Resetting ESTA by flying to Dominican Republic [duplicate]

I read a lot here about resetting ESTA by going outside of US and then returning, but I still want to make sure I get it right. My 90 days will be over in October. I am planning to travel to Dominican Republic in September and then in October enter the US again.

Will it reset my ESTA for another 90 days?

One of my friends did so and he says it works, but I keep reading about an "adjacent islands zone" and am a bit worried.

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Best Answer

The term "adjacent islands" is defined for the purpose of immigration law at 8 USC 1101(b)(5):

The term “adjacent islands” includes Saint Pierre, Miquelon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, the Windward and Leeward Islands, Trinidad, Martinique, and other British, French, and Netherlands territory or possessions in or bordering on the Caribbean Sea.

Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1101

Traveling to the Dominican Republic therefore will not reset your VWP clock.