Luis Abinader removes director of Migration from office
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader has dismissed Venancio Alcántara as the general director of Migration, a role he had held since 2022. In his place, the president appointed Vice Admiral Luis Rafael Lee Ballester, as established by decree 560-24 issued by the Executive Branch on Saturday and announced on Sunday by the Palace.
Before this appointment, Lee Ballester was the director of the Armed Forces’ Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cybersecurity, and Intelligence Center (C5i). He is an honor graduate of the Naval Academy of the Navy in 1983 and has extensive experience in various areas related to border security measures.
Additionally, Lee Ballester has served as a coordinator of support services for the National Police on Citizen Security matters and is an expert in International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions and regulations.