Migration Policy Brief on Deportations in the Dominican Republic
The publication Forced Migration: Deportations by Land from the Dominican Republic to the Republic of Haiti is available online in Spanish and French. Written by Charlotte Wiener, this policy brief highlights the situation of deportations after the close of the PNRE registration period in 2015 by comparing the Dominican Republic's legal obligations with the reality of deportation practices.
Written by Charlotte Wiener, this Migration Policy Brief aims to highlight the situation of deportations after the close of the National Plan for the Regularization of Foreigners (PNRE) registration period in 2015 by comparing the legal obligations of the Dominican Republic with the reality of deportation practices. It describes deportations from the points of view of the government, migrants, and Dominicans of Haitian descent, in order to underline both the efforts made and those still pending to ensure the proper functioning of a migration system that respects all people involved.
The brief draws heavily on Helen Spraos's unpublished study on deportations from the Dominican Republic to Haiti from a gender and human rights perspective. It also takes into account regional discussions on deportations held during an international symposium organized by OBMICA and Rutgers University in September 2018. The document concludes with recommendations addressed to the Dominican and Haitian governments and to the international community.