An officer of the "Cuerpo Especializado de Seguridad Fronteriza Terrestre" (CESFRONT) indicated that only in the province of Dajabón every day between 100 and 150 Haitians trying to enter illegally in Dominican territory, are returned to Haiti. In the last 30 days, more than 3,100 of our countrymen have made the unfortunate experience...

This military source explained that there was a lot of confusion and misinformation in Haiti about the National Plan of Regularization of Foreigners (PNRE), rumors suggest that all foreigners living illegally and their children will have Dominican citizenship...

This source said that many migrants were pregnant women, who entered illegally, give birth to José María Cabral and Báez hospital of Santiago, in an effort to recognize their children as Dominican citizens. Recalling that last Thursday, members of the 2nd Brigade of the army, arrested in the community of Capilla de Navarrete (Santiago Province) 48 undocumented people of Haitian descent, whose 12 of them were women, most of whom were pregnant.

It is good to remember that the PNRE applies only foreigners (all countries), living illegally in the Dominican Republic BEFORE the Constitutional Tribunal judgment 168-13 (TC) [sept.2013] and these foreigners, will not only have to prove that he resided in the Dominican Republic well before that date, but also meet several other criteria, to which most Haitians in irregular situations, are unable to meet...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11851-haiti-social-pnre-a-plan-for-regularization-or-repatriation-of-haitians.html

S/ HaitiLibre