What is the current situation in Haiti?
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:10 am
The majority of those kidnapped were Americans, with a Canadian citizen among them. They worked for an Ohio-based organization called Christian Aid Ministries who organizes missionary trips.
“We glorify God for answered prayer – the remaining twelve hostages are FREE! Join us in praising God who all seventeen of our loved ones are now safe“wrote Christian Aid Ministries in a declaration.
“Thank you for your fervent prayers over the past two months. We hope to provide more information as we can.”
The 12 remaining hostages kidnapped by a criminal gang in Haiti job function email database are now back on American soil. They are the last of a group of 17 missionaries who were captured two months ago. pic.twitter.com/QfSCOHBdR9
– CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) December 18, 2021
Back in april ten people were kidnapped in a town called Croix-des-Bouquets, just north of Port-au-Prince. This group included four Catholic priests and two French citizens and was also reportedly executed by the 400 Mawozo gang.
In recent years, the public security situation in Haiti has become increasingly precarious, with kidnappings and violent attacks becoming more frequent. Talk to NBC News in October, Daniel Foote said: “The gangs run Port-au-Prince. It’s under their control.
Foote was previously a United States special envoy to Haiti, but resigned to protest President Biden’s refusal to grant refugee status to Haitians traveling to the United States on humanitarian grounds. In September a few 28,000 Haitians gathered under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, hoping to escape the increasingly dangerous situation in the capital.
“We glorify God for answered prayer – the remaining twelve hostages are FREE! Join us in praising God who all seventeen of our loved ones are now safe“wrote Christian Aid Ministries in a declaration.
“Thank you for your fervent prayers over the past two months. We hope to provide more information as we can.”
The 12 remaining hostages kidnapped by a criminal gang in Haiti job function email database are now back on American soil. They are the last of a group of 17 missionaries who were captured two months ago. pic.twitter.com/QfSCOHBdR9
– CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) December 18, 2021
Back in april ten people were kidnapped in a town called Croix-des-Bouquets, just north of Port-au-Prince. This group included four Catholic priests and two French citizens and was also reportedly executed by the 400 Mawozo gang.
In recent years, the public security situation in Haiti has become increasingly precarious, with kidnappings and violent attacks becoming more frequent. Talk to NBC News in October, Daniel Foote said: “The gangs run Port-au-Prince. It’s under their control.
Foote was previously a United States special envoy to Haiti, but resigned to protest President Biden’s refusal to grant refugee status to Haitians traveling to the United States on humanitarian grounds. In September a few 28,000 Haitians gathered under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, hoping to escape the increasingly dangerous situation in the capital.