Thursday, President Danilo Medina met with the Minister of Defense, Rubén Paulino Sem, accompanied by the military high command. The Director General of Migration, Máximo Muñoz Delgado was also present. There has been talk about the monitoring of the implementation of measures to strengthen surveillance at the border to fight against the entry of illegal immigrants whose number has increased considerably and also to fight against smuggling.

At the end of the meeting, the Minister of the Presidency, Gustavo Montalvo, declared that the transfer of 900 members of the armed forces to the border is under way https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23724-haiti-flash-dr-new-military-reinforcements-long-range-uavs-and-cameras-on-the-border.html recalling "Also was reinforced the monitoringby air with more than 30 long-range drones and 3 helicopters flying over the area, and by sea where several navy patrol boats day and night for coastal surveillance."

Montalvo also reported that Medina had been briefed on the design process of the CCTV network along the border, saying "This innovative project required a study of the most appropriate places to install the cameras, as well as staff, equipment and infrastructure needs."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23724-haiti-flash-dr-new-military-reinforcements-long-range-uavs-and-cameras-on-the-border.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23748-haiti-rd-nearly-7-500-haitians-deported-to-haiti-or-turned-back.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23510-haiti-flash-nearly-16-000-haitians-deported-or-expelled-from-the-dominican-territory-in-january.html

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