Haitian gangs /tags/haitian-gangs Haitian gangs en-US SA国际传谋 Wed, 13 May 2026 14:20:45 GMT Residents of Haiti's Cite Soleil demand protection after gang violence displaces hundreds /americas-app-feed/2026-05-13/residents-of-haitis-cite-soleil-demand-protection-after-gang-violence-displaces-hundreds Residents of Port-au-Prince鈥檚 Cite Soleil district have staged a protest to seek the protection of local authorities after gang violence forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend. Wed, 13 May 2026 14:20:45 GMT /americas-app-feed/2026-05-13/residents-of-haitis-cite-soleil-demand-protection-after-gang-violence-displaces-hundreds Associated Press Haiti Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aim茅: August elections impossible under current crisis /americas/2026-05-12/haiti-prime-minister-alix-didier-fils-aime-august-elections-impossible-under-current-crisis "It is clear that the security conditions are not met at the level for us to have elections in August," Fils-Aim茅 said in an interview broadcast Monday on Magik9 radio in Haiti and reported by Reuters. Wed, 13 May 2026 00:14:39 GMT /americas/2026-05-12/haiti-prime-minister-alix-didier-fils-aime-august-elections-impossible-under-current-crisis Mohamed Alkawaja US government warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilize country /americas/2026-01-22/us-government-warns-it-will-take-action-if-haitian-politicians-destabilize-country The U.S. Embassy posted Wednesday on X that such a maneuver would undermine efforts to establish "a minimal level of security and stability" in Haiti, and said the U.S. would take "appropriate measures" to respond. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:36:00 GMT /americas/2026-01-22/us-government-warns-it-will-take-action-if-haitian-politicians-destabilize-country Danica Coto| Associated Press US sanctions high-ranking Haitian official and accuses him of supporting gangs /americas/2025-11-25/us-sanctions-high-ranking-haitian-official-and-accuses-him-of-supporting-gangs The U.S. government has imposed visa restrictions on Fritz Alphonse Jean, a member of Haiti's transitional presidential council, and accused him of supporting gangs. The U.S. also accuses Jean of obstructing Haiti's fight against the gangs that control 90% of Haiti's capital and extort businesses using military-grade weaponry. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:29:15 GMT /americas/2025-11-25/us-sanctions-high-ranking-haitian-official-and-accuses-him-of-supporting-gangs D谩nica Coto | Associated Press Haitians give cautious welcome to new international force approved by UN to tackle gangs /americas/2025-10-02/haitians-give-cautious-welcome-to-new-international-force-approved-by-un-to-tackle-gangs The U.N. Security Council's approval for the creation of a so-called gang suppression force in Haiti has been met with wary resignation in the small Caribbean state. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:35:24 GMT /americas/2025-10-02/haitians-give-cautious-welcome-to-new-international-force-approved-by-un-to-tackle-gangs D谩nica Coto and Evens Sanon | Associated Press Haitian police arrest a former senator accused of working with gangs to attack a peaceful community /americas/2025-08-04/haitian-police-arrest-a-former-senator-accused-of-working-with-gangs-to-attack-a-peaceful-community Citing police sources, Haitian media report one of Haiti鈥檚 violent and powerful gangs was responsible for abducting nine people from the Sainte-H茅l猫ne orphanage outside Port-au-Prince. A day earlier, police arrested former Haitian Sen. Nenel Cassy for allegedly sponsoring gangs, which now control almost all of Port-au-Prince. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:32:54 GMT /americas/2025-08-04/haitian-police-arrest-a-former-senator-accused-of-working-with-gangs-to-attack-a-peaceful-community Tim Padgett South Florida lawmakers want Trump administration to halt flow of illegal weapons to Haiti from US /americas/2025-08-01/south-florida-lawmakers-want-trump-administration-to-halt-flow-of-illegal-weapons-to-haiti-from-us U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Miramar, said Friday that she and more than 30 congressional colleagues signed a letter with their recommendations to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 23:45:24 GMT /americas/2025-08-01/south-florida-lawmakers-want-trump-administration-to-halt-flow-of-illegal-weapons-to-haiti-from-us Sergio R. Bustos Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick co-sponsors bill to curb flow of illegal guns to Haiti /americas/2025-04-11/rep-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-co-sponsors-bill-to-curb-flow-of-illegal-guns-to-haiti The proposed law would require the Department of Defense to expand the mission of the Joint Interagency Task Force South to include efforts to stop illicit arms trafficking. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:59:37 GMT /americas/2025-04-11/rep-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-co-sponsors-bill-to-curb-flow-of-illegal-guns-to-haiti Sergio R. Bustos Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale struck by gunfire attempting to land in Port-au-Prince /americas/2024-11-11/spirit-airlines-flight-from-fort-lauderdale-struck-by-gunfire-attempting-to-land-in-port-au-prince Spirit Airlines officials confirmed to SA国际传谋 that Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale to Port-au-Prince was shot at while landing at Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:34:47 GMT /americas/2024-11-11/spirit-airlines-flight-from-fort-lauderdale-struck-by-gunfire-attempting-to-land-in-port-au-prince Tim Padgett Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges /americas/2024-10-25/gangs-in-haiti-open-fire-and-hit-a-un-helicopter-midair-as-violence-surges Gangs in Haiti have opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in the country's capital as violence surges once again. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:23:57 GMT /americas/2024-10-25/gangs-in-haiti-open-fire-and-hit-a-un-helicopter-midair-as-violence-surges D谩nica Coto | Associated Press