylum to individuals who pose security, criminal, terrorism-related, or serious public health risks.” This regulation is not new. Originally issued in December 2020, during Donald Trump’s first term, it was delayed multiple times. The Biden administration, while delaying its effective date five times, never took the initiative to permanently revoke it. In the meantime, DHS and DOJ amended related regulations, creating technical challenges in codifying the 2020 rule. The current action withdraws certain technical amendments from the original version while preserving its main public health-related provisions. This complex legislative history reflects persistent tensions between administrations over immigration, as well as a certain continuity in the restrictive approach, with the Biden administration choosing not to completely dismantle its predecessor’s regulatory legacy. > [Trump Administration Seeks to Cancel Asylum Claims for Certain Categories of Immigrants Using Third-Country Agreements](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-cancel-asylum-claims-for-certain-categories-of-immigrants-using-third-country-agreements/) ## Implications for Asylum Seekers It should be noted that the regulation does not automatically disqualify migrants, nor does it retroactively affect previously granted asylum cases. Nevertheless, its prospective effects concern immigrant rights advocates. For instance, consider a 2026 applicant: upon arrival at the border, they could face preliminary health screenings more thorough and discretionary than before, potentially preventing them from proceeding to a full asylum hearing if deemed a public health risk. Morgan Bailey emphasizes the practical consequences for applicants: “The effect is forward-looking. This means that advance preparation is even more important, and applicants should ensure consistency across interviews, forms, and declarations or provide a clear explanation for inconsistencies or aspects that could be misunderstood. Early legal intervention is more valuable than ever.” For its part, USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) justifies these changes in an official statement: “These changes allow DHS and DOJ to retain the ability to consider public health risks as a security risk bar to asylum and withholding of removal in the event of a public health emergency.” This new rule is part of a series of restrictive measures adopted since Donald Trump’s return to the White House last January. The administration has implemented policies limiting pathways to legal immigration, including stricter eligibility requirements for visas, green cards, and asylum, as well as suspensions of certain immigration programs. In December, the administration suspended green card and U.S. citizenship applications for thousands of immigrants from 19 countries previously subject to a travel ban. This decision followed an incident involving an Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington. The refugee admissions cap has been set at 7,500 for the fiscal year 2026, a historically low level. On the social network Truth Social, President Trump reaffirmed his vision in November: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover.” However, a report from the Department of State shows that visa issuance numbers, while reduced, have not ceased. For instance, in the previous fiscal year, over 300,000 visas were still issued globally, indicating a significant gap between the messaging and the policy’s actual implementation. ## Dissenting Voices Not all experts consider this measure necessary. Immigration attorney C. Matthew Schulz expressed his skepticism on LinkedIn: “Asylum is a discretionary benefit in US law. New rule is unnecessary.” This observation raises a fundamental question: if asylum is already a matter of discretionary authority, is adding new grounds for denial truly meant to fill a legal gap, or does it rather constitute a political signal intended to discourage potential applicants? Since Trump’s return to power, the number of migrants crossing the southern border unlawfully has fallen to its lowest level in decades. This statistic, regularly highlighted by the administration, suggests that the deterrent effect of restrictive policies may be as significant as their actual enforcement. The rule takes effect on December 31, as millions of Americans celebrate the New Year. 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Une nouvelle arme juridique vient s’ajouter à l’arsenal de l’administration Trump dans sa politique de restriction de l’immigration. Un règlement publié au Federal Register, le journal officiel du gouvernement américain, autorise désormais les autorités à refuser l’asile aux migrants jugés porteurs d’un risque sanitaire lié à des maladies contagieuses. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette mesure, qui entre en vigueur le soir du Nouvel An, ravive le souvenir des expulsions massives effectuées sous le titre 42 au début de la pandémie de COVID-19, lorsque l’administration Trump avait invoqué l’urgence sanitaire pour renvoyer rapidement des milliers de migrants à la frontière sud. ## Un filtrage plus précoce des demandeurs d’asile Le règlement, élaboré conjointement par le ministère de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) et le ministère de la Justice (DOJ), modifie substantiellement les procédures d’évaluation initiale des demandes d’asile, connues sous le nom d’entretiens de “crainte crédible”. Morgan Bailey, associé au cabinet Mayer Brown et ancien haut fonctionnaire du DHS, analyse les implications pratiques de cette réforme pour Newsweek : “Des migrants qui auraient auparavant pu accéder à une audience complète sur le fond de leur demande d’asile pourraient désormais être écartés plus tôt, y compris lorsque leur situation se situe dans des zones grises.” Concrètement, cette disposition confère aux agents d’immigration un pouvoir discrétionnaire accru pour clôturer des dossiers à un stade préliminaire, réduisant ainsi la probabilité que des cas incertains soient renvoyés devant des juges d’immigration. Le système privilégierait désormais des résolutions rapides au détriment d’une analyse individualisée, notamment pour les demandeurs présentant des témoignages incomplets ou des preuves tardives. L’un des aspects les plus significatifs du nouveau règlement réside dans la possibilité pour l’administration de désigner conjointement des pays ou des régions connaissant des épidémies de maladies transmissibles considérées comme présentant un risque pour la santé publique américaine. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Ces désignations pourront ensuite être appliquées lors de l’examen des demandes d’asile et des requêtes de suspension d’expulsion. Cette disposition ouvre la voie à des restrictions ciblant potentiellement des populations entières en fonction de leur origine géographique et de la situation épidémiologique de leur pays. L’avocat spécialisé en immigration Gnanamookan Senthurjothi souligne la logique sécuritaire sous-jacente : “Cela met en évidence l’orientation du gouvernement vers la sécurité nationale en permettant le refus de l’asile aux individus qui présentent des risques liés à la sécurité, à la criminalité, au terrorisme ou à des problèmes graves de santé publique.” ## Une genèse mouvementée Ce règlement n’est pas nouveau. Initialement publié en décembre 2020, durant le premier mandat de Donald Trump, il a connu de multiples reports. L’administration Biden, tout en repoussant cinq fois sa date d’entrée en vigueur, n’a jamais pris l’initiative de l’abroger définitivement. Entre-temps, le DHS et le DOJ ont modifié des réglementations connexes, créant des difficultés techniques pour codifier la règle de 2020. L’action actuelle retire certains amendements techniques de la version originale tout en préservant ses principales dispositions relatives à la santé publique. Cette histoire législative complexe témoigne des tensions persistantes entre les différentes administrations sur la question migratoire, mais aussi d’une certaine continuité dans l’approche restrictive, l’administration Biden ayant choisi de ne pas démanteler complètement l’héritage réglementaire de son prédécesseur. Il convient de noter que le règlement ne crée pas une disqualification automatique pour les migrants, ni n’affecte rétroactivement les cas d’asile déjà accordés. Néanmoins, ses effets prospectifs inquiètent les défenseurs des droits des immigrants. Morgan Bailey insiste sur les conséquences pratiques pour les demandeurs : “L’effet est prospectif. Cela signifie que la préparation en amont est encore plus importante, et les demandeurs doivent s’assurer de la cohérence entre les entretiens, les formulaires et les déclarations, ou fournir une explication claire pour toute incohérence ou aspect susceptible d’être mal interprété. Une intervention juridique précoce est plus précieuse que jamais.” Pour sa part, l’USCIS (Services de citoyenneté et d’immigration des États-Unis) justifie ces modifications dans un communiqué officiel : « Ces changements permettent au DHS et au DOJ de conserver la capacité de considérer les risques pour la santé publique comme un obstacle sécuritaire à l’asile et à la suspension de l’expulsion en cas d’urgence sanitaire. » ## Un contexte de durcissement généralisé Cette nouvelle règle s’inscrit dans une série de mesures restrictives adoptées depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche en janvier dernier. L’administration a mis en œuvre des politiques limitant les voies d’accès à l’immigration légale, notamment des critères d’éligibilité plus stricts pour les visas, les cartes vertes et l’asile, ainsi que la suspension de certains programmes d’immigration. En décembre, l’administration a suspendu les demandes de cartes vertes et de citoyenneté américaine pour des milliers d’immigrants originaires de 19 pays précédemment soumis à une interdiction de voyage. Cette décision faisait suite à un incident impliquant un ressortissant afghan accusé d’avoir tiré sur deux membres de la Garde nationale de Virginie-Occidentale à Washington. Le plafond des admissions de réfugiés a été fixé à 7 500 pour l’année fiscale 2026, un niveau historiquement bas. Sur le réseau social Truth Social, le président Trump a réaffirmé sa vision en novembre : “Je suspendrai définitivement la migration en provenance de tous les pays du tiers-monde pour permettre au système américain de se rétablir complètement.” Tous les experts ne considèrent pas cette mesure comme nécessaire. L’avocat spécialisé en immigration C. Matthew Schulz a exprimé son scepticisme sur LinkedIn : “L’asile est un avantage discrétionnaire dans le droit américain. Cette nouvelle règle est inutile.” Cette observation soulève une question fondamentale : si l’asile relève déjà d’un pouvoir discrétionnaire, l’ajout de nouveaux motifs de refus vise-t-il véritablement à combler une lacune juridique ou constitue-t-il plutôt un signal politique destiné à décourager les demandeurs potentiels ? Depuis le retour de Trump au pouvoir, le nombre de migrants traversant illégalement la frontière sud est tombé à son niveau le plus bas depuis des décennies. Cette statistique, régulièrement mise en avant par l’administration, suggère que l’effet dissuasif des politiques restrictives pourrait être aussi significatif que leur application effective. > [La Californie perd plus du quart de ses juges d’immigration en un an](https://ctninfo.com/fr/la-californie-perd-plus-du-quart-de-ses-juges-dimmigration-en-un-an/) La règle entre en vigueur ce 31 décembre, au moment où des millions d’Américains célébreront le passage à la nouvelle année. Pour les demandeurs d’asile et leurs avocats, 2026 s’annonce sous le signe de l’incertitude juridique accrue. 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In a rare move, a federal judge has ordered the charges dropped, citing serious violations of the defendant’s constitutional rights. Federal judges seldom dismiss indictments on the grounds of Sixth Amendment violations, highlighting the significance of this decision. Judge Fernando Olguin issued his ruling Saturday, dismissing the indictment against Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a Mexican content creator with more than 340,000 TikTok followers. The reason: federal authorities repeatedly prevented his defense attorneys from visiting or communicating with him while he was held in immigration detention. This obstruction made it impossible to prepare for his trial, which had been scheduled for this week. In his ruling, the judge emphasized that the dismissal was ‘with prejudice,’ meaning the government cannot refile the same charges. This decision also prevents the possibility of retrying the case in criminal court; however, Parias could still face civil lawsuits related to the incident. “In short, the government’s failure to coordinate the overlapping actions of its separate agencies while relentlessly pursuing Mr. Parias’s criminal proceedings created a situation from which constitutional violations could — and did — occur,” Judge Olguin wrote in his decision. ### Prosecutors Strongly Contest the Ruling The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles issued a statement indicating it is evaluating its appeal options. “We strongly disagree with the court’s version of the facts as well as its legal conclusions,” the agency said. Prosecutors contest the claim that Parias’s rights were violated, arguing that communication with his legal team was possible, though they acknowledge some logistical challenges related to detention timelines. Additionally, they dispute the characterization of events during the alleged assault, insisting that the federal officers acted within their rights given the circumstances. Parias had pleaded not guilty last month to charges of assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, as well as depredation of government property. The charges stemmed from an incident last October. On a brisk fall afternoon, amidst the hustle and bustle of a busy Los Angeles neighborhood known for its crowded streets and vibrant community life, federal authorities moved to arrest Parias on an immigration warrant. According to federal authorities, Parias allegedly rammed his vehicle into theirs during the attempted arrest. The confrontation quickly escalated in the confined space, leading agents to open fire. He was shot in the elbow and subsequently hospitalized following his arrest. Released on bond pending trial, Parias was subsequently transferred to an immigration detention facility in Adelanto, California, approximately 70 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The facility is operated by Geo Group, a private prison and detention center contractor. According to the government’s online database, he remained there as of Monday. U.S. authorities say Parias is a Mexican national living in the country illegally. ### A Prominent Figure in Los Angeles’ Latino Community Carlitos Ricardo Parias made a name for himself in South Los Angeles through his Spanish-language videos posted on two TikTok accounts with a combined following of more than 340,000. His content, dating back to 2024, documents police activity, car accidents, and fires, as well as lighter moments such as tortilla-making and rainy days in Los Angeles. This year, his posts have also focused on protests against immigration enforcement operations and arrests by federal deportation authorities. Parias is part of a network of content creators who document immigration raids and arrests throughout Southern California. These videographers often relay information in real time to alert community members. This case illustrates the growing tensions between immigration enforcement operations and respect for detainees’ fundamental rights, particularly their right to effective legal representation. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AP25363683700606-274x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39043&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39043&preview=true) Article based on information reported by the Associated Press (AP) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-dismisses-charges-against-popular-los-angeles-tiktoker-citing-constitutional-violations/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-dismisses-charges-against-popular-los-angeles-tiktoker-citing-constitutional-violations/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-dismisses-charges-against-popular-los-angeles-tiktoker-citing-constitutional-violations/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-dismisses-charges-against-popular-los-angeles-tiktoker-citing-constitutional-violations/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-dismisses-charges-against-popular-los-angeles-tiktoker-citing-constitutional-violations/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Federal%20Judge%20Dismisses%20Charges%20Against%20Popular%20Los%20Angeles%20TikToker%2C%20Citing%20Constitutional%20Violations&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffederal-judge-dismisses-charges-against-popular-los-angeles-tiktoker-citing-constitutional-violations%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Un juge fédéral rejette les charges contre un "TikTokeur" populaire de Los Angeles pour violation de ses droits constitutionnels](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-rejette-les-charges-contre-un-tiktokeur-populaire-de-los-angeles-pour-violation-de-ses-droits-constitutionnels/) **Published:** December 30, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** L’affaire pénale contre un “tiktokeur” bien connu de la communauté hispanophone de Los Angeles vient de connaître un dénouement inattendu. Un juge fédéral a ordonné l’abandon des poursuites, invoquant des violations graves des droits constitutionnels de l’accusé. Le juge Fernando Olguin a rendu sa décision samedi, rejetant l’acte d’accusation visant Carlitos Ricardo Parias, un créateur de contenu mexicain suivi par plus de 340 000 abonnés sur TikTok. La raison : les autorités fédérales ont empêché à plusieurs reprises ses avocats de la défense de lui rendre visite ou de communiquer avec lui alors qu’il était détenu dans un centre de l’immigration. Cette obstruction a rendu impossible la préparation de son procès, initialement prévu cette semaine. Dans son jugement, le magistrat a souligné que le rejet des charges était prononcé “avec préjudice”, ce qui signifie que le gouvernement ne pourra pas déposer de nouvelles accusations pour les mêmes faits. “En résumé, l’incapacité du gouvernement à coordonner les actions de ses différentes agences, tout en poursuivant sans relâche les procédures pénales contre M. Parias, a créé une situation propice aux violations constitutionnelles — et ces violations se sont effectivement produites”, a écrit le juge Olguin dans sa décision. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Le parquet conteste vigoureusement la décision Le bureau du procureur fédéral de Los Angeles a réagi par voie de communiqué, indiquant qu’il étudiait ses options pour faire appel. “Nous sommes en profond désaccord avec la version des faits présentée par le tribunal ainsi qu’avec ses conclusions juridiques”, a déclaré l’agence. Parias avait plaidé non coupable le mois dernier face à des accusations d’agression contre un agent fédéral avec une arme mortelle ou dangereuse, ainsi que de dégradation de biens gouvernementaux. Les accusations découlaient d’un incident survenu en octobre dernier. Selon les autorités fédérales, Parias aurait percuté leur véhicule avec le sien alors qu’ils tentaient de l’arrêter en vertu d’un mandat d’immigration. Durant l’altercation, les agents lui ont tiré dessus, le blessant au coude. Il avait été hospitalisé après son arrestation. Libéré sous caution dans l’attente de son procès, Parias a ensuite été transféré vers un centre de détention pour immigrants à Adelanto, en Californie, situé à environ 113 kilomètres au nord-est du centre-ville de Los Angeles. L’établissement est géré par Geo Group, un opérateur privé de prisons et de centres de détention. Selon la base de données gouvernementale, il s’y trouvait toujours lundi. Les autorités américaines affirment que Parias est un ressortissant mexicain en situation irrégulière sur le territoire. ### Une figure connue de la communauté latino de Los Angeles Carlitos Ricardo Parias s’est fait un nom dans le sud de Los Angeles grâce à ses vidéos en espagnol diffusées sur deux comptes TikTok totalisant plus de 340 000 abonnés. Son contenu, qui remonte à 2024, documente l’activité policière, les accidents de la route, les incendies, mais aussi des moments plus légers comme la fabrication de tortillas ou les jours de pluie à Los Angeles. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Cette année, ses publications se sont également concentrées sur les manifestations contre les opérations de contrôle de l’immigration et les arrestations effectuées par les autorités fédérales chargées des expulsions. Parias fait partie d’un réseau de créateurs de contenu qui documentent les descentes et arrestations liées à l’immigration dans tout le sud de la Californie. Ces vidéastes relaient souvent les informations en temps réel afin d’alerter les membres de leur communauté. Cette affaire illustre les tensions croissantes entre les opérations d’immigration et le respect des droits fondamentaux des personnes détenues, notamment leur droit à une défense juridique effective. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AP25363683700606-274x300.avif)Carlitos Ricardo Parias (left) receives a certificate of recognition from Jose Ugarte, chief of staff to Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price, in August 2025. 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According to data compiled by Mobile Pathways, a Berkeley-based research organization, at least 35 immigration judges have left their positions in California this year, reducing the ranks from 132 to 97 judges. To provide perspective, five years ago, California had approximately 140 immigration judges, indicating that while fluctuations have occurred, the recent drop is more significant than usual. The San Francisco court has been especially affected, losing over half of its judges. This trend in California mirrors a national pattern. Of the 735 immigration judges in the previous fiscal year, nearly 200 have left their positions since President Trump’s inauguration, according to the judges’ union. Federal budget cuts and hiring freezes initiated in 2017 have played a substantial role in this attrition, limiting the recruitment and retention of qualified judges. Additionally, policy shifts within the Department of Justice during this time have altered the operational framework, influencing judges’ decision-making across the country. ### Abrupt Dismissals Without Notice Ousted judges report a swift process: they receive an email, sometimes during a hearing, notifying them of termination under Article II of the Constitution. Their names are then promptly removed from the Justice Department’s website. “The fundamental question is not whether a non-citizen wins or loses their case, but whether they received a hearing,” notes Emmett Soper, a former Justice Department attorney who became an immigration judge in Virginia in 2017. “Until now, I believed I was working in a system that, despite its imperfections, was fundamentally fair.” Amber George, who was terminated from the San Francisco court in November, expresses concern about the long-term impact: “Our government institutions are losing their legitimacy. What can people whose lives hang in the balance hope for when the ground shifts beneath their feet at every moment?” ### Controversial Recruitment of Military Attorneys In response to these departures, the administration has recruited 36 new judges, including 25 military attorneys serving in temporary roles. This summer, the Pentagon authorized up to 600 military lawyers to join the Justice Department after the department removed the prior experience requirement in immigration law. Job postings in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other cities seek candidates to become “judges” and “restore integrity to the immigration court system.” The judges’ union described these postings as “insulting.” November data shows a significant disparity: military judges ordered deportation in 78 percent of the 110 cases they handled, compared to 63 percent for immigration judges overall. This difference could be influenced by a variety of factors, such as the types of cases being handled, the availability of legal representation for those appearing before military judges, or the geographic regions where these judges are assigned. Exploring these potential variables is crucial to understanding whether there are underlying causes of this disparity. “They are probably following directives, and military personnel excel at that,” says Bartlomiej Skorupa, co-founder of Mobile Pathways, who urges caution due to the limited number of cases reviewed. Ingrid Eagly, a professor of immigration law at UCLA, identifies two main issues: “These judges are temporary, which may expose them to pressure to rule a certain way. Additionally, they lack experience in an extremely complex area of law.” ### A System on the Brink of Collapse The operational impact is already evident. With a nationwide backlog exceeding 3 million cases, the loss of experienced judges is increasing delays. Litigants are now waiting on average up to two years for their cases to be heard, forcing many to miss numerous workdays and strain personal resources. The remaining staff must quickly take on complex cases reassigned without notice, compounding the stress on both officials and individuals waiting for resolution. Jeremiah Johnson, among the five judges terminated in San Francisco, fears a deliberate strategy: “These methods allow people to be removed without seeing a judge, without the due process established by Congress. This is a dismantling of the judicial system.” The broader context supports this analysis. Immigrant detentions have reached record levels, exceeding 65,000. Arrests in courthouses are causing some immigrants to abandon their claims out of fear. Requests for voluntary departure, which avoid formal deportation, have increased in recent months. ### A Symbolic Legislative Response In Congress, Senators Adam Schiff and Juan Vargas have introduced bills to block the appointment of military attorneys as temporary judges and limit their service to 2 years. “This administration’s willingness to fire experienced judges and replace them with temporary ‘deportation judges’ is fundamentally transforming our judicial system,” Schiff said. These initiatives are unlikely to pass in a Republican-controlled Congress but signal Democratic opposition, especially in California. The Justice Department did not respond to detailed questions, stating only that judges must be impartial and that the agency must address any systematic bias. Several dismissed judges are contesting their terminations. Tania Nemer, a dual Lebanese-American citizen, has sued the Justice Department and Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging unlawful termination based on her sex, ethnicity, and political affiliation. A Democratic candidate for a judicial position in Ohio in 2023, she claims her opponents have discriminatory motives. Bondi responded at a Cabinet meeting in early December: “Yesterday, I was sued by an immigration judge we fired. She claims it’s because she’s a woman. Last time I checked, I was also a woman.” Other former judges, including Johnson, have appealed to the federal Merit Systems Protection Board, challenging the lack of justification for their termination. “My goal is to be reinstated,” Johnson states. “Our court was dynamic, a good place to work despite the pressures.” The National Association of Immigration Judges expects another wave of retirements at the end of the month, further worsening the crisis in the immigration court system. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/immigration-judges_15-300x119.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39036&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39036&preview=true) Sources: [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-12-29/california-has-lost-more-than-quarter-of-its-immigration-judges-this-year) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/california-loses-more-than-a-quarter-of-its-immigration-judges-in-one-year/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/california-loses-more-than-a-quarter-of-its-immigration-judges-in-one-year/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/california-loses-more-than-a-quarter-of-its-immigration-judges-in-one-year/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/california-loses-more-than-a-quarter-of-its-immigration-judges-in-one-year/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/california-loses-more-than-a-quarter-of-its-immigration-judges-in-one-year/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20California%20Loses%20More%20Than%20a%20Quarter%20of%20Its%20Immigration%20Judges%20in%20One%20Year&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcalifornia-loses-more-than-a-quarter-of-its-immigration-judges-in-one-year%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [La Californie perd plus du quart de ses juges d’immigration en un an](https://ctninfo.com/la-californie-perd-plus-du-quart-de-ses-juges-dimmigration-en-un-an/) **Published:** December 29, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Le système judiciaire d’immigration de Californie connaît une hémorragie sans précédent de magistrats depuis janvier, soulevant des inquiétudes sur l’accès à la justice pour des milliers d’immigrants dont les dossiers restent en suspens. Selon les données compilées par Mobile Pathways, organisation de recherche basée à Berkeley, au moins 35 juges d’immigration ont quitté leurs fonctions en Californie cette année, réduisant l’effectif de 132 à 97 magistrats. Le tribunal de San Francisco a été particulièrement touché, perdant plus de la moitié de son banc. Ce phénomène californien reflète une tendance nationale. Sur les 735 juges d’immigration recensés l’année fiscale précédente, près de 200 ont quitté leurs fonctions depuis l’investiture du président Trump, selon le syndicat représentant ces magistrats. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Des licenciements brutaux et sans préavis Les juges évincés décrivent une procédure expéditive : un courriel reçu en après-midi, parfois pendant une audience, les informant de leur licenciement en vertu de l’article II de la Constitution. Leurs noms disparaissent rapidement du site web du ministère de la Justice. “La question fondamentale n’est pas de savoir si un non-citoyen gagne ou perd son cas, mais s’il a obtenu une audience” souligne Emmett Soper, ancien juriste du ministère de la Justice devenu juge d’immigration en Virginie en 2017. “Jusqu’à maintenant, je croyais travailler dans un système qui, malgré ses imperfections, était fondamentalement équitable.” Amber George, licenciée en novembre du tribunal de San Francisco, s’inquiète des conséquences à long terme : “Nos institutions gouvernementales perdent leur légitimité. Que peuvent espérer les personnes dont la vie reste en suspens quand le terrain se dérobe sous leurs pieds à chaque instant ?” ### Le recrutement controversé d’avocats militaires Face aux départs, l’administration a recruté 36 nouveaux juges, dont 25 avocats militaires en positions temporaires. Cet été, le Pentagone a autorisé jusqu’à 600 juristes militaires à rejoindre le ministère de la Justice, après que celui-ci a supprimé l’exigence d’expérience préalable en droit de l’immigration. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les offres d’emploi publiées pour Los Angeles, San Francisco et d’autres villes recherchent explicitement des candidats souhaitant devenir “juge” et “restaurer l’intégrité du système des tribunaux d’immigration”. Le syndicat des juges a qualifié ces annonces d’”insultantes”. Les données de novembre révèlent une disparité troublante : les juges militaires ont ordonné l’expulsion dans 78 % des 110 cas qu’ils ont traités, contre 63 % pour l’ensemble des juges d’immigration. “Ils suivent probablement des directives, et les militaires excellent dans ce domaine”, analyse Bartlomiej Skorupa, cofondateur de Mobile Pathways, qui appelle toutefois à la prudence compte tenu du nombre limité de cas examinés. Ingrid Eagly, professeure de droit de l’immigration à UCLA, identifie deux problèmes majeurs : “Ces juges sont temporaires, ce qui peut les exposer à des pressions pour trancher d’une certaine manière. De plus, ils manquent d’expérience dans un domaine juridique extrêmement complexe.” ### Un système au bord de l’effondrement L’impact opérationnel se fait déjà sentir. Avec un arriéré de plus de 3 millions de cas au niveau national, la perte de juges expérimentés aggrave les délais. Le personnel restant doit assimiler rapidement des dossiers complexes réassignés sans préavis. Jeremiah Johnson, parmi les cinq juges licenciés à San Francisco, craint une stratégie délibérée : « Ces méthodes permettent de faire partir des gens sans qu’ils voient un juge, sans la procédure régulière prévue par le Congrès. C’est un démantèlement du système judiciaire. » Le contexte renforce cette analyse. Les détentions d’immigrants ont atteint des niveaux records, dépassant 65 000 personnes. Les arrestations effectuées dans les palais de justice poussent certains immigrants à renoncer à leurs réclamations par peur d’être appréhendés. Les demandes de départ volontaire, évitant l’expulsion formelle, ont explosé ces derniers mois. ### Une riposte législative symbolique Au Congrès, le sénateur Adam Schiff et le représentant Juan Vargas ont déposé des projets de loi visant à bloquer la nomination d’avocats militaires comme juges temporaires et à limiter leur service à deux ans. « La volonté de cette administration de licencier des juges expérimentés pour les remplacer par des “juges de l’expulsion” temporaires transforme fondamentalement notre système judiciaire », a déclaré Schiff. Ces initiatives ont peu de chances d’aboutir dans un Congrès contrôlé par les républicains, mais signalent l’opposition démocrate, particulièrement forte en Californie. Le ministère de la Justice n’a pas répondu aux questions détaillées, se limitant à affirmer que les juges doivent être impartiaux et que l’agence doit sanctionner tout parti pris systématique. ### Des recours juridiques en cours Plusieurs juges licenciés contestent leur renvoi. Tania Nemer, double citoyenne libano-américaine, a poursuivi le ministère de la Justice et la procureure générale Pam Bondi, alléguant un licenciement illégal basé sur son sexe, son origine ethnique et son affiliation politique. Candidate démocrate à un poste judiciaire dans l’Ohio en 2023, elle dénonce des motifs discriminatoires. Bondi a répondu lors d’une réunion du Cabinet début décembre : « Hier, j’ai été poursuivie par une juge d’immigration que nous avons licenciée. Elle prétend que c’est parce qu’elle est une femme. La dernière fois que j’ai vérifié, j’étais également une femme. » D’autres anciens magistrats, dont Johnson, ont déposé des recours devant le Merit Systems Protection Board fédéral, contestant l’absence de motifs justifiant leur licenciement. “Mon objectif est d’être réintégré”, affirme Johnson. “Notre tribunal était dynamique, un bon lieu de travail malgré les pressions.” L’Association nationale des juges d’immigration anticipe une nouvelle vague de retraites à la fin du mois, aggravant encore la crise du système judiciaire d’immigration. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/immigration-judges_15-300x119.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39032&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39032&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-californie-perd-plus-du-quart-de-ses-juges-dimmigration-en-un-an/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-californie-perd-plus-du-quart-de-ses-juges-dimmigration-en-un-an/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-californie-perd-plus-du-quart-de-ses-juges-dimmigration-en-un-an/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-californie-perd-plus-du-quart-de-ses-juges-dimmigration-en-un-an/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-californie-perd-plus-du-quart-de-ses-juges-dimmigration-en-un-an/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20Californie%20perd%20plus%20du%20quart%20de%20ses%20juges%20d%E2%80%99immigration%20en%20un%20an&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-californie-perd-plus-du-quart-de-ses-juges-dimmigration-en-un-an%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Une juge fédéral maintient la loi new-yorkaise permettant aux immigrants sans-papiers d'obtenir un permis de conduire](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-maintient-la-loi-new-yorkaise-permettant-aux-immigrants-sans-papiers-dobtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/) **Published:** December 28, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La bataille juridique entre l’administration Trump et l’État de New York sur les droits des immigrants sans-papiers vient de connaître un tournant décisif. Ce mardi, une juge fédérale a rejeté la tentative du gouvernement fédéral de bloquer la “Green Light Law” (Loi du feu vert), une législation qui permet aux résidents de New York d’obtenir un permis de conduire standard sans avoir à prouver leur statut migratoire légal. La juge Anne M. Nardacci, du tribunal fédéral de district, a statué que le ministère de la Justice américain n’avait pas réussi à démontrer que cette loi étatique viole la Constitution fédérale. Cette décision représente une victoire significative pour les défenseurs des droits des immigrants et un échec cuisant pour l’administration Trump dans sa croisade contre les politiques migratoires des États progressistes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) En février dernier, le ministère de la Justice avait intenté un procès contre la gouverneure de New York, Kathy Hochul, et la procureure générale de l’État, Letitia James. L’administration fédérale soutenait que la loi new-yorkaise empiétait sur l’autorité fédérale en matière d’immigration, réglementait illégalement le gouvernement fédéral et exerçait une discrimination à son encontre. ### Dans sa décision, la juge Nardacci a méthodiquement réfuté chacun de ces arguments. Elle a souligné que son rôle n’était pas de se prononcer sur la sagesse de cette politique publique, mais plutôt de déterminer si l’administration avait démontré une violation de la clause de suprématie de la Constitution américaine, qui établit la primauté du droit fédéral sur les lois étatiques en cas de conflit. La magistrate a conclu sans ambiguïté que l’administration “n’a pas réussi à établir un tel grief”. La procureure générale Letitia James a accueilli cette décision avec satisfaction. “Comme je l’ai dit dès le départ, nos lois protègent les droits de tous les New-Yorkais et assurent la sécurité de nos communautés”, a-t-elle déclaré dans un communiqué officiel. “Je défendrai toujours les New-Yorkais et l’État de droit.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Officiellement intitulée “Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act” (Loi sur l’accès au permis de conduire et la protection de la vie privée), cette mesure a été adoptée initialement en 2019 avec un objectif principal : améliorer la sécurité routière dans l’État de New York. Les partisans de cette législation ont fait valoir que davantage de personnes passeraient leur examen de conduite et souscriraient une assurance automobile si l’obtention du permis leur était accessible, indépendamment de leur statut migratoire. La loi permet aux demandeurs ne disposant pas d’un numéro de sécurité sociale valide de présenter d’autres pièces d’identité, notamment des passeports en cours de validité ou des permis de conduire délivrés par d’autres pays. Il convient de noter que les candidats doivent néanmoins obtenir un permis d’apprenti conducteur et réussir un examen pratique de conduite pour recevoir un permis standard. La loi ne s’applique par ailleurs pas aux permis de conduire commerciaux, qui demeurent soumis aux exigences fédérales habituelles. ## L’administration Trump dénonce une “attaque frontale” Lors de l’annonce de la poursuite judiciaire, la ministre de la Justice américaine, Pam Bondi, avait accusé la gouverneure Hochul et la procureure James de faire passer « les étrangers en situation irrégulière avant les citoyens américains ». Elle avait argumenté que la loi limite la capacité des agents fédéraux de l’immigration à accéder à certaines informations relatives aux dossiers de conduite lors de contrôles routiers. Dans sa plainte, le ministère de la Justice avait qualifié cette législation d’« attaque frontale contre les lois fédérales sur l’immigration ». L’administration pointait notamment du doigt une disposition exigeant que le commissaire du département des véhicules motorisés de l’État informe les demandeurs lorsqu’une agence fédérale d’immigration sollicite l’accès à leurs informations personnelles. Le gouvernement fédéral soutenait également qu’un accès élargi aux données des conducteurs new-yorkais faciliterait la mise en œuvre de son programme d’application des lois sur l’immigration. La Green Light Law a fait l’objet de critiques renouvelées à la suite d’une fusillade mortelle survenue en janvier dernier au Vermont. Un agent des douanes et de la protection des frontières américaines (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) a été tué près de la frontière canadienne lors d’un contrôle routier impliquant un ressortissant allemand. Hector Garza, vice-président du Conseil national des agents de patrouille frontalière, avait alors vivement critiqué la législation new-yorkaise. « Toute information susceptible d’aider les forces de l’ordre à assurer leur sécurité dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions leur a pratiquement été retirée avec cette Green Light Law », avait-il déclaré. Le responsable syndical avait ajouté que la loi peut limiter les renseignements que les agents peuvent obtenir lors de vérifications routinières d’immatriculation avant un contrôle, notamment pour savoir si une personne fait l’objet de mandats d’arrêt en cours ou est considérée comme armée et dangereuse. ## La juge réfute les arguments sécuritaires Dans sa décision, la juge Nardacci a toutefois écarté ces préoccupations en faisant écho à une décision antérieure d’une cour d’appel. Elle a souligné que les informations en question “restent accessibles aux autorités fédérales de l’immigration” par le biais de procédures légales appropriées, telles qu’une ordonnance judiciaire légale ou un mandat délivré par un juge. Cette précision est cruciale : la loi new-yorkaise n’interdit pas l’accès aux données, mais encadre les conditions dans lesquelles les agences fédérales peuvent les obtenir, exigeant le respect des procédures judiciaires établies plutôt qu’un accès administratif direct et sans contrôle. New York fait partie d’une douzaine d’États américains ayant adopté des législations similaires permettant aux résidents sans-papiers d’obtenir un permis de conduire. Ces États, majoritairement dirigés par des administrations démocrates, considèrent ces politiques comme des mesures pragmatiques de sécurité publique plutôt que comme des prises de position sur la politique migratoire fédérale. Cette décision judiciaire s’inscrit dans un contexte de tensions croissantes entre l’administration Trump et les États dits « sanctuaires » qui limitent leur coopération avec les agences fédérales d’immigration. Elle illustre également les limites constitutionnelles du pouvoir exécutif fédéral face aux prérogatives traditionnelles des États en matière de réglementation de la circulation routière et de délivrance des permis de conduire. L’administration Trump pourrait faire appel de cette décision, prolongeant ainsi une bataille juridique qui s’annonce comme l’un des nombreux fronts de la guerre politique entre Washington et les États progressistes sur la question migratoire. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Drivers-license-NY-300x210.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39023&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=39023&preview=true) [https://www.newsbreak.com/](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4415930477674-judge-gives-green-light-to-controversial-new-york-driver-s-license-law-in-blow-to-trump-admin?_f=app_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en_US&send_time=1766941432&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.51.1.3%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-maintient-la-loi-new-yorkaise-permettant-aux-immigrants-sans-papiers-dobtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-maintient-la-loi-new-yorkaise-permettant-aux-immigrants-sans-papiers-dobtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-maintient-la-loi-new-yorkaise-permettant-aux-immigrants-sans-papiers-dobtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-maintient-la-loi-new-yorkaise-permettant-aux-immigrants-sans-papiers-dobtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-maintient-la-loi-new-yorkaise-permettant-aux-immigrants-sans-papiers-dobtenir-un-permis-de-conduire/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Une%20juge%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20maintient%20la%20loi%20new-yorkaise%20permettant%20aux%20immigrants%20sans-papiers%20d%27obtenir%20un%20permis%20de%20conduire&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fun-juge-federal-maintient-la-loi-new-yorkaise-permettant-aux-immigrants-sans-papiers-dobtenir-un-permis-de-conduire%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haïti reporte l’entrée en vigueur de ses nouveaux codes pénal et de procédure pénale](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-reporte-lentree-en-vigueur-de-ses-nouveaux-codes-penal-et-de-procedure-penale/) **Published:** December 26, 2025 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Le Conseil des Ministres, réuni le mercredi 24 décembre 2025 par visioconférence sous la présidence de Laurent Saint-Cyr et en présence du Premier Ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a décidé par décret de reporter la date d’entrée en vigueur des nouveaux Codes pénal et de procédure pénale révisés. Cette décision, annoncée par un communiqué de la Primature, vise à éviter « toute insécurité juridique préjudiciable aux justiciables et au bon fonctionnement de l’État de droit ». Selon le texte officiel, ce délai supplémentaire permettra au Ministère de la Justice et de la Sécurité Publique de se doter des moyens techniques et opérationnels nécessaires pour piloter et superviser l’application de ces réformes majeures. Le gouvernement justifie cette prudence par la volonté de garantir un déploiement progressif et maîtrisé. Initialement prévue pour le 24 décembre 2025, l’entrée en vigueur de ces textes constitue un événement juridique attendu depuis plusieurs années. Le nouveau Code pénal introduit en effet des incriminations inédites dans la législation haïtienne, telles que le génocide, les crimes contre l’humanité ou encore l’interruption volontaire de grossesse – désormais passible de peines pouvant aller jusqu’à trois ans d’emprisonnement. Du côté du Code de procédure pénale, la refonte est tout aussi profonde. Parmi les innovations majeures : - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La création d’un Juge des libertés et de la détention, chargé de contrôler la légalité des arrestations. Un avocat pourra le saisir en cas de détention présumée arbitraire. L’instauration de Juges de l’application des peines, qui devront surveiller les conditions de détention et lutter contre les incarcérations prolongées sans jugement – un phénomène encore trop fréquent en Haïti. La redéfinition du rôle du ministère public : les magistrats du parquet porteront désormais les titres de « Procureur de la République » ou de « Procureur général » selon leur niveau de juridiction. L’introduction de mécanismes alternatifs pour désengorger les tribunaux, comme la médiation pénale ou la composition pénale, afin de limiter le recours systématique au procès. ### Un calendrier déjà plusieurs fois reporté L’adoption et l’application de ces codes ont connu un parcours semé d’embûches. Initialement prévus pour 2022 sous la présidence de Jovenel Moïse – brutalement assassiné le 7 juillet 2021 –, ils avaient déjà été reportés à 2023, puis à 2024. Ce n’est qu’après plusieurs mois de travail d’une commission spéciale que le Conseil Présidentiel de Transition (CPT) avait finalement arrêté la date du 24 décembre 2025. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Aujourd’hui, ce nouveau report souligne la complexité technique de la réforme et prolonge une attente déjà longue pour une justice plus moderne, plus protectrice des libertés et mieux outillée face aux crimes graves. La réussite de cette réforme demeure un enjeu crucial pour le renforcement de l’État de droit en Haïti. Le communiqué conclut en rappelant que le CPT et le gouvernement « conjuguent tous leurs efforts afin de garantir l’État de droit et le bon fonctionnement des institutions de la République ». La prochaine étape consistera à annoncer un nouveau calendrier et les modalités précises de cette application progressive. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/9-membres-du-CPT-300x202.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-reporte-lentree-en-vigueur-de-ses-nouveaux-codes-penal-et-de-procedure-penale/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-reporte-lentree-en-vigueur-de-ses-nouveaux-codes-penal-et-de-procedure-penale/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-reporte-lentree-en-vigueur-de-ses-nouveaux-codes-penal-et-de-procedure-penale/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-reporte-lentree-en-vigueur-de-ses-nouveaux-codes-penal-et-de-procedure-penale/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-reporte-lentree-en-vigueur-de-ses-nouveaux-codes-penal-et-de-procedure-penale/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ha%C3%AFti%20reporte%20l%E2%80%99entr%C3%A9e%20en%20vigueur%20de%20ses%20nouveaux%20codes%20p%C3%A9nal%20et%20de%20proc%C3%A9dure%20p%C3%A9nale&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-reporte-lentree-en-vigueur-de-ses-nouveaux-codes-penal-et-de-procedure-penale%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Federal Judge Upholds New York Law Allowing Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain Driver's Licenses](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-upholds-new-york-law-allowing-undocumented-immigrants-to-obtain-drivers-licenses/) **Published:** December 28, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** After months of legal sparring, the case reached a decisive turning point when the Trump administration and New York State clashed over the rights of undocumented immigrants. This legal battle marks a critical moment in the ongoing conflict between the two parties. On Tuesday, a federal judge rejected the government’s attempt to block the “Green Light Law,” which allows New York residents to obtain a standard driver’s license without proving lawful immigration status. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci ruled that the Justice Department did not demonstrate that the state law violates the federal Constitution. The decision is a significant victory for immigrant rights advocates and a defeat for the Trump administration in its challenge to the immigration policies of progressive states. In February, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James. The federal government argued that the New York law encroached on federal immigration authority, unlawfully regulated the federal government, and discriminated against it. Judge Nardacci rejected each of these arguments in her ruling. She emphasized that her role was to determine whether the administration violated the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (the clause that says federal law outranks state law), not to assess the policy itself. The judge concluded unequivocally that the administration “failed to state such a claim.” Attorney General Letitia James welcomed the decision. “As I said from the start, our laws protect the rights of all New Yorkers and keep our communities safe,” she said in an official statement. “I will always stand up for New Yorkers and the rule of law.” Officially titled the “Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act,” the measure was adopted in 2019 to improve road safety in New York State. Supporters argued that making licenses accessible would encourage more people to take driving tests and obtain auto insurance, regardless of immigration status. The law allows applicants without a valid Social Security number to submit alternative identification, such as a valid passports or a foreign driver’s license. To support the safety claims, a study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that states that implemented similar laws experienced a 10% reduction in car accidents involving uninsured drivers. Another report highlighted that insurance rates in states with such policies dropped by an average of 5%. Applicants must still obtain a learner’s permit and pass a road test to receive a standard license. The law does not apply to commercial driver’s licenses, which remain subject to federal requirements. ## Trump Administration Denounces “Frontal Assault” When announcing the lawsuit, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi accused Governor Hochul and Attorney General James of putting “illegal aliens over American citizens.” She argued that the law limits federal immigration agents’ access to certain driving record information during traffic stops. In fact, federal agents can still obtain data through established legal channels such as subpoenas or warrants. In its complaint, the Justice Department described the legislation as “a frontal assault on the federal immigration laws.” The administration cited a provision requiring the state’s DMV commissioner to notify applicants when a federal immigration agency requests access to their personal information. The federal government also argued that broader access to New York driver data would support its immigration enforcement efforts. The Green Light Law faced renewed criticism after a fatal shooting in Vermont last January, when a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent was killed near the Canadian border during a traffic stop involving a German national. Critics pointed to the incident to express safety concerns surrounding undocumented individuals’ access to driver’s licenses, although there has been no direct evidence linking the shooting to New York’s DMV data rules. This distinction is crucial to understand, as federal agents still have access to necessary information through appropriate legal channels. Hector Garza, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council, sharply criticized the New York legislation at the time. “Any information that can help law enforcement stay safe as they conduct their duties has pretty much been taken away with this Green Light Law,” he said. The union official added that the law can limit the information officers obtain during routine vehicle registration checks before a traffic stop, including whether a person has outstanding warrants or is considered armed and dangerous. ## Judge Rejects Security Arguments In her decision, Judge Nardacci dismissed these concerns, referencing a prior appeals court ruling. She noted that the information “remains available to federal immigration authorities” through legal processes, such as a court order or a warrant issued by a judge. To clarify, this means that federal agencies must first obtain a warrant signed by a judge. Once this legal document is in hand, the DMV is then authorized to release the requested data to the federal authorities. This two-step process ensures that, while access may be delayed by necessary legal procedures, it is not denied, preserving the balance between state regulations and federal requirements. This clarification is important: the New York law does not prohibit access to data but regulates the conditions under which federal agencies can obtain it, requiring adherence to judicial procedures instead of direct administrative access. New York is one of about a dozen U.S. states that have adopted similar legislation allowing undocumented residents to obtain driver’s licenses. These states, mostly led by Democratic administrations, view such policies as pragmatic public safety measures rather than statements on federal immigration policy. At its heart, the case tests how far Washington can reach into state traffic policy, sparking a federalism showdown. This decision comes amid growing tensions between the Trump administration and “sanctuary” states that limit cooperation with federal immigration agencies. It highlights the constitutional limits of federal executive power compared to states’ authority to regulate traffic and issue driver’s licenses. The Trump administration may appeal this decision, continuing a legal battle that is one of many disputes between Washington and progressive states over immigration. 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Publié dans le journal officiel de la Republique, le Moniteur, le mercredi 17 décembre 2025, ce texte, présenté comme un outil pour renforcer l’État de droit et combattre l’impunité, est déjà vivement dénoncé par de nombreux observateurs comme une manœuvre juridique visant à protéger notamment les autorités de transition elles-mêmes, à moins de deux mois de la fin théorique de leur mandat. Le décret, long de sept pages, s’appuie sur un considérant initial évoquant un « vide juridique caractérisé par le défaut d’une Loi organique » et ses conséquences néfastes sur la démocratie. Il vise à encadrer la procédure de mise en accusation et de jugement des « grands Commis de l’État » par la Haute Cour de Justice, telle que prévue à l’article 186 de la Constitution. Cette juridiction exceptionnelle, formée par le Sénat s’érigeant en cour, est compétente pour juger le Président de la République, le Premier ministre, les ministres, les membres du Conseil Électoral Permanent et de la Cour Supérieure des Comptes, les juges et procureurs de la Cour de Cassation, ainsi que le Protecteur du Citoyen, pour les crimes et délits commis dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions. Le texte détaille minutieusement la procédure : saisine par la Chambre des Députés à la majorité des deux tiers, instruction par une commission sénatoriale, et jugement par la Haute Cour dont le verdict (condamnation ou acquittement) doit également être adopté à la majorité des deux tiers des sénateurs. Les peines encourues vont de la destitution à une interdiction d’exercer toute fonction publique pour une durée de 5 à 15 ans. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Une décision qui suscite l’ire et la méfiance La publication de ce décret est accueillie par une levée de boucliers. Pour de nombreux juristes, acteurs politiques et membres de la société civile, le timing est tout sauf anodin. Certains estiment que ce décret est adopté dans la précipitation alors que des conseillers-présidents du CPT sont directement mis en cause dans des scandales de détournement de deniers publics et de corruption. Le décret intervient en effet en l’absence totale de Parlement fonctionnel. La Chambre des Députés et le Sénat sont vacants depuis des années, rendant virtuellement impossible dans l’immédiat la mise en œuvre des procédures lourdes requises par le texte. « Ils décrètent une procédure qui nécessite un Parlement, alors qu’ils ont échoué à organiser les élections pour en reconstituer un. C’est un cercle vicieux parfait qui garantit l’impunité », analyse une militante des droits humains. La critique la plus acerbe porte sur la date de cette adoption. Le mandat du CPT, initialement prévu pour expirer le 7 février 2026, entre dans sa phase finale. Plusieurs voix estiment que ce décret est un « parachute » ou un « bouclier juridique » taillé sur mesure pour les membres du Conseil, anticipant d’éventuelles poursuites une fois leur immunité fonctionnelle levée. L’article 26 du décret est particulièrement révélateur : il étend expressément les dispositions concernant le président de la République aux conseillers-présidents du CPT. Cet article 26 stipule en effet que les règles applicables au Président de la République « sont applicables tant pour le présent que pour l’avenir aux Conseillers-Présidents », les plaçant ainsi sous le parapluie exclusif de la Haute Cour de Justice pour les actes commis pendant leur mandat de transition. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le décret cherche également à clarifier – ou à verrouiller – le partage des compétences. L’article 13 stipule que les tribunaux ordinaires ne peuvent pas connaître des infractions commises par un haut fonctionnaire dans l’exercice de ses fonctions, compétence exclusive de la Haute Cour. Ils doivent se dessaisir au profit de cette dernière. Cette disposition est perçue comme un moyen d’entraver les enquêtes judiciaires en cours ou futures menées par des juges d’instruction indépendants contre des figures du pouvoir, en invoquant l’incompétence des tribunaux ordinaires. Un autre décret adopté par le CPT, portant sur la diffamation, est également critiqué. Le directeur exécutif du Réseau national de défense des droits humains (RNDDH), Pierre Espérance, le considère comme une atteinte directe à la liberté d’expression. Le défenseur des droits humains estime que ce texte ouvre la voie à des restrictions abusives contre l’une des libertés chèrement acquises par le peuple haïtien. ### Le décret sur la Haute Cour de Justice marque une avancée, selon le CPT Officiellement, le gouvernement de transition défend pourtant ce décret comme une avancée historique. Dans son exposé des motifs, le Conseil présidentiel de transition affirme vouloir « mettre fin à un cycle d’impunité » et favoriser la mise en accusation des grands commis de l’État. Le Ministère de la Justice y voit l’outil nécessaire pour garantir un procès équitable, avec des garanties de procédure, devant une juridiction spéciale et solennelle. Pourtant, sur le terrain, le scepticisme domine. La communauté internationale, qui suit de près la transition, n’a pas encore officiellement réagi. Des groupes de la société civile appellent déjà à une mobilisation contre ce qu’ils qualifient de « coup de force institutionnel ». Alors que le compte à rebours vers la date butoir du 7 février 2026 a commencé, ce décret sur la Haute Cour de Justice s’ajoute aux nombreux contentieux politiques qui obscurcissent l’horizon haïtien. 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Against a backdrop of heightened political tensions and corruption allegations targeting some of its members, Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) has adopted a decree defining the organization and functioning of the High Court of Justice. Published in the official government gazette, Le Moniteur, on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, the text is presented as a tool to strengthen the rule of law and combat impunity. Historically, previous attempts at establishing a High Court in Haiti have faced challenges due to constitutional ambiguities and political influences, often resulting in ineffective implementations. This new decree is being sharply denounced by numerous observers as a legal maneuver designed to protect the transitional authorities themselves, with less than two months remaining before the theoretical end of their mandate. The seven-page decree is based on an initial preamble citing a “legal vacuum characterized by the absence of an Organic Law” and its harmful consequences for democracy. It aims to regulate the procedure for indicting and trying “senior State officials” before the High Court of Justice, as provided for in Article 186 of the Constitution. This exceptional jurisdiction, formed when the Senate constitutes itself as a court, has authority to try the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, ministers, members of the Permanent Electoral Council and the Superior Court of Accounts, judges and prosecutors of the Court of Cassation, as well as the Citizen Protector, for crimes and offenses committed in the exercise of their duties. The potential democratic costs of this decree cannot be overlooked. Does a court that cannot convene spell permanent immunity for those in power? The text meticulously details the procedure: referral by the Chamber of Deputies by a two-thirds majority, investigation by a senatorial commission, and trial by the High Court, whose verdict, whether conviction or acquittal, must also be adopted by a two-thirds majority of senators. Penalties range from removal from office to a ban on holding any public position for 5 to 15 years. However, with the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate vacant for years, the viability of these procedures is highly questionable. ## A Decision Met with Anger and Suspicion The publication of this decree has sparked an outcry. For many jurists, political actors, and civil society members, the timing is anything but coincidental. Some argue that this decree was hastily adopted while presidential councilors of the CPT are directly implicated in scandals involving embezzlement of public funds and corruption. The publication of this decree has sparked an outcry. For many jurists, political actors, and civil society members, the timing is anything but coincidental. However, members of the CPT have defended Article 26 as a necessary step to stabilize governance during this precarious transitional period. “We believe that Article 26 is essential to maintain continuity and protect state functions from disruption,” stated a CPT representative. “This will assure our government can continue its operations unhindered while we work towards establishing a permanent Parliament.” The decree comes amid the complete absence of a functioning Parliament. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate have been vacant for years, making the implementation of the cumbersome procedures required by the text virtually impossible in the immediate term. “They are decreeing a procedure that requires a Parliament, while they have failed to organize elections to reconstitute one. It’s a perfect vicious circle that guarantees impunity,” observed a human rights activist. ### The harshest criticism concerns the timing of this adoption The CPT’s mandate, originally scheduled to expire on February 7, 2026, is entering its final phase. Several voices argue that this decree is a “parachute” or “legal shield” tailor-made for Council members, anticipating potential prosecutions once their functional immunity is lifted. Article 26 of the decree is particularly revealing: it expressly extends the provisions concerning the President of the Republic to the presidential councilors of the CPT. This Article 26 stipulates that the rules applicable to the President of the Republic “are applicable both for the present and for the future to Presidential Councilors,” thus placing them under the exclusive umbrella of the High Court of Justice for acts committed during their transitional mandate. The decree also seeks to clarify—or lock down—the division of jurisdictional authority. Article 13 stipulates that ordinary courts cannot hear cases involving offenses committed by a high official in the exercise of their duties, as such cases fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court. They must recuse themselves in favor of the latter. This provision is perceived as a means of obstructing ongoing or future judicial investigations conducted by independent investigating judges against figures in power, by invoking the incompetence of ordinary courts. Legal analysts estimate that up to 100 pending corruption files could be affected by this jurisdictional change, potentially delaying justice and allowing alleged corruption to persist unchecked. ### Another decree adopted by the CPT, concerning defamation, is also drawing criticism Pierre Espérance, Executive Director of the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH), considers it a direct attack on freedom of expression. The human rights defender argues that this text opens the door to abusive restrictions against one of the freedoms hard-won by the Haitian people. This decree introduces penalties for defamation that contrast starkly with regional norms on press freedom, highlighting a growing tension between governmental control and civil liberties. By juxtaposing these defamation penalties with recognized regional standards of press freedom, the broader scope of critique against the CPT’s measures becomes evident. Together, these decrees are perceived as tools that jointly squeeze civil society, stifling free speech while enforcing a legal environment conducive to suppressing dissent. Officially, the transitional government defends this decree as a historic advance. In its explanatory memorandum, the Transitional Presidential Council claims to want to “end a cycle of impunity” and facilitate the indictment of senior state officials. The Ministry of Justice views it as a necessary tool to guarantee a fair trial with procedural safeguards before a special and solemn jurisdiction. Yet on the ground, skepticism prevails. The international community, which is closely monitoring the transition, has not yet officially reacted. Civil society groups are already calling for mobilization against what they describe as an “institutional coup.” A pressing question lingers: How will Haiti’s aid partners react if its accountability mechanisms continue to erode? The potential responses from these international stakeholders could significantly influence the country’s political landscape and any future support mechanisms. As the countdown to the February 7, 2026, deadline has begun, this High Court of Justice decree adds to the numerous political disputes clouding Haiti’s horizon. It is perceived less as an instrument of accountability than as the final act of a transitional government anxious to shield itself from the consequences of its own governance. In light of a call for greater transparency and accountability, it is now crucial for the CPT to introduce clear, measurable benchmarks to define the decree’s success. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/9-membres-du-CPT-300x202.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39016&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39016&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree-2/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree-2/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree-2/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree-2/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree-2/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%27s%20Transitional%20Council%20Adopts%20Controversial%20High%20Court%20of%20Justice%20Decree&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree-2%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump Administration Seeks to Cancel Asylum Claims for Certain Categories of Immigrants Using Third-Country Agreements](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-cancel-asylum-claims-for-certain-categories-of-immigrants-using-third-country-agreements/) **Published:** December 26, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Trump administration intends to cancel virtually all asylum applications from immigrants who arrived in the United States through the southern border. This policy specifically targets applications from individuals falling under certain legal categories, notably affecting those who have crossed since November 19, 2019. To further clarify, this measure is grounded in provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), specifically sections 208 (8 U.S.C. § 1158) and 241(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. § 1231), which affect eligibility and procedures for asylum seekers. USCIS officers have received directives from DHS to cancel all applications for undocumented individuals who arrived by land. However, it is crucial to note that while DHS issues these policy directives, operational discretion rests with USCIS, the agency tasked with implementing them. This distinction illuminates the separate roles each agency plays in the asylum process, providing clarity on how actions are taken and where legal challenges might be directed. In court, government representatives have made similar requests, according to immigration attorney Nadine Gédéon, citing cases involving several of her clients. Not all asylum applications are affected by the Trump administration’s restrictive measures—only those filed by individuals who crossed the southern border after November 19, 2019, the university professor clarified in response to CTN’s questions on the matter. ### The attorney explains that the government is attempting, through judicial means, to strip certain rights from asylum seekers. It is reportedly working on an agreement signed with Uganda and Ecuador, which stipulates that certain nationalities who crossed the border irregularly after November 19, 2019, are no longer eligible for asylum. However, the safety of these third countries is a topic of significant concern. An international-law report questions whether Uganda or Ecuador meet the non-refoulement standards, which are crucial for ensuring the safety of asylum seekers and preventing them from being returned to a place where they face serious threats to their life or freedom. This raises questions about the realism and ethical implications of these agreements. Under “withholding of removal” procedures or protection against torture (CAT), these individuals could be deported to these third countries. It’s important to clarify the distinct standards for each: withholding of removal requires proof that the applicant would likely face persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion if returned to their home country, whereas CAT protection requires evidence that the individual is more likely than not to be tortured if removed to the designated third country. Unlike withholding of removal, CAT does not necessitate a connection to a specific type of persecution. “This is the first time I have found myself in a situation where the government is doing everything possible to circumvent established norms,” lamented the former president of the Haitian-American Lawyers Association of Florida. She adds that when a case is handled by immigration services (USCIS), mounting a defense becomes extremely difficult. USCIS can remove the case from its records entirely. Sometimes the matter is referred to a judge, sometimes not, Gédéon added. As a last resort, if the attorney fails to convince the judge that the agreement with these third countries does not apply to their client, the judge can issue a deportation order, paving the way for removal. ### Trump Rejects Asylum Claims Through Third-Country Agreements The Trump administration has launched a sweeping national initiative aimed at rejecting the asylum claims of thousands of migrants with cases pending before immigration courts, arguing that they can be deported to third countries, according to internal data obtained by CBS News. This strategy, which has intensified in recent weeks, targets asylum seekers in cities such as Atlanta, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, as well as in Texas and other states. Specifically, ICE prosecutors are submitting “pre-removal motions” to judges, asking them to reject asylum claims without even examining the merits. They argue that certain applicants, although in danger in their home countries, can be deported to third-party states such as Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, or Uganda, which have signed agreements with the United States to accept foreign nationals. According to court documents and attorney testimony, if these motions are granted, they effectively nullify the asylum application and authorize the migrant’s deportation with no further recourse. Internal government data shows that by early December, more than 8,000 of these motions had been filed, underscoring the scale of the Trump administration’s campaign. Meanwhile, in September 2025, U.S. Border Patrol detected approximately 8,400 illegal crossings at the southern border between the United States and Mexico, which is a historically low level compared to previous years. This figure raises questions about possible factors influencing this decrease. Could recent policy changes be deterring potential crossings? Alternatively, might the lingering effects of the global pandemic still be contributing to reduced migration? These possibilities invite a deeper examination of whether these numbers reflect a genuine trend or data anomalies. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/demande-d-asile-au-concept-des-etats-unis-avec-le-formulaire-de-et-drapeau-132677792-300x217.jpeg) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39014&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39014&preview=true) Sources: CTN (Nadine Gédéon interview), CBS News ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-cancel-asylum-claims-for-certain-categories-of-immigrants-using-third-country-agreements/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-cancel-asylum-claims-for-certain-categories-of-immigrants-using-third-country-agreements/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-cancel-asylum-claims-for-certain-categories-of-immigrants-using-third-country-agreements/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-cancel-asylum-claims-for-certain-categories-of-immigrants-using-third-country-agreements/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-cancel-asylum-claims-for-certain-categories-of-immigrants-using-third-country-agreements/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Administration%20Seeks%20to%20Cancel%20Asylum%20Claims%20for%20Certain%20Categories%20of%20Immigrants%20Using%20Third-Country%20Agreements&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-administration-seeks-to-cancel-asylum-claims-for-certain-categories-of-immigrants-using-third-country-agreements%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [L'administration Trump veut annuler les demandes d'asile de certaines catégories d'immigrants en s'appuyant sur des accords avec des pays tiers](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-veut-annuler-les-demandes-dasile-de-certaines-categories-dimmigrants-en-sappuyant-sur-des-accords-avec-des-pays-tiers/) **Published:** December 26, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** L’administration Trump entend annuler toutes les demandes d’asile des immigrants arrivés aux États-Unis à travers la frontière sud. Les officiers de l’USCIS ont donc reçu des consignes de la part du DHS d’annuler toutes les applications pour les personnes en situation irrégulière arrivées par voie terrestre. Dans les tribunaux, les représentants du gouvernement ont formulé des demandes similaires, selon l’avocate spécialiste d’immigration Maître Nadine Gédéon, citant le cas de plusieurs clients qu’elle représente au tribunal. Toutes les demandes d’asile ne sont pas concernées par les mesures restrictives de l’administration Trump, mais uniquement celles déposées par des personnes ayant traversé la frontière Sud après le 19 Novembre 2019, a précisé la professeure d’université, répondant aux questions de CTN sur ce dossier. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’avocate explique que le gouvernement tente, par voie judiciaire, de retirer certains droits aux demandeurs d’asile. Il travaillerait actuellement sur un accord signé avec l’Ouganda et l’Équateur, qui stipule que certaines nationalités ayant traversé irrégulièrement la frontière après le 19 novembre 2019 ne sont plus éligibles à l’asile. Dans le cadre de procédures de “suspension de l’expulsion” (withholding of removal) ou de protection contre la torture, ces personnes pourraient être expulsées vers ces pays tiers. “C’est la première fois que je me retrouve dans une situation où le gouvernement fait tout son possible pour contourner les normes établies”, déplore l’ancienne présidente de l’association des avocats haïtiano-américains en Floride. Elle ajoute que lorsque le dossier est traité par les services d’immigration (USCIS), la défense devient extrêmement difficile. L’USCIS peut en effet retirer le dossier de ses registres. Parfois, l’affaire est renvoyée devant un juge, parfois non, a ajouté Maitre Gédéon. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) En dernier recours, si l’avocat ne parvient pas à convaincre le juge que l’accord avec ces pays tiers ne s’applique pas à son client, ce dernier peut émettre une ordonnance de déportation, ouvrant la voie à une expulsion. **Trump rejette des demandes d’asile via des accords avec des pays tiers** L’administration Trump a lancé une vaste initiative nationale visant à faire rejeter les demandes d’asile de milliers de migrants en instance devant les tribunaux de l’immigration, en arguant qu’ils peuvent être expulsés vers des pays tiers, selon des données internes obtenues par CBS News. Cette stratégie, qui s’est intensifiée ces dernières semaines, cible notamment des demandeurs d’asile dans des villes comme Atlanta, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, ainsi qu’au Texas et dans d’autres États. Concrètement, les procureurs de l’ICE soumettent aux juges des « requêtes de pré-expulsion », leur demandant de rejeter les demandes d’asile sans même en examiner le fond. Ils soutiennent que certains demandeurs, bien qu’en danger dans leur pays d’origine, peuvent être expulsés vers des États tiers comme le Guatemala, le Honduras, l’Équateur ou l’Ouganda, qui ont signé des accords avec les États-Unis pour accepter des ressortissants étrangers. Selon des documents judiciaires et des témoignages d’avocats, si ces requêtes sont acceptées, elles annulent de facto la demande d’asile et autorisent l’expulsion du migrant sans autre recours. Des données gouvernementales internes révèlent qu’au début du mois de décembre, plus de 8 000 de ces requêtes avaient été déposées, illustrant l’ampleur de cette campagne menée par l’administration Trump. Parallèlement, en septembre 2025, environ 8 400 passages illégaux ont été détectés par l’U.S. Border Patrol à la frontière sud entre les États-Unis et le Mexique, un niveau historiquement bas comparé aux années précédentes. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/demande-d-asile-au-concept-des-etats-unis-avec-le-formulaire-de-et-drapeau-132677792-300x217.jpeg) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-veut-annuler-les-demandes-dasile-de-certaines-categories-dimmigrants-en-sappuyant-sur-des-accords-avec-des-pays-tiers/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-veut-annuler-les-demandes-dasile-de-certaines-categories-dimmigrants-en-sappuyant-sur-des-accords-avec-des-pays-tiers/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-veut-annuler-les-demandes-dasile-de-certaines-categories-dimmigrants-en-sappuyant-sur-des-accords-avec-des-pays-tiers/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-veut-annuler-les-demandes-dasile-de-certaines-categories-dimmigrants-en-sappuyant-sur-des-accords-avec-des-pays-tiers/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-veut-annuler-les-demandes-dasile-de-certaines-categories-dimmigrants-en-sappuyant-sur-des-accords-avec-des-pays-tiers/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27administration%20Trump%20veut%20annuler%20les%20demandes%20d%27asile%20de%20certaines%20cat%C3%A9gories%20d%27immigrants%20en%20s%27appuyant%20sur%20des%20accords%20avec%20des%20pays%20tiers&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fladministration-trump-veut-annuler-les-demandes-dasile-de-certaines-categories-dimmigrants-en-sappuyant-sur-des-accords-avec-des-pays-tiers%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haiti's Transitional Council Adopts Controversial High Court of Justice Decree](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree/) **Published:** December 26, 2025 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** ***Amid corruption allegations against its own members, the Transitional Presidential Council passes a measure critics call a “legal shield” designed to guarantee impunity—just weeks before its mandate expires.*** Against a backdrop of heightened political tensions and corruption allegations targeting some of its members, Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) has adopted a decree defining the organization and functioning of the High Court of Justice. Published in the official government gazette, Le Moniteur, on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, the text—presented as a tool to strengthen the rule of law and combat impunity—is already being sharply denounced by numerous observers as a legal maneuver designed to protect transitional authorities themselves, with less than two months remaining before the theoretical end of their mandate. The decree, spanning seven pages, is based on an initial preamble citing a “legal vacuum characterized by the absence of an Organic Law” and its harmful consequences for democracy. It aims to regulate the procedure for indicting and trying “senior State officials” before the High Court of Justice, as provided for in Article 186 of the Constitution. This exceptional jurisdiction, formed when the Senate constitutes itself as a court, has authority to try the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, ministers, members of the Permanent Electoral Council and the Superior Court of Accounts, judges and prosecutors of the Court of Cassation, as well as the Citizen Protector, for crimes and offenses committed in the exercise of their duties. The text meticulously details the procedure: referral by the Chamber of Deputies by a two-thirds majority, investigation by a senatorial commission, and trial by the High Court, whose verdict (conviction or acquittal) must also be adopted by a two-thirds majority of senators. Penalties range from removal from office to a ban on holding any public position for 5 to 15 years. The publication of this decree has sparked an outcry. For many jurists, political actors, and civil society members, the timing is anything but coincidental. Some argue that this decree was hastily adopted while presidential councilors of the CPT are directly implicated in scandals involving embezzlement of public funds and corruption. The decree comes amid the complete absence of a functioning Parliament. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate have been vacant for years, making the implementation of the cumbersome procedures required by the text virtually impossible in the immediate term. “They are decreeing a procedure that requires a Parliament, while they have failed to organize elections to reconstitute one. It’s a perfect vicious circle that guarantees impunity,” observed a human rights activist. ## A “Legal Parachute” for Transitional Leaders? The harshest criticism concerns the timing of this adoption. The CPT’s mandate, originally scheduled to expire on February 7, 2026, is entering its final phase. Several voices argue that this decree is a “parachute” or “legal shield” tailor-made for Council members, anticipating potential prosecutions once their functional immunity is lifted. Article 26 of the decree is particularly revealing: it expressly extends the provisions concerning the President of the Republic to the presidential councilors of the CPT. This Article 26 stipulates that the rules applicable to the President of the Republic “are applicable both for the present and for the future to Presidential Councilors,” thus placing them under the exclusive umbrella of the High Court of Justice for acts committed during their transitional mandate. The decree also seeks to clarify—or lock down—the division of jurisdictional authority. Article 13 stipulates that ordinary courts cannot hear cases involving offenses committed by a high official in the exercise of their duties, as such cases fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court. They must recuse themselves in favor of the latter. This provision is perceived as a means of obstructing ongoing or future judicial investigations conducted by independent investigating judges against figures in power, by invoking the incompetence of ordinary courts. ## Defamation Decree Also Under Fire Another decree adopted by the CPT, concerning defamation, is also drawing criticism. Pierre Espérance, Executive Director of the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH), considers it a direct attack on freedom of expression. The human rights defender argues that this text opens the door to abusive restrictions against one of the freedoms hard-won by the Haitian people. Officially, the transitional government continues to defend this decree as a historic advance. In its explanatory memorandum, the Transitional Presidential Council claims to want to “end a cycle of impunity” and facilitate the indictment of senior state officials. The Ministry of Justice views it as a necessary tool to guarantee a fair trial with procedural safeguards before a special and solemn jurisdiction. Yet on the ground, skepticism prevails. The international community, which is closely monitoring the transition, has not yet officially reacted. Civil society groups are already calling for As the countdown to the February 7, 2026, deadline has begun, this High Court of Justice decree adds to the numerous political disputes clouding Haiti’s horizon. It is perceived less as an instrument of accountability than as the final act of a transitional government anxious to shield itself from the consequences of its own governance. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Visite-CPT-Gvt-Solino-300x190.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39008&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39008&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%27s%20Transitional%20Council%20Adopts%20Controversial%20High%20Court%20of%20Justice%20Decree&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitis-transitional-council-adopts-controversial-high-court-of-justice-decree%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [More Than 1.5 Million Immigrants Lost Temporary Legal Status in 2025, Marking an Unprecedented Shift in U.S. History](https://ctninfo.com/more-than-1-5-million-immigrants-lost-temporary-legal-status-in-2025-marking-an-unprecedented-shift-in-u-s-history/) **Published:** December 26, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** ***The Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from 11 countries and stopped humanitarian parole for more than 530,000 individuals. Haitians and Venezuelans were most affected.*** Since Donald Trump took office, more than 1.5 million immigrants have lost or are expected to lose temporary legal status, such as work permits and protection from deportation, because of changes to legal immigration programs, according to States Newsroom. Experts say this is the fastest and largest loss of legal immigration status in recent U.S. history. “I don’t think we’ve ever, as a country, seen this many people lose their immigration status at the same time,” said Julia Gelatt, associate director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute. The Trump administration greatly reduced legal immigration by ending TPS for more than one million people and taking away humanitarian parole from another 530,000. “We’ve never seen this many people lose legal status in U.S. history,” said David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute. “This is entirely unprecedented.” Before the Trump administration, more than 1.3 million immigrants from 17 countries had TPS protection. By the end of Trump’s first term, only about 400,000 immigrants were still covered. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ended TPS for people from 11 countries, putting over one million at risk of losing protection by February. The affected countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, South Sudan, Syria, and Venezuela. ### Haiti and Venezuela: 935,000 people could lose protection Nearly 935,000 of those losing TPS protections are from Haiti and Venezuela. Venezuelans make up 605,000 of those affected. They first received TPS protections during the Trump administration, which gave them 18 months of protection from deportation on its last day in office in 2021 because of instability under President Nicolás Maduro. Michael Clemens, an economics professor at George Mason University, estimates that taking away legal status from 935,000 Haitians and Venezuelans would shrink the U.S. economy by more than $14 billion. During the Biden administration, almost 750,000 immigrants received humanitarian parole, which gave them temporary legal status and work permits. This was in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine and efforts to manage migration from Central America. The Department of Homeland Security has decided to end humanitarian parole for 532,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. This means they could now face removal proceedings. “The barrage of attacks we’ve seen against temporary forms of immigration status—especially those with a humanitarian focus—is deeply troubling,” said Alice Barrett, supervising immigration attorney at the immigrant rights organization CASA. However, the agency has kept humanitarian parole for 140,000 Ukrainians who came after Russia’s 2022 invasion and for 76,000 Afghans who were evacuated after the U.S. left Afghanistan. ### Supreme Court Allows End of Protections to Move Forward This is not the first time the Trump administration tried to end TPS. In 2018, courts blocked efforts to end TPS for immigrants from Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Sudan. This time, the legal situation is different, said Jose Palma, a TPS recipient from El Salvador and coordinator of the National TPS Alliance. “The only difference now is that the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to proceed with ending TPS, even when lower courts say, ‘No, we should pause the termination until it’s clear whether it’s legal,’” Palma said. In September, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco ruled that Secretary Noem’s decision to end TPS for Venezuela and Haiti was unlawful and went beyond her authority. In October, the Supreme Court put that ruling on hold, allowing the terminations to proceed while appeals continue. Most people who have lost status live in certain states. Florida has more than 400,000 TPS recipients, and Texas has nearly 150,000. Bier said industries like construction and health care, which depend on TPS holders, will likely be affected. “Seeing more than a million people lose their work permits in one year is a huge event, with ripple effects for employers, communities, families, and the wider economy,” Gelatt said. Immigrant advocacy groups and TPS recipients have filed many lawsuits, arguing that the terminations are unlawful. “This is a continuation of the Trump administration’s attack on the immigrant community, and specifically on TPS—a program that, for many of us, has been a good program, a life-saving program,” Palma said. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-300x163.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=39004&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=39004&preview=true) [https://www.newsbreak.com/](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4412079902942-trump-canceled-temporary-legal-status-for-more-than-1-5-million-immigrants-in-2025?s=a7&share_destination_id=MzA5MzQ2MTY3LTE3NjY3NjM3MTYzMzY=&pd=0Kvz4JDN&hl=en_US&send_time=1766763716&actBtn=bottomBar&_f=app_share&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.51.1%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/more-than-1-5-million-immigrants-lost-temporary-legal-status-in-2025-marking-an-unprecedented-shift-in-u-s-history/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/more-than-1-5-million-immigrants-lost-temporary-legal-status-in-2025-marking-an-unprecedented-shift-in-u-s-history/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/more-than-1-5-million-immigrants-lost-temporary-legal-status-in-2025-marking-an-unprecedented-shift-in-u-s-history/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/more-than-1-5-million-immigrants-lost-temporary-legal-status-in-2025-marking-an-unprecedented-shift-in-u-s-history/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/more-than-1-5-million-immigrants-lost-temporary-legal-status-in-2025-marking-an-unprecedented-shift-in-u-s-history/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20More%20Than%201.5%20Million%20Immigrants%20Lost%20Temporary%20Legal%20Status%20in%202025%2C%20Marking%20an%20Unprecedented%20Shift%20in%20U.S.%20History&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmore-than-1-5-million-immigrants-lost-temporary-legal-status-in-2025-marking-an-unprecedented-shift-in-u-s-history%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Plus de 1,5 million d'immigrants ont perdu leur statut légal temporaire en 2025 : du jamais vu dans l'histoire américaine](https://ctninfo.com/plus-de-15-million-dimmigrants-ont-perdu-leur-statut-legal-temporaire-en-2025-du-jamais-vu-dans-lhistoire-americaine/) **Published:** December 26, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** **L’administration Trump a mis fin au Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour des ressortissants de 11 pays et au programme de libération conditionnelle humanitaire pour plus de 530 000 personnes. Les Haïtiens et les Vénézuéliens représentent la majorité des personnes touchées.** WASHINGTON – Depuis l’investiture de Donald Trump en janvier dernier, plus de 1,5 million d’immigrants ont perdu ou perdront leur statut légal temporaire, y compris leurs autorisations de travail et leurs protections contre l’expulsion, en raison de la révocation agressive des programmes d’immigration légale par l’administration, rapporte States Newsroom. Il s’agit de la perte de statut légal la plus rapide pour des immigrants dans l’histoire récente des États-Unis, selon les experts en politique d’immigration. “Je ne pense pas que nous ayons jamais, en tant que pays, vu un si grand nombre de personnes perdre leur statut d’immigration en même temps”, a déclaré Julia Gelatt, directrice associée du Programme de politique d’immigration américaine au Migration Policy Institute. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’administration Trump a réduit l’immigration légale en mettant fin au Statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour plus d’un million d’immigrants et en supprimant les protections de libération conditionnelle humanitaire pour plus de 530 000 personnes supplémentaires. “Nous n’avons jamais vu autant de personnes perdre leur statut légal dans l’histoire des États-Unis”, a confirmé David Bier, directeur des études sur l’immigration au Cato Institute. “C’est totalement sans précédent.” Avant l’arrivée au pouvoir de l’administration Trump fin janvier, il y avait plus de 1,3 million d’immigrants dans le programme TPS, provenant de 17 pays. Sous la première administration Trump, il y avait environ 400 000 bénéficiaires du TPS. La secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, Kristi Noem, a mis fin au TPS pour les immigrants de 11 pays, et plus d’un million de personnes concernées perdront leurs protections d’ici février. Les pays touchés sont l’Afghanistan, la Birmanie, le Cameroun, l’Éthiopie, Haïti, le Honduras, le Népal, le Nicaragua, le Soudan du Sud, la Syrie et le Venezuela. ## **Haïti et Venezuela : 935 000 personnes menacées** Les immigrants de deux pays — Haïti et Venezuela — représentent la majorité des bénéficiaires qui perdront leurs protections TPS, soit près de 935 000 personnes. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les Vénézuéliens, qui constituent 605 000 des 935 000 bénéficiaires du TPS concernés, ont obtenu leurs premières protections sous la première administration Trump. Le dernier jour de son mandat en 2021, l’administration avait accordé 18 mois de protection contre l’expulsion aux Vénézuéliens, citant le gouvernement instable du président Nicolás Maduro. “Par la force et la fraude, le régime de Maduro est responsable de la pire crise humanitaire de l’hémisphère occidental de mémoire récente”, indiquait le mémorandum du 19 janvier 2021. Selon Michael Clemens, professeur au département d’économie de l’Université George Mason, “le retrait des 935 000 Vénézuéliens et Haïtiens entraînerait une contraction de l’économie entière de plus de 14 milliards de dollars”. Séparément, sous l’administration Biden, près de 750 000 immigrants bénéficiaient d’une forme de libération conditionnelle humanitaire, leur accordant un travail et un statut légal temporaire en raison de la guerre de la Russie en Ukraine ou des efforts de l’administration pour gérer la migration de masse en provenance des pays d’Amérique centrale. Le ministère de la Sécurité intérieure a décidé de mettre fin à la libération conditionnelle humanitaire pour 532 000 immigrants originaires de Cuba, Haïti, Nicaragua et Venezuela, les exposant à des procédures d’expulsion. “L’assaut d’attaques que nous avons observé contre les formes temporaires de statut d’immigration, spécifiquement avec un focus humanitaire, est vraiment attristant et préoccupant”, a déclaré Alice Barrett, avocate superviseure en immigration au groupe de défense des droits des immigrants CASA. L’agence a cependant maintenu la libération conditionnelle humanitaire pour 140 000 Ukrainiens arrivés aux États-Unis après l’invasion russe de 2022, et 76 000 Afghans amenés après le retrait chaotique des États-Unis de leur pays. ## **La Cour suprême laisse faire** Ce n’est pas la première fois que l’administration Trump tente de mettre fin au TPS. Lors du premier mandat du président, il avait essayé de mettre fin au TPS pour Haïti, le Nicaragua, El Salvador et le Soudan, mais les tribunaux avaient bloqué ces tentatives en 2018. Cette fois, c’est différent, selon Jose Palma, bénéficiaire du TPS originaire d’El Salvador et coordinateur de la National TPS Alliance. “La seule différence maintenant est que la Cour suprême permet à l’administration Trump de poursuivre la fin du TPS, même si les tribunaux inférieurs disent : “Non, nous devrions arrêter l’annulation du TPS pour l’instant, jusqu’à ce qu’il soit clair si la décision était illégale ou non””, a-t-il expliqué. En septembre, le juge fédéral Edward Chen de San Francisco avait statué que les actions de la secrétaire Noem pour mettre fin au TPS pour le Venezuela et Haïti étaient illégales et excédaient son autorité. Cependant, en octobre, la Cour suprême a suspendu cette décision, permettant effectivement aux résiliations de prendre effet pendant que le litige sur le fond se poursuit en appel. Les personnes perdant leur statut sont également concentrées dans certaines régions. La Floride compte plus de 400 000 bénéficiaires du TPS, et le Texas en compte près de 150 000. David Bier s’attend à ce que certaines industries comptant de nombreux travailleurs TPS ressentent l’impact, comme la construction et les soins de santé. “Voir plus d’un million de personnes perdre leur autorisation de travail en une seule année est un événement vraiment énorme qui a des effets d’entraînement pour les employeurs, les communautés, les familles et notre économie également”, a souligné Julia Gelatt. Des dizaines de poursuites ont été déposées par des groupes de défense des droits des immigrants et des bénéficiaires du TPS eux-mêmes, contestant les résiliations comme illégales. “C’est la continuation de l’attaque de l’administration Trump contre la communauté immigrante, et spécifiquement contre le programme TPS, un programme qui, pour beaucoup d’entre nous, a été un bon programme, un programme qui sauve des vies”, a déclaré Jose Palma. [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38989&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38989&preview=true) [https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4412079902942-trump-canceled-temporary-legal-status-for-more-than-1-5-million-immigrants-in-2025?s=a7&share\_destination\_id=MzA5MzQ2MTY3LTE3NjY3NjM3MTYzMzY=&pd=0Kvz4JDN&hl=en\_US&send\_time=1766763716&actBtn=bottomBar&\_f=app\_share&trans\_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.51.1%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4412079902942-trump-canceled-temporary-legal-status-for-more-than-1-5-million-immigrants-in-2025?s=a7&share_destination_id=MzA5MzQ2MTY3LTE3NjY3NjM3MTYzMzY=&pd=0Kvz4JDN&hl=en_US&send_time=1766763716&actBtn=bottomBar&_f=app_share&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.51.1%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D) [![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tps-haiti-gty-1160-150x150.webp)](https://ctninfo.com/tps-prolonge-pour-les-venezueliens-aucune-nouvelle-pour-haiti-pour-linstant/tps-haiti-gty-1160/) *Source originale : States Newsroom (Dailyfly Staff). 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The court issued this decision under its authority in 6 U.S.C. § 202. U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts found that these arrests force individuals in removal proceedings into a “Hobson’s choice between two irreparable harms.” “First, they may appear in immigration court and face likely arrest and detention,” the judge wrote. “Alternatively, noncitizens may choose not to appear and thereby forfeit their opportunity to pursue asylum claims or other forms of protection from removal.” The ruling prohibits ICE and the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) from detaining asylum seekers during routine court hearings in the region, restoring the previous prohibition that existed before the Trump administration. For decades, U.S. authorities have restricted immigration arrests in so-called “sensitive locations,” including hospitals, places of worship, and schools, placing them largely off-limits to routine civil immigration enforcement. That designation dates back to the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, ICE’s predecessor, according to the Los Angeles Times. Courthouses were added to the list during the Obama administration. The policy barring most courthouse arrests was suspended during President Trump’s first term, then reinstated under President Biden. Under Biden-era ICE guidance, “enforcement actions of civil immigration law in or near a courthouse can deter individuals from accessing the courts and therefore undermine the fair administration of justice.” > [ICE Plans to Convert Industrial Warehouses into Giant Detention Centers Capable of Holding 80,000 Migrants](https://ctninfo.com/ice-plans-to-convert-industrial-warehouses-into-giant-detention-centers-capable-of-holding-80000-migrants/) ### Court appearances decline amid renewed arrests. Despite this guidance, ICE reversed its courthouse policy earlier this year, resulting in increased arrests and a significant decline in court appearances, according to court filings. Monthly in absentia removal orders more than doubled this year, increasing from fewer than 1,600 in 2024 to 4,177, according to Justice Department data. Since January, over 50,000 asylum seekers have received removal orders after missing hearings, exceeding the total from the previous five years combined. “ICE cannot choose to ignore the ‘costs’ of its new policies—which deter noncitizens from participating in their removal proceedings—and consider only the purported ‘benefits’ to immigration enforcement,” Judge Pitts wrote. The lawsuit, Garro Pinchi v. Noem, filed in October by the ACLU and partner law firms, alleges that ICE arrested immigrants who posed neither a danger nor a flight risk, departing from four decades of established practice and violating due process rights. Among the plaintiffs is Yulisa Alvarado Ambrocio, a 24-year-old Guatemalan asylum seeker who avoided detention only because her 11-month-old breastfeeding baby accompanied her to court, according to court records. Government attorneys indicated that ICE would likely arrest her at her next hearing. The decision may bring the San Francisco case into conflict with other lawsuits seeking to limit ICE’s presence in previously protected spaces. A federal district judge in Manhattan reached the opposite conclusion in a similar case this fall, creating the possibility of a circuit split and of the Supreme Court reviewing courthouse arrests as early as 2026. Currently, the ruling applies only to ICE’s San Francisco area of responsibility, which includes Northern and Central California as far south as Bakersfield, as well as Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan. This geographic limitation reflects a recent Supreme Court emergency decision that removed district judges’ authority to block federal policies nationwide except in narrowly defined circumstances. The administration informed the court it intends to appeal the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where recent appointments have shifted the court’s traditional composition. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ice-agent-wears-mask-300x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38987&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38987&preview=true) [https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4413394737326-federal-judge-blocks-ice-from-arresting-immigrants-who-show-up-for-court-appointments-in-northern-california?\_f=app\_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en\_US&send\_time=1766763438&trans\_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.51.1.3%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4413394737326-federal-judge-blocks-ice-from-arresting-immigrants-who-show-up-for-court-appointments-in-northern-california?_f=app_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en_US&send_time=1766763438&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.51.1.3%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6) Sources: Los Angeles Times (Sonja Sharp), San Francisco Chronicle, Mission Local, ACLU, KQED ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-bars-ice-from-arresting-immigrants-in-california-courthouses/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-bars-ice-from-arresting-immigrants-in-california-courthouses/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-bars-ice-from-arresting-immigrants-in-california-courthouses/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-bars-ice-from-arresting-immigrants-in-california-courthouses/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/federal-judge-bars-ice-from-arresting-immigrants-in-california-courthouses/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Federal%20Judge%20Bars%20ICE%20From%20Arresting%20Immigrants%20in%20California%20Courthouses&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffederal-judge-bars-ice-from-arresting-immigrants-in-california-courthouses%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Un juge fédéral interdit à l'ICE d'arrêter des immigrants dans les tribunaux en Californie](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-interdit-a-lice-darreter-des-immigrants-dans-les-tribunaux-en-californie/) **Published:** December 26, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Dans une décision historique rendue le 24 décembre, un juge fédéral de San Francisco a interdit aux agents de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) de procéder à des arrestations civiles dans les tribunaux d’immigration du nord de la Californie, portant un coup significatif à l’une des tactiques de déportation les plus controversées de l’administration Trump, conformément à l’autorité conférée à la Cour par 6 U.S.C. § 202. Le juge P. Casey Pitts a statué que ces arrestations placent les personnes en procédure d’expulsion face à un “choix de Hobson entre deux préjudices irréparables”. “Premièrement, ils peuvent se présenter au tribunal de l’immigration et faire face à une arrestation et une détention probables”, a écrit le juge dans sa décision. “Alternativement, les non-citoyens peuvent choisir de ne pas comparaître et ainsi renoncer à leur possibilité de poursuivre leurs demandes d’asile ou d’autres formes de protection contre l’expulsion”, a fait savoir le juge. La décision bloque l’ICE et le Bureau exécutif pour l’examen de l’immigration (EOIR) du ministère de la Justice de tendre des embuscades aux demandeurs d’asile lors d’audiences de routine dans toute la région — rétablissant effectivement l’interdiction qui prévalait avant l’administration Trump. Les autorités américaines ont longtemps limité les arrestations dans les ” lieux sensibles” — tels que les hôpitaux, les lieux de culte et les écoles — les mettant hors de portée de la plupart des actions d’application des lois sur l’immigration civile. Cette désignation a été établie il y a plusieurs décennies sous l’agence précédant l’ICE, le Service d’immigration et de naturalisation, rapporte le Los Angeles Times. Les tribunaux ont été ajoutés à cette liste sous l’administration d’Obama. La politique interdisant la plupart des arrestations dans les tribunaux a été suspendue pendant la première administration Trump, puis rétablie par le président Biden. Selon les directives internes de l’ICE de l’ère Biden, ” l’exécution d’actions d’application des lois sur l’immigration civile dans ou près d’un tribunal peut dissuader les individus d’accéder aux tribunaux et, par conséquent, nuire à la bonne administration de la justice. ## Une chute spectaculaire des comparutions Néanmoins, la politique de l’agence concernant les tribunaux a été à nouveau inversée au début de cette année, entraînant une vague d’arrestations et une chute vertigineuse des comparutions devant les tribunaux, selon les documents judiciaires. Les ordonnances d’expulsion par contumace mensuelles ont plus que doublé cette année, passant de moins de 1 600 en 2024 à 4 177, selon les données du ministère de la Justice. Plus de 50 000 demandeurs d’asile ont reçu des ordres d’expulsion après avoir manqué leurs audiences depuis janvier — plus que le nombre total d’ordonnances par contumace des cinq années précédentes combinées. ” L’ICE ne peut pas choisir d’ignorer les “coûts” de ses nouvelles politiques — qui découragent la participation des non-citoyens à leurs procédures d’expulsion — et ne considérer que les prétendus “avantages” pour l’application des lois sur l’immigration”, a écrit le juge Pitts dans son ordonnance. La poursuite, Garro Pinchi c. Noem, déposée par l’ACLU et des cabinets partenaires en octobre, soutient que l’ICE a arrêté des immigrants qui ne représentent aucun danger ni risque de fuite, rompant avec 40 ans de pratique établie et violant leurs droits à une procédure régulière. Parmi les plaignants figure Yulisa Alvarado Ambrocio, une demandeuse d’asile guatémaltèque de 24 ans qui n’a échappé à la détention que parce que son bébé de 11 mois, qu’elle allaitait, l’accompagnait au tribunal, selon les documents judiciaires. Les avocats de l’administration ont indiqué au tribunal que l’ICE l’arrêtera presque certainement lors de sa prochaine audience. De telles arrestations semblent arbitraires et capricieuses, et sont peu susceptibles de résister à l’examen des tribunaux, a statué le juge Pitts. ## Vers un conflit entre circuits judiciaires Cette décision place probablement l’affaire de San Francisco sur une trajectoire de collision avec d’autres poursuites cherchant à limiter les incursions de l’ICE dans des espaces auparavant considérés comme protégés. Un juge de district à Manhattan a statué en sens inverse sur une affaire similaire cet automne, préparant le terrain pour un possible conflit entre circuits et même un examen par la Cour suprême des arrestations dans les tribunaux en 2026. Pour l’instant, la décision de la veille de Noël ne s’applique qu’à la zone de responsabilité de l’ICE de San Francisco, une région englobant tout le nord et le centre de la Californie, aussi loin au sud que Bakersfield, ainsi que Hawaï, Guam et Saipan. Cette limite géographique répond à la décision d’urgence de la Cour suprême prise plus tôt cette année, retirant aux juges de district le pouvoir de bloquer les politiques fédérales en dehors de circonstances étroitement définies. L’administration a indiqué au tribunal qu’elle entendait faire appel auprès de la 9e Cour d’appel, où les juges nommés par Trump ont fait basculer le tribunal loin de sa réputation libérale de longue date. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ice-agent-wears-mask-300x300.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38983&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38983&preview=true) Sources: Los Angeles Times (Sonja Sharp), San Francisco Chronicle, Mission Local, ACLU, KQED ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-interdit-a-lice-darreter-des-immigrants-dans-les-tribunaux-en-californie/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-interdit-a-lice-darreter-des-immigrants-dans-les-tribunaux-en-californie/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-interdit-a-lice-darreter-des-immigrants-dans-les-tribunaux-en-californie/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-interdit-a-lice-darreter-des-immigrants-dans-les-tribunaux-en-californie/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/un-juge-federal-interdit-a-lice-darreter-des-immigrants-dans-les-tribunaux-en-californie/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Un%20juge%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20interdit%20%C3%A0%20l%27ICE%20d%27arr%C3%AAter%20des%20immigrants%20dans%20les%20tribunaux%20en%20Californie&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fun-juge-federal-interdit-a-lice-darreter-des-immigrants-dans-les-tribunaux-en-californie%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Pascale Achille, a Haitian American, appointed judge in Florida](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-a-haitian-american-appointed-judge-in-florida/) **Published:** December 25, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Pascale Achille, an experienced prosecutor of Haitian descent, has been appointed as a judge in Florida’s 17th Judicial Circuit, enhancing Caribbean representation in South Florida’s judiciary. The governor’s office announced the appointment on Monday, and court officials responded enthusiastically. Chief Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips stated, “We would like to formally congratulate and extend a warm welcome to Judge Pascale Achille on her appointment to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court bench. We greatly look forward to working alongside her.” The appointment fills the vacancy left by Judge Gary M. Farmer Jr.’s resignation on August 15. The 17th Judicial Circuit, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, is the second-largest jurisdiction in Florida, serving a population of more than 1.6 million. ### Two Decades of Service to Justice Pascale Achille’s career demonstrates a strong commitment to the American judicial system. She served for 12 years as an assistant state attorney at the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, where she handled complex and high-profile cases. Since 2018, she has served in the Homicide Trial Unit, which is reserved for the most experienced prosecutors. Previously, she worked in units focused on sexual battery and career criminal cases, which require both technical expertise and sensitivity. Before joining the prosecutor’s office, Judge Achille spent eight years in private practice as a civil attorney. She handled cases in federal and state courts, drafted appellate briefs, and argued before the Second and Fifth District Courts of Appeal in Florida. “I am truly grateful to the Governor’s Office and the Judicial Nominating Commission for the privilege of serving the people as a circuit court judge,” said Ms. Achille, a longtime Broward County resident. “It has been an honor to serve Broward County as an assistant state attorney in the Homicide Trial Unit.” ### A Solid Academic Background Pascale Achille earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Florida State University and a Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University College of Law, both recognized for academic excellence. Achille’s appointment reflects a broader trend toward greater diversity on the 17th Circuit bench, which now includes several judges of Caribbean and Haitian American descent. In 2016, Florence Taylor Barner became the first Haitian American judge elected in Broward County, winning nearly 60 percent of the vote. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, she also served at the State Attorney’s Office before joining the bench. The city of North Lauderdale recently honored her with a proclamation on Haitian Flag Day, calling her a “Haitian American trailblazer.” In February 2025, Woody Clermont became the first Haitian American man elected to the bench in Broward County. Born in Brooklyn to Haitian parents, he was sworn in at the Fort Lauderdale courthouse and received a proclamation from Broward County and Vice Mayor Bogen. The 17th Circuit also includes Judge Fabienne E. Fahnestock, of Haitian descent, appointed in 2017 by former Governor Rick Scott. Several general magistrates of Caribbean origin further contribute to the circuit’s diversity. ### A Court of Notable Scale Florida’s 17th Judicial Circuit serves all of Broward County and is the state’s second-largest circuit. It includes 90 judges: 32 county court judges and 58 circuit judges. The circuit consists of four courthouses: the main Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale and three satellite locations in Deerfield Beach, Plantation, and Hollywood. Pascale Achille’s appointment is a source of pride for South Florida’s Haitian American community, one of the largest in the country. It also highlights diaspora communities’ ability to reach high positions in the American judicial system despite systemic challenges. Given recent immigration policies affecting Haitian nationals, the increasing presence of judges of Haitian descent in Florida’s courts holds special significance for a community seeking recognition and representation. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Pascale-Achille.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38971&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38971&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-a-haitian-american-appointed-judge-in-florida/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-a-haitian-american-appointed-judge-in-florida/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-a-haitian-american-appointed-judge-in-florida/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-a-haitian-american-appointed-judge-in-florida/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-a-haitian-american-appointed-judge-in-florida/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Pascale%20Achille%2C%20a%20Haitian%20American%2C%20appointed%20judge%20in%20Florida&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fpascale-achille-a-haitian-american-appointed-judge-in-florida%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [ICE Plans to Convert Industrial Warehouses into Giant Detention Centers Capable of Holding 80,000 Migrants](https://ctninfo.com/ice-plans-to-convert-industrial-warehouses-into-giant-detention-centers-capable-of-holding-80000-migrants/) **Published:** December 25, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The Trump administration is advancing its immigration enforcement efforts. According to The Washington Post, as cited by The Latin Times, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking private contractors to convert industrial warehouses into detention facilities with a capacity exceeding 80,000 people. This proposal represents a shift from the current system, where individuals arrested by ICE are assigned to existing facilities based on available space. The new approach would centralize detention, sending migrants first to processing sites and then to large warehouse-style facilities while they await deportation. The plan includes building seven large detention centers, each with a capacity of 5,000 to 10,000 people, and 16 smaller facilities, each holding approximately 1,500 detainees. These centers would be located near major logistics hubs in Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, Georgia, and Missouri, according to the Washington Post. ### Detention Records Reach New Highs This announcement coincides with record-high detention levels at ICE, prompting concerns in the United States and abroad. The increasing number of detainees has renewed scrutiny of compliance with international standards regarding arbitrary detention. The United Nations’ Basic Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment emphasize the need to treat detainees with dignity and to avoid prolonged detention without valid justification. Under U.S. law, principles of due process and protection against unreasonable detention are enshrined in the Constitution, particularly in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. These amendments require fair procedures and justify detention based only on lawful grounds. Highlighting the overlap and sometimes conflict between international obligations and domestic laws can sharpen the accountability angle of this critique. According to The Guardian, ICE held over 68,400 people as of December 14, 2025, setting a new record in its biweekly data. This number significantly exceeds the legal bed capacity of 34,000 set by Congress and highlights a growing trend of overcrowding compared to previous administrations. The bed capacity is a statutory limit created by Congress and enforced through appropriations language. It is intended to cap the number of detention beds that can be funded with federal allocations to maintain oversight and control over detention conditions and spending. Exceeding this limit is unusual and contentious, as it implies stepping outside the bounds set by Congress and challenges the intended fiscal restraint. Under U.S. law, unlawful presence is a civil, rather than a criminal, offense. Many detainees are held only for immigration violations, such as unauthorized entry or visa overstays. While criminal offenses can lead to imprisonment and a permanent criminal record, civil violations primarily result in detention and deportation without a criminal record. This distinction highlights a critical aspect of U.S. immigration policy, prompting questions about the proportionality of using detention for civil violations. The recent record in detention numbers underscores the need to reassess the administration’s official narrative. Since January 2025, ICE has arrested over 328,000 people and deported nearly 327,000, according to the agency. Axios reports that nearly 579,000 people have been arrested by the Department of Homeland Security since President Donald Trump began his current term. Arrests accelerated after the administration increased daily enforcement targets earlier this year. On December 3, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin stated that daily arrests had averaged about 1,800 in recent weeks. The department has not released comprehensive data for this period. ### The majority of Detainees Lack Criminal Record Although the administration states it is targeting “the worst of the worst,” The Guardian reports that most individuals in ICE custody have no criminal record. Consider the story of Luis, a 27-year-old father who has lived in the United States since childhood and has no criminal record. He was detained on his way to work, leaving his two young children in limbo. Such personal stories bring to light the human side of these statistics, underscoring the impact on families and communities. CBS News reports a sharp increase in arrests of individuals with no criminal history. Since the start of Donald Trump’s second term, the number of detainees without charges or convictions has risen by over 2,000 percent. By mid-November, nearly half of those held by ICE had no criminal record in the United States. Immigration violations such as unlawful entry or visa overstays are civil matters under U.S. law. Many detainees are held solely for these reasons. The proposal to convert industrial warehouses into detention centers has raised concerns about the conditions migrants would face. Immigrant rights organizations have already criticized existing facilities, many of which are operated by private companies such as GEO Group and CoreCivic. Advocates warn that repurposed warehouses could further worsen living conditions. These structures, designed for storage, may lack adequate sanitation, medical services, and recreational space required for prolonged detention. > [2026: Trump Administration Plans Major Increase in Immigration Crackdown](https://ctninfo.com/2026-trump-administration-plans-major-increase-in-immigration-crackdown/) ### A More Restrictive Immigration Policy The warehouse detention plan is part of a broader Trump administration strategy to significantly restrict both legal and undocumented immigration. In recent months, the government has suspended the diversity visa lottery, expanded travel restrictions, and intensified enforcement operations nationwide. This strategy reflects an ongoing cohesive policy approach that builds upon the foundation of earlier travel bans and heightened border security measures. Such actions not only underline a commitment to altering the immigration landscape but also demonstrate a deliberate shift towards a more stringent immigration enforcement philosophy. These actions follow earlier executive measures, revealing a consistent pattern in immigration policy. Since taking office, the administration has raised daily arrest quotas, imposed travel bans on several predominantly Muslim countries, and expanded border enforcement programs. Collectively, these steps indicate a systematic approach to reducing the number of immigrants in the United States by establishing a much stricter immigration framework. The Haitian community, which is particularly affected by these policies, views the announcement of mega-detention centers as an additional concern. Haiti is among the countries whose nationals face increased scrutiny, especially after the designation of the Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs as foreign terrorist organizations. Migrant rights advocates denounce what they describe as the increasing criminalization of immigration, often implemented without adequate consideration of individual circumstances or migrants’ connections to U.S. communities. 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D’après le Washington Post, cité par The Latin Times, l’agence fédérale de l’immigration (ICE) cherche des entrepreneurs pour transformer des entrepôts industriels en centres de détention pouvant accueillir plus de 80 000 personnes. Ce projet représente un changement par rapport au système actuel, où les personnes arrêtées par l’ICE sont réparties selon les places disponibles. La nouvelle approche prévoit un système centralisé : les détenus seraient d’abord envoyés dans des sites de traitement, puis transférés vers de grands entrepôts en attendant leur expulsion. Le plan inclut la construction de sept méga-centres de détention, chacun pour 5 000 à 10 000 personnes, ainsi que seize centres plus petits d’environ 1 500 places chacun. Ces structures seraient situées près de pôles logistiques dans six États : Virginie, Texas, Louisiane, Arizona, Géorgie et Missouri. ### Des records de détention battus semaine après semaine Cette annonce survient alors que l’ICE atteint des niveaux de détention sans précédent. Cela suscite des inquiétudes non seulement sur le plan national, mais aussi international. Le nombre croissant de détentions rappelle la nécessité de respecter les normes internationales sur la détention arbitraire. En effet, les Principes de base des Nations Unies pour la protection de toutes les personnes soumises à toute forme de détention ou d’emprisonnement soulignent l’importance de traiter les détenus avec dignité et d’éviter des détentions prolongées sans motif valable. Selon The Guardian, l’agence détenait plus de 68 400 personnes au 14 décembre 2025, un record dans ses données bihebdomadaires. Ce chiffre dépasse le seuil légal de lits fixé par le Congrès à 34 000. Comparé aux administrations précédentes, cette augmentation est significative et met en évidence une tendance croissante vers la surpopulation des centres de détention de l’ICE. Il est important de rappeler que le séjour sans papiers est une infraction civile, et non pénale, selon le droit américain. De nombreux détenus le sont uniquement pour des infractions liées à l’immigration, comme l’entrée non autorisée ou le dépassement de visa. Dans ce contexte, le chiffre qui dépasse le précédent record établi ce mois-ci prend une signification particulière, soulignant le besoin de reconsidérer la narration officielle. Depuis janvier 2025, l’administration a arrêté plus de 328 000 personnes et expulsé près de 327 000 autres, selon l’ICE. Selon Axios, près de 579 000 personnes ont été arrêtées par le département de la Sécurité intérieure depuis le début du mandat du président Trump. Le rythme des arrestations a augmenté après la révision à la hausse des objectifs quotidiens cette année. Tricia McLaughlin, porte-parole du département de la Sécurité intérieure, a déclaré le 3 décembre que la moyenne quotidienne atteignait environ 1 800 arrestations ces dernières semaines. Le département n’a pas publié de données complètes pour cette période. ### La majorité des détenus n’ont aucun casier judiciaire Bien que l’administration affirme cibler « les pires des pires », The Guardian note que la majorité des personnes détenues n’ont pas de casier judiciaire. Selon CBS News, les arrestations de personnes sans antécédents criminels ont fortement augmenté. Depuis le début du second mandat de Donald Trump, le nombre de détenus sans inculpation ni condamnation pénale a augmenté de plus de 2 000 %. À la mi-novembre, près de la moitié des personnes détenues par l’ICE n’avaient aucun casier judiciaire aux États-Unis. Il est important de rappeler que le séjour sans papiers est une infraction civile, et non pénale, selon le droit américain. De nombreux détenus le sont uniquement pour des infractions liées à l’immigration, comme l’entrée non autorisée ou le dépassement de visa. La conversion d’entrepôts industriels en centres de détention suscite des préoccupations quant aux conditions d’hébergement des migrants. Les organisations de défense des droits des immigrants s’inquiètent déjà des conditions dans les centres existants, souvent gérés par des entreprises privées telles que Geo Group ou CoreCivic. L’utilisation d’entrepôts reconvertis pourrait aggraver les conditions de vie des détenus. Ces structures, conçues pour le stockage, risquent de ne pas fournir les installations sanitaires, médicales et récréatives nécessaires pour des séjours prolongés. ### Une politique migratoire de plus en plus répressive Ce projet fait partie d’une stratégie plus large de l’administration Trump pour restreindre fortement l’immigration, qu’elle soit régulière ou irrégulière. Récemment, le gouvernement a suspendu la loterie des visas de diversité, élargi les restrictions de voyage et intensifié les arrestations à l’échelle nationale. Ces actions s’inscrivent dans une série de mesures exécutives précédentes, montrant un schéma clair dans la politique migratoire. Depuis son entrée en fonction, l’administration a, par exemple, imposé des quotas plus élevés pour les arrestations quotidiennes, mis en place des interdictions de voyage ciblant plusieurs pays majoritairement musulmans et introduit des programmes de contrôle accrus aux frontières. Une chronologie de ces événements met en évidence une doctrine d’application systématique visant à réduire considérablement le nombre d’immigrants aux États-Unis, en créant un cadre plus strict pour la gestion de l’immigration. Pour la communauté haïtienne, particulièrement concernée par ces mesures, l’annonce de ces méga-centres de détention est une source supplémentaire d’inquiétude. Haïti fait partie des pays dont les ressortissants sont davantage surveillés, surtout depuis la désignation des gangs Viv Ansanm et Gran Grif comme organisations terroristes étrangères. Les défenseurs des droits des migrants dénoncent une criminalisation accrue de l’immigration, sans prise en compte des situations individuelles ni des liens des personnes avec les communautés américaines. L’ampleur du projet, avec 80 000 places de détention, reflète l’ambition de l’administration de maintenir un rythme élevé d’arrestations et d’expulsions, transformant durablement le paysage migratoire américain. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ICE-retrait-chicago-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38974&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38974&preview=true) *Article rédigé à partir d’informations rapportées par The Washington Post, The Guardian, Axios et CBS News* - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/lice-prevoit-de-transformer-des-entrepots-industriels-en-centres-de-detention-geants-pouvant-accueillir-80-000-migrants/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lice-prevoit-de-transformer-des-entrepots-industriels-en-centres-de-detention-geants-pouvant-accueillir-80-000-migrants/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/lice-prevoit-de-transformer-des-entrepots-industriels-en-centres-de-detention-geants-pouvant-accueillir-80-000-migrants/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lice-prevoit-de-transformer-des-entrepots-industriels-en-centres-de-detention-geants-pouvant-accueillir-80-000-migrants/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/lice-prevoit-de-transformer-des-entrepots-industriels-en-centres-de-detention-geants-pouvant-accueillir-80-000-migrants/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27ICE%20pr%C3%A9voit%20de%20transformer%20des%20entrep%C3%B4ts%20industriels%20en%20centres%20de%20d%C3%A9tention%20g%C3%A9ants%20pouvant%20accueillir%2080%20000%20migrants&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flice-prevoit-de-transformer-des-entrepots-industriels-en-centres-de-detention-geants-pouvant-accueillir-80-000-migrants%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Pascale Achille, une Haïtienne d'origine,  nommée juge en Floride](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-une-haitienne-dorigine-nommee-juge-en-floride/) **Published:** December 25, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Pascale Achille, une procureure chevronnée d’origine haïtienne, a été nommée juge au 17e Circuit judiciaire de Floride, consolidant ainsi la représentation de la diaspora caribéenne au sein de l’appareil judiciaire du sud de la Floride. L’annonce, faite lundi dernier par le bureau du gouverneur, a été accueillie avec enthousiasme par les responsables du tribunal. La juge en chef Carol-Lisa Phillips n’a pas caché sa satisfaction : “Nous souhaitons féliciter officiellement et accueillir chaleureusement la juge Pascale Achille pour sa nomination au banc du 17e Circuit judiciaire. Nous avons hâte de travailler à ses côtés.” Cette nomination vient combler le siège laissé vacant par la démission du juge Gary M. Farmer Jr., survenue le 15 août dernier. Le 17e Circuit judiciaire, dont le siège se trouve à Fort Lauderdale, constitue la deuxième plus grande juridiction de l’État de Floride, avec une population de plus de 1,6 million d’habitants. ## Vingt années au service de la justice Le parcours de Pascale Achille témoigne d’un engagement profond dans le système judiciaire américain. Pendant douze ans, elle a exercé les fonctions de procureure adjointe au bureau du procureur de l’État du comté de Broward, où elle s’est distinguée par son travail sur les affaires les plus graves. Depuis 2018, elle est membre de l’unité des procès pour homicides, une division réservée aux procureurs les plus expérimentés. Auparavant, elle avait été affectée aux unités spécialisées dans les agressions sexuelles et les récidivistes, des dossiers exigeant une maîtrise technique et une sensibilité particulière. Avant de rejoindre le parquet, la nouvelle juge avait passé huit années dans le secteur privé en tant qu’avocate civiliste. Durant cette période, elle a traité des affaires devant les tribunaux fédéraux et étatiques, rédigé des mémoires d’appel et plaidé devant les cours d’appel des deuxième et cinquième districts de Floride. « Je suis sincèrement reconnaissante envers le bureau du gouverneur et la Commission de nomination judiciaire pour le privilège de servir le peuple en tant que juge de circuit », a déclaré Mme Achille, résidente de longue date du comté de Broward. « Ce fut un honneur de servir le comté de Broward en tant que procureure adjointe au sein de l’unité des homicides. » ## Une formation académique solide Le parcours universitaire de Pascale Achille reflète son attachement à l’excellence. Elle a obtenu son baccalauréat en lettres anglaises à la Florida State University, l’une des institutions publiques les plus prestigieuses de l’État. Elle a ensuite décroché son doctorat en droit (Juris Doctor) au Nova Southeastern University College of Law, établissement reconnu pour la qualité de sa formation juridique. La nomination de Pascale Achille s’inscrit dans une dynamique de diversification croissante de la magistrature du 17e Circuit. Le tribunal compte désormais plusieurs juges d’origine caribéenne, dont plusieurs Haïtiens-Américains qui ont marqué l’histoire judiciaire du comté. En 2016, Florence Taylor Barner était devenue la première juge haïtienne-américaine élue dans le comté de Broward, remportant près de 60 % des suffrages face à son adversaire. Fille d’immigrants haïtiens, elle avait elle aussi fait ses armes au bureau du procureur de l’État avant d’accéder à la magistrature. La ville de North Lauderdale l’a récemment honorée d’une proclamation à l’occasion de la fête du drapeau haïtien, la qualifiant de “pionnière haïtienne-américaine”. En février 2025, Woody Clermont est devenu le premier homme haïtien-américain élu juge dans le comté de Broward. Né à Brooklyn de parents haïtiens, il a prêté serment lors d’une cérémonie d’investiture au palais de justice de Fort Lauderdale, recevant une proclamation du vice-maire Bogen et du comté de Broward. Le 17e Circuit compte également la juge Fabienne E. Fahnestock, d’origine haïtienne, nommée en 2017 par l’ancien gouverneur Rick Scott. Plusieurs magistrats généraux d’origine caribéenne complètent ce tableau de diversité croissante. ## Un tribunal d’envergure Le 17e Circuit judiciaire de Floride dessert l’ensemble du comté de Broward et constitue le deuxième plus grand circuit de l’État. Il comprend 90 juges, dont 32 juges de tribunal de comté et 58 juges de circuit. Quatre palais de justice composent le circuit : le palais de justice principal du comté de Broward à Fort Lauderdale et trois tribunaux satellites situés à Deerfield Beach (nord), Plantation (ouest) et Hollywood (sud). La nomination de Pascale Achille représente une source de fierté pour la communauté haïtienne-américaine du sud de la Floride, l’une des plus importantes du pays. Elle témoigne également de la capacité des enfants de la diaspora à atteindre les plus hautes fonctions du système judiciaire américain, malgré les obstacles systémiques auxquels font face les communautés immigrantes. Dans un contexte où les politiques migratoires de l’administration Trump ciblent particulièrement les ressortissants haïtiens, la présence croissante de juges d’origine haïtienne dans les tribunaux de Floride revêt une signification particulière pour une communauté en quête de reconnaissance et de représentation. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Pascale-Achille.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38967&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38967&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-une-haitienne-dorigine-nommee-juge-en-floride/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-une-haitienne-dorigine-nommee-juge-en-floride/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-une-haitienne-dorigine-nommee-juge-en-floride/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-une-haitienne-dorigine-nommee-juge-en-floride/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/pascale-achille-une-haitienne-dorigine-nommee-juge-en-floride/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Pascale%20Achille%2C%20une%20Ha%C3%AFtienne%20d%27origine%2C%20%C2%A0nomm%C3%A9e%20juge%20en%20Floride&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fpascale-achille-une-haitienne-dorigine-nommee-juge-en-floride%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Major Tax Relief for CNAs and Other Massachusetts Caregivers: Up to $5,000 in Annual Savings](https://ctninfo.com/major-tax-relief-for-cnas-and-other-massachusetts-caregivers-up-to-5000-in-annual-savings/) **Published:** December 23, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** There’s good news for CNAs and other health care workers in Massachusetts. On Monday, Governor Maura Healey announced a major tax change for the state’s most vulnerable health care workers. Thousands of Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) will no longer have to pay federal or state income taxes, which could save them $5,000 or more each year, according to the governor’s office. To illustrate, consider a live-in PCA earning $21 per hour. Under the new tax exemption, this PCA could see a roughly 10% increase in take-home pay, significantly easing day-to-day budgeting and financial planning. About 18,000 personal care attendants who live with the people they care for will be exempt from federal and state income taxes. “We are working every day to identify ways to make life more affordable for the people of Massachusetts,” Governor Healey said in a statement. “Personal Care Attendants do incredibly challenging work to care for the most vulnerable among us, and they shouldn’t have to also worry about being able to afford to meet their own basic needs.” ## A Long-Awaited IRS Decision The IRS ruling is a significant milestone for caregivers, providing crucial support at a time when many are re-evaluating their roles in the field. This exemption comes from an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decision requested by Massachusetts’ PCA Workforce Council, which is part of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The council asked the IRS to confirm that money earned by PCAs who live with MassHealth care recipients, the state’s Medicaid program, could be counted as “Difficulty of Care” payments (essentially compensation for the extra strain of 24/7 live-in support). This rule, set by IRS Notice 2014-7, allows some home care income to be excluded from federal taxable income. Because Massachusetts usually follows federal tax rules, these payments are also not taxed by the state, according to the State House News Service. Only PCAs who live in the same home as the person they care for can get this exemption. Out of about 60,000 PCAs working through the MassHealth program, around 18,000 will qualify for this tax break, according to the Boston Globe. ## A Workforce Facing a Hiring Crisis This change comes at a time when the home care field is struggling to hire and keep workers. According to recent data, the vacancy rate in the home care sector in Massachusetts stands at a critical 15%, with a turnover rate of nearly 30% annually. These figures underline the staffing challenges faced by the industry and highlight the potential of tax relief to alleviate some recruitment pressures. Unions for PCAs have pointed out that higher living costs and competition from other health care jobs make things tough for these workers. “This exemption brings substantial tax relief for trained live-in friends and family members who are providing crucial health care services for MassHealth members with disabilities,” said Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, Secretary of Health and Human Services and former chair of the PCA Workforce Council. The PCA program is a key part of the state’s long-term care and support system. The care that PCAs, also called CNAs, provide helps over 50,000 MassHealth members with disabilities stay independent at home and in their communities, instead of moving to institutions. PCAs earn between $19.50 and $22.40 per hour and help people with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and moving around. ## Ongoing Changes Since 2023 Since 2023, the Healey-Driscoll administration has made several positive changes for PCAs. These include raising hourly wages, implementing a seniority system, offering extra pay on some holidays, and beginning work on a retirement plan. “The mission of the PCA Council is to ensure access to a quality workforce,” explained Jocelyn Gordon, Executive Director of the PCA Workforce Council. “By securing this tax relief, we’re not only enabling PCAs to keep more of their income, but we are significantly improving our state’s ability to hire and retain top-quality workers who do this critical work.” ## Program Costs Are Going Up The cost of the PCA program has increased significantly in recent years, from $1.2 billion in 2020 to $1.6 billion in 2023. It could reach $2 billion by 2027, according to the State House News Service. Most of this growth is due to an aging population, so the Healey administration is considering possible limits on the program. While state officials expect the revenue loss from the tax exemption to be small, it’s important to consider it alongside the $400 million increase in program costs over the last three years. This comparison invites policymakers to weigh the potential short-term revenue loss against continued program growth. State officials haven’t said how much tax money will be lost because of this exemption, but they expect the impact to be small. However, it is essential to consider what public services these ‘small’ missing tax dollars might otherwise fund. From education and infrastructure to healthcare and social services, the potential opportunity costs need to be acknowledged in this context. This trade-off highlights the societal value of in-home care and the financial respite it provides caregivers, and it is crucial and deserves a balanced analysis that weighs the benefits of relieving financial strains on caregivers against the potential limitations on public service funding. For program beneficiaries, this measure represents crucial support. Paul Bureau, a program beneficiary, testified, ‘I have been utilizing PCA services for 38 years, and in that time, I was able to attend college, work full time, and be a contributing member of my community.’ One can visualize Paul steering his powered wheelchair to a college lecture hall, emblematic of the independence these services facilitate. ‘This new ruling will ensure additional access to PCAs in a time of a national shortage of home care workers!’ PCAs who qualify can claim this exemption when they file their 2025 taxes and can start changing their withholdings in January. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/home-care-worker-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38964&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38964&preview=true) Sources: Massachusetts Governor’s Office, Boston Globe, State House News Service, Mass.gov ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/major-tax-relief-for-cnas-and-other-massachusetts-caregivers-up-to-5000-in-annual-savings/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/major-tax-relief-for-cnas-and-other-massachusetts-caregivers-up-to-5000-in-annual-savings/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/major-tax-relief-for-cnas-and-other-massachusetts-caregivers-up-to-5000-in-annual-savings/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/major-tax-relief-for-cnas-and-other-massachusetts-caregivers-up-to-5000-in-annual-savings/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/major-tax-relief-for-cnas-and-other-massachusetts-caregivers-up-to-5000-in-annual-savings/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Major%20Tax%20Relief%20for%20CNAs%20and%20Other%20Massachusetts%20Caregivers%3A%20Up%20to%20%245%2C000%20in%20Annual%20Savings&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmajor-tax-relief-for-cnas-and-other-massachusetts-caregivers-up-to-5000-in-annual-savings%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Allègement fiscal majeur pour les "CNA" et d'autres "aides-soignants" du Massachusetts : jusqu'à 5 000 dollars d'économies par an](https://ctninfo.com/allegement-fiscal-majeur-pour-les-cna-et-dautres-aides-soignants-du-massachusetts-jusqua-5-000-dollars-deconomies-par-an/) **Published:** December 23, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Bonne nouvelle pour les “CNA” et d’autres travailleurs du système de santé dans le Massachusetts. La gouverneure Maura Healey a annoncé lundi une mesure fiscale significative pour les travailleurs de la santé les plus vulnérables de l’État. Des milliers d’assistants de soins pe’rsonnels (Personal Care Attendants, ou PCAs) ne seront désormais plus assujettis aux impôts sur le revenu fédéraux et étatiques, une décision qui devrait leur permettre d’économiser 5 000 dollars ou plus annuellement, selon le bureau de la gouverneure. Environ 18 000 assistants de soins personnels vivant avec les personnes qu’ils accompagnent seront exemptés d’impôts fédéraux et étatiques. “Nous travaillons chaque jour pour identifier des moyens de rendre la vie plus abordable pour les habitants du Massachusetts”, a déclaré la gouverneure Healey dans un communiqué. “Les assistants de soins personnels accomplissent un travail incroyablement exigeant pour prendre soin des plus vulnérables parmi nous, et ils ne devraient pas avoir à s’inquiéter de pouvoir subvenir à leurs propres besoins fondamentaux.” ### Une décision de l’IRS attendue depuis longtemps L’exemption découle d’une décision de l’Internal Revenue Service (IRS), sollicitée par le PCA Workforce Council du Massachusetts, un organisme rattaché au secrétariat exécutif à la Santé et aux Services sociaux. Le conseil a demandé à l’agence fédérale de confirmer que les revenus des PCAs vivant avec les bénéficiaires de soins MassHealth — le programme Medicaid de l’État — pouvaient être classifiés comme “paiements pour difficulté de soins” (Difficulty of Care payments). Cette classification, établie par l’avis IRS Notice 2014-7, permet d’exclure certains revenus de soins à domicile du revenu brut imposable au niveau fédéral. Puisque le Massachusetts suit généralement les définitions fiscales fédérales, ces paiements sont également exemptés de l’impôt sur le revenu de l’État, rapporte le State House News Service. L’exemption s’applique uniquement aux PCAs qui résident dans le même foyer que la personne qu’ils accompagnent. Sur les quelque 60 000 personnes employées comme PCAs dans le cadre du programme MassHealth, environ 18 000 seront éligibles à cette exonération fiscale, selon le Boston Globe. ### Un secteur en crise de recrutement Cette mesure intervient alors que le secteur des soins à domicile fait face à des défis majeurs de recrutement et de rétention. Les syndicats représentant les “PCAs” soulignent depuis longtemps que la hausse du coût de la vie et la concurrence d’autres emplois dans le secteur de la santé exercent une pression constante sur cette main-d’œuvre. “Cette exemption apporte un allègement fiscal substantiel pour les amis et membres de la famille formés qui fournissent des services de santé essentiels aux membres de MassHealth vivant avec un handicap”, a déclaré le Dr Kiame Mahaniah, secrétaire à la Santé et aux Services sociaux et ancien président du “PCA Workforce Council”. Le programme PCA constitue une pierre angulaire du système de services et de soutien à long terme de l’État. Les soins fournis par les PCAs communément appelés CNA, permettent à plus de 50 000 membres de MassHealth vivant avec des handicaps de maintenir leur indépendance à domicile et au sein de leur communauté, plutôt que d’être placés en institution. Les PCAs gagnent entre 19,50 et 22,40 dollars de l’heure et assistent les résidents avec des activités quotidiennes telles que le bain, l’habillage et la mobilité. ### Des réformes successives depuis 2023 L’administration Healey-Driscoll a mis en œuvre plusieurs changements bénéfiques pour la main-d’œuvre des PCAs depuis 2023, notamment des augmentations du salaire horaire, la création d’une échelle d’ancienneté, l’élargissement des jours fériés rémunérés à temps et demi, et des travaux préliminaires pour établir un régime de retraite. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “La mission du PCA Council est d’assurer l’accès à une main-d’œuvre de qualité”, a expliqué Jocelyn Gordon, directrice exécutive du PCA Workforce Council. “En obtenant cet allègement fiscal, nous permettons non seulement aux PCAs de conserver une plus grande partie de leurs revenus, mais nous améliorons considérablement la capacité de notre État à recruter et retenir des travailleurs de haute qualité qui accomplissent ce travail essentiel.” ### Un coût croissant pour l’État Le coût du programme PCA a considérablement augmenté ces dernières années, passant de 1,2 milliard de dollars en année fiscale 2020 à 1,6 milliard en 2023, avec des projections atteignant 2 milliards de dollars d’ici 2027, selon le State House News Service. Cette croissance rapide, principalement due au vieillissement de la population, a conduit l’administration Healey à explorer d’éventuels plafonds pour le programme. Les responsables de l’État n’ont pas fourni d’estimation du manque à gagner fiscal total associé à l’exemption, mais s’attendent à ce que l’impact soit relativement faible. Pour les bénéficiaires du programme, cette mesure représente un soutien crucial. “J’utilise les services PCA depuis 38 ans et pendant ce temps, j’ai pu fréquenter l’université, travailler à temps plein et être un membre contributif de ma communauté”, a témoigné Paul Bureau, un bénéficiaire du programme. “Cette nouvelle décision garantira un accès supplémentaire aux PCAs en période de pénurie nationale de travailleurs de soins à domicile !” Les PCAs éligibles pourront réclamer l’exemption lors de leur déclaration d’impôts 2025 et ajuster leurs retenues à la source à partir de janvier prochain. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/home-care-worker-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38960&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38960&preview=true) Source originale : Bureau de la gouverneure du Massachusetts (Ken Paiva). 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L’intervention rapide des forces de l’ordre a permis de mettre en déroute les ravisseurs, de neutraliser l’un d’entre eux et de saisir une arme à feu de calibre 9 mm. Toutefois, ce drame sécuritaire s’est soldé par la mort d’un agent de sécurité, tué par les malfaiteurs avant l’arrivée de la patrouille policière. Dans une note rendue publique par la Direction de la Communication de la Police (DICOP), la PNH explique que des agents en patrouille dans la zone ont été alertés d’une situation suspecte assimilable à une tentative de rapt. Arrivés rapidement sur les lieux, les policiers ont été contraints de riposter face à la menace armée des ravisseurs. Selon les précisions fournies, l’intervention « rapide et déterminée » des forces de l’ordre a permis de faire échouer l’opération criminelle. Les bandits ont tenté de prendre la fuite, mais l’un d’entre eux a été mortellement blessé lors de la riposte policière. Une arme à feu de calibre 9 mm a été récupérée sur le suspect neutralisé, renforçant les soupçons quant à l’intention criminelle du groupe. Malgré le succès opérationnel de la police, le bilan humain demeure préoccupant. La PNH a confirmé le décès de Johnny Rolls Joseph, agent de sécurité affecté à une entreprise commerciale de la zone. Selon les informations communiquées, la victime a été tuée par les malfrats avant l’arrivée des forces de l’ordre. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dans sa note, l’institution policière a salué le courage et le professionnalisme des agents intervenants, tout en soulignant les risques quotidiens auxquels sont confrontés les agents de sécurité privés et les forces de l’ordre dans un contexte sécuritaire dégradé. Delmas 31, à l’instar de plusieurs quartiers de la région métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince, fait face depuis plusieurs mois à une recrudescence d’actes criminels, notamment les enlèvements, les braquages et les affrontements armés. Les tentatives de rapt, souvent perpétrées en plein jour, contribuent à instaurer un climat de peur et d’insécurité parmi les résidents et les travailleurs de la zone. Les commerçants, les employés et les agents de sécurité privés évoluent dans un environnement de plus en plus hostile, où la menace du banditisme armé est omniprésente. Dans ce contexte, la rapidité de l’intervention policière à Delmas 31 est perçue par certains habitants comme un signal encourageant, bien que largement insuffisant face à l’ampleur du phénomène. À travers cette opération, la Police nationale d’Haïti dit réaffirmer sa détermination à lutter sans relâche contre le grand banditisme et toutes les formes de criminalité sur l’ensemble du territoire national. La DICOP souligne que cette intervention s’inscrit dans le cadre des efforts continus déployés par l’institution pour sécuriser les zones à risque et protéger la population. La PNH rappelle par ailleurs l’importance de la collaboration entre la population et les forces de l’ordre. Elle invite les citoyens à signaler tout comportement suspect et à coopérer avec les autorités afin de faciliter les interventions et prévenir les actes criminels. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Si la neutralisation d’un bandit et la saisie d’une arme constituent des résultats tangibles, cet énième incident met une nouvelle fois en lumière la persistance de l’insécurité en Haïti. Les enlèvements demeurent l’un des principaux défis auxquels font face les autorités, dans un contexte marqué par la prolifération des armes illégales et l’expansion des groupes armés. De nombreux observateurs estiment que la réponse sécuritaire, bien que nécessaire, doit être accompagnée de mesures structurelles visant à renforcer les institutions, améliorer les conditions socioéconomiques et restaurer la confiance entre la population et l’État. 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The U.S. government has allocated $170 billion and aims to deport one million people annually. This is equivalent to deporting a population the size of San Jose, California each year, providing a clearer perspective on the scale of these operations. However, public support for these efforts is declining. 2025 marked a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy, which the Trump administration describes as only the beginning. Nine months after the inauguration, the administration laid the groundwork for a series of aggressive measures to control immigration flows. Following the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” last July, which allocated $170 billion for immigration enforcement, federal authorities are preparing to expand operations in 2026, The Inquisitr reports. The bill’s name, echoing Trump’s campaign rhetoric, is intended to highlight his political strategy of branding legislative initiatives in ways that resonate with his supporters. The administration aims to deport one million people each year. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, approximately 622,000 people have been deported, according to Reuters. For comparison, the annual deportation figures under previous administrations were significantly lower, with an average of about 300,000 deportations per year from 2009 to 2016 during the Obama administration. Officials view this as an initial phase. ### An Unprecedented Budgetary Arsenal The “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed after Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding Senate vote. It represents the largest congressional allocation for immigration enforcement to date. The Brennan Center for Justice notes that this budget exceeds the annual spending of all local and state police forces nationwide. To put this into perspective, the $170 billion allocated for immigration enforcement is nearly five times the federal education budget, highlighting significant trade-offs in national policy priorities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will receive nearly $75 billion over four years, including $45 billion for new detention centers and $30 billion for arrest and deportation operations. “The bill will supercharge immigration enforcement,” Kathleen Bush-Joseph, an attorney at the Migration Policy Institute, told CBS News. Adding to this perspective, conservative fiscal analyst Robert Harding suggests that while the financial investment is substantial, it could lead to economic benefits by boosting security and potentially reducing irregular migration-related expenditures. However, this remains a contentious issue, with varying opinions on the cost-effectiveness and ethical implications of such spending. With this funding, ICE plans to hire 10,000 new officers, doubling its workforce. The agency also intends to purchase new aircraft, including a Boeing 737, to expedite deportation flights, The Inquisitr reports. ### Raids Expanding Nationwide In 2026, the administration will expand arrest operations to additional cities, including “sanctuary cities” that typically do not fully cooperate with federal immigration officials. Workplace raids, previously limited due to economic concerns, will become more frequent, according to The Inquisitr. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker strongly criticized these actions in an interview with NBC Chicago. “They call it enforcement. We call it harassment,” he said. “We don’t know how long they’ll stay. It appears that they’re here for at least a couple of days, if not longer.” In contrast, a local business owner in Chicago expressed concerns about the impact of these raids on their workforce. “We’ve had a number of our employees express their fears about these raids,” said Maria Lopez, owner of a small manufacturing firm. “It’s not just about losing valuable employees; it’s about the disruption to their lives and our community. This is not how we want to do business or treat people.” The American Immigration Council states that the budget allocates $13.5 billion to reimburse states for their assistance with immigration enforcement. This includes Texas for “Operation Lone Star” and Florida for operating detention centers such as the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades. ### Legal Residents Also in the Crosshairs The crackdown extends beyond undocumented immigrants. The Inquisitr reports that the administration has directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process 100 to 200 denaturalization cases per month, compared to an average of 11 per month from 1990 to 2017. For clarity, denaturalization is the revocation of an individual’s U.S. citizenship, typically for fraud or other violations during the naturalization process. In contrast, deportation involves the removal of an individual who is not lawfully present in the country. There are reports of spouses of permanent residents or U.S. citizens being required to leave the country, as well as U.S. military veterans facing deportation, The Inquisitr reports. Civil rights groups have criticized these actions. Sarah Mehta, Deputy Director of Government Affairs at the ACLU, described the spending bill as dangerous. “With over $170 billion, ICE will become the largest law enforcement agency in the U.S., with a bigger budget than most of the world’s militaries,” she told Newsweek. “Armed with this funding, this administration will be able to multiply its violent raids and detain over 750,000 children, parents, and longtime residents.” Notably, past reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics highlighted that between 2017 and 2019, over 2,500 children were held in detention centers, underscoring the heavy toll such policies can impose on families. ### Declining Public Support Although the administration expresses confidence in its policies, public support is declining. An AP-NORC poll from December 2025 found that only 38% of Americans now approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, down 11 points from March. Among independent voters, approval drops to just 26%. The Inquisitr also reports a similar trend: 50% of Americans supported Trump’s anti-immigration agenda in March, but by the holiday season, support declined to 41%. A CBS News/YA CBS News/YouGov poll from July 2025 shows that 51% of Americans now disapprove of the administration’s deportation program, up from 41% in February. Significant partisan differences remain: only 9% of Republicans oppose these policies, compared to 59% of independents and 86% of Democrats, according to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. > [Trump Administration Triples Self-Deportation Bonus: $3,000 to Leave the U.S. Before 2026](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-triples-self-deportation-bonus-3000-to-leave-the-u-s-before-2026/) ### Elections Loom With less than a year until the 2026 midterm elections, some anticipated a relaxation of immigration policy. However, the administration has stated that enforcement will intensify next year, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill” funds will be used through the Brennan Center for Justice, which refers to this situation as a “deportation-industrial complex.” The group notes that less than 8% of the $170.7 billion budget is allocated to processing cases in immigration courts, creating an imbalance between enforcement and legal protections. With the elections nearing, voters might question what policy levers remain before November. This upcoming electoral period could see potential shifts depending on public sentiment and political maneuvering, raising important questions about the future of immigration policy. For millions of undocumented individuals, legal immigrants, and some citizens in the United States, 2026 is expected to present significant risks. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ICE-retrait-chicago-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38954&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38954&preview=true) Sources: The Inquisitr (Jashandeep Singh), Reuters, CBS News, Brennan Center for Justice, Migration Policy Institute, Newsweek, NBC Chicago, AP-NORC ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/2026-trump-administration-plans-major-increase-in-immigration-crackdown/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/2026-trump-administration-plans-major-increase-in-immigration-crackdown/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/2026-trump-administration-plans-major-increase-in-immigration-crackdown/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/2026-trump-administration-plans-major-increase-in-immigration-crackdown/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/2026-trump-administration-plans-major-increase-in-immigration-crackdown/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%202026%3A%20Trump%20Administration%20Plans%20Major%20Increase%20in%20Immigration%20Crackdown&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2F2026-trump-administration-plans-major-increase-in-immigration-crackdown%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [2026 : l'administration Trump prépare une intensification sans précédent de la répression migratoire](https://ctninfo.com/2026-ladministration-trump-prepare-une-intensification-sans-precedent-de-la-repression-migratoire/) **Published:** December 22, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Après avoir épargné certaines entreprises et usines des raids de l’ICE en 2025, l’administration Trump annonce un revirement : les opérations de déportation seront intensifiées sur l’ensemble du territoire en 2026. Avec un budget de 170 milliards de dollars et un objectif d’un million d’expulsions par an, le gouvernement américain se dote des moyens d’une campagne de déportation massive. Mais le soutien populaire s’effrite. L’année 2025 aura été celle d’un tournant historique dans la politique migratoire américaine. Mais selon les plans de l’administration Trump, ce n’était qu’un prélude. Avec l’adoption du “One Big Beautiful Bill” par le Congrès en juillet dernier et un financement colossal de 170 milliards de dollars alloué à l’application des lois sur l’immigration, les autorités fédérales se préparent à intensifier drastiquement leurs opérations en 2026, rapporte The Inquisitr. Le gouvernement s’est fixé un objectif clair : expulser un million de personnes par an. Jusqu’à présent, environ 622 000 personnes ont été renvoyées du territoire américain depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche en janvier 2025, selon Reuters. Mais l’administration considère ce chiffre comme un simple point de départ. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Un arsenal budgétaire sans précédent Le “One Big Beautiful Bill”, adopté avec la voix décisive du vice-président J.D. Vance au Sénat, constitue l’investissement le plus massif jamais consenti par le Congrès américain dans l’application des lois sur l’immigration. Selon le Brennan Center for Justice, ce budget dépasse les dépenses annuelles de l’ensemble des forces de police locales et étatiques des 50 États américains réunis. L’agence de l’immigration et des douanes (ICE) reçoit à elle seule près de 75 milliards de dollars sur quatre ans, dont 45 milliards pour la construction de nouveaux centres de détention et 30 milliards pour les opérations d’arrestation et d’expulsion. “Le projet de loi va surcharger l’application des lois sur l’immigration”, a déclaré Kathleen Bush-Joseph, avocate au Migration Policy Institute, à CBS News. Cette manne financière permettra notamment à l’ICE de recruter 10 000 nouveaux agents, doublant ainsi ses effectifs actuels. L’agence prévoit également l’achat de nouveaux avions, dont un Boeing 737, pour accélérer les vols d’expulsion, indique The Inquisitr. ### Des raids étendus à l’ensemble du territoire En 2026, l’administration prévoit d’étendre ses opérations d’arrestation à davantage de villes, y compris dans les « villes sanctuaires » qui limitent traditionnellement leur coopération avec les autorités fédérales d’immigration. Les raids sur les lieux de travail, partiellement épargnés cette année en raison de leur impact économique, seront désormais menés “à plein régime”, selon The Inquisitr. Le gouverneur démocrate de l’Illinois, JB Pritzker, a vivement critiqué ces opérations lors d’une interview avec NBC Chicago. “Ils appellent ça de l’application de la loi. Nous appelons ça du harcèlement”, a-t-il déclaré. “Nous ne savons pas combien de temps ils resteront. Il semble qu’ils soient là pour au moins quelques jours, sinon plus.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’American Immigration Council note que le budget prévoit également 13,5 milliards de dollars pour rembourser les États ayant participé aux efforts d’application des lois sur l’immigration, notamment le Texas pour son opération “Lone Star” et la Floride pour la mise à disposition de centres de détention comme le controversé “Alligator Alcatraz” dans les Everglades. ### Les citoyens légaux également visés L’intensification de la répression ne concerne pas uniquement les personnes en situation irrégulière. Selon The Inquisitr, l’administration a donné instruction aux services de citoyenneté et d’immigration (USCIS) de traiter entre 100 et 200 dossiers de dénaturalisation par mois — contre une moyenne de seulement 11 cas entre 1990 et 2017. Des cas de conjoints de résidents permanents ou de citoyens américains contraints de quitter le pays ont été signalés, tout comme des vétérans de l’armée américaine visés par des procédures d’expulsion, rapporte The Inquisitr. Ces situations alimentent les critiques des organisations de défense des droits civiques. Sarah Mehta, directrice adjointe des affaires gouvernementales de l’ACLU, a qualifié le projet de loi budgétaire de dangereux. “Avec plus de 170 milliards de dollars, l’ICE deviendra la plus grande agence d’application de la loi aux États-Unis, avec un budget supérieur à celui de la plupart des armées du monde”, a-t-elle déclaré à Newsweek. “Armée de ce financement, cette administration pourra multiplier ses raids violents et détenir plus de 750 000 enfants, parents et résidents de longue date.” ### Un soutien populaire en déclin Malgré la rhétorique triomphante de l’administration, le soutien de l’opinion publique à ces politiques s’érode. Selon un sondage AP-NORC de décembre 2025, seuls 38 % des Américains approuvent désormais la gestion de l’immigration par Trump — une chute de 11 points depuis mars. Chez les électeurs indépendants, ce chiffre tombe à 26 %, rapporte MS NOW. The Inquisitr note une tendance similaire : alors que 50 % des Américains soutenaient l’agenda anti-immigration de Trump en mars, ce chiffre est tombé à 41 % à l’approche des fêtes. Un sondage CBS News/YouGov de juillet 2025 révèle que 51 % des Américains désapprouvent désormais le programme de déportation de l’administration, contre 41 % en février. Les divisions partisanes restent toutefois marquées : seuls 9 % des républicains s’opposent à ces politiques, contre 59 % des indépendants et 86 % des démocrates, selon le Chicago Council on Global Affairs. > [L’administration Trump triple la prime d’auto-expulsion : 3 000 dollars pour quitter les États-Unis avant 2026](https://ctninfo.com/fr/ladministration-trump-triple-la-prime-dauto-expulsion-3-000-dollars-pour-quitter-les-etats-unis-avant-2026/) ### Les élections de mi-mandat en ligne de mire À moins d’un an des élections de mi-mandat de 2026, certains observateurs espéraient un assouplissement de la politique migratoire. Il n’en sera rien. L’administration a clairement indiqué que la répression s’intensifierait l’année prochaine, les fonds du “One Big Beautiful Bill” devant être dépensés d’ici 2029. Le Brennan Center for Justice qualifie cette évolution de création d’un “complexe industriel de la déportation”. L’organisation note que malgré ces investissements massifs, moins de 8 % du budget de 170,7 milliards de dollars sera consacré au traitement des dossiers par les tribunaux de l’immigration, créant un déséquilibre entre les moyens de répression et les garanties procédurales. Pour les millions de personnes en situation irrégulière aux États-Unis, mais aussi pour les immigrants légaux et même certains citoyens, 2026 s’annonce comme une année de tous les dangers. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ICE-shot-tiktoker-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38949&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38949&preview=true) *Sources: The Inquisitr (Jashandeep Singh), Reuters, CBS News, Brennan Center for Justice, Migration Policy Institute, Newsweek, NBC Chicago, AP-NORC* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/2026-ladministration-trump-prepare-une-intensification-sans-precedent-de-la-repression-migratoire/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/2026-ladministration-trump-prepare-une-intensification-sans-precedent-de-la-repression-migratoire/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/2026-ladministration-trump-prepare-une-intensification-sans-precedent-de-la-repression-migratoire/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/2026-ladministration-trump-prepare-une-intensification-sans-precedent-de-la-repression-migratoire/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/2026-ladministration-trump-prepare-une-intensification-sans-precedent-de-la-repression-migratoire/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%202026%20%3A%20l%27administration%20Trump%20pr%C3%A9pare%20une%20intensification%20sans%20pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9pression%20migratoire&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2F2026-ladministration-trump-prepare-une-intensification-sans-precedent-de-la-repression-migratoire%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump Administration Triples Self-Deportation Bonus: $3,000 to Leave the U.S. Before 2026](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-triples-self-deportation-bonus-3000-to-leave-the-u-s-before-2026/) **Published:** December 22, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Trump administration is stepping up its push for voluntary departures by offering money to undocumented immigrants who choose to leave. This is one part of a larger, tougher immigration policy. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it will triple the payment for undocumented immigrants who agree to leave the country on their own. The administration calls this the “exit bonus.” It will go from $1,000 to $3,000 for anyone who signs up for the voluntary departure program and leaves before December 31, 2025, according to USA Today. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the measure as a generous act by American taxpayers during the holidays. “During the Christmas season, the U.S. taxpayer is so generously tripling the incentive to leave voluntarily for those in this country illegally,” she said in an official statement. Even with the incentive, the administration gave a clear warning. “Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and self-deport because if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return,” Noem said. There is an important difference between leaving voluntarily and being forced to leave. People deported by authorities cannot return to the United States. Those who leave on their own may be able to come back legally, according to the Department of Homeland Security. ### Economic Considerations The Trump administration says it is making this change due to budget constraints. DHS officials told USA Today that it costs about $17,121 to arrest, detain, and remove one person. Even after paying for airfare and the $3,000 bonus, the voluntary departure program would cut these costs by about 70 percent, according to official estimates. To use the offer, people must sign up through the CBP Home mobile app, developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This app replaces the earlier CBP One app and lets users show they plan to leave and confirm when they have left. Besides the bonus and airfare, the program also waives some civil fines for being in the country illegally. It also lowers the priority for ICE arrests for people who show they are making real efforts to leave, though CBS News says the exact rules for this protection have not been shared. > [Haitian Journalist Carel Pedre Could Soon Be Transferred to Federal Immigration Authorities](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-journalist-carel-pedre-could-soon-be-transferred-to-federal-immigration-authorities/) ### Disputed Data DHS says that 1.9 million undocumented immigrants have left the United States on their own since January 2025, and “tens of thousands” used the CBP Home program. However, these numbers have not been checked by outside sources. CBS News says internal data shows the administration deported nearly 150,000 people in the first six months of Donald Trump’s second term, and there were 13,000 official voluntary departures. This is much less than the 1.9 million number given by DHS. The Center for Immigration Studies, which supports immigration limits, estimated that the foreign-born population declined by 2.2 million in the first half of the year, based on U.S. Census Bureau survey data. This would be the biggest yearly drop in decades. However, these estimates have been strongly criticized. The Peterson Institute for International Economics called the 2.2 million number “implausibly large” and “uncorroborated.” They suggested that fewer immigrants may be answering surveys because they are cautious about government questions, which could explain some of the reported drop. ### A Targeted Communications Campaign This announcement is part of a DHS communications plan for the holiday season. The agency recently shared Christmas-themed posts to promote its immigration policy, including a video with scenes from Christmas movies and the slogan “Christmas After Mass Deportations.” Catholic leaders have strongly criticized these messages. Archbishop Paul Coakley, who leads the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network said the administration is using religious holidays for political reasons, according to Axios. The voluntary departure program with cash incentives started in May 2025 and first offered a $1,000 bonus. The recent increase seems aimed at boosting year-end numbers as the administration tries to show progress on its promise of “mass deportations.” The Washington Times reports that ICE is expected to finish 2025 with fewer than 500,000 formal removals. This would be a record, but still less than the White House goal of one million. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Immigration-court-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38946&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38946&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-triples-self-deportation-bonus-3000-to-leave-the-u-s-before-2026/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-triples-self-deportation-bonus-3000-to-leave-the-u-s-before-2026/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-triples-self-deportation-bonus-3000-to-leave-the-u-s-before-2026/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-triples-self-deportation-bonus-3000-to-leave-the-u-s-before-2026/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-triples-self-deportation-bonus-3000-to-leave-the-u-s-before-2026/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Trump%20Administration%20Triples%20Self-Deportation%20Bonus%3A%20%243%2C000%20to%20Leave%20the%20U.S.%20Before%202026&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ftrump-administration-triples-self-deportation-bonus-3000-to-leave-the-u-s-before-2026%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [L'administration Trump triple la prime d'auto-expulsion : 3 000 dollars pour quitter les États-Unis avant 2026](https://ctninfo.com/ladministration-trump-triple-la-prime-dauto-expulsion-3-000-dollars-pour-quitter-les-etats-unis-avant-2026/) **Published:** December 22, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** L’administration Trump intensifie sa campagne pour encourager les départs volontaires en offrant un “cadeau de Noël” aux personnes en situation irrégulière. Une mesure controversée qui s’inscrit dans une politique migratoire de plus en plus agressive. Le département de la Sécurité intérieure des États-Unis (DHS) a annoncé lundi le triplement de sa prime incitative pour les personnes en situation irrégulière qui acceptent de quitter volontairement le territoire américain. Cette “prime de sortie”, comme la qualifie l’administration, passe ainsi de 1 000 à 3 000 dollars pour toute personne s’inscrivant au programme de départ volontaire et quittant le pays avant le 31 décembre 2025, rapporte USA Today. La secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, Kristi Noem, a présenté cette mesure comme un geste de générosité des contribuables américains en cette période des fêtes. “Durant la saison de Noël, le contribuable américain triple généreusement l’incitation au départ volontaire pour ceux qui se trouvent illégalement dans ce pays”, a-t-elle déclaré dans un communiqué officiel. Derrière l’apparente générosité de l’offre se cache un avertissement sans équivoque. “Les étrangers en situation irrégulière devraient profiter de ce cadeau et partir d’eux-mêmes, car s’ils ne le font pas, nous les trouverons, nous les arrêterons, et ils ne reviendront jamais”, a ajouté Mme Noem dans des termes qui ne laissent aucune place à l’ambiguïté. Cette distinction entre départ volontaire et expulsion forcée n’est pas anodine. Les personnes expulsées par les autorités se voient interdire un retour définitif aux États-Unis. En revanche, celles qui partent volontairement conservent théoriquement la possibilité de revenir un jour par les voies légales, explique le Département à la Sécurité Intérieure. ## Un calcul économique assumé L’administration Trump justifie cette mesure par des considérations budgétaires. Selon les responsables du DHS cités par USA Today, le coût moyen d’une arrestation, d’une détention et d’une expulsion s’élève à 17 121 dollars par personne. Même en incluant le billet d’avion gratuit et la prime de 3 000 dollars, le programme de départ volontaire permettrait de réduire ces coûts d’environ 70 %, selon les estimations officielles. Pour bénéficier de cette offre, les personnes concernées doivent s’inscrire via l’application mobile CBP Home, développée par les services des douanes et de la protection des frontières. Cette plateforme, qui remplace l’application CBP One de l’ère Biden, permet aux utilisateurs de signaler leur intention de partir, puis de confirmer leur départ une fois celui-ci effectué. Outre la prime et le billet d’avion, le programme prévoit l’annulation de certaines amendes civiles liées au séjour irrégulier et une “dépriorisation” des arrestations par l’ICE pour les participants qui démontrent des “progrès significatifs” vers leur départ, bien que les critères précis de cette protection n’aient pas été rendus publics, note CBS News. ## Des chiffres contestés Le DHS affirme que 1,9 million de personnes en situation irrégulière ont quitté volontairement les États-Unis depuis janvier 2025, dont “des dizaines de milliers” via le programme CBP Home. Ces chiffres n’ont toutefois pas pu être vérifiés de manière indépendante. Selon des données internes obtenues par CBS News, l’administration aurait procédé à près de 150 000 expulsions au cours des six premiers mois du second mandat de Donald Trump, auxquelles s’ajouteraient 13 000 départs volontaires officiellement enregistrés — bien loin des 1,9 million avancés par le DHS. Le “Center for Immigration Studies”, un groupe de réflexion favorable à la restriction de l’immigration, a estimé de son côté une baisse de 2,2 millions de la population née à l’étranger au cours des six premiers mois de l’année, sur la base de projections tirées de l’enquête sur la population actuelle (Current Population Survey) du Bureau du recensement. Ce chiffre représenterait la plus forte diminution enregistrée en une année depuis des décennies. Cependant, ces estimations font l’objet de vives critiques. Le Peterson Institute for International Economics a qualifié ce chiffre de 2,2 millions d'”implausiblement élevé” et “non corroboré”, suggérant que la baisse des taux de réponse aux enquêtes parmi les immigrants — potentiellement méfiants envers les sondages gouvernementaux dans le contexte actuel — pourrait expliquer une partie de cette apparente diminution. > [La maire élue de Miami dénonce la politique migratoire de Trump :”Arrêtez ça”](https://ctninfo.com/fr/la-maire-elue-de-miami-denonce-la-politique-migratoire-de-trump-arretez-ca/) ## Une campagne de communication agressive Cette annonce s’inscrit dans une stratégie de communication assumée du DHS autour des fêtes de fin d’année. L’agence a récemment diffusé des publications à thématique de Noël pour promouvoir sa politique migratoire, dont un montage vidéo de scènes de films de Noël accompagné du slogan « Noël après les expulsions massives ». Ces messages ont été vivement critiqués par des responsables catholiques. L’archevêque Paul Coakley, président de la Conférence des évêques catholiques des États-Unis, ainsi que le réseau juridique catholique pour l’immigration (Catholic Legal Immigration Network) ont condamné ce qu’ils considèrent comme une instrumentalisation des fêtes religieuses à des fins politiques, rapporte Axios. Le programme de départ volontaire avec incitation financière existe depuis mai 2025, mais n’avait jusqu’ici proposé qu’une prime de 1 000 dollars. Ce triplement de dernière minute vise manifestement à gonfler les statistiques de fin d’année, alors que l’administration cherche à démontrer l’efficacité de sa promesse de campagne sur les « expulsions massives ». Selon le Washington Times, l’ICE devrait terminer l’année 2025 avec moins d’un demi-million d’expulsions formelles — un record historique, mais en deçà de l’objectif d’un million affiché par la Maison-Blanche. Source: USA Today (Bart Jansen). Avec CBS News, Axios, Washington Times, Newsweek ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/0326_powder-house-protest04-1920x1280-1-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38941&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38941&preview=true) Source: USA Today (Bart Jansen). 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Présentée par les autorités comme un “acte politique fort” marquant le “retour concret de l’État”, cette sortie dans le cadre du programme “Retour au quartier” suscite autant d’espoirs que de scepticisme parmi les déplacés, qui attendent des actes concrets et une sécurité pérenne. Pour la première fois depuis plus d’un an, des hauts responsables de l’État ont pu pénétrer dans le quartier de Solino. La visite, le samedi 20 décembre, des conseillers-présidents Leslie Voltaire et Edgar Leblanc Fils, et du Premier ministre Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, avait des allures de symbole. Elle vise à marquer, selon une note officielle, “le retour concret de l’État dans un quartier longtemps éprouvé” et à envoyer “un message clair : aucun territoire de la République ne sera abandonné”. Cette descente sur le terrain s’inscrit dans le programme “Retounen Lakay” (“Retour au quartier”), dont l’objectif affiché est de “réaménager, reconstruire ce qui a été brisé, mettre en sécurité pour faire retourner la population vivre sans avoir le cœur qui bat trop fort”. Accompagnés des ministres de l’Intérieur et des Travaux publics, ainsi que du coordinateur du programme, les autorités ont arpenté les rues de ce secteur de la capitale haïtienne, autrefois vibrant et aujourd’hui dévasté. Solino, comme de nombreux quartiers de la région métropolitaine, a été sous le joug de la coalition criminelle “Viv Ansanm” pendant plus d’un an. Les gangs ont semé la terreur, poussant des milliers d’habitants à fuir. Commerces et maisons ont été systématiquement dévalisés puis incendiés, laissant derrière eux un paysage de ruines. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) En août 2025, le chef de “Viv Ansanm”, Jimmy Chérizier, alias “Barbecue”, avait paradoxalement lancé un appel au calme, invitant les déplacés à revenir. Un retour qui s’avère un cauchemar pour la majorité. “Ils ont tout emporté ou tout détruit. Il ne reste rien. Et comment revenir sans sécurité ?”, interroge une habitante réfugiée à Bourdon depuis dix mois, sous couvert d’anonymat. Comme elle, des centaines de familles survivent dans des camps de fortune, préférant “suivre l’évolution” avant d’envisager un retour. Un point crucial assombrit le discours officiel de reconquête étatique : aucune opération d’envergure des forces de l’ordre n’a été menée à Solino pour reprendre le quartier aux gangs. Ce sont les groupes armés eux-mêmes qui ont pris la décision de se retirer. L’État organise donc sa visite et son programme dans un espace que les gangs ont bien voulu lui céder, pour des raisons qui restent opaques. Cette réalité nourrit le scepticisme d’une partie de la population et des observateurs. Pour beaucoup, la visite ressemble à une opération de communication, voire à un “show médiatique”, orchestré par des autorités de transition dont le mandat théorique s’achève le 7 février 2026. La présence des ministres de l’Intérieur et des Travaux publics laisse entrevoir la promesse d’un plan de reconstruction et de sécurisation. Cependant, le temps presse et la confiance est rompue. Des marches ont été organisées ces derniers mois par des déplacés réclamant le droit de retourner chez eux en sécurité. Ils demandent une présence effective et durable de l’État. Alors que le gouvernement dit vouloir “réaffirmer son autorité, sa proximité avec la population et sa détermination à restaurer l’ordre, la dignité et la paix”, le défi est immense. Il ne s’agit plus seulement de constater les dégâts, mais d’engager des actions concrètes, rapides et transparentes pour sécuriser, reconstruire et permettre un retour digne. Pour les habitants de Solino, l’épreuve des mots est passée. 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After his arrest for domestic violence in Tamarac, Florida, federal immigration authorities requested that the Broward County Sheriff’s Office detain Mr. Pedre for an expected transfer to their custody. This request aligns with a legal sequence in which, following a local arraignment and bail hearing, a state judge’s decision can affect the timing and conditions of an ICE transfer. The interaction between state and federal proceedings can significantly affect his legal outcome and potential release. This development, confirmed by the sheriff’s office website, adds to the complexity of a case that has already generated strong reactions within the Haitian community. ### An Immigration Detention Request According to updated records on the Broward County Sheriff’s Office registry, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued a formal request to detain Carel Pedre following the resolution of his local criminal charges. This process, called an “immigration hold” or “ICE detainer,” permits federal immigration authorities to assume custody of individuals arrested by local law enforcement. Unlike a criminal warrant, which is a judicial order, an ICE detainer is an administrative request. It does not require a judge’s approval and serves as a tool for federal authorities to potentially deport individuals who may be undocumented. If the request is upheld, Mr. Pedre will be transferred to an immigration detention facility after Broward County authorities complete judicial proceedings related to the domestic violence charges. The sheriff’s office noted that this information is subject to change. At this time, the specific reasons for the immigration intervention have not been disclosed. Federal authorities have not commented on Mr. Pedre’s immigration status or the circumstances leading to the detention request. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ICE-Carel-hold-300x225.avif) ### The Initial Domestic Violence Charges As previously reported, Carel Pedre was arrested Sunday, December 21, by Tamarac police on domestic violence charges. The charges against him consist of “intentionally striking a family or household member against their will,” an offense defined and punishable under Section 741.28 of the Florida Penal Code. Details of the alleged incident have not been released, and neither Mr. Pedre’s representatives nor his media platform, Chokarella, have issued an official statement. The involvement of immigration authorities further complicates Mr. Pedre’s legal situation. In Florida, individuals subject to an immigration detention request may be denied bail on local charges or transferred directly to a federal facility, even if released by local authorities. This procedure is part of enhanced immigration enforcement by U.S. federal authorities, which targets undocumented individuals arrested for criminal offenses, regardless of severity. In recent years, particularly after 2017, the Department of Homeland Security has emphasized stringent immigration enforcement policies, issuing memoranda that broaden the scope of enforcement priorities. These changes have meant that even individuals involved in low-level offenses may face immigration detainers. ### Reactions and Calls for Clarification This latest development has intensified reactions within the Haitian community, which was already affected by the initial arrest. On social media, many are calling for transparency and additional information about Mr. Pedre’s immigration status and the ongoing proceedings. At this time, neither Carel Pedre’s representatives nor U.S. authorities have provided public comment beyond the information on the Broward County Sheriff’s registry. A Towering Figure in Haitian Media Carel Pedre, 45, is a leading figure in Haitian media. As founder and CEO of Chokarella, he hosts the weekly program “De tout et de rien” and has launched several digital initiatives, including the PleziKanaval app. He gained international recognition during the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti, serving as the country’s de facto correspondent for international media and receiving the Humanitarian Shorty Award in 2012 for his coverage. The case is ongoing. Additional details about the judicial and immigration proceedings involving Mr. Pedre are expected in the coming days. We will continue to monitor key developments, including the bail docket and any scheduled ICE transfer dates. Stay tuned for updates as these events unfold. 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Après son arrestation pour violence domestique plus tôt dans la journée à Tamarac, en Floride, les autorités fédérales de l’immigration ont demandé au bureau du shérif du comté de Broward de maintenir M. Pedre en détention en vue d’un transfert imminent sous leur garde. Cette évolution, confirmée par la mise à jour des informations sur le site internet du bureau du shérif, ajoute une dimension supplémentaire à une affaire qui avait déjà suscité une vive émotion au sein de la communauté haïtienne. ### Une demande de détention pour l’immigration Selon les informations actualisées sur le registre du bureau du shérif du comté de Broward, les services de l’immigration américains ont émis une demande formelle visant à maintenir Carel Pedre en détention après la résolution de ses charges criminelles locales. Cette procédure, connue sous le nom de “immigration hold” ou “ICE detainer”, permet aux autorités fédérales de l’immigration de prendre en charge une personne arrêtée par les forces de l’ordre locales. Dans le cadre de cette demande, M. Pedre devrait être transféré vers un centre de détention de l’immigration une fois que les procédures judiciaires liées aux accusations de violence domestique auront été traitées par les autorités du comté de Broward. Le bureau du sherif a toutefois précisé que les informations pourraient changer à tout moment. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) À ce stade, les raisons précises motivant cette intervention des services de l’immigration n’ont pas été rendues publiques. Les autorités fédérales n’ont pas communiqué sur le statut migratoire de M. Pedre ni sur les circonstances ayant conduit à cette demande de détention. ### Les charges initiales de violence domestique Pour rappel, Carel Pedre a été arrêté ce dimanche 21 décembre par la police de Tamarac pour des accusations de violence domestique. Les charges retenues contre lui consistent à “frapper intentionnellement un membre de sa famille ou de son foyer contre sa volonté”, une infraction prévue et punie conformément à l’article 741.28 du code pénal de l’État de Floride. Les circonstances exactes des faits reprochés à l’animateur n’ont toujours pas été rendues publiques, et aucune déclaration officielle n’a été émise par son entourage ou par sa plateforme médiatique Chokarella. ### Une situation juridique complexe L’intervention des autorités de l’immigration complique considérablement la situation juridique de M. Pedre. En Floride, les personnes faisant l’objet d’une demande de détention pour l’immigration peuvent se voir refuser une libération sous caution pour les charges criminelles locales, ou être immédiatement transférées vers un centre de détention fédéral même si elles sont libérées par les autorités locales. Cette procédure s’inscrit dans le cadre des opérations renforcées de contrôle de l’immigration menées par les autorités fédérales américaines, qui ciblent notamment les personnes en situation irrégulière ayant été arrêtées pour des infractions criminelles, quelle qu’en soit la gravité. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Réactions et attente de clarifications L’annonce de cette nouvelle évolution a intensifié les réactions au sein de la communauté haïtienne, déjà sous le choc de l’arrestation initiale. Sur les réseaux sociaux, de nombreuses voix appellent à la transparence et à la publication de détails supplémentaires sur le statut migratoire de M. Pedre et sur les procédures en cours. Ni l’entourage de Carel Pedre ni les autorités américaines n’ont, pour l’instant, fourni de commentaires publics au-delà des informations disponibles sur le registre du shérif du comté de Broward. ### Une figure incontournable des médias haïtiens Carel Pedre, 45 ans, est l’une des personnalités les plus influentes du paysage médiatique haïtien. Fondateur et PDG de Chokarella, il anime l’émission hebdomadaire « De tout et de rien » et a créé plusieurs initiatives numériques populaires, dont l’application PleziKanaval. Il s’était fait connaître internationalement lors du séisme du 12 janvier 2010 en Haïti, devenant le correspondant de facto du pays auprès des médias internationaux et recevant le Humanitarian Shorty Award en 2012 pour sa couverture de la catastrophe. L’affaire demeure en développement. 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The first time I stepped onto the Harvard University campus, I remember being overwhelmed by a mix of disbelief and awe. The historic red-brick buildings towered around me as a gentle breeze rustled the trees, carrying the distant laughter of students between classes. I closed my eyes for a moment, feeling the weight of the journey that had brought me here, from my roots in Haiti to this bastion of academic excellence in America. It was a moment I would never have believed possible ten years ago. If someone had told me then that I would graduate from college in America, I would have laughed it off as a fantasy. Attending Harvard seemed even more improbable. Moreover, the notion of working as a public accountant at PwC, one of the largest global accounting firms, felt like a dream too far-fetched to even consider. Yet, here I was. America had not only become my home but had also saved my life in ways I could never have imagined. About ten years ago, I came to the United States from Haiti. Less than a month after I arrived, I applied for asylum. While I was patiently waiting for an interview, I decided it was important to do something meaningful. I created ZoominProduction by purchasing a domain name on Bluehost, hoping to continue working as a journalist. I had heard so much about the American dream that I thought it would be helpful to better understand American idealism by studying in the U.S. The more I listened to political speeches, the more I believed in the American dream. But there is something that no speeches or education can teach you. You can only learn it from real-life experience. Although I already had several bachelor’s degrees and had been a journalist for more than 10 years, I thought it would be worthwhile to start from the beginning to gain a good grasp of how things are done. After spending a couple of months in several ESL schools, I decided to apply to Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts. I remember one particular afternoon, sitting in the library with a stack of paperwork beside me, trying to navigate the intricacies of transferring credits alongside learning the nuances of the English language. It was during these moments, juggling ESL homework with the bureaucracy of community college, that I felt my determination truly tested. Yet, I was able to focus on my goal, immerse myself in my studies, and ultimately I graduated after only a year. While I was at the end of my last semester, I was diagnosed with a very rare type of head and neck cancer—stage 4B—with very little chance of surviving. That is when I began to experience America’s greatness and generosity. Several months after being diagnosed with cancer, I started a very lengthy treatment at Boston Medical Center, which consisted of 35 cycles of radiation, more than 20 chemotherapy sessions, and several surgeries. Thanks to the great professionals at BMC, the treatment was successful. Over several years, Boston Medical Center was my home, and today I am a self-proclaimed BMC ambassador for cancer survivors. Each year, I regularly participate in a large public event for cancer survivors, and I always take the opportunity to share my story and express my gratitude to Boston Medical Center. To America. There is only one place on earth where this miracle could have been possible. It is called the United States. I was so motivated by American ideals that I decided no single disease, no matter how powerful, could shut down my dream. I took the last two classes during the 2016 summer semester while preparing to transfer to Northeastern University, where I spent less than two years and graduated with a double major in accounting and finance. I would go to chemotherapy in the morning and work as an overnight housekeeper at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in the afternoon. I would do my best to continue practicing my profession as a journalist by writing stories and articles on my website. ### After graduating from Northeastern, I was definitely convinced that nothing could stop me from pursuing my dream I had heard so many stories of successful people who explained that their parents came to America with $25 in their pockets and became rich. I told myself if they could do it, I could do it too—although I came with considerably more than that to afford community college and Northeastern. But what I did not understand, and thank God I did not, is that this American dream is not for everyone, as some politicians would like you to think. If you listen to someone from the right, the American dream seems reserved for a select few. People like me are often seen as only fitting roles regular U.S. citizens don’t want, and when our ambitions stretch beyond these stereotypes, we’re unwelcome, seen as intruders. Conversely, voices from the left suggest the dream is universal, yet behind this promise, the reality often whispers a different story, where subtle barriers and unspoken biases challenge the notion of unconditional belonging. Before you think I am trying to diminish the people who do these kinds of jobs, I want to tell you that I have done them all. I worked as a dishwasher at Boston College while studying at Northeastern. I worked as a housekeeper at the Fairmont Copley Plaza and spent over 7 years as a rideshare driver. The only difference is that I took the American dream a little further than I was supposed to. I learned this lesson the hard way when I decided to take my online news media to the next level in 2020 by registering ZoomInProduction Corporation, doing business as Caribbean Television Network. These rebranding efforts were driven by the hypothesis that expanding our name beyond the Haitian diaspora would help us reach a broader audience within the Caribbean community and beyond. It was a strategic bet to position ourselves as a more inclusive platform and tap into a diverse market by adopting a name that resonated widely across the Caribbean region. By doing so, we aimed to increase our visibility and influence in areas with significant Caribbean populations. Right in the middle of the COVID pandemic, I decided to leave my accounting job at PricewaterhouseCoopers to focus on my news media. At first, we were operating as ZoomHaitiNews. I quickly realized that to expand beyond the Haitian diaspora, we would have to change the name and make our business a little more global. That is when we registered a new trade name, Caribbean Television Network. However, we kept our focus primarily on the Haitian community. That is why we registered our business in states and cities with large Haitian communities, such as North Miami Beach, Florida; Boston, Massachusetts; and the state of Indiana, while preparing our legal documents for registration in New York. With more than 40 employees in nearly a dozen countries, we aimed to innovate the news industry in our community in line with my American dream, which I believed in as I listened to political speeches. Our efforts bore fruit, as evidenced by a significant increase in our audience reach, which grew by 35% last year. Additionally, our engagement rate on digital platforms has improved by 20%, showcasing a deepening connection with our audience. But, like all other important things in the process of realizing the American dream, it is not easy. Nor is it designed for everyone the same way. For people like me, you will only get it if you decide to go against all the obstacles, which can take many forms and, sadly, sometimes bring blatant acts of racial discrimination. But not everyone experiences discrimination the same way. If you are a journalist like me, discrimination sometimes takes the form of indifference. You might email a government official over 20 times to request an interview and be ignored every time, even if the issue for which the interview is solicited concerns your community or country of origin—as I experienced with DHS, the White House, several other government agencies, and members of Congress. This repeated experience raises an important question: How can we ensure that minority voices are given equal attention in the corridors of power? What policy changes could address this systemic pattern of unanswered queries, turning personal grievance into a collective opportunity for improvement? With the White House, if you are polite enough in your first email, you might get an answer saying your request is under consideration, only to be ignored forever. But you can never categorize that as discrimination because the privilege of an interview with the White House or the president of the United States is not reserved for everyone. Even some well-known American journalists might not get it; therefore, it would not be fair to cry discrimination. And the White House would be quick to brag about its record as a very diverse place, even though discrimination goes beyond workforce diversity. That would be the subject of another text. Sometimes, you will try to find an excuse by telling yourself that the reason they do not want to talk to you might be because your platform is not large enough, and therefore, there are few incentives for government officials or any public figures to talk to you. But you will quickly realize that they are talking to other ethnic groups with far smaller platforms than yours. Other agencies, such as the State Department, might be better aligned with their diplomatic mission. They might be willing to talk to you if you are patient and send your questions in advance so they can prepare responses. For journalists like me, it is extremely important to have a government official speak with you about matters affecting your community and your country, even if you must trade your professionalism by submitting your questions in advance. It is understandable that, if the issues concern foreign countries, you may expect the State Department to be a little more careful in how it discusses foreign policy. But it should not be that way. As we are technically a U.S. company, we should not be treated as foreign press. But remember: depending on where you are from, the American dream should not be interpreted the same for everyone. In another instance, the discrimination may take some more subtle forms. Someone might assume you are not educated if you do not speak English. From their perspective, speaking a foreign language is equivalent to being uneducated. Or sometimes you might have a rideshare customer see you on a university campus and ask you what you are looking for—how can they help you—implying your place is not here. Other instances might include when your loan application is denied based on your credit report. You would at least understand that even credit reports are a form of discrimination in and of themselves. ### For me, the real instance of discrimination came after I applied several times for a loan with the Small Business Administration Like many other businesses, our news organization and film production faced significant financial problems due to events beyond our control, prompting us to seek alternative funding, including loans. I applied several times with the Small Business Administration for a loan. Each time, my applications were denied, with opportunities to appeal. This persistent denial fits into a larger narrative that mirrors national lending statistics, which often reveal the challenges minority entrepreneurs face in securing capital. By connecting my experience to broader systemic issues, it becomes clear that my case is not an isolated incident but rather emblematic of a pattern affecting many businesses owned by minorities. On July 29, severe weather prompted a federal disaster declaration. Given the same financial struggles, I was hoping to get some support from the SBA because my business car sustained damage during the event. This application was also initially denied due to a lack of credit, with the possibility to appeal provided I could give a satisfactory explanation. I explained every negative item, which the SBA accepted, until I received another letter stating the application was denied for a lack of repayment ability—again with the possibility to appeal. For a third time, the application was denied because of a charge on my credit card for which I was not responsible. I explained to the SBA loan officer that the charge was due to a mistake from Sallie Mae, which had split a student loan that I have into two loans, and I was not aware of the second one. The loan officer said the explanation was valid, but the application was denied for repayment ability, although the SBA had already accepted the explanation I provided. I again appealed the decision. ### On September 8, 2023, I received a phone call from an SBA supervisor at 1:54 p.m. The officer wanted explanations regarding the still-active applications. He began questioning how I could possibly do video production for farmers, expressing disbelief. His skepticism hit me deeper than I expected; I felt a tightness in my chest as if my ability to breathe was momentarily restricted. He said that during his entire career, he had never seen farmers engaging in this kind of business. Determined to maintain my composure, I assured him that the work I did for my clients was available online and could be verified by anyone. He refused to check. He asked if I had contracts; I told him I worked on an as-needed basis, so we never needed contracts as a small business. When there were no more arguments, he switched to my business addresses. He questioned why the addresses on the applications were different from the mailing address, which is a P.O. box in Dorchester. I explained to him that a P.O. box makes it easier to receive all mail in one place. And I also have no problem receiving mail at each place listed in my applications. Because we are also operating in Florida and Indiana, the officer questioned me about a sublease I had. He asked me whether the space’s owner knew my business was operating there. I explained to him I did not have much to deal with the owner as a sublessee. However, in Massachusetts, I have a contract with the owner for a shared space I use. He asked me if my business name is written on the front; I told him it is not necessary because it is a shared space. It is important to note that we were operating in these places long before the federal disasters for which we applied. When the SBA supervisor’s arguments about the space were not holding, he switched to my legal documents. He questioned the authenticity of my immigration documents, suggesting they might be doctored. I informed him that these documents were issued by USCIS, a federal agency, and could easily be verified. Additionally, I had letters from the judge who approved my asylum case and from my lawyer, which clarified my immigration status. The officer said I checked all the boxes as a fraudulent applicant. I explained to him that, as an online news media company, our content is available online and can be easily verified. I explained to him that these documents were admitted by the SBA for an educational program for small businesses, in which I spent six months with the SBA through the SBA Thrive Program. He said it did not matter. He told me the application would be denied, and any future application I submitted would also be denied. I asked him how he could predict that future applications would be denied if the problem was about my credit and cash flow, which can be solved. In fact, if the conditions are not the same, he should not—nor can he—predict the outcome of an application if there are no other reasons. It is also important to note that in 2020, I was eligible for a $38,000 SBA loan. But because of an issue with my bank account, the SBA did not issue the funds until November 2022. I was only able to get the funds after I contacted the office of Congressman Stephen Lynch in Massachusetts’ Eighth Congressional District. I understand that, just because the SBA is a federal agency, it does not give any applicant an immediate right to access hard-earned taxpayers’ dollars. I never asked to be qualified at all costs. However, the SBA’s rules and regulations should apply equally to every business owner. Being a Black immigrant from Haiti should not make me check every box as a fraudster. For me, the issue is not about being qualified for an SBA loan. It is about being treated with respect and fairness. Being treated like every other applicant. To other immigrant entrepreneurs facing similar obstacles, I offer this piece of advice: Build a supportive network within your community. By fostering connections with local advocacy groups, business associations, and other minority-owned businesses, you create a collective voice that can advocate for fair treatment and equal opportunities. This communal resilience can be the key to overcoming disparities and achieving your dreams. As an alumnus of the SBA Thrive Program, I know countless business owners who are in worse situations than I am, and they were qualified for SBA loans. For almost 10 years since I came to America, I have never been arrested or involved in any criminal proceedings. I do everything I can to play by the rules and respect America’s principles, laws, and regulations. For some other groups of immigrants, a clean criminal record and good behavior would be grounds for success. But for people like me, it means nothing. I never thought I could be accused of falsifying documents just to get a loan. But I understand there are some obstacles that education and hard work cannot overcome when you have the status of an immigrant from a so-called third-world country. But now it is kind of too late. They already taught me that the American dream is for everyone. I already believed them. It would be hard for me to unlearn and give up on my dreams. I will keep dreaming even if I keep being ignored. Even when I am accused by the federal government of falsifying the document that the very same government gave me. For me, the antidote is the great men and women at Boston Medical Center, Northeastern, Bunker Hill, Harvard, El Centro del Cardenal, and elsewhere. It is up to each of us to decide to apply the antidote each time the poison is presented to us. Having been saved by America, I strongly believe the antidote is more powerful than the poison. Being exposed to the antidote before the poison makes me more determined to keep pursuing my dream. Keep applying the antidote every time I am facing the poison. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/American-Dream-300x200.avif) ***An essay by Emmanuel Paul, founder and CEO of ZoomInProduction Corporation, doing business as Caribbean Television Network.*** ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/creating-a-small-business-in-america-as-an-immigrant-from-haiti-when-i-got-the-antidote-before-the-poison/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/creating-a-small-business-in-america-as-an-immigrant-from-haiti-when-i-got-the-antidote-before-the-poison/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/creating-a-small-business-in-america-as-an-immigrant-from-haiti-when-i-got-the-antidote-before-the-poison/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/creating-a-small-business-in-america-as-an-immigrant-from-haiti-when-i-got-the-antidote-before-the-poison/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/creating-a-small-business-in-america-as-an-immigrant-from-haiti-when-i-got-the-antidote-before-the-poison/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Creating%20a%20small%20business%20in%20America%20as%20an%20immigrant%20from%20Haiti%3A%20When%20I%20got%20the%20antidote%20before%20the%20poison&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcreating-a-small-business-in-america-as-an-immigrant-from-haiti-when-i-got-the-antidote-before-the-poison%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics **Tags:** american, country, dont, first, government, haiti, haitian, news, one, people, place, public, several, state, states, time, united, work, world, years --- ### [Two Potentially Harmful Consequences of Designating Haitian Gangs as International Terrorist Organizations](https://ctninfo.com/two-potentially-harmful-consequences-of-designating-haitian-gangs-as-international-terrorist-organizations/) **Published:** May 3, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** On social media, especially Facebook, Friday’s discussions focused mainly on the U.S. administration’s decision to label the Haitian gangs Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as foreign terrorist organizations. Many people felt happy, hoping these gangs would finally be eliminated. These strong reactions are understandable, given how much the population has suffered from the violent acts of these criminals. Many also believe that this decision will push the international community, led by the United States, to provide more resources to support the Multinational Security Support Mission and the Haitian National Police. Some resources, though limited, are being given to security forces, but they are still not enough. This designation by itself will not bring major change, as seen in other countries with similar problems. However, it is almost certain that the consequences for the country could be severe. At first, I thought of ten important points, but I realized they could be grouped into just two main categories, though the others still matter. In this article, we look at two main consequences for a country whose groups are labeled as foreign terrorists. ### 1. Regional Security Concerns If you read the State Department’s statement, you probably saw several sections stating that Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif pose a threat to regional security. Simply put, these armed groups are a danger not only to Haiti but also to nearby countries, especially the Dominican Republic. At the last United Nations General Assembly, Dominican President Luis Abinader asked for Haitian gangs to be classified as terrorist organizations. He made the same request again when U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Dominican Republic, soon after his Senate confirmation. In a 2001 document titled “Combating Terrorism within the Framework of International Law,” the United Nations recognizes a country’s right to enter a neighboring territory—provided the purpose is to combat a terrorist organization. This principle has already been applied in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Lebanon, among others. However, the document also notes that any intervention must respect international conventions and treaties. Based on this principle, President Abinader could legally send his armed forces into Haiti for counterterrorism reasons, especially since some Haitian gangs are already moving toward the border areas. ### 2. Economic Isolation Sanctions linked to this designation could scare off foreign investment and hurt trade, worsening an already serious economic situation. At first, it might seem like the impact would be small because investment in Haiti is already low. But the effects are real, especially for the financial system, including banks, money transfer services, and microfinance institutions. International financial institutions may impose additional restrictions, which could slow remittances. These money transfers from the Haitian diaspora are crucial for millions of families and for the national economy. This economic isolation could also directly affect humanitarian aid, which has sadly become essential for many people in Haiti. NGOs might face legal obstacles because they have to avoid any contact, even indirect, with groups labeled as terrorists. Some governments may even warn their citizens against joining humanitarian missions in Haiti. According to the United Nations, the World Food Program has provided assistance to about 1.4 million people in Haiti so far and aims to reach 2.2 million by the end of the year. In short, for those who hope that calling these criminal groups terrorist organizations will make Haiti safer, I am not saying the opposite. But it is clear that this step will have wide-ranging effects. This is not just being pessimistic. The experiences of other countries in similar situations show that we should think carefully about what could happen. 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The news quickly circulated on social media and was confirmed by several Haitian media outlets after his booking photo was published on the official Broward County Mugshots page. Télégramme360 reported that Mr. Pedre is charged with “intentionally striking a family or household member against their will.” The outlet noted this offense is defined and punishable under Section 741.28 of the Florida Penal Code. Journalist Luckson Saint-Vil, via LSV Media, confirmed the arrest and outlined the charges. “According to information available on the official ‘Broward County Mugshots’ Facebook page, the charges against Carel Pedre are: battery, physical assault, domestic violence,” he wrote. The exact circumstances of the alleged incident have not been disclosed. A person close to the broadcaster told LSV Media they have no further information regarding the events leading to the arrest. “For now, there are no further details on the arrest. The LSV Media newsroom is not aware of any steps being taken toward a possible release,” Saint-Vil added. Passion InfoPlus also reported the story, contributing to its rapid spread within the Haitian community in Haiti and the diaspora. Broward County law enforcement has not issued any public statement beyond the arrest record, according to Juno7, which also confirmed the news through a source close to Mr. Pedre. ### A Major Figure in Haitian Media Carel Pedre is a prominent figure in Haiti’s media and cultural landscape. At 44, he has nearly two decades of experience in the entertainment industry. As founder and CEO of Chokarella, an influential social media platform, he co-hosts the weekly program “De Tout et de Rien” (A Little of Everything) with DJ K9, which has a large Haitian audience. He also created the morning show “Carel in the Morning” and several digital initiatives, including the PleziKanaval app for the Haitian carnival. Mr. Pedre gained international recognition during the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti. While the country was isolated, he established an internet connection and shared images of the disaster, serving as Haiti’s correspondent for international media. The French press called him “the eye of Haiti.” In 2012, he received the Humanitarian Shorty Award for his coverage. News of the arrest has caused strong reactions in the Haitian community. Social media responses range from disbelief to calls for caution as the legal process continues. In Florida, domestic violence charges are considered serious offenses. Section 741.28 of Florida law defines domestic violence as any assault, battery, or criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of a family or household member. No statement has been issued by Mr. Pedre’s representatives or his platform Chokarella, pending further legal proceedings and details about the case. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Carel-Pedre.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38918&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38918&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-media-personality-carel-pedre-arrested-in-florida-on-domestic-violence-charge/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-media-personality-carel-pedre-arrested-in-florida-on-domestic-violence-charge/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-media-personality-carel-pedre-arrested-in-florida-on-domestic-violence-charge/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-media-personality-carel-pedre-arrested-in-florida-on-domestic-violence-charge/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-media-personality-carel-pedre-arrested-in-florida-on-domestic-violence-charge/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haitian%20Media%20Personality%20Carel%20Pedre%20Arrested%20in%20Florida%20on%20Domestic%20Violence%20Charge&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaitian-media-personality-carel-pedre-arrested-in-florida-on-domestic-violence-charge%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [L'animateur haïtien Carel Pedre arrêté en Floride pour violence domestique](https://ctninfo.com/lanimateur-haitien-carel-pedre-arrete-en-floride-pour-violence-domestique/) **Published:** December 21, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** L’animateur et personnalité médiatique haïtienne Carel Pedre a été arrêté ce dimanche 21 décembre 2025 par la police de Tamarac, en Floride, pour des accusations de violence domestique. L’information, qui s’est rapidement propagée sur les réseaux sociaux, a été confirmée par plusieurs médias haïtiens et par la publication de sa photo d’identité judiciaire (mugshot) sur la page officielle “Broward County Mugshots”. Selon les informations rapportées par Télégramme360, la charge retenue contre M. Pedre consiste à “frapper intentionnellement un membre de sa famille ou de son foyer contre sa volonté” notant que cette infraction est prévue et punie conformément à l’article 741.28 du code pénal de l’État de Floride, précise le média haïtien, citant une source juridique. Le journaliste Luckson Saint-Vil, via sa plateforme LSV Media, a confirmé l’arrestation et détaillé les accusations portées contre l’animateur. “Selon les informations disponibles sur la page Facebook officielle ‘Broward County Mugshots’, les charges retenues contre Carel Pedre sont : coups ou voies de fait, agression physique, violence domestique”, a-t-il écrit. À ce stade, les circonstances exactes des faits reprochés à M. Pedre n’ont pas été rendues publiques. Un proche de l’animateur, contacté par LSV Media, a indiqué ne pas disposer de détails supplémentaires sur les événements ayant conduit à cette arrestation. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Pour l’instant, il n’y a pas plus de détails sur l’arrestation. La rédaction de LSV Media n’est pas au courant si des démarches sont en cours pour une éventuelle libération”, a précisé Luckson Saint-Vil. Le site d’information Passion InfoPlus a également relayé la nouvelle, contribuant à sa diffusion rapide au sein de la communauté haïtienne, tant en Haïti que dans la diaspora. Les autorités policières du comté de Broward n’ont, pour l’heure, fait aucune déclaration publique au-delà des éléments figurant sur le registre d’arrestation, selon Juno7, qui a également confirmé l’information auprès d’un proche de M. Pedre. ### Une figure majeure des médias haïtiens Carel Pedre est l’une des personnalités les plus connues du paysage médiatique et culturel haïtien. Âgé de 44 ans, il cumule près de deux décennies de carrière dans l’industrie du divertissement. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Fondateur et PDG de Chokarella, une plateforme médiatique influente sur les réseaux sociaux, il anime chaque mercredi, aux côtés de DJ K9, l’émission “De tout et de rien”, très suivie par le public haïtien. Il est également à l’origine de l’émission matinale “Carel in the Morning” et de plusieurs initiatives numériques, dont l’application PleziKanaval, dédiée au carnaval haïtien. M. Pedre s’est fait connaître internationalement lors du séisme dévastateur du 12 janvier 2010 en Haïti. Alors que le pays était coupé du reste du monde, il avait réussi à établir une connexion internet et à transmettre des images de la catastrophe, devenant le correspondant de facto d’Haïti auprès des médias internationaux. La presse française l’avait alors surnommé “l’œil d’Haïti”. En 2012, il avait reçu le Humanitarian Shorty Award pour sa couverture exceptionnelle de la catastrophe. ### L’affaire suscite de vives réactions L’annonce de cette arrestation a provoqué une onde de choc au sein de la communauté haïtienne. Sur les réseaux sociaux, les réactions oscillent entre stupéfaction et appels à la prudence en attendant que la justice suive son cours. En Floride, les accusations de violence domestique sont considérées comme des infractions graves. L’article 741.28 de la loi floridienne définit la violence domestique comme tout acte d’agression, de batterie ou toute infraction pénale entraînant des blessures physiques ou la mort d’un membre de la famille ou du foyer. En attendant les procédures judiciaires officielles et d’éventuelles précisions sur les circonstances de cette affaire, aucune déclaration n’a été émise par l’entourage de M. Pedre ni par sa plateforme Chokarella. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Carel-Pedre.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38914&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38914&preview=true) *Sources : [Télégramme360](https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=t%C3%A9l%C3%A9gramme360), [Luckson Saint-Vil Journaliste](https://www.facebook.com/lsvmediaproduction), [Passion InfoPlus](https://www.facebook.com/PassionInfoplus), Juno7, Broward County Sheriff’s Office* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/lanimateur-haitien-carel-pedre-arrete-en-floride-pour-violence-domestique/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lanimateur-haitien-carel-pedre-arrete-en-floride-pour-violence-domestique/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/lanimateur-haitien-carel-pedre-arrete-en-floride-pour-violence-domestique/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lanimateur-haitien-carel-pedre-arrete-en-floride-pour-violence-domestique/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/lanimateur-haitien-carel-pedre-arrete-en-floride-pour-violence-domestique/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27animateur%20ha%C3%AFtien%20Carel%20Pedre%20arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9%20en%20Floride%20pour%20violence%20domestique&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flanimateur-haitien-carel-pedre-arrete-en-floride-pour-violence-domestique%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haitian Immigrant Dies in Newark Detention, One Week After ICE Arrest](https://ctninfo.com/haitian-immigrant-dies-in-newark-detention-one-week-after-ice-arrest/) **Published:** December 20, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** A 41-year-old Haitian national died at University Hospital in Newark on Dec. 12, less than 24 hours after his arrest by federal immigration authorities and detention in New Jersey. Jean Wilson Brutus is the first person to die at the Delaney Hall detention center since it reopened last spring. According to a statement released Thursday evening by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mr. Brutus “experienced a medical emergency” while at the detention facility. Emergency medical services responded, attempted resuscitation, and transported him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next day. The agency attributed his death to “suspected natural causes.” The ICE statement noted that Mr. Brutus “had no signs of distress during intake nor a medical history of cardiovascular issues.” ### Delay in Public Announcement Raises Concerns Mr. Brutus’s death was not disclosed to the public until a week after it occurred, prompting criticism from immigrant rights organizations. Under ICE’s internal procedures, the agency is required to notify the public “in a timely, accurate, and appropriate manner” by posting a notice on its official website within two business days of a death in custody. Kathy O’Leary, an activist with Pax Christi who leads daily vigils outside the facility, reported witnessing the ambulance arrive on the evening of Dec. 11. She stated she heard guards discussing a medical crisis over their walkie-talkies. According to her account, as reported by the New Jersey Monitor, the ambulance’s departure was delayed while employees prioritized processing a van with new detainees.ons that we need answers to,” she said. “Was he on medication that he wasn’t getting? Was he not given the correct medication? That’s something we frequently hear.” ### History of Multiple Arrests In its statement, ICE detailed Mr. Brutus’s encounters with law enforcement. The agency states he entered the United States on June 20, 2023, at the Hidalgo Port of Entry in Texas and was paroled into the country pending immigration proceedings. Between July and October 2024, the Elizabeth Police Department in New Jersey arrested him three times for criminal trespassing, releasing him each time. He was arrested a fourth time on the same charge on Nov. 19, 2025. On that day, ICE lodged an immigration detainer with the Union County Jail, but Mr. Brutus was released without ICE being notified, according to the statement. On Nov. 28, he was arresteOn Nov. 28, he was arrested again on two counts of criminal mischief, specifically property damage, and released despite the ICE detainer. ICE apprehended him on Dec. 11 and transferred him to Delaney Hall.hed whether Mr. Brutus was convicted of any of these charges. ### Lawmakers Seek Accountability Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, a Newark resident and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he was “deeply concerned” by the death. “There must be a clear accounting of what happened in this tragedy, and Delaney Hall must be closed so that this stain can be removed from our community of Newark,” he said in a statement. Rep. LaMonica McIver, whose district includes Newark, called the death an “outrage” and requested details about Mr. Brutus’s conditions of confinement and treatment. “This tragedy is not an isolated incident,” she said. “The Trump administration has shown a complete disregard for human rights, human dignity and human life.” Sen. Andy Kim had visited Delaney Hall days before the death was announced and renewed his calls for the facility to be closed. ### Facility Faces Ongoing Controversy Delaney Hall, operated by GEO Group under a 15-year, $1 billion-plus contract with ICE, has faced numerous controversies since reopening in May 2025. In June, four detainees escaped after breaking through a wall during an uprising reportedly triggered by poor living conditions. In May, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested outside the facility while attempting an inspection. Amy Torres, executive director of the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, criticized the ICE statement for focusing “almost entirely on the crimes he’s alleged to have committed” rather than the circumstances of his death. “There’s no situation in which this should be a death penalty,” she told the New Jersey Monitor. In its statement, ICE said it “is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments.” The agency maintains that comprehensive medical care is provided upon detainees’ arrival, including an examination within 12 hours of admission and access to emergency care around the clock. The agency stated it notified the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General and the Haitian consulate. Mr. Brutus was one of four men to die in ICE detention over the past week. More than 30 people have died in ICE custody since the beginning of the year. 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Jean Wilson Brutus devient ainsi la première personne à mourir au centre de détention de Delaney Hall depuis sa réouverture au printemps dernier. Selon un communiqué publié jeudi soir par l’agence américaine de l’immigration et des douanes (ICE), M. Brutus “a subi une urgence médicale” alors qu’il se trouvait au centre de détention. Les services médicaux d’urgence ont été appelés sur les lieux et ont tenté des manœuvres de réanimation avant de le transporter à l’hôpital, où son décès a été constaté le lendemain. L’agence attribue la mort à des “causes naturelles présumées”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le communiqué de l’ICE précise que M. Brutus « ne présentait aucun signe de détresse lors de son admission et n’avait pas d’antécédents médicaux de problèmes cardiovasculaires ». ### Un délai d’annonce qui soulève des questions La mort de M. Brutus n’a été rendue publique qu’une semaine après les faits, un délai qui suscite l’indignation des organisations de défense des droits des personnes en situation irrégulière. Selon les procédures internes de l’ICE, l’agence doit informer le public “de manière opportune, précise et appropriée” en publiant un avis sur son site officiel dans les deux jours ouvrables suivant un décès en détention. Kathy O’Leary, militante de l’organisation Pax Christi qui organise des veillées quotidiennes devant le centre, affirme avoir été témoin de l’arrivée de l’ambulance le soir du 11 décembre. Elle rapporte avoir entendu des discussions sur les talkies-walkies des gardiens concernant un homme victime d’une crise. Selon son témoignage, repris par le New Jersey Monitor, l’ambulance aurait été retardée à la sortie du centre pendant que les employés donnaient la priorité à un fourgon amenant de nouveaux détenus. “Il y a beaucoup de questions auxquelles nous avons besoin de réponses”, a-t-elle déclaré. “Était-il sous traitement qu’il ne recevait pas ? Ne lui a-t-on pas donné les bons médicaments ? C’est quelque chose que nous entendons fréquemment.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Un parcours marqué par des arrestations répétées Dans son communiqué, l’ICE retrace en détail le parcours judiciaire de M. Brutus. L’agence indique qu’il était entré aux États-Unis le 20 juin 2023 au point d’entrée de Hidalgo, au Texas, et avait été admis dans le pays en attente de procédures d’immigration. Entre juillet et octobre 2024, la police d’Elizabeth, au New Jersey, l’avait arrêté à trois reprises pour intrusion criminelle, le relâchant à chaque fois dans la communauté. Une quatrième arrestation pour le même motif avait eu lieu le 19 novembre 2025. Ce jour-là, les agents de l’ICE avaient déposé un avis de détention auprès de la prison du comté d’Union, mais M. Brutus avait été libéré sans que l’agence en soit informée, selon le communiqué. Le 28 novembre, il avait de nouveau été arrêté pour deux chefs d’accusation de méfait criminel – dommages à la propriété – et libéré malgré l’avis de détention de l’ICE. L’agence l’a finalement appréhendé le 11 décembre et transféré au centre de Delaney Hall. Il n’a pas été établi si M. Brutus avait été condamné pour l’une de ces accusations. ### Des élus réclament des comptes Le sénateur démocrate Cory Booker, résident de Newark et membre de la commission judiciaire du Sénat, s’est dit “profondément préoccupé” par ce décès. “Il doit y avoir un compte rendu clair de ce qui s’est passé dans cette tragédie, et Delaney Hall doit être fermé pour que cette tache soit retirée de notre communauté de Newark”, a-t-il déclaré dans un communiqué. La représentante LaMonica McIver, dont la circonscription englobe Newark, a qualifié ce décès d'”outrage” et réclamé des détails sur les conditions de détention et le traitement de M. Brutus. ” Cette tragédie n’est pas un incident isolé”, a-t-elle affirmé. “L’administration Trump a montré un mépris total pour les droits humains, la dignité humaine et la vie humaine.” Le sénateur Andy Kim avait visité le centre de Delaney Hall quelques jours avant l’annonce du décès et renouvelé ses appels à sa fermeture. ### Un centre controversé depuis son ouverture Delaney Hall, exploité par l’entreprise privée GEO Group dans le cadre d’un contrat de 15 ans d’une valeur de plus d’un milliard de dollars avec l’ICE, est au cœur de nombreuses controverses depuis sa réouverture en mai 2025. En juin, quatre détenus s’étaient évadés après avoir défoncé un mur lors d’un soulèvement provoqué par des conditions de vie déplorables. Le maire de Newark, Ras Baraka, avait été arrêté devant l’établissement en mai alors qu’il tentait d’y effectuer une inspection. Amy Torres, directrice exécutive de la New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, a critiqué le communiqué de l’ICE pour avoir décrit M. Brutus “presque entièrement par les crimes dont il est accusé” plutôt que par les circonstances de sa mort. “Il n’y a aucune situation dans laquelle cela devrait être une peine de mort”, a-t-elle déclaré au New Jersey Monitor. Dans son communiqué, l’ICE assure être “engagée à garantir que toutes les personnes en détention résident dans des environnements sûrs, sécurisés et humains”. L’agence affirme que des soins médicaux complets sont fournis dès l’arrivée des détenus, incluant un examen dans les 12 heures suivant l’admission et un accès aux soins d’urgence 24 heures sur 24. L’agence a indiqué avoir notifié le bureau de l’inspecteur général du département de la Sécurité intérieure et le consulat d’Haïti. M. Brutus est l’un des quatre hommes détenus par l’ICE à être décédés en détention au cours de la semaine écoulée. 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The facility, referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz” by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, opened in June and was visited by President Trump shortly after its inauguration. ### Detention Conditions Described as ‘Torture’ Ms. Higgins’s criticism follows serious allegations against the facility. Last week, Amnesty International published a report documenting what the organization characterized as human rights violations, including, in some cases, acts of torture. The investigation found that detainees live in “inhumane and unsanitary” conditions, including overflowing toilets with fecal matter in sleeping areas, limited access to showers, exposure to insects, and constant lighting. The report details a punitive structure known as “the box,” a confined space about two feet square where detainees are shackled to the ground, sometimes for hours, exposed to the elements, and given little water. “These findings confirm a deliberate system built to punish, dehumanize, and hide the suffering of people in detention,” said Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s regional director for the Americas. As of Oct. 15, more than 6,700 men have been held at the facility. NBC6 South Florida reports that only 22 percent had been convicted of offenses more serious than traffic violations, while over 40 percent faced pending criminal charges. ### ‘Housing, Not Cages’ During her NewsNation interview, the mayor-elect also reaffirmed her commitment to addressing Miami’s housing crisis. According to Payscale, the cost of living in Miami is 21 percent above the national average, with housing costs about 59 percent higher. Ms. Higgins pledged to accelerate affordable housing construction, emphasizing a clear contrast with the current administration’s priorities. “I’m a loud, proud Democrat,” she said. “I’m now a member of the party that believes in building housing for people, rather than cages for them in the Everglades.” ### A Historic Victory Against Trump’s Candidate Ms. Higgins’s recent election marks a significant political shift for Miami. A former Miami-Dade County commissioner, she is the first woman to lead Florida’s second-largest city and the first Democrat in nearly three decades. She defeated Republican Emilio González, who was endorsed by President Trump, with nearly 60 percent of the vote. Throughout her campaign, Ms. Higgins made immigration a central issue, describing Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Miami as “cruel and inhumane.” In a city where about 70 percent of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino, her message resonated strongly. “We are facing rhetoric from elected officials that is so dehumanizing and cruel, especially against immigrant populations,” she told The Associated Press after her victory. “The residents of Miami were ready to be done with that.” The Democratic victory near Mar-a-Lago, where the president often spends weekends, sends a political signal less than a year before the midterm elections. It is part of a series of encouraging results for the Democratic Party since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, including a special election in Tennessee where Democrats significantly narrowed the margin in a traditionally Republican district. Department of Homeland Security immigration operations continue in major cities nationwide, including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte, N.C. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/heilen-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38905&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38905&preview=true) [https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4403347146704-miami-mayor-elect-eileen-higgins-on-immigration-enforcement-we-cannot-proceed-this-way-as-a-nation?\_f=app\_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en\_US&send\_time=1766147892&trans\_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.50.0.31%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4403347146704-miami-mayor-elect-eileen-higgins-on-immigration-enforcement-we-cannot-proceed-this-way-as-a-nation?_f=app_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en_US&send_time=1766147892&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.50.0.31%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/miami-mayor-elect-denounces-trump-immigration-policy-just-stop-it/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/miami-mayor-elect-denounces-trump-immigration-policy-just-stop-it/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/miami-mayor-elect-denounces-trump-immigration-policy-just-stop-it/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/miami-mayor-elect-denounces-trump-immigration-policy-just-stop-it/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/miami-mayor-elect-denounces-trump-immigration-policy-just-stop-it/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Miami%20Mayor-Elect%20Denounces%20Trump%20Immigration%20Policy%3A%20%27Just%20Stop%20It%27&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmiami-mayor-elect-denounces-trump-immigration-policy-just-stop-it%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [La maire élue de Miami dénonce la politique migratoire de Trump :"Arrêtez ça"](https://ctninfo.com/la-maire-elue-de-miami-denonce-la-politique-migratoire-de-trump-arretez-ca/) **Published:** December 20, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La maire élue de Miami, Eileen Higgins, a vivement critiqué l’administration Trump pour sa politique d’application des lois sur l’immigration lors d’une interview diffusée mercredi soir sur NewsNation. “Arrêtez ça”, a-t-elle lancé à l’animateur Chris Cuomo. “C’est mauvais pour notre économie, c’est épouvantable pour nos familles, et on ne peut pas continuer ainsi en tant que nation.” Cette démocrate de 61 ans, qui prendra ses fonctions prochainement après avoir remporté l’élection municipale le 9 décembre, s’en est prise particulièrement au partenariat entre le gouvernement fédéral et l’État de Floride pour l’exploitation d’un centre de détention pour immigrants situé dans les Everglades. L’installation, surnommée “Alligator Alcatraz” par le procureur général de Floride James Uthmeier, a ouvert ses portes en juin dernier et a reçu la visite du président Trump quelques jours après son inauguration. ### Des conditions de détention dénoncées comme de la “torture” Les critiques de Mme Higgins interviennent dans un contexte où ce centre fait l’objet d’accusations graves. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La semaine dernière, Amnesty International a publié un rapport documentant ce que l’organisation qualifie de violations des droits humains, incluant dans certains cas des actes de torture. Selon cette enquête, les détenus vivent dans des conditions “inhumaines et insalubres” : toilettes débordantes avec des matières fécales s’infiltrant dans les zones de couchage, accès limité aux douches, exposition aux insectes, éclairage maintenu 24 heures sur 24. Le rapport décrit notamment l’utilisation d’une structure punitive appelée “la boîte”, un espace confiné d’environ 60 centimètres carrés où les détenus sont enchaînés au sol, parfois pendant des heures, exposés aux éléments avec peu d’eau. “Ces résultats confirment un système délibéré conçu pour punir, déshumaniser et dissimuler la souffrance des personnes en détention”, a déclaré Ana Piquer, directrice régionale d’Amnesty International pour les Amériques. Les données disponibles jusqu’au 15 octobre indiquent que plus de 6 700 hommes sont passés par cette installation. Selon NBC6 South Florida, seulement 22 % d’entre eux avaient été condamnés pour des infractions plus graves que des violations du code de la route. Plus de quatre détenus sur dix faisaient l’objet d’accusations pénales en cours. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### “Des logements plutôt que des cages” Lors de son entrevue sur NewsNation, la maire élue a également réaffirmé son engagement à lutter contre la crise du logement qui frappe Miami. Le coût de la vie dans la métropole floridienne dépasse de 21 % la moyenne nationale, selon Payscale, tandis que les prix du logement y sont supérieurs d’environ 59 %. Mme Higgins a promis d’accélérer la construction de logements abordables, établissant un contraste net avec les priorités de l’administration actuelle. “Je suis une démocrate fière et assumée”, a-t-elle déclaré. “Je suis maintenant membre du parti qui croit qu’il faut construire des logements pour les gens, plutôt que des cages pour eux dans les Everglades.” ### Une victoire historique face au candidat de Trump L’élection d’Eileen Higgins au début du mois représente un tournant politique majeur pour Miami. Ancienne commissaire du comté de Miami-Dade, elle devient la première femme à diriger la deuxième ville de Floride et la première démocrate à occuper ce poste depuis près de trois décennies. Elle a défait le républicain Emilio González, soutenu personnellement par le président Trump, avec près de 60 % des suffrages. Durant sa campagne, Mme Higgins avait fait de l’immigration un enjeu central, qualifiant les actions de l’ICE à Miami de “cruelles et inhumaines”. Dans une ville où environ 70 % de la population s’identifie comme hispanique ou latino, ce message a trouvé un écho particulier. “Nous sommes confrontés à une rhétorique de la part des élus qui est tellement déshumanisante et cruelle, particulièrement envers les populations immigrantes”, a-t-elle confié à l’Associated Press après sa victoire. “Les habitants de Miami en avaient assez.” Cette victoire démocrate dans l’arrière-cour de Mar-a-Lago, où le président passe la plupart de ses week-ends, envoie un signal politique à moins d’un an des élections de mi-mandat. Elle s’inscrit dans une série de performances encourageantes pour le Parti démocrate depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche, notamment lors d’une élection spéciale au Tennessee où les démocrates ont considérablement réduit l’écart dans une circonscription pourtant favorable aux républicains. Les opérations d’immigration menées par le département de la Sécurité intérieure se poursuivent dans plusieurs grandes villes américaines, de Los Angeles à Chicago en passant par Charlotte en Caroline du Nord. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/heilen-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38902&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38902&preview=true) [https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4403347146704-miami-mayor-elect-eileen-higgins-on-immigration-enforcement-we-cannot-proceed-this-way-as-a-nation?\_f=app\_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en\_US&send\_time=1766147892&trans\_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.50.0.31%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4403347146704-miami-mayor-elect-eileen-higgins-on-immigration-enforcement-we-cannot-proceed-this-way-as-a-nation?_f=app_share&pd=0Kvz4JDN&lang=en_US&send_time=1766147892&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A0%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.50.0.31%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D&s=i6) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/la-maire-elue-de-miami-denonce-la-politique-migratoire-de-trump-arretez-ca/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-maire-elue-de-miami-denonce-la-politique-migratoire-de-trump-arretez-ca/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/la-maire-elue-de-miami-denonce-la-politique-migratoire-de-trump-arretez-ca/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/la-maire-elue-de-miami-denonce-la-politique-migratoire-de-trump-arretez-ca/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/la-maire-elue-de-miami-denonce-la-politique-migratoire-de-trump-arretez-ca/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20maire%20%C3%A9lue%20de%20Miami%20d%C3%A9nonce%20la%20politique%20migratoire%20de%20Trump%20%3A%22Arr%C3%AAtez%20%C3%A7a%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fla-maire-elue-de-miami-denonce-la-politique-migratoire-de-trump-arretez-ca%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Bulgarian Immigrant Dies in Michigan ICE Detention Center, Sparking Political Outcry](https://ctninfo.com/bulgarian-immigrant-dies-in-michigan-ice-detention-center-sparking-political-outcry/) **Published:** December 20, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The death of a Bulgarian national in U.S. immigration custody has renewed criticism of the country’s detention system, which has faced heightened scrutiny since Donald Trump’s return to office. The incident occurred at a privately operated Michigan detention facility, raising concerns about access to medical care and the transparency of subsequent investigations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed, as reported by The Detroit Free Press, that Nenko Stanev Gantchev, 56, died on Monday, December 15, at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. The facility is operated by Geo Group, a private contractor often criticized for its practices in detention centers. In an official statement, ICE said Mr. Gantchev’s death “is suspected to be due to natural causes,” while noting that “the official cause of death remains under investigation.” ICE stated the man was found unresponsive during a routine welfare check. Facility medical staff attempted resuscitation and called emergency services, but a physician pronounced him dead. ### The announcement drew immediate responses from several lawmakers. Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters, an influential member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, expressed deep concern. “Individuals in the custody of the United States government must be treated humanely and have access to potentially life-saving medical care,” he said in a statement provided to The Detroit Free Press. He also indicated he had requested “a formal briefing” from ICE to obtain detailed answers. Senator Peters noted this death is part of a broader pattern, citing multiple deaths in ICE detention facilities nationwide over a short period. Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington State stated, “30 people have died in ICE detention since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.” She wrote on X, “This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure the dignity and humanity of people detained in this country.” ### Nenko Gantchev had lived in the United States for nearly three decades. Born in Bulgaria in 1969, he entered the United States in June 1995 on a J-1 exchange visa. He was arrested in Chicago for theft a few months later and again in 1996 on similar charges. In 2000, he was arrested in a Chicago suburb for assault and battery. ICE noted that the outcomes of some cases remain unknown. He was granted lawful permanent resident status in 2005, which was revoked in 2009 after a drunk driving arrest the previous year. In January 2023, an immigration judge ordered his deportation to Bulgaria. ICE arrested Gantchev on September 23, and he was held pending removal. His bond request was denied on October 8, and he appealed, but died before the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled. Several progressive lawmakers are calling for a thorough investigation. In a joint statement, Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Delia Ramirez requested “an immediate and transparent investigation,” citing reports that Mr. Gantchev requested medical assistance but did not receive it in time. “Every person deserves dignity and proper care while in detention,” they said. ### Immigrant rights organizations share these concerns. The advocacy group No Detention Centers Michigan called the death “preventable” and criticized a system it says “creates conditions conducive to serious medical emergencies.” These groups view the death as evidence of structural failures in the U.S. immigration detention system. Facing criticism, ICE maintains it remains “committed to ensuring safe, secure, and humane environments” and asserts that detainees have access to comprehensive medical care, including emergency services, at all times. Geo Group, for its part, referred all questions about the death to the federal agency. 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Le décès s’est produit dans un centre de détention du Michigan géré par une entreprise privée, relançant les interrogations sur l’accès aux soins médicaux et la transparence des enquêtes menées après de tels drames. Selon des informations confirmées par l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) et rapportées par The Detroit Free Press, Nenko Stanev Gantchev, 56 ans, est décédé le lundi 15 décembre au North Lake Processing Center, situé à Baldwin, dans le nord du Michigan. L’établissement est exploité par Geo Group, un opérateur privé régulièrement critiqué pour ses pratiques dans les prisons et centres de détention pour migrants. Dans un communiqué officiel, l’ICE a indiqué que la mort de M. Gantchev “est soupçonnée d’être due à des causes naturelles”, tout en précisant que “ la cause officielle du décès reste en cours d’investigation”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) L’agence fédérale affirme que l’homme a été retrouvé “ inanimé sur le sol de sa cellule lors d’un contrôle de routine”. Le personnel médical du centre aurait immédiatement tenté de le réanimer avant de faire appel aux services d’urgence, mais un médecin a finalement constaté son décès. ### Cette annonce a provoqué une réaction rapide de plusieurs responsables politiques. Le sénateur démocrate du Michigan, Gary Peters, membre influent de la commission sénatoriale sur la sécurité intérieure, s’est dit profondément préoccupé. “Les personnes placées sous la garde du gouvernement des États-Unis doivent être traitées de manière humaine et avoir accès à des soins médicaux susceptibles de leur sauver la vie”, a-t-il déclaré dans un communiqué transmis au Detroit Free Press. Il a également indiqué avoir demandé “un briefing formel” à l’ICE afin d’obtenir des explications détaillées. Gary Peters a souligné que ce décès s’inscrit dans un contexte plus large. “Il s’agit d’un nombre préoccupant de morts dans les centres de détention de l’ICE cette année”, a-t-il affirmé, évoquant plusieurs décès signalés à travers le pays sur une courte période. La représentante démocrate Pramila Jayapal, élue de l’État de Washington, a pour sa part dressé un constat alarmant. Selon elle, “30 personnes sont mortes en détention de l’ICE depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche en janvier 2025. “ C’est au-delà de l’horreur”, a-t-elle écrit sur le réseau social X. “Nous devons garantir la dignité et l’humanité des personnes détenues dans ce pays.” ### Le parcours de Nenko Gantchev aux États-Unis remonte à près de trois décennies. Né en Bulgarie en 1969, il est entré sur le territoire américain en juin 1995 avec un visa J-1, destiné aux programmes d’échange. Quelques mois plus tard, il a été arrêté à Chicago pour vol, puis de nouveau interpellé en 1996 pour des faits similaires. En 2000, il a été arrêté dans une banlieue de Chicago pour agression et coups et blessures, selon l’ICE, qui précise que l’issue judiciaire de certaines de ces affaires reste inconnue. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) En 2005, les services de l’immigration lui ont accordé le statut de résident permanent légal. Toutefois, ce statut lui a été retiré en 2009, après une arrestation pour conduite en état d’ivresse survenue l’année précédente. En janvier 2023, un juge de l’immigration a ordonné son expulsion vers la Bulgarie. Arrêté par l’ICE le 23 septembre dernier, Nenko Gantchev était détenu dans l’attente de son renvoi. Sa demande de libération sous caution avait été rejetée le 8 octobre par un juge de l’immigration. Il avait fait appel de cette décision, mais est décédé avant que la commission des recours en matière d’immigration ne statue. Plusieurs élus progressistes réclament désormais une enquête approfondie. Dans une déclaration commune, les représentantes Rashida Tlaib et Delia Ramirez ont exigé “une enquête immédiate et transparente”, évoquant des informations selon lesquelles M. Gantchev aurait demandé une assistance médicale sans la recevoir à temps. “Chaque personne mérite dignité et soins appropriés lorsqu’elle est en détention”, ont-elles insisté. ### Les organisations de défense des droits des immigrants partagent ces préoccupations. Le collectif No Detention Centers Michigan a estimé que cette mort était “évitable” et dénoncé un système qui, selon lui, “crée des conditions propices aux crises médicales graves”. Pour ces groupes, ce décès illustre les dérives structurelles du dispositif de détention migratoire américain. Face aux critiques, l’ICE affirme rester “engagée à garantir des environnements sûrs, sécurisés et humains” et assure que les détenus ont accès à des soins médicaux complets, y compris aux urgences, à tout moment. Geo Group, de son côté, a renvoyé toutes les questions relatives au décès vers l’agence fédérale. Alors que l’enquête se poursuit, la mort de Nenko Gantchev s’ajoute à une liste de décès qui alimentent le débat national sur la politique migratoire et les conditions de détention sous la présidence de Donald Trump. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_1213-300x200.avif) Source: The Detroit Free Press [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38887&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38887&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/un-immigrant-bulgare-meurt-dans-un-centre-de-detention-de-lice-au-michigan-suscitant-de-vives-inquietudes-politiques/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-immigrant-bulgare-meurt-dans-un-centre-de-detention-de-lice-au-michigan-suscitant-de-vives-inquietudes-politiques/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/un-immigrant-bulgare-meurt-dans-un-centre-de-detention-de-lice-au-michigan-suscitant-de-vives-inquietudes-politiques/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/un-immigrant-bulgare-meurt-dans-un-centre-de-detention-de-lice-au-michigan-suscitant-de-vives-inquietudes-politiques/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/un-immigrant-bulgare-meurt-dans-un-centre-de-detention-de-lice-au-michigan-suscitant-de-vives-inquietudes-politiques/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Un%20immigrant%20bulgare%20meurt%20dans%20un%20centre%20de%20d%C3%A9tention%20de%20l%E2%80%99ICE%20au%20Michigan%2C%20suscitant%20de%20vives%20inqui%C3%A9tudes%20politiques&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fun-immigrant-bulgare-meurt-dans-un-centre-de-detention-de-lice-au-michigan-suscitant-de-vives-inquietudes-politiques%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Pope Leo Appoints Migrant Advocate to Lead New York Archdiocese](https://ctninfo.com/pope-leo-appoints-migrant-advocate-to-lead-new-york-archdiocese/) **Published:** December 20, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** As the Trump administration increases its immigration enforcement, the Vatican has sent a clear message to American Catholics. Pope Leo XIV has appointed Ronald Hicks, a bishop with extensive experience in Latin America, to lead one of the nation’s most influential dioceses. This move aligns with Pope Leo’s broader strategy, mirroring recent appointments in Europe and Latin America, where bishops with a strong commitment to migrant issues have been chosen to head key dioceses. This reflects a consistent pattern in the Vatican’s approach to addressing global migration concerns. Ronald Hicks is well known among church leaders focused on migrant issues. Before serving as Bishop of Joliet, Illinois, the 58-year-old spent five years in El Salvador working with orphaned and abandoned children, and previously undertook similar work in Mexico. This experience provides him with firsthand insight into the factors motivating many Latin Americans to seek a better life in the United States. Last month, Bishop Hicks publicly expressed his “solidarity with all our brothers and sisters” on immigration. He was responding to a rare statement from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that criticized White House policies, which he commended for its “clarity” and “conviction.” This appointment occurs amid increasing tensions between the Catholic Church and the federal government regarding immigration policy. American bishops recently condemned the ‘indiscriminate mass deportation of people,’ referring specifically to the impacts of Executive Order 13768, which expanded the categories of immigrants prioritized for deportation. This executive order has led to heightened anxiety within immigrant communities and an urgent response from the Church, reflecting growing concern within the episcopate. ### Pope Leo’s selection is intentional The two men share common roots in Chicago’s South Side, a working-class area steeped in a strong tradition of Catholic social teaching. Hicks was born in Harvey, Illinois, just a few miles from Dolton, where the future pontiff grew up. In an interview earlier this year with Chicago TV station WGN9, the new archbishop spoke of this connection with the pope: “I recognize a lot of similarities between him and me. We grew up literally in the same radius, in the same neighborhood. The scent of freshly-baked buttery crust from Joe’s Pizza on hot summer afternoons still lingers in our memories. It’s that real.” This shared background may strengthen communication between New York and Rome as the American Church faces significant challenges. How might this unique Chicago connection influence the dynamics between the Vatican and New York? Readers are invited to consider this question as they engage with the forthcoming analysis. ### A Successor Worlds Apart from Dolan Ronald Hicks succeeds Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a prominent media figure in American Catholicism, who turned 75 this year, the mandatory retirement age for bishops. The contrast between the two men is notable. Dolan maintained cordial relations with Donald Trump, leading the invocation prayer at the 2025 presidential inauguration and stating that the president “takes his Christian faith seriously.” In contrast, Hicks maintains a more reserved stance toward political power. The outgoing cardinal also drew criticism for comparing Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist assassinated last September, to Saint Paul, a central figure in early Christianity. This analogy was described as excessive by members of the Catholic Theological Society of America, who argued that such comparisons could mislead the faithful regarding the true nature of sainthood. Michael Sean Winters, a Catholic commentator interviewed by CNN, describes Hicks as “a good listener and bridge builder who will follow Leo’s lead.” He notes that the new archbishop has “no culture war temperament.” Despite his stance on immigration, Ronald Hicks does not fit neatly into the ideological divisions within American Catholicism. Elise Allen, Pope Leo’s biographer, offers a nuanced view: “He’s a step to the left of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, but he’s by no means a hardline progressive.” Otherwise, the American pontiff “is not looking for conservatives or progressives when it comes to episcopal appointments. He wants guys who will share his priorities but who fundamentally bring a stance of balance.” Hicks’ commitment to moderation was evident in his opposition to efforts by some American bishops to deny communion to former President Joe Biden over his support for legal abortion. This position earned him respect from both sides. Sean Winters highlights the prelate’s commitment to the Church’s social doctrine, including concern for the marginalized, support for unions, and efforts to address economic injustice. This tradition is deeply rooted in Chicago Catholicism. ### The Shadow of Sexual Abuse The new archbishop also faces a significant challenge. The Archdiocese of New York recently established a $300 million fund to compensate approximately 1,300 victims of clergy sexual abuse. Major property sales are planned to finance these settlements. Cardinal Dolan faced criticism for his handling of these cases, especially during his tenure in Milwaukee, where he allegedly prioritized protecting the Church’s financial assets and approved payments to accused priests. Hicks has already made his philosophy known on this painful subject: “We need to address whatever wrongs and issues that exist and not be afraid to confront them.” This appointment places Ronald Hicks at the center of a highly charged political environment. With a federal administration opposed to immigration and a divided American episcopate, the new archbishop will need to proceed with caution. Sean Winters is confident in the prelate’s ability to rise to the challenge: “He’s charismatic, and if you grew up in the South Side of Chicago, as Bishop Hicks did, you know how to take a punch and get back up.” Support from Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, who is close to the pope and serves on the Vatican office responsible for episcopal appointments, may also ease Hicks’ transition into his new role. This appointment affirms the first American pope’s commitment to continuing his predecessor, Pope Francis’s, approach to immigration, while seeking to avoid the political polarization that affects public debate in the United States. It invites us to consider how Hicks’s bridge-building model might reshape U.S. Catholic engagement in 2030 and beyond, prompting reflection on the Church’s evolving role in a rapidly changing world. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-18t144909z-521285429-rc20jia1c740-rtrmadp-3-pope-usa-new-york-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38884&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38884&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/pope-leo-appoints-migrant-advocate-to-lead-new-york-archdiocese/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pope-leo-appoints-migrant-advocate-to-lead-new-york-archdiocese/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/pope-leo-appoints-migrant-advocate-to-lead-new-york-archdiocese/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/pope-leo-appoints-migrant-advocate-to-lead-new-york-archdiocese/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/pope-leo-appoints-migrant-advocate-to-lead-new-york-archdiocese/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Pope%20Leo%20Appoints%20Migrant%20Advocate%20to%20Lead%20New%20York%20Archdiocese&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fpope-leo-appoints-migrant-advocate-to-lead-new-york-archdiocese%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Le pape Léo nomme un défenseur des migrants à la tête de l'archidiocèse de New York](https://ctninfo.com/le-pape-leo-nomme-un-defenseur-des-migrants-a-la-tete-de-larchidiocese-de-new-york/) **Published:** December 20, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** En pleine offensive de l’administration Trump contre l’immigration, le Vatican vient d’envoyer un signal fort aux catholiques américains. Le pape Léo XIV a choisi Ronald Hicks, un évêque au parcours façonné par l’Amérique latine, pour diriger l’un des diocèses les plus influents des États-Unis. Ronald Hicks n’est pas un inconnu dans les cercles ecclésiastiques préoccupés par le sort des migrants. Avant de devenir évêque de Joliet, dans l’Illinois, ce prélat de 58 ans a passé cinq années au Salvador, où il œuvrait auprès d’enfants orphelins et abandonnés. Il avait auparavant effectué un travail similaire au Mexique. Ce parcours lui confère une connaissance intime des réalités qui poussent des millions de Latino-Américains à tenter leur chance aux États-Unis. Le mois dernier, Mgr Hicks avait pris position publiquement sur la question migratoire, exprimant sa “solidarité avec tous nos frères et sœurs”. Il réagissait alors à une déclaration inhabituelle de la conférence des évêques américains critiquant les politiques de la Maison-Blanche, un texte dont il avait salué la “clarté” et la “conviction”. Cette nomination intervient dans un contexte de tensions croissantes entre l’Église catholique et le gouvernement fédéral sur le traitement des immigrants. Les évêques américains ont récemment publié un communiqué condamnant les “expulsions massives et indiscriminées de personnes”, une prise de position rare qui témoigne du malaise grandissant au sein de l’épiscopat. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Le choix du pape Léo ne doit rien au hasard. Les deux hommes partagent des racines communes dans la banlieue sud de Chicago, une région ouvrière marquée par une forte tradition de catholicisme social. Hicks est né à Harvey, dans l’Illinois, à quelques kilomètres de Dolton, où le futur pontife a grandi. Dans une entrevue accordée plus tôt cette année à la chaîne WG9 de Chicago, le nouvel archevêque avait évoqué cette proximité avec le pape : “Je reconnais beaucoup de similitudes entre lui et moi. Nous avons grandi littéralement dans le même périmètre, dans le même quartier. Nous avons joué dans les mêmes parcs, nagé dans les mêmes piscines, aimé les mêmes pizzerias. C’est vraiment concret.” Cette connivence géographique et culturelle pourrait faciliter la communication entre New York et Rome à une période où l’Église américaine navigue en eaux troubles. ## Un successeur aux antipodes de Dolan Ronald Hicks succède au cardinal Timothy Dolan, figure médiatique du catholicisme américain qui a atteint cette année l’âge de 75 ans, seuil auquel les évêques doivent soumettre leur démission au souverain pontife. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Le contraste entre les deux hommes est saisissant. Là où Dolan entretenait des relations cordiales avec Donald Trump — il avait dirigé la prière d’invocation lors de l’investiture présidentielle de 2025, affirmant que le président “prend sa foi chrétienne au sérieux” — Hicks incarne une approche plus distante du pouvoir politique. Le cardinal sortant avait également suscité la controverse en comparant Charlie Kirk, l’activiste conservateur assassiné en septembre dernier, à saint Paul, figure centrale du christianisme primitif. Une analogie jugée excessive par de nombreux observateurs. Michael Sean Winters, commentateur catholique interrogé par CNN, décrit Hicks comme « un bon auditeur et un bâtisseur de ponts qui suivra l’exemple du pape Léo ». Il souligne que le nouvel archevêque n’a “aucun tempérament de guerre culturelle”. Malgré ses positions sur l’immigration, Ronald Hicks ne se laisse pas facilement étiqueter sur l’échiquier idéologique qui divise le catholicisme américain. Elise Allen, biographe du pape Léo, nuance le portrait : “Il se situe un cran à gauche du cardinal Timothy Dolan, mais il n’est en aucun cas un progressiste pur et dur.” Selon elle, le pontife américain “ne recherche ni conservateurs ni progressistes pour les nominations épiscopales. Il veut des hommes qui partageront ses priorités mais qui adoptent fondamentalement une posture d’équilibre.” Cette recherche de modération s’est manifestée dans l’opposition de Hicks aux tentatives de certains évêques américains de refuser la communion à l’ancien président Joe Biden en raison de son soutien à l’avortement légal. Une position qui lui a valu le respect des deux camps. Sean Winters insiste sur l’attachement du prélat à la doctrine sociale de l’Église — attention aux marginalisés, soutien aux syndicats, lutte contre les injustices économiques — une tradition profondément ancrée dans le catholicisme de Chicago. ## L’ombre des abus sexuels Le nouvel archevêque hérite également d’un dossier épineux. L’archidiocèse de New York a récemment annoncé la création d’un fonds de 300 millions de dollars pour indemniser environ 1 300 victimes d’abus sexuels commis par des membres du clergé. Des ventes immobilières importantes sont prévues pour financer ces règlements. Le cardinal Dolan lui-même a été critiqué pour sa gestion de ces affaires, notamment durant son passage à Milwaukee, où il aurait privilégié la protection des actifs financiers de l’Église et approuvé des paiements à des prêtres accusés. Hicks a déjà fait connaître sa philosophie sur ce sujet douloureux : “Nous devons traiter tous les torts et problèmes qui existent et ne pas avoir peur de les affronter.” La nomination propulse Ronald Hicks au cœur d’une situation politique explosive. Entre une administration fédérale hostile à l’immigration et un épiscopat américain divisé, le nouvel archevêque devra faire preuve de doigté. Sean Winters se montre confiant dans les capacités du prélat à relever le défi : “Il est charismatique, et quand on a grandi dans le South Side de Chicago, comme Mgr Hicks, on sait encaisser les coups et se relever.” Le soutien présumé du cardinal Blase Cupich de Chicago, proche du pape et membre du dicastère responsable des nominations épiscopales, pourrait également faciliter l’intégration de Hicks dans ses nouvelles fonctions. Cette nomination confirme la volonté du premier pape américain de l’histoire de maintenir le cap fixé par son prédécesseur François sur la question migratoire, tout en évitant les écueils de la polarisation politique qui mine le débat public aux États-Unis. [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38880&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38880&preview=true) [https://www.cnn.com](https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/us/ronald-hicks-pope-archbishop-new-york-intl) [![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-18t144909z-521285429-rc20jia1c740-rtrmadp-3-pope-usa-new-york-150x150.avif)](https://ctninfo.com/le-pape-leo-nomme-un-defenseur-des-migrants-a-la-tete-de-larchidiocese-de-new-york/2025-12-18t144909z-521285429-rc20jia1c740-rtrmadp-3-pope-usa-new-york/) Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks addresses the media during a press conference announcing his appointment as Archbishop of New York, held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on Thursday, December 18. 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The federal government has suspended a legal immigration pathway used by tens of thousands of people each year. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated Thursday evening that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the 48-year-old Portuguese national suspected in the Providence campus shooting, obtained permanent resident status in 2017 through the diversity visa lottery program, according to her statements on X. At President Trump’s direction, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services was ordered to immediately freeze the program, which Noem called “disastrous.” Although a previous attack by an Afghan immigrant led to travel restrictions on Afghanistan, Haiti, and 17 other countries, the federal government has not imposed similar measures on Portugal, the suspect’s home country. On Saturday, a gunman entered the university’s physics building, killing two students and wounding nine others. Investigators identified Valente, a former doctoral student who enrolled in the physics program in fall 2000, as the primary suspect. Brown President Christina H. Paxson confirmed that the suspect studied at the university for a few months before taking a leave of absence the following spring and formally withdrawing two years later. Authorities later linked the case to the murder of Nuno Loureiro, a 47-year-old MIT physics professor who was shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, 48 hours after the Brown shooting. Both men, originally from Portugal, are believed to have attended the same university there. ### Manhunt Ends in New Hampshire The days-long manhunt ended Thursday evening. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez announced that Valente was found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility. Firearms were found near the body. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston stated that the public threat had been eliminated. Investigators believe the suspect acted alone but have not determined a motive. The suspension has renewed a debate in Washington that has continued for nearly a decade. The program allocates up to 50,000 permanent residency permits each year through a lottery for nationals from countries with low immigration rates to the United States. President Trump previously attempted to end the program during his first term, CNBC reported. In 2017, a truck-ramming attack in New York killed eight people. The perpetrator, affiliated with the Islamic State group, also entered the country through the lottery. The administration was unable to convince Congress to abolish the program. This time, the White House appears determined to act through executive action without waiting for lawmakers’ approval. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/visa-revoked-stamp.jpg-300x166.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38878&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38878&preview=true) Source: [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/12/19/us-green-card-lottery-suspended-after-brown-shooting-officials-say.html) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/brown-university-shooting-washington-freezes-decades-old-immigration-program/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/brown-university-shooting-washington-freezes-decades-old-immigration-program/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/brown-university-shooting-washington-freezes-decades-old-immigration-program/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/brown-university-shooting-washington-freezes-decades-old-immigration-program/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/brown-university-shooting-washington-freezes-decades-old-immigration-program/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Brown%20University%20Shooting%3A%20Washington%20Freezes%20Decades-Old%20Immigration%20Program&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fbrown-university-shooting-washington-freezes-decades-old-immigration-program%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Fusillade de Brown University : Washington réagit en gelant un programme d'immigration vieux de trois décennies](https://ctninfo.com/fusillade-de-brown-university-washington-reagit-en-gelant-un-programme-dimmigration-vieux-de-trois-decennies/) **Published:** December 20, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La tragédie qui a endeuillé le campus de Brown University la semaine dernière provoque des répercussions majeures sur la politique migratoire américaine. Le gouvernement fédéral vient de suspendre un canal d’immigration légale emprunté chaque année par des dizaines de milliers de personnes à travers le monde. Kristi Noem, qui dirige le département de la Sécurité intérieure, a révélé jeudi soir que Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, le Portugais de 48 ans soupçonné d’avoir ouvert le feu sur le campus de Providence, avait bénéficié du programme de loterie des visas de diversité. Ce dispositif lui aurait permis d’obtenir le statut de résident permanent en 2017, selon les déclarations de la secrétaire sur le réseau social X. À la demande du président Trump, les services de citoyenneté et d’immigration ont reçu l’ordre de geler immédiatement ce programme, que Mme Noem a qualifié de “désastreux”. Si l’attaque perpétrée par un immigrant afghan à Washington avait poussé l’administration Trump à prendre des mesures restrictives contre l’Afghanistan, Haïti et 17 autres pays, le gouvernement fédéral n’a toutefois pas pris de mesures restrictives contre le Portugal, dont le présumé meurtrier ayant commis l’attentat à l’Université Brown est originaire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Ce samedi-là, le bâtiment de physique de l’université de l’Ivy League s’est transformé en scène de cauchemar. Un tireur a fait irruption, tuant deux étudiants et en blessant neuf autres. Les enquêteurs ont rapidement orienté leurs recherches vers Valente, un ancien doctorant de l’établissement inscrit en physique à l’automne 2000. Christina H. Paxson, présidente de Brown, a confirmé ce passage éclair du suspect dans son institution : quelques mois d’études seulement avant un congé pris dès le printemps suivant, puis un retrait définitif deux ans plus tard. L’affaire a pris une dimension encore plus sombre lorsque les autorités ont établi un lien avec le meurtre de Nuno Loureiro, professeur de physique au MIT âgé de 47 ans, abattu chez lui à Brookline dans le Massachusetts 48 heures après la fusillade. Les deux hommes, tous deux originaires du Portugal, auraient fréquenté le même établissement universitaire dans leur pays natal. ## Une traque conclue au New Hampshire Jeudi soir, la chasse à l’homme qui mobilisait les forces de l’ordre depuis plusieurs jours a pris fin. Le chef de la police de Providence, Oscar Perez, a annoncé que Valente avait été découvert sans vie dans un entrepôt de stockage au New Hampshire. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Des armes ont été retrouvées à proximité du corps. Le bureau du procureur fédéral de Boston a alors déclaré que la menace pour le public était écartée. Les enquêteurs estiment que le suspect a agi seul, mais n’ont pas encore déterminé ses motivations. Cette suspension ravive un débat qui anime Washington depuis près d’une décennie. Le système visé distribue annuellement jusqu’à 50 000 titres de séjour permanents par tirage au sort, ciblant les ressortissants de pays peu représentés dans les flux migratoires vers les États-Unis. Le président Trump avait déjà tenté de mettre fin à ce dispositif lors de son premier mandat, a rappelé CNBC. En 2017, un attentat au camion-bélier à New York avait coûté la vie à huit personnes. L’auteur, affilié au groupe État islamique, était lui aussi entré sur le territoire américain grâce à cette loterie. L’administration avait alors échoué à convaincre le Congrès d’abolir le programme. Cette fois, la Maison-Blanche semble déterminée à agir par voie exécutive, sans attendre l’aval des législateurs. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/visa-revoked-stamp.jpg-300x166.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38875&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38875&preview=true) *Article rédigé à partir d’informations rapportées par CNBC, CBS News, NPR et CNN* ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/fusillade-de-brown-university-washington-reagit-en-gelant-un-programme-dimmigration-vieux-de-trois-decennies/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fusillade-de-brown-university-washington-reagit-en-gelant-un-programme-dimmigration-vieux-de-trois-decennies/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/fusillade-de-brown-university-washington-reagit-en-gelant-un-programme-dimmigration-vieux-de-trois-decennies/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/fusillade-de-brown-university-washington-reagit-en-gelant-un-programme-dimmigration-vieux-de-trois-decennies/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/fusillade-de-brown-university-washington-reagit-en-gelant-un-programme-dimmigration-vieux-de-trois-decennies/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Fusillade%20de%20Brown%20University%20%3A%20Washington%20r%C3%A9agit%20en%20gelant%20un%20programme%20d%27immigration%20vieux%20de%20trois%20d%C3%A9cennies&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Ffusillade-de-brown-university-washington-reagit-en-gelant-un-programme-dimmigration-vieux-de-trois-decennies%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haiti: Gang Suppression Force to Exceed 7,500 Personnel, Surpassing Initial Goals](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-gang-suppression-force-to-exceed-7500-personnel-surpassing-initial-goals/) **Published:** December 19, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** International efforts to restore security in Haiti have reached a key milestone. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that the United States has received pledges that significantly exceed initial targets to strengthen the international security presence in Haiti. Rubio stated that commitments now total “up to 7,500 security personnel” from multiple nations, exceeding the original target of 5,500 military and police officers by more than 36 percent. “We were looking for 5,500 forces. We already have pledges of up to 7,500 forces from a variety of countries. We’ve seen donors step up to fund that effort,” Rubio told reporters, according to Reuters. ### Increased international contributions follow the UN Security Council decision This increase in pledged support follows the UN Security Council’s decision in late September to more than double the international mission’s personnel in Haiti, where the mission has operated for the past 15 months. The mission will be renamed the “Gang Suppression Force,” reflecting a stronger operational mandate. The initial Kenya-led mission, deployed in June 2024, faced significant challenges in reducing violence by armed criminal organizations. Several of these groups have been designated as terrorist organizations by Washington. An unprecedented humanitarian crisis The severity of the situation highlights the need for international mobilization. Gangs, many armed with illicit weapons from the United States, now control nearly all of Port-au-Prince. This dominance has displaced over 1.3 million people and worsened the food security crisis. Children’s involvement in these criminal organizations is especially alarming. According to UNICEF, children make up about 50 percent of gang membership in Haiti, indicating systematic exploitation by criminal networks. ### A successful donor pledging conference This progress followed a closed-door pledging conference held on December 9 at UN headquarters. The United States and Canada, organizers of the event, reported that eighteen entities pledged personnel, resources, and technical support. These contributions reflect the growing international recognition of Haiti’s stabilization as vital to regional and global security. Formidable challenges remain ahead Despite this diplomatic progress, the Gang Suppression Force faces significant challenges. The initial Kenya-led mission showed that troop deployments, while necessary, are not enough to quickly dismantle entrenched criminal networks with significant financial resources, according to Reuters. The success of this initiative will depend on the UN and contributing states coordinating efforts, deploying resources, and supporting Haiti’s National Police in regaining territorial control. A fragile hope for Haiti’s future For Haiti’s population, these commitments offer fragile hope that the international community will recognize the urgency of the crisis and respond appropriately. The coming months will show whether this unprecedented international support can lead to meaningful security improvements for a nation long affected by gang violence and state fragility. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Policier-kenyans-300x169.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38870&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38870&preview=true) Source: [Reuters](https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4405118512428-rubio-us-has-pledges-of-up-to-7-500-security-personnel-for-haiti?s=a7&share_destination_id=MzA5MzQ2MTY3LTE3NjYxNzc5MzUxOTI=&pd=0Kvz4JDN&hl=en_US&send_time=1766177935&actBtn=bottomBar&_f=app_share&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2225.51.0%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-gang-suppression-force-to-exceed-7500-personnel-surpassing-initial-goals/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-gang-suppression-force-to-exceed-7500-personnel-surpassing-initial-goals/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-gang-suppression-force-to-exceed-7500-personnel-surpassing-initial-goals/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-gang-suppression-force-to-exceed-7500-personnel-surpassing-initial-goals/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-gang-suppression-force-to-exceed-7500-personnel-surpassing-initial-goals/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20Gang%20Suppression%20Force%20to%20Exceed%207%2C500%20Personnel%2C%20Surpassing%20Initial%20Goals&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-gang-suppression-force-to-exceed-7500-personnel-surpassing-initial-goals%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Haïti : La force de répression des gangs atteindra plus de 7 500 éléments, dépassant les objectifs](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-la-force-de-repression-des-gangs-atteindra-plus-de-7-500-elements-depassant-les-objectifs/) **Published:** December 19, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La mobilisation mondiale en faveur du rétablissement de la sécurité en Haïti franchit une étape importante. Le secrétaire d’État américain Marco Rubio a annoncé vendredi que les États-Unis ont reçu des engagements dépassant largement les objectifs initiaux pour le renforcement de la présence internationale dans le pays. Selon Rubio, les promesses de contribution s’élèvent à “jusqu’à 7 500 personnels de sécurité” provenant de plusieurs nations, un chiffre qui dépasse de plus de 36 % l’objectif de 5 500 militaires et policiers que Washington avait fixé. “Nous recherchions 5 500 éléments. Nous avons déjà des engagements s’élevant à 7 500 provenant de différents pays. Nous avons vu les donateurs se mobiliser pour soutenir cet effort”, a déclaré le secrétaire d’État aux journalistes, selon Reuters. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Cette accélération des contributions internationales intervient suite à la décision du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU, prise fin septembre, de plus que doubler les effectifs de la mission internationale qui opère en Haïti depuis 15 mois. Cette mission sera désormais rebaptisée “Force de répression des gangs”, reflétant un objectif plus agressif qu’auparavant. La précédente mission, dirigée par le Kenya, avait été mise en place en juin 2024 mais a rencontré des difficultés significatives dans sa capacité à réduire la violence liée aux organisations criminelles armées. Plusieurs de ces groupes ont été classés comme organisations terroristes par Washington. ### **Une crise humanitaire sans précédent** La gravité de la situation justifie cette mobilisation internationale. Les gangs, largement équipés d’armes illégales en provenance des États-Unis, contrôlent désormais la quasi-totalité de Port-au-Prince. Cette domination criminelle a forcé plus de 1,3 million de personnes à fuir leurs domiciles et a aggravé une crise alimentaire majeure. L’ampleur de la participation des enfants dans ces organisations criminelles constitue une préoccupation particulièrement alarmante. Selon le Fonds des Nations unies pour l’enfance (UNICEF), les enfants représentent environ 50 % des effectifs des gangs haïtiens, révélant l’exploitation systématique des jeunes par les organisations criminelles. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### **Une conférence des bailleurs de fonds couronnée de succès** Cette dynamique positive émane d’une conférence de pledging tenue à huis clos le 9 décembre au siège des Nations unies. Les États-Unis et le Canada, qui en ont assuré l’organisation, ont indiqué que dix-huit entités avaient formulé des engagements en matière de personnel, de ressources et de soutien technique. Ces contributions reflètent une prise de conscience croissante de la part de la communauté internationale quant à l’importance stratégique de la stabilisation d’Haïti pour la sécurité régionale et mondiale. Malgré cet élan diplomatique encourageant, la tâche qui attend la Force de répression des gangs demeure formidable. La mission Kenya-dirigée initiale a démontré que l’envoi de troupes, bien que nécessaire, ne suffit pas à vaincre rapidement des réseaux criminels profondément enracinés et bénéficiant d’importantes ressources financières, selon ce qu’a rapporté Reuters. Le succès de cette initiative dépendra de la capacité des Nations unies et des États contributeurs à coordonner leurs efforts, à déployer les ressources promises et à soutenir la Police nationale haïtienne dans la reprise du contrôle territorial. Pour la population haïtienne, ces engagements représentent un espoir fragile que la communauté internationale reconnaît enfin l’urgence de la crise et s’engage résolument à y apporter une réponse proportionnée. 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It has passed the “Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act” as part of the massive National Defense Authorization Act. The law explicitly targets the heart of the system that sustains violence in Haiti: the opaque links between armed gangs and the country’s political and economic elites. The legislation, which now only awaits President Donald Trump’s signature to be enacted, could mark a turning point in the American approach, long criticized for its ineffectiveness. But its implementation is taking shape against a backdrop of extreme humanitarian chaos and raises formidable practical questions. ### The Mechanism: Investigate, Identify, Sanction Sponsored by Democratic Representative Gregory Meeks and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, with support from Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott, this law is the only major piece of Haiti-related legislation to emerge from Congress this year. Its principle is simple but ambitious: require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress, annually for five years, a comprehensive report on “the extent and nature of criminal collusion in Haiti.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) These reports must identify by name the principal gangs, their leaders, as well as government officials and businesspeople—current or former—who maintain “direct and significant ties” with them. They must also explain how these relationships are exploited for private purposes, detailing the mechanisms of financing, arming, and profiting. Beyond simple “naming and shaming,” the law provides for the imposition of targeted economic sanctions (asset freezes, visa bans) against individuals found guilty of supporting gang activities. “There will be no progress in resolving the gang-fueled crisis in Haiti without dealing a hard blow to the accomplices of these violent gangs,” Gregory Meeks stated. His objective is clear: “to help Haitians fight against the gangs, as well as against the corrupt networks that finance, arm, and profit from the current instability.” The law arrives in a country on the brink of collapse. Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, more than 16,000 people have perished in gang-related violence, with gangs controlling up to 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and extending their grip to the provinces, choking the economy and paralyzing humanitarian aid. The enthusiasm of the law’s promoters is tempered, however, by serious obstacles. The first is budgetary: to ensure bipartisan adoption, the legislation provides no new funding. Yet in recent years, the State Department has reduced staff at its Port-au-Prince embassy for security reasons, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the lead agency for criminal investigations, has outright closed its Haiti office. “All of this raises questions as to how US officials will fulfill their new mandate,” the report analyzes. Will the required reports be the result of “independent and rigorous investigations” or will they rely on “secondhand and unverified allegations”? These concerns are not theoretical. In recent months, several Haitian businesspeople have had their visas revoked without explanation, and two economic figures, Pierre Reginald Boulos and Dimitri Vorbe, are currently detained in Florida on immigration-related charges, with authorities accusing them of gang links without having yet produced public evidence. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Political Risk: A Door Left Open to Gangs Another major pitfall is political. While the United States is pushing for a political transition, a new electoral law, drafted under American pressure, contains no morality clause and does not recognize bilateral sanctions. It therefore opens the door for individuals sanctioned by Washington for alleged gang ties to legally run for office and potentially join a future government, the Florida newspaper notes. Moreover, the consistency of US policy is questioned. While this new law intends to fight the root causes of violence justifying exile, the Department of Homeland Security has announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians in the United States starting February 3, 2026. A decision denounced by organizations like Faith in Action International, which believes that the “persistently high level of violence” makes any return dangerous and counterproductive. The law is also the result of intense mobilization by the Haitian diaspora, led notably by Pastor Gregory Toussaint of North Miami. His petition launched in 2023, demanding that complicit elites “be held accountable,” garnered more than 110,000 signatures and organized rallies across the United States, Haiti, Canada, and France. Faith in Action International hailed the law’s passage, seeing it as an essential step to “establish the truth about the real causes of violence” and “offer a glimmer of hope.” The passage of this law undeniably constitutes a strong political signal. For the first time, Congress explicitly mandates the executive to address not just the gangs themselves, but their financial and political ecosystem. It acknowledges a recognition: violence in Haiti is not a spontaneous social crisis, but the product of organized criminal collusion. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Congreamericain_7305-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38865&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38865&preview=true) Based on information from the Miami Herald ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/us-takes-aim-at-gang-elite-links-in-haiti-historic-law-passed-but-immense-challenges-persist/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/us-takes-aim-at-gang-elite-links-in-haiti-historic-law-passed-but-immense-challenges-persist/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/us-takes-aim-at-gang-elite-links-in-haiti-historic-law-passed-but-immense-challenges-persist/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/us-takes-aim-at-gang-elite-links-in-haiti-historic-law-passed-but-immense-challenges-persist/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/us-takes-aim-at-gang-elite-links-in-haiti-historic-law-passed-but-immense-challenges-persist/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20US%20Takes%20Aim%20at%20Gang-Elite%20Links%20in%20Haiti%3A%20Historic%20Law%20Passed%2C%20but%20Immense%20Challenges%20Persist&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fus-takes-aim-at-gang-elite-links-in-haiti-historic-law-passed-but-immense-challenges-persist%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Les États-Unis s’attaquent aux liens entre gangs et élites en Haïti : une loi historique adoptée, mais des défis immenses persistent](https://ctninfo.com/les-etats-unis-sattaquent-aux-liens-entre-gangs-et-elites-en-haiti-une-loi-historique-adoptee-mais-des-defis-immenses-persistent/) **Published:** December 19, 2025 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Le Congrès américain vient de franchir une étape symboliquement forte dans le dossier haïtien. Il a adopté la “Loi sur la transparence en matière de collusion criminelle en Haïti”, dans le cadre de la volumineuse loi d’autorisation de la défense nationale. Elle vise explicitement le cœur du système qui entretient la violence en Haïti : les liens opaques entre les gangs armés et les élites politiques et économiques du pays. Le texte, qui n’attend plus que la signature du président Donald Trump pour être promulgué, pourrait marquer un tournant dans l’approche américaine, longtemps critiquée pour son inefficacité. Mais son application se dessine dans un contexte de chaos humanitaire extrême et pose de redoutables questions pratiques. ### Le mécanisme : enquêter, identifier, sanctionner Portée par le représentant démocrate Gregory Meeks et la sénatrice Jeanne Shaheen, avec le soutien du sénateur républicain de Floride Rick Scott, cette loi est le seul texte législatif majeur concernant Haïti à avoir émergé du Congrès cette année. Son principe est simple mais ambitieux : obliger le Secrétaire d’État à soumettre au Congrès, annuellement pendant cinq ans, un rapport exhaustif sur “l’ampleur et la nature de la collusion criminelle en Haïti”. Ces rapports devront identifier nommément les principaux gangs, leurs chefs, ainsi que les responsables gouvernementaux et hommes d’affaires – actuels ou anciens – entretenant avec eux des ” liens directs et significatifs”. Ils devront également expliquer comment ces relations sont exploitées à des fins privées, détaillant les mécanismes de financement, d’armement et de profit. Au-delà du simple “naming and shaming”, la loi prévoit l’imposition de sanctions économiques ciblées (gel d’avoirs, interdictions de visa) contre les personnes reconnues coupables de soutien aux activités des gangs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “Il n’y aura aucun progrès pour résoudre la crise alimentée par les gangs en Haïti sans porter un coup dur aux complices de ces gangs violents”, a affirmé Gregory Meeks. Son objectif est clair :” aider les Haïtiens à lutter contre les gangs, ainsi que contre les réseaux corrompus qui financent, arment et profitent de l’instabilité actuelle.” La loi arrive dans un pays au bord de l’effondrement. Depuis l’assassinat du président Jovenel Moïse en juillet 2021, plus de 16 000 personnes ont péri dans des violences liées aux gangs, qui contrôlent jusqu’à 90% de la capitale, Port-au-Prince, et étendent leur emprise aux provinces, étouffant l’économie et paralysant l’aide humanitaire. L’enthousiasme des promoteurs de la loi est toutefois tempéré par de sérieux obstacles. Le premier est budgétaire : pour assurer son adoption bipartisane, le texte ne prévoit aucun nouveau financement. Or, ces dernières années, le Département d’État a réduit les effectifs de son ambassade à Port-au-Prince pour des raisons sécuritaires, et la Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), agence chef de file des enquêtes criminelles, a carrément fermé son bureau en Haïti. “Tout cela soulève des questions quant à la manière dont les responsables américains s’acquitteront de leur nouveau mandat”, analyse le rapport. Les rapports requis seront-ils le fruit “d’enquêtes indépendantes et rigoureuses” ou s’appuieront-ils sur “des allégations de seconde main et non vérifiées” ? Ces craintes ne sont pas théoriques. Ces derniers mois, plusieurs hommes d’affaires haïtiens se sont vu retirer leur visa sans explication, et deux figures économiques, Pierre Reginald Boulos et Dimitri Vorbe, sont actuellement détenues en Floride sur des chefs liés à l’immigration, les autorités les accusant de liens avec des gangs sans avoir encore produit de preuves publiques. ### Le risque politique : une porte laissée ouverte aux gangs Un autre écueil majeur est politique. Alors que les États-Unis poussent à une transition politique, une nouvelle loi électorale, rédigée sous pression américaine, ne contient pas de clause de moralité et ne reconnaît pas les sanctions bilatérales. Elle ouvre donc la porte à ce que des individus sanctionnés par Washington pour liens présumés avec des gangs puissent légalement se porter candidats et, potentiellement, intégrer un futur gouvernement, note le journal floridien. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Par ailleurs, la cohérence de la politique américaine est questionnée. Alors que cette nouvelle loi entend lutter contre les causes profondes de la violence justifiant l’exil, le Département de la Sécurité intérieure a annoncé la fin du statut de protection temporaire (TPS) pour les Haïtiens aux États-Unis à partir du 3 février 2026. Une décision dénoncée par des organisations comme Faith in Action International, qui estime que le “niveau élevé persistant de violence (…)” rend tout retour dangereux et contre-productif. La loi est aussi le fruit d’une mobilisation intense de la diaspora haïtienne, menée notamment par le pasteur Gregory Toussaint de North Miami. Sa pétition lancée en 2023, exigeant que les élites complices “rendent des comptes”, a recueilli plus de 110 000 signatures et organisé des rassemblements à travers les États-Unis, Haïti, le Canada et la France. Faith in Action International a salué l’adoption de la loi, y voyant une étape indispensable pour “établir la vérité sur les véritables causes des violences” et “offrir une lueur d’espoir”. L’adoption de cette loi constitue indéniablement un signal politique fort. Pour la première fois, le Congrès mandate explicitement l’exécutif pour s’attaquer non plus aux seuls gangs, mais à leur écosystème financier et politique. Elle acte une prise de conscience : la violence en Haïti n’est pas une crise sociale spontanée, mais le produit d’une collusion criminelle organisée. 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Canada, once known for its openness to immigrants, is now taking a more restrictive approach. The end of the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) and reduced admission targets indicate a tightening of immigration policy at both provincial and federal levels. This change follows increased pressure on housing, public services, and infrastructure, as well as shifting public opinion. According to AFP, it represents a departure from decades of consensus that held that strong immigration was vital for economic growth and demographic stability. The Quebec government’s decision to end the PEQ has surprised many skilled workers and international students already in the labor market. The program provided expedited access to permanent residency for those with work experience or a diploma from Quebec. Ending the program reflects a shift in policy. Temporary immigration is no longer viewed as a route to permanent settlement. Authorities now prefer a more restrictive and selective approach, moving away from encouraging long-term investment by migrants. Several experts warn that this decision reduces predictability and sends mixed messages to workers recruited to address labor shortages. ### A broad reduction in immigration levels At the federal level, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government is continuing the policy shift started under Justin Trudeau, acknowledging that Canada admitted too many newcomers after the COVID-19 pandemic. The new budget confirms this shift. Ottawa plans to admit 380,000 new permanent residents in 2026, down from 395,000 in 2025 and significantly below the 500,000 target for 2024. Reductions are even greater for temporary residents. New permits are expected to drop to 385,000 in 2026, compared to 673,650 this year, nearly a 50 percent decrease. Visas for international students are also being significantly reduced, which is expected to have major economic consequences for universities and local economies. These policy changes are already having measurable effects. Canada’s national statistics agency reported a 0.2 percent population decline in the third quarter of 2025, bringing the total to 41.57 million. This is the first decrease since 2020, largely due to the departure of international students. This decline highlights a paradox. While Canada faces rapid population aging and ongoing labor shortages, it is restricting access for migrants who contribute directly to the economy. ### A shifting political and social consensus According to Catherine Xardez, an immigration expert at the University of Montreal, these decisions indicate a decline in the long-standing idea of “Canadian exceptionalism” in immigration policy. “The consensus has clearly fractured,” she notes, emphasizing that Canada’s system was designed for permanent immigration—not for the large-scale influx of temporary residents seen in recent years. Changing public opinion is also shaping this transformation. A survey by the Environics Institute found that 56 percent of Canadians now believe the country accepts too many migrants, up from 27 percent in 2022. This significant shift is increasingly influencing political decisions. Despite the stricter policies, several migrant advocacy organizations reject the idea that Canadian society has fundamentally turned against immigration. Gauri Sreenivasan, co-executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, states that there has been “no fundamental change in Canadian values,” which have traditionally supported the welcoming of newcomers. However, she criticizes politicians for exploiting a global climate of anxiety, where immigrants are blamed for structural issues such as housing shortages and strained healthcare systems, AFP reported. She emphasizes that Canada’s future growth relies on immigration and warns against normalizing what she describes as “toxic and xenophobic rhetoric.” ### A model to be rethought Canada now faces the challenge of balancing public concerns with economic and demographic needs. The current tightening of immigration policy raises questions about consistency, especially regarding migrants who are already present, trained, and employed. By redefining its immigration priorities, Canada risks reducing its international appeal and moving away from a model that has long supported its prosperity. 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Long considéré comme l’un des pays les plus ouverts à l’immigration, le Canada adopte désormais une approche plus restrictive. La suppression du Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ) et la réduction des seuils d’admission témoignent d’un durcissement des politiques migratoires, tant au Québec qu’au niveau fédéral. Ce changement s’inscrit dans un contexte de pressions croissantes sur le logement, les services publics et les infrastructures, ainsi que d’évolution rapide de l’opinion publique. Il rompt avec des décennies de consensus politique en faveur d’une immigration soutenue, considérée comme essentielle à la croissance économique et démographique du pays., selon l’AFP. ### La fin d’un programme emblématique au Québec La décision du gouvernement du Québec de mettre fin au PEQ a surpris de nombreux travailleurs qualifiés et étudiants étrangers déjà intégrés au marché du travail. Ce programme offrait un accès accéléré à la résidence permanente pour ceux ayant acquis une expérience professionnelle ou un diplôme au Québec. Cette suppression reflète un changement de philosophie : l’immigration temporaire n’est plus considérée comme un tremplin vers l’installation permanente. Les autorités privilégient désormais une gestion plus restrictive et sélective, rompant avec un système qui encourageait l’investissement durable des migrants dans la province. Selon plusieurs experts, cette décision réduit la prévisibilité du système et envoie un signal contradictoire aux travailleurs recrutés pour répondre aux besoins de main-d’œuvre. ### Une réduction générale des niveaux d’immigration Au niveau fédéral, le gouvernement libéral de Mark Carney poursuit la politique initiée par Justin Trudeau, reconnaissant que le Canada a accueilli un nombre trop élevé de nouveaux arrivants après la pandémie de COVID-19. Le budget récemment adopté confirme ce changement : Ottawa prévoit d’accueillir 380 000 nouveaux résidents permanents en 2026, contre 395 000 en 2025, soit une baisse notable par rapport au seuil de 500 000 fixé en 2024. La réduction est encore plus importante pour les résidents temporaires. Le nombre de nouveaux permis devrait passer à 385 000 en 2026, contre 673 650 cette année, soit près de la moitié. Les visas d’étudiants étrangers sont également fortement réduits, ce qui aura des conséquences économiques significatives pour les universités et les économies locales.ct démographique déjà visible Ces nouvelles orientations ont déjà des effets mesurables. L’agence nationale de la statistique a annoncé une baisse de 0,2 % de la population canadienne au troisième trimestre de 2025, pour atteindre 41,57 millions d’habitants. Il s’agit de la première diminution démographique depuis 2020, principalement due au départ massif d’étudiants étrangers. Cette contraction soulève un paradoxe : alors que le Canada fait face à un vieillissement rapide de sa population et à des pénuries de main-d’œuvre, il restreint l’accès à des migrants qui contribuaient directement à l’économie. ### Un consensus politique et social en mutation Pour Catherine XardeSelon Catherine Xardez, experte en immigration à l’Université de Montréal, ces décisions marquent la fin d’un « exceptionnalisme canadien » longtemps cité en exemple.St clairement effrité », observe-t-elle, soulignant que le système canadien avait été conçu pour une immigration permanente, et non pour l’afflux massif de résidents temporaires observé ces dernières années. Cette transformation est également influencée par l’évolution rapide de l’opinion publique. Selon l’Environics Institute, 56 % des Canadiens estiment aujourd’hui que le pays accueille trop de migrants, contre 27 % en 2022. Ce changement important a un impact significatif sur les décisions politiques. ### Des valeurs toujours présentes, mais instrumentalisées Malgré ce durcissement, plusieurs organisations de défense des migrants contestent l’idée d’un rejet généralisé de l’immigration au sein de la société canadienne. Gauri Sreenivasan, codirectrice exécutive du Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés, affirme qu’”il n’y a eu aucun changement fondamental dans les valeurs canadiennes”, historiquement favorables à l’accueil des immigrants. Elle critique cependant l’utilisation politique d’un climat mondial anxiogène, où les nouveaux arrivants sont tenus responsables de problèmes structurels comme la crise du logement ou la saturation des systèmes de santé, a rapporté l’AFP. Elle rappelle que la croissance future du Canada dépend largement de l’immigration et met en garde contre la normalisation de discours qu’elle qualifie de « toxiques et xénophobes ». Un modèle à réinventer Le défi pour le Canada est désormais de concilier les préoccupations légitimes de la population avec les besoins économiques et démographiques liés à l’immigration. Le durcissement actuel soulève la question de la cohérence des politiques, notamment envers les migrants déjà présents, formés et employés. En redéfinissant ses priorités migratoires, le pays risque de réduire son attractivité internationale et de s’éloigner d’un modèle qui a longtemps soutenu sa prospérité. Il reste à déterminer si cette transition aboutira à un système plus équilibré ou marquera un recul durable du rôle du Canada comme terre d’accueil. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CANADA-Border-300x169.webp) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38855&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38855&preview=true) D’après un reportage de Daphné Lemelin, Agence France-Presse (AFP). ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/canada-le-revirement-migratoire-laisse-des-milliers-dimmigrants-dans-lincertitude/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/canada-le-revirement-migratoire-laisse-des-milliers-dimmigrants-dans-lincertitude/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/canada-le-revirement-migratoire-laisse-des-milliers-dimmigrants-dans-lincertitude/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/canada-le-revirement-migratoire-laisse-des-milliers-dimmigrants-dans-lincertitude/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/canada-le-revirement-migratoire-laisse-des-milliers-dimmigrants-dans-lincertitude/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Canada%20%3A%20le%20revirement%20migratoire%20laisse%20des%20milliers%20d%27immigrants%20dans%20l%27incertitude&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcanada-le-revirement-migratoire-laisse-des-milliers-dimmigrants-dans-lincertitude%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Can President Donald Trump Unilaterally End TPS for Haiti and Other Countries?](https://ctninfo.com/can-president-donald-trump-unilaterally-end-tps-for-haiti-and-other-countries/) **Published:** March 22, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Understanding Presidential Authority and the Future of Temporary Protected Status Even before the U.S. presidential election, candidate Donald Trump announced his intention to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and nationals of several other countries. Following his election victory, his hardline stance on immigration—particularly his focus on Haitian immigrants and the TPS program—has raised urgent questions among beneficiaries: Can the president unilaterally terminate TPS? The answer is complex. While the president wields considerable executive power, his ability to eliminate TPS is constrained by constitutional and legal frameworks that require understanding the distinct roles of Congress, the executive branch, and the judiciary. ### The Congressional Foundation of TPS Temporary Protected Status was established by Congress through legislation signed into law on December 5, 1990. The program was designed to provide humanitarian relief to foreign nationals already present in the United States who could not safely return to their home countries due to ongoing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. According to the statute, Congress determined that “when civil unrest, violence, or natural disasters occur in countries worldwide, concerns arise about the ability of certain foreign nationals already present in the United States to return safely to their home country.” The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) therefore provides for TPS and other forms of protection against deportation under specific circumstances. Since its creation, TPS has been extended to nationals from 17 countries, including Haiti, which first received the designation due to political instability following the 1991 military coup. ### Presidential Authority: Enforcement, Not Creation Under Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, the president has the duty to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” This means the president must implement laws passed by Congress but cannot refuse to enforce them simply because of disagreement. While the president may veto newly passed legislation, Congress can override that veto with a two-thirds majority in both chambers. The TPS statute grants the executive branch discretionary authority to designate countries for protection based on assessments conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and other federal agencies. However, this discretion operates within the framework established by Congress—the president can designate or terminate individual country designations, but cannot eliminate the TPS program itself without congressional action. ### Haiti’s TPS History Through Multiple Administrations Haiti’s TPS designation has been maintained, terminated, and reinstated multiple times across different administrations, illustrating the program’s political and legal complexity. President George H.W. Bush granted Haiti its initial TPS designation in 1990 during a period of political turmoil. Following the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed over 300,000 people and displaced 1.5 million, President Barack Obama designated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the first time. This designation allowed thousands of Haitian immigrants who were living in the United States without legal status to obtain temporary legal protection and work authorization. When Donald Trump took office in 2017, his administration moved to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation. However, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the termination, finding that plaintiffs were likely to succeed in proving the decision was motivated by discriminatory animus. The case remained in litigation throughout Trump’s first term and was ultimately resolved when President Joe Biden took office in 2021 and reversed the termination. In 2024, the Biden administration redesignated Haiti for TPS, extending protection to an estimated 309,000 additional Haitians, including those who had entered under the humanitarian parole program. Combined with existing beneficiaries, approximately 600,000 Haitians currently hold TPS or are eligible to apply for it. Following his 2024 election victory, President Trump has once again signaled his intention to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation, reducing the extension period granted by the Biden administration. ### The Legal Pathways to Eliminating TPS There are two primary mechanisms for eliminating TPS entirely, both of which face significant obstacles. The first would require Congress to repeal the 1990 statute that created TPS. In the House of Representatives, where Republicans currently hold the majority, a simple majority vote would suffice to pass such legislation. However, the Senate presents a greater challenge. Although Republicans hold 53 seats, standard legislative procedures require 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, meaning 14 Democrats would need to support repeal—a scenario considered highly unlikely given the program’s humanitarian purpose and broad support among Democratic lawmakers. There exists a procedural mechanism called budget reconciliation that allows certain legislation to pass with a simple majority, bypassing the filibuster. However, reconciliation is limited to bills affecting federal spending and revenue, and its use must be approved by the Senate Parliamentarian, a nonpartisan official who interprets Senate rules. Whether TPS termination qualifies under the reconciliation rules remains uncertain. The second pathway would involve a Supreme Court ruling declaring the TPS statute unconstitutional. The current Court has a 6-3 conservative majority, with justices appointed by Republican presidents holding a significant advantage. While the Court’s decisions are based on constitutional interpretation rather than partisan affiliation, recent rulings have demonstrated a willingness to reconsider long-standing precedents. However, such a case would require years of litigation through lower courts before reaching the Supreme Court, potentially extending beyond Trump’s current term. ### What Legal Experts Anticipate Immigration law experts note that any attempt to terminate Haiti’s TPS designation would likely face immediate legal challenges, similar to what occurred during Trump’s first term. Federal courts could issue preliminary injunctions preventing termination while cases proceed through the judicial system. Such injunctions would maintain TPS protections for current beneficiaries during the litigation period, which could extend for years. This pattern occurred in 2017, when multiple federal courts blocked TPS terminations for Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Sudan, finding the administration had failed to adequately justify its decisions or had violated administrative procedure requirements. ### Implications for TPS Beneficiaries The uncertainty surrounding TPS creates significant challenges for the approximately 600,000 Haitian beneficiaries, many of whom have lived in the United States for years or even decades, established families, purchased homes, and built careers. TPS provides work authorization and protection from deportation, but does not create a pathway to permanent residence or citizenship. Beneficiaries must continuously renew their status and remain subject to the program’s temporary nature, despite many living in the United States for extended periods. Immigration attorneys generally advise TPS holders to maintain their status by timely filing renewal applications and to avoid travel outside the United States without advance parole, which could jeopardize their ability to return. ### Broader Context and Policy Debates The debate over TPS reflects larger tensions in U.S. immigration policy between humanitarian protection and immigration enforcement, between executive discretion and congressional authority, and between temporary relief and permanent solutions. Advocates argue that TPS serves a critical humanitarian function, protecting vulnerable populations from return to dangerous conditions while allowing them to contribute to the U.S. economy. Critics contend that the program’s “temporary” designation has become misleading, with some countries maintaining TPS for decades, and that it circumvents normal immigration channels. As the Trump administration moves forward with its immigration enforcement agenda, the future of TPS—and the hundreds of thousands of families who depend on it—remains uncertain, subject to political decisions, administrative actions, and ultimately, judicial review. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Trump-and-birthright-300x225.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/can-president-do…-other-countries/](https://ctninfo.com/can-president-do%E2%80%A6-other-countries/) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/can-president-donald-trump-unilaterally-end-tps-for-haiti-and-other-countries/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/can-president-donald-trump-unilaterally-end-tps-for-haiti-and-other-countries/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/can-president-donald-trump-unilaterally-end-tps-for-haiti-and-other-countries/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/can-president-donald-trump-unilaterally-end-tps-for-haiti-and-other-countries/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/can-president-donald-trump-unilaterally-end-tps-for-haiti-and-other-countries/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Can%20President%20Donald%20Trump%20Unilaterally%20End%20TPS%20for%20Haiti%20and%20Other%20Countries%3F&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fcan-president-donald-trump-unilaterally-end-tps-for-haiti-and-other-countries%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Trump Administration Plans to Increase Denaturalization of Naturalized US Citizens](https://ctninfo.com/trump-administration-plans-to-increase-denaturalization-of-naturalized-us-citizens/) **Published:** December 18, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The Trump administration intends to increase efforts to revoke US citizenship from certain naturalized citizens, according to internal guidance reported by the New York Times. According to the newspaper, guidance from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), issued Tuesday, asks its field offices to “supply the Office of Immigration Litigation with 100-200 denaturalization cases per month” in the upcoming 2026 fiscal year, Reuters reports. This target represents a significant increase in denaturalization cases. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center reports that denaturalization cases averaged about 11 per year between 1990 and 2017. Increasing to 100-200 cases per month would be a more than a hundredfold rise, shifting the process from an exception to a large-scale operation. ### Legal Foundations of Denaturalization Under US law, a person can be denaturalized for several reasons, including illegally obtaining US citizenship and misrepresenting a material fact during the naturalization process. Denaturalization proceedings can take years to resolve, as each case requires individual examination and full judicial review. This makes the administration’s target particularly ambitious from both logistical and legal perspectives. A USCIS spokesperson said it was not a secret that the agency’s “war on fraud” prioritized people who unlawfully obtained US citizenship, particularly under the previous administration, according to Reuters. “We will pursue denaturalization proceedings for those individuals lying or misrepresenting themselves during the naturalization process,” the spokesperson said. This statement suggests the Trump administration may be focusing on naturalizations granted during the Biden era, raising concerns about the potential politicization of a process that is meant to rely on objective criteria. **Part of an Aggressive Immigration Policy** Since January, President Donald Trump has pursued a strict immigration agenda, including travel bans and efforts to end birthright citizenship. Most recently, the administration paused immigration applications, including green card and US citizenship processing, for immigrants from 19 non-European countries. This new denaturalization directive aligns with a broader strategy to restrict immigration, including by challenging previously granted naturalizations. Setting a target of up to 2,400 denaturalization cases per year raises significant concerns among immigrant communities and civil rights organizations. Denaturalization is among the most severe penalties in the US immigration system. It not only removes citizenship but can also lead to deportation, even for individuals who have lived in the United States for decades and raised families. Critics warn that this large-scale denaturalization effort may create anxiety among millions of naturalized US citizens, who could fear challenges to their citizenship over minor or unintentional errors made years ago. ### A Considerable Logistical and Legal Challenge Meeting this target presents a significant logistical challenge for the US judicial system. Each denaturalization case requires thorough investigation, evidence collection, and full judicial proceedings that respect constitutional rights. Federal courts, already burdened, will need to manage this additional workload. Each case must also be robust enough to withstand judicial scrutiny, as individuals facing denaturalization are entitled to a full defense. Immigration attorneys anticipate extended legal challenges to the legitimacy of this denaturalization campaign, especially if it appears to disproportionately affect certain communities or nationalities. Historically, denaturalization has been used sparingly in the United States, primarily in cases involving Nazi war criminals, terrorists, or individuals who committed serious and deliberate fraud. Expanding this practice would fundamentally change US immigration policy, shifting US citizenship from a nearly permanent right to a potentially revocable status for millions. This development cThis development could have lasting effects on perceptions of US citizenship and on immigrants’ trust in the US immigration system.l Context This initiative arises in a highly polarized political climate regarding immigration. The Trump administration states it aims to protect the integrity of naturalization and national security, while opponents view it as an effort to undermine the multicultural fabric of American society. The coming months will reveal whether the administration achieves its denaturalization goals and how the courts respond to this unprecedented campaign. 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Selon le journal, une directive des services de citoyenneté et d’immigration des États-Unis (USCIS), émise mardi, demande à ses bureaux régionaux de “fournir au Bureau du contentieux de l’immigration 100 à 200 cas de dénaturalisation par mois” au cours de l’année fiscale 2026 à venir, rapporte Reuters. Cet objectif marquerait une augmentation spectaculaire des cas de dénaturalisation. Selon l’Immigrant Legal Resource Center, le nombre de cas s’élevait en moyenne à environ 11 par an entre 1990 et 2017. Le passage à 100-200 cas mensuels représenterait donc une multiplication par plus de cent du rythme historique, transformant ce qui était une procédure exceptionnelle en opération de masse. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Les fondements juridiques de la dénaturalisation En vertu du droit américain, une personne peut être dénaturalisée pour plusieurs motifs, notamment l’obtention illégale de la citoyenneté américaine et la fausse déclaration d’un fait important lors du processus de naturalisation. Le calendrier des procédures de dénaturalisation varie, mais ces affaires peuvent prendre des années à résoudre. Chaque cas doit être examiné individuellement et faire l’objet d’une procédure judiciaire complète, ce qui rend l’objectif fixé par l’administration d’autant plus ambitieux sur le plan logistique et juridique. Un porte-parole de l’USCIS a déclaré qu’il n’était pas secret que la “guerre contre la fraude” de l’agence donnait la priorité aux personnes qui ont obtenu illégalement la citoyenneté américaine, en particulier sous l’administration précédente, selon ce qu’a rapporté le journal Reuters. “Nous engagerons des procédures de dénaturalisation pour les personnes qui mentent ou se présentent faussement pendant le processus de naturalisation”, a déclaré le porte-parole. Cette déclaration suggère que l’administration Trump cible spécifiquement les naturalisations accordées pendant l’ère Biden, soulevant des questions sur la politisation potentielle d’un processus juridique censé être fondé uniquement sur des critères objectifs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Un volet d’une politique migratoire agressive Le président américain Donald Trump a mis en œuvre un programme d’immigration agressif depuis janvier, incluant l’imposition d’interdictions de voyager et une tentative de mettre fin à la citoyenneté par droit du sol (birthright citizenship). Son administration a plus récemment suspendu les demandes d’immigration, y compris le traitement des cartes vertes et des demandes de citoyenneté américaine, déposées par des immigrants en provenance de 19 pays non européens. Cette nouvelle directive sur la dénaturalisation s’inscrit donc dans une stratégie plus large visant à restreindre l’immigration sous toutes ses formes, y compris en remettant en question des naturalisations déjà accordées. L’ampleur de l’objectif fixé – jusqu’à 2 400 cas de dénaturalisation par an – soulève de profondes inquiétudes au sein des communautés immigrées et des organisations de défense des droits civiques. La dénaturalisation est l’une des sanctions les plus graves du système d’immigration américain. Elle ne se contente pas de retirer le statut de citoyen, mais peut également exposer la personne concernée à l’expulsion, même si elle vit aux États-Unis depuis des décennies et y a fondé une famille. Les critiques craignent que cette campagne de dénaturalisation massive ne crée un climat de peur parmi les millions de citoyens naturalisés américains, dont beaucoup pourraient s’inquiéter de voir leur citoyenneté remise en question pour des erreurs mineures ou des omissions involontaires commises lors de leur processus de naturalisation il y a parfois des années, voire des décennies. ### Un défi logistique et judiciaire considérable La mise en œuvre de cet objectif représente également un défi logistique majeur pour le système judiciaire américain. Chaque cas de dénaturalisation nécessite une enquête approfondie, la collecte de preuves, et une procédure judiciaire complète respectant les garanties constitutionnelles. Les tribunaux fédéraux, déjà surchargés, devront absorber cette charge de travail supplémentaire considérable. De plus, chaque cas devra être suffisamment solide pour résister à l’examen judiciaire, car les personnes menacées de dénaturalisation ont le droit à une défense complète. Les avocats spécialisés en droit de l’immigration prévoient déjà des batailles juridiques prolongées sur la légitimité de cette campagne de dénaturalisation, particulièrement si elle semble cibler de manière disproportionnée certaines communautés ou nationalités. Historiquement, la dénaturalisation a été utilisée avec parcimonie aux États-Unis, principalement dans des cas impliquant des criminels de guerre nazis, des terroristes ou des individus ayant commis des fraudes graves et délibérées. L’expansion massive de cette pratique représenterait un changement fondamental dans la politique d’immigration américaine, transformant ce qui était considéré comme un droit quasi permanent – la citoyenneté américaine – en un statut potentiellement révocable pour des millions de personnes. Cette évolution pourrait avoir des répercussions durables sur la perception de la citoyenneté américaine et sur la confiance des immigrants dans le système d’immigration du pays. ### Un contexte politique tendu Cette initiative intervient dans un climat politique de plus en plus polarisé sur les questions d’immigration. Alors que l’administration Trump affirme agir pour protéger l’intégrité du processus de naturalisation et assurer la sécurité nationale, ses opposants y voient une tentative de démanteler le tissu multiculturel de la société américaine. Les prochains mois détermineront si l’administration parviendra à atteindre ses objectifs ambitieux de dénaturalisation et comment les tribunaux réagiront à cette campagne sans précédent. 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The two owners of small bodegas in Mattapan, Boston, face federal charges for allegedly diverting nearly $7 million in food stamps intended for families in need. According to WBUR, they are accused of systematically exchanging cash for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits over several years. Bonheur is alleged to have diverted $6.8 million in benefits since 2022, while Alisme is accused of diverting $122,000 since May of this year. Both face one count of food stamp fraud. US Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley stated at a press conference that the two men operated small storefronts on Blue Hill Avenue with minimal food available. “The only thing convenient about these stores was how easy it was to commit SNAP benefit fraud,” Foley said. According to the complaint, the two businesses redeemed SNAP benefits at rates far above those charged by legitimate grocery stores. An undercover investigation earlier this year revealed the extent of the scheme. “Observations made by the undercovers showed that it was just as easy for anyone with an EBT card to walk into either store and convert hundreds of dollars in SNAP benefits into cash,” Foley explained. ### An Organized Conversion Scheme The scheme involved EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) cardholders exchanging their food benefits for cash at these businesses, with the merchants taking a commission. According to federal prosecutors, an undercover officer exchanged $120 in food stamps for $100 in cash. Authorities also allege the men sold liquor for SNAP benefits, which is strictly prohibited as the benefits are intended only for food purchases. Troubling turn with the discovery that the owners were also selling MannaPacks, prepackaged meals intended for free distribution in food-insecure countries like Haiti and not authorized for retail sale, the US attorney’s office specified. Oversight Failures The case raises concerns about the program’s oversight. Foley alleged that one of the bodega owners had an EBT card in his own name and accused the state of failing to properly vet his benefits application, according to WBUR. The SNAP program benefits 42 million people in the United States, including more than one million in Massachusetts. The state administers benefits through the EBT debit card program, a system designed to facilitate access to food assistance while preventing abuse. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey responded promptly to defend her administration’s actions. In a statement and on social media, she said her office reported the fraudulent scheme to federal authorities last November. “My administration reported this suspicious activity to the federal government for investigation and prosecution over a year ago,” Healey said. “As a former Attorney General and now Governor, I will always support prosecution to the fullest extent of the law for anyone who engages in fraud or abuse of a federal program or any program.” ### The case comes amid tense political circumstances. The Trump administration has requested that states provide data on food stamp recipients, including immigration status, as part of an investigation into fraud and abuse. In early December, the agriculture secretary threatened to withhold funds from states that do not comply. At the press conference, Foley criticized states, including Massachusetts, for refusing to provide data for the Trump administration’s fraud investigation. A spokesperson for Healey stated that the Mattapan fraud case is unrelated to the state’s decision not to share personal data with the administration. “Massachusetts will continue to stand with the families of our state by not turning over their private information to President Trump and ICE,” the statement said. ### Political Dispute Amid Benefit Reductions The food stamp fraud charges coincide with the Trump administration’s broader efforts to reduce SNAP benefits, which Massachusetts and other states have challenged. In October, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s demand for states to provide data. Massachusetts is a party to that lawsuit and to a separate suit regarding efforts to remove food stamps from some green card holders. The Mattapan case highlights the complexity of debates over assistance programs. It demonstrates the reality of fraud that costs the system millions, while also raising concerns that fraud investigations may be used to justify broader measures affecting immigrant communities and legitimate recipients. Bonheur’s defense attorney declined to comment. Alisme’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Both men are required to appear in federal court to answer the charges. If convicted, they face prison sentences and substantial fines. This case underscores the challenges authorities face in balancing access to social assistance for those in need with the prevention of abuse in a system that distributes billions of dollars annually. 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Les deux propriétaires de petites épiceries de Mattapan, quartier de Boston, font face à des accusations fédérales pour avoir détourné près de 7 millions de dollars de bons alimentaires destinés aux familles dans le besoin. Les deux hommes, d’origine haïtienne, auraient échangé systématiquement des liquidités contre des prestations SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) pendant plusieurs années, rapporte WBUR. Antonio Bonheur, 74 ans, citoyen américain naturalisé originaire d’Haïti, aurait détourné 6,8 millions de dollars de prestations depuis 2022. Saul Alisme, 21 ans, résident permanent légal également originaire d’Haïti, aurait quant à lui détourné 122 000 dollars à partir de mai de cette année. Les deux hommes sont chacun inculpés d’un chef de fraude aux bons alimentaires. La procureure fédérale du Massachusetts, Leah Foley, a révélé mercredi lors d’une conférence de presse que les deux hommes exploitaient de petites devantures sur Blue Hill Avenue, avec très peu de nourriture en rayon. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) “La seule chose pratique concernant ces magasins était la facilité avec laquelle on pouvait y commettre une fraude aux prestations SNAP”, a déclaré Foley. Selon la plainte, les deux commerces encaissaient plusieurs fois plus de prestations SNAP en un mois qu’une épicerie légitime. L’enquête menée par des agents infiltrés plus tôt cette année a révélé l’ampleur du stratagème. “Les observations faites par les agents infiltrés ont montré qu’il était tout aussi facile pour quiconque possédant une carte EBT d’entrer dans l’un ou l’autre magasin et de convertir des centaines de dollars de prestations SNAP en liquide”, a expliqué Foley. ### Un système de conversion bien rodé Le mécanisme était simple mais efficace : les détenteurs de cartes EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) se présentaient dans ces commerces et échangeaient leurs prestations alimentaires contre de l’argent liquide, moyennant une commission pour les commerçants. Selon les procureurs fédéraux, un agent infiltré a payé 120 dollars en bons alimentaires en échange de 100 dollars en liquide. Les autorités affirment que les deux hommes vendaient même de l’alcool en échange d’argent du programme SNAP, une pratique strictement interdite puisque les prestations sont destinées exclusivement à l’achat de nourriture. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) L’affaire prend une tournure encore plus troublante avec la découverte que les propriétaires vendaient également des MannaPacks, des repas préemballés destinés à être distribués gratuitement dans des pays en insécurité alimentaire comme Haïti, et non autorisés à la vente au détail, a précisé le bureau du procureur fédéral. ### Une faille dans le système de contrôle Le cas soulève des questions embarrassantes sur les mécanismes de contrôle du programme. Foley a allégué que l’un des propriétaires d’épicerie possédait lui-même une carte EBT à son nom et a accusé l’État de ne pas avoir correctement vérifié sa demande de prestations, selon WBUR. Le programme SNAP bénéficie à 42 millions de personnes aux États-Unis, dont plus d’un million dans le Massachusetts. L’État administre les prestations via le programme de carte de débit EBT, un système censé faciliter l’accès à l’aide alimentaire tout en prévenant les abus. La gouverneure du Massachusetts, Maura Healey, a réagi rapidement pour défendre l’action de son administration. Dans un communiqué et sur les réseaux sociaux, elle a affirmé que son bureau avait signalé le système frauduleux aux autorités fédérales en novembre dernier. “Mon administration a signalé cette activité suspecte au gouvernement fédéral pour enquête et poursuites il y a plus d’un an”, a déclaré Healey. “En tant qu’ancienne procureure générale et maintenant gouverneure, je soutiendrai toujours les poursuites dans toute la mesure prévue par la loi pour quiconque se livre à la fraude ou à l’abus d’un programme fédéral ou de tout programme.” ### L’affaire intervient dans un contexte politique tendu. L’administration Trump a exigé que les États fournissent des données sur les bénéficiaires des bons alimentaires, y compris leur statut d’immigration, dans le cadre de ce que l’administration présente comme une enquête sur la fraude et l’abus du programme de prestations. Début décembre, le secrétaire à l’Agriculture a menacé de retenir des fonds aux États qui ne se conformeraient pas. Lors de la conférence de presse, Foley a critiqué des États, dont le Massachusetts, pour avoir refusé de fournir des données dans le cadre de l’enquête sur la fraude de l’administration Trump. Mais un porte-parole de Healey a déclaré que le cas de fraude de Mattapan n’a aucun rapport avec la décision de l’État de ne pas partager les données personnelles avec l’administration. “Le Massachusetts continuera de se tenir aux côtés des familles de notre État en ne transmettant pas leurs informations privées au président Trump et à l’ICE”, a déclaré le communiqué. ### Un bras de fer politique sur fond de réduction des prestations Les accusations de fraude aux bons alimentaires surviennent alors que l’administration Trump s’est engagée dans une campagne plus large de réduction des prestations SNAP. Le Massachusetts fait partie des États qui ont contesté ces efforts. En octobre, un juge fédéral a temporairement bloqué la demande de l’administration Trump d’obliger les États à transmettre des données. Le Massachusetts est partie à ce procès, en plus d’une action distincte concernant les tentatives de retirer les bons alimentaires à certains détenteurs de cartes vertes. L’affaire de Mattapan illustre la complexité du débat sur les programmes d’assistance. D’un côté, elle démontre l’existence réelle de fraudes qui coûtent des millions de dollars au système. De l’autre, elle alimente les craintes que les enquêtes sur la fraude ne servent de prétexte à des mesures plus larges ciblant les communautés immigrées et les bénéficiaires légitimes de l’aide alimentaire. ### Les avocats de la défense L’avocat de Bonheur a refusé de commenter mercredi. L’avocat d’Alisme n’a pas immédiatement répondu à une demande de commentaire. Les deux hommes devront comparaître devant un tribunal fédéral pour répondre des accusations. S’ils sont reconnus coupables, ils risquent des peines de prison et des amendes substantielles. Cette affaire met en lumière les défis auxquels font face les autorités pour équilibrer l’accès aux programmes d’assistance sociale pour ceux qui en ont besoin tout en prévenant les abus d’un système qui distribue des milliards de dollars chaque année. Elle soulève également des questions sur l’efficacité des mécanismes de surveillance et la nécessité de renforcer les contrôles sans pour autant stigmatiser les communautés immigrées qui dépendent légitimement de ces programmes de soutien. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Antonio-Bonheur-Saul-Alisme-300x183.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38839&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38839&preview=true) D’après un reportage de Simón Rios, WBUR ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/boston-deux-commercants-dorigine-haitienne-accuses-de-fraude-aux-bons-alimentaires-snap-pour-pres-de-7-millions-de-dollars/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/boston-deux-commercants-dorigine-haitienne-accuses-de-fraude-aux-bons-alimentaires-snap-pour-pres-de-7-millions-de-dollars/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/boston-deux-commercants-dorigine-haitienne-accuses-de-fraude-aux-bons-alimentaires-snap-pour-pres-de-7-millions-de-dollars/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/boston-deux-commercants-dorigine-haitienne-accuses-de-fraude-aux-bons-alimentaires-snap-pour-pres-de-7-millions-de-dollars/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/boston-deux-commercants-dorigine-haitienne-accuses-de-fraude-aux-bons-alimentaires-snap-pour-pres-de-7-millions-de-dollars/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Boston%3A%20deux%20commer%C3%A7ants%20d%27origine%20ha%C3%AFtienne%20accus%C3%A9s%20de%20fraude%20aux%20bons%20alimentaires%20%28SNAP%29%20pour%20pr%C3%A8s%20de%207%20millions%20de%20dollars&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fboston-deux-commercants-dorigine-haitienne-accuses-de-fraude-aux-bons-alimentaires-snap-pour-pres-de-7-millions-de-dollars%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [USCIS Extends Immigration Benefits Freeze to Thousands of Foreign Workers from 19 Countries](https://ctninfo.com/uscis-extends-immigration-benefits-freeze-to-thousands-of-foreign-workers-from-19-countries/) **Published:** December 17, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Trump Administration Restrictions on Legal Immigration Reach Unprecedented Scale Initially presented as a simple review of certain green cards, an internal directive from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now targets a broad range of immigration benefits, directly affecting employers and foreign workers from 19 countries deemed “high-risk.” In addition to green cards and citizenship applications, the government now includes work permit applications. ### A Freeze Far Broader Than Expected In its internal memo referenced PM-602-0192, USCIS had indicated it would temporarily suspend review of five types of forms, primarily related to permanent residence and legal resident status. These notably included forms I-485 (adjustment of status), I-90 (green card replacement), and I-131 (travel documents). But the agency has since clarified, through internal communications and operational practices, that this list was not exhaustive. The freeze now extends to benefits essential for legal employment in the United States, including: - Temporary work visa applications, including H-1B (Form I-129); - Immigration status changes or extensions (Form I-539); - Petitions for immigrant workers (Form I-140); - Work authorizations, known as EADs (Form I-765). This extension marks a major turning point in current immigration policy, affecting not only permanent residence candidates but also temporary workers and their employers. According to information published by The National Law Review, based on analysis by law firm Jackson Lewis P.C., the federal agency has confirmed that the freeze announced on December 2, 2024, far exceeds the scope initially communicated. In practice, nationals of the 19 targeted countries may now see their cases placed on indefinite hold, even when they meet all legal requirements. More concerning still, USCIS has been instructed to reexamine benefits already granted to individuals who entered the United States on or before January 20, 2021. Each case undergoes a thorough individualized review, with no specific timeline or guarantee of expedited processing. This approach creates legal uncertainty for workers who are otherwise in compliance, including some who hold key positions in the technology, healthcare, engineering, or higher education sectors. ### Growing Concerns Among Employers For American businesses, the consequences are immediate. The freeze on EAD renewals can lead to work interruptions, while delays in H-1B visas risk compromising the hiring or retention of foreign talent. Immigration law firms now recommend that employers anticipate delays, assess risks of work authorization lapses, and implement contingency plans. Some companies may be forced to suspend contracts or revise their international recruitment strategies. ### No End Date Announced At this stage, USCIS has provided no indication of the duration of these suspensions or the specific criteria for resuming normal processing. This lack of visibility fuels concerns among affected workers and among economic organizations that rely heavily on skilled foreign labor. For observers, this measure is part of a broader strategy to tighten legal immigration, with a marked emphasis on security screening and the reconsideration of benefits already granted. As the United States faces labor shortages in several strategic sectors, the expansion of this immigration freeze could have lasting economic repercussions. 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Outre les cartes vertes et les demandes de citoyenneté, le gouvernement inclut désormais les demandes de permis de travail. **Un gel bien plus vaste que prévu** - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Dans son mémo interne référencé PM-602-0192, l’USCIS avait indiqué suspendre temporairement l’examen de cinq types de formulaires, principalement liés à la résidence permanente et au statut des résidents légaux. Il s’agissait notamment des formulaires I-485 (ajustement de statut), I-90 (remplacement de carte verte) et I-131 (documents de voyage). Mais l’agence a depuis précisé, à travers des communications internes et des pratiques opérationnelles, que cette liste n’était pas exhaustive. Le gel s’étend désormais à des prestations essentielles pour l’emploi légal aux États-Unis, notamment : - les demandes de visas de travail temporaires, dont le H-1B (formulaire I-129) ; - les changements ou prolongations de statut migratoire (formulaire I-539) ; - les pétitions pour travailleurs immigrés (formulaire I-140) ; - les autorisations de travail, connues sous le nom d’EAD (formulaire I-765). Cette extension marque un tournant majeur dans la politique migratoire actuelle, affectant non seulement les candidats à la résidence permanente, mais aussi les travailleurs temporaires et leurs employeurs. Selon des informations publiées par The National Law Review, sur la base d’analyses du cabinet juridique Jackson Lewis P.C., l’agence fédérale a confirmé que le gel annoncé le 2 décembre 2024 dépasse largement le cadre initialement communiqué. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Concrètement, les ressortissants des 19 pays ciblés peuvent désormais voir leurs dossiers mis en attente indéfiniment, même lorsqu’ils respectent toutes les conditions légales. Plus préoccupant encore, l’USCIS a reçu pour instruction de réexaminer des prestations déjà accordées à des personnes entrées aux États-Unis à partir du 20 janvier 2021. Chaque dossier fait l’objet d’un contrôle individualisé approfondi, sans calendrier précis ni garantie de traitement accéléré. Cette approche crée une incertitude juridique pour des travailleurs pourtant en règle, dont certains occupent des postes clés dans les secteurs de la technologie, de la santé, de l’ingénierie ou de l’enseignement supérieur. **Inquiétudes croissantes chez les employeurs** Pour les entreprises américaines, les conséquences sont immédiates. Le gel des renouvellements d’EAD peut entraîner des interruptions de travail, tandis que les retards dans les visas H-1B risquent de compromettre l’embauche ou le maintien en poste de talents étrangers. Des cabinets spécialisés en droit de l’immigration recommandent désormais aux employeurs d’anticiper les délais, d’évaluer les risques de rupture d’autorisation de travail et de mettre en place des plans de contingence. Certaines entreprises pourraient être contraintes de suspendre des contrats ou de revoir leurs stratégies de recrutement international. **Aucune date de levée annoncée** À ce stade, l’USCIS n’a fourni aucune indication sur la durée de ces suspensions ni sur les critères précis permettant la reprise normale des traitements. Cette absence de visibilité alimente les inquiétudes des travailleurs concernés, mais aussi celles des organisations économiques qui dépendent fortement de la main-d’œuvre étrangère qualifiée. Pour les observateurs, cette mesure s’inscrit dans une stratégie plus large de durcissement de l’immigration légale, avec un accent marqué sur le filtrage sécuritaire et la remise en question de bénéfices déjà accordés. Alors que les États-Unis font face à des pénuries de main-d’œuvre dans plusieurs secteurs stratégiques, l’élargissement de ce gel migratoire pourrait avoir des répercussions économiques durables. En attendant des clarifications officielles, travailleurs et employeurs restent suspendus à des décisions administratives dont l’impact dépasse largement le cadre bureaucratique. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Trump-signing-One-Big-Beautiful-Bill-300x201.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/luscis-etend-le-…ngers-de-19-pays/](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-etend-le-%E2%80%A6ngers-de-19-pays/) Source : The National Law Review, analyse juridique de Jackson Lewis P.C. ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-etend-le-gel-des-prestations-migratoires-a-des-milliers-de-travailleurs-etrangers-de-19-pays/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-etend-le-gel-des-prestations-migratoires-a-des-milliers-de-travailleurs-etrangers-de-19-pays/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-etend-le-gel-des-prestations-migratoires-a-des-milliers-de-travailleurs-etrangers-de-19-pays/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-etend-le-gel-des-prestations-migratoires-a-des-milliers-de-travailleurs-etrangers-de-19-pays/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/luscis-etend-le-gel-des-prestations-migratoires-a-des-milliers-de-travailleurs-etrangers-de-19-pays/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%E2%80%99USCIS%20%C3%A9tend%20le%20gel%20des%20prestations%20migratoires%20%C3%A0%20des%20milliers%20de%20travailleurs%20%C3%A9trangers%20de%2019%20pays&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fluscis-etend-le-gel-des-prestations-migratoires-a-des-milliers-de-travailleurs-etrangers-de-19-pays%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Trump Expands U.S. Travel Ban to Seven More Countries, Including Syria](https://ctninfo.com/trump-expands-u-s-travel-ban-to-seven-more-countries-including-syria/) **Published:** December 16, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** President Donald Trump signed a new proclamation on Tuesday, expanding the list of countries subject to a total entry ban to the United States. According to an official White House announcement, seven additional countries are now affected, including Syria and several nations in Africa and Asia. In a statement, the U.S. government specified that the decision aims to “strengthen and extend entry restrictions targeting nationals of countries with persistent and serious deficiencies in border controls, information verification, and information sharing,” with the goal of protecting U.S. national security and public safety. ### Seven countries are now subject to a complete entry ban The new measure prohibits entry to the United States for nationals of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, as well as individuals traveling with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority. Laos and Sierra Leone, previously subject to partial restrictions, are now under a complete entry ban. The White House stated that these provisions will take effect on January 1, but did not specify whether humanitarian or diplomatic exemptions will be available. Syria at the Center of Diplomatic Tensions Syria’s inclusion comes amid a complex diplomatic context. In recent months, President Trump has expressed support for Syria’s reconstruction and stabilization following discussions in November with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. A former rebel commander and ex-military leader previously affiliated with Al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa had appeared on American sanctions lists before re-emerging internationally. Since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad, he has traveled abroad to present himself as a moderate leader committed to reunifying a country devastated by civil war and ending its diplomatic isolation. However, Washington’s position hardened after a recent deadly attack in Syria. According to the U.S. military, two American soldiers and one civilian interpreter were killed in an ambush attributed to a suspected Islamic State operative targeting a joint American-Syrian convoy. The assailant was reportedly killed at the scene. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump promised a “very serious response” and described the attack as “terrible” in a press statement. ### White House Security Justifications To justify the ban on Syria, the White House cited high visa overstay rates and ongoing structural deficiencies. According to the official statement, the country “does not have adequate central authority for passport or civil document issuance” and cannot ensure that its border control and verification procedures meet U.S. standards. U.S. authorities acknowledged some security cooperation with Syria but determined that current conditions do not allow for a reliable assessment of travelers. Continued Tightening of Migration Policy This expansion is part of a migration strategy that has been reinforced since President Trump’s return to the White House in January. In June, he signed a proclamation prohibiting entry to nationals of twelve countries and imposing partial restrictions on seven others, citing threats from “foreign terrorists” and other security risks. These bans, affecting both immigrants and non-immigrants such as tourists, students, and business travelers, remain in effect according to the presidency. The Trump administration has also added partial restrictions on 15 additional countries, including Nigeria. Nigeria has received particular attention from President Trump, who suggested in early November the possibility of military action due to the treatment of Christians. Nigerian authorities dispute these accusations, arguing they oversimplify a complex security situation and overlook efforts to guarantee religious freedom. The escalation of migration measures comes amid recent domestic violence. Last month, two National Guard members were shot and killed in Washington. Investigators reported that the attacker was an Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021 through a resettlement program. Trump administration officials stated that this program lacked sufficient vetting. Days after the shooting, the president announced his intention to “permanently suspend” migration from what he called “third-world countries,” without providing a specific list or definition. 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Sept États supplémentaires sont désormais concernés, parmi lesquels figure la Syrie, ainsi que plusieurs pays d’Afrique et d’Asie, selon une annonce officielle de la Maison-Blanche. Dans un communiqué, le gouvernement américain précise que cette décision vise à « renforcer et étendre les restrictions d’entrée visant les ressortissants de pays présentant des défaillances persistantes et graves en matière de contrôle, de vérification et de partage d’informations », dans le but de protéger la sécurité nationale et la sûreté publique des États-Unis. ### Sept pays désormais frappés par une interdiction totale La nouvelle mesure interdit l’entrée aux États-Unis aux ressortissants du Burkina Faso, du Mali, du Niger, du Soudan du Sud et de la Syrie. Elle s’applique également aux personnes voyageant avec des documents délivrés par l’Autorité palestinienne. Par ailleurs, le Laos et la Sierra Leone, jusque-là soumis à des restrictions partielles, sont désormais placés sous le régime d’une interdiction complète. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) La Maison-Blanche a indiqué que ces nouvelles dispositions entreront en vigueur le 1er janvier, sans préciser si des exemptions humanitaires ou diplomatiques seront prévues dans certains cas spécifiques. ### Le cas syrien au cœur des contradictions diplomatiques L’inclusion de la Syrie dans cette liste intervient dans un contexte diplomatique particulièrement complexe. Ces derniers mois, Donald Trump avait pourtant affiché sa volonté de soutenir la reconstruction et la stabilisation du pays, à la suite de discussions inédites en novembre avec le président syrien Ahmed al-Sharaa. Ancien chef rebelle et ex-commandant affilié à Al-Qaïda, Ahmed al-Sharaa avait longtemps figuré sur les listes de sanctions américaines avant de revenir sur le devant de la scène internationale. Après la chute de l’ancien président Bachar al-Assad, il a multiplié les déplacements à l’étranger afin de se présenter comme un dirigeant modéré, désireux de réunifier un pays ravagé par des années de guerre civile et de rompre avec son isolement diplomatique. Cependant, la position de Washington s’est durcie après une attaque meurtrière survenue récemment en Syrie. Selon l’armée américaine, deux soldats de l’armée de terre des États-Unis ainsi qu’un interprète civil ont été tués lors d’une embuscade attribuée à un assaillant présumé de l’organisation État islamique, visant un convoi conjoint de forces américaines et syriennes. L’assaillant aurait été abattu sur place. Dans une publication sur sa plateforme Truth Social, Donald Trump a promis une « riposte très sérieuse », qualifiant l’attaque de « terrible » lors d’une déclaration à la presse. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Des justifications sécuritaires avancées par la Maison-Blanche Pour justifier l’interdiction visant la Syrie, la Maison-Blanche a mis en avant des taux élevés de dépassement de visas ainsi que des lacunes structurelles persistantes. Selon le communiqué officiel, le pays « ne dispose pas d’une autorité centrale adéquate pour la délivrance de passeports ou de documents civils » et ne serait pas en mesure d’assurer des procédures de contrôle et de vérification conformes aux standards américains. Les autorités américaines reconnaissent que la Syrie coopère avec les États-Unis sur certaines questions de sécurité, tout en estimant que les conditions actuelles ne permettent pas de garantir une évaluation fiable des voyageurs. ### Un durcissement continu de la politique migratoire Cette nouvelle extension s’inscrit dans une stratégie migratoire déjà largement renforcée depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche en janvier. En juin dernier, le président avait déjà signé une proclamation interdisant totalement l’entrée aux ressortissants de douze pays et imposant des restrictions partielles à sept autres, invoquant la menace de « terroristes étrangers » et d’autres risques sécuritaires. Ces interdictions, qui concernent aussi bien les immigrants que les non-immigrants — touristes, étudiants ou voyageurs d’affaires — demeurent en vigueur, selon la présidence. Par ailleurs, l’administration Trump a ajouté des restrictions partielles supplémentaires visant quinze autres pays, dont le Nigeria. Ce pays fait l’objet d’une attention particulière de la part du président américain, qui avait évoqué début novembre la possibilité d’une action militaire en raison du traitement réservé aux chrétiens. Les autorités nigérianes contestent ces accusations, estimant qu’elles simplifient à l’excès une situation sécuritaire complexe et ignorent les efforts menés pour garantir la liberté religieuse. ### Un climat sécuritaire tendu aux États-Unis L’escalade des mesures migratoires intervient également dans un contexte intérieur marqué par des violences récentes. Le mois dernier, deux membres de la Garde nationale ont été abattus à Washington. Les enquêteurs ont indiqué que l’attaque avait été perpétrée par un ressortissant afghan entré aux États-Unis en 2021 dans le cadre d’un programme de réinstallation. Des responsables de l’administration Trump ont affirmé que ce programme souffrait d’un manque de vérifications suffisantes. Quelques jours après la fusillade, le président a déclaré vouloir « suspendre de manière permanente » la migration en provenance de ce qu’il a qualifié de « pays du tiers monde », sans fournir de liste précise ni de définition officielle. Article rédigé à partir d’informations rapportées par Reuters, notamment par les journalistes Daphne Psaledakis, Jasper Ward et Bhargav Acharya. ![Republicans warn Justice Department probe of Trump would trigger political war](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Republicans-warn-Justice-Department-probe-of-Trump-would-trigger-political-300x169.jpg) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38821&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38821&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/donald-trump-etend-linterdiction-de-voyage-a-sept-nouveaux-pays-dont-la-syrie/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/donald-trump-etend-linterdiction-de-voyage-a-sept-nouveaux-pays-dont-la-syrie/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/donald-trump-etend-linterdiction-de-voyage-a-sept-nouveaux-pays-dont-la-syrie/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/donald-trump-etend-linterdiction-de-voyage-a-sept-nouveaux-pays-dont-la-syrie/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/donald-trump-etend-linterdiction-de-voyage-a-sept-nouveaux-pays-dont-la-syrie/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Donald%20Trump%20%C3%A9tend%20l%E2%80%99interdiction%20de%20voyage%20%C3%A0%20sept%20nouveaux%20pays%2C%20dont%20la%20Syrie&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fdonald-trump-etend-linterdiction-de-voyage-a-sept-nouveaux-pays-dont-la-syrie%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Avant le déploiement de la FRG, l’International Crisis Group alerte : Les gangs haïtiens ont métamorphosé leur pouvoir](https://ctninfo.com/avant-le-deploiement-de-la-frg-linternational-crisis-group-alerte-les-gangs-haitiens-ont-metamorphose-leur-pouvoir/) **Published:** December 16, 2025 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Dans la fumée âcre des pneus brûlés et le crépitement lointain des armes automatiques, une nouvelle réalité criminelle s’est imposée en Haïti. Ce n’est plus l’image désordonnée de bandes rivales se disputant des quartiers, mais celle d’une coalition structurée, Viv Ansanm, qui contrôle désormais une grande partie de la capitale et étend son emprise sur le territoire national. À l’approche du déploiement de la Force de répression des gangs (FRG) – une mission internationale offensive de 5 500 soldats approuvée par l’ONU en septembre 2025 – le pays se trouve à un moment charnière. L’International Crisis Group (ICG) publie un rapport approfondi, fruit de plus de 300 entretiens, analysant la reconfiguration inédite des gangs haïtiens et proposant une feuille de route pour éviter l’enlisement. « Les gangs ne sont plus les milices des politiciens. Ils sont devenus des acteurs à part entière, avec leur propre agenda économique et politique », explique un chercheur sécuritaire ayant contribué au rapport. L’analyse de l’ICG retrace une évolution cruciale : depuis les « chimères » des années 1990 – petits groupes armés soutenus par le parti Fanmi Lavalas – jusqu’à la création de Viv Ansanm, les gangs ont progressivement rompu leur subordination aux élites. Pendant des décennies, l’histoire haïtienne a été marquée par cette symbiose toxique. Duvalier et ses Tontons Macoutes ont tracé la voie. Après eux, responsables politiques et acteurs économiques ont utilisé les gangs pour intimider, protéger des intérêts ou saboter des élections, en échange de financements, d’armes et de postes administratifs. Mais l’assassinat du président Jovenel Moïse en juillet 2021 a ouvert une ère nouvelle. Profitant du vide politique, les gangs ont accéléré leur autonomisation, diversifié leurs revenus et accru leur puissance militaire. « La relation est devenue transactionnelle, fluide », note le rapport. « Les gangs s’allient désormais avec le plus offrant, mais n’obéissent plus. » Cette indépendance a permis l’alliance historique entre les deux principales coalitions rivales : le G9 de Jimmy « Barbecue » Chérizier et le Gpèp de Ti Gabriel. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Viv Ansanm : une alliance contre-nature qui tient La création de Viv Ansanm (« Vivre ensemble ») en août 2023 puis l’offensive éclair de février 2024 ont stupéfait les observateurs. Jamais des gangs aux rivalités sanglantes n’avaient su coordonner une campagne militaire d’une telle ampleur. Leur cible ? Les symboles de l’État : aéroport, palais présidentiel, prisons, commissariats. « Cette alliance était motivée par une menace commune : l’arrivée annoncée d’une force internationale dirigée par le Kenya », analyse une source diplomatique. Jimmy Chérizier l’avait clairement exprimé : « Ce ne sera pas un combat du G9 ou du Gpèp, ce sera un combat du peuple haïtien. » Contre toute attente, la coalition a tenu. Structurée en plateforme de coordination où les décisions se prennent collectivement, elle rassemblerait « entre 12 000 et 20 000 membres, dont 3 000 lourdement armés ». Elle a permis une expansion territoriale rapide, notamment à Kenscoff et dans le département du Centre, ainsi qu’une diversification des activités criminelles. ### Le nouveau modèle économique des gangs : extorsion, péages et trafic international L’analyse économique de l’ICG est édifiante. Les gangs ont systématisé et industrialisé le crime : L’extorsion est devenue un impôt forcé, prélevé aussi bien sur les vendeurs de rue que sur les usines et les compagnies de transport. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les péages illégaux sur les routes nationales rapportent des dizaines de millions de dollars par an. Un camion doit débourser 1 500 dollars par mois pour circuler sur certains axes. Le trafic de drogues prend une place croissante. Le contrôle des routes et des zones côtières fait d’Haïti un point nodal du transit de cocaïne vers l’Amérique du Nord, en collaboration avec des réseaux caribéens, notamment jamaïcains. La piraterie côtière et les enlèvements contre rançon (souvent accompagnés de violences sexuelles) complètent ce modèle d’une redoutable efficacité. « Ces revenus leur donnent une autonomie financière qui les affranchit de leurs anciens parrains politiques », souligne un expert de la criminalité transnationale. ### La stratégie de légitimation : des gangs en costume politique Phénomène saisissant : Viv Ansanm ne se présente plus comme une organisation criminelle, mais comme un mouvement politique. Jimmy Chérizier, en costume-cravate, dépose des gerbes lors des commémorations nationales. Ses discours, diffusés en vidéo, reprennent la rhétorique nationaliste et dénoncent « les élites corrompues » et « la mafia au pouvoir ». « Ils cherchent à construire une légitimité populaire en instrumentalisant le ressentiment contre la classe politique », analyse une sociologue haïtienne. Des distributions ponctuelles de nourriture ou d’argent, le nettoyage symbolique de rues (« la diplomatie des ordures »), l’organisation de manifestations : tout est mis en œuvre pour façonner l’image de défenseurs des pauvres. L’objectif ultime, selon le rapport, est clair : obtenir une amnistie générale et une place à la table des négociations pour l’après-février 2026, date de la fin du mandat du gouvernement de transition. ### L’échec des réponses et l’arrivée de la Force de répression des gangs Face à cette menace, les réponses ont été jusqu’ici largement inefficaces. La Mission multinationale dirigée par le Kenya (MMAS), déployée en 2024, n’a jamais eu les effectifs ni le financement nécessaires. La police haïtienne, sous-équipée et infiltrée, est dépassée. En désespoir de cause, les autorités ont recouru à des drones armés pilotés par une task force associant policiers et sous-traitants privés liés à Erik Prince, fondateur de Blackwater. Une escalade technologique qui a fait des centaines de morts, dont des civils, soulevant de graves questions juridiques et éthiques. C’est dans ce contexte que l’ONU a approuvé la création de la Force de répression des gangs (FRG). Dotée d’un mandat offensif et de la capacité d’agir indépendamment des autorités haïtiennes, elle représente un changement de paradigme. Mais son succès est conditionné à plusieurs facteurs critiques mis en lumière par l’ICG. ### Les recommandations de l’ICG : une stratégie intégrée pour éviter le piège Le rapport insiste : une approche purement militaire serait vouée à l’échec. Voici les piliers de la stratégie recommandée : 1. Reprendre le contrôle du territoire de manière ciblée et protectrice Priorité aux routes nationales et aux zones côtières pour asphyxier financièrement les gangs, avec un risque civil minimal. Création de couloirs humanitaires et évacuation des civils avant toute opération. Coordination impérative via un Conseil national de sécurité (CNS) rapidement opérationnel, incluant des règles strictes pour l’usage des drones. 2. Renforcer durablement l’appareil de sécurité haïtien Création d’un centre de formation policière hors de Port-au-Prince. Soutien à la police des frontières, aux garde-côtes et à la brigade antidrogue, unités essentielles pour tarir les flux d’armes et de stupéfiants. Construction d’une prison de haute sécurité pour les membres de gangs arrêtés. 3. Ouvrir des voies de sortie et préparer un dialogue sous conditions Extension urgente des programmes de démobilisation pour les mineurs (des milliers dans les rangs des gangs). Une fois la supériorité militaire rétablie, ouverture de canaux de négociation avec les gangs. Offrir des peines réduites en échange d’abandons de territoires, de cessation des violences sexuelles et des enlèvements, et d’aveux complets. Rompre les liens avec les élites : poursuivre les responsables politiques et économiques complices, condition essentielle pour toute crédibilité du dialogue. 4. Assainir la vie politique avant la transition de février 2026 Exclure de toute fonction publique les personnes sanctionnées pour soutien aux gangs. Le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU doit élargir sa liste de sanctions au-delà des chefs de gangs, pour cibler leurs soutiens financiers et politiques. ### Le dilemme haïtien : négocier avec les diables ? « La plupart des Haïtiens refusent catégoriquement toute discussion avec les auteurs de ces horreurs », reconnaît un membre d’une organisation de victimes. Le rapport de l’ICG ne minimise pas ce dilemme moral. Les gangs sont responsables d’au moins 16 000 morts depuis 2022, de viols systématiques, du déplacement de 1,4 million de personnes et d’une crise humanitaire catastrophique. Pourtant, l’alternative – une campagne militaire d’éradication totale – aurait un coût humain exorbitant et ne réglerait pas les causes profondes du conflit. « Éliminer des chefs de gang ne fait que créer un vide temporaire, vite comblé », rappelle l’analyse. Sans briser le cycle de recrutement (en hausse de 70% chez les enfants en 2024) et sans couper les liens criminel-politique, la violence ressurgira. ### Une fenêtre d’opportunité étroite et risquée Alors que les premiers contingents de la FRG doivent arriver en avril 2026, Haïti entre dans une phase critique. Les gangs chercheront à exploiter la transition politique et tout vide sécuritaire pour démontrer leur résilience. « La nouvelle force internationale peut inverser le rapport de force sur le terrain, mais elle ne doit pas être un placebo », conclut le rapport. « Sa légitimité dépendra de sa capacité à protéger les civils, à rendre des comptes, et à s’inscrire dans une stratégie politique plus large. » Le défi est immense. Il ne s’agit plus seulement de « rétablir la sécurité », mais de désamorcer une machine de guerre économique et de contre-pouvoir politique qui a profondément métamorphosé le paysage criminel haïtien. L’heure n’est plus aux demi-mesures, mais à une action concertée, lucide et multidimensionnelle, sous peine de voir Haïti sombrer définitivement dans le chaos. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/P-au-P-Swat-300x213.avif) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/avant-le-deploiement-de-la-frg-linternational-crisis-group-alerte-les-gangs-haitiens-ont-metamorphose-leur-pouvoir/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/avant-le-deploiement-de-la-frg-linternational-crisis-group-alerte-les-gangs-haitiens-ont-metamorphose-leur-pouvoir/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/avant-le-deploiement-de-la-frg-linternational-crisis-group-alerte-les-gangs-haitiens-ont-metamorphose-leur-pouvoir/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/avant-le-deploiement-de-la-frg-linternational-crisis-group-alerte-les-gangs-haitiens-ont-metamorphose-leur-pouvoir/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/avant-le-deploiement-de-la-frg-linternational-crisis-group-alerte-les-gangs-haitiens-ont-metamorphose-leur-pouvoir/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Avant%20le%20d%C3%A9ploiement%20de%20la%20FRG%2C%20l%E2%80%99International%20Crisis%20Group%20alerte%20%3A%20Les%20gangs%20ha%C3%AFtiens%20ont%20m%C3%A9tamorphos%C3%A9%20leur%20pouvoir&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Favant-le-deploiement-de-la-frg-linternational-crisis-group-alerte-les-gangs-haitiens-ont-metamorphose-leur-pouvoir%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Massachusetts: ICE Transforms Courthouses Into Arrest Sites, Apprehensions Nearly Triple](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-ice-transforms-courthouses-into-arrest-sites-apprehensions-nearly-triple/) **Published:** December 16, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** The increased presence of immigration agents in Massachusetts courthouses raises significant concerns about access to justice and the safety of individuals seeking it. This year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have maintained a near-constant presence in Massachusetts courthouses. According to WBUR, they wait outside in unmarked vehicles, interact with clerks, and monitor hearings to identify individuals for apprehension. Lawyers acknowledge that ICE has previously made courthouse arrests, but the scale has increased significantly under the second Trump administration. “Before, you didn’t constantly feel immigration’s presence in the building. Today, it’s the first thing you think about,” testified Antonio Vincenty, a public defender working in East Boston, Chelsea, and downtown Boston. ICE data compiled by the Deportation Data Project at the University of California, Berkeley, and reported by WBUR, show that arrests at Massachusetts courthouses nearly tripled during the first nine months of Trump’s presidency. Between January and mid-October, there were 386 arrests at 46 courthouses statewide, including 147 at Boston’s federal courthouse. In comparison, 131 arrests occurred during the same period the previous year under the Biden administration. These figures likely underestimate the actual number of arrests. For example, in East Boston, ICE reports only six courthouse arrests, while lawyers and immigrant rights advocates report witnessing many more. ### Judicial Proceedings Undermined Kevin Hayden, Suffolk County District Attorney, states that the increase in arrests has already affected hundreds of cases handled by his office. He cites cases where defendants were detained during judicial proceedings and instances where victims and witnesses refused to cooperate due to fear of ICE agents. “The major concern is the chilling effect this has on our ability to ensure public safety, particularly for victims and witnesses of crimes,” Kevin Hayden stated. While acknowledging that ICE has legal authority to operate in courthouses, the district attorney added, “Do I wish they would stay out of our courthouses? Absolutely.” In response, the Massachusetts Trial Court issued a directive in May outlining procedures for interactions with ICE. Court staff may provide public information upon request but must not initiate contact with immigration agents under any circumstances. The policy allows federal agents to enter courthouse detention areas to make arrests but explicitly prohibits court staff from assisting or interfering with these operations. This rule was tested on November 21 in East Boston after the arraignment of Alejandro Orrego Agudelo. A video shared with WBUR shows the 27-year-old man lying on the ground, shirtless, barefoot, and shackled, calling for help as two agents in black hoodies and jeans attempt to restrain him. As a crowd gathered, a court officer in a white shirt and court badge assisted ICE agents in subduing Orrego and helped push him into the back of a black SUV. A woman in the crowd called out to the agents: “Where are you taking him? He was released by the court.” “He has to go before immigration court,” one of the agents responded. According to Trial Court spokesperson Jennifer Donahue, this incident violates state judicial policy. “Measures are underway to address this violation,” she stated in a release. ### Disturbing Testimony in Courtrooms In another incident in late November at East Boston District Court, an 18-year-old high school student appeared for a hearing. WBUR refers to him by his middle name, Josué, due to concerns about ICE retaliation. According to his testimony, the judge first called cases involving non-Latinos before addressing those involving Latin Americans, all of whom were Spanish-speaking and required an interpreter. ICE agents allegedly appeared at that time. Advocates outside the courthouse report that at least two people were arrested during hearings that day. Josué recalls hearing commotion and realizing individuals were being apprehended as they left. “Of course,” he responded in Spanish when asked if he was afraid. “But thank God, no.” Josué, who is undocumented and arrived in the United States at age 15, explains that he was able to leave the courthouse while agents were occupied with another arrest. ### Calls to Strengthen Restrictions In Waltham, west of Boston, signs posted on lampposts outside the courthouse state: “ICE arrested our neighbor here.” “Unfortunately, our courthouse has become an ICE trap,” says Jonathan Paz, founder of the Fuerza Community Defense Network, a group that monitors the federal agency’s activities in the city. Along with other activists, he is urging the state to impose stricter limits on ICE operations in courthouses. “Why are Massachusetts taxpayer dollars being used to facilitate these arrests in our courthouses?” he asks. State Senator Lydia Edwards, an East Boston representative and co-chair of the state legislature’s judiciary committee, says she is closely monitoring the situation. She is considering proposing rules requiring ICE agents to present a warrant signed by a judge, similar to measures recently adopted in Illinois and Connecticut. “Even though we already require a civil detention order, it’s essential to begin a debate on requiring a judicial warrant,” she says. She also suggests expanding the use of remote hearings. “Not having to physically go to court prevents ICE from making arrests there,” she notes. “I want our courthouses to be safe and welcoming places for justice, regardless of people’s immigration status,” Lydia Edwards concludes. “That’s my goal.” ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1210_east-boston-court02-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38815&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38815&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-ice-transforms-courthouses-into-arrest-sites-apprehensions-nearly-triple/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-ice-transforms-courthouses-into-arrest-sites-apprehensions-nearly-triple/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-ice-transforms-courthouses-into-arrest-sites-apprehensions-nearly-triple/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-ice-transforms-courthouses-into-arrest-sites-apprehensions-nearly-triple/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-ice-transforms-courthouses-into-arrest-sites-apprehensions-nearly-triple/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Massachusetts%3A%20ICE%20Transforms%20Courthouses%20Into%20Arrest%20Sites%2C%20Apprehensions%20Nearly%20Triple&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmassachusetts-ice-transforms-courthouses-into-arrest-sites-apprehensions-nearly-triple%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Massachusetts : l’ICE transforme les tribunaux en lieux d’arrestation, les interpellations ont presque triplé](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-lice-transforme-les-tribunaux-en-lieux-darrestation-les-interpellations-ont-presque-triple/) **Published:** December 16, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** La présence accrue d’agents de l’immigration dans les palais de justice de l’État du Massachusetts suscite de vives inquiétudes quant à l’accès à la justice et à la sécurité des justiciables. Dans le Massachusetts, les agents de l’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sont devenus une présence quasi permanente dans les tribunaux cette année. En civil, ils attendent à l’extérieur dans des véhicules banalisés, échangent avec des greffiers et observent les audiences afin d’identifier des personnes à interpeller, rapporte la radio publique WBUR. Si les avocats rappellent que l’ICE procède depuis longtemps à des arrestations dans les tribunaux, l’ampleur du phénomène s’est fortement accentuée sous la seconde administration Trump. ” Avant, on ne ressentait pas constamment la présence de l’immigration dans le bâtiment. Aujourd’hui, c’est la première chose à laquelle on pense “, témoigne Antonio Vincenty, défenseur public intervenant notamment à East Boston, Chelsea et dans le centre de Boston. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Selon des données de l’ICE compilées par le *Deportation Data Project* de l’Université de Californie à Berkeley, les arrestations effectuées dans les tribunaux du Massachusetts ont presque triplé au cours des neuf premiers mois de la présidence Trump, a rapporté WBUR qui fait état de **386 arrestations dans 46 tribunaux à travers l’État**, dont **147 au tribunal fédéral de Boston**, entre janvier et mi-octobre. À titre de comparaison, **131 arrestations** avaient été recensées sur la même période l’année précédente, sous l’administration Biden. Ces chiffres seraient en réalité en deçà de la situation réelle. À East Boston, par exemple, l’ICE ne reconnaît que six arrestations dans les tribunaux, alors que des avocats et des défenseurs des droits des immigrants affirment en avoir observé bien davantage. ### **Des procédures judiciaires fragilisées** Pour Kevin Hayden, procureur du comté de Suffolk, cette intensification des arrestations a déjà eu des conséquences concrètes sur des centaines de dossiers traités par son bureau. Il évoque des cas dans lesquels des accusés ont été placés en détention en pleine procédure judiciaire, ainsi que des situations où des victimes et des témoins ont refusé de coopérer, par crainte de la présence d’agents de l’ICE. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ” La préoccupation majeure est l’effet dissuasif que cela produit sur notre capacité à garantir la sécurité publique, notamment pour les victimes et les témoins de crimes “, a déclaré Kevin Hayden. Tout en reconnaissant que l’ICE dispose d’une autorité légale pour opérer dans les tribunaux, le procureur ajoute : ” Est-ce que je souhaite qu’ils restent en dehors de nos tribunaux ? Absolument. “ Face à cette intensification, le *Massachusetts Trial Court* a publié en mai une directive précisant la conduite à tenir face à l’ICE. Le personnel judiciaire peut fournir des informations publiques sur demande, mais ne doit en aucun cas initier de contact avec les agents de l’immigration. La politique autorise les agents fédéraux à pénétrer dans les zones de détention des tribunaux pour procéder à des arrestations, tout en interdisant explicitement au personnel judiciaire d’aider ou d’entraver ces opérations. ### **Cette règle a été mise à rude épreuve le 21 novembre dernier à East Boston, à l’issue de l’inculpation d’Alejandro Orrego Agudelo.** Une vidéo partagée avec WBUR montre le jeune homme de 27 ans allongé au sol, torse nu, pieds nus et entravé, criant à l’aide tandis que deux agents en sweat à capuche noir et jean tentaient de le maîtriser. Alors qu’une foule se formait, un agent judiciaire vêtu d’une chemise blanche et portant un badge du tribunal a aidé les agents de l’ICE à maîtriser Orrego, allant jusqu’à l’aider à le pousser à l’arrière d’un SUV noir. Une femme dans la foule a interpellé les agents : ” Où l’emmenez-vous ? Il a été libéré par le tribunal. “ ” Il doit se rendre devant le tribunal de l’immigration “, a répondu l’un des agents. Selon la porte-parole du *Trial Court*, Jennifer Donahue, cet épisode constitue une violation de la politique judiciaire de l’État. ” Des mesures sont en cours pour traiter cette violation “, a-t-elle indiqué dans un communiqué. ### **Des témoignages inquiétants dans les salles d’audience** Dans un autre incident survenu fin novembre au tribunal de district d’East Boston, un lycéen de 18 ans s’est présenté à une audience. WBUR l’identifie par son deuxième prénom, Josué, en raison de craintes de représailles de l’ICE. Selon son témoignage, le juge a d’abord appelé les affaires concernant des non-Latinos, avant de traiter celles impliquant des personnes latino-américaines, toutes hispanophones et nécessitant un interprète. C’est à ce moment-là que les agents de l’ICE seraient apparus. Des défenseurs présents à l’extérieur du tribunal affirment qu’au moins deux personnes ont été arrêtées ce jour-là pendant les audiences. Josué raconte avoir entendu de l’agitation et compris que des individus étaient interpellés à leur sortie. ” Bien sûr “, a-t-il répondu en espagnol lorsqu’on lui a demandé s’il avait peur. ” Mais Dieu merci, non. “ Sans papiers et arrivé aux États-Unis à l’âge de 15 ans, Josué explique qu’il a pu quitter le tribunal pendant que les agents étaient occupés à arrêter quelqu’un d’autre. ### **Des appels à renforcer les restrictions** À Waltham, à l’ouest de Boston, des affiches apposées sur des lampadaires devant le tribunal avertissent : ” L’ICE a arrêté notre voisin ici. “ ” Malheureusement, notre tribunal est devenu un piège tendu par l’ICE “, déplore Jonathan Paz, fondateur du *Fuerza Community Defense Network*, un groupe qui surveille les activités de l’agence fédérale dans la ville. Avec d’autres militants, il appelle l’État à imposer davantage de limites aux opérations de l’ICE dans les tribunaux. ” Pourquoi l’argent des contribuables du Massachusetts est-il utilisé pour faciliter ces arrestations dans nos tribunaux ? “, s’interroge-t-il. La sénatrice Lydia Edwards, élue d’East Boston et coprésidente de la commission judiciaire du Parlement de l’État, affirme suivre de près la situation. Elle envisage de proposer des règles obligeant les agents de l’ICE à présenter un mandat signé par un juge, à l’image de mesures récemment adoptées en Illinois et dans le Connecticut. ” Même si nous exigeons déjà une ordonnance de détention civile, il est essentiel d’ouvrir le débat sur l’exigence d’un mandat judiciaire “, estime-t-elle. Elle suggère également d’élargir le recours aux audiences à distance. ” Ne pas avoir à se rendre physiquement au tribunal empêche l’ICE d’y procéder à des arrestations “, souligne-t-elle. ” Je souhaite que nos tribunaux soient des lieux sûrs et accueillants pour rendre la justice, quel que soit le statut migratoire des personnes “, conclut Lydia Edwards. ” C’est mon objectif. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1210_east-boston-court02-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38808&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38808&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-lice-transforme-les-tribunaux-en-lieux-darrestation-les-interpellations-ont-presque-triple/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-lice-transforme-les-tribunaux-en-lieux-darrestation-les-interpellations-ont-presque-triple/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-lice-transforme-les-tribunaux-en-lieux-darrestation-les-interpellations-ont-presque-triple/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-lice-transforme-les-tribunaux-en-lieux-darrestation-les-interpellations-ont-presque-triple/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/massachusetts-lice-transforme-les-tribunaux-en-lieux-darrestation-les-interpellations-ont-presque-triple/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Massachusetts%20%3A%20l%E2%80%99ICE%20transforme%20les%20tribunaux%20en%20lieux%20d%E2%80%99arrestation%2C%20les%20interpellations%20ont%20presque%20tripl%C3%A9&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fmassachusetts-lice-transforme-les-tribunaux-en-lieux-darrestation-les-interpellations-ont-presque-triple%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Louisiana Republican Leaders Divided Over New Orleans Immigration Raids](https://ctninfo.com/louisiana-republican-leaders-divided-over-new-orleans-immigration-raids/) **Published:** December 16, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Louisiana Republican leaders are at odds over federal immigration enforcement efforts in the Bayou State, as Border Patrol agents seek to arrest 5,000 people, The Hill reports. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, a Republican, said local residents who are living legally in the state have expressed concerns. “I think the president needs to take a step back and look at what’s going on and try to relieve some of the fear in these communities for the people that are here legally,” he said in an interview, according to local outlet 4WWL. The Trump administration has launched several targeted immigration enforcement operations in various states in recent weeks with the goal of removing immigrants in the country illegally. In addition to Louisiana, North Carolina, Illinois, California, New York, and Florida have been subject to heightened detention and removal efforts. Agents have reportedly apprehended people at places of worship, schools, and businesses. “It’s home builders, it’s restaurants, it’s hotels — people aren’t showing up for work,” said Nungesser, who is in charge of Louisiana’s tourism efforts, in an interview. “How long is it going to continue?” he asked. “Did they say we’re gonna be here for two weeks, for two months, or we’re gonna be here until 12 million people are detained? What is that going to cost the economy?” These questions underscore growing economic concerns about large-scale immigration operations, particularly in a state where tourism and hospitality are major economic sectors. ### Governor’s Firm Stance However, the office of Gov. Jeff Landry, also a Republican, has adopted a diametrically opposed position, stating that undocumented immigrants should be swiftly removed. “It is disappointing that he would seek to give individuals who enter our country illegally and then commit crimes greater rights than American citizens,” said Kate Kelly, Landry’s spokesperson, when asked to comment on the lieutenant governor’s statements, according to The New Orleans Advocate. “When an American citizen commits a crime, they are held accountable under the law and face jail time — the same standard should apply to everyone,” she added. This public disagreement between two senior Louisiana Republican officials reveals growing tensions within the party over how to implement the strict immigration policies promised by President Trump. On the one hand, Lt. Gov. Nungesser expresses the practical concerns of communities and economic sectors affected by the operations, highlighting their impact on the workforce and local economy. His position reflects the concerns of legal residents who fear being caught in the net of immigration operations or who see their communities disrupted. On the other hand, Gov. Landry maintains a hard line, favoring strict law enforcement without consideration for short-term economic or social consequences. This division within Louisiana’s Republican leadership illustrates a broader dilemma facing conservative elected officials: how to reconcile support for President Trump’s immigration agenda with the economic and social realities of their states. ### Operation “Catahoula Crunch” The ongoing operation in New Orleans, named “Catahoula Crunch,” has already led to more than 250 arrests. The stated goal of 5,000 arrests represents an unprecedented scale for an immigration operation in a single state. Apprehensions at sensitive locations such as places of worship and schools have particularly fueled criticism, including from some Republican officials like Nungesser, who are concerned about the impact on local communities. This controversy comes as the Trump administration intensifies its immigration enforcement efforts across the country, seeking to fulfill its campaign promise to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history. 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Le lieutenant-gouverneur Billy Nungesser, républicain, a déclaré que des résidents locaux, qui vivent légalement dans l’État, ont exprimé leurs préoccupations. “Je pense que le président doit prendre du recul et examiner ce qui se passe et essayer de soulager une partie de la peur dans ces communautés pour les personnes qui sont ici légalement”, a-t-il déclaré lors d’une interview, selon le média local 4WWL. L’administration Trump a lancé plusieurs opérations ciblées d’application des lois d’immigration dans divers États ces dernières semaines dans le but d’expulser les immigrants en situation irrégulière dans le pays. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Outre la Louisiane, la Caroline du Nord, l’Illinois, la Californie, New York et la Floride ont fait l’objet d’efforts accrus de détention et d’expulsion. Des agents auraient interpellé des personnes dans des lieux de culte, des écoles et des entreprises. ### Un impact économique préoccupant “Ce sont des constructeurs de maisons, des restaurants, des hôtels – les gens ne se présentent pas au travail”, a déclaré Nungesser, qui est responsable des efforts touristiques de la Louisiane, lors d’une interview. “Combien de temps cela va-t-il continuer ?” a-t-il demandé. “Ont-ils dit que nous allons être là pendant deux semaines, pendant deux mois, ou que nous allons être là jusqu’à ce que 12 millions de personnes soient détenues ? Quel sera le coût pour l’économie ?” Ces questions soulignent les préoccupations économiques croissantes liées aux opérations d’immigration de grande ampleur, particulièrement dans un État où le tourisme et l’hôtellerie constituent des secteurs économiques majeurs. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Une position ferme du gouverneur Cependant, le bureau du gouverneur Jeff Landry, également républicain, a adopté une position diamétralement opposée, affirmant que les immigrants en situation irrégulière devraient être rapidement expulsés. “Il est décevant qu’il cherche à accorder aux individus qui entrent illégalement dans notre pays et qui commettent ensuite des crimes plus de droits qu’aux citoyens américains”, a déclaré Kate Kelly, porte-parole de Landry, lorsqu’on lui a demandé de commenter les déclarations du lieutenant-gouverneur, selon The New Orleans Advocate. “Quand un citoyen américain commet un crime, il est tenu responsable en vertu de la loi et fait face à une peine de prison – la même norme devrait s’appliquer à tout le monde”, a-t-elle ajouté. Ce désaccord public entre deux hauts responsables républicains de Louisiane révèle les tensions croissantes au sein du parti sur la manière de mettre en œuvre les politiques d’immigration strictes promises par le président Trump. D’un côté, le lieutenant-gouverneur Nungesser exprime les préoccupations pratiques des communautés et des secteurs économiques touchés par les opérations, soulignant l’impact sur la main-d’œuvre et l’économie locale. Sa position reflète les inquiétudes de résidents légaux qui craignent d’être pris dans le filet des opérations d’immigration ou qui voient leurs communautés perturbées. De l’autre, le gouverneur Landry maintient une ligne dure, privilégiant l’application stricte de la loi sans considération pour les conséquences économiques ou sociales à court terme. Cette division au sein du leadership républicain louisianais illustre un dilemme plus large auquel font face les élus conservateurs : comment concilier le soutien à l’agenda migratoire du président Trump avec les réalités économiques et sociales de leurs États. ### L’opération “Catahoula Crunch” L’opération en cours à La Nouvelle-Orléans, baptisée “Catahoula Crunch”, a déjà conduit à plus de 250 arrestations. L’objectif déclaré de 5 000 arrestations représente une ampleur sans précédent pour une opération d’immigration dans un seul État. Les interpellations dans des lieux sensibles tels que les lieux de culte et les écoles ont particulièrement alimenté les critiques, y compris de la part de certains responsables républicains comme Nungesser qui s’inquiètent de l’impact sur les communautés locales. Cette controverse survient alors que l’administration Trump intensifie ses efforts d’application des lois d’immigration à travers le pays, cherchant à tenir sa promesse de campagne de mener la plus grande opération de déportation de l’histoire américaine. Le débat en Louisiane pourrait préfigurer des tensions similaires dans d’autres États où des opérations d’immigration de grande envergure sont en cours ou prévues, opposant les impératifs politiques nationaux aux réalités économiques et sociales locales. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/POLICE-ICE-300x205.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38785&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38785&preview=true) D’après un reportage d’Ashleigh Fields, The Hill ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/les-dirigeants-republicains-de-louisiane-divises-sur-les-raids-dimmigration-a-la-nouvelle-orleans/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-dirigeants-republicains-de-louisiane-divises-sur-les-raids-dimmigration-a-la-nouvelle-orleans/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/les-dirigeants-republicains-de-louisiane-divises-sur-les-raids-dimmigration-a-la-nouvelle-orleans/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/les-dirigeants-republicains-de-louisiane-divises-sur-les-raids-dimmigration-a-la-nouvelle-orleans/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/les-dirigeants-republicains-de-louisiane-divises-sur-les-raids-dimmigration-a-la-nouvelle-orleans/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Les%20dirigeants%20r%C3%A9publicains%20de%20Louisiane%20divis%C3%A9s%20sur%20les%20raids%20d%27immigration%20%C3%A0%20La%20Nouvelle-Orl%C3%A9ans&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fles-dirigeants-republicains-de-louisiane-divises-sur-les-raids-dimmigration-a-la-nouvelle-orleans%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Hearing on Haitian TPS in Boston Postponed Indefinitely](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-in-boston-postponed-indefinitely/) **Published:** December 15, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** Court hearing scheduled for Tuesday to determine fate of more than 520,000 Haitians postponed indefinitely amid legal confusion. The hearing on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians scheduled in Boston this Tuesday will no longer take place on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. The hearing was canceled at the last minute, with no new date yet set for this crucial session that was to determine the temporary protected status of Haitian immigrants in the United States. This sudden cancellation plunges hundreds of thousands of Haitian TPS beneficiaries into increased uncertainty about their legal future on American soil. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The Department of Homeland Security under the Trump administration had decided several weeks ago not to renew TPS for Haitians, citing improved security conditions in Haiti. If TPS were to be definitively canceled, more than 520,000 Haitians would find themselves without legal status in the United States, exposing them to immediate risks of detention and deportation. ### A Controversial Decision by the Trump Administration While the Trump administration speaks of improved conditions in Haiti, the State Department maintains the maximum security alert level for Haiti, warning Americans not to travel to the country due to deteriorating security conditions. This apparent contradiction raises questions about the consistency of government policy: how can one justify returning hundreds of thousands of people to a country that the US government itself considers too dangerous for its own citizens? US airlines are currently prohibited from operating commercial flights to the vast majority of airports in Haiti, a measure that reflects the severity of the security situation on the ground. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Rights Organizations Issue Warnings Officials from immigrant rights advocacy organizations are warning against any idea of sending back more than half a million Haitians to a country in the grip of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Haiti faces a multidimensional crisis marked by uncontrolled gang violence, institutional collapse, and widespread food insecurity. Gangs now control the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince and many regions of the country, making daily life extremely perilous for the population. Faced with this legal uncertainty, many beneficiaries are seeking other alternatives, including asylum applications, to avoid deportation. However, the asylum process is long and complex, and current judicial backlogs mean that many cases could take years to be resolved. The Trump administration is already encouraging Haitian TPS beneficiaries to leave the country as quickly as possible, even offering financial incentives for voluntary departures. This increased pressure creates a climate of fear and anxiety within the established Haitian community in the United States, many of whose members have lived in the country for years, even decades. ### A Major Issue for Hundreds of Thousands of Families The indefinite postponement of the Boston hearing prolongs the anguish of hundreds of thousands of Haitian families awaiting a decision on their future. Many have built their lives in the United States, found stable jobs, bought homes, and raised American children. The end of TPS would mean not only the potential expulsion of more than half a million people, but also family separations and the disruption of entire communities across the country. The next legal steps remain unclear, and the absence of a new hearing date only amplifies the uncertainty weighing on this vulnerable community. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/protest-in-front-of-boston-federal-court-300x225.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38799&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38799&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-in-boston-postponed-indefinitely/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-in-boston-postponed-indefinitely/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-in-boston-postponed-indefinitely/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-in-boston-postponed-indefinitely/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/hearing-on-haitian-tps-in-boston-postponed-indefinitely/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Hearing%20on%20Haitian%20TPS%20in%20Boston%20Postponed%20Indefinitely&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhearing-on-haitian-tps-in-boston-postponed-indefinitely%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [L'audience sur le TPS des Haïtiens à Boston reportée sine die](https://ctninfo.com/laudience-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-a-boston-reportee-sine-die/) **Published:** December 15, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** L’audience prévue ce mardi au tribunal de première instance devant permettre de statuer sur le sort de plus de 520 000 Haïtiens a été reportée sine die dans un contexte de confusion juridique. La séance d’audition sur le statut de protection temporaire (TPS) des Haïtiens prévue à Boston ce mardi n’aura donc plus lieu ce mardi 16 Décembre 2025. L’audience a été annulée à la dernière minute, sans qu’aucune nouvelle date n’ait encore été retenue pour la tenue de cette séance cruciale qui devrait permettre de statuer sur le statut de protection temporaire des immigrants haïtiens aux États-Unis. Cette annulation soudaine plonge des centaines de milliers de bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS dans une incertitude accrue quant à leur avenir légal sur le territoire américain. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### Une décision controversée de l’administration Trump Le département de la Sécurité intérieure de l’administration Trump avait décidé, il y a plusieurs semaines, de ne pas renouveler le TPS pour les Haïtiens, citant une amélioration des conditions sécuritaires en Haïti. Si le TPS devait être définitivement annulé, plus de 520 000 Haïtiens se retrouveraient sans statut légal aux États-Unis, les exposant à des risques immédiats de détention et d’expulsion. Alors que l’administration Trump parle d’amélioration des conditions en Haïti, le département d’État maintient le niveau d’alerte maximale de sécurité pour Haïti, avertissant les Américains de ne pas voyager dans le pays en raison de la détérioration des conditions sécuritaires. Cette contradiction apparente soulève des questions sur la cohérence de la politique gouvernementale : comment justifier le renvoi de centaines de milliers de personnes vers un pays que le gouvernement américain lui-même considère comme trop dangereux pour ses propres citoyens ? Les compagnies aériennes américaines sont actuellement interdites d’effectuer des vols commerciaux dans la grande majorité des aéroports en Haïti, une mesure qui reflète la gravité de la situation sécuritaire sur le terrain. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Des organisations de défense des droits mettent en garde Des responsables d’organisations de défense des droits des immigrants mettent en garde contre toute idée de renvoyer plus d’un demi-million d’Haïtiens dans un pays en proie à une catastrophe humanitaire sans précédent. Haïti fait face à une crise multidimensionnelle marquée par une violence gangrénaire incontrôlée, un effondrement institutionnel et une insécurité alimentaire généralisée. Les gangs contrôlent désormais la majorité de la capitale Port-au-Prince et de nombreuses régions du pays, rendant la vie quotidienne extrêmement périlleuse pour la population. Face à cette incertitude juridique, beaucoup de bénéficiaires cherchent d’autres alternatives, dont la demande d’asile, pour éviter la déportation. Toutefois, le processus d’asile est long et complexe, et les délais judiciaires actuels signifient que de nombreux dossiers pourraient prendre des années avant d’être résolus. L’administration Trump encourage déjà les bénéficiaires haïtiens du TPS à quitter le pays le plus rapidement possible, offrant même des incitations financières pour les départs volontaires. Cette pression accrue crée un climat de peur et d’anxiété au sein de la communauté haïtienne établie aux États-Unis, dont beaucoup de membres vivent dans le pays depuis des années, voire des décennies. ### Un enjeu majeur pour des centaines de milliers de familles Le report sine die de l’audience de Boston prolonge l’angoisse de centaines de milliers de familles haïtiennes qui attendent une décision sur leur avenir. Beaucoup ont construit leur vie aux États-Unis, trouvé des emplois stables, acheté des maisons et élevé des enfants américains. La fin du TPS ne signifierait pas seulement l’expulsion potentielle de plus d’un demi-million de personnes, mais aussi la séparation de familles et la perturbation de communautés entières à travers le pays. Les prochaines étapes juridiques restent floues, et l’absence d’une nouvelle date d’audience ne fait qu’amplifier l’incertitude qui pèse sur cette communauté vulnérable. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/protest-in-front-of-boston-federal-court-300x225.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38796&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38796&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/laudience-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-a-boston-reportee-sine-die/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/laudience-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-a-boston-reportee-sine-die/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/laudience-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-a-boston-reportee-sine-die/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/laudience-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-a-boston-reportee-sine-die/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/laudience-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-a-boston-reportee-sine-die/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27audience%20sur%20le%20TPS%20des%20Ha%C3%AFtiens%20%C3%A0%20Boston%20report%C3%A9e%20sine%20die&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flaudience-sur-le-tps-des-haitiens-a-boston-reportee-sine-die%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haiti: EU Sanctions Martelly, Latortue, Célestin and "5 Segonn" Gang](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-eu-sanctions-martelly-latortue-celestin-and-5-segonn-gang/) **Published:** December 15, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, Monday, December 15, 2025 – Former Haitian President Michel Joseph Martelly, ex-Senator Youri Latortue, former Senator Rony Célestin, and the “5 Segonn” gang appear on a new sanctions list adopted by the Council of the European Union, according to a statement released this Monday, December 15, 2025. These measures target individuals and a criminal entity deemed responsible for “the escalation of gang violence, serious and persistent human rights violations” in Haiti, as well as the “persistent impunity” that the perpetrators of these acts allegedly enjoy, the statement specifies. The EU text specifically accuses Michel Martelly and Youri Latortue of having “armed and financed several armed gangs” to promote their political agenda, defend their personal and economic interests, and control territory. ### These new European sanctions follow several other international measures. Michel Martelly had previously been sanctioned by the United States on August 19, 2024, for his alleged involvement in international drug trafficking and money laundering. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned former Haitian President Michel Joseph Martelly on August 19, 2024, pursuant to Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021, entitled “Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the International Illicit Drug Trade.” “Martelly has systematically abused his influence to facilitate the trafficking of dangerous drugs, including cocaine, to the United States. Moreover, he has engaged in laundering illicit drug proceeds, worked with Haitian drug traffickers, and financed numerous Haiti-based gangs.” Martelly was also sanctioned by the Canadian government on November 17, 2022, prohibiting all transactions on property or financial services with the individual in Canada or with Canadians abroad. Recently, Haiti’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ULCC) referred the matter to prosecutors for legal proceedings against him following an investigation into his asset declaration. Youri Latortue, also a founding member of the Ayiti An Aksyon (AAA) party, had been sanctioned by Canada on November 4, 2022, for his “illicit financial and operational support to armed gangs.” ### Célestin and the Néhémie Joseph Case The European Council has also listed Rony Célestin, accusing him of being “involved in violence linked to armed groups and smuggling.” He is designated as “responsible for the assassination of journalist Néhémie Joseph,” who had denounced him for his illegal activities and corruption. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Journalist Néhémie Joseph, a correspondent for Radio Méga and Radio Panique in Mirebalais, was found shot dead in his car on October 10, 2019. His legal case is still pending at the Hinche Court of Appeals, six years after the facts. Rony Célestin had already been sanctioned by the Canadian government on November 19, 2025. ### The “5 Segonn” Gang and Effects of Sanctions The entity “5 Segonn,” a powerful gang based in the Village-de-Dieu neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, is also sanctioned. It is held responsible for a long list of abuses: theft, rape, kidnappings, murders, acts of piracy, extortion, obstruction of humanitarian aid, as well as arms and drug trafficking. Concretely, the designated individuals and entity are subject to an asset freeze in the EU. It is now prohibited for European individuals and companies to provide them with funds or economic resources. They are also subject to a travel ban on EU territory. The legal acts formalizing these sanctions have been published in the Official Journal of the EU. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Martelly-Youri-Celestin-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38794&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38794&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-eu-sanctions-martelly-latortue-celestin-and-5-segonn-gang/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-eu-sanctions-martelly-latortue-celestin-and-5-segonn-gang/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-eu-sanctions-martelly-latortue-celestin-and-5-segonn-gang/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-eu-sanctions-martelly-latortue-celestin-and-5-segonn-gang/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-eu-sanctions-martelly-latortue-celestin-and-5-segonn-gang/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Haiti%3A%20EU%20Sanctions%20Martelly%2C%20Latortue%2C%20C%C3%A9lestin%20and%20%225%20Segonn%22%20Gang&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fhaiti-eu-sanctions-martelly-latortue-celestin-and-5-segonn-gang%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36a33e22b20769d9190a3c1431a17f983ac7fe7e83fee26aded639e05c876cce?s=300&r=g) CTN News [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/ctnnews/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Haiti: L’UE sanctionne Martelly, Latortue, Célestin et le gang "5 Segonn"](https://ctninfo.com/haiti-lue-sanctionne-martelly-latortue-celestin-et-le-gang-5-segonn/) **Published:** December 15, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** Port-au-Prince, lundi 15 décembre 2025 – L’ancien président haïtien Michel Joseph Martelly, l’ex-sénateur Youri Latortue, l’ancien sénateur Rony Célestin et le gang « 5 Segonn » figurent sur une nouvelle liste de sanctions adoptée par le Conseil de l’Union européenne, selon un communiqué publié ce lundi 15 décembre 2025. Ces mesures ciblent des individus et une entité criminelle jugés responsables de “l’escalade de la violence des gangs, des violations graves et incessantes des droits de l’homme” en Haïti, ainsi que de “l’impunité persistante” dont bénéficieraient les auteurs de ces actes, précise le communiqué. Le texte de l’UE accuse spécifiquement Michel Martelly et Youri Latortue d’avoir “armé et financé plusieurs bandes armées” pour promouvoir leur agenda politique, défendre leurs intérêts personnels et économiques et contrôler le territoire. Ces nouvelles sanctions européennes interviennent après plusieurs autres mesures internationales. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Michel Martelly avait préalablement été sanctionné par les États-Unis le 19 août 2024 pour son implication présumée dans le trafic international de drogues et le blanchiment d’argent. Le Bureau du contrôle des avoirs étrangers (OFAC) du département du Trésor des États-Unis a sanctionné l’ancien président d’Haïti, Michel Joseph Martelly le 19 aout 2024, conformément au décret 14059 du 15 décembre 2021, intitulé « Imposition de sanctions à l’encontre de personnes étrangères impliquées dans le commerce international illicite de drogues ». « Martelly a systématiquement abusé de son influence pour faciliter le trafic de drogues dangereuses, dont la cocaïne, à destination des États-Unis. De plus, il s’est engagé dans le blanchiment des revenus illicites de la drogue, a travaillé avec des trafiquants de drogue haïtiens et a financé de nombreux gangs basés en Haïti. » Martelly a également été sanctionné par le gouvernement canadien le 17 novembre 2022 interdisant toutes transactions sur les biens ou services financiers avec le concerné au Canada ou avec les Canadiens de l’étranger. Récemment, l’Unité de Lutte Contre la Corruption (ULCC) haïtienne a saisi le parquet pour des poursuites judiciaires à son encontre à la suite d’une enquête menée sur sa déclaration de patrimoine. Youri Latortue, également membre fondateur du parti Ayiti An Aksyon (AAA), avait été sanctionné par le Canada le 4 novembre 2022 pour son « soutien financier et opérationnel illicite à des gangs armés ». - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) ### Célestin et l’affaire Néhémie Joseph Le Conseil européen a également inscrit Rony Célestin, l’accusant d’être « impliqué dans des violences liées à des groupes armés et à la contrebande ». Il est désigné comme « responsable de l’assassinat du journaliste Néhémie Joseph », qui l’avait dénoncé pour ses activités illégales et sa corruption. Le journaliste Néhémie Joseph, correspondant de Radio Méga et de Radio Panique à Mirebalais, avait été retrouvé assassiné par balles dans sa voiture le 10 octobre 2019. Son dossier judiciaire est toujours en cours à la cour d’appel de Hinche, six ans après les faits. Rony Célestin avait déjà été sanctionné par le gouvernement canadien le 19 novembre 2025. ### Le gang « 5 Segonn » et les effets des sanctions L’entité « 5 Segonn », un gang puissant basé dans le quartier du Village-de-Dieu à Port-au-Prince, est aussi sanctionnée. Il est tenu pour responsable d’une longue liste d’exactions : vols, viols, enlèvements, meurtres, actes de piraterie, extorsions, entraves à l’aide humanitaire, ainsi que trafic d’armes et de stupéfiants. Concrètement, les personnes et l’entité désignées font l’objet d’un gel de leurs avoirs dans l’UE. Il est désormais interdit aux personnes et entreprises européennes de leur fournir des fonds ou des ressources économiques. Elles sont également soumises à une interdiction de voyager sur le territoire de l’Union européenne. 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Le Département de la Sécurité intérieure (DHS) prévoit de modifier ses tactiques dans les opérations d’application des lois migratoires, s’éloignant des raids massifs qui ont été médiatisés dans plusieurs villes à travers le pays, rapporte The Hill. Selon des sources du DHS qui se sont confiées à NewsNation, réseau sœur de The Hill, les équipes de la Border Patrol sous le commandement de Gregory Bovino vont désormais concentrer leurs efforts sur des cibles spécifiques, notamment les immigrants en situation irrégulière qui ont été condamnés pour des crimes graves. Ce changement marque un tournant dans l’approche opérationnelle de l’agence. Les agents ne procéderont plus nécessairement aux raids d’envergure qui ont eu lieu dans des endroits comme Home Depot, selon le reportage exclusif de Bradley publié vendredi. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Les agents se concentreront également sur les contrôles routiers, d’après les informations rapportées par NewsNation. Toutefois, il est peu probable que les observateurs voient des agents de la Border Patrol interpeller des personnes dans la rue, a précisé Bradley vendredi soir lors de l’émission “The Hill” animée par Blake Burman. ### Une réaction aux sondages négatifs Cette modification tactique intervient dans un contexte de sondages défavorables pour le président Trump concernant sa politique de répression de l’immigration, pourtant un élément central de sa plateforme de campagne 2024 et de son programme pour son second mandat. Une enquête publiée plus tôt cette semaine par le Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) a révélé que l’approbation de la gestion de l’immigration par Trump avait chuté de 42% à 33% depuis mars dernier. En novembre, un sondage YouGov avait déjà montré qu’une majorité d’Américains désapprouvaient spécifiquement les opérations d’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lancées dans le cadre des efforts de déportation massive de l’administration. Le mois dernier, environ la moitié des immigrants interrogés par le groupe de recherche en politiques de santé KFF et le New York Times ont déclaré qu’eux-mêmes et les membres de leur famille “se sentaient moins en sécurité” avec le retour de Trump à la Maison-Blanche. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les opérations d’application des lois migratoires de la Border Patrol ont été visibles dans plusieurs États cette année, notamment à Los Angeles, Chicago et Charlotte, en Caroline du Nord. De nombreux raids ont été accueillis par des manifestations et, dans certains cas, par des affrontements avec les agents. Ces opérations ont également été critiquées comme allant trop loin. Malgré ce changement de tactique, Bradley a rapporté vendredi qu’une opération récemment lancée à La Nouvelle-Orléans, baptisée “Catahoula Crunch”, se poursuivra. Il y a déjà eu plus de 250 arrestations dans la ville de Louisiane, le DHS affirmant que son objectif final est d’atteindre 5 000 arrestations, selon Bradley. ### Un ajustement calculé Ce revirement stratégique apparaît comme une tentative de l’administration de poursuivre sa politique de durcissement de l’immigration tout en atténuant l’impact négatif sur l’opinion publique. En ciblant des individus ayant des condamnations pour crimes graves plutôt que de mener des raids visibles dans des lieux publics comme des magasins de bricolage, le DHS semble chercher à réduire les images choquantes qui ont alimenté les critiques. La nouvelle approche privilégiant les contrôles routiers et les opérations ciblées pourrait permettre à l’administration de maintenir un nombre élevé d’arrestations tout en réduisant la visibilité publique de ces opérations, qui ont généré une couverture médiatique négative et des réactions hostiles dans de nombreuses communautés. Cette évolution reflète le défi politique auquel fait face l’administration Trump : tenir sa promesse de campagne d’une répression stricte de l’immigration tout en gérant les conséquences politiques de méthodes jugées trop agressives par une portion croissante de l’électorat américain. Le succès de cette nouvelle approche dépendra de la capacité du DHS à maintenir son efficacité opérationnelle tout en améliorant sa perception publique, un équilibre délicat dans un climat politique de plus en plus polarisé autour de la question migratoire. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ICE-retrait-chicago-300x169.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38775&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38775&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/lice-entend-mettre-fin-aux-operations-a-grande-echelle-pour-cibler-les-immigrants-ayant-commis-des-crimes/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lice-entend-mettre-fin-aux-operations-a-grande-echelle-pour-cibler-les-immigrants-ayant-commis-des-crimes/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/lice-entend-mettre-fin-aux-operations-a-grande-echelle-pour-cibler-les-immigrants-ayant-commis-des-crimes/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/lice-entend-mettre-fin-aux-operations-a-grande-echelle-pour-cibler-les-immigrants-ayant-commis-des-crimes/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/lice-entend-mettre-fin-aux-operations-a-grande-echelle-pour-cibler-les-immigrants-ayant-commis-des-crimes/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20L%27ICE%20entend%20mettre%20fin%20aux%20op%C3%A9rations%20%C3%A0%20grande%20%C3%A9chelle%20pour%20cibler%20les%20immigrants%20ayant%20commis%20des%20%22crimes%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Flice-entend-mettre-fin-aux-operations-a-grande-echelle-pour-cibler-les-immigrants-ayant-commis-des-crimes%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [ICE Plans to End Large-Scale Operations to Target Immigrants Who Committed "Crimes"](https://ctninfo.com/ice-plans-to-end-large-scale-operations-to-target-immigrants-who-committed-crimes/) **Published:** December 13, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The Trump administration is adjusting its apprehension methods due to declining public approval of its immigration policies. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to shift from widely publicized large-scale raids in multiple cities, according to The Hill. According to DHS sources cited by NewsNation, Border Patrol teams led by Commander Gregory Bovino will now prioritize specific targets, particularly undocumented immigrants convicted of serious crimes. This change represents a significant shift in the agency’s operational approach. Agents will no longer routinely conduct large-scale raids at locations such as Home Depot, as reported in Bradley’s exclusive coverage on Friday. Agents will also emphasize enforcement through traffic stops, according to NewsNation. However, Bradley clarified on Friday evening’s “The Hill” program with Blake Burman that public street apprehensions by Border Patrol agents are unlikely. ### A Response to Negative Polling This tactical shift occurs amid unfavorable polling on President Trump’s immigration enforcement policy, which remains a central component of his 2024 campaign platform and prospective second-term agenda. A recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) indicated that public approval of Trump’s immigration policy declined from 42% to 33% since March of the previous year. In November, a YouGov poll demonstrated that a majority of Americans disapproved of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations associated with the administration’s mass deportation initiatives. Last month, approximately half of immigrants surveyed by the health policy research group KFF and the New York Times reported that they and their families “felt less safe” with the prospect of Trump’s return to the White House. Border Patrol immigration enforcement operations have been prominent in several states this year, including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Many of these raids have prompted protests and, in some instances, confrontations with agents. Critics have argued that these operations are excessively aggressive. Despite this tactical shift, Bradley reported on Friday that the recently launched operation in New Orleans, known as “Catahoula Crunch,” will proceed. Over 250 arrests have already occurred in the city, and DHS has stated that its goal is to reach 5,000 arrests, according to Bradley. ### A Calculated Adjustment This strategic adjustment appears to be an effort by the administration to maintain its hardline immigration policy while reducing negative public perception. By focusing on individuals convicted of serious crimes rather than conducting highly visible raids in public venues such as hardware stores, DHS aims to minimize the controversial images that have generated criticism. The revised approach, which emphasizes traffic stops and targeted operations, may enable the administration to sustain a high arrest rate while reducing public visibility of enforcement activities. This reduction in visibility could mitigate negative media coverage and adverse community reactions. This development highlights the political challenge confronting the Trump administration: fulfilling its campaign promise of strict immigration enforcement while addressing the political repercussions of enforcement methods increasingly viewed as overly aggressive by segments of the American electorate. The effectiveness of this new approach will depend on DHS’s capacity to sustain operational efficiency while enhancing public perception, a balance that is particularly challenging in the current polarized political climate surrounding immigration. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ICE-Car-wash2-300x200.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38778&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38778&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/ice-plans-to-end-large-scale-operations-to-target-immigrants-who-committed-crimes/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ice-plans-to-end-large-scale-operations-to-target-immigrants-who-committed-crimes/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/ice-plans-to-end-large-scale-operations-to-target-immigrants-who-committed-crimes/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/ice-plans-to-end-large-scale-operations-to-target-immigrants-who-committed-crimes/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/ice-plans-to-end-large-scale-operations-to-target-immigrants-who-committed-crimes/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20ICE%20Plans%20to%20End%20Large-Scale%20Operations%20to%20Target%20Immigrants%20Who%20Committed%20%22Crimes%22&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fice-plans-to-end-large-scale-operations-to-target-immigrants-who-committed-crimes%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43a959ca2325572c91e94be64e5ff9e67c8e5b630c1b1aa4fe073def2e5a1d2c?s=300&r=g) Emmanuel Paul https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelpaul25/ https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanNewsMedia https://x.com/EmmanuelPaul25 https://www.instagram.com/empaul25/ [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/emmanuelpaul/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Department of Homeland Security Transmits Passenger Lists to ICE to Arrest and Deport Immigrants Under Deportation Orders](https://ctninfo.com/department-of-homeland-security-transmits-passenger-lists-to-ice-to-arrest-and-deport-immigrants-under-deportation-orders/) **Published:** December 13, 2025 **Author:** CTN News **Content:** US authorities are using air passenger data to locate immigrants. The Trump administration has implemented a surveillance system that allows for the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants on domestic US flights. As reported by the New York Times, this initiative raises important questions about the boundaries between aviation security and immigration law enforcement. Since last March, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has sent complete passenger lists from US airports to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) several times a week. ICE cross-references this information with its database to identify individuals with deportation orders and dispatches agents to make arrests, according to the New York Times. This cooperation between federal agencies represents a significant policy change. According to a former TSA official cited by the Times, the aviation security agency “did not previously get involved in criminal or immigration matters domestically.” Airlines have long provided passenger information to TSA after a reservation is made, but this data was used solely for national security checks, particularly against terrorist watchlists. The exact number of arrests resulting from this program is unclear. However, a former ICE official told the newspaper that in their region, 75% of system alerts led to apprehensions. ### The Case of Any Lucía López The program became public following the arrest of Any Lucía López Belloza, a 19-year-old Honduran student, on November 20 at Boston’s Logan Airport. She was arrested before boarding a flight to Texas to join her family for Thanksgiving and deported to Honduras two days later. Internal documents obtained by the Times indicate that her flight information came from the Pacific Enforcement Response Center, an ICE office in California that is central to the program. This center sends dozens of tips daily to immigration agents nationwide, including flight numbers, departure times, and sometimes photos of targets, often just hours before takeoff. The document explains that this is a “collaboration with the Transportation Security Administration to send actionable leads to the field regarding aliens with a final order of removal that appear to have an impending flight scheduled,” the New York Times reported. López had no criminal record. As a freshman business student at Babson College, she was unaware that a deportation order had been issued against her in 2018, when she was a minor. She told the Times that her boarding pass did not work, and an agent directed her to customer service. “That’s where they were waiting for me,” she explained. “‘Oh, you’re Any,'” one of the federal agents told her, according to her testimony. She recalled insisting on catching her flight, but the agent responded: “I don’t think you’ll even be on that plane.” ### A Strategy Adopted by the Trump Administration The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees both ICE and TSA, defends this approach unequivocally. “The message to those in the country illegally is clear: the only reason you should be flying is to self-deport,” said Tricia McLaughlin, a department spokesperson. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to increase arrests and deportations. Earlier this year, Stephen Miller, a senior White House advisor, set a goal of 3,000 immigrant arrests per day and met with senior ICE officials to discuss methods to increase deportations. Scott Mechkowski, former deputy director of ICE’s New York office, praised the program in comments reported by the Times: “The administration has turned routine travel into a force multiplier for removals, potentially identifying thousands who thought they could evade the law simply by boarding a plane.” Immigrant advocacy organizations strongly criticize what they consider a campaign of intimidation. “This is another attempt to terrorize and punish communities and will make people terrified to ever leave their homes for fear of being unjustly detained and disappeared out of the country before they have a chance to contest the detention,” said Robyn Barnard, senior director of refugee advocacy at Human Rights First. Claire Trickler-McNulty, a former ICE official under the Biden administration, raised practical concerns in the Times: “If you have more officers conducting arrests at airports, it puts more strain on the system, delays and complications may annoy and frighten some travelers, and those who are unsure about their status will move away from air travel.” ### Beyond Airports: Expanded Use of Federal Data The airport program is one part of a broader effort. The Trump administration is seeking to use all federal databases to locate immigrants. Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agreed to provide migrant addresses to ICE, but a federal court blocked this collaboration in November. The case of Marta Brizeyda Renderos Leiva, a Salvadoran woman arrested in late October at Salt Lake City Airport, also demonstrates the system’s effectiveness. Internal documents show that her flight information was sent to local agents by the same California office. A video of her arrest shows her screaming as agents removed her from the airport. Now in Honduras, Any Lucía López is seeking ways to continue her university studies. She told the Times she misses going to church with her family, shopping at Texas supermarkets, and eating her mother’s cooking. Her Thanksgiving trip resulted in permanent deportation, highlighting an immigration policy that no longer distinguishes between daily life and law enforcement. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICE-Arrest-300x200.webp)Deux agents de l’ICE procédant à l’arrestation d’une personne. 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L’administration Trump a discrètement mis en place un système de surveillance massive qui transforme chaque vol intérieur américain en opportunité de détention et d’expulsion pour les immigrants en situation irrégulière. Cette initiative, révélée par le New York Times dans une enquête publiée jeudi, soulève de profondes questions sur les limites entre sécurité aérienne et application des lois migratoires. Depuis mars dernier, la Transportation Security Administration (TSA) transmet plusieurs fois par semaine à Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) les listes complètes de tous les passagers qui transitent par les aéroports américains. L’agence d’immigration croise ensuite ces informations avec sa propre base de données pour identifier les personnes visées par des ordres d’expulsion, puis dépêche des agents sur place pour procéder aux arrestations, selon ce qu’a fait savoir le journal américain NewYork Times. Cette coopération entre agences fédérales marque une rupture historique. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) Selon un ancien responsable de la TSA cité par le Times, l’agence de sécurité aérienne “ne s’impliquait pas auparavant dans les affaires criminelles ou migratoires au niveau domestique”. Les compagnies aériennes fournissent depuis longtemps les informations sur leurs passagers à la TSA après une réservation, mais ces données servaient uniquement à des vérifications de sécurité nationale, notamment contre les listes de surveillance terroriste. Le nombre exact d’arrestations résultant de ce programme reste flou, mais un ancien responsable d’ICE a confié au journal que dans sa région, 75% des signalements issus du système aboutissaient à des interpellations. ### Le cas emblématique d’Any Lucía López L’arrestation qui a mis en lumière l’existence de ce programme est celle d’Any Lucía López Belloza, une étudiante hondurienne de 19 ans appréhendée le 20 novembre à l’aéroport Logan de Boston. Son histoire illustre la rapidité et l’efficacité redoutable du dispositif : arrêtée avant d’embarquer pour le Texas où elle comptait rejoindre sa famille pour Thanksgiving, elle a été expulsée vers le Honduras deux jours plus tard. Des documents internes obtenus par le Times montrent que l’information sur son vol provenait du Pacific Enforcement Response Center, un bureau d’ICE en Californie qui joue un rôle central dans le programme. Ce centre transmet quotidiennement des dizaines de “tuyaux” aux agents d’immigration à travers le pays, incluant les numéros de vol, les heures de départ et parfois des photos des cibles – souvent quelques heures seulement avant le décollage. Le document explique qu’il s’agit d’une “collaboration avec la Transportation Security Administration pour envoyer des pistes exploitables sur le terrain concernant des étrangers avec une ordonnance d’expulsion définitive qui semblent avoir un vol imminent programmé”, New York Times. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) López n’avait aucun casier judiciaire. Étudiante en première année de commerce au Babson College, elle ignorait qu’un ordre d’expulsion avait été émis contre elle en 2018, alors qu’elle était mineure. Elle a raconté au Times que sa carte d’embarquement n’avait pas fonctionné, et qu’un agent lui avait dit de se rendre au service client. “C’est là qu’ils m’attendaient”, a-t-elle expliqué. “‘Oh, vous êtes Any'”, lui a dit l’un des agents fédéraux, selon son témoignage. Elle se souvient avoir insisté pour prendre son vol, mais l’agent lui a répondu : “Je ne pense pas que vous serez même dans cet avion.” ### Une stratégie assumée par l’administration Trump Le département de la Sécurité intérieure, qui chapeaute à la fois ICE et la TSA, défend cette approche sans détour. “Le message à ceux qui sont dans le pays illégalement est clair : la seule raison pour laquelle vous devriez prendre l’avion est de vous auto-expulser”, a déclaré Tricia McLaughlin, porte-parole du département. Cette initiative s’inscrit dans une stratégie plus large visant à multiplier les arrestations et expulsions. Plus tôt cette année, Stephen Miller, conseiller principal de la Maison-Blanche, avait fixé un objectif de 3 000 arrestations d’immigrants par jour et rencontré les hauts responsables d’ICE pour discuter des moyens d’augmenter les expulsions. Scott Mechkowski, ancien directeur adjoint du bureau new-yorkais d’ICE, a salué le programme dans des propos rapportés par le Times : “L’administration a transformé les voyages de routine en multiplicateur de force pour les expulsions, identifiant potentiellement des milliers de personnes qui pensaient pouvoir échapper à la loi simplement en montant dans un avion.” Les organisations de défense des immigrants dénoncent vigoureusement ce qu’elles considèrent comme une campagne de terreur. “C’est une autre tentative de terroriser et de punir les communautés et rendra les gens terrifiés à l’idée de quitter leur domicile de peur d’être injustement détenus et expulsés du pays avant d’avoir la chance de contester la détention”, a déclaré Robyn Barnard, directrice principale du plaidoyer pour les réfugiés chez Human Rights First. Claire Trickler-McNulty, ancienne responsable d’ICE sous l’administration Biden, a soulevé des préoccupations pratiques dans le Times : “Si vous avez plus d’agents effectuant des arrestations dans les aéroports, cela exerce une pression supplémentaire sur le système, les retards et complications peuvent énerver et effrayer certains voyageurs, et ceux qui ne sont pas sûrs de leur statut s’éloigneront des voyages aériens.” ### Au-delà des aéroports : une mobilisation générale des données fédérales Le programme aérien n’est qu’un volet d’une offensive plus vaste. L’administration Trump cherche à exploiter toutes les bases de données fédérales pour traquer les immigrants. Plus tôt cette année, l’Internal Revenue Service (IRS) avait accepté de fournir les adresses de migrants à ICE, une collaboration bloquée en novembre par un tribunal fédéral. Le cas de Marta Brizeyda Renderos Leiva, une Salvadorienne arrêtée fin octobre à l’aéroport de Salt Lake City, illustre également l’efficacité du système. Les documents internes montrent que ses informations de vol avaient été transmises aux agents locaux par le même bureau californien. Une vidéo de son arrestation montre la femme criant alors que les agents la sortaient de force de l’aéroport. Aujourd’hui au Honduras, Any Lucía López tente de trouver un moyen de poursuivre ses études universitaires. Elle a confié au Times qu’elle regrettait d’aller à l’église avec sa famille, de faire ses courses dans les supermarchés texans et de manger la cuisine de sa mère. 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The bill was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee and must now be submitted to a full House vote, before consideration by the Senate, reports Dominican newspaper DiarioLibre. Presented as both a humanitarian and strategic measure, this renewal aims to extend a regime that has allowed, for nearly two decades, textile and apparel products manufactured in Haiti to enter the American market duty-free or with preferential rates. Its expiration, which occurred on September 30, had raised major concerns about the future of tens of thousands of jobs and an entire fragile regional economy. Created in 2006 under the name HOPE (Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement), then expanded and strengthened after the devastating 2010 earthquake under the acronym HELP (Haiti Economic Lift Program), this mechanism was designed as an economic lifeline. It has progressively transformed the textile sector into the main driver of Haitian exports, representing more than 80% of the country’s foreign sales in 2022. “Fair and mutually beneficial trade relations with Haiti create jobs and stability in a country marked by a long history of humanitarian crises. Haiti’s prosperity contributes to US security,” stated Jason Smith, Republican chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, when presenting the legislation. His legislative analysis emphasizes that strengthening Haiti’s economy is essential to “reduce regional instability and address migration challenges.” - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### The program’s impact extends far beyond Haiti’s borders It has woven tight economic interdependence with the Dominican Republic, its immediate neighbor. Textile imports under HOPE/HELP involve an entire regional logistics network: ports of entry for raw materials, ground transporters, shipping companies, as well as fabric, label, thread, and packaging factories, a significant portion of which is located on Dominican territory. Fernando Capellán, president of the Codevi border industrial park (located in Juana Méndez/Ouanaminthe on the Haitian side, and linked to Dajabón on the Dominican side), quantified this leverage effect: for every three jobs created in Haiti, one formal job is generated in the Dominican Republic. This economic symbiosis has enabled the production, under this regime, of clothing for American giants like Hanes, Calvin Klein, Gap, and Victoria’s Secret. In a Haitian context marked by paralyzing gang violence, a profound political crisis, and institutional collapse, the textile sector supported by HOPE/HELP has constituted one of the last bulwarks against total economic shipwreck. At its peak in 2021, the sector directly employed approximately 60,000 Haitians, providing stable income to hundreds of thousands of people, predominantly women. The program has also attracted foreign investors who, despite the risks, have maintained production units, drawn by geographic proximity to the United States and tariff advantages. Its sustainability is therefore perceived as a signal of continuing American commitment to Haiti, beyond emergency aid and security interventions. ### A Legislative Path Still to Be Completed Although enjoying broad historic bipartisan support, the bill is not yet adopted. It is integrated into a larger legislative package covering trade, taxpayer rights, federal fraud, and Medicare. Its fate remains tied to political negotiations on this package. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Observers note, however, that Haiti’s economic and humanitarian urgency, coupled with America’s strategic interest in curbing instability in its “backyard,” strongly argue for rapid adoption. The renewal of HOPE/HELP is much more than a simple trade clause. It is a socio-economic safety net for a nation in extreme crisis, and a regional stabilizer. Its adoption would send a clear message: faced with collapse, the United States chooses, for now, to maintain an economic bridge rather than limit itself to security assistance. The question now is whether Congress as a whole will confirm this approach and at what pace, while each day of uncertainty weighs on the survival of an industry and the stability of an entire region. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Parc-Industriel-Haiti-300x199.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/?p=38762&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/?p=38762&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/us-congress-moves-toward-renewing-hope-help-program-vital-for-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/us-congress-moves-toward-renewing-hope-help-program-vital-for-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/us-congress-moves-toward-renewing-hope-help-program-vital-for-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/us-congress-moves-toward-renewing-hope-help-program-vital-for-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/us-congress-moves-toward-renewing-hope-help-program-vital-for-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20US%20Congress%20Moves%20Toward%20Renewing%20HOPE%2FHELP%20Program%2C%20Vital%20for%20Haiti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fus-congress-moves-toward-renewing-hope-help-program-vital-for-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** US --- ### [Le Congrès américain avance vers le renouvellement du programme HOPE/HELP, vital pour Haïti](https://ctninfo.com/le-congres-americain-avance-vers-le-renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-vital-pour-haiti/) **Published:** December 12, 2025 **Author:** Darbouze Figaro **Content:** Dans un geste bipartisan rare en période de divisions politiques accentuées, le Congrès des États-Unis a franchi hier une étape décisive vers le renouvellement du programme commercial préférentiel HOPE/HELP, pilier économique pour Haïti et maillon important de la chaîne d’approvisionnement textile dans les Caraïbes. Le projet de loi a été approuvé par la commission des finances de la Chambre des représentants et doit désormais être soumis au vote plénier de la Chambre, avant son examen au Sénat, rapporte le journal dominicain DiarioLibre. Présenté comme une mesure à la fois humanitaire et stratégique, ce renouvellement vise à prolonger un régime qui a permis, depuis près de deux décennies, aux produits textiles et vestimentaires fabriqués en Haïti d’entrer sur le marché américain en franchise de droits ou avec des tarifs préférentiels. Son expiration, intervenue le 30 septembre dernier, avait soulevé des inquiétudes majeures quant à l’avenir de dizaines de milliers d’emplois et de toute une économie régionale fragilisée. Créé en 2006 sous le nom de HOPE (Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement), puis étendu et renforcé après le séisme dévastateur de 2010 sous l’acronyme HELP (Haiti Economic Lift Program), ce dispositif a été conçu comme une bouée de sauvetage économique. Il a progressivement transformé le secteur textile en principal moteur des exportations haïtiennes, représentant plus de 80% des ventes à l’étranger du pays en 2022. “Des relations commerciales équitables et mutuellement avantageuses avec Haïti créent des emplois et de la stabilité dans un pays marqué par une longue histoire de crises humanitaires. La prospérité d’Haïti contribue à la sécurité des États-Unis”, a affirmé avec conviction Jason Smith, président républicain de la commission des finances, en présentant le texte. Son analyse législative souligne que renforcer l’économie haïtienne est essentiel pour “réduire l’instabilité régionale et relever les défis migratoires”. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ads.jpeg)](#) ### L’impact du programme dépasse largement les frontières haïtiennes. Il a tissé une interdépendance économique étroite avec la République dominicaine, voisine immédiate Les importations de textiles dans le cadre de HOPE/HELP impliquent toute une logistique régionale : ports d’entrée des matières premières, transporteurs terrestres, compagnies maritimes, mais aussi usines de tissus, d’étiquettes, de fils et d’emballages, dont une partie significative est située en territoire dominicain. Fernando Capellán, président du parc industriel frontalier Codevi (situé à Juana Méndez/Ouanaminthe, côté haïtien, et lié à Dajabón, côté dominicain), a quantifié cet effet de levier : pour trois emplois créés en Haïti, un emploi formel est généré en République dominicaine. Cette symbiose économique a permis la production, sous ce régime, de vêtements pour des géants américains comme Hanes, Calvin Klein, Gap et Victoria’s Secret. Dans un contexte haïtien marqué par une violence gangrénaire paralysante, une crise politique profonde et un effondrement institutionnel, le secteur textile soutenu par HOPE/HELP a constitué l’un des derniers remparts contre un naufrage économique total. À son apogée en 2021, le secteur employait directement environ 60 000 Haïtiens, fournissant des revenus stables à des centaines de milliers de personnes, majoritairement des femmes. Le programme a aussi attiré des investisseurs étrangers qui, malgré les risques, ont maintenu des unités de production, attirés par la proximité géographique avec les États-Unis et les avantages tarifaires. Sa pérennité est donc perçue comme un signal de la continuité de l’engagement américain envers Haïti, au-delà des aides d’urgence et des interventions de sécurité. ### Un parcours législatif encore à finaliser Bien que bénéficiant d’un large soutien bipartisan historique, le projet de loi n’est pas encore adopté. Il est intégré à un paquet législatif plus large portant sur le commerce, les droits des contribuables, la fraude fédérale et Medicare. Son sort reste lié aux négociations politiques sur cet ensemble. - Advertisement -[![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)![Ad image](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ADS1.jpeg)](#) Les observateurs notent toutefois que l’urgence économique et humanitaire en Haïti, couplée à l’intérêt stratégique américain de freiner l’instabilité dans son « arrière-cour », plaident fortement pour une adoption rapide Le renouvellement de HOPE/HELP est bien plus qu’une simple clause commerciale. C’est un filet de sécurité socio-économique pour une nation en crise extrême, et un stabilisateur régional. Son adoption enverrait un message clair : face à l’effondrement, les États-Unis choisissent, pour l’instant, de maintenir un pont économique plutôt que de se limiter à une aide sécuritaire. L’enjeu désormais est de savoir si le Congrès, dans son ensemble, confirmera cette approche et à quel rythme, alors que chaque jour d’incertitude pèse sur la survie d’une industrie et sur la stabilité de toute une région. ![](https://ctninfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Parc-Industriel-Haiti-300x199.avif) [https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38758&preview=true](https://ctninfo.com/fr/?p=38758&preview=true) ### Share this: - [ Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://ctninfo.com/le-congres-americain-avance-vers-le-renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-vital-pour-haiti/?share=facebook) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-congres-americain-avance-vers-le-renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-vital-pour-haiti/?share=x) - [ Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn](https://ctninfo.com/le-congres-americain-avance-vers-le-renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-vital-pour-haiti/?share=linkedin) - [ Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://ctninfo.com/le-congres-americain-avance-vers-le-renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-vital-pour-haiti/?share=twitter) - [ Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://ctninfo.com/le-congres-americain-avance-vers-le-renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-vital-pour-haiti/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [ Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Le%20Congr%C3%A8s%20am%C3%A9ricain%20avance%20vers%20le%20renouvellement%20du%20programme%20HOPE%2FHELP%2C%20vital%20pour%20Ha%C3%AFti&body=https%3A%2F%2Fctninfo.com%2Fle-congres-americain-avance-vers-le-renouvellement-du-programme-hope-help-vital-pour-haiti%2F&share=email) - [Customize buttons](https://ctninfo.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=sharing) ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/402d8c8e763b942d9b16e947f604d1eb29ba7d4c80a7db02feec7df4766b09aa?s=300&r=g) Darbouze Figaro [See Full Bio](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) [ ](https://ctninfo.com/author/dfigaroctninfo-com/) **Categories:** Politics --- ### [Washington Ends Family Reunification Programs for Seven Countries, Including Haiti](https://ctninfo.com/washington-ends-family-reunification-programs-for-seven-countries-including-haiti/) **Published:** December 12, 2025 **Author:** Emmanuel Paul **Content:** The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday the termination of all family reunification parole programs for seven Latin American and Caribbean countries. This decision directly affects thousands of Colombian, Cuban, Ecuadorian, Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Haitian, and Honduran national