Haitian Businessman Dimitri Vorbe to Be Deported to the Dominican Republic Following U.S. Court Agreement
Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe is expected to be deported from the United States to the Dominican Republic after reaching an agreement approved by a U.S. federal judge. According to international and Haitian media reports, U.S. authorities accepted Vorbe’s request not to be returned to Haiti.
Reports indicate that Federal Judge Darrin Gayles approved the arrangement on May 12, 2026. Under the agreement, Vorbe must leave U.S. territory on a commercial flight to Santo Domingo within seven days. The deal also states that legal action filed against the U.S. government over his detention will be dropped once he arrives in the Dominican Republic.
The decision comes months after Vorbe’s high-profile arrest in the United States. On September 23, 2025, agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested him in Miami. At the time, U.S. authorities alleged that he had been involved in activities linked to violence and support for armed gangs contributing to Haiti’s instability.
Following his arrest, the U.S. State Department reportedly argued that Vorbe’s presence on American soil could have serious consequences for U.S. foreign policy interests. He was later transferred to the Krome detention center in Florida while awaiting deportation proceedings.
Vorbe’s arrest sent shockwaves through Haiti’s political and business sectors. A prominent figure in Haiti’s economic elite, he previously led SOGENER, a private energy company that supplied electricity to the Haitian government for years.
Although U.S. authorities publicly linked him to allegations involving criminal networks and gang-related violence, detailed evidence has not been fully disclosed. His case became part of a broader U.S. crackdown targeting influential Haitian figures accused of contributing to the country’s worsening security crisis.
