The situation remained tense yesterday at the Dominican-Haitian border of Dajabón and on the orders of the senior military commanders, surveillance in the area was reinforced with new troops, armored units, area surveillance and advanced equipment.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Haitians, some with documents and others without papers, tried to enter Dominican territory due to the instability and disturbances in the neighboring country, and even more so in Port-au-Prince, the capital, Cap Haitian. the second city., and other points.
On Monday, the Secretary of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Luciano Díaz Morfa, the Army Commander, Major General Julio Ernesto Florián Félix, along with other senior military commanders and civil authorities, toured the border.
And they did it with B150 tanks, armored attack units, high caliber weapons and drone surveillance.
In turn, they announced that the northern border of Dajabón was being reinforced with 2,400 soldiers from the Constanza fighters and from Operation Bayahonda. While they were added yesterday, all remain in constant expectation and prevent the transfer of undocumented immigrants to the prevailing situation in the neighboring country
Haitian versions
Haitians consulted by local journalists in Dajabón reported that, in addition to Port-au-Prince, the Monday night demonstrations intensified in other cities such as Gonaives, Trou Dunort, Lemonade, in the northeast and northwest of Haiti, many of them in towards the Dominican border.
Former Haitian councilor and opposition leader Willy Jearath said riots broke out in many cities in his country, compounded by the arrest of a judge and others, as well as protesters.
The community leader confirmed that hundreds of Haitians try to enter the Dominican Republic every day in search of food, medicine and also fleeing insecurity, kidnappings, instability, unemployment, increases in basic needs and Covid-19. He said the political crisis and other ills have become unbearable for the poor class, which is at least 80 percent.
Dozens of Haitians were arrested yesterday as they defied military security and clandestinely crossed the border.
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They try to cross.
Amid surveillance set up on the Haitian border, dozens of Haitians were arrested yesterday as they defied military security and clandestinely crossed the border into Dominican territory.
Insecurity.
“In Haiti there are many people with firearms on the street, the police are looking for them, but they probably cannot find them,” said Haitian student David Dadahuet.