18 suspects in 2021 killing of Haiti's president extradited to US

2026-09-20 18:36 UTC – 2026-09-21 17:23 UTC

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Eighteen suspects arrested in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were extradited from Haiti to the United States on Sunday, September 20. They will face trial in federal court in Miami, Florida. US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quinones said the transfer marks a major phase in the pursuit of accountability, adding that the work is not finished. Reports indicate the group may include 17 Colombians and a former Haitian official. In total, 30 people have been charged in the case. Moïse, 53, was shot dead on July 7, 2021, at his private residence in Port-au-Prince by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries; his security detail did not intervene. The killing deepened chaos in Haiti, which has had no elections since 2016 and no president since the assassination. Some outlets, including Fox News, report the suspects are accused of funding the plot through COVID-19 fraud. Colombia's foreign ministry said it would provide consular assistance to Colombian citizens under investigation.

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2026-09-20 17:59 · Exame (outlet profile)
Haiti extradita 18 suspeitos de matar presidente Moïse. Trinta pessoas foram acusadas no caso que aprofundou a crise política e de segurança no país
2026-09-20 18:36 · CBC News (outlet profile)
18 suspects in 2021 assassination of Haiti leader to be extradited to U.S. to face trial. Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the…
2026-09-20 18:48 · The Independent (outlet profile)
18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US. Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are awaiting extraditi…
2026-09-20 19:33 · CBS News (outlet profile)
18 suspects in killing of Haiti's president being extradited to Florida for trial. Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. o…
2026-09-20 19:33 · Semana (outlet profile)
Trasladan desde Haití a Estados Unidos a sujetos señalados de matar al presidente Jovenel Moïse: habría exmilitares colombianos
2026-09-20 19:40 · Clarín (outlet profile)
EE.UU. traslada desde Haití a acusados del asesinato del presidente haitiano Jovenel Moïse. Dieciocho sospechosos del asesinato de Jovenel Moïse fueron trasladados a EE.UU. para enfrentar la justicia. El proceso es part…
2026-09-20 19:59 · El Colombiano (outlet profile)
Trasladan a EE. UU. a señalados del asesinato del presidente de Haití: serían 17 colombianos. Un grupo de 18 personas señaladas por su presunta participación en el asesinato del presidente de Haití, Jovenel Moïse, fue t…
2026-09-20 20:00 · Clarín (outlet profile)
Haití extradita a EEUU a 18 sospechosos del asesinato del presidente Moïse. Un grupo de 18 sospechosos del asesinato del líder caribeño fue enviado a EE.UU. para enfrentar cargos judiciales, informó el fiscal federal. E…
2026-09-20 20:07 · UOL (outlet profile)
Haiti extradita para os EUA 18 suspeitos do assassinato do presidente Moïse. O Haiti extraditou para os Estados Unidos 18 pessoas suspeitas do magnicídio do presidente Jovenel Moïse, executado em julho de 2021, anunciou…
2026-09-20 20:17 · The Guardian (outlet profile)
More than a dozen arrested in connection with assassination of Haitian president. Jovenel Moïse, 53, was shot dead in July 2021 in a killing which sparked chaos in Haiti Eighteen people have been arrested in association…
2026-09-20 20:18 · Jovem Pan (outlet profile)
Haiti extradita para os EUA 18 suspeitos do assassinato do presidente Moïse. Trinta pessoas foram acusadas nesse caso, que agravou ainda mais o caos no país mais pobre das Américas
2026-09-20 20:21 · Ouest-France (outlet profile)
Assassinat de Jovenel Moïse : 18 suspects extradés vers les États-Unis. Cinq ans après l’assassinat du président haïtien Jovenel Moïse, la justice américaine poursuit son enquête avec l’extradition de 18 suspects depuis…
2026-09-20 20:31 · Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Eighteen suspects extradited to US over Haitian president’s 2021 killing. Federal court in Florida to try men accused of orchestrating the transnational plot to kill Jovenel Moise from US soil.
2026-09-20 20:38 · El Economista (outlet profile)
Haití extradita a EU a 18 sospechosos del asesinato del presidente Jovenel Moïse. Los detenidos fueron trasladados en un avión militar para enfrentar a la justicia estadounidense, cinco años después del magnicidio ocurr…
2026-09-20 21:35 · Tanjug (outlet profile)
Osumnjičeni za ubistvo predsednika Haitija izručeni SAD, sudiće im se na Floridi
2026-09-20 22:00 · La Tercera (outlet profile)
EE.UU. extradita a 18 sospechosos por el asesinato al presidente de Haití en 2021. "Cinco años más tarde, seguimos trayendo acusados ante las cortes americanas, y no hemos terminado", resaltó el fiscal federal Jason A.…
2026-09-20 22:42 · Politika (outlet profile)
Осумњичени за убиство председника Хаитија изручени САД. Осамнаест осумњичених који су ухапшени због убиства председника Хаитија Жовнела Моиза у јулу 2021. године, изручени су Сједињеним Америчким Државама
2026-09-20 23:52 · South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
US extradites 18 suspects in 2021 killing of Haitian president. Eighteen suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise have been taken to Florida to stand trial, US officials said on Sunday. Mois…
2026-09-20 23:52 · Аргументы и факты (outlet profile)
В США доставили 18 арестованных по делу об убийстве президента Гаити Моиза. Власти США сообщили, что во Флориде пройдёт суд над 18 фигурантами дела об убийстве президента Гаити Жовенеля Моиза, в которого стреляли в 2021…
2026-09-21 00:07 · Semana (outlet profile)
Cancillería brindará asistencia consular en Estados Unidos a colombianos investigados por el asesinato del presidente de Haití
2026-09-21 01:42 · Украинская правда (outlet profile)
В США экстрадировали 18 подозреваемых в убийстве президента Гаити Жовенеля Моиза. В воскресенье из Гаити в США экстрадировали 18 подозреваемых по делу об убийстве президента Гаити Жовенеля Моиза в июле 2021 года. Они пр…
2026-09-21 02:55 · The Korea Herald (outlet profile)
18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jo…
2026-09-21 04:18 · Le Monde (outlet profile)
Haïti : cinq ans après l’assassinat de Jovenel Moïse, dix-huit suspects extradés vers les Etats-Unis. L’ancien président avait été tué par un commando armé à son domicile de Port-au-Prince, en juillet 2021. Sa mort avai…
2026-09-21 04:42 · Sud Ouest (outlet profile)
Assassinat du président haïtien Jovenel Moïse : 18 suspects extradés vers les États-Unis. Dix-huit personnes impliquées dans l’assassinat du président haïtien en 2021 ont été transférées vers les États-Unis pour y être…
2026-09-21 04:58 · Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
В США экстрадировали 18 фигурантов дела об убийстве президента Гаити. По обвинению в причастности к убийству президента Гаити Жовенеля Моиза в 2021 году арестованы еще 18 человек. Они экстрадированы в США в ожидании суд…
2026-09-21 05:22 · Euronews (outlet profile)
US arrests 18 suspects in killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, officials say. Moïse, 53, was gunned down on 7 July 2021 at his private residence by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries…
2026-09-21 07:59 · RFI (outlet profile)
Assassinat du président haïtien Jovenel Moïse: dix-huit suspects extradés vers les États-Unis. Nouveau rebondissement dans l’affaire de l’ancien président haïtien Jovenel Moïse assassiné dans la nuit du 6 au 7 juillet 2…
2026-09-21 10:50 · La Patilla (outlet profile)
Haití confirma entrega a EEUU de sospechosos por el asesinato del presidente Jovenel Moïse. El Gobierno de Haití confirmó este domingo la entrega de varias personas a Estados Unidos por su supuesta relación con el asesi…
2026-09-21 16:05 · Fox News (outlet profile)
Suspects in Haitian president's assassination transferred to Miami, accused of funding plot with COVID fraud. Exclusive video shows 18 shackled suspects arriving in Miami after transfer in the assassination of Haitian P…
2026-09-21 17:20 · UOL (outlet profile)
Dezoito suspeitos de matar presidente do Haiti chegam a Miami, nos EUA. Dezoito suspeitos pelo assassinato do presidente haitiano Jovenel Moïse chegaram a Miami para responder a acusações federais nos EUA, informou a Fo…
2026-09-21 17:23 · The Independent (outlet profile)
Ex-Haitian official, 17 others appear in US court involving 2021 plot to kill Haitian president. A former Haitian government official and more than a dozen other people have appeared in Miami federal court on charges re…

Factual core

Haiti extradited 18 suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States.
The 18 suspects arrived in Miami, Florida, to face federal charges in the US.
Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in Haiti in 2021.
The transfer was confirmed by Jason A. Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
The suspects will stand trial in Florida.

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