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Over 1,500 men and women were deported to Haiti due to a criminal history. Within the first year after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, criminal deportations to Haiti began. Many of those deported were lawful permanent residents who had lived in the United States for years, leaving behind family members and children. [7] Some later died. [2]
“Since the day of his arrival, Paul, now 42 years old, has lived in hiding for his safety during one of the most unstable and dangerous times in Haiti’s modern history,” the Haitian Bridge ...
‘We had to fight for over a year to prove the humanity of Haitians.’
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Hyperthermia is one of the most common causes of migrant border deaths in the U.S. [6] There was a sharp rise in the number of people dying from hypothermia and dehydration, from 1993 to 1997, as increased border enforcement diverted undocumented migration flows from urban crossing points to more remote areas where the risk of death was higher ...
Up to 20% of medical staff had left Haiti by the beginning of the year. [179] Even before violence escalated shutting down all but one of the capital's hospitals, Haiti had the worst conditions for childbirth in Latin America and the Caribbean, with only "war-torn countries like Sudan and Yemen" having higher mortality rates. [110]
Gang violence in Haiti killed and injured roughly 2,400 people during the first three months of this year. Over 1 million are on the verge of starvation, according to the United Nations.
By 18 January 2010, approximately 10,000 US troops are expected to be off the shores of Haiti, while MINUSTAH retains primary responsibility for security in Port-au-Prince, according to Defense Secretary Robert Gates. [64] The US Dept. of Defense has created Joint Task Force Haiti to coordinate the Pentagon's relief efforts. [51]