Haitian Diaspora

TPS for Haitians - Let the Haitians stay

On Thanksgiving, of all days, the Department of Homeland Security is to announce whether it will extend the temporary protected status that was granted to about 50,000 Haitians. Unless their status is extended this week, they must leave by Jan. 22. more »

November 20, 2017 6:35 PM

TPS for Haitians - New legislation being prepared to allow TPS recipient to apply for a Green Card

While President Donald Trump and his administration is getting ready to decide whether or not to extend TPS for Haitians, 3 members of Congress are working on a new legislation that would allow every TPS recipient to apply for permanent residency. more »

November 13, 2017 7:01 PM

TPS for Nicaragua Delayed 12 months, TPS for Haitians to be decided 23 Nov

Although Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaraguans has been terminated by the U.S. department of Homeland Security, There is a 12 months delay of the effective date of termination... Why? Keep reading... more »

November 8, 2017 11:55 AM

Haitian man going to Prison in Stamford CT after 16 years hiding in Haiti

A Haitian man, Frantz Barthelemy, ran away from the law in Stamford Connecticut one day before being convicted of first-degree assault with a pistol. He went to Haiti, got married, had 4 children, opened a business. 16 yeas later, he was caught by U.S. Marshals in Haiti and extradited back to the United States to pay for his crime. more »

November 7, 2017 5:30 PM

TPS For Haitians: Trump Administration Pulls TPS for Nicaragua, Haitians and Salvadorans still Waiting for a Decision

It's official, immigrants from Nicaragua who had TPS since 1998 are now eligible for deportation. The Trump administration pulled their TPS. Haitians and Salvadorans wait for the mind-blowing decision. more »

November 7, 2017 6:39 AM

TPS for Haitians - Deportations could begin by Thanksgiving for 50,000 Haitians in the U.S.

Thanksgiving Turkey is not going to taste good this year for many Haitian families in the US... The headlines are getting scarier and scarier for Haitians with TPS... The latest Miami Herald headline reads: The State Department could be the paving way to deport 50,000 Haitians by Thanksgiving. more »

November 6, 2017 1:01 PM

TPS for Haitians - The fate of TPS holders could be decided as early as Monday, and they're afraid

After living so many years in the United States, it is a difficult wait time for Haitians with TPS to know their fate. Will President Donald Trump and his administration decide in favor of TPS holders or will they all have to go home. more »

November 6, 2017 7:28 AM

The body of a Haitian woman who died in Chile over a month ago is still in the morgue

Confusion, lack of money, Joane Florvil is still in the morgue in Chile nearly a month after her death. Her family wants to repatriate her body for a "National Funeral" in Haiti but they don't have a dime, according to a Chile newspaper. more »

November 2, 2017 10:36 AM

Consumer Alert... It is so easy for Haitian-Americans with Bad Credit to fall pray to this type of practice

Many Haitian-Americans suffer from Bad Credit and there are many so called Credit Repair professionals all over Haitian radio in the Diaspora promising to make your bad credit problem go away. Some of them are lying to you... more »

November 2, 2017 9:48 AM

Haitian-Japanese Tennis Player Naomi Osaka visits Haiti

Naomi Osaka, the Haitian-Japanese tennis player who defeated tennis legend Venus Williams in Hong Kong is in Haiti visiting a school his parents build 20 years ago. more »

October 31, 2017 6:19 AM