Biometric ID for Haiti: The OAS and Japan signed a $3M deal to expand Haiti’s national biometric ID system, aiming to cut ID backlogs, support election readiness, and improve ONI electricity/internet—covering 350,000 blank cards plus outreach and mobile registration. TPS fallout hits Haiti-linked communities: After the U.S. ended TPS for Haitians, return flights landed in Cap-Haïtien due to security limits at Port-au-Prince, while in Florida and New York “Little Haiti” neighborhoods report fear and quieter streets as families brace for detention and separation. Healthcare strain from lost work permits: Reuters reports Haitian caregivers and nursing assistants—about 21,000 under TPS—are being pushed out of U.S. care roles, adding pressure to an already stretched system. Aid workers under drone-era risk: A UN warning says armed drones and other evolving threats left 907 aid workers killed last year, with hundreds more injured or kidnapped, as disinformation and funding cuts worsen access. Science & tech policy ripple effects: DHS says it’s developing biometric tools to speed traveler verification and reduce identity mix-ups, while court rulings and lawsuits show how biometric authentication is becoming “core infrastructure” in finance and border tech.