The United States Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) deported 69 Dominicans yesterday, Tuesday 17 June 2014, which brings the total so far this year to 862.
The group of Dominicans consisted of 68 men and one woman, all of whom had completed prison sentences in the United States for drug dealing, homicide, assault, forgery and less serious crimes.
They were accompanied by 10 FBI and DEA agents who handed them over to members of the Migration Department, the Specialized Airport Security Corps (CESAC) and the National Investigations Department (DNI) at Las Americas International Airport.
They were taken from the airport to the Migration Department for processing and checking to see if they had outstanding arrest warrants in this country.
Around 8,500 Dominican citizens still remain in jail in the United States.
For more on the topic in Spanish:
http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2014/6/17/326309/Deportan-a-un-grupo-de-69-ex-presidiarios-dominicanos-acusados-de