Haiti Earthquake

Temporary Protected Status is eliminated for Haiti, along with numerous other countries, forcing nationals who were once in the United States legally under the program to lose their status. Florida is home to the largest Haitian population in the U.S., with more than 27,000 living in Southwest Florida alone, mostly in Lee and Collier counties, where there are myriad opportunities for work. Now, however, Haitians who were here under TPS can no longer work to support their families and are at risk of being sent home to unlivable conditions. This reality is unfolding across the country.

The Haitian owner and chef, Charles Amherst, partners with World Central Kitchen to benefit the Caribbean nation still reeling from political turmoil and the August earthquake.

Ten years ago this Sunday, on January 12th 2010, a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, with an epicenter about 15 miles west of…

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the island country of Haiti in 2010. The United States granted many Haitians refuge, allowing them to work, send…

Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, is set to expire in a year for people from Haiti. These are people who were given refuge in the United States after…

The Trump Administration announced its decision Monday night to end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for the nearly 50 thousand Haitian nationals who…

Federal officials announced plans Monday to extend Temporary Protected Status for the more than 58,000 Haitian nationals that have come to the U.S. in the…

On Jan. 12, 2010, former Associated Press reporter Jonathan Katz was the only full-time American correspondent in Haiti when the earthquake hit. The...

It’s been five years since a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean island nation of Haiti in the town of Leogane just west of Port au…

The Florida Gulf Coast University Haitian Students Club held an event last night commemorating the fifth anniversary of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that…