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Criminal aliens released in U.S. because home countries reject them

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Strong winds and waves batter the coast as Tropical Storm Erika approaches Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Friday, August 28, 2015. Tropical Storm Erika began to lose steam Friday over the Dominican Republic, but it left behind a trail of destruction that included several people killed on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authorities said. (AP Photo/Tatiana Fernandez)

Tropical Storm Erika dissipates after killing at least 20 in Caribbean

By Anne-Marie Garcia and Danica Coto - Associated Press

In this image made available by the American Red Cross in London on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, shows earthquake damage to a shanty town on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, following a major earthquake in Haiti, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/American Red Cross, Matt Marek)

EDITORIAL: Bureaucrats exploit American generosity

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 11, 2015. House Republican leaders are preparing a two-day debate and showdown vote Friday on President Barack Obama's trade agenda, despite heavy Democratic opposition.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House clears first trade bill, setting stage for Friday showdown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this May 8, 2015, photo, volunteer Anne-Marie Saintou announces that only special needs children will be treated, or allowed to live at the Mercy & Sharing residential center, as she walks in the seaside community of Luly in Arcahaie, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Haiti fixes adoption system, but some fear too few adopted

By Ben Fox and David Crary - Associated Press

A reveler who was injured during carnival celebrations waits for treatment at the emergency room of the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, early Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. At least 20 people on a music group's packed Carnival float in the Haitian capital were killed Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line, officials said. The accident occurred as thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince for the raucous annual celebration. People at the scene said someone on the float used a pole or stick to move a power line so the float could pass under it.( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Float accident at Haiti Carnival parade kills at least 20

By Evens Sanon - Associated Press

Youtchike Dormeus, 18, a repatriated Haitian, holds her one-year-old daughter Chemael Jean, as she is interviewed after landing at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. The Bahamas aims to become less hospitable to its swelling population of migrants lacking legal status with new immigration rules took effect Nov. 1. &quot;In the Bahamas, they treat Haitians like dogs,&quot; Youchike Dormeus, an 18-year-old deportee, said as she got off the plane in Port-au-Prince. The country, which denies treating anyone inhumanely, has deported 3,000 people this year. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Bahamas fends off critics over new migrant rules

By AVA TURNQUEST and BEN FOX - Associated Press

In this Oct. 24, 2014 photo, Marie-Ange Baltisima, left, a coffee vendor and mother of four girls in the fishing village of Cotes-de-Fer in southern Haiti, stands in front of a freshly-painted house where she and her neighbors hosted the country’s tourism minister during a recent Cabinet retreat in the area. Haitian President Michel Martelly’s government is pursuing plans for Haiti’s biggest tourism development ever in the poor coastal area and officials are trying to line up investors to help spur an economic revival. As the country enjoys a period of relative tranquility after years of turmoil, Haitian officials say they see ambitious tourism projects as key to economic development. (AP Photo/David McFadden)

Haiti hopes to woo back tourists with resorts

By David McFadden - Associated Press

In this Feb. 28, 2013, file photo, former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as "Baby Doc," attends his hearing at court in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Duvalier, the self-proclaimed "president for life" of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular uprising that sent him into a 25-year exile, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, of a heart attack, his attorney said. He was 63. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)

Ousted Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, ‘Baby Doc,’ dies

By Evans Sanon - Associated Press

Jean-Bertrand Aristide Associated Press photo

KEENE: How Bill Clinton oversells his rescue of Haiti

By David Keene - The Washington Times