The 1st to The Dominican Republic announced that it has deported or repatriated almost 11,000 Haitians over the past week.
This action aligns with its commitment to carry out such operations weekly, as Haiti struggles to manage the influx amid ongoing gang violence and poverty.
According to William Charpentier, who coordinates the National Coalition for Migrations and Refugees in the Dominican Republic, he said they have received information indicating that the police are executing the operations.
Saying it represents a persecution of Black people and those believed to be Haitians.
Following the announcement, Haitian officials called for an emergency meeting at the Organization of American States.
At this meeting, Gandy Thomas, the Haitian permanent representative, referred to the deportations as “a discriminatory campaign targeting Haitians because of their nationality and skin color.
Human rights organizations report that over half a million Haitians reside in the Dominican Republic.
According to Dominican Republic government, from 7th of October, a total of 7,591 individuals were deported and 3,323 were repatriated, all of whom were Haitian.
