Federal Arrest of Haitian Businessman Raises Critical Questions About ICE Enforcement Priorities

The arrest of Pierre Réginald Boulos by federal agents in Miami last week has stirred questions about how America’s immigration enforcement agencies are choosing their targets. Boulos, a Haitian-born entrepreneur and former presidential hopeful who renounced his U.S. citizenship to run for office in Haiti, now finds himself detained at an overcrowded Florida processing center notorious for human rights concerns. How Does This Arrest Fit Into America’s Immigration Enforcement Strategy? Boulos's case is complicated: he gave up his U.S. citizenship but regained residency only last year during the Biden administration’s more lenient immigration policies. He historically denied corruption allegations linked...