Bahamas Plans Tougher Smuggling Laws as US Presses Migration Issue

Bahamas plans tougher smuggling laws as US presses migration issue

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 - The Bahamas is proposing to impose harsher penalties on human smugglers, a move that officials say they hope will help dismantle criminal organizations that use the Caribbean nation as a staging point to smuggle migrants into the United States. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Last week, the Department of Immigration deported one hundred and five Haitian nationals from New Providence to Cap Haitien.This was the largest single deportation exercise carried out in 2025. These were people convicted of immigration offences.Illegal landing.Overstaying.Possession of fraudulent documents.Knowingly attempting to mislead an immigration officer. They faced fines from three hundred to three thousand […] The post Statement from th…