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[POLITICS] · Dominican Republic, United States, Haiti · 100 sources

Dominican Republic intensifies crackdown on Haitian migrants and signs US‑backed temporary entry pact

Dominican Republic army forces intercepted a Haitian man identified as Lucknel Durelus driving a Hyundai Sonata near the El Laurel checkpoint in Dajabón. He was suspected of trafficking undocumented Haitians using fraudulent Chilean residence documents. Soldiers found three undocumented Haitian nationals in the vehicle along with cash in dollars, Dominican pesos and Chilean pesos. In a separate operation in Valverde, a Ford jeep carrying sixteen irregular Haitian migrants was seized after its driver fled.

The army also used drones to locate stolen livestock in Dajabón, recovering two mares, a horse and two foals and detaining a Haitian suspect linked to the theft.

In a related policy move, the Dominican Republic announced a non‑binding memorandum of understanding with the United States, called “Shield of the Americas,” to allow a limited number of third‑country nationals deported from the U.S. to enter the country temporarily, excluding Haitian citizens and unaccompanied minors. The arrangement, supported financially and operationally by the United States, will be applied case‑by‑case while respecting Dominican sovereignty and existing migration controls.

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