The Trump administration has just canceled the CHNV program (Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans parole program) and announced its intent to deport hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals.

The Avant-Projet offers a mix of innovation, contradiction, and confusion. It includes promising shifts, like the recognition of diaspora rights, but undermines them through exclusionary clauses and logistical overreach.

No foreign power will rescue Haiti—not the Kenyans, nor the Americans, Chinese, Russians, or the Core Group. That may be a hard truth to accept, but it is the only starting point for any serious national reckoning.

For decades, we have condemned the U.S. State Department for interfering in Haiti's internal affairs—supporting corrupt elites, undermining grassroots movements, and shielding the oligarchy.

While gangs have formed powerful coalitions to destroy the nation, we—its civil society and diaspora—remain fragmented. That is the sad and bitter truth.

Two days ago, Fritz Alphonse Jean, President pro tempore of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), addressed the nation. While his remarks acknowledged the seriousness of the moment, I wanted to hear more.

The Trump administration has taken the final step in its campaign to gut the United States Agency for International Development. As CNN reported, the “State Department formally notifies Congress it is effectively dissolving USAID”

Reading about the measles outbreak in Texas, I feel a deep frustration. Part of me wants to say that people must live with the consequences of their choices. But the reality is that children—who had no say in those choices—are the ones suffering.

I have always believed that only Haitians can save Haiti. This conviction stems not from blind patriotism but from the belief that real change must come from within. However, this does not mean Haiti must do it alone.

The ongoing debate about foreign aid often lacks critical nuance. While many associate aid primarily with USAID or international organizations, the reality is broader.

The dismantling of USAID, executed without congressional approval, is a dangerous shift in American governance. To be clear, USAID formally became an agency by an Act of Congress in 1998.

When I facilitated leadership programs at the Haitian Center for Leadership and Excellence, I often shared with young leaders what's been called the "First Follower" video from Derek Sivers' Ted Talk on How to Start a Movement.

This morning, I woke up inspired by the incredible pictures from the CARIMI reunion concert at the UBS Arena. It wasn’t just a concert; it was a powerful demonstration of Haitian cultural pride.

As many of us celebrate the Christmas season and welcome the New Year, Haitians are enduring massacres by gangs, extreme levels of hunger, and devastating floods in Cap-Haïtien and Port-de-Paix.

Many Haitians believe that the growing insecurity in Haiti is orchestrated by the international community—particularly the governments of the United States, France, and Canada.