The latest attacks occurred a day after gangs shot up an armored vehicle belonging to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.
Rubio’s remarks are the first high-level signal of Trump’s burgeoning policy toward one of the most pressing and intractable crises in the Western Hemisphere.
Gang violence in Haiti has led to the displacement of more than 700,000 people, forcing them to flee their homes for safety. Critics fault U.S. strategy amid escalating unrest.
The president sought to end a program that allowed migrants fleeing Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti to fly into the United States and remain in the country for up to two years.
Just hours after the president’s inauguration, the immediate future suddenly looked far less secure for Haitian immigrants in the southwestern Ohio city.
Under the Biden administration, migrants from embattled countries could apply for entry due for humanitarian reasons, without having to attempt to cross into the U.S. illegally.
It's estimated over half a million weapons are in Haiti, many trafficked illegally from the U.S. Officials are working to disrupt these networks, but the flow of guns continues to ravage the nation.
MIAMI - As the 15th anniversary of Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake approaches, new concerns emerge for survivors who sought refuge and treatment in the United States.
On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude-7 earthquake dealt Haiti and its capital Port-au-Prince a catastrophic blow, killing at least 100,000 people.
The Trump administration has ended use of the border app called CBP One that allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States.
Kenya sent more than 200 police officers to Haiti on Saturday, providing backup to an understaffed security mission in the Caribbean country where rampant gang violence has displaced more than a million people.
Boston’s second poet laureate will discuss “Three Leaves, Three Roots” at the Harvard Book Store, Brookline Booksmith, and the Boston Public Library.