The Dominican Republic ramps up border security through increased deportations and utilizing a 'smart security fence' to safeguard against the Haiti security crisis.
Border security has become a chief concern for the Dominican Republic as gang violence has flung the neighboring nation of Haiti into chaos, prompting tighter border security and deportations. An estimated 5 million people in Haiti are in need of humanitarian aid and some 362,000 Haitians have been internally displaced across the country. In the capital of Port-au-Prince, where 160,000 people have been displaced, extreme violence remains high and gangs are believed to control 80% of the city.
-foot wall, dubbed a 'smart security fence' by the Dominican authorities, runs roughly 100 miles along the border with Haiti. The fence, which has been under construction for more than two years, relies on technology like drones, 360-degree cameras and night vision to allow Dominican soldiers to focus on other security measures, like patrols, a commander told Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas.
The Biden administration has politicized and emotionalized border wall, making them the enemy instead of recognizing them for the national security asset they’ve historically proven to be. The president must wake up to the reality that strong border security measures and effective policies are vital to national security,' Texas Republican Rep. August Pfluger, who sits on the House Committee on Homeland Security, told Fox News Digital. When pressed about whether the U.S.
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