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April 12, 2023
Immigration Minister: Get Your House in Order

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Law enforcement officers have taken nearly 60 foreigners into custody for violating work permits from a construction site.

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April 06, 2023
'UNLAWFUL TO DETAIN FOR OVER 48 HOURS': AG says govt abiding by law - so no immigration change after ruling by Privy Council

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said a new Privy Council ruling would not change current immigration detention practices because the government has complied with the law in recent times - despite the ruling being hailed as a "landmark" by Fred Smith, KC.

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March 29, 2023
Immigration Minister Defends Citizenship Process

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The immigration minister stressing there must remain a stringent process for granting citizenship.

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March 29, 2023
Immigration Officials Meet with Haitian League of Pastors

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A recent meeting between the government and pastors from the Haitian League of Pastors helped to forge a way forward on illegal migration, according to Minister of Labour Keith Bell.

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March 24, 2023
Immigration Min.: Shantytown Residents have 28 Days to Leave

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Abaco shantytown residents have less than 30 days to move out, according to Immigration Minister Keith Bell, as more than 200 people have already been served eviction notices.

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March 24, 2023
Immigration Min: Work Permit Policies Must be Addressed

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A round table discussion to establish a national policy for work permits in The Bahamas will take place this summer, according to Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell.

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March 24, 2023
Illegal Immigration Protests In Miami

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Coalition of Independents taking their crusade against illegal immigration international.

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March 24, 2023
Ministry of Labour and Immigration and partners on high alert for detection of persons seeking to enter The Bahamas illegally

“Given the challenging situations on the ground, the Ministry of National Security and the Ministry of Labour and Immigration and our partners continue to remain on high alert to detect and intercept persons seeking to enter The Bahamas illegally,” said Minister of Labour and Immigration the Hon. Keith Bell, in the House of Assembly on Wednesday.

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March 23, 2023
Immigration repatriated 1,100 in the last two months and numbers could exceed last year

IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said 1100 people have been repatriated so far this year.

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March 22, 2023
Bell responds to human rights criticisms on immigration and citizenship

IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell is satisfied that laws governing immigration and citizenship issues in The Bahamas are strong despite criticism from the United States.

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March 21, 2023
Immigration Officers Identified in Viral Video

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - More than a month after two men of Haitian descent were assaulted in a barbershop, it seems law enforcement officers are making progress in the case.

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March 21, 2023
Immigration Minister: We're Not Going to be Rushed

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Immigration Minister Keith Bell is coming to the defense after government was criticized in the U.S. Department of State's 2022 Human Rights report on The Bahamas for the handling and amount of statelessness within country.

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March 21, 2023
Bell: Immigration Breach Will Be Fixed

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Minister of Immigration Keith Bell commenting on an incident where a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a male immigration officer several weeks ago.

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March 13, 2023
The complexity of illegal immigration

In this lifetime, many of us will not be vulnerable or desperate enough to leave our birth country due to violence, heinous crimes, and extreme poverty. Most of us empathize with the stories shared by the media that portray inhumane living conditions and a daily fight to survive across many least developing countries (LDCs). The ...
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March 12, 2023
Immigration Minister Signs Over 100 Repatriation Orders

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The immigration minister signing more than 100 repatriation permits this week for the deportation of illegal migrants in custody.

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March 07, 2023
Department of Immigration - Press Statement

On Friday (3rd March 2023) routine patrols and surveillance resulted in the discovery of a vessel carrying unlawful entrants from the Republic of Haiti off the remote western coast of Andros.

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March 07, 2023
Immigration Minister: Three Large Groups Repatriated Last Week

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Department of Immigration repatriating three groups of people who illegal breached Bahamian borders, according to Immigration Minister Keith Bell.

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March 07, 2023
BCA President supports proposed three-strike Immigration policy

NASSAU, BAHAMAS —The Bahamas Contractor Association (BCA) president Leonard Sands yesterday supported a proposed three-strike immigration policy, telling Eyewitness News "It's the first step in the right direction." Sands was responding to recent statements by Minister of Immigration Keith Bell, who suggested employers could receive fines for breaching the law in the first two instances, [.....

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February 27, 2023
PM: I'm Not Pandering on Immigration

ABACO, BAHAMAS - Prime Minister Philip Davis told reporters on Monday that he is not pandering on the immigration issue.

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February 27, 2023
Mitchell: What more do you want us to do on immigration?

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell warned party supporters during a PLP meeting last week not to be distracted by the "narrative" of some political protestors that The Bahamas is experiencing an immigration crisis. "There's this narrative and we have to be careful how we adopt this narrative and it's based on what I ...
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