Depi lwa TC 168 13 pibliye nan RD, yon lwa Gouvènman Dominiken an pran kont etranje k ap viv sou teritwa l, moun ki pa gen pèmi legal pou rete nan peyi a, jan yo di l, gen yon xenofobi melanje ak rasis ki deklare lòt bò fontyè a ki konsène sitou moun ki gen po nwa, ayisyen an patikilye .Avan lwa sa a, konstitisyon peyi Dominiken te rekonèt kòm sitwayen dominiken, tout moun ki te fèt sou teritwa l, suivan lwa yo rele “Jus Soli “, sa vle di moun ki fèt sou teritwa a dominiken. TC 168 13 la vin ranfòse ak yon lòt Arete retwoaktif dominiken pran ki declare moun ki fèt sou teritwa dominiken apre lane 1929 pèdi nasyonalite dominiken yo an patikilye ayisyen; yon mesi ki vyole

Since the TC Ruling 168/13 was published in the Dominican Republic – a law which the Dominican Government put in place against foreigners living on their territory, people who do not have legal permits to remain in the country – There is a xenophobia mixed with racism that has been declared on the other side of the border that targets especially those who have dark skin, Haitians in particular. Before this ruling, the Dominican constitution recognized every person born on its territory as a Dominican citizen following the law called “Jus soli,” which meant that anyone born on its territory was Dominican. TC Ruling 168/13 reinforced another retroactive decree that the Dominicans took, which d