Haiti

The USCIS offered 35,000 additional temporary work visas on May 18. By May 25, all visas not restricted by country had been taken.

A large group of approximately 150 Haitian migrants landed ashore on the private beach of a Summerland Key residence.

Over 150 migrants were taken into custody for interviews and were processed for removal according to officials.

The U.S. philanthropist, known for trying to provide some of the world's poorest people with high-quality healthcare, died on Monday.

Two powerful quakes hit Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula in the space of an hour on Monday morning, injuring more than 50 people.

"The investigation regarding this incident remains ongoing," a CBP spokesperson stated. At least 20 of the Haitian migrants required medical attention.

Recent accounts from the former hostages are the first acknowledgement that a ransom was paid following the October kidnapping of 16 Americans and one Canadian.

One former Haitian official called the arrest of Mario Palacios "a step in the right direction."

One died and two others were injured in the sudden burst of violence, which occurred at a mass celebrating the country's Independence Day.

"Haiti continues to face an escalation in criminal and political violence, which has led to 50% of the population facing food insecurity, including 1.2 million who are facing emergency deficiency levels," said the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

Just 37 percent of Haitian migrants who filed asylum claims received refugee status, according to Amnesty International.

The four kidnapped missionaries also had two other family members kidnapped, but they were released a few weeks earlier.

"After a number of hours of walking, day began to dawn and they eventually found someone who helped to make a phone call for help," a group spokesman said.

Seventeen members of the Christian Aid Ministries group were abducted by a Haitian gang in mid-October.

This is the latest in a string of nationwide hardships, including a fuel shortage, 7.2 magnitude earthquake, and a presidential assassination--all in 2021.

Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries released a statement Monday saying that the three missionaries released are "safe and seem to be in good spirits."

So far, more than 40 suspects have been detained in connection to Moïse's death, but police have not yet determined a motive.

G9 blocked entry into the terminal where fuel is stored and allocated last month, prompting a growing national crisis in the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

"It's not easy. Every time we remember something. Every time we think about something… it is a part of my life," the priest said of his abduction.

"All those who take the Haitian people hostage, terrorize the population, are the enemies of the people....," Prime Minister Ariel Henry said.

"...we are asked why our workers were in Haiti. We want others to enjoy the joy, peace, and redemption we have experienced," Christian Aid Ministries said.

"We would like for public peace to be restored, that we return to normal life and that we regain our way to democracy," Prime Minister Ariel Henry said.

According to Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, local Jamaican officials are still in the process of making calls to different embassies and ministers of foreign affairs to confirm details regarding the latest suspect.

The 400 Mawozo gang's leader also threatened Prime Minister Ariel Henry and the head of Haiti's National Police.

The FBI gave scant assistance to a U.S. woman in Haiti who was negotiating her father's release from a gang kidnapping.

American and Canadian missionaries were returning from an orphanage in the capital Port-au-Prince when they were abducted by armed men on Saturday.

Police on the scene began to make arrests after protestors refused to clear the entrance to Port Miami.

The kidnapped group included six women, six men and five children according to Christian Aid Ministries.

Officials believe the 400 Mawozo gang is responsible for the recent surge in kidnappings in Hatiti.

The WhatsApp message reportedly read: "We are being held hostage, they kidnapped our driver. Pray pray pray."