Eighteen suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are extradited from Haiti to the United States.
On September 20, 2026, U.S. officials announced that 18 suspects in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were flown by military plane from Haiti to Florida to stand trial in the Southern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones stated that 30 people have been indicted in the killing and that the prosecution is ongoing. The suspects include more than a dozen Colombian soldiers and a former Haitian government official.
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Divergence score
14 outlets covered it, splitting into 13 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
13 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 14 outlets placed this story
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PBS NewsHour
Al Jazeera
Washington Examiner
The Guardian
South China Morning Post
Newsmax
Reuters
CBS News
Le Monde
NPR
ABC News
NY Post
Breitbart
Politico
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
The Guardian
More than a dozen arrested in connection with 2021 assassination of Haitian president
prosecution progress and Haiti's chaos · neutral
Breitbart
Haiti Extradites 18 Suspects in President Moise Assassination to U.S. for Trial
U.S. legal accountability and financing investigation · positive
First to report
- CBS Newsfirst
- PBS NewsHour+4692.6 h
- Reuters+4692.8 h
- The Guardian+4693.3 h
- Al Jazeera+4693.5 h
- Washington Examiner+4694.3 h
- Newsmax+4695.6 h
- South China Morning Post+4696.9 h
- Le Monde+4702.7 h
- NPR+4705.7 h
- ABC News+4713.8 h
- Politico+4713.9 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
Reuters · 2026-09-21 03:01 UTC
Suspects in 2021 killing of Haitian president flown to US to face trial - Reuters
South China Morning Post · 2026-09-21 04:09 UTC
US extradites 18 suspects in 2021 killing of Haitian president
PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-21 16:55 UTC
18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to U.S. - PBS
PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-21 17:30 UTC
18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to U.S. - pbs.org
PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-21 18:05 UTC
18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to U.S. - PBS
PBS NewsHour · 2026-09-21 18:42 UTC
18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to U.S. - pbs.org
The split, in one line
Coverage splits between prosecutable criminal mechanics and mercenary motives versus systemic conspiracy networks, with outlets divided on whether this is organized crime or institutional breakdown. Politico adds governance vacuum aftermath, emphasizing how the assassination enabled Haiti's spiral into gang violence rather than upstream financing.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“More than a dozen arrested in connection with 2021 assassination of Haitian president”G The Guardian LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“18 Suspects Accused in the July 2021 Killing of Haiti's President Being Extradited from Haiti to US - Newsmax”NM Newsmax RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to U.S. - PBS” · PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, Reuters, Le Monde, Politico
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 14 outlets put it
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GThe Guardian More than a dozen arrested in connection with 2021 assassination of Haitian president 45d ago NPRNPR 18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited to U.S. 44d ago LEFT-CENTER2
CBSCBS News Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 4 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse - CBS News 240d ago ABCABC News 30 indicted for role in assassination of Haitian president: US officials 44d ago CENTER3
PBSPBS NewsHour 18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to U.S. - PBS 45d ago RReuters Suspects in 2021 killing of Haitian president flown to US to face trial - Reuters 45d ago PPolitico Ex-Haitian official, 17 others appear in US court involving 2021 plot to kill Haitian president 44d ago RIGHT4
WEWashington Examiner 18 suspects in Haitian president's 2021 killing to be extradited to US 45d ago NMNewsmax 18 Suspects Accused in the July 2021 Killing of Haiti's President Being Extradited from Haiti to US - Newsmax 45d ago NYPNY Post Suspects in Haitian president’s assassination arrive in US, accused of funding plot with COVID fraud 44d ago BBreitbart Haiti Extradites 18 Suspects in President Moise Assassination to U.S. for Trial 44d ago 11 tracked claims across 14 outlets
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Gangs control approximately 90 percent of Port-au-Prince.
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