U.S. Dominica asylum agreement could send foreigners to Caribbean

The US has reached an settlement with the Commonwealth of Dominica that can enable some asylum seekers arriving on the US border to be transferred to the Caribbean nation, in line with reporting from The Associated Press.

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit described the settlement as “one of the vital necessary areas of cooperation” between the 2 governments following latest US entry restrictions on Dominican nationals.

Skerrit mentioned he was in ongoing discussions with U.S. officers after the White Home introduced partial visa restrictions on Dec. 16, however declined to offer particulars on what number of asylum seekers is likely to be despatched to Dominica or when transfers would possibly start.

Skerrit’s involvement with U.S. authorities has led to what he known as “cautious deliberations on the necessity to keep away from internet hosting violent people or people who endanger the safety of Dominica,” underscoring public security considerations.

SMALL PACIFIC NATION TAKING UP TO 75 DEPORTEES AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACCELERATES MASS REMOVAL

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit faces opposition criticism over the US asylum deal. (Authorities of the Commonwealth of Dominica)

The federal government of Dominica continues to publicly goal the broader framework of the U.S. journey restrictions, going as far as to say it’ll “proceed its engagement with the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown and the Division of State in Washington… in an effort to reverse a call introduced by the White Home to impose partial journey restrictions on Dominican nationals efficient January 1, 2026.”

The federal government then clarified that US authorities have mentioned Dominican nationals holding legitimate US visas, together with vacationer, enterprise, scholar and different classes, “can journey to the US and its territories as common.” The announcement reaffirms that authorized journey will proceed underneath customary immigration legal guidelines.

The flag of Dominica is photographed in opposition to a transparent sky. (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket through Getty Photographs)

In keeping with the AP, the settlement reportedly mirrored that the settlement, like related pacts with international locations comparable to Belize and Paraguay, follows broader U.S. efforts underneath President Donald Trump’s administration to encourage different international locations to share duty for asylum seekers.

TRUMP SAYS CUBA ‘READY TO FALL’ AFTER REPLACING VENEZUELA’S MADURO

Some in Dominica’s political opposition say they’re nonetheless ready for solutions. Thomson Fontaine, chief of the primary opposition social gathering, advised AP that “the prime minister has nonetheless not advised the Dominican public what precisely he has agreed to, by way of the variety of individuals who will come to Dominica, the place they are going to be housed and the way they are going to be cared for.”

A whale mural by Marcus Cuffi is photographed alongside a road in Roseau, Dominica, Sunday, November 12, 2023. (AP Photograph/Clyde Okay Jno-Baptiste)

Dominica has a inhabitants of about 72,000 and the announcement has left many involved concerning the island’s satisfactory sources to simply accept asylum seekers, Fontaine mentioned.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Talks are nonetheless ongoing, however officers have thus far mentioned little about when the plan would begin or how it will be applied.