Since many of them lived in the U.S. since childhood, Haitian deportees are commonly viewed not as returning citizens but as unwelcome outsiders.
Professor Chelsey Kivland “

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Prof. Kivland Spotlights the Plight of Haitian Nationals Deported During the Pandemic

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Julie Gilman

For Haitian nationals who are being deported from the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustices and health inequities run deep, to tragic effect.

  • A Haitian man kneels on the tarmac at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport

    A Haitian man kneels on the tarmac at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in late June. He, along with several other deportees on this flight, knelt on the ground in protest of their deportation from the U.S. Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo

Haitian Deportees Face an Unconscionable Crisis During the Pandemic

For Haitian nationals who are being deported from the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustices and health inequities run deep, to tragic effect. The Trump administration has deported more than 240 Haitian nationals from the U.S. back to Haiti—a country that has a weak health care system and few resources to manage the pandemic—since April. Read the full article here.