Florida adoptive family urges Haitian government to issue passports for endangered children

Florida adoptive family urges Haitian government to issue passports for endangered children

VERO BEACH, Fla. — For nearly four years, Haitian American Emmerson Philippe and his wife, Michelle Lake-Philippe, have been fighting to bring home two children they adopted — Philippe’s nephew and niece — from Haiti’s Jérémie to their home in South Florida. A process they expected to last about one year.  Now, the couple is pleading with the Haitian government to issue passports for the two children, saying delays at the Ministry of the Interio…