Dominican opposition criticizes deal with US to take third-country deportees
Opposition leaders said the non-binding deal would let the Dominican Republic take a limited number of deportees while excluding nationals from Haiti.
- On Wednesday, opposition figures in the Dominican Republic criticized an agreement announced Tuesday by the Dominican Foreign Ministry to accept third-country deportees, citing concerns about national sovereignty and transparency.
- This deal is part of President Donald Trump's broader immigration crackdown, mirroring similar agreements with nations in Africa and Latin America to facilitate faster removal of third-country nationals.
- Manolo Pichardo of the opposition Fuerza del Pueblo party told The Associated Press the deal "subordinates Dominican interests to the geopolitical priorities of major Western powers," while Former Dominican Foreign Minister Andrés Navarro questioned the memorandum's lack of transparency.
- Defending the agreement, the Dominican Foreign Ministry insisted it "will be carried out in accordance with national law and the country," as U.S. Ambassador Leah Campos noted the pact excludes children and nationals from neighboring Haiti.
- Broader collaboration remains a focus, with the United States working alongside the Dominican Republic to combat transnational crime and drug trafficking while fighting terrorism and promoting regional stability in the Caribbean.
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Dominican opposition criticizes deal with U.S. to take third-country deportees
Opposition figures in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday criticized an agreement signed with the United States to have the Caribbean nation receive third-country deportees, saying it lacks transparency and violates national sovereignty.
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Dominican opposition criticizes deal with US to take third-country deportees
Opposition figures in the Dominican Republic are criticizing a new agreement with the United States for the Caribbean nation to accept third-country deportees, citing transparency issues and sovereignty concerns.
Dominican opponents described Wednesday as untransparent and in violation of the principles of national sovereignty the agreement signed by the Dominican Republic with the United States to receive deportees from the United States as transit.
SANTO DOMINGO — Dominican opponents described Wednesday as untransparent and in violation of the principles of national sovereignty the agreement signed by the Dominican Republic with the United States to receive deportees from the United States as transit. “I think this agreement represents a claudication of our national sovereignty, since it subordinates Dominican interests to the geopolitical priorities of major Western powers and their strat…
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