Haiti

The Family Action Network Movement and U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Miramar, said the Trump administration has confirmed they would comply with a federal judge's ruling to keep in place TPS for Haitians until February 3, 2026.

Florida has more Haitian nationals than any other state. Local advocates says state needs to brace for fallout of a mass deportation.

As Central Florida’s large Haitian community faces uncertainty, a pastor urges his congregation to cling to their faith

Mountains, the first feature by filmmaker Monica Sorelle, focuses on a Haitian American family struggling to get ahead in a South Florida neighborhood targeted by developers.

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return.

The landing Monday morning comes as the Caribbean nation is struggling with a surge of gang violence that has killed several thousand people in recent years and left hundreds of thousands homeless in the country’s capital.

Haiti's newly installed transitional presidential council has chosen former Sports Minister Fritz Bélizaire as the country's prime minister as it presses forward in its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence.

Authorities didn’t offer details of Thursday's flight beyond how many deported Haitians were aboard.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss warm waters in the Atlantic and what it means for coral reefs, a legal settlement between Disney and DeSantis’ allies, why the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore is a reminder for Tampa Bay residents, ‘mangrove rangers’ try to preserve disappearing mangroves, and a conversation with photojournalist Octavio Jones about his reporting trip in Haiti.

On Tuesday, U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost held a roundtable for Central Florida's Haitian community to brainstorm ideas for those seeking refuge from the ensuing violence and chaos in Haiti.

The group is asking Congress for financial aid for Haiti and for Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States.

As the political and economic conditions worsen in Haiti, Haitian leaders urge Florida officials to support nonprofits on the ground and address the root cause of migration from the country.