El Nacional: Most deported Haitians return shortly to the Dominican Republic

[Dolores]

A recent case of a Haitian who assaulted at night point medical staff at the Dario Contreras Hospital in Santo Domingo, and then fled, reportedly back to Haiti, and then in less than a week was detained as part of a group of Haitians who crossed the border, is being regarded as evidence of the reality of the open border with Haiti.

Meanwhile, announcements of deportations of Haitians from the Dominican Republic to Haiti make headlines around the world. A story in El Nacional by Julio Gomez tells a different blunt reality. El Nacional reports most of the thousands that are deported at a high cost to Dominican taxpayers cross back into Dominican territory through unguarded points in matters of days. The Dominican border with Haiti is about 390 km long, of which there is a new fence for around 50 km and four road checkpoints in Dajabón/Ouanaminthe...

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[NanSanPedro]

Thank you Captain Obvious.

 

[drstock]

They give a number of problems to be overcome, but don't mention the most obvious one - that it's a big business with many people profiting from it.

 

[NALs]

I guess they are runing low on stories to publish. Maybe things will pick up by next week.