Members of the Specialized Corps of Frontier Security (Cesfront) detained 850 undocumented Haitians at the end of last week, as they tried to return illegally to Dominican territory after spending Christmas and New Years in Haiti. The men, women and children with illegal migratory status were detained in Manzanillo, Santa Maria, Loma de Cabrera and Dajabon, as they attempted to cross the border during daylight and night time hours, heading to different towns and cities in the area. The detentions are part of an on-going operation by Cesfront along the entire border region. The detainees were taken to shelters where they were turned over to the Migration Agency (DGM) for investigation and repatriation to Haiti.
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El Caribe
7 January 2019
