US EditionICE Detains Ex-Haitian Presidential Candidate Pierre Réginald Boulos on Gang Support and Immigration Fraud Charges
UNITED STATES, JUL 22 – Reginald Boulos faces allegations of funding Haitian gangs linked to political violence and corruption amid U.S. efforts to deport over 500,000 Haitians, officials said.
- On Monday, the U.S. government revealed plans to deport several lawful permanent residents alleged to have aided Haitian gang leaders linked to a U.S.-designated terrorist group.
- This decision follows the Trump administration's 2021 designation of the armed group Viv Ansanm as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and ongoing concerns about gang violence in Haiti.
- The deportation effort targets those who allegedly collaborated with violent gangs controlling most of Port-au-Prince amid a crisis that has caused nearly 5,000 deaths since October 2024.
- Rubio emphasized that the United States will deny legal status benefits to anyone who assists or supports violent or terrorist criminal groups within the country.
- The move reinforces U.S. policy against criminal conduct under legal residency and reflects unprecedented efforts to revoke green cards for such affiliations, while the exact number targeted remains unclear.
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A well-known Haitian businessman who was aspirant for the presidency was arrested at his residence in the tributary Palm Beach neighborhood, north of Miami, by immigration authorities, accused of supporting gangs to promote instability in Haiti. Pierre Réginald Boulos, 69, a New York-born doctor and businessman who resigned his U.S. nationality to run for president of Haiti, was arrested last Thursday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
US moves to deport legal residents linked to Haitian gang
The Trump administration is targeting deportation of individuals with alleged ties to a Haitian gang, even if they are living in the United States legally. The gang, Viv Ansanm, has been designated a foreign terrorist organization and has been identified by U.S. officials as a leading contributor to violence and criminal activity in Haiti. Officials say the group plays a central role in destabilizing parts of Haiti, with operations that extend i…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened the way for months to expel permanent residents, who are regularly found in the U.S., saying Washington has established that some of them have provided support to the leaders of Haitian gangs with...
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