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Haiti Faces Crisis: 200,000 Deported Amidst Violence
29 Aug
Summary
- Nearly 200,000 individuals forcibly returned to Haiti this year.
- This figure marks an increase of over 20,000 compared to last year.
- The report comes days after a violent gang attack near the capital.

An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council convened on Friday, August 28, 2026, to address the escalating crisis in Haiti. A UN official revealed that nearly 200,000 people have been forcibly returned to the country within the first eight months of 2026.
This number signifies a significant rise, with at least 20,000 more individuals deported compared to the same period in the previous year. The situation is further compounded by recent violence, as the report followed closely on the heels of a brutal gang attack that claimed the lives of nearly 50 people in a town situated near the Haitian capital.