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1,197 T&T nationals are due to be deported from the US
Three sex offenders, one convicted murderer, a convicted human trafficker and four people who committed immigration violations are among the 21 Trinidadian nationals who are being deported from the United States on Friday. The others were guilty of a host of miscellaneous offences.Defence Minister Wayne Sturge detailed the major offences committed by the deportees during an interview with Guardian Media at his Temple Court, Port-of-Spain office yesterday.Asked if the sex offenders highlighted by the US authorities will need to register upon their arrival here, Sturge admitted that Government will have to make an adjustment to existing laws to deal with that issue.
“We’ll need an amendment for that and we’ll see what could be done in the interim but after the discussions (with US immigration authorities), we realised that there are bits of legislation, some more than 10 years old, that need to be proclaimed and there are bits of legislation in need of amendments.”
Last Saturday, the Homeland Security Ministry issued a press release stating that the returning individuals—17 men and four women—are currently in US immigration custody.It said the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had requested a single charter flight to Port-of-Spain as an efficient means to repatriate the group. This will be the second batch of deportees after 11 nationals were deported on March 28.Sturge yesterday said he expects an “avalanche” of deportees given what was going on in the current ICE drive in the US. As such, he said he had met with and will continue to meet with local stakeholders to facilitate the smooth transition of the deportees.In January, Giselle Chance, CEO of Vision on Mission, confirmed that some 1,197 T&T nationals are due to be deported from the US, which she said is cause for concern, particularly as the NGO is almost at full capacity.
Three sex offenders, one convicted murderer, a convicted human trafficker and four people who committed immigration violations are among the 21 Trinidadian nationals who are being deported from the United States on Friday. The others were guilty of a host of miscellaneous offences.Defence Minister Wayne Sturge detailed the major offences committed by the deportees during an interview with Guardian Media at his Temple Court, Port-of-Spain office yesterday.Asked if the sex offenders highlighted by the US authorities will need to register upon their arrival here, Sturge admitted that Government will have to make an adjustment to existing laws to deal with that issue.
“We’ll need an amendment for that and we’ll see what could be done in the interim but after the discussions (with US immigration authorities), we realised that there are bits of legislation, some more than 10 years old, that need to be proclaimed and there are bits of legislation in need of amendments.”
Last Saturday, the Homeland Security Ministry issued a press release stating that the returning individuals—17 men and four women—are currently in US immigration custody.It said the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had requested a single charter flight to Port-of-Spain as an efficient means to repatriate the group. This will be the second batch of deportees after 11 nationals were deported on March 28.Sturge yesterday said he expects an “avalanche” of deportees given what was going on in the current ICE drive in the US. As such, he said he had met with and will continue to meet with local stakeholders to facilitate the smooth transition of the deportees.In January, Giselle Chance, CEO of Vision on Mission, confirmed that some 1,197 T&T nationals are due to be deported from the US, which she said is cause for concern, particularly as the NGO is almost at full capacity.
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