The US government recommends the Dominican government document Haitian immigrants. Most Haitians do not have any legal official documentation.
The US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report recommends the Dominican Republic fill the void left by the Haitian government and issue or re-issue identity documents to Haitians in border communities and Haitians already in the Dominican Republic.
The report recommends “proactively and consistently screening Haitians and so-named Dominicans of Haitian descent, stressing pregnant women, migrants and those in the sugar industry, for trafficking indicators and referring them to state care.
The complete list of “prioritized recommendations” in the report is:• Proactively and consistently screen Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent, particularly pregnant women, migrants, and those in the sugar industry, for trafficking...
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