The Dominican Republic and Haiti, two countries that often have problems, are now fighting about a canal in Haiti. The Dominican leaders are worried because they think this canal might take away water from the Massacre River, which could hurt local farmers and nature. To deal with this, the Dominican President, Luis Abinader, has made some rules to stop people from traveling between the two countries. He stopped giving visas to Haitians, and he said he might close the borders for cars, planes, and boats.
Some groups that stand up for people’s rights say these rules are unfair to Haitians. But the Dominican government says they need to do this to keep their people safe. This argument between the two countries is complicated, and we don’t know how it will end. It shows that living next to each other can sometimes be really hard.