Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence

DAJABON, Dominican Republic — Human rights activists are calling on the Dominican Republic’s government for a temporary reprieve in deportations as neighboring Haiti’s crisis spirals and people attempt to flee over the closed border from a surge in deadly gang violence. Small trucks with customized cages are ferrying dozens of Haitians every day from a … Read more

UN warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to severe human rights violations

ISLAMABAD — Forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations — including the separation of families and deportation of minors, the United Nations warned Saturday. Pakistan recently announced a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans, telling them to return to their home countries by Oct. … Read more

Lebanon deporting refugees to Syria as Arab states normalize with Assad

Touch upon this storyComment BEIRUT — Abu Hussein’s abdomen churned with fear when the Lebanese military knocked on his door at 5 a.m. final month. He selected to imagine the troopers after they stated they had been selecting him as much as repair his paperwork. He selected to imagine them after they stated they had … Read more