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104 Dominicans living in the US illegally to be served with eviction notices- PM Skerrit confirms

18 February 2025 - 12:36

104 Dominicans living in the US illegally to be served with eviction notices- PM Skerrit confirms

18 February 2025 - 12:36

Dominica PM Roosevelt Skerrit

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said his government has been advised by the United States government that 104 Dominican nationals will be served with eviction notices to be deported.

He made the announcement while delivering remarks at a press conference on Monday.

According to Mr. Skerrit, presently there are about “3 or 4” Dominicans in custody to be sent home, “and we are facilitating documentation, because there are some people who have no documents because of the length of time they are in the United States and we have to provide them with travel document.”

“They are not in the position to give the names until those persons would have been in their custody,” he stated.

He said Dominica’s Embassy in Washington is in touch with the state department, which shares information with his government.

The Prime Minister mentioned further that the Government of Dominica has elevated the filing of the position of counsel general in New York as priority.

“So anybody who is interested in the job you can apply to the Counsel General of Dominica to the United States,” Skerrit noted.

Skerrit pointed out that a US citizen is not eligible to hold that position.

“That position is very crucial in coordinating the state department and the various state agencies in processing Dominicans who have to be deported,” he said.

Presently, President Donald Trump is carrying the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.

Since his inauguration on January 20, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 3,500 unauthorised immigrants across the US and have started sending deportation flights carrying migrants back to their country of origin.

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3 Comments

  1. hmmmm Imagine living in America for all dem years and you still not straight. Some of you go America and think all you more American than Americans and want to play part American

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  2. What is Gaston Browne are saying about our own people living in the US illegally who are on the deportees list to come back home?? PM Skerrit is updating his country people on the situation in America with his people who are scheduled to be evicted.

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  3. Sad to hear about the impending deportations. I hope the government of Dominica can assist those affected and ensure they are treated fairly during this process.

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The Editorial Staff refers to all reporters employed by Antigua.news. When an article is not an original creation of Antigua.news—such as when it is based on a press release, other media articles, letters to the editor, or court decisions—one of our staff members is responsible for overseeing its publication. Contact: [email protected]

3 Comments

  1. hmmmm Imagine living in America for all dem years and you still not straight. Some of you go America and think all you more American than Americans and want to play part American

    Reply
  2. What is Gaston Browne are saying about our own people living in the US illegally who are on the deportees list to come back home?? PM Skerrit is updating his country people on the situation in America with his people who are scheduled to be evicted.

    Reply
  3. Sad to hear about the impending deportations. I hope the government of Dominica can assist those affected and ensure they are treated fairly during this process.

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