Dominican Republic reinforces border security, migration controls towards Haiti

Dominican Republic Hardens Border with Haiti as Asylum Seekers Flee Gang Violence

The Dominican Republic is enacting a fresh series of border restrictions targeting asylum seekers from Haiti as thousands continue to flee amid political instability and a worsening humanitarian crisis. On Sunday, Dominican President Luis Abinader moved to deploy hundreds of additional soldiers and ordered stepped-up surveillance along the Haitian border. He’s also vowed to expedite the construction of a border wall. Dominican authorities have b…

The Current Plight of Haitians: Interview with a Mason in the Dominican Republic

On March 18, the first plane with deportees from the US landed in Cap-Haïtien. Of the 46 passengers, 25 were convicted felons. Taking effect on April 24 the US Department of Homeland Security will revoke the temporary legal status of more than 210,000 Haitians. They had by the Biden administration been granted a safe haven, …

Threatened by the Trump administration, many Haitian migrants have just arrived in southern Quebec to seek asylum in Canada.

Dominican Republic to crack down harder on migrants as Haitians flee violence

Dominican President Luis Abinader has announced more than a dozen measures to crack down on migrants who have entered the Dominican Republic illegally as people in neighboring Haiti flee a surge in gang violence

Dominican Republic tightens migration control on border with crisis-ridden Haiti

The Dominican Republic has introduced several measures to improve border security and tighten migration control amid escalating instability in neighbouring Haiti. President Luis Abinader on Sunday made it clear that security would be increased, despite calls for his country to ease stringent policies as Haitians seek refuge from violence wracking their country. “We will step up surveillance of the borders with 1,500 additional troops, on top of …

While there is chaos and gang violence in the neighbouring country Haiti, the Dominican Republic attracts millions of tourists every year. Out of concern for destabilization, the border guard is to be strengthened.