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Dom. Repub. Border Crackdown Amid Haiti Chaos

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Haiti’s closest neighbor, the Dominican Republic has responded to the chaos there by cracking down on migrants and a military build-up at the border between the two countries.

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4 years ago

October 15, 2022

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Haiti’s closest neighbor, the Dominican Republic has responded to the chaos there by cracking down on migrants and a military build-up at the border between the two countries.

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The move is also raising fears that the long-existing xenophobia against Haitian migrants will deepen.

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