00:00And the General Directorate of Immigration reports that over 2,000 foreign nationals were deported during the Holy Week holidays
00:07in the Dominican Republic.
00:09The agency reported that between April 2nd and 5th, 2,311 foreigners in regular immigration status were detained and 2
00:17,260 were deported.
00:19Operations were concentrated in the greater Santo Domingo area and other provinces.
00:23The authorities noted that the transfers were conducted through border crossings leading to the assumption that the majority were Haitian
00:29citizens despite the lack of specified nationality for the deported individuals.
00:34The General Directorate of Migration says these operations are meant to regulate migration and strengthen border control following current legislation.
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