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U.S. Says Suspends Deportations of Haitians After Hurricane Matthew


U.S. forces unload supplies from a Marines helicopter after Hurricane Matthew in Les Anglais, Haiti, October 11, 2016,photo: Reuters/Andres Martinez Casares
U.S. forces unload supplies from a Marines helicopter after Hurricane Matthew in Les Anglais, Haiti, October 11, 2016,photo: Reuters/Andres Martinez Casares
In September the United States, announced it would end special protections for Haitians

The United States has temporarily suspended deportations of Haitians, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday, after Hurricane Matthew killed at least a thousand on the island nation last week.

In September the United States, announced it would end special protections for Haitians dating back to a 2010 earthquake that devastated that nation responding to a surge in Haitian immigrants.