Father Gérard Jean-Juste: Haitian priest

Father Gérard Jean-Juste was a respected figure in the Haitian community of south Florida, where he championed the rights of illegal immigrants from his homeland who were frequently rounded up and deported in government crackdowns. He was an outspoken supporter of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a former Roman Catholic priest, who was twice elected as the President of Haiti, only to be overthrown on both occasions. Jean-Juste tried unsuccessfully to run as the presidential candidate for Aristide’s Fanmi...