Humanitarian crisis unfolds off Florida amid "substantial uptick" in migration
More than 4,400 migrants have made their way by boat to the U.S. since August, officials say.
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More than 4,400 migrants have made their way by boat to the U.S. since August, officials say.
Criminal gangs have run rampant for months, kidnapping and killing with impunity amid chaos in the small nation in the throes of a political and security "collapse."
Good Samaritans were among island beachgoers who helped some of the migrants ashore with small boats and jet skis, officials said.
Haiti finds itself without a single elected government official after the terms of the last 10 remaining senators expired earlier this week. Award-winning journalist Garry Pierre-Pierre and Dr. Bertrhude Albert spoke to CBS News about the crisis unfolding in the Caribbean nation.
Haiti no longer has elected officials, as the last remaining senators completed their terms in office Tuesday. All that remains is an unelected prime minister, as political turmoil and gang activity consumes the nation. Jacqueline Charles, Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald, joined John Dickerson to discuss the worsening situation.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order activating the National Guard to help address an increase in migrants landing in the Florida Keys. Most of the migrants are coming from the Caribbean. Manuel Bojorquez has more.
Another humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Florida, where more migrants from Cuba and Haiti are arriving by boat. Manuel Bojorquez has more.
The recent rise in crossings by sea comes as President Biden announced a revamped migration management strategy.
President Biden unveiled new policies that would cap the number of migrants accepted at the southern border. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins Elaine Quijano to discuss the implications of the administration's plan.
Hundreds of Cuban migrants have arrived at the Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys over the last few days, prompting the park to temporarily close. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joined Vladimir Duthiers to discuss what's driving this latest influx of migrants.
Infectious disease expert Dr. Payal Patel joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthier with more on the arrival of the first vaccine doses to combat the deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti.
All military personnel and civilians from the ship were pulled back onto a smaller taxi boat and then hoisted onto the Navy vessel.
The Biden administration cited the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the destitute Caribbean nation, which has been beset by an outbreak of violence.
The crisis in Haiti is deepening as heavily-armed gangs expand their control in the nation. BBC News senior international correspondent Orla Guerin discusses the turmoil in Port-au-Prince.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two Haitian politicians accused of engaging in international drug trafficking. The move comes as Haiti struggles with severe political turmoil, gang violence, food shortages and a cholera outbreak. Natalie Kitroeff, the New York Times bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, joined CBS News to discuss the crisis in Haiti.
Amid soaring violence, the community recently appointed local residents as guards, but the mayor said they were overpowered by gangs with machine guns.
As of the end of 2021, more than 241,000 Salvadorans, 76,000 Hondurans, 14,000 Nepalis and 4,000 Nicaraguans were enrolled in the Temporary Protected Status program.
The journalist was shot and killed near his home in Port-au-Prince on Nov. 5, according to the Inter American Press Association.
Haiti has been grappling with myriad crises that have spread across the nation over the last month. Widespread gasoline and diesel shortages have emerged after armed gangs blocked the nation's main fuel terminal, and these gangs have also severed access to clean water, food and other essentials as Haiti also deals with a deadly cholera outbreak. Amy Wilentz, author of "The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier" and a professor of literary journalism at the University of California, Irvine, joined CBS News to discuss.
A former presidential candidate who led a political party in Haiti has been shot to death in Port-au-Prince.
Thousands of demonstrators in Haiti are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry as frustration grows over gang violence and disrupted shipments of fuel and food. Vania Andre, a contributing journalist for the Haitian Times, joined CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss the dire situation in the country.
"These measures contribute to an end to the violent and deadly activities of these armed groups, marauding in the country, and causing numerous victims and mass population displacement," said Haiti's ambassador to the U.N.
The United Nations is grappling with how it should respond to myriad crises in Haiti. Unrest has spread across the nation over the last month. Margarett Lubin, an area manager for the nonprofit CORE, discussed what her organization is doing to help and the U.N.'s proposals.
As "floods, droughts, conflict" and other factors make out breaks "more numerous, more widespread and more severe," officials shift to a one-dose strategy.
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