Haiti

Four years late, Haitians at last chose their next parliament, which dissolved in January when legislators’ terms expired.

A June 17 deadline for documentation puts a vast number of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent at deportation risk.

Five years after the earthquake, not much has changed. Under President Martelly, some fear that things have even gone backwards.

Understand why the Caribbean country’s legislature dissolved and the president will effectively rule by decree.