2026-01-31
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
US Embassy security alerts have been issued periodically throughout 2025 and early 2026 as gang
violence intensified in Port-au-Prince. The embassy maintains Level 4 Do Not Travel advisory for
Haiti warning that gang violence controls 90 percent of Port-au-Prince and creates life-threatening
risks. Previous alerts in 2025 cited heavy gunfire in zones surrounding the Tabarre embassy
compound requiring movement restrictions.