Haitian activists called on Thursday for an immediate halt to deportations to Haiti due to worsening poverty. This request comes after tens of thousands of deportations to the country, primarily from the Dominican Republic, whose president recently committed to deporting around 10,000 migrants weekly.
Between Oct. 2 and Nov. 5, the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, deported nearly 61,000 Haitians, according to recent government data.
In addition to these figures, the U.S. deported 258 Haitians in October, while Turks & Caicos, Jamaica, and the Bahamas deported a combined total of 231, according to Sam Guillaume, spokesperson for Haiti’s Support Group for Returnees and Refugees.
