The binational market located in Jimani on the southern border with Haiti operates normally on market days, Mondays and Thursdays. Nevertheless, Diario Libre reporters say any day of the week there are market vendors all over the nearby market in Malpasse, in the area known as “no man’s land” between the Dominican and Haitian land. The market is the closest to Port-au-Prince.
An unnamed Migration inspector told the reporters that they register those who enter and those who leave. “This way we know if someone enters has a legal case against them,” he said.
At the same time, the Diario Libre report says that Haitian men, women and children are allowed to cross over to earn a living in the market.
The Migration inspector told Diario Libre they use electronic devices that check the fingerprints of those who cross the border. He also said trucks are checked to ascertain if they bring in firearms.
The reporters noted that border patrols under Cesfront, the border security corps, are in action.
The Diario Libre journalists convened in their report a good feel there is border control. The Diario Libre report on the Jimaní border concludes: “What is clear is that the border with Haiti is well guarded and Cesfront is well coordinated. Their intervention, both in the market and in the border wall, is effective. Something that can be very necessary when the neighboring country is experiencing an increase in violence that causes the exodus of its citizens.”
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Diario Libre
11 April 2024