In September 2013, a Constitutional Court in the Dominican Republic (DR) issued a ruling that effectively rendered stateless anyone with foreign ancestry born in 1929 or later. After receiving backlash from the international community, the DR government instituted a Regularization Plan to register these people and issue them identification cards. Thousands, however, were unable to meet the deadline due to fees and requirements to present documents that in many cases do not exist, such as ID cards that were confiscated by authorities.
After the deadline passed, the DR government began deporting migrants who did not register in time. Unfortunately, the criteria for determining who is a migrant are unclear and likely resulted in the deportation of Dominicans of Haitian descent as well. These Dominicans are often categorized as Haitian because of their last names or their skin color, though many have never been to Haiti and don’t speak the language. Many thousands of Dominicans and Haitians also fled from DR to Haiti due to threats of deportation, violence and other fear-inducing acts from Dominican officials and neighbors.
Tell Secretary Kerry: Suspend military aid to the Dominican Republic until it stops unjust deportations of people of Haitian descent. – Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Oui, j’existe. L’apatridie en République dominicaine – Amnistie Internationale (pétition et lettre)
Let Congress know that DR intimidating Dominican-Americans is unacceptable – Rights 4 ALL in DR (letter to Congress)
AN OPEN LETTER TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT DANILO MEDINA – Fanm Ayisyen nan Miyami
Justice for the displaced in Haiti and D.R. – Mennonite Central Committee (Petition to Secretary John Kerry)
Please take a stance against the humanitarian crisis in the DR! – Rights 4 ALL in DR (letter to US Representatives)
NON à la déportation des Haïtiens – Le Comité d’Action des Personnes Sans Statut (Contact suggestion)
Caribbean Governments: STOP DOMINICAN REPUBLIC APARTHEID AGAINST DOMINICANS OF HAITIAN HERITAGE – Avaaz (Petition)
Calendar and strategies to end the current crisis between Haiti and Dominican Republic – CHEDEL (Contact suggestion)
Haitians deported from The Dominican Republic – Move On (Petition to the US House of Representatives, Senate, and President)
Stop Ethnic Cleansing of Haitians in The Dominican Republic – Move On (Petition to the Dominican Republic government and President Danilo Medina)
We Are All Dominican Toolkit – We Are All Dominican
Human Rights for All in the Dominican Republic Tool Kit – Rights 4 ALL in DR
Recent News
La situation des migrants s’aggrave au niveau de la frontière haitiano-dominicaine – Le National, April 5, 2017
Haiti leader promises IDs for migrants in Dominican Republic – Associated Press, January 18, 2017
Events
Strengthening Haitian-Dominican Relations – Washington, DC – February 16, 2017
2016
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on the Third Anniversary of the Dominican
Constitutional Court’s Decision to strip Citizenship from Dominicans of Foreign Descent – September 23, 2016
Dominican Republic: Reckless deportations to Haiti leaving thousands in limbo – new report – Amnesty International, June 14, 2016
Over 200 Individuals and Organizations Demand State Department Action on DR Crisis – Black Alliance for Just Immigration and #Rights4ALLinDR, February 26, 2016 (English and Spanish letters here)
COMMUNITY AND DIASPORA GROUPS AND LEADERS DEMAND THAT CARICOM OPPOSE HOLDING THE 46TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – National Alliance for the Advancement of Haitian Professionals, February 10, 2016
RE: OPEN LETTER – Community Response to the Organization of American States Holding the 46th General Assembly Meeting in the Dominican Republic – February 10, 2016
Organizations Involved
Haitian American Lawyers Association of New York
Human Rights for All in the Dominican Republic
Op-eds and Editorials
Inquirer editorial: Dominican Haitians are people without a country – Philadelphia Enquirer, August 9, 2016
Haitian Migrants’ Plight – The New York Times, January 1, 2016
2015
Heal the wounds of Hispaniola – Miami Herald, December 19, 2015
The Dominican Republic’s Shameful Deportation Legacy – Foreign Policy, October 8, 2015
How Ultra-Nationalist Dominicans Silence Haitian Solidarity – teleSUR, October 8, 2015
[OP ED] The Other Refugee Crisis – Ebony, September 16, 2015
Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Promotes Abuses in the US and the Dominican Republic – Huffington Post, August 24, 2015
Why I want to end military aid to the Dominican Republic, a country I love – Antillean Media Group, August 20, 2015
The Human Rights Disaster in the Dominican Republic – Dorf on Law, August 18, 2015
An Avoidable Human Rights Disaster in the Dominican Republic – Verdict, August 18, 2015
Why Is Obama Silent on the Dominican Deportation Crisis? – The American Prospect, August 6, 2015
End the Nightmare – Miami Herald, August 4, 2015 (editorial)
OP-ED: Beyond Race: The Politics Behind The Current Dominican Crisis – The Haitian Times, August 4, 2015
Thousands of Haitians are stuck in limbo in the Dominican Republic – The Washington Post, July 31, 2015 (editorial)
Deportation Cruelty is The Last Thing The Dominican Republic’s Cruel Image Needs – WLRN, July 30, 2015 (op-ed)
Op-Ed: American Jews must speak out for Haitians in Dominican Republic – Jewish Telegraphic Agency, July 28, 2015
Haitians in Dominican Republic risk becoming stateless — Frost Illustrated, July 27, 2015 (editorial)
“Haitian Devil, Go to Your Country” – Slate, July 22, 2015
Dominican Republic to be ‘Socially Cleaned’ in Two Days — The Daily Kos, July 14, 2015
Opinion: Ethnic cleansing in the Dominican Republic deserves condemnation – Fox News Latino, July 13, 2015 (op-ed)
Dominican Republic has long history of using Haitians as political foils – Boston Haitian Reporter, July 12, 2015 (editorial)
End the misery on Hispaniola — Miami Herald, July 11, 2015
Stateless in the Dominican Republic — New York Times, July 11, 2015 (editorial)
Statelessness: The Obama Administration’s Faulty Moral Compass in the Dominican Republic – Huffington Post, July 7, 2015 (op-ed)
The Dominican Republic Must Stop Expulsions of Haitians – The New York Times, July 5, 2015 (op-ed)
The Dominican Republic must normalize harsh immigration policy – The Boston Globe, July 5, 2015 (editorial)
The Dominican Republic’s dubious claims about Haitian exodus – Al Jazeera, July 3, 2015 (op-ed by IJDH legal fellow, Mark Phillips)
Dominican Republic’s PR spin will not end the suffering of the stateless – International Business Times, July 2, 2015 (op-ed)
The Dominican Republic, Haitians and the Global War on Blackness – Ebony, July 1, 2015 (op-ed)
Dominican Deportations – Miami Herald, July 1, 2015 (op-ed)
Report from Santo Domingo: How Government Scapegoats Haitian Workers – Workers World, June 28, 2015 (op-ed)
Prevent humanitarian tragedy in Dominican Republic – CNN, June 23, 2015 (op-ed)
The Dominican Republic’s mass Haitian deportation reflects its racist history – The Guardian, June 23, 2015 (op-ed)
It’s 2015 and the Dominican Republic Is Ethnically Cleansing Itself – Jezebel, June 23, 2015
Black Bodies in Motion and in Pain – The New Yorker, June 22, 2015 (op-ed)
The Crisis of Citizenship in the Dominican Republic – Jet Magazine, June 22, 2015 (op-ed)
Dominican Republic has taken citizenship from up to 200,000 and is getting away with it – The Conversation, June 19, 2015 (op-ed)
Black lives under attack in the Dominican Republic: Why this crisis deserves our attention – theGrio, June 19, 2015 (op-ed)
We Regret to Inform You That in 4 Days You and Your Family Will Be Deported to Haiti – The Nation, June 12, 2015 (op-ed)
Dominican Republic isn’t the only country with anti-Haitian policies – Latin Correspondent, February 23, 2015 (op-ed)
Dominican Republic New Citizenship Law: A Litmus Test For The Haitian Government – The Haitian Times, February 19, 2015 (op-ed)
2014
National Sovereignty Vs Human Rights? – The Huffington Post UK, November 12, 2014 (op-ed)
Life in limbo for Dominicans of Haitian descent – CNN, April 21, 2014 (op-ed)
Haitians without a nation: A ruling in the Dominican Republic divides immigrants in Boston – The Boston Globe, December 30, 2013 (op-ed)
In the Dominican Republic, suddenly stateless – Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2013 (op-ed)
The Dominican Republic’s discrimination against Haitians – The Washington Post, November 7, 2013 (editorial)
Resolutions & Statements
2015
Today we Meet with Congress. Tomorrow we Make History – Rights 4 ALL in DR, October 21, 2015
Autoridades de migración continúan deteniendo a dominicanos-as – Reconoci.do, October 10, 2015
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Calls on the Dominican Republic to Restore Citizenship Rights to Dominicans of Haitian Descent on the Second Anniversary of Judgment 168-13 – September 23, 2015
Advocates Oppose Invitation to Former President of the Dominican Republic – Latino Justice, September 22, 2015
Resolution from City of Lauderdale Lakes, FL – September 8, 2015
IACHR Calls on the Dominican Republic to Meet its Obligations regarding the Right to Nationality and Due Process in Immigration – Organization of American States, August 27, 2015 (Español aquí)
Lettre ouverte pour le respect des droits de l’homme en Républque Dominicaine – Collectif Guadeloupe pour le Respect des Droits de l’Homme en République Dominicaine, August 24, 2015
City of Miramar Commission Passes Resolution Supporting Haitians in Dominican Republic – August 21, 2015
Dominican Republic officially resumes deportations amid concerns for Dominicans of Haitian descent – Amnesty International, August 21, 2015
Rights 4 ALL in the DR is Gravely Concerned over Dominican Media Reports of People Being Rounded Up in the Streets and Deported – #Rights4ALLinDR, August 15, 2015 (press release)
Citing Human Rights Abuses, Over 500 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Urge Sec. Kerry to Suspend Military Aid to Dominican Republic – August 10, 2015
Letter from Returned Peace Corps volunteers to Secretary Kerry – August 7, 2015
City of North Miami Beach Resolution No. R2015-67 – August 4, 2015
Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy On Discrimination Against Dominicans of Haitian Descent – August 4, 2015
Haití-RD: de las tensiones a la concordia. – Comisión Nacional de Pastoral de Migrantes, July 31, 2015 (English translation)
Dominican Republic: UN experts concerned over fears of arbitrary deportation and racial profiling – UN Human Rights, July 28, 2015
Florida State Representative Daphne Campbell Letter to President Obama on Dominican Republic Consequences for Human Rights Violations – Florida House of Representatives, July 21, 2015
North Miami City Council Resolution condemning the Dominican government – July 14, 2015
109 US law professors urge President Obama to lead on DR crisis – July 14, 2015
Haitians face bleak future in Dominican border camps – Al Jazeera, July 12, 2015
Resolution Condemning the Dominican Republic’s Impending Mass Deportation of Haitian Immigrants; and Urging the Dominican Republic to Comply with International Human Rights Law, and Halt All Impending Deportations – Miami Dade County, June 30, 2015
Amnesty International ends visit to the Dominican Republic: further actions needed to protect Dominicans of foreign descent – Amnesty International, June 29, 2015
Senator Forry Statement on Human Rights Violations in the Dominican Republic – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, June 25, 2015
Haitian Presidential Candidate Michelet Nestor Pens Impassioned Letter To Dominican Republic President Medina On Mass Deportations to Haiti – June 24, 2015
Sen. Jesse Hamilton Op-Ed: Human Rights For All – Kings County Politics, June 24, 2015 (op-ed by Sen. Jesse Hamilton)
UNHCR urges Dominican Republic to refrain from deportations of stateless individuals – The UN Refugee Agency, June 19, 2015
Moral Leadership in Our Own Hemisphere – The Huffington Post, June 17, 2015 (op-ed by former Maryland Governor & current presidential candidate Martin O’Malley)
Statement from Mayor de Blasio on Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian Descent in the Dominican Republic – nyc.gov, June 17, 2015
At Summit of the Americas President Obama Should Call to End Statelessness Crisis in the Dominican Republic – Members of U.S. House of Representatives (Congressional letter to President Obama), Amnesty International, April 8, 2015
NAHP, Diaspora Coalition Call on OAS to End Violence Against Haitians in Dominican Republic – National Association of Haitian Professionals, April 2, 2015
Document – Mass Deportation in the Dominican Republic – Amnesty International, January 28, 2015
2014
Dominican Republic must urgently face up to its human rights responsibilities – Amnesty International, May 9, 2014
UNHCR renews call for urgent action to find an adequate solution to stateless situation in the Dominican Republic – UNHCR, April 7, 2014
2013
Letter from US Congress to Dominican Republic – Members of U.S. House of Representatives (Congressional letter to Dominican President Medina), October 29, 2013
Articles
2017
Haiti leader promises IDs for migrants in Dominican Republic – Associated Press, January 18, 2017
2016
Haiti: Stateless People Trapped in Poverty – Human Rights Watch, November 29, 2016
Boxer Adonis Peguero Fights For Dominicans Of Haitian Descent – WBUR, October 8, 2016
905 unaccompanied minors among 48K returned from Dominican Republic – Haiti Sentinel, September 9, 2016
Haiti – FLASH : Danilo Medina grants one year more to 140,000 Haitians – HaitiLibre, July 13, 2016
Plus de 130.000 Haïtiens menacés d’expulsion de République dominicaine – francetv, June 21, 2016
Tens Of Thousands Of Dominicans Of Haitian Descent Were Unable To Vote In Yesterday’s Elections – Remezcla, May 16, 2016
‘I came here with nothing’: life in limbo for unwilling migrants on Haiti’s border – The Guardian, May 12, 2016
Faces of a divided island: How centuries of racism and fear shaped the people of two nations — and echo through a modern-day crisis – CNN, April 13, 2016
It’s Really Happening: The Dominican Republic Is Deporting Its Haitian Residents. – Foreign Policy in Focus, April 4, 2016
Deported From Their Own Country – Take Part, March 11, 2016
Exigen justicia por asesinato de Claude Jean Harry, colgado en plaza de Santiago hace 1 año – Acento, February 12, 2016
FILM – Needed but Unwanted: Haitians in the Dominican Republic – IRIN, February 10, 2016
IACHR Publishes Report on the Human Rights Situation in Dominican Republic – February 9, 2016
Women of Haitian Descent Bear the Brunt of Dominican Migration Policy – Inter Press Service, February 5, 2016
Dominican Republic: Meet the stateless boxer who dreams of being the next Floyd Mayweather – International Business Times, February 3, 2016
US rabbis speak out against Dominican Republic’s citizenship law – Al Jazeera America, January 28, 2016
Junot Díaz Talks Dominican Government, Obama Immigration Policy, and Star Wars – Remezcla, January 26, 2016
Militares disparan a vehículo cargado de ilegales y matan haitiano – El Caribe, January 18, 2016
In Exile – The New York Times, January 13, 2016
Human dignity for stateless on Haiti-Dominican border – Al Jazeera, December 30, 2015
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: THE HAITIAN SUGAR WORKERS DENIED THEIR PENSIONS – Equal Times, December 16, 2015
Fearful, Haitian Migrants Flee Dominican Republic for Camps Along Border – The New York Times, December 13, 2015
Forced to Flee Dominican Republic for Haiti, Migrants Land in Limbo – The New York Times, December 12, 2015
There’s Another Refugee Crisis That Has Nothing To Do With ISIS – Slant, December 8, 2015
Where You Live When You Don’t Belong – Amy S. Martin Photography, November 20, 2015 (photojournalism)
Dominicans of Haitian descent turned into ‘ghost citizens’, says Amnesty – The Guardian, November 19, 2015
République dominicaine. Le labyrinthe juridique rend des milliers de personnes apatrides et en fait des «citoyens fantômes» – Amnesty International, November 19, 2015
Cierran hoy mercado binacional para prevenir contagio cólera desde Haití – Listin Diario, November 16, 2015
Sad homecoming for Haitians deported from Dominican Republic – AFP, November 4, 2015
The Kids Foraging for a Future – UNHCR Tracks, November 3, 2015
Entrega de carnés de regularización termina el 30 de noviembre en las provincias – Listin Diario, November 3, 2015
Born Dominican, but Locked Out by Haitian Roots and Lack of ID – The New York Times, October 29, 2015
Dominican Republic Consul Rescinds Junot Díaz’s Award for Human Rights Advocacy – Association of Writers & Writing Programs, October 28, 2015
Dominican Republic strips Junot Diaz of award – The Boston Globe, October 27, 2015
Junot Díaz Just Lost an Award for Speaking Out Against the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Haitian Pogrom – The Nation, October 26, 2015
Dominican Republic calls Junot Díaz unpatriotic and strips him of award – The Washington Post, October 26, 2015
Junot Díaz Criticized by Dominican Republic Consul – The New York Times, October 25, 2015
Author Junot Díaz called unpatriotic as Dominican Republic strips him of award – The Guardian, October 25, 2015
Dominican Consulate Lashes Out At Junot Diaz Over Support for Haitian-Descended Dominicans – The Huffington Post, October 24, 2015
Dominican Consul Calls Author Junot Díaz ‘Anti-Dominican,’ Revokes Medal – NBC News, October 23, 2015
Author Junot Diaz stripped of honor after speaking out against the Dominican Republic – Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2015
Junot Diaz Called ‘Antidominicano’ By Dominican Republican Consul In NYC; Acclaimed Writer’s Order Of Merit Award Revoked – International Business Times, October 23, 2015
Demonstrators Protest Dominican Consulate’s Decision to Revoke Author’s Award for Being ‘Anti-Dominican’ – Time Warner Cable News NY 1, October 23, 2015
Writers Junot Diaz, Edwidge Danticat: Stop Dominican Abuse of Haitians – The Stewardship Report, October 21, 2015
Un triste aniversario para los dominicanos despojados de su nacionalidad – Acento Diario, September 23, 2015
La otra crisis de refugiados – El País, September 23, 2015
Fact-Checking the Dominican Ambassador on Citizenship, Migration and Human Rights – Huffington Post, September 22, 2015
Thousands in New Tent Camps at Haiti – Dominican Republic Border – “Let Haiti Live”, September 19, 2015
Haiti border crisis grows as Dominican Republic expels ‘migrants’ – Reuters, September 19, 2015
Deportation of Haitians must stop: UN official – Yahoo! News, September 15, 2015
Oubliés, des rapatriés mènent une vie dure à la frontière haitiano-dominicaine – Le Nouvelliste, September 9, 2015
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST GUARANTEE RIGHTS OF DOMINICO-HAITIAN DEFENDERS – WOLA, August 27, 2015
Caricom wants more international support to end forced deportation of Haitians – Jamaica Observer, August 27, 2015
New tensions between Haiti and Dominican Republic threaten trade, commerce – Miami Herald, August 27, 2015
The Culture of Fear Fueling the Dominican Deportation Crisis – The American Prospect, August 23, 2015
Deportees from Dominican Republic land on Haiti border – USA Today, August 23, 2015
New migrant rules spur crisis along Haitian-Dominican border – Miami Herald, August 22, 2015 (article and video)
Trumpismo From Boston to the Dominican Republic – The Nation, August 21, 2015
The End of U.S. Complicity In the Dominican Republic – Foreign Affairs, August 20, 2015
Dominicans of Haitian descent fear racism will fuel deportations – USA Today, August 18, 2015
Dominican Republic resumes patrols to deport migrants – Associated Press, August 14, 2015
Kerry’s aid sought in Dominican Republic citizenship crisis – The Boston Globe, August 14, 2015
Former Peace Corps Volunteers to John Kerry: Stop Sending Military Aid to the Dominican Republic – The Nation, August 12, 2015
AP PHOTOS: Migrants fleeing Dominican Republic settle in tents near border in Haiti – U.S. News & World Report, August 12, 2015
Border Camps Forming as Dominican Republic Forces Deportations – NBC news, August 12, 2015 (video included)
The Border Between Home and Terror – International Business Times, August 11, 2015
Ex-Peace Corps volunteers unite for U.S. action on Dominican immigration policies – CNN, August 10, 2015
Haiti – Dominican Republic : 65,927 voluntary returns to Haiti – HaitiLibre, August 10, 2015
The Dominican Foreign Minister Went to NJ to Stop a Resolution – HuffPost Latino Voices, August 9, 2015
Marchers urge Canada to take action against Dominican Republic’s Haitian Deportation – 680 News, August 8, 2015
Returning Haitians stuck in dire camps near Dominican border – Reuters, August 6, 2015
OAS calls for talks between Haiti, Dominican Republic – Miami Herald, August 4, 2015
Marchan en EEUU en contra de política migratoria dominicana – el Nuevo Herald, August 1, 2015
Decenas protestan ante la Casa Blanca por política migratoria de RD – El Nacional, August 1, 2015
Dominican Republic fears tourism boycott over citizenship ruling – USA Today, July 31, 2015
Tent cities sprouting in Haiti as migrants return from Dominican Republic — CNN, July 30, 2015
Dominican Resort Is a Refuge Twice Abandoned — New York Times, July 30, 2015
First official reactions to the OAS Report — Haiti Libre, July 30, 2015
OAS offers assistance in Haiti, Dominican immigration dispute — UPI, July 30, 2015
UTR: A Crisis in the Dominican Republic — WGBH, July 30, 2015
Dominican Republic Rejects Dialogue as Migrant Crisis Continues — teleSUR, July 30, 2015
Black Activists Pressure Obama To Defend Stateless Dominicans – HuffPost Latino Voices, July 30, 2015
Dominicans reject OAS offer to organize meeting with Haiti — Yahoo News, July 29, 2015
U.N. urges Dominican Republic to prevent deportations of Haitians – Reuters, July 29, 2015
Rally on State House steps in behalf of Haitians in Dominican Republic — Providence Journal, July 28, 2015
Immigration Changes Create Refugee Crisis Along Dominican Republic-Haiti Border — NPR, July 28, 2015
Dominican Republic: Haitians Protest Their Undocumented Status — teleSUR, July 28, 2015
Stop arbitrary deportations of Dominicans of Haitian descent, says UN – The Guardian, July 28, 2015
Dominican Republic: UN experts warn against deportations, racial profiling of people of Haitian descent — United Nations News Centre, July 28, 2015
‘If I was Dominican, they wouldn’t have expelled me like some dog’ — PRI, July 27, 2015
A Boston community is divided over the Dominican Republic’s citizenship policy — PRI, July 27, 2015
Fabiola Santiago: Miamians need to speak up against deportation of Dominican-Haitians – Miami Herald, July 27, 2015
Fleeing To Haiti, They Put Their Faith In ‘God And Government’ – NPR, July 27, 2015
In local Dominican community, debate on racism boiling – The Boston Globe, July 27, 2015
Haitian migrants allege deportation, but DR disputes claims – Al Jazeera, July 24, 2015
Haitians protest over Dominican Republic deportations – Al Jazeera, July 22, 2015
Dominican Immigration Plan Falls Far Short of Aid – teleSUR, July 22, 2015
Dominican Republic Immigration Crisis: Few Haitians Granted Citizenship, Report Says – International Business Times, July 22, 2015
North Miami city council condemns Dominican Republic – The Miami Times, July 22, 2015
Haitians’ chaotic exodus from the Dominican Republic – France 24, July 21, 2015
U.S. Presidential Candidate Comments on Dominican Deportation Crisis – The Haitian Times, July 21, 2015
Dominican Republic plans to push out undocumented Haitians – CCTV America, July 19, 2015
Caribbean issue divides Mass. lawmakers – The Boston Globe, July 18, 2015
North Miami leaders condemn Dominican government – The Miami Herald, July 16, 2015
North Miami Mayor and Council demand justice in the Dominican Republic – Voters Opinion, July 16, 2015
North Miami leaders condemn DR’s treatment of Haitians, Urge Strong US Leadership – ABC affiliate, July 16, 2015
Obama silent on stateless Haitians – The Miami Times, July 15, 2015
Fear of mass deportation from Dominican Republic to Haiti prompts many to leave on their own — U.S. News & World Report, July 14, 2015
OAS Assesses Dominican Republic-Haiti Migration Plight – teleSUR, July 14, 2015
U.S. complicit in Dominican Republic mass Haitian deportations – Compton Herald, July 14, 2015
Many leave Dominican Republic for Haiti to avoid deportation – U.S. News & World Report, July 13, 2015
Confusion, Citizenship and Human Rights in the Dominican Republic – Latino Rebels, July 13, 2015
Regional Cultural Committee Criticises Dominican Republic – Jamaica Observer, July 13, 2015
Haitian deportation crisis brews in Dominican Republic – USA Today, July 12, 2015
Fact Checking the Dominican Ambassador to the U.S. in the New York Times – “Stateless on Hispaniola”, July 10, 2015
Dominican Republic Spending Big Bucks on DC Lobbyist to Pushback on Criticism of Expulsions – Center for Economic and Policy Research, July 10, 2015
Haitians’ chaotic exodus from the Dominican Republic – France 24, July 10, 2015
‘Denial’ and the Dominican Media – On the Media, July 10, 2015
Stateless in Santo Domingo – Foreign Affairs, July 9, 2015
Protesters Face Off Peacefully In Boston Over Dominican Republic’s Proposed Deportation Of Haitians – WBUR, July 9, 2015
How The Dominican Republic Is Trying To Remove Its Immigrant Population – ThinkProgress, July 9, 2015
Interview: Lives on Hold for the Dominican Republic’s Haitian Minority – Human Rights Watch, July 8, 2015
What We Saw: Delegation reports back after visit to DR-Haiti border – Boston Haitian Reporter, July 8, 2015
Monestime condemns Dominican Republic for Haitian deportation – Miami Times, July 8, 2015
Haiti Urges Global Intervention In Dominican Migration Crisis – teleSUR, July 8, 2015
“Señor presidente no somos extranjeros porque nacimos en RD”, dice representante Reconoci.do – Noticias Sin, July 7, 2015
Discrimination against Haitians in the Dominican Republic is a borderless issue – Quartz, July 6, 2015
Dominican Plan to Expel Haitians Tests Close Ties – The New York Times, July 4, 2015
July 3 News Digest: Conflicting Reports on Forced Deportations as the Crisis Grows – “Stateless on Hispaniola,” July 3, 2015
These Young Dominicans Are Sending a Powerful Message to Their Government – Mic News, July 2, 2015
Dominican Republic Deportations: Facing Uncertain Future, Immigrants Begin Leaving For Haiti – International Business Times, July 2, 2015
The Dominicans of Haitian descent denied a right to nationality – The Guardian, July 1, 2015
Newly Stateless Flee Their Homes in the Dominican Republic – PanAm Post, July 1, 2015
Walsh’s Office, Haitian-American Sen. Forry Ask Bostonians Not To Vacation In Dominican Republic – WBUR, June 30, 2015
Dominican Deportations Reach Crisis Levels, Haitian President Says – NPR, June 29, 2015
Dominican Republic takes small step back on denationalized, stateless – Haiti Sentinel, June 28, 2015
Dominican Republic says 17,000 Haitians return voluntarily – Yahoo! News, June 27, 2015
‘The Ghosts of 1937 Are Warning Us’ – The Nation, June 26, 2015
Hundreds marched in Miami to stop the mass deportations of Dominican-Haitians in the Dominican Republic – Florida Immigrant Coalition, June 26, 2015
Haiti PM warns of ‘humanitarian crisis’ caused by Dominican deportation policy – The Guardian, June 26, 2015
UN calls on Dom Rep to re-think deportation policy – Jamaica Observer, June 26, 2015
Senator Forry calls for disapora and allies to act collectively to halt Dominican Republic deportations – Boston Haitian Reporter, June 25, 2015
US Military Aid Supports Anti-Haitian Deportations in the Dominican Republic – Truthout, June 25, 2015
No papers, no rights in the Dominican Republic: ‘I’m not able to do anything’ – Amnesty International, June 25, 2015
Black Lives Matter: Responding to the Dominican Deportation Crisis – The American Prospect, June 25, 2015
Miami protesters rail against Dominican Republic’s threatened deportations of Haitians – Miami Herald, June 25, 2015
A Haitian border town struggles with new rules in the Dominican Republic – The Washington Post, June 24, 2015
Authors Junot Díaz, Edwidge Danticat decry Dominican efforts to remove Haitians – Miami Herald, June 24, 2015
Déclaration du maire de Montréal relative à la situation en République dominicaine – Parole en archipel, June 24, 2015
Plight of Dominican Haitians ignites outrage among diverse immigrants – The Washington Post, June 23, 2015
Haiti: 4,000 deportees from D.R. received in Centre over 8 days – Haiti Sentinel, June 23, 2015
Nicholson: Jamaica will not support Dom Rep Caricom bid if… – Jamaica Observer, June 23, 2015
Hundreds of Thousands Woke Up Stateless in the Dominican Republic – Truthout, June 23, 2015
Covering Haiti and the Dominican Republic: Two journalists weigh in – ijnet, June 23, 2015
Déportations: des politiques accusent le pouvoir et proposent – Le Nouvelliste, June 23, 2015
République dominicaine : le désespoir des apatrides déportés vers Haïti – Francetv, June 22, 2015
Haiti – Dominican Republic : The exodus of Haitians is growing – HaitiLibre, June 22, 2015
Haïti – République Dominicaine : L’exode des haïtiens prend de l’ampleur – HaitiLibre, June 22, 2015
In Photos: Life at the Largest Border Crossing Between Haiti and the Dominican Republic – Vice News, June 21, 2015
The Dominican Republic’s obscene ‘non-citizen’ drive – New York Post, June 21, 2015
De Blasio criticizes Dominican Republic deportation plan – Newsday, June 21, 2015
Haití no aceptará a “despojados de nacionalidad dominicana” – Listin Diario, June 21, 2015
6 Things I Have Observed at the Malpasse Border Between Haiti and the Dominican Republic – Woy Magazine, June 20, 2015
El viaje más difícil de sus vidas: el regreso voluntario de los migrantes haitianos – Listin Diario, June 20, 2015
Fin du PNRE : Des retours volontaires et des rapatriements de migrants haïtiens enclenchés sur la frontière haïtiano-dominicaine – ReliefWeb, June 19, 2015
Un comité mixte pour coordonner l’accueil des rapatriés – Le Nouvelliste, June 19, 2015
Haitians go into hiding as Dominican authorities are free to deport – The Guardian, June 19, 2015
UN asks Dominican Republic not to deport ‘stateless’ people – Dominican Today, June 19, 2015
Haitians booted from Dominican Republic uncertain of future – Chicago Tribune, June 19, 2015
Presentan recurso de amparo busca evitar las deportaciones de trabajadores cañeros – Listin Diario, June 19, 2015
‘Everyone is afraid here’ – Dominican Republic’s looming crisis of mass expulsions – Amnesty International, June 18, 2015
S. Fla activists rally against deportation of Haitians in the Dominican Republic – The Miami Herald, June 18, 2015
¿Qué pierde República Dominicana si expulsa a los haitianos? – BBC, June 18, 2015
Calls are mounting for a tourism boycott of the Dominican Republic – Fusion, June 17, 2015
The bloody origins of the Dominican Republic’s ethnic ‘cleansing’ of Haitians – The Washington Post, June 17, 2015
Under DR’s “social cleansing” policy, thousands of Haitian descent face potential deportation – Latin Correspondent, June 17, 2015
Deportations loom in Dominican Republic for Haitian migrants who failed to register – Miami Herald, June 17, 2015
Inquietud en trabajadores haitianos por plan de deportación en Dominicana – Univision, June 17, 2015
Haitians fear deportation from Dominican Republic as Deadline Nears – Reuters, June 17, 2015
Deadline Nears For Haitians Facing Deportation By Dominican Republic – NPR, June 17, 2015
Dominicans of Haitian descent fear mass deportation as deadline looms – The Guardian, June 16, 2015
Dominican Republic Threatens to Deport Haitian Families – The Guardian, June 16, 2015
Haitian Workers Facing Deportation by Dominican Neighbors – The New York Times, June 16, 2015
Deadline Looms For Haitians In The Dominican Republic – WBUR, June 16, 2015
Mass deportations of Haitian immigrants from Dominican Republic feared – CNN, June 16, 2015
Dominican Republic to be ‘Socially Cleaned’ in two days – Daily Kos, June 14, 2015
5 Things to Know About the ‘Cleaning’ of Haitians From the Dominican Republic – RYOT News, June 13, 2015
NYS Assembly Passes Resolution Condemning DR Ruling – The Haitian Times, May 6, 2015
Displaced in the D.R. – Harper’s Magazine, May 2015
Fate of Haitians left hanging in the Dominican Republic – Al Jazeera, April 9, 2015
Haiti promises to tighten security at Dominican consulates as tensions increase – El Diario, March 9, 2015
Antihaïtianisme en RD: Leonel Fernandez interpellé – Le Nouvelliste, February 19, 2015
Desmiente que haya apresados por el caso de joven haitiano colgado de un árbol – 7días, February 18, 2015
Confusion Over Killing Of Haitian Man In Dominican Republic Amid Contradictory Reports [UPDATE] – The Huffington Post, February 18, 2015
Haitian’s Lynching Renews Protests Against Dominican Citizenship Law – National Public Radio, February 14, 2015
Man lynched in Dominican Republic as tensions run high – The Guardian, February 12, 2015
Immigration Rules in Bahamas Sweep Up Haitians – The New York Times, January 30, 2015
Dominican citizenship deadline approaches amid fears – Miami Herald, January 30, 2015
2014
Dominican Republic: Withdrawal from top regional human rights court would put rights at risk – Amnesty International, November 6, 2014
Dominican legal status still elusive for migrants – Yahoo! News, August 28, 2014
Who’s A Citizen? The Question Dividing The Island Of Hispaniola – WGBH, August 16, 2014
UN Experts urge Dominican Republic to restore citizenship to those not registered at birth – UN News Centre, June 20, 2014
The Dominican Republic and Haiti: A Shared View from the Diaspora – Americas Quarterly, Summer 2014
Prisoners of Sugar – Raùl Zecca Castel, University of Milan, May 2014
New Dominican law aids some ‘stateless’ migrants – Miami Herald, May 22, 2014
Dominican citizenship bill gets final OK in Senate – Miami Herald, May 21, 2014
Dominican legislators approve citizenship bill – Miami Herald, May 16, 2014
“I’m a nobody in my own country” – stateless woman fights for rights in Dominican Republic – Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 13, 2014
Stateless in the Caribbean (Français, Español) – Haiti Support Group, April 2014
Report: Education limited for Dominican-Haitians – My San Antonio, April 11, 2013
Haiti and Dominican Republic Postpone Talks Until May – Caribbean Journal, April 9, 2014
Haiti-Dominican Republic Talks Postponed Until April – Caribbean Journal, March 17, 2014
Troubled Haitian-Dominican Bilateral Relations Await Progress – Truthout, March 9, 2014
Dominican Republic Unveils “Ambitious and Comprehensive” Citizenship Plan – Caribbean Journal, February 5, 2014
Haiti, Dominican Republic meet to discuss disputes – Miami Herald, January 7, 2014
2013
U.S. expresses ‘deep concern’ over Dominican court citizenship ruling – Miami Herald, December 18, 2013
NYC Protests Continue Against Dominican Republic Court Ruling – Haitian Times, December 17, 2013
Haiti – Denationalisation : Preliminary Conclusions of the IACHR – HaitiLibre, December 8, 2013
Caribbean leaders defend Haiti, denounce Dominican decision – Miami Herald, November 26, 2013
Caribbean leaders consider sanction against the Dominican Republic – Miami Herald, November 25, 2013
Dominicans expel 244 Haitians over border killings – The Washington Post, November 24, 2013
Court ruling on citizenship leaves some stranded in Haiti, boosts fears in Dominican Republic – Fox News, November 21, 2013
Wait — What are US Border Patrol Agents Doing in the Dominican Republic? – The Nation, November 19, 2013
Dominicans of Haitian Descent Cast Into Legal Limbo by Court – New York Times, October 24, 2013
Dominican court ruling renders hundreds of thousands stateless – Reuters, October 12, 2013
Haiti recalls envoy, activists plan protests over Dominican court decision – Miami Herald, October 2, 2013
UN urges Dominican Republic to ensure citizens of Haitian origin do not lose nationality – UN News Centre, October 1, 2013
Experts Fear Dominican Ruling Could Cause Crisis – National Public Radio, September 30, 2013
Reports
2016
Torn at the Seam: Migration, Deportations, and Humanitarian Concerns on the Island of Hispaniola – Johns Hopkins SAIS International Human Rights Clinic, May 2016
Report on the Human Rights Situation in Dominican Republic – Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, February 9, 2016
Human Rights Situation in the Anse-à-Pitres Camps: Investigative Report of Human Rights Organizations – Support Group for Returnees and Refugees, January 3, 2016
2015
Rapport sur les déportations des migrants haïtiens et de leurs descendants en République Dominicaine – Centre de Recherche, de Réflexion, de Formation et d’Action Sociale, December 2015
‘Without Papers, I Am No One’: Stateless People in the Dominican Republic – Amnesty International, November 19, 2015
Border Monitoring Sitrep – IOM Haiti, October 23, 2015
Aperçu de Qui fait Quoi et Où (3W) au niveau des zones frontalières – OCHA Haiti, October 22, 2015
Discrimination and Denationalization in the Dominican Republic – AFL-CIO, August 3, 2015
We Are Dominican: Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality in the Dominican Republic – Human Rights Watch, July 1, 2015
Human Rights Delegation Encounters Hundreds Fleeing the Dominican Republic into Haiti in Harrowing Conditions – Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, June 2015
An Uncertain Fate: Dominicans of Haitian descent at risk of expulsion in the Dominican Republic – Amnesty International, June 7, 2015
RFK Human Rights Releases Briefing On Situation in Dominican Republic – RFK Center, June 2015
Justice Derailed: The Uncertain Fate of Haitian Migrants and Dominicans of Haitian Descent in the Dominican Republic – Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, June 2015
Internal Exile: The Plight of Dominicans of Haitian Descent – World Politics Review, January 13, 2015
2014
Left Behind: How Statelessness in the Dominican Republic Limits Children’s Access to Education – Georgetown Law, April 11, 2014
Videos
2016
Les repatriés (video) – Le Nouvelliste, December 15, 2016
Rights at Risk in the DR – Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, July 15, 2016
“Come schiavi in libertà” – Geo del 02/05/2016 – RaiTv, May 2, 2016
Our Lives in Transit – documentary sheds light on harsh realities faced by ‘legal ghosts’ in Dominican Republic –Minority Rights Group International, March 9, 2016 [documentary]
Situación de derechos humanos en República Dominicana – Comision Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, February 9, 2016
2015
Dominicans of Haitian descent face life in limbo – Al Jazeera, December 25, 2015
Haitians in DR Say Immigration Papers They Paid for Have Not Arrived – Democracy Now!, July 29, 2015
North Miami city council condemns Dominican Republic – Local 10, July 22, 2015
BNN News Interviews Rodline Louijeune, IJDH – BNN News, July 21, 2015
WATCH: Bostonians React to Hispaniola Migration Crisis – WGBH, July 9, 2015
Some Haitian families living in fear say they were forced over the border – Local 10, July 7, 2015
Boston Press Conference on the Humanitarian Crisis in the DR – Tele Kreyol, July 1, 2015
July 1st National Day of Action to Stop the Deportations of Dominicans of Haitian Descent and Haitian Migrants – Nancy Treviño, June 30, 2015
Haiti: Dominican Deportations Causing ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ – ABC News, June 25, 2015
Protest at the DR embassy – Washington D.C – Association of Haitian Professionals, June 24, 2015
Are mass deportations of Haitians ‘racial profiling’? – MSNBC, June 24, 2015
The Dominican Republic’s “Ethnic Purging”: Edwidge Danticat on Mass Deportation of Haitian Families – Democracy Now!, June 17, 2015
Raw Coverage From the Dominican Republic – VICE News, June 17, 2015
Dominican Citizens at Risk of Expulsion to Haiti – Human Rights Watch, June 17, 2015
2014
Testimonies of young Dominicans of Haitian descent – Todxs Somos Dominicanxs, February 12, 2014
Background
2016
The Situation in the Dominican Republic: A Case for Preliminary Investigation – Dave A. Fils-Aimé, January 21, 2016
2015
DEBUNKING MYTHS AND FAQS IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS IN THE DR – Rights 4 All in DR, August 18, 2015
DR Human Rights Crisis Fact Sheet – Rights 4 All in DR, July 17, 2015 (last update 9/10/15)
The Origins of Anti-Haitian Sentiment in the Dominican Republic – NACLA, July 14, 2015
Haiti and the Dominican Republic – A Conflict Captured on Film – Indiewire, June 26, 2015
Dominican Republic and Haiti: Is it Time for an Island Reunification? – Huffington Post Canada, June 22, 2015
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CIVIL GENOCIDE IN THE DR… AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP – We Are All Dominican NYC, June 19, 2015
How history has been distorted to justify the Dominican deportations – “Africa is a Country”, June 17, 2015
Stop the Denationalization of Dominicans of Haitian Descent (Fact Sheet) – We Are All Dominican NYC, June 2015
Dominican Republic Statelessness Fact Sheet – Association of Haitian Professionals, June 2015
How a group of Dominicans were stripped of their nationality and now face expulsion to Haiti – The Conversation, April 8, 2015
2014
Inter-American Court condemns unprecedented situation of statelessness in the Dominican Republic — European Network on Statelessness, October 27, 2014
Edwidge Danticat: The Price of Sugar – “Creative Time Reports”, May 5, 2014
Judicial denationalisation of Dominicans of Haitian descent — Forced Migration Review, May 2014
Discrimination and Denationalization in the Dominican Republic – AFL-CIO, March 2014
2013
Dominican-Haitian Tensions: Wag the Dog or Prelude to Genocide? – “News Junkie Post”, December 2, 2013
If you are black, get out: The crisis of statelessness in the Dominican Republic – Daily Kos, October 20, 2013
Legal Analysis of the Sentencia – We Are All Dominican NYC, October 2013
English Translation of DR Constitutional Court Decision TC 168/13, September 23, 2013. Translation by HALA-NY.
1998
The River Massacre: The Real and Imagined Borders of Hispaniola – Windows on Haiti, November 1998
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