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Haiti - FLASH : Message to black American citizens in the Dominican Republic 21/11/2022 08:19:51
Message from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic : This message is to advise U.S. citizens that in recent months travelers to the Dominican Republic have reported being delayed, detained, or subject to heightened questioning at ports of entry and in other encounters with immigration officials based on their skin color. Reports of disparate treatment of U.S. citizens by Dominican authorities are a matter of ongoing concern to the U.S. Embassy. In addition, in recent days, as reported in Dominican media, Dominican Migration (DGM) agents have conducted widespread operations aimed at detaining those they believe to be undocumented migrants, especially persons of Haitian descent. In some cases, authorities have not respected these individuals’ legal status in the Dominican Republic or nationality. These actions may lead to increased interaction with Dominican authorities, especially for darker skinned U.S. citizens and U.S. citizens of African descent. There are reports that detainees are kept in overcrowded detention centers, without the ability to challenge their detention, and without access to food or restroom facilities, sometimes for days at a time, before being released or deported to Haiti." The Embassy advises U.S. citizens to always carry their passport with them and to have a charged cell phone and to notify the Embassy immediately if you need assistance at the Embassy's emergency number (809) 567-7775 and Defensor del Pueblo at (809) 381-7777. Reaction from the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs : An alert that provoked a strong reaction on Sunday, November 20 from the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which expressed "[...] its firmest rejection of the Alert statement issued on Saturday, November 19 by the United States Embassy in the country, considering it manifestly unfounded, improvised and unfortunate. The Ministry points out that "The United States Government has provided no evidence, beyond anecdotal cases without independent verification, that there is a systematic pattern of violations of the rights of migrants, ordered by the Dominican authorities. [...] Isolated cases may occur, as in any country in the world, which, if reported to the competent authorities, would be duly investigated and punished, if proven to be true [...] The Dominican Government would never have imagined such serious insinuations on the Dominican Republic, whose population shows in its skin color a wide melting pot of races; let alone from an ally who has himself been the target of numerous accusations of xenophobic and racist treatment of migrants and even of sectors of his own population [...]" The Ministry recalls that the Dominican Republic offers welcoming treatment to "millions of tourists who visit us every year from all over the world, especially from the United States [...] The declaration of November 19 could have a negative impact on thousands of Dominican workers, as well as on our economy, even if that was not the objective [...] Accordingly, we hope that the United States will consider removing the unverified terms from this ambiguous statement as soon as possible." HL/ SL/ HaitiLibre
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