MARLEINE BASTIEN

South Florida was abuzz with activity during Reggae Month in February with the City of Miramar being one of the busiest spots.

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On Saturday, September 24, the communication company, THELAR Management Group hosted a black tie Gala to celebrate its 20 years of existence.

Political instability, natural disasters and an unfathomable amount of violence continue to ravage the people of Haiti.

32BJ SEIU Members endorse Congresswoman Cherfilus-Mccormick, Marleine Bastien, Hazelle Rogers and other South Florida Candidates

A federal judge issued a permanent injunction Tuesday to block Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2019 ban on “sanctuary cities” from being enforced in Florida.

Activists in Miami-Dade County met on Friday to announce they are asking President Joe Biden’s administration to help Haitian refugees who are rushing to the U.S. border.

The death toll in Haiti has surpassed 700 and is only expected to climb following Saturday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse in Haiti, they did.

Members of South Florida's Haitian community were dismayed and heartbroken by the news of Saturday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

[MIAMI] – Today, the Biden Administration announced that, on August 3rd, 2021, it will publish the Federal Register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible Haitians currently residing in the United States. This could allow over 150,000 Haitians to remain in the United States with legal standing. Eligible immigrants must prove they entered the United States on or before July 29, 2021. FANM applauds this decision and stands ready to assist members with the application process. Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of Family Action Network Movement (FANM), stated, “We applaud and commend the Biden Administration’s decision to publish the Federal Register for TPS for Haiti.

Haitians were not only celebrating Haitian Heritage Month Saturday night in Miramar, but also celebrating what could be a path to permanent citizenship.

Marleine Bastien announced on Thursday that she joined the race for Miami-Dade County Commission District 2, which includes parts of Little Haiti, Liberty City, Hialeah, North Miami Beach, and North Miami.

Longtime Community Leader Marleine Bastien joined the race for Miami-Dade County Commission District 2 includes part of Little Haiti

[MIAMI] – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a Federal Register notice extending TPS for beneficiaries under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan through Oct. 4, 2021. Today, TPS Holders and their families can rest easier after months of anguish. We will not stop until we have a path to permanent residency for all TPS holders!”Florida is home to over 50,000 TPS holders from Haiti (~35,000), Honduras (~9,000), and El Salvador (~6,000). Over 2750,000 U.S.-born children in the U.S. have parents from Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal, Sudan and El Salvador who have TPS. We urge the Senate to act promptly to find a permanent solution for all TPS Recipients and their families.

For one, Sunday is the last day to vote in the early election in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Marleine Bastien is one of the community leaders who, on Saturday and Sunday, will be participating in Souls to the Polls. Faith in Florida is working with hundreds of churches across the state to host the early voting events, including one in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. On Friday, early voting sites were extremely active in the morning with a steady flow of voters at North Dade Regional Library. >Early voting election location in Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

FANM Will Hold Souls To The Polls Events This Weekend To Urge Citizens To Vote Early And Vote En Masse On Election Day! MIAMI – Family Action Network Movement (FANM), in collaboration with Faith In Florida, is having multiple Get Out The Vote events this weekend to encourage all U.S. citizens to vote early. On Saturday, October 31st, they will host a “Souls the Polls” event at Haitian Emmanuel Baptist Church located on 7321 NE 2nd Ave from 11am to 5pm . On November 1st, they will host an additional “Souls to the Polls” event at Shalom Community Church located at 900 NE 132nd Street from 11am to 5pm. For this reason, FANM is holding multiple get out the vote events to urge everyone to vote early.

By sending these immigrants to vulnerable nations, The Department of Homeland Security knowingly puts the detainees, the officers, Haiti, and neighboring Dominican Republic at risk. Last month, Family Action Network Movement (FANM) sent an open letter to President Jovenel Moise urging him to stop accepting deportations. Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of Family Action Network Movement (FANM) stated, If the US government is serious about containing the spread of the coronavirus, it will immediately order a halt on all deportations. The US government should stop exporting the coronavirus to vulnerable nations like Haiti. Knowingly deporting sick detainees at this time is inexplicable and barbaric.Family Action Network Movement (FANM) urges The Trump Administration to put a moratorium on deportations to Haiti and all other nations in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus in this time of grave crisis.

MIAMI Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of Family Action Network Movement, FANM sends an open letter to Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Dear President Jovenel Moise:According to the Haiti Press Network, 129 Haitian nationals, including 49 minors, will be deported to Haiti on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Family Action Network Movement (FANM) is requesting that Haiti stops receiving all deportations from the United States in order to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. As of April 20, 2020, Haiti officially registered 57 cases of contamination, three deaths and zero patients declared cured, according to Haitian health authorities (Le Nouvelliste). Eliot Engel, Rep Brad Sherman, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep Fredericka Wilson, Rep. Donna Shalala, Rep Alcee Hastings, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Rep. Debby Murcasel-Powell, Governor Ron DeSantis, DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, USCIS National Acting Director : Mark Koumans, U.S. State Department Carol Z. Perez, U.S.

MIAMI The COVID-19 pandemic has infected nearly 1.3 million people globally and killed at least seventy thousand. Yet, despite the highly contagious nature of this virus, the Department of Homeland Security has continued to detain and deport immigrants. By sending these immigrants to vulnerable nations, The Department of Homeland Security knowingly put the detainees, the officers, Haiti, and neighboring Dominican Republic at risk. We have a moral obligation to defeat this virus for the people of Haiti and of the world. But thats what DHS is doing by continuing deportations to Haiti and many other countries as if the coronavirus didnt exist!

For several weeks now, millions have taken to the streets asking for change, accountability, and a stop to massacres and human rights abuses, especially violence against women including sexual violence. Today, local Haitians are joining voices with thousands in Haiti, Canada, New York, and others to say with a loud voice: We stand with the Haitian People. Haiti is in the midst of an escalating political crisis that has paralyzed the nation. Ongoing massacres, daily killings/disappearances of protesters and journalists must stop said Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of Family Action Network Movement (FANM) stated. The silence of the world in the face of the grave human abuses that are occurring in Hati is deafening.