Dominican Republic 'to deport up to 10,000 migrants a week'

c/world · u/MicroWave@lemmy.world · 1 points

The Dominican Republic says it plans to deport up to 10,000 undocumented migrants a week to combat uncontrolled migration.

The plan was announced by President Luis Abinader's spokesman, Homero Figueroa, who blamed the international community's slow response to months of gang violence in neighbouring Haiti and its failure to restore stability.

Tens of thousands of Haitians have fled across the border into the Dominican Republic.

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u/RubberElectrons@lemmy.world · 1 points

Density high in cities, low in mountains and farmland. Still takes many hours to cross from north to south.

u/11111one11111@lemmy.world · 1 points

Yeah but like half the size of NC isn't it?

u/OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world · 1 points

10,760,028 as of 2022. Between Portugal and Czechia, or about the size of North Carolina.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population

u/RubberElectrons@lemmy.world · 1 points

Yeah man. Sigh. Just let some of these grudges and shit rest already, it's been more than a few lifelines for some of them.

u/robocall@lemmy.world · 1 points

I suspect that is a sacrifice DR is willing to take.

u/11111one11111@lemmy.world · 1 points

Jesus christ I didn't think there were 10,000 people living in DR. It's not that much area.

u/sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 1 points

The history of that Island, the stark differences between Haiti and the DR, is just painful.

u/SattaRIP@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 points

You don't move that many people without killing a lot of them and scarring the rest for life.