1、CRS InsightsThe Dominican Republic: Tensions with Haiti over Citizenship and Migration IssuesClare Ribando Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs (cseelkecrs.loc.gov, 7-5229)Rhoda Margesson, Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy (rmargessoncrs.loc.gov, 7-0425)Maureen Taft-Morales, Sp
2、ecialist in Latin American Affairs (mtmoralescrs.loc.gov, 7-7659)July 15, 2015 (IN10317)A serious dispute between the Dominican Republic and Haiti regarding the citizenship status of some 200,000 Dominicans of Haitian descent, as well as undocumented migrants in the Dominican Republic, threatens to
3、exacerbate tensions between the two neighbors.In 2013, a Dominican Constitutional Tribunal ruling called into question the legal status of people of Haitian descent who were born in the Dominican Republic to undocumented parents. (See Figure 1 for a description of the groups affected.) At issue is h
4、ow the Dominican government will determine the status of those affected by the ruling, whether individuals will be rendered stateless (not considered to be a citizen of any state under national law), and when and if the Dominican government will deport those affected to Haiti, a country ill-equipped
