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Agentes uniformados de espaldas y vehículos oficiales en una calle de Santiago durante un operativo institucional de día
Operativo institucional de control en una calle de Santiago, República Dominicana. · Imagen generada por EPM

DGM detains 61 Haitians during operation in Santiago

According to the DGM, 61 undocumented Haitians were detained this Saturday in Santiago during an intervention at an activity with nearly 100 people.

--- The context --- In the Francisco del Rosario Sánchez sector, in Santiago, agents from the General Directorate of Migration intervened this Saturday in an activity with nearly 100 people, according to the DGM. The authorities described it as a ritual presumed to be satanic, according to the official version. --- The facts --- According to the DGM, the intervention followed migration intelligence work. Dead animals, drinks, food and other objects were found there that, according to the DGM, were being used in the activity. Part of those present left when the agents arrived. The reported result was 61 undocumented Haitians detained, placed under identification, investigation and screening, according to the DGM. Migration, the DNCD, Lince units, SWAT teams, the Armed Forces, the Army and CESFRONT took part, according to official information. --- The positions --- The only position recorded is that of the DGM. According to the institution, these actions are part of permanent migration supervision and control operations, and seek to enforce General Migration Law No. 285-04 and its implementing regulation. --- What remains unknown --- The individual screening outcome for each detained person has not been reported, nor additional details about the activity beyond the description attributed to the authorities. How many people left the place was also not specified. --- Unanswered questions --- What will be the outcome of the identification and screening of each detained person? Will an official update be offered on the activity described by the authorities? Will this type of coordinated intervention continue in other sectors of Santiago? --- EPM analysis --- The breadth of the deployment shows an intervention planned as a joint operation. At the same time, the information comes from a single official source, so each element about the people and the activity must remain attributed to that version. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the operation should be read with two simultaneous cautions: recognizing the migration control authority that the institution itself invokes and, at the same time, requiring that each case be resolved through the corresponding screening process, without anticipating conclusions about people who are only in identification and investigation proceedings according to what the acting authorities reported in Santiago this weekend.
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