HAWG

Haiti: DHS decision to end Haitian immigrant protections questioned

On September last year, the Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG) tweeted about the Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the legal status which protects refugees whose home countries have suffered natural disaster or war from deportation. The Trump Administration suggested that it would be up...

Congress secures $10 million for cholera in Haiti

In December last year, we posted about the cholera outbreak in Haiti and how the multimillion-dollar UN fund had been blocked, you can read our post here. HAWG (Haiti Advocacy Working Group) published yesterday an article about congressional lawmakers joining forces to secure $10 million...

Cholera outbreak in Haiti: Multimillion-dollar UN fund blocked

As you may already know, the cholera outbreak was introduced to Haiti by Nepalese troops who were part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission. It had spread across the country from October 2010 to May 2017, and it was the first modern large scale outbreak of cholera. Last month, in this article...

Save Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Haitians and other nationals

The Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG) tweeted regarding the Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the legal status which protects refugees whose home countries have suffered natural disaster or war from deportation. The Trump Administration suggested that it would be up to Congress to...