The DGM intensifies operations against undocumented foreigners
Arrests 1,139 in simultaneous actions
SANTO DOMINGO - With a deployment strengthened by inter-institutional collaboration, the General Directorate of Migration (DGM) simultaneously executed a series of interdiction operations in different parts of the country, resulting in the detention of 1,139 undocumented Haitians.
The actions were based on intelligence strategies to identify and apprehend people in an irregular migratory status, and were deployed especially in sectors of Greater Santo Domingo, such as Los Girasoles, Manoguayabo, Bayona, Herrera, Los Cocos, Km. 20 of the Duarte Highway (entrance to Merca Santo Domingo), Ciudad Satélite, Arroyos de Palma Real, Canción and Cruce de Mendoza (Santo Domingo Este), Mendoza (through the entrance to Charles de Gaulle Avenue and the entrance to Los Alcarrizos, among others).
The objective is to enforce the rules on immigration regulation and control in the country, as established by Law 285-04 and its implementing regulations. The intensity of the work is carried out in compliance with protocols for human rights and human dignity, as well as respect and safety, particularly for women, minors, and the elderly.
The detainees were: 133 in Greater Santo Domingo; 64 in Santiago de los Caballeros; 105 in La Vega; 39 in Mao/Santiago Rodríguez; 5 in the East Zone; 23 in Azua; 50 in Barahona; and 13 in Puerto Plata. In coordination with the Army, 558 arrests were also made, another 85 with the Cesfront, and 64 with the National Police.
The DGM's efforts also included the repatriation of 660 undocumented Haitians, of whom 306 arrived through the Dajabón binational gate, 164 through the Elías Piña gate, 142 through the Jimaní gate, and 48 through Pedernales. The deportees were handed over directly to their home country's immigration authorities.
The DGM's actions are part of the national immigration control strategy promoted by the Government to decisively and fairly address the risks that illegal immigration poses to the security, stability, and well-being of Dominicans.
Communications Directorate