U.S. says suspends deportations of Haitians after Hurricane Matthew

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The United States has temporarily suspended deportations of Haitians, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said yesterday, after Hurricane Matthew killed at least a thousand on the island nation last week.

In September the United States, announced it would end special protections for Haitians dating back to a 2010 earthquake that devastated that nation responding to a surge in Haitian immigrants.