conv.

All stories
WorldQuiet 40h · day 3

Human Rights Watch details hardships of 470+ US deportees sent to gang-ravaged Haiti

Report documents conditions in detention, resource strain in Cap-Haitien, and family separations among those deported since July.

newest coverage 1d agosummary written 2d ago7 pieces Newswires

What to know

  • More than 470 people have been deported by the U.S. to Haiti since July, including those who had Temporary Protected Status allowing them to work legally in the U.S.
  • The report documents harsh detention conditions—deportees reported hours without food or water, belongings and documents not returned—and widespread family separation.
  • Cap-Haitien's population has tripled to over 1 million in two years as it receives planned two flights per week of ~200 deportees each, straining limited resources in a city already hosting Haitians fleeing gang violence.
  • Deportation flight manifests lacked information about deportees' immigration status or removal grounds; ICE and DHS did not respond to requests for comment.

“Deportees said they went for hours without food or water and days without bathing or changing clothes while held at U.S. immigration detention facilities.”

Human Rights Watch, Rights organization documenting deportee accounts · Philadelphia Inquirer

Human Rights Watch Rights organization investigating deportationsU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) U.S. federal agency carrying out deportationsU.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. federal agency overseeing deportation policyMichel Saint-Croix Mayor of Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Human Rights Watch details hardships of 470+ US deportees sent to gang-ravaged Haiti
Boston Globe

How it unfolded 1 development · click the chart to see its coverage articles

Peak 4 pieces in one hour at Sep 21, 11 AM; 7 pieces over 3 days (7 articles) Sep 21, 11 AM — 4 pieces · 4 articles — Newswires 4Sep 21, 12 PM — quietSep 21, 1 PM — quietSep 21, 2 PM — quietSep 21, 3 PM — quietSep 21, 4 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 21, 5 PM — quietSep 21, 6 PM — quietSep 21, 7 PM — quietSep 21, 8 PM — quietSep 21, 9 PM — quietSep 21, 10 PM — quietSep 21, 11 PM — quietSep 22, 12 AM — quietSep 22, 1 AM — quietSep 22, 2 AM — quietSep 22, 3 AM — quietSep 22, 4 AM — quietSep 22, 5 AM — quietSep 22, 6 AM — quietSep 22, 7 AM — quietSep 22, 8 AM — quietSep 22, 9 AM — quietSep 22, 10 AM — quietSep 22, 11 AM — quietSep 22, 12 PM — quietSep 22, 1 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 22, 2 PM — quietSep 22, 3 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Sep 22, 4 PM — quietSep 22, 5 PM — quietSep 22, 6 PM — quietSep 22, 7 PM — quietSep 22, 8 PM — quietSep 22, 9 PM — quietSep 22, 10 PM — quietSep 22, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 1 PM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 1 AM — quietToday, 2 AM — quietToday, 3 AM — quietToday, 4 AM — quietToday, 5 AM — quietToday, 6 AM — quietToday, 7 AM — quiet 1
Sep 22yesterdaynow · 8:50 AM ET
  1. 1

    ReportDeportation flight manifests lacked information on immigration status or removal grounds

    Human Rights Watch reviewed passenger manifests for two deportation flights in August. Neither contained information about the deportees' immigration status or the grounds for their removal.

    “I worked so that he could grow up without the fear, violence, and uncertainty that I had known in Haiti…”
    — 38-year-old deported man (unidentified), Deportee who lived in Florida since December 2019 · source
    1. 6 outlets Report offers rare insight into the risks and challenges facing US deportees in Haiti

      first by Boston Globe, 1d ago · also Hindustan Times, Baltimore Sun, Mercury News, Orlando Sentinel, Philadelphia Inquirer

  2. background

    U.S. plans two deportation flights per week to Haiti, each with about 200 people — Haitian migration officials said the U.S. government told them it planned to send as many as two deportation flights a week, each carrying about 200 people, according to the report.

  3. background

    Cap-Haitien population triples as it receives deportees and displaced Haitians — Mayor Michel Saint-Croix told Human Rights Watch that Cap-Haitien's population has tripled to more than 1 million in the past two years as it receives deportees and Haitians fleeing violence from elsewhere in the country. The deportees' arrival has strained already limited resources.

  4. background

    Report documents detention conditions: hours without food or water, belongings not returned — Deportees reported going for hours without food or water and days without bathing or changing clothes while held at U.S. immigration detention facilities. Upon arrival in Haiti, their belongings—including official documents and money—were not returned to them.

  5. background

    Human Rights Watch releases report on deportee experiences and conditions — Human Rights Watch released a report documenting the hardships faced by deportees deported to gang-ravaged Haiti. The report is described as the first intimate look at the lives of deportees who declined to speak at length with journalists due to safety fears. The rights group interviewed 44 deportees as well as Haitian and international officials.

  6. background

    U.S. begins deporting people to Haiti, including those with Temporary Protected Status — The U.S. has deported more than 470 people to Haiti since July, including individuals who held Temporary Protected Status that previously allowed them to live and work legally in the United States.