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The Take: Why is the Dominican Republic deporting Haitian migrants?

What does the Dominican Republic’s crackdown on Haitian migrants reveal about the story of two neighbours?

Haitian refugees and migrants arrive at the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, following the announcement that the Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 undocumented migrants per week, in Elias Pina, Dominican Republic, October 14, 2024 [Erika Santelices/Reuters]

The Dominican Republic has deported nearly 150,000 people it claims are of Haitian descent since October 2024. Many of them are unaccompanied minors or people born in the Dominican Republic but stripped of citizenship in 2013. While officials say they are enforcing immigration laws, a recent Al Jazeera documentary points to a deeper history of anti-Blackness and anti-Haitian sentiment on the island.

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In this episode:

Natasha Del Toro (@ndeltoro), Al Jazeera journalist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker, Sonia Bhagat and Ashish Malhotra, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Khaled Soltan, Mariana Navarrete, Kisaa Zehra, Remas Alhawari, Kingwell Ma and our guest host, Manuel Rapalo. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah, Mohannad Al-Melhem and Kylene Kiang. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Source: Al Jazeera