US EditionA US judge says arrested Haitian businessman and former presidential hopeful will remain in custody
UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – The Haitian businessman and former presidential candidate remains detained amid ongoing legal proceedings in the United States, following his recent arrest.
- A federal immigration judge in Miami ordered Pierre Réginald Boulos to remain in custody in the United States on July 31, 2025, following his arrest in July.
- Boulos is accused of engaging in a campaign of violence and gang support that contributed to Haiti’s destabilization, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Boulos's family stated he is a U.S. lawful permanent resident who left Haiti in 2021 after decades of service as a physician and humanitarian.
- U.S. authorities emphasized they will not allow individuals with legal status to support criminal terrorist organizations abroad.
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Denver GazetteLocked up by ICE, Haitian businessman, ex-presidential aspirant to remain in detention
MIAMI — A prominent Haitian businessman and onetime presidential aspirant accused of collaborating with armed gangs in Haiti will have to remain in U.S. immigration lockup for now.
A U.S. judge says arrested Haitian businessman and former presidential hopeful will remain in custody
A U.S. federal immigration judge in Miami ordered on Thursday that wealthy Haitian businessman and one-time presidential hopeful Pierre Réginald Boulos remain in custody in the United States, where he is held over accusations of supporting violent gangs in Haiti.
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A US judge says arrested Haitian businessman and former presidential hopeful will remain in custody
A federal immigration judge in Miami has ruled that Pierre Réginald Boulos, a wealthy Haitian businessman and one-time presidential hopeful, will not be released from a detention center where he’s being held after the U.S. government accused him of supporting violent gangs in Haiti.
Judge Jorge Pereira has decided without ambiguity. Réginald Boulos, a businessman and former Haitian political actor, will not regain his freedom for the time being. His request for release, brought by his lawyers at the hearing on Thursday, July 31, 2025, was rejected. The magistrate ordered his immediate return to the Federal Detention Centre in Krome, Florida, reported Radio Télé Métronome. This refusal comes as the Boulos case, at the crossr…
Haitian businessman and former presidential candidate Pierre Réginald Boulos will remain detained at the Krome North Detention Center in Florida and is scheduled to return to court on August 26, an immigration judge ruled Thursday. "The immigration judge determined that Boulos is subject to mandatory detention at this stage of the process, pursuant to a rare regulation," his attorney, Atara Eig, said, according to the Miami Herald. The attorneys…
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