Haiti - FLASH : Forced expulsions of Haitians from French territory
In a press release dated February 17, a group of organizations and associations Haitians and French: The Support Group for Returnees and Refugees (GARR), Cimade, Le Collectif Haiti de France (CHF), the Information Group and Support to Immigrants (Gisti), The League of Human Rights (LDH), The Asosiyasyon Solidarité Karayib (Assoka), the Union of Women of Martinique (UFM), is concerned about the situation of the expulsion from French territory to Haiti of Haitian migrants in irregular migration.
The group urged the French authorities to suspend forced expulsions of Haitian nationals. These organizations believe that any deportation in the fragile political context born of the Haitian electoral crisis or street demonstrations are many and the population experiencing great violence may worsen their living conditions.
Stressing "Our associations encounter Haitians under the influence of a deportation order that they are extremely concerned about the situation because they risk finding themselves isolated in a country they left for many years, for some, country plagued by daily violence. The safety of the deportees is not assured, therefore the latter are in a vulnerable situation which indicates a strong precariousness at the finish."
Recall that in 2015, over a hundred Haitians were deported mostly from Guyana detention centers and Guadeloupe and these have continued since the beginning of the year, despite the insecurity that prevails in Haiti.
