Desperate Haitians Who Fled to the Dominican Republic Are Being Sent Back in Cages
1 month ago

Desperate Haitians Who Fled to the Dominican Republic Are Being Sent Back in Cages

New York Times  

Cage-like trucks fitted with iron bars that appear designed to carry livestock line up every morning at the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The vehicles at the Elias Piña border crossing are not loaded with cattle, but with Haitians being deported by the Dominican immigration authorities. Rose-Mieline Florvil, 24, who lived in the Dominican Republic for less than a year, said immigration agents recently raided her house in Santiago, in the northern part of the country, one day before dawn and said something along the lines of “Black woman, come here.” “I couldn’t run, because I’m pregnant,” she said. The extraordinary wave of deportations — Dominican officials say the goal is 10,000 per week — reflects a stringent new immigration policy by a country with a complicated and racially charged history with Haiti.

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Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024
1 week, 2 days ago

Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024

CNN  

CNN — The Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024, the country’s Immigration Directorate said Wednesday. In the last three months of the year alone, over 94,000 people were deported under a new operation aiming to remove up to 10,000 undocumented Haitians per week, ordered by the Dominican Republic’s National Security and Defense Council headed by President Luis …

Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024
1 week, 2 days ago

Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024

CNN  

CNN — The Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024, the country’s Immigration Directorate said Wednesday. In the last three months of the year alone, over 94,000 people were deported under a new operation aiming to remove up to 10,000 undocumented Haitians per week, ordered by the Dominican Republic’s National Security and Defense Council headed by President Luis …

Haitian activists demand halt to deportations as gang violence and poverty soar
2 months ago

Haitian activists demand halt to deportations as gang violence and poverty soar

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian activists on Thursday demanded that other countries temporarily stop deportations to their country due to a surge in gang violence and deepening poverty. In October, the U.S. deported 258 Haitians, while Turks & Caicos, Jamaica and the Bahamas deported a combined total of 231, according to Sam Guillaume, a spokesperson for Haiti’s Support Group for Returnees …

Haitian Foreign Minister Blasts Dominican Republic's Mass Deportation Plan
3 months ago

Haitian Foreign Minister Blasts Dominican Republic's Mass Deportation Plan

Hindustan Times  

Haiti's foreign minister criticizes Dominican Republic's mass deportation plan, calling it an affront to human dignity. The Dominican Republic plans to deport tens of thousands of migrants back to Haiti, with the majority being Haitians. The foreign minister strongly condemns these dehumanizing acts and demands respect and justice.

Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants
3 months, 1 week ago

Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants

CNN  

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic announced Wednesday that it would start massive deportations of Haitians living illegally in the country, expelling up to 10,000 of them a week. Government spokesman Homero Figueroa told reporters that the government took the decision after noticing an “excess” of Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola …

What’s next for crackdown on Haitian migrants as Dominican Republic leader enters new term?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s next for crackdown on Haitian migrants as Dominican Republic leader enters new term?

LA Times  

A boy stands on the back of a truck holding undocumented Haitians detained by immigration officials in Dajabon, Dominican Republic. After Dominican President Luis Abinader coasted into a second term over the weekend, he promised in a nationalistic speech that “the best is yet to come.” But as one of the region’s most popular leaders spoke of economic prosperity and …

What's next for a crackdown on Haitian migrants as the Dominican Republic leader enters a new term?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What's next for a crackdown on Haitian migrants as the Dominican Republic leader enters a new term?

Hindustan Times  

MEXICO CITY — After Dominican President Luis Abinader coasted into a second term over the weekend, he promised in a nationalistic speech that “the best is yet to come.” What's next for a crackdown on Haitian migrants as the Dominican Republic leader enters a new term? The Dominican Republic has long taken a hard-line stance with Haitian migrants, but harsh …

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration sent about …

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Biden administration sent about 50 Haitians back to their country on Thursday, authorities said, marking the first deportation flight in several months to the Caribbean nation struggling with surging gang violence. Thomas Cartwright of Witness at the Border, an advocacy group that tracks flight data, said a plane left Alexandria, Louisiana, a hub for deportation operations, and …

‘Unconscionable’: US sends dozens to Haiti on deportation flight
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Unconscionable’: US sends dozens to Haiti on deportation flight

Al Jazeera  

Deportations ‘could be a death sentence’, advocates say, as gang violence and instability grip the Caribbean country. The US newspaper’s report drew immediate condemnation, with rights advocates accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of sending Haitians into a dangerous and potentially deadly situation in their home country. “It’s unconscionable for the administration to continue deporting people given Haiti’s catastrophic human rights …

Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence

The Independent  

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Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence

Associated Press  

DAJABON, Dominican Republic — Human rights activists are calling on the Dominican Republic’s government for a temporary reprieve in deportations as neighboring Haiti’s crisis spirals and people attempt to flee over the closed border from a surge in deadly gang violence. “If the government could postpone or diminish the push for deportations, it would be an achievement…an important contribution to …

Dominican Republic urged to stop deportations to Haiti as people flee gang violence
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dominican Republic urged to stop deportations to Haiti as people flee gang violence

LA Times  

A child stands amid people who were detained for deportation to Haiti inside a police truck on the border with the Dominican Republic. Human rights activists are calling on the Dominican Republic’s government for a temporary reprieve in deportations as neighboring Haiti’s crisis spirals and people attempt to flee over the closed border from a surge in deadly gang violence. …

Haitian migrants trying to flee conflict are rounded up by cops in Dominican Republic and sent back in caged police vans
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Haitian migrants trying to flee conflict are rounded up by cops in Dominican Republic and sent back in caged police vans

Daily Mail  

Thousands are without power after four substations were destroyed as gangs run wild in the nation Gangs killed at least two dozen people near Port-au-Prince on Monday Haitians attempting to escape the escalating violence and fled to neighboring Dominican Republic have been rounded up and deported. Haitians attempting to escape the escalating violence and fled to neighboring Dominican Republic have …

Dominican president threatens to close border with Haiti over canal dispute
1 year, 3 months ago

Dominican president threatens to close border with Haiti over canal dispute

Al Jazeera  

The Dominican government has alleged that a Haitian-built canal threatens to divert its water and harm its farmlands. The president of the Dominican Republic has announced a freeze on new visas for Haitians and threatened to close the border between the two countries as tensions rise over a disputed canal. President Luis Abinader issued the order on Monday, citing construction …

US deports dozens to Haiti despite telling citizens to leave country
1 year, 4 months ago

US deports dozens to Haiti despite telling citizens to leave country

Al Jazeera  

Rights advocate says more than 60 Haitians were sent back to the Caribbean nation struggling with escalating violence. Less than 24 hours after the United States urged its citizens to leave Haiti “as soon as possible” due to increased violence, authorities deported dozens of Haitian nationals back to the country, an immigration rights advocate has confirmed. The State Department said …

US unveils new border curbs for Haitians, Cubans, Nicaraguans
2 years ago

US unveils new border curbs for Haitians, Cubans, Nicaraguans

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden says new rules allowing asylum seekers to be returned to Mexico aim to reduce arrivals at US southern border. “These four countries account for most of the people now travelling into Mexico to try to start a new life by crossing the border into the United States of America,” US President Joe Biden said during a news conference …

Dominican deportations to Haiti fuel growing fears, frustration
2 years, 1 month ago

Dominican deportations to Haiti fuel growing fears, frustration

Al Jazeera  

Rights advocates urge the Dominican Republic to stop removals as thousands are sent to crisis-hit Haiti this month. It’s persecution based on race.” History of migration The accelerated deportations come after decades of fraught relations between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, which share an approximately 400km-long border on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. “What appears to be happening is a …

Dominican Republic cracks down at border amid Haiti chaos
2 years, 2 months ago

Dominican Republic cracks down at border amid Haiti chaos

Associated Press  

HAVANA — As Haiti rapidly spirals into chaos, its island neighbor, the Dominican Republic, has responded with crackdowns on migrants and a military buildup the government claims will “guarantee border security.” But some fear those moves will only deepen long-existing xenophobia against Haitian migrants and harm both nations’ economies. … It’s very dangerous for the integrity of the Dominican Republic …

Human rights group decries deportation to ‘chaos’ in Haiti
2 years, 9 months ago

Human rights group decries deportation to ‘chaos’ in Haiti

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Human Rights Watch released a report Thursday demanding the U.S. and other countries stop deporting Haitians to their homeland, calling it “unconscionable” and warning that they are putting people’s lives in danger. “Haitians and their children, many born abroad, are being returned to a country in chaos,” said César Muñoz, senior Americas researcher with Human …

Guatemalan police find 54 Haitian migrants in truck trailer
3 years, 2 months ago

Guatemalan police find 54 Haitian migrants in truck trailer

Al Jazeera  

Migrants were ‘transported to the border’ with Honduras, from where they had entered Guatemala illegally. Police in Guatemala have found 54 Haitian migrants, including 14 children, travelling towards Mexico in a truck trailer with the hope of reaching the United States, according to officials. Scores of Haitians have arrived in Central America trying to reach the US, adding to the …

Mexico sends 70 Haitian migrants to Port-au-Prince by plane
3 years, 3 months ago

Mexico sends 70 Haitian migrants to Port-au-Prince by plane

Al Jazeera  

Removal from Mexico follows US expulsions of thousands of Haitian asylum seekers, which drew widespread criticism. Mexico has sent a group of 70 Haitian migrants, including 13 children, on a plane to Port-au-Prince, in what the government said was part of an “assisted voluntary return” to Haiti. In a joint statement on Wednesday, Mexico’s interior and foreign ministries said the …

Haitians heading to US change plans, ready to wait in Mexico
3 years, 3 months ago

Haitians heading to US change plans, ready to wait in Mexico

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As U.S. authorities moved out the last of the …

Anger rises in US as Haitians deported, border guards seen whipping at migrants
3 years, 3 months ago

Anger rises in US as Haitians deported, border guards seen whipping at migrants

ABC  

Anger has been rising in the United States against the Biden administration's crackdown on migrants after hundreds of Haitians were deported and footage showed border guards on horseback whipping at migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande. Key points: Mr Biden extended a policy that allows border agents to expel most migrants He argued it remained necessary amid the COVID-19 …

How Haitian Migrants Are Getting To The U.S., And Where They May Go Next
3 years, 3 months ago

How Haitian Migrants Are Getting To The U.S., And Where They May Go Next

NPR  

How Haitian Migrants Are Getting To The U.S., And Where They May Go Next Enlarge this image toggle caption Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images We've been following the story of thousands of migrants, mostly from Haiti, camping out under a bridge in a Texas border town. The Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition said it's helped …

Civil and human rights leaders decry treatment of Haitian migrants at southern border
3 years, 3 months ago

Civil and human rights leaders decry treatment of Haitian migrants at southern border

LA Times  

Migrants, many from Haiti, are seen Tuesday at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge near the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas. Civil and human rights groups on Wednesday criticized the White House’s immigration policies for inflicting “cruelty on Black, Brown and Indigenous immigrant communities,” according to a letter sent by the organizations to President Biden. The letter …

Conditions worsen for Haitian migrants on US-Mexico border
3 years, 3 months ago

Conditions worsen for Haitian migrants on US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Mexico and the US are preparing to fly more Haitian migrants away from camps that have been set up along the border. Conditions are deteriorating in a camp on the banks of the Rio Grande River where thousands of mostly Haitian asylum seekers have gathered in hopes of getting asylum in the United States, as pressure mounts on President Joe …

Why many thousands of Haitians ended up at the US-Mexico border
3 years, 3 months ago

Why many thousands of Haitians ended up at the US-Mexico border

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. CNN — Thousands of Haitian migrants have appeared at the US-Mexico border seeking to cross the Rio Grande and find refuge in the US. Human rights activists are condemning images of US border agents, mounted on horseback, trying to head off migrants almost as if they’re herding cattle. The …

Some Haitians are being released into US despite claims they would be immediately expelled
3 years, 3 months ago

Some Haitians are being released into US despite claims they would be immediately expelled

CNN  

CNN — The Department of Homeland Security is releasing some Haitians into the United States, despite repeated claims that they would be immediately expelled from the US, as the Biden administration scrambles to address the massive migrant encampment under the Del Rio International Bridge in Texas. On Tuesday, DHS conducted four repatriation flights from Del Rio to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with …

Deported Haitians try to rush back into plane amid anger
3 years, 3 months ago

Deported Haitians try to rush back into plane amid anger

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Dozens of migrants upset about being deported to Haiti from the U.S. clashed with authorities while trying to rush back into a plane that landed Tuesday afternoon in Port-au-Prince. There is nothing in this country.” Orélien is among the hundreds of migrants whom the U.S. began deporting to Haiti starting Sunday, with several more flights scheduled in …

US officials defend expulsion of Haitians from Texas town
3 years, 3 months ago

US officials defend expulsion of Haitians from Texas town

Associated Press  

DEL RIO, Texas — More than 6,000 Haitians and other migrants have been removed from an encampment at a Texas border town, U.S. officials said Monday as they defended a strong response that included immediately expelling migrants to their impoverished Caribbean country and faced criticism for using horse patrols to stop them from entering the town. Mayorkas and U.S. Border …

Haitians Pushed To U.S. Border By Misinformation Now Angry At Deportation
3 years, 3 months ago

Haitians Pushed To U.S. Border By Misinformation Now Angry At Deportation

NPR  

Haitians Pushed To U.S. Border By Misinformation Now Angry At Deportation NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald and John Holman of Al Jazeera English about the Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and those being returned to Haiti. CORNISH: John, it's been reported that Mexican authorities are bussing people away from the border. My colleague …

Why US is launching mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas
3 years, 3 months ago

Why US is launching mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas

Firstpost  

The rapid expulsions were made possible by a pandemic-related authority adopted by former president Donald Trump in March 2020 that allows for migrants to be immediately removed from the country without an opportunity to seek asylum Del Rio, Texas: The US is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the …

U.S. launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas
3 years, 3 months ago

U.S. launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas

The Hindu  

The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force that signals the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades. In all, U.S. authorities moved to expel many of the …

US launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas
3 years, 3 months ago

US launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas

Associated Press  

DEL RIO, Texas — The U.S. flew Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland Sunday and tried blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force that signaled the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades. In all, U.S. authorities moved …

Mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas continues
3 years, 3 months ago

Mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas continues

Al Jazeera  

Authorities plan to remove 12,000 migrants camped at the bridge on the southern border within the week. US authorities said the flights included some of the 3,300 migrants moved from under the bridge since Friday, and the government aims to “quickly” process 12,662 others living in the camp over the next seven days. I can’t be comfortable.” Mass expulsion The …

US begins to deport Haitian migrants from Texas border camp
3 years, 3 months ago

US begins to deport Haitian migrants from Texas border camp

Al Jazeera  

US border agents have begun expelling planeloads of mostly Haitian migrants from a large makeshift camp they had set up on the Texas border with Mexico, with repatriation flights arriving in Haiti on Sunday. Washington began sending back members of this group on Sunday, with three flights full of Haitian nationals landing in the capital Port-au-Prince after taking off from …

500 Haitians reported walking though Mexico toward US border
3 years, 3 months ago

500 Haitians reported walking though Mexico toward US border

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy About 500 Haitians headed toward …

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