Eighteen individuals arrested in connection with the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were preparing to be extradited to the United States on Sunday, concluding a long and complicated legal process in Haiti. The suspects will face trial in Florida, according to Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Quiñones noted that a total of 30 people have been indicted in the killing, with multiple arrests taking place in the U.S. and other countries on Sunday. FBI Special Agent in Charge Brett Skiles emphasized that the agency, along with others, is committed to holding accountable all individuals who may have profited from the assassination of a head of state. Among those still in Haiti awaiting trial are more than a dozen Colombian soldiers, a former Haitian police officer, and a former employee of the Ministry of Justice who was part of an anti-corruption unit. Some relatives of the Colombian soldiers did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Sunday. They had previously criticized the delays in the Haitian judicial process following their 2021 arrests, which were hindered by gang violence, death threats, and a weak judicial system. In October 2025, Haitian justice officials requested assistance from the U.S. and Canada after a local court of appeals ordered a new investigation into Moïse's killing. This would be the third such inquiry since the president was fatally shot at his private residence in July 2021. Earlier investigations had stalled due to judges resigning from the case out of fear for their safety, and gangs taking control of the downtown Port-au-Prince courthouse where suspects were being questioned. The extradition comes as the U.S. continues to pursue other suspects in the case. In May, a Florida jury convicted four men in the killing, and at least five others have pleaded guilty and are serving life sentences. Those recently convicted include Arcángel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and James Solages, who all pleaded not guilty. A jury found them guilty of conspiring to kill or kidnap Haiti’s elected leader and providing material support for the plot. Christian Sanon, a Haitian-American citizen, is still awaiting trial. Authorities said he was initially selected by the alleged conspirators to replace Moïse. Once in power, the plan was for Sanon to award contracts to a company known as CTU for infrastructure projects, security forces, and military equipment. Ortiz and Intriago were principals for CTU, which stood for Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security. Veintemilla was a principal of Worldwide Capital Lending Group, both based in South Florida. Other suspects who previously pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court include a retired Colombian army officer and a Haitian-Chilean businessman who was once an informant for the U.S. government. Among the key fugitives is Dimitri Hérard, the former head of security at Haiti’s National Palace, who escaped last year after a powerful gang federation stormed the country's two largest prisons.