Haiti

Envoy To Haitian TPS Holders: Leaving U.S. For Canada Not A Good Idea

Tim Padgett

This summer thousands of Haitians living under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the U.S. have been attempting to move to Canada. But Canada is...

Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of FANM, called for business leaders and government representatives to advocate on behalf of TPS recipients.

Haitians Launch Renewed Campaign to Stay in the U.S. as Six-Month TPS Extension Officially Begins

Holly Pretsky

The six-month extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians began over the weekend, and ends in January of 2018.

Damas to Learn Friday if He'll Represent Himself at Murder Trial

Matthew F Smith

On Friday, the man accused of killing his wife and five young children in Collier County in 2009 will be in a court trying to prove he can represent…

Law and Order

Curious Gulf Coast: Are There Refugees In Southwest Florida?

Quincy J Walters

An anonymous Curious Gulf Coast inquirer asked: "Are there refugees living in southwest Florida? If so, what country did they come from? Why did they have…

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly appeared at a joint press conference with Governor Rick Scott about hurricane season following his visit to Haiti.

Secretary Kelly Emphasizes The 'Temporary' In TPS After A Visit To Haiti

Holly Pretsky

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly visited Port-au-Prince Wednesday to meet with Haitian President Jovenel Moise. The visit came after Kelly...

Scene from Les Cayes, Haiti, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

Haitian Community Grapples With Uncertain Deportation Timeline

Kate Payne

Florida’s Haitian immigrants are getting a six month reprieve on deportation orders. Advocates are claiming a small victory, but the timeline falls...

Government & Politics

DHS Extends TPS for Haitians for Six Months

John Davis

Federal officials announced plans Monday to extend Temporary Protected Status for the more than 58,000 Haitian nationals that have come to the U.S. in the…

Haitians Rally Outside US Citizenship and Immigration Office In Miami to Call for Renewal of TPS

Holly Pretsky

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Miami Saturday morning chanting "Donald Trump! TPS now!" The crowd intermittently swelled off the sidewalks on either...

Lawmakers have to be back in the Florida Capitol to draw new Congressional District maps within 100 days of the Supreme Court's ruling.

Feds Could Cut Refugee Funding If Florida Pulls Out Of Resettlement Program

Sarah Mueller

Florida gets a lot of federal funding for refugees, including people entering the state from Cuba and Haiti. But that money could go away if legislation...

Wislande Phillipe and Alexi Mayky arrived to Miami after taking an 11-country trek from Brazil to the U.S.

Haitian Migrants In San Diego Are Making Their Way To Miami

Nadege Green

The dead bodies haunt Wislande Philippe. “There were so many who died,” said Phillipe , 29. “Pregnant women. Children. You’re walking past them and...