Haiti’s spiral into chaos in recent years has coincided with a harsh crackdown by its Dominican neighbor. “No foreigner who wants to stay here in the Dominican Republic should do so illegally, and that's what (the government) has said," she said. While Dominican voters want continued a government crackdown on migrants, many of the hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the Dominican Republic live in fear. The ongoing violence has forced many to flee their homes and seek refuge in places like the Dominican Republic and the United States. The Dominican government's policies have stirred concerns among both newly arrived migrants and Haitians that have long called the Dominican Republic home.

Source: ABC News May 16, 2024 20:20 UTC