48,000 undocumented Haitians deported in two months; No data released on new entries

[Dolores]

The Dominican Republic has significantly ramped up deportations of Haitian migrants, sending over 48,000 back to their homeland in less than two months. According to the Migration Agency statistics department, these figures include 40,223 deportations in October 2024 alone and an additional 8,338 in early November.

The Migration Agency does not account for the numbers of illegal crossings of the land border by undocumented. On binational market days, unchecked entries are allowed, with no statistics released on those who stay.

Meanwhile, the stepped-up pace of deportations aligns with a directive issued by President Luis Abinader on 3 October 2024, after acknowledging during the UN General Assembly in September 2024 that the multidimensional crisis in Haiti is worsening, not improving. Abinader authorized the Migration Agency and new authorities at the Ministry...

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[Father Guido]

Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up
Rawhide

 

[chico bill]

Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up
Rawhide

They aren't cattle.
Try to realize they are people.
Sure many must leave but many are productive citizens.

 

[Father Guido]

They aren't cattle.
Try to realize they are people.
Sure many must leave but many are productive citizens.

Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
RAWHIDE!!!!!!!!!!

 

[chico bill]

Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
RAWHIDE!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah a real cowboy

 

[bob saunders]

They were rounding them up in the barrio near me this morning. I am kind of ambivalent about it. I am against illegal immigration, but I know many of those getting picked up here are not stealing or selling drugs, just working people trying to survive. Has to be a better solution.