Local October 7, 2013 - 11:11 am

Immigration chief says international “agents” meddle in Dominican affairs

NEW YORK.- Dominican Republic Immigration Agency director José R. Taveras on Sunday accused "agents" of international organizations of overstepping their duties by intervening in the rulings handed down by his country’s Constitutional Court.

"There are agents from international organizations who’ve been exceeding the use of their powers, intervening in a matter which international law reserves for the Dominican State sovereignty," he said.

The official said in many cases such persons do so in good faith and what possibly happens is that they don’t know the issue in depth or haven’t studied it properly.

"To those people, I simply invite them to study the ruling, evaluate it, because I have no reason to think that there’s bad faith against the Dominican State on the part of international agencies," he said.

Speaking in the Dominican General Consulate in New York, Taveras added that those conventions reserve migration and nationality policies to the domain of sovereign countries.

COVID-19

October 3, 2024 - 11:44 am

Former Health Minister Wilfredo Hidalgo accused of embezzling over 300 million pesos

October 2, 2024 - 6:54 pm

3rd Latin American Digital Health Congress gains strong public and private support

September 29, 2024 - 11:31 am

Warning of health damage from the synthetic drug “pink cocaine”

September 28, 2024 - 9:00 am

Public Health reports a decrease in the incidence of diseases

MOST READ

Bavaro & Punta Cana

Tourist apartments seen as ‘unfair competition’ for hotels in the Dominican Republic

Local

In 2027, construction of submarine cable for electrical connection between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico will begin

Tourism

Collado predicts Dominican Republic’s star role at Africa-Americas Tourism Summit

Economy

Looking for a job? The U.S. Embassy has job openings

MORE NEWS

Local

Edeeste dismantles 500 illegal connections during operation in Los Mameyes

Local

Citizens complain about Immigration operations against illegal foreigners in Santiago

Tourism

Gastronomic offer, key to promoting and diversifying tourism in the Dominican Republic

Local

Haitian leader says measures against illegals “a blessing” to bad practices