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Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Migration (DGM) reported that 1,049 undocumented foreigners were detained and 1,108 deported within the last 24 hours as part of nationwide enforcement operations.
Of those detained, 378 were arrested for environmental crimes, including illegal logging and burning, unauthorized farming, sand extraction from riverbanks, and settling near protected scientific reserves—activities prohibited under Law 202-04 on Protected Areas.
Authorities seized vehicles, motorcycles, trucks, and tools such as shovels, picks, and chainsaws. Charcoal kilns were dismantled, makeshift shelters destroyed, and detainees were initially held at military facilities and checkpoints before being transferred to DGM processing centers.
Operations took place across several regions, including the Cibao, northwest, central, and northeast areas of the country, targeting protected parks, wetlands, forest reserves, and riverbanks where illegal activities were detected.
The DGM said the actions form part of ongoing efforts to enforce immigration laws while protecting the environment and natural resources.
People dont work for free, Illegals are cheap labor. You need to list the bosses and companies that are hiring. There is no supply without demand. If these employers are politically protected , You need to stop blaming the workers. They will just come back tomorrow if the bosses and the companies are paying them. Cut the snakes head off.
Just an observation, it seems the illegals are always the ones being “detained”, not the Dominican handlers. ¿Suspect that about at least 80% percent of the time these handlers are given a pass because of their “connections”? The object is to get rid of the illegals. It is worth a mention it is rumored many times the handlers are linked with the authorities to rid the illegals before they, the illegals, are paid for their labors. The rumors include the authorities get a cut of the action. So, what happens is the handlers acquire a new group of illegals to restart the cycle of hire, work, detain, and no pay.
They probably call the local immigration office around paydays. Save a bundle and the illegal worker has zero recourse. its lose lose for the evil invaders, especially when there’s an election coming up. 😎
they should execute the owners of these companies and watch how the problem starts to go away.