Ex-Senator, Presidential Candidate Deported to Haiti From US

Ex-Senator, Presidential Candidate Deported to Haiti From US
Chairman of the Pitit Desalin political party Jean-Charles Moïse (C) speaks during the protest demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse in Port-au-Prince on Oct. 17, 2019. Valerie Baeriswyl/ AFP via Getty Images
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Former Haitian senator and presidential candidate Moïse Jean-Charles told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he was arrested in the U.S. and deported to Haiti.

Jean-Charles spoke briefly as he arrived at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince, looking distraught. It wasn’t immediately clear why he was deported or whether he faces any charges.