FAMILIES of nationals held at the Al Hol refugee camp in Syria say they are willing to agree to a civil contract for the repatriation of their loved ones and to cover the costs of bringing them home. In a statement, the families said, “We are more than ready to comply with the necessary conditions…
Relatives of two women with eight children and two orphans of a former Islamic State (IS) Trinidadian fighter, who lost a lawsuit over failure of the Ministry of National Security to repatriate them from the Al-Hol refugee camp in north Syria, are now committed to working with national security officials to bring their relatives home….
TWO Appeal Court judges have urged parties to adopt a humane approach in treating a group of Venezuelan immigrants currently detained at the Heliport in Chaguaramas who are challenging their detention The entreaty was made at the hearing of a procedural appeal filed by the State against a judge’s interim order in April in which…
Less than a week after they arrived in Trinidad, 35 Venezuelan migrants were deported even as enquiries continue into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a child which was aboard the same boat they were travelling in. A media release from the Ministry of National Security on Friday reported that 35 of the 37…
Venezuelans involved in Coast Guard incident sent back home The Ministry of National Security has repatriated 35 of the 39 Venezuelans who came to T&T on Saturday on a vessel involved in an incident that resulted in the death of a baby.However, attorneys representing Venezuelan the migrants are demanding to know why the Ministry deported…
Attorneys have expressed shock and concern over the move to repatriate all the Venezuelans who witnessed the Coast Guard’s tragic killing of baby Yaelvis Santoyo Sarabia. Attorney Criston J Williams had on Thursday issued a pre-action letter to National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds requesting that the children be released and that the Venezuelans, whom he…
SHALIZA HASSANALI senior reporter shaliza.hassanali@guardian.co.tt Less than a fortnight after Sabirah Khalidah Waheed completed a six-year jail term in Iraq for her affiliation with the terrorist group ISIS, the Iraqi government is threatening to charge and imprison her again. This is the latest development in Waheed’s saga according to her attorney Criston J Williams. Waheed,…
Senior Reporter derek.achong@guardian.co.tt A High Court Judge has stopped the planned deportation of a Russian man who is seeking asylum in T&T until he can be reunited with his wife in Turkey. Justice Joan Charles granted the order when Ali Iakupov’s lawsuit came up before her yesterday morning. It will remain in place until…
Senior Reporter shaliza.hassanali@gmail.com After seven years, a minor who returned from formerly ISIS-controlled Syria has been granted T&T citizenship. It means he can now access education and healthcare. It was a bittersweet moment for the boy’s mother, Crystal Peters. She told the Sunday Guardian she feels somewhat betrayed that Government is advancing a policy…
The commitment from Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to repatriate over 100 T&T nationals who are currently being held at detention camps and jails in Syria and Iraq, has been welcomed with relief by their relatives and the local group lobbying for their return. However, apprehensive about the lack of definitive timelines for process, relatives…
