DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Foreign Relations Minister Roberto Alvarez has flatly denied allegations that the Dominican government is seeking to bypass or reverse a landmark Constitutional Court ruling on nationality, following warnings from political figures regarding international pressure over Haitian migration and citizenship rights.

As the media reported on Saturday, 17 January 2026, Alvarez emphasized that the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex) remains in full compliance with all decisions issued by the Dominican state’s legal bodies.

“What I have seen in the press has absolutely nothing to do with the institutional position of the ministry,” Alvarez stated, responding to claims that the government might be softening its stance to satisfy the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).

The controversy centers on Ruling 168-13, a 2013 ruling by the Constitutional Court that established...