Army detains 54 undocumented Haitians during operations in Montecristi and Valverde

Montecristi. – As part of the permanent surveillance actions in the border area, the Dominican Republic Army (ERD) reported the detention of fifty-four (54) Haitian nationals in irregular migratory condition, during patrol and border control operations carried out in the provinces of Montecristi and Valverde. In a first intervention, soldiers of the ERD detained twenty-four (24) Haitian nationals in the El Copey area, Montecristi province, of whom twenty-one (21) are men, two (02) are women and one (01) is a minor, who were not carrying documentation. During another operation carried out in the municipality of Amina, Valverde province, members of the ERD intercepted thirty (30) Haitian nationals, consisting of twenty-three (23) men, six (06) women and one (01) minor, who were located in the vicinity of the El Cana Chapetón sector.

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Undocumented foreigners detained were transferred under military custody to the corresponding units, for their subsequent delivery to the General Directorate of Migration (DGM), in accordance with current laws and procedures.