After Trump’s win, Haitian migrants face an uncertain future
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
In recent months, tens of thousands of Haitians have fled escalating gang violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis in their home country. Most of those who make the gruelling journey to the US-Mexico border are denied asylum in the US. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to deport Haitian recipients of Temporary Protected Status. What does the future hold for Haitians under the Trump administration?
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- Imaeyen Ibanga (@iiwrites), Presenter, AJ+
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This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat and Cole van Miltenburg with Manny Panaretos, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh and our host, Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Haitians seeking asylum face a familiar obstacle to freedom, the color of their skin. |
| 0:17.0 | When you are black, the moment you show up, they know you're a migrant. |
| 0:23.0 | They know you're an asylum sicker. |
| 0:25.4 | So therefore, you are targeted. |
| 0:28.0 | Every step of the way, Haitian refugees have had it rough. |
| 0:31.9 | And now, they're bracing for a Trump presidency. |
| 0:36.7 | I'm Kevin Horton, and this is the take. |
| 0:45.9 | Of all the migrant groups in the United States, perhaps none have a bigger target on their |
| 0:50.9 | back than Haitians. |
| 0:52.6 | They've been demonized and lied about wherever they go. |
| 0:56.6 | The same kind of racism and experiences that they have in the U.S., they're seeing in Mexico. |
| 1:02.0 | And I think one of the lies and one of the falsehoods that people have is that, okay, there's no racism. |
| 1:09.6 | There's plenty of racism in Mexico, as there's |
| 1:12.3 | plenty of racism in all of the Americas. Our guest today is Imaya and Ibnga, a presenter and senior |
| 1:20.4 | producer with AJ Plus. She's reported on the unique challenges that Haitians have experienced |
| 1:26.1 | in the Americas. |
| 1:33.1 | Imani, before we dig into reporting, |
| 1:37.7 | maybe we can start by describing the state of the country these refugees are fleeing. |
| 1:40.3 | What are things like in Haiti right now? |
| 1:43.6 | Haiti is a nation on the verge of total collapse right now, |
| 1:44.7 | and there are several reasons why's why that's true. |
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