Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Ambassador in the United States, Sonia Guzmánsaid Wednesday that Deportations of Dominican citizens In an irregular situation they are part of a usual process that has been carried out for years.
In statements to the Guzmán press, he pointed out that this deportation procedure, implemented by US authorities, is not a recent or exclusive phenomenon of a particular administration, but a continuous practice within immigration policy.
Guzmán explained that the Immigration and Customs Control Service of the United States (ICE) works in close coordination with the Dominican embassy to weekly notify the cases of deportations.
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He assured that this collaboration has allowed to maintain control over the number of repatriated people and ensure that the process is carried out with due respect for the rights of those affected.
The diplomat stressed that flights with deported migrants have constantly operated over the years, transporting ACDominican every week.
In some periods, due to exceptional situations, the number of flights has increased, becoming up to four in seven days. However, he insisted that this dynamic does not represent an extraordinary situation or a specific measure against the Dominican community.
“It is a delicate and human issue, but as well as the Dominican Republic He has the right to repatriate those who are in the country without legal documentation, each nation can do the same with migrants who do not meet the requirements established for their permanence, ”said Guzmán.
The ambassador urged the Dominicans who reside in USA to regularize its immigration status and comply with the laws of that country to avoid facing deportation processes.
In addition, Guzmán said that recent migratory measures have affected in greater proportion to people who entered the southern border, which has generated an increase in the number of repatriations within a broader migratory flow.
