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Migration Authorities Detain 38 Haitians at Dominican Fried-Chicken Shops

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Dominican migration inspectors detained 38 Haitians, including 34 men and four women, during an operation at 12 food businesses.
  • Authorities said the detainees worked in cooking and customer sales and had irregular immigration status.
  • The inspections covered major commercial avenues in Greater Santo Domingo, including San Martín, Tiradentes and Nicolás de Ovando.

Dominican migration authorities detained 38 Haitian citizens with irregular immigration status during inspections of food businesses in Greater Santo Domingo, the Directorate General of Migration said Saturday.

The operation covered 12 establishments, most of them Chinese-style “pica pollo” restaurants. The detainees included 34 men and four women, whom the authorities said were working in kitchens and serving customers.

Migration enforcement teams visited businesses along San Martín, Tiradentes, Nicolás de Ovando, Las Palmas and Carretera Vieja avenues. The inspected locations included Comedor Mechy on San Martín Avenue, as well as Expreso Siglo, Expreso Aurora, Expreso Wilsin, Mi Gusto and D’ Gavy Pechurina.

The verification route also included Pica Pollo Expreso Kally, Pica Pollo Millón, Papa Pollo, Chino Pollo and Pica Po. The operation formed part of the migration directorate’s inspections of commercial establishments.

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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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