Haitian Advocacy Groups Demand Answers Over $780,000 Roger Stone Lobbying Contract

Filings published by the U.S. Department of Justice on September 16, 2026 revealed that Haiti's Foreign Ministry, under Foreign Minister Raina Forbin, signed a $780,000-a-year lobbying contract on September 2, 2026 with Drake Ventures LLC, the firm of Trump ally Roger Stone — $65,000 a month, billed as $195,000 quarterly installments with the first due on signature, automatically renewing and non-cancellable by Haiti for 12 months, with a mandate limited to advocating on "those issues the Client deems necessary and appropriate." The Haitian American Foundation for Democracy (HAFFD) publicly demanded answers on September 24, 2026, describing Stone as "the Trump confidant convicted of lying to Congress" and a "founding architect of the mass-deportation movement," and noting the contract makes no mention of Temporary Protected Status, deportations, or the safety of Haitians in the U.S. — even though roughly 330,000-350,000 Haitians had lost TPS protections weeks earlier and deportation flights to Cap-Haïtien had resumed. HAFFD gave the Haitian government 15 days to explain the contract's purpose and Stone's selection, and said it would share the response with Congress. Haiti separately pays another Trump-aligned lobbying firm $35,000 a month.