The showdown initiated by members of the Transitional Presidential Council to replace Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and take control of the security forces took a new turn on the evening of Monday, November 24, 2025.

In a statement, the U.S. Department of State announced that it had taken “steps to impose visa restrictions on a Haitian government official for supporting gangs and other criminal organizations and for obstructing the Haitian government’s efforts to combat gang-related terrorism designated as foreign terrorist organizations.”