Today in history: Jean-Jacques Dessalines is born

Third-country deportation flights remain logistically limited, but the threat of them alone is proving to be an effective tool for pressuring immigrants to self-deport. The post The Throughline: Let’s talk about third-country deportations…

Criminal defense lawyer Windy Phèle questioned the legal basis for sending suspects in the killing of a Haitian president to face trial abroad before Haiti’s own judicial process is completed. He described the decision as evidence of a…

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Eighteen suspects accused in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been extradited from Haiti to the U.S. to face federal charges in South Florida. The post 18 suspects in Jovenel Moïse assassination extradited…

Every generation or so, young people look at the gap between the nation’s ideals on paper and the reality in the streets and decide to help close that gap a little. The post Young people on the meaning of America at 250 appeared first on…

Jean-Jacques Dessalines was born on Sept. 20, 1758, in Saint-Domingue. He later became a key leader of the Haitian Revolution and declared Haiti’s independence in 1804. The post Today in history: Jean-Jacques Dessalines is born appeared…

A new human rights report details the deadly gang attacks in Kenscoff and alleges that security failures and police inaction contributed to the massacre. The post New human rights report unveils details and blames police for recent…

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