Repatriation Process Described By Dominican Officials

The office of the DGM will determine the basis, forms and necessary legal documents required in the operational support of the process. The whole repatriation process will be recorded as documentary evidence to avoid every future allegation and human rights abuse and as an exhibit to government's promise that repatriations have been done in compliance with human rights norms. A representative from the Foreign Ministry will be present at the Haitian border to watch the departure of Haitian nationals. Repatriation work will be supervised by a minimum team of one inspector and two migration agents with the presence of armed forces and the National Police. Patrol drones will fly over the country's border on a two kilometer radius to prevent illegal activities across the border such as human trafficking, smuggling and damage to natural resources.

CARICOM members are sitting silent because the elected Haitian leaders have said they are preparing themselves for the influx and had put plans in place to welcome the repatriated nationals. However, some human rights groups and many Haitians and Caribbean nationals across the US have slammed the D.R Government's decision on repatriation.

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