Haiti accused the Dominican Republic on Thursday of committing xenophobic acts and violating the rights of Haitian migrants, particularly pregnant and nursing girls, amid its rising deportation drive.The federal government of Dominican President Luis Abinader has stepped up deportations in latest months to Haiti, regardless of the nation’s mounting insecurity from gang violence.Almost 20,000 folks have been deported throughout the border in April, the UN stated on Tuesday, together with a “rising variety of pregnant and breastfeeding girls.”It stated UN and associate organizations had over the earlier month “assisted a mean of 15 pregnant girls and 15 breastfeeding moms per day.”In a uncommon official response, Haiti’s ministry of international affairs issued a press release noting broad mistreatment and saying its ambassador within the Dominican Republic would start organizing voluntary repatriation convoys to carry residents dwelling “in dignified circumstances.” The ministry referred to as for dialogue and referred to as on civil society teams to implement the rights of Haitians, wherever they could be.Many Haitians have fled poverty, political instability, and gang violence, which has worsened over the previous 12 months, significantly within the capital Port-au-Prince.Dominican officers have carried out a crackdown on foreigners since April 21, barring these with out papers from staying within the nation after receiving medical care.Since taking workplace in 2020 and his triumphant re-election in 2024, Abinader has toughened migration insurance policies, and has launched the development of a wall alongside his nation’s border with Haiti.Humanitarian organizations have voiced specific concern for the plight of pregnant girls, with the UN on Tuesday denouncing the apply saying it is “in violation of worldwide requirements.”
