In a significant diplomatic move, the United States government revoked the visa of Fritz Alphonse Jean, a prominent member of Haiti’s Presidential Transitional Council, on November 24, 2025. The decision, which also extended to his family members, was based on allegations that Jean supported criminal gangs and obstructed Haiti’s efforts to combat terrorism. However, Jean vehemently denied these accusations during a press conference held at the Villa d’Accueil on November 25. He asserted that the visa revocation was politically motivated, linked to his role in advocating for a change in Haiti’s leadership. Jean revealed that members of the Transitional Council had received threats of visa cancellations and other sanctions from U.S. and Canadian diplomats if they pursued the replacement of Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. He provided WhatsApp messages exchanged with the Canadian Ambassador and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Henry Wooster as evidence of these threats. Jean vowed that international sanctions would not deter him from his political mission and questioned the foreign support for Prime Minister Fils-Aimé.