In 2023, over 216,000 Haitians were forcibly returned to Haiti by various countries, according to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). These returns, although they may be perceived as an obstacle, do not deter some individuals from attempting, sometimes repeatedly, to leave the country in search of a better life.

According to data shared by the IOM, the Dominican Republic is the country that returned the most Haitians in 2023, with 208,169 compatriots returned, accounting for 96% of the total number. Turks and Caicos Islands rank second with 3,338 (2%). In third place are the Bahamas, with 2,021 returned (1%). The United States ranks fourth with 1,862 Haitians (1%). Cuba is in fifth place with 751 (1%). The last two on the list are Turkey with 463 and Jamaica with 73 returned Haitians.