Newsday has reported that at least 3,500 Haitians were sent back to Haiti, forced to leave behind family members, possessions and jobs. The article, published June 10, quotes UN officials and humanitarian aid workers as its sources. The Haitians were transported on buses with armed soldiers to the border town of Dajabon. Javier Hernandez, a regional head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti reported on the unexpected influx of people. Thousands had to sleep in and around the church at the Haitian border town of Ouanaminthe. According to the article, President Leonel Fernandez stated that the expulsion of the Haitians had his approval and was a matter of sovereignty. With the worsening of the political and economic conditions in Haiti, thousands of undocumented and impoverished Haitians are crossing the loosely patrolled border seeking sources of livelihood in the DR.
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