of haiti. much of the haitian government and instead engaged in wide range civil society and community-based organization. i look forward to hearing your suggestion to discuss what role the u.s. comply in supporting haitian solutions -- the u.s. can play in supporting haitian solutions. i am concerned about this -- i am concerned about the relationship between haiti and the dominican republic. we must look to resolve and one of the concerns that i have is the dominican republic has tried to help the haitian community and it was told to me that every time they offer vaccines or they offer food, it disappears. we have to address that if we are going to get not just the -- the dominican republic but the rest of the western hemisphere to move haiti forward. i thank you again. thank you chairman for holding this critical briefing. >> thank you. we've got 90 minutes. i'm going to go straight to questions. we are going to use a five minute format when we are doing hearing. this is not a hearing. this

e on the 2nd ambassador of haiti to other also in washington d. c. jake johnston, senior research associate at the center for economic and policy research. a warm welcome to you while thanks for being with us today on inside story abbas regina, there's been this huge surge in the number of kidnappings in haiti from last year to this year. and just in the past few months, why have kidnappings become so frequent? there what are the factors that have led to this? well, 1st of all, mohammed thank you for inviting me to insight storage. and i'd like to start off for sy. expressing my heartfelt sensitive mental facility id to the families not are impacted by this horrible ash as this is, as it is for all the asian families. and this happens, it from a 1000 that, and it is not just a mom who door must be pamela g. make sure all people. oh wow man, this is really true from ish. one obviously is a security issue. and the other one is a social economic h. in terms of security, we have to bear in mind that shady for the better part of the last 20 years has h

of haiti. much of the haitian government and instead engaged in wide range civil society and community-based organization. i look forward to hearing your suggestion to discuss what role the u.s. comply in supporting haitian solutions -- the u.s. can play in supporting haitian solutions. i am concerned about this -- i am concerned about the relationship between haiti and the dominican republic. we must look to resolve and one of the concerns that i have is the dominican republic has tried to help the haitian community and it was told to me that every time they offer vaccines or they offer food, it disappears. we have to address that if we are going to get not just the -- the dominican republic but the rest of the western hemisphere to move haiti forward. i thank you again. thank you chairman for holding this critical briefing. >> thank you. we've got 90 minutes. i'm going to go straight to questions. we are going to use a five minute format when we are doing hearing. this is not a hearing. this

you've talked about how haiti has become, i believe your term is an aide state, meaning that haiti has continued essentially to go on by getting billions of dollars from the international community. but that hasn't really help the situation, it's further complicated that could you expound on that? yeah, sure thing. i mean, i think, you know, the best we're talking about this is also a socio economic issue. right. and you know, we're looking at the root causes of this sort of insecurity. it's the total absence of the state from huge parts of the country, the lack of opportunities that exist for people in haiti. and so when we're talking about that, we have to talk about the role of the international community and the role of foreign aid. and this has been a pattern we've seen over many decades where traditional forms of assistance have actually hollowed out the state and undermine the ability of the state to provide for its citizens to be present and citizens lives. which i think is hugely important factor in sort of explaining all of this, but also goes to what eugene was just saying a

policy toward haiti. i've said many times the issue preventing haitians from returning need not be, needs to be resolved in haiti, not at the border. i am deeply concerned about the worsening security situation in haiti and particularly the growing role but i'm also frustrated by the slow pace of the investigation. resolving this is important if we want to help move people forward in a better direction so we ask the current policy i do not believe we should put our faith in the interim government. we need to look beyond the corrupt officials that encountered much of haiti or much of the haitian government and instead engage in the civil society and community-based organizations. i look forward to hearing your suggestions to discuss what role the u.s. should play in supportingng these haitian led solutions to the crisis. i am also concerned about the relationship between the haitians and the dominican republic. there are interests we must look to resolve and one that i have is the dominican republic has tr

haiti was born to get independence. i know the united nations mission has removed its mandate and within the mandate, there is language about supporting the haitian police to support in terms of governance. we are hoping some of those initiatives. host: how much worse, much more has it deteriorated since the president was assassinated? >> since the united nation came in 2004 after the overthrowing of the president, 17 years, every time there is a session, there is always an increase in security issues. in terms of having forces coming to the ground, we do not need that. nothing has been done. as you can see, after 17 years, we do not have [indiscernible] our infrastructure has got worse. the human rights situation has become deplorable. there was no need nine months. [indiscernible] to take destiny in their own hands. i think the united states was there to maintain control. we have disagreements about ourselves, but we could sit and come to a solution. [indiscernible] 26 families ordering violent weapons to these groups

but haiti is too dangerous. our own diplomats cannot leave our compounds and board branch without armed guard at the port asian in the short term is not going to make a more stable. in fact, it's going to make it worse as kilometer. and a gallagher who's covered tate extensively for out is era. and what came out of his briefing? well, this was pretty scathing when you think of who it was coming from. a lifelong diplomat, daniel ford, of course, was appointed a z u. s. special envoy to haiti just days after a job. now mo east was assassinated, the president of haiti, and his main point of contention. here was the treatments of those haitians that amassed on the us mexico border. they were forcibly repatriated when he says that they should have been given a chance to get process, just like everyone else who turns up at the us border. some may have got asylum instead, they were sent back to a country that in many cases, they haven't lived in for years. many of these people have journeyed up through south america. t

does this gang leader have ambitions to one day rule haiti? he certainly talks like a politician. comparing himself to one of haiti's most revered leaders in its struggle for independence from france in the 18th century. hey, this is cynthia jones. jak de salon was a great man, the father of the nation who fought hard to free haiti. today i am doing the same fighting at the salon. did i am following his dream? the dream of de salaam was to see the wealth of his country. we shed equally li, battiata outlaw would be revolutionary leader of men in arms. the man they call barbecue is one of the most powerful and enigmatic figures in haiti to day rob reynolds al jazeera for the prince. onto the news and sedans, state oil company workers have joined a growing civil disobedience movement against mondays. military cou, a coalition of unions has been calling for stripes to protest. the military's power grab general bill santoro bahama says detaining civilian leaders though was necessary to avoid a civil war. the prime minister bela handbook has been al

i think a senior level official who knows haiti and can focus on haiti will ensure probably a more thoughtful policy on him. and lastly, would you believe that the believe that our congressional delegation to hailey would be helpful at this time or not? absolutely, as a matter of fact, i was asked by some of my haitian friends today to mention that, but you did it for me. thank you. very good. anal turn to, i believe, or mr. sadden is next to make or ask questions. thank you mister chairman. i thank you for being here. mister ambassador, haiti, i believe, is the 2nd largest recipient of us assistance in the western hemisphere. yet it obviously still remains the poorest country in the region. how can we make the aid that we do give to haiti actually improve the viability of the country the, the conditions of the people there and, and not just, you know, continue to encourage dependency. how can we actually help the country to improve? it seems like we've tried for years to do this and have been woefully unsuccessful in that effort thus far. what would you suggest? thank you, congressman. i was

so commemorate the memory of the first ruler of haiti.— first ruler of haiti. so we understand, _ first ruler of haiti. so we understand, possibly, i first ruler of haiti. so we understand, possibly, 17| first ruler of haiti. so we - understand, possibly, 17 people have been taken hostage. does that go down, i was looking at the figures, is that a particularly large group to try and take? , particularly large group to try and take?— and take? yes. and it is surprising _ and take? yes. and it is surprising by _ and take? yes. and it is surprising by patient - and take? yes. and it is - surprising by patient standards that such an event would happen. still trying to understand. for now, the police have very few comments about the ongoing development but, clearly there is a lot of preoccupation as to the well—being of the missionaries who have been abducted yesterday. and what would be the purpose behind abducting a group of missionaries? is there any religious element to this or is it really about targeting, let's be realistic, targeting, let's be realistic,

the capital of haiti. and it so often happens in this part of the world, in latin america and the caribbean, organized crime group exercise territorial control of neighborhoods and slums around the major city. that means that they control whoever enters, whoever gets out, the local racketeering, trafficking of drugs, and in this case kidnapping for ransom. as that group of christian missionaries from north america were visiting an orphanage in an area that is known to be controlled by the gang. it's a neighborhood north of port-a port-au-prince. the local authorities believe that these one, which was one of the most powerful and fearsome gangs in haiti are behind the kidnappings. and as a sign of how the situation in haiti really has been deteriorating, rosemary, over the last few months. this gang is also responsible -- according to local authorities -- for the kidnappings of a group of truck drivers from the dominican republic just a few months ago. with gangs who are more and more daring in their crimin

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does this gang leader have ambitions to one day rule haiti . he certainly talks like a politician, comparing himself to one of haiti's most revered leaders in its struggle for independence from france in the 18th century. hey, this is cynthia jones. jak de salon was a great man. the father of the nation who fought hard to free haiti today i'm doing the same fighting at the salon. did. i'm following his dream. the dream of de salaam was to see the wealth of his country. we shed equally li, padaya. outlaw would be revolutionary leader of men in arms. the man they call barbecue is one of the most powerful and enigmatic figures in haiti to day rob reynolds al jazeera for the prince. a committee of brazilian senators is voted to recommend criminal charges against the countries president, for his humbling of upon demik. the attorney general will now have 30 days to decide if jebel sanara should face charges, including crimes against humanity. senators say many of the countries, 600000 corona virus bits, could have been avoided. monica, you, makeovers

do you worry they will not survive another week, month, in haiti. >> every day you live in haiti you're lucky. every single day you live in haiti, you know you are lucky >> reporter: the wave of kidnappings appears to be skyrocketing a un report identifies around 330 kidnappings in the first eight months of the year, 100 more than all of last year. but a research out of haiti points to much larger figures with 600 plus kidnappings through september, including a threefold increase in just three months the florida immigrant coalition was born and raised in haiti. >> it is like living in a war zone. you don't know when you are going to get shot at. you don't know when you are going to get kidnapped. >> reporter: dr. richard f. runs this hospital near port-au-prince it is believed armed gangs control half the city he has to negotiate with them to get oxygen tanks for covid patients. >> it is hair raising because you're going to have 40 dead people in your hospital in a matter of hours if you don't succeed and it's very complex when you have to go through a gang to get the oxygen. >> sam, wh

does this gang leader have ambitions to one day rule, haiti. he certainly talks like a politician, comparing himself to one of haiti's most revered leaders in its struggle for independence from france in the 18th century. hey, this is cynthia jones. jak de salon was a great man. the father of the nation who fought hard to free haiti today i am doing the same fighting at the salon. did i am following his dream? the dream of de salaam was to see the wealth of his country b shed equally. he bought out, yeah, outlaw would be revolutionary leader of men in arms. the man they call barbecue is one of the most powerful and enigmatic figures in haiti to day rob reynolds al jazeera, puerto prince. until the news and present brazilian senate committee has recommended president gibe olson aro, faced criminal proceedings for the way he handled the pandemic. it calls on prosecutors to put bolton are on trial for charges ranging up to crimes against humanity, dodge centers, to say many of the countries, $600000.00 karone of ours deaths could have been avoided

latin america is very much invested in haiti's future. it's sharing an island with the dominican republic, and the united nations has historically been engaged in these types of transition periods where the president in this case was assassinated, but in the past we saw multiple presidents deposed. the united nations has a role to play in this. we, again, we're an anchor. but again as well, we can't do it alone. this is really going to require many countries continuing to provide assistance to haiti. arthel: yeah, something has to be done really quickly. joel rubin, thank you very much for your expertise on this. thank you. >> thanks, arthel. eric: a horrific attack on a commuter train are just outside of philadelphia. police say a woman was raped by a homeless man as other passengers reportedly stood by and apparently did nothing, didn't even call 911. they say the suspect sat next to the victim, looking at the suspect there, ripped her clothes off, and that assault lasted for eight minutes. a train employee called police to report somet

but haitians in haiti want to leave. the u.s. coast guard has picked up three times as many haitians leaving by sea this year over last year and just hundreds in the last couple of weeks. 199 on the thursday that i was in haiti. there are people on their way out right now. i think that's getting lost in this conversation. it's not just people who have left ten years ago, it's people leaving today. >> absolutely. it is a crisis that needs to be addressed and not by deporting people to there. jacob soboroff, thank you so much. have a great weekend. >>> don't go anywhere, anyone. tonight's absolute worst is straight ahead as we explore the strange saga of black magaism. back in a second. back i n a seco nd welcom llst ♪ [band plays] ♪ a place where everyone lives life well-protected. ♪♪ and even when things go a bit wrong, we've got your back. here, things work the way you wish they would. and better protection costs a whole lot less. you're in good hands with allstate. click or call for a lower auto rate today. with downy i

>> well, so haiti was not always like that. as you mentioned, the huge amount of kidnappings is something very recent. for example, in 2014, for example, haiti has seen the lowest number of kidnappings in the past 30 years so we had a total of 15 kidnappings. for this year, we have 300 kidnappings. it takes a lot of political will, and also investment into the security forces and that has to be a continuous year-to-year effort to prevent these gangs from taking over and creating the type of catastrophe situation, security situation that we've seen today. >> thank you very much for being with me this morning. appreciate your time. >> thank you very much. >>> and now to washington, where it looks like there may be some movement in efforts by democrats to reach a deal on a huge bill to reshape the social safety net and fight climate change. later today, president biden will hold separate meetings with moderate and progressive democrats at the white house. this comes one day after west virginia senator joe manchin, who was pushing

does this gang leader have ambitions to one day rule haiti? he certainly talks like a politician. comparing himself to one of haiti's most revered leaders in its struggle for independence from france in the 18th century. hey, this is cynthia jones. jak de salon was a great man, the father of the nation who fought hard to free haiti. today i'm doing the same fighting at the salon. did i am following his dream? the dream of de salaam was to see the wealth of his country. he shed equally li, battiata outlaw would be revolutionary leader of men in arms. the man they call barbecue is one of the most powerful and enigmatic figures in haiti to day rob reynolds al jazeera for the prince. is my head on the news are and to the protest says the u. s. makes another bid to have wiki beaks founded juliet assange extradited from the u. k. and are we able to witness the world's 1st climate change driven fam? it will tell you what's been happening in madagascar. then conflicting messages from australia's prime minister and local government on unvaccinated tenn

the father of the nation who fought hard to free haiti. today i am doing the same fighting at the salon. did i am following his dream? the dream of de salaam was to see the wealth of his country. we shed equally li, pattaya. outlaw would be revolutionary leader of men in arms. the man they call barbecue is one of the most powerful and enigmatic figures in haiti to day rob reynolds al jazeera for the prince. thousands of ecuadorian continue their demonstrations against the government's economic policies that demanding president scam. what i saw reverse his decision to increase fuel prices. protest as are also angry about plans to double oil and mining exploration in the amazon. it's bring in that is about who is in kito. theresa, what's happening? well, we're here in san me. illegal lead on this is just outside quito and most of the highways across the country are blocked by indigenous communities. labor unions and communities like this ones that have taken to the streets to protest. i a, against what they say are the government's attempts

we're playing out between bible gangs here in haiti. and again, there's concern that with the social unrest that continues to grow violence could be escalating here in the coming days. non, you're a part of that with all the nation's 1st on the ground important prints. thank you so much, manuel. well meanwhile in ohio, the christian aide ministry group says it's holding a day of fasting and prayer for those. abducted missionaries also pray for the kidnappers, that they would experience the love of jesus and turn to him. and we see that as their ultimate need. we also ask for prayer for government leaders and authorities as they relate to the case and work toward the release of the hostages . we greatly appreciate the work and assistance of people that are knowledgeable and experienced and dealing with the situations like this on the law, the president of panama, costa rica, and the dominican republic have asked for us help to address a record number of migrants crossing through that region and the need is meant to discuss the migrant cr

and in haiti, kidnapping does seem to have become harold isaac is a journalist in haiti and updated me on the latest a little earlier. well, we're still trying to it figure out even here. you have to understand that this happened yesterday during what would have been a long weekend — a holiday weekend in haiti — to commemorate the memory of the first ruler of haiti, jean—jacques dessalines. ok, so we understand possibly then 17 people have been taken hostage. does that go down — i was looking at the figures — as a particularly large group to try to take? well, yes, and it is surprising even by haitian standards that such an event would happen and we're still trying to understand. for now, the police have very few comments about the ongoing development but clearly, there is a lot of preoccupation as to the well—being of these missionaries that have been abducted yesterday. yeah. what would be the purpose behind abducting a group of missionaries? i mean, is there any religious element to this or is it really about targeting — let's be realistic — targeting north americans

we begin this hour with a mass kidnapping in haiti. up to 17 missionaries reportedly abducted by gang members overnight. they were traveling to a small village after visiting an orphanage. a source tells cnn that the group is made up of 14 adults and three minors. the washington post is reporting that one of the victims posted a call for help on what'sapp, an international messaging service as they were being taken by an armed gang. we cannot verify the awe authenticity of this message. kidnappings have surged this year. 628 kidnappings have taken place since january acacording to a human rights group. so u.s. officials say they are aware of the report but what steps will the state department take. >> they are not saying more at this time other than they're aware of this report and they're reiterating the safety and the welfare of those abroad. this is something they're very focused on but they have not confirmed yet what we're reporting. according to a source in haiti there was 17 americans accounted for. this happened when they were

it is in their hands. >> the situation on the ground in haiti is so dire, the u.s. coast guard says it's picked up three times as many haitians at sea than it did last year hundreds in the last few weeks. the biden administration sent over 7,200 migrants while allows 13,000 to remain in the country for now. mixed messaging that's still giving hope to many haitians that a journey to the u.s. is still possible in rural haiti, we met several women waiting in line for food distributions from the un, including a single mother of four she and others told us there were a lot of people leaving. in the capital of port-au-prince, even this trauma surgeon who treats victims of gang violence daily echoed a similar message. how many of the people you meet as patients would consider leaving haiti for another country, including the united states >> 90% >> reporter: 90% why so high? >> violence. poverty. >> reporter: and even you as a doctor, is it fair to say that you might think about one day leaving haiti because of the situation here >> yes, i do because i've got dreams too i w

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but on the long run, haiti needs to re-establish its military. so the military, the police having a strong force, fighting together against these gangs and also stop the deportations of criminals for a certain period of time, because haiti is receiving over 100 criminals from -- that are being deported from the u.s. back to haiti, and the country simply cannot afford to receive any more of them. it's creating -- you know, it's reinforcing the gangs and it's creating a very, very fragile security situation making it even worse. >> i was actually going to ask you, because if you were in your old position, you would be speaking with the biden administration. and what would you ask of president biden right now? you do think there is a direct link between those being deported from the united states as we saw those dramatic pictures at the southern border back to haiti, do you think there is a connection to these gangs? >> oh, no, it's not the migrants. it's mostly the criminals, the hardened criminals that are sent back after being in jail. it's full

ah, in what could be the 1st breakthrough in the search for 17 christian missionaries, abducted in haiti, a ransom demand has been received. the gang that took the 16 americans and one canadian wants $1000000.00 per person. the $17000000.00 demand was made to the country chief of christian aid ministries. the missionaries were returning to port a prince after visiting an orphanage in the town of glenfield, which is east of the capital when their bus was seized by gang members. john henderson has worn out from the missions headquarters in the us state of ohio. a haitian gang has put a price on the lives of 17 missionaries, taken captive in port prince. $17000000.00. the ransom amounts to a $1000000.00 for each of the 5 men, 7 women, and 5 children, captured by a group called $400.00. no, was it was, they were building an orphanage. it's a risk haitian missionaries now face daily. it is like living in a war zone. you don't know when you're going to get saw that you don't know one you're going to get can nap. that is a very real concern here in ohio, where many in the religiously conservati

let's talk about this and the circumstances in port-au-prince or in haiti as a whole. father enzo dellbrocko who spent six years working as a missionary in haiti is joining us right now. so good to see you. >> hello, how are you? >> i'm doing okay. how do you see this latest kidnapping? >> well, let me put it this way, as it was just said, this has been going on now for a while it's been going on, and obviously it gives a lot of concern, but if the president is assassinated and like just a few days ago also the former archbishop was assaulted, i mean, who is not vulnerable at this point in the country. it gives a lot of concern because those who paid the consequences are the poor and honest people and that really is a big concern. it was mentioned, for example, that strike is going to happen and you can imagine the impact, for example, that this will have on hospitals and clinics, especially with the pandemic going on. >> last hour i spoke with a human rights advocate in haiti, and he painted just a horribly dire situation that police, you can't call police, because th

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but haiti is too dangerous. our own diplomats cannot leave our compounds in porter ranch without armed guard. and the already failed essential services delivery. the haitian government is really overwhelmed in places like c, d. so the biggest slum and atmosphere i've seen pictures of waste and stuff. so deportation in the short term is not going to make a more stable. in fact, it's going to make it worse. thank you. my times expire mr. yes, another turn over to. well, ashley, do recognise members in the all right, if it is joining as we've been missing now to the former special envoy for haiti, daniel fo 2 resigned in september, accusing the biden administration of m. i criticizing the vitamin ministrations policies are over. haiti are daniel foot saying they're deportation to haiti is not the am so for the thousands of migrants who were at the us, mexico border 100 still in the area in the southern american region. he said that a haiti is too dangerous and know that the gangs run portal prints. it is in their c

you wrote about gangs running rampant in the country of haiti. you mentioned this, and this is line that stood out for me. you said, there has been a rash of kidnappings that continues unabated, churches, homes, sidewalks. nothing is off-limits. so does this come surprising at all to you? >> well, thanks for having me, kendis. in some ways, no. because the situation has been pretty dire. but what is surprising is that up until now, americans were really off-limits. because gangs were afraid of the ire of the american government and what could happen. and so this is somewhat surprising, and it also tells me that this is taking it to another level. whereas, you know, american citizens are not given free passes anymore, as they've had, from my understanding, if i'm not mistaken, this is the largest group of americans in haiti that have been kidnapped. perhaps in the past you've had some haitian americans, but american, white americans, that's not usual, usually the case. that's something that gang members have stayed away from. and so they have esca

things are dangerous in haiti across the board. the president was assassinated in his own bed by foreign mercenaries back in july. there's a lawlessness that frankly me he has not seen in decades, and it's a very troubling moment right now in haiti. >> all right, joel rubin thank you so much for joining us on short notice on this breaking news. we appreciate it. >> going to give you an update right now on something else that we've been following, former president bill clinton is waking up for a fifth day in a southern california hospital. but the good news, at least that we're learning overnight, he may be allowed to go home today. he spent five nights under intensive care for your logical infection. a >> sports person says president clinton has continue to make excellent progress and is in good spirits. but did have to stay one more night to get those iv antibiotics. the 75-year-old was first submitted tuesday. he fell extreme fatigue. >> and former first lady, hillary clinton, and their daughter chelsea, stopped by. the u.s. tues

security delegation has been in haiti and recent days. it's brief to consult with the haitian national police on ways in which the u. s. can help restore law and order here in d. c, the state department has issued a statement saying it is aware of the situation and is continuing to monitor at the cristian aid ministries in holmes county, ohio. nothing can be done apart from to wait and pray. my kind of, i'll just for washington, while emmanuel, or do you on as a director of polish site, that's a think tank based in haiti. she says, kidnappings are becoming more frequent because of the lack of law enforcement. no, many reason why we are witnessing this. one of them is impunity. therefore, the kidnapper is the dominant, sensitive to keep doing what they are doing because do risk of being arrested. all go to jail, are will actively lol. i haven't heard of in the kidnappers of, and snake members of in against being arrested in the past years. and also because they could not people and de risk of dying in the, the families then your, that the

the kidnapping machine and haiti, or do they refuse and risk the lives of the missionaries they sent there? at the white house president joe biden is getting updates on what is both a crisis for the missionaries, families and a criminal case. the f, b r a is a part of a coordinated u. s. government effort to get the u. s. citizens involved to safety. all gangs have stepped up their campaign of kidnapping, extortion, and sexual violence across large parts of haiti. u. s. a visual say they've been trying to help the government cope with the problem. we realize what a priority this is for the people that he and that's why we have provided funding to the tune of $312000000.00 in assistance over the last decade alone to strengthen long foresman and capacity of the haitian national police. and to maintain peace and stability throughout the country. even so us citizens have been repeatedly willing to glanced, visiting haiti because of the violence in instability. president jovan our moisture was assassinated in july and an earthquake struck in august. us based cristian aid ministries is jus

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this is just another sign of violence and disarray in haiti after the assassination of haiti's president jovenel moise in july and a devastating earthquake in august. joining me now is yamiche alcindor, white house correspondent for pbs, who understands a lot about haiti coming from a family with a history in haiti. let's talk about haiti because it's long been the poorest nation in our hemisphere, but the -- a decade ago there was a devastating earthquake. they had not even recovered from that, and this last earthquake on top of the assassination has left them completely without political leadership, without law of any kind, and it's in that chaos that gangs have proliferated and kidnappings for ransom. >> that's right, andrea. the situation in haiti has deteriorated over the last decade, but really over the last few years with gang members now beginning to control large swaths of the country, something like 60% of the country. haiti always had issues of poverty dating back decades, but what we saw in the last few years was really an escalation of insecurity in the country. when you tal

but thousands of others were sent back to haiti. meanwhile, beyond covid-19, the island nation is still reeling from a major earthquake in august. and it remains in political crisis, after president jovenel moise was assassinated in july. i am joined now by guerline jozef. she is president of the haitian bridge alliance, which advocates for haitian immigrants. she recently visited del rio, texas and saw the migrant crisis first hand. thank you so much, guerline, for being here. today a senior administration official said as many as 20,000 hatians are on their way to the united states making their way through south america. talk about what conditions lead hatians to flee haiti and try to come to the united states. >> thank you so much for having me, yamiche. the reality is the conditions in haiti are unstable, and we need to look at root causes of migration of hatians who are being forced to leave their homes, the homeland they know to make a dangerous journey to the united states. as we all know, there have been years of political t

yamiche: haiti has been experiencing hardship on many fronts. knapp's have spiked since the president was assassinated in july. a massive earthquake killed 2200 people and devastated parts of what was already the western hemisphere's poorest nation. last month, thousands of haitian migrants were expelled from the united states. against that backdrop, haiti's gangs have grown in power, even marching in the streets. with me now is very pierre pierre, the founder of "the haitian times," an english-language publication focused on covering the nation. what do these kidnappings say about the current state of haiti? >> thanks for having me. it mea the country has plunged into chaos. it has reached a depth we would not have dreamed up a few months ago. they he gotten emboldened as we've gone along. judy: this was carried out by a gang. can you tell me more about this gang. >> this gang has been among the most violent of the gangs operating in haiti. they were bad in the northeast corridor of the capital. their m.o. is to abductor buses, taxis, to maximi

but haiti is too dangerous. our own diplomats cannot leave our compound and go to print without armed guard at the port asian in the short term is not going to make a more stable. in fact, it's going to make it worse. as kind of an, a guy who's that kind of hate extensively for out there. and if it was come out of the spacing sofa. while this is a more of a briefing than it is him giving testimony, that's an important point to make. but daniel foot is really talking about, or is main point of contention, is that those $12000.00 or so haitians that amassed at the us mexico border weren't given the chance to be processed and tried to seek asylum. remember, the by didn't ministration used to cove. it a health reforms to, to really justify repatriated people who in many cases i didn't actually lived in haiti for years. many the me living in south america for a very long time and didn't want to go back. he also talked extensively about the security situation on the ground, particularly in port to prince y gangs. now

haiti has one of the highest rates of kidnapping in the world. there has been a 300% rise in abductions since january, due to a lack of security. asi as i said, no ransom request so far. in total, there have been 628 abductions this year alone as the country becomes increasingly unstable. our correspondent nomia iqbal is in washington and following developments. just a quick mention on the christian aid ministries for people who might not know what the organisation is. it's a charity that's got a long history of working in the caribbean nation. it was founded in 1981 in ohio, here in america, and their mission statement is to go around the world and to help in emergencies — they give food and clothing. these groups are not without their controversy, of course, but this is a very large organisation that has operations in many, many parts of the world. they are the only ones so far that have confirmed this kidnapping. we are still waiting from some comment from the us government, from the embassy. we have received a statement from the us state de

they suggest not to travel to haiti because of kidnappings. kit napgs in haiti have been on the rise in the last few months. since july they have risen 300%. that doesn't include this latest development over the weekend with these 16 americans kidnapped. kylie at wood, cnn, the state department. >> a catholic priest who spent six years working in haiti say the gangs are a danger for everyone. take a listen. >> the consequences are the people, they're not affecting anybody. people are kidnapped. just last week, women and men who travel and the police are not able to face this whole situation because the gangs are more powerful. you pass in front of certain police stations, they look like sw swiss cheese. >> we'll continue to follow this story. >>> a colombian businessman is set to be in court today. alex saab faces charges of money laundering. now venezuela is retaliating going after a group of detained americans. we have more on the fate of the city citgo 6. >> reporter: they were imprisoned only hours after a businessman close to nicolas madu

americans kidnapped in haiti. the effort to get them out. 16 american missionaries and one canadian including children taken hostage. they were in the country to build an orphanage. what we know about the gang believed to have them and what the u.s. government is doing to try and freehem. >>> heading home former president bill clinton released from the hospital today. we have t latest on his condition. >>> vaccine mandates showdowns. washington state police forces must be vaccinated by tomorrow. one state trooper quitting ahead of it. >> this is the last time you'll hear me. >> reporter: in massachusetts 150 members of the state police are resigning over their mandate as chicago prepares to suspend some of its officers. >>> the rallies for ahmaud arbery killed after being followed by a father and son. the trial of the men accused of murdering him begins tomorrow. the video evidence that will play a key role in the case. >>> nbc news exclusive. the widow of a police officer who took his own life after defending the

the kidnapping phenomenon in haiti is very complicated. just the - haiti is very complicated. just the word kidnapping is something that was very new in the creole and haitian language, but what we have seen the last several years and i would have to tell you the last five years is what we have seen is increasingly gangs have been kidnapping in order to get money. what they do with that is purchase arms, they purchased a munition and by the way there is a us arms embargo in the country. there should not be a proliferation of guns. but there is. what we have seen in the last few years is federation of gangs and the gangs that have come together but in this particular case this gang is believed to be behind this gang is believed to be behind this latest kidnapping. their ml is to kidnap by the bus—loads.j.:1<:k to kidnap by the bus-loads. jack leanin: to kidnap by the bus-loads. jack leaning charles _ to kidnap by the bus—loads. jack leaning charlesjoining us from miami, thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. the grand mosque in mecca in saudi arabia has operated at ful