Four Border Patrol Agents Will Face Discipline Over Violent Treatment Of Haitian Migrants

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Images of the incident that happened in Del Rio, Texas went viral last year.

Four Border Patrol Agents Will Face Discipline Over Violent Treatment Of Haitian Migrants

Mexico City, Mexico – September 23, 2021: Haitian migrant families wait in the street in front of Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance to request refuge in Mexico. (Shutterstock) By Candace McDuffie, The Root On Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that the four agents who confronted Haitian migrants on horseback will face discipline personnel. […]

‘The Haitian Story is the Black Story.’ Haiti Through the Eyes of Haitian-Americans

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‘The Haitian Story is the Black Story.’ Haiti Through the Eyes of Haitian-Americans

By C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald Kerlie Leonce wasn’t always proud to be Haitian. A first-generation American, Leonce doesn’t speak Creole and, a times, felt ostracized because of it, as if she always had to prove herself to other Haitians. At one point, Leonce even began introducing herself as “Kelly” because she was ashamed […]