2026-02-18

The Dominican Republic's expulsion of more than 525,000 Haitians since October 2025 -- a five-fold monthly acceleration over the 2025 annual average -- has generated a compounding humanitarian emergency in a country already hosting 1.4 million internally displaced persons and 5.7 million facing acute food insecurity. The National Network for the Defense of Human Rights exposed four DCPJ wanted notices as politically motivated, directly undermining the Fils-Aime government's rule-of-law credibility at a critical transition moment. The OAS Permanent Council convened today on Haiti's political situation. A federal court TPS ruling is expected by February 19. Normal government operations resume February 19 following the Carnival-Ash closure period.