Haiti

Eight people kidnapped weeks ago from an orphanage in Haiti have been released by gangs.

The UN said that half of all gang members in Haiti are now children, a statistic the organization described as "alarming"

The U.S., along with Panama, proposed creating a "gang-suppression force" comprised of up to 5,500 to face criminal organizations in the country

In 2025, between January and June, the number of victims remained high, with 3,137 people killed in violence involving criminal groups, self-defense groups, civilians, and state security forces.

The U.S. wants to double the amount of international forces fighting gangs in Haiti and remove Kenya from its leading role, an official said at the Organization of American States

Two Haitian police officers were killed and six others were injured following a "kamikazi" drone explosion near Port-au-Prince

American private security executive Erik Prince plans to deploy hundreds of mercenaries to fight Haitian gangs in the next weeks, according to a new report

Private security executive Erik Prince says he plans to keep mercenaries in Haiti for 10 years and eventually get access to the country's tax-collecting system as part of an arrangement with authorities

The U.S. is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier

A North Carolina trucker has been charged with financing a prominent Haitian gang leader seeking to overthrow the government

Pope Leo XIV called for the release of eight hostages taken from a Haitian orphanage last week, including a three-year-old child and an Irish missionary

Nine people are missing after a mass kidnapping event at an orphanage in Haiti, including a three-year-old and an Irish missionary

An American veteran has been missing for months after a failed mission with a private contractor in Haiti

Gangs continue wreaking havoc in Haiti, now making advances in the country's central region

Groups of Haitian vigilantes fighting gangs are allegedly committing the same abuses they are claiming to fight against, according to a new report

Two lawmakers introduced a bill to force the Trump administration to present a clear strategy to address the security challenges facing Haiti

Haitian gangs now control 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the latest UN update on the embattled country

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres challenged the Trump administration's assessment that Haiti's situation has improved enough to allow the return of TPS holders whose status has been revoked

The decision comes despite Haiti's ongoing designation as a Level 4: Do Not Travel country by the State Department

Haitian forces have begun using drones to fight with the gangs that have taken over most of the capital, reportedly killing hundreds and wounding more

The head of Haiti's transitional council admitted authorities have hired mercenaries to help them fight armed gangs that control most of the capital

The U.N.'s Children in Armed Conflict report noted that violence against children in Haiti has increased by almost 500% over the past year

Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti are among the 12 countries impacted by President Donald Trump's newly-announced travel ban

Haiti is one of five countries in the world facing catastrophic levels of hunger, according to the United Nations' food agency

Haitian "self-defense brigades," which claim to protect communities from gangs, are being accused of engaging in violent actions unrelated to that purpose

Gangs are closing on the last neighborhood they don't control in the capital, Port-au-Prince. They demand to be given a seat a the negotiation table

The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration to end a Biden-era safe-haven program, putting more than 500,000 undocumented Americans at risk of deportation.

Michael Geilenfeld, 73, was convicted of sexually abusing multiple children over two decades at St. Joseph's Home for Boys, an orphanage he established in Port-au-Prince in 1985.

U.S. military contractor Erik Prince has reached a deal with Haiti's transitional government to also operate drones and target gang members

Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, signed a contract to fight the gangs that control most of Port-au-Prince and have been fending off counter-attacks from a multinational mission led by Kenya