# Latin American migration enforcement intensification > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/latin-american-migration-enforcement-intensification > Updated: 2026-08-19T20:12:53.000Z. Sources: 45. Developments: 2. Several Latin American nations have intensified migration enforcement and deportation operations. In the Dominican Republic, the Dirección General de Migración (DGM) conducted weekend operations between August 14 and 16, resulting in the deportation of 2,968 foreigners for irregular status. These actions, involving the Army and National Police, led to the detention of 3,072 individuals across provinces such as Gran Santo Domingo, Santiago, and La Romana. Argentina has deepened migratory controls by combining territorial inspections with new technological tools to centralize information. Federal forces, including the Gendarmería and Federal Police, are coordinating to detect irregular status, with recent operations in Rosario identifying several individuals with irregularities. In Peru, the Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones and the National Police expelled 42 individuals, including 35 Venezuelans and seven Colombians, as part of efforts to reinforce national security and immigration order. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-19: Dominican Republic and Peru report significant legal and corruption developments Legal developments include a new detention in a US-targeted extortion ring in the Dominican Republic, updates on major corruption cases like SeNaSa and Calamar, and a rescheduled appeal for Martín Vizcarra in. 33 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dominican-court-merges-corruption-files-in-rd19-billion-fraud-case ### 2026-08-17: Latin American nations intensify migration enforcement and deportations Dominican Republic, Argentina, and Peru are conducting large-scale migration enforcement operations, resulting in thousands of detentions and deportations of individuals in irregular status. 14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentina-intensifies-nationwide-migration-controls --- Cite as: Latin American migration enforcement intensification. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/latin-american-migration-enforcement-intensification