Haiti
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
20,000
Immigrant Population
0.2%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
2,018,000
Emigrant Population
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Rise in Maritime Migration to the United States Is a Reminder of Chapters Past
Caribbean maritime migration to the United States has surged to 1990s-level highs, driven by crises in Haiti and Cuba and constrained legal pathways.
Haitian Migration through the Americas: A Decade in the Making
Haitian migration to the U.S. border reflects a decade of hemispheric movement shaped by the 2010 earthquake, shifting host-country policies, and racial discrimination.
Haiti’s Painful Evolution from Promised Land to Migrant-Sending Nation
Once a refuge for the enslaved, Haiti is now a top migrant-sending country; its transformation was driven by U.S. occupation, political instability, and natural disasters.
Haitian Immigrants in the United States
Even as the number of Haitian immigrants in the United States rose to new levels in 2018, the population faces an uncertain legal future.
Remain in Mexico Plan Echoes Earlier U.S. Policy to Deter Haitian Migration
The Remain in Mexico policy echoes 1980s and 1990s Haitian interdiction strategies, with key legal distinctions that may determine whether it survives court challenge.
Caribbean Immigrants in the United States
Some 4.4 million Caribbean immigrants lived in the United States in 2017, with higher naturalization rates but lower median incomes than the overall foreign-born population.
Amid Record Numbers of Arrivals, Chile Turns Rightward on Immigration
Chile's immigrant population has more than quadrupled since the country emerged from dictatorship in the early 1990s. As immigration has grown and moved away from its European roots to become more diverse, it has emerged as a hot-button political issue, complicating longstanding efforts to reform the country's 1975 immigration law. This article explores Chile's shift to the right on immigration, and how policies might evolve under the presidency of conservative Sebastián Piñera.
Increased Focus on Forced Return of Migrants and Asylum Seekers Puts Many in Peril
In 2017, governments worldwide ramped up forced and coerced returns of migrants and refugees, sending hundreds of thousands back to fragile, conflict-affected countries.
In Latin America, Spike in Migrant Arrivals Prompts Flurry of Responses
Venezuela's political and economic crisis and Haitian displacement drove rising migration flows across Latin America in 2017, prompting new legal pathways and signs of emerging backlash.
Tens of Thousands in United States Face Uncertain Future, as Temporary Protected Status Deadlines Loom
The proposed terminations of temporary statuses during the first Trump term put hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation, with few legal pathways to stay.
