The first episode of the Detention By Design podcast looks at how Haitian president Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier went from popular Black nationalist to dictator, starting a reign of terror that forced the first wave of refugees to set off in rickety boats to Florida's shores 50 years ago. A new phrase was coined - 'I'd rather get a shark visa' - and a new era in American and Haitian history began.
In a fight to free deportees in Haitian prison, families plan a NYC rally while legal groups call for a hearing before Organization of American States.
In a fight to free deportees in Haitian prison, families plan a NYC rally while legal groups call for a hearing before Organization of American States.