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Caribbean: Undocumented Migrants

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 65221

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Caribbean governments on tackling irregular migration.

Answered by Catherine West

The Foreign Secretary has discussed concerns over Haiti with Caribbean Ministers, including its instability and subsequent effect on illegal migration into British Caribbean Overseas Territories particularly the nearby Turks and Caicos Islands. Officials working in the Caribbean raise irregular migration concerns with their hosts when necessary, most recently with Trinidad & Tobago ahead of the UK's decision to implement a visa regime due to the significant increase in individuals from Trinidad & Tobago seeking to misuse our immigration system.

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