2025-12-28
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The United States donated 25 armored vehicles to the Haitian National Police on December 27,
announced one day before the Movement for Reconstruction and National Reconciliation sit-in
demanding Transitional Presidential Council resignation scheduled for December 29 in
Petion-Ville. The CPT faces four institutional challenges within 72 hours including accusations of
unauthorized electoral amendments, departure bonus schemes, using High Court decrees for
prosecution immunity, and embezzlement allegations against CPT President Leslie Voltaire
totaling 750 million gourdes. Jamaican Prime Minister Holness referenced Haiti progress in his
final CARICOM Chair address but provided no substantive framework for addressing the February
7, 2026 constitutional mandate expiration now 41 days away. Nineteen Haitian migrants were
intercepted at the Canada border during Christmas Eve highlighting persistent migration
pressures.