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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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
Organizations representing Haitian TPS holders sued DHS in March 2025 when then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem first attempted to terminate TPS.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 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
When Toussaint L’Ouverture led a revolt of black Haitian slaves in 1801, Napoleon sent his brother-in-law, General Charles LeClerc, and a military force of approximately 29,000 to crush the rebels.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Haitian immigrants across the country received an eleventh-hour relief Friday as the government extended work authorizations for Haitians with temporary protected status.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
While Thursday’s decision dealt with Haitians and Syrians, its rationale could affect up to 1.3 million noncitizens who are protected by Temporary Protected Status.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Its effects may not be limited to Haitians and Syrians, some of whom have been living here for more than a decade.
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
England had begun talking about ending slavery, but then it saw the chaos in France and sent an army to try to defeat the Haitians.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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