Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) warned against allowing a mass influx of illegal immigrants from Haiti. “The violence and unrest in Haiti is extremely alarming,” the letter said.

Despite the evacuation of over 30 Americans, many remain in Haiti, indicating the vast scale of the crisis and the challenges ahead.

Embassy in Haiti now mandates its personnel to use official transportation to and from the airport to mitigate risks. Kidnappings have also become widespread in Haiti.

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Canada is wrapping up its Haiti evacuation efforts, with a final flight set to depart from the Caribbean country on April 7.

Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The United States is bracing for a possible influx of migrants attempting to flee the civil unrest in Haiti. Florida Gov.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from

In past military interventions in Haiti, locals have reported widespread sexual exploitation by both fellow citizens and foreign armies. Federal officials are slated to testify in the Senate about the crisis in Haiti.

Kidnappings are pervasive in Haiti. When asked how many Canadians have been taken in by gangs, Global Affairs Canada said the number of Canadian citizens requesting consular assistance in Haiti for any reason was 175 in 2022.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—The fate of an American nurse and her daughter kidnapped in Haiti last week remains unknown Tuesday as the U.S. State Department refused to say whether the abductors made demands.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern Haiti early Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring several others, authorities said.

The deadly floods come as Haiti faces an already difficult scenario amid rampant gang violence, which the head of civil protection told the Miami Herald had impeded rescue efforts.

State Department on Thursday confirmed that two U.S. citizens have been kidnaped in Haiti. "I can confirm the kidnapping of two U.S. citizens in Haiti.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Authorities in Haiti on Monday arrested a new suspect in the July 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse.

It's not unusual for gangs in Haiti to refuse to release kidnapping victims even after they've been paid, but Toussaint believes it was a scam. “That’s when we said, ‘Uh, oh, we have to get help,’” she recalled.

"We are aware of reports of two U.S. citizens missing in Haiti," the State Department spokesperson said.

The attack occurred just hours after authorities in Haiti ordered a nighttime curfew following violence in which armed gang members overran the two biggest prisons and freed thousands of inmates over the weekend.

PORT-AU-PRINCE—Shots were fired on U.S. embassy vehicles in Haiti on Monday in an attack that also affected the Haitian police and commercial vehicles, an embassy spokesperson said.

The United Nations Security Council approved a multinational force Monday to help combat violent gangs in Haiti, which Kenya has offered to lead.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Eric Jean Baptiste, a former presidential candidate and leader of a political party in Haiti, has been shot to death, a party official said Saturday. The killing stunned many in a nation already in crisis.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is announcing more support for Haiti, as neighbouring countries say they have hope the Caribbean nation can overcome a severe political and humanitarian crisis.

The boat departed late Friday from the town of Anse-a-Pitres near the border that Haiti and the Dominican Republic share.

Secretary General Ban Ki Moon issued a 2011 report that did not determine conclusively how cholera was introduced to Haiti.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A U.S. nurse who was kidnapped in Haiti last month with her young daughter spoke via video this week for the first time since her release.

Trudeau argues this pressure will help bring about a political consensus on how western countries can be help Haiti.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic—A diplomat from the Dominican Republic apparently has been kidnapped in neighboring Haiti, prompting Dominican authorities to call for his safe release.

"Within Haiti, there is no solution to this situation from outside," he said. "We have a role to play from outside ... but we need to see more dialogue, more consensus-building within Haiti and around the Haitian people."

Canada has now sanctioned 13 political and economic elites in Haiti over allegations they have enabled criminal gangs to wreak havoc, including through money laundering.

Rae's visit made waves in Haiti, with an interview making the front page of the country's newspaper of record, Le Nouvelliste.