At a time when sectors say the Dominican government is being lax and allowing thousands of undocumented Haitians to enter and work, the Migration Agency (DGM) says that since the Abinader administration stepped up deportations in October 2024, some 180,000 have been sent back to Haiti.
In October 2024, the government had announced deportations of up to 10,000 per week would be carried out to contain Haitian migration. Hoy reports this would have added up to 240,000 deportations for the six-month period.
The breakdown for deportations over the past six months (October 2024 to 31 March 2025) is:• Total Repatriations (October 2024 – March 31, 2025): 180,417• October 2024: 40,223• November 2024: 28,703• December 2024: 25,085• January 2025: 31,213• February 2025: 26,659• March 2025: 28,534
The DGM emphasized that this historical six-month repatriation figure includes the...
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