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

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

World NewsEnglish • 3 months ago

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Many Haitian migrants are fleeing extreme gang violence and poverty in the capital Port-au-Prince.

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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@OlinOfTheHillPeople
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8•3 months ago
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
- @11111one11111
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  2•3 months ago
  Yeah but like half the size of NC isn’t it?
  - @NOT_RICK
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    1•3 months ago
    Less than half the size. NJ is around half the size of the DR by area with two million fewer people
  - @RubberElectrons
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    Density high in cities, low in mountains and farmland. Still takes many hours to cross from north to south.

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