The Caribbean Community has noted with grave concern that the ruling by the Dominican Republic concerning the regularisation of Dominicans of Haitian descent expired on February 1 and government officials have indicated that it will not be extended.
“The process of regularisation of Dominicans of Haitian descent arbitrarily deprived of their nationality by the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court ruling on nationality of September 2013 expired on 1 February 2015, a communique issued at the close of the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Carib-bean Community noted. The statement also said that government officials have indicated that that date would not be extended despite the fact that only a very small number (6937) of the persons affected were able to apply in time, leaving a large number estimated to be over 100,000 vulnerable to expulsion.
“This distressing development needs to be placed in the context of the judgement of 22 October 2014 of the Inter-American Court of
