Forced repatriation of Haitian refugees

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More than 14,000 Haitians have been intercepted at sea by the Coast Guard since a military coup caused them to flee their country in Sept 1991. Over 9,000 were temporarily housed at Guantanamo Naval Base while a legal battle ensued between supporters of the refugees and the US government, which is seeking to repatriate them. Advocates say that the Haitians are escaping political persecution. In Jan 1992, the Bush Administration, worried that more Haitians were planning to leave due to economic reasons, asked the Supreme Court to overrule the injunction that suspended the forced repatriations. The Supreme Court voted in favor of the government and refugees at Guantanamo were sent back.

Cases

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The Haitian crisis: a Catholic response

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Father Richard Ryscavage, the executive director of The Office of Migration and Refugee Services, feels that the US has not given Haitian refugees the same attention as other immigrant groups, due in part to US foreign policy that rates the situation in Haiti as less politically important than in other countries. Since the US has withdrawn most of its embassy staff in Haiti, he recommends that a joint voluntary agency be established in Haiti to process applicants for the US, Canada, France and Australia. The Catholic Church will continue to object to forcible repatriation of refugees on moral grounds.

United States, Services, Social policy, Interview, Refugees, Church work, Church work with refugees, Ryscavage, Richard

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Assimilation and repatriation conflicts of the Hmong refugees in a Wisconsin community: a qualitative study of five local groups

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Hmong refugees who have relocated to LaCrosse, WI, have successfully assimilated into the community and widely considered by local citizens as immigrants and residents. This was revealed in an examination of immigrant intergeneration among these Hmong refugees for an overview of their assimilation and repatriation problems. The Hmongs are a mountain tribe in Laos that was forced to relocate to avoid Communist reprisals after the Vietnam War. While the assimilation process has been difficult for the Hmongs, they have become self-reliant and have come to accept settlement in the US.

Social aspects, Research, Hmong (Asian people), Hmong, Assimilation (Sociology), La Crosse, Wisconsin

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