Trump Admin Claims Work in Haiti Crisis is "Far From Finished"

The US government recently raised concerns about the ongoing and escalating gang violence crisis in Haiti. 

Concerns were raised at a recent meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the Haitian crisis and the UN’s relief efforts inside Haiti. 

Haiti has been periodically rocked by gang violence in recent years, but gang violence has reached unprecedented levels in recent months.

The US, represented by Ambassador Dorothy Shea, voted in approval of renewing the UN’s relief work in Haiti but emphasized the need for increased international cooperation to resolve the crisis.  

“Colleagues, our work is far from finished,” said Ambassador Shea. “We thank those who have already made substantial contributions; however, the situation requires others to step up and contribute more.”

The latest UN report on the crisis claims that between 1 October 2024 and 30 June 2025, at least 4,864 people were killed, 213 others injured, and 620 abducted.

Additionally, Haitian gangs have also reportedly expanded and consolidated control over recently conquered areas.

Experts approximate that Haitian gangs control around 85% of Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital. 

In the US, Democrats and Republicans have previously clashed over how to help Haiti regain control of its territory. 

Democrats, led by former President Joe Biden, opted for an indirect approach: supplying the Haitian government with aid and brokering an international agreement to secure the support of a few hundred Kenyan security forces to aid in the fighting. 

Some Republicans, such as Representative Maria-Elvira Salazar (R-FL), have conversely called for the US to act directly.

“America must lead a coalition force with our Latin American allies to end the crisis before it spreads to the rest of the hemisphere,” said Representative Salazar last March. 

As the Haitian security crisis worsens, it remains to be seen what approach President Donald Trump will take.

So far, President Trump has supported President Biden’s indirect approach but, as Shea and recent State Department reports evidence, has also demanded increased burden-sharing from other countries.