DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Earlier last week, United Nations agency, the International Organization for Migration, said that they were going to open a care and resource center to serve the vulnerable population in the Punta Cana area. The announcement of the opening of the CARE center generated great controversy.

The invitation signed by the head of the IOM mission in the Dominican Republic, Josué Gastelbondo Amaya, indicated that this center is part of the work of the IOM “as a cooperation agency in the country for the fair and regular orderly management of migration.”

The UN Chief of Mission in the Dominican Republic, Josue Gastelbondo Amaya, told reporters that their task was for “organized, fair, and regulated management (of refugees).

Apparently, there was a lot of confusion regarding this statement.

President Luis Abinader was prompt to state in no uncertain terms that the Dominican Republic will continue to deport...