ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC—Overseas Affairs Minister Joseph Andall has confirmed that the Trump Administration formally requested the Authorities to just accept immigrants who aren’t Grenadians for deportation to the nation, however the Authorities has refused the provide.
Who was a visitor on a weekly radio program, additionally confirmed that Grenada, in late January, obtained notification from the US Administration in regards to the deportation of Grenadians.
“There was additionally a request for us to host nationals of third international locations who could also be deported, and sadly, we aren’t able to do this, and we’ve got communicated that to the US authorities.”
The affirmation of the request got here roughly weeks after a mainstream cable community in america mentioned Grenada was one of many international locations within the Caribbean that the Trump Administration could be in search of to deport immigrants who aren’t nationals of the nation.
On December 6, 2024, the Authorities of Grenada denied the declare.
A information launch from the Workplace of the Press Secretary mentioned, “The Workplace of the Prime Minister advises that the Authorities of Grenada has not engaged in any dialogue concerning the deportation of migrants to Grenada. Moreover, no proposal has been offered concerning this matter.”
All mentioned that the Authorities obtained official notification in late January 2025, however it didn’t present the quantity of people that could be deported to the island.
We did get communication from them in the direction of the top of January that they are going to in all probability be repatriating or deporting Grenadian residents. Additionally they spoke in regards to the penalties of nations not eager to obtain their nationals,” he mentioned on this system, which can be aired by way of social media platforms.
“Grenada is residence to all Grenadians, and we’re ready and able to welcome again any repatriated Grenadians no matter their circumstances. After all, there could also be some with explicit backgrounds that you might have to pay explicit consideration to. Nonetheless, we intend to just accept bonafide Grenadians who’re repatriated from no matter nation,” he added.
Confirming that it’s commonplace for Grenada to obtain deportees from the diaspora, Andall mentioned, “Deportation and repatriation are nothing new—should you have a look at the information, you will notice a few a whole lot of individuals have been repatriated from the US, Canada, and the UK with none fanfare.”
