US EditionTiny Caribbean islands reach deal with US government to accept asylum seekers
The U.S. expanded travel restrictions and secured agreements with Caribbean nations to share asylum responsibilities, excluding individuals with criminal records, officials said.
- On Monday, the United States reached an agreement to send foreigners seeking U.S. asylum to Dominica, following talks addressing U.S. entry limitations, U.S. officials said.
- Last month, the Trump administration expanded travel restrictions to 20 countries including Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda, which took effect on Jan. 1.
- On Monday, Antigua and Barbuda signed a U.S.-proposed, non-binding memorandum of understanding, and local government officials said it would not accept anyone with a criminal record.
- Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said talks with the U.S. Department of State focused on avoiding violent or security-risk individuals, but he declined to specify how soon asylum seekers would arrive.
- The administration has signed similar deals with Belize and Paraguay as it pressures nations to take asylum seekers, and Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit called the pact `one of the primary areas of collaboration` after recent U.S. visa restrictions.
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