US deports more than 100 people to Haiti as weekly flights accelerate

The short version

• The United States deported 101 individuals to Cap-Haitien, marking the third consecutive weekly removal flight to Haiti.[ABC News · Associated Press]
• A Haitian official confirmed the deportees included Renan Hédouville, the former head of Haiti's Office of Citizen Protection who faces corruption allegations.[ABC News]
• Flights continue landing in northern Haiti because the primary airport in Port-au-Prince remains too dangerous as gangs control roughly 70% of the capital.[Associated Press]
• According to the U.N., ongoing gang violence has displaced nearly 1.5 million people and left more than 3,050 dead in the first half of the year.[ABC News]

Key facts

• A U.S. deportation flight carrying 101 people landed in Cap-Haitien after originating in Louisiana with a stop in Miami.[ABC News · Associated Press]
• Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor reported that this was the third consecutive Thursday deportation flight, representing a shift to weekly operations.[ABC News · Associated Press]
• Haitian official Nicolas Mardochée confirmed former Citizen Protection head Renan Hédouville, who is accused of corruption, was among the passengers.[ABC News · Associated Press]
• Deportation flights avoid the capital's international airport because gangs control an estimated 70% of Port-au-Prince.[ABC News · Associated Press]
• The United Nations reports that gang violence has displaced nearly 1.5 million people and killed over 3,050 individuals between January and June.[ABC News · Associated Press]

Sources

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• US deports more than 100 people to Haiti as gang violence persistsABC News - International
• US deports more than 100 people to Haiti as gang violence persistsAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press