Efforts to protect the Dominican-Haitian border through illegal encroachment and border crime began in the last government of former President Danilo Madinah, especially since 2019.
The government in power on Construction of the 2,000-meter-long fence began at the Federals. However, the Ministry of Defense said today that Hurricane Laura was wiped out a year later as a result of the widening of the Federal River as it passed through the area.
In parallel form, A 4,650-meter border fence was built in the province of Independence, and 3,350 were built in Elias Pina.
Of the latter, the administration of President Louis Abinader, who assumed leadership of the country in 2020, contributed to the construction of a 1,100-meter perimeter fence at Zimani and a total of 1,300-meter perimeter fence at Elias Pina, the ministry said today.
In July 2021, the EFE news agency reported that there was already at least 23 kilometers of fence on the border between the two countries, “that the Dominican Republic has wisely built over the past two years from the Gimani border crossings and L. Karisal”.
Border Security and Surveillance
The National Army currently has three infantry battalions, guarding the fourth in Mao, Valverde, the third in San Juan de la Maguana and the fifth in Barahona.
These battalions have three battalions at strategic points along the border.
Similarly, the Special Border Security Organization (CessFront) has four operational bases in Tajaphone, Commandator, Jimani and the Federals.
Apart from this, there are integrated border efforts developed by organizations fighting border crimes at the formal border crossings of Jimani and Elias Pina.
The wall of the abhinator
This Sunday Abinader led an action in Tajaphone, which began the first phase of building a 160-kilometer border fence with a body fence.
The physical fence consists of a reinforced concrete wall and a metal structure 3.90 m high.
It will have 170 watchtower and control towers, in addition to 71 access gates.
