US Embassy Tells Americans in This Country to Leave ‘As Soon as Possible’

The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday issued a “security alert” for American citizens to leave the impoverished Caribbean country “as soon as possible.”

Security at the U.S. embassy in the Tabarre neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 11, 2021. Valerie Baeriswyl/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday issued a “security alert” for American citizens to leave the impoverished Caribbean country “as soon as possible” due to the deteriorating security situation.

“Given the current security situation and infrastructure challenges, U.S. citizens in Haiti should depart Haiti as soon as possible via commercial or private transport,” said the bulletin.