The Directorate General of Migration (DGM), informs that in the context of its operations aimed at regulating the presence of foreigners residing in irregular migratory situation on the Dominican territory, control operations have been carried out in the provinces of Santiago, Azua, Duarte , Espaillat, La Romana, Puerto Plata, Valverde, Peravia, La Vega, Puerto Plata, Montecristi and in the Grand Santo Domingo during which 2,805 Haitians were controlled.

The inspectors of the DGM during these operations were assisted by members of the Dominican Armed Forces, the National Police in coordination with the Public Ministry of the Provinces concerned.

After the verification process 2,081 compatriots (74%) were declared in an irregular migration situation and transferred to official border crossings to be registered and deported to Haiti.

According to data from the DGM, in 2018 132,322 Haitians were expelled or turned back from Dominican territory. 57,190 were deported after being controlled on Dominican territory where they lived in an irregular migratory situation, while 75,132 were turned back to the border for non-compliance with the migration law by attempting to enter the Dominican territory illegally.

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27405-icihaiti-rd-nearly-10-000-haitians-deported.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27256-icihaiti-social-dominican-migration-continues-its-hunt-for-illegal-haitians.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27180-icihaiti-dr-more-than-9-000-haitians-deported-or-turned-back-to-the-borders-in-february-2019.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26880-icihaiti-dr-more-than-14-000-haitians-deported-or-turned-back-in-january-2019.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26744-haiti-rd-nearly-340-000-haitians-deported-or-sent-back-to-haiti-in-3-years.html

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