The Dominican Republic enhances security on the border with the crisis -full Haiti news

The nation of the Caribbean island moves to expand the border wall and remove migrants as violence and chaos.

The Dominican Republic has announced a series of measures to support border security and tighten migration control in response to the escalation of instability in the neighboring Haiti.

President Louis Abyader said on Sunday that security will be increased, despite his country’s calls to reduce strict policies, as the Hition requests a refuge from the violence that destroys their country.

“We will increase the border monitoring with an additional 1500 soldiers, in addition to 9,500 that has already been deployed,” said the Dominican leader, who was re -elected last year with pledges of immigration in a speech.

Abinader added that he agreed to build a new portion of the wall separating the two countries-which participates in the second largest island in the Caribbean region after Cuba.

The border between the two countries extends to more than 300 km (186 miles). About 54 km (33 mi) of the border wall has been completed.

The president said his last order “will accelerate the construction of the border wall” to add 13 km (8 miles).

Also, legal reforms on the agenda, according to Abinader, with the aim of using stricter penalties to deter those who facilitate the entry of migrants and stay to the country.

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The increasing border measures come at a time when the Dominican Republic appoints the deep crisis in Haiti.

Chaos in the country last year as Violence Heavily, left a gang coalition controlling most of the capital of Port or Prince.

Despite the efforts made by the Kenyan peacekeeping force, which numbered about 1,000, the transitional government in Haiti, or unwillingly was unable to reduce violence, which witnessed a recovery during the past month or so.

United Nations reports that More than 5,600 people were killed In 2024, this is more than a million people It is displacedMany are looking for a shelter in the neighboring Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic responded to strict deportation policies, aiming to do so It restores up to 10,000 Haiti a week In recent months.

This has led to reports of human rights violations, as the defenders of the two countries throughout the Americas, especially the United States and the Dominican Republic, called for stopping deportations due to the harsh conditions awaiting people in Haiti.

Abinader, who won a second term in the May 2024 elections that appeared significantly in relation to Hayiti, stressed the need for the most stringent border and migration controls with the call for international assistance.