The Director General of Migration Jose Ricardo Taveras Blanco has reiterated that all foreigners who do not comply with the requirements of the National Foreigner Legalization Plan face possible deportation.
He stressed that the Plan clearly lays out the process to comply with the law and that all foreigners will be protected by due process under the statutes dictated by the law. The intent of the law is not to identify and deport foreigners who are not legally residing in the country. But rather, the goal of the National Foreigner Legalization Plan is to offer clear guidelines and procedures to acquire legal residency for foreigners who are living in the country, said Taveras. However, he did not discard the possibility of implementing deportations proceedings against those who do not comply with the law. In cases in which foreigners are deemed to be illegally residing in the country and do not choose to regularize their status or leave voluntarily, the Migration Department would collaborate with the Ministry of Interior and the National Police to expel these individuals.
Taveras Blanco stressed that foreigners cannot reside in the Dominican Republic illegally, and that the lax immigration policy that has been tolerated for more than 100 years must end.
He added, as far as international pressures are concerned, there has been a media commotion instigated by a small group of NGOs, but there are many other organizations and entities that understand and support the initiative to normalize the status of foreigners who have chosen to reside in the Dominican Republic.
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