Jesuit priest Eduardo M. Barrios criticized the new systems now in place at the Passport and Migration Department of the government. He said that these departments are located in brand new buildings, but the modernization stops there. In a commentary published by Hoy and Listin Diario newspaper he says that the "functionaries do not function." He said that those that seek service that arrive accompanied by lawyers, seem to get priority. "That is, those that do not make extra payments, are passed over," he comments. He explains that this could mean the departments have been corroded by traffic of influence and corruption. He urged the government to stop the abuses that are happening every day now at the Migration offices where those seeking services need to wait long hours to get attended.
