The Dominican Republic announced Wednesday it would implement an “immediate” program to deport up to 10,000 migrants a week.
Although the announcement did not say these deportations would specifically target Haitians, the majority of immigrants to the Dominican Republic are from neighboring countries with serious problems, and as Haiti collapses, The Dominican Republic has steadily strengthened its border security.
The Dominican Republic already deports about 200,000 Haitians a year. Wednesday's announcement The pace will more than double, despite pleas from the United Nations not to send Haitians back to the war-torn country.
Homero Figueroa, spokesman for Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, called on the United Nations in Wednesday's announcement. He said the pace of deportations was needed to accelerate, in part because the United Nations had made “limited” progress in helping Haitian police combat gang violence.
“In the face of this reality, we are forced to take decisive action,” he said.
Figueroa said the government was monitoring a “surplus” of Haitian migrants entering the country through the heavily fortified border. He said he would deploy more human inspectors and surveillance drones to strengthen border security, while building “deportation camps” for deportees.
Figueroa said the acceleration of deportations would be carried out in accordance with “strict protocols that ensure respect for human rights.”
In the Dominican Republic, border fence Razor wire has been installed above and major border crossings are constantly monitored. The Dominican Republic sometimes closes its borders completely and places police escorts for a limited number of temporary Haitian visitors.
Mr. Abinader has promised to strengthen border security and build an even stronger wall. He said this at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. blackmailed To take “drastic measures” if the UN mission to Haiti is unable to restore order on the ground. So far, only 400 Kenyan police officers and a small number of police officers and soldiers from Jamaica and Belize are participating in the mission.
“We warned at the United Nations that either the United Nations and all countries that acted responsibly in Haiti will act responsibly, or we will,” Abinader said Thursday. said.
Haiti's interim government granted post-war powers Resignation The presidential bid of President Ariel Henry, who was unsuccessful in April, was derailed Thursday by an investigation by anti-corruption investigators. requested Criminal charges against three members of the presidential agency.
Haiti's anti-corruption agency has accused a former bank director of swaying three presidential officials with more than $750,000 in bribes to maintain a lucrative position at the state-owned bank.
The anti-corruption office also issued $20,000 credit cards each to three presidential officials accused of corruption by the banker, and an additional $12,500 credit card to an associate in the scheme. He was also accused of violating Haitian law and bank policy. Investigators suggested the cards, which were used “irresponsibly,” may have been a quid pro quo in lieu of the huge bribes the bankers had originally demanded.
