Forced to Flee Haiti, Efdjeen Never Gave Up On Her Dreams of a Medical Career
A former IINE client, Efdjeen gave a Suitcase Stories® performance at IINE’s 2026 Golden Door Award Gala, where the bel…
IINE Statement on Court Ruling Blocking Revocation of TPS for Haiti
We are deeply grateful to U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes for blocking the federal administration’s attempt to end Tem…
IINE Statement on the Travel Ban
The recently enacted travel ban will divide families, endanger the lives of those seeking safety in the U.S., and forsa…
IINE Statement on the Plan to End the CHNV Humanitarian Parole Program
Ending the CHNV humanitarian parole program, which has provided safety and stability for over half a million people fro…
IINE Statement on Suspension of TPS for Nearly 500,000 Haitian Immigrants
The International Institute of New England strongly opposes the suspension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roug…
How Styve, an IINE ESOL Student and Haitian Immigrant, is Shining a Light on His Nation’s Challenges and Spirit
Note: Quotes from Styve have been translated from Haitian Creole. Back in his native Haiti, Styve taught high school m…
5 Things to Know About the Crisis in Haiti
Why Haitians Are Fleeing Their Home and the Challenges They Face in the U.S. Declaring independence in 1804, Haiti bec…
Suitcase Stories®: Ishtar, a Haitian Immigrant, Shares Why She Came and Why She Stays
Ishtar, a recent immigrant from Haiti, works as a Case Specialist in IINE’s Lowell, Massachusetts office. Ishtar has sh…
Stop Repatriating Haitians Seeking Safety in the U.S.
On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expelled 86 Haitian nationals from the U.S., and flew them back…
We Stand With the People of Haiti
On August 14, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck near southern Haiti. The loss of life and injuries have been large, amp…
“I Always Dreamed of Getting a Better Education”
Michou was a single mother of two and pregnant with her third child in 2010 when a powerful earthquake struck her homel…
