Haiti’s Transitional Government Endorses U.S. Plan for Gang Suppression Force

Haiti’s Transitional Government Endorses U.S. Plan for Gang Suppression Force

Editorial credit: Daniel-Alvarez / Shutterstock.com Port‑au‑Prince, Haiti: Amid escalating gang violence and an ongoing security crisis, Haiti’s transitional government has voiced strong support for the United States–backed proposal to transform the existing Kenya‑led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) into a more robust, 5,500‑member Gang Suppression Force (GSF). At a United Nations Security Council videoconference held […]

Trump Ends TPS Program for Over 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans Nationals, DHS Announces

Trump Ends TPS Program for Over 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans Nationals, DHS Announces

By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: Phil Pasquini / shutterstock.com  WASHINGTON, D.C.:  In a sweeping policy reversal, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that it will terminate temporary legal protections for more than 530,000 individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who were admitted to the United States under a Biden-era immigration program. […]

Clarke, Haiti Caucus Condemn U.S. Freeze on Assistance to Haiti

Clarke, Haiti Caucus Condemn U.S. Freeze on Assistance to Haiti

Editorial credit: Nelson Antoine / shutterstock.com   U.S. freezes critical aid as gangs prepare to attack Port-au-Prince   Washington, D.C. — Today, House Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s 90-day halt of foreign funding – including a freeze on a $15 million committed […]

Resistance to Trump is More Urgent Now Than in His First Term

Resistance to Trump is More Urgent Now Than in His First Term

By Maribel Hastings, America’s Voice | Editorial credit: Chip Somodevilla / shutterstock.com Washington, DC : Despite the chaos, cruelty, and intentional strategy of the Trump administration to overwhelm sectors affected by its multiple and draconian executive orders on various fronts, not only on immigration, we still see examples of resistance even though the challenges are […]