Born in the northeast of Haiti with cardiac malice, Brad Mertens Joseph is 6 years old, has trouble walking and is still in diapers.
His parents, accustomed to a dangerous nine -hour bus journey to see cardiologists in the violent capital of the country, had finally found a solution to their son’s medical disease, caused by a hole in his heart.
He involved open -hearted surgery in Akron, Ohio, organized by a non -profit organization.
These plans collapsed this week when President Trump made a prescription prohibiting people in a dozen countries, including Haiti, who does not already have valid travel visas, from entry to the United States
“When I heard that, I was really upset, and I was wondering:” What are we going to do? “” Said the boy’s father, Dieudonné Joseph. “I was panicking and I always panic.”
The Josephs are among the many Haitians who are taken in the midst of the ban on travel by Mr. Trump. From young professionals to resident doctors and long -standing visitors whose visas had detached, Haitians are preparing for the consequences of a suddenly cut rescue mud.
With its proximity to Florida, a long (often difficult) history with the United States and serious political and social upheavals, Haiti has solid family and economic ties with its neighbor in the North. People have companies in both countries, and most of the middle class Haitians have close relatives in southern Florida or New York.
