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Haiti evacuation challenges
As gang violence engulfs Haiti, the State Department is considering ways to evacuate American citizens caught in the turmoil.
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As gang violence engulfs Haiti, the State Department is considering ways to evacuate American citizens caught in the turmoil.
American passport holders stuck in Haiti face a dangerous trek to the airport in Cap-Haitien, the only place they can hope to get a flight home. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the efforts to try to bring them back to the U.S.
In recent weeks, a new wave of gang violence and unrest has shaken parts of Haiti. Many Haitians with dual U.S. citizenship are looking for ways to leave the country. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Cap-Haïtien.
At least a dozen people are dead following gang attacks near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. As the situation in the country grows more dire, some Americans have been evacuated, but more are desperately looking for ways to escape. Mario Delatour, a documentary producer and director currently based in Haiti, joined CBS News to discuss how the country got to this point.
Americans trapped in Haiti are desperately trying to escape the island nation as the conditions in Port-au-Prince continue to spiral amid gang violence. Meanwhile, CBS News has confirmed Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who agreed to resign last week, is under U.S. Secret Service protection. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more.
In response to escalating gang violence and severe food shortages, a U.S. government-chartered flight from Cap Haitien brought 47 Americans to safety in Miami. This operation follows a series of evacuations and warnings of dire conditions in Haiti.
The U.S. is trying to get Americans out of Haiti as deadly gang violence persists. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from northern Haiti, where the evacuations are underway.
The U.S. government is racing to evacuate nearly 1,000 Americans still trapped in Haiti amid ongoing violence. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the efforts from the city of Cap-Haitien in northern Haiti.
The State Department sponsored a charter flight that evacuated dozens of U.S. citizens from Haiti over the weekend as gang violence and political rifts in the country continue. The flight landed at Miami International Airport on Sunday. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more.
More than 30 Americans are back in the U.S. after fleeing violence and turmoil in Haiti via a government-chartered flight. Some were visiting Haiti when they became trapped by weeks of gang violence. To discuss the turmoil in the country, CBS News was joined by Jonathan Katz, author of "The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster."
There were 47 passengers on board, all U.S. citizens escaping the civil unrest and violence in the Caribbean nation.
Since gaining independence in 1804, the former French colony has been mired in poverty, crushing debt, violence and political upheaval, subjugated by dictators and foreign powers. And now, Haiti is ruled by armed gangs, without a functioning government.
The Caribbean nation currently roiling under fire from armed gangs and without a functioning government was born as a rich French colony that gained independence in 1804, founded by the formerly enslaved. Since then, Haiti has been mired in poverty, crushing debt, violence and political upheaval, subjugated by dictators and foreign powers. Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at Haiti's history, and talks with author Jake Johnston and journalist-activist Monique Clesca about the country's current turmoil and what the future bodes for Haitians.
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Haitians hoping to stock up on supplies are flocking to the border with the Dominican Republic as tensions remain high over continued political instability and gang violence. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports from Dajabón, Dominican Republic.
Three days after Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his resignation, gangs controlled 80% of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. It's believed there are several hundred Americans still in Haiti. Cristian Benavides has the latest.
The United Nations is evacuating some team members from Haiti as violence continues during a tense period of political instability. The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic partially reopened Thursday for Haitians wanting to buy goods to take back into their country. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports from Dajabón, Dominican Republic.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is deploying 250 extra officers and troops to his state's southern coast amid concerns about more people fleeing Haiti as it descends into worsening violence. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has more.
During a press briefing Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed U.S. efforts to establish a safe corridor for humanitarian aid deliveries in Gaza. Blinken also updated reporters on the ongoing violence and political tensions in Haiti and how U.S. forces will help provide security at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince.
An anti-terrorism team of U.S. Marines has been dispatched to Haiti's capital city of Port-au-Prince as gang violence continues and political schisms threaten the country's stability. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports from the Dominican Republic-Haiti border.
Marines have been deployed to Haiti to protect the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, where gangs have taken control of much of the city. Many are trapped in the country with no way out, including American Jill Dolan, the co-founder of a nonprofit organization that does missionary work in Haiti. Dolan joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
An anti-terrorism team of U.S. Marines has been sent to Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, to help protect the U.S. Embassy with gang violence and a spiraling humanitarian crisis gripping the Caribbean nation. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has more.
In response to increasing violence and political instability in Haiti, a specialized U.S. Marine anti-terrorism team arrives in Port-au-Prince to secure the embassy.
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced he'll resign after weeks of pressure from gangs, who threatened a civil war if he returned to the country. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers, who is of French and Haitian descent, breaks down the history that led Haiti to this moment.
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