LAS AMERICAS AIRPORT.- More than two thousand Dominicans are returning voluntarily to the country annually, from various nations where they lived in illegal migration conditions.
The information was obtained at Las Américas Airport, indicating that in the last three years, six thousand four hundred twenty‑eight Dominicans arrived in the country voluntarily.
They came mainly from the United States, Puerto Rico, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, as well as Panama, Venezuela, Argentina, and Chile.
Women constitute the majority of returns, seeking to escape migration persecution abroad
They also come from other nations such as Martinique, Guadeloupe, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, and other islands, where hundreds of Dominicans still live in illegal conditions.
The locals who in the last three years returned to the country voluntarily from various nations, some came with travel letters from consulates and others with airline tickets and their personal documents, covering their expenses.
In those nations, according to their statements to the Migration authorities at Las Américas Airport, many were engaged in various activities, especially selling assorted items to sustain themselves.
It was said that many traveled with legal documents, but let their authorized stay time lapse, falling into illegal status.
Many said they were tired of enduring persecution by the Immigration authorities of the countries where they lived, deciding to return voluntarily to their native land.
It was said that many of the locals who in the last three years have returned to the country of their own accord are women, mostly from Panama, Venezuela, as well as several Caribbean islands.
