Bahamas rejects Trump proposal to take in deported third-country migrants
Al Jazeera
Countries across the Americas are bracing for US president-elect’s plan to carry out a mass deportation operation.
The Bahamas says it has rejected a proposal from the transition team of United States President-elect Donald Trump to take in migrants from other countries who may be deported by the incoming administration.
In a statement on Thursday, the office of Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis said the scheme to have the Bahamas accept deportation flights “was reviewed and firmly rejected”.
“The Bahamas simply does not have the resources to accommodate such a request,” Davis’s office said.
“Since the Prime Minister’s rejection of this proposal, there has been no further engagement or discussions with the Trump transition team or any other entity regarding this matter. The Government of The Bahamas remains committed in its position.”
Trump, who won last month’s US presidential election and will take office on January 20, has promised to carry out the “largest deportation operation” in the country’s history.
