In an official update shared via its social media platform X, the Dominican Republic’s General Directorate of Migration (DGM) has formally confirmed that high-profile Haitian business leader Dimitri Albert Edouard Vorbe will be barred from entering the Caribbean nation. The travel restriction was officially enacted on October 13, 2025, following an official notification submitted by the Dominican Republic’s National Intelligence Directorate, and remains fully in force.
The confirmation arrives amid unfolding developments: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Vorbe in Florida back in September 2025, and he is currently being held at the Krome Processing Center, where U.S. authorities have recently approved his deportation.
Vorbe, who once led Haiti’s leading energy firm Société Générale d’Énergie, has long been counted among Haiti’s most influential business figures. He previously held Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that allowed him to reside legally in the United States, and was known as an outspoken critic of former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who was assassinated in 2021. Following Moïse’s killing, Haitian law enforcement officials questioned both Vorbe and fellow Haitian businessman Réginald Boulos as part of their assassination investigations. To date, U.S. officials have not released any public explanation for Vorbe’s September detention.