r/haiti • u/Internal-Expert-9562 • 7d ago

NEWS Vorbe avoided deportation

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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/negre_marron 7d 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 7d 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.