Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit faces opposition criticism over U.S. asylum agreement (Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica)
Dominica’s government continues to publicly address the larger framework of U.S. travel restrictions, even going as far as to say it "continues its engagement with the United States Embassy in Bridgetown and the State Department in Washington … in an effort to reverse a decision announced by the White House to impose partial travel restrictions on Dominican nationals, effective January 1, 2026."
The government then went on to clarify that U.S. authorities have said Dominican nationals who hold valid U.S. visas, including tourist, business, student and other categories, "can travel to the U.S. and its territories as is customary." The announcement reaffirms that lawful travel will continue under standard immigration laws.
A whale mural by Marcus Cuffi is photographed along a street in Roseau, Dominica, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Clyde K Jno-Baptiste)
Dominica has a population of roughly 72,000, and the announcement leaves many concerned about adequate resources for the island to absorb asylum-seekers, according to Fontaine.
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Talks are still ongoing, but officials have so far said little about when the plan would start or how it would be carried out.
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