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U.S. citizens fleeing Haiti arrive in Miami

Published March 18, 2024 at 9:20 AM EDT
Children play in the courtyard of a shelter for families displaced by gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Odelyn Joseph/AP)
Children play in the courtyard of a shelter for families displaced by gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Odelyn Joseph/AP)

The first chartered flight carrying U.S. citizens leaving Haiti has touched down in Miami. The country’s prime minister announced that he’d step down after gangs seized much of the capitol.

We get the latest from NPR’s Eyder Peralta.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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