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Nigerian police raid a baby-selling hospital. Nigerian authorities raided a hospital where they believe newborns were being sold, reports the BBC. They discovered the private hospital when a pregnant 17 year old girl escaped. There are now seven young women, found during the raid, that are now in the government’s care. They were kept in the hospital for months, waiting to give birth. The babies they would give birth to could have been sold for just $127 (or 15,000 naira) to traffickers known for selling children into slavery or prostitution. Police have arrested the hospital’s owners along with two nurses for their connection to the illegal activity. The country, unfortunately, is no stranger to such baby selling schemes, reportedly. Several other such cases have emerged in recent years. Pregnant women, who aren’t married and are living in poverty, are faced with desperate circumstances, reports the BBC. In Nigeria, abortion is illegal for the most part.

Haiti’s president to U.S.: Stop deportation! The president of Haiti, Rene Preval, has asked the U.S. to stop deporting Haitian illegal immigrants, reports the Caribbean News. Instead, he’d like the country to grant them temporary protected status (TPS). The Caribbean nation was already declared the poorest in the western hemisphere before being hit by four consecutive storms that killed 800 people and devastated several towns and infrastructure. Because of the hardships his country is facing Preval told the Americans Conference in Florida that the U.S. would be making a mistake if they continued deporting Haitians. “This is a chance for the U.S. administration to put in place for Haitians, the temporary protected status,” he said at the conference. In addition, even though he already talked to President George Bush about the situation, he will also write him a letter. Two U.S. congressmen from Florida have also been urging Bush to permanently stop deporting Haitians in light of the nation’s difficulties.