The Dominican government announced plans to deport 10,000 Haitians per week as part of a special operation. Homero Figueroa, the government spokesperson, made the announcement on Wednesday, October 2, following a meeting between President Luis Abinader and his National Security Council. "It has been decided to immediately execute a repatriation operation, with the goal of deporting up to 10,000 immigrants per week to their country of origin," stated Figueroa, Director of Government Strategy and Communication.

In an interview later that evening, Sam Guillaume of the Support Group for Repatriates and Refugees (GARR) condemned the Dominican State's plan. "Deporting 10,000 Haitians per week from the Dominican Republic is outrageous. Previously, about 23,000 deportations per month were already considered excessive. Today, given that no Dominican visas are being granted to Haitians, this only worsens the situation. There are more and more Haitians living irregularly in the DR, and they are deeply concerned about this plan," Guillaume pointed out.