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Dominican Republic to Open Borders to US Deportees
(MENAFN) The Dominican Republic declared Tuesday it will temporarily open its borders to third-country nationals deported by the United States — drawing a firm line, however, at accepting migrants from neighboring Haiti.
Santo Domingo formalized the arrangement through a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Washington, operating under the Shield of the Americas initiative — a US-led military and political coalition spearheaded to reinforce security across the Western Hemisphere, with crosshairs set on drug cartels, transnational criminal networks, foreign interference, and irregular migration.
The accord authorizes Dominican authorities to receive a restricted number of third-country nationals, contingent on the absence of criminal records. Haitian migrants and unaccompanied minors are explicitly excluded from the arrangement.
Washington will bankroll the operation to "ensure adequate conditions during their temporary stay and facilitate their orderly return to their countries of origin," the Dominican Foreign Ministry stated.
Beyond migrant processing, both nations are advancing airport and border security infrastructure, deploying biometric systems and emerging technologies to tighten oversight at key entry points.
In a parallel counterterrorism move, the Dominican government announced it has formally designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon's Hezbollah as terrorist organizations.
The Shield of the Americas — a 17-nation security bloc launched by US President Donald Trump in March — counts Argentina, El Salvador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Honduras, Chile, Panama, and the Dominican Republic among its members.
Santo Domingo formalized the arrangement through a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Washington, operating under the Shield of the Americas initiative — a US-led military and political coalition spearheaded to reinforce security across the Western Hemisphere, with crosshairs set on drug cartels, transnational criminal networks, foreign interference, and irregular migration.
The accord authorizes Dominican authorities to receive a restricted number of third-country nationals, contingent on the absence of criminal records. Haitian migrants and unaccompanied minors are explicitly excluded from the arrangement.
Washington will bankroll the operation to "ensure adequate conditions during their temporary stay and facilitate their orderly return to their countries of origin," the Dominican Foreign Ministry stated.
Beyond migrant processing, both nations are advancing airport and border security infrastructure, deploying biometric systems and emerging technologies to tighten oversight at key entry points.
In a parallel counterterrorism move, the Dominican government announced it has formally designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon's Hezbollah as terrorist organizations.
The Shield of the Americas — a 17-nation security bloc launched by US President Donald Trump in March — counts Argentina, El Salvador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Honduras, Chile, Panama, and the Dominican Republic among its members.
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