Haitians face uncertain future as US suspends special immigration status
Beginning next month, the U.S. government will end the special immigration status granted to certain Haitians left homeless by January’s devastating earthquake. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ? part of the Department of Homeland Security ? says that they will only deport Haitians who had been convicted of crimes and finished serving their sentences; however, within New York’s Haitian population, reaction has gone from concern to anger, as slow reconstruction coupled with a deadly cholera epidemic means an uncertain future for those forced to return home.
We speak with Ricot DuPuy, station manager at Radio Soleil.
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