Missionary returns to Idaho after Haiti conviction By JESSIE L. BONNER, Associated Press Writer Jessie L. Bonner, Associated Press Writer – Tue May 18, 7:12 pm ET BOISE, Idaho – The leader of an American group detained while trying to take 33 children out of Haiti after the January earthquake returned Tuesday to Idaho, deferring questions about her conviction for …
Category: Haiti
DOS Corrected Adoption Notice – Haiti
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Office of Children’s Issues IBESR Accepting New Adoption Cases April 29, 2010 Haiti’s adoption authority, the Institut du Bien-être Social et de Recherches(IBESR), has informed the U.S. Government that they are now accepting new adoption applications for Haitian children who were either documented as orphans before January 12, 2010, or who have been relinquished …
DOS Adoption Notice: Haiti – Haiti Resumes Intercountry Adoption
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues IBESR Accepting New Adoption Cases April 27, 2010 Haiti’s adoption authority, the Institut du Bien-être Social et de Recherches(IBESR), has informed the U.S. Government that they are now accepting new adoption applications for Haitian children who were either documented as orphans before January 12, 2010, or relinquished by their birth …
UPDATE: USCIS Announces It will Be Ending the Special Program for Humanitarian Parole for Haitian Orphans
Special Humanitarian Parole Program for Haitian OrphanFinal Opportunity to Request Consideration Introduction U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will stop accepting new requests for parole under the Special Humanitarian Parole Program for Haitian Orphans effective April 13, 2010, because the Haitian government has requested that the United States bring the program to a close. While USCIS believes that the vast …
UPDATE: Haiti & Nepal – ISS March 2010 Monthly Review
Excerpts from the International Social Services March 2010 Monthly Review HAITI: Update on child protection measures post earthquakeUNICEF has published a short report summarising the situation in Haiti post earthquake, paying specific attention to the needs of children. ISS is working on a report (which is still at a draft stage) with UNICEF on the adoption situation in Haiti post-earthquake. …
UPDATE: Haiti February 24 Teleconference
Haiti Teleconference-February 24, 2010 PEAR was in attendance for the first hour of the teleconference. The first 30 minutes were updates on • This past weekend’s delay of 6 children• Establishment of commercial flights to Haiti• US Embassy hours of operation in Port Au Prince• Information on the next steps for regularizing immigration status of children who were granted Humanitarian …
UPDATE: Haiti – Next Steps to Citzenship for Children Brought to US Post-Earthquake
February 23, 2010:Information for Adoptive Parents of Paroled Haitian Orphans Obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) Status and U.S. Citizenship Introduction: Under normal circumstances, a child immigrating to the United States from Haiti as the adopted orphan child of a U.S. citizen is adopted before leaving Haiti, and is then admitted to the United States with an immigrant visa for Lawful …
UPDATE: Haiti Teleconference
Today PEAR took part in the first hour of a teleconference with USCIS International Operations Division, DHS, DOS and other government agencies to discuss the ongoing process of bringing children into the US on Humanitarian Parole visas. The primary discussion was effect that resumption of commercial flights will have on getting HP children to the US. Once commercial flights resume …
STUDY: Assessment of Child Protection Needs in Post-Earthquake Haiti
The New England Journal of Medicine published the following on February 17, 2010http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMp1001820 Protecting the Children of HaitiSatchit Balsari, M.D., M.P.H., Jay Lemery, M.D., Timothy P. Williams,M.S.W., M.Sc., and Brett D. Nelson, M.D., M.P.H., D.T.M.&H Haiti has long had difficulty in protecting its children from harm. The earthquake that struck the country on January 12 destroyed much of the capital, …
Haiti: USCIS FAQ Sheet February 4, 2010
Office of CommunicationsUnited States Citizenhip and Immigration ServicesQuestions and AnswersFebruary 4, 2010 Information for U.S. Citizens in the Process of Adopting a Child from HaitiIntroduction On Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti experienced an earthquake of devastating proportions. This set of questions and answers provides information for United States citizens that have adopted a child or are in the process of adopting …