Dominican Republic Expels Nearly 11,000 Haitians in 1 Week

The deportations are part of a wider plan to tackle what the government says is an ‘excess’ illegal immigrant population in the country.

Dominican Republic soldiers close a border gate on a Haitian man who was hoping to cross into Dajabon, Dominican Republic, on Nov. 19, 2021. Matias Delacroix/AP Photo

The Dominican Republic has removed nearly 11,000 Haitians living illegally in the country within the past week after vowing to reduce what it says are excessive illegal immigrant populations in the Caribbean nation.

Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 7, approximately 7,591 people were deported and 3,323 repatriated, according to the country’s government.