Haitians in Chile

Back in 2017 Haitians went to Chile at an alarming rate. By the end of that year, the number of Haitians who entered Chilean territory was well over 100,000 within two years. by the year 2019, the number had grown to close to 200,000 Haitians in Chile.

Here are the numbers:

43,898 Haitians migrated to Chile in 2016, authorities said. Seven months into 2017, the number of Haitians who had migrated to Chile that year was already at 44,289.

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The 8th planeload of Haitian immigrants who are voluntarily returning to Haiti arrived at Toussaint Louverture International Airport Wednesday, April 24t, 2019.

89 Haitians citizens decided to leave Chile on their own free will and returned to Port-au-Prince via this special Chilean government flight.

So far, a total of 1,262 Haitian migrants have returned home in 8 flights labeled "Humanitarian flights". These Haitians have signed a declaration saying they will not return to Chile for nine years.

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Port-de-Paix Haiti - A young Haitian who recently returned form Chile committed suicide Tuesday December 18, less than a week before Christmas.

35 year -old Sony Tanis was found dead in a latrine. The tragedy occurred in a neighborhood called "Nan Demelus", 3rd communal section of the municipality of Port-de-Paix.

According to news reports, Tanis was suffering from stress related illness after he came back to Haiti from Chile back in September.

Tanis is not the only one who severely stressed after making a short journey to Chile expecting a better life only to return to Haiti disappointed and broke.

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A third planeload of Haitian immigrants who are voluntarily returning to Haiti arrived in Haiti Monday. 179 Haitians left Chile and returned to Port-au-Prince via a special Chilean government flight.

Already, about 500 people who have returned to Haiti in 3 flights labeled "Humanitarian flights". These Haitians have signed a declaration saying they will not return to Chile for nine years.

Life is tough for these Haitians in Chile who spent a fortune to go to what they believed would be a promise land. They decided to return home. But what opportunities are waiting for them at home?

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A second planeload of Haitian immigrants is has returned from Chile back to Haiti in a Chilean Air Force plane on Monday. A total of 181 Haitians were on that flight according to news report.

These flights are labeled "Humanitarian flights" returning Haitians home from Chile free of charge on one condition: These Haitians have signed a declaration saying they will not return to Chile for nine years.

Surprisingly, 1600 Haitians in Chile have singed up for this free flight back home. Many of them are living in terrible conditions in Chile and cannot find a job. They prefer to start over in their home country.

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Human traffickers are using Bolivia as an illegal crossing of illegal Haitians from Chile to Brazil. last weekend, more than 100 Haitian immigrants were detained in Oruro and Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

According to news reports, these Haitians were being crossed over from Chile to Brazil through Columbia, the country between Chile and Brazil.

The head of Interpol in Oruro, and Interpol in Santa Cruz, Paúl Saavedra, explained that this was not the first time this year that this type of movement of Haitians was involved.

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Haitians in Chile asked for help to go home and they got it... The Chilean government announced Thursday the establishment a humanitarian program to allow Haitian citizens who live in Chile illegally to return to their homeland if they wish Watch this video.

Recently it was reported that representatives of the Haitian community had asked the Chilean government for help to get Haitians to home. The government answered.

Chilean Deputy Minister of the Interior Rodrigo Ubilla told reporters that the government will consider the requests made by the representatives of these Haitian citizens and by mid September a decision will be made.

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Over one hundred thousand Haitians left Haiti to go to Chile hoping it would be their land of opportunity only to be disappointed at what they discovered. Many of these Haitians want to go back home but the money for the trip back is not easy to come by.

A recent news report revealed that the majority of young Haitians who emigrated to Chile are unemployed mainly because, due to recent immigration changes in the country, they no longer process the proper documentation to work in the country,

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Many Haitians in Chile are complaining about their difficulty to get a "certificat de bonne vie et moeurs," (certificate a good conduct) from the Haitian consulate, an important document they need to get their residency papers.

An Kreyol: Ayisyen nan peyi Chili ap plenyen pwoblèm yo paka jwenn sètifika bonne vie et moeurs nan konsila yo

According to news reports, the government of Chile requires this certificate a good conduct from Haitians who migrated there and want to become legal permanent residents of their country.

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Watch this video... Can you imagine that? There are Haitian con artists in Chile scamming newly arrived Haitian travelers right at the airport, robbing them blind, stealing their money, all their belongings and leaving them only with the clothes on their backs.

Watch this video report... Haitian Travelers to Chile beware!

Haitiens ki pwal CHILI yo, veye zo nou avek Haitiens parey nou lè nou rive... Gade video saa... Genyen Haitiens parey nou ki ap tann nou depi Aeroport la pou yo volè tout lajan nou ak tout sa nou pote.