Description
The Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the U.S., saying their home country was now safe enough to return to. Then came the August 2026 Kenscoff massacre, in which gangs took more than 50 hostages and killed at least 47 people. Watch an excerpt from the new FRONTLINE documentary "Haiti Deportation Crisis."
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“Haiti Deportation Crisis” premieres Tues., Oct. 20, 2026 at 10 p.m. EST on YouTube and on PBS stations. Learn more: https://to.pbs.org/4yZviLC
"Haiti Deportation Crisis" is a FRONTLINE production with Mongoose Pictures. It is written, produced and directed by Adam Desiderio and Sebastian Walker. The correspondent is Sebastian Walker. The senior producer is Dan Edge. The managing editor of FRONTLINE is Andrew Metz. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.
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