Haitian
Americanadjective
noun
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a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Haiti
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the creolized French spoken in Haiti
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The court’s decision eliminated the legal status for some 330,000 Haitian recipients.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Joe Gaetjens, one of the country’s first stars and the man who scored the goal that beat England in the 1950 World Cup, was a Haitian immigrant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Doe opinion, what does this mean for Haitian and Syrian nationals who currently have TPS?
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Caribbean was closer; the Haitian revolution of the 1790s established a black-run nation there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He called me Gracina, my full Haitian name, not Grace, which is what I’m called here.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
“In one fell swoop, thousands of Haitians and Syrians now risk losing the right to live and work in the country they call home.”
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Citing the documents, which were obtained by the National TPS Alliance in a separate lawsuit, lawyers for the Haitians asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the case and send it back to lower courts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Maybe he just really dislikes the entire program and wasn’t targeting Haitians in particular.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The US first provided TPS to Haitians after a major earthquake in 2010 and to Syrians after their country descended into civil war in 2012.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
In Sister Julianna’s company, on tours of North Carolina tobacco plantations, Farmer met a number of Haitians.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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