Thousands of Haitians have been deported from the Dominican Republic in October and November 2022, despite a call from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to stop the expulsions amid an ongoing health and security crisis in Haiti. Rights groups in Haiti have denounced the deportations and accused Dominican authorities of enforcing a racist immigration policy.
The Dominican Republic says it deported 22,000 Haitians in October alone. But NGOs in Haiti have accused Dominican authorities of arbitrary expulsions and carrying out arrests with racial motives.
