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Dear Haiti, our Kenyan police are a problem

The National Police Service (NPS) has dismissed rumours circulating on social media about the deaths of seven of its officers in the troubled Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. The Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has described these claims as baseless, inaccurate, unpatriotic, and malicious. The deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti has garnered international attention as they join forces with the Haitian National Police to restore stability to the troubled Caribbean nation. President William Ruto's commitment of 1,000 Kenyan troops reflects the country's dedication to global peacekeeping initiatives, though the mission faces significant challenges. Haiti has long struggled with instability, a situation exacerbated by the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.

IG Koome Denies Deaths of Kenyan Officers in Haiti

Haiti's gangs say they are gearing up for war as hundreds of police officers from Kenya prepare to deploy in upcoming days. Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as it welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country.

Gang leaders in Haiti say ready for war as Kenyan police prepare to deploy

Haiti's leaders face a high-stakes balancing act as Kenyan forces arrive in the violence-wracked country, where security is desperately needed and the new, unelected government must also win over ordinary Haitians. At the same time, many Haitians, desperate for a restoration of order, support the Kenyan force.

Stakes high for Haiti as Kenya forces deploy

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country. A couple hundred police officers from Kenya met early Wednesday with Prime Minister Garry Conille as they prepare...

Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs

Reuters

(Reuters) -A Miami court on Monday sentenced Germine "Yonyon" Joly, a former leader of the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo, to 35 years in prison for his role in laundering kidnapping ransoms and illegally trafficking U.S. firearms to Haiti, the Justice Department said in a statement.

US court sentences Haiti ex-gang leader to 35 years in prison

Federal prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for the leader of a notorious Haitian gang who has pleaded guilty to facilitating the purchase and smuggling of high-powered weapons from Florida to Haiti. The firearms, the U.S. government said, were bought with the ransom proceeds of U.S. citizens taken hostage in Haiti.

U.S. seeks life in prison for Haiti gang leader ‘Yonyon’ for role in weapons smuggling

TheDailyBeast

Former President Barack Obama has reportedly told allies that Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has made his bid to win back the White House even tougher than it had been previously.The Washington Post reports that Obama gave a harsher private assessment of Biden’s chances of re-election following the debate despite publicly trying to ease concerns by tweeting that “bad debates happen.”The outlet reported that Obama “spoke directly with Biden by phone after last Thursday’s debate to offer his support as a sounding board and private counselor for his embattled former vice president,” according to WaPo.It remains unclear how much or...

Obama Privately Goes Shaky After Offering to Prop Up Biden

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will expand deportation relief and work permits to an estimated 309,000 Haitians in the country already, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.

U.S. offers deportation relief to further 309,000 Haitians

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EULESS, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman accused of trying to drown a 3-year-old at an apartment complex pool in suburban Dallas after making racist remarks toward the child’s mother has been rearrested following an increase in her bond to $1 million, according to court records. Elizabeth Wolf,...

Bond Increased to $1M for Texas Woman Accused in Attempted Drowning Seen as Possible Hate Crime

WashingtonExaminer

The Biden administration will renew deportation protections for up to 309,000 illegal immigrants from Haiti, according to the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a notice in the Federal Register Friday that it would renew the 18-month Temporary Protection Status for Haitian citizens in the United States through Feb. 3, 2026. […]

Biden shields up to 309,000 Haitian immigrants from deportation

Since February, Haiti has been facing an unprecedented political and security crisis. The country is ravaged by gang violence, with 80 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince under the control of gangs accused of countless atrocities. The airport, which had been closed for three months, has just reopened. But it's still extremely tough to get humanitarian aid into Haiti. In the United States, where more than a million Haitians live, the diaspora lives in daily fear of receiving bad news from their loved ones left behind. FRANCE 24's Fanny Allard reports.

Haiti's gang violence crisis: Fears grow among Miami diaspora

Latin Times

U.S. authorities are seeking to resume direct deportation flights to Venezuela and increase the pace of those to Cuba, the acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director told The Miami Herald. Concretely, Patrick J. Lechleitner told the outlet that there are ongoing negotiations toward that end, but that parties are...

U.S. seeking to resume deportation flights to Venezuela, increase pace of Cuba's

(Reuters) -The Dominican Republic announced its foreign minister will travel to New York on Tuesday to participate in a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in neighboring Haiti. During his trip, Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez will also meet with Haiti's new Prime Minister Garry Conille and his...

Dominican Republic's Top Diplomat to Attend Haiti Meetings at UN

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

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Border Patrol agents intercepted more than 100 Haitian migrants off Key West, Florida, on Wednesday as they tried to enter the U.S., Coast Guard officials said. The 118 migrants were spotted on a boat in the Florida waters around 4 a.m. and were given medical examinations, interviewed and processed, Border Patrol said.

U.S. Border Patrol spots 118 migrants fleeing Haiti in a boat off Florida

(Reuters) - Panama will launch deportation flights for irregular migrants in the coming weeks, part of a deal with the United States, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, after the new president in the Central American country pledged to bolster its borders. "We hope to start as soon as possible,"...

Panama to Launch Migrant Deportation Flights in Coming Weeks, US Says

The challenges ahead for interim Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille are enormous. PRIME MINISTER GARRY CONILLE: Gangs control 80% of the capitol, but not only that, we have close to 600,000 displaced people, 45% of food insecure. We're looking at cholera in parts of the country. FADEL: Conille is a...

Haiti’s interim prime minister shares his vision to lift Haiti out of chaos

Panamanian President-elect José Raúl Mulino is offering the U.S. a deal to shut down the Darien Gap, a treacherous jungle path connecting the country with Colombia and which has become a key migratory route for those trying to reach North America. Speaking with journalist Andrés Oppenheimer, Mulino said...

Panamanian president-elect offers Biden deal to shut down Darien Gap, a main migration route to U.S.

The Kenya Meteorological Department has cautioned citizens to prepare for extremely cold nights with temperatures dipping as low as 5°C over the next few days. According to the forecast, residents in Nairobi County and the highlands east of the Rift Valley should prepare for unusually cold nights. Initially, nighttime temperatures will remain around 8°C for two days before further declining to 5°C for the subsequent three days. This cold spell will affect counties such as Nyandarua, Laikipia, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang'a, Kiambu, Meru, Embu, and Tharaka.

Meteorological Department Warns of 5°C Nights in Parts of Kenya

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Kenyan Police Arrival in Haiti Marks New Era for Security, Prime Minister Tells UN

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the arrival of the first Kenyan police officers under a...

Kenyan Police Arrival in Haiti Marks New Era for Security, Prime Minister Tells UN

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