Haiti

The National Law Review includes numerous thought leadership pieces on Haitian civil law, business law, labor law, law enforcement, finance, administrative law, family law (including international adoption), divorce (national and international), immigration, human rights, criminal law and resource management issues.

Updates posted on the National Law Review include immigration law developments impacting the processing of Temporary Protected Status TPS applications for immigrants to the U.S. and their families.  Additionally, NLR's coverage includes discrimination and labor issues in the U.S. specifically related to Haitian nationals and immigration reprieves granted to Haitians related to national disasters, including earthquakes, hurricanes, and epidemics.  

The National Law Review specifically reports on Haitian labor law as covered under the country’s Labor Code, laws on Trade Unions and Social Insurance, governmental regulations and international labor standards that have been ratified by the Haitian government.

Additionally, we include news coverage on emerging financial topics relating to Haiti concerning the Haitian Central Bank, Ministry of Justice, Haiti’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism AML/CFT issues.  Concerning  U.S. Haitian relations, news coverage includes Employment Authorization Document EAD processing changes related to Haitian immigration and Executive Orders pertaining to Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act FCPA cases concerning foreign officials and investments. ​

Haiti is located on the western side of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with an estimated population of 8.5 million and has a parliamentary legislative branch which enacts laws of general interest and legislative acts, once passed are published in Le Moniteur. 

Haiti’s executive branch includes the President of the Republic, who acts as the head of State, and the Prime Minister, who is the head of the Government.  The Haitian president signs all international treaties and agreements and submits them for ratification to Parliament. Additionally, the Haitian President presides over the Conseil des ministres and issues Arrêtés or executive orders.

In Haiti judicial power is vested in the Cour de Cassation, the Courts of Appeal, Courts of First Instance, Justice of the Peace Courts, and other special courts.

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Nov
4
2019
TPS Extensions for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Sudan Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
5
2023
CBP Provides Updates on Humanitarian Parole Program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
22
2023
DHS Announces Changes in Work Authorization Processing Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
5
2023
Venezuela Program Expanded to Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua – 30,000 Per Month for All Countries Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
1
2019
Temporary Protected Status Extended for Sudan, El Salvador, Haiti, and Nicaragua Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
4
2019
TPS Extended Through January 2, 2020, for Nationals of El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
27
2017
Department of Homeland Security Terminates TPS for Haitian Immigrants Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
19
2018
Reregistration Period Now Open for Haitian and Salvadoran TPS Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
14
2019
DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status Designation for Six Countries Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
8
2018
DHS Temporarily Extends Validity of TPS-Related Documents for Sudanese and Nicaraguan TPS Beneficiaries Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
28
2021
Immigration Weekly Round-Up: New Jersey Steps Closer to Banning Immigration Detention; Immigrants Eschewed Vital Benefits in Fear of Immigration Consequences; TPS Expanded for Haitians Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Oct
8
2021
Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Bergen County Ends Most ICE Detentions; DHS Reviewing Handling of Recent Border Issues; Dozens of Legal Scholars Call for Immigration Reform Norris McLaughlin P.A.
May
18
2022
Worldsmart: Un Puente Entre Dos Mundos— Inversiones Entre EEUU y América Latina [PODCAST] ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
22
2018
Raise Your Hand If You’re Confused about I-9 Reverifications for Employees with TPS Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
30
2014
DOJ’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Enforcement Power Gets A Big Boost Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2014
Who’s a “Foreign Official”? Supreme Court Could Clarify Key FCPA Term Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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