The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is continuing deportation operations targeting Haitian migrants convicted of violent crimes. Last week, a flight to Haiti removed over 100 individuals convicted of serious crimes including child abuse, armed robbery, and drug trafficking.
The flight that landed in Haiti on July 16 carried migrants with convictions for various crimes, including child molestation, domestic violence, drug trafficking, and armed carjacking.
DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said, "Last week, ICE deported pedophiles, car thieves, drug traffickers, and fraud offenders to Haiti." Bis added, "Criminal aliens have no place in American society. Our message to illegal immigrants is clear: LEAVE NOW. Otherwise, we will find you and deport you."
Among those deported were Styv Charles, convicted of molesting a minor; Timothe Matel, convicted of indecent behavior toward a child; and Marc James Guerrier Pinard, convicted of armed carjacking. Also on the list was Markendy Henry, convicted of drug sales, carrying an unlicensed firearm, heroin sales, and drug trafficking.
Fito Almanor had been convicted of domestic violence and unlawful imprisonment.
This development comes as the US continues its policies targeting criminal migrants. Last month, the US Supreme Court ruled that Haitians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) cannot seek federal court intervention to delay the revocation of their legal status while challenging the Trump administration's policies.
In June 2025, the Trump administration ended TPS for approximately 520,000 Haitians living in the US. The administration argued that this step "restores integrity to our immigration system and ensures that Temporary Protected Status is truly temporary."
Congress created the TPS program in 1990 to allow citizens of countries facing natural disaster, war, or other unsafe, extraordinary conditions to seek refuge in the US. The program can be extended in 18-month increments.
