US EditionICE Detains Ex-Haitian Presidential Candidate Pierre Réginald Boulos on Gang Support and Immigration Fraud Charges
UNITED STATES, JUL 22 – Pierre Reginald Boulos faces deportation for alleged support of the Haitian gang Viv Ansanm, linked to nearly 5,000 deaths amid ongoing violence, U.S. 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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2 DCI agents to help with immigration enforcement
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota will have two DCI agents that can enforce immigration laws as part of a new 287(g) partnership between DCI and ICE. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the change this week. Jackley says the program does not target everyone here illegally and says his focus is on violent criminals and drug dealers, but one South Dakota non-profit has raised concerns about DCI's newest change. Old …
New York.- The U.S. government publicly accused one of Haiti’s richest and most powerful figures of being behind a “campaign of violence and support for gangs,” blaming for the first time a prominent member of that country’s elite for the rampant violence there. Pierre Reginald Boulos, 69, a doctor who amassed extreme wealth through a supermarket chain and a car dealership, was arrested on Thursday last week by the U.S. Immigration and Customs E…
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…
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