These repatriations took place during the week of December 3-9 .
SANTO DOMINGO.- The General Directorate of Migration (DGM) repatriated 7,027 foreigners without documents justifying their presence in the country, as a result of interdiction operations carried out in the last seven days.
This number brings to more than 76,000 the number of people who have been returned to their country of origin since October 2, when the government implemented a stricter immigration policy against those who do not comply with Dominican immigration regulations.
The arrests were carried out by the DGM’s immigration control department, in coordinated work with members of the Army, the Air Force, the Dominican Republic Navy, the National Police and the Ciudad Tranquila Task Force (CIUTRAN) military unit.
Of the deportations carried out between December 3 and 9, 3,118 were people repatriated to Haiti through the border crossings of Elías Piña (1,270), Jimaní (810), Pedernales (535) and Dajabón (503).
The other 3,909 deportees, after being duly processed and cleared, were transferred to their country from the control centers established in Haina (2,193 people), Santiago (1,097) and Dajabón (619).
In these places, procedures are applied that include taking fingerprints, photographs and names. They also verify whether they are repeat offenders and the number of times they have been taken to their country of origin.
The institution responsible for exercising control over migratory flows and managing the stay of foreigners in Dominican territory stated in a press release that interdiction work is carried out respecting the dignity of the detainees, abiding by fundamental values and with all the guarantees of national and international law.
It also indicates that it will continue to comply with the law, its implementing regulations, the mandate of the National Defense and Security Council and the guidelines of President Luis Abinader.
The DGM sets out the importance of safeguarding national security and sovereignty, ensuring that all immigrants, regardless of their origin, are duly documented and registered.
Communications Department