AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoImmigration & Identity: In New York, Haitians are marching in Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Parade under a “somber cloud” as TPS ends and deportations intensify, turning mas culture into a defiant, community-built lifeline. ICE Crackdown: DHS says ICE set a record for immigrant arrests in August, while in Springfield, Ohio, officials report 380 arrests as Haitians face renewed fear of raids and removal. Human Cost: The death of Haitian student Pierre Damas Bel in Ohio is being tied by family and advocates to TPS loss and the stigma of an ankle monitor, sparking calls to end such tracking. Regional Pressure: The Dominican Republic has started building a 14.5-kilometre border fence with Haiti to curb smuggling, as forced returns to Haiti mount. Diaspora Care & Community: A Long Island family says TPS ending left their disabled son without his Haitian caregiver, highlighting how policy shifts ripple into everyday support. Local Culture & Service: Hands Helping Haiti invites people to a Sept. 13 forum in Hackensack on clean-water solutions for southeast Haiti. Global Context: The UN Human Rights Council’s Sept. session will also address Haiti among other crisis situations.
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