Haiti
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As Haiti continues to make headlines amid struggles to control crime and insecurity, a new book traces the roots of the institutional weaknesses that have aided the growth and entrenchment of criminal organizations… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The U.S. special envoy to Haiti has resigned after just a few months on the job, citing the Biden administration’s “inhumane” and “counterproductive” deportation of Haitians to the crisis-wracked island nation… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A New York federal judge on Thursday halted the Trump administration’s revocation of temporary immigration protections for some 59,000 Haitians living in the U.S. since a 2010 earthquake, saying a group of refugees that sued over the move is likely to win its case… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Fairfield University and other religious entities said they would pay more than $60 million to settle allegations that they failed to stop a now-convicted child molester from sexually abusing dozens of boys at a school for disadvantaged children in Haiti, according to court filings made Friday… Read this piece at Law360.
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A new report published by the United Nations illustrates the challenges of confronting ongoing crime and violence in Haiti, problems that are likely to be compounded by recent political instability… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 