Masaya Llavaneras Blanco

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  • Assistant Professor of Development Studies, Huron University College, Western University
A pregnant woman waits for an appointment outside the Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia Maternity Hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in November 2021. Haitian officials and activists say the government is violating laws by deporting pregnant women. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

For Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic, ‘reproduction is like a death sentence’

Masaya Llavaneras Blanco, Western University

The government of the Dominican Republic is raiding maternity wards and deporting Haitian women before or after they’ve given birth. More than 3,000 have been deported since April 10.
Dans la communauté de Dajabon, des Haïtiens sans papiers détenus à l’intérieur d’un véhicule de police par des agents de l’immigration en mai 2024. Le profilage racial joue un rôle fondamental dans les déportations en République dominicaine. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

L’expulsion de milliers d’Haïtiens par la République dominicaine – ou la brutalité des déportations de masse

Masaya Llavaneras Blanco, Western University

Au moment où Donald Trump s’apprête à tenir sa promesse d’expulsions massives, il est important de suivre de près ce qui se passe avec les Haïtiens vivant en République dominicaine.
Undocumented Haitians detained by immigration officials in the Dominican Republic (DR) stand inside a police vehicle in the community of Dajabon in May 2024. Racial profiling is a key aspect of deportations in the DR. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

The Dominican Republic’s expulsion of thousands of Haitians shows the brutality of mass deportations

Masaya Llavaneras Blanco, Western University

As the US president-elect prepares to deliver on his promise of mass deportations, it is urgent to examine the situation in the DR, the most significant case of ongoing forced returns in the Americas.

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