Haitians Being Returned to a Country in Chaos
Date of Publication
2022 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Migration
Keywords
Migration, Asylum, Haitian Migration, Deportation, Border, Travel, Migration, Return
Description
Given the security conditions in Haiti, civil society groups and organizations assisting returnees expressed concern that people expelled or deported to Haiti are at risk of kidnapping and extortion by criminal gangs, which may believe returnees have money for travel or relatives abroad who can pay ransoms. However, there is currently no system in place to track and support returnees.
Haitians Being Returned to a Country in Chaos
Given the security conditions in Haiti, civil society groups and organizations assisting returnees expressed concern that people expelled or deported to Haiti are at risk of kidnapping and extortion by criminal gangs, which may believe returnees have money for travel or relatives abroad who can pay ransoms. However, there is currently no system in place to track and support returnees.