Santo Domingo. – At least three people have lost their lives in Haina Immigration Processing Center from June of this year to date, according to reports from the General Directorate of Migration (DGM).
It is about an American and two haitiansamong these a under-age, who died while they were held in the facility located in the province of San Cristóbal.
The victim The most recent was recorded last Friday: a newborn baby of one 20 year old Haitian citizenwho had been transferred to the center in the company of her son after being detained due to her irregular immigration statusthe entity indicated in a statement.
According to the mother’s version, while breastfed the child In the early morning hours, he presented a restless episodefollowed by hiccups and signs of respiratory distress.
“He medical personnel came to his aidtook him to the downtown dispensary and applied the corresponding maneuvers to try to stabilize it. At the same time, the emergency protocol was activated and support was requested from the National Emergency System 911,” Migration said in a statement.
However, even though His transfer to the San Cristóbal hospital was ordered.“Unfortunately, it was not possible to restore his vital signs,” the authorities indicated.
During the month of September, the death of the Haitian citizen was also reported Gedilia Lonzandieu, 36 years old, who died due to a cardio-respiratory arrest at the Haina Detention Center, where she had been transferred for processing purposes.
The woman was detained in La Vega and stated that she felt ill upon her arrival at the facility, where she received medical attention after suffering a anxiety crisispaleness, sweating and signs of dehydration.
According to the authorities, Lonzadieu He died while his transfer by ambulance to the Juan Pablo Pina Hospital in San Cristóbal was being prepared.
More than 370,000 undocumented Haitians have been deported from the Dominican Republic in the last year, following the tightening of the immigration policies of Luis Abinader’s Government, despite reports of human rights violations and massive raids.
unusual case
The first death reported in 2025 in the Haina Immigration Processing Center It was that of the American citizen Ellen Frances Hulettwho was found dead in the facilities where she was held after being detained by the National Police in Savannah of the Sea for not carrying documents
The 24-year-old girl died from a respiratory failurepulmonary edema and acute heart failureaccording to an autopsy carried out in the United States.
