Complaints against agents challenge immigration control in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is currently reinforcing its national migration policy to curb the irregular entry of foreign nationals into the country. Concurrently, the Dirección General de Migración (DGM) is confronting an internal challenge involving alleged acts of corruption among its own personnel.

These concurrent developments present a significant test for the state's broader immigration control framework. As officials work to enforce stricter border and internal controls, internal integrity issues within the migration agency threaten to undermine those enforcement efforts.