The Directorate General of Migration (DGM) announced that the Dominican Republic deported 119,003 Haitians in an irregular migration situation during the first four months of 2025 (January to April 2025). This figure represents a 71% increase compared to the same period last year.

January 2025 :

31,221 Haitians were deported to Haiti compared to 18,284 for the same month in 2024 (+71%)

February 2025 :

26,659 Haitians were deported to Haiti compared to 13,058 for the same month in 2024 (+51%)

March 2025 :

28,583 Haitians were deported to Haiti compared to 17,002 for the same month in 2024 (+68%)

April 2025 :

32,540 Haitians were deported to Haiti compared to 21,229 for the same month in 2024 (+53%)

From January to April, the highest number of arrests was reported in Santo Domingo, followed by La Altagracia and Santiago.

Since the National Security Council decided on October 2nd, 2024, to accelerate immigration control and arrests of all foreigners in an irregular migration situation in the Dominican Republic, 213,580 people have been repatriated to Haiti between October 2024 and April 2025, for a monthly average of 30,511.

This year, the DGM explains that it is undergoing a reorganization process, which involves increasing the number of immigration officers and integrating young people who are being trained in an intensive course, a practice that is being carried out for the first time in the institution. The first 160 are already working, and a second training period has immediately begun to add another 455.

In addition, the vehicle fleet has been renovated, including new means of transportation better suited to the institution's missions https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-44794-haiti-flash-new-fleet-of-vehicles-in-the-dr-for-dignified-transport-of-deported-haitians.html , and much of the old transportation equipment has been restored.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-44794-haiti-flash-new-fleet-of-vehicles-in-the-dr-for-dignified-transport-of-deported-haitians.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43981-haiti-flash-the-dominican-republic-has-sent-back-to-haiti-276-215-haitians-2024.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-43778-icihaiti-dominican-republic-more-than-500-000-haitians-expelled-in-2-years.html

S/ HaitiLibre