U.S. Deports More Than 50 to Haiti as Some Arrive in a Country They Barely Know

Published Aug 28, 2026, 12:11 PM

More than 50 people have been deported from the United States to Haiti, arriving in the northern city of Cap-Haïtien as the Caribbean nation continues to struggle with deadly gang violence and widespread insecurity.

Among those on Thursday’s deportation flight was Jay Dabelus, a professional boxer who was born in the Bahamas and said he had never lived in Haiti before being sent there.READ MORE