D.R. Steps Up Haitian Deportations

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – The Dominican Republic is deporting Haitians and creating a police unit focused on foreigners, fueling tensions between the two neighboring Caribbean nations.

Dominican President Luis Abinader last issuing a decree last week calling for stepped up migration protocols enforcement.

Critics in Haiti calling those plans – a direct contradiction to the United Nations call for countries not to return citizens to Haiti due to gang violence.

The Dominican Republic’s foreign ministry is not responding to emails calling for comment.