Since the application of Decree 668-22 which provides for the expulsion from Dominican territory of all foreigners in an irregular migratory situation, the number of expulsions of Haitians has increased considerably.

The month of September falls within a tense context between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, resulting from the construction of an agricultural irrigation canal in Haiti with a water intake on the Massacre River, which has revived historical disputes between the two nations and caused the closure of all borders on the Dominican side and the suspension of delivery of Dominican visas to Haitians https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40503-haiti-flash-dr-closes-its-land-sea-and-air-borders-with-haiti-goods-and-passengers.html

Repatriation September 2023:

Official border points:

Anse-à-Pitres, Belladère, Malpasse and Ouanaminthe

13,364 men

2,782 women

525 girls

397 boys

Unofficial border points:

Baptiste, Belladère (Rocher), Cornillon, Fonds-Verettes, Las Cahobas (Bateille), Savanette (Miguel)

4,289 men

2,598 women

995 girls

1,419 boys

For a total of Total 26,369 (up +9.4% compared to August 2023)

Added to this are 6,318 pushbacks at the border (+52.6% compared to the previous minimum)

To these repatriations we must finally add the so-called "voluntary" spontaneous returns which amount for the month of September 2023 to 34,081 Haitians +57.8% compared to August).

Grand total of Haitians returned to the country in September 2023: 66,768

Which brings the number of Haitians returning to Haiti to nearly 230,000 in 4 months...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40683-haiti-dom-rep-more-than-160-000-haitians-returned-to-the-country-repatriated-or-voluntarily-in-3-months.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40608-haiti-exodusmore-than-61-000-haitians-back-to-haiti-since-the-border-closed.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40503-haiti-flash-dr-closes-its-land-sea-and-air-borders-with-haiti-goods-and-passengers.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40244-haiti-flash-56-434-haitians-back-from-dom-rep-a-record-in-one-month-july-2023.html

HL/ HaitiLibre