Dominican Republic: No more hope for tens of thousands stateless and at risk of expulsion if residence deadline expires

Headline Title: Dominican Republic: No more hope for tens of thousands stateless and at risk of expulsion 01 February 2015 Tens of thousands of individuals born in the Dominican Republic, the vast majority of Haitian descent, will be put at risk of expulsion when the deadline to register for residence expires on 1 February, said Amnesty International today. “At the stroke of midnight the hopes of tens of thousands of vulnerable people will be scuppered as this deadline expires. This could leave thousands at risk of possible expulsion from the country,” said Erika…

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