Haiti

Haitian families, who for years have lived under the uncertainty of their TPS renewal, now face a new and more immediate uncertainty: What losing TPS could mean for their ability to work, remain with their families and plan for the future.

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's visit to Port-au-Prince comes as gang violence persists. According to U.N. data, 2,300 people have been killed in Haiti this year, with another 100 kidnapped.

On Saturday, Haiti will hit the World Cup stage for the second time in its history. The team is not scheduled to play in Miami, but WLRN went to Philadelphia, where it will play a group stage game — and found expectations are high among the diaspora. “This is literally the start of a new era,” said Pascal Marcellus.

COMMENTARY The World Cup should dedicate Haiti's opening game to a Port-au-Prince boy who embraced soccer — the game, not the greed — as sanctuary from the gangs that killed him last month.

There has been a surge of global interest in Haitian culture across social media over the past few years, and Haiti’s participation in this year's World Cup is supercharging that momentum.

At Miami's Nu Stadium, South Florida's Haitian diaspora gave a joyful send-off to their national soccer team as it prepares to take part in its first World Cup in five decades.

The U.S. government has granted a visa to Woodensky Pierre, the only member of Haiti’s national soccer team living in the Caribbean country.

The only member of Haiti's national soccer team who is based in the troubled Caribbean country is awaiting a U.S. visa to join the squad in Florida just weeks before the start of the World Cup. Woodensky Pierre is a defensive midfielder who plays for Violette AC in Haiti's capital.

After decades of rooting for Brazil, many Haitian fans now face mixed loyalties as Haiti’s national team heads to its first World Cup in 52 years — where they will face the soccer powerhouse. At a time of chaos, tragedy and unrest in the nation, appearing on the biggest international sporting stage is a chance to show off its competitive and cultural spirit.

Haitian-American photographer Christopher Mitchell captured a procession for J’ouvert, a Carnival celebration celebrated in several Caribbean countries including Haiti.

COMMENTARY To observe Haitian Flag Day on May 18, the members of Haiti's political and business elite who've sponsored violent gangs could reflect on the possibly irreparable damage they've done.