A silent war has been triggered by the Dominican Republic against Haiti following the decision of the population to build an irrigation canal on the Massacre River. The first on the Haitian side. If Dominican authorities decide to open a breach at the land border between the two countries, it is only to sell goods in Haiti. Those who say that the Dominican government wants Haiti's money without the Haitians are right.

While on one hand President Luis Abinader announced the opening of a corridor at the border, the National Security Council of the Dominican Republic announced, on the other hand, a fund to finance an extensive agricultural mechanization program to reduce the hiring of undocumented immigrant workers and the militarization of the border. At the same time, Dominican authorities decided to close the border to immigration.