Thousands of Haitians expelled from Dominican Republic Since June 17, when a registration program for undocumented migrants ran out in the Dominican Republic, more than 17,000 people have poured across the border into Haiti. Among those being expelled are people of Haitian heritage but born in the Dominican Republic, now being forced to relocate to a place where they have perhaps distant roots but often do not speak the Creole language, and have no known family. IMAGES.