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OVERVIEW
This document represents a summary snapshot of monitoring activities conducted by IOM and border monitoring partners at the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The monitoring was put in place following the movements observed at the border before and after the 17th June 2015 expiration of the registration component of the National Plan for the Regularization of Foreigners (PNRE1 in Spanish), established in the Dominican Republic. Monitoring of border movements began as of the first week of June 2015. Up until the 16 th of June, figures are based on partial observations of border crossing points. The network was 100% operational as of July 2015.
CUMULATIVE HIGHLIGHTS
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62,180 households representing 109,783 individuals have crossed the border into Haitian territory
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35.1% were female while 64.9% were male
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1,516 presumed unaccompanied minors were identified
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4,374 households declared having been registered in the PNRE corresponding to 8,975 individuals
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68,031 individuals declared having returned spontaneously to Haiti
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20,024 individuals claim to have been deported
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21,5594 individuals were officially deported at the three official border crossing points of Ouanaminthe, Malpasse, and Belladère and have been voluntary registered.
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On February 25th 2016, IOM Dominican Republic facilitated the Assisted Voluntary Returns and Reintegration (AVRR) of 169 individuals (73 households).