‘Not a safe place.’ Aid worker describes conditions in Haiti as Ohioans are forced to return

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 1,722

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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A Florida congressman said last month that forcing tens of thousands of Haitians to return to the violence-ravaged country will actually help it.

But a humanitarian worker on the ground in the nation’s capital said it will only make a dire situation much worse — in multiple, mutually reinforcing ways.

And that’s aside from what it will do to the children, women, and men who have spent years as part of communities in Ohio …

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