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Haiti Community: Home July and Caribbean Earthquake

haiti community: This buys me time to figure out what's next, Jeune said Tuesday in Miami's Little Haiti community, standing next to her daughter Lagranda, according to Metro News. But at the same time, Jeune is upset that the government on Monday said she and nearly 60,000 Haitians must return home July 2019, ruling out any further extensions of the immigration benefits given to Haitians who came before and in the aftermath of the Caribbean country's 2010 earthquake. function set Cookie related path / ; Related Decision on Haitians' status in the U.S. has Canada on alert for asylum seekers Haitians fear wrenching end to US immigration protectionUN ending 13-year military peacekeeping mission in Haiti function set Cookie related path / ; Related Migrant flight to Canada has big impact on Miami's Little Haiti Montreal opens second shelter for asylum seekers arriving in Canada Canada is not a safe haven for asylum seekers, Trudeau warns I am very depressed to know that within 18 months, I have to go back, she said. I can breathe a little and get some rest. Having been in Miami since 2009, Jeune has not returned to Haiti but hears from her sister and other relatives back in her native Port-de-Paix that conditions have not improved for those whose lives were upended by the earthquake. Many of the dozens lined up to receive turkeys at the cultural centre ahead of Thanksgiving were confused over whether the program was in fact extended or ended and were hesitant to speak about immigration. In Little Haiti, the mood was of both relief and anger. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.