On July 16, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security investigators arrested Haitian businessman Pierre Reginald Boulos, 69, a U.S. lawful permanent resident, at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, for for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act contributing to the destabilization of Haiti. This case was investigated jointly with the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate.

The Department of State determined that Boulos’ presence or activities in the United States would have potential serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States, providing a basis for the charge of removability. Specifically, officials determined that he engaged in a campaign of violence and gang support that contributed to Haiti's destabilization.

Furthermore, in his application for legal permanent residence, he failed to disclose his involvement in the creation of a political party in Haiti, the Movement for the Transformation and Valorization of Haiti, and that he was prosecuted by the Haitian government's Anti-Corruption Unit for misusing loans, which provides additional grounds for deportation based on this fraud. He is currently in the custody of ICE's Enforcement and Deportation Service.

He will be heard on July 31, 2025, by Immigration Judge Jorge Pereira.

HL/ HaitiLibre