The other side of Punta Cana: Haitian women raped to avoid deportation and children forced to leave school

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Abigail (center) walks with Haitian children who live in the community of Friusa, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

As soon as she hears the Immigration bus arrive, Ruth hides her young children as best she can and lies down on the bed. She already knows what they’re going to do to her.

Overview of Villa Esperanza, a working-class neighborhood in the Friusa area, home to hundreds of Haitian migrants.

María, director of a community school in Villa Esperanza, in one of the classrooms.

Dozens of children attend classes at a school in Villa Esperanza, in the Friusa area, where more than half of the Haitian students have stopped attending classes in recent weeks.

Overview of the hotel zone in Punta Cana, in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic.

A construction project that was halted in Punta Cana. More than 100 workers – mostly undocumented Haitian migrants – were employed when it was active.

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