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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabfwj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Dominican Republic: Update on Citizenship and Humanitarian Issues April 27, 2016 (IN10483) Related Authors *Rhoda Margesson, Clare Ribando Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs (cseelkeacrs bc gov, 7-5229) Rhoda Margesson, Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy (rmargesson@crs ov, 7-0425) The Dominican government has long been criticized for its treatment of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The government is sensitive to such criticism because it touches on race and nationality issues. After sustained international criticism of a 2013 court ruling, Dominican President Danilo Medina has tak.enstep to address the citizenship status and rights of people of Haitian descent and undocumented individuals living in the Dominican Republic through implementation of a naturalization law and regularization plan. Medina is favored to win a second term in elections scheduled for May 15, 2016. He is unlikely to take further steps on behalf of people born in the Dominican Republic who are undocumented until after the elections. Tribunal Ruling, Naturalization Law, and Regularization Plan According to criteria for acquiring Dominican nationality outlined in the 2010 constitution, children born in the Dominican Republic to parents in the country illegally are ineligible for citizenship. A September 2013 Dominican Constitutional Tribunal ruling applied that criterion retroactively to descendants of all undocumented migrants born in the country since 1929. The international community has expressed concern that the tribunal's ruling could render thousands of individuals staess The Medina government developed a process to help resolve the citizenship status of those affected by the ruling who were born in the Dominican Republic. In May 2014, the Dominican Congress approved a naturalization law (169-14) allowing individuals in Group A (see definition in Table 1) to keep their citizenship and register their children as citizens. In recent months, President Medina has taken steps to ensure that individuals in Group A are able to receive new documents. Law 169-14 also provided an expedited path to citizenship for individuals in Group B who registered by February 1, 2015. Dominican officials maintain that they are willing to fix the citizenship status of anyone brought to their attention who missed the deadline for naturalization but can prove that he or she was born in the country. Many people lack the

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