{"id":2207553,"date":"2024-03-27T15:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dominican-republic-building-250-mile-border-barrier-to-wall-off-haiti-amid-takeover-by-gangs\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T15:38:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:38:58","slug":"dominican-republic-building-250-mile-border-barrier-to-wall-off-haiti-amid-takeover-by-gangs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dominican-republic-building-250-mile-border-barrier-to-wall-off-haiti-amid-takeover-by-gangs\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic constructing 250-mile border barrier to separate from Haiti amidst gang infiltration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdominican-republic-building-250-mile-border-barrier-to-wall-off-haiti-amid-takeover-by-gangs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2207553&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Dominican Republic is fast-tracking the building of a 250-mile border wall with Haiti to curb chaos as gangs \u200cgain control\u200b in Haiti. President Abinader is reinforcing security\u200b measures. The $120 million project,\u200d inspired by Israel&#8217;s wall, \u200cincludes a 12-foot concrete barrier topped with razor wire.\u200c Heightened border security is \u200dcritical after\u2064 mass prison escapes in Haiti. The Dominican Republic \u200cis expediting the construction of a 250-mile\u200c border \u200cwall with Haiti to \u2063address escalating \u200bchaos due to \u2062gang control\u2063 in Haiti. President Abinader is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-growing-threat-of-organized-retail-crime\/\" title=\"The Growing Threat of Organized Retail Crime\">bolstering security efforts<\/a> \u2063with a $120 million project modeled after Israel&#8217;s wall, featuring a 12-foot concrete barrier topped with\u2062 razor wire. \u200dThis\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-has-arrested-thousands-of-special-interest-aliens-from-middle-east-under-biden-report\/\" title=\"Report: Border Patrol arrests thousands of Middle Eastern 'special interest aliens' under Biden.\">enhanced \u2064border security<\/a> follows widespread prison \u200bescapes in Haiti.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/WWW.WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM\/TAG\/DOMINICAN-REPUBLIC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dominican Republic<\/a> has plans to swiftly complete a 250-mile <a href=\"https:\/\/WWW.WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM\/TAG\/BORDER-SECURITY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border wall<\/a> along its shared boundary with Haiti on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, an attempt to protect the country as its land neighbor falls into further chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Dominican President Luis Abinader\u00a0is surging soldiers and construction resources to seal off the border as conditions on the west side of the island have slid into a state of anarchy in recent weeks as gangs and warlords have further clenched control of <a href=\"https:\/\/WWW.WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM\/TAG\/HAITI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Haiti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are ensuring that this destabilizing situation stops right at the border,\u201d Abinader said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/europe\/haiti-dominican-republic-wall-3d7626d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview<\/a> with the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader speaks during a plenary session at the Summit of the Americas on June 10, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Marcio Jose Sanchez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-terminates-military-border-wall-construction-cancels-contracts\/\" title=\"Biden Terminates Military Border Wall Construction, Cancels Contracts\">border wall project<\/a> commenced three years ago and is based on Israel\u2019s wall. Abinader is running for reelection in May, and if he is successful, he will move quickly on carrying out a $120 million plan to install a barrier along the border.<\/p>\n<p>Stage one of the plan is standing up a 12-foot wall made of concrete, topped with a metal fence and razor wire. That barrier would stretch along 30 miles of the most populated area along the border\u2019s Massacre River.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Dominican government has already erected sentry towers that include solar-powered cameras, and it has deployed drones to monitor where Haitians might cross out of sight.<\/p>\n<p>Abinader said border security is of significant concern following the escape of more than 4,000 prisoners in Haiti as gangs attacked police stations to spring the prison breaks in the last several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been barred from reentering his home country since going to Kenya to negotiate outside support to help the government regain control. Gangs have overtaken the airport in the capital city, Port-au-Prince.<\/p>\n<p>The Dominican Republic has refused U.S. requests to allow Henry into the nation, and he remains in Puerto Rico for the time being.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The prison breaks have raised new concerns for Abinader about who is crossing the border. Only 15% of Haitians have an ID card or passport, making it difficult to know if Haitian immigrants who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-rolls-out-giant-nets-to-stop-migrants-crossing-rio-grande\/\" title=\"Texas deploys massive nets to halt migrants crossing Rio Grande.\">apprehended crossing illegally<\/a> were sprung from prison and on the run or seeking refuge.<\/p>\n<p>Haiti has been in peril for more than a decade, having never recovered from the 2010 earthquake that claimed nearly 300,000 lives.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Haitian President Jovenel Moise was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/762465\/haitian-president-jovenel-moise-assassinated-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassinated<\/a>. Martine Moise, his widow, and Claude Joseph, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a>, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/19\/world\/americas\/haiti-assassinated-president-wife-accused.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>accused<\/a> last month of being involved in the assassination plot.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations has estimated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/over-33000-have-fled-gangs-13-day-rampage-through-haitis-capital-report-says#:~:text=PORT%2DAU%2DPRINCE%2C%20Haiti,s%20International%20Organization%20for%20Migration.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>33,000<\/a> Haitians have fled Port-au-Prince in two weeks this month.<\/p>\n<p>Countless Haitians have fled the island altogether and traveled to other countries in South America, Central America, Mexico, and the United States. Since President Joe Biden took office, more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>200,000<\/a> Haitians have been encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border attempting to enter the United States, according to federal data.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>U.S. Customs &#038; Border Protection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Henry has agreed to resign and pleaded with Haitians to \u201cremain calm\u201d in a recent video announcement, but with food shortages and violence continuing to escalate, the situation is prompting many to flee.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"HTTPS:\/\/WWW.WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dominican Republic has continued to deport immigrants caught illegally entering or residing in the country despite being asked by the United Nations to discontinue the removals. Roughly 225,000 Haitians were returned from the Dominican last year.<\/p>\n<p>In a sign of how bad things have gotten, Abinader\u2019s opponent in the May election, former President Leonel Fernandez, has openly supported the border wall project and said it was critical.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dominican Republic is expediting the construction of a 250-mile border wall along its shared border with Haiti on Hispaniola. This effort aims to safeguard the nation as Haiti grapples with escalating turmoil. President Luis Abinader is mobilizing troops and construction assets to secure the border promptly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2207554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23258715872114-1024x592.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2207553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23258715872114-1024x592.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2207553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2207554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2207553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2207553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2207553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}