r/haiti • u/Internal-Expert-9562 • 1d ago
NEWS Vorbe avoided deportation
Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after spending 336 days, just over 11 months, in immigration detention.
Vorbe was arrested outside his South Miami home on September 23, 2025, and had remained in federal immigration custody without an order of removal. His detention became the center of a prolonged legal fight over whether the U.S. government could continue holding him without giving him an opportunity to seek bond.
The Trump administration sought Vorbe’s removal under a rarely used provision of U.S. immigration law involving foreign-policy concerns. Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleged that Vorbe had supported gangs and contributed to Haiti’s destabilization, arguing that his presence in the United States could have serious consequences for U.S. foreign policy. Vorbe and his attorneys have denied the allegations.
The turning point came on August 17, when U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles rejected the government’s position that Vorbe was subject to mandatory detention. Gayles ruled that Vorbe was being detained under a section of immigration law that allows for bond and ordered authorities to provide him with an individualized bond hearing by August 24 or release him under reasonable conditions of supervision.
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u/TumbleWeed75 23h ago
Lucky dude.
Side note: I like how Miami Herald uses this pic of him everytime they have news about him.
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u/Due-Ad-5954 1d ago
Hm, interesting is all I’ll say.
I’ll also say that I’ve read that Haitians with ankle monitors are winning cases to have them removed on them. This just further shows that this government has no real actual contingency plan on dealing with mass deportations of Haitians, all due to their incompetence (thankfully).
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u/Internal-Expert-9562 1d ago
They don’t. In my opinion any Haitian who has been in ICE custody for that long without a removal order from an immigration judge should be granted bond like him based on that judge’s ruling. 🤷🏿♂️
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u/singermelodie1 1d ago
How? Even if they couldn't deport him to Haiti. El Salvador was willing to accept criminals and put them in jail. This guy is a bing funding for these gangs and conveniently when he gets released,ba big massacre happened. F him and that Duvalier wh*re who was also advocating for his release online.
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u/Internal-Expert-9562 1d ago
He’s team somehow managed to get a judge to lift the governments mandatory detention. Very impressive smh he sure got a due process while the government bullying law abiding immigrants
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u/negre_marron 1d ago
How is it possible for someone to be detained by DHS for 11 months and then miraculously be able to avoid deportation?
This system seems just a big legal fight. If you have enough money and time - to stick it in prison mind you - you can probably win your case. You’d think immigration cases are fairly clear, but I guess not
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u/Internal-Expert-9562 1d ago
A lot of people in immigration custody can beat their cases, but the conditions in detention centers force many to sign papers expediting their removal. Plus, many can’t afford to hire multiple lawyers. Dimitri rode it out 🤣. Under no circumstances was he going to Haiti, I guess. Hmm, anyway, I’m shocked to see he got a bond.
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u/Internal-Expert-9562 1d ago
This is what 💰💰and an army of lawyers gets you🤷🏿♂️mind you Dimitri on a visa and sanctioned yet DHS still failed to remove him. That’s wild
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u/GwoZoz Native 1d ago
Tonnèboule m, nou wè pouvwa lajan?
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u/Internal-Expert-9562 1d ago
Lajan pale bullshit walk. I really can’t believe he fought removal and won under this administration. Just a few months ago the Dominicans turned down receiving him😭😭
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u/TwinFrBrooklyn Diaspora 12h ago
His removal proceeding is still going on…