They warn of the number of fake marriages detected in the Dominican Republic

William Swaney, the United States consul in the Dominican Republic, has issued a public warning regarding what he described as an alarming frequency of fraudulent marriages being detected within the country. These sham marriages are primarily utilized as a mechanism to improperly secure residency status in the United States.

According to the U.S. official, this illegal practice is not a recent development and has persisted in the Dominican Republic for decades. Despite ongoing enforcement and detection efforts by authorities, the volume of fraudulent unions continues to present a significant and persistent challenge for immigration processes between the two nations.