The U.S. State Department is encouraging American citizens to leave Haiti following an ongoing spate of gang violence.
A series of coordinated gang attacks began against a number of government institutions last week, with prisons, dozens of police stations and the international airport all targeted.
The violence has paralyzed the country, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency.
The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince has a warning on its website advising citizens to "monitor local news and information on security conditions from commercial transportation providers and arrange to leave Haiti when security conditions and commercial transportation options permit doing so."
This is the second time in just days that the U.S. Embassy in Haiti posted a notice for Americans to leave. It issued the same security alert on March 3, 2024.