For New York's Haitian Community, Annual West Indian Day Parade Means More in Trying Times
Haitian organizers say the parade is a rare bright spot as roughly 350,000 people face the loss of temporary protected status, according to court rulings.
- On Monday, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams urged the Haitian community to attend the West Indian Day Parade on Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway, offering reassurance amid a year of immigration anxiety.
- Many Haitians have remained home recently, fearing ICE encounters following the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision terminating Temporary Protected Status, which affects roughly 350,000 people.
- NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch reiterated during a September 4 security briefing that the department does not coordinate with federal immigration enforcement, encouraging families to celebrate Labor Day without fear.
- Lespri Ayiti, organized by Natalie Lafontant, comprises about 180 members marching in the parade as a defiant assertion of Haitian pride and resilience through music and art.
- Williams described the festivities as "a moment of reprieve in a very tough time," emphasizing the parade's role as a cultural anchor for a community facing legal uncertainty.
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For New York’s Haitian community, annual West Indian Day Parade means more in trying times – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Steel drums, flag-draped floats, and the smell of jerk chicken will fill Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Monday, as hundreds of thousands turn out
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NEW YORK (AP) — Steel drums, flag-draped floats, and the smell of jerk chicken will fill Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Monday, as hundreds of thousands turn out for the West Indian Day Parade , one of the
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The Seattle TimesFor New York’s Haitian community, annual West Indian Day Parade means more in trying times
Haitian costumes for Lespri Ayiti Mas Camp are displayed ahead of the West Indian Day Parade, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)(AP Photo/Adam Gray) NEW YORK (AP) — Steel drums, flag-draped floats, and the smell of jerk chicken will fill Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Monday, as hundreds […]
NYC Mayor, Public Advocate urge Haitians to celebrate, find ‘reprieve’ at Labor Day parade
As ICE-triggered immigration fears continue to run through the Haitian community, New York City’s top leaders reiterated that the city does not coordinate with ICE, reassuring those hesitant to venture out for the New York Carnival Monday.
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