The individuals arrived at Las Americas Airport from Alexandria, U.S. territory, escorted by federal agents, who handed them over to the General executives of Immigration, Drug Control and the Specialized Airport Security Corps. This is the second largest group repatriated so far in 2023. Last January 17th, the authorities of that nation returned 170 Dominicans. Upon arrival at the air terminal, the deportees underwent rigorous examinations by the immigration and health authorities before boarding the buses that took them to the Deportee Holding Center, located in Haina, San Cristobal province.

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