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US First Lady Visits Quake-Struck Haiti
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama made a brief visit to Haiti Tuesday, three months after an earthquake devastated the Caribbean country.
Mrs. Obama arrived in Port-au-Prince Tuesday with Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, in a previously unannounced visit.
Immigrant Advocates Criticize Detention of Haitian Evacuees in US
U.S. immigration officials freed at least 33 Haitians on Thursday who were detained after being evacuated from Haiti following the January earthquake. An immigrant advocacy group in Florida has criticized the detentions, saying it highlights how the U.S.
Help Falls Short for Haiti's Farmers
High up a mountain near the town of Petit Guave, farmers are preparing the rocky soil to plant corn, beans, potatoes and other crops before the rains begin.
Sixty percent of the food produced in Haiti is planted at this time of year.
