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Young people of Haitian descent hang out in the Batey La Lima community, surrounded by a massive sugarcane plantation in the coastal city of La Romana, Dominican Republic. AP Photo/Matias Delacroix

Push for Creole courses in schools stokes historic anti‑Haitian feeling in Dominican Republic

Haitians have moved to the neighboring Dominican Republic in large numbers over the last century, which has made Creole the second-most widely spoken language there.
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

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.
What route did the first settlers to colonize the islands of the Caribbean take? M.M. Swee/Moment via Getty Images

Archaeologists determined the step‑by‑step path taken by the first people to settle the Caribbean islands

Did people settle these islands by traveling north from South America, or in the other direction? Reanalyzing data from artifacts discovered decades ago provides a definitive answer.

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