The Dominican Republic claims to have arrested greater than 130 Haitian ladies and youngsters on the primary day of a repression of migrants with out paperwork within the Hospitals of Santo Domingo.
Many ladies arrested on Monday had been pregnant and others had just lately given delivery.
Repression is a part of the federal government plan introduced final yr to deport as much as 10,000 migrants with out paperwork per week to stem migration from close by Haiti.
The authorities of President Luis Abinader, nonetheless, has been criticized for his arduous therapy of Haitian migrants since many are fleeing from excessive bandwidth violence and poverty within the capital port-au-prince.
The Department of Immigration stated that ladies had been “supplied dignified therapy” after being dropped at a detention middle the place their biometric information and fingerprints had been recorded.
A Haitian lady who had accompanied her pregnant good friend to the hospital stated that authorities actions trigger uncertainty for pregnant ladies who want care.
“If a lady gave delivery right now, they can’t take her right now, as a result of they do not know what is going to occur. And if she has a cesarean lower, they do not even know what is going to occur, as a result of there may be by no means a health care provider together with her to assist if one thing occurs on the road, with the kid or together with her,” he stated.
The authorities have stated that ladies will obtain medical care and all moms with out paperwork will likely be repatriated.
Many Haitians have crossed the border shared with the Dominican Republic to flee rising violence and starvation, generally in a number of vans a day.
To block these numbers, the Dominican Republic has deported greater than 80,000 folks to Haiti within the first three months of this yr, in accordance with the AFP information company.
The authorities of President Abinader has beforehand expressed its frustration for the lack of the worldwide neighborhood to revive stability in Haiti.
