Equipment sent to Caribbean country will help it battle criminal gangs "fomenting violence and disrupting flow of critically needed humanitarian assistance," both countries say.
First person to be targeted would be Jimmy Cherizier, nicknamed "Barbecue", and is described in US and Mexico-drafted resolution as one of the most influential gang leaders, Reuters reports.
Plan will enable thousands of people from the South American country to enter the US by air and also send some Venezuelans to Mexico.
Washington says it will boost support for Caribbean country's police as they battle armed gangs blockading a key fuel terminal, which has caused security and health crises there.
The Haitian government on Friday formalised its request for international assistance to staunch spiralling insecurity.
UN spokesman said Antonio Guterres is gravely concerned over violence in Haiti amid the cholera outbreak.
Türkiye has defeated Angola 4-1 in a dominant second-half display during the final of the Amputee Football World Cup in Istanbul.
Haiti has been paralysed for nearly a month after gangs surrounded a large fuel terminal in the capital Port-au-Prince.
Poor Caribbean country seeks "specialised armed forces" to end blockade of country's main fuel port that has led to crippling shortages, but many are against another international intervention.
World body calls for creation of a humanitarian corridor to ease a blockage of the Caribbean country's main fuel import terminal controlled by powerful armed gangs.
"I am asking the entire international community, all countries that are friends of Haiti, to stand with us and help us fight this humanitarian crisis," PM Henry says.
Gunfire breakout and protests against fuel price hikes halts companies from delivering water in the capital, giving new headache to residents.
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