Bahamas rejects Trump proposal to take in deported migrants

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Source: Guardian

The Bahamas has rejected a proposal from the incoming Trump administration to take in deported people, as the president-elect seeks to follow up on pledges to slash immigration.

Donald Trump’s team has drawn up a list of countries to which it wants to deport migrants when their home countries refuse to accept them, according to NBC News.

But the Bahamas said it had “reviewed and firmly rejected” the plan.

Prime Minister Philip Davis’s office said his government had received a proposal from the Trump transition team “to accept deportation flights of migrants from other countries”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/05/bahamas-trump-deportation-migrants

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Statement from the Prime Minister of the Bahamas:

https://opm.gov.bs/statement-from-the-office-of-the-prime-minister-on-the-trump-administration-transition-team-proposal/

The Office of the Prime Minister wishes to address recent reports regarding a proposal from the Trump transition team in the United States for The Bahamas to accept deportation flights of migrants from other countries. This matter was presented to the Government of The Bahamas but was reviewed and firmly rejected by the Prime Minister.

The Bahamas simply does not have the resources to accommodate such a request. The Prime Minister priorities remain focused on addressing the concerns of The Bahamian people.

Since the Prime Minister’s rejection of this proposal, there has been no further engagement or discussions with the Trump transition team or any other entity regarding this matter. The Government of The Bahamas remains committed in its position .