Talking about Haitian human mobility in the region

On August 29, CODHES held on its Instagram account the conversation Haiti: a reality that transcends borders, in which participants discussed the current situation of the Haitian diaspora and its migration flows in Latin America and the Caribbean amid the insecurity and violence experienced in the country. Representatives of the Jesuit Refugee Service presented some findings from the report Forced migration of Haitian people in the Americas: trajectories and protection gaps - 2023, a survey carried out with Haitians on the move and intending to remain in different parts of the continent.

The report shows that Haitian migration flows face multiple barriers to mobility and, while in conditions of vulnerability, meet constant rejection associated with structural racism and require progress toward regional protection measures. Those of us who participated in this conversation were Marlen Lopez, master's graduate in critical studies of contemporary migrations and Regional Program Coordinator at JRS LAC; Woodley Augustin, Haitian sociologist, specialist in urban studies and project officer on Haitian migration flows at the JRS office in Tapachula, Mexico; Bridget Wooding, director of the Caribbean Migration Observatory in Santo Domingo; and Luis Carlos Rodriguez de la Cruz, Migration and Refuge Coordinator at CODHES.

Promotional material for this conversation is available on the Instagram account @codhescolombia.