According to UNICEF, Dominican authorities have returned at least 1,800 unaccompanied Haitian migrant children to their home country. The Dominican Republic rejected the accusation, which was filed on Tuesday as the government tightened its immigration crackdown in response to the cholera outbreak and ongoing gang violence in Haiti. International observers have condemned the repression, accusing the Dominican Republic of mass deportations, racist treatment of migrants, and the confinement of Haitians in deplorable conditions. Girls and boys are among those fleeing to the Dominican Republic, many of whom are expelled through various border crossings, where UNICEF partners receive them, according to the UN agency for children. It is unclear whether the children were separated from their parents during the journey or fled Haiti on their own.

Source: CNN November 24, 2022 20:26 UTC