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Haitian Gang Leader ‘Yonyon’ Indicted in D.C. for Kidnapping Missionaries

by Jamila Bey May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Notorious Haitian gang leader, Germane “Yonyon” Joly, has been charged in D.C. Federal court with kidnapping 17 missionaries on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince in October 2021. Joly is accused of […]

**FILE** A Chevrolet Caprice PPV of the United States Border Patrol driving southbound on San Diego Freeway (Noah Wulf via Wikimedia Commons)

International, Stacy M. Brown

Haitian Migrants Sue Biden Admin over Border Treatment

by Stacy M. Brown December 23, 2021December 27, 2021

Yoliswa Khumalo (left) Hadebe leads a march in D.C. for Black immigrant recognition on Dec. 15. (Courtesy photo)

Undocumented Black Immigrants Need Protections Too, an Advocate Says

by Sam P.K. Collins December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

This past September, protesters including Ward 8 ANC Salim Adofo and Marie, representing Haitian professionals, asked for support for Haitians in Texas who faced deportation. (Courtesy photo)

Haitian-Americans Lash Out At Biden’s Mass Expulsion Of Immigrants

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor October 6, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** A Chevrolet Caprice PPV of the United States Border Patrol driving southbound on San Diego Freeway (Noah Wulf via Wikimedia Commons)

EDITORIAL: Who’s to Blame for Mistreatment of Haitians? The List is Long

by WI Guest Author September 29, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** A Chevrolet Caprice PPV of the United States Border Patrol driving southbound on San Diego Freeway (Noah Wulf via Wikimedia Commons)

EDITORIAL: U.S. Border Patrol Abuse of Haitians is Intolerable

by WI Guest Author September 22, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** Around 500 people gathered in St. Paul to march in support of immigrants and protest Republican President Donald Trump's immigration policies. The protesters called for the end of deportations, the Muslim travel ban, and discrimination against undocumented immigrants. They spoke in support of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for countries like El Salvador and Haiti. (Fibonacci Blue via Wikimedia Commons)

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by WI Guest Author September 22, 2021December 21, 2021

Project HOPE team members work to load a landslide survivor onto a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter for transport to Port-au-Prince. The man had been buried in a landslide for a week and had a broken femur and was suffering from dehydration and hunger. (Courtesy of Project Hope)

Haiti Residents Still Recovering from August Earthquake

by Stacy M. Brown September 17, 2021December 21, 2021

Desperation, Despair Escalate in Haiti as Relief Efforts Stall

by Stacy M. Brown August 25, 2021December 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Vaccine Alarm

by WI Guest Author August 25, 2021December 21, 2021