In early November, in Aguas Negra, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, just over twenty Haitian nationals gathered in a small room, holding receipts stamped "paid" for their passport applications at a meeting led by Wendy Osirus, president of the Movement for Human Rights (Mondha). "Deliver our passports," the audience chanted in response to a question from the human rights activist, as seen in a video reviewed by Le Nouvelliste. The demand is clear. The Haitian government must assume its responsibilities and deliver the passports, Wendy Osirus stated in an interview with the newspaper on Friday, November 17, 2023.

Haitian nationals have paid for passports at the consulates of Dajabon, Santiago, Higuey, Barahona, and the embassy. Many of these compatriots, including agricultural workers, retirees who have worked in bateys, and parents who need the document to enroll their children in school, have paid $200 to obtain this document urgently. Some requests date back to January 2023. It is now November, and they have received nothing, Wendy Osirus continued, estimating that there are 61,000 passports yet to be delivered based on information collected by various expatriate organizations. "This situation concerns us. Without passports, our compatriots cannot do anything in the Dominican Republic. When they are not met with silence, Haitian officials give them new dates for passport delivery that are never honored," revealed an anonymous Haitian priest working in Santo Domingo Este. "There are daily deportations," emphasized a Haitian national. Mireille Espérance, a member of an organization called Cofnami based in Puerto Plata, prays for the Haitian government to take action. "Compatriots, including those I accompanied to the consulate, are complaining," she told Le Nouvelliste.