Recent allegations about one of the United Kingdom’s biggest and best-known charities has driven increased demands from some quarters that overseas aid be reduced, if not abolished completely.
Haiti
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Are N.G.O.s in Haiti doing more harm than good?
Leaving Haiti should be a goal of every N.G.O.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Murder of priest stokes fear of violence against clergy and religious in Haiti
Msgr. Aris does not believe those in religious life in Haiti are currently being targeted more than other groups. Violent crime in Haiti is high but hard to measure since most crimes go unreported.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I am part of the Haitian diaspora—here’s why I wasn’t surprised by Trump’s comments
Trump’s comments have rightfully inspired outrage. But, for three reasons, they are not shocking.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why President Trump’s comments don’t reflect the Haiti I have come to know
An assessment of a country’s living conditions says nothing about the people who live in those conditions.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. Bishops: Haiti cannot handle a return of 50,000 T.P.S. holders
D.H.S. has canceled Temporary Protective Status for Haitians, giving recipients until July 22, 2019, to leave the country.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
End of Temporary Protected Status could send 50,000 back to Haiti
A cholera epidemic, last year’s Hurricane Matthew and political upheaval have made Haiti a dicey place to return to.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. extends Temporary Protected Status for Haitians for six months
Tens of thousands of Haitians enrolled under the Temporary Protected Status program can stay in the United States until at least January.
![Baie de Grand Goâve. (Photo by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Rivera [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)](https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/us_navy_100123-n-7508r-051_a_haitian_citizen_flies_an_american_flag_on_his_bicycle_as_a_display_of_appreciation_to_u.s._service_members_supporting_operation_unified_response-364405.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
How Haitian-Americans are finding their voice in politics and the church
Haitian expatriates have long considered themselves a “dissed” diaspora—in both their new country and the old.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Recovery Will Take Long-term Effort in Haiti
The people of southern Haiti are traumatized and the landscape has suffered “complete devastation.” Hurricane Matthew survivors “have never seen anything like this,” Christopher Bessey, the country representative for Haiti for Catholic Relief Services, reports. The Category 4