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Activist Who Gave Name “Little Haiti” Its Name Passes Away

A man who spent decades as an activist in Miami’s Haitian community died late Monday. He was 87.

CBS4–2012/11/20

(Source: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Haitians Granted Extended Temporary Residency

Haitians who fled to the U.S. after a powerful earthquake rocked their homeland in 2010 will be able to stay and work here legally a while longs.

2012/09/25

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office broke up a cockfighting operation in Marathon.  (Source:AP)

Group Revived To Chase Chickens Out Of Miami

For residents of Little Haiti and Overtown, a chicken invasion is driving them nuts. What are they to do? Call the Chicken Busters, of course.

CBS Miami–2012/07/28

(Source: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Search Resumes For Haitian Migrants Off Bahamas

The search has resumed for at least 10 missing Haitians whose boat capsized as they headed to the U.S., according to a police official in the Bahamas.

CBS4–2012/06/12

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Cholera In Haiti Evolving Into Two Strains

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the strain of cholera in Haiti is beginning to evolve as some develop a little immunity from the bacterium, according to the Washington Post.

CBS4–2012/05/04

(AP)

Coast Guard Rescues, Repatriates 125 Haitian Migrants

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance repatriated 125 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Thursday.

CBS4–2012/01/05

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bluefin rescued three boaters after their boat sank off West End, Bahamas, May 22, 2011.  (Source: U.S. Coast Guard)

Coast Guard: 122 Haitian, Cuban Boaters Sent Home

The U.S. Coast Guard has returned more than 120 Cuban and Haitian migrants to their Caribbean homelands.

CBS4–2011/07/05

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S. Fla.’s Haitian Community Reacts After Aristide Returns To Haiti

Soon after former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrived in Haiti after seven years in exile the South Florida Haitian community began celebrating.

2011/03/18

One Year After Earthquake In Haiti, The Impoverished Country Struggles With Rebuilding

Human Rights Commission: Halt Deportations To Haiti

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is urging the United States to stop deporting Haitians who are seriously ill or who have family members in this country.

CBS4–2011/02/04

Protestors demonstrate against the Haitian deportations in Miami in December 2010. (Source: CBS4)

US Immigration Deports First Haitians Since Earthquake

Immigration officials deported 27 Haitians previously convicted of crimes, the first such deportations since the Obama administration halted them following the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti.

CBS4–2011/01/20

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