Family says authorities transferred Dominican baby to Haiti
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- A Dominican family alleges that a nine-day-old baby born in Santo Domingo was transferred to Haiti with her Haitian teenage mother and maternal grandmother.
- The baby’s alleged Dominican father says a hospital refused to include his name on the live-birth record, which the family says hindered efforts to establish paternity and claim Dominican nationality.
- The mother and baby were later transferred to a facility of the National Council for Children and Adolescents in Haina, according to the legal action.
A nine-day-old baby born in the Dominican Republic was allegedly taken to Haiti with her teenage mother and maternal grandmother, according to a legal action filed by the family.
Alisleidi Altagracia Miguel Jovain was born on Aug. 24, 2026, at the Dr. Marcelino Vélez Santana Teaching Hospital. Her mother is Haitian and 16 years old. Miguel Miguel Grullón, a Dominican adult who says he is the baby’s father, says he tried to acknowledge her from the moment she was born.
The legal filing says the hospital refused to include Grullón’s name on the live-birth certificate and instead issued a form for children of foreign nationals. The family argues that this prevented them from immediately proving the father’s identity and seeking Dominican nationality for the baby.
On Sept. 1, the mother, Anastazia, and the newborn were transferred to facilities of the National Council for Children and Adolescents, known as Conani, in Haina. Grullón and the baby’s paternal grandfather, Francisco Miguel José, went to the facility, according to the report.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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