28 Haitian compatriots (20 men, 4 women and 4 children) in irregular migratory situation have been arrested while traveling in a minibus driven by a Dominican identified as Jorlan Guillermo Castillo, on Maximo Gomez Avenue, Santo-Domingo and trying to reach clandestinely in Villa Mella (north of Santo Domingo).

According to the Dominican Police, Haitians were from Dajabón and could according to their testimonies, each paid 2,500 pesos to a named Joseph Antoine, of Haitian origin, an organizer of illegal travel to various Dominican cities.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15633-haiti-security-more-than-80-000-undocumented-haitians-have-been-arrested.html

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