US Military Evacuates US Embassy Personnel in Haiti, Adds Security Forces

Violence in the country has spiraled out of control in recent months.

Members of the General Security Unit of the National Palace, USGPN, set up a security perimeter around one of the three downtown stations after police fought off an attack by gangs the day before, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Mar. 9, 2024. Odelyn Joseph/AP Photo

The U.S. military has evacuated some of its embassy personnel from Haiti and will bolster security around the U.S. Embassy there amid escalating violence.

“This airlift of personnel into and out of the embassy is consistent with our standard practice for embassy security augmentation worldwide, and no Haitians were on board the military aircraft,” the U.S. Southern Command said in a statement on March 10.