Bryan and Julie Hanlon hold photos of their adopted Haitian children, Gina, left, and Peterson, in a play area of their home in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

What kind of country do we want to be? Do we keep building walls every time we feel threatened, or do we look for ways to build bridges?

Tires burn during a demonstration on August 7, 2023, near Prime Minister Ariel Henry's house in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Soaring rates of violence and crime blamed on gangs have sparked protests ...

In the first three months of 2025, seven migrants died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Their names and stories span continents—from Ukraine to Haiti ...

"Since March 2024, Haiti has been under a State of Emergency. Crimes involving firearms are common in Haiti. They include robbery, carjackings, sexual assault, and kidnappings for ransom.

Passport rush blamed on US policy stalls adoptions in Haiti by DÁNICA COTO, Associated Press - 02/09/23 12:05 AM ET. ... “It’s the safety of the children that’s the concern here. ...

Haiti also is fighting a deadly cholera outbreak and a spike in starvation. Last year, 5-year-old Peterson became malnourished and had to be taken to a clinic, where he was treated for a couple of ...

SAN JUAN – Dozens of children are stuck in orphanages across Haiti, unable to leave the increasingly volatile country and start new lives with adoptive parents because a U.S. policy change has ...

US President Biden announced last month that the U.S. will accept 30,000 people a month from Haiti, Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela if they pass a background check and have an eligible sponsor and a ...

Passport rush blamed on U.S. policy stalls adoptions in Haiti Bryan and Julie Hanlon hold photos of their adopted Haitian children, Gina, left, and Peterson, in a play area of their home in ...