NO BACKING DOWN ON DEPORTATIONS: Govt rejects UN's concern over new migrant expulsions

Mon, Oct 21st 2019, 06:00 AM

THE government’s decision to resume deportation of undocumented migrants was “painstaking”, but came only after careful analysis at a time deemed appropriately humane and necessary, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While it defended the Minnis administration’s handling of the immigration situation in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the ministry doubled down on the government’s unwavering position saying any person found in violation of the Bahamas’ Immigration Act will be dealt with according to statute laws. While pushing back against international scrutiny and criticism levelled at the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this country was one that “strictly” adhered to the rule of law, both locally and internationally. This especially pertained to the human rights of every man, woman and child on Bahamian territory, the ministry said in a statement over the weekend.

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