The General Management of Migration (DGM) recently delivered the extension of the Center of Prosecution of Immigration Interdiction that operates in the municipality of HainaSan Cristóbal province, with the aim of doubling the ability of retention of undocumented.
The work carried out by the Government At a cost of 88 million pesos, it consists of three large rooms, two for men and one for women, with ability for 2,500 detainees.
The building also has a room to receive guests. Dominicans deportedwho are processed on-site to determine whether they should be sent home immediately or brought before the courts.
Most of the prisoners who arrive at this center are nationals Haitiansfollowed by VenezuelansColombians, Cubans, among other nationalities. The place previously only had ability for about 500 people.
“Since our arrival here we aspire to have a migration with a human face, that is why we have taken measures to give the best treatment to foreigners with irregular status in the country, that is why we have made these improvements in different areas,” said Venancio Alcántara, director of Migration.
He highlighted the construction of centers of interdiction in the provinces of Dajabon, Jimani, Santiago, Elias Pineda and Higuey.
How a foreigner is processed
According to Felix Galvez, head of the technology area of the center, Hainahe foreign When you enter the data processing area you must fill out a questionnaire explaining your originentry and exit, what you do, along with all your personal data.
Subsequently, the citizen foreign is photographed from the front and in profile, to give way to the shot footprints fingerprints and the placement of their signature. The staff proceeds to print a form where all the above data appears.
The person is then sent to the immigration area where they sign a deportation form. If the person is a criminal, the Dominican authorities contact their country’s authorities for direct delivery.
In the event that the person is a repeat offender, with the simple placement of their footprints fingerprints the system that it has Migrationsheds light on this particular issue.
If a person is arrested for Migrationfor walking in the streets without their identification documents, must contact a family member or friend to take it to them to the center and is immediately dispatched.
The documents that you should always carry with you foreign They are cards issued by Migrationcriminal record letter, employment contract and current passport.
