A Haitian gang member who previously vowed he would never return to Haiti has been deported.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
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Multiple sources report that Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles, a Haitian gang member identified by DHS as a Back Block Money Gang member, was deported to Haiti after he told Fox News cameras during his January 2025 ICE arrest, "I'm not going back to Haiti."
What we found
Supports. Yahoo's syndicated Fox News exclusive reports that Charles, who said "I'm not going back to Haiti" during his viral ICE arrest, was deported to Haiti on an ICE flight from Louisiana, with DHS confirming the deportation to Fox News.[3]
Supports. Fox News Politics' post states Charles was removed to Haiti after 19 months, after he had told Fox cameras "I'm not going back to Haiti," and identifies him as a Back Block Money Gang member with 17 convictions.[4]
Supports. Knewz reports that DHS announced it secured a removal order for Charles and flew him back to Haiti, citing the same gang affiliation and his prior statement that he would not return.[5]
Context. The Fox-origin post republished on a blog (acecomments) repeats the same account, so it adds no independent corroboration; the sources also disagree on the flight date (September 10 versus "last week" relative to September 16).[4][5][7]
Context. The AP, DHS, PBS and Reuters pieces describe other deportees on the August 2026 Haiti flights and do not address Charles's deportation directly.[1][2][6][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 5 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1First group of deportees arrives in troubled Haiti after US ends TPS programapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2HOME SWEET HAITI: DHS Highlights Criminals Deported Back to Haiti, Including Pedophiles, Gang Members, Drug Traffickers, and Violent Assailantsdhs.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3Haitian illegal alien gang member who went viral yelling ' ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Fox News Politics on X: "DEPORTEDx.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Viral gangster deported after yelling 'Biden forever'knewz.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6Haiti Deportation Crisis | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Seriespbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 7Haitian Illegal Alien Criminal and Gang Member Who Vowed He Would Never Go Back to Haiti Is Forcibly Placed on a Plane and Sent Back to Haitiacecomments.mu.nu · not rated · cited for: context
- 8‘Not a safe place': Deported Haitians face violence, uncertaintyrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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