US deports biggest group of Dominican ex-cons today

Santo Domingo.- US Immigrationand Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday announced itwill deport via Las Americas Airport 119 Dominican ex-convicts, the biggestgroup the US government repatriates year.

A source at Las Americasquoted by hoy.com.do said the Dominicans will arrive in the afternoon on acharter flight, escorted by seven federal agents.

Immigration Agency officialswill receive the group at the airport terminal, accompanied by deputy prosecutors,National Police officers, intelligence and Airport Security agents, who areexpected to cordon off the airport´s north ramp and escort the returnees one byone toward two buses to the Immigration detention center at Haina township.

The 119 locals served timefor drug trafficking, grand larceny, forgery, fraud, rape, kidnapping and otherfelonies.