I wrote an op-Ed for today’s The Boston Globe about my personal and political Haitian story, and what we hope to see in the future. A stable, prosperous, and sovereign #Haiti is in eveyone’s interest. We maintain hope, and we work.

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'What has been clear throughout Haiti’s bumpy ride is the failure of the US to be a true ally to Haiti. For 3 years, Haitians have been pleading with Department of State to stop propping up Dr Ariel Henry, who governed without a constitutional or popular mandate.' Ruthzee Louijeune

A Brooklyn man acting as a construction contractor is targeting recently arrived migrants in NYC, promising them jobs. Now, more than a dozen workers told us he owes them hundreds or $1,000+ in wages. We found that the man, Francisco Giron, has faced wage theft allegations for…

White Stadium: Where will Boston Latin football teams play? bostonglobe.com/2024/04/24/opi… via The Boston Globe

Photographer Ramon Espinosa and I arrived in Haiti a week ago. The main intl airport remains closed since early March and the biggest seaport is largely paralyzed as gangs persist in their deadly rampage.
Catch up on our coverage below to learn what life is like in Haiti now:

The State Department has already awarded several contracts for police advisers for the Haiti mission. They include two contracts to Creative Corrections of Beaumont, Texas for $296,927 and $965,432. miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

My latest Boston Globe Opinion column: Will Haiti's new council be able to make the country safe? bostonglobe.com/2024/04/23/opi… via The Boston Globe

#Cuban mercenary fighting in Russian army in #Ukraine says Russians have not paid him the promised $2,000 monthly promised salary and many Cubans have died in war. Tells them not to come.

Myth: Freeloading immigrants are stealing our jobs.

Reality: ⬇️⬇️

From columnist Marcela E. García: I had never felt FOMO about Coachella until last weekend. trib.al/ri0bhDe

U.S. reimposes sanctions on Venezuela’s oil after Maduro violates election agreements miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

'Amor Eterno' and 'El Cantante' by groundbreaking Latin artists Juan Gabriel and Héctor Lavoe, respectively, have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. nbcnews.com/news/latino/ju…

.Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: 'The important question is not whether a person is committing an unlawful act by crossing. The important question is, what can the U.S. government do to respond once a person is on U.S. soil?'
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via Q&A in theborderchronicle.com: open.substack.com/pub/theborderc…

My latest column! ⬇️ on the #presidentialdebate question. To debate or not debate. Pls read and RT ! 🙏🏽

There are better ways for the public to hear from presidential candidates. I say good riddance to the televised presidential debate, writes Marcela E. García. trib.al/RvCRQM3

Ex US Ambassador Pamela White says when she was in #Haiti the problem wasn’t arms, it was drug trafficking. #radiometropole . Our story on how much focus (Not) was paid to drug trafficking in #Haiti . miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

New courtroom sketch, from Christine Cornell

This is such a heartening piece.

When I was a kid, my dad gave me the talk: and by that I mean, he sat me down and told me the story of Prop 187. It’s hard to overstate how profoundly that law changed Latino life in California. Is the same about to happen in Texas?

For The Atlantic:

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A Wellesley course on Bad Bunny teaches Puerto Rican history and culture through the superstar’s music:
“It’s about Bad Bunny, but it’s about a lot more than Bad Bunny,” said Petra Rivera-Rideau, who teaches the course. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/11/art… via The Boston Globe