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July 29, 2015

Haitians in DR Say Immigration Papers They Paid for Have Not Arrived 
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In news from the Dominican Republic, hundreds of Haitians protested to
demand the return of over $100,000, which they say was paid to secure
immigration papers that never arrived. Earlier this year, the Dominican
Republic stripped hundreds of thousands of Haitians of their legal
status and announced that it would begin deporting those who did not
secure proper immigration papers. The move set thousands scrambling to
secure papers, but now many say that although they paid for the
documents, they have not yet arrived. Jésus Nuñez, the coordinator of
the national union of sugarcane workers, spoke at the protest.

Jésus Nuñez: "We are calling for the 4,608,000 pesos (102,230 U.S.
dollars) that were deposited in the BHD Bank in the name of the Haitian
Embassy to be returned. Until now, not one sugarcane worker has a
certificate, an identity card or a passport."

 

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