Dominican Republic deported 276,000 Haitians 2024
Dominican Republic deported 276,000 Haitians 2024
In 2024, the Dominican Republic reported more than 276,000 Haitians, as the country's immigration authority announced on Wednesday. In the last three months of the year alone, over 94,000 people were deported as part of a new operation that aims to remove up to 10,000 undocumented Haitians every week. This arrangement came from the National Security and Defense Council of the Dominican Republic under the direction of President Luis Abinader.
Details on the deportations
According to reports, 48,344 Haitians were deported in the first quarter of the year, 62,446 between April and June and from July to September. This shows the increasing efforts of the Dominican authorities to control immigration.reactions to the deportations
The government spokesman Homero Figueroa told in October that in October The government has reinforced the deportations to react to the "abundance" of Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic. The two countries share an island and have a long history of informal movements of people across the border.
criticism and humanitarian aid
The then Haitian Foreign Minister Dominique Dupuy condemned the "brutal scenes of raids and deportations" and demanded justice for the "dehumanizing actions" against her compatriots. However, the Dominican authorities assert that the deportations are carried out in accordance with human rights.
The situation in Haiti
In October, Reuters filmed material, which shows dozens of migrants in crowded, cage -like police vehicles on the way to Haiti. Aid organizations hurried to offer the thousands of deported support on the Haitian side of the border.
The massive deportations are carried out in the middle of a intensified political and social crisis in Haiti, where Gangs estimates more than 80 % of control over the capital Port-Au-Prince.
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