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10 to 15 dominicans arrested and repatriated daily at the haitian-dominican border

JIMANI, DR – 10 to 15 Dominicans are arrested and repatriated everyday on the border Haitian-Dominican in Jimani, by altering the dates of the visa provided by the Haitian authorities. The majority of these are truckers whose documents have expired, according to Laguerre Edwidge, inspector of immigration in Haiti.Ont the other hand, the Dominican authorities, according to Jose Perez, in charge of immigration at the border post, detect “large amounts” of false visas, sold to Haitians by networks of counterfeiters who are worth a “Finder” fee to defraud them.These are just two ways to enter both countries with illegal documents.However, not everyone who crosses illegally make it through by altering documents, but some of them choose to use the mountains or even the Lake Azuei or Enriquillo in extreme cases.According to their statements, they have the support of citizens of the two Nations.These situations were exposed during the workshop “New views of the Dominican-Haitian reality.” “More and better journalism”, sponsored by the Unesco Chair of communication, democracy and governance of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) and held in the Fond Parisien and Jimani border towns.In fact, according to the priest, the majority of children are not crossing through the border points, but they are brought in boats across the Lake, since the Haitian authorities do not monitor traffic by the Lake Azuei.As a precautionary measure against the trafficking in human beings, the Haitian authorities call for parents to accompany their children when they travel, or provide those traveling with them with a notarized permission.