United Nations Humanitarian Experts: Deportations of Haitians Could Worsen Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the weekend, Haiti’s government announced they are implementing a three-month state of emergency in the country’s central region known as Haiti’s “rice basket”. According to reports, gangs have been killing farmers or forcing them to abandon their fields as they destroy nearby communities. Now with the Trump administration is looking to deport thousands of Haitians in the coming months. United Nations experts said it will only add to the crisis.