Haitian migrants face alleged state violence in Dominican Republic

The collective HaitianosRD has denounced what it describes as a systematic policy of state terror by Dominican authorities against Haitian migrants. The organization reports that ten Haitians have died under Dominican custody between September 2025 and October 2026, occurring during migratory persecutions or through actions by repressive agents.

A specific incident cited involves the death of 24-year-old Clerger Rodler during a raid in the Villa Plywood sector of Verón-Punta Cana on October 3. The collective alleges the raid was conducted without a judicial warrant. The group is demanding that the Dominican state cease the killing of Haitian individuals during migratory operations and restore constitutional guarantees for all persons regardless of nationality or race. Additionally, HaitianosRD has called on the Haitian state to demand respect for the rights of its migrant population in the Dominican Republic.