Deportation of Pregnant Haitian Migrants: Press Dossier
In the interest of contributing to dialogue and reflection, OBMICA shares relevant information for understanding the migration measures taken by the Dominican government targeting foreign women who are pregnant, including restrictions on access to public health services, the explicit prohibition on entry into the country for foreign women in irregular status from the sixth month of pregnancy onward, and finally large-scale deportation operations
In the interest of contributing to dialogue and reflection, OBMICA shares relevant information for understanding the migration measures taken by the Dominican government targeting foreign women who are pregnant, including restrictions on access to public health services, the explicit prohibition on entry into the country for foreign women in irregular status from the sixth month of pregnancy onward, and finally migration operations for the mass deportation of pregnant women, an unprecedented fact in the history of migration management in the country. These actions violate the Constitution, international treaties to which the country is a signatory, and a series of legal provisions that order the State to protect maternity and safeguard the integrity of children and adolescents regardless of their national origin.
Below you will find a compilation of articles, press notes, and audiovisual materials documenting the deportations of pregnant migrants, published in major media outlets in the Dominican Republic and on social platforms, as well as statements by institutions, civil society organizations, international agencies, human-rights defenders, feminist groups, and political leaders rejecting these actions that violate the fundamental rights of migrant women in the Dominican Republic.
PRESS DOSSIER | Updated as of December 1, 2021
CONTEXT
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REPORTS
This dossier compiles press coverage, audiovisual materials, and public positions around the operations against pregnant Haitian migrant women. Because it is primarily a curated list of headlines and links, the original references and URLs are preserved as the main value of the resource.
The materials include journalistic investigations, testimonies from affected women, statements by migration and health authorities, reactions from civil society, and public debate over the impact of these measures on maternal health, migration governance, and due process.
GOVERNMENT POSITIONING
The dossier also gathers official statements and media interventions by Dominican authorities regarding the implementation of these measures, including comments by the Presidency, the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Directorate General of Migration.
CIVIL SOCIETY, EXPERT, AND MEDIA RESPONSES
Likewise, it includes reactions from journalists, medical professionals, feminist organizations, migrant-rights defenders, international bodies, and Haitian diplomatic representatives, documenting the broad concern generated by the detention and deportation of pregnant and recently delivered women.
This resource should be read together with the analytical pieces published by OBMICA on the same subject, in order to better understand the legal, humanitarian, and political implications of these actions.