Overview

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Pierre Réginald Boulos in Miami on July 17 for alleged violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act related to destabilizing Haiti
• Authorities accuse Boulos of supporting violent gangs in Haiti and collaborating with Viv Ansanm, a group designated a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department
• U.S. officials say he failed to disclose his founding of the Mouvement pour la Transformation et la Valorisation d’Haiti and was referred for misusing loans, allegations that constitute immigration fraud
• Boulos, who renounced U.S. citizenship to run for president of Haiti and regained lawful permanent residency under the Biden administration in 2024, is held pending removal proceedings
• Human rights groups warn of rights violations at the overcrowded Krome North Service Processing Center and view his case as part of broader moves to end humanitarian protections for Haitian migrants