According to the Migration Agency (DGM) at least 323 Haitians decided to return voluntarily to Haiti after completing their contracts as sugar cane cutters at the Barahona sugar mill. With this number, in the last two months some 430 Haitians have returned voluntarily to Haiti as in May some 107 returned with the help of the International Organization for Migrations (OIM). The Haitians left with the coordination of the Barahona Sugar Consortium, the Dominican Army and the Migration Agency using seven buses and a truck.
A caricature in El Día reveals that while the news is focusing on the 323 Haitians that have returned, thousands are entering illegally every day to make a living.
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Listin Diario
21 June 2017
