©️David Lorens Mentor
Washington, 6 September 2025.- While the Haitian authorities are overwhelmed by an unprecedented security, health and humanitarian crisis, the country is paradoxically on the list of potential destinations for non-American immigrants expelled as part of Trump's migration policies.
In the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a resident of Maryland who fled El Salvador to escape gang violence, the United States authorities offered him a list of 22 countries that could receive him during the proceedings. Haiti is among those countries, despite its own difficulties.
Expelled by mistake to El Salvador, Garcia was then repatriated to the United States to respond to criminal charges. He could now be expelled to one of the countries on the list, including Haiti.
At the same time, the country is experiencing a wave of massive deportations from the Dominican Republic. In August 2025, more than 35,000 Haitians in an irregular situation were expelled, a record figure for the year. The Dominican authorities claim to carry out a complete biometric identification before handing over the deportees to the Haitian authorities.
However, on the Haitian side, criticism persists regarding the absence of a system of care for returnees. No registration or support for reintegration is foreseen, increasing the vulnerability of thousands of citizens.
In this context, one question is necessary: is a country that is already struggling to reintegrate its own nationals really able to accommodate other foreign deportees?
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