SANTO DOMINGO.-In the course of January, the General Directorate of Migration (DGM) apprehended and repatriated 23,545 foreigners in irregular migratory status, through interdiction operations that are carried out throughout the national territory.
Through a statement, the DGM reported that during the actions carried out in the provinces of Azua, San Juan, Barahona, Pedernales, Dajabón and Elías Piña, dozens of foreigners have been detained, mostly Haitians, who, when seized, did not carry any kind of documents that accredit you as a person in transit in the country.
Likewise, the institution informed through a press release that the operations have been carried out in Santiago, Puerto Plata, La Vega, San Pedro de Macorís, La Romana and Bávaro Punta Cana; also in Benerito and Los Pilones, in order to counteract the irregular migratory flow throughout the national geography.
The head of Migration, Venancio Alcántara, specified that these actions continue progressively and simultaneously throughout the country, in compliance with Law 285-04 that governs the matter, within the framework of the migration policies promoted by the Government of President Luis Abinader.
He recalled that during immigration operations, a security protocol is implemented, preservation of the integrity of the person and respect for human rights, in addition to the procedure for transfer and conduction for subsequent deportation, under the strict supervision of an Immigration Interdiction Team.
The operations are rigorously supervised by Colonel Emiliano de los Santos, of the Dominican Republic Army, who is in charge of the Interdiction Department.
Assault
The General Directorate of Migration reported last week that it will deport 71 illegal Haitians and bring to justice 7 arrested disturbing order on public roads, after attacking agency inspectors and police officers during an operation in Punta Cana, La Altagracia province. .
The incident occurred when members of the DGM intercepted a bus that was moving through the roundabout in Punta Cana and, when it stopped, they fled and then threw stones at the members of Migration and police agents.
arrests
– December
In the course of December 2022, the General Directorate of Migrationb (DGM) repatriated 13,475 undocumented foreigners to their respective countries of origin, most of whom were Haitian nationals.
