Cholera related crackdown in Dominican Republic

(BBC) The Dominican Republic has been accused of using the cholera outbreak as a pretext for a crackdown on Haitians.

Officials have deported thousands of illegal immigrants in recent weeks.

The deportations are sowing fear among Haitians living in the Dominican Republic.

The country has mounted what is being described as the largest campaign in years to target Haitians living illegally in the Dominican Republic.

Soldiers and immigration agents have been setting up checkpoints and conducting neighbourhood sweeps.

Those found without papers have been detained and deported.