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.