Trump administration ends TPS protections for half a million Haitians
The decision means Haitians would lose work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the country by August.
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The decision means Haitians would lose work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the country by August.
CBS News Miami's Anna McAllister reports on the Trump administration throwing out protections for roughly half a million Haitians.
The family was rescued by a team of U.S. military veterans who faced extreme danger due to the gang violence in Haiti.
A top priority of the surge is to deter and prevent potential mass maritime migration from Haiti and Cuba.
The program is currently set to expire in February 2026.
Haitian leaders are urging President Joe Biden to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians through 2028.
The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement within Haiti has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people.
The devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake killed over 315,000 people.
Haitian officials estimate that the earthquake claimed over 315,000 lives and left another 300,000 injured.
The country became a free republic in 1804 after a revolution that spanned around 13 years, making Haiti the first Black republic in the world.
A partnership with Project Medishare provided equipment after earthquake 15 years ago.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois talks to South Florida doctors after a trauma hospital in Port-au-Prince was damaged by gangs. Their organization Project Medi Share has worked with Bernard Mevs Hospital, including 15 years ago when it was hit by earthquake.
Missionary Flights International helps around 600 charities. It flies life-saving supplies to Haiti, where nearly 3 million children need humanitarian aid.
A group of missionaries from Florida will continue their tradition of bringing gifts to children in Haiti.
Over the weekend, one gang killed 184 people, bringing this year's death toll to a staggering 5,000.
Kenyan police forces have been battling ruthless gangs in Haiti, where violence continues to spiral out of control.
American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport.
A Haitian gang leader reportedly ordered the murder of elderly people based on advice from a voodoo priest, sparking a massacre in Port-au-Prince.
Most Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, live there legally through Temporary Protected Status, which President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end.
A powerful gang coalition has launched a new attack on Haiti's capital.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois reports on the latest on the situation in Haiti.
Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti's capital early Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where gunmen clashed with residents who fought side by side with police.
Royal Caribbean isn't planning to stop ports of call at the private day resort it operates on Haiti's northern tip after three planes were hit by gunfire amid gang violence.
All major airlines have once again halted travel to Haiti due to gang violence.
Morgan Rynor reports a new FAA notice prohibits U.S. civil aviation operations in Haiti airspace below 10,000 feet for the next 30 days after reports of three jets were fired upon.