Citizen satisfaction survey places the DGM at 97%. Performance indices average 94%.
Santo Domingo._ The General Directorate of Migration (DGM) has achieved a radical change since 2020 to date, which has allowed for a more humane, orderly, safe and transparent migration policy. In the last two years, the results of this management led by President Luis Abinader have been seen.
More than one million illegal aliens have been deported to their country and this year, at least until August, 86,394 thousand who violated Immigration Law 285-04 have been returned to their country of origin. In addition, the interdiction vehicles, which are monitored by a GPS system, have been adapted to transport foreigners more comfortably.
In the last two years, under the direction of Venancio Alcántara, five large foreign processing centers have been built in Haina, San Cristóbal province, Santiago, Dabajón, Elias Piña, Jimani, Independencia province and Benerito, Higuey, La Altagracia province, where the detained foreigners stay for a short time and are repatriated.
Director General Alcántara Valdez takes action every time bribery or any irregularity by the institution’s collaborators is reported, which is why it is subject to a rigorous process to achieve the ISO 37001 anti-bribery certification to detect and prevent acts of corruption. The DGM already has an ISO 9001 – 2015 certification.
At the end of this first administration of President Luis Abinader in Migration, the purpose of having greater control of entry and exit, legalization of foreigners in accordance with the law and greater institutional strengthening has been achieved, which will continue in the next government administration.
By: Communications Department