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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians in the United States officially expired on Monday, ending their legal ability to live and work in the country. This marks a significant shift for many Haitians who relied on the programme for stability in the U.S.

Gang violence in Port-au-Prince has displaced hundreds, prompting Doctors Without Borders to suspend operations at local hospitals due to safety concerns. Approximately 800 residents sought refuge in the organisation’s facility before the halt, worsening the medical crisis amid ongoing fighting in the capital.

Port-au-Prince is predominantly under gang control, with an estimated 90% of the area occupied, leaving residents vulnerable to violence and displacement.

A UN-led coalition warns of a “wave of extreme brutality” in Haiti, reporting numerous killings and mass displacements. According to…

The number of internally displaced people in Haiti has surged to over one million, a threefold increase attributed to escalating gang violence, according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM). The crisis is most severe in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where displacement rose by 87% between 2023 and 2024.

Two reporters and a police officer killed in gang attack in Haiti forcing the closure of a hospital on Christmas…

More than 110 people have been brutally murdered in a slum in Haiti – most of them over the age…

Comments by French President Emmanuel Macron in a video at the G20 summit in Brazil, in which he called the…

Violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has surged dramatically, leaving at least 150 dead since November 11 and pushing the country’s death toll for the year past 4,500, according to the United Nations. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk warned of escalating chaos, calling for urgent action to halt the gang violence overwhelming the capital.

Updated: 20/11/2024 – 22:04 GMT+1 Gangs attacked Pétionville, an upscale district of Port-au-Prince, early Tuesday, led by Jimmy Chérizier, a…