Since September 19, 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Haiti has provided reception and post-arrival assistance to more than 17,000 returnees from the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Additionally, between February 1 and September 15, 2021, IOM had already assisted 2,140 returning Haitian migrants via 37 flights from the United States.

Most migrants who returned from the United States and were assisted by IOM resided in Chile or Brazil before starting their journey to the United States, with several returnee children born in these countries. Other returnees had migrated more recently, particularly on the sea routes, motivated by various factors such as lack of income or employment opportunities, insufficient access to basic services for themselves and their families, the earthquake of August 14, which affected the southern departments of Haiti, insecurity, and political instability.

Returns evolution :

December 13 - 17, 2021 (1,127 returns)

- Adult men 677

- Adult women 332

- Boys 54

- Girls 64

December 20 - 24, 2021 (1,040 returns)

- Men 571

- Women 253

- Boys 110

- Girls 106

December 27 - 31, 2021 (548 returns)

- Men 290

- Women 134

- Boys 62

- Girls 62

January 3 - 7, 2022 (1,326 returns)

- Men 525

- Women 407

- Boys 177

- Girls 217

TOTAL : 17,313 returns

United States:

13,690 repatriated migrants

Cap-Haïtien (CAP): 2,239

Port-au-Prince (PAP): 11,451

128 flights

CAP: 24

PAP: 104

Men: 54%

Women: 26%

Boys: 9%

Girls: 10%

Mexico :

5 flights

375 returnees

Bahamas :

13 flights

1,337 returnees

Turks and Caicos Islands :

8 flights

142 returnees

Cuba :

11 flights

1,362 returnees

Interception at sea by the US Coast Guard :

3 return to Haiti

406 returnees

HL/ HaitiLibre