US EditionU.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions over Gang Violence in Haiti
The U.S. targets Haitian officials under a Biden-era policy amid escalating gang violence that has killed over 1,200 people in Port-au-Prince, the United Nations reported.
- The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on a Haitian government official for allegedly supporting gangs and obstructing the government's fight against "terrorist gangs."
- Up to 85 percent of the Haitian capital is controlled by gangs, and the country has been governed by a transitional presidential council since it has not held elections since 2016.
- The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has pushed for a larger, more proactive Gang Suppression Force to directly confront the gangs, as the current Multinational Security Support mission led by Kenya lacked resources.
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The United States imposed visa restrictions on Fritz Alphonse Jean, a member of Haiti's transitional presidential council, accusing him of supporting gangs and other criminal organizations, while the country's political instability threatens to deepen.
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