Dominicans protest against Haitian migrants

Santo Domingo: Dozens of Dominicans on Sunday protested against the presence of undocumented migrants from neighboring Haiti, backing President Luis A...

Santo Domingo: Dozens of Dominicans on Sunday protested against the presence of undocumented migrants from neighboring Haiti, backing President Luis Abinader's move to demand ID documents from those seeking hospital or maternity care.

It was the third demonstration in a month organized by the Old Dominican Order, a nationalist non-government organization that has decried the "Haitianization" of the country.

Protesters carried signs reading "Expel them already," "The Dominican Republic is for Dominicans," and "We're fed up" at the demonstration near the presidential palace.

Two buses transporting Haitian migrants detained by immigration agents passed by the protest site.

Abinader has taken a tough line on migration from crisis-ravaged Haiti since coming to power in 2020. The two countries share the island of Hispaniola, the second-biggest in the Caribbean after Cuba.