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April 7, 2011

U.S. Resumes Deportations to Haiti 
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The U.S. government has begun deportations to Haiti after a two-month
freeze. The deportations initially resumed in January, one year after
they were halted in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. But the
freeze was re-imposed after a Haitian national died of cholera-like
symptoms just weeks after he was deported and several other deportees
also fell ill upon their return to Haiti. U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement says it has issued revised guidelines to focus on Haitians
convicted of violent crimes and who are repeat offenders. But critics
say the first wave of deportees will mostly have already served their
prison sentences without further incident.



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