In response to Haiti’s growing imprisonment drive, Haiti accused the Dominican Republic of carrying out racist detention and of violating the rights of Haitian immigrants, particularly pregnant and nursing women. Despite the country’s growing vulnerability from gang violence, Dominican President Luis Abinader’s state has increased deportations to Haiti in recent months. The UN reported on Tuesday that there were” a rising number of pregnant and breastfeeding women,” including an “ascent number of pregnant women and 15 breastfeeding mothers per day,” and that the ministry of foreign affairs of Haiti would begin organizing voluntary relocation convoys to provide citizens household “in dignified conditions.” The government demanded speech and called on organizations working in Haitian communities to uphold their rights wherever they may be. In the past year, especially in Port-au-Prince, many Haitians have fled poverty, social unrest, and group violence, which has gotten worse, especially in the money. Since April 21, Dominican authorities have been assault on foreigners, preventing those without publications from entering the country after receiving medical care. Abinader has toughened immigration laws and begun building a roof along his nation’s borders with Haiti since taking office in 2020 and winning re-election in 2024. The situation of pregnant women has been the subject of special concern from charitable organizations, with the UN decrying the process on Tuesday, calling it “in violation of international standards.”
